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December 25, 1981, Christmas Day.

"Home Alone" will be released simultaneously in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Peru, Turkey, Poland, Australia, Belgium, France, Brazil, Spain, Finland, Italy, Greece, Argentina, Israel and other places.

Hong kong.

Under the joint screening of Golden Princess Cinemas and Shaw Brothers Cinemas, the box office of "Home Alone" reached 14.2 million Hong Kong dollars in the first week.

Table bend.

Home Alone grossed NT$21 million at the box office in its first week.

Japan.

Home Alone grossed 2.7 billion yen in its first week.

Korea.

The number of viewers of "Home Alone" in the first week was 280,000.

Singapore and other Nanyang countries.

Home Alone grossed $7 million in its first week.

North America.

Home Alone grossed $87.5 million in its first week.

Central & South America and Europe.

Home Alone grossed $52 million in its first week.

It is not difficult to see from the box office of "Home Alone" in the first week that "Home Alone" is really popular - although "Home Alone" may not be able to catch up with the popularity of "ET", it will definitely be a rare good movie.

In addition, the reviews of Home Alone are quite positive, and the media in various countries almost unanimously say that Home Alone is a Christmas movie for all ages.

Therefore, the popularity of Home Alone will continue......

In the past, Li Lizhen only heard that Xu Cun was very powerful, but she never had an intuitive understanding.

It wasn't until the release of "Home Alone" that she saw with her own eyes the huge reaction caused by "Home Alone" around the world and the dazzling numbers that represented money, that Li Lizhen knew how powerful Xu Cun was.

Before you know it!

Li Lizhen had infinite admiration for Xu Cun from the bottom of her heart!

But-

Li Lizhen felt a little dark again-Li Lizhen found that Xu Cun didn't seem to be interested in her.

Recently, in addition to being busy with the release of "Home Alone" and the post-production of "The Love of Ghosts", Xu Cun has almost put all his thoughts on Deng Lijun's mother and daughter and Bai Anni, and he doesn't even look at her Li Lizhen.

Moreover, Li Lizhen also discovered one thing - when Bai Anni came to menstruate, Xu Cun lived in Yuan Jieying's room.

Also, I don't know when Yuan Jieying began to grow her hair to dress herself.

From this, Li Lizhen deduced that Yuan Jieying also climbed into Xu Cun's bed, and in order to capture Xu Cun's heart, it can also be said that in order to win against Xu Cun's other women, Yuan Jieying began to dress up herself.

After having this inference, Li Lizhen suddenly felt that she was surrounded by a group of scheming who would do anything to become famous.

After seeing the faces of the people around her clearly, Li Lizhen felt a sense of moral superiority while reflecting on her own mistakes......

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"Sir, you should really let Mr. Katzenberg read this script now, it's really good!"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Hurd, if you want Mr. Katzenberg to read your script, you have to follow the procedure, you know that every day there are producers like you who come to DreamWorks to get investment, and Mr. Katzenberg only has time on Tuesday to review the script you have brought together."

"Oh, shit! You can't put Terminator with those worthless scripts! ”

“……”

Xu Cun, who had just returned to DreamWorks from outside, couldn't help but pause when he heard the word 'Terminator'!

Then, Xu Cun looked at the two people who were arguing.

Two people who quarreled.

One is a person from the production department, what is the name, Xu Cun doesn't know.

The other was a white woman, probably in her thirties.

Xu Cun said to Li Lizhen behind him: "Ah Zhen, you go and invite that lady to my office." ”

After speaking, Xu Cun went back to his office first.

After a short time, Li Lizhen led the white woman to Xu Cun's office.

The white woman was a self-acquaintance, and as soon as she walked through the door, she introduced herself: "Hello Mr. Xu, I'm Gail Anne Hurd, a producer at New World Pictures. ”

Nowadays, the whole of Hollywood knows that there is an Oriental named Xu Cun who is an upstart in Hollywood, and he is also a super rich upstart. So, knowing that Xu Cun was going to see him, Gail Anne Hurd felt that his good luck was coming!

"Ms. Hurd, can I read the script you brought first?" Xu Cun said directly.

"Absolutely!" Gail Anne Hurd smiled. Then, she sent the script to Xu Cun's desk.

Xu Cun picked up the script and read it hastily, confirming that the script was indeed Cameron's "Terminator".

After reading the script, Xu Cun said: "Very good script." ”

After listening to Xu Cun's evaluation, Gail Anne Hurd was overjoyed - Gail Anne Hurd vaguely felt that she might be able to get a large amount of money from Xu Cun.

Gail Anne Hurd suppressed the joy in her heart and complimented: "Mr. Xu, you are really too discerning! ”

Xu Cun ignored Gail Anne Hurd's compliment, but bluntly said: "The director and screenwriter marked on the script is James Cameron, can I meet Mr. Cameron?" ”

"Oh, Mr. Xu, in fact, I am also the screenwriter of "The Terminator", and you talk to me the same." Gail Anne Hurd.

"Ms. Hurd, you can't answer my question, because it requires a lot of specialized knowledge." Xu Cun said honestly and unceremoniously.

"It's ......," said Gail Anne Hurd, hesitated.

Xu Cun didn't give Gail Anne Hurd time to hesitate, he directly pushed the script of "The Terminator" forward, and said: "The investment in this film may require four million or more, I can't give this large amount of money to someone who can't convince me, sorry, Ms. Hurd, please take it back." ”

"Oh, Mr. Xu, you can't be so hasty as to turn down an opportunity that might make you a lot of money! In fact, Mr. Cameron is right across the street from the café, and in just ten, oh no, five minutes, he can appear in front of you. Gail Anne Hurd said hurriedly.

Hearing this, Xu Cun made a 'please' gesture.

Seeing that Xu Cun was willing to give himself a chance, Gail Anne Hurd hurried to find Cameron.

Not long after it has passed.

Gale Anne Hurd and Cameron appeared in front of Xu Cun.

From the fine sweat on the foreheads of Gal Anne Hurd and Cameron, it is not difficult to see that they are in a hurry, and it is not difficult to infer that they are eager to get the investment in "The End" from Xu Cun.

When Gail Anne Hurd and Cameron had taken a breath, Xu Cun symbolically asked Cameron some technical questions.

Then, Xu Cun asked Cameron: "Mr. Cameron, how much do you need to make this movie?" ”

As soon as he heard that Xu Cun had the intention to invest in "The Terminator", Cameron hurriedly said: "Five million." ”

Xu Cun did not question what Cameron said that the amount of money was not enough to shoot "The Terminator", but said directly: "I can invest this money." ”

Gail Anne Hurd and Cameron were overjoyed when they heard that Xu Cun was willing to invest!

But-

Gail Anne Hurd and Cameron weren't happy for long, as Xu Cun quickly added, "However, I want the full rights to Terminator." ”

Hearing what Xu Cun said, Gail Anne Hurd immediately said excitedly: "Oh, no! Mr. Xu, you can't do this, the copyright of "Terminator" is mine! ”

Xu Cun glanced at Gail Anne Hurd and said, "Ms. Hurd, I can't figure out why you are shouting that the copyright of "The Terminator" is yours in front of me, the person who invested all the production fees, do you think that I am investing millions of dollars to help you make money and earn fame?" ”

After Xu Cun's words were finished, Gail Anne Hurd opened his mouth several times, but he could not say anything to refute it.

Cameron spoke: "Mr. Xu, I have a request - the content of the script cannot be modified at will, and I want the final editing rights of "Terminator". ”

Cameron's first directorial film, Piranha 2, was filmed in Italy, and Cameron did not get along well with the Italian-speaking crew, and after filming, the producers did not allow him to participate in the final editing of the film out of contempt for him. In a fit of rage, Cameron pried open the door to the studio with a credit card, managed to learn to use an Italian editing machine, and spent a few weeks editing the entire film himself.

After that, Cameron made up his mind: never let outsiders touch his movies again.

It was during his time in Italy that Cameron suffered from disease, hunger and poverty. The painful experience haunts him every night, and once he has a very clear nightmare: he is being hunted by a machine killer from the future. Based on the content of the nightmare, Cameron wrote the screenplay "The Terminator".

Xu Cun smiled at Cameron and said, "I am also a director, I know what the director hates the most, believe me, Mr. Cameron, I will not do anything that makes you hate." ”

After listening to Xu Cun's assurance, Cameron's favor for Xu Cun increased greatly, he nodded slightly at Xu Cun, and then said to Gail Anne Hurd: "Annie, since Mr. Xu bears all the production fees of "Terminator", I think the copyright of "Terminator" should belong to him. ”

"Oh, James, you can't do that to me! You've sold me the script for Terminator, and you said it was mine forever. Gail Anne Hurd said excitedly.

"But that's only a dollar, isn't it?" Cameron said with anger suppressed.

"But you can't deny that it's because of my efforts that you can get the investment in "Terminator"!" Gail Anne Hurd emphasized.

"Oh, okay...... So what do you say to do? Cameron said helplessly.

After convincing Cameron, Gail Anne Hurd turned to Xu Cun and said, "Mr. Xu, you won't let me hand over the copyright of "Terminator" for nothing, right?" ”

Xu Cun glanced at Gail Anne Hurd, and then at Cameron with a helpless expression, and said, "I don't ask who the copyright of "Terminator" belongs to, because it doesn't matter to me at all - if you want me to invest in "Terminator", you must give me the copyright of "Terminator...... Of course, I'm not going to ask for the rights to "The Terminator" for nothing, and I'm going to pay $300,000 or a 1 percent of the box office for it. ”

Listening to what Xu Cun said, Gail Anne Hurd hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Xu, you should be more generous, you must know that James is also the director of "The Terminator". ”

Xu Cun said in a resolute tone: "I can only pay so much, you must know that Mr. Cameron is just a newcomer without a name after all." ”

Cameron was very satisfied with the conditions given by Xu Cun, and he also agreed with the positioning that Xu Cun gave him! Therefore, Cameron, who was in a hurry to get the investment, did not give Gail Anne Hurd a chance to make a price, and directly agreed: "Deal!" ”

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(To be continued.) )