new kung fu king

Chapter 658 North American box office monopolized by Concorde International
Wang Xiaohu has always emphasized that movies are commodities. Since it is a commodity, it needs to be advertised, so that more people know its existence, and then pay attention to it. This time before and after the release, they will appear in turn.
Its wide coverage and endless publicity methods have amazed Hollywood colleagues, and the profits brought by the rounds of bombing are astonishing. The first round of "Mulan" was released in North America alone, raking in 1.35 million.

"Hollywood Reporter": "Undoubtedly, Tiger Wang has created another box office myth. He has fulfilled his bold words in the Oscars many years ago. Hollywood still needs a mature business operation model, which allowed "Mulan" to earn a miracle of 1200 million US dollars in just one week, which is unique in Hollywood."

"And Brigitte Lin, whom he trusted, used her performance to make the whole film worth watching, balancing power and emotional release well."

"Newsweek" said that "Mulan" "the most important reason for me to continue watching movies is: Lin Qingxia. She is a wonderful actress. Her skillful movements in the film remind me of western cowboys, and here with her Between those big, beautiful eyes, her expressions of loss and grief are so real and powerful."

"The New York Times" reported: "British Brigitte admirably interprets this famous heroine. She uses her special ability to convince us of her character's ambivalence in the face of war, killing, and leading the army to desperation. It's really all about the whole film. A worthy winner of the Best Actress trophy at Cannes, expect her to do the same at next year's Oscars!"

"Brigitte Brigitte's rough and subtle interpretation injected fierce vitality into the role of Hua Mulan. In her, I saw the unique charm of Asian actors." "Chicago Sun."

"Mulan" received rave reviews, all due to the promotion methods formulated by Wang Xiaohu. Positive review articles continued to appear on TV, newspapers, and magazines.

Since the tenth week, the box office of "Mulan" has stopped at 1.78 million US dollars, and the growth momentum has gradually slowed down since then.

Wang Xiaohu knew that the box office was showing signs of weakening at this time, and it would not be worth the loss to increase the promotional expenses, so he decisively stopped all kinds of promotional methods used in the early and mid-term, and continued to use reproduction products to delay the box office in the later stage.

After a five-day trip to China, the morale of Concord International's employees was high, especially the employees of United Artists who had just been reorganized. They fully realized the great surprise between Concord and United Artists.

In United Artists, they have to bear tremendous pressure and yelling every day, but in Concord International, they not only get a much higher salary than other big Hollywood companies, but also enjoy a respectful, sunny and harmonious environment.

"The humanized and warm Xiehe International is the work paradise for all filmmakers!" Many employees couldn't help expressing such emotions.

The theater bosses who cooperate with Xiehe International to share the box office are naturally smiling. The higher the box office of "Mulan", the more shares they get. Over the past few years, they have earned a lot of gold by drinking soup with Wang Xiaohu. A director who has maintained such a high level for seven or eight years is a rare species in Hollywood.

Warner Bros., which has always had a feud with Concorde International, is now like frost beating eggplants. Although "Myth" was prevented from entering the Oscars, they won the Palme d'Or again today. The major film companies that joined forces with Concorde International apart from Disney Maintaining a good cooperative relationship has made the Warner Bros. executives anxious.

Because they suddenly feel isolated by their colleagues in Hollywood!
In fact, it’s not that Disney doesn’t want to cooperate with Concord International, it’s just because Disney’s market positioning is for children. It’s even more difficult to get on the big ship of Concord International after the high-spirited refusal. In Wang Xiaohu's eyes, he is no longer popular.

9月初，《星球大战2》以2.09亿爬升到北美票房榜首位，《花木兰》1.78亿位居No.2，格林比亚公司的喜剧片《窈窕淑男》（又名《冲上云霄》）以1.77亿的微弱优势名列第三。

Another sci-fi blockbuster "Star Trek 2" and "Star Wars 2" were released at the same time. After the collision of the same type of movies, it only earned 0.78 million yuan, ranking fifth in the North American box office list.

"How many years is this?"

Colleagues in Hollywood felt emotional after seeing the data on the list, yes, how many years has it been since Concorde International’s films have dominated the box office list? !

Maybe it started with "Rocky", maybe it started with "Jaws", in short, they can't remember clearly, but the movies produced by Concord, except for "Rocky 2" and "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind", every one They are all vampires at the box office, which has made colleagues numb from the envy and jealousy at the beginning.

"Tiger, it will be big news if one day the film produced by Xiehe falls out of the top ten box office in North America!" Kerkorian said to Wang Xiaohu jokingly.

Wang Xiaohu squinted at the gambling king, "Dude, you've been with me for two months, shouldn't you consciously leave?"

"No." Kerkorian said sternly: "The crisis has not been resolved. Unless I hear that the assassin is killed or brought to justice, I will not leave your side."

"Damn it! Could it be that the assassin will get away with it all his life, and you will stay by my side all his life?" Wang Xiaohu was furious when he heard this.

What the hell is this? You have dozens of luxury houses and villas, but you are squeezed into an ordinary villa in Los Angeles with yourself!
He has more than a dozen luxury sports cars, but he rubs against his modified anti-riot car every day!
"Yes, anyway, that's my decision!" Kerkorian said confidently.

"You're a coward!" Wang Xiaohu scolded angrily, but the latter didn't care about it with a deadpan face.

"I'm going back to Hong Kong tomorrow, you can figure it out." After Wang Xiaohu dropped this sentence, he asked Winterdur to call Cameron over.

"I've read the finished script. Do you have any cast candidates?"

The script of "Terminator" finally satisfied Wang Xiaohu after several approvals in the past two months. He called Cameron today to urge him to confirm the list of actors as soon as possible and start filming before the year.

"Boss, I would like to invite Stallone to play the male lead role. Is it okay?" Cameron asked cautiously.

"Stalone?" Wang Xiaohu frowned, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "No, he is preparing for "Rocky 3", I'm afraid he doesn't have time in the schedule, I know the reason you chose him is because you value his muscles, But what I want to tell you is that not only Stallone's muscles are strong in Hollywood, you can try other actors, for example, I heard that a bodybuilder recently participated in some small films in Hollywood."

"Mr. Bodybuilder?" Cameron was taken aback when he heard the words, with a bitter expression on his face. Obviously, the best candidate for the Terminator in his mind was Stallone. Who made Stallone's box office appeal there? The image of Rambo in "Blood" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, as long as it is shown on the screen, it will be the standard endorsement words such as cold-blooded and cool.

"Forget it, let me recommend someone to you. His name is Schwarzenegger." After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaohu continued: "You must know that he is still a small person, and he has muscles stronger than Stallone. The important thing is that he is still a newcomer, and his salary is hundreds of times lower than that of Stallone."

After "Rocky" and "First Blood", Stallone's salary has risen to 350 million US dollars, second only to Harrison Ford's 500 million US dollars, ranking second among Hollywood actors.

Hiring Stallone means increasing the cost of "Terminator". In Wang Xiaohu's memory, the cost of this movie will not exceed 1000 million. Cameron definitely contributed to making such a classic with less than 1000 million.

Although the investment cost can be relaxed, Wang Xiaohu still doesn't want Stallone to take away the role that should belong to Schwarzenegger. That big guy will also be a Hollywood idol in the future, and more importantly, he will become the governor in the future!
Seeing that Cameron stopped talking, Wang Xiaohu chuckled and said, "You can deal with the other actors yourself. The shooting plan and budget will be handed over to Winterdur for review. Only after Winterdur signs it will I allocate funds. Others such as In terms of special effects, you can ask your idol Lucas for help, I have arranged these things in advance."

"Okay, boss." Cameron nodded.

"Mulan" and "Star Wars 2" each have a box office of over [-] million, deeply stimulating Cameron, who has just joined Concord International, he knows that in order to win the respect of others in this big company, he must work harder There is no other way, so he is full of energy now.

The next day, Wang Xiaohu set off to return to Hong Kong, and Kerkorian, as a follower, would naturally go at the same time.

On the day they left, Xiehe International announced the filming plan of "Terminator" and selected actors in Hollywood on a large scale.

The animation studio headed by Eddie Catmull and John Lasseter was also formally established on the same day. After discussion by all the staff in the studio, it was finally named Pixar Studios, and then the studio immediately launched "Transformation" according to Wang Xiaohu's request. King Kong" animation preparation work.

At the same time, bad news came from the mafia again. A small leader inside was killed. Financial mogul and billionaire Hugh Bobby had a deal.
(End of this chapter)