Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 200 I Want to Show Off

On February 2, "The Conjuring" was released as scheduled in 10 countries around the world.

Before the film was released, the industry predicted that the film's first-week box office would not exceed 3200 million US dollars.

Because the production cost of this movie was only 20 million US dollars.

Before a movie is released, even professional forecasting agencies cannot guarantee how much box office revenue it will get.

However, "The Conjuring" became a dark horse on its first day of release, earning $1700 million in North America and topping the box office chart that day.

In the following three days, it won the weekend box office championship with 4153 million US dollars.

The 10th was Friday, and the 11th and 12th were Saturday and Sunday, which means that in just three days, 4153 million US dollars were earned in North America.

The global total box office in the first week exceeded 5500 million US dollars, which was unexpected!
It broke industry predictions, becoming the highest-grossing horror film in 2012, and the best opening for an original horror film.

In addition to its impressive box office performance, the film also received very good word of mouth.

Cinemascore, a well-known American film industry research organization, gave the film an "A-"; the approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website was as high as 85%.

Even Douban gave it a high score of 7.9.

"The low-budget horror film The Conjuring has emerged as a dark horse and is a huge success!"

This headline appeared in the Yangcheng Evening News.

However, this is not hot news, it just aroused the curiosity of some people. Anyway, Chinese people cannot watch the movie.

Even if some people can download pirated versions, they will not pay attention to which company it is from.

Of course, some netizens also noticed the distribution company and the production company. They knew that the distribution company was Warner.

The Big Six, it’s hard not to have heard of them.

The production company, the Jade Hare, has a purely English name, which many people don’t understand, and it has not attracted much attention before.

Because the Big Six and Big Eight are too prominent, few Chinese people have any impression of those third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-tier film and television companies.

However, this company has attracted the attention of some people just because its English translation is "Yutu".

But I'm not sure, there are too many people with the same name and surname, and there are too many translation errors.

Or maybe a rabbit, or maybe a bunny.

Yutu did not say that the company belonged to them, and no one responded to this matter.

It still attracted the attention of a small group of people or interested parties, and some people suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Yutu was so rich!

In just one or two years, they dared to fight this and that, and they were so arrogant. They developed too fast.

But I’m still not sure, because I’m not sure whether the company in the United States belongs to the principal?
Someone also called Fang Hong to ask about this. The caller was Zeng Maojun, the CEO of Wanda Pictures.

Zeng Maojun didn't care about anything and went straight to the point: "Hey, Xiao Fang, I noticed the American Jade Rabbit, is it related to you?"

"It's somewhat related. It was created by my friend and I named it. I have some investment in it." Fang Hong said in a normal tone.

"Is that so?" Zeng Maojun groaned, "Then do you still lack funds?"

"We are definitely short of funds, but as for money, the more the better." Fang Hong said politely.

"That's perfect. Our company is interested in entering the North American film market and has already reached an acquisition agreement with AMC, the second largest cinema chain in North America. If we can work together, it will be a great help." Zeng Maojun became interested.

I didn't expect such a good thing to happen. The principal also has a production business in the United States.

That would be a good opportunity to provide them with film sources.

"Well, to tell you the truth, I can't make the decision on this matter. I only have shares, but I don't have the right to decide." Fang Hong pushed directly.

You want to come in and eat meat, you want to eat fart, why don’t you, Wanda, let Yutu in to eat.

"Then you can introduce him and I will go talk to him." Zeng Maojun said very directly.

Just because the principal is little Karami in his eyes.

"Okay then. I'm not in a position to give you his phone number. I'll ask him to call you," Fang Hong said.

"Okay, call this number."

Zeng Maojun hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

Fang Hong looked at the phone with an unhappy look on his face!
Damn, such a commanding tone. These bosses are usually very nice, but they blush when they see the benefits.

Just because in their eyes, it seemed that Fang Hong could not refuse.

Wanda is indeed in great glory now. This year, it not only acquired the AMC Theaters in North America, but is also looking to acquire a production company.

Originally they wanted to acquire Paramount, but it would be difficult for the Big Eight to let a Chinese company take control.

It is said that Alibaba was also competing when Paramount was acquired.

But none of them succeeded. Paramount is still the same Paramount. When faced with a crisis, it relied on Chinese tycoons to provide funding, and its production method came back to life.

That’s why Wanda later acquired Legendary Pictures!
However, this is only a second-tier production company in the United States, and there is a gap between it and the first-tier ones.

Fang Hong called Yu Xian and told him about Wanda.

After listening to this, Yu Xian looked embarrassed: "Fuck, what do you want me to say?"

This kind of thing has always been handled by Fang Hong. Why is it his turn now? He is a big shot.

He simply couldn't communicate.

"I'm giving you a chance to show off, just tell him to get lost and crawl as far away as he can." Fang Hong said this in a very arrogant manner, totally different from what he said just now.

"What?!"

Yu Xian was shocked. Was he asking him to scold the boss?
"Don't be afraid. You work in Hollywood, not in China. Their hands cannot reach Hollywood. You are from two different worlds. You will be scared if you are afraid of him." Fang Hong said.

Even if Wanda acquires AMC Cinemas, it will have no control over the US Jade Rabbit, which is a matter of distribution.

If Wanda can be more tough, it should compete with Universal and Warner.

Then Fang Hong admired it, not to mention the American Jade Rabbit, the domestic Jade Rabbit was also presented with both hands, honestly. Yu Xian also understood that he didn't have to be afraid of Wanda, but said: "I'm so awesome, won't he embarrass you?"

"You are you, I am me, this has nothing to do with me." Fang Hong said.

“Can it be calculated this way?” Yu Xian was a little confused.

In his impression, he and Fang Hong are one, they prosper together and suffer together.

"Of course you can count it this way. You don't agree with Wanda being at the table, but it's not me who disagrees with Wanda being at the table. It has nothing to do with me." Fang Hong said clearly.

"It seems to make sense!"

Yu Xian was excited by what he said: "If it was Lao Wang, I could also say this and ask him to get out?"

"Of course you can. Even if it's Tony Ma, you can ask him to get out." Fang Hong said.

Yu Xian was excited by what he said: "Okay, I'm going to show off, don't bother me."

"Don't be impatient. You should be self-respecting. He is of a certain rank. If he asks you to fight, just fight. Wait two days before fighting again." Fang Hong gave him some advice.

"No, I want to fight now. My blood is boiling and I want to show off." Yu Xian was already extremely hungry and thirsty.

This is a chance to show off, but it is also a chance to put the big guys in the eye, so it should not be missed.

Damn, that’s all you can accomplish.

Fang Hong followed him and said, "Let me tell you another thing. Don't you have a producer over there? If there is any special effects business, give it to Yutu."

"OK, OK."

Yu Xian couldn't wait to hang up the phone.

This is to find business for special effects. When Yu Xian was shooting a movie, any special effects business would be given to the domestic Yutu Special Effects Department for production.

Special effects need to be fed, which means they need business. If there is no business to feed them, it will be difficult to make this thing.

Investing money is one thing, but we also need to be external and produce good special effects in response to customer requirements, so that we can develop rapidly.

There are too few special effects businesses in China at present, and there are few companies that can make blockbuster movies. Even Huayi and Bona, which can make blockbuster movies, will not give their business to Yutu.

Don’t even think about those in the Hong Kong circle, they also have their own special effects companies.

And now everyone is tacitly banning him.

There is no need to release animation, production and games to the outside world; we just need to complete the Yutu project.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Hong called Meng Jun, the head of the Finance Department and secretary to the board, and the two had an in-depth discussion in an office.

That is to say, spend money, a lot of money, not only spend the money earned from "The Conjuring", but also spend it out of your own pocket.

The movie "The Conjuring" is predicted to gross more than 3 million U.S. dollars, or about to million dollars.

The budget is to use $1 million to buy Tesla shares.

Tesla's stock market value was only US$20 billion to US$30 billion in the past six months, and it exceeded US$30 billion in the second half of the year. It will skyrocket to over US$ billion next year.

This is the best time to enter. If you don’t enter now, you will lose a lot of US dollars.

However, Fang Hong did not intend to ask for any equity. He just wanted to get shares anonymously, and investing so much money might cause market fluctuations.

Therefore, you need to purchase in multiple batches and across multiple accounts to reduce the possibility of a single investment portfolio.

In other words, this 100 million US dollars must be spent within half a year.

Meng Jun was secretly amazed when he heard this.

"Mr. Fang, you spend so much money to buy an unpopular stock. You..." He couldn't continue.

If we lose money, that would be hundreds of millions. This is not the way to play it. Yutu is supposed to be used for money, so we should replenish Yutu.

Tesla is really rubbish now and no one pays attention to it. When Musk came to China for exchanges, he was ridiculed by several famous entrepreneurs such as Jack Ma and Yang Yuanqing.

"Don't ask why, and don't mention it to anyone. All you have to do is follow my instructions." Fang Hong said firmly.

"Okay, but I need to go to the United States to make arrangements." Meng Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he couldn't understand Mr. Fang's behavior, he was shocked. This was 1 million US dollars, buying the stock of an unknown company.

1 million US dollars can do a lot of things!

"It's okay, you can go. Just arrange things here. There's nothing big to worry about for now." Fang Hong said.

Just as the two were discussing the purchase of Tesla stocks, Yu Xian calmed down his excited mood and called Zeng Maojun.

Seeing that it was a US number, Zeng Maojun adjusted his sitting position and answered the call.

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"I heard you were looking for me?"

He was just about to speak when the other side responded with a slightly pretentious tone.

"Yes, I have communicated with Xiao Fang. He said that you are short of funds, and we can invest in you so that we can grow bigger and stronger." Zeng Maojun was quite polite.

"Oh, why should I need your money? What qualifications do you have to give me money?" Yu Xian acted like he was worth two and a half million.

Wanda is not qualified? Zeng Maojun was very upset, but he still suppressed his temper: "You and Xiao Fang are partners"

"Don't tell me anything about Xiao Fang and Xiao Fang. You called him Xiao Fang too? What qualifications do you have to call him Xiao Fang? Let me tell you, he is nothing in front of me. You are not even as good as fart." Yu Xian was extremely arrogant.

If Fang Hong knew that he was scolding him as well, I wonder how he would feel.

"I'm talking to you about cooperation with good intentions, do you have any sense of courtesy?" Zeng Maojun also became angry.

"What politeness? I am like this. If you don't accept me, come and fight me. You also want to get a share of the pie. Who do you think you are? Get down from here."

Yu Xian started cursing loudly, feeling very comfortable.

The main reason why I feel good when scolding is that the other person is of high status. This person was someone I looked up to in the past and I couldn't even dare to think about it, but now it has come true.

(End of this chapter)