Chapter 299: Prime Schedule
For four weeks, all the companies that had followed the first big drama of the economic crisis were staring in amazement.
Since the announcement of several major peripherals in World of Warcraft, all the increases have risen, LK Rowling's book, Blizzard's experience version, are all selling in a crazy trend, Rowling seems to have seen the shadow of her next book, and began to formally negotiate with Blizzard about the licensing of the written copyright of World of Warcraft.
"Smack!" In Warner Bros., a report is slammed onto the table, and a group of Caucasians sit around the huge desks in the conference hall with ugly faces.
A white woman, with a cheetah-like glow shining from behind her thin glasses, took a sip of her coffee, unable to see the momentum of smashing the report on the table just now, and said coldly, "Okay...... Well, how many years has it been since Warner Bros. had anyone dared to come to the door? Calculate, it seems that the last time it was Sony, but what about this time? Dawn? Where did they pop up? Why are they all yellow?! ”
There was no answer, and everyone looked at the report attachment on the table, as if it was worth studying.
The numbers above make them feel trembling when they see it.
JK Rowling's new magical work "World of Warcraft - Curse of the Old Gods" sold 5.7 million copies! Among them, there are a large number of Warcraft fans, and what is even more terrifying is the countless magical fans around the world that she has accumulated from Harry Potter.
With such a brilliant record, she once again ranked No.1 among European and American magic writers!
But everyone knows that this is just the beginning, Harry Potter once set a miracle of selling 75 million copies in a single book a year! This is a real European and American national fantasy book!
It's because they know that they don't dare to say much, the former allies, today's enemies, and the Magic Queen who came with the sales of 400 million Harry Potter units worldwide, what is 5.7 million copies?
"Say, why are you dumb?" The woman sneered, "Now our Warner Bros. parent company, Time Warner's eyes are all on Warner Bros., we know better than anyone what is going on between AOL and Warner, now the economic crisis, the screenwriters are on strike, AOL is doing a protracted asset split battle with the parent company, and the CEO has no time to deal with Daybreak, so they gave this task to Warner Bros. ”
"A film company naturally has to beat him in the field he is best at, so that they can deeply understand that this is Hollywood, not Hong Kong!"
"But what about you?" Her knife-like gaze swept over everyone, sending chills down her bones, "What's going on with your propaganda?!" Can anyone tell me why World of Warcraft, which is expected to be number one on the list, is 91%, while only 54% is in second place 10,000 years ago?! ”
Something completely unimaginable has happened, the first and second disparity is basically always less than 10%, and this short month of marketing has made the first and second poor expectations by nearly 40%!
"That's not all!" The more the woman talked, the more angry she became, and she slapped the table abruptly, "The three major cards in the world, the first is Magic, the third is Yu-Gi-Oh, and the second is the Warcraft card, and now the Warcraft card is selling out in millions of sets!" Blizzard may be so smiling that he can't close his mouth! ”
"Director Hilba...... "Finally, someone swallowed his spit and said, "I think the parent company blames all this on Warner Bros. for poor publicity, which is biased......"
He looked at Director Hilba's expression, and the other party's expression was like a Q on a poker - there was no expression, and he had the courage to continue, "This economic crisis came too suddenly...... Originally, the Big Six were all tightening their money, but they had to make films because of their responsibilities, and everyone just made movies to tell everyone, 'Look, I've done a benefit to Hollywood, and I'm worthy of my status,' and even Disney's new films have not been exposed at all, and everyone is afraid that no one will watch them, and they are afraid that there will be no spare money to watch movies in the economic crisis......
This was followed by a writers' strike...... There is no good script to appear...... Lin chose to take out the Demon Beast at this time, it must have been planned for a long time......"
Hilba finally sneered, "It's been planned for a long time? Who doesn't know that the plan has been planned for a long time? You're just a piece of nonsense! Tell me why there were no blockbusters released in the first half of this year? The Big Six know this reason, who doesn't know?! Doesn't the parent company give Warner Bros. this task? I remind you once that this is the task, the parent company as long as the result! ”
"And you guys!" She slapped the table again, made a loud noise, and said through gritted teeth, "You are all veteran elites of propaganda and planning!" Didn't you think there might be a prime time for this?! Haven't you ever thought of stealing the limelight from Warcraft?! ”
Easier said than done!? Everyone dared to be angry in their hearts, and the Big Six did not dare to judge what the film market in the economic crisis was like, and they dared? Even if they dare, do they have the audacity to cook for them? Even if they have the courage to cook on their behalf, do they have this right?
But Lin Xiao did just that, thinking of this, the people of Warner Bros. hated it in their hearts, how could this kid be like a prophet, this is 200 million US dollars! Actually voted in the midst of the economic crisis!
Lin Xiao's thing is simply audacious, in exchange for an unprecedented prime time!
"This first half of the year! Not a single blockbuster movie was released! Warcraft is a trumpet! Far more powerful than 10,000 years of prehistory that was hastily decided! Whether it's a producer, an actor, a screenwriter! Hilba let out a breath before he sat down with his chest heaving, "Soon they will be released, now, everyone, it is better to pray that World of Warcraft fails, otherwise, we will all have to change places!" ”
"The director of the first 10,000 years of history is Roland. Emmerich. Someone whispered a reminder.
Hilba floated a sentence from between his teeth, "Millions of people snapped up, Dawn will launch movie ticket reservations today, and you still expect Roland's name to save the city?!" ”
Maybe it's really a word, when Amazon, Dawn, and Blizzard pre-sale tickets start in the afternoon, the whole scene is extremely hot!
In one second, hundreds of tickets can be sold! This speed is simply eye-frightening!
The eyes of the Big Six are fixed on the three websites, and the three websites are doing a great job, updating the current number of tickets every minute, and soon, this number will exceed two million!
Even if it's twenty dollars per person, that's more than 40 million!
And that's just the EU and North America!
All the executives in front of the computer, if there is a regret pill on sale now, they will never hesitate to buy a bottle.
It is because of the terrible economic crisis, their hesitation, Goldman Sachs cut off again and again, so that the Big Six hesitated and were afraid, they were originally on the same starting line as Lin Xiao, but they passed by the prime time!
In the first half of 08, when no blockbuster movie was released, it became a blockbuster vacuum, only the horror schedule of Warcraft!
"Oh my God...... a global executive, leaning back on the couch and sighing, "It's approaching three million...... Can anyone tell me it's still in the midst of an economic crisis......"
"Sir......" the secretary next to him hesitated, "do you want to start the blockbuster project of Universal?" ”
"Start?" The executive smiled silently and bitterly, "Look at ...... Take a look at ...... I'm not sure about it now...... This July, Warcraft is smiling proudly, and according to the current expectation of 10,000 years ago, I am afraid that it will be announced out before it is released...... And then? We launched, and the other giants will do the same...... What's the difference between a few months and the usual summer file? It's another life-and-death schedule war......"
Countless people's hearts are hesitant, investors, producers, distributors...... Is it time to start a new film? Will the new film happen to run into other companies' films? Hundreds of millions of dollars...... In an economic crisis, maybe $10 million is your last rope.
Fannie Mae, the tragedy of Freddie Mac is vivid, and no company would make such a bet.
At twelve o'clock in the evening of the same day, the European Union and the United States sold tickets at 4.2 million!
Thirty minutes later, the news came that 2.3 million tickets were sold in Asia!
The world's first day of ticket sales!
Break 100 million box office! First!
This news made the major companies that invisibly created a golden schedule for the dawn beat their chests one after another.
Director Hilba looked at the number Wu Baiwu on the computer wordlessly, and the hand next to him showed the ticket machine road of 10,000 years before history.
800,000!
The huge gap of nearly seven times gave her the idea of powerlessness for the first time.
"A 40 percent gap, a 700 percent disparity...... Hehe...... Hehe...... "She sat weakly on the sofa, and the helpless laughter revealed the bitterness of weakness" The movie is like this...... was released on the same day, and the collision of blockbusters was so cruel...... The parent company...... You'll regret spending 10,000 years prehistoric as an opponent of Warcraft...... You're giving Lin to the 20 million club......"
July 1.
People in the economic crisis seem to have finally seen the dawn, and at this moment, the European Union, all the Warcraft in North America, movie fans and lovers, are already waiting at home for the arrival of eight o'clock in the evening!
But there's one more place in the world that's extremely excited!
That's China!
The real premiere of World of Warcraft, not in the United States, but in China!
Because of the time difference, China is the first country in the world to see Warcraft.
movie fans, fans of Lin Xiao, fans of Zhou Runfa, fans of Cheng Long...... Warcraft fans, card fans, comic book fans...... At this moment, everyone gathered at the entrance of the movie theater.
Dalian Wanda, Zhang Yongliang looked at everything below with a dead face.
The relationship with Lin Xiao, starting from the painting skin, was the last time he slapped Warner, time has passed, and a few years later, the original partner has completely changed people.
And this person, the storm brought by him, caused the five major theater chains that blocked the quota in China to disintegrate, so that Wanda's chosen partner Warner was hindered again and again, and fans around the world were waiting for his movie!
Did the company choose the wrong person? He asked himself in his heart.
Now Wanda still wants to cooperate with Lin Xiao, and the love of painting skin is long gone, just a simple cooperation.
"Minister Zhang, what are you thinking?"
“…… It's nothing...... It's just a little bit of the past......"
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Not...... There is only one more tonight~~ Sorry,,,Something happened at night,,In addition, I solemnly recommend Huang Bo's "dear," I originally praised God's acting skills in my heart after watching a few scenes of Huang Bo, but I didn't think it was worth the ticket price, and in the last ten minutes, there was a sudden turn of God, and I suddenly felt that it was worth the ticket price......
As for Zhao Wei...... I can say that she, in fact, you have worked very hard!