Chapter 394 Zhou, Your Decision Is Wrong!

In the office, Jon came in, with a smile on his face, came to Zhou Shaoming and Ben, and said excitedly: "Zhou, do you know? "The Incredible Hulk" got a box office score of 210 million, my God, I can't believe it's real. ”

Zhou Shaoming said with a smile: "That's all credit." ”

Jon couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart and walked to Ben's side: "Ben, you are really a genius, "The Incredible Hulk" is now ranked first at the box office in North America, and the box office result of 210 million in the first week is really a force for the film market this summer. ”

Jon couldn't help but say excitedly, patted Tesla-Ben, and said, "Ben, you're so talented. ”

"Haha, I think so too!" Ben laughed and joked, obviously in a very good mood.

Jon then talked to Zhou Shaoming and Ben about the process of "The Incredible Hulk" at the North American box office.

When "The Incredible Hulk" was released in North America on August 1, the movie tickets in theaters had already been sold out, and the popularity of the premiere day was partly because this one was adapted from the comic book version, and it itself had a group of loyal comic fans. On the other hand, there is the brand effect of Supernova and Tesla. Coupled with Smith Chow's fame bonus, it is reasonable that the premiere sold well.

After the premiere, there was a violent response, as well as the audience's high evaluation of the movie, which made the reputation of "Hulk" better, so the movie became more and more popular.

Especially at the last show of the first day of the release of "The Incredible Hulk", late at night, fans in major theaters lined up in order to buy a movie ticket for "The Incredible Hulk".

It's busy, it's quite spectacular, and the premiere day hasn't passed yet. "The Incredible Hulk" has reached the point where it is hard to get a ticket.

"The Incredible Hulk" had already surpassed more than 50 million box office results on its premiere day until the last show. And the statistical results after the end of the last game showed: On the day of the premiere, it reached a box office of more than 60 million.

This astonishing box office result caused quite a tornado in the North American film market.

"The Incredible Hulk" crushed other movies of the same period with an invincible momentum!

After the premiere of "The Incredible Hulk", since there was no film that could match "The Incredible Hulk" that week, winning the weekly championship at the North American box office was already a sure thing!

Jon couldn't wait to say to Ben: "If you take the "Hulk" team to promote it again next week, I believe the box office will not fall below 600 million." ”

Jon excitedly continued, "600 million is a conservative estimate. What "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Harry Potter" and other blockbusters, to hell with all these blockbusters in front of "The Incredible Hulk". ”

Zhou Shaoming couldn't help frowning when he heard Jon's words. said: "Jon, I called you over, not to discuss the matter of letting Ben take "Hulk" to promote, but to plan, how to make "Hulk" hype in the Chinese market. ”

Jon was dumbfounded on the spot, and said to Zhou Shaoming: "Zhou, why are you so persistent in China's sluggish film market. ”

Zhou Shaoming took a deep breath and said: ""The Day After Tomorrow" has achieved fairly good results in Chinese mainland, and "I Am a Legend" is also okay. But none of them were particularly satisfying, I was thinking. In the North American film market, our films have basically reached the limit, and we need to move towards the international track. ”

Jon said a little depressedly: "The Chinese film market is not very good for the time being, "I Am a Legend" and "The Day After Tomorrow" have such results, which are already very good, at least recover some of the publicity expenses in China." ”

Jon said truthfully: "I didn't object at the time, but we already knew that it wasn't too good. But now, Zhou, in the face of such a Chinese film market, I still want to insist that Ben take the "Hulk" team to China to promote it in person, I don't understand what you do. ”

Zhou Shaoming held his wine glass, slowly returned to his seat, and explained: "Jon, the Chinese film market, we can't ignore it, I think in the future, the Chinese film market will definitely become a must for major film companies." Now that we enter early and open up the market, then it is destined that Supernova Entertainment will get a piece of the cake first, which is very important, which is the main reason why I will shoot "Fuse". ”

Jon retorted a little helplessly: "I really don't see that the Chinese film market has such great potential, you must know that the Chinese film market is stuck by the authorities, and if we want to enter, we will be subject to great resistance, and we will need a lot of energy, time, and money."

Even many films have to be deleted and cut again and again, and a good movie is likely to lose a lot of things and become a bad movie.

Moreover, the Chinese people are not used to going to the theater to watch movies at all, this kind of thinking is the most terrifying, and it is really difficult for a movie to achieve good results.

I really don't understand why Zhou is so obsessed with China. ”

Tesla - Ben was stunned, Jon had never spoken to Zhou Shaoming like this, what happened today? He hurriedly said, "Jon, do you know what the hell you're talking about?" ”

Jon frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "I know exactly what I'm talking about? Even though Zhou is now a big-name director in Hollywood, a well-known director who is famous all over the world, and the true boss of Supernova Entertainment, I still have to say that it is not easy for Supernova Entertainment to get to today's scale, and I can't watch Zhou destroy the company we have worked so hard to build and ruin the bright future of Supernova Entertainment. ”

Zhou Shaoming looked at Jon's angry expression, stopped Ben from talking further, and said to Jon: "Jon, I understand your current mood very well, but you are wrong about one thing, I am not for my own selfishness, let alone leading our Supernova Entertainment Company to destruction." ”

Zhou Shaoming said and took a sip of red wine on his lips and continued: "I am leading our Supernova Entertainment Company to move in a higher direction, and we must play a piece of the world in the Chinese film market as soon as possible, in this way, Supernova Entertainment Company will become one of the world's largest film and television entertainment companies a few years in advance, at that time, our Supernova Entertainment Company will stand in front of the world with a new look, you must remember which country in the world has the most people and which country is developing the fastest now." ”

Zhou Shaoming said and walked to the window. Looking at the exterior by the window, he said, "Supernova Entertainment at that time." It's not just three or five movies a year. The scale of several TV series. It will have its own theater, its own manufacturing plant to produce movie character toys that the audience loves, its own cultural industry, and books about movies published by our company. ”

Zhou Shaoming took a deep breath and said: "That kind of supernova entertainment company is what we want." Isn't it? Jon? More than Lionsgate, Disney and even Fox, Columbia, Warner! ”

Still unable to understand, Jon continued, "Indeed, we have been working towards such a dream. But now it's up to you. Apparently the opposite. ”

Zhou Shaoming frowned and said: "You have to think about it, China is the most populous country in the world, even if the film market is sluggish now, do you know how great the inherent potential is?" Supernova Entertainment had to catch a ride early to get a piece of the pie. You know what I mean? Jon. ”

Jon thought about it, and finally shook his head, and said disapprovingly: "What you said is indeed the truth, but the current Chinese film market can't bring the results we want at all, and I don't agree with your approach." At least not for now. The habit of Chinese is to watch movies at home, downloaded from the computer or broadcast on TV. Even the cheap pirated VCD bought in the market, which makes me unimaginable, if I took the team to China to promote, not to mention how much money it would cost to travel such a long distance, it would be a big loss to delay the promotion in North America, the same publicity, in North America, the results are much better. ”

Zhou Shaoming pondered, listened to Jon's words, coughed, and said, "I'm talking about potential, don't be satisfied with the status quo, you understand?" The potential of the North American film market is running out, and if you want to develop, you have to move forward. ”

Jon said stubbornly: "Then when the Chinese film market improves, it's not too late for us to enter again." ”

Zhou Shaoming turned around and said with some anger: "At that time, if we try to break into the Chinese market, will it be too late?" The share has long been occupied by other film and television companies, and you are all vegetarian when Warner, Fox, and Columbia? ”

Jon said: "The film market still depends on the quality and enjoyment of the film, as long as we have the strength, we can enter the Chinese market at any time, besides, isn't the company tilting the focus of "Fuse" to the Chinese film market? Why is it not interesting to let "The Incredible Hulk" go to talk to itself? ”

Jon said his thoughts: "Now we should have taken "The Incredible Hulk" to continue to promote in North America, and under such an offensive, "The Incredible Hulk" must have absorbed a lot of box office money, and that is the way we are going." ”

Zhou Shaoming couldn't bear his anger and said, "Jon, why don't you understand what I mean?" The North American film giants are enough, Warner, Columbia, and Fox are already very strong, if we only focus on North America, no matter how we develop, it will be difficult to surpass them, because the North American cake is so big, and several major movie giants have eaten almost it, even if the supernova develops fast and can be eaten, there is not much cake, and if you want to surpass several giant companies, you can only move towards China, India, Japan, South Korea, and other Asian countries. ”

Jon thought about it and seemed to have some truth, but he still insisted on his inner thoughts: "Zhou's idea is good, but I think the time has not come now, Zhou is indeed the core of Supernova Entertainment, and we should implement the decision unconditionally, but if the decision seriously damages the interests of our company, I think I will stop it." ”

"Jon, trust me, Smith Chow has never disappointed, and this time it still won't! Again, the goal of supernova is to surpass movie giants such as Fox and Warner. So only first to have an advantage in the Chinese market! Zhou Shaoming suddenly let out a long breath, a trace of confidence flashed in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, at the same time, staring closely into Jon's eyes.

"Zhou, although I don't agree, but I believe it! Hopefully you'll be able to make it this time! Jon sighed, and finally didn't twist Zhou Shaoming.

In the following time, Ben rushed to China with the starring team to promote, and at the same time, "Hulk" was still domineering at the box office in the United States.

Refreshing!

If you insist on using one word to describe this film, then you can only describe it with cool.

Powerful monster images, shocking hot scenes, and cool special effects technology

Hulk is a successful popcorn movie!

"Sitting in a dimly lit movie theater with popcorn in hand and girlfriend in his arms. Enjoy "The Incredible Hulk" again. It's a treat. Let's not talk about how the movie "Hulk" is. Just the effect of making people's blood swell is already satisfying! ”

""Hulk" is undoubtedly not as good as "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Fatal ID" in terms of ideological connotation, but "Hulk" can be exciting to watch, and people are excited to watch, which is enough. If you spend money to go to the cinema, you need to watch such a big movie, and as for those movies with profound meanings and complex plots, it is more suitable to download them to the computer and slowly ponder and enjoy! ”

"I won't say if "The Incredible Hulk" is a good movie, but it is definitely a blockbuster that is suitable for going to the cinema!"

"From the release of films such as "The Day After Tomorrow", "The Lord of the Rings", "I Am Legend", "The Hulk". It seems that you can see the trend of future movies! Blockbusters, commercial blockbusters that want to make money need to spend some effort on scenes and special effects! ”

It's a fact that the ratings for "The Incredible Hulk" are not very high, whether it is the rating on Rotten Tomatoes or the ratings on some other website about the rating of the movie, "The Incredible Hulk" is not as good as "Fatal ID" and "The Day After Tomorrow".

This is also in the expected results of Ben and Zhou Shaoming and others, commercial blockbusters rarely can achieve a good reputation, it is enough to be wonderful and earn a lot of money!

Apparently, The Incredible Hulk did it!

And under the influence of Hulk. The other films released at the same time were undoubtedly dismal at the box office, which was to be expected.

Meanwhile. Many studios have begun to pay attention to blockbusters about visual effects.

The success of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Day After Tomorrow" and "The Hulk" has made many people already know that the future film market will be more competitive in visual effects.

And light and magic have undoubtedly become more prosperous, and when it comes to visual effects, the most that can be thought of is light and magic.

But Supernova doesn't rely on Light & Magic now, and the talent Jon has tapped from some small special effects companies before, plus Supernova's own talent is enough.

Several blockbusters with great visuals have proven that Supernova's special effects department is pretty good.

Of course, although it is very powerful, it is still not enough, Jon and Christina discussed, and in just a few days, they allocated tens of millions of dollars to the special effects department again to continue to increase the strength of the special effects department.

At the same time, the post-production of "Fuse" has begun, and Zhou Shaoming cares about some hot scenes such as flying cars, drag racing, and explosions, and even stays in the special effects department to supervise for several days.

As for music, Zhou Shaoming also invited several Hollywood deadly soundtracks, this action blockbuster, Zhou Shaoming strives for perfection, from the plot to the scene, from the scene to the music, Zhou Shaoming is serious to the degree of harshness.

The filming cycle of "Fuse" is longer than that of Zhou Shaoming's films in the past, and the post-production is also deliberately slowing down the pace.

This year, Zhou Shaoming is only ready to come up with one film, that is, "The Fuse"

As time went on, it was already late August.

Ben and his team are already promoting it in China.

And "The Incredible Hulk" has also achieved good results in the North American film market.

Twenty days, a full twenty days, "The Incredible Hulk" won nearly 500 million box office results.

Although it is slightly worse than "I Am Legend" and "The Day After Tomorrow", it is much better than other movies.

According to the current trend, after the movie is released, it should be no problem for North America to achieve a score of 600 million, and this result can definitely enter the top ten in the history of North American films.

For a so-called commercial blockbuster or popcorn movie that has not yet been fully accepted by many audiences, this achievement is already very proud!

The happiest is Jon, the supernova is not short of money now, although there are few directors and not many movies are released every year, but basically all of them are classics, and each one can make a lot of money.

Jon has calculated that Supernova can launch about three movies a year, and these three movies can win at least two billion at the box office.

That's even better than the dozen films that many studios have released in a year.

Of course, Jon still has some regrets in his heart, that is, about the "Hulk" crew going to China to promote, in Jon's heart, it is a waste of time, if these promotions are placed in Europe and the United States, "Hulk" will definitely achieve better results.

But regret is regret, Jon doesn't complain, because he believes in Zhou Shaoming!

Although reason told him that Zhou Shaoming was wrong, his blind trust in Zhou Shaoming still gave him some hope for the Chinese market.

This is also why, although he disagreed, although he was not optimistic, Jon still agreed with Zhou Shaoming's idea of letting the crew go to China to promote.

Twenty or thirty days after the film was released in North America, it began to be released in other parts of the world.

Maybe it's influenced by this promotion, or maybe "The Incredible Hulk" is really suitable for the Chinese market.

"The Incredible Hulk" has achieved very good results in China, much better than other films in the same period, although the box office performance is still far worse than that in North America, but this is enough, giving Zhou Shaoming and Jon a lot of confidence.

"Maybe what the Chinese market needs more is commercial blockbusters, popcorn movies." Zhou Shaoming sat in his office, smoking a cigar and muttering to himself. (To be continued.) )