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Chapter 625 The battle begins (4200+ chapters, please subscribe~)

After two days of negotiations, Linda sold the copyright of "Home Alone" to Time Warner, which had been underestimated before!

In fact, before this, everyone thought that the copyright of "Home Alone" should fall into the hands of Universal, but because the number of theaters that Universal can provide to Phantom Entertainment is limited.

And now after Panasonic acquired Universal, they found out that they had been cheated. Universal's debts were very cumbersome, and it was not equal to the information they had obtained before, so even if Universal wanted to acquire the copyright of "Home Alone", it would end up in Financially lost to the wealthy and powerful Time Warner!
Through this transaction, Phantom not only broke the alliance of interests established by Lucas and Spielberg, but also got 1000 screens from Time Warner.

At the same time, Oceanwide Cinemas has also signed a letter of intent for cooperation with Time Warner. It can be said that this time Phantom Entertainment has won a big victory in the confrontation with the so-called alliance of interests.

But everyone knows that this is just the beginning. The final decisive battle between the Phantom and Spielberg and others is still the situation after the release of the two films. For example, in the contract signed by the Phantom and Time Warner, there is an express According to the regulations, if "The Love of Ghosts" does not reach a certain attendance rate in the first week of its release, they have the right to withdraw the film!

But even so, the movie "Ghost Love" received support from 4480 screens during the unimportant Valentine's Day schedule, which was already a treatment that only top blockbusters could enjoy in the 90s.

When a normal Hollywood movie is released, the number of screens should be around 3500. Now "Ghost Love" can get 4480 screens, which is enough to make the whole Hollywood shocked by the operation of Phantom Entertainment!

No one expected that Phantom Entertainment would still be able to win amidst the chaos when several major production companies jointly boycotted the movie.

However, the number of screens in "Back to the Future 3" should not be underestimated, even surpassing the 4480 screens of "Ghost Love", but 4500 screens!
Although it is only 20 yuan more than "The Love of Ghosts", it is still a small win!

Now some newspapers in North America have called this Valentine's Day schedule the most popular schedule in history!
"Science Fiction VS Romance! Which one is the audience's favorite!" - "Hollywood Report"!
"Will Wu Jianye be able to justify his name!" -- "Variety Show"!
"The most suspenseful duel in history!" - "Vanity Fair"!
In fact, at this time, many people have not noticed that when they reported "The Love of Ghosts", the tone of them has changed. I have some expectations for this movie.

However, in Hollywood's overall reports, the prediction that "Ghost Love" will fail at the box office still occupies an absolute mainstream position.

The authoritative Hollywood media even conducted a survey, 3% of the audience wanted to watch "Back to the Future 77", while only 20% of the audience wanted to watch the movie "Ghost Love", while Most of the 20% of the audience are female audiences, and a small number are fans of Wu Jianye. They chose to watch this movie purely to support Wu Jianye.

The remaining 3% said that it doesn't matter, and they can watch whichever one they want to watch at that time!
Lucas and Spielberg finally breathed a sigh of relief when they got the results of the investigation. Although they had been making moves before, whenever they were about to win, they would be killed by the Phantom.

Now it's finally over, the audience's choice gave them a reassurance.

Wu Jianye, Linda and others naturally also saw this investigation, but they had already discussed the countermeasures, so they didn't care much about it.

In such a battlefield without gunpowder, the time came to Valentine's Day in 1990!
At 7:3 p.m. that night, the Huaxia Theater in Hollywood was brightly lit, and the premiere of "Ghost Love" was selected here, while the premiere of "Back to the Future [-]" was at Universal Studios.

Wu Jianye and a group of main creators personally stood at the Huaxia Theater in Hollywood to welcome the guests who came to attend the premiere. Today, almost the entire entertainment media in North America were mobilized, and they were divided into two groups to stand guard at the Huaxia Theater and Universal Studios respectively. , Let's see who is big enough today.

This is actually a test for both camps!

Wu Jianye was wearing a black slim suit with a white shirt and a gray tie inside. He looked very low-key, and compared with the actors in the crew, he was much worse.

Cheng Long was the first to come to the scene!
Walking on the red carpet, Cheng Long erected his two iconic V characters, and left images under the photographer's photo.

At this time, Cheng Long's reputation in Hollywood has long surpassed himself in another time and space at the same time. His starring role in "The Dragon of the Western Regions" has not yet been drawn, but there are only more than 400 screens left to be screened. This movie has won, and the box office of this movie in North America has officially become Cheng Long's first movie with a box office of over [-] million in North America.

It reached 1.06 million U.S. dollars. The reason why some theaters are still reserved to continue showing it is to hope that this movie can break through the 1.1 million U.S. dollar mark!

"Director Wu, congratulations, the movie is finally about to be released!" Cheng Long said happily after seeing Wu Jianye.

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "Thank you for flying over from Xiangjiang to attend this premiere!"

As the release of "Western Dragon" in North America is coming to an end, there is no need for Cheng Long to do too much publicity, so Cheng Long has returned to Xiangjiang to deal with his own affairs.

"I was going to come back. The new movie with Phantom has entered the preliminary stage of preparation. Some things require my personal participation!" Cheng Long said with a big grin.

Cheng Long's current filming plan was originally to be in North America in the first half of the year, and in Xiangjiang in the second half of the year. As his fame grew, his right to speak naturally became bigger and bigger. Now Cheng Long has participated in the entire film the preparatory stage.

This time Wu Jianye did not give him the script, but a brand new movie created by Cheng Long himself. Wu Jianye had seen the first draft of the movie before, and it was also a comedy action centered on Cheng Long. piece.

"Sit inside, let's sit down after the movie is over!" Wu Jianye said.

There will be many celebrities coming later, it is impossible for Wu Jianye to have a deep chat with Cheng Long at this time!
"Okay, I'll go in first!" Cheng Long said hello to Mel Gibson, Isabel Adjani and others, and then went in.

In fact, many Hollywood media did not show too much surprise for Cheng Long's arrival. After all, in their view, both Cheng Long and Wu Jianye belonged to Chinese people. At this time, Wu Jianye's first film in North America When the movie is released, Cheng Long will naturally come.

Overseas, no matter whether you have obtained a green card or not, in fact, as long as people see that you are of Chinese descent, they will assume that you are Chinese. Unfortunately, some people think that they are American after obtaining a green card, but they do not know that they do not take you Seriously.

After Cheng Long entered, the second wave of stars arrived.

But this wave of stars, compared to Cheng Long, is a translucent existence in Hollywood. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock came hand in hand.

Although the two are not well-known yet, the combination of handsome men and beautiful women has attracted a lot of filmmakers. At the same time, "Speed" filmed by the two for Phantom Entertainment has entered the promotion period, whether it is the two of them or this movie. Some exposure is required.

"Director Wu, congratulations!" The two congratulated sincerely after seeing Wu Jianye.

Being able to star in "Speed" is a qualitative change for the two, although the investment of this movie is only about 1800 million.

Because both of them are newcomers, the film's remuneration has saved a lot for Phantom Entertainment, so the cost is naturally lower than that of another time and space!

But when the two knew that Phantom Entertainment had put the movie in the summer, they understood that Phantom Entertainment attached great importance to this movie, and they also hoped that Phantom Entertainment, a company that is good at making miracles, could bring them higher popularity!

"Where's Depp?" Wu Jianye asked.

Phantom Entertainment also sent an invitation letter to Johnny Depp, and John Depp has already agreed to come to help out.

Keanu Reeves explained: "He will come alone in a while!"

Wu Jianye nodded and understood what they meant. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock came here this time to promote "Speed", and Johnny Depp naturally didn't want to come with them. .

Sandra Bullock smiled and said to Wu Jianye as if she hadn't seen Isabel Adjani: "Director Wu, you haven't called me for a long time!"

Wu Jianye chuckled and said, "It's almost time, you two go in first, and let's have a good chat after the movie is over!"

Zhu Juan and Li Xiuming are both in Hollywood, so it is naturally impossible for Wu Jianye to find Sandra Bullock again.

Sandra Bullock didn't say anything, and walked into the theater arm in arm with Keanu Reeves.

Sure enough, as Keanu Reeves said, Johnny Depp came to the scene wearing a leather jacket and a hat, properly dressed as a rock singer!

After seeing Johnny Depp, Wu Jianye thanked: "You are welcome!"

The reason why I am so grateful to Johnny Depp is not because of Johnny Depp's reputation after that, but more because Johnny Depp is now preparing Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands", and Tim Burton The relationship with Spielberg and others is very good. It is enough for Wu Jianye to thank Johnny Depp for being able to come to the premiere of "Ghost Love" in such an environment!

Johnny Depp smiled indifferently and said, "Director Wu, you're too polite. When there is a chance in the future, let's cooperate once!"

The collaboration Johnny Depp mentioned is naturally not about making a movie, but about collaborating with Wu Jianye on rock music once!
Wu Jianye said with a smile: "There will be a chance in the future!"

After Johnny Depp walked into the grand theater, several waves of celebrities came, all of whom had cooperated with Phantom Entertainment, but the reporters who came to the premiere seemed a little bored.

It's just because the stars of "The Love of Ghosts" are all second-tier stars and movie newcomers, and there is no enthusiasm at all. Up to now, the most famous one is actually Cheng Long who came here first.

"It seems that the lineup for the premiere of "Ghost Love" is about to lose!" A reporter said.

"This is for sure. Although Phantom Entertainment is in full swing now, this movie alone will always fail. Moreover, Spielberg and Lucas have been in Hollywood for so many years, and their reputation is no better than that of Phantom Entertainment. Poor, plus both of them are the most powerful directors and producers, those who are really famous will naturally go to them!" A reporter fiddled with his camera, casually pointing at the people who were walking the red carpet. Celebrities take pictures.

"By the way, who went to "Back to the Future 3"?" A reporter asked curiously.

"I just got the news that there are real stars over there, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Woody Allen, yes, Coppola has gone!"

"Damn it, there are so many great people, I should have applied to the company for an interview earlier!"

"Haha, wait a minute, I guess Arnold Schwarzenegger will definitely come over later, as the top card of Phantom Entertainment, he will definitely come to join us!"

As soon as the words fell, Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron came to the red carpet together. The two are now the top cards of Phantom Entertainment, especially Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is now the top Hollywood action Star, immediately excited the reporter who was a little bored just now.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron, and Wu Jianye have no friendship. This time, I came to attend the premiere of "The Love of Ghosts", just as the reporters said, it was for the company's film. Propaganda.

So Wu Jianye only exchanged a few simple greetings with the two of them, and then invited them in.

After the two finished the red carpet, the reporters became bored again, thinking that there would not be any heavyweight stars coming, and the biggest one was Bruce Willis who appeared after the two finished the red carpet!
"Fuck, why is he here!"

At this time, a reporter suddenly shouted, his voice immediately attracted the attention of many people, and then everyone saw a man who was not tall but very strong at the end of the red carpet.

Stallone!
"Yeah, why did he come here? I haven't heard that he has anything to do with Phantom. Could it be that the two sides will cooperate in the future?"

The arrival of Stallone immediately aroused the speculation of many reporters. Now Stallone's reputation is higher than that of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and he is the well-deserved number one among Hollywood action stars!

But no one thought that Stallone would come to personally cheer for the film platform of "The Love of Ghosts"!
"Thank you!"

Wu Jianye shook hands with Stallone and thanked him.

Stallone laughed, and said: "Director Wu is too polite, I wish your movie a big hit first!"

Wu Jianye thanked you again.

With the arrival of Stallone, the time was almost up. At this time, the reporter also knew that no one would come, and was about to enter the venue and wait for the movie to start.

In the end, Wu Jianye didn't enter the theater, as if he was still waiting for someone.

Everyone looked at Wu Jianye curiously, wondering who else could come over at this time.

"What is he waiting for? The time is almost up now, and the time for the movie screening is coming soon!"

"I don't know, almost everyone who can come has arrived, who else?"

Just when everyone was wondering, another car came at the end of the red carpet.
(End of this chapter)