After two days of negotiations, Linda sold the rights to "Home Alone" to Time Warner, which had been ignored before!
In fact, before this, everyone thought that the copyright of "Home Alone" should fall into the hands of Universal, but because Universal could provide limited numbers to Phantom Entertainment theaters.
And now after Panasonic acquired Universal, it discovered that it had been cheated. Universal's debt was very cumbersome, and it was not consistent with the information it had obtained before. Therefore, even if Universal wanted to acquire the copyright of "Home Alone", it would eventually be
Financially, it lost to the powerful Time Warner!
Through this transaction, Phantom not only broke the interest alliance established by Lucas and Spielberg, but also obtained 1,000 screens from Time Warner.
At the same time, Oceanwide Cinemas has also signed a letter of intent for cooperation with Time Warner. It can be said that this time Phantom Entertainment has achieved a great victory in the confrontation with the so-called alliance of interests.
But everyone knows that this is just the beginning. The final battle between Phantom and Spielberg and others will happen after the release of the two movies. For example, the contract signed between Phantom and Time Warner has explicit provisions.
The stipulation is that if "The Love of Ghosts" fails to reach a certain attendance rate during its first week of release, they have the right to cancel the movie!
But even so, the movie "The Last Days" received the support of 4,480 screens during the unimportant Valentine's Day period. In the 1990s, this was a treatment that only top blockbusters could enjoy.
When a normal movie is released in Hollywood, the number of screens should be around 3,500. Now, "The Ghost Story" can be released on 4,480 screens, which is enough to shock the entire Hollywood at Phantom Entertainment's operation!
No one expected that even though several major production companies jointly boycotted the movie, Phantom Entertainment could still win in the chaos.
However, the number of screens in "Back to the Future 3" cannot be underestimated. It even exceeds the 4,480 screens in "Back to the Future 3" and instead has 4,500 screens!
Although it is only 20 yuan more than "The Love of Ghosts", it is still a small victory!
Now some people in newspapers in North America have called this Valentine's Day schedule the most selling date in history!
"Science fiction vs. romance! Which one is the audience's favorite?" -- "Hollywood Reporter"!
"Can Wu Jianye clear his name?" -- "Variety Show"!
"The least suspenseful showdown in history!" -- "Vanity Fair"!
In fact, at this time, many people did not realize that when they reported "The Love Between Ghosts", their tone had changed somewhat. In the past, they did not look down on "The Love Between Ghosts" at all.
I have some expectations for this movie.
However, in the overall Hollywood reports, the prediction that "The Last Days" will fail at the box office is still absolutely mainstream.
Hollywood's authoritative media even conducted a survey and found that 77% of the audience wanted to see "Back to the Future 3", while only 20% wanted to see the movie "The Last Days".
Most of these 20% of the audience are female viewers, and a small number are Wu Jianye's fans. They chose to watch this movie purely to support Wu Jianye.
The remaining 3% means that it doesn’t matter, just watch whichever movie you want to watch at that time!
Lucas and Spielberg finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving this investigation result. Although they had always made moves before, whenever they were about to win, they would be killed by the Phantom.
Now it's finally over, and the audience's choice has given them reassurance.
Wu Jianye, Linda and others naturally saw this investigation, but they had already discussed countermeasures, so they didn't pay much attention to it.
In such a battlefield without gunpowder, time came to Valentine's Day in 1990!
At 7 o'clock in the evening that day, the Chinese Theater in Hollywood was brightly lit. The premiere of "The Last Day" was held here, while the premiere of "Back to the Future 3" was held at Universal Studios.
Wu Jianye and other main creators personally stood at the Huaxia Theater in Hollywood to greet the guests who came to attend the premiere. Today, almost the entire entertainment media in North America was dispatched and divided into two groups to stay at the Huaxia Theater and Universal Studios.
, let’s see whose battle is big enough today.
This is actually a test for both camps!
Wu Jianye wore a black slim-fitting suit with a white shirt and gray tie underneath. He looked very low-key and looked much different from the actors in the crew.
The first person to arrive at the scene was Cheng Long!
Walking on the red carpet, Cheng Long raised his iconic two V's and was photographed by reporters, leaving an image.
At this time, Cheng Long's reputation in Hollywood has long surpassed that of himself at the same time in another time and space. His starring role in "The Dragon of the Western Regions" has not yet been released, but only more than 400 screens are still showing it.
This movie has officially become Cheng Long's first North American movie with a box office of over 100 million.
It has reached 106 million US dollars. The reason why some theaters are still reserved to continue showing it is because we hope that this movie can break through the 110 million US dollars mark!
"Director Wu, congratulations, the movie is finally going to be released!" Cheng Long said happily after seeing Wu Jianye.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Thank you for flying here from Xiangjiang to attend this premiere!"
As the release of "Dragon of the West" in North America has entered its final phase, Cheng Long no longer needs to do too much publicity, so Cheng Long has returned to Xiangjiang to deal with his own affairs.
"I was originally going to come back. The new movie I'm working on with Phantom has already entered the preliminary preparation stage. There are some things that I need to personally participate in!" Cheng Long said with a big smile.
Cheng Long's current filming plan was originally to be in North America in the first half of the year and in Hong Kong in the second half of the year. As his reputation grows, his voice will naturally increase. Now Cheng Long has participated in the entire movie.
is in the preparatory stage.
This time Wu Jianye did not give him a script, but a brand new movie that Cheng Long himself participated in creating. Wu Jianye had read the first draft of the movie before, and it was also a comedy action film with Cheng Long as the core.
piece.
"Sit inside, and after the movie is over, let's sit down and have a good time!" Wu Jianye said.
There will be many celebrities coming later. It is impossible for Wu Jianye to have a deep chat with Cheng Long at this time!
"Okay, I'll go in first!" Cheng Long said hello to Mel Gibson, Isabel Adjani and others before going in.
In fact, many Hollywood media were not too surprised by Cheng Long's arrival. After all, in their opinion, both Cheng Long and Wu Jianye were Chinese. At this time, Wu Jianye's first film in North America was
When the movie is released, Cheng Long will naturally come.
Overseas, no matter whether you have received a green card or not, in fact, as long as people see that you are of Chinese descent, they will assume that you are Chinese. Unfortunately, some people think that they are Americans after receiving a green card, but they do not know that they have not taken you at all.
Take it seriously.
After Cheng Long entered, the second wave of stars arrived.
However, compared to Cheng Long, this wave of stars are semi-transparent in Hollywood. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock came together hand in hand.
Although the two are not well-known yet, the combination of handsome men and beautiful women has still attracted a lot of films. At the same time, "Speed" filmed by the two for Phantom Entertainment has entered the promotion period. Both the two of them and the movie are
A certain amount of exposure is required.
"Director Wu, congratulations!" When the two saw Wu Jianye, they also expressed their sincere congratulations.
Being able to star in "Speed" is a qualitative change for the two of them. Although the investment in this movie is only about 18 million.
Because both of them were newcomers, Phantom Entertainment saved a lot on the film's salary, so the cost was naturally lower than in another time and space!
But when the two knew that Phantom Entertainment had put the movie on the summer schedule, they understood that Phantom Entertainment valued the movie. They also hoped that Phantom Entertainment, a company good at creating miracles, could bring them higher
popularity!
"Where's Depp?" Wu Jianye asked.
Phantom Entertainment also sent an invitation letter to Johnny Depp, who has already agreed to come and help out.
Keanu Reeves explained: "He will come over alone in a while!"
Wu Jianye nodded and understood what they meant. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock came here this time with the intention of promoting "Speed", so Johnny Depp naturally couldn't come with them.
.
Sandra Bullock seemed to have not seen Isabel Adjani, and smiled and said to Wu Jianye: "Director Wu, you haven't called me for a long time!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "It's almost time, you two go in first, and when the movie is over, we can have a good chat!"
Zhu Xian and Li Xiuming are both in Hollywood, so it is naturally impossible for Wu Jianye to find Sandra Bullock again.
Sandra Bullock said nothing and walked into the theater arm in arm with Keanu Reeves.
Sure enough, as Keanu Reeves said, Johnny Depp came to the scene wearing a leather jacket and a hat, dressed properly as a rock singer!
After seeing Johnny Depp, Wu Jianye thanked: "Welcome to come!"
The reason why I express my special thanks to Johnny Depp is actually not because of Johnny Depp's subsequent fame, but more because Johnny Depp is currently preparing for Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands", and Tim Burton
The relationship with Spielberg and others is very good. Johnny Depp can come to attend the premiere of "The Last Days" in such an environment, which is enough for Wu Jianye to thank!
Johnny Depp smiled nonchalantly and said: "Director Wu, you are so polite. When there is a chance in the future, let's just work together once!"
The collaboration Johnny Depp is talking about is naturally not about making a movie, but he wants to collaborate with Wu Jianye on rock music!
Wu Jianye smiled and said, "There may be a chance in the future!"
After Johnny Depp walked into the Grand Theater, several more stars showed up, all of whom had worked with Phantom Entertainment. However, the reporters who came to attend the premiere seemed a little bored.
Just because the stars in "The Love of Ghosts" are all second-tier stars and newcomers to the movie, they are not popular at all. As of now, the most famous one is Cheng Long, who was the first one to come.
"It seems that the lineup of "The Love of Ghosts" is going to lose this time at the premiere!" a reporter said.
"That's for sure. Although Phantom Entertainment is at its peak now, this movie alone will always fail. Moreover, Spielberg and Lucas have been in Hollywood for so many years, and their reputation is no better than that of Phantom Entertainment.
Poor, plus both of them are the most powerful directors and producers, those who are really famous will naturally go to them!" A reporter fiddled with his camera and looked at the people walking on the red carpet casually.
Stars taking photos.
"By the way, who is going to "Back to the Future 3"?" a reporter asked curiously.
"I just got the news that there are real stars over there, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Woody Allen... By the way.
Pola is gone!"
"Damn it, there are so many talented people. If I had known, I would have applied to the company to interview there!"
"Haha, wait a minute, I guess Arnold Schwarzenegger will come over soon. As the top star of Phantom Entertainment, he will definitely come over to support us!"
As soon as I finished speaking, I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron coming to the red carpet together. The two are now the top stars of Phantom Entertainment, especially Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is the top action figure in Hollywood today.
The star immediately excited the reporter who was a little bored just now.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron and Wu Jianye have no friendship. This time they came to attend the premiere of "The Love of Ghosts", just as the reporters said, they were doing it for the company's movies.
Propaganda.
So Wu Jianye just exchanged a few simple greetings with the two of them before inviting them in.
As the two walked the red carpet, the reporters became bored again, thinking that there would be no more heavyweight stars coming next. The biggest one was Bruce Willis who appeared after the two walked the red carpet!
"Damn it, why is he here!"
At this time, a reporter suddenly shouted, and his voice immediately attracted the attention of many people. Then everyone saw a short but strong man at the end of the red carpet.
Stallone!
"Yeah, why is he here? I didn't hear that he has anything to do with Phantom. Is there any cooperation between the two parties in the future?"
Stallone's arrival immediately aroused the speculation of many reporters. Now Stallone is more famous than Arnold Schwarzenegger and is the well-deserved number one among Hollywood action stars!
But no one expected that Stallone would come over to personally support the movie "The Last Days"!
"Thanks!"
Wu Jianye shook hands with Stallone and thanked him.
Stallone laughed and said, "Director Wu is so polite. I wish you a great success in your movie!"
Wu Jianye thanks again.
With the arrival of Stallone, the time was almost up. At this time, reporters also knew that no more people would be coming, and were ready to enter the venue and wait for the movie to start.
As a result, I saw that Wu Jianye did not enter the theater, as if he was still waiting for someone.
Everyone looked at Wu Jianye with some curiosity, wondering who else could come over at this time.
"What is he waiting for? It's almost time now, and the movie screening time is coming soon!"
"I don't know. Almost everyone who can come has arrived. Who else is there?"
Just when everyone was confused, a car came again at the end of the red carpet...