Chapter 613 'Harry Potter' Come Out! (Daily Update 12,000~)
In fact, at this stage of the film, there is nothing wrong with Wu Jianye. There is a professional team in post-production to handle these tasks. Wu Jianye only needs to come over every once in a while to inspect their work progress, and then
Just see if the work completed is in line with your ideas.
As for the promotion of the movie, Wu Jianye actually doesn't need to be used. Phantom has already had a set of mature publicity methods. They know how much money can be used to accomplish certain tasks, and they even know better than Wu Jianye.
The increase in publicity funds naturally means the increase in publicity channels.
Today's Hollywood can be said to be a publicity war between the "Back to the Future" series and "The Last Days" series. Although it has been said that "Back to the Future 3" will be an important opponent of "The Last Days", but
Before the release of "Back to the Future 3", "Back to the Future 2" will be released in North America next month. The promotion work for this movie has already started when the filming of the movie starts.
As a sequel to a classic series, many viewers are naturally looking forward to it. This is why Linda is worried that Spielberg, Lucas and others are confident.
The publicity between the two parties has also entered the stage of head-on confrontation, and news about the two movies is released almost every day.
Sometimes the promotion of a movie is even more interesting than the movie itself.
As for "Jurassic Park", it has now entered the early stage of publicity. However, in order to avoid seizing the publicity resources of "Jurassic Park", it is only releasing news a little bit at this stage and has not entered into a large-scale promotion.
Promotional stage.
Now Digital Realm has designed a yellow, one red, and one black dinosaur silhouette as the brand logo of the entire movie, so that people around the world can immediately recognize it.
At the same time, news has been released, saying that due to the advancement of science and technology, computers can generate Velociraptors and Gallimimus. However, these are just ordinary publicity methods. Images about dinosaurs have always been the most secret. This also gives
Many viewers created a sense of anticipation and mystery.
In the manor, Wu Jianye and Li Xiuming were sitting by the swimming pool, chatting casually. The weather in Beverly Hills was like spring all year round, and even though it was almost November, it still didn't feel too cold.
Basking in the sun gives you a warm feeling.
After becoming pregnant, Li Xiuming became lazy and loved to eat even more. At this time, she was sitting next to Wu Jianye and was complaining to Wu Jianye.
"I want to eat fish-flavored shredded pork, spicy shredded pork, braised pork, pot-wrapped pork, pork slices..." I'm talking about home-style stir-fry dishes. In fact, the same is true for Chinese people, although there are many types of Chinese cuisine.
There are many, but for Li Xiuming, who is from the north, only these home-cooked ones are what she wants to eat more.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "People say that pregnant girls are prone to morning sickness. It's a good idea for you to start ordering."
Li Xiuming said in a rare coquettish way: "I don't care, I just want to eat. I have been here for so long and I have been eating Western food every day. I have long been tired of it."
In fact, Wu Jianye also took Li Xiuming to Chinatown to eat at Chinese restaurants several times. However, Li Xiuming and Wu Jianye have similar tastes. Neither of them likes to eat things that are too sweet. However, the Chinese restaurants in Chinatown cater to the tastes of Americans.
, both cooked the dishes so sweet that neither of them could get used to it.
Wu Jianye said: "Don't worry, we can eat it tonight."
If there is a superpower in this world without superheroes, it is the ability to make money. Wu Jianye has been in the United States for a few months, and naturally he has had enough of the food here, such as burgers and steaks.
It's fine if you eat it a few times now and then, but if you eat it for many years, you're still not used to it.
So Wu Jianye specially hired a master chef in Chinatown to specialize in cooking Chinese food, and he also specifically stated that it must be authentic Chinese food.
When Li Xiuming heard what Wu Jianye said, he immediately smiled and said happily: "It's true!"
Wu Jianye nodded, "Of course!"
With the temptation of delicious food, Li Xiuming always felt that time passed very slowly. In the end, the two of them urged the invited Chinese chef to speed up their progress.
It's not yet five o'clock in the afternoon, and the food is already ready.
Authentic home-cooked stir-fries, shredded potatoes with vinegar, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, spicy shredded pork, pork belly, twice-cooked pork, braised pork and a roast chicken, Wu Jianye was very satisfied with it.
Paired with a bowl of rice, this life is simply...
The way the two of them ate like this surprised the servants of the manor. They were all foreigners. Before they came to work in the manor, they had served other rich people, but those rich people were all very particular.
It's the first time I've seen someone like Wu Jianye eating with such no image in terms of etiquette.
Li Xiuming watched with envy as Wu Jianye took a sip of Coke. She wanted to drink it too, but this was definitely not allowed.
After eating and drinking, Wu Jianye slumped happily on the chair, clutching his stomach. At this time, the master cooking chef also came over.
"Director Wu, are you satisfied with today's meal?"
"Satisfactory, it's a must. This is what you cooked, Master Chen!" After saying that, Wu Jianye gave a thumbs up, "The food of the foreign devils is really enough!"
Master Chen smiled and said, "I wish you were satisfied, Director Wu. To be honest, I don't know why those foreigners always like to eat such sweet things."
In this way, Master Chen stayed in the manor and was responsible for their three meals a day. Originally, Wu Jianye wanted Dai Zhen to try this kind of thing. After all, Dai Zhen's family was not only a family of martial arts, but also good at cooking.
Aristocratic family, but Dai Zhen's craftsmanship is just like his control of direction, which is really unbearable to watch.
Dai Zhen and Chen Le have been by Wu Jianye's side during this period, but Wu Jianye has been busy filming, so their presence is very weak. They had an authentic Chinese meal today and they were very satisfied.
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At this time, Chen Le had long been accustomed to this kind of life. Anyway, now he was not so surprised if anything surprising happened to Wu Jianye.
After resting in the manor for a few days, Wu Jianye came to Phantom Entertainment again.
When Wu Jianye came to Phantom Entertainment, Linda was not in her office, but in the conference room meeting with Sean from Lane Publishing, Stan Lee from Marvel, and Avi Arad from Toy Biz Toys.
If you just talk about Avi Arad, you may not have an impression, but if you say that the person who started the Marvel Universe is Avi Arad, everyone will understand.
In 1996, Marvel went bankrupt and reorganized. Jerry Calabrese served as CEO of Marvel Entertainment Group and co-headed Marvel with Toy Biz Chairman Avi Arad.
Its subsidiary Marvel Films was also renamed Marvel Studios. Avi Arad, a resolute Jew, began to cooperate extensively with major companies on film projects.
When Avi Arad took over Marvel Studios in 2000, he planned to make superheroes compete against each other. This meant not only shaping individual hero characters, but also connecting the protagonists of some movies together.
Arad was well aware of the difficulties of this shooting method, but he still spared no effort to lobby producers from major companies to try this method, but no one seemed to pay attention to him at the time.
At that time, Kevin Feige was just Avi Arad's assistant, but later as Kevin Feige took charge of Marvel Studios, the relationship between the two became more complicated. As for who proposed the Marvel Universe,
The two of them also held their own opinions.
However, in Wu Jianye’s opinion, the Marvel Universe, one of the greatest ideas in the history of Hollywood movies, was not someone’s idea. First it was Avi Arad’s creative inspiration, and then Kevin Feige’s execution.
In the Marvel Universe, people in the past plant trees and people in the future can enjoy the shade.
As for the identity of Avi Arad as a Jew, neither Wu Jianye nor Linda actually cares about it. They are just at odds with the Jewish circle in Hollywood, not with the Jews around the world. They should cooperate.
What's more, now that all three companies have been acquired by Phantom Entertainment, Avi Arad has just changed from a boss to a part-time worker. If he can be responsible for Toy Biz toys honestly, Wu Jianye will naturally keep him.
Well, if not, then just find someone else.
There is no need to mention the creativity of the Marvel Universe. Wu Jianye has already started to prepare it, and it is even more advantageous than that of another time and space.
After Phantom Entertainment acquired three companies, it naturally had to prepare for their future development. After discussing with Wu Jianye, Linda would inject 30 million US dollars into each of the three companies.
Marvel is just writing its own comics honestly now, and doesn't care about other things. Let's just lose some money. Compared with the future value of tens of billions of dollars, Wu Jianye's loss of tens of millions now is completely acceptable.
Of course, Linda couldn't just tell Stan Lee like this, otherwise Stan Lee would be so angry that something happened. What he was thinking about now was adapting Marvel's superheroes into movies, but Wu Jianye knew that at least at this stage, this
This thing is not feasible. Although in another time and space, James Cameron once tried to adapt "Spider-Man", but due to the extent of James Cameron's money burning and the shooting time, Wu Jianye decided to suspend the project for a few days.
years, at least until after 1995.
Only Wu Jianye would take out "X-Men" to test the waters.
As for Toy Biz Toys, they are responsible for the action figures and toys of Marvel superheroes. This was decided when they acquired Marvel, but there are still two other tasks. One is to make toys for "The Lion King"
, although Phantom has outsourced the toy business of "The Lion King" before, the contract signed at that time was time-limited and not an exclusive agent, so Toy Biz Toys can also produce and sell "The Lion King" toys.
Another one is that Toy Biz Toys will launch their fan toys in conjunction with "Jurassic Park" next year, and will also sign an exclusive contract with Athena Animation to represent the animated toys produced subsequently.
Wu Jianye sat in Linda's office for a while, and then Linda returned to his office with a tired look on her face.
Seeing Wu Jianye sitting comfortably in her office, Linda's resentment suddenly rose: "The big boss finally has time to come to the company today."
Regarding Linda's resentment, Wu Jianye turned a blind eye and said with a smile: "Why, relatives are here, so angry!"
Linda complained: "I would rather have relatives here!"
After complaining, he said: "The three of them are all old foxes, and they are all thinking about getting more benefits!"
Although Phantom Entertainment has acquired three companies, it does not mean that these three companies have completely obeyed Linda's arrangements. The three of them have been operating in the three companies for a long time. It can be said that the relationships within the company are complicated. When Wu saw
Why was Ye able to acquire Marvel from Ronald Perelman? Isn't it because he had already reached an agreement with Stan Lee?
Now that the three companies are backed by the big tree of Phantom Entertainment, they naturally want to strive for more benefits for themselves. Linda naturally has to work hard to deal with these three old foxes.
"Haha, don't worry, in a few years you will also be a fox, and you will still be a beautiful fox, and you will be more powerful than them!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
Linda rolled her eyes at Wu Jianye and said: "Tell me, big boss, you have always said that after acquiring Lane Publishing, you will produce a number of works for Lane Publishing. Now Lane Publishing completely belongs to Phantom Entertainment. You
It’s time to come up with your own work!”
Wu Jianye didn't waste any time. He took out a stack of manuscript paper from his bag, handed it to Linda, and said, "This is the first novel, and the rest will be handed over to you slowly!"
Linda finally showed an excited expression. Since Wu Jianye wrote "Jurassic Park", he has never written a novel again. Now that he has finally written a novel again, she is naturally full of expectations.
He quickly took the manuscript paper from Wu Jianye's hand and saw "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" written on it!
The novel Wu Jianye prepared for Ryan Publishing became the famous "Harry Potter" series in later generations.
Wu Jianye didn't have the slightest worry about plagiarizing this novel, because the original author of the novel, J.K. Rowling, didn't even have this idea at the time, so he didn't have to worry about the car crash.
The success of this novel is no less than that of the Marvel Universe. Even in the era when Wu Jianye was reborn, the value created by "Harry Potter" was higher than that of the Marvel Universe. The total revenue of the film and novel reached
It earned a terrifying US$26.4 billion, surpassing the Marvel Universe and Spider-Man.
Of course, now that the entire Marvel is in the hands of Wu Jianye, it will definitely surpass "Harry Potter" in the future IP value rankings.
However, the novel "Harry Potter" continues to create its own value, and the prequel "Fantastic Beasts" series is also creating its own record.
Not counting the prequels of "Harry Potter", the total box office of the movies adapted from "Harry Potter" alone has reached 7.8 billion US dollars.
The cornucopia is perfect!
However, after Linda flipped through a few pages of "Harry Potter", she showed a puzzled expression.
"Can this novel be a hit? I feel it is far worse than "Jurassic Park"..."