Chapter 607 Scene 607 Gather the pirates
With such amazing box office results, not only are fans spreading the word of mouth about this "best superhero movie in history", but the neutral media that have been suppressed by the six major media finally can't ignore the influence of "Iron Man".
John Hughes, the editor-in-chief of Time Magazine, has not reported the news this time, although he has long received an email from his old friend Steve Jobs, and after the box office list was confirmed, he immediately added an article in the latest issue, titled: "The hero is back, Iron Man." ”
A whole film review occupies a full 4 pages of space, and comprehensively explains the surprises brought by this movie:
"Frankly speaking, I once doubted that Li Xiaole, a 24-year-old Chinese director, could grasp the spirit of pursuing truth and justice in the superhero theme, but after I watched the movie "Iron Man", I felt that I was completely overwhelmed, this young Chinese director proved that culture has no borders, maybe he has the gene of freedom and democracy flowing in his blood~ A simple story, two great actors, and a cliché theme that can no longer be cliché - saving others.
But it really touched me because it was real.
The graphics and shooting methods of "Iron Man" are undoubtedly at the top level of the genre, the film is smooth and bright, and the editing and music are impeccable, which is not at all weaker than the classic "Spider-Man" and "X-Men......
But these are not the most important things, the character of Tony Stark who really moved me, he is not like the selfless protagonist in those hero movies in the past, although he is not bad, but he also has all kinds of shortcomings, and his character is a downright ordinary person, we can see how an ordinary person slowly grows up and becomes a hero who protects them, which is what impresses me the most. ”
After a series of praises for Li Xiaole's control, the editor-in-chief made a special comment on the performances of the two actors in the film:
"In the past, I always thought that Tom Cruise and Stallone were genre stars, but the performances of the two in 'Iron Man' made me realize that they were much better actors than I thought.
Especially the-for-tat rivalry between the two of them, every line, every expression makes people look at it intently, and I am completely addicted to it.
I dare to say that if the fight scenes of "Iron Man" are removed and only made into a literary and drama-based movie, it will definitely not lose to the level of "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea", I don't even dare to imagine~~ If these two actors are replaced, what kind of mediocre work will this "Iron Man" become~~"
While the elite class has received rave reviews for "Iron Man", the public is more positive about this movie, and a voting session was opened on Yahoo.com's film and television section: "There are many good films in this year's Christmas schedule, which one is the one you are most satisfied with?" ”
"Iron Man" actually got 65,890 of the 93,768 votes, and won the first place with an absolute advantage, which made the die-hard fans of "007 vs. Casino Royale", "Happy Feet" and "Wonderful Night at the Museum" very angry, and couldn't help but scold this vote for being shady!!
"I can't believe that 'Iron Man' is just a brainless superhero movie, even if it's good, how can it get nearly two-thirds of the votes?"
"It's unbelievable, isn't there a good movie this Christmas schedule? How is it possible that so many people like to watch "Iron Man"? What are Yahoo's editors up to? ”
The netizens who really voted are ordinary people who watch the news honestly, and almost all of these scolders are media helpers invited by the six major congresses, but even so, the advantage of "Iron Man" is still unshakable.
Take a closer look, are these three films from the same period really weak? "Wonderful Night at the Museum" has an IMBA score of 6.4, "Happy Feet" has an IMBA score of 6.8, and "007 vs. Casino Royale" has an IMBA score of 7.9! It's all real data.
Frankly speaking, these three films will be strong contenders for the monthly box office championship at any time throughout the year, but such a strong film has ended up like this, which only proves one thing~ That is, "Iron Man" is really strong...... Extremely powerful!
The energy of this movie is so strong that it even caused panic within the Big Six, are they watching "Iron Man" sweep the box office now? They have invested more than 100 million yuan to suppress this movie, but they were crushed by the sudden scandal of Li Xiaole and Scarlett's love triangle, and now they are facing a box office fiasco......
Give up now? No! They never!
The reason for this is very simple, if you give up now, then the previous investment is worthless, no matter how strong the scandal heat is, it will only be 5-10 days, even if they know that they are facing huge losses, they must grit their teeth and do it, and they must continue to oppress the influence of "Iron Man"!
After the appearance of this box office list, a large number of media and public relations personnel from the Big Six are frantically dispatching to neutral media and entertainment companies everywhere to negotiate, expressing the hope that they will not report any news about "Iron Man" and Li Xiaole.
In the past, if the Big Six had dispatched such a battle, then those small TV stations, film companies, small newspapers, and magazines would dare not speak out and be forced to accept it, which was also no choice, who told that the distribution channels in the whole United States were in the hands of these people, and if you want to sell TV series, you can only buy them to the five major TV networks, and if you want to distribute movies, you can only go through the six major film companies......
Even newspapers and magazines want to publish any news, they must look at the face of the industry leader like News Corporation, who dare not challenge the traditional authority represented by the six major congresses, even if Li Xiaole holds a press conference to publicly challenge them, no one will look at the future of Black Pearl Lianmei, and everyone is just waiting......
The six groups are like six towering trees with intricate roots in the primeval forest of the North American entertainment industry, forming a sea of branches and leaves in the sky, greedily obtaining all the sunlight and dew, so that other plants can only survive in their shadows......
Living in the shadows, everyone hopes that there will be a seed in the forest that will sprout and grow until it can grow to the same height, breaking through the thick branches and leaves overhead, and letting fresh sunshine and rain fall on this forest again......
Just when everyone was enduring and looking forward to it, now we finally see a glimmer of hope...... "Iron Man" has broken through the branches and leaves above their heads!! A glimmer of dawn had shone down, and everyone felt a burst of fresh air.
At this time, Li Xiaole finally issued the second heavy instruction in the publicity plan:
"Now, we can extend strategic invitations to Lionsgate, Summit Pictures, Brad Pitt's Plan B Productions, outside of the Big Six...... Announce that we can let them share distribution and channel resources with us. ”
It's time to call for the alliance of independent film and television media companies that have been oppressed by the Big Six, and it's time for Black Pearl to become a leader in the industry~
Become a real powerhouse that can compete with any of the six in hard power~!!
In the Lionsgate office in Santa Monica, Rob Freeman, a well-known entrepreneur and co-chairman of the board of directors of Lionsgate, known as the "managing dancer," sat in an office chair and listened to his chief executive, Brian Smith, report on the week-long movie battle between the Big Six and the Black Pearl.
"Chairman, the Big Six seem to have gone crazy, they are contacting various media everywhere, hoping to buy out the recent film and television news information to put an end to the relevant reports of "Iron Man", I heard that the price has reached 750,000 at most, except for the "New York Times" and "Wall Street Journal", there is no ...... they don't want to control."
Silver-haired Rob Freeman asked in a low voice, "How is Iron Man doing at the overseas box office?" ”
"It's already over $67.89 million, and I estimate that their global box office may exceed $300 million this time, this Black Pearl company is really ......," Brian Smith sighed as he took a deep breath.
Rob Freeman pondered for a long time and nodded meaningfully: "Overseas can't be stopped, no wonder the Big Six are really panicked this time, otherwise they wouldn't have spent so much money to control the media in North America." ”
"Chairman, are the six major groups overly nervous this time? After all, the foundation of the black pearl is still shallow, as for using all the manpower and material resources to suppress him? It's just a movie, and it doesn't change the big picture. Brian Smith still thinks this is overblown, they Lionsgate has developed for ten years to become one of the strongest Hollywood film companies outside the Big Six, but they only dare to survive under the banner of the Big Six groups, how can this Black Pearl, which has only appeared for less than two years, make the Big Six so nervous?
"Shallow roots? Black Pearl has a lot of influence in the Asian market, and behind it is China Film Group, a Chinese film giant that can be compared to the Big Six, plus Pirate TV Company, Apple, CNN, and Century Cinema Alliance...... If it weren't for the release of "Iron Man" this time, they showed their full strength, I'm afraid no one would have known that it has such a huge power......" Rob Freeman sighed, turning his head to look at Brian Smith:
"Brian ......"
"Command, Chairman." Looking at the excitement in Rob Freeman's eyes, Brian Smith looked overwhelmed.
"It's time for us to get started." Rob Freeman said in an accentuated tone:
"Contact Black Pearl Lianmei and tell them ~~ As long as we can guarantee the share of Lionsgate's film and television broadcasts in the Century Cinema Alliance and Pirate Channel in the future, then our TV stations, theaters, and media channels will not charge six cents a cent, and we will report whatever we should report."
"Understood, I'll contact Li Xiaole right away."