In 2012, the top ten films and the top 20 films voted by the media were released.

Shao Shuaijun, who was still filming "Iron Man 3" in North Carolina, read these magazines and newspapers when he was idle and bored. Hollywood Entertainment Reporter, which has become more and more influential in the film industry in recent years, released a list called "Top 10 Geek Movies of 2012".

Geek Movie, Geek-Movie in English, no one can accurately define the meaning of the word, originally used to describe stupid, weird guys, now used to refer specifically to guys who are very obsessed with technology or a certain subculture, covering far beyond the traditional definitions of game fans, anime fans, computer enthusiasts, otaku, etc.

And "The Avengers", with its fan base of comic book fans, special effects scenes created by computer CG, and humorous storyline, was selected as the second place in the top ten geek movies.

The veteran magazine "Empire" selected the TOP20 best pictures of the year, and "The Avengers" topped the list, beating "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", which is also a comic book movie, and the Oscar hit "Escape from Tehran". The reason given by Empire is simple.

"The Women's Federation has everything that a summer movie should have, good scenes, passable plots, and a hot box office. Director Shao Shuaijun did not use a profound narrative or put it together randomly, but coordinated the roles of the six superheroes well, took care of the audience in an all-round way, and created a blockbuster suitable for all ages, which is worth learning from all filmmakers. ”

The top 20 of "Empire" are "The Avengers", "Escape from Tehran", "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", "007: Skyfall" and "Beasts of the South". "Life of Pi" is ranked 11th. Another R-rated comedy, Magic Mike, came in at No. 17.

In addition, in "Time", "Entertainment Weekly", "Rolling Stone" and other magazines, they have also been ranked, although "The Avengers" did not reach the top, they are all ranked in the top position.

Insiders look at the doorway, laymen look at the excitement, 2012 ended like this.

Summit Entertainment released a report to the outside world, and this year, Summit Entertainment won more than $9 billion at the global box office, setting an incredible world record. Among them, more than $3.1 billion was grossed in North America. It is an incredible record in North America. The Avengers, 007: Skyfall, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay Part 1, The Amazing Spider-Man, Madagascar 3: Most Wanted in Europe, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and many more. It's all box office bombs.

Of the top 10 box office in the world, only two are non-Summit Entertainment releases, one is the Rise of the Black Rider, and one is "Ice Age 4". Everything else is distributed and produced by Summit Entertainment.

And this year, Hollywood grossed $11.9 billion in North America. It grossed $15.9 billion overseas. It is equivalent to saying that Summit Entertainment occupies half of Hollywood! A little more, estimated by the US antitrust organization. I'm going to have tea with the CEOs of Summit Entertainment.

In 2012, the total global box office was 37.8 billion US dollars, and Summit Entertainment accounted for 25% of the global box office, a quarter!

"The emergence of Hollywood rulers, from independent companies to big studios, Summit Entertainment, like Shao Shuaijun, is synonymous with incredible!"

"In 2012, Summit Entertainment became the king of the box office, the world-class giant was born, and the filming film department was a blockbuster, which is the best performing film company in the 20th century."

For the great cause of Summit Entertainment, it has attracted worldwide attention, and all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred. Last year, there was also a Disney, relying on strong peripheral development capabilities, which can be compared with Summit Entertainment. This year, no one can stop Summit Entertainment, Golden Harvest Entertainment development hardware, Summit Entertainment development software, the combination of software and hardware, invincible in the world.

No one doubts that Summit Entertainment is just a flash in the pan, with the current scale of Summit Entertainment, with the planned future film production, Summit Entertainment already has countless gold mines waiting to be mined, and in the next ten years, no one will have any status shaken by Summit Entertainment.

"The era of peak entertainment has come!" - Time Magazine.

And this year's Golden Harvest Entertainment has also set off a gust of wind in the mainland, "People Are Embarrassed in Thailand" has broken through 1.3 billion yuan, becoming the new box office king of Chinese films, and also the new king of mainland film history, at present, there are only two movies of more than one billion yuan in the mainland, one "Avatar" and one "Transformers 3", both of which are Hollywood blockbusters, and now they have finally been snatched back the honor by Chinese films.

On the occasion of the big sale in Thailand, there is another news that has landed on the major headlines.

Wanda Group has acquired AMC Cinemas, the second-largest cinema chain in North America. AMC Cinemas is a theater company founded in Atlanta in 1992, the American multiplex theater company, with 346 theaters and a total of 5,028 screens. Among them, there are 120 IMAX screens and 2,170 3D screens, making it the largest IMAX and 3D screen operator in North America.

AMC-owned theaters are concentrated in the heart of large North American cities, with 23 of the top 50 most grossing theaters in North America, and the total box office accounts for 20% of the North American market share, making it a huge company. Negotiations for this acquisition lasted more than two years. Because AMC is an unlisted company (it was listed and later privatized by JPMorgan Chase Bank), it is not possible to acquire equity directly, and the transaction involved is more complicated.

Originally, it was Dream Chasing International Holding Group that wanted to acquire AMC Cinemas, but the U.S. government determined that Dream Chasing International Holding Group owned Summit Entertainment Group and its business scope included film companies. The U.S. government stipulates that film companies cannot directly control theatrical companies.

For this reason, Dream Chasing can only abandon this acquisition plan, and then let Wanda Group, which holds shares in each other, come forward and resubmit the acquisition plan.

In recent years, affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, the profitability of North American cinemas has been very poor, and the debt of AMC cinemas is very high. It also intends to seek new capital to enter the market and turn losses into profits, which is why this acquisition plan is born. After the acquisition, Wanda Group plans to list AMC Cinemas on the New York Stock Exchange.

With a controlling stake in Wanda Cinemas and AMC Cinemas, Wanda Group will become the world's largest cinema company, as well as the largest IMAX screen and 3D screen operator, with almost half of the global share. The expected profit will exceed Wanda Group's earnings in real estate.

With Wanda Group as a natural ally of mutual shares, it means that AMC Cinemas is controlled by Dream Chasing International Holding Group.

A truly super-first-class giant entertainment company has taken shape.

In this regard, the media in China and the United States have paid wide attention.

The American media believes that Chinese films will take advantage of this shareholder trend to flood into the American market in large numbers, and they are more worried that Summit Entertainment, which has related interests, will grasp more theater resources and form a monopoly. The Chinese media hopes that AMC Cinemas can play a role in promoting Chinese films, but they are also worried that Wanda Group will not adapt to the soil and fall into the quagmire of AMC's losses.

However, Wanda Group and Dream Chase Group are full of confidence in this acquisition plan. Wanda boss Wang attended the press conference and announced that the original AMC operation team will continue to manage the AMC cinema line, and said: "We are optimistic about the development of the film industry, and the AMC cinema line will become a major boost to the transformation of Wanda Group. ”

Asked by a reporter whether he would help Chinese films enter the American market, Boss Wang said: "In principle, we naturally hope that more Chinese films can be enjoyed by American audiences." But being a theater is not doing charity, the market principle is always the first, and it can't be recognized by American audiences, and AMC will not promote such a Chinese film. We can only say that we guarantee a fair economic environment for Chinese films. ”

Another reporter asked whether Summit Entertainment would monopolize North American film screenings by virtue of its relationship with Wanda Group. Boss Wang said: "I don't even know Mitchell. Bruce, you ask if we will join forces, we and Summit Entertainment are two companies that do not interfere with each other, and AMC does not have the ability to monopolize the screening, and will not monopolize it, which is not in the interest of AMC. Please rest assured. ”

That being said, worry is inevitable.

But it has been so that there is no way to change it. American cinema companies basically have the shadow of big production companies behind them, but all big production companies will always reach out in the upstream and downstream industries. If Summit Entertainment wants to sit firmly in the big studio, it must also intervene in the upstream and downstream of this industry to reduce its own constraints.

It's an unspoken rule.

It's just tacit.

……

The day after New Year's Day, the crew of "Iron Man 3" broke out into huge cheers, intermittently, and after six months, "Iron Man 3" was finally completed. It took a week to edit the original copy of the movie into a film and hand it over to Summit Entertainment, and Shao Shuaijun's family of three flew back to the mainland.

In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival is approaching, and Shao Shuaijun suddenly found that it has been several years, and he has not spent the New Year in peace, seeing that his son is three years old. Speaking of which, since 2010, he has almost only one movie a year, and he hasn't worked hard to make movies, but there are too many projects for the producer, which takes up most of his time.

Hardly a day was spent completely relaxing.

After visiting some leaders and friends in the capital, the family of three rushed back to their hometown.

Flying all over the world, I can't remember what my hometown looks like. In recent years, the changes in his hometown have also been quite big, mainly because Shao Shuaijun has become rich, and has invested a lot in public welfare undertakings in his hometown, building roads and bridges and setting up factories, so that the whole town has been rejuvenated with rich vitality. Even if it doesn't cost much, it can benefit the township.

And many people who know from their hometown have entered the dream chasing company, and there are not a few rich people who have come out of their hometown.

A big director, a tycoon, an international-level figure, and brings everyone benefits, Shao Shuaijun is about to become a mythical figure in the town and the object of worship of thousands of girls.

Therefore, this year is very lively, and the doors of my hometown are about to be broken.

It was lively and lively, and it was the Spring Festival. (To be continued......)

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