"Legolas! Legolas! Legolas ......"

Even the most crazy fans are not as good as a group of infatuated female fans, the crew's convoy is completely surrounded by them, blocked in front of Temple Square and unable to move at all, at this time, you can't get out of the car or open the window anyway, otherwise the situation will become uncontrollable.

Duke turned his head to look behind him, Orlando? The car in which Bloom was riding was so tightly encircled that it was impossible to break out of the encirclement.

Fortunately, the police were always at the scene to maintain order, and the situation did not change in the worst direction, but the cars in which the rest of the Ring Guard Expedition were riding were also fenced off one after another.

"Don't think about leaving anytime soon."

Looking ahead through the windshield, the road was completely blocked by fans.

The only thing to be thankful for is that he and Tina? The car that Fei was riding in was not particularly concerned by many people.

Compared to the browning bodyguard on the co-pilot, Duke has a good mentality, and there is really nothing to do, so just talk to Tina? Fei discussed the work.

He had already gotten the box office number, and the unprecedented number of theaters brought an unprecedented first-week box office, and the dazzling number of "The Fellowship of the Ring" also proved that strong marketing has promoted the film's market prospects, and it also proves from the side that Duke tossed so many boos back and forth in vain.

For the follow-up box office considerations, he will lead the entire crew to toss.

After a few words about the box office, Duke asked, "Tina, are you counting the number of merchandise sales for the first weekend?" ”

"I just received the announcement when you made the announcement." Tina? Fei took the briefcase, flipped through it slightly, and found a copy of the text, "Do you want to read it now?" ”

The road outside was almost impassable, and Duke withdrew his gaze, "You can just say it." ”

"It's just a rough report from Warner Bros." Tina? Fei turned a blind eye to the crowded fans outside the car window. "In the past three days, not counting our licensing commissions for McDonald's and Pepsi, the Fellowship of the Ring has sold a total of about $31 million in North America!" ”

Duke's eyes lit up immediately and he asked, "What are the best-selling items?" ”

"The One Ring's pendant sold for about $5.4 million. It is the best-selling product; In second place is the Twilight Star Pendant, which has an income of about $3.8 million; Then there are Legolas's dolls and dolls, which are about $3.5 million; In the back are Arwen's dolls and dolls, which are about $2.6 million......"

Speaking of this, she raised her head and glanced at Duke, "The trolls you starred in, and the model sales also ranked in the top ten." ”

"It seems that I'm also very popular." Duke was in a good mood.

Tina? What Fei talked about was only a very small part of the film's huge group of peripheral products. There are too many products that can work in this magical epic, even if you don't count the fact that the Lord of the Rings Studio is negotiating with major manufacturers for image licensing, there are more than 500 products that are directly related to the film.

"There's another situation." Tina? Fei added, "The supply of the most popular products is a little tight, and Warner Bros. is already working hard to produce and distribute them. ”

Just like the box office, no one can guarantee whether a film will sell well, and the same is true for the periphery. Hollywood's major companies don't see enough profit prospects. We don't invest a lot of money in merchandise, and you can't predict which merchandise will be the most popular.

Therefore, when any film is released, the peripheral products prepared by the producer and distributor are actually limited.

With Warner Bros. strength, as long as we see a profitable prospect, the problem of tight supply will soon be resolved.

After being surrounded here for nearly forty minutes. The convoy finally moved slowly, leaving the crowded Temple Square and returning to the hotel.

But the Fellowship of the Ring didn't have time to relax, so after a brief rest, they rushed to one of NBC's studios in Salt Lake City. Participate in a show for the whole of the United States.

Fortunately, Duke doesn't have to attend, but he is also paying attention to the other side, Fox TV Family Channel will have a special on the Lord of the Rings tonight, and according to the prior communication between the two parties, they will break the news to the public again.

After dinner, Duke followed Ivanka, who was back to New York? Trump made a phone call, and the other party seemed to be particularly concerned about the situation of the movie, Duke gave a brief introduction, hung up the phone and waited for a while, and the Fox Family Channel program kicked off.

In fact, there is nothing too novel in the show, and the novel content is not suitable for appearing on the four major TV networks, and most of the highlights released are some shooting tidbits and interviews with the audience.

In short, I want to tell people in North America and even in any country or region where they can see this show how good and popular "The Fellowship of the Ring" is.

"A great movie may not have a dashing and domineering idol protagonist, may not have jaw-dropping investment, may not have overwhelming media publicity, but it will never be without a hard-working, innovative and conscientious crew, the success of "The Fellowship of the Ring" is a common victory for a team."

In line with the footage of various departments of the film, the program uses narration to introduce a series of digital jù to continue to stimulate the audience's interest in the film.

"The number jù is the best illustration, let's look at some numbers."

In the filming, a total of 2.45 million feet of film, 1,600 pairs of hobbit feet, more than 750 special training horses, more than 2,900 sets of hand-made armor, more than 30,000 hand-made daily life utensils, more than 4,800 sets of swords, axes, shields and other weapons, more than 15,000 sets of costumes, more than 26,600 actors, more than 2,400 behind-the-scenes staff, 380 computer stuntmen, 125 characters with lines, 82 tailors and cobblers, More than 400 New Zealand live-action shots, 10,000 spectators at cricket stadiums roared the sound effects of the orcs, and a record-breaking 1,600 special effects shots were used in the first part alone! ”

Of course, this includes all the trilogies, and even then, it's the biggest shot in the history of cinema!

The filming of a film is cumbersome, which can be imagined.

Without a team that has been established for many years and has cooperated tacitly, coupled with Duke's own full dedication, how could it have completed such a masterpiece as the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Success never comes from fluke. For this moment of success, Duke led the entire team for nearly five years!

So, when Monday's Memorial Day passed, "The Fellowship of the Ring" topped $100 million at the North American box office without suspense, no one was surprised.

Even, even Michael? Bedouk took it for granted.

He stands in the office building of the artist's management company. Looking down at Los Angeles through the glass window, a long face looked unusually calm, as if Michael? Ovitz said the numbers, he didn't care at all.

$24.26 million, that's the box office figure that "The Fellowship of the Ring" got on Memorial Day.

At $3.12 million, this was the North American box office for his "Pearl Harbor" on the same day.

Although there are many reasons between the two sides, such as the release time and the number of theaters, the gap between these two numbers is so big that it can completely ignore all external factors!

"It's not bad."

Martin from the couch? Bob's voice, "Pearl Harbor is over $120 million. The cost line of the North American box office exceeding $140 million should not be a problem, and in the overseas market, according to the predictions of several authoritative institutions, the overseas box office will be around $300 million, so that even if the total investment of $200 million cannot be recovered through the box office, the follow-up cost pressure will be reduced, and the film can be completely profitable. ”

Michael? Ovitz sat there, but didn't say anything. It's just that the face is not very good-looking.

It is very obvious that "Pearl Harbor" is just another "Godzilla". Even if he could make the Touchstone film profitable, it didn't meet expectations at all, and it didn't help him much if he was ambitious to create another CAA.

Perhaps the only help was to sign the long-faced director standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

In today's Hollywood, the taste of business is getting stronger and stronger. Only commercial productions that can bring large profits can make artist management stand out from the fierce competition.

Michael? Bey's grasp of the commercial element is indeed excellent, but unlike Duke? Rosenberger, just like the word-of-mouth and box office of the films they produced, is really a bit different.

Looking at Michael? The back of the shell. Michael? Ovitz suddenly remembered what someone had said to him - a little exploding maniac would never be as good as a real exploding maniac!

Ovitz closed his eyes slightly, in fact, as long as he dug Duke? Rosenberg, the artist management firm, was able to get out of the quagmire in no time, alongside the likes of ICM, CAA and William Morris.

The problem is, he can dig up the Little Explosion Maniac, but what to do with Duke? Rosenberg? What if it's a Duke who doesn't want to do an all-in-one package? Rosenberg, what is the use of the entire artist management company?

And what does he need to impress him with?

Pretty female stars? Not to mention those second- and third-tier actresses who want to rise to the sky in one step, even the top actresses in Hollywood, I am afraid they will not refuse him.

Money? Who doesn't know Duke? Rosenberg has a net worth of hundreds of millions, even richer than an entire artist management company.

Power? He is already the top powerful person in Hollywood, willing to bow to a hardliner like himself?

Michael? Ovitz couldn't help but have a headache, Duke? Rosenberg seemed to be his unsolvable puzzle.

"Martin......" he turned his head and instructed his deputy, "our new packaging project should not be placed in the same schedule as his work!" If his film is released in the summer, our project will be moved to Christmas! He wants to release it for Christmas, so we will postpone it to next year's summer file! ”

Martin? Bob nodded mechanically.

Find the right project before Michael? Ovitz wasn't going to go toe-to-toe with that summer maniac again.

Michael? Bei turned around, "That's all for today, I'm going back." ”

He didn't go home, and after leaving the artist management company, he went straight to the nearest theater, intending to watch "The Fellowship of the Ring" again, and now he is really inferior to Duke? Rosenberg, so he has to continue to work hard, and there will always be a day when he will surpass the other party in the future! (To be continued......)

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