(There was a slight error in the last chapter, uh.) [No pop-up novel network] should be in September. On September 25, 1977, Wang Xiaohu, who had been busy with the special effects set of "Myth" in Hong Kong, had to take a break, because "Star Wars" was about to premiere in North America, and the film had invested too much effort in Wang Xiaohu, tossed it for six years, and spent more than 40 million US dollars, so as an investor and half of the screenwriter of the film, Wang Xiaohu had no reason not to attend the premiere of this movie.

Also rushing to Los Angeles was Grant McQueen, who also wanted to see what kind of appearance his "child" would eventually look like.

It was just over 4 p.m. when he arrived in Los Angeles, and his airsickness symptoms were finally alleviated after five years of continuous exercise on the plane.

"Boss, welcome back to Los Angeles!" Lucas, who came to take the opportunity, looked so excited that he forgot about the strange problem of the young boss not hugging others, and was directly punched in the nose by Wang Xiaohu. Lucas, who was in pain, covered his nose and moaned: "I'm sorry, I forgot that you don't like this." ”

Spielberg, Stallone, and John Woo had already laughed back and forth, Wang Xiaohu shook hands with them one by one, and finally looked at Stallone and said, "Wow, Sist, you look much more handsome now." ”

It's not like it, it's been ten months since I last met Stallone, and now Stallone's body shape has not only returned to the way it was a few years ago, but is even stronger than before, and his skin has also tanned a lot.

"Of course, I've been running long distances every day for the past year, burning fat in the gym every day, and I've also won a recruit medal in the Marine Corps." Stallone proudly took out a medal from his pocket and shook it in front of Wang Xiaohu's eyes.

"Boss, I think you'd better get in the car, the nearby media reporters don't seem to be very friendly." Winterdur reminded. When Wang Xiaohu heard this, he looked in the direction, and the American reporters not far away were shooting at him with their cameras, and judging from the expressions on their faces, they were not very friendly.

"Well, I know that no one in the whole of America welcomes me except you." Wang Xiaohu shrugged helplessly and said.

This remark caused a group of people to laugh, who let their boss in Hollywood in recent years always cause negative news, every year on December 28 is Tiger said, in fact, in Hollywood circles called "anti-tiger said", is to remember the damage caused to them by the tiger from the east on this day.

After arriving at the branch, the group walked into the conference room, Wang Xiaohu closed the door of the conference room, sat down and smiled at Lucas and said, "George, how is your nose, I don't need to take you to the hospital." ”

"No, thank you boss for your concern, in fact, it's just a little red and swollen." Lucas said embarrassedly, causing everyone to laugh again.

"Alright, since you're out of business, let's get down to business." Wang Xiaohu clapped his hands, "Who will tell me what the North American box office is this year?" ”

"Ahem, I'd better do it." Winterdur, who is the head of the branch, took out a data and said: "This year, Paramount Pictures' musical comedy film "Grease" produced this year won 73.26 million yuan, becoming the well-deserved champion of the North American box office since this summer. ”

"Grease? 73.26 million? Wang Xiaohu frowned: "Lao Wen, you said he was a song and dance comedy movie?" ”

"That's right, that's how it's defined, I've seen this film, it's a very good disco, and it's loved by boys and girls all over the United States." Winterdur wriggled his ass as he spoke, and a few notes popped out of his mouth.

"It's strange, why doesn't the name of this movie exist in memory, has history changed?" Wang Xiaohu patted his forehead, "Tell me what the plot is like, if it suits our type, you might as well shoot one." ”

"Boss, I'm afraid this type is not suitable for our Concord Company." Spielberg interjected: "Sandy, an Australian girl, met Danny by the beach while visiting the United States and fell in love at first sight. The vacation is soon over, and a heartbroken Sandy and Danny are on their way home after kissing goodbye on the beach. But the hand of God changed the fate of the two young people, and Sandy's parents decided to move to the United States, and Sandy found out that she was actually attending the same school as Danny"

"**, what kind of grease is this, it's clearly the plot of "Hot Prodigals"!" Wang Xiaohu knocked on the table fiercely after listening to the plot, he wondered, how could such a vulgar name as grease become a box office champion, Yankees sometimes like to play tricks, and the title of the film has a Chinese translation to listen to comfort.

"The song and dance film is really not suitable for our Concord company." Wang Xiaohu thought about it and said: "Lao Wen, now I give you a special task, go to Paramount to negotiate, and sign the soundtrack of "Grease" for distribution. ”

"The soundtrack? Are you referring to the old and new pop songs sung by the people in the film? ”

"That's right, just like the Star Wars toys we're now withdrawing from Hasbro, the distribution rights to the soundtrack can also be sold separately as a spin-off of the film." Wang Xiaohu said that if he remembers correctly, the soundtrack of "Hot Prodigal" sold very hot, selling 40,400,000 sets worldwide, the third largest global sales, and North American sales of 1600-1700w, which can be certified 32-34 platinum, if it weren't for the fact that there was no certification at that time, the highest sales certification in the United States is "Hot Prodigal Son", because it is a double disc, which is higher than Michael Jackson's trembling 29 platinum.

As long as he can make money in Hollywood, Wang Xiaohu never minds tinkering with anything.

"What about other films?" Wang Xiaohu waited for Winterdur to finish recording this incident and continued to ask.

"Others, the second to tenth places at the North American box office are "Animal House" and "Never Look Down" respectively"

Winterdur reported truthfully, Wang Xiaohu nodded and said thank you, and then said to Lucas: "George, are you ready, do you have the confidence to beat that "Grease" at the end of the year?" ”

Lucas was still covering his slightly red and swollen nose: "It's late October, I'm afraid it's very difficult." ”

"Hell! Is that all you have in faith? Wang Xiaohu said depressedly.

Spielberg laughed and said, "Boss, you probably don't know yet, George made a bet with me yesterday that he said that the Star Wars film is definitely not as high as the box office of "Contact of the Third Kind." ”

"What's the stake?" Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Each of them deserves a 2.5% box office dividend." Spielberg spread his hands and said, "It's tempting, isn't it?" ”

"Of course it's tempting, you must know that I have given you a lot of box office dividends, then, George, you are ready to pay for it!" Wang Xiaohu said evilly.

"Why?" Lucas asked blankly.

"Haha, because Star Wars is going to create a North American box office miracle!" Wang Xiaohu said proudly.

"Well, if that's the case, I won't mind begging for it, but only if I make an IOU first." Lucas nodded: "You must know that Warner is about to launch "Superman", to be honest, Superman's signature is very popular in the United States, I'm worried"

"It's useless to worry, let's wait for the premiere results in two days!" Wang Xiaohu sighed, the current Lucas's self-confidence is still not as good as Spielberg's, I believe that after the scary box office of "Star Wars" comes out, this guy's self-confidence will rise

"That tiger of the East is here again, and I don't know if he will surprise or hate us again this time."

The Los Angeles newspaper published such news in the entertainment section the day after Wang Xiaohu's arrival in the United States, along with a photo of Wang Xiaohu stepping off the plane.

"Judging from the release date of "Star Wars", it is three days earlier than Warner's "Superman". Wang's confidence is not very strong, after all, "Superman" has a deep historical background in the United States, and Superman has become a spiritual idol of Americans, and a year ago, some industry insiders said that it was a piece of shit after watching "Star Wars", and it is hard to imagine that Orientals regard shit as a treasure! ”

"The Oriental Tiger will definitely be killed by Superman this time! Warner is bound to revenge the hatred of five years ago! The Washington Newspaper commented: "Judging from the current publicity of the two films, the audience's impression of "Superman" is far more than "Star Wars", and Concord seems to have given up on the publicity, only launching a few toys on the market that symbolize the surname, and seeing those clumsy and ugly robot models, it is hard for me to think of anyone other than children who will like this movie." ”

"Kid? Haha, don't think that children are not a potential consumer group. Wang Xiaohu sneered after reading the news, and said to Lucas, who was frowning beside him: "George, now you'd better go home and make up for sleep, everything will be fine when you wake up tomorrow, you must worry about your 2.5% dividend, I will help you pay in advance." ”

"Boss, in fact I'm not worried about these things." Lucas said with a wry smile, "I'm thinking about when I'm going to shoot a sequel to Star Wars next year. ”

"Looks like I'm worried about you." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile. But in his heart, he was thinking about the sequel to Star Wars.

If sequel movies are Hollywood's number one business, prequels are the new growth point of this business.

Throughout the history of prequels of Hollywood films, the initiator is Lucas's "Star Wars Prequels" trilogy, the first "Star Wars Prequels I: Phantom Crisis" released in 1999, and "Titanic" are the only blockbusters to make their first North American box office of more than $400 million. "Star Wars Prequel" sets the standard for prequel movies in all aspects, including the major starring change, the production is invested in blockbuster standards, and there are at least three sequel movies in front of it to pave the way. Hollywood's big players saw a huge opportunity and turned their eyes into action.

"Do you want to make a sequel or a prequel?" Wang Xiaohu muttered to himself.

(To be continued)