Now, Renly has undoubtedly become the top actor in the industry. The 20 million clubs and even Marvel and DC projects are more or less linked to him. His every move can affect the many decisions of the six major Hollywood film companies. The recent "Explosive Drummer" project is the best proof.

But objectively speaking, the benefits that Lanli has now are not enough to become a lever to leverage the entire industry. The two projects "Jurassic Park" and "Fast and Furious" are all from Universal Pictures. The complex relationship is only limited to Universal Pictures. The truly relevant ones are just a few top projects.

However, this time the situation is extremely special and cannot be generalized.

Things need to be traced back two years, and focus on Warner Bros. and Disney, and then see the storm and earth-shaking of the entire industry.

In the past two years, Warner Bros.'s dominant position in the North American market has been severely challenged by Disney. The confrontation between the Marvel camp and the DC camp has gradually become clearer. This is not just a movie series project, but it can even be said to maintain a business empire of 5 billion, 10 billion or even more. Both Warner and Disney attach great importance to this.

By the way, Disney's most profitable thing is still Disneyland and surrounding sales. Warner Bros. has always been planning to build its own theme park and develop online markets in the digital field to further expand the business empire. Comic adapted movies are crucial to both parts.

Against this background, the importance of the CEO is highlighted.

In 2005, Robert Iger officially became Disney's new CEO, and after that, a series of decisions and plans led the Mickey Mouse Legion to glory again; in 2000, Barry Mayer became the CEO of Warner Brothers, which also made the company the first decade of the 21st century well-deserved overlord.

But now, Barry Mayer's decision is becoming outdated. Especially for the development of DC projects and the integration of digital fields, the blueprint outlined by Barry is really hard to satisfy. Although Warner Bros. still maintains strong competitiveness, with the end of the "Harry Potter" series and the "Batman" series, they have gradually lagged behind in the head-on competition with Disney.

From last year to this year, Barry has had many contacts with Renley, actually hoping that Renley can become one of the important sectors in the future of Warner Bros. film department, just like Christopher Nolan at the time.

Unfortunately, Barry Mayer failed to win the support and recognition of shareholders. As a result, Warner Bros. has been seeking to replace a new CEO, which has also triggered a two-year infighting in the company.

Kevin tsujihara, who is in charge of the digital home entertainment department, Jeff Robinov, who is in charge of the film department, and Brue Rosenblum, who is in charge of the television department, these three executives are fighting openly and secretly for the position of CEO. Each of them is talented and has their own strengths. The entire company is in chaos and chaos.

Originally, people were looking forward to the parent company Time Warner president Jeff-bekes, who could stand up for a fair ruling, end the farce of the melee as soon as possible, and allow the company to settle down quickly, but Bicks always kept watching because they firmly believe that the fittest survives, just like a primeval forest, and the one who survives the fierce battle is the best.

After this year's Oscars, Jeff Bicks finally officially announced that Kevin Tsujihara will become the next CEO of Warner Bros. Barry Mayer successfully retired.

In fact, the Hollywood industry generally does not optimistic about Kevin Tsujihara, believing that his management and coordination skills and macro-control skills are not enough to support the entire Warner Bros. However, Time Warner President Bicks has his own unique insights on Tsujihara. He believes that this is an Internet era. If Warner wants to continue to maintain his unique position, they must be the first to seek change.

It is not a mere DC project, but a change in the overall development direction.

Kevin Tsujihara's background and ability in family entertainment and digital fields has become his bargaining chip. Bicks believes that Tsujihara has the ability to change the rules of the Hollywood game.

In other words, in this battle with Disney, Time Warner Corporation believes that they refuse to continue playing according to Disney's rules of the game, but create their own rules and changes their strategies. When all the eyes of industry insiders are limited to the dispute between Marvel and DC, they have already reached a higher level.

Regardless of success or not, this vision and consciousness are unique. This is the true pyramid.

After the Oscars, there were many changes in the project negotiations between Warner Bros. and Lanley. To be precise, it should be that Barry Mayer's planning and cooperation with Lanley had drastic changes. This is why Kevin Tsujihara took office and Barry Mayer's resignation was the most direct result:

"Explosion Drummer" collaborated with Sony Classic, while Warner Bros., who was far ahead, was unexpectedly dismissed. At that time, Lanley thought it was Andre Hamilton who found the code for cooperation and did not think further; but now it seems that the complexity of things is far beyond imagination.

After Tsujihara took office, Robinoff and Rosenbaum, who were still at Warner Brothers, were gradually undermined by power.

Robinoff once complained to his friends privately, "I am being marginalized, and the things I am responsible for are shrinking every day. Kevin began to let me stand aside. Regardless of whether this matter was his quota or not, everyone had to report to him. The result is that now all the employees are either thinking about how to benefit from it or worrying about how to protect themselves. They are calculating every day that no one is working seriously. This is not the situation I want. Maybe by the end of the year, the company will fall into great chaos..."

Robinoff still misses Barry Meyer even more.

Robinoff's concerns soon came true. In May, Rosenbaum was forced to resign. Then, Rosenbaum joined Legend Pictures, becoming the leader of its newly established television department. Legend Pictures is another branch of the change of senior management.

In fact, Robinov was also refrigerated.

On June 10, Kevin Tsujihara and Jeff Robinov attended the New York premiere, and arrived on the red carpet at the last moment.

The two Warner Bros. executives are of the same height, equal qualifications, and equal strength. At the premiere, the seats were also arranged together, but the sensitive reporters on the scene found that although the distance between the two was less than 20 centimeters, at the next five-hour premiere, there was no conversation between the two, or even a look of communication.

At that time, reporters had already smelled that Warner Bros.'s internal game of Thrones was far from over.

Sure enough, less than a week after the premiere, Robinoff had no movement in the renewal matter. After several weeks of cold treatment, he had no choice but to submit his resignation. Immediately afterwards, Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Columbia, Universal, and even Disney all extended olive branches to him, and there was no shortage of next home.

Why?

Because Robinoff is the top film department manager in the entire industry. This is recognized by Hollywood insiders!

Robinoff, who failed in the internal struggle, did not resign immediately, but chose to stay because he still had deep feelings for Warner Brothers, but Warner Brothers and even the parent company Time Warner did not appreciate it at all. In the face of huge business interests, they would sacrifice a hero without blinking. They now fully support Tsujihara to establish their own direct management team.

For Warner Bros., Robinov is optional; but for other film companies, Robinov is a treasure.

"His departure was a major loss, it was a wrong decision," many industry insiders believe so.

In 2010, when Ben Affleck was in trouble, it was Robinov who raised one million dollars for Affleck, allowing the "Thief in the City" to continue shooting; in 2012, Robinov opposed the public and handed over the "escape from Tehran" to Affleck.

There is also Christopher Nolan who has to be mentioned. After Robinoff saw the "Memory Fragments", he decisively signed a contract with Christopher and fully supported the "Batman" trilogy to Christopher. It is worth mentioning that Warner Brothers did not want to restart such a project at the beginning. It was the Nolan brothers who came up with ideas, and Robinoff gave absolute support.

Robinov's ability lies not only in his strong connections, but also in his personal relationships with countless top directors and producers; it also in his keen sense of commercial films, boldness and courage, especially with Barry's approval and support, his unique vision was fully demonstrated.

The "burst drummer" project that Barry and Robinoff once tried hard to win was missed; Barry and Robinoff once hoped that Renly could become part of Warner Bros.'s blueprint and were stranded.

More importantly, Tsujihara's expertise is in the digital field and family entertainment. Now that Robinov has left, the new chief of the film department has not yet taken office, and related projects can only be decided through Tsujihara, so many movie projects have briefly fallen into a deadlock.

As Robinov said, Tsujihara's control/desire/desire is very strong. The new official takes office for three attempts to cut off the influence of internal struggle. Whether this is a positive or negative impact is still unknown.

There is also a big news, Legend Pictures.

Less than two days after Robinoff announced his resignation, another shocking news came out that Warner Bros. and his eight-year-old ally, Legend Pictures, officially terminated the cooperation agreement. Legend Pictures led by Thomas Tour.
Chapter completed!