In the later stage of "The Pianist at Sea", its promotional advertisements have been overwhelmingly typed.

After the film was made, Wang Zijun went back to Taipei to accompany his wife, whom he hadn't seen for months, and at the same time integrate several toy factories under his control.

These toy factories were acquired by him during the two years of Taiwan's economic downturn, and they were not large at the time of acquisition, so they did not cost much money.

However, after several years of development, several toy companies have developed rapidly by producing film and television peripheral products such as Xiyangyang series toys, White Lady, Chu Liuxiang, etc., and the scale has expanded rapidly.

There are a total of five toy factories, three in Taipei, one in Taichung, and one in Kaohsiung. Wang Zijun called the directors of the five toy factories to Taipei this time, and planned to integrate the five factories together to establish the Xiyangyang Toy Group. Headquartered in Taipei, the group integrates product sales, raw material procurement, advertising and other channel resources of each factory.

The reason why I suddenly cared about the matter of the toy factory was because after more than half a year, Dream World Animation Company had produced the first part of the first thirty episodes of the animated series "Transformers".

After a while, after "Transformers" is on the air, Xiyangyang Toy Group must ensure that a large number of Transformers toys are put on the market as soon as possible, and even sold to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and Yueben.

After another month of delay in Taipei, Wang Zijun flew to the United States again.

The premiere of "The Pianist at Sea" is about to begin, but Wang Zijun does not have much confidence to compete in this year's North American summer film market.

The first part of Spielberg's classic film series "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was supposed to be released in June this year, and who knows how it delayed the release of the movie by a month.

Wang Zijun's "Pianist at Sea" premiered in early August, just in time for "Raiders of the Lost Ark", which had just been released for half a month.

It's not just Raiders of the Lost Ark, it's James. Cameron's Terminator 2: The Last Judgment.

Due to the confusion of time and space, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Terminator 2: The Last Judgment" happened to collide this year, and the release time of the two movies was only one day apart, and I don't know if Paramount arranged it on purpose.

"The North American film market is extremely competitive this summer, with Raiders of the Lost Ark and Terminator 2: The Last Judgment separating the box office by just $300,000 since their release. Shockingly, it was "Raiders of the Lost Ark" that lagged behind at the box office. Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was released one day earlier, but it lagged behind newcomer director James, who only made his debut film last year. Cameron ......"

Wang Zijun put down the "Hollywood Express" in his hand and reluctantly called Frank: "Dude, discuss with the major theaters and postpone the release." ”

"Okay, that's what I mean." Frank said without even thinking about it.

In fact, after seeing that the competition between those two films was so fierce, Frank has always had the intention of postponing the release of "The Pianist at Sea". However, because Wang Zijun is the boss and his movies have always been not afraid of competition, he did not take the initiative to speak.

Wang Zijun hung up the phone and sighed.

Fools don't postpone their releases, "Raiders of the Lost Ark 1" and "Terminator 2", the first movie has a global box office of nearly $400 million, and the latter has a global box office of more than 500 million.

Isn't it nonsense that you let a semi-literary "The Pianist at Sea" fight with two gold-absorbing commercial blockbusters?

"Click......" Familiar footsteps sounded downstairs.

It didn't take long for Teresa Teng, who was holding a few textbooks, into the study. Seeing Wang Zijun's sad face, he asked with a smile: "What's the trouble?" ”

Wang Zijun said with emotion: "A thief who was about to commit a crime encountered two Jiangyang thieves who robbed with knives on the way. Bad luck! ”

"What nonsense?" Teresa Teng didn't understand. As soon as she put the book in her hand away, she was pulled over by Wang Zijun and held in her arms.

Wang Zijun's hand reached in from Teresa Teng's clothes, rubbing her soft "shuxiong" like a steamed bun, and asked with her mouth close to her ear: "Are you bored from reading during this time?" ”

"It's boring or not, it's just ...... Yes! Don't make a fool of your hands, okay! Teresa Teng couldn't help but say "shenyin", and said with a red face.

"What's it?" Wang Zijun said with a smile.

"I just don't have any friends." Teresa Teng said. She has changed her hairstyle since she entered the USC audit, and except for a few Chinese students, few classmates and teachers recognized her as the woman Wang Zijun who was published in the newspaper last year.

Wang Zijun said: "If you want to continue singing, it is better to arrange a few concerts for you in the United States." ”

"Really?" Teresa Teng was overjoyed, and then said gloomily, "Forget it, singing in the United States, I'm afraid not many people come to listen." ”

"How do you know if you don't try?" Wang Zijun said and reached out to untie Teresa Teng's belt.

"Pervert!" Teresa Teng knew what Wang Zijun was going to do, so she scolded, but she still got up with a red face and took off her trousers with Wang Zijun's movements.

"Hmm." Teresa Teng snorted softly, feeling that her body was filled with the fiery giant, and her whole body trembled with comfort, and she couldn't help but take the initiative to cater to it. She hooked Wang Zijun's neck, and said with a fascinated look in her eyes, "Villain, don't kiss me soon." ”

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As the time enters September, the box office battle between "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Terminator 2: Judgment of the End" is finally becoming clear, and the box office of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" has lagged behind "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2: Judgment of the End" by more than $10 million.

For a while, public opinion was shocked that Spielberg was a powerful director in American Hollywood. In the past ten years, his films have wanted box office and trophies, and this time his work was defeated by a young rookie director.

There seem to be a lot of demons this year, first Madonna, who turned the American music scene upside down, and then James. Cameron, with a "Terminator 2: The Last Trial", killed all sides in the film industry.

And Wang Zijun took the initiative to postpone the release date of his new film, and the news was also disclosed by the media. The media, who finally got the opportunity, began to sneer at Wang Zijun for being timid.

Of course, there are also some film magazines that defend him, saying that Wang Zijun's "The Pianist at Sea" is a literary film, and if he does not shy away from two strong commercial blockbusters, that is a brain disease.

Later, someone found out that this year's hottest female singer Madonna and the hot young director James. Cameron, their works are actually from Wang Zijun's company. That said, Madonna's record doesn't sell well, James. No matter how high the box office of Cameron's movie is, the biggest beneficiary in the end is Wang Zijun.

Those media who satirized Wang Zijun shut up directly, and some people began to praise Wang Zijun's outstanding investment vision.

In late September, the popularity of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Terminator 2: The Last Judgment" gradually subsided, and "The Pianist of the Sea" is finally about to begin its release.

Wang Zijun has long been a guarantee of the box office, even if the movie he is making now is a piece of, it will still not be difficult to see where the box office will go. Therefore, major theaters have long prepared the best screening halls for "The Pianist at Sea", waiting to make money from this movie.

The premiere and public screening of "The Pianist at Sea" were not separated, and the premiere was arranged in Chinese theaters, and at the same time, nearly 2,000 screening theaters across the United States simultaneously screened "The Pianist at Sea".

On the day he left for the premiere at the Chinese theater, Wang Zijun found out that his film was actually released at the same time as next year's Oscar Best Picture "Chariots of Fire".

This is a British film, which was released in Europe in March, and the box office response was not bad.

The car slowly drove through Hollywood's boulevard, and the stone lion at the entrance of the Chinese theater was still majestic, and many reporters had been waiting for a long time.

Compared with a few years ago, when reporters were not invited, although Wang Zijun has caused a big scandal, reporters are still eager to him. Just like the later Tiger Woods after his car accident, more than a dozen mistresses were brought out in just a few weeks, and reporters scolded or praised him, but they liked this big tiger even more, because he could bring sales to the newspaper.

"Click...... Click......" Wang Zijun got out of the car behind the bodyguard, and the flash lights in front of the Chinese theater lit up.

However, to the disappointment of the reporters, Wang Zijun was actually single this time, and there was no woman in the car.

"Zachary, what are your expectations for your new film? Is there any confidence that it will surpass "Terminator 2" at the box office? The Hollywood Reporter was the first to ask.

Wang Zijun smiled and asked rhetorically: "Didn't you find that the screenwriter of "Terminator 1" and "Terminator 2" has me?" Whether it can surpass the box office of "Terminator" is not of much significance to me. ”

The screenwriter of "Terminator 1" is Wang Zijun, and "Terminator 2" is a script co-written by Wang Zijun and Cameron. Wang Zijun's subconscious meaning is that I can also shoot that thing, but my brother is just going to play art this time.

The reporters didn't buy it, and grabbed this and asked: "You mean to say that "The Pianist at Sea" is not sure to get a good box office? ”

Wang Zijun was not fooled: "Then it depends on whether the fans like it or not." ”

"Zachary, are you going to become a Maldivian citizen?" A reporter with a leap of thought asked.

Wang Zijun was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why do you say that?" I never thought about becoming a Maldivian citizen. ”

The reporter said: "You are now living with several girlfriends, and after you become a Maldivian citizen, you can marry four wives at the same time." ”

"Uh, I'm sorry, it's the premiere of the new film today, and I don't want to talk about other unrelated topics." Wang Zijun evaded.

Another reporter asked: "Zachary, why in Judy." After Foster was caught in the presidential assassination case, you still don't change the heroine? ”

"We are friends, and at this time I feel that we should believe in and support our friends." Wang Zijun said.

"And what kind of friends are you?" The reporter asked, "Judy." Will Foster live in your palace (harem) next year? ”

"Sorry, it's not about the premiere." After Wang Zijun finished speaking, he let the bodyguard open the way.

(To be continued)