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Chapter 214: Fooling Mark

Chapter 214: Fooling Mark

How many people will return? Liang Xiǎo Long is also not good, but one thing is certain, among the hardcore shadows, there will definitely be some who choose to enter the cinema for the second time, as for how many, it is impossible to count, and it is impossible to estimate. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info But one thing is certain, the three-day premiere of the film was extremely popular at the box office, and many movie theaters sold out of tickets, and even called Yanhuang Film Company to promise them to develop one or two more screening halls. For such a request, Yanhuang Film Company naturally will not agree, there are enough theaters for the release, and if you add more theaters, it will be a làng fee.

Another day, a very interesting report suddenly appeared in the Chicago Times: the popularity of "Legend of Doom" triggered a series of effects, the most obvious of which was Jiāotong, traffic jams everywhere, causing office workers to complain, because they were all pitifully late because of the traffic jam and were deducted wages. Today, however, the filmmakers have wisely chosen to be a gongjio, which has greatly reduced gasoline consumption and reduced car emissions. If a film like "Legend of Doom" was released every month, it would make a significant contribution to the cause of environmental protection.

"It's all about environmental protection, and so is this editor?" Liang Xiǎo Long felt a little dizzy, but the Chicago Times also wrote with reason, the film's hot release attracted a large number of film mi, who were originally going to drive out to play, so they chose to take the public Jiāo car to the cinema, that didn't reduce the emission of car exhaust?

"Sister Benxiǎo is about to become popular all over the world." Jessica smiled proudly, her family seems to be the most famous, Rachel is popular all over the world because of the four series of "Tomb Robbery MI City", Sophie is also widely known by the global film MI because of "My Captain, My Group", only Jessica only participated in "The Matrix", but the box office of the first episode of "The Matrix" is not too high, so in the world, the fame is Xiǎo for Rachel and Sophie. Of course, in the United States, Jessica's market has long been opened.

"Two narcissistic people." Rachel moaned her bulging belly: "Xiǎo baby, don't learn from them, no one likes it." ”

"Do you teach children like that?" Liang Xiǎo Long was extremely depressed: "How good it is to learn from me, love and career are both harvested, go out and beckon, and you can still die a large group of beautiful women." ”

Shout! Shout! Shout...... His eyes were like knives, and he hurriedly shrunk his neck: "You are all NV kings, Xiǎo will cook for you." ”

Soon, three days passed, and a set of terrifying numbers appeared on TV stations, newspapers, and box office networks, and "Legend of Doom" premiered three days ago, grossing as much as $115 million, and undoubtedly topped the box office charts, and will be released worldwide this week.

"Mom, it's really robbing money." Mark was extremely speechless, he got such a high box office in three days after the premiere, and what about seven days next week? And overseas? He has almost seen that the box office of "Legend of Doom" is as sharp as "Million Dollar Baby".

"Next year, you must invest in a super blockbuster." Shirley gritted her teeth and said this, as the CEO of a company, it was also difficult for her to make such a decision. Just like the filming of "Titanic" in 97, the production fee of 200 million US dollars made many members of the Sensible Council retreat, but in the end, they not only made it back, but also made a lot of money.

Moreover, "Titanic" is still a joint venture with Focos, and if it wants to independently produce a super blockbuster, it may be more difficult to convince the board.

"You have to be completely prepared." Shirley is not someone who likes to make decisions lightly, but once she has made up her mind, she must get things done, even if it ends up investing independently. Shirley herself owns a portion of Pyra Méng's shares, and has made a lot of money over the years, so it's no problem to invest in a blockbuster.

Of course, she will only choose to invest herself if the board of directors does not support it: "The company is a strategic partner with Yanhuang Film Company, and Weta Digital Studio will inevitably give technical support, and the key is the choice of the director." "Shirley is well aware that the presence of a director, especially a blockbuster, will determine the success or failure of a film.

Whether it is "Titanic", "Million Dollar Baby", or "Legend of Doom", which is now released, their success all depends on the rich imagination of the director, if you change to an ordinary director, you can produce "Doomsday Legend" with the same plot for 100 million US dollars, but the box office can never be so crazy.

There are many directors in Hollywood, and there are many directors who can direct blockbusters, but there are not many who can achieve great success in blockbusters, and the three most successful people are naturally Liang Xiǎo Long, Cameron and Steven. Cameron is now obsessed with the development of 3D technology, and it is impossible to direct a blockbuster film for a year, and there is no need to think about it.

Liang Xiǎo Long has her own company, and the child is about to be born, and she also knows that Liang Xiǎo Long is going to rest for a while, so she can also rule it out. And Steven is also busy with the development of DreamWorks now, and it is estimated that it is impossible to come out and direct a blockbuster. As a result, none of Hollywood's three most successful commercial directors will be able to make an appearance.

"Who are you looking for?" Shirley kept thinking that she would never give up easily, because she hoped that during her tenure, she would leave a lasting mark on the history of Pyra Méng. For now, the three films on the box office list that have exceeded one billion dollars are "Titanic", "Million Dollar Baby" and "My Captain, My Group", of which "Titanic" is a joint venture between Pyra Méng and Fox, but it is owned by Fox, and the other two are Yanhuang Film Company.

Therefore, Shirley hopes that she can lead the company to shoot a super blockbuster that has grossed more than a billion dollars, as a sign of her years in office.

"There's a way." Shirley suddenly laughed, picked up the phone, dialed Liang Xiǎolong's number, said congratulations, and then was not polite, and explained her intentions directly, and even did not hide her expectations: "Recommend me a good director." ”

"Sure enough, it's the strongest NVXING in Hollywood." Liang Xiǎo Long secretly sighed, if his success was due to crossing, then Shirley's success was a real legend: "Tim. Burton, should be a good candidate. "Tim. Burton, one of Hollywood's most successful directors, the director of "Batman" and "Batman Returns", and also directed "Guillotine Valley" this year, which are all very successful works. However, among his works, the one that impressed Liang Xiǎo Long the most was "Alice in Wonderland", which was also a film that grossed more than a billion dollars.

"That's a good candidate." Shirley thought about it, but still felt that it was feasible, "Batman" was released in 1989, and the ticket price was still very low at that time, and it was able to win more than 400 million at the box office. Burton's superb directing ability: "Captain, why don't you just help me solve the script, so it will be much easier to convince the board." ”

"I think the latter is your goal, right?" Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help but smile bitterly, with the relationship between the two families, it really can't be done without helping, and for him, writing a script is not a difficult task: "In this way, you check the adaptation rights of the movie "Alice in Wonderland", if you don't use the adaptation rights, I will adapt it directly, and if necessary, I will make another decision." Liang Xiǎo Long is also unclear about this, because "Alice in Wonderland" is written by the British writer Lewis. Carroll published it in 1865, but it is not known whether the copyright became ownerless, like the four great Chinese novels, or who bought it.

"Okay, check it out, I'll call me." After saying that, Shirley cut off the call, and then laughed again, because she knew that the film adaptation rights mentioned by Xiǎo were in the hands of Disney, and it had been adapted several times before. The reason why he didn't rush to tell Liang Xiǎo Long was that he was afraid that Liang Xiǎo Long would go out of the wind, which would make Mark's guy vigilant and not conducive to negotiations.

Immediately, he called Mark again: "Man, are you interested in talking about business?" ”

Mark laughed, "It depends on the business." ”

Shirley said: "That's the case, our company is going to adapt a xiǎo theory, and it just so happens that the adaptation right of xiǎo is in your hands." ”

Mark frowned: "That?" ”

Shirley said, "Alice in Wonderland. ”

"This ......" doesn't really matter if it's another xiǎo, but "Alice in Wonderland" has been translated into more than 50 languages, hundreds of different versions, and many theatrical productions, and even Disney has shot a few cartoons, which is definitely a bestseller. Even if Disney is not ready to sell in the near future, it is unlikely to change hands. However, if you are in business, as long as there is a profit, you have to talk about it: "Shirley, you should know the importance of this xiǎo, if you can't come up with a reasonable price, I can't ask the board of directors for it." ”

"I know your difficulty, in fact, we can choose to shoot it in a joint venture, but the authorship of the film belongs to us Pyra Méng, and the adaptation rights in the future are still in the hands of your company." Shirley smiled faintly: "Of course, you guys are out of xiǎo to say the adaptation rights, and our Pyra méng can take care of the director's expenses." In this way, neither of our companies suffers. ”

"That's fine." Mark simply agreed, such a cooperation is not a loss for both parties, and Disney can save a lot of trouble. The most important thing is that such cooperation is conducive to further promoting the relationship between the two parties, which is especially important for the future development of the company.

"Okay, I'll go to your company tomorrow to sign a contract." Cutting off the call, Shirley couldn't help laughing: "It's still saving trouble, but Mark wants to know the truth, I guess I'll be mad with anger, right?" She sat in her office for a long time, figuring out how to speak to the board, before she called Liang and told him he could start writing the script.

"So fast?" Liang Xiǎo Long was stunned, is the efficiency of Pyra Méng's company so high? That's scary, isn't it?

"Anyway, you hurry up and write the script, I'm going to contact the board of directors too."