Next year, of course, next year will be another glorious year, many Lin Yuquan's fans are rejoicing in Lin Yuquan's achievements this year, and they are full of expectations for the new year, Lin Yuquan, the magical earthquake rescue hero, personally shot the earthquake disaster movie, "Immediate Rescue" has every reason to look forward to, after experiencing the crazy box office myth of "Wild Story: Rise of the Apes" and the amazing box office of "Heartbeat", anyone believes that "Immediate Rescue" will have great box office prospects.

In addition to Lin Yuquan's own works, Summit Entertainment has confirmed that there are eight movies to be released next year, "Black Valentine", "The Boxer", "Twilight: New Moon", "Spartan 300 Warriors", "Babel Empire", "The Hangover", "Fatal Bend 4", "The Expendables", "Twilight: New Moon" box office still need to be said? Take a look at "Twilight", which is still in theaters, to know that this must be a blockbuster box office bomb next year, "Spartan 300 Warriors" is Summit Entertainment's second big production with a production cost of more than 100 million yuan in addition to Lin Yuquan's movie, maybe it will suffer a fiasco like "Speed Racer", but it may also be another blockbuster, the other five movies are all small and medium-sized costs, yes, but none of the directors are unknown, and no one knows if there will be surprises.

After such a simple inventory, do you still need to worry about Lin Yuquan and Dingfeng Entertainment? It may be difficult for Summit Entertainment to replicate this year's miracle, but next year Lin Yuquan and Summit Entertainment are not destined to be bleak, no matter what, Summit Entertainment has forged its own independent film kingdom and become the representative of Hollywood independent film companies.

Compared with the worries and suspicions that exist in other places, in China, across the Taiwan Strait and in the three places, some are resentful and depressed by a group of film companies. Lin Yuquan's "Immediate Rescue", Chen Kaige's "Tongtian Empire", Ning Hao's "Nightclub", Xu Jinglei's "Single Men and Women", Xue Xiaolu's "Ocean Paradise", only from the already known release list, Shuguang Films has booked in advance the five consecutive dominatories of the mainland box office of the films produced by the Chinese film industry itself, and even added the same confirmed films such as "Twilight: New Moon" and "The Expendables", perhaps Shuguang Films will have a chance to snatch the distribution championship from China Film for the second time.

The year-end inventory of film and television entertainment is not only a carnival for the media and the public, but also for film companies. This inventory is obviously more significant, and when the time came to December 31, Lin Yuquan and his two daughters ended their delightful vacation trip to Musa Island, and then flew straight to Los Angeles, and then appeared in the conference room of Summit Entertainment.

"We have released a total of six new films this year, and the highest revenue contribution for the whole year is undoubtedly BOSS's "Wild Story: Rise of the Ape Clan", "Wild Story: Rise of the Ape Race" has a global box office of 1.945 billion, of which 781 million in North America and 1.164 billion in overseas box office. The total box office share is 851 million, the revenue of audio products in North America and overseas is 292 million, the global video on demand and TV copyright income is 180 million, and there is also 24 million tax rebates from New Zealand's preferential policies, deducting 170 million production costs, 115 million publicity and distribution expenses, 81.26 million audio and video product investment, and other investments. The gross profit is 948 million, and according to our cooperation agreement with Shuguang Film. The gross profit attributable to our Summit Entertainment was 752 million. ”

"The second highest revenue is also Boss movies, but instead of releasing new films, "Hurricane Rescue", "Hurricane Rescue" has 181 million North American and overseas audio product revenue, global video-on-demand and TV rights revenue of 153 million, and the box office share of this year is 13.24 million US dollars. After deducting the global investment of 61.25 million yuan in audio and video products and other investments, the gross profit is 281 million, and according to our cooperation agreement with Dawning Film, the gross profit attributable to our Summit Entertainment is 196 million. ”

"Heh, the third most profitable is still the boss's movie. The global box office of "Heartbeat" is 732 million, of which the North American box office is 223 million, the overseas box office is 509 million, the total box office share is 312 million, deducting the production cost of 25 million, the follow-up additional 57 million US dollars in publicity and distribution expenses, and other inputs, the gross profit is 221 million, and according to our cooperation agreement with Shuguang Film, the gross profit attributable to our Summit Entertainment is 174 million. ”

"The fourth highest revenue is "Twilight", "Twilight" has a global box office of 471 million so far, including 226 million at the North American box office, 245 million at the overseas box office, and a total box office share of 210.8 million, deducting production costs of 60 million, $55 million in publicity and distribution expenses, and other inputs, with a gross profit of 92 million, and according to our cooperation agreement with Shuguang Films, the gross profit attributable to our Summit Entertainment is 81 million."

"The fifth largest in terms of revenue is "Fatal Bend 2", with a global box office of 113 million, including 51 million at the North American box office and 62 million at the overseas box office, so our total gross profit this year is 1.255 billion, and after deducting operating expenses and paying taxes, our after-tax profit is expected to be 959 million."

Hear from Chris. Anderson's words, everyone in the conference room smiled, and the eyes that looked at Lin Yuquan were full of reverence, there is no doubt that Summit Entertainment has achieved unimaginable success this year, and almost all of this is brought by their magical boss.

Lin Yuquan's mood is naturally quite happy, Summit Entertainment's income this year is indeed amazing, which is why he said to Ma Yun before that he has a lot of spare money and is ready to invest in the stock market.

According to the current situation, Summit Entertainment will be able to earn at least 200 million US dollars next year by relying on the audio products, video on demand and TV rights of the two popular movies "Heartbeat" and "Twilight", and Shuguang Film itself is very well funded, coupled with the recovery of funds brought by the continuous release of film and television works or the sale of broadcast rights, the two do not need him to provide too much working capital, 300 million US dollars is more than enough, After deducting the $120 million he had previously invested in Emperor Games, plus the remainder of the tax deduction he had given to Dawning Films, he had suddenly raised $800 million more than $800 million in funds he had freely mobilized through his holding offshore company.

Perhaps this figure may not be much for a large acquisition of a giant company, but for personal disposable funds. That's definitely a pretty large number, and it's enough to make more of his ideas fully realized.

"Everyone has worked hard, without everyone's hard work in the past year, Summit Entertainment would not have achieved such outstanding results, and I also hope that everyone can make persistent efforts in the new year and strive to create greater brilliance." Lin Yuquan said with a smile on his face: "OK." Moving on to the next topic, Chris, how are the scripts on the blacklist getting in touch? ”

After carefully reading the script on the blacklist, Lin Yuquan immediately asked Chris to read the script. Anderson arranged for someone to follow up on a few scripts that he thought were good, and knowing that he was on vacation and would be coming to Los Angeles soon, Chris didn't report to him on the progress as soon as possible.

"Boss, "Beaver", "Orange", and "Storm Chase" have already started to prepare for filming, and we have clearly refused to invest in it. Brad. Pete didn't refuse, but since "World War Z" has no clear shooting plan and has not given a positive reply, "Source Code" and "I Have Cancer" are very welcome to join us, and they also need a strong distribution company like our Dawn Films. ”

"Really? That's good news. Lin Yuquan smiled, although there are still some regrets, but no matter what, he can participate in the investment of the two films "Source Code" and "I Have Cancer" and get the distribution of both. It's all something to be happy about, it's simple. The scripts of both films are indeed quite excellent.

"Source Code" is a brain-burning sci-fi thriller, yes, "Source Code" is not the kind of sci-fi blockbuster that wins with shocking and explosive scenes, but uses the cloak of science fiction to lay out a thriller and suspense story that is delicately laid out in a limited space-time architecture, telling the story of a dead man trying to save Chicago from a nuclear disaster. Strictly speaking. "Source Code" is actually not very creative, and there are countless themes of time and space intertwined such as going back to the past, flying over the future, and stepping into parallel time and space, but in Lin Yuquan's view, creativity is important, but not absolute. It's also about how to tell a good story, and "Source Code" has the kind of potential that makes people obscure but want to stop.

"I Have Cancer" is written by Will. Based on his personal real experience, Riesel tells the story of Adam, who was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, and with the support and encouragement of his family and friends, he fights cancer with an optimistic and positive attitude, which is both funny and touching. This may not be a movie that is destined to explode at the box office, but it can be a good movie if it is carefully made, and sometimes making money is not the only purpose of a studio, is it?

"Yes, great news, we are currently in talks with the production company to get more control over the production process and make the film the way we want it to go." Chris. Anderson said with a smile.

"Very good, that's what I want to see, so Chris, in the negotiation, you have to let the other party know that we are determined to make a good movie at any cost, if the other party feels that there is a big risk in the production of high investment, you can buy the script from the other party at a high price, and then we make it ourselves, our copyright library is really empty, and we need the kind of good movies with low investment to fill it." Lin Yuquan said with a smile.

"I understand, I believe that our copyright library will be improved soon, and we have decided to produce five independent films with an investment of less than 5 million this year, not seeking much profit, but only seeking to return on the cost and good quality of the film." Chris. Anderson Road.

"OK, I'm waiting for the good news." Lin Yuquan smiled slightly: "Moving on to the next topic, we have almost no results at major film festivals this year, what are our plans in this regard?" ”

"Yes, there is already a plan, we didn't have a good harvest at the film festival this year, in addition to the few bright spots, mainly because we were too conservative, and we also missed several good films, such as "Wrestler", at the Toronto Film Festival, the highest price we quoted was 3.5 million, and finally the North American distribution rights of the film were bought by Fox Searchlight for 4 million, and now looking back, we are still too conservative for this Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award film, therefore, This year, in addition to increasing the number of people to watch films at the festival, we also need to be bold when evaluating and quoting the box office prospects of films. ”

Lin Yuquan nodded, "Wrestler" is currently an Oscar hit, for such a film, the North American distribution price of $4 million is not high, after the film was released last week. With the screening of four theaters, the final box office of $209,200 in three days of the weekend, and the single theater score was as high as $52,250, which is not outstanding.

"OK, you can decide the specific evaluation and quotation yourself, and the quantity of the annual purchase only needs to be controlled within five. Even if it is not as expected, we can bear it, at least we can bear it now, if there is a good goal, don't hesitate, the opportunity is fleeting, the loss is painful, but what is even more heartbreaking is that I obviously got a movie similar to "Little Sunshine Beauty", but I didn't grasp the opportunity. Lin Yuquan said with a smile. In the past, he would have tended to be conservative, but as his experience grew and his net worth rose, he became more and more inclined to take a drastic and drastic approach.

"Okay, boss, just wait and see what we do this year!"

"Heh, that's exactly what I'm trying to say." Lin Yuquan smiled, and the meeting continued. Soon came the topic of Oscar PR.

"Judging from the results of various awards in the past awards season, our films are in addition to the boss's "Wild Tales: Rise of the Ape" and "Heartbeat". Other films have completely withdrawn from the Oscar competition, and the chance of "Heartbeat" is actually not very large, as long as it can get a nomination at the Oscar is a great victory, as for "Wild Story: Rise of the Apes", there is no need to worry about the nomination, but it is not so easy to go further and win the award. On the contrary, it is extremely difficult, not because of the quality of "Wild Wild: Rise of the Apes", nor because the opponent is too strong, mainly because of the age of the boss and the performance in the movie is all motion capture.

It turns out that the old white men academy members don't like to be young. Talented directors, and members of the academy who are actors, obviously don't want to see directors shoot motion capture movies, which is obviously reducing the opportunities for actors to star, cartoons do not win awards, and often they are not even nominated for major awards, which has nothing to do with this, because cartoons are more unique, except for dubbing, they have nothing to do with actors at all. When the list of Oscar nominees comes out, our competitors will definitely not let go of this opportunity, especially the Weinstein Company. Weinstein is a strongman in this area, and Weinstein's "The Reader" is also a favorite at this year's Oscars, and once "The Reader" is nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, and we become a competitor, he will definitely not mind slandering us. "Head of Public Relations, Kevin. Paul said.

Lin Yuquan nodded in agreement, although it sounded a little alarmist, but it was absolutely reasonable, especially in terms of competitive means. There are many people in Weinstein's public relations methods, although he has communicated with each other a few times, but there is no father and son in the mall, let alone just nodding friends.

"Is there any way to deal with that?"

"There is no such thing as a good way to deal with it, what we can do is to market ourselves well while using Francis. Ford. Coppola, Steven. Spielberg, Martin. Scorsese, George. The tragic experience of Lucas, four talented directors who were recognized as talented in the seventies and eighties of the last century, guided the tragic experience at the Oscars, so that the members of the academy felt a strong voice from public opinion and the public.

On the other hand, emphasizing that the boss has no prejudice against the actors' performances, "Wild Wild: Rise of the Apes" is just one of the directorial works, and in other works, there is a good cooperation with the actors. Not only that, but also to emphasize the identity of the boss as the owner of two film companies, emphasizing that in Summit Entertainment and Dawning Films, a large number of movies are produced every year, many actors star, and a large number of filmmakers are given job opportunities every year. Weinstein or other competitors are undoubtedly untenable to try to use actors to make things happen. Kevin. Paul said in his chest.

"Not bad." Lin Yuquan nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that I can wait for the time to go up to receive the award with peace of mind, if I don't win the award, you can do the year-end award next year." ”

"Ahem, don't, boss, this difficulty factor is too high." Kevin. Paul wailed.

After the afternoon meeting, just like last year, all the staff of Summit Entertainment left work early, went to the reserved restaurant, and held a year-end dinner with Little Bear Press. (To be continued......)

PS: Although I know that many friends will talk about water, but the choice is still thankless to calculate the profit, about the profit figures, let's just take a look, don't be too serious, in fact, the profit of "Wild" is really not too high, "Avatar" box office plus other income, the profit is more than one billion dollars, that is really amazing. ps: When I look at the inventory of the top 20 blockbuster revenue rankings in Deadline in 2014, the biggest feeling is that the publicity and distribution costs of film companies are getting higher and higher, in 09, the publicity and distribution cost of "Avatar" of 150 million US dollars has been called sky-high, but in the past two years, it is embarrassing that the global publicity of blockbusters is not 100 million, and at the level of 150 million US dollars, there are several films a year, so the publicity expenses of "Heartbeat" and "Twilight" 5, 60 million US dollars are placed in 09, which is already a lot, ha, don't be serious.