“Maybe-its-much-too-early-in-the-game，Ooh，but-I-thought-Id-ask-you-just-the--are-you-doing-Ne-Years，Ne-Years-eve？……”

At night, the sky is full of bright stars, the New Year is coming, all over North America are in a joyful atmosphere, bursts of leisurely New Year's songs are resounding everywhere, "What are you doing on New Year's Eve?", "Happy New Year", "Auld-Lang-Syne", ...... "Whoo!" There are very lively celebrations and countdown activities in various cities, and fireworks are waiting for the beautiful moment to bloom. Concerts are held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, New York's Times Square is packed with laughter and laughter awaiting the traditional giant crystal ball landing ceremony, and NBC's "New Year's Eve and Carson Daly" and CNN's "New Year's Eve Live" are all live-streamed to the scene of Times Square, and countless viewers are watching with joy and joy as a family.

"......Ahhhhhh However, because some channels delay the broadcast of the countdown in order to match the local time zone, it is not a hindrance to people who enjoy family moments at home, and the movie theater is also a popular place for people who go out for New Year's parties, celebrations, etc., so what are you doing on New Year's Eve?

Time passes minute by minute, the New Year's bell of 2006 is getting closer and closer, when the film industry media and fans look back on the past year, big events, big events, big events!

The film market in 2005 was bleak for most of the time, and the unsatisfactory performance in the first half of the year worried the entire industry such as film producers and theater operators, and they were looking forward to a superhero-like rescue work day and night, and then it really appeared, and now the No. 1 box office "Firefly" in film history. In the two most important schedules of the year, summer vacation and Christmas, Wang Yang and Flame Movies twice rescued the market, forcibly activated the movie theater, and became the most popular person in the theater chain and IMAX company.

A total of 137 studios released films this year, down 17 from last year, and 557 films were up from 551 last year. Among these 137 film companies, some are happy and some are sad, some make money and some lose, some go bankrupt and some are merged, and some are further developed...... No. 137 is temporarily at the bottom of the list by Fabrication-Films, which is just a few minutes away from the New Year, and there will be no change, with its horror film "Dark Hours" released on October 13 It was shown in a theater for two weeks and received $423, which is 65.58 people who saw the film on the big screen based on the average ticket price of $6.45 in '05, while Empire-Pictures, which was ranked 50th, received 1 million at the box office for five films, the highest-grossing of which was "Balzac and the Little Chinese Tailor", which received 650,000 at the time of '02.

The abbreviation is also "FF", which is really the same name and different fate, Flames-Films (Flames-Films) released 9 films/7 new films this year, ranking 13th among mainstream companies with a box office of more than 100 million yuan in terms of circulation.

This year, Sony/Columbia won the championship with 27/24 film releases, both of which ranked first, followed by Warner Bros. 25/19, Universal 24/19, Broadwell (Disney) 23/17, 20th Century Fox 21/18, Lionsgate 20/18, Miramax 17/14, Paramount 17/12, New Line 13/10, Fox Searchlight 11/6, DreamWorks 10/9, MGM/United States 10/9, Flame 9/7, Focus 7/6, Warner Independent 7/6, Imperial Gate 7/6.

Compared to 2004, the size of several established giants has not changed much, and the only significant decline is undoubtedly MGM, whose issuance has almost halved (19/15 last year), and Lion's Roar's debt problems are getting worse. Timon and Warner Independent are new to the list because the former released a successful film "Sin City" this year, while the latter has "The Emperor Penguin Diaries" and "Good Night, Good Luck".

These 16 companies accounted for more than 97% of the market share in 2005, sharing more than 9.5 billion US dollars at the North American box office, while only three companies exceeded 1 billion at the box office, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and Flame Films.

Last year, Flame Films ranked fourth in North America at the overall box office and No. 1 for independent film companies, and this year it has created an even bigger miracle, an unprecedented miracle! a miracle that shocked the world...... Big event! With the New Year just a few minutes away, will it change? No, not to mention that it has a huge advantage.

NEWMARKET, WHO HAS BEEN HARASSED BY THE COURTSHIP OF FIRE MOVIES, IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, AND THIS YEAR IT HAS NOT HAD THE SAME GOOD FORTUNE AS "THE CRUCIFIX", RANKING 26TH AT THE ANNUAL BOX OFFICE WITH 6/5 OF THE FILM'S CIRCULATION, AND THE BEST NEW FILM IS "THE DESTRUCTION OF THE EMPIRE", THE ORIGIN OF YOUTUBER "HITLER", WHICH WAS SCREENED ON A SMALL SCALE FROM FEBRUARY UNTIL THE END OF JUNE, AND COLLECTED A TOTAL OF 5.5 MILLION NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE.

Since the comedy "Do My Way" was released in 28 North American theaters on August 5 and it dropped at the box office for $52,597 two weeks later, Newmarket's logo has not landed on the big screen in North America, and it has no plans to show it next year.

This year's mediocre results have told the two founders of Newmarket, William Tell, Chris Ball, a truth, the world is difficult! They are more aware that under the impact of new technologies such as the Internet, the traditional film industry is facing a more and more difficult situation year by year, and it is definitely not easy to cheer every year, and they obviously have the vision to invest in the production of films such as "Fragments of Memory" and "Death Hallucination", but they sell them to flame films...... Maybe it can be called close cooperation, mergers and acquisitions?

Looking at the completely different faces of the two companies, the two finally wisely chose to nod, but they were not interested in an all-cash acquisition, and hoped to enter the flame film by means of a cash acquisition + a share exchange merger.

Because both sides are private companies and there is not so much wordiness, the negotiating table between the two companies is almost complete.

Flame Group will acquire the entire Newmarket Capital Group, after which Newmarket will cease to exist, and Flame will take ownership of more than 200 of its films, as well as the entire future production library, video rights, DVD distribution, theatrical distribution and other businesses will also be transferred to Flame, as well as the film rights dividends it co-invests in and produced with other film companies ("The Mexican", "My Grand Greek Wedding", etc....... All.

In addition to the expansion and integration of various business channels, the huge film and television library of Flame has swallowed a lot of good things, some of the more than 200 film copyrights are mainly invested in production and all distribution rights, and some are only North American distribution rights, including "Whale Rider", "The Devil", "The Passion of the Christ", ...... In addition, after the completion of the merger between the two parties, Newmarket will have significant layoffs, but the addition of senior and elite talents, especially William Tell and Chris Ball, will strengthen the production and distribution strength of the Flame Group, and at the same time have more support in terms of network resources.

The two will become minority shareholders of Flame Films, a subsidiary of the Flame Group, although they have no say in the board of directors, and basically get some valuable shares. However, William Tell and Chris Ball, who can enter the flames and hug the thighs of Magic Young, are very happy to see the box office results of FF, the annual dividends are enough to be coveted! The two found it hard not to say yes.

This is the most important acquisition of Flame Films for independent studios since the acquisition of Yijiang Films, but this contract has not yet been signed, and due to the low-key secrecy of both parties, there has been little reaction in the media market.

There have been enough changes in the film industry this year, with a reshuffle of Paramount's top management, the Miramax earthquake and the founding of Weinstein Pictures, the birth of IMAX technology, and the acquisition of DreamWorks by Paramount...... "4,3,2,1 — Happy-Ne-Year!!"

On the TV screens of thousands of households, New York's Times Square was as bright as day, the crowd was boiling, the giant crystal ball fell to the bottom of the tall building, countless confetti fluttered in the air, the crowd cheered, kissed and kissed, and the band sang and danced on the stage, shouting and cheering for the carnival! The jubilant crowd stretched from Broadway to Central Park, and it was impossible to count how many people were celebrating the arrival of the New Year!

"Ahh

In Brooklyn, many communities have their yards and houses decorated with colorful lights, although it is midnight, there is no shortage of adults and children participating in the community celebrations, Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams laughed and talked on the road, he suddenly said: "How about we choose a date to get married?" Michelle stopped unexpectedly, a look of surprise: "Do you want to get married?" Heath Ledger nodded hesitantly no longer hesitating: "Yes! I want to see you in your wedding dress." ”

At the same time, Michael Pitt and Jami Pochet walked in the crowd of people on Broadway, surrounded by this festive atmosphere, Michael couldn't suppress the love churning in his heart, thinking that Jan had a daughter, he couldn't help but say: "Jami, marry me!" Jami covered his mouth in surprise, and his expression fell again: "You can propose like this? Where is the ring?" Michael Pitt was suddenly nervous and had an irregular heartbeat, oh my God, why did you just propose without asking Young's opinion! What now!!

"Wait a minute!" Remembering that Los Angeles was not yet the New Year, Michael hurriedly took out his mobile phone to call the emergency help, and shouted under Yami's gaze: "Yang, I have a problem now...... "After he put down his mobile phone, he took his girlfriend's hand and walked forward, silently reciting the marriage proposal taught by Wang Yang:" I used to be poor, so poor that I used to sleep in the park and grab bread, and now I have the money to buy a diamond ring, but in my heart, you have touched me like we came together, would you like to take this ring first, and then accompany me until the diamond ring?"The diamond ring still has to be replaced......"3,2,1——Happy-Ne-Year!!"2006 is here! Bang Bang - At the end of the deafening countdown, the dark sky of Las Vegas was lit up by fireworks explosions, colorful fireworks were dazzling in the night sky, bang bang - in the lively crowd, Joshua and Alexis held hands and looked up at the beauty in the sky, he turned his head to look at her, so cute and charming, "nothing is predestined", take the initiative! He was suddenly swallowed up by an urge to propose: "Ali!" Ali turned her head to look at him and smiled, "What?" Joshua laughed, "...... Haha, you're beautiful!" The words changed as he snapped into the memory that Las Vegas was his sad place...... It's better to ask Young's opinion first, that guy is an expert in love.

"Let's get married!" similar voices rang out across North America, after all, the New Year itself is a popular time to propose, and the huge increase from last year is all due to the influence of "500 Days with Shamo". In the theater screening room of "500 Days", the audience ushered in a non-Hollywood ending on the occasion of the New Year, and for a while many people were sad and depressed, and decided to go home and smash it on Rotten Tomatoes; ”

Since then, whoever mentions the film history and social phenomena in 2005 cannot fail to mention the world-shaking "Firefly", the biggest bomb after "Titanic", the biggest sci-fi bomb after "Titanic", as it wins one award after another in the awards season, there are bound to be more and more words introducing it in the film annals. January 1, 2006 has arrived, everything is a foregone conclusion, 05 annual film company market share rankings, movie box office rankings...... Everything has settled, and the world has been painted with magical symbols, big events!!

"Huhuhu, huhuhu-" In the spacious living room decorated with a very festive atmosphere, seeing the TV screen, the giant crystal ball in Times Square fell jubilantly, Wang Yang and Jessica on the sofa cheered, and then kissed each other's lips and said with a smile: "Happy New Year!" Keke, who had just finished breastfeeding, was hugged by her mother, and she was also smiling at this time, as if celebrating the New Year. Wang Yang played with her little face and smiled at Jessica, "I have to say thank you." Jessica curled the corners of her mouth, "Why?"

Wang Yang gently hugged her waist, hugged his wife and daughter into his arms, and said with a smile: "If someone asks me what is the biggest harvest in the past year? Of course, it is this little angel! It was you who brought her to us, thank you, thank you for everything." Jessica leaned lightly on his shoulder, looking at her daughter's cute smiling face, she was so happy that she couldn't speak, and suddenly remembered Michael Pitt's call for help before, and laughed softly: "You really know how to say sweet things." Wang Yang kissed her hair, let out a snort, and smiled: "Then do you like it?" Jessica smiled toothily and blinked: "It's not so annoying." ”

The two whispered softly for a while, and took some New Year's photos, such as a family photo of each person kissing Keke's cheek, and the digital camera left a beautiful scene.

They didn't go out to play on New Year's Eve, all because they had to take care of Keke, her current feeding interval is 3 hours, and after eating enough, she had to coax her to sleep after a while, they didn't have the idea of hiring a nanny for the time being, and they didn't want to disturb their parents' lives too much, and they didn't want to hand it over to an assistant to take care of, and their parents' responsibilities had to be done by themselves.

“onder-hose-arms-ill-hold-you-good-and-tight。 ”

In the fresh baby's room, Keke slept in the crib, Wang Yang and Jessica sat on the chair next to him, he gently stroked the guitar and sang "What are you doing on New Year's Eve?". Hearing him sing, Jessica then sang softly, "hen-its-exactly-telve-oclock-that-night." The two looked at each other affectionately and sang, and Wang Yang continued to laugh and sing: "eing-in-the-Ne-Year." Jessica laughed and sang, "Ne-Years-eve." ”

“Maybe-Im-crazy-to-suppose，Id-ever-be-the-one-you-chose……”、“Out-of-a-thousand-invitations，You-received……”

Under the gentle singing and crisp guitar sound, Keke gradually closed her eyes and fell asleep sweetly.

(To be continued)