Chapter 260 The Superhero Comes to the Door

The entire conference room fell silent, and many people who were just bystanders began to swallow their saliva. It was true that they were psychologically affected by Eisner's yelling in the past. His Majesty the Emperor has gained too much power in Disney. However, to everyone's expectation, there was no roar from Eisner.

Eisner had a stern look on his face, then turned to a company executive in charge of human resources and asked: "Michelle, according to the company's regulations, what is the retirement age for Disney employees?"

Michelle immediately replied: "70 years old."

Eisner continued, "So how old is Roy Disney?"

Michelle paused. It was not that she didn't know Roy Disney's age. As the only remaining member of the Disney family among the company's executives, Roy Disney was a key target of concern. Of course she knew. But she knew better what Eisner was thinking at this time...

Michelle couldn't help but glance at Roy Disney, whose face changed color at this time, and he was vaguely aware of what was about to happen, but Eisner's voice increased: "Answer me!"

Under Eisner's questioning, Michelle immediately said: "72 years old, Roy is 72 years old this year!"

"Eisner, how dare you..."

Before Roy Disney could finish speaking, Eisner interrupted with a louder voice:

"We at Disney are a big family full of humane care for our employees, and we are also a company that upholds the concepts of fairness and equality! For the health of our employees, starting today, Roy Disney will retire and will no longer hold any position in the company. !”

Many people were stunned by Eisner. Roy is the company's largest individual shareholder and a member of the board of directors, and his last name can represent Disney. To the public, Roy is the face of Disney, and he represents the soul of Disney!

Although Disney has a retirement policy and age, in fact it has not been implemented for many years. Those legendary cartoonists worked as long as they wanted, and one of them worked until his death at the age of 95.

It would be fine if Roy himself retired voluntarily, but forcing him to retire compulsorily would definitely have a big impact within the company.

An executive tried to persuade: "Mr. Eisner, should we reconsider this matter..."

Eisner directly launched a death stare at him: "Are you questioning the company's decisions and rules? Or do you want Disney to be accused of exploiting the elderly? We at Disney are not cold-blooded capitalists!"

Did Eisner not know that removing Roy Disney would create turmoil? This is also why I tolerated this old guy in the past. But things are different now. His own situation is not good. He must eliminate all internal voices that oppose him and twist Disney's internal forces into unity in order to survive this shareholder meeting safely.

Therefore, even if we pay a certain price, we must scare the monkeys and let these people know who is the boss of Disney. He is still the Eisner who always speaks the truth!

Those who wanted to persuade him before were also silenced by Eisner's words. Now Eisner is taking issue with the company's rules and regulations, forcing Roy to retire is in line with the rules, and he is also using the excuse of taking care of the health of the elderly. Who can refute this?

Then, Eisner showed a smile on his face and said to the people around him: "Let us applaud together and send Roy Disney off to a happy retirement life!"

After saying that, Eisner was the first to take the lead in applauding, and his cronies naturally followed immediately. Then everyone else at the table also applauded, but many people looked at Roy Disney with eyes filled with emotion when they applauded. pity.

Roy Disney has joined Disney in 1954 and has been with Disney for 48 years now. He is a member of the Disney family and has dedicated most of his life to Disney. The old man will celebrate Disney's 50th anniversary in two years, but now he is forced to step down from all his duties and retire in this way by Eisner.

Applause echoed in the conference room. Roy Disney's face was filled with fear and anger at the moment. He stood up tremblingly, his whole body trembling with anger, pointed at Eisner and said angrily:

"You are a dictatorial, autocratic, greedy and stupid vampire. I will never let you suck blood from Disney again! I will not let you lead Disney into the abyss!"

After hearing this, Eisner also stopped flapping his hands, and a gloomy look appeared on his face again. However, he stopped talking to Roy Disney and said to his side: "Miles, don't invite the retired people out yet." meeting room?"

Miles stood up immediately, walked to Roy Disney, and whispered to him: "Roy, let's go, be more dignified."

The person next to Roy Disney also stood up, sighed and said to him: "Roy, it's better to leave first, I will accompany you."

Roy Disney also knew that even if he stayed today, nothing would happen. Before he left, he gave Eisner one last hard look and made up his mind. This time, even if the fight with Eisner was a life-and-death affair, he would be taken down!

After Roy Disney walked out of the door, Eisner glanced at everyone in the conference room again: "Does anyone have any opinions?"

No one dared to say anything. Even Roy Disney, the old mascot of the Disney family, said it was being withdrawn. Who among them dared to have an opinion? They can all see that anyone who dares to jump out will be dismissed by Eisner.

Although many people are actually dissatisfied with Eisner's handling of the situation and feel sad when they see Roy Disney, these smart people will not jump out at the scene again.

Roy Disney, who was kicked out of the conference room, walked angrily, and his companions said to him:

"Roy, you shouldn't be so impulsive. Now Eisner is like a lion defending his status. Any voice that threatens him will be eliminated by him. You can wait until the shareholders' meeting before standing up."

"This is a shame! It's a shame for Disney! People from the Disney family were kicked out of Disney!" Roy Disney said angrily, waving his hands.

"I will not wait until the shareholders meeting to gamble. If Eisner is allowed to sit in this position again, Disney will be doomed! I will use all my power to oust Eisner!"

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On the other side, Wu Yuchen was receiving two executives from Warner.

"I'm sorry, I can only accommodate two of you at the workplace~"

"Wu, it's us who disturbed you. I really admire your professionalism. In the lavish Hollywood, it's rare that you can still focus on your work after achieving such great success!"

One of them opened his mouth and complimented Wu Yuchen.

Wu Yuchen chuckled and said: "This is an essential quality for every filmmaker. There is an old saying in China, if a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable. I still have many goals that I want to pursue, but I don't want to wait until I am old. I will leave no regrets and regrets~"

"Wu, you are really a role model that every filmmaker in Hollywood should follow!"

"Wu, Chinese proverbs are really philosophical. Just like this cup of Chinese tea, it leaves a fragrance on your lips and teeth and a long aftertaste. It really has a charm!"

Wu Yuchen's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Mr. Mag, it seems that you know our Chinese tea culture very well~"

"Oh, of course, Chinese culture is very charming. Not only tea culture, but also Kung Fu and the long history, I am deeply fascinated. I plan to take my whole family to travel to China this year!"

"Oh, then you must contact me in advance and let me do my duty as a landlord!"

Wu Yuchen knew that the other party must be doing what he wanted, but he was also very happy with this opportunity to promote his country and culture.

After a few friendly greetings, the group slowly began to talk about the topic.

"Wu, don't you plan to continue filming big productions this year?"

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head: "I am aiming for an Oscar this year. I have been nominated for Best Director twice. I hope the third time will not leave me with regrets."

The two people from Warner looked at each other, and one of them said: "Wu, the two nominations have accumulated enough points for you. We sincerely wish you success this time!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and nodded, and then heard Mag ask him: "Wu, actually we want to extend an invitation to you when we come here this time."

"What?"

"I wonder if you're interested in rebooting the Superman and Spider-Man franchises?"

This topic is not what Wu Yuchen expected. After all, Paramount, Universal, MGM and other companies have already visited before, and Warner's purpose is nothing more than this.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: ""Harry Potter" is very popular now, shouldn't Warner's focus be on the magical boy?"

"Of course, "Harry Potter" is our most important project at Warner. But whether it is "Superman" or "Batman," they are no less popular than Harry Potter. If Wu is willing to restart them, we at Warner The emphasis will be no less than that of "Harry Potter"!

Justin Wu launched the "Spider-Man" project and it has now achieved great success, which is undoubtedly a huge attraction to Warner. Regardless of popularity, history, or heritage, "Superman" and "Batman" both surpass "Spider-Man".

"Spider-Man" can be so popular. If Superman and Batman were in the hands of Wu Yuchen, would they achieve even more explosive results?

After this idea was generated within Warner, Warner reached a unified opinion. Wu Yuchen is the most suitable person to restart the two series of "Superman" and "Spider-Man"!

Wu Yuchen did not answer immediately. He took a sip of tea and recalled the history of the "Superman" and "Spider-Man" series in his mind.

"Superman" appeared on the movie screen as early as 1948, but the producer at that time was Columbia. Later, "Atomic Man vs. Superman", "Superman vs. Mole Man", "The Day Superman Was Born" and other works were produced one after another.

But the "Superman" series that people are talking about now starts with "Superman 1" produced by Warner in 1978. Christopher Reeve's "Superman 1" has a box office of over 300 million, shaping the glory of Superman. In the following ten years, Warner made many movies around Superman. In addition to the four-part series, there were also films such as "Superman vs. Swamp Thing" and "Supergirl".

At that time, Warner wanted to continue filming the Superman series. While "Superman 4" was still being filmed, it had already decided on the name and plot of the fifth film. Unfortunately, "Superman 4" in 1987 failed at the box office. It only achieved a box office of 15 million, which brought the "Superman" series to an end.

After the "Superman" series was frozen, Warner turned its attention to another DC superhero, Batman, who is as famous as Superman. Since people are tired of watching Superman, let's change Batman to the big screen.

In fact, "Batman" had its first feature film as early as 1966, but it didn't cause much response at the time. However, with the experience of making Superman, Warner has confidence in "Batman".

Facts have proved that this decision was correct. Two years after the failure of "Superman 4", "Batman" appeared on the big screen. The cost of 35 million was exchanged for a box office of 410 million US dollars, which was a great success! Since then, in the past nearly ten years, "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin" have been released one after another. The Batman series has also been frozen.

In other words, the 1980s and 1990s were equivalent to ten years when the "Superman" and "Batman" series each took the lead. The two superheroes have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the American people and even spread to the world. Although Warner froze them, they didn't want to give up.

Now that Justin Wu has created the success of "Spider-Man", they have seen the hope of restarting "Superman" and "Batman".

Wu Yuchen fell into deep thought, mainly thinking about his future movie plans. In fact, he came to the United States for two purposes, one is to win an Oscar, and the second is to make money from large-scale commercial productions. One is awards and honors, and the other is business influence, both of which can improve his status.

Now Oscar-wise, his only remaining goal is Best Director. This is being prepared this year. If it doesn't work out, we will have to continue later.

In terms of business, he recalled the development in his previous life. In fact, after entering the 21st century, basically global movies have entered the era of large-scale series.

For example, among the global box office champions over the years, in addition to Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible 2" in 2000, which won 546 million, the subsequent "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in 2001 won 974 million, and in 2002 "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" won 974 million. "Lord of the Rings 2" 947 million, "Lord of the Rings 3" 11.4 US dollars in 2003, and in the following years, "Shrek 2", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" "Batman 2: The Dark Knight".

Did you find it? They were all franchises with huge fan bases, and it wasn't until 2009 when Teamsters crushed everything with "Avatar" that the original movies regained some dignity. But after "Avatar", it entered the reign of series movies.

It can be said with certainty that unless a movie comes with innovative technology like "Avatar", if you make an original movie, you will not be able to beat a series of movies with a fan base.

This is also an issue that Wu Yuchen has been considering recently. If he wants to continue to expand his commercial influence, it seems that he cannot avoid filming series.