Chapter 394: "X-Men 1" was released worldwide, but it was banned in Europe

Anyway, his current career is thriving, especially some time ago, the Marvel World movie "X-Men 1", which was invested in and filmed, will be released. Its teaser trailer has been warmly sought after on the Internet, and I believe that the box office results will definitely not be bad.

Ma Wei, who was sitting in the car and accompanying the beauty, suddenly received a call from the European branch, "Chairman Ma Wei, I have something to report to you." It is...... We were originally scheduled for the movie "X-Men 1" on November 20th. suddenly received a notice from the French Ministry of Culture and the German Ministry of Culture, saying that the plot did not meet the norms, so it was ordered to rectify and postpone the release...... Chairman Ma Wei, what should we do now?"

On the phone, the president of Marvel Studios Europe asked Ma Wei very eagerly. The movie is still more than two weeks away, and it was suddenly ordered to be rectified, and the loss is huge. Including the publicity work in the early stage and the advertising investment in the early stage, it was all in vain.

Ma Wei listened patiently to the phone, he knew that this incident was completely aimed at him, and it had nothing to do with the movie or anything. Even if all the plots that do not meet the specifications are deleted according to the requirements, then the other party can still find a new excuse and not let it be released.

The reason for this is naturally the Brexit referendum and the robbery of Canada's $30 billion order, which made EU countries very annoyed. In particular, Germany and France, which play a leading role, cannot swallow this bad breath.

"Postpone the release, just postpone the release, don't change it, when the change is completed, it is estimated that "X-Men 2" will be launched. Ma Wei said lightly on the phone. This is really a man sitting in a car, and disaster comes from heaven.

"I understand, Chairman Ma Wei..."For such a heavy blow, the president of Marvel Studios Europe is naturally very depressed. Originally, he wanted to fight for it and ask Chairman Ma Wei if he could find any good solution through the relationship.

But after hearing the boss say "don't struggle, postpone the release", the president of Europe had no choice but to listen to the advice of the big boss and give up struggling.

After the phone call, Victoria, who was sitting on the side, seemed to have guessed something and asked Ma Wei, "What's the matter?

Ma Wei didn't answer immediately, but replied after a moment of silence, "Yes, so this time, I have to find a way to solve the problem they made." ”

Ma Wei is not the one who takes the initiative to provoke trouble, but if the other party wants to provoke himself, he must give a counterattack. Otherwise, they really think they are soft persimmons, and the next time the movie is released, they will find all kinds of reasons to postpone it.

"Come on, I'm optimistic about you~" Victoria said, kissing Mavi on the cheek. She believes that Ma Wei will be able to solve such small problems easily.

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Two and a half weeks later, on November 20, there was no premiere of "X-Men 1" except for theaters in France, Germany and other EU countries. Most other countries, such as the United States, country Z, Russia, and Ukraine, all released the film at 00:00 in the morning.

Regarding the viewing effect of "X-Men 1", there is naturally no need to say much. The gorgeous movie special effects, coupled with the ups and downs of the plot, as well as the heroic feelings, let the audience not only feast their eyes, but also immerse themselves in this colorful sci-fi world, and feel that every character in the movie is very interesting.

Especially those cool superpowers, after watching them, imagine how good it would be if you could have them......

On the first day of its global simultaneous release, "X-Men 1" grossed more than $18 million. Although not as high as last year's "Spider-Man 2", it is not bad overall. After all, without European theaters, the box office data provided by them, and the box office result of $18 million on the first day can sweep many movies in the same period.

Since "X-Men 1" has not been released in European theaters, European fans who were originally looking forward to it have complained about their national governments. Many people started waiting for the trailer, and after almost a year, they finally looked forward to the release. I didn't expect it to be such a result in the end.

"Damn, why are they released in other countries, but not in our French theaters? My friends in the United States have already been to the cinema twice to see "X-Men 1"!" said an angry French fan in a post on an online forum.

"Our German theater chain has also postponed its release, I really don't know what the Ministry of Culture is doing. If it weren't for the trouble to enter and exit and the expensive plane tickets, I would have wanted to go to Ukraine to watch "X-Men 1"!"

They block movies for whatever reason. Anyway, I've been looking forward to it for so long, and I haven't seen it, so I have to be annoyed and annoyed in my heart. But there was no way.

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5 days later, the global president of Marvel Studios called Ma Wei, "Chairman Ma Wei, "X-Men 1" was released for 5 days, and the global box office performance exceeded 100 million US dollars. It's just a pity that the EU side ... They seem to be determined not to let our movie be released. ”

"Well, I know this, so I simply licensed "X-Men 1" to video sites in a pay-to-play mode. In this way, even if European countries keep giving us extensions, we can fully circumvent their regulatory systems. Ma Wei said lightly on the phone.

As soon as the words fell, I saw the global president of Marvel Studios on the other end of the phone, obviously stunned. Playing movies on the Internet for a fee is really something that no film company has ever involved! And the most important thing is that in this way, even if the EU countries have been blocking their Marvel, it is the major theater chains in the EU that lose money in the end.

After all, over there, Marvel Studios did not set up its own theater chain. It's all about the cooperative sharing model.

Now it is replaced by Internet paid broadcasting, and with the strong traffic of the V guest video website, Ma V Group does not have to share money with European cinemas. You don't have to look at their faces.

The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is that technically, IP access from other countries will be blocked first, and only for fans from EU countries who have postponed their releases. In this way, it can not only ensure that the theaters that are released at the same time will not be affected by online broadcasting. and bypass the EU and make money right under their noses......

"Chairman Ma Wei! Your proposal is really good! Let's go and discuss the relevant details with Vke Video, and strive to get out the Internet paid broadcast mode within a week!" said the global president of Marvel Studios, who swore and was full of motivation, assured on the phone.