Wang Xiaohu has always emphasized that movies are commodities, and since they are commodities, they need to be advertised, so that more people know about its existence, and then pay attention to it, and then unconsciously consume behavior, so all kinds of advertisements appear in turn before and during the release of "Mulan".

Its scale coverage is wide, the publicity means are endless, Hollywood counterparts are amazed, and the profits brought by the round bombing are amazing, and the first round of "Mulan" is 135 million in North America alone. 【Reading.com】

The Hollywood Reporter: "There's no doubt about it. After "Myth", he began to discover and innovate traditional oriental culture, using a more mature commercial model than Hollywood, so that "Mulan" won a miracle of 12 million US dollars in just one week, which is unique in Hollywood. ”

And Lin Qingxia, whom he trusts, uses her performance to make the whole film enjoyable, which balances the release of strength and emotion well.

"Newsweek" said that "Mulan" "The most important reason that attracted me to continue watching movies is: Lin Qingxia." She's a wonderful actress, and her skillful movements in the film remind me of a western cowboy, and between that and her big beautiful eyes, her expression of loss and grief is so real and powerful. ”

The New York Times reported: "Brigitte Lin is a respectable interpretation of this famous heroine, who, through her special ability to convince us of her character's ambivalence in the face of war, killing, and leading the army to a desperate situation, is really what the whole movie is all about." She deserves to be the winner of the Best Actress trophy at Cannes, and she is expected to win the same award at next year's Oscars! ”

"Lin Qingxia's rough and fine interpretation has injected sharp vitality into the role of Mulan, and I see the unique charm of Asian actors in her." Chicago Sun.

"Mulan" has received rave reviews, all thanks to the publicity and promotion methods formulated by Wang Xiaohu, and positive commentary articles continue to appear on TV, newspapers, and magazines.

Starting in week 10, "Mulan" stopped at $178 million at the box office, and then the growth momentum has gradually slowed.

Wang Xiaohu knew that there were signs of box office weakness at this time, and the additional publicity expenses would outweigh the losses, so he decisively stopped all kinds of publicity methods used in the early and middle periods, and then turned to the later stage to delay the box office with reproduction products.

After a five-day trip to China, the morale of Concord and the employees of Concord was high, especially the employees of Luen Mei who had just been reorganized, and they fully experienced the great surprise between Concord and Luen Mei.

In Luen America, they have to endure a lot of pressure and roaring every day, while at Concord International, they not only get a much higher salary than other big Hollywood companies, but also enjoy a respectful and sunny environment.

"Concord International, which is humanized and warm, is a working paradise for all filmmakers!" Many employees can't help but express such feelings.

The higher the box office of "Mulan", the more points they have achieved, and the gold bowl that has earned from drinking soup with Wang Xiaohu for several years is full of money, and a director who can maintain such a high level for seven or eight consecutive years is simply a rare species in Hollywood.

Warner Bros., who has always had a holiday with Concorde International, is like a frosted eggplant at this time, although it prevented "Myth" from entering the Oscars, but today they have won the Palme d'Or, and the major film companies that were united at the beginning have maintained a good cooperative relationship with Concorde International except Disney, which makes Warner Bros. executives anxious.

Because they suddenly feel isolated by their Hollywood counterparts!

In fact, Disney doesn't want to cooperate with Concord Internationally, just because Disney's market positioning is all children, and it is even more difficult to climb the ship of Concorde and International when they refused to do so arrogantly.

At the beginning of September, "Star Wars 2" climbed to the top of the North American box office list with 209 million, "Mulan" ranked second with 178 million, and Gambia's comedy "My Fair Lady" (also known as "Soaring into the Clouds") ranked third with a narrow margin of 177 million.

Another sci-fi blockbuster "Star Trek 2" and "Star Wars 2" were released at the same time, and under the collision of movies of the same type, it only received 78 million, ranking fifth in the North American box office list.

"How many years is this?"

After seeing the data on the list, Hollywood colleagues sighed, yes, it's been the first few years, and Concorde International's films have dominated the box office list, and this is the first time this has been?!

Maybe it started with "Rocky", maybe it started with "Jaws", in short, they can't remember, but except for "Rocky 2" and "Contact of the 3rd Kind", each of the movies produced by Concord is a box office vampire, which makes peers from the beginning of envy and jealousy to now they have begun to be numb.

"Tiger, if one day the movie produced by Concord falls out of the top ten at the North American box office, it will be big news!" Corkrian said teasingly to Wang Xiaohu.

Wang Xiaohu squinted at the gambling king, "Man, you seem to have followed me for two months, shouldn't you consciously leave?" ”

"Nope." "The crisis is not over, and I won't leave you unless I hear that the assassin has been killed or brought to justice." ”

"Hell! Could it be that the assassin will be at large for the rest of his life, and you will rely on me for the rest of your life? Wang Xiaohu was furious when he heard this.

What the hell is this, there are dozens of mansions and villas, but you are crowded into an ordinary villa in Los Angeles with yourself!

There are more than a dozen luxury sports cars, but they rub the modified riot cars with themselves every day!

"Yes, that's what I decided!" Corklian said confidently.

"You're a shrunken turtle!" Wang Xiaohu scolded angrily, but the latter didn't care about it.

"I'm going back to Hong Kong tomorrow, you can do it yourself." Wang Xiaohu threw down this sentence and asked Winterdur to call Cameron.

"I've read the improved script, do you have any actors now?"

The script of "The Terminator" was finally satisfactory to Wang Xiaohu after many approvals in the past two months, and he called Cameron today to urge him to determine the cast list as soon as possible and start filming before the year.

"Boss, I want to invite Stallone to star, I don't know if it's okay?" Cameron asked cautiously.

"Stallone?" Wang Xiaohu frowned, shook his head with a wry smile and said: "No, he is preparing "Rocky 3", I'm afraid he doesn't have time on the schedule, I know that the reason you chose him is to value his muscles, but what I want to tell you is that in Hollywood, not only Stallone's muscles are strong, you can try other actors, for example, I heard that a bodybuilder recently participated in some small films in Hollywood. ”

"Mr. Bodybuilder?" Cameron was stunned when he heard this, his expression was a little bitter, it was obvious that the best candidate for the terminator in his mind was Stallone, who made Stallone's box office appeal there, plus the deeply rooted Rambo image in "First Blood", as long as it is on the screen, it is a standard cold-blooded, cool and other endorsements.

"Forget it, I'll recommend you someone, his name is Schwarzenegger." Wang Xiaohu thought for a while and continued: "You must know that he is still a small person, with muscles stronger than Stallone, and more importantly, he is still a newcomer, and his salary is hundreds of times lower than that of Stallone." ”

After "Rocky" and "First Blood", Stallone's salary has risen to $3.5 million, second only to Harrison. Ford's $5 million is the second largest among Hollywood actors.

Hiring Stallone means increasing the cost of "The Terminator", Wang Xiaohu's memory will not cost more than 10 million for this movie, less than 10 million can make such a classic, Cameron is absolutely indispensable.

Although the investment cost can be appropriately relaxed, Wang Xiaohu still doesn't want Stallone to steal the role that should belong to Schwarzenegger, that big guy will also be a Hollywood idol in the future, and more importantly, he will become a governor in the future!

Seeing that Cameron no longer spoke, Wang Xiaohu smiled and said: "You can watch and deal with the other actors yourself, the shooting plan and budget are all handed over to Winterdur for review, as long as Winterdur signs it, I will allocate funds, and other things such as special effects, you can ask your idol Lucas for help, I have arranged these things in advance." ”

"Okay, boss." Cameron nodded.

"Mulan" and "Star Wars 2" each grossed more than 100 million, which deeply stimulated Cameron, who had just joined Concorde International, and he knew that there was no other way to win the respect of others in this big company than to work harder, so he is now full of energy.

The next day, Wang Xiaohu set off for Hong Kong, and Corkrian, as a follower, naturally went at the same time.

On the day they left, Concorde International announced the preparation plan for "The Terminator" and selected actors in Hollywood on a large scale.

Take Eddie. Catmoore, John. The animation studio led by Lassett was also officially established on the same day, and after all the staff of the studio discussed, it was finally named Pixar Studio, and then the studio immediately started the preparation of the "Transformers" cartoon according to Wang Xiaohu's request.

At the same time, the mafia once again came with bad news, an internal small boss was killed, this small boss looks inconspicuous, he used to be a skilled pharmacist, according to the mafia's internal information, he used to work with the American economic and financial giant, billionaire Hugh. Bobby had a deal

(To be continued)