According to custom, you can't go out during confinement. Although Li Xiuxiu recovered quickly, she could not break the customs in a grand manner, but she has begun to take over the affairs of Dream Chasing Entertainment Group. I also started to try to leave the baby and let the baby follow the grandparents.

Because in a few days, she will go to the United States with Shao Shuaijun. After a break for more than half a year, Shao Shuaijun has decided to start directing the second filming of "Night Watchman" a year ago. Lee so-so also has to audit the accounts of his subsidiaries before the year, and various projects, as well as with Carl. Icahn talks about cooperation. The baby is too young to fly around the world.

"Hey, son, say goodbye to Daddy."

A few days after New Year's Day, when the confinement period expired, Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu flew to the United States in a hurry, and before leaving, they said goodbye to Xiao Shao.

Xiao Shao was in his grandmother's arms, smiling brightly, thinking that Shao Shuaijun was playing hide and seek with him.

Li Xiuxiu kissed Xiao Shao and said, "Baby, say goodbye to your mother." ”

"Giggle." Xiao Shao laughed vigorously.

"Go, go, go, don't be reluctant to have children." Shao's mother waved to the two.

The two reluctantly kissed goodbye to their son and got on the plane.

The plane flew in the sky, and within half an hour, Li Xiuxiu said sadly: "Husband, I miss my son......"

To Santa Monica, Mitchell. Bruce greeted him.

"Shao, Li, congratulations, how is the little baby?"

"Thank you, my son is all healthy." Shao Shuaijun and Mitchell hugged.

"You said okay, I'll be the baby's godfather. Plum. You wouldn't disagree, would you? ”

"I'm glad you can be Shao Qikai's godfather."

Mitchell shook his head: "Shao...... Open...... Triumphant? This name is too awkward, even more awkward than your and Shao's names, Shao, can I give my child an English name? Frank. Shao, how's that, Frank is my father's name. "Foreigners like to give juniors the same name as their elders, or the names of celebrities, which is different from Chinese who want to avoid the names of their elders.

“OK。” Shao Shuaijun is also a simple person, and the two of them decided on Shao Qikai's English name in this way. Shao! A lot of overseas Chinese. All have such a mixture of Chinese and English names. For example, Wen Ziren, the director of "SAW". He is also the director of "The Warren Files", which Summit Entertainment is preparing to produce, and his official name is James Brown. Lukewarm.

Shao Shuaijun pretends to be cool by himself, doesn't want a foreign name, and is difficult for foreigners. But his son. Maybe I'll have to play with foreign kids. You can't go to the foreign children. Chinese names are too difficult for foreigners.

After greeting them, they went to the conference room of the company's headquarters.

With the growth of Summit Entertainment. The company has moved away from Lionsgate next door to an eighteen-story building by the sea, but Summit Entertainment simply can't use up so many floors, after all, Marvel Comics is headquartered in New York. However, there will always be a time when the empty floor is occupied, and the old neighbor, Lionsgate, may move in at some point.

"Shao, Li, shall we have a meeting first or audit the accounts first?" Mitchell asked.

Shao Shuaijun immediately said: "I'll talk about the accounts later, let's have a meeting first, about the film production and schedule arrangement for next year and the year after tomorrow, after I listen to this, I'm going to direct the movie." Shao Shuaijun doesn't understand finance and the like, he is only interested in movies, and in the past two years, he can also use his memory to help the company's films avoid box office bombs that may be encountered.

After the meeting began, all the company's executives attended, and the cars and horses were put on display, first summarizing the movie release in 2010.

In January and February 2010, the company released four small-budget films, with little investment and low box office, adding up to only $40 million. "Red Flame Battlefield" was released in March, and the global box office was $167 million. In April, "Dance Out of My Life 4" was released, with a global box office of $90 million.

In May, "Teddy Bear" was released, which grossed $613 million worldwide, and "Iron Man 2", which grossed $625 million worldwide. "The Hunger Games" was released in June, grossing $650 million worldwide. In July, "Twilight: Breaking Dawn (Part I)" was released, with $725 million worldwide.

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was released in August, with a global box office of $780 million. "The Expendables" was released in September, grossing $275 million worldwide. "Warm Corpse" was released in October, and the global box office was $102 million. In November, "Sherlock Holmes 2: Shadow Game" was released, and the global box office was $5.6.

"The Hangover 3" was released in December, with a global box office of $340 million.

Throughout 2010, the films produced by Summit Entertainment, plus the release of "Painted Skin 2" in North America, received a total of $5.027 billion at the global box office, successfully breaking the super mark of $5 billion, and topped the global box office champion of Hollywood studios in 2010.

At the same time, it is also the North American box office champion, with a record $1.789 billion in North America, breaking the $1.767 billion set by Warner Bros. last year, becoming the first height ever!

Of the top 20 grossing movies in North America in 2010, Summit Entertainment accounted for six.

They are the second place "The Hunger Games" with $411 million, the fourth place "Iron Man 2" with $3.13, the fifth place "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" with $278 million, the seventh place "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" with $240 million, the ninth place "Teddy Bear" with $230 million, and the 12th place "Sherlock Holmes 2: Shadow Game" with $190 million.

Of the top 20 grossing movies in the world in 2010, Summit Entertainment accounted for seven.

The other points are "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" at No. 4, "Twilight: Dawn (Part I)" at No. 7, "The Hunger Games" at No. 7, "Iron Man 2" at No. 8, "Teddy Bear" at No. 9, "Sherlock Holmes 2: Shadow Game" at No. 10, and "The Hangover 3" at No. 15.

In 2010, Summit Entertainment's investment in publicity and filming was only $980 million, which means that Summit Entertainment has a 1:5 investment-to-income ratio, far exceeding Hollywood's normal 1:3 investment ratio. Hollywood movies are released worldwide. Not all of them are box office shares, most of them are buyout of distribution rights, that is, the box office must be three times the investment to ensure that there is no loss.

Basically, Hollywood companies' films, blockbuster films and bad movies combined, are maintained in a 1:3 balance. The real income is in the derivative products of the movie, such as the release of DVDs after the release, the distribution of movie toys by cooperative toy manufacturers, the distribution of commemorative costumes by clothing manufacturers, the production of movie souvenirs by souvenir manufacturers, the naming and placement of advertisers, the construction of theme parks, the secondary income of TV broadcasts, and so on.

It can be said that if a movie's box office reaches a 1:3 revenue ratio, its box office can be exchanged for investment, and the surrounding income is the real income. When it is lower than 1:3. Peripheral earnings are needed to compensate for investment losses. Movies can't make money. And above 1:3, congratulations, you've made a lot of money!

This year, Summit Entertainment has obviously made a lot of money, the company's financial director in the report. Executives grinned. The company earned. They can pay more dividends.

"This year, we won more than $5 billion at the box office, more than $2 billion at the box office, and more than $8 billion in peripheral revenue. In other words, just in terms of the operating income of the movie, we have earned 10 billion! ”

The CFO continued to talk about the exciting news that this is not only movie revenue, but also revenue from TV dramas, the Internet and smartphone apps. With an annual turnover of over $15 billion, it is definitely the most profitable company in all of Hollywood.

It's not these profits that make more money, but the market value of the company, which is getting higher and bigger as the movies sell out, and the stock gets higher and higher. Last year, Summit Entertainment was less than $15 billion, and this year it is expected to hit a market value of $20 billion.

"2010 was a glorious year, and today we look back on the past with great pride. Under the outstanding leadership of Shao Dong, the company's performance is thriving, and almost all the movies come from Shao Dong's vision. Next, I would like to invite Chairman Shao to make a speech for us. ”

Shao Shuaijun stood up with a smile on his face: "I am very pleased that we have hit the 5 billion box office mark this year, which proves that our Summit Entertainment is definitely a six-level film company, of course, I prefer that we are the largest independent film company." The glory of the past is over, and we must continue to work hard next year. And I, just say one of my wishes. ”

Watching everyone listen carefully, Shao Shuaijun said proudly: "I have four wishes, first, to acquire Lionsgate and expand our film genres, film library resources and distribution channels. Second, continue to take back the superhero rights, I hope to receive the news of the return of Blade, Soul Chariot, Fantastic Four, and Daredevil in February this year, that is, before the Chinese New Year, and then continue to negotiate Spider-Man and X-Men. Third, we want to have our own animation studio, whether it is an acquisition, or an organization, in short, I hope you will pay attention to the animation department, and the future of films, animated films will definitely occupy a big position. Fourth, the company's special effects department will be stronger next year, I heard that the digital field and industrial light and magic are losing money, we should not be afraid of losses, and go all out to acquire the digital field and Lucasfilm (the parent company of industrial light and magic). ”

In an uproar, the executives were excited by Shao Shuaijun's wish and applauded vigorously.

Shao Shuaijun's idea is very simple, to build Summit Entertainment into a real film company, it is not enough to produce a few blockbuster movies, but also to have overall production capabilities.

Lionsgate's horror films are a continuous income, and the box office may not be high, but the follow-up DVD sales are definitely the strongest, and horror films are still watched alone at home.

Marvel Comics' superhero movies are real popcorn blockbusters, and with the improvement of special effects, the popularity cannot be extinguished overnight.

Animated films will also continue to rise with the improvement of special effects technology, at least before Shao Shuaijun's rebirth, animated films created a lot of box office.

The special effects company is now in a big collapse under the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis, but Shao Shuaijun knows that with the support of China's vast market, the special effects company will definitely not become obsolete. Whether it is a superhero or an animated film, it needs the support of a special effects company, and the digital field is a company he has long been interested in, and Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic will not give up as long as there is an opportunity. (To be continued......)