America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 1004 - 903 The Era of Warner Bros. Team is
Chapter 1004 -903: The Era of Warner Bros. Team is Over_3
Chapter 1004 -903: The Era of Warner Bros. Team is Over_3
Nicholson continued, “Leo is a producer and investor, able to control awards nominations. Mel Gibson? You all understand the situation. Although he publicly apologized and expressed sincere remorse, it would be quite something for him to even snag a nomination, let alone win an award—that’s simply daydreaming. And as for Denzel Washington, after the big commotion with the previous black films, it’s impossible for a black person to win one of the four major awards.”
He chuckled, “As for the other directors, unless each of them throws in tens of millions of dollars, how can they compete with that bastard Martin? Not to mention whether they can afford it themselves, the production companies behind them aren’t willing to spend so much just to vie for awards, not even able to recoup their investments.”
Leonardo looked at Martin, “No wonder you keep saying to win awards fair and square…”
Martin countered, “Would you say this method is fair and square?”
Unable to deny it because this season, to vie for awards, he had learned Martin’s methods and had taken out his biggest competitor ahead of time—Martin himself.
Indeed, before knowing Martin, he consistently failed at winning awards, not for lack of public relations, but because he focused too much attention on himself and neglected his competitors.
As long as your competitors aren’t strong enough, you can easily win!
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Similarly, on that same night, several offices in the TMZ headquarters were brightly lit, with two teams directly under Jody working overtime.
A piece of entertainment news that could shock America was about to hit TMZ’s homepage.
At 8:30 PM, Jody opened the editor backend, approved the freshly edited news, and moved it to the top headline of the website’s homepage, with the title bolded and enlarged.
The news consisted of several videos and recordings related to the current Warner Bros. CEO, Kevin Tsujihara.
Part of it was video and audio of Kevin Tsujihara’s secret meetings with the actress Charlotte Kirk and testimonies from her close friend Emma.
The text content of the news was not extensive, but shocking enough.
“Hollywood sees another Harvey Weinstein-like scandal: Warner CEO Kevin Tsujihara cheats in marriage, engaged in quid pro quo with British actress Charlotte Kirk, using sexual favors to help her land roles!”
There were also parts of text messages collected by Charlotte’s best friend.
This content was carefully preserved by Charlotte from before their first transaction; Tsujihara promised her in text messages that she could trade sexual favors for acting opportunities.
That night, news about Kevin Tsujihara flooded the internet.
The explosive news spread at an astonishing pace.
Countless people inside and outside the industry were waiting to watch the spectacle.
In recent years, under the leadership of Kevin Tsujihara, Warner Bros. had slid from the top of the Hollywood performance list, with an abundance of poor decisions and botched executions of supposed trump cards.
In his Malibu mansion, Kevin Tsujihara was informed immediately.
Neither he nor his wife were particularly disturbed.
The latter was well acquainted with Hollywood and had anticipated such scenarios, not surprised in the slightest as she quietly remarked, “A work-related issue?”
Kevin Tsujihara replied, “Yes, there’s a problem at work.”
“Try to resolve it quickly.” His wife retired to the bedroom by herself.
Kevin Tsujihara picked up his phone and dialed Charlotte’s number, “I need to see you, immediately.”
Half an hour later, the two met in a Burbank Hotel room and concocted a unified statement.
However, the next morning, before Kevin Tsujihara could provide any clarification, he received a call from Time Warner.
“Kevin, the situation is complicated. Warner Bros. has experienced a series of events recently, and you have an undeniable responsibility,” the person on the other end said bluntly. “Keep some dignity for yourself and the corporation, handle your current tasks, and resign of your own volition.”
Kevin Tsujihara was slightly stunned, then sighed quietly, “Is this the only way to go?”
“The board meeting and shareholders’ meeting will be brought forward next month. Don’t let it go unresolved.”
“I understand,” he said.
Kevin Tsujihara hung up the phone and picked up a newspaper.
Nearly all newspapers featured headlines about him on their front pages.
The entire American media were fervently circulating related news, which had become the hottest event in the nation.
TMZ had even dubbed it the “Affair-gate.”
Previously, such an affair wouldn’t have been much of an issue, but the Harvey Weinstein scandal had made these kinds of matters very sensitive.
Most crucially, both Time Warner and Warner Bros. had significant grievances against Kevin Tsujihara and his management team.
The failure of the “Justice League” project had left Warner facing massive losses.
Internal strife within the group began again, and those who had previously supported Kevin Tsujihara chose to give up.
Shortly after entering December, Warner Bros. held a press conference, where Kevin Tsujihara bowed in apology, announcing his voluntary resignation from the CEO and Chairman position at Warner Bros.
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Resigning along with him were DC Co-Chair Hamada, Vice President Geoff Johns, and others.
The Warner Bros. Team had largely parted with Warner Bros., their era had ended.
Warner Bros. Pictures’ president, Daniel Loeb, emerged as the victor of the internal battle and after the shareholders’ meeting, would formally take over as the CEO and Chairman.
British actress Charlotte Kirk was blacklisted by various Hollywood production companies, and her acting career was effectively ended.
After his appointment, Daniel immediately reached out to Zack Snyder, inviting him to produce and direct a director’s cut of the “Justice League.”
The film performed disastrously in theaters, and after Christmas, daily revenue dropped below a million dollars, with North American box office earnings totaling only $182 million, with no hope of crossing the $200 million threshold.
