Chapter 42: The Power of the Classics

Rachel took Kayla to Julia to discuss the plan to deal with Carl, and Liang Xiaolong felt a deep headache: "Carl is really, now that the publicity effect is very good, and the box office is guaranteed, why bother offending women?" I hope I don't get crippled. Liang Xiaolong was thinking about it, Carl called and asked him to go to the company, Liang Xiaolong thought there was something urgent, and hurriedly rushed over, but Carl only took out an investigation report, which recorded the feelings of many fans after watching "Tomb Robbery", and many fans became interested in Chinese kung fu: "Very good, the greater the interest of fans in Chinese kung fu, the better the response after the release of our film." ”

Karl gave him a blank look: "Didn't you see the business opportunity?" Liang Xiaolong was a little baffled, and Carl asked again: "In addition to the box office, what kind of income does the film have?" "While the box office is a major part of film revenue, CD releases, soundtrack releases, premium channels (including TV and online), clothing, toys, and novel publishing are also highly profitable sectors. Liang Xiaolong remembered that the soundtrack of "Youth Musical" sold more than 8.6 million copies, achieving hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue; And the various toys released by "Transformers" brought DreamWorks more revenue than the box office: "Do you want to develop the sales of cold weapons? ”

"Don't you think it's a good way to make money?" Carl smiled: "The fighting methods in the tomb robbery maze have already left a deep impression on the audience, and the duel of various cold weapons in "Police and Thieves" is even more exciting, and there will definitely be many fans who are interested in Chinese kung fu, or want to collect a few weapons." Liang Xiaolong agreed: "The United States has no restrictions on cold weapons, it is indeed a good way to achieve profits, what are you going to do?" Karl said: "First of all, the source of the piece, in the film there are guns, swords, double knives, double crutches, double hooks, double guns, three-section sticks, long sticks, short sticks and other weapons, we can mainly develop guns, swords, double knives, double crutches, double hooks, double guns and three-section sticks Seven kinds of cold weapons, which can be forged in the United States." However, what comes out here is only the products on the assembly line, and the real boutique is also customized by you in China for the rich to collect. ”

Liang Xiaolong asked again, "Then how are you going to set the price?" Carl smiled: "The profit in this area is high, for example, a sword, a product on the assembly line, the cost is only four or five dollars, and it is not too much to sell for forty or fifty dollars, right?" As for the high-quality part, it should be divided into various levels, hundreds of dollars, thousands of dollars, or even tens of thousands of dollars, to meet the needs of all classes. ”

Liang Xiaolong proposed: "Many people don't know how to use weapons when they buy them, so it's best to bundle them with the corresponding manuals." Karl agreed: "The instruction manual of a weapon is only a few dozen pages of booklets, and you can give it away for free." In addition, we can also record CDs to explain the use of various cold weapons. Liang Xiaolong said: "It's very simple to record this kind of CD, just Wu Jing and I can do it." ”

Carl agrees that Liang Xiaolong's fame is no less than that of a first-line star, and after the film is released, Wu Jing will inevitably become popular, and there are definitely many fans who are willing to spend money to buy the CD they recorded together. Moreover, one of them is a kung fu master and the other is a martial arts champion, and the quality of the recorded CD will definitely be very high: "But Xiaolong, high-end products have to go to your China, and we are not familiar with this aspect, do you have any proposals?" Liang Xiaolong thought about it for a while, in his previous life, he had been to several cold weapon workshops, and the products produced there were all the best of the best, but in terms of quality, he had to choose the Longquan sword: "Go to Longquan City, Zhejiang Province to find the Longquan Zhengwu Sword Forging Institute, there is a sword casting master named Zhou Zhengwu, he will introduce you to all kinds of high-quality weapons." In addition, the Longquan Sword he himself forged is of the highest quality, so you must bring a few back. ”

Longquan Sword, also known as the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword, is a sword of integrity and nobility, and is one of the top ten famous swords in ancient China. The forging method of Longquan sword began with Ou Yezi and the cadre, and it has been improved many times in the long river of history, but the war in the late Qing Dynasty continued, so that the forging method of Longquan sword was also lost, and once Longquan sword was reduced to a low-end product. Later, Zhou Zhengwu entered the line of swordsmith, collected countless ancient materials and ancient famous swords, and finally found the casting method of Longquan sword.

The Longquan sword forged by Zhou Zhengwu is both rigid and soft, although it is not as exaggerated as sharpening iron like clay in the novel, but it can easily cut six overlapping coins in half, but the blade is unscathed; If someone accidentally touches the blade of the sword while drawing the sword, they will be immediately cut in the mouth, and the blood will flow, but it will take a while to feel the pain; And if it is replaced by an adult swinging a sword with all his might, he can cut off the person at the waist, and such a sword is definitely a super killing weapon in the era of cold weapons. In his previous life, Liang Xiaolong's father collected a Longquan sword cast by Zhou Zhengwu himself, and Liang Xiaolong often practiced swords with it, but now that he has crossed over and has money, how can he have his own Longquan sword, right?

After more than ten days of busyness, "The Police and the Thief" has been edited, Liang Xiaolong fully recognized Danny's editing ability after watching it, the lens transition is very delicate, it will not give people a sense of fault, the lens arrangement and plot progress are more perfect, it is like a roundworm in Liang Xiaolong's stomach, and Liang Xiaolong's creative intention is vividly expressed: "Danny, you are the best editor." Danny laughed: "Don't talk nonsense, Hollywood has more good editors than me, you better let the actors come over to dub, and when the dubbing is ready, I'm going to start adding subtitles." Liang Xiaolong said: "The dubbing is estimated to take two or three days to complete, you can go back and rest for a few days." ”

The company's recording studios are very high, and the film has no special effects except for the impact of weapons, so the dubbing is quite simple. Unlike some blockbuster movies, the wind, thunder, and gunfire in the film are all synthesized with ventriloquist 、、、, which requires the cooperation of a large ventriloquist performance group to do so. After the dubbing was completed, the box office of "Tomb Robbery" in the new week also came out, and it frantically slashed $54.82 million and won the weekly top of the box office list.

On the day of its release, the box office of $93.76 million continued to set off a wave of tomb robbery in the United States after "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in 1981, and it continues to exude charm and hit the high box office of 200 million. But it is not easy to break 200 million at the local box office, and before 95 years, there were only 18 films in Hollywood that exceeded 200 million at the domestic box office, and it was not until 2000 that this situation was fundamentally changed, and by 2011, there were more than 100 films. However, the media is still generally optimistic about "Tomb Robbery", with a box office of nearly 100 million in eleven days, as long as it does not fall too much in the later stage, it should be able to exceed 200 million in four or five weeks.

Julia couldn't help but get nervous again: "Fortunately, in the end, I made a bet with Xiaolong with "The Police and the Thief", and I would be miserable if I changed it to "Tomb Robbery". Danny couldn't help laughing and said, "Are you sure that the box office of "Police and Thieves" can't break 150 million?" Julia smiled: "The quality of this film is good, but the distribution capacity of Yanhuang Film Company is limited after all, you just watch, this time you must let that guy cook twenty dishes." Danny laughed, "I'll just wait to eat it anyway, as for who made it, it doesn't seem to matter, right?" Julia sighed, "It's sad to find a man who can't cook!" ”

The box office hit is good news for Disney, and it is also good news for Yanhuang Film Company, Liang Xiaolong believes that when the premiere comes, fans of Julia, Rachel and Brandon will be able to fill the scene. It is also true that in addition to the tickets reserved internally, the tickets for the premiere have long been sold out, and Liang Xiaolong, in order to curb scalpers, also limited no one to buy more than three tickets, but even so, scalpers are still active, and the tickets have been fried to $200 a piece on the Internet, and you can watch more than 20 movies.

But there is no shortage of rich people among fans, these people care about seeing the film for the first time, and others have seen the film early, so they don't care about the two hundred dollars at all; There is also no shortage of crazy star chasers among fans, who would rather work part-time on weekends to appear on the scene in order to be able to cheer for their favorite stars.

This phenomenon has also attracted the attention of the media, the TV station did an interview for this, a middle-aged man said: "'From now on, you are only allowed to love me alone, you must spoil me, you can't lie to me, you must do everything you promise me, you must be sincere in everything you say to me, you are not allowed to bully me, scold me, believe me, others bully me, you have to come out to help me at the first time, I am happy, you have to accompany me to be happy, I am not happy, you have to make me happy, you must always think that I am the most beautiful, and you will see me in your dreams, It's just me in your heart. This line evokes a lot of memories for me, I remember when I was young and I had a relationship with my wife, I also said similar sweet words, but when I started working, I worked hard for my career and I coldly treated my wife and daughter. Since hearing this line, my wife and I have reflected and stated our mistakes to each other, and now our relationship has warmed up again, as if we were back in our youth. ”

The reporter smiled: "It seems that Liang Xiaolong's magic is really strong, and a word makes a family happier and more happy." The middle-aged man said: "He's a great guy, I had already planned to travel with my wife, but then I decided to wait for the premiere and the whole family to participate in the cheering for Liang Xiaolong, and then go to travel." ”

As soon as the camera turned, the reporter walked into the University of California and interviewed a female college student: "As an alumnus, what do you think of Liang Xiaolong?" Coincidentally, this female college student is a psychology student: "In the past six months, I have witnessed him turn from an ordinary student to a legendary existence, but I have to say that he is a guy who suffers from delusions." The reporter was stunned: "Delusion? The female college student asked rhetorically, "How long does it take for a normal editor to finish a script?" Or how long does it take for an editorial team to complete a script? The reporter replied: "It will take half a year." The female college student smiled: "Isn't that right, how can he write the script so quickly without illusions?" But this illness is good, as soon as he is sick, fans will be blessed. ”

ps: Code half a chapter, '1234' four keys are broken, how to type? Tears ran, in order to buy a keyboard, wasted most of the day! It's good that I didn't go back to my hometown in the countryside, otherwise I wouldn't know where to buy a keyboard, Khan!

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