The group meeting was about to begin, and executives from the head office and representatives from various subsidiaries appeared one after another in the conference room.
CEO of the Head Office: Victor Jones;
First Vice President of the Group and CEO of the Television Group: Donna Langley;
President of Page Pictures: Bill McNick;
Music Director of Golden Dawn Music: Domino;
...President of PopCap Games: Dave Roberts;
Vice President of PopCap Games and Chief Game Designer: John Veche;
And so on, a total of more than 30 people, all present.
Such a high-level gathering was comparable to the group's annual year-end meeting, and for a moment, all the attendees were on high alert.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of today's gathering is only one: to mobilize the group's overall energy and coordinate the full copyright operation of "Spider-Man" before its release," Kyle said, sitting at the head of the conference table.
"I agree!"
CEO Victor said, "Previously, our head office and various subsidiaries have cooperated on films produced by Page Pictures, but the depth of cooperation was generally average. This time, the "Spider-Man" movie is different; the production cost alone is as high as 150 million US dollars, and the subsequent publicity funds will not be less than 60 million US dollars."
Production cost: 150 million US dollars;
Promotional funds: no less than 60 million US dollars;
At once, everyone present understood one fact: this time, they were going to get serious, unlike the previous small-scale efforts.
Of course, even if the promotion and distribution were handled internally by the group, Page Pictures would still have to pay the corresponding fees to the various subsidiaries.
After all, the finances of each subsidiary operate independently.
"Hmm, I have a question. Do Boss and Mr. Victor mean that for a period, the group's resources will be tilted towards the "Spider-Man" movie?" Domino raised the question.
"Is there a problem?" Kyle said in a deep voice.
Domino immediately raised an eyebrow and said, "Boss, I know what "Spider-Man" means to the group, but our Golden Dawn Music's recent focus is Britney Spears' global concert tour!"
After a pause, he continued, "Moreover, Linkin Park's second album will also be released at the end of May, so it's difficult for us to provide too much support for "Spider-Man"!"
One word—busy!
Is Golden Dawn Music really busy?
Indeed, it is very busy!
Eminem, Beyoncé, Linkin Park, Britney Spears... Golden Dawn Music, with so many top artists, is truly enviable. Just in terms of internal artist resource allocation, they already have their hands full. To further support the promotion of "Spider-Man," Domino only felt powerless.
Kyle: "..."
Victor: "..."
At this time, the head of Golden Dawn Publishing also complained endlessly.
"Boss, as you know, the summer season is approaching, and the focus of our Golden Dawn Publishing's work is children's publications and young adult books. Now is the most critical moment, and the support we can provide will certainly not be much," the head of Golden Dawn Publishing apologized.
"What about you?" Kyle looked around at the others.
As expected~
Under Armour Sports, Manchester City Club, Television Group, Water World Animation, and other subsidiaries were all swamped recently, complaining one after another.
Well, perhaps the only relatively free one was the newly established PopCap Games!
Kyle and CEO Victor exchanged glances.
Discrepancies between the decisions of the group's head office and the operations of its subordinate branches are common in large corporations.
This is like an old kingdoms where the policies issued by the king were good, but there were irreconcilable conflicts with the local realities and customs.
It's normal!
When such a situation arises, only one party's directive can be taken as the standard.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is an order, a notice, and a task that you must complete, not a discussion!" Kyle said, making a final decision.
Kyle, in terms of specific management, might be far inferior to these executives, but in terms of courage, boldness, and decisiveness, Kyle is definitely much better than many people.
Disagree?
Hehe, you must center on my will!
"Yes, Boss!"
The executives present were startled, exchanged glances, and then nodded in agreement.
The next step, naturally, was to assign specific tasks.
As one order after another was issued, the heads of the various subsidiaries immediately showed bitter expressions. However, they had no right to object and could only grit their teeth and agree... The meeting lasted half a day before finally concluding.
The heads of the many subsidiaries looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and left the group's head office...
Water World Animation.
President Stephen Sorensen and Vice President and Director David Meisel immediately conveyed the group's orders upon returning to Water World Animation.
"What?!"
"Produce 5 episodes of "Spider-Man" animation within 2 months?"
"Mr. Sorensen, you're not joking, are you?"
"Exactly, the time is too tight, and we also have to work on "Kung Fu Panda" and "Up." Where will we find the extra manpower and time to complete the "Spider-Man" animation in such a short period?"
"Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Meisel, didn't you two explain our difficulties to the chairman?"
A group of Water World Animation designers looked at Stephen and David in astonishment, their faces filled with disbelief, and they all complained endlessly.
Bang!
President Stephen Sorensen immediately slammed the table and said in a deep voice, "Have you all complained enough? This is a death order personally issued by the chairman. Do you think you can just say no?"
"..."
For a moment, everyone was silent.
David Meisel said with a wry smile, "Don't be too discouraged. Isn't it just producing the "Spider-Man" animation within 2 months? Which of the challenges we've faced before was easy? Now that it's come to this, I can only say that the mission must be completed!"
Next, President Stephen Sorensen issued another order: all vacations for this month were canceled!
Immediately, more people smiled bitterly...
PopCap Games.
President Dave Roberts and Chief Designer John Veche announced the news immediately after returning to the company.
Compared to the endless complaints from Water World Animation, the employees of PopCap Games were quite excited.
"Good!!!"
"Finally, a task!"
"John, this time we're making a large-scale PC game for "Spider-Man," right? If so, that's fantastic."
"Two months? Haha, no problem!"
"Exactly, working overtime is completely commonplace for us, and guys, this is "Spider-Man"!"
Indeed, people in game companies are a bunch of individuals with excessive adrenaline secretion and too much energy to expend.
"I'm going to disappoint you~"
Chief Designer John Veche said, "I initially thought we would be responsible for a lot of the design and development work for the "Spider-Man" game, but Mr. Page only wants us to design some simple related web games and puzzle games for now."
Upon hearing this, many game designers felt wronged.
They wanted to develop large-scale PC games, not small puzzle games...
At the same time.
The Television Group, Under Armour Sports, Golden Dawn Publishing, Golden Dawn Music, and other companies also exploded with activity.
Some were overjoyed, some were speechless, and some even cried out to the heavens, "More overtime!"
The full copyright operation of the "Spider-Man" movie was undoubtedly the largest and most extensively planned operation since the establishment of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, mobilizing the entire group's strength. Its depth and scope were far superior to previous smaller-scale efforts.
"This is a test for our entire group!" Kyle exclaimed.