Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 851: Disney's revival, the jealous Hanyu Hideki

When the employee said Menahan Golan's name, Hanyu Hideki guessed what was going on.

They're working on Spider-Man with Menahem Golan, and the live-action Captain America film.

At the instruction of Hideki Hanyu, Yunshang Pictures deliberately delayed and secretly obstructed the production of these two comic-adapted movies, resulting in a host of problems and the filming has not been completed until now.

To this end, Menahem Golan went to Marvel Comics at the beginning of the year, hoping to renew the film and television adaptation rights of the two comics.

Originally, in Minahan Golan's view, this should have been an easy thing to do.

After all, comic book-based movies are not very popular in Hollywood nowadays, and he has a good personal relationship with Stan Lee.

What's more, everyone knows that because of the relationship with the boss Hideki Hanyu, Yunshang Pictures and Elf Entertainment have a close relationship.

Both comic-adapted movies are invested in by Yunshang Pictures, so renewal is definitely not a problem. We can't just let Yunshang Pictures' investment go to waste.

But the problem is that Hideki Hanyu has been planning for so long that he would rather lose his investment money than set a trap for Minahan Goran, just because he doesn't want to alert Minahan Goran and let him see his purpose.

After a series of calculations, the film and television adaptation licenses of the two comics were finally delayed to expire. How could they possibly renew the contract with Menahem Golan?

Therefore, Menahem Golan's request was unsurprisingly rejected by Marvel Comics, even if Menahem Golan contacted Stan Lee.

In the current situation, it is not known whether Minahem Golan, after repeatedly requesting a contract extension to no avail, finally realized that Yunshang Pictures was plotting against him.

He still didn't notice anything, but was unwilling to see the project fail, and simply wanted to rely on public pressure to get some benefits from Yunshang Pictures.

According to Hideki Hanyu's guess, the latter is more likely.

In today's Hollywood, comic book movies are not mainstream.

Among them, the movies adapted from Marvel comics are the most non-mainstream among the non-mainstream, and have no achievements at all, and are beaten up by DC comics.

No one knows that Marvel Comics will achieve such brilliant results in the future, so no one would think that Yunshang Pictures would not hesitate to lose a huge investment just to help Elf Entertainment regain the copyright.

After all, many Hollywood film projects have encountered many problems during the preparation period due to their own internal problems and objective accidents, and many of them have been unfinished or failed in release.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki asked the person in front of him again, "Do you know who is dealing with Minahan Golan?"

The man in front of him answered, "It seems to be Mr. Fred Weber."

"Where is Alan Horn?" asked Hideki Hanyu.

"I don't know, but he should be in the office at this time."

"Okay, you can go about your business now."

After sending the employee away, Hideki Hanyu walked towards the Yunshang Pictures Building.

Although the main entrance was blocked at this time, he happened to know that there was a side door.

However, that side door was reserved for New Century Agency after Yunshang Pictures moved in, so Hideki Hanyu had to use the side door before entering.

"Mr. Hanyu? Were you also blocked by the group of people at the door?"

Hideki Hanyu didn't expect that he would meet Bill Hart, one of the bosses of the agency, as soon as he stepped into New Century Agency.

Hanyu Hideki said, "It seems that I am not the only one who borrowed the road here today."

Bill Hart replied, "Mr. Allen Horn was the last one to leave here."

"Then I should go up to find him. Goodbye."

After saying this, Hideki Hanyu wanted to leave.

But Bill Hart quickly dissuaded him, "Mr. Hanyu, you can't go out now because the door to the upstairs is also blocked."

"Damn it!"

Hanyu Hideki said unhappily.

Bill Hart extended his hand as an invitation, "Sir, why don't you rest here for a while?"

"It can only be the."

After Hanyu Hideki agreed, he followed Bill Hart and sat in the lounge area of ​​New Century Entertainment.

Bill Hart asked, "What would you like to drink, sir?"

Hanyu Hideki casually replied, "Ice water will be fine."

Bill Hart gave an order after hearing that, and soon a well-built young female employee in a skirt suit placed a glass of ice water in front of Hanyu Hideki.

When the female employee was releasing the water, her upper body was obviously tilted towards Hanyu Hideki, secretly showing her beautiful figure to Hanyu.

Although the female employee has a good figure, her appearance is only average.

In the past, even if a beauty like this was standing naked in front of him, Hanyu Hideki might not even look at her twice.

But today, perhaps he was a little angry after getting up, so when the female employee bent down, his eyes unconsciously wandered a few times.

After the woman noticed Hanyu Hideki's gaze, she seemed to think that she had a chance to get close to the big boss, so after putting down the water, she still found an excuse to hang around from time to time.

Hideki Hanyu's performance was also captured by Bill Hart next to him.

However, Bill Hart did not show any signs of abnormality. Apart from taking time out to make a phone call, he just chatted with Hideki Hanyu.

All they could talk about were basically some interesting Hollywood gossip and some major events that attracted attention in the industry.

However, Hideki Hanyu is basically not interested in some celebrity scandals and love issues.

However, Hanyu Hideki was quite attentive when it came to the new project launches of major Hollywood production companies, because he might be able to find opportunities to make a profit from this information.

After Bill Hart noticed his tendency, the other party deliberately talked more about this aspect.

As he was talking, Bill Hart started talking about some things about Disney.

“Disney’s The Little Mermaid, which was released last November, has now grossed over $200 million in North America.

Although Michael Eisner was difficult to deal with, he was indeed very capable. During the years that he served as CEO, Disney clearly had hope for revival.

Judging from his actions in recent years, Disney is obviously going to continue to bet on animated films. I heard that the new project was approved last year, but it is still in the confidential stage.

......"

Bill Hart was still talking, but Hanyu Hideki had a lot of things in his mind because of what he said.

If history had developed normally, Disney, which had declined in the 1980s, is indeed beginning to revive now under the leadership of Michael Eisner.

The Little Mermaid's box office of over $200 million is just the beginning.

The next film, Beauty and the Beast, was released in 1991, with a total box office of $ million.

I guess the movie that Bill Hart mentioned, which has been approved but is still in the confidential stage, is this one.

After the two animated films became a huge hit, Disney's revival momentum became unstoppable.

In 1992, the total box office of "Aladdin" exceeded million US dollars.

In 1994, the total box office of "The Lion King" broke the billion-dollar mark in one fell swoop.

Then, Disney started to dominate the charts.

"Pocahontas" 350 million, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 325 million, "Hercules" 250 million, "Mulan" 300 million, "Tarzan" 450 million...

Just thinking about these box office numbers, Hideki Hanyu couldn't help but drool in his heart.

What's more, as the boss of a game company, a comic publisher, and a production company, no one knows better than Hideki Hanyu how exaggerated the derivative income brought by these popular IPs will be.

The box office revenue is nothing. The peripheral derivative income created by Disney from the copyrights of these animated films is estimated to be several times more than the box office revenue.

But unfortunately, no matter how much he drools and envies, it is difficult to dig into the corners of Disney cartoons, or it is impossible to dig into them.

As a copyright fanatic, it is possible that the animated films you are watching now were created by Disney decades ago and the images and scripts were registered.

Besides, even if he copied the story, he doesn’t have the ability to create it.

Because the above-mentioned movies are all hand-drawn animations.

Disney's revival under the leadership of Michael Eisner through animation is certainly related to the management, but more importantly it is due to the animation talent and technical experience that Disney has accumulated over the years.

Therefore, rather than saying that Disney is experiencing a revival, it would be more accurate to say that it is a sudden burst of strength that has accumulated over many years.

Without more than ten or twenty years of training, where could Hideki Hanyu find so many hand-drawn animation workers with superb skills, rich experience and outstanding abilities?
Of course, Yunshang Entertainment has many painters in Japan and has acquired a large number of animation studios, but the completely different painting styles of the two countries are enough to dispel all of Hideki Hanyu's thoughts.

And if Disney was so easy to imitate, it wouldn't have been Hideki Hanyu's turn. Other major Hollywood studios would have done it long ago.

What Hideki Hanyu can comfort himself with now is that the era of hand-drawn animation will end in just a few years.

In another time and space, at the peak of Disney's career in the 3s, it made the foresighted choice to collaborate with Pixar Animation and took advantage of the D animated film trend.

But in this time and space, this thing is no longer possible.

Pixar Animation Studios, which had long been acquired by Hideki Hanyu, has grown rapidly thanks to his generous investment.

The animated short film "Tin Toy" successfully won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, just like its previous life. It is also the creative source of the animated film "Toy Story".

The successful development of the rendering program RenderMan is a milestone in 3D animation and special effects.

As Pixar's 3D advertisements became popular in the industry, more and more talents joined the Pixar family, making Pixar no longer the small workshop it once was.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu felt that after finishing his work with Cloud Pictures, it was time to go and take a look at Pixar.

After all, it’s not good to always be on your own. You still have to make your presence felt occasionally.

Just at this moment, an employee of New Century Agency whispered in Bill Hart's ear, interrupting Bill Hart's words.

Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki asked, "Can we go out now?"

Bill Hart said, "Not yet. There are a group of new people who want to sign."

Hanyu Hideki looked disappointed. "Then go ahead and do your work. Let me know when you can get through the door."

Who would have thought that Bill Hart said, "Sir, you are free, why don't we go and have a look together? If there are any new talents with potential, you can introduce them to the new projects of Yunshang Pictures."

Hanyu Hideki, who was sitting bored, nodded after a little hesitation, "Okay, it's okay here anyway."

Then he followed Bill Hart to an empty audition room at New Century Agency.

Seeing that there was no one else in the room except him and Bill Hart, Hanyu Hideki asked with some confusion.

"Is there no one else?"

"It's just about picking new people. I alone am enough."

Bill Hart's answer always makes Hideki Hanyu feel a little strange.

After all, even when selecting new people, you need to observe them from many aspects and listen to different opinions so as not to miss out on potential talents.

But this was Bill Hart's company after all, and he just came out to watch the fun out of boredom, so he was too lazy to offer any opinions.

The next moment, several young girls were brought in. Bill Hart said nothing, but asked Hanyu Hideki in a low voice, "Sir, what do you think of these girls?"

"How about what?"

Hanyu Hideki had a lot of questions in his mind. He thought that if it was about choosing a female host in a nightclub, he might be able to give some suggestions on signing a new person, but he had no experience at all.

"If female artists want to gain a foothold in Hollywood, their figures and looks must not be too bad. According to your standards, sir, who among them is good enough to stay?"

As soon as Bill Hart said this, Hanyu Hideki immediately asked, "Are you sure?"

Keep people according to his standards?

He is used to seeing beautiful women and has a very special vision. According to his standards, if no one can be kept, he will not be responsible.

Bill Hart said firmly, "Of course, I trust your judgment, sir."

"Then I won't be polite."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he began to look at everyone in front of him.

After a moment, in the expectant eyes of several girls, Hanyu Hideki said without mercy.

"None of them, next batch."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he watched Bill Hart directing the staff to take the disappointed girls away, and a strange feeling came over him again.

Is this a legitimate agency that signs contracts and selects new talents?

Why is it becoming more and more like picking a hostess in a nightclub?

However, his wild thoughts had just begun to ferment when another group of young and beautiful girls were brought in by the employees of New Century Agency.

With the experience from last time, Hanyu Hideki quickly glanced at the girls and waved his hand before they could even build up their emotions.

"Change it."

As he watched the girls being led out again, he turned to Bill Hart and asked, "Is it too fast?"

Bill Hart replied, "There are a lot of people making appointments today, so it's better to hurry up."

"That's good."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he looked at the third group of girls brought in again.

Then he found that someone who satisfied him finally appeared.

She has blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin, delicate and beautiful features, soft facial lines, and a tall yet graceful and voluptuous figure. It is obvious that she is of Eastern European descent.

But to be honest, this kind of girl is not popular in Hollywood today.

It's not dull enough to be an art film, and it's not gorgeous enough to be a vase.

Although beautiful, it is not suitable.

But what does this have to do with Hideki Hanyu? Since Bill Hart asked to choose according to his aesthetic taste, he will choose based on his own preferences.

Hanyu Hideki pointed at the girl he liked and said, "Please introduce yourself."

"My name is Sybil, I'm eighteen years old, and I'm from New York..."

The girl had just started to introduce herself, and just a name made Hanyu Hideki look at her carefully again.

I have to say, if Sybil changed the color of her blonde hair, she would really look somewhat similar to the "teacher" of the same name in later generations.

(Sybil Figure. Brothers understand.)

After the girl finished introducing herself, Hanyu Hideki immediately said, "Very good, you can go out."

As he finished speaking, everyone was taken out, and he said to Bill Hart, "That was good."

"If the gentleman takes a fancy to her, of course we should sign a contract." After saying this, Bill Hart ticked the girl's name on the profile.

Next, the selection continued, and dozens of girls were brought in in batches. Hanyu Hideki selected only three girls according to his own preferences, including Sybil.

Just when everyone had finished choosing, an employee came to report that those who had been blocking the door had all left.

After hearing this, Hanyu Hideki smiled and said to Bill Hart, "I'm leaving now, but I had a lot of fun today."

Bill Hart followed Hanyu Hideki and asked meaningfully, "Sir, will you live in Los Angeles from now on?"

Considering the strange selection just now, Hideki Hanyu has roughly guessed what Bill Hart wants to do.

He stopped and said to Bill Hart, "I will host a party at my home tonight to entertain friends. If you have time, I will ask my assistant to notify you."

"Of course I have time. It is an honor to receive an invitation from you, sir."

Bill Hart's eyes were filled with excitement.

After all, being able to get close to a big shot like Hideki Hanyu is something that many people in Hollywood wish for.

"See you tonight then."

After saying that, Hanyu Hideki turned and left.

Bill Hart followed all the way until he sent Hideki Hanyu to the elevator before returning to the company.

As soon as he entered the room, a partner came up to him and asked, "Didn't they say that the selection for this contract would be spread over several days? Why did they suddenly call everyone over?"

"Of course because..."

After Bill Hart explained the reason, his partner hesitated and said, "But we haven't even seen it yet. Just based on his opinion..."

Before the partner finished speaking, Bill Hart interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

“Our opinions don’t matter at all!
I just want to ask you one question: do you think our recognition is more important, or Mr. Hanyu’s recognition is more important?
Think about Sherilyn Fenn. Before that, she was just a vase in low-budget movies. If it weren't for Johnny Depp, no one would have known her.

But what about her now?

She is an important supporting actress in a movie with a box office of 80 million. In the next two movies to be released, one is the heroine of a 20 million blockbuster production in the summer season, and the other is the protagonist of a sequel with a box office of 80 million.

Did she have all this with our help or through her own efforts?
Neither, it’s just because Mr. Hanyu recognized it.

Mr. Hanyu's approval is more important than all of our opinions! It is also better than our efforts a thousand times!

So we have to sign the three girls she picked out."

The partner asked unwillingly, "What about the others? Let's just give up. I think many of them have great potential."

Bill Hart said, "Of course I won't give up, but I'll leave this matter to you."

The partner asked, “What about you?”

Bill Hart replied, "Of course I went to convince those three girls.

Mr. Hanyu just invited me to attend the party he is holding at his home tonight. Do you think he wants to see me or the beautiful lady? "

When the partner heard this, he immediately said, "I'll go with you. This is a rare opportunity. We must convince them to go to the party."

Bill Hart said, "Don't worry, I can handle it alone. Don't forget which company he is acquiring. No woman in Hollywood will refuse him."

The partner joked, "It's not just women in Hollywood, I'm afraid it's the same for men as well."

Bill Hart shrugged helplessly, "It's a pity that he doesn't like men, otherwise we would have more choices."

The partner did not forget to remind them, "Remember to dress them up nicely."

Bill Hart, who was already walking into the company, did not answer. He just raised his hand with his back turned and made an "OK" gesture.

……

While Bill Hart was talking to his partners, Hideki Hanyu went upstairs and walked into the office of Alan Horn, CEO of Cloud Pictures.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Fred Webber, who was now in charge of production, also sitting inside.

The two people were chatting in a relaxed manner, as if the company gate being blocked just now had never happened.

After Hideki Hanyu came in, Fred Weber was the first to speak and joked.

"Boss, you seem to be late."

Hanyu Hideki looked at his watch and said, "It's not late at all. It's just the right time to treat you to lunch."

Alan Horn laughed and said, "It seems that the boss was blocked outside by those people."

Hideki Hanyu sat on the sofa and said helplessly.

"Yeah, I wanted to borrow the road from New Century Agency, but even they were blocked, so I had no choice but to stay there. I also helped Bill Hart select three contract clients."

After that, he asked, "How to deal with Minahan Golan."

Fred Weber, who was in charge of dealing with Menahan Golan, replied, "We didn't meet his demands, so we called the police and had the PC remove him."

Hanyu Hideki asked, "What did he ask for?"

Fred Webber replied, “The two comic book movies were not completed for various reasons, and we have paid him corresponding compensation according to the contract.

But he was not satisfied, claiming that it was because of us that he lost the film and television adaptation authorizations for two comics, and he wanted to get more compensation.

We certainly won’t agree to this unreasonable request, so after several fruitless negotiations, he brought the media to our door today, hoping to use public opinion to put pressure on us.”

And Alan Horn added, “Everyone in Hollywood knows that Menahem Golan is done.

After Cannon Pictures went bankrupt, he was left with nothing except his previous achievements. The stars who had been attracted by his high pay were no longer willing to work with him.

The two Marvel movies were his last hope for a comeback, but now that the filming has not been completed and the copyright has been taken back, he will naturally be unwilling to accept it. "

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "Since this relationship is bought with money, then without money it is naturally nothing.

Since we have already made compensation according to the contract, we should not be polite to him. We should find an opportunity to hold a press conference, explain the matter clearly and control public opinion.

Finally, send someone to inform Minahan Golan that if he continues to make trouble, don't blame us for being rude."

Cloud Pictures, which MCA Universal is about to acquire, is already one of the future giants in Hollywood and needs to "kill the chicken to scare the monkey" to establish its authority.

If Menahan Golan still doesn't know what's good for him, then use him to start the fire.

Alan Horn nodded, "I'll arrange it right away."

"Don't take it too seriously. For us, it's just a small matter."

Hanyu Hideki said this, looked at his watch again and said, "It's lunch time, let's find a place to eat and talk. The company is in a mess right now, it's really not a good place to talk."

It’s no wonder that Hideki Hanyu said so.

At Cloud Pictures, which was moving to Burbank, the company was in a state of chaos, like a battlefield, and even Alan Horn's office was not spared.

(End of this chapter)