"Director Chen, the overall attendance rate is pretty good and within our acceptable range." Bruce Lee called Chen Mubai at night to report the situation.
"I have strived to maximize the film schedule. Except for our theaters, which have a little more film schedule, the film schedules offered by other theaters are not high. Even in prime time, there are only two or three shows at most. They still use American films.
Lord."
"Unless the follow-up movie is a big hit or the attendance rate is very high, it will be possible to add a little more film schedule, but I guess it won't be too much."
Chen Mubai listened to Bruce Lee's report without speaking. He waited until the other party finished speaking before he spoke.
"Thank you for your hard work. We have just entered the American market from China. It is already very good to be able to do this. When we enter here, we have to get an extra piece of the pie. Naturally, they are not happy to see us grow. I am afraid they would like us to retreat."
"Just play it slow and steady. I think we are willing to schedule a little bit because we want to see how our movie is received. This is an estimate of our prospects. After all, we want to enter the international market, and North America is a big box office, and they are also looking at us.
potential."
"Solomon is still promoting "Infernal Affairs". If our attendance rate is high and the stars they find are bigger and more famous than us, they will get more attention, which will also increase the box office of their film.
"
"You continue to see, if there is a theater chain that is willing to sell, we will acquire it and expand the scale bit by bit. Now that we have officially entered the American market, those companies are also guarding us and will not allow us to expand comfortably.
"
"However, capitalism is still dominated by money. No one will have trouble with money, and they can't unite. There will definitely be poorly managed theater chains that will be sold. If other companies want to stop our acquisition, then they can only
Go for acquisitions, which will create competition with us."
"In the case of a bidding acquisition, I'm afraid the touting theater chains will be very happy to see this happen. Once this happens, many unprofitable theater chains will definitely have the idea of selling in order to make some money."
This is also easy to understand. If someone suddenly wants to take over something that is not profitable in the first place, and two or even three or more parties come to grab it, then the one with the highest price will naturally get it.
As a result, the selling price will definitely be much higher than their expected price. After all, there are competitions to increase the price. If your price is lower, and the other party does not sell, there will always be someone willing to pay a higher price.
Now Mubai Entertainment has just entered the American market. If it wants to further expand its influence, it can only spend money to pave the way.
Mubai Entertainment's cash flow is very abundant, not to mention there are two big brothers behind it. They are both wealthy owners, so they are not short of money!
Micro Entertainment has the ambition to enter the international market. Once the investment in Mubai Entertainment is successful, it will be very helpful to the spread of its products and can greatly enhance the company's reputation.
Once people see this prospect, the income from stocks will be calculated in tens of billions. What does this small amount of money mean?
Micro Entertainment is bound to increase its stakes and follow the investment. It is not a blank check. Chen Mubai himself is investing money. What reason do they have for not following?
"Okay, I understand. I will pay attention to those theaters that are not operating well and contact them when the time comes to see if they are willing to sell." Bruce Lee nodded.
Only when the boss lets go can he go ahead and do it.
He could feel Chen Mubai's ambition for the American film and television market, but he couldn't do it directly. He still needed Chen Mubai to speak up. It would not work to do it for him, as it would make the boss feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, when he was reporting, as long as he told Chen Mubai about the matter, the other party would definitely take measures.
This is also a small strategy, which can not only test Chen Mubai's meaning, but also get the answer.
...
Half a month has passed.
The reputation of several movies has been stabilized. Among them, "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" has the highest box office, with a box office of more than 20 million U.S. dollars, followed by "Infernal Affairs 2" with a box office of nearly 20 million U.S. dollars, and "Red Sea"
Action" has a box office of more than 10 million.
This war movie was well made, but the United States has had other movies of this type, which were not very good. In contrast, they were not very interested in this movie.
But the content of the film still aroused discussion, would a country really pay that price to save a less important citizen?
At least not in the perception of the American people. The price paid is too high.
Many soldiers were sacrificed, and two special forces members were killed and several others were injured. This price was not unbearable.
You must know that it is not easy to train every soldier of this level. Those who can join the special forces are considered to be one in a million, and the sacrifice of such a character is to save a meaningless citizen?
If it is to rescue ministers, scientists, and businessmen such as the president, it can be justified. At least it is a person with a decisive position, and the sacrifice is worth it.
There is no point in sacrificing yourself for someone who is not important!
Having said that, the message behind the film is still worth studying. Many people believe that if a country can really do this, it will indeed make the people feel safe.
Some people believe it and some don't believe it, and have discussed it. However, this movie is adapted from a true story, and there were indeed evacuation operations under similar circumstances, which adds a bit of credibility to the matter.
This is the power of cultural output. As long as the work can be published and people can watch it and trigger discussions, it will be successful.
So far, it seems that Chen Mubai has been quite successful together.
Although the movie is not a big hit, it can be said to have increased its popularity. Everyone still remembers the name Chen Mubai.
Under such circumstances, his new film and television drama "Prison Break" naturally attracted everyone's attention, and he also gained his own fans.
Originally, this drama had already been promoted before, but the intensity was not very strong. After all, filming had just begun. In addition, the actors who starred in it were not very famous among the American people, so few people paid attention to it.
It's different now. The movie's reputation and response have been reflected on the show, and a lot of people are paying attention to it.
Mubai Entertainment has also started vigorous promotion in the United States because "Prison Break" is about to be released.
The first episode will be aired first, and then one episode will be aired every week. Just like American and British dramas, do as the Romans do.
This method also eliminates the need for all film and television dramas to be filmed before broadcasting, greatly reducing the broadcasting time.
You can tell what type of work it is from the title of the play, and everyone is still very interested in it.
In the stills, the faces of Chen Mubai and Liang Wei are the most eye-catching. They are also the leading actors in "Infernal Affairs", which has aroused the interest of many people who like the movie "Infernal Affairs".
After all, the two people's performances in "Infernal Affairs" were so outstanding and eye-catching that everyone still has confidence in their acting skills.
In addition, although the subject matter is different, it is similar, a crime drama, which is very interesting.
"Hey, angle!" Mitchell greeted angle.
"That Chinese star you like, Chen Mubai, his new work "Prison Break" is about to be released. Did you know?"
Mitchell knew that Angle liked Chen Mubai at the last movie theater, so he went back to get to know him better, and then he discovered that this Chinese star is a bit powerful. No wonder so many people in the United States are discussing him recently, his talent is so outstanding!
Even compared to many well-known international stars, Chen Mubai is not inferior to them, he is indeed very powerful.
After watching the movie last time, he made two appointments with angle, but she brought Milly with her each time, and the three of them watched several Chen Mubai's works.
Mitchell knew Chen Mubai from a little to very well at the beginning, and he also participated in the discussion. The three of them had a pleasant discussion, which gave him hope.
However, he and Milly were talking most of the time, and Angle was listening to the two of them most of the time. If someone who didn't know this saw it, they would think he was interested in Milly!
Angle is currently indifferent to his offensive, which makes him feel a little frustrated.
Fortunately, Milly noticed something. She is not stupid. If she didn't have some purpose, why would she hang out with her every three days?
This is not something that ordinary friends can do.
Then she specifically asked angle about the specific situation, only to learn that Mitchell wanted to pursue her, but she had no intention of falling in love at this stage.
After several contacts, Milly became interested in Mitchell, so she told angle that if she was sure that she would not be with Mitchell, she would try to pursue him.
Yes, Mitchell failed to impress angle but impressed Millie...
Angle was a little surprised, but she really had no intention of being with Mitchell, so she chose to help Milly and help her conquer Mitchell.
She secretly matched the two of them, so every time they were together, Milly and Mitchell talked a lot, and she was more like a companion.
It's just that Mitchell didn't know about all this. He thought Milly kept talking to him just to liven up the atmosphere and was afraid of embarrassing him, which made him have a different feeling about Milly in his heart.
"I know, but that drama is not available on every website, only a few websites." Angle replied.
"Yes, I also want to ask you if you know where I can watch it. I don't know..." Mitchell nodded and said, "I usually watch Fox and AMC TV dramas, but these two
There’s no Prison Break…”
Milly said from the side: "I know, I told you a website..."
"This website is a video website specially established by Chen Mubai. It focuses on Chinese film and television works, and there will also be his own works, which will be released here in the future, so there is no need to go to other websites. In the future, it will be very convenient to follow his works here.
.”
Mitchell was stunned: "Really?"
"Yes." Milly nodded and smiled: "I saw in the media news that there was a drama that people didn't think Chen Mubai produced was in line with our appetite, so they didn't buy the copyright. Even if a TV station bought the drama
, and may not necessarily buy the next drama, so it’s better to go to his website.”
"Okay, I'll note it down. I'll look for it when I get back." Mitchell nodded.
"Should we watch it together?" Mitchell looked at the two of them and said sincerely: "I think we can buy some delicious food and let's look forward to it together?"
"Okay!" Milly said excitedly.
"Okay." Angle nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I'll be responsible for the shopping. Tell me what you want to eat and I'll prepare it for you!" Mitchell showed a happy smile.
Well, all three of them are very happy.
They all felt that they had achieved what they wanted.
...
"Prison Break" premieres on Friday at 12 o'clock locally.
If it were in China, Chen Mubai's works would usually be placed around 8 p.m., which is prime time when people get off work and school and stay home after dinner before watching TV.
But it's different in the United States. Here we usually have a break at noon and don't go back to work until around 2 pm. During this period, we have absolute time to watch TV.
After get off work, they may have various parties and go out to play, but there may not necessarily be as many people watching during the lunch break.
Moreover, many people like to watch dramas and listen to music to kill time during working hours. Fishing at work is far more enjoyable than watching dramas after get off work~
It is broadcast at noon, so even if some people may not have watched it, they can still see the replay or watch it on the website when they go back in the evening.