Chapter 1159: A Worrying Gamble
ABC News Network is certainly a big piece of fat for Claudi, and it's super fat.
But he didn't lose his mind because of it.
Instead, he began to think about the worst of things.
If a person is too pessimistic, he will definitely not work.
But if you don't "expect defeat before fighting", then your achievements as a person may be very limited.
Only by thinking about the worst of things, and then making various arrangements and precautions based on them, can you have a chance of success.
Colaudi is one such person.
So after a while, he said with some worry, "Junshao, the acquisition of ABC is definitely not a matter of one or two days...... But I heard that your animated movie, called "The Lion King," is ready to be released in the summer?"
Animated movies refer to "The Lion King".
"The Lion King" completed the painting production in February this year and began the post-production of the camera.
In fact, so far, all the post-production and setting effects have been completed, but the more complex IMAX version conversion is underway.
"Terminator" is an IMAX conversion to an ordinary 2D version, which is easier to do, and the 2D version is converted to an IMAX version, because it is also the first time to do it, there are still some difficulties, and at present, half of the elites of IMAX companies are busy with this, it is estimated that it will be completed by the end of May, and it will be released together with the 2D version in June, which is not a problem.
To be honest, such a painstaking and laborious production of an IMAX version, whether it is "Terminator" or "The Lion King", is very invaluable between cost and profit, far less convenient and simple than making a 2D movie, and the profit is high.
However, now is not the time to care about these things at all, because Yin Jun wants to promote IMAX, but how to promote it? Of course, you let people see the power of the IMAX version, see its huge box office potential and money-making effect - four or five times the ticket price, high attendance, these are real money!
Of course, with a single "Terminator", there will definitely be no way to make Hollywood's major theater giants and major film companies completely moved.
Therefore, it is very logical that some of the next movies will only do IMAX versions.
The promotion of a new technology can only attract everyone's attention and make everyone want to learn and use it through continuous demonstration and success.
Therefore, even if there are only 100 IMAX theaters, the scale is too small for the IMAX version of "The Lion King" to make no money, Yin Jun will definitely do it, and he will do it at any cost.
But what Claudi was thinking about was not the production version of "The Lion King", but a sentence from Yin Jun at the press conference before, angry at American reporters.
"If the animated film doesn't make $800 million at the global box office, then I'm going to quit Hollywood. ”
is not only talking about Yin Jun, but also Yin Jun's Disney and United Arts Film Company.
Of course, Americans and Chinese people have a natural rejection of foreigners buying their own companies, otherwise in ten years, Japan itself would not be so taught to be a man.
After Yin Jun gets out of Hollywood, Disney and United Arts Film Company can return to the hands of the Americans, which is a good thing for the whole of Hollywood and even the United States.
So they remembered Yin Jun's words very clearly, and they never forgot them for a moment.
Especially now that some of the publicity of "The Lion King" has gradually begun, they have frequently revisited the old things, especially Paramount, Warner, Universal and other Hollywood Big Six.
They are different from ordinary ordinary people who "put the United States first", and after seeing Yin Jun's strength, this group of people is a little afraid of Yin Jun.
Think about it, how much does a gold medal screenwriter help a film company?
He is not only the kind of gold medal screenwriter that the United States and Asian markets eat, but also a very prolific gold medal screenwriter!
"Police School", "Speed of Life and Death", "Beverly Hills Detective", "Chainsaw", "Terminator", ......
Yin Jun has only been in Hollywood for more than a year, and he has actually made so many movies, not only are they all big hits, but almost all of them have the potential to make sequels, so it is not just a matter of a good movie, but a performance of a bunch of movies being born intensively!
Yin Jun himself is also very prolific, he only made a "Speed of Life and Death" last year, and this year he has already produced a literary film adapted from Stephen King, and the production of one movie a year, how fast is this? Just like Spielberg!
In addition, he didn't just buy the adaptation rights of Stephen King, for more than a year, United Arts Pictures and Disney have frequently attacked and won many film adaptations of TV series, the most famous of which is that they actually got the film adaptation rights of Tolkien's "Elf Diamond", which is a popular book with a more magnificent and huge structure than "The Lord of the Rings"!
Buying so many adaptation rights, can you say that they are buying indiscriminately?
Don't forget, he is a top screenwriter himself, and of course he knows which books or TV series have the most potential for adaptation.
What's more, Yin Jun is also a world-renowned writer.
"Forrest Gump", "A Song of Ice and Fire", "Warcraft", "Jurassic Park", "The Da Vinci Code" ...... Wait, which one doesn't have the potential to be adapted into a blockbuster movie?
In particular, "Jurassic Park" is still selling wildly, and even many schools have specially explained dinosaur-related courses, which is the charm of a great book!
Once the technology is right, "Jurassic Park" is adapted into a movie, and it is conceivable how many people will willingly go to the cinema to contribute movie tickets!
Tell me, when encountering such a powerful and tough opponent, how can the Hollywood Big Six take it lightly, and why don't they want to drive Yin Jun back to Asia?
Fortunately, after the full publicity of "The Lion King", the Hollywood Six will definitely remind people of the $800 million bet to force Yin Jun to fulfill his promise.
If Yin Jun breaks the contract, then a group of newspapers can completely stink Yin Jun, and even Disney and United Arts movies stink, making audiences across the United States despise these two companies and despise Yin Jun.
In this way, no matter how good Yin Jun's movies are, no matter how good his works are, he can't make any big waves - how can a person who has completely lost his credibility make the audience like his film works?
As for whether "The Lion King" can achieve a global box office result of 800 million US dollars......
Hehe, you're kidding, right?
As a purebred animated film, "The Lion King" can be compared to ".", "Jaws", and "Raiders of the Lost Ark"?
Not only does the Hollywood Big Six believe in this truth, but even Colaudi, who admires Yin Jun very much, also thinks so, let alone other ordinary movie fans.
When Colanti mentions animated movies in the summer file now, Yin Jun understands what he means.
"Don't worry, Claudi. The boy replied with confidence, "The Lion King will definitely create a box office miracle!
Seeing Yin Jun acting so proudly, Claudi suddenly knew that no matter how much he persuaded him, he would not be able to change his mind.
Even this teenager didn't think he was going to fail.
With a wry smile, Claudi could only think of the good.
After all, the world's No. 1 box office ".", the box office of 1.123 billion US dollars, one-third of the credit is due to this young screenwriter!
The other third is in Spielberg's shooting, and the last third is in the promotion and distribution of Universal, Disney and United Arts Films.
Now "The Lion King" is also a script made by Yin Jun, and its production is also made by Disney Animation, which is the most suitable for animated films in the world, and finally its release is also released by Disney and United Arts Films.
If you add a little advantage, then Asia is now completely Yin Jun's base camp.
I'm afraid other Hollywood movies won't sell well, but Yin Jun's works, even if no one can understand them, can at least have a box office of 50 million US dollars in Asia, which is already a very strong data.
If you calculate it this way, the box office of 800 million US dollars ...... I'm afraid it's not that difficult, right?
Of course, Colaudi is not worried about what will happen to Yin Jun, he is most worried about his ABC acquisition.
If Yin Jun quits Hollywood, then ABC's acquisition will definitely end there, so he can't eat a bite of the big cake worth $3 billion, how painful is this?
Seeing Claudi's aggrieved look of worry but not easy to speak, Yin Jun also smiled.
He didn't dare to say anything about other movies, if "The Lion King", the last peak of the famous 2D animated film in history, could not reach the global box office of 800 million US dollars, he could really wash and sleep, and he didn't have to make movies anymore.
Don't look at the 1994 version of "The Lion King", which was only more than $600 million, but later Disney added IMAX and 3D, its total box office was $987 million!
Yin Jun has 100 IMAX theaters in his hands.
If the box office of "The Lion King" does not reach 800 million US dollars, IMAX theaters will at least release it for more than half a year in a row to increase the box office - it is not uncommon for many best-selling movies in the United States to be released in township movie theaters for three or five months, and there are many for half a year.
Think about the IMAX ticket price, and the children's interest in "The Lion King", that's very big, it's not a problem to watch it once or twice.
Don't say that Yin Jun is cheating, you don't need to be too polite and too polite to deal with this group of people in Hollywood.
Aren't Americans the most fond of saying that as long as it's not illegal, then everything will work?
That's what I'm doing now, I'm not convinced, I'm not convinced, you're going to make a movie to beat me!?