China Entertainment: Starting from 07 Kuainan

Chapter 464 Boss Chen compromised

In the past year, the most hated person among Chinese concept stocks listed in the United States was definitely Carlson Bullock.

This man is the founder of Muddy Waters Investigations.

In June 10, Carlson established Muddy Waters. From last year to this year, in just over a year, Muddy Waters successively shorted Chinese concept stocks such as Oriental Paper, Rino Technology, Express Channel, and Diversified Global Water.

This November, Focus Media once again became the target of Muddy Waters.

Focus Media is the largest elevator advertising media in China, and its founder Jiang Nanchun is also one of the shareholders of Huayi Brothers.

In the announcement released by Muddy Waters, Focus Media had problems such as falsely reporting the number of LCD screens and insider trading. On the day of the announcement, Focus Media's stock price fell as much as 39.49%.

(The short selling of Ruixing Coffee was also done by muddy water)

Although Shanda has not become a target of Muddy Waters, Chinese concept stocks have been hit hard again and again, which inevitably affects Huaxia companies listed in the United States.

Boss Chen, he is worried.

Like him, Yu Dong, the president of Bona Pictures, is also worried.

In December last year, Bona was listed on Nasdaq, and Yu Dong and Gong Li rang the bell together. The high-spirited end was exactly the same as when Jack Ma rang the bell.

However, the smile quickly disappeared.

Bona Pictures’ stock price broke on the first day.

Since then, Bona's stock price has never risen.

Bona cooperated with Shanda and Xingchen Media on "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", and it was inevitable that there was some intention to restore the stock price.

After "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is released in mainland China, it will also be released in Asia and North America.

However, Lu Yuan is not optimistic about the overseas box office of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". Even with two familiar faces, Li Lianjie and Damimi, it will be difficult for this movie to achieve high box office.

The reason is very simple. The plot of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is too complicated.

Revenge, treasure hunting, love between children, a variety of weapons, conspiracy, unexpected martial arts, fast and fast 3D.

There are too many elements, and Chinese people seem a little confused, let alone foreigners who don’t understand martial arts.

of course.

With Da Mimi starring as the heroine, the overseas box office of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" will definitely be higher than that of the original film "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". The total overseas box office of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" was only over 300 million US dollars.

Among them, America contributed 17, and Malaysia contributed the most, with more than 186 million U.S. dollars. England had the worst, with only U.S. dollars.

Now, with the help of Star Media, I dare not say that the overseas box office will be high, but it will definitely not be less than 1000 million US dollars.

The next day.

The box office of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" was released on its first day, with a single-day box office of 4180 million, becoming the single-day box office champion in the mainland.

Good start!

same day.

"Legend of the Hongmen Banquet" is scheduled to be released ahead of schedule and announced to be withdrawn from the Lunar New Year schedule.

With a box office of hundreds of thousands in a single day, how can we still do it if we don’t withdraw?
From its release on November 11 to the end of the movie, "Hongmen Banquet" has accumulated a box office of 20 million.

A few years ago, over 7 million would have been considered good, but compared with the investment cost of 8000 to million, the movie would definitely lose money.

For this result, we have to find someone to take the blame, right?

Looking at the leading actors, Li Min is the Four Heavenly Kings, with big trees and deep roots. Zhang Han (Zhang Liang) and Feng Shaofeng (Xiang Yu) are all from Huayi.

Not that dark either.

Putting aside these people, there is only one person suitable to take the blame.

Liu Yifei.

For the Hong Kong circle, Liu Yifei is an outsider. Although the big guys in the Hong Kong circle are willing to praise her, they still need to find a scapegoat among the three of Li Rengang, Li Min, and Liu Yifei.

It’s self-evident who to pick.

In the next few days, there were suddenly a lot of discussion topics about "box office poison" on the Internet.

but.

There are not many announcements. Liu Yifei is currently filming Wen Rui'i's "Four Famous Catchers" series. This film is co-produced by Enlight, Hui Provincial Radio and Television, and Hong Kong-funded films.

Sugarman also invested money.

Otherwise, Hu Ge would not be able to secure his starring role.

Therefore, the name of "Box Office Poison" cannot be carried away yet. The "Famous Four" trilogy is said to have an investment of 2.3 million. Although the first part only invested 5000-6000 million, it is still a large investment. the other side.

The box office of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" has been strong, with 4180 million on the first day and 4600 million on the second day.

On December 12, because it was a Monday, the box office dropped slightly, with a revenue of 12 million.

Breaking 100 million in three days!

The situation is very good.

Although Douban opened with a score of only 7.1, almost falling to 6, the box office performance was indeed impressive.

The first 3D martial arts movie, the special effects are also above the standard, and it can be regarded as a sincere work.

However, the most eye-catching thing about this movie is neither Jet Li nor the heroine Damimi, but the villain Yu Huatian.

Most of the good reviews are directed at Chen Kun.

Most of the bad reviews are directed at Chunchun.

Putting aside the fan filter, Chunchun's performance is difficult to evaluate.

She is the most intriguing character in the whole film.

As for Damimi, her performance was quite satisfactory.

There aren't many negative reviews, and there aren't particularly many positive reviews either.

Mainly her role is not that many.

Although she is the female lead, this is a man's drama and there are not many opportunities to appear.

"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" became a hit at the box office, and Bona President Yu Dong was the happiest. A few days ago, he just went to America to ring the bell.

Ring the first anniversary.

The success of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" severely slapped Lao Mei in the face.

Do you see it?

Bona’s stock price is simply not worthy of Bona’s performance!
Boehner is not wrong!
It's you who are wrong!
Boss Chen of Shanda has been smiling a little more recently.

Although the performance of "Tower of Aion" is dismal and Shanda Games' revenue and profits are much lower than before, the success of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" also proves one thing.

He is right!
With a fortune like his, self-realization is far more satisfying than making money.

He is right!
Great entertainment strategy, right!
"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" became popular, and along with it, Shanda's stock price also rose a bit. Although it was only less than 7 points, what does this mean?
This shows that investor confidence is picking up.

However, Boss Chen also understands that if Shanda Games' performance continues to be sluggish, what has risen now will fall back sooner or later.

Gotta think of a trick!

Then, Boss Chen thought of Lu Yuan again.

Shanda Literature needs a heavyweight investor.

Xingchen Media is the most successful private film and television company in China. It has previously produced "Shan Shan Is Here", "I Am a Special Forces Soldier", "Love Is Not Blind", "To Youth", "Why is the Shengxiao Silent", and "Parental Love", All are film and television adaptations.

The upcoming "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series is also an IP-oriented adaptation.

Star Media is the most film- and television-oriented company in China!
Shanda Literature holds a large amount of original IP, and the cooperation between the two parties is definitely a perfect match.

Introducing Xingchen Media, maybe it can restart Shanda Literature's IPO road?

The more he thought about it, the more Boss Chen thought it was interesting.

Although that kid Lu Yuan is very shrewd and keeps the price very low, as a strategic investment, if you lose a little, just lose a little.

As long as IP adaptation is the way to go, it will work.

What is lost now will be returned in the future, and more will be gained.

Think about this.

Boss Chen called Lu Yuan's phone number and made an appointment to meet with Lu Yuan in the name of a celebration party.

Of course, the celebration party is not a celebration for "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". This movie has just been released, so how can a celebration party be held so early.

The appointment was for the celebration party of "Love Like a Bouquet".

"Bouquet of Love" has been released for one month, with a cumulative box office of 3.52 million. Although it got the extension key, the daily box office is only one or two million, and occasionally jumps to 300 million, breaking million, which is absolutely impossible.

It’s time to have a celebration party!
(End of this chapter)