Xia Yu asked three questions expressionlessly: "What is this movie called? Has it been released in the United States? How much is the box office?"

Jiang Zhiqiang immediately replied: "The name of the movie is "The King of Killers", it is a kung fu movie, which was released on September 12, but it was released on September 27, and the US box office ...... One hundred and seventeen thousand dollars. ”

Xia Yu raised his eyebrows, thinking that he had misheard, and asked again, "How much?"

Jiang Zhiqiang's face was on fire, and he lowered his head in embarrassment and said, "Yes." ”

After confirming that it was correct, Xia Yu was not satisfied.

107,000 US dollars, which is converted into more than 400,000 Hong Kong dollars, even if there is no publicity cost, the income after dividing the share between the cooperative distributor and the American theater chain is estimated to be more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is too little.

And for the more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, it also has to be divided between Universal Cinemas Company and Galaxy Film Company, whether the two companies can squeeze into the top 100 companies in Hong Kong, just share this money, or fifteen days' income, and it will make people laugh when they say it.

said that it was his Xia Yu's company, and he couldn't afford to lose this person!

And calculate the time, it was only released for half a month, and normal movies are released for four weeks, which is almost half the time in advance, which is too abnormal!

Xia Yu suppressed a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart, and said in a calm tone: "Tell me the details." ”

Seeing that Chairman Xia Yu was not angry, Jiang Zhiqiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly started from the beginning.

"Chairman, here's the situation. ”

"At the end of last year, the global agency signed a contract with Cheng Long, and Galaxy Film Company took Cheng Long as the protagonist, and successively made two kung fu movies that were popular, and the local box office of each movie in Xiangjiang exceeded seven million. ”

After its release, "The King of Killers" was really popular, and the local box office in Xiangjiang reached more than 13 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking the box office record of Hong Kong films in one fell swoop. ”

Not only that, but the box office outside Hong Kong has accumulated more than 24 million Hong Kong dollars, which also set a record. ”

"Then I came to Hollywood with "The King of Killers" with confidence, and the first company I found Universal Pictures, which I had worked with before, wanted to reach a partnership with it to release "The King of Killers", and at the same time build a good relationship to pave the way for future film releases. ”

But Universal Pictures was only willing to buy out, and in the end, it was only willing to give a buyout price of $150,000. ”

"Then I went to other film companies, all of them were very arrogant, and none of them were willing to give a share, they were only willing to buy out. ”

"The King of Killers" has great potential, I am not willing to be bought out, so I look for theatrical distribution by myself, AMC and Moonrick and other major theaters in the United States are basically the world of the eight giants of Hollywood, and I came to talk about cooperation not only The score was very low, but the point was that I couldn't get enough screens. ”

"So for the long-term channel plan, I also found several small and medium-sized theaters to sign a cooperation agreement, planning to test it first, and then use this as a stepping stone to open the door to other theaters. ”

On the fourth day of gradual improvement, the theaters we cooperated with adjusted our "King of Killers" to midnight, and the original screen was snatched away by the movie "Melvin and Howard" being released by Universal Pictures, and there were not many audiences at midnight, because the attendance rate was not high, and "The King of Killers" was drawn two weeks after it was released. ”

"After the painting, the Universal Pictures people approached me again and wanted to buy out the rights to "The King of Killers" for $30,000, but I didn't agree, and then the people in the distribution department of Universal Pictures threatened me that if we didn't cooperate with them, we wouldn't be able to enter the American market. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Zhiqiang's mind once again appeared in the arrogant and sinister face and superior posture of the people of Universal Cinema Company, and he couldn't help clenching his fists and holding a breath in his chest.

"Chairman, Universal Pictures is deliberately crowding out our resources, I have approached those theater companies for theory, but they clearly told me that they can't refuse Universal Pictures' request. ”

"They are robbers, I'm not reconciled, such a low price, I'd rather not make a cent than be slaughtered by Universal Pictures. ”

Seeing the excited and resentful expression on Jiang Zhiqiang's face, Xia Yu was also annoyed in his heart, but he also knew that Jiang Zhiqiang did his best.

Xia Yu is well aware of the xenophobia and domineering nature of Hollywood giants, Hollywood is controlled by Jews even in later generations, and Wall Street capital does not know how much it covets, and has been trying to find ways to infiltrate and control it.

The Universal Pictures company that suppressed Universal Cinemas was originally at the tail of the crane among the Hollywood Big Eight, but after cooperating with Spielberg to produce "Jaws" five years ago, it rose to prominence again, and in the next few years, it cooperated with Spielberg and George Lucas, etc., and now Universal Pictures has rushed into the top few of the Hollywood Big Eight and has a great influence.

With Universal Pictures' right to speak in the film industry, it is not too easy to oppress several small and medium-sized theater companies.

What's more, the American cinema industry has not yet been integrated, and even the top four cinema companies in the United States together account for less than 20% of the screens in the United States, and the cinema companies are not angry with the Hollywood Big Eight at all.

Moreover, Xiangjiang films have not yet reached their golden age, and their influence is limited to Asia.

At this time, the European and American worlds looked down on Asia at all, after all, except for island countries, the economic level of other Asian countries and regions was indeed not very good.

Jiang Zhiqiang wants to come to cooperate, and it is normal to be bullied.

In the past, Golden Harvest was able to cooperate with Warner Pictures thanks to Li Xiaolong, even so, Golden Harvest's voice was very low, and it belonged to the side that was squeezed by Warner Pictures.

As for Shaw Brothers Film Company, not to mention the Chinese film boss for decades, he was still rejected by Hollywood, and later invested 150 million Hong Kong dollars, but even lost his underwear, and since then he has never wanted to enter Hollywood.

At this time, Galaxy Film Company has just risen, and Universal Cinemas is only well-known in Asia, although Jiang Zhiqiang's previous Anle Cinema Line has a certain connection with Hollywood, but it is only better than Shao Yifu, and it is not much better than Wrinkle Huai.

In the absence of phenomenal films, the box office of Western films screened by Universal Cinemas is only a few million Hong Kong dollars, and most of the time it is converted into millions of US dollars, which is just mosquito meat for the eight giants of Hollywood.

The cooperation is so small, and Universal Cinemas is not irreplaceable, and Jiang Zhiqiang's weight in the eyes of the Hollywood Big Eight can be imagined.

Of course, Xia Yu doesn't look down on his company when he thinks so, but the current situation is like this, he only blames others for looking down on him!

But whether it's for Jiang Zhiqiang's heart, or for his own career, this matter can't just be settled!

If your own film company wants to break into Hollywood, you must break into the Hollywood Big Eight, and the best way is to win one.

And it is not safe to take down a movie giant, after all, Hollywood has always been controlled by Jews, and it is ironclad that other giants will unite against him.

You don't see that after Sony, a wealthy little devil in his previous life, acquired Columbia Pictures, he was also miserable, relying on the strong strength of the consortium behind him, and after many hardships, it took several years to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood.

So it's not safe to just win one of the Big Eight in Hollywood!

If he wants to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood and fight wantonly, he also needs a theater chain that covers the whole United States, and this theater chain must be large enough, and now the theater giants before the integration of the American theater market cannot meet his requirements!

These two things have to be done, and there is no way to do it in a short time.

And in these matters, Jiang Zhiqiang has no role.

Xia Yu retracted his thoughts, and encouraged Jiang Zhiqiang with a gentle attitude: "Zhiqiang, shame and courage, you have to keep this matter in mind, Xiangjiang movies are not brilliant enough, after you go back, you and Wu Siyuan have a good exchange, let go and do it, now whether it is Galaxy Film Company or Universal Cinema Company, they are still young, although they have certain achievements, but the leading position is not stable enough, you will continue to cultivate the Asian market this year." ”

"It's not right to go out behind closed doors!"

"Now that most of the good resources of the Heung Kong film industry are in the hands of you and Wu Siyuan, I have time to study and study the various models of Hollywood, learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses, and let the Hexiang film industry transform. ”

"I'm going to pave the way for you here in the United States, I don't want my roads to be paved, you're not ready. ”

"Do you remember?"

While Jiang Zhiqiang was ashamed, he nodded heavily and said firmly: "Chairman, I remember, after we go back, we must be diligent in cultivating our internal strength, and first beat Jiahe and Shaw Brothers down to lay a solid foundation for us." ”

Xia Yu was immediately happy.

However, he didn't say much, Galaxy Film Company and Universal Cinema Company want to dominate, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers really have to be taken down, not only that, but those Chinese-language film companies in Taiwan Province also have to be taken down.

Xia Yu thought for a while and reminded Jiang Zhiqiang: "Don't go back empty-handed when you come to Hollywood, Hollywood has the latest theoretical knowledge and photographic equipment, you can buy it and bring it back, if you can invite some teachers back with a high salary, you can do it yourself." ”

Jiang Zhiqiang nodded: "Okay, I will do these things." ”

......

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Wenhan and Jiang Zhiqiang left one after another.

Xia Yu made a phone call and ordered someone to collect some information about the movies released in the United States in recent years, and this was a night.

The next day, Xia Yu found the right time to make a phone call to Xiangjiang, and the answer was Wu Siyuan, the general manager of Galaxy Film Company.

Xia Yu dictated the outline of the story of an alien who was left on Earth and taken in by a kind little boy to Wu Siyuan, and then ordered him to arrange a screenwriting team to improve the film script, and must construct the outline with the thinking of a Hollywood science fiction film.

After talking to Wu Siyuan, Xia Yu went to Polaris Capital and ordered Peter Lynch to arrange for someone to investigate the situation in the American film industry and the theater market.

When he returned home again, he called George Berkeley again, asked about some of the layout of France, and asked him to secretly send someone to communicate with François Mitterrand.

Three days later, Xia Yu flew back to Xiangjiang in a flash, and then stayed at home for less than a day, and secretly arrived in the island country of Tokyo by boat.

Just two days after Xia Yu arrived in Tokyo, François Mitterrand, first secretary of the French opposition Socialist Party, and his entourage came to the island country of Tokyo on official business to communicate with the island's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on some affairs between the two countries.

During the day, François Mitterrand went on business but at night, François Mitterrand came alone to a house not far from the mansion.