The sun rose again in the east, and the sun returned to the earth, and everything was awakened, and John got up from his bed, walked barefoot to the window, stretched out his hand, pushed it open, and stretched.

Fresh air, bright sunshine, and a steaming cup of coffee, it was a wonderful morning for John.

"Zozo, I think you've gained a little weight since you got married!" John quipped as he looked at Zozo, who was making the bed.

"Really?"

Zozo, who was cleaning up the bed on the side, heard John's words, and quickly looked himself up and down, and found that there was nothing unusual about John, and then squinted at John.

"Boss, can't you say something to make people happy on such a beautiful morning?"

"Oh, Miss Zuozuo, your smile is a blessing to the world, and the Purple Star Manor with you will always be April!"

"Oh, thank you!"

Sazo smiled slightly, then turned to leave, walking as he went.

"Boss, the water has been put away, the toiletries are ready, the clothes to be worn are on the table in the cloakroom, I'll go and see if your breakfast is ready!"

After Zozo finished the last pronunciation, the man just disappeared into the room.

John took the last sip of his coffee, put the cup on the table, and turned to wash up, the water was lukewarm and the toothpaste was already squeezed. John felt that his life was very corrupt, like a man with disabled hands, and he remembered that he had never squeezed toothpaste since he was a child, and he almost forgot how to open it!

After washing up and tidying himself up, John came to the dining room with small steps, and Devin Morgan arrived a step ahead of him, and had already begun to eat breakfast.

"It's coming!"

"Well, aunt is early!"

John nodded slightly to Devon Morgan, pulled back his chair and sat down, and a servant brought him several portions of food, including meat, vegetables, and fruits, which were a healthy combination.

"The midnight box office statistics of "The Lord of the Rings" are out, 14.23 million, you have once again refreshed the box office record of the midnight show, congratulations!"

Devin Morgan got up early in the morning and before he got out of bed, he called the vice president in charge of distribution of the new line, and after knowing that "The Lord of the Rings" broke the box office record at midnight, Devin Morgan was very happy, because it meant that the new line would have another gold-absorbing IP.

"The box office at midnight can't represent anything, and the box office in the later stage still needs word-of-mouth support!"

John put a slice of ham in his mouth and chewed it, and there were many films that exploded at the box office in the early stage and fell off a cliff in the later stage.

"The word of mouth is also good, 77% of the audience last night gave A, 17% gave B, and only 6% played C. ”

"This reputation is not bad!"

John was finally satisfied with this data, he deleted some plots in "The Lord of the Rings" to make the whole movie more compact, he was always worried that the audience would not buy it, and now it seems that the result is not bad.

"Based on the box office at midnight and the current word of mouth, what do you think the box office of "Lord of the Rings" will be?"

Devin Morgan cares most about not word of mouth, it is the box office, everything else is false for the film company, only real money is king.

"The North American box office should be in the form of $400 million to $500 million, and the global box office should be around $1 billion. ”

John thought about it and gave a more conservative guess, in his previous life, "The Lord of the Rings 1" grossed $310 million in North America and $870 million worldwide.

Now John Doe gives between $1 and $200 million.

John and Peter Fat are different, Peter Fat was a small director when he filmed "The Lord of the Rings", John, as a world director, has accumulated fame and many fans with one movie after another, so there will definitely be a bonus at the box office, just like Spielberg, Cameron, don't care what movie comes out, even if it is a literary film, there will be people who are willing to spend money to watch it in the theater, this is the advantage of famous directors, of course, the final box office still needs the quality and word-of-mouth support of the film, because the number of fans is limited, so some films that fall off the cliff are often movies of superstars or famous directors, once fans watch it, ordinary audiences don't buy it, and the box office will naturally go down!

"I'm pretty happy with $500 million, but it looks like we can start The Hobbit trilogy and Lord of the Rings TV versions. ”

As long as the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy can get $1.5 billion, the new line will make a lot of money, $1.5 billion minus the share with the theater chain, and $800 million, after deducting the production and publicity costs of the three films, there is still $100 million.

Don't think that $100 million is less, it's just the box office, as long as a movie can cover the production and distribution costs at the box office, it will be a big profit, because the bulk of the money is in the peripherals, videotapes, soundtracks, games, books, third-party licensing, rebroadcasting, ...... These are where the money is made.

And John played a big game on The Lord of the Rings.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit trilogy, The Lord of the Rings TV and anime versions, The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth games, these projects will be launched in full swing in the future.

And John made such a big move, because there is an amusement park project of "Middle-earth" in Crown Park, which is the big head, once the IP is successfully incubated, the "Middle-earth" in Crown Park will continue to create value for Crown Park. And this value is long-term, and that's where the most money comes in. Di Baobao's Disneyland is also supported by several famous IP animals.

And John's Crown Paradise wants to compete with it, and it must also have the content to take a shot.

Lord of the Rings, Transformers, Marvel, Peppy, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, DC, Fast & Furious, ...... Once these high-quality contents are filled, Crown Park will become the world's largest amusement park, and it will continue to attract money for Crown Group.

"Okay, let that fat man finish filming the 'The Hobbit' trilogy and then shoot the TV version of 'The Lord of the Rings'. ”

John decided to hand over the "Hobbit" trilogy and the TV version of "The Lord of the Rings" to Peter Fat to film, and of course John would definitely not give Peter the final editing rights.

Peter Fat is a fan of The Lord of the Rings, so he can be emotionally affected at times. The "Lord of the Rings" he made is okay, but "The Hobbit" is really too long, it's not that book fans can't stand such a time, and "The Hobbit" gives the audience the impression that it is too dull.

There are not many ordinary audiences who pay for it, so the box office of "The Hobbit" is far inferior to "The Lord of the Rings".

So John will cut the plot more tightly when the time comes, so that "The Hobbit" is not only suitable for book lovers, but also for many ordinary audiences.