Chapter 438 - 437: Production Plan for the First Half of 2001

Chapter 438: Chapter 437: Production Plan for the First Half of 2001

Mary, a 19-year-old girl, immediately jumped for joy upon hearing John Lasseter admit it.

"That’s awesome!"

"Today is totally my lucky day!"

"On the first day of 2001, I get to meet my idol. I’m so happy!"

For a moment, Mary was beyond excited.

The boy, Brownie, was also very excited. Although he wasn’t a fan of John Lasseter or a computer animation major, he also loved the Toy Story animated films.

"Can I have your autograph?" Mary’s eyes were shining.

"Of course!"

John Lasseter laughed heartily and said, "But do you only want my autograph? Do you want Andrew Stanton’s too?"

As he spoke, Lasseter glanced back at his partner, Andrew.

"Eh?"

Only then did Mary look away from Lasseter and finally see the other people in the shop.

"Oh my god, you’re Andrew Stanton?!" Mary exclaimed again.

Andrew Stanton’s status at Pixar Animation was second only to John Lasseter, an animation god.

As one of the pixar five leads, his reputation was well-deserved.

In 1998, Pixar’s animated film A Bug’s Life was a work co-directed by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton.

"That’s right, pretty girl. Do you want my autograph?" Andrew smiled.

"Mhm~"

Hearing this, Mary nodded excitedly.

Her boyfriend, Brownie, also laughed.

"Ahem!"

Just then, Kyle coughed lightly and walked over at the right time.

"You two, I can sign as well," Kyle said with what he thought was a very warm smile.

However!

Kyle received no response!

Mary: "..."

Brownie: "..."

Well, they didn’t know Kyle at all.

It wasn’t until Kyle introduced himself that they realized.

"So you’re Mr. Page. Your recent single ’That Girl’ is amazing; many of my friends love it," Brownie called out.

Mary also nodded repeatedly.

The name Kyle Page indeed had great popularity in America, especially among young people, but... not everyone knew or recognized him. After all, Kyle wasn’t like the US dollar that everyone loves.

Well, unless Kyle became the richest man in the world!

...Meanwhile.

While Kyle was busy with the That Girl fashion store, Page Pictures was holding its New Year meeting.

Since Mr Bill’s formal departure, Kevin Feige had officially taken office as the acting president of Page Pictures.

Publicity executive: Buck Denon;

Production department head: Zack Snyder;

Production department deputy head: Gavin O’Connor;

...and other executives,

as many as 15 people attended this New Year meeting.

"Everyone, 2000 has passed, and 2001 has officially arrived!"

Kevin Feige sat at the head of the table and said loudly, "In the whole of 2000, we released films like The Butterfly Effect, wrong turn 3, the purge 2, Spider-Man, and Harry Potter. We achieved a total global box office of over $1.7 billion, a 32% increase compared to 1999. Our profitability ranks 7th in Hollywood."

As his voice fell,

the executives present all applauded in unison.

Compared to The Big Six of Hollywood, Page Pictures’ size was much smaller, but its profitability was second only to them. It was truly a huge miracle.

DreamWorks and MGM?

Heh!

They claimed to be the top companies below The Big Six. Perhaps they could compete with Page Pictures in film financial derivatives, the stock market, and peripheral profits, but in terms of box office, they really couldn’t keep up.

Page Pictures’ current strength was just that formidable!

Of course, Page Pictures would inevitably become a target for The Big Six. However, with Kyle’s current strength, while he couldn’t suppress The Big Six, he could withstand an attack from any one of them alone.

"Very good."

Publicity executive Buck Denon smiled and said, "Harry Potter has only been out in North America for half a month. In time, it will be another high-grossing film with a global box office exceeding $500 million, or even $600 or $700 million."

Zack Snyder nodded in agreement. "It’s very good. But I still have to ask, when will my film the shallows be released?"

He was constantly thinking about it!

The the shallows project started at the end of 1999 and was completed by July 2000. This was the first film where Zack Snyder, as director, would receive a box office share, so he was naturally very concerned.

"In 1999, we released high-grossing films like my big fat greek wedding, 300, and the blair witch project. In 2000, we released Spider-Man and Harry Potter. So I want to ask, what films are we going to shoot in the new year?"

Gavin O’Connor asked.

He was the deputy head of the production department at Page Pictures. Since joining the company in 1996, he had participated in the production of many films and was definitely one of the meritorious ministers Kyle trusted deeply.

In fact, in the original timeline, Gavin O’Connor was a very famous director and producer in the Hollywood film circle.

In 2011, the movie Warrior, starring Tom Hardy (the actor who played Venom), was planned and directed by Gavin O’Connor.

Now, the movie the Devil Wears Prada, which had just started filming, was also produced by Gavin O’Connor.

"What films are we filming in the new year?" Gavin O’Connor asked again.

Instantly, the eyes of all the executives present were focused on Kevin Feige.

Kevin Feige smiled and unhurriedly took out a stack of documents, which were distributed to each executive by the staff.

[Page Pictures, Production Plan for the First Half of 2001.]

1. step up;

2. crank;

3. the fast and the furious;

...8. final destination 2;

In the first half of 2001 alone, Page Pictures’ new production plan included eight new works.

If the two films currently in production, district 9 and the devil wears prada, were added, Page Pictures would be shooting ten films simultaneously in the first half of 2001.

"Hiss~"

Publicity executive Buck Denon gasped and said in shock, "Does our Page Pictures have the capacity to shoot ten films at once?"

Other executives also looked at Kevin Feige.

"Heh!"

Kevin Feige smiled and said, "Don’t forget, the boss acquired several Hollywood film companies six months ago. It can be said that our predicament of lacking manpower is now a thing of the past!"

For a moment, everyone’s spirits were greatly lifted!

One of the factors restricting the growth of Page Pictures was the severe lack of talent and manpower, which prevented Page Pictures from shooting more than four films at once.

However... there was no lack of talent and manpower now!

Zack Snyder said in pleasant surprise, "So that means we’ll be filming no fewer than 15 movies for the whole year."

"That’s very likely," Kevin Feige responded with a smile.

Shooting 10 films in the first half of the year and no fewer than 15 in the whole year might still be a significant gap compared to The Big Six, who often shoot 20 to 30 movies or more a year. However, compared to Page Pictures in the past, or compared to other second- or third-tier film companies, it was definitely much higher.

High output doesn’t necessarily mean high profit.

But it also showed that Page Pictures was on a glorious path!