Chapter 145 Real business war, grabbing the Twilight Zone
After a while, after the exchange with Stanley Durwood ended, Zhao Donghuai called Alu to entertain Stanley and watched him leave.
This is a truly "serious" reception. After all, they are partners, and Stanley is still standing on the stage to block the gun. The other party will still be the major shareholder of AMC Cinemas in the future, but they will cooperate strategically to stabilize and release director Zhao's films on a large scale.
Europe and America.
The shares that Monica Bellucci is about to acquire in AMC Cinemas are just a way to attract attention at the beginning.
As long as Stanley cooperates, Monica will support the Derwood Brothers on the board of directors.
Thinking of this, he sat back at his desk and started a new simulation.
At the end of a three-year simulation of 3,000 reputation points, Director Zhao looked a little strange. He took a sip of champagne and sighed, "Sir Stanley is still dishonest. I am such a reliable partner, and you still play such tricks on me."
"Forget it, let's play with him first..."
It’s so exciting to see through all the opponent’s subsequent moves and routines in one simulation.
This is not the deep quagmire of his surname Zhao. Once you fall in, the more you struggle, the more embarrassed you are, and the faster you sink. It's that in the mall, you are familiar with the opponent's routines and preparations. Soldiers come to cover up the water and earth. It is better to make targeted arrangements in advance.
So high.
The first move Stanley plans to make is that after his funds enter AMC, Monica will be named as the major shareholder? Stanley will find someone to arrange a few movies to launder money for the Mafia, and then do accounting, etc.
The money laundering dividends are specially put into Monica's share dividends.
At the same time, he made false accounts and gave the other party more dividends.
Then arrange for outsiders to report it and let the FBI freeze the funds and so on.
He was looking for connections, and he was using all kinds of connections to steal the money that Zhao Donghuai would invest in the future.
Familiar business war field... They have many tricks to create trouble in the Durwood brothers' corporate territory. Before, this was just the first trick, a small test of their skills.
"Let's do a few more simulations and try to get some of the FBI's criminal police information from the first volume. Once that's done, I'll have more friends in North America."
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Outside the Zhao Film Building.
Stanley Durwood walked out accompanied by Alu. When he saw the two figures coming in front of him, he immediately said to Alu with a dark face, "I have my own secretary and assistant. You don't have to accompany me anymore. If you are worried,
I’m staying at the Peninsula Hotel.”
Although Director Zhao kindly arranged for someone to entertain him on his travel holiday in Hong Kong Island, how could Stanley accept it so easily when things have developed now?
How can you do business if the other party wants to invest in your industry and then throws out all kinds of evidence of your illegal crimes?
Stanley has lived for most of his life and has never seen such a shameless and violent colleague!
He said this in English, and Alu nodded with a smile, "Okay, I wish Mr. Stanley a happy holiday in Hong Kong Island."
After such a long time, it was not the first time that Alu took Liu Dehua to fish for Huang Langwei's Aluzi. He had learned English well by himself.
Is the boss asking him to treat the customers well but they are resisting? It's easy to say, then just keep a distance and take care of them.
When Stanley walked forward, his personal assistant and secretary, a blond man in his 20s and a 40-year-old brown-haired middle-aged man, quickly greeted him, "Boss? Your expression..."
As a theater tycoon like the Shaw Brothers, Stanley Durwood is usually considered a big boss. After suddenly coming to Hong Kong this time, he left his secretary and assistant outside Zhao's Building to meet Zhao Donghuai alone.
, at first I thought it was some good friend from early in life, an old friend inviting him to play?
When they were temporarily separated before, Stanley's mood was excited, happy, and a little excited.
But his professional secretary Ben Stone and his 20-year-old life assistant Michelle both found their boss's expression a bit cold and gloomy.
Stanley shook his head, "Go back to the hotel first!"
Just like that, he got in the car and set off until he got to the Peninsula Hotel. After thinking about it, he picked up the phone and called out. He waited for one call after another. After a while, he received a call from Warner Ross.
"Ross, what kind of person do you think Zhao from Hong Kong Island Pictures, the same Zhao who distributes such series as John Wick and John Wick at Warner Bros., is?"
The Stanley Durwood brothers were able to become North American theater tycoons thanks to the North American Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission after World War II.
It was because they felt that large groups such as Paramount, Warner, and Universal had formed a vertical trust system that they pushed the major Hollywood companies to package, sell, and transfer their projection departments, that is, theater chains.
Then came the theater giants such as Regal and AMemark. In this regard, Toei Toho in the island country and Shao Daheng in Hong Kong are actually the same in nature as Warner and Paramount in the early years, but they are just
The British and island countries defined it as a trust and forced them to split it up.
Of course, if you have a theater chain without good movies, you will definitely be starved of money. Although the current theater chain giants and the major Hollywood film groups often have conflicts in the proportion of box office sharing, they can still cooperate happily.
He just wanted to know who Zhao Donghuai was!
It's inexplicable, it's so confusing, he has never known that person, why is he becoming a senior partner? A partner?
On the other side of the phone, Ross was stunned. He was silent for dozens of seconds before asking curiously, "Mr. Derwood, why would you ask such a question... Let me sort out my thoughts. Mr. Zhao from Hong Kong Island, a Hong Kong Island filmmaker? He is a very good person."
What a good person."
"Without one of his movies, we at Warner might have to split up several divisions and sell them off, thus losing weight. Do you have any intersections or conflicts with him? If you need help, I can put in a good word for you."
Is Zhao Donghuai a good person? Of course he is. As for the Dragon and Tiger martial arts masters who are disabled or died in the big crew, they all have complete pensions, and everyone is voluntary... Even action superstars like Cheng Long and Li Lianjie,
You may get injured even while filming and be hospitalized for several months.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Isn’t it common for ordinary dragon and tiger martial artists from Hong Kong or the island country to have disabilities during filming?
As for that guy who is crazy about trampling on the images of international big names in movies and idol dramas? Those international big names have not sued? Oh, by the way, I remember Nike sued him, Eucalyptus is walking, and Meteor Garden is still a hit bombing Asia.
Nike keeps suing and doesn't bother to take up the lawsuit that no one cares about. After all, even if you win the lawsuit, it is completely meaningless to claim millions of Hong Kong dollars from ATV or F4.
Does Nike care about those millions of Hong Kong dollars?
You see, Coca-Cola and Nike are like that, but Zhao Donghuai still plays and sings every night, with unlimited coolness. Isn't this a good person?
Following Rose's words, Stanley Durwood fell silent. He couldn't understand. A theater tycoon like him called Warner, found the person who should be the most familiar with Zhao Donghuai, and asked him who the person named Zhao was. He actually got a good person.
evaluate?
What age is this? In the adult world, can a person be simply defined by good or bad? Is Ross a qualified businessman?
After taking a puff of the newly lit cigar from life assistant Michelle, Stanley said calmly, "I'm not asking this. In business, what if my AMC bypasses your Warner and cooperates directly with him?
What do you think, Warner?"
Ross took a deep breath and said, "Then I wish you happy cooperation."
Stanley, "..."
Stanley took another puff on his cigar, "That's it??"
Ross was speechless and said, "That's it. Zhao is a good person, a good person that I admire very much in the business world. Even if we can't cooperate in the future, it will be easy to get together and get together easily."
"Anything else? Mr. Durwood?"
Stanley rubbed his forehead, "By the way, I heard that Warner Bros. and Mr. Zhao have not reached an agreement on the theatrical distribution of the new movie?"
Ross said politely, "Yes, from new action movies to super science fiction, we Warner have made a lot of money, but his new movie "The Ghost Story" is a romance movie about a man and a ghost falling in love. For Zhao,
Said, the span of movie types is too big."
"Mr. Durwood, let me tell you the truth. Love is a big hit in Asia. Personally, I can take a gamble even if it costs 50 million US dollars to buy out. But you know that we at Warner have just stabilized our airs. Big Boss
I don’t want to gamble for the sake of stability.”
"Zhao was unwilling to offer 35 million to buy out European and American distribution."
Stanley was thoughtful and chatted with Ross for a while before hanging up the phone.
Most of the exchanges with Ross made him completely disbelief that the other person was a qualified businessman. If the businessman was his subordinate, he would have been fired directly.
But the relationship between man and ghost is not over?? Very good?
The movie will be released in Hong Kong on September 7th and has already been released. But doesn’t it also have a video room? The Peninsula Hotel also has video tapes and color TVs.
When he found an English version of the video and watched it with his life assistant Michelle, Michelle burst into tears and said, "Boss, this movie is so touching, so moving... I really want it too."
How can a person love me so much..."
Zhang Guorong, who still loves the heroine so much even after death? What a great singer.
Stanley, "..."
He quickly picked up the phone and called Zhao Donghuai, "Zhao, your company's movie has a lingering love affair. Didn't you negotiate the distribution with Warner Bros.? Since we are going to become partners, can we directly go to AMC theaters?"
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There is a high probability that this will be a love movie that will hit the box office.
Try this movie first??
Because Warner, Universal, Columbia, etc. were all theater giants in the past, but the projection department was dismantled by the Supreme Court. Only then did AMC and other theater chains rise. In terms of distribution... they really can't cheat Warner and Universal.
How big is Hollywood?
But trying to trick outsiders? Or foreigners from North America? That’s a lot of fun.
"As long as you are willing to cooperate, I will let my AMC channels fully promote and distribute it. It doesn't matter if I spend 10 million U.S. dollars on the promotion fee. I am very happy to make money from watching this movie!"
Should the 10 million U.S. dollars for promotion be included in the theater chain's promotion costs so that it can be recorded later? The total box office will be deducted 10 to 20 million U.S. dollars after tax, and we will divide it proportionally.
As for me being very optimistic about it... but its box office ended up being rubbish? Isn't this normal? If the industry is optimistic about whether a movie will be a hit or not, how can there be a movie that loses money?
North America is like this, and Europe is like this. After he bombed Europe and America with confidence and calculation (the relationship between humans and ghosts is still unresolved), Zhao Donghuai still owed him money.
This movie performed well and strongly in Asia, and it should be good in Europe and the United States. We set a small target of 100 million U.S. dollars, pay a tax of 120%, announce a deduction of 20 to 30 million, steal the box office, and make false accounts, etc.
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Stanley Durwood said again, "By the way, Hollywood movies attach great importance to peripheral interests. Zhao, do you want to invest a sum of money to make something to sell to AMC? The pottery making machine for this movie may be used in the future."
Become a hot spot.”
"I think you can invest a few million dollars to try..."
The art of pottery making is accompanied by the development of movie plots and the spread of classic scenes, which will definitely arouse the interest of movie fans, especially lovers.
But if Zhao Donghuai dared to invest money in peripheral sales, he would dare to tell Zhao Donghuai that he had lost everything after making a lot of money.
Zhao Donghuai doesn't want to do it? Then you can try to persuade Zhao to count the production cost in the box office profit, and he will pay it in advance, and share it with the future if it is a big hit. Then if it is a big hit, it will be said to be a big loss, and a wave of box office profits will be deducted.
For those who don’t like to go into battle in person and are too lazy to make pottery with their own hands, theaters can sell souvenir pottery. It’s best to buy some signed by Zhang Guorong or Adjani...
This can also be considered peripheral sales.
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Zhao Films.
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Donghuai was speechless. Damn, how can you be so shameless?
Warner, who has collaborated with him many times, is not optimistic about his transformation from new action movies and science fiction movies to the field of supernatural love, and does not dare to take a gamble of US$50 million.
But Warner also has an asking price of at least US$35 million.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Stanley Durwood, an old guy, said it was a cooperation, but he wanted to make a lot of money by selling "The End of Love", and he also wanted to
Steal his money!
With such a shameless behavior, no wonder he is one of the theater tycoons in North America.
There are kind people everywhere, but most of them don't make much money.
After ending the call, he simulated it again before picking up the phone and arranging the North American release ceremony of "The Ghost Story". Sooner or later, he would have to escape the pit that allowed Warner and other middlemen to make a lot of profits.
We already have contact with AMC, so we need to take action and give it a try. This is nothing more than engaging in business discussions with theater chains again and again.
As long as the North American official doesn't act as a black referee, how can he still handle Stanley?
His action was to promote the movie and handle it himself. Zhang Guorong and Andy Lau recorded three new songs, and the three top-selling singles on the North American Billboard singles chart were arranged.
Give them songs on September 22. The three singles can hit the charts one after another. First let Ah Wing continue to hold concerts to promote the song.
There is also Teacher Huang Weiming. Last time he went to Hollywood to play ZZZQ. He had a lot of fun. He has become a different kind of celebrity. He can also go to announce his career. After all, the love between ghosts and ghosts is still lingering. Adjani is a great heroine.
, the role of the actor is not inferior to that of the male protagonist.
This is more respectful to actresses than Back to the Future, and there is nothing wrong with it. The proportions of a heroine in a romance film and a heroine in a science fiction blockbuster are completely unequal.
But people and ghosts can also use science fiction special effects!
On October 26th, the first cooperation agreement with AMC was finalized. Zhang Guorong and Huang Weiming quickly flew to North America to promote and accept interviews with several TV stations or newspapers. The new drama of Sri Lanka, the Asian singer king, will be released on October 31st.
The fact that it will be released on Halloween has already interested many fans.
November 1st is Halloween in North America. Zhang Guorong's new film "The Love Between Humans and Ghosts" is so in line with the holiday atmosphere.
More fans learned the news in subsequent TV shows, and their interest increased even more. Posters of "The Ghost Story" were displayed in hundreds of AMC theaters before its release.
Looking at the warm and beautiful picture of Zhang Guorong hugging Yin Sabel Adjani and making pottery together on the poster, many people were shocked.
Huang Weiming also praised it in various ways in the media, saying that "The End of the World" is a super masterpiece, a science fiction blockbuster, and the ghost and monster special effects in it are absolutely amazing.
This is also a drama, and Adjani's role and acting skills are not inferior to those of the male protagonist, and in many cases she is even stronger than the female protagonist.
The touting is underway, and the time has arrived on the afternoon of October 31st.
Stanley Durwood stood in the AMC theater headquarters building and saw that there was still a lot of time before the first show at 6 pm, and a large number of fans and moviegoers were already gathering on the streets, waiting to watch Leslie Cheung's film.
He just took a puff of his cigar and said, "It looks like there will be many fans coming to watch this movie, and the box office should be good..."
In fact, it was really good. From the time it opened at 6pm, when Stanley got up the next day, he received a report from his subordinates. Last night, AMC screened 1,500 screens and made a box office of US$3 million.
This is Zhang Guorong’s long-term accumulation of fan appeal.
He used to help with hurricane rescue, Lonely Flying Tiger, and Chasing Xuanfa. He ran around and held so many concerts. Now he has brought new songs, and they are still great and high-quality new songs. He will continue to do Xuanfa.
, this time it’s really him starring.
The explosive power of fans accumulated in the past has really exploded.
Yin Sabel Adjani? She has also been nominated for an Oscar. The 30-year-old Adjani not only has acting skills that are not inferior to those of many Hollywood stars, but her appearance and figure are better and more eye-catching than many of them.
Such two people star in a tear-jerking masterpiece!
Countless movie fans cried after watching the movie and praised it as a classic love story that created a new style.
After hearing the report, Stanley Durwood directly ordered his subordinates who were refreshed and refreshed, "Publish it to the outside world, and live up to the name of the King of Asian Music. The first night show has a box office of 5 million US dollars!"
"Blow, blow up for me!"
When his men ran to do things, Stanley quickly picked up the phone and called Zhao Donghuai who was far away in Hong Kong Island, "Zhao, the situation is not optimistic. Although you have done a lot of work by announcing that the relationship between humans and ghosts is not over, but this kind of thing, especially
It's so weird that humans and ghosts are too in love..."
"Last night, the box office in the United States was only US$500,000. For follow-up considerations, I asked my subordinates to blow it up to US$5 million. You understand? As long as you understand, you are also a theater tycoon in Hong Kong Island. Long live our understanding.
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"I will continue to spend money on publicity!"
"I hope this drama will not suffer too serious losses. I will show you the tax returns afterwards. You will not doubt the influence of the IRS."
After hanging up the phone this time, Stanley spoke to his secretary Ben Stone again, "The $2.5 million from the box office of "The Ghost Story" will be allocated to other bad movies. The IRS tax payment cannot be less."
Ben Stone nodded repeatedly.
At this moment, the maid came from outside with a strange look on her face, "Boss, something happened."
Stanley frowned, "What happened??"
The maid's expression became even weirder, "Just now, in a passing car, a few black people threw rice fields at the door of the villa..."
Stanley was shocked, and Ben Stone said in disbelief, "Wang Defake? What did you say?"
The maid pointed outside.
When Stanley and Ben rushed out, they were quickly overwhelmed by the soaring and pungent smell. Until the police came, they checked everything, including maid cleaning and so on.
Even after he was busy until about ten o'clock in the morning, Stanley was still shaking with anger, and he was so disgusted that he wanted to smoke away. When he was about to leave home by car and go to the company, another explosion suddenly sounded outside the manor villa.
Secretary Ben Stone's car parked on the side of the road exploded... Ben was so frightened that he fell to the ground, sweating wildly.
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November 2nd.
When Stanley Durwood woke up in the office of the AMC Theater Headquarters building, he received a report from his secretary again. On Halloween, The Ghost Story made 4.5 million U.S. dollars at the box office. With such a trend, no one can beat this trend.
enemy.
Stanley continued to arrange for its employees to contact the media and announced that it had spent another $6 million on Halloween.