Chapter 824: Taking advantage of the fire, isn't it?
It's late at night.
Allen knocked on Wilson's office.
The two chatted in the office for a long time, and there were all kinds of quarrels at the same time.
At dawn, Allen left the office with complicated eyes, a trace of bloodshot eyes.
In the office.
Wilson, the CEO of Gobia Company, was smoking a cigarette and looking over and over again at the release information of "United States 1900" and the many reviews on the Internet.
In fact, although the box office of "United States 1900" on the first day was far from what was expected, it could not be considered a failure. The combined box office of the United States and China was US$7 million...
The opening box office of seven million US dollars is actually an acceptable range.
but……
Wilson frowned deeply.
"I just talked to Director Bob. Director Bob once proposed to divide this movie into two parts, and each part would be released in theaters for three hours. Okay! These were rejected by the shareholders. Later, Bob
Another four-hour movie was sent with the edited plot, but all the theaters were dissatisfied. The shareholders also found someone to secretly edit the movie into a three-hour movie. They secretly edited the movie into three hours, and one film was shot in eight hours.
When the movie was made, Bob cut it into a satisfactory six hours, and then when it was released, the movie became three hours. Look, what is the edited version now? You are the boss of the company, and you hold shares in Gobia.
At most, why do you have to listen to the opinions of shareholders! What kind of pressure do they put on you? Although Mr. Sevan is your uncle and was once very prestigious, did he never make mistakes? "
"This movie is Bob's last movie. He has a serious heart disease. Can't we give the old director a chance to prove himself? How many classic movies has he created and how much money has he made for the company?
Don’t you have the right to control your own works?”
"Mr. Wilson, I am very disappointed. Why did you ask me not to have anything to do with this movie? If I had participated, this mistake would never have happened!"
"I know Sevan doesn't like me, but so what?"
"..."
"..."
In the past, Allen had always been cautious in front of Wilson and his voice was very soft.
But this time Wilson found Allen completely exploded.
Naturally, Wilson couldn't bear Allen's sudden outburst and started to quarrel with him.
but……
After the quarrel, Wilson sighed deeply.
In fact, he also watched the plot of the released version of the movie, and it was indeed very messy.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that he might have made a big mistake.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally did not call Uncle Sevan from the shareholder side.
Although "The United States of America 1900" has a slightly poor reputation, at least with the appeal of actress Annie and actor Johnny, this movie will at least not lose money at the box office, right?
If there is no loss of blood, in the future, we should discuss with the theater to see if it can still be saved?
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July 16th.
China’s propaganda and bragging about “Rocky” has never stopped.
Ever since the final box office of "Rocky" came out in China, the box office of "Rocky" directly suppressed "1900", the major media seemed to have discussed it, and launched an overwhelming and mindless propaganda for "Rocky", with all kinds of exaggerations
There are endless titles...
As long as you open any movie website, you will see a huge "Rocky" poster hanging on the homepage, and it will be marked with the sentence "A classic is born, the masterpiece of 2005!"
On the Tomato Movie website, the rating of "Rocky" is even close to that of "The Pianist" at 9.5, ranking second on the word-of-mouth list.
Some Lu Yuan's brainless fans even blew up this "Rocky", and the enthusiasm for the second film flooded the major theaters. At the same time, the image of Zade, a muscular tough guy, gradually appeared in major Chinese media.
Among contemporary Hollywood actors, their popularity continues to rise...
There is no doubt that "Rocky" was a huge success. Its success made all doubts, all distrust, and all regrets disappear.
"United States 1900" was miserable.
There was a lot of criticism about the movie. Everyone said that the movie was really confusing and that no one on earth understood what the movie was about. It was even comparable to the movie "Tianji" released by a certain famous director before.
.
The movie's reputation has plummeted, and the golden brand "Hollywood movie" seems to have become less popular in China.
In major media, "American 1900" is also constantly hitting the screens, and its popularity is comparable to "Rocky".
but……
This kind of popularity is directly used as the background of "Rocky"...
"Zadeh vs. Best Actor and Best Actress!"
"Zade: I don't want to explain anything, I just want to prove that I am no worse than any actor!"
"Remotely revealed: Zad's new road has just begun!"
"..."
News headlines about this kind of gimmick are simply dizzying and appear in endlessly.
Oscar-winning actor Johnny and actress Anelle have become stepping stones for Zade.
Although these things are never "remotely" instructed, this is how the Chinese media does it.
After all, what could be more exciting than the news of a gangster, a newcomer who had nothing to do before and lived at the bottom of society?
Only when there is huge contrast can there be huge focus, right?
certainly!
What the Chinese entertainment industry is most looking forward to is the box office of "Rocky" and "United States 1900" on the second day.
If "Rocky" can suppress the box office of "1900" again the next day, then...
There is more to write about.
Early morning of July 17th.
The box office data for the two movies came out again on the second day.
This data made all the media extremely excited!
even……
All the media in China have a premonition that this wave of enthusiasm is going to explode!
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"Ayuan, the results are out!"
"How many?"
"China, total box office is 42 million, Hollywood, box office is 5 million!"
"Where's America 1900?"
"I knew you were going to ask this. The box office of "United States 1900" was a complete hit. The next day in the United States, it only had a box office of 1.2 million US dollars. In China, it dropped to 7 million! The total box office was 2.3 million US dollars.
Less than $100,000! That bitch like Forrest really killed the gods, and this guy Zade is also awesome enough to directly beat the best actor.
We ended up doing it! Haha, this reminds us that our movie was the same as when Shen Lianjie was doing it. Shen Lianjie's movie was removed from the shelves by major theaters not long after it was released. Now it seems that this "United States 1900"
"Actually, it's almost the same... Oops, I forgot, Shen Lianjie is now our company, bah bah!"
"Hmm...Is Bob's movie going to be released ahead of schedule?"
"Ayuan, you don't seem to be as happy as you imagined?"
"No, I'm quite happy."
"No, I've known you for so long, and I can feel that your emotions are very complicated right now... Well, why are all the materials on "American 1900" and Director Bob on your desk?"
"Fat Wei... Director... do you think we really killed the gods?"
"The data is all placed here... The filming of "United States 1900" was a mess, and the editing was all bullshit, isn't it?"
"This movie was directed by Director Bob. Director Bob can't be of this level, and he can't be of this level of editing. What do you think?"
"Huh?" Fatty Wei lit a cigarette, and then sat silently opposite Lu Yuan, the excitement and emotion on his face gradually disappeared.
When he really calmed down, he suddenly realized that this thing seemed a bit ridiculous.
yes.
That person is Bob.
Bob is one of several classic and legendary directors in Hollywood.
After spending two years, would he be able to make such a deceptively edited movie?
It is indeed very satisfying to truly kill a god, but if you are not killing a real god, then...
There is a sense of dullness.
"Director Wei...have you seriously watched "The United States of America 1900"?"
"I haven't seen it..."
"I have some theater samples here, you can take a look."
"Okay, wait, let's watch from here?"
"Yes, just look here."
"..."
The night is getting darker.
Fatty Wei stayed in Lu Yuan's office for more than three hours.
Three hours later...
Fatty Wei let out a breath and his expression became a little complicated.
"Do you see anything?"
"This movie is indeed a castrated version, and it has castrated many important parts of the essence. From the perspective of the movie's release, the original version of this movie should not be as bad as the released version, at least in terms of box office.
A data representation..."
"Yes, there should be a reason for this result..."
"What reason?"
"I don't know, but it may be due to internal negotiations within Gobia Company..."
Just before Lu Yuan finished speaking, there was a knock on the door outside the house.
Then Wu Tingting walked in holding a stack of data.
"Mr. Lu, the investigation results are out..."
"Wife? What investigation results? Why didn't I know?" Fatty Wei subconsciously stood up and looked at Wu Tingting in confusion.
"I told you about Gobia's affairs during the day, but you were only thinking about the God of Slaughter and didn't listen at all..."
"Cough, cough...Honey, I was wrong..." Fatty Wei scratched his head awkwardly, and then took the information from Wu Tingting's hand.
"..."
About half an hour later, Fatty Wei closed the document and his expression became even more complicated.
"Ayuan, I understand, let's book a flight to the United States now!"
"???"
"Ayuan, what's wrong?"
"Why did you book the ticket there?"
"Let's go to the United States for a meeting."
"What would happen?"
"Isn't Bob at his lowest point now and feeling very depressed? Let's find a way to pull him over... Isn't that what you're thinking about?"
"???"
"Isn't it? It's not ours to take advantage of the situation...cough, cough, let the gold shine and act as a bole, isn't it the purpose of our company?"
Lu Yuan looked at Fatty Wei.
He was confused.
For the same information, Lu Yuan wondered if he could contact Gobia and take a look at the full version of "America 1900". If possible, he hoped to buy the copyright...
And Fatty Wei...
Why are you thinking about poaching people when the other party is at their lowest point?