Chapter 431: G550 is coming
In North America, the National Day independent calendar on July 4 every year is an excellent schedule for release, favored by many blockbusters, "Transformers" was released in this schedule last year, and finally earned $152 million in a single week, and this year, "Superman for All", a more accurate translation called "Hancock", was set early on Independence Day.
After the trailer of "Wild Story: Rise of the Apes" caused a shocking global storm, the filmmakers of "Kung Fu Panda", "Confused Detective", "Wanted", "Machine Qì Man Wall-E", and "Superman for All" have held emergency meetings to discuss how to deal with the menacing competition of "Wild Story: Rise of the Apes".
Due to the two weeks between the release time and "Wild Story: Rise of the Ape Race", "Superman for All" did not choose to adjust the schedule in the end, in the view of Sony's management, the box office appeal of the blockbuster mainly appeared two weeks before the release, even if "Wild Story: Rise of the Ape Race" is extremely strong, and there is two weeks as a buffer, it should be difficult to form too much threat to "Superman for All".
The world is unpredictable, they never thought that the momentum of "Wild Wild: The Rise of the Apes" would be so ferocious, creating box office myths one after another, and breaking film history records one after another along the way.
According to the current shape of "Wild Story: The Rise of the Ape Race", everyone knows that even if this week is the third week of the film's release, its box office is bound to be quite amazing.
"Full Name Superman", or rather "Hancock", the original title of the film was not called that, but "He Came Tonight". This script was spent in Hollywood for more than 10 years, and it was not until finally that it was finally recognized and finally filmed.
Warner Bros. was originally going to shoot the film. But then it gave up that opportunity. Sony immediately took over. Start shooting quickly.
Invest $150 million, Will. Smith and Charlize. Starring Theron and released in 3,974 theaters, Sony obviously has great hopes for "Full Name Superman".
For "Full Name Superman", Sony is of course confident, not to mention the rest, after successively starring in "The Public Enemy of the Machine", "The Full Name of the Rival", "Happiness Knocks on the Door", "I Am Legend" and other movies have been very successful, today's Will . Smith and Johnny. Depp is tied for Hollywood's most appealing actor at the box office, with this box office superstar. "Full Name Superman" is not difficult to get a good box office.
But Sony is not satisfied with just a good box office result, the huge scale of 3974 theaters of "Superman for All" is the third new film landing range within Sony Pictures after "Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man 3", and there is the emperor of history, the undisputed Hollywood box office appeal, Sony has ambitions for the box office of the film.
The cruel reality is that if "Superman for All" is released this week, it will inevitably face the impact of "Wild Story: The Rise of the Ape Race", which has repeatedly created box office myths, and "Machine Qì Man Vali", which is worshiped by the critics. "Superman for All" is bound to suffer a lot of box office losses.
The best way is to postpone the release schedule to avoid conflict between the two. Not to mention that it is so easy to postpone it, it is not that it is easy to postpone it, and it is also a question of when it will be postponed.
If it is postponed by a week, then "Superman for All" will face two films "Wanted" and "Confused Detective", which were also forced to postpone the schedule because of "Savage: Rise of the Apes", although these two films are not blockbusters, but they are not weak, and they are also high box office hopes by Universal Pictures and Warner Bros., the former is led by the genius director Timoel Murphy, who set a box office record in Russian film history with "Night Watch" and "Sun Watch". Directed by Beckma Mutotov, two superstars Angelina. Julie, Morgan. Starring Freeman, with a $75 million investment, the visual effects in the trailer are amazing, and the latter is based on the classic series, starring Steve Brown. Karel, Annie. Hathaway and Dwayne Johnson in the rocks, with an investment of $80 million.
Coupled with "Wild Story: Rise of the Ape", which has been released for four weeks, and "Wali of the Machine" in the third week of release, the competition is not fierce, and even if Sony is full of confidence in its own "Superman for All", it does not think that it can achieve a satisfactory box office.
Not to mention the fact that in the second week of July there will be "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D", and more importantly, in the third week of July, there will be a formidable opponent to be released, one of Hollywood's most reassuring directors, Christopher . Nolan's "Batman Begins 2: The Dark Knight," a $180 million film directed by Christian. Bell, Heath. Ledger, Maggie. Gyllenhaal, Morgan. Starring Freeman, it is expected to have the largest opening superhero movie in film history, and is considered a strong contender for this year's annual box office title, and its high-profile Cheng dΓΉ is still above "Superman for All", second only to "Wild Wild: Rise of the Apes" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4" in the summer file.
There are wolves and tigers in the front, this is exactly the current predicament of "Superman for All", the best choice to avoid fierce competition is undoubtedly to postpone the schedule to August, but August is close to the end of the summer file, and postponing it in January is bound to carry out new publicity and increase the cost of film promotion and promotion.
For this reason, Sony's management wanted to cry without tears, and while secretly scolding "Wild Story: Rise of the Apes" for being perverted, he regretted why he didn't set the schedule before "Wanted" and "Confused Detective".
"I think postponing the schedule to August is the wisest decision, and we need "Superman for All" to have a better box office than the new promotional expenses." Amy, President of Sony Columbia Pictures. Pascal said this during the meeting.
Lin Yuquan did not go to Savannah to receive the plane in person, but this time he chose to have Gulfstream send the plane to Los Angeles, and he immediately went into publicity work, first giving interviews to two local media outlets in Los Angeles and holding a fan friend meeting at a large theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Thankfully Andy. Serkis and Benedict. Cumberbatch happened to be filming during this time, otherwise the publicity would be troublesome, and Lin Yuquan could only run the publicity alone. However, since both live in London. The two people in the province ran back and forth. So instead of flying to Los Angeles right away, he flew to London to meet them after finishing the event in Los Angeles and started the first stop of the overseas tour.
Gulfstream acted very quickly, and the G550 ordered by Lin Yuquan was driven to Los Angeles Airport the next day, and handed over to Lin Yuquan's own crew to receive it. He can fly whenever he wants.
After watching the movie in the theater with some fans, Lin Yuquan immediately talked to Kevin. Garnett and two Pinnacle Entertainment Publicity staff members headed to the airport.
"Thank you all for your hard work tonight." Lin Yuquan said to a man and a woman who had been waiting at the entrance of the airport for a long time, these two were the crew members of his G550, the male was the pilot, a white young man, and the female was a flight attendant lady, with a very outstanding appearance and temperament, and most importantly, the flight attendant lady was recruited from China. It's called Tang Siwan, and she's there. It is very convenient to travel with Lin's father and Lin's mother, Yifei, Shi Shi and his friends in the future, in fact, if it weren't for the fact that his plane usually stops in Los Angeles, he would have thought that the crew would all be Chinese.
"That's what we're supposed to do." The two said excitedly, looking at Lin Yuquan with adoring expressions, obviously, Lin Yuquan's fans or the mythical box office of "Wild Story: The Rise of the Ape Race" were deeply shocked.
Lin Yuquan smiled slightly and said to the white young Miles: "Can you take off immediately?" β
"Joseph is ready to take off." Miles smiled and nodded, the Joseph in his mouth was another driver.
"Okay, then let's take off later!" Lin Yuquan nodded with satisfaction, and followed the two of them to the airport after going through the security checks.
As soon as he entered the airport, Lin Yuquan saw his plane at a glance, which was different from other planes in the airport at this time, the slender fuselage, the overall pearl white coating, the wings, sideways, and tail had just the right proportion of yellow paint, from a distance, it was both concise and individual, like an elegant white crane, mixed with a group of bloated and unremarkable aircraft, it looked so dazzling.
"Oh boss, is this your private jet? It's so beautiful. Kevin. Garnett looked at the G550, which was shining brightly in the bright light, and said in admiration.
Two staff members at Summit Entertainment were equally impressed.
Lin Yuquan also unabashedly showed a satisfied smile on his face, the appearance of the plane was very beautiful, and he was worthy of being the top aircraft decoration designer of Gulfstream Company, and this design just fit his ideas.
"Isn't it pretty? Oh, I think so too, let's go inside, the interior is prettier. β
The cabin door has been opened, the escalator for boarding has been lowered, Lin Yuquan took the lead on the plane, stepped into the cabin, according to his original requirements, the cabin interior was arranged in warm beige, soft lights sprinkled from the overhead, and the breeze flowed out from the air conditioning port, which made people very relaxed and happy.
The door of the cockpit was half-open and half-hidden, and the crew and dashboard inside could be seen, Lin Yuquan first said hello to Joseph, who was making preparations, and then entered along the passage.
Wishing the innermost part of the cabin to be used as a private suite without being disturbed, the galley and toilet are optionally fitted at the head, and the galley is equipped with a high-temperature oven, microwave oven and the latest espresso machine, so you can enjoy a light meal on the flight, and the bright toilet is located close to the galley area.
Along the passage and then to the cabin, the left and right rows are one-seater armrest yellow leather sofas, a total of four, Lin Yuquan pressed on the sofa with his hand, feeling the elasticity of the sofa, looking more and more satisfied.
Further on, a four-seater fabric sofa is placed on one side against the cabin wall, and on the other side are two leather sofas with single armrests.
Further inside, a six-seater leather sofa with armrests surrounds a three-section fold-out dark wood walnut countertop coffee table that doubles as a dining room or meeting area.
Then there is the private space box, Lin Yuquan originally did not plan to arrange the box, but considering that Lin's father, Lin's mother, Shi Shi and Yifei can get a comfortable rest during the flight in the future, simply reduce the number of seats, anyway, there are too many seats and there is no need at all.
The private room is quite simple, mainly with a large single bed, a single sofa and an LCD TV.
Lin Yuquan sat straight on the bed, then lay down, felt the elasticity and softness of the bed, squinted his eyes and said, "Oh, yes, it will be very comfortable to rest." β
Kevin. Garnett sat on the single sofa next to him and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's the enjoyment of the top rich, it's really comfortable, compared to this, the private jet we chartered last time is far from the first class we usually sit in." β
The other two Summit Entertainment staff members looked at the layout of the box with a smile on their lips.
"This is natural, otherwise the price would not be so expensive, a penny, a penny!" Lin Yuquan got up as he spoke, this place was naturally not suitable for him and Kevin. Garnett and the others chatted, and the four of them returned to the cabin. Garnett sat down on a four-seater fabric sofa, while two Summit Entertainment staff members sat on a single sofa next to him.
Tang Siwan didn't go inside with her before, but was busy in the kitchen, seeing Lin Yuquan and Kevin. After visiting the plane, Garnett and the others returned to the boarding area, and immediately walked over to the two of them, and said in English with suppressed excitement: "The plane is about to take off, do you want to drink something?" β
"I saw the coffee machine just now, so let's get coffee, Kevin, what about you?" Lin Yuquan smiled at Kevin. The three Garnetts asked.
"Then I'll have coffee too!" Kevin. Garnett smiled.
"I want coffee too."
"Coffee."
"Okay." Tang Siwan nodded, and then walked to the kitchen.
and Kevin. Garnett and the three chatted for a while, the plane suddenly moved, Lin Yuquan naturally knew that this was the plane taking off, as a top business jet with excellent performance, of course, the take-off of the G550 could not have an uncomfortable feeling of too violent shaking, and it quickly took off and flew smoothly.
At this time, Tang Siwan also came over with a tray, in addition to the steaming and fragrant coffee, there was also a plate of dim sum that was very delicious only from the outside.
"When did you buy the dim sum?" Lin Yuquan asked in surprise, the plane was received at noon today, I didn't expect Tang Siwan to prepare everything so quickly.
"I bought it in the afternoon, in addition to pastries, there is also toast, do you need it now?" Tang Siwan said with a smile.
"Oh, no, good job, thank you." Lin Yuquan said with satisfaction.
Kevin on the side. The three Garnetts also had smiles on their faces.
"No, that's what I'm supposed to do." Tang Siwan said this, looking at Lin Yuquan very eagerly, and said in Chinese a little shyly: "Director Lin, I like your movie very much, can you sign it for me?" β
"Of course, I don't dare offend you now, if you get angry and put something in my coffee, I'll be miserable." Lin Yuquan smiled.
Seeing Lin Yuquan's deliberately helpless expression, Tang Siwan suddenly laughed dumbly.
signed Tang Siwan, and talked to her and Kevin. Garnett and the three chatted, and Lin Yuquan walked to the box and used the satellite phone on the plane to call Yifei and Shi Shi, which is the convenience of having a private jet.
Following the last helicopter, and not being able to visit the G550 with Lin Yuquan and make the first flight, the second daughter inevitably looked depressed, not because of the hot private jet or something, but because she couldn't experience it with him.
Lin Yuquan naturally knew the depressed mood of the second daughter, so he patiently told the second daughter about the situation of the private jet, and the time passed slowly.
After arriving in London the next day, Lin Yuquan, who had a short break on the plane, immediately went to work, first giving an exclusive interview to a media outlet and following Andy. Serkis and Benedict. The two of Cumberbatch converged to participate in the recording of a variety show.
Later, when I rushed to Paris, I knew that the dazzling luxury G550 car on the airport was the private jet that Lin Yuquan had just taken over, and the next tour publicity would take it. Serkis and Benedict. The two of them immediately became dumbfounded. (To be continued......)