Chapter 480 'Pirates of the Caribbean' is released, Xu Ji's ambition
Finally, just a few days into April, "Pirates of the Caribbean" has reached its previously announced release date.
This release was released simultaneously throughout Blue Star, with the release time in the United States and China being the same.
Of course, the same is true for Paige's "Survival of the Doomsday".
After all, the investment scale of both movies is too large. It is almost impossible to recover the cost if we only rely on the movie market.
It can even be said that the lower limit of a movie is its own quality and appeal to the audience, and the upper limit is the size of the market for the movie to be released.
Fortunately, Martin has rich experience in this area. Based on the two previous Tongji films, the theater negotiations in the United States went very smoothly.
As for Huaxia, with the background of Tongji Entertainment and official support, it did not encounter much resistance.
As long as the two most important markets are firmly grasped, it will not be too difficult to release the film in other countries.
Of course, "Survival of the World" has a high box office ranking in the United States, but in China, it is far behind "Pirates of the Caribbean".
It's not because the official is deliberately targeting it, but because the theaters have too much trust in the products produced by Tongji Entertainment.
Since there weren't many movies released throughout April, theaters naturally trusted Tongji Entertainment, which had performed well at the box office for every movie in the past.
Therefore, the film schedule for the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean" reached a terrifying figure of 40%.
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Apart from this point, in fact, "Pirates of the Caribbean" did a better job in publicity and distribution than "Survivor".
This is true for movies both in the United States and China, with the market in China being the most exaggerated.
Although "Survival of the Doomsday" was also released together, not many viewers knew about it.
Everyone's attention has been stolen by "Pirates of the Caribbean".
As for the American market, although Kaiden has increased its publicity efforts, it has subsequently invested a lot of money in it.
But the effect is still not as good as expected, and the popularity has always been lower than that of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
In order to create a gimmick, Martin specially asked "Pirates of the Caribbean" to adjust its release time, determined to be released on the same day as "The Last Day".
Now regarding these two movies, the news that Paige's successor is being decided has completely spread in the United States.
Martin did not choose to refute the rumors. After all, this was a good publicity opportunity.
In addition, he was unhappy with his brother, so of course he didn't mind confronting him head-on.
Although he doesn't know how Paige's "Survival of the Doomsday" film went.
But Martin is sure that if the two movies are released at the same time, "Pirates of the Caribbean" will definitely be the ultimate winner.
This is his trust in the final film.
He didn't think any audience could refuse such a story.
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"Huaxia Market should give up."
Paige Pictures, the producer of "Survival of the Last Day" spoke up.
At this time, Kaiden was still a little unresponsive.
"Is the information accurate?"
"Is this "Pirates of the Caribbean" really invested by a Chinese company?"
Caiden had always believed that the person behind this movie would be Paige, the project that their father Wesker deliberately gave to his brother Martin.
As a result, I just received news that the investor of this movie is actually a Chinese company.
And Martin is indeed not considered a member of Paiqi, but an employee of Huaxia Company.
"Judging from the information I have received so far, there should be nothing wrong."
"Xu Ji is very famous in China. Although Tongji Entertainment has not been established for a long time, it is still a big company well-known in China."
At this time, when Caiden heard what the film director said, he realized that whatever Wesker or Martin had told him before was actually true.
But he never believed it.
"I......"
"Kadis, can we delay the release of our movie..."
Kaiden suddenly didn't want to confront his brother head-on.
Because he knew that the other party now represented not Paiqi, but a Chinese company.
If he loses, the consequences will probably be more serious than imagined.
As the film's producer, Cadiz replied expressionlessly:
"Mr. Kayden, I'm afraid not."
"So far, we have invested nearly 20 million US dollars in publicity and distribution."
"No matter what happens, the movie has to be released."
In fact, Cadiz has never had a good impression of Kaiden, the son of the chairman.
But he is indeed loyal to Wesker or the Mason family.
That’s why I have stayed in this project team.
At this time, seeing Kaiden appear worried for the first time, he could only sigh helplessly in his heart.
No matter what, even if Kaiden realized the current situation, it was already too late.
"Mr. Kaiden, the chairman once told me that the film market is not a house of business."
"Everyone must be prepared to hit rock bottom at any time."
"With so many people in our project team, we have not been playing games with you for such a long time."
Hearing the serious tone of the other party, Kaiden was completely stunned.
At this time, he finally understood that the situation was no longer under his control.
Regardless of the outcome, since he started taking charge of the film project "Survival of the Last Day", it has been impossible to stop.
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Sang Shaolong feels that this time's "Pirates of the Caribbean" should not be considered Tongji's movie.
After all, judging from the trailer and various styles of the entire movie, there is not much trace of Tongji.
Instead, it is more like some of the more traditional American blockbusters.
However, he is quite looking forward to it. After all, although Tongji's director and actors are not responsible, the investment in the entire movie is made by Tongji Entertainment.
And the most critical script is still written by Xu Ji.
So Sang Shaolong bought the movie tickets for the premiere as soon as possible.
At the very least, we have to look at the level of Xu Ji's film, which has such a large investment and plans to enter the international market.
Although he has always been called Xu Ji's biggest fan, Sang Shaolong's requirements are actually very strict.
If Xu Ji overturns, he may be the first person to take the initiative to speak out.
But until now, Xu Ji has basically never made any mistakes.
He hopes that the movies produced by Tongji can flop once. Judging from Tongji Entertainment's current reputation, if one or two movies flop, it won't have a big impact on their reputation.
But maintaining such a high standard has repeatedly raised the expectations of Sang Shaolong and the audience.
Under such circumstances, it is actually not a good thing for Xu Ji and Tongji Entertainment.
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"The appeal of Tongji Entertainment is still as terrifying as expected."
Seeing that the occupancy rate in the theater was at least 70%, Sang Shaolong couldn't help but sigh.
You know, it's not a popular time right now.
Most movies released at this time will face insufficient audiences.
But it seems that with Tongji Entertainment, there will be no such worries.
Even if it is a weekday, there are still so many viewers willing to watch the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
And the theaters have shown full trust in Tongji Entertainment, and the number of films scheduled has almost reached half.
This kind of treatment is very rare even among the three major entertainment companies.
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As the theater lights dimmed, the movie officially began.
Tongji Entertainment’s logo title appeared on the big screen.
It's still the one everyone is familiar with.
And apart from that, there are no other jointly produced companies.
This dispels some rumors from the outside world that this movie is a joint venture between Tongji Entertainment and other American film and television companies.
Sang Shaolong was not surprised by this.
In recent years, Tongji Entertainment’s box office performance of every movie can be described as amazing.
In addition, almost every drama is incredibly popular, so the income will definitely not be too low.
Such a big-investment drama should be affordable.
Of course, some other domestic film and television companies are actually not unable to come up with this money.
But obviously, they don't have Tongji's courage.
After all, the investment is so high, exceeding one billion, and it is extremely difficult to recover the cost.
If we only consider China's domestic market, it will be even more difficult.
With the ending of the movie credits, the story of "Pirates of the Caribbean", which had been speculated by netizens before, finally officially began.
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The story begins with a little girl named Elizabeth...
Obviously, the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" is somewhat different from what Sang Shaolong had previously thought.
Especially since he originally thought this was a rather clichéd adventure story.
After all, this is a genre that American blockbusters are very good at.
But obviously, Xu Ji's script is very different from other cliché plots.
The background setting of the story itself made Sang Shaolong feel a little surprised.
It seems that it was so far away in the 18th century.
Originally, the story at the beginning seemed a bit cliché, about a governor's daughter and a blacksmith's son.
The blacksmith's son has a mysterious life experience. The two fall in love, but due to their class, they cannot be together.
The plot at the beginning made Sang Shaolong subconsciously think that Will Turner, the blacksmith's son, was the protagonist of the movie.
But what he didn't expect at all was that the movie would unfold on Elizabeth, a beauty, and Will Turner, a handsome boy.
The protagonists are not the two of them.
As a magnificent symphony played, a very bohemian-looking Captain Jack with a captain's hat appeared in the camera.
As the camera zooms out, the sail under Captain Jack's feet is revealed.
Although the entire ship was slowly sinking into the sea, Captain Jack standing on the sail looked very calm and calm.
At the same time that the entire ship sank completely to the bottom of the sea, Jack happened to step onto the wooden pier on the shore.
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"Damn, he's so handsome?"
Even Sang Shaolong couldn't help but sigh.
This appearance is absolutely epic.
In fact, Sang Shaolong doesn't know much about the leading actor in this movie.
He only glanced at the movie poster and felt that the Captain Jack Sparrow in the trailer would be the changed image of Will Turner.
The result was completely different from what he expected. The two people who appeared before were obviously not the protagonists.
As for this movie, it is obvious that Xu Ji did not want to create a protagonist in the traditional sense.
This can be seen from Jack Sparrow's subsequent dealing style.
Even though he looks so handsome, this guy is completely an atypical protagonist.
The dress looks bohemian and masculine, with a hint of femininity.
Moreover, he actually plays a funny role in the movie, and even some plots make people feel that the protagonist is really a bit of a dick.
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The direction of the story is very different from what Sang Shaolong guessed.
But adventure is still the main element.
But what surprised Sang Shaolong the most was the world view setting.
Originally, after watching the trailer, Sang Shaolong guessed that this movie would not be realistic.
But as the plot unfolds and the fantasy elements about the pirate world gradually unfold, it can still attract the attention of all viewers in a short period of time.
Xu Ji is based on the historical background of the eighteenth century in the West and adds a large number of surreal elements into it.
A mysterious ancient curse, a strange living dead crew, and a free world of pirates.
All these elements blend together to create a strange sense of balance.
Although much of it is obviously fantasy and imaginary, the world in the movie feels like it really exists.
Only then did Sang Shaolong realize that he had completely underestimated Xu Ji's ambition before.
This "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not just a fantasy adventure blockbuster, Xu Ji plans to make it an IP with huge influence!
Although the movie is not over yet, Sang Shaolong can already tell that there is definitely more to this movie.
Otherwise, it would be too much of a waste to only shoot one film with the carefully crafted world view settings.
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As the plot progresses, various imaginative plots and characters with different images appear one after another.
Especially when the song "He's a Pirate" in the soundtrack plays, it really makes people feel excited.
Of course, although a lot has been thrown out in terms of setting, it seems that many things about the world of "Pirates of the Caribbean" are still unsolved.
In other words, what is shown is still just the tip of the iceberg.
But the story itself is actually not very complicated, so you won’t feel like you don’t understand it or that you suddenly can’t keep up with the rhythm of the plot.
Surrounding the curse of gold coins, Captain Jack Sparrow, the villain Barbossa and his crew of pirates, as well as the government's navy team all gathered together.
In the end, only Jack and Barbossa were left in the cave, fighting alone.
Seeing Jack being stabbed through the body, the audience in the theater couldn't help but scream in surprise.
Until Jack took a few steps back, the moonlight shone in from the entrance of the cave, and Jack's body turned into a skeleton.
It turns out that he himself was cursed and became immortal.
In the end, there is a happy ending. Barbossa is defeated and the curse disappears.