"According to the latest data report, in the three days since Final Destination was released, the economic losses of American airlines have reached nearly $100 million. At the same time, the economic losses of other industries, including optical cables, sockets, plugs, etc., are roughly estimated to have reached about $200 million..."
"This data is growing over time, and ticket refunds and product returns have become the mainstream phenomenon in recent days..."
“…”
“…”
The official website of ABC News in the United States lists a set of data.
This set of data makes all netizens feel like they don’t know how to describe it.
It's obviously nonsense.
But netizens feel that...
It seems reasonable?
…
"Mr. Dave!"
"What's wrong?"
"Have you seen what's in today's economic report?"
"What was the impact of Final Destination on the U.S. economy? I saw it, so what?"
"Dave, do you have any ideas?"
"Thoughts? Haha, American Airlines is really out of luck... they are really unlucky."
"Then what?"
"And then? And then this Final Destination is really good, especially the line, 'Do you believe there are gods in this world?' It's really creepy..."
"Mr. Dave, I solemnly ask you again, what is your occupation?"
"I work in insurance, what's wrong?"
"What do you think? Haven't you discovered a big gold mine?"
"Wait, Miss Sheila, do you want to..."
"If one of the ads in Final Destination 2 is ours, what do you think?"
"You want to..."
"right!"
A discussion broke out in the office of the general manager of Travelers, one of the top ten insurance companies in the United States.
…
Olma had a headache.
In fact...
Even Olma couldn't stop "Final Destination" or stop it halfway.
Not to mention that he doesn't want to, even if he wants to, there's nothing he can do.
The box office of "Final Destination" is rising steadily, and major theaters are counting on "Final Destination" to make them a lot of money.
You mean the aviation, advertising, bathroom and other fields have been hit hard?
It’s none of their business!
The release of Final Destination does not violate US laws and policies. It's like a song written in a Chinese entertainment novel, and then all the readers' check-in messages are downloaded on a certain dog music app. In exaggerated cases, it even affects the popularity ranking of the song...
Can the author be blamed for this?
This is totally unacceptable, right? As long as he doesn't violate national regulations and doesn't write anything that is not acceptable, it doesn't matter at all, right?
The same is true of "Final Destination".
In short, airlines and other industries that have been hit hard have no solution at all, but some railways and roads have seen an increase in transport vehicles since I don’t know when…
The economic aspects of these industries have invisibly seen a significant small increase.
After all, if an airplane crashes, the whole team is basically wiped out, but the probability of survival in accidents like trains and cars is still quite high, right?
Everyone has this kind of thinking.
But they don’t know the future…
The future will be even more exciting!
…
On the evening of October 16th.
The setting sun dyed half the sky red.
Lu Yuan looked up at the sunset glow in the sky, and felt that it looked a bit like blood...
So...
So beautiful!
“Boom boom boom!”
James knocked on Lu Yuan's door and told him the shooting plan of Final Destination 2. Final Destination was awesome, and it made a lot of money for Yuan Cheng, and James felt awesome too.
He is eager to make another move.
Moreover, according to the original plan, the script of "Final Destination 2" had indeed been written very completely.
Just waiting to be filmed.
After listening to this, Lu Yuan hesitated for a while and recalled some things that happened at the airline company.
"I suddenly feel that this decision is a bit cruel..." He looked at James, sighing invisibly.
“It’s a bit cruel, but we have to take advantage of the popularity, right? The filming time of Final Destination 2 was two months… If Final Destination 2 can surpass the first one, it will be another box office miracle…”
"That's right, but James, do you think we will bring down the US economy?"
"How is that possible, Boss? This is just a movie. Although airlines are refunding a lot of tickets every day, and this flight to Paris has become a flight that everyone avoids, the actual loss is not as serious as we thought."
"Okay... let's shoot it then."
"By the way, boss, the investment for Final Destination 2 might be a little bit bigger."
“Should the investment be bigger?”
"Well, there are a lot of explosions after all..."
"How much bigger?"
"About 10 million dollars."
"Okay." Lu Yuan nodded in agreement.
“…”
The sun sets.
James took Lu Yuan's approval with a wicked smile and left the office. Without saying a word, he continued to prepare for the crew work of "Final Destination 2".
Lu Yuan looked at James' back outside the window.
I feel that if Final Destination 2 becomes popular again, then...
What will happen?
…
"Hello……"
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Tedford of Tedford Motors..."
"Yes, hello, may I ask who you are?"
"I'm James, Director James?"
"ah?"
"Yes, Mr. Tefal, I would like to buy a number of commercial and civilian vehicles from you. However, I don't want new ones. Used ones are best."
"Okay, how much do you want?"
"Probably, more than a hundred."
"Ah? So many?"
"Yes, Mr. Turf, have you?"
"Of course! When do you want it, Mr. James?"
"The sooner the better, preferably tomorrow."
"good!"
When Tefu heard that there were more than a hundred cars, they were extremely surprised.
This is a large order.
His company happened to have a large number of second-hand cars to sell.
When he happily accepted this batch of car orders, he had no idea what would happen to his company three months later.
after all……
He doesn't have any predictive abilities, does he?
…
"Hello, Mr. Harvey."
"Hello, Mr. James, may I ask what you are doing..."
"I heard that Mr. Harvey has a nearly abandoned locomotive that is about to be scrapped. I hope to buy it..."
"Hmm? When do you want it?"
"Tomorrow, the sooner the better."
"May I ask what the purpose is..."
“Just to make some sentimental movies…”
"Mr. James, are you sure it's about sentimentality and not Final Destination 2?"
"Mr. Harvey... ahem..."
"Okay, given the relationship between us, I'll just send you off. Actually, I'm also quite interested in Final Destination 2."
"good!"
…
James is very fast.
On October 17th, he told Lu Yuan that some of the large props he wanted to prepare had basically arrived.
Lu Yuan took a look at the props that cost millions.
Especially after seeing the locomotive, his expression began to become a little complicated.
James really wants to produce "Final Destination 2" within two months, and looking so excited, Lu Yuan somehow feels like James wants to deliberately disgust the American transportation industry.
Having disgusted the airline industry, now they want to get into the automotive industry?
After reading the accounting report, Lu Yuan saw the casting plan for "Final Destination 2".
Well, the casting plan was all done secretly, and the crew was basically assembled in a confidential manner, and even several confidential plans in "Final Destination 2" were specifically mentioned.
James' idea is simple.
He wants "Final Destination 2" to surpass "Final Destination 1". At the same time, he hopes to run a wave of advertisements before the release of "Final Destination 2" in a way that catches all fans off guard and before they are even aware of it.
The shock caused by this will definitely be strong!
James even gave a series of very detailed work plans!
When Lu Yuan saw this, there was a strange feeling in his eyes.
It seems that the successful promotion of "Final Destination 1" made James fall in love with this kind of sudden and unexpected hype?
Who the hell did you learn this from?
After reading it, Lu Yuan stamped his seal again and agreed.
but……
I felt like I had opened Pandora's box, as if many things were different from what I had thought before.
The investment in "Final Destination 2" is much more brutal than that of "Final Destination 1"!
The total investment of "Final Destination 1" including post-production is about 9 million. What about "Final Destination 2"?
Well, it’s already over 25 million. Basically, whether it’s a car explosion or explosions in other areas, they are all based on real scenes, and special effects are not used much.
In terms of investment, Lu Yuan actually still feels the pain.
However, if you really want to make a good movie, you really can't create any big scenes if you invest at a low cost.
Haven’t you seen that ever since Lu Yuan thought about filming “Titanic” on location and using a real ship, Fatty Wei followed suit and thought about using a real hospital for filming “Batman 2”? At this moment, that hospital and that piece of land have been completely filmed and are being renovated…
When he thought of this, Lu Yuan felt that all of this was acceptable.
after all……
James only planned to buy a batch of cars and did not propose to build a highway directly or even build a complete gas station or something.
otherwise……
All right!
Another ten million dollars!
never mind!
Big investments have big returns.
Moreover, my family is now relatively well-off, and what I have to do now is to let everyone make every movie of the company well!
No matter what kind of work it is, we must strive for excellence!
after all……
The level is different now.
The era of "Buried Alive" is long gone, isn't it?
Just as Lu Yuan seemed to be comforting himself, his phone rang again.
"boss……"
"James...you, what else do you want to say?"
"Boss, I think there may be some changes in the plans for Final Destination 2..."
"What's changed?"
"I just received calls from several insurance companies... I think we need to hold an auction for advertising space."
"ah?"