America is in control

Chapter 250 The interdependence of good and bad fortune and the counterattack at the box office
"Take It Easy, Boys! This is just the first step towards success!"

General Liu pretended to be a big boss.

"John, are you preparing for your next movie? Have you already started collecting scripts?"

Daniel glanced at the scripts at General Liu's hand, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and asked.

"'Looking for the Midnight Kiss' hasn't even been released yet, so how can I have the time! These scripts were forced on me!"

"My next movie has to wait until next year, but I can work on the script first."

"Help me spread the news about collecting scripts. If you find a good script, you can hand it over to me."

General Liu thought for a moment and gave his two friends a few words.

Now that the first shot of the new Caesars Entertainment has been launched, the requirements for the next movie will naturally increase.

A good script has become a top priority. As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find!
In the future, the collection of scripts must be carried out as a long-term work.

Daniel and Jason nodded at the same time, looking happy.

"John, the box office performance of "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" is so impressive, don't you plan to hold a celebration party?"

Jason seemed to suddenly remember something. He raised his eyebrows at General Liu and showed a smirk.

"Uh! I want to wait until "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" wins the box office title for a week or after the movie is released."

Of course Liu Jiang knew what the other party was planning, let's have a party! I understand everything!

"John, you must inform us when the time comes!"

Daniel echoed.

"Don't worry! If I forget anyone, I will never forget you two!"

Nodding, Liu Jiang gave the two of them a reassurance.

Ring ring ring! As the class bell rang, the three ended their conversation.

After a while, Liu Jiang's cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket. In order not to affect other students, he could only mute it.

During the course of the class, my phone vibrated countless times.

After class, Liu Jiang called back the missed calls one by one.

"Jenny, have you seen the newspaper? It's just a normal operation! Don't get excited! What? Have you booked the heroine of the next movie in advance? Uh...! Easy to say, easy to say."

"Thank you, Nick. If you hadn't introduced me to director David Lynch, the release of the movie would have been much worse."

"What! Are you going to talk to Connery? No! Catherine! Aren't you hurting me! What did you promise before? Don't worry! I will always keep it in mind."

"Theron, it's great to hear your voice again! Invite me to dinner? Of course it's no problem! Do you want to talk about the next movie by the way? Ugh! I've been a little busy recently! Let's talk, let's talk."

A major box office success for a movie is gratifying, but it also comes with troubles.

Congratulatory calls came in from both familiar and unfamiliar people.

It's easier for others to say that it's just a matter of dealing with favors.

But it's not easy to deal with the three beauties with whom he has a close relationship.

The demands they put forward were obviously in conflict, and it was difficult to achieve an even bowl of water.

I can’t bear to give up one of them!

Could it be possible to really put three beauties in the same movie?
It’s not that it’s impossible, it’s just that it’s a little difficult.

This kind of behavior is like walking on a tightrope between cliffs. If you are not careful, you will fall to pieces.

It's exciting, but the risk is too great!

never mind! never mind! Don’t think about it for now!

Anyway, it's still so long before the project for their next movie is approved, and the three of them might change their minds during this time.

Liu Jiang put his hot phone into his pocket, turned and walked towards the classroom.

In the afternoon, Liu Jiang skipped two less important classes and went to the boxing gym to train for a few hours before arriving at the New Caesar Entertainment Company.

As soon as he walked into the company's door, he heard a few bang bang bang sounds, which startled him.

Damn it! Could it be that I have met an American Iai? its not right! This is obviously my own company!

When General Liu saw countless colorful ribbons blooming in mid-air, he realized that it was a gun salute!
Jonathan and the others hid on both sides of the company's gate and gave General Liu a surprise.

"congratulations!"

"Oh~Yeah! "Looking for Midnight Kiss" won the runner-up at the weekly box office!"

"Boss, we succeeded! It was you who led us to success!"

Everyone kept congratulating General Liu, and everyone's face was full of excitement.

As a production company that has been established for less than a year, it is not easy to achieve such results.

As the leader of the company, Liu will play an extremely critical role.

"That's right! Everyone, we succeeded! This is everyone's credit, and we will continue to succeed!"

General Liu shook hands and hugged everyone one by one, and offered words of encouragement one after another.

After everyone celebrated for a while, they dispersed and got busy with their work.

General Liu took a tour of the company and found that everyone's mood was extremely high.

The success of "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" caused a sudden change in the spirit of everyone at New Caesars Entertainment.

This state is like a booming new company!

General Liu admired secretly, nodded with satisfaction, turned and walked towards his office.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw several documents placed on the table.

He quickly walked over and sat down on the boss's chair. Liu Jiang patiently read through it.

very good! New Line Cinema has reached an agreement with major theater chains. This week, the number of theaters showing "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" will gradually increase to about 2500, and the film's scheduling rate will also increase accordingly.

This is good for all stakeholders, after all, who can’t live with money!

At the same time, New Line Cinema allocated a large amount of promotional funds and spent them on major media.

They also used their connections to get some talk show columns to send invitations to the male and female protagonists of "Looking for a Midnight Kiss."

It seems that New Line Cinema is serious this time!
This way, you don't have to worry too much about the subsequent promotion of the movie. I guess Cate Blanchett and Jude Law will also be happy to have more exposure in the media.

Liu signed his name on the document and put it aside.

Wait for the assistant to arrive later and ask the other party to hand over these documents to the corresponding personnel in the company for processing.

A successful manager never has to do everything personally, he only needs to grasp the overall situation! In the next few days, there were more and more advertisements about "Looking for a Midnight Kiss" in major media, and the two protagonists also appeared on some talk shows.

Thanks to the surge in publicity, the movie has maintained its popularity well and attracted more people's attention.

Cate Blanchett and Jude Law also rose to fame and initially made a name for themselves in Hollywood.

In addition, the number of theaters showing "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" and the filming rate continue to increase.

During the four working days from Monday to Thursday, the movie's box office did not drop too much.

The reported receipts were US$382 million, US$367 million, US$339 million, and US$314 million respectively.

In just two days, the box office performance of "Searching for the Midnight Kiss" exceeded the $3000 million mark.

Now it’s not too far away from $4000 million!

You know, "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" has only been released for a week, and a new peak period for watching movies is here again!
On Friday, "Searching for the Midnight Kiss" took in $423 million at the box office, beating "Evita"'s $389 million.

While counterattacking the opponent, it also won its first single-day box office championship, breaking the $4000 million box office mark.

Even the number of theaters showing "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" and the film schedule are not as good as "Evita".

After learning the result, Liu Jiang was overjoyed, and the image of the old fox putting on a stinky face kept popping up in his mind.

New York, top promotion company, CEO office.

Bob held his forehead and smiled bitterly while looking at the report in his hand.

damn it! Is Hollywood so crotchless nowadays? A low-budget romantic comedy can win the single-day box office championship!
Why? It shouldn’t be! There is no reason at all!

It took three months, plus a group of people who were not very professional, to create a movie casually.

No matter how you look at it, why rush into the street! It actually beats the song and dance biopic "Evita" starring Madonna! This is really incredible!

How did that kid do all this? Is the other party really that kind of genius across fields? Or is the other party's luck so good that it explodes?
Just when Bob couldn't think of a reason, his cell phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up and saw that it was Perez's phone number from Buena Vista Films. Bob impatiently pressed the answer button.

"Perez, what do you want from me?"

"Bob, I can't hold it anymore. Next, Buenais Films will cancel all measures against "Looking for the Midnight Kiss."

"Is there an emergency? Do you need me to use more force?"

"The management of Buenai Pictures has reached a unified opinion. They intend to fight for the overseas distribution rights and sequel production rights of "Looking for the Midnight Kiss", so..."

"I understand, let's do this for now!"

Bob hung up the phone with a gloomy expression on his face. He took a long breath and fell into deep thought.

It seems that Bowei Pictures has no hope. Under the temptation of huge interests, it is impossible for his own connections to reverse the situation.

Perhaps it is already difficult for me to attack General Liu in terms of movies!
I don’t know how prepared Brandon is. If they are well prepared, then...
Bob pulled out Brandon's number and called.

In the two days of the weekend, there were no surprises. The box office of "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" has been steadily riding on the head of "Evita", which makes Liu Jiang very happy.

Seeing that winning the box office championship next week has become a high probability event, he decided to fulfill his promise, started recruiting friends, and prepared a celebration party.

How to hold a Party? Of course, General Liu doesn’t need to do it himself!
This industry has become an industry in the United States, and there are countless professional companies that can provide all-round services.

General Liu found a company with the best reputation and gave it full authority to hold the celebration party.

The result naturally did not disappoint him. It only took three days for the company to get everything done.

On Friday night, Liu will bring Connery to the celebration party for "Searching for the Midnight Kiss" dressed up.

"Wow! There are so many people! John, did you invite everyone you know?"

Connery took Liu Jiang's arm and whispered in his ear.

"Honey, it's a celebration party. The more guests, the better!"

Having said that, General Liu was actually a little unsure. The number of guests in the banquet hall clearly exceeded the number of invitations he sent out.

He looked around and found that he didn't know some of the guests at all. Could it be that these guys were here to eat and drink?
By the way, my friends took away a lot of invitations to this celebration party. Maybe these guests were invited by my friends.

never mind! None of this matters! Just a little food and drink! Being happy is the most important thing!

The two slowly walked into the banquet hall, and countless guests greeted them along the way.

"John, congratulations! "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" won the box office championship last week!"

"Connery, you look so beautiful today! You and John are a match made in heaven!"

"John, is there any news about the next boxing championship unification match? I'm still waiting to see your match!"

Liu Jiang and Connelly responded one by one with standard smiles on their faces.

"Thank you, thank you very much for your support! I'd like to lend you your kind words!"

"You are also very beautiful today. You and your husband are a perfect match!"

"Hurry! Hurry! My boxing promoter Bob is actively contacting the boxing promoter of IBF middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. I believe they will be able to finalize this title unification fight as soon as possible!"

After finally getting rid of the overly attentive guests, General Liu and Connelly arrived at the center of the banquet hall.

The creators of "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" and Liu gathered their Hollywood friends here.

"Thank you, John! Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to direct a movie!"

Deighton and Farrell walked over first, with excited expressions on their faces, and each brought a glass of champagne to pay tribute to General Liu and Connery.

"I should be the one thanking you. Your excellent ability and professional attitude have saved "Searching for the Midnight Kiss" from many detours and also added a lot to the movie!"

"You deserve the greatest credit for "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" to achieve such excellent box office results!"

Liu Jiang was very satisfied with the attitude of the two directors, and he reciprocated the favor by complimenting each other and saying good things to them.

Deighton and Farrell couldn't hide the pride on their faces, and couldn't help but raise the corners of their mouths, showing bright smiles.

After the four of them looked at each other, they raised their glasses at the same time and drank the contents in one gulp.

"John, if there is a good script in the future, don't forget us!"

Farrell took the opportunity to express his attitude to General Liu.

"Of course, but your director's salary must be severely discounted, otherwise I won't be able to afford you two!"

Liu Jiang replied with a smile, which was regarded as a kind joke.

With the success of "Looking for the Midnight Kiss" at the box office, the salaries of the two directors have naturally skyrocketed.

If Deighton and Farrell can continue to succeed and continue to succeed, then their status in Hollywood will be completely stable.

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