"On its first day of release, "Avengers" took in US$83.57 million, topping the North American box office list."
“‘The Avengers’ grossed nearly US$200 million in the North American market during its first weekend, completely igniting the superhero movie craze and taking Hollywood by storm with the concept of the movie universe model.”
“‘Avengers’: A new era of superhero movies?”
"Hua Xialu's wild words seem to be coming true, and "Avengers" may ignite the topic of the superhero movie universe!"
"..."
I originally thought that what Lu Fei said at the premiere was to build momentum for "Avengers", but what I didn't expect was that he was really not bullshitting.
I have been waiting to see the jokes between Lu Fei and the Han and Tang Dynasties. I was shocked. A movie made the whole Hollywood a sensation.
Every day, there is real-time tracking of movie box office news.
"Don't look at it, Steve, your health is not good now, the doctor asked you to rest more." Laurenna glanced at the TV showing news about Lu Fei and the "Avengers" and frowned.
"The doctor also asked me to control my emotions more."
Jobs stared at Lu Fei in the picture and sneered: "If you look at him more, think of him as exercising."
Laurenna picked up the remote control, lowered the volume, and changed the subject: "Didn't I attend the Disney board meeting on your behalf yesterday? At the meeting, Iger got angry in front of the directors."
"Ige is angry? How strange."
Jobs was surprised.
"It's not the movie that's causing the trouble."
Laurenna rolled her eyes, "Marvel Studios, movie projects, and more than 3,000 superhero IPs were supposed to belong to Disney. However, due to the short-sightedness of some directors, the quotation was $100 million lower than that of Hantang, and they were lost in vain.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, this is not what I said, this is what Iger said at the meeting."
"Humph, I've told Iger a long time ago that Disney's directors and executives are just a bunch of stupid donkeys. How can you have a good career with stupid donkeys!" Jobs's heart was bleeding.
Watching Lu Fei be proud and making money is even more uncomfortable than losing money yourself.
"There are rumors that Warner is also considering setting up a DC movie universe." Laurenza said helplessly, "Iger is a bit impatient. Disney has no advantage in this area, so he wants to negotiate with Hantang to participate in the follow-up of the Marvel movie universe.
project, he hopes to get your support."
"My support?" Jobs asked curiously.
"Yes, after all, you are Disney's largest individual shareholder and very influential on the board of directors."
Laurenna looked proud.
"No, he was worried that I might not support Disney's cooperation with Han and Tang Dynasties because of the disputes with China Land and Logic." Jobs shook his head.
"Then will you support it?"
"It doesn't matter whether I support it or not. The initiative lies with Huaxia Lu. Will he agree?"
"He will not?"
"Of course not, I know this person too well!"
Jobs snorted coldly. Lu Fei was inhumane to his friends, but he was inhumane to his enemies!
"Anyway, just vote as we should."
Laurenna said: "The most important thing for you now is to recover."
"What's the point of raising a few more months or a few fewer months? I have to meet God in the end anyway." Jobs smiled coldly, "What supports me now is the iPhone 4S launch and Logic's launch. I can never do the same thing as iPhone 4 again."
mistake."
"Didn't Cook have some good news not long ago? There has been a breakthrough in fingerprint recognition technology and it may be available on the iPhone 4S." Laurenna poured him a cup of hot water.
"That's just a poor imitation of logical optical fingerprint recognition. The capacitive type developed by Apple still has no progress."
Jobs gritted his teeth and did not say that compared to the iPhone, Apple's recognition accuracy was lower and its false-touch rate was higher.
His skills are not as good as others, and he is just one move behind!
"It's already very good. iPhone 4S should be the second smartphone with fingerprint recognition in the world. Apple has also made history." Laurenna kept comforting her.
"Not enough, not enough!"
Jobs' face became grim. In addition to solving the problem of fingerprint recognition, iPhone 4S also focused on solving signal defects.
After all, the "Death Grip" and "Signal Gate" public opinion offensive provoked by Lu Fei caused Apple to retreat steadily.
"Steve, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You have stepped down as chairman, so don't worry about it anymore."
Laurenna was so excited that she quickly tried to dissuade her.
"No, I must win against Huaxia Continent and logic, otherwise, I will die with my eyes closed!"
Jobs was like a gambling king who was proficient in gambling, but he always lost to the "God of Gambling" Lu Fei. Poor him, he was manipulated.
"You're going to wear yourself out, Steve."
Laurenna's eyes were slightly red.
Jobs' sickly face flushed.
I have my own principles. I don’t want to be stepped on by Lu Fei for the rest of my life, and I don’t want Apple to always be inferior to logic!
I've been waiting for so long just for an opportunity!
I want to fight for it, not to prove how valuable Apple stocks are, but to tell Lu Fei clearly that I must get back what I lost! Status! Pride! Competence!
"You are already like this. You have retired. Leave Apple's future to Cook. He is your successor."
Laurenna heard him cough and patted him on the back.
"Cook? You can't count on him at all!"
Jobs sneered, "Fortunately, Samsung, Intel, and Samsung convinced the White House and sanctioned Logic. Logic's mobile phones will be rolled out of the United States in the future. Apple can also use this conference to seize the vacated market!"
Then he sighed, "If it were me before, I wouldn't even bother to use these methods. I would use Apple's best products to defeat China Land head-on, but I don't have time now..."
"No, you do!"
Laurenna panicked for a moment.
"Promise me that one day if Apple surpasses logic, it will send a bouquet of flowers to my tombstone." Jobs smiled.
"No, Steve, I don't allow you to say such things, you can wait until that day!" Laurenna was very excited.
"Maybe."
Jobs couldn't help but sigh, fortunately, this year is the last time that the logic phone will be launched in the United States, and there will never be another one in the future.
The TV is still reporting the news.
"Last week, "Avengers" dominated the North American box office with a box office of over 300 million US dollars. There is no doubt that this week's North American box office will still be shrouded in its 'shadow', so the movies released this week are
Some fearless brave men."
"whee."
Ivanka was lying on the bed, smiling from ear to ear.
Lu Fei walked into the special VIP room of the confinement center, "Are you still tired of watching the news about "Avengers" every day?"
"Don't worry about me! Don't you go to Zeng's place every day?"
Ivanka rolled her eyes, "Why don't you go today?"
Lu Fei took a sip of wolfberry tea with big red dates floating in it, "She is going back to China. Her directorial debut is still waiting for her."
"Then she's gone, do you want me to help you arrange it, Scarlett, Olsen, Atwell..."
Ivanka stuck out her tongue and licked her lips.
"Avengers" was an instant hit, and there is no doubt that she is now the most powerful woman in Hollywood.
After all, second- and third-rate stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans embraced Han and Tang, got Marvel superhero roles, and suddenly became hot first-tier movie stars. How much is that?
Something people dream of.
"You, you."
Lu Fei shook his head and laughed.
"Is one not enough? Or just two, or just have them all, as long as you can afford it." Ivanka smiled.
"Stop making trouble and get down to business."
Lu Fei glanced at his watch and said, "I have a lot to do, and I still have to deal with Apple's iPhone 4S."
Ivanka vented her resentment for doting on Zeng Li, and stuck out her tongue: "As for the movie universe plan, in addition to the MCU universe, I thought about the other three universe plans, and I think we can start with the horror movie series."
"What's the reason?" Lu Fei asked.
"It's very simple."
Ivanka said truthfully, "First, James Wan is the director of a horror movie, which is very reliable. Second, the cost of horror movies is low and the shooting time is short. Even if it fails, the loss can be controlled within an acceptable range. On the contrary,
Monster movie universe, killer world universe..."
"Why can't we have them all?" Lu Fei said with a smile.
"Want them all?"
Ivanka frowned. Han and Tang did not have that much money to support four movie universes at the same time. Even if they had so much money, they would not have so many teams to manage and so many projects.
"Leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Marvel Studios."
"The Monster Movie Universe, since "Pacific Rim" is handled by a Chinese company, we might as well hand over the entire project to it. North America only needs to provide investment, theaters, publicity and technical support. The horror movie universe is like
It’s the same as your analysis.”
Lu Fei explained patiently, "As for the Hitman movie universe, don't worry, we can sort out our ideas first and save some scripts."
Ivanka was moved, but still disagreed, "No, action movies are on the decline now, and movie box office is generally not high. Even veteran action stars can't handle it. They rely entirely on IP. The only one that shines is "Taken"
.”
"I just want to create a movie similar to "Taken", but it must have a big background in the world of killers."
Lu Fei slowly said "Quick Chase".
"Isn't this story too ridiculous? Just because he killed one of his dogs, he slaughtered the entire gang?"
Ivanka was dubious.
"The first part is as simple as that. It introduces the world view of the killer world. The key is the 'real gun battle'. This is the highlight."
Lu Fei spoke out his plan.
In the previous life, Lionsgate, which produced the film, also did the same thing.
The spin-offs "Hotel Intercontinental" and "Bererina" are all based on the world view of "Fast".
"Hotel Intercontinental" tells the origin story of the hotel where killers took refuge.
"Balerina" is a training class for female killers.
The high table, hotel, killer organizations around the world, and bounty orders can even lead to bounty hunters. You can also give Donnie Yen a solo role as Kane to make an independent movie similar to Zatoichi.
what does that mean?
If successful, it will open up a new platform for China’s star-making:
Zou Zhaolong and Chang Wei who don’t know martial arts, Wolf Warrior Wu Jing and the King of Special Forces, suit thug Zhang Jin...
The prop city lord, Cheng Long, and the king of parkour, all packed up and stuffed inside.
Aren’t all the dragon kings and soldiers kings in Shuangwen the gods of killer organizations?
"What you said seems feasible, but the money..."
Ivanka reminded me.
"Since we need a large number of Chinese action stars, we naturally need to introduce Chinese capital." Lu Fei curled up his lips, "When necessary, Middle Eastern consortiums and German funds are also indispensable."
"No wonder you supported Zeng to attend the Berlin Film Festival and became the general sponsor of the Berlin Film Festival. Did you plan to cooperate with German financial institutions from the beginning?"
Ivanka raised her eyebrows.
"What do you think?"
Lu Fei smiled.
In order to support the development of its own film industry, Germany has implemented a tax-free policy for film and television investment, allowing investors in film companies to enjoy preferential tax exemptions, even if the films they invest in have not yet been put into production. You must know that taxes in Germany are not low.
As a result, if you want to reasonably avoid taxes, the best way is to invest in future films, because although the law only requires that the film be produced by a German company, the copyright and future earnings of the film belong to this company, regardless of location or location.
actor.
All of a sudden, a loophole was exploited.
Literally, the copyright of the film being produced is first sold to a German company, and then the film is rented back, and then it is agreed in the agreement that the film can be bought back in the future. Therefore, for this false ownership, the investment institution has to give the film company a
The money is completely equivalent to a windfall without any effort.
For example, "Tomb Raider".
Paramount sold its rights to a group of German investors for $94 million through the Munich Television Group. Paramount then spent $83.8 million to lease the film back, then released and distributed it, earning $10.2 million.
The "windfall" from Mei Dao can be used to pay the actors' remuneration and the wages of the crew, which is equivalent to paying the German investors in vain.
The point is, they don't care whether the movie can make money or not. Making money is troublesome because they still have to pay taxes.
The purpose is actually very simple, just to avoid taxes.
"Yes, Germany has your Qimonda, your semiconductor talent center and R&D center, and you are also very close to banks like Deutsche Bank. This kind of bundling of interests is very appropriate."
Ivanka pondered for a moment and figured out her intention.
"Movies are art, but for us, they are just a business. Do you agree?"
Lu Fei raised a smirk on his lips.
"Of course, but you have to be careful."
Ivanka looked serious, "Wall Street and Hollywood are the world of the Jews. You are too close to German capital and the Middle East, and it is easy to be labeled. Especially since you are Chinese, it is very likely that the Jewish capital will stay away from you, and even plot against you.
.”
"oh?"
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes.
"Otherwise, why do you think my father wanted to borrow money from Deutsche Bank? It's because he is of German descent." Ivanka curled her lips.
"Isn't it his credit problem?"
Lu Fei exposed it with a smile.
"Hey!" Ivanka glared in shame.
"After you have recovered, we can leave for the Maldives." Lu Fei walked to the bed and put his arm around her shoulders.
Ivanka leaned into his arms, her face turning red, "I've asked the doctor. If you really want it, it's okay. Just open the drawer of the cabinet."
"what?"
Lu Fei opened the drawer and saw a box of small umbrellas inside, with a tube of lubricant beside it.
Thanks to Princess Sissi for the 1,700 starting coins.
