It's not just about money, it's about computer effects. If Zhang Fan didn't have a powerful computer special effects company like Industrial Light & Magic in his hands, he would always feel unstable in his heart.

The core of the modern film industry has gradually shifted from the coordination of actors' performances and directors to brilliant computer special effects and strong plot ideas from screenwriters. In terms of the creation of movies, Zhang Fan, who holds the system, has no shortage of good works and even masterpieces. What he lacks now is advanced technology and a wide range of distribution channels.

After winning Pixar, Zhang Fan is already the world's leading level in animated films. And if you want to go this far in traditional film, ILM is an essential component.

Lucasfilm, owned by George Lucas, is a cake that will make any insider salivate. Not only does he own Industrial Light & Magic, a powerful computer special effects company, but he also owns the rights to the Star Wars series!

There is no doubt about the influence of Star Wars, as long as it is a sequel, it will inevitably be a big hit. Several major companies have long wanted to take Lucasfilm, but because George Lucas has always disagreed, it has not been realized. If Lucasfilm can be won, it will definitely be a tiger with wings.

It's just that although Zhang Fan has this idea, he has no way to do it. At least not for the time being. Not to mention that the acquisition of Lucasfilm will cost at least billions of dollars, and the fact that Lucas cannot sell his film company to several giants at this time makes Zhang Fan very helpless.

Hollywood is a huge business district with its own rules of the game.

A big fat meat like Lucasfilm, if it is sold, it must only be taken over by a few giants. If other companies want to take advantage of the opportunity, they will inevitably be resisted by the entire industry. Not even if Lucas himself agreed. Unless he doesn't want to continue mixing in this industry.

This is the rule of the entire industry, and no one can break it. Even if Lucas is old and doesn't want to continue messing around here. But after all, he doesn't live alone, he still has relatives, family and friends, and it is impossible for him to think only about himself.

If Zhang Fan wants to get Lucasfilm, the only chance is to take Disney, and then buy Lucasfilm in the name of Disney. And this action should be fast, after all, George Lucas has said more than once that he wants to retire when he is old.

And if you want to win Disney, you need a lot of money.

Zhang Fan produced three movies in one go this time, and the production cost of nearly $500 million made everyone smack. If such a huge amount of money is used to enjoy life, then the rest of the life can be very comfortable. Zhang Fan, on the other hand, invested it in several movies.

Such a large sum of money was exchanged for a few movie master tapes, which seemed a little incredible to outsiders. But Zhang Fan knew that this was just a relatively large investment.

This money was invested in the production of three films, but these three movies were able to bring back an unprecedented huge return for themselves!

Needless to say, the higher the box office, the more money will be made. And the various peripheral income of the movie is also a huge amount of money. Even higher than the box office.

All kinds of DVDs, TV station broadcast rights, peripheral product sales, etc. are very profitable. The better the box office performance of the movie, the higher the revenue of these peripheral products. These incomes are long-term and stable.

The reason why Zhang Fan was able to borrow so much money from Citi with his own film company as collateral is largely because Zhang Fan's film company holds the copyrights of several films with outstanding achievements and can obtain peripheral income for a long time.

Soon, another superhero movie from Zhang Fan's company was officially released. The release of big-budget movies between the Christmas schedule and the summer schedule made many people unable to understand Zhang Fan's thoughts. For example, this kind of big production should be placed in the summer or Christmas file, why should it be released at this time?

For these questions, Zhang Fan just smiled. He couldn't tell everybody that the movies I made were great and that every single one of them was going to be a big hit. There's really no way to stagger the schedule.

If he said so, he would probably be ridiculed by countless people.

Although this is the case, Zhang Fan has no way to convince others before the final result comes out. You can only do it according to your own ideas.

The Thor released this time did not gradually release temporary theaters. Because of Zhang Fan's outstanding performance, the three major theater chains have successfully put him in an equal position of cooperation. Before the movie was released, the three major theater chains had already negotiated with Zhang Fan about the theater line. The three major theater chains have provided Zhang Fan with a total of more than 4,000 yuan to wait for the screen.

The reason for such support is that in addition to the appeal of the movie itself, it is indeed worth looking forward to. Another very important point is that it is the off-season of the movie, and there is no big production when there is this Thor, in order to make money, the three major theaters must provide screens for it as much as possible. You can't let so many movie theaters sit idle, right?

Even if the revenue from selling popcorn and drinks has exceeded the box office revenue, it is important to have a good movie that can attract the audience to sell popcorn. I can't eat it with my own employees.

Under the premise that both sides take what they need, Thor was released strongly with 4,000 screens.

There is no extraordinary storyline in this movie Thor, and the main thing is to rely on cool picture effects to win. This kind of popcorn movie is to make everyone watch it refreshmently, and get audio-visual satisfaction in the cinema. After that, I almost forgot about the plot when I went out.

Although there is no attractive storyline, the appeal of superhero movies and the cool audio-visual effects still attract a large number of audiences to the cinema to watch.

The North American box office in its opening weekend exceeded $60 million, much to everyone's relief.

The box office results of the opening weekend have almost decided the fate of a movie. In the off-season of this movie, Thor can win this box office, as long as there are no surprises, it will be a big success. At least it can protect the capital.

Zhang Fan breathed a sigh of relief because his investment had seen a return, which was the most important thing. You know, he still owes Citibank a large amount of loans. If he doesn't have the money to pay off his debts, his company will be taken away. And it will bring a disrepute to the ground.

The three major theater chains also breathed a sigh of relief, after all, they provided Zhang Fan with so many screens this time, which was definitely offended Disney. Even several other giant companies were offended.

After all, Zhang Fan's current upward momentum is so fierce that several major companies are reluctant to see a strong competitor who can challenge their position appear.

Under this pressure, the three major theater chains gave Zhang Fan a lot of screens for their own interests, and now they have received a bumper box office return, which can be regarded as letting go of the pressure in their hearts.

Although several giant companies have a great influence on the cinema chain, they are not affiliated after all. Cinemas also need movies to make money. There are no good movies, or they show junk movies that they haven't watched, and many movie theaters also lose money one day when they open.

After Thor's first week of box office hits, the next thing is to continue as usual. Sony Columbia's overseas distribution was again in charge, and they soon promoted the film, which had achieved a strong box office in North America, to the world.

The reason why I wanted to cooperate with Sony Colombia was that Zhang Fan himself did not have a film distribution channel all over the world. It is very important that Zhang Fan has to find a temporary ally to help when facing the hostility of almost all major Hollywood studios.

Challenging the giants alone seems to be exciting, but there is little hope of success. The influence of these big companies in Hollywood is definitely more than what it seems. Once they really let them work together to attack themselves, Zhang Fan had almost no way to resist.

Previously, Spielberg and two of his friends formed DreamWorks. Spielberg himself is very talented, and the movies he has made are more popular than the last. And one of his two friends is an elite manager, who keeps the whole company in order. And the other is a super-rich man with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars. There is money to invest.

Another point is that all three partners are Jewish. The relationship between them is very cohesive, and they are able to concentrate their abilities to the greatest extent possible without holding each other back.

This fantastic combination almost propelled DreamWorks to the top of Hollywood in one fell swoop. But in the end, their strength aroused the common hostility of several major companies. Under the joint suppression of several large film companies, there is no shortage of talent and money, and DreamWorks, which is also very united internally, can only end up with hatred.

With the lessons of DreamWorks, Zhang Fan naturally will not repeat the mistakes of the past. Besides, his current net worth can't be compared with DreamWorks at that time.

Therefore, Zhang Fan chose to divide several giants. And the best way is to buy with profits. After all, several companies can cooperate, but the most common situation is still against each other. After all, the purpose of opening a company is to make money, and when you have money, you are naturally good friends. Naturally, they will spontaneously maintain the channels of cooperation to earn profits.

And the reason why Sony Colombia was chosen is because this company belongs to the Japanese, and they are outsiders like Zhang Fan. Instinctively rejected by Hollywood. And the Japanese personality has always been to be cheap and not to take advantage of the bastard, and they will not worry as much as other companies. It can be easily hooked up to your own boat.

Of course, the Japanese are not stupid. Zhang Fan's thoughts are also clear to them. It's just that at this time, while cooperating with Zhang Fan to earn his money, they are also happy to see Zhang Fan take the initiative to challenge the entire Hollywood.

After all, the Japanese, like Zhang Fan, are invisibly excluded by the entire Hollywood. Now that Zhang Fan is charging in front of the attracting firepower, they are naturally happy to see it and make a fortune in the back.

If Zhang Fan can really break the current pattern of Hollywood, so that there is a situation where the heroes are at the same time, it will be a good thing for them.

It's just that what the Japanese didn't expect was that Zhang Fan's ultimate goal was to win Disney and become a member of Hollywood's top giants!