Chapter 201: Jaws Premiere (Part II)

Heartbroken, the mother of the slain child pays for a shark hunt to avenge her son. Quinte, a master shark hunter, takes on the task and soon hunts a shark.

The alarm was lifted and people returned to playing on the beach.

But after research, marine expert Brown found that the shark Quint hunted was not the shark that did evil. They will face a giant great white shark.

But no one would listen to the nerd, and everyone continued to play on the beach until the great white shark reappeared and devoured two lives again.

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The plot can be said to be full of twists and turns here, and the great white shark, which has not appeared for a long time, has whetted the appetite of the audience.

Xu Guanwu also said to Stephen. Spielberg's method of creating suspense is extremely admirable, and halfway through the development of the plot, the great white shark, as the protagonist, does not even show a side.

But the more the dragon sees the beginning and the end, the more terrifying the audience feels, because the unknown is the most terrifying.

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With the town's police officer Martin, marine expert Brown, and shark hunter Quint teaming up to hunt sharks, the movie finally reaches its climax.

The attacked great white shark frequently attacked the yacht, knocking the yacht apart, and people looked extremely small and helpless at this time.

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Yes! Yes! Yes!

From time to time, the theater resounded with screams, and people were frightened by the fierce great white shark.

Zhao Yazhi was also so frightened that she hid directly in Xu Guanwu's arms, although she was so frightened that her whole body trembled, her eyes were still reluctant to leave the big screen.

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Finally, the dying police officer Martin Jedi fought back. Detonating the oxygen cylinder blew the great white shark into two pieces. The surviving police officers and marine experts then made pontoons and returned to land. And Quint, a master who hunted countless sharks, died in the belly of the fish.

The ending also has a deep meaning.

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As the end of the credits slowly rises. Many people retracted their gaze unsatisfactorily, "This is the end?!" "Everybody is a little bit unsatisfied.

Then, earth-shattering applause resounded in the theater. For this wonderful movie, people did not hesitate to send warm applause.

"It's a good movie, Darryl, and your company is really in good luck." A well-known Hollywood film critic laughed at Darryl. "This is really an epoch-making film, and I believe it will make a splash in the whole Shijie." ”

"This will be a classic that will go down in Hollywood film history. Darryl, congratulations to your company on securing the distribution rights to this film. ”

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Darryl. Zaniuk was overjoyed, even though the first time he saw the film, he already decided it was a classic. But he was thrilled to receive so much applause.

The guests who came today are all the most well-known filmmakers in Hollywood, and they have the most critical eyes of Shijie, even if there are many classic masterpieces, they will pick out many mistakes.

But today's praise of "Jaws" shows how successful the film was.

"Go back and tell the distribution department. You can now spread advertisements on TV stations. "Darryl. Zaniuk instructed the secretary.

Hollywood films were rarely advertised on TV before because TV commercials were very expensive. It costs tens of thousands of dollars in a few seconds, and it is difficult for ordinary issuing companies to afford it.

20th Century Fox was already short on funds, but given the success of Jaws, Darryl . Zaniuk also made up his mind to get out of the way.

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The success of the premiere was expected by Xu Guanwu, who was already very confident in the movie "Jaws".

"I think in the future, American beach tourism will be impacted. I guess all the resort beaches are going to be empty. Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

β€œweishenmeοΌŸβ€ Zhao Yazhi asked suspiciously.

"Of course, after watching that movie, there will be a shadow in my heart." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "I'm worried that as soon as I get out of the water, there will be a behemoth that will open its big mouth and swallow it." ”

"How can it be so exaggerated as you say?" Zhao Yazhi obviously didn't believe it, "I don't believe they will be so timid." ”

"Then after you watched a ghost movie in the middle of the night last time, why didn't you even dare to go to the toilet alone?" Xu Guanwu smiled, "The same reason." ”

Zhao Yazhi nodded suspiciously, "Ah Wu, how high do you think the box office of this movie will be?" ”

"There must be at least $200 million in the United States and at least $200 million overseas." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"How is it possible, how can there be such a blockbuster movie?" Zhao Yazhi shook her head, clearly not believing Xu Guanwu's prediction.

"If you don't believe me, I have no choice but to rely on time to prove everything." Xu Guanwu spread his hands and said helplessly.

"With over $400 million at the global box office, it seems that you really have a lot of confidence in this movie." Lei Shidong leaned over and said.

"Do you believe my predictions?" Xu Guanwu looked at him and asked.

Lei Shidong couldn't help but be silent for a while.

There has never been a film in Hollywood's history that has grossed more than $200 million at home, and last year's "Rocky" grossed more than $140 million, which is already a big surprise and called it a miracle.

If Jaws breaks the box office record for "Rocky" and becomes the first film to break $200 million, what would it be called? Miracles?!

What should be called Xu Guanwu, the co-investor of these two films? Oh, God?!

"Although I know that it is very difficult for a movie to break $200 million at the box office, I still choose to believe you." Lei Shidong was silent for a while, and finally said with a smile.

Xu Guanwu nodded approvingly, very satisfied with Lei Shidong's choice to believe in himself, "Soon you will know that there is nothing wrong with believing me." ”

"I hope so." Lei Shidong blinked, "By the way, with such a large sum of money, how are you going to spend it next?" ”

"How about buying a film company? Of the eight major Hollywood studios, which one do you think is the most cost-effective? Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

Lei Shidong shook his head, "I don't recommend that you buy these companies, unless you're like me, you have your own theater or TV station, and you need to use their film library to enrich the content." Otherwise, if you want to distribute your Hong Kong films, you don't need to acquire the eight major film companies at all, but only one distribution company. ”

Hui shook his head, he bought the film company for the purpose of distributing Hong Kong films, but also to make films in Hollywood, but also for the huge library of those companies.

In the future, the popularization of video recorders, VCDs/DVDs, and the Internet will make movies not only available in theaters, but also on the sofa at home.

The added value of movies will be greatly increased, and with a huge film library, Xu Guanwu is equivalent to having an inexhaustible large gold mine.

In the future, whether it is the release of video tapes, VCD/DVDs, or cooperation with video sharing websites, Xu Guanwu can be louder in terms of profit sharing.

"I just want to buy one of the eight major film companies, is there any one worth recommending to me?" Xu Guanwu asked.

"The acquisition of the eight major Hollywood film companies requires at least $500 million in capital, so you should wait for another two years." Lei Shidong replied with a bloody face.

"Is it that expensive? Aren't they all on the verge of bankruptcy? Xu Guanwu asked curiously.

"It's on the verge of bankruptcy, but the film library and land are still worth some money. Then there's the debt, and so many employees. Lei Shidong explained, "It is not easy to buy the eight major Hollywood companies, and it can be solved not only by paying money. ”

Although the United States is a capitalist country and believes in market economy and free trade, it is still highly vigilant against foreigners getting involved in core industries. In particular, media organizations such as films, newspapers, and television must pass the strict scrutiny of Congress. Secondly, the union also needs to communicate in advance, otherwise it will not keep boycotting you and blocking your transaction. ”

"And to complete such a big transaction, the legal side also needs to be strictly reviewed, all kinds of debts, equity transfers, etc., and the lawyer's fees are as high as tens of millions of dollars. And it often takes years to get it done, can you afford that long? ”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he heard this, he couldn't imagine that buying a ragtag company that was about to go bankrupt would be so troublesome. After thinking about it, it seems that what Lei Shidong said is also the truth, in his previous life, Murdoch wanted to acquire 20th Century Fox, and in order to avoid his nationality and identity from causing sensitivity in Congress, Murdoch deliberately became an American citizen, and only then did he resolve a dispute.

Although Xu Guanwu covets the eight major Hollywood film companies, he does not want to change his nationality for it, so he has to put the acquisition on hold for the time being.

"Do you have any other investment paths other than acquiring the eight major Hollywood studios?" Lei Shidong asked with interest.

"I'm very optimistic about the future development of the personal computer field, how about it, do you want to create an angel investment fund with me?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"Pc?! What's that? Lei Shidong asked suspiciously.

Xu Guanwu was even more surprised, "Why haven't you read the recent science and technology magazines, the personal computers developed by MITS have sold tens of thousands of copies." ”

"Computers are for research institutes and factories, what do individuals do with them?" Lei Shidong said disdainfully.

Xu Guanwu was stunned, he didn't expect Lei Shidong to be so disdainful of personal computers, which may also represent an idea of the mainstream in the United States.

It is true that now personal computers have just developed, and the configuration is very simple, and the functions are even more pitiful. You can't surf the Internet, listen to songs, watch movies, or play games, and the screen is full of rows of code that only people who are computer savvy can understand.

The people who buy PCs are also avid programmers, and they are happy to write all kinds of code on the computer that only they understand.

Xu Guanwu couldn't tell Lei Shidong that personal computers and the Internet would become one of the mainstream of Shijie in the future, and seeing that he was not interested in this business, Xu Guanwu was also happy to enjoy eating alone. (To be continued......)