Chapter 702: The King Bomb Attacks: The Matrix is ready to set sail
The bustle of June passed quietly. For Qingyao Group, June is a season of harvest.
"Toy Story" was finally released at the end of June, with a global box office of 1.689 billion US dollars. This box office of 500 million is another huge profit.
At the same time, after half a month of release and the influence of Su Donghai's victory, "The Matrix" has reached a global box office of 1.273 billion US dollars in two weeks.
However, the film's potential has been exhausted. At this rate, it will likely only reach $1.3 billion globally. Even so, it's still a huge profit. Considering the film's budget was less than $100 million.
The current global box office revenue of 1.3 billion, after deducting the theater chain's dividends and taxes, falls to Qingyao Group for about 30%.
That's $400 million, after taxes. Even with a $100 million cost, we still have a net profit of $300 million.
Many large listed companies might not even generate this much net profit in a single year. Just one movie has easily earned Qingyao Group this much. And that's just from the box office; future peripheral products will also bring in significant profits for Qingyao Group.
That's why Qingyao Group is so popular. It's simply because it's making money so quickly. Many illegal, profiteering industries can't match this kind of speed.
In June, just two films brought Qingyao Group a net profit of $700 million. This kind of earning power is truly terrifying.
These are just two movies. The second season of "Transformers," which launched on June 1st, also made a lot of money for Qingyao Group. Paid subscription data for this film has already reached $600 million.
Although the box office revenue was lower, all the money, except for taxes, went to Qingyao Group. After all, the video website and the animation company were their own companies, so they only paid about 20% in taxes.
Bloody profits, the current profitability of Qingyao Group is too terrifying. If you look at the financial report in detail, the profitability of Qingyao Group is simply insane.
But this money was earned with conscience, without any crooked ways, and it was earned steadily and honestly.
Moreover, more than half of the laundered money came from foreign markets. Earning money abroad is the real skill, so no matter how much money Qingyao Group makes, no one would say that Qingyao Group is making money with a bad conscience.
It is July now, and for Qingyao Group, July and August are the main events.
After July, the Qingyao Group began to schedule production of TV series, animations, and other works. For a time, domestic film and television companies once again felt the fear of being dominated by the Qingyao Group.
Not only domestic companies, but many foreign companies have also felt this.
But for global audiences, the thing that everyone is most concerned about in July is Su Yang's movie "The Matrix".
Su Yang wrote, directed, and starred in this blockbuster film, with Qin Shuyao as the female lead. The film cost a staggering $150 million and employed cutting-edge special effects technology.
Each gimmick was enough to drive audiences around the world crazy, especially Su Yang's fans, who were looking forward to it.
On the evening of July 10th, Su Yang was the first to release the explosive trailer of "The Matrix" on the social platform.
The entire trailer is a full two minutes long.
"See you on July 15th..."
After seeing Su Yang update the trailer, countless netizens clicked on it to watch.
“Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going?”
“Is the world we live in real or imaginary?”
"Have you ever had that feeling when you're doing something that you feel like you've done it before?"
"If we are all illusions, would you be willing to wake up?"
The trailer unfolds through questions, philosophical reflections, and explosive fighting scenes.
One thought after another, one question after another.
"Do you really understand our world?"
Finally, after the trailer was released, it left a huge question.
It's fair to say that the entire trailer left many people completely confused. The trailer left too many questions, and these questions left people scratching their heads anxiously.
Thinking about the questions just now, many people suddenly find that they don’t know how to answer them, and are even confused.
Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going?
This philosophical question is difficult to answer. Although the origin of species has explained the rise of human beings.
But people often don't believe it because life is so amazing. Sometimes evolution can't even explain many things.
A trailer has made everyone even more excited.
There are only a few days left anyway, and in the minds of many people, this film is a must-see this year, regardless of its quality.
The film has started to promote itself, but the publicity is not too strong. There is no need for large-scale publicity for this film, as everyone has already promoted it spontaneously.
As the film began to be promoted, surrounding factories had already started to get busy, and various peripheral products have now been shipped to all parts of the country.
There are many peripheral products, covering everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Qingyao Group and its partners have long been working together, and these partners have made a lot of money over the years by relying on Qingyao Group's IP licensing.
Now "The Matrix" is Qingyao Group's most important movie this year or even in so many years, and its partners have already started cooperation.
Now, everyone is well stocked up, waiting for their products to become hot sellers after the film is released.
In Su Yang's study, although it was already evening, Su Yang was still busy.
The first part of "The Matrix" is about to be released. Su Yang is full of confidence in this movie and is not worried about the box office at all.
As for the second part, it is scheduled to be released the year after next, and filming will only start in the second half of next year.
Su Yang was not idle during this period, and the filming of "Knight Rider" was going very smoothly.
The first part of this film was shot by Su Yang himself, but starting from the second season, Su Yang will rarely participate in it.
As for the male lead, Su Yang initially considered taking the role himself, but after careful consideration, he finally chose someone else.
This time, Su Yang took great pains to find the right actor for the male lead of Knight Rider.
Su Yang has very high requirements for the male lead of Knight Rider. First of all, he must be handsome, have a strong face, a strong body, tall and handsome, and his appearance must pass the test first.
Secondly, you must know Kung Fu, and the fighting scenes must be clean and neat.
Finally, the actor must have a clean background, no scandals, be patriotic, have decent acting skills, etc.
In the end, Su Yang chose a young actor named Chen Mo.
Born into a family of martial artists, Chen Mo possesses exceptional kung fu skills. Standing 1.87 meters tall, he possesses a strong, handsome face. Crucially, his mother is Russian, making him technically a mixed-race child. His blue eyes, a trait that makes him particularly attractive to foreigners, are why, fresh out of his PLA Art Academy graduation, he was offered a golden opportunity to become the lead actor in Knight Rider.
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