Chapter 438: Global Fire
Oriental DreamWorks has always been well-funded and has never borrowed money from any bank.
If there is a real intention to lend, it is estimated that any bank will come to the door in person.
Of course, if you borrow billions or something, it is estimated that it should not be a problem.
But if you want to invite a loan of two or three hundred billion, it is difficult to say.
Even if the market value of Oriental DreamWorks is close to 90 billion today.
And Zhang Pu's personal net worth is about to exceed 100 billion.
After all, two or three hundred billion is not a small amount.
Of course, Oriental DreamWorks will not lend, nor does it need to borrow so much.
Is it worth taking out a loan to buy a Hollywood studio?
There is no doubt about this, of course.
Not to mention anything else, if this news is transmitted back to China, the market value of Oriental DreamWorks will definitely rise.
As for the acquisition of Lawanhui Group, it is not just a matter of funds.
Now that real estate development has reached a bottleneck, Wanhui Group has plans to enter film and television.
Xu Huimin once mentioned this to him.
Wanhui Group's entry into film and television is actually very advantageous.
Even if Oriental DreamWorks invests heavily in theaters, the largest theater chain in China is still the one owned by Wanhui Group.
However, the acquisition of Lawanhui Group is not just a personal consideration.
In April, "Jurassic Park" was set for May 1st, and the publicity gradually unfolded.
This sci-fi adventure film, written by Zhang Pu, directed by Wen Hao, starring Huang Ye, Deng Kun, Tang Rui, etc., is still highly anticipated by fans.
Of course, it's just domestic.
As for the expectations of foreign fans for this film, it is estimated that the expectations are not as high as those of a kung fu movie.
Sci-fi?
This is not much interest in foreign movie fans, especially North American fans, Chinese sci-fi films. They don't think that the sci-fi films made in China can be compared with those sci-fi films in Hollywood.
Not to mention foreign fans.
Even domestic fans don't seem to be very optimistic about the foreign box office of this film.
Of course, the same is true of the media at home and abroad.
"The Wandering Earth" is a cowhide, but isn't it not good at the box office abroad?
In mid-April, Zhang Pu, Jiang Xingwen and others immediately went to Hollywood.
He went to the Oscars.
This year, no Chinese-language film was shortlisted for the Oscars. Zhang Pu appeared as an award presenter, which still attracted the attention of many domestic fans.
Of course, Zhang Pu went to Los Angeles not just to attend the award ceremony.
Domestically, Oriental DreamWorks has negotiated with Wanhui Group.
And they also have acquisition targets.
It's just a matter of buying a company, not for a while.
Negotiation is a tedious process.
These things naturally do not need Zhang Pu to come forward in person.
He's not good at any of that either.
So, he didn't stay in Los Angeles for long. Instead of that, it's better to go home and get the Marvel Universe out.
Even Jiang Xingwen didn't stay long.
He is the general manager of Oriental DreamWorks, so naturally there is no need to talk to the other party in person.
Nowadays, the promotion of "Jurassic Park" has spread all over the world, and the momentum of the film is very amazing even abroad.
Oriental DreamWorks' films have always been willing to spend money when they are promoted and released.
On April 30, "Jurassic Park" premiered in Yanjing.
Zhang Pu, as one of the main creators, naturally attended.
Wen Hao followed "The Wandering Earth", another sci-fi masterpiece, which naturally attracted attention inside and outside the circle.
In addition to the directors and actors of Oriental DreamWorks, many filmmakers also came to cheer.
"Transformers" is Zhang Pu's first film to enter the international market.
Judging from the publicity of "Jurassic Park", this film may be the first film of Oriental DreamWorks to enter the international market.
Of course, the "Jumanji" series and "The Shawshank Redemption" are very famous in the international market, but in the eyes of everyone, they are not films that Oriental DreamWorks has entered the world.
These films are joint ventures.
"Jurassic Park" is different, this film has no foreign capital.
And from actors to creators, almost all of them are Chinese filmmakers.
Zhang Pu came to the stage to praise a few words, and the film soon began to play.
The plot of this film is actually not complicated, resurrecting the dinosaurs and creating Jurassic Park, but an accident caused the dinosaurs to escape, and then humans and the fleeing dinosaurs engaged in a struggle for survival.
Some people mean that they will not die if they do not die.
Of course, the plot is very compact, with the amazement of the appearance of the dinosaur and the thrilling adventure of following the protagonist.
The atmosphere of this film is still in place.
However, the most commendable thing is probably the special effects inside.
The dinosaurs inside are undoubtedly lifelike, even their eyes are very expressive.
Compared with the original, it naturally threw off I don't know how many streets.
It's just that even so, Zhang Pu doesn't think that this film can sweep the global film market like the original and sit on the global box office list for a long time.
Times are different.
The original version was released, and its special effects technology can be said to lead the entire era.
The effect is stunning.
But now?
Although the special effects technology is amazing, it can even be said to stand on the top of the world.
But today's fans have been edified by countless special effects after all, and they have a good immunity to special effects.
It's just amazing, not shocking.
The special effects lose the shocking effect of the original, so it will naturally affect the box office of the film.
However, when it reached the box office of the original version, Zhang Pu was still confident.
After all, the market is different.
Aside from the shock of special effects, "Jurassic Park" is definitely an excellent commercial blockbuster.
There is not only science fiction in it, but also adventure, there are "monsters......
And these elements are quite popular with movie fans around the world.
Of course, the production cost of the film is obviously much higher than the original.
Wen Hao is a director who is good at special effects, and the special effects of "Jurassic Park" directed by him are better than the original, obviously not only because the special effects technology is better, but also because he is a director.
And many scenes in the film are bigger than the original.
Of course, the judging criteria are different, and it is difficult to tell which is better or worse than the original.
"This film should be very good at the box office, I think it looks better than all the monster movies in Hollywood. Xu Jiahui whispered to Zhang Pu.
"Then I'll borrow your good words. Zhang Pu said with a smile.
This is also a reason why Zhang Pu is confident in the box office of this film.
Perhaps, this film can't reach the same impact as the original, but "Jumanji" can still break a billion dollars at the global box office, so can't this film reach it?
Compared with other Chinese-language films, this film is easier for foreign fans to understand.
This kind of movie rarely has a situation of adaptation.
"If this film is not popular, the Jurassic Park project may be miserable. Xu Jiahui said.
The "Jurassic Park" in her mouth obviously does not refer to a movie, but to the theme park jointly created by Oriental DreamWorks and Wanhui Group.
The park will also open on Friday.
Why is the publicity of the movie so loud in the early stage? Naturally, the publicity of this "Jurassic Park" is also indispensable.
"Probably not!" Zhang Pu said.
However, his tone was a little unconfident.
The box office and impact of the original film obviously don't have much reference value.
If it really loses, I am afraid that it will not only affect "Jurassic Park", but also affect the "Oriental Dream Park" that Oriental DreamWorks is gradually laying out.
If "Jurassic Park" is successful, will "Oriental Dream Park" with more themes still fail?
"When the box office comes out, don't you know. Xu Jiahui said with a smile.
The next day, Zhang Pu went to the company early in the morning.
People like him don't have weekends, so naturally they don't have any May Day holidays.
The post-production of "Transformers" is nearing completion, but now he is a little absent-minded and seems to be in no mood to follow up on the post-production of the film.
He turned on his computer and looked at the real-time box office of "Jurassic Park", as well as word of mouth.
It all seems to be very good.
"The box office is out?"
I don't know how long it took, Jiang Xingwen walked in with a smile.
"The box office broke 400 million on the first day. Jiang Xingwen said with a smile, "The single-day box office champion without any suspense." ”
Zhang Pu nodded, this box office was similar to what he had speculated.
"What about North America?" Zhang Pu then asked.
Whether this film can succeed or not actually depends on the North American box office.
Of course, with today's box office form, as well as word of mouth, perhaps the cost can be recovered in China.
"Jurassic Park" now has the faint possibility of becoming an image-level film.
"The Wandering Earth" opened the door to hard science fiction in China, so "Jurassic Park" undoubtedly opened the door to Chinese science fiction adventures and monster movies.
It's a very meaningful movie.
Chinese-language movies have finally come out with a sci-fi adventure film that can compete with Hollywood.
For fans, it is undoubtedly an honor.
"Come on!" Jiang Xingwen shook his head.
Soon, the foreign box office came back one after another.
Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions, the box office of the film is extremely good.
However, the box office in North America has been somewhat unsatisfactory.
The box office only broke $30 million on the first day, ranking third in the single-day box office list.
For the films of other film and television companies, such results have been achieved, and it is extremely good. But this is inevitably a little far from the effect that Zhang Pu and others want.
Of course, this film is on fire. In addition to North America, as well as some countries and regions such as Europe, most countries and regions in the world, this film has won the single-day box office championship.
"The Jurassic Park project should be a success. Jiang Xingwen said.
Jurassic Park is mainly aimed at domestic tourists, and the film is a big hit in China, so it is naturally considered a success.
Of course, if there are people from abroad who come here, it is naturally the best.
And the film is also popular in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions.
I guess it will attract a lot of people.
The main reason why Jiang Xingwen's tone is not so sure is that the success of this project is not that the film is not popular, but also whether there are many people who go to play.
As for North America......
Zhang Pu and others did not expect that on the second day of release, the box office of "Jurassic Park" in North America exceeded 40 million US dollars, which was millions more than the box office on the first day.