Chapter 275 An unprecedented miracle! Champion of the year!
"69 million dollars!"
After hearing this number, Amy Pascal and Susan Collins were completely speechless.
They looked at each other in bewilderment.
Because this data is so crazy that it cannot be described rationally.
Tom Bernard said hoarsely, "Amy, you're going to get promoted again, for sure."
"Susan, you too..."
"This may be the most successful project Sony Columbia has produced in all these years, bar none."
"The key is that it is a sequence and an IP that can be developed into many movies."
"Can you imagine how much profit there is?"
"Susan, dear, you are going to be a big figure in Hollywood. You are going to be like JK Rowling. You will even be more successful than her because she is only the original author, and you are not only one of the original authors, but also the core screenwriter and producer."
Susan was also completely overwhelmed by this huge success.
She had written children's plays before and had a great understanding of the film and television industry, so of course this achievement meant something? "Harry Potter" directly changed Warner Bros. and became its flagship IP.
Disney owns many Marvel IPs, but Sony Columbia does not have such a powerful serial IP.
Now, it is born.
And judging from the box office performance alone, "The Hunger Games" is even crazier than "Harry Potter", at least for now.
Susan Collins represented Lin Xiao and Fantasy Vision as the producer of this film. She did not represent Sony Columbia.
Of course, historically she was also the producer of the film.
The most important thing is.
All copyrights of "The Hunger Games" are in Lin Xiao's hands.
All copyrights.
"Hurry up and call Lin..." Tom Bernard said, "This IP cannot have any risks or fluctuations. You must cooperate with us at Sony."
But when he picked up the phone, he put it down again.
"I was too nervous and too excited." Tom Bernard said to Amy, "Lin is probably the most upright and noble person I have ever met. He doesn't look like a businessman at all."
"So, we don't need to treat him with the attitude of a traditional Hollywood businessman."
"You know what? I once asked him if I should pay for all the publicity costs. At that time, if he had said that he would pay for half of the publicity costs and then share a part of the distribution profits, I would have agreed without hesitation and would have been grateful to him at that time. But he told me that he really wanted to pay for the publicity costs, but advised me not to give him this share because the movie would be very successful at the box office."
"And it turned out to be this crazy success."
"He is clearly in the most urgent need of money right now, but he has pushed out astronomical profits."
"Inside his heart, he is a noble and extremely proud aristocrat."
"Amy, we have to curry favor with Susan in the future, because there is a high probability that she will still be the producer of the film and television adaptation of the IP of Graveyard Book."
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Wu Lingxi received this data very quickly.
People from Columbia, Sony, many people called her personally and gave her the most disgusting compliments.
Then...
The entire Hollywood and the entire North American entertainment media were in an uproar.
It was too sudden and too unexpected.
First day box office of $69 million!
Hollywood's historical record was broken so easily and inexplicably.
The heroine selected from the American Facebook talent show is Ava Klein.
It became popular instantly!
Jennifer Lawrence inexplicably felt that almost all of her luck had been taken away.
Ava Klein is also currently on a promotional tour across the United States, and her parents are always by her side.
She was in the hotel at the time.
When I heard the box office numbers, I first screamed, then cried.
There is absolutely no calmness.
Because she knew that her destiny had been completely changed.
After calming down with great difficulty, she knelt on the carpet and started calling people one by one.
Call these gods who changed her destiny.
After making the call, she received countless calls.
Countless TV stations, media, even Time magazine, etc.
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"Hello boy..." Susan Collins called Lin Xiao, her voice was sticky.
"I heard that you want to recruit me to be the CEO of Dream Vision?"
Lin Xiao: “Yes.”
Susan Collins: "Then I need to think about it carefully. How about we meet and talk?"
“When will you come to America?”
"I'm a very easy person to get, I'm a very easy person to convince."
"Then it's a deal."
Two days later! The Hunger Games' first weekend box office is released, $165 million! In just these two days, Susan Collins and Ava Klein became famous all over the United States.
Become the hottest figure in the entire entertainment industry.
and……
Soon, the two will appear on the cover of Time magazine together.
Moreover, among producers and female writers, her appearance is almost the best.
When she was interviewed by reporters, she kept repeating the same argument.
"No, no, no, the biggest contributor to this movie is not me, but Lin."
"Even when the movie came out, I felt really guilty because I couldn't fully show what was going on in his head."
"I even feel that my writing style has lowered the quality of his ideas."
"He's a genius, an unparalleled genius, as evidenced by Breaking Bad and the upcoming Fallout 3."
"Do you think he will go crazy because of the box office of The Hunger Games?"
"No, no, no, not at all. He only cares about getting the world in his head out for the whole world to see. He has no interest in making money."
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For a long time, Dream World did not have a real helmsman.
It is jointly managed by Lightning Entertainment and Columbia, and its business is very simple and does not require a large number of people.
Now Susan Collins is the most suitable one. She does not have a deep foundation, has sufficient interests involved, and has more than ten years of experience in the industry.
Because of the success of "The Hunger Games", just as Tom Bernard said, she is going to become a big name in Hollywood.
Lin Xiao will not be distracted too much on the movie. He will only provide scripts, creativity and IP.
Then all executive powers will be handed over to the president of Fantasy Vision.
After the success of The Hunger Games, if Kung Fu Panda is successful again, then Graveyard Book will be successful again.
That means she holds the executive rights of three giant IPs.
It can be said that a company that owns three or four large and successful IPs is a giant.
Lin Xiao saw the red carpet as soon as he flew to the United States.
More than a dozen executives from Sony Classics and Sony Columbia came to greet us.
All the executives that had not been seen before also showed up.
Although "The Last Days" was a success, it was not enough, and Lin Xiao still needed help from Sony Columbia at that time.
But now the situation has completely changed.
Sony Columbia needed him because he owned the IP of "The Hunger Games".
"Lin, I'm getting a promotion." Amy Pascal said, "I may be in charge of Sony Entertainment soon."
She is now the CEO of Columbia, a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment.
Historically, he was promoted to Sony Entertainment a few years later.
The huge success of "The Hunger Games" brought her promotion forward by several years.
"Cooperating with you is the best decision I have ever made in my career," Amy said. "And then, the entire group raised the strategic level of the Kung Fu Panda project to the highest level."
"It has become the most important project for Sony Entertainment worldwide this year, bar none!"
"All resources should be tilted towards it, and other films should give way to it."
"This is Hollywood. As long as you succeed, you are the king!"
"Thank you, Lin, for letting me taste such brilliant success."
She held Lin Xiao's face and kissed him hard.
"Everyone in Hollywood is drooling over and jealous of our success."
"With only 70 million US dollars of investment, it has achieved such a crazy box office. This is the most successful investment in Hollywood in many years, no doubt about it."
"Next, all the Hollywood giants will extend olive branches to you. They will do everything they can to send you women and everything else, and even kneel down to lick your shoes."
"So, Lin!"
"In addition to Kung Fu Panda and The Hunger Games, it's time for us to start another project, a big one."
"You name it, any amount, any project."
"As long as it's the IP you gave us, we'll sign it with our eyes closed. We will never bargain with you this time, and we will never argue with you."
Lin Xiao said: "An animated film set in the world of Graveyard Book, Coco, will cost more than 160 million US dollars to produce."
Amy: "No problem, your IP will be directly invested in, and you have the final say on everything."
Lin Xiao: "In addition, I also want to make a truly epic doomsday movie, and it will be completed entirely by a team from both China and the United States, with a Chinese director, half Hollywood actors, and half Chinese actors."
"The name of the movie is '2012' and it cost about $200 million."
Amy Pascal: "No problem, you have the final say!"
"Because I can tell from the look in your eyes that they will all be successful, and almost terrifyingly successful."
Amy Pascal: "Anything else? Anything you think will be a huge success, we're open to it."
Lin Xiao: "I wrote a script that can be named after Er Gou, but Christopher Nolan is needed to direct it."
It’s not Inception, the script has probably already come out.
It's Interstellar.
Amy Pascal: "No problem, we'll go talk to Nolan and we'll do our best."
The power of an explosively successful work is terrifying.
Lin Xiao put a lot of effort into the project of "Kung Fu Panda".
Sony Columbia shared the profits from the copyright of "Got Talent" and "The Last Days" was a huge success, which made Sony Columbia agree to start the "Kung Fu Panda" project.
Now that "The Hunger Games" has achieved miraculous success, everything can be mentioned casually with eyes closed.
Several large projects were finalized at once.
Amy even felt that if these projects were eventually implemented and successful.
Well, then she will probably become the Chairman of the Board of Sony Entertainment! Truly hold the highest power in this entertainment empire.
"Lin..." Amy Pascal suddenly said, "You know what? If it were any other Hollywood creature, after achieving such a huge success, the first thing they would talk about would definitely be money. It would even be an ugly tug-of-war, and everyone would tear off their gentle masks and become hideous."
"You are the only one who never mentioned money to us from beginning to end."
"You really just want to bring out your inner world, and you really just want to improve your country's film industry."
"We have certainly never seen anyone like you."
“Although I knew this a long time ago, four years into our acquaintance, I am now completely certain of it.”
"You've definitely gained more than just my friendship."
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Lin Xiao had just checked into the hotel when he immediately received a distinguished visitor.
Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System).
There is no doubt that this is a big shot, and a super big shot.
He has been in charge of the largest television network in the United States for more than two decades.
“Wow, wow…”
“Isn’t this the new king of Hollywood?”
"Everyone is praising you, and countless people are waiting to kneel down and lick your shoes."
"It's time to experience the craziness of Hollywood."
"Lin, did you know that I am half Chinese? Because my wife Julie is also Chinese."
"Surprise!"
Then, a Chinese woman rushed out.
Julie Chen.
She is considered a legend among Chinese women. She graduated from the University of Southern California, is 37 years old this year, and is a CBS host. She married Leslie three years ago.
Yes, his life trajectory is somewhat similar to that of another Chinese woman, Murdoch’s wife.
"Mr. Lin, I'm from Penglai, Shandong!"
"I am your fan, I have seen all your works."
"Your appearance brings me not only surprises, but also an unparalleled sense of security."
Julie hugged Lin Xiao warmly.
Leslie enthused, “Lin, Breaking Bad is so great, so good, I really want to snatch it from AMC.”
"Especially since you decided to put it on YouTube for free, this was the right choice. Do you know how good its reputation is?"
"Do you know how high it's rated on IMDB? 9.5, that's crazy."
"Breaking Bad" was indeed a slow burner, so last year Lin Xiao decided to make it available online for free, and the effect was remarkable.
It received an astonishing amount of playback and created a huge word-of-mouth effect.
IMDB's ratings have always been strict, and it received a high score of 9.5, which is indeed very high.
Therefore, AMC has great expectations for the ratings of the second season.
Moreover, "Breaking Bad" and "The Hunger Games" are both national talent shows. Now that "The Hunger Games" has achieved such crazy success, it will also have a huge boost to "Breaking Bad".
"Lin, I just watched Squidward! It's so good. In terms of rhythm and plot effects, it's even better than Breaking Bad. It's undoubtedly one of the best TV shows in the world."
"You have to forgive me. When your people came to promote this TV series last year, I was not in the United States. I was in Mexico, so we CBS missed it."
"I have already fired the guy who gave you the price. He is too amateurish."
"We at CBS are willing to pay a very high price to purchase the North American broadcasting rights for Squidward Gaming."
"Not only that, we are also willing to broadcast it during prime time and provide it with huge promotional resources."
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In the face of their almost miraculous success, the arrogance of American capitalists was instantly defeated.
"Squid Game", which had been squeezed for more than a year, was immediately sold at a very high price.
Because the box office miracle of "The Hunger Games" was almost a storm-like effect.
Even the number of registered users of Facebook in the United States and daily IP visits have seen a huge increase.
People in Hollywood can feel the horror of this miracle even more.
Because this year is a big year for Hollywood movies.
See what big productions there are?
Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, The Bourne Supremacy, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, National Treasure 2.
Any of the above is a super production.
The film with the lowest investment cost is "Jason Bourne", which cost $110 million, followed by "National Treasure 2" with $150 million.
The rest is the production cost of about 200 million US dollars.
Compared to these movies, "The Hunger Games" is a small production, both in terms of production cost and cast.
result……
Everyone just watched it skyrocket at the box office.
Just go crazy and kill!
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“Lin, everyone is talking about your miracles, it’s crazy.”
"You should buy a house in the United States. Do you know why?" Vince Gilligan said with a smile.
Lin Xiao: “Why?”
Vince: "Then you can exercise your living room power, and when you become a powerful person, everyone will be proud to be a guest in your home."
"Lin, after almost a year of fermentation, our Breaking Bad has gained huge popularity and audience."
"Now AMC has taken Breaking Bad to a very high level with its second season."
“I have a feeling our second season will be a huge ratings success.”
Lin Xiao: "Vince, I have an idea, or an invitation."
Vince: “You say.”
Lin Xiao: "I would like to invite you to become the American president of Dream World, specifically responsible for TV series production."
Vince Gilligan was stunned.
I? Becoming the CEO of an instantly popular company?
I'm just a screenwriter and a producer, right? This upgrade of power is too fast and too sudden.
This surprise is too big, isn’t it?
Lin Xiao: "Breaking Bad alone can keep us very comfortable for more than ten years. If there is another one, we will be able to call the shots in the American TV drama industry."
"And it just so happens that I have another script in my hands, 'The Walking Dead'."
"Breaking Bad" has gained explosive word of mouth and is one of the world's top American TV series.
But in terms of ratings, it's still The Walking Dead.
Breaking records again and again, and crushing first place again and again.
The key point is that this American TV series defeated "Game of Thrones" and won the first place.
Lin Xiao: "Vince, believe me! After we master two super dramas, you will be the king of American dramas."
Vince looked at Lin Xiao for a long time, then said slowly: "No, you are the king. And I am the Hand of the King."
Then, Vince knelt on one knee and saluted Lin Xiao according to the scene in Game of Thrones: "At your service, Your Grace!"
He added: "MY king!"
Lin Xiao laughed. He didn't have a sword in his hand, but only a pair of chopsticks. He then gently placed the chopsticks on the opponent's shoulder and said in a serious tone, "Thank you, my lord!"
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Inside a mansion in Beverly Hills.
Lin Xiao brought gifts and went to visit Susan Collins's home.
She just bought the house.
Of course, her mansion isn't considered one of the most luxurious in Beverly Hills.
After Lin Xiao entered the living room.
I couldn't help but feel a little confused. Didn't she say she would treat me to a meal?
And did you cook it yourself?
But the table was empty.
Suddenly the lights dimmed and a fragrance came from afar.
A moment later, a woman's body came up.
"I am your dinner, dear boss."
Then, she kissed him without hesitation and whispered in his ear: "FUCK ME..."
………………^^^More than an hour later! The two of them wolfed down the steak because frying steak is the fastest.
"I may be the most beautiful among the female writers." Susan: "But you are undoubtedly the sexiest and most handsome among the capitalists."
"Lin, this year I defeated JK Rowling and became the most popular female writer in Hollywood."
“It is a great honor to be the CEO of Dream Vision.”
"I will quickly throw away the success of The Hunger Games and do my best to promote our real trump card this year, Kung Fu Panda."
"Power is an aphrodisiac, success is an aphrodisiac, sexiness is an aphrodisiac."
Lin Xiao drank and felt a little emotional inside.
It turns out that people who are half-strangers and half-familiar are the easiest to indulge.
Lin Xiao and her had only met a few times in total.
Perhaps only in this way can you be free of burden.
There was indeed no burden at all, and both of them knew it.
It was just a sexual attraction.
I even had this feeling when we first met.
In his original plan, the success of Kung Fu Panda would allow Dream Vision to truly go international and become a force to be reckoned with.
Who would have thought that "Kung Fu Panda" would be remade.
And The Hunger Games accomplished this mission.
Sure enough, after the good luck exploded, the success was particularly rapid.
"Breaking Bad", "The Walking Dead", "2012", "Interstellar", "Kung Fu Panda series", "The Hunger Games series", "Graveyard Book".
I can’t imagine what kind of status Dream Vision will achieve in the international film and television industry after all these IPs become popular.
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Two days later! Dream Vision held a real press conference.
Announced that Susan Collins and Vince Gilligan will become CEO and President of Dream Vision respectively.
Susan is responsible for film copyright development, and Vince Gilligan is responsible for TV series copyright development.
And this time, many giants came to show their support at the press conference.
CBS, Sony Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, AMC, NBC, ATV, Scholar Press, DreamWorks and so on.
Lin Xiao was still hiding behind the crowd, clapping silently.
Mr. Jiang from Anle was also present.
He was the driving force behind films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.
Seeing this scene, he was filled with emotion.
After struggling for so many years, even with successful works such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", he has never really entered Hollywood, let alone become a powerful figure here.
Because his success was chosen and then given to him by others.
Lin Xiao, on the other hand, took the lead in bringing astronomical benefits to others.
The last time they met was at the premiere of "House of Flying Daggers". President Jiang was still cold and arrogant towards Lin Xiao.
At this cocktail party, he came to Lin Xiao, bowed slightly, and humbly pressed down the rim of his glass: "Mr. Lin, you have accomplished something that many Chinese people have failed to accomplish."
"You are our pride, please support us in the future."
Lin Xiao: "I dare not, I dare not, I encourage each other with Mr. Jiang."
President Jiang: "Director Li An is here too. Can I introduce him to you?"
Lin Xiao: "Of course, I am a loyal fan of Director Li."
After a moment, Lin Xiao saw the familiar face.
This year, his "Lust, Caution" will be released. Although this movie has won good awards, it is ultimately a work with mixed reviews.
In fact, the criticism is greater than the praise.
But there is no doubt that he is a cinematic genius.
Lin Xiao likes his "Eat Drink Man Woman", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Life of Pi" very much.
Two years ago, his "Brokeback Mountain" won an Oscar, which brought his reputation to its peak, even though his commercial film "The Hulk" did not achieve success.
But it is a pity that "Life of Pi" turned out to be his last masterpiece in his known years.
Since then, both "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" and "Gemini Killer" have been just mediocre.
Although the biographical film "Bruce Lee" has not been released yet, according to Lin Xiao, there is actually little room for creativity in this type of film. After all, you can't modify the timeline as recklessly as Quentin Tarantino did in "Inglourious Basterds" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
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Next! The box office miracle of "The Hunger Games" continues.
The top three North American box office hits so far this year are Spider-Man 3 with $336 million, Shrek the Third with $320 million, and Pirates of the Caribbean 3 with $309 million.
"Transformers" is still in theaters and the final box office has not yet been released, but it is likely to exceed $300 million.
Therefore, this year is hailed as a gorgeous battle and a peak showdown.
And everyone thinks Spider-Man 3 is the undisputed box office champion.
As a result, the mediocre production "The Hunger Games" came out.
When the first-day box office and first weekend box office came out, everyone felt that this was a fan-oriented movie, and because it had the support of a large number of high school and college students, although it set a first-day box office record, it was still difficult to pose a threat to the above-mentioned blockbusters.
result……
Its box office just crushed it.
It surpassed "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", "Shrek the Third", and finally directly surpassed "Spider-Man 3".
And it wasn't very hard, nor was it a fierce battle.
Just like that, it was passed without any hesitation.
Amid the incredulous gazes of the entire North American and even the world entertainment industry.
Its North American box office exceeded $350 million.
US$360 million.
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390 million US dollars! Then, it broke through 400 million US dollars with incredible ferocity.
US$410 million.
Almost all filmmakers across the United States were trembling with fear.
So scary!
This is just the North American box office, not the global box office.
Everyone felt that the world must have gone crazy and the God of Movies had gone mad.
A youth film with a budget of 70 million U.S. dollars and no luxurious cast actually grossed over 410 million U.S. dollars at the box office.
This is undoubtedly the Hollywood movie with the highest return on investment in many years, if not the only one.
Then, I found out that the copyright of this IP was actually in the hands of Lin Xiao personally, and was given to Huanmeng Vision for exclusive development.
Many capital tycoons swam over as if they smelled blood.
Waving a check and asking for investment.
Several major securities dealers also came to lobby Lin Xiao and persuade him to list Huanmeng Vision.
And it is guaranteed that a very, very high price will be given, and the valuation will far exceed Lin Xiao's imagination.
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Note: It’s the last few hours, please don’t waste your monthly ticket, give it to me as pastries! Thank you everyone! (End of this chapter)
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