Two o'clock in the morning.
Andrew watched over and over again the interview video of Lu Yuan predicting the box office of "Star Wars".
The box office of "Star Wars" did not come out.
Of course the box office numbers for other movies have not come out yet and as usual, those have been slightly delayed.
But Andrew had a feeling of uneasiness.
Although what happens with "Star Wars" has little impact on their company, Roland's "Anthropocene" was co-produced by Century Studios and Cobia Studios!
If Star Wars really surpasses Titanfall then Loran will fall from grace!
He will no longer be the number one in science fiction movies!
And Thomson will ascend to the throne of the number one science fiction writer, surpassing Loran!
Then……
The old king abdicates and the new king ascends the throne!
This in itself is an extremely exciting thing.
It will be a great contribution to the entire history of science fiction films!
No one cares what era Titan is from, and no one thinks of the deep reasons why Star Wars surpasses Titan...
People only care about records!
Then, the tide rose and the boats rose, which meant that Lu Yuan won again invisibly.
Titanic surpasses Anthropocene…
And if Star Wars surpasses Titanfall then...
Total defeat!
Yes, not to mention Roland, even Andrew felt like a complete failure.
When one prospers, all prosper.
This makes total sense.
I opened the window and looked at the dim lights of Hollywood in the distance.
A gust of wind blew, and Andrew suddenly wrapped his clothes.
The wind in the early morning of November feels a little chilly, even bone-chilling.
“I hope this doesn’t happen!”
Andrew took a deep breath and began to pray silently in his heart.
He has always been very confident, but today he can no longer maintain that confidence.
After all, Lu Yuan is behind "Star Wars"!
Lu Yuan dares to say these words to the media all over the world, which means that Lu Yuan definitely has enough confidence!
A person's name!
The shadow of the tree!
“Boom boom boom!”
"Come in!"
When there was a knock on the door, Andrew's heart skipped a beat, and then he sat down and tried to calm himself down.
"Mr. Andrew, it's out..." The assistant carefully took the information and did not dare to look at Andrew's eyes from beginning to end.
When Andrew saw his assistant's expression, he had a bad feeling.
Then he took the information.
Then, when he saw that Star Wars grossed $37 million, he couldn't believe it, as if everything around him was silent...
"He... this..."
He found himself unable to utter anything.
…
Thirty-seven million!
Crazy data!
The box office at the premiere completely beat "Titans", and was even only two million US dollars short of the former Hollywood No. 1 "War and Roses".
"boom!"
Roland stared at the data intently, his eyes full of bloodshot.
At this moment, he felt like his head exploded and he really felt like he was going crazy.
He wanted to say that this was impossible!
He couldn't believe it, he felt like he was dreaming, but in fact, all this was more real than ever!
“Has it really surpassed it?”
After holding it in for a long time, Luo Lan finally uttered this sentence.
Afterwards, he was unable to react for a long time, staring at this shocking data from beginning to end. He recalled a series of things that had happened since he entered the industry, a series of setbacks...
However, he found that all the setbacks combined were not as great as this moment.
certainly……
This is not a setback, it can only be considered as being surpassed!
but……
The feeling of being stepped on by others and having others climb up step by step is really unpleasant.
This is a huge feeling of falling from a great height to here...
It’s so frustrating!
However, Roland eventually recovered from this great feeling of discomfort and took a deep breath.
"Star Wars does have the capital to surpass the rest, and as everyone's material standard improves, it's normal for the box office to gradually surpass the rest..."
“We must make The Anthropocene a success and regain the title of the number one science fiction film!”
“…”
After experiencing the psychological blow and low point, Roland did not regard this incident as a nightmare or a failure!
Instead, it is regarded as a motivation.
The fire deep in his heart instantly burned, and then he was filled with an unprecedented fighting spirit, as if he was in his youth!
"Wait for me!"
Finally, he stared at Lu Yuan on the screen.
Clenched his fists.
…
We have become cannon fodder!
When the box office data for the opening day came out, Fred, the CEO of Sony Pictures, remained silent.
"Star Wars" became a hit with a box office of 37 million, while their company's movie "Star Trek" only had a box office of 10 million US dollars.
A box office of $10 million is not considered a blockbuster, but it is definitely a profitable movie.
But compared to the madness of "Star Wars", "Star Trek" really feels like a foil.
As if it came with it.
At this moment, he regretted it very much. If he had a choice, he really hoped that "Star Trek" would be postponed for another month, or it could be released in the middle of the month!
but……
It's too late now!
but……
This box office data is acceptable, after all, "Aliens from Venus" is more tragic.
In fact, the most anticipated film, "Aliens", was a complete surprise. Everyone thought the movie would be a hit, but it actually showed everyone a box office figure of 9 million US dollars.
Of course it’s not a flop!
but……
There is a huge sense of disappointment among the fan center and even in the hearts of everyone at Paimon.
Smith wants to cry!
As for another film that didn't have a strong presence, "Prehistoric Creatures", it only got a mediocre box office of 8 million.
…
Thomson became a god in one battle!
Hollywood shock!
Although Thomson's former employer, Midland Company, did not have any movies released at this time, after seeing such horrific data for "Star Wars", they felt that they had suffered an unprecedented loss...
They feel that they are suffering!
However, after being jealous for a long time, the United States finally sent a message of blessing to Thomson, and also sent a wave of "remote" blessings.
Although Lu Yuan poached James and Thompson, the American League was very angry at first, but at this moment they behaved very magnanimously.
They did not turn against Lu Yuan. Instead, they publicly expressed their hope to have the opportunity to work with "Remote" in the future.
After all, Jerry, the new CEO of American United, felt that Lu Yuan had done nothing wrong to them.
Everyone is competing fairly, and winning and losing is normal.
However, other companies are gritting their teeth in hatred.
Thomson became a god in one battle.
He should have been number one in the world and should have been treated the same as Director Lorraine once was!
But, the embarrassing thing is that everyone was talking about Lu Yuan instead of Thomson!
In October, Lu Yuan, this scourge, bombarded the whole world. Unexpectedly, it is already November and this guy is still not quiet and continues to make trouble!
When will this guy calm down?
Aren't you fucking tired of breaking records all day long?
Can you take a break?
This moment...
They have already experienced the feeling that Huaxia Company once had.
At that time, Lu Yuan was wreaking havoc in China, dominating all the headlines in China and making it difficult for other entertainment companies in China to breathe.
And now, or rather, since Lu Yuan entered Hollywood...
Hollywood has never been quiet, and is surrounded by this guy's fancy news all day long.
They all vomited, okay?
"This is a scourge. Who can suppress this scourge? I can give him half of the company's shares. God can testify to the truth of every word I said today!"
At the meeting in the early morning of November 2, Wilson was so angry that he slammed the table.
And his words were also recorded by reporters.
Wilson was indeed furious.
Although, even he didn't know why he was angry, but when he saw Lu Yuan's arrogant look in the video, he wanted to pick up a knife and kill Lu Yuan!
…
"Thirty-seven million..."
“It has exceeded the expected target.”
"Be good, wuwuwu, don't cry, little Jianjia, don't cry, daddy will hug you..."
“…”
After seeing this data and then checking the Tomato.com rating of "Star Wars", which reached a high score of 9.6, Lu Yuan actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he continued to hold little Jianjia and started to coax her.
A totally unprofessional dad.
The "Star Wars" of the original world was awesome in every way and was called a milestone in science fiction films. Lu Yuan was still worried that the times were different now and whether this movie could create brilliance. After all, Hollywood's science fiction films were indeed not bad.
It’s still pretty amazing.
However, after seeing the data and the ratings, he felt that he had not disgraced "Star Wars".
certainly……
In fact, Lu Yuan had nothing to do with the success of "Star Wars". He only provided the script and certain publicity. As for the biggest contributor to the birth of the "Star Wars" movie, it was basically Thomson.
Lu Yuan understood this very well.
Of course, even the script is not Lu Yuan's own...
He just borrowed it.
So Lu Yuan didn't feel proud.
Just after coaxing Xiao Jianjia to sleep, Lu Yuan's cell phone rang again.
Lu Yuan answered the phone.
It was Thomson calling.
"boss……"
"Congratulations, Thomson!"
"Thank you, boss. Well, this was supposed to be a very happy thing, but I suddenly don't feel very happy..."
"Why? You're not happy like this? Do you want to go to heaven?"
"Boss, I don't know why. I thought your publicity and the movie itself would create a miracle. I would be very excited and think this is the peak of my life. But now I suddenly find that I am living in your shadow... Then, when I reacted, I found that the shadow is even bigger!"
"ah?"
Lu Yuan was dumbfounded.
He could never have dreamed that Thomson, who was about to become a legend with explosive box office, would suddenly say this!
and……
It was the day after Star Wars was released!
this……
What do these mean?
Thomson's voice seems a little low.
This is……
Are you depressed?