hollywood melon man

Chapter 306: The choice that conforms to the capitalists
At this time, little Gilbert took the creators of "Lord of the Rings" on a promotional tour across the United States.

After setting record-breaking box office results in its first week, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring continues to set sail.

Entering the working day, the box office decline of "Lord of the Rings" was very healthy, only down 1744.2% from the previous day, and it took in US$ million in a single day.

After Monday, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" once again set a record, becoming the fastest movie to hit 1.07 million in box office in North America, with a box office of million in four days.

Impressed, only impressed.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" has shown its unrivaled power in this period. The mysterious vastness of Middle-earth has attracted countless movie fans across the United States.

"Data results from a survey of theaters across the United States show that the average audience score is A+, the popcorn index is 96%, and the average score of 49 mainstream media is 94 points.

In terms of online media, more than 9.6 users of the IMDB website have participated in scoring in the past few days. The score has temporarily stabilized at 1 points, surpassing "The Godfather Part I" and "Shawshank Redemption."

Rotten Tomatoes website, the Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating is 90%, recommended as a must-see..."

"In the past week, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" successfully took in a box office of US$8927.7 million, becoming the first movie in film history to have a box office of over US$ million in its first week.

While promoting in Chicago, the crew was surrounded by fans and stuck on the road for nearly two hours as they headed to the road show.

The usually arrogant dentist now takes a detour when he sees Mr. Wood.

"Yeah, I just finished breakfast and I went to the newsstand to have a look." Mr. Wood said.

Ariel is a neighbor's daughter. After watching the movie "Lord of the Rings", she became completely obsessed with Legolas played by Orlando Bloom.

He looked in the direction of the wealthy area and thought to himself that the Wood family could move there soon because his son had become a big star.

Anne Hathaway is also an idol, but generally speaking, male fans are not as crazy about chasing stars as female fans.

More importantly, the opponents the film will face in the next schedule are not strong. Whether "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" can break the box office record of "Titanic" in North America is worth looking forward to. "

"Why haven't I seen Ilya? I like that kid very much. He had the potential to become a big star when I first saw him." The neighbor had a smile on his face that I had long expected.

I also have a separate poster of Legolas there, as well as a signed one, I’m sure Ariel will like it. "

"Hey! Wood, are you up so early for a walk?" A familiar neighbor drove by and stopped to say hello to Mr. Wood.

The neighbor said gratefully: "Thank you, Wood, for buying you a drink when you come back. I have a bottle of good wine there."

This incident was also reported by the local media in Chicago, causing heated public discussion, which shows the popularity of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" today.

The dentist thought maliciously, "When your son falls from the position of a big star, I will still be a dentist. How can you still be so arrogant?"
But it's a pity that Elijah Wood is still a big star at the moment, so the dentist has to keep his tail between his legs.

He deliberately emphasized the tone of little Gilbert's name, and the neighbors were really in awe when he heard it.

However, he praised Elijah Wood's performance and believed that if Elijah Wood had not starred in a non-realistic film like "The Lord of the Rings", he would have been able to compete for an Oscar nomination.

The crew and creators didn't dare to get out of the car. Looking at the fans who were as fanatical as believers, they were worried that they would be torn into pieces by the fans if they got off.

In the end, it was the Chicago gangster who helped maintain order, and the crew and crew successfully escaped the siege of fans.

Even the picky Kenneth Turan gave his approval for his acting skills, which shows that Elijah Wood's performance is indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Although some people can't stand Mr. Wood's self-satisfied appearance, but when someone has a son who is a big star, their own son and daughter cannot live up to expectations, so they have no choice but to watch Mr. Wood brag.

Everyone laughed, everyone looked at Orlando Bloom, and Viggo Mortensen said: "Orlando, you are an idol now."

After finally escaping, little Gilbert smiled and said to the shocked crew and creators: "No matter how crazy the movie fans are, they can't compare to the infatuated fans."

In the new week, Mr. Wood walked around the community refreshed and refreshed, with a proud smile on his face.

Such occasions happened repeatedly in the morning, until in front of the newsstand, it became an occasion for Mr. Wood to brag.

Elijah Wood, in particular, has been highly praised by professionals, who believe that he has demonstrated mature acting skills that are not befitting his age, which is admirable.

Mr. Wood did not expose it, but said in a very proud tone: "Ilya is following little Gilbert to promote across the United States!"

Just look at these crazy fans. Legolas and Arwen cause traffic jams everywhere they go.

"Gilbert Jr. spent three years from preparations in 1998 to the release of his first movie, giving us a dream-like journey to Middle-earth.

The national media are going crazy because of the strong performance of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", with endless reports from various angles. These reports have further deepened the promotion of the movie "Lord of the Rings".

"No problem..." Mr. Wood agreed immediately.

But the problem is that the film only requires him to be handsome, and that's enough.

Filmmaker Kenneth Turan criticized Gilbert Jr.'s film as usual, saying it contained too many war scenes and meaningless scenes.

At this point in the summer season, the blockbuster films that should be released have almost been released, and there are almost no films that can pose a threat to "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."

We have reason to believe that in the next two years, "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King" will create greater surprises for us..."

The Chicago police rushed to the rescue, but were blocked outside by fans and had no choice.

Mr. Wood looked relieved and a little proud: "No problem, Elijah gave me several, and I will get one for you later.

On the contrary, Orlando Bloom, who is loved by female movie fans, has been wildly criticized by film critics, who think that he is just a vase and is good for nothing except being handsome.

The traffic jams are usually caused by female fans of Orlando Bloom.

By the way, although Orlando Bloom and Anne Hathaway are the two actors whose fame has increased the most this time, Elijah Wood and other actors are not bad either.

Therefore, the film swaggered to dominate the summer season without any pressure.

The neighbor said somewhat flatteringly: "My daughter likes the movie "The Lord of the Rings" very much. Can I ask you to help me get a poster of "The Lord of the Rings", preferably signed by the creators."

Otherwise, if you meet Mr. Wood, he will definitely seize the opportunity and mock you, which is really unbearable.

In just a few days, Orlando Bloom has already taken the United States by storm, which is even more exaggerated than Tom Cruise before he got married.

Of course, today's Tom Cruise is not an idol. He has an Oscar winner, although he got it by hugging little Gilbert.

Because the event would not start for a while, everyone drank coffee and took a short rest in the lounge.

At this time, assistant Anna came over and reported some surrounding situations to little Gilbert.

"Boss, our peripheral sales data is out. It was released last week and generated USD 3150 million in peripheral sales data." Anna's report attracted the attention of the creatives in the lounge.

Little Gilbert nodded with satisfaction and asked: "What is the specific sales situation?" "The highest sales volume is the Arwen Evening Star pendant, which created a sales volume of 650 million US dollars, followed by the Supreme Lord of the Rings pendant, and then the Laiwen Evening Star pendant. Gorath and Arwen's dolls..."

"It seems we are still very popular..." Orlando Bloom laughed.

Legolas and Arwen are the two most popular characters. It is not surprising that the sales of dolls are high, but the sales of some jewelry pendants are indeed quite high.

Yawen and Queen Galadriel's gauze clothes are also selling well, and wizard hats, staffs, and Aragorn's sword have all entered the top ten sales of peripheral products.

What Anna said is only part of the huge peripherals of "The Lord of the Rings". There are more than 500 kinds of joint product peripherals alone.

What is even more unexpected is that due to the huge sales of the movie, the "Lord of the Rings" series of novels became popular again, breaking into the best-selling novel list in North America, ranking fourth.

"There is another situation. Now our supply of peripheral products is somewhat insufficient. Disney is arranging factory shipments and going all out to distribute the goods." Anna said.

Little Gilbert touched his chin and thought: "Anna, as soon as this is over, Bob and I will have a phone call to discuss this matter."

"Okay..." Anna wrote this down.

When little Gilbert heard that the production and supply of peripheral products was insufficient, he immediately thought of the other side of the Pacific. In the previous life, it was known as the world's factory.

It’s just that I didn’t know much about this aspect at the time, so I didn’t take it into consideration for a while.

But now little Gilbert feels that since North America has insufficient production capacity and high costs, it is better to put peripheral factories in China.

Labor costs and material costs are dozens of times cheaper than in North America, and profits have also increased exponentially. It's almost a huge profit.

It won’t work this time, but next year, the year after, and in the future, peripheral products produced by Chinese factories will replace factories here in North America.

This plan is a win-win situation. It not only saves costs, but also brings employment opportunities to the local area and increases income. It does not disgrace his identity as a melon person.

Just do what you think of. After the event, little Gilbert returned to the hotel and immediately communicated the matter with Robert Egger.

After little Gilbert briefly mentioned his thoughts, Robert Egger on the other end of the phone immediately fell into deep thought.

"Little Gilbert, I have a question. Does that place really have the ability to produce so many products?" Robert Egger was curious.

No wonder he thinks so. In traditional stereotypes, China seems to be a backward and ignorant place. Little Gilbert said that it was still at the level of the 1920s and 1930s, and most people really believed it.

In such a place, if they are allowed to produce these exquisite peripheral products, can they do it? Robert Egger was skeptical.

However, Gilbert Jr. dispelled Robert Iger's doubts: "Bob, you have to break away from the traditional understanding. What I said to the media before is all nonsense.

In fact, the industrial development there is pretty good, and there are a lot of cheap labor and material cost advantages, which can reduce costs to the greatest extent.

And there are a lot of people there. As long as the investment money is in place and the factories are activated, the energy will continuously bring a huge number of peripheral products, satisfying the whole world will not be a problem. "

As he said that, in order to increase his persuasion, little Gilbert did not hesitate to slander the other side: "Do you know what the biggest benefit is?"

"What is it?"

"The workers there won't clamor for weekends off, nor will they insist on an eight-hour working day. If you give them some overtime pay, they can work for you forever."

Little Gilbert said with a smile: "Isn't this the labor force we capitalists love most?"

"Hahahaha, indeed..." Robert Iger agreed: "Okay, I will hold a high-level meeting, study it, and then bring it to the board of directors for discussion.

By the way, Warner's side..."

"I communicated with Doug, and we worked together to promote the promotion of peripheral factories in China. It just so happened that I still had some connections with the officials there, which I could use," said Xiao Tiantianban.

Now there is no problem. They are not short of funds. As a friend of China, little Gilbert has a good relationship with them, and it is officially settled.

There are no legal issues when setting up factories in China, because just this past June, the country officially joined the WTO and opened its market.

When foreign investors like Disney and Warner enter the half-time, they are definitely welcomed with hands and feet raised.

As soon as he thought of it, Robert Iger quickly held a high-level meeting to discuss the matter and maintained phone communication with Gilbert Jr. on the details.

Little Gilbert is a China expert and can provide a lot of advice to senior management.

After forming an effective plan, Robert Iger brought the plan to the board of directors again for discussion, and received unanimous support from the board of directors.

On the Warner Pictures side, Doug Walter was also persuaded by Gilbert Jr., and after the plan was submitted to the parent company Time Warner, it was successfully passed.

So Disney and Time Warner Group plan to form a joint inspection team and plan to go to China for on-site inspection in September or later in October.

Although little Gilbert boasted a lot, this was not a trivial matter after all, and it would be better to conduct an on-the-spot investigation.

It happened that little Gilbert didn't have much to do at that time, so he decided to go on an inspection trip with the inspection team.

In order to prepare the other side mentally, little Gilbert specifically contacted Lao Tian and Tian Chongming to tell him the news.

Tian Chongming was surprised when he received the news: "What? Are you coming to China to set up a factory?"

"What? Aren't you welcome?" Little Gilbert asked with a smile.

"No, no, no," Tian Congming hurriedly said, "Welcome, of course you are welcome. To be honest, the higher authorities are introducing policies to attract investment. You are here at the right time.

Don't worry, I'll take care of the official issues. Don't worry, you can come here to set up a factory. There will be a green light and no obstacles. "

"OK, Lao Tian, ​​I feel relieved if you say that." Little Gilbert said with satisfaction: "Be prepared. It is expected that we will go there for inspection at the end of September or early October."

Little Gilbert was reminding Tian Chongming to do a good job in reception and leave a good impression on others.

Lao Tian is still very grateful to Little Gilbert, an international friend: "Thank you, we will definitely strive to implement the project and not waste your hard work."

"You're welcome. By the way, my movie is going to be released over there, so you need a lot of support."

"Of course, I have called on all directors and actors to watch this movie. After all, this is the first Hollywood blockbuster to be shot on a large scale in China." Tian Chongming said.

After discussing the major matters, the two chatted for a few more words and ended the call.

Beyond Little Gilbert's expectations, there were no problems on both sides, so the plan to place nearby factories in China was successfully promoted.

As for the problem that workers in factories in North America will face unemployment and closure after the factory is moved to China, little Gilbert can only say that you are too expensive, and there are still many things to do.

Capital is profit-seeking, he just made the choice that suits a capitalist.

(End of this chapter)