In addition to taking advantage of the situation to seize Fox shares and acquire Lucasfilm, another thing that Shion is busy with is to find a way to get [See Moon] into the MPAA.
As the world's largest streaming platform, [See Moon] has actually been trying to apply for MPAA qualifications a long time ago.
However, the nature of this organization is similar to that of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and its internal members have a veto over whether new members join.
[See Moon] has already dealt with five of the six members, with only one left.
Before 2010, every application of [See Moon] was rejected because Fox voted against it.
And now the biggest obstacle is no longer an obstacle at all. Shion will naturally speed up the process of getting [See Moon] a permanent member... bah, to join the MPAA.
Wait until [See Moon] becomes a member of PMAA, and then take Fox into the bag.
In this way, Washimine indirectly controlled two seats in the MPAA.
Although the distribution of power in the MPAA has never been based on the proportion of seats, after all, no company has ever been able to hold multiple seats in the MPAA.
But for Washimine, a Hollywood newcomer, having two seats will definitely give it more confidence when competing with other companies.
To be honest, it was much easier for [See Moon] to get into the MPAA than Nanaya had imagined.
Because of the various obstacles Netflix encountered in its previous life, Nanaya always thought that it would be very difficult for streaming media platforms to enter.
The fact is that he was obviously overthinking it.
If it weren't for the strong rival Fox, [See Moon] would have become one of them in 2008.
The reason is that in the eyes of other Hollywood film companies, [See Moon] is fundamentally different from Netflix.
[See Moon] is a subsidiary of Washimine Entertainment, and Washimine Entertainment is a member of Hollywood and is one of our own.
Although Washimine Entertainment was established only a short time ago, it has been thoroughly integrated into the Hollywood system.
In addition, some of See Moon's shares were distributed to other Hollywood film companies at a very early stage.
This further increased the perception of other film companies that [See Moon] was their own.
Nanaya did not know about Netflix's original equity structure, but it can be imagined that no other Hollywood companies were involved.
This cake-sharing model is very beneficial to [See Moon]'s development in Hollywood.
As long as they are not blind, Hollywood companies will naturally notice the business opportunities of online videos.
With the increasingly rapid development of the Internet in the past two years, the online video market has become bigger and bigger.
But so far, no website or platform can surpass the strength of [See Moon].
It's not like there aren't other companies in Hollywood that want to create their own streaming platforms.
But it is not easy to build a video website.
The size of the user group and the content library of the website are both the cornerstones of the development of video websites and the biggest obstacles to their development.
Disney had the confidence to develop its own streaming platform in the future because Disney was already a complete entity at that time.
In addition to Disney's own IP, it also has three large IP manufacturing machines: Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars.
This makes Disney believe that its streaming media has a sufficient user base.
But now, apart from Disney itself, there is only Pixar Studio.
Although Disney has enough content in the animation field, it is too weak in the field of live-action movies.
Although there is no saying in Europe and the United States that "cartoons are for children", if the animation content is too much, it will be very difficult to develop in the future.
Therefore, the six major Hollywood companies except Fox weighed the investment in the online streaming platform and the dividends that the [See Moon] platform would give them every year.
Everyone unanimously found that they could make significantly more money by working with [See Moon].
Anyway, your own film library is just there, so putting it online to generate revenue is obviously a good choice.
Just think of it as selling DVDs on the Internet. Not only is the settlement of the amount more convenient, but it also saves the cost of intermediary channels.
All Hollywood companies working with [See Moon] currently have this idea.
Now [See Moon]'s status in the film and television industry is like the Steam platform in the future gaming industry. It integrates most of Hollywood's film resources and shows film companies a more convenient and efficient way to make money outside of theaters.
Nanaya believes that in the future, when Hollywood companies become more ambitious, they will definitely launch their own streaming platforms.
Just like the Steam platform will also face competition from platforms such as epic, uplay, and origin.
This kind of thing is definitely inevitable.
But before that, Nanaya believed that [See Moon] must have already gained enough lead.
"So isn't this wonderful?"
Nanaya said to Ori behind him while fiddling with the equipment.
"You have Marvel and Lucasfilm providing IP, you have Fox's huge library of movies to supplement the library, and then you have [See Moon], the largest video platform in the world."
Nanaya raised his head with a trace of yearning on his face: "Ori, in the next ten years we will be invincible, even Disney can't compare to us."
Ori pinched his brows and said, "That's because they're making an animated movie, right?"
"Well~ After all, you don't understand, Ori."
Nanaya scratched his cheek. The Disney he was talking about was the one that acquired Fox and climbed to the top of the world's entertainment industry.
At this time, Disney was just a deformed infancy due to the intervention of Nanaya.
"I don't understand anything." Ori waved his hands with a bored look on his face, "After all, I am not interested in your ambitions at all. I just hope that you can calm down a little bit."
"What's wrong?"
Nanaya asked, tilting his head.
Bang!
This time it was Ori's turn to hit Nanaya on the head.
"What's going on?" Ori said angrily, "Because of recent events, our filming progress has been delayed a lot!! What if we can't finish filming within the stipulated time?!"
"Forehead..."
Ori's words left Nanaya stunned for a long while.
Because he has been busy with Fox and News Corporation recently, Nanaya has been a little negligent in the management of the crew.
Although Ori has been helping with the filming, the progress is inevitably a little behind the schedule.
"So, Senior." Ori said with his hands on his hips and an unhappy look on his face, "You really should pay attention! Being a director is your job!"
"I see."
Nanaya replied dejectedly.
There was nothing wrong with being lectured by his junior fellow apprentice. The key point was that Nanaya discovered that what his junior fellow apprentice said really made sense.
This made him very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Nanaya's progress was not seriously behind. At least if he worked harder, he could catch up.
Being behind schedule is something that every director must pay attention to.
After all, although Nanaya and Washimine are the main investors in the FGO project, a large amount of funds for the entire project still come from other places.
As a director and producer, Nanaya is responsible to the owners of this money.
Of course, if you're James Cameron, then even if you delay the update indefinitely, that's your ability.
Nanaya's current status as a director is definitely enough to allow him to be so willful, but FGO is an overall plan that will last for several years.
Of course, Nanaya couldn't really indulge himself like this.
But even if he has to speed up the progress, Nanaya will not muddle through.
After all, from the first film, my goal has been to make my films as refined as possible within the budget.
Nanaya himself couldn't get over the fact that he was perfunctory about the movies he shot.
According to the shooting plan seven nights ago, 3 to 4 pages of detailed scripts should be shot in one day.
But now, in order to catch up with the progress, Nanaya has reduced the daily task to 5 pages of scripts.
However, we must ensure the quality of the video materials shot, and also ensure that the crew can catch up with the previous progress.
So in the following period of time, the FGO crew naturally worked overtime for several days in a row.
Fortunately, Nanaya's prestige is high enough, and the core members of the crew are all veterans who have followed Nanaya for a long time.
Therefore, there was no situation where any crew members talked nonsense outside.
Don't laugh, this is a serious matter.
Why did Megan Fox lose the role of the almost-selected female lead in "Transformers 3"? It's because she couldn't control her mouth.
For an actor or artist, questioning their superiors (such as directors) is a serious dereliction of duty.
Of course, Nanaya had no intention of treating his crew members like animals.
After catching up with the progress, Nanaya gave the crew a vacation for a while.
It's not that Nanaya had a change of heart, this was originally a holiday included in the filming plan.
As for why Nanaya didn't take it easy in the beginning and catch up with the progress during these few days of vacation.
That's because although these days are said to be holidays, in reality the crew cannot be used because several leading actors are not there.
It is now approaching July, and the two super movies "Inception" and "Avengers" are ready to be released one after another.
Because of this, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Lily Wettin all have to return to their respective crews for sprint promotion.
If only three actors were absent, the crew could still shoot the scenes without them and continue working.
But as the boss of Marvel, Nanaya must of course help promote such an important movie as "Avengers".
Therefore, in the absence of the director and important actors, the crew naturally had to take a holiday.