new kung fu king

Chapter 509 "Star Wars"

(There was a small error in the time in the last chapter, uh. It should be September.)
On September 1977, 9, Wang Xiaohu, who had been busy with the special effects set of "Mythology" in Hong Kong, had to take a break because "Star Wars" was about to premiere in North America. In the past six years, the money spent has exceeded 25 million US dollars. Therefore, as an investor and half of the screenwriter of the film, Wang Xiaohu has no reason not to attend the premiere of the film.

At the same time, Grant McQueen was also rushing to Los Angeles. Lao Ge also wanted to see what his "child" would look like in the end.

It was just after four o'clock in the afternoon when he arrived in Los Angeles. With the continuous exercise on the plane for the past five years, his airsickness symptoms were finally relieved.

"Boss, welcome to Los Angeles again!" Lucas, who came to take the opportunity, looked so excited that he forgot the strange habit of the young boss not hugging others, and was directly punched in the nose by Wang Xiaohu.The sore Lucas moaned while covering his nose: "I'm sorry, I forgot that you don't like this."

Spielberg, Stallone, and Woo Yusen were already laughing, and Wang Xiaohu shook hands with them one by one. Finally, he looked at Stallone and said, "Wow, Sister, you look much more handsome now."

That's right, ten months have passed since the last meeting with Stallone, and now Stallone's body shape has not only returned to what it was a few years ago, it is even stronger than before, and his skin is also much tanned.

"Of course, I have insisted on long-distance running every day this year, burned fat in the gym every day, and even won the recruit medal of the Marine Corps." Stallone proudly took out a medal from his pocket and waved it in front of Wang Xiaohu's eyes.

"Boss, I think you'd better get in the car. The nearby media reporters don't seem to be very friendly." Winterdur reminded.Hearing this, Wang Xiaohu looked in the direction, and the American reporters not far away were snapping at him with a camera. Judging from the expressions on their faces, they were not very friendly.

"Well, I knew that no one in America except you would welcome me." Wang Xiaohu shrugged helplessly.

This remark caused a group of people to laugh. Who made their boss cause negative news in Hollywood in recent years? Every year, December 12th is Tiger Day. In fact, it is called "Tiger Prevention Day" in Hollywood circles. ", is to keep in mind the damage that the tigers that came from the east did to them on this day.

After arriving at the branch office, a group of people walked into the conference room. Wang Xiaohu closed the door of the conference room, sat down and said to Lucas with a smile, "George, how is your nose? I don't need to send you to the hospital."

"No, thank you boss for your concern. In fact, it's just a little red and swollen." Lucas said awkwardly, causing everyone to laugh again.

"Okay, since you have nothing to do, let's start talking about serious business." Wang Xiaohu clapped his hands, "Who will tell me what's going on at the North American box office this year?"

"Ahem, let me do it." As the head of the branch, Winterdur took out a piece of data and said: "This year, Paramount Pictures will win by releasing the song and dance comedy movie "Grease" produced this year. With a score of 7326 million, it has become the well-deserved champion of the North American box office since this summer."

"Grease? 7326 million?" Wang Xiaohu frowned: "Old Wen, you said it was a song and dance comedy movie?"

"That's right, that's how it's defined. I've seen this movie. It's a very good DISCO, loved by boys and girls all over the United States." Winterdur wiggled his buttocks while speaking, and a few words popped out of his mouth. Note.

"Strange, why is there no name of this movie in my memory? Has history changed?" Wang Xiaohu patted his forehead, "Tell me what the plot is like. If it suits our genre, we might as well shoot one."

"Boss, I'm afraid this type is not suitable for our Concord Company." Spielberg interjected: "Australian girl Sandy met Danny at the beach while visiting the United States and fell in love at first sight. The holiday is over soon, heartbroken Sandy After kissing Danny goodbye on the beach, we are heading home. But the hand of God changed the fate of the two young people. Sandy’s parents decided to emigrate to the United States, and Sandy found himself in the same school as Danny.”

"SHIT, what kind of grease is this? It's clearly the plot of "The Hot Prodigal Son"!" After listening to the plot, Wang Xiaohu slammed the table down, wondering, how could such a vulgar name as Grease become the box office champion? Dude sometimes likes to play tricks, and the Chinese translation of the title of the movie sounds comfortable.

"Songs and dances are really not suitable for our Xiehe Company." After thinking about it, Wang Xiaohu said: "Old Wen, now I have a special task for you, to negotiate with Paramount and sign the original soundtrack of "Grease" for release."

"Soundtrack? You mean the old and new pop songs that the guys sing in the film?"

"That's right, just like the "Star Wars" toys that we have withdrawn in cooperation with Hasbro, the distribution rights of the original soundtrack can also be sold separately as a derivative of the film." Wang Xiaohu said, if I remember correctly, "Hotfire" The sales of the soundtrack of The Prodigal Son are very hot. It has sold 40,400,000 sets worldwide, ranking third in the world. The sales in North America are 1600-1700w, and it can be certified 32-34 platinum. , because it is a double disc, even higher than Michael Jackson's trembling 29 platinum.

As long as he can make money in Hollywood, Wang Xiaohu never minds tinkering with anything.

"What about the other films?" Wang Xiaohu continued to ask after Winterdur finished recording the incident.

"Others, No.2 to No.10 in the North American box office are "Animal House" and "Never Bow Your Head."

Winterdur reported truthfully, Wang Xiaohu nodded and said thank you, and then said to Lucas: "George, are you ready, do you have the confidence to finish that "Grease" by the end of the year?"

Lucas still clutched his slightly red and swollen nose: "It's already late October, I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

"Damn it! Is your confidence so low?" Wang Xiaohu said depressingly.

Spielberg laughed loudly and said, "Boss, you probably don't know yet. George bet me yesterday that the box office of "Star Wars" is definitely not as high as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

"What's the bet?" Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows and asked.

"The 2.5% box office dividend each deserves." Spielberg spread his hands and said, "It's very tempting, isn't it?"

"Of course it's very tempting. You should know that I've given you a lot of box office dividends. Then, George, get ready to pay!" Wang Xiaohu said viciously.

"Why?" Lucas asked blankly.

"Haha, because "Star Wars" will create a miracle at the North American box office!" Wang Xiaohu said proudly.

"Well, if that's the case, I won't mind asking for money, but the premise is that I pay an IOU first." Lucas nodded: "You must know that Warner Bros. is about to launch "Superman". To be honest, Superman 's signboard is very popular in the United States, I am worried."

"It's useless to worry, just wait for the premiere results two days later!" Wang Xiaohu sighed. Lucas's self-confidence is still not as good as Spielberg's. After the box office comes out, this guy's self-confidence will only increase.

"That eastern tiger is here again. I don't know whether he will bring us surprises or hate this time."

The "Los Angeles Daily" published such news on the entertainment section the day after Wang Xiaohu arrived in the United States, along with a photo of Wang Xiaohu getting off the plane.

"Judging from the release date of "Star Wars", it is three days earlier than Warner's "Superman". It seems that this time Concorde or Tiger King's confidence is not very strong. After all, "Superman" is in the United States. With a deeper historical background, Superman has become the spiritual idol of Americans, and a year ago, some people in the industry said that it was a piece of shit after watching "Star Wars". It is hard to imagine that Easterners even regard shit as baby!"

"The Eastern Tiger will definitely be beaten to death by Superman this time! Warner is bound to avenge the hatred it did five years ago!" The "Washington Daily" commented: "Judging from the current publicity of the two films, the audience's impression of "Superman" It is far more than "Star Wars", and Concorde seems to have given up publicity and promotion, and only launched a few symbolic toys on the market. Seeing those clumsy and ugly robot models, it is hard for me to think of anyone but children Still love the movie."

"Children? Haha, don't think that children are not potential consumer groups." Wang Xiaohu sneered after watching the news, and said to Lucas who was frowning beside him: "George, you'd better go home and catch up on sleep tomorrow. Everything will be fine when you wake up, you don’t have to worry about your 2.5% dividend, I will help you pay it in advance.”

"Boss, I'm actually not worried about these things." Lucas said with a wry smile: "I'm thinking about when to shoot the sequel of "Star Wars" next year."

"It seems that I was worrying about you for nothing." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.But I was thinking about the sequel of Star Wars in my heart.

If the sequel movie is the number one business in Hollywood, the prequel is the new growth point of this business.

Throughout the prequel history of Hollywood movies, Lucas's "Star Wars Prequel" trilogy was the initiator. The first "Star Wars Prequel One: The Phantom Menace", which was released in 1999, is the only one with "Titanic". The blockbuster film with a North American box office of more than 4 million U.S. dollars was released for the first time. "Star Wars Prequel" has set the standard for prequel movies in all aspects, including the major change of the leading role, the production is invested in the blockbuster standard, there are at least three sequel movies in front of it, and so on.Hollywood's big players saw a huge opportunity and turned their envy into action.

"Sequel or prequel?" Wang Xiaohu muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)