Chapter 1003 - To Create a Big Gimmick
A good show, everyone can watch it.
Those who specialize in variety shows naturally have the keenest sense of smell.
"American Idol" has only been broadcast for three episodes, and TV stations and production companies in more than 20 countries have come to negotiate with Kirin Group to buy the copyright.
In fact, as early as the audition stage of "American Idol", some TV stations and companies came to negotiate, but at that time, the price they gave was low, and they came with the idea of hitting the luck, so Yin Jun asked the people on the company side not to pay attention.
Of course, the earliest time was in "Xiangjiang Idol", at that time, Baodao actively proposed to participate, and Japan and South Korea were also interested, but at that time, Yin Jun rejected them in order to ensure the success of "American Idol".
It's not a good time either, or rather, not the best time.
Everyone was amazed by "American Idol", but in Yin Jun's opinion, "American Idol" is far from its peak.
When they enter the top 16 and top 8, the rest of the elites among the elites, the masters among the masters, and everyone's stay can cause thousands of viewers to cry and reluctance, and the ratings at that time will definitely increase again.
"American Idol" will become a real cultural phenomenon because of this.
In the future, when people mention "American Idol", it will not be because it is an outstanding variety show, but because it is "American Idol".
The status and significance of the two are completely different.
Therefore, even if he wants to maximize his interests, Yin Jun will have to wait until the beginning of December, when the real tragic life-and-death battle begins, before he starts to negotiate with those TV stations and production companies.
"Millionaire" that year could bring Yin Jun $120 million in copyright income every year.
This time, "American Idol", in terms of entertainment and participation, is far higher than "Millionaire", and it is not impossible to expect an overall copyright income of 300 million US dollars per year.
In addition to the copyright issue, the successes of "American Idol" and "Beverly Hills Detective" have caused many media in the United States to exclaim, "The Kirin Group has completely gained a firm foothold in the United States and challenged the traditional six Hollywood giants."
For such a killing news, Yin Jun didn't feel it at all.
If the media boast had any reference meaning, the word "effort" would have long since disappeared from this world.
The teenager has a very clear understanding of the current situation of Disney and United Arts Films.
Compared with the achievements of United Arts Film Company and Disney in the years when it was just created, the current Kirin Group is not comparable at all.
Either of these two companies has a great history, but they have all fallen under the tide of the times, which is a very serious reminder to Yin Jun that everything is careless.
Before developing a few large series of IPs like "007", before leading the way with IMAX and 3D special effects, and without integrating various entertainment media resources, these two companies will be important forces in Hollywood at best, rather than leading the way.
Even Yin Jun never thought that he could really become one of the two or three most powerful companies in Hollywood before 1990.
The most important thing to do now is to continue to develop new movies, continue to do a good job in movies, continue to do a good job in the field of animation and theme parks, and continue to use success to consolidate the foundation of Kirin Group's North American branch.
The status of "American Idol" in the Kirin Group is naturally far higher than that of "Beverly Hills Detective".
This can be done for 20 seasons in one go...... is also a 20-year longevity variety show, and Yin Jun is also trying to prolong its life and increase its charm.
The champion of "British's Got Talent" in his previous life has a very special honor.
That is, he or she will go to Buckingham Palace to perform for the Queen of England.
In terms of the performance itself, there is no special taste, but because it is a special performance for the Queen of England, it will suddenly make people feel that they have improved a lot and are full of honor.
Yin Jun didn't know what benefits the production company had given to the palace, but this method could be used in the United States.
The White House in the United States has a reception every New Year.
At this cocktail party, celebrities who have made various achievements in the past year will receive invitations from the president to participate in this New Year's cocktail party.
This can be regarded as the American version of the "high-level Spring Festival Gala".
If the champion of "American Idol" can sing a song at this party, then Yin Jun dares to advertise "The champion will sing for the president and his wife at the New Year's party"!!
In order to achieve this goal, the Kirin Group has specially hired a consulting firm that is very close to Reagan to actively communicate with the White House.
Yin Jun doesn't ask what price he wants to pay, as long as it's not outrageous, Yin Jun will directly agree.
Such gimmicks and glory are not a little bit of a big promotion for "American Idol".
With such a gimmick of "singing for the president and his wife", "American Idol" may be able to become the longest-lived variety show in the history of the United States - although it was already among the top five in its previous life, and it was already the first in terms of influence, but in Yin Jun's eyes, his "American Idol" occupies all the right time and place, and will definitely go further.
Of course, this important gimmick is not such a simple matter, and we cannot ignore the efforts that need to be made to maintain the US president every four or eight years, and it is still two different factions.
But if it is too easy to complete, can "singing for the president and his wife" still have such honor?
"American Idol" has been running for a long time, but Yin Jun still has something to deal with in the near future.
That's the reward for the crew of "Beverly Hills."
"Beverly Hills Detective" grossed a staggering $22.3 million in its opening weekend, directly outpacing its $12 million production cost and $8 million in publicity costs.
With such a result, it can be said that it is not doubtful that it will recover its costs and make a lot of money in North America.
The second week's episode of "Detective Beverly Hills" also continued its ferocious momentum, as everyone expected.
Although it is the second week, because it is now the off-season, it is rare to see a movie that can make a lot of money, so many screens in several major theaters have been temporarily deployed, and Disney and United Arts Pictures have also added copies in time, so "Beverly Hills Detective" did not retreat but advanced, and swept 28 million US dollars in one go!!
The box office was $50.3 million in two weeks, because the distributors were Kirin Group's own Disney and United Arts Films, so in fact, "Beverly Hills Detective" has already paid off.
At the same time, because of the unusually strong box office performance in North America, "Beverly Hills Detective" became the weekly box office champion in North America for two consecutive weeks, and the distribution cooperation between Europe and South America also began to be carried out in an orderly manner.
According to the calculations of Disney and United Arts Films, the North American box office of "Beverly Hills Detective" this time should be likely to hit a height of 200 million US dollars, and once this number can be reached, then it will immediately surpass "Life and Death" and become the second box office record holder of the year after "."
Two companies, especially United Arts Film Company, regretted stomping their feet.
They thought that if "Beverly Hills Detective" was postponed to release next year, wouldn't it become the champion of 1982 if it avoided the super change of ".".
It stands to reason that they actually think well, and in fact "Beverly Hills Detective" was the box office champion in 1984.
But this life is different.
"Beverly Hills" will crash into a trucker and bodybuilding champion movie next year, and it won't necessarily win against "The Terminator," which came out years early.
The first part of "The Terminator" in the previous life did not even enter the top ten of the annual box office, and the global box office was less than 80 million US dollars.
But this is not a problem with the quality of "Terminator", but because the distribution of Warners did not pay attention to the film at all, and the number of theaters arranged for it was not large.
But in the following years, the video tape rental of "Terminator" has always been among the best, making a lot of money for Warner and the production company, so "Terminator 2" was born.
Yin Jun gave the truck driver the greatest support, the script is much more complete and detailed than what he did, and he is not stingy with money in the production of the shots, and he will also give the greatest support in the final distribution, with the classic quality of "Terminator", if it does not reach the North American box office of 200 million US dollars, Yin Jun will feel that it is his own failure.
And the reputation of "Terminator" and the charm of the robot era created by "Terminator" are far from being comparable to "Beverly Hills Detective".
That's why Yin Juncai scheduled "Beverly Hills Detective" in October this year, and "Terminator" is responsible for opening next year's IMAX battlefield!
"The Ultimate" aside, "Beverly Hills Detective" has such a good result, Yin Jun naturally has to say something.
It's just that as the boss, it is naturally impossible for everyone to reward him.
The first of his personal awards was producer Bruckheimer, and the second was Eddie Murphy.
After some consideration, Yin Jun wrote a check for $2 million to Bruckheimer, and Eddie Murphy's also had a $1 million bonus reward.
Although Eddie Murphy is a contracted actor of Kirin Culture and has a 10-year contract, he is firmly tied to him, but it is Yin Jun's principle of doing things for meritorious service, whether it is for employees in Xiangjiang, or employees in the United States, or even employees in the mainland.
As long as you can create more value, then you can get a good reward, such a style of acting, you don't have to say, it is naturally popular with everyone!