Chapter 680 The Phantom that dominated last year's box office
In 1991, the nomination list for the 63rd Academy Awards came out!
"The Last Day" produced by Phantom won 5 nominations at the 63rd Academy Awards!
It is nominated for five awards: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Score.
After Wu Jianye saw this nomination, he was quite satisfied. In his memory, Demi Moore was not nominated for Best Actress in the original "The Love of Ghosts", but in Wu Jianye's
In the director's version, Isabelle Adjani was nominated for Best Actress!
Linda immediately informed Wu Jianye of the nomination result.
"Wu, are we really not going to run the Best Picture Award?" Although Wu Jianye had told Linda before that the possibility of "The Last Day" winning the Best Picture was slim, but now that it has won the
After receiving the nomination, Linda felt a little bit unwilling again!
Wu Jianye smiled and shook his head and said: "Forget it about the best picture. In fact, you yourself know that the possibility of winning the award is very small. Since there is no possibility, why bother with it!"
To be honest, after so many years of rebirth, Wu Jianye gradually no longer attaches much importance to various awards. Even if he does not win any awards, in today's global film industry, no one can underestimate Wu Jianye's existence.
Moreover, according to the stubbornness of those in the Academy of Oscars, it is impossible to award the Best Picture to Wu Jianye, who is directing a North American mainstream film for the first time.
However, if Wu Jianye's memory is correct, there was still a person who made a big news at this Oscars ceremony, and it was "Dances with Wolves" which was released in October this year.
The director of the movie is Kevin Costner, who is a typical actor who excels in directing.
Now the movie "Dances with Wolves" has been released, and its box office in North America has reached a high of 185 million U.S. dollars. The most important thing is that the investment in this movie is only 22 million U.S. dollars.
Why Wu Jianye knew so clearly was because this movie was also invested by Phantom Entertainment. After Kevin Costner got the script of this movie, he decided to direct it himself. However, several major Hollywood studios
I'm not optimistic about this western-themed movie.
Later, after much searching, I found Linda. Linda liked the script very much from her own perspective, so Linda later decided that Phantom would invest in the film.
As a result, the movie became a huge hit, causing many production companies to beat their chests!
In fact, with the arrival of 1991, major media and newspapers also published the top ten movies at the North American box office last year.
The first place is naturally "The Love of Humans and Ghosts" directed by Wu Jianye, with a box office of US$360 million!
The second place is also "Dances with Wolves" produced by Phantom, with a box office of 185 million!
The third place is "Pretty Woman" produced by Touchstone Pictures, a subsidiary of Disney, with a box office of 178 million US dollars!
The fourth place was "Speed" produced by Phantom Entertainment, with a box office of US$156 million!
Fifth place is "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" produced by Warner Bros., with a box office of US$135 million!
The sixth place is "Back to the Future 3" produced by Amblin Entertainment, with a box office of US$130 million!
The seventh place is "The Hunt for Red October" produced by Paramount, with a box office of US$122 million!
The eighth place is "The Devil" produced by Phantom, with a box office of 119 million US dollars!
The ninth place is still "Die Hard 2" produced by Phantom, with a box office of US$117 million!
No. 10: "The Dragon" produced by Phantom Entertainment, with a box office of US$110 million!
When this list came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the United States. Everyone knew that Phantom Entertainment is now the most profitable movie company in the United States, but when they saw last year's top ten box office list, they were still extremely shocked.
Among the top ten, there are actually six movies produced by Phantom!
Which two of them occupy the first and second positions?
‘The Phantom’s time has arrived!’--"Hollywood Reporter"!
'Maybe you don't know the name of Phantom Entertainment, but you must have seen Phantom Entertainment's movies!'--"Washington Post"!
‘Phantom! The big time has arrived!’--The New York Times!
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At this time, almost all newspapers in the United States were reporting on this matter. As the external president of Phantom Entertainment, Linda naturally became the darling of major media at this time. Invitations to her never stopped. TV stations, newspapers, and magazines all
I am inviting Linda and hope to give her an exclusive interview!
"Times sent me an invitation and wanted me to do an exclusive interview and be the cover of their first issue of the new year!" Linda called Wu Jianye, with a proud look in her voice.
Although Linda has a wise and capable image to the outside world, when facing Wu Jianye, Linda still has another side of her.
After all, appearing on the cover of the first issue of the new year of Time Magazine is not something ordinary people can do. This also means that Phantom Entertainment has been recognized by mainstream society in North America!
The meaning of Linda's call to Wu Jianye was more of ridicule and pride. If Wu Jianye announced that he was the boss behind Phantom Entertainment, then he would be the one being interviewed now, not Linda!
Wu Jianye chuckled. He didn't care about it at all, and congratulated: "Congratulations to you then. Speak well. You will be the company's image spokesperson from now on!"
Zhou Tao had been interviewed by Time Magazine before, but at that time it was the Asian version of Time Magazine.
Linda smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, just wait for my interview!"
After saying that, both parties hung up the phone!
In fact, when this news was reported, the whole of Hollywood fell into an atmosphere of sighs and sighs. Imagine that when everyone was ready to deal with the Phantom, they found that they almost dominated
Last year's box office rankings in North America showed both envy of the Phantom and doubts about the success of their own plans!
This means that Phantom Entertainment has been established for a relatively short time. If Phantom Entertainment was established for more than 10 years, no company would have the courage to deal with Phantom Entertainment!
This year can be said to be their last chance!
If it fails again this year, then Phantom's success will be unstoppable!
If you are an ordinary person, if you think about facing a giant like Phantom, you will probably be scared by this time. However, several major production companies have been able to stand in Hollywood for so many years. What ups and downs have they not seen? So
This also aroused their fighting spirit.
It’s already the last battle, so let’s fight vigorously!
In addition, there is also one person who paid attention to this news.
Buffett of Berkshire!
"Our strategy may have failed!" Buffett sat in his office and said with his best partner Charlie Munger, with a hint of disappointment in his voice!
Compared with Buffett's brilliance, Charlie Munger's brilliance is relatively much smaller. However, if anyone despises Charlie Munger, it would be a big mistake. The reason why he and Buffett can be called golden partners is that
It is because without the existence of Charlie Munger, Berkshire would not have its current and future achievements.
"Munger brings the perspective of business law to the financial field of investment. He understands the internal laws and can analyze and evaluate any transaction more quickly and accurately than ordinary people. He is a perfect collaborator." A Berkshire employee
A partner once lamented, "Charlie and Warren are more similar than you think. Warren's strength is saying 'no', but Charlie does it better than him. Warren regards him as his last secret weapon."
There were two cans of Coca-Cola on the table between the two of them. Charlie Munger's expression was not as disappointed as Buffett's face. He smiled and said: "Since the strategy was wrong, we should correct it in time. Correcting the mistake in time is not always the case."
A difficult thing!”
For ordinary people, correcting mistakes in a timely manner is easy to say, but not so easy to do, because sometimes they do not recognize their mistakes and cannot get rid of the mentality of worrying about gains and losses in time.
But neither Buffett nor Charlie Munger are ordinary people. What they do every day is to correct mistakes in time!
"At the beginning, we thought we should observe and observe Phantom again! I believe that when this list comes out, Wall Street's valuation of Phantom Entertainment will change again!" Buffett said seriously.
When Phantom Entertainment proposed to acquire ABC Television Network, they thought it was a deal that could be completed, but they also wanted to know the development potential of Phantom, which would allow them to better value Phantom, and also
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Now Phantom has exploded at the box office last year, which can be said to have exceeded everyone's imagination...
Charlie Munger said: "Wall Street's latest valuation of Phantom Entertainment has come out, $13.8 billion!"
Buffett smiled bitterly and said: "In other words, we missed the best development opportunity for Phantom Entertainment?"
Charlie Munger shook his head and said: "I don't think so. According to my calculations, the high-speed channel for the development of Phantom Entertainment has just been opened!"
Buffett glanced at his old partner and smiled: "Are you so optimistic about the future of Phantom Entertainment?"
Charlie Munger nodded and said: "Yes, recently, I have been studying the development history of Phantom Entertainment. Before last year, the development of Phantom Entertainment was actually more in the film industry itself, although the results were also very good.
OK, but the ceiling is limited, but it’s different now!”
"Today, Phantom Entertainment also owns Athena Animation, Hera Agency, Marvel Entertainment, Lane Publishing, three major sports clubs, the digital field, and the 45 studios under construction, Phantom Studios. Phantom Entertainment is moving towards large-scale
With the transformation of the media group, I believe that the future development of Phantom Entertainment will exceed many people’s imagination..."
Buffett sat there, listening to his partner slowly explaining the prospects of Phantom, and he also agreed very much in his heart. In fact, he was also very optimistic about Phantom's future development. If he was not optimistic about Phantom's future development, he would not
Will agree to sell ABC to Phantom on a stock-for-share basis!
"Then we won't wait for the release of "Jurassic Park"? You must know that many people are staring at Phantom Entertainment's plan for this year. If Phantom does not pass this year's hurdle, his valuation will be
Descending!”
In fact, this is also the reason why Buffett has been hesitant. Phantom seems to be doing well now, and it even feels like it is in full swing. However, Phantom's development time is still a bit short. If it fails this year, Phantom's valuation will definitely be
It has an impact. If this is really the case, their investment can only be regarded as a failure!
Charlie Munger said: "In fact, in my opinion, whether this year's failure or failure is not that important to Phantom Entertainment. They are now an established trend. At Phantom Entertainment's current size, they have already
Now that you have the conditions to allow yourself to fail once or twice, and you should have noticed that from the time the Phantom appeared in Hollywood to now, have they ever failed?"
"Actually, many people have forgotten a very important thing, which is the relationship between Phantom Entertainment and Xiangjiang Fengge Media. When the two companies announced a strategic partnership, everyone was shocked, but as time goes by
After several production companies relied on Fengge Media's theater chain in Southeast Asia to release their own movies and failed, everyone selectively forgot the importance of this theater chain!"
"In my opinion, Hollywood movies are on the rise, but now it just lacks a suitable opportunity. Originally, Wu Jianye's "The Love of Ghosts" last year helped Hollywood open up a global distribution network.
It is a pity that due to the limitations of the subject matter, many companies have failed to copy his success."
"This year's "Jurassic Park" by Wu Jianye is a good opportunity in my opinion. Although no one knows yet what kind of movie he will make, the dinosaur gimmick is really good.
Well, as long as this movie is at an average level, it will be enough to shock the world. When the time comes, Fengge Media’s theater chain will be brought up to make a fuss again.”
"Now Phantom Entertainment has mastered the distribution network in America and Europe. If it joins the Asian distribution network, think about it. At this time, Phantom Entertainment is actually ahead of other Hollywood production companies and has mastered the global distribution network!
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Charlie Munger spoke for a long time, and Buffett had been listening carefully to his partner's words. When he finished speaking, Buffett took a sip of the Happy Fat House water placed in front of him.
"I understand, there is one more thing we need to pay attention to, and that is the request made by Phantom Linda. They hope to acquire part of our Berkshire shares. What do you think of this matter?" Buffett continued to ask.
Charlie Munger said: "I have asked people to investigate this Lutai investment. However, since this investment company is registered in Panama, the boss behind them cannot be found, but this company's investments in North America are all
Some companies that have great potential or are already successful and famous, as for their relationship with Wuzang Investment, the investment company behind Phantom Entertainment, is still unknown, but what is certain is that the two parties must have a certain connection!"
"What do you mean?"
"I have no objection to the company joining some powerful investment companies!" Charlie Munger said.
For Berkshire, having more funds can help Buffett and Charlie Munger make more investments. They will not worry about the injection of external funds, which will dilute their shares. In Berkshire