Frank Pierce packed his things and was about to leave. When he saw that the computer in the office inside was still on, he went over and knocked on the door and said, "Hey, Mike, Allen, it's Christmas Eve tonight, you won't have to work overtime, right?"
"Of course not, we just saw an interesting thing on the Internet." Mike Molheim laughed.
"What?" Frank Pierce immediately ran in to watch.
Alan Adhan pointed to the computer and said: "Oriental Charm Network has launched a game channel. Our "Warcraft" has a very high score, with a score of 9.0. It is currently ranked first in the computer game category."
Frank Pierce looked at it for a long time and asked: "Is it recommended by the website editor? We don't pay for advertising."
"No, it's all the comprehensive ratings of netizens." Mike Molheim said.
Frank Pierce smiled and said: "It seems that this website is very fair and there is no behind-the-scenes operation."
The three founders of Blizzard Games browsed the game channel of Oriental Charm Network before packing up their things, turning off the computer and leaving.
Frank Pierce asked: "Do you have a show tonight? Why don't we go to the bar together and relax."
Alan Adham said: "I have invited my girlfriend to watch a movie. You go."
These words immediately attracted the middle fingers from two single dogs.
"Haha, I haven't forgotten you," Alan Adham said with a smile, "Jenny will bring two colleagues with her. They are both hot girls. Don't miss this opportunity."
"Oh, Allen, I find myself falling in love with you." Frank excitedly went to hug each other.
"Get out of here, I'm not gay." Allen kicked him away.
Mike shrugged and didn't care about it. The three of them could barely be considered young and wealthy, so naturally they didn't have to worry about finding a girlfriend. The reason why they were single was just because they were too homely.
The three of them drove to pick up the girl. After having a group dinner, they temporarily formed three couples and went to the cinema.
Allen asked his girlfriend Jenny: "What movie do you want to watch?"
"I heard Jumanji was great," Jenny replied.
Another girl named Maria said: "I watched that movie last week, let's switch to another one."
"Oh oh oh, it's Tom Cruise, let's watch "Resident Evil"." The third girl strongly suggested.
I have to say that although the salary for hiring a Hollywood superstar is very expensive, it is definitely worth the price, and the box office appeal is there.
Mike frowned and said, "This movie looks so familiar. I wonder where I've seen it before?"
Allen smiled and said: "The banner advertisement on the homepage of Oriental Charm Network has been up for half a month."
Mike slapped his head: "Yes, yes, every time I open the web page these days, I can see advertisements for "Resident Evil"."
"Then let's watch this movie. It's the first movie to be advertised on the Internet. We can't miss it." Frank said with a smile.
So it was such a friendly decision, and "Resident Evil" sold 6 more movie tickets in North America.
Not long after he entered the screening room and sat down, Mike Molheim felt very depressed. The girl he was assigned really didn't suit his taste. Not to mention she was a fan of Tom Cruise, and he started eating like crazy as soon as he sat down.
Popcorn, and then talk about cosmetics and beauty.
This kind of woman is so boring that Mike Molheim didn't even bother to answer the conversation and just stared at the big screen waiting for the movie to start.
Fortunately, this movie did not disappoint him. When Mike saw the zombies appearing, his mouth opened wide: "Oh my god, the zombie setting is so interesting. The screenwriter is an imaginative genius."
After watching the movie, only the fan girl was unhappy because her idol Tom Cruise had too few roles in the movie and the real protagonist was an Asian woman.
"Why are there so many Asian faces in this movie?"
"Man, didn't you notice? This is an Asian movie, let's just say a Hong Kong movie."
"Really? I thought it was an Indian movie."
"The heroine is indeed very beautiful. She must be of mixed race."
"..."
After several people left the cinema, they were all still discussing it animatedly. Whether it was the large number of white actors, English dialogues, or Li Jiaxin’s mixed-race appearance, the cultural barriers between the East and the West were eliminated, making it easy for American audiences to accept this film.
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Coupled with the high-scheduled films on 500 screens, the appeal of Tom Cruise, and the strong promotion of Paramount, the box office of "Resident Evil" reached 18 million US dollars in the first weekend (day) in North America, effortlessly
Become the weekly box office champion.
Of course, another reason is the support from peers. There are no good movies this Christmas, only "Jumanji" is pretty good, but this movie has been in theaters for ten days and has already passed its peak box office period.
There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are the overlords. In this way, "Resident Evil" stood out from a group of weaklings, dominating the 1995 North American Christmas season, and topped the box office for three consecutive weeks.
According to this momentum, it is certain that the North American box office will exceed 100 million. It depends on whether it can break the 150 million mark.
Fresh stuff always gets good reviews. "The Hollywood Reporter" commented: "A high-quality science fiction commercial film, the concept of zombies is very creative, and Kang always brings us new stuff."
"Variety" commented: ""Resident Evil" has brought too many surprises to the audience, and the biggest surprise is at the end of the film. The hero and heroine escaped from the underground after going through hardships, but what they faced was a more terrifying beginning.
Yes, this is just the beginning."
"The Christian Monitor": "The human heart is always scarier than monsters. Zombies come from human greed, and in the process of escape, human nature is a monster more difficult to deal with than zombies."
The New York Times: "Standard popcorn movie, but it's certainly entertaining."
The American people love zombies very much. After "Resident Evil", various movies and TV series about zombies appeared, and "The Walking Dead" even lasted for several seasons.
When the box office of "Resident Evil" exceeded HK$0 million in Hong Kong, the box office in North America had already reached nearly 100 million U.S. dollars, and it even surged again on New Year's Day.
In the past, rebellious young people in the United States loved to dress themselves up as vampires, werewolves, etc. Now they finally have another choice. During an underground rock performance during the New Year period, a certain heavy metal band all dressed up as zombies, which attracted the attention of fans.
Screams.
Allen, Mike and Frank, the three founders of Blizzard, originally thought that "Resident Evil" had nothing to do with them. As a result, before the film was released in theaters, Japan's Sega Games and Paramount Pictures suddenly came to ask them.
It is to invest in Blizzard Game Company and bring the game copyright of "Resident Evil". (To be continued)
