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Chapter 276 Global box office exceeds million US dollars

Jiang Liu and Parmat didn't have an in-depth conversation.

The old guy was getting older, but his mind was very flexible, and he kept encouraging Jiang Liu to become one of the investors of "Daredevil".

Jiang Liu had no interest in this.

He was more willing to talk to Matt Lao about the rights to the Hulk, which is about to return to Marvel Comics, as well as the rights to characters such as Captain Eagle and Black Widow.

Old Matt didn't refuse at all, instead he refused to find a time to sit down and talk slowly.

Jiang Liu readily agreed.

Matt Sr. was about eighty years old at the time, and it was obvious that he could no longer support his old age. Once the "Daredevil" project failed, Marvel Comics might package it and sell it in advance.

If he sells well now, he will be more competitive later.

Halfway through the party, many guests became more and more bold in their speech and movements under the stimulation of alcohol, and it was extremely noisy outside.

However, it is still Netflix’s largest shareholder.

Video disc production rights.

"Apes" is still being screened. As long as the North American movie has a box office, it doesn't matter if the movie is released in theaters for a year or two. After all, the longer the screening time, the greater the theater's revenue.

I am surprised that this major shareholder is young.

and various image copyrights.

But over the past few years, because he had no money to inject capital, his Netflix shares were repeatedly diluted, and now only 26.3% remains.

But a lot of copyright business for "Apes" is already being discussed.

The two founders were very curious and surprised when they saw Jiang Liu in person for the first time.

Music Copyright.

In addition, they asked Jiang Liu for support at the board meeting as they had done in the past phone calls, and finally purchased the online broadcast rights of "Planet of the Apes" at a low price.

There are so many types of copyrights involved. After the staff of Water Pictures compiled a list of copyrights, Jiang Liu lamented that Hollywood has exploited the revenue of a movie to the extreme.

As early as 2002, when the Internet bubble was still raging around the world, he used the real money earned from the World Cup to buy a large amount of original shares from the two founders of Netflix.

Jiang Liu later gradually came into contact with financial investment knowledge, and only then did he realize that investing in Netflix in 2002 was a failure.

Copyright of the character Caesar in the movie.

Jiang Liu stood behind the curtain and watched with cold eyes, seeing the ugly behavior of many Hollywood celebrities, until He Jing brought the two founders of Netflix.

I'm surprised that this major shareholder is so young, yet he has become the most popular person in Hollywood recently.

Broadcasting rights on cable television.

Jiang Liu stood up and pointed at He Jing: "You know her, He Jing is responsible for all copyright business of "Planet of the Apes" in Europe and the United States."

The developing Netflix is ​​really a bottomless pit.

Later, Netflix was listed on Nasdaq, and he made a small profit based on the stock price.

Internet Copyright.

Of course, it was also because of the success of "Planet of the Apes" in North America that there were so many subsequent copyright sales.

According to conservative estimates by employees of Water Pictures, "Planet of the Apes" alone will cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars in various copyright fees.

Jiang Liu has been having a headache recently, whether he should hide half or one third of the copyright income without conscience.

Just relying on the domestic investors' understanding of foreign countries, their lack of attention to "Orangutan", and the different movie gameplay from domestic ones, he was able to make a profit without even realizing it and buy it for himself in Eagle Sauce or Europe. A large villa.

"Hi"

"Sorry, something was lingering in my mind and I forgot to go down the stairs again." Gentleman Jiang Liu said in the spacious stairwell.

Even though he suspected that the woman below deliberately bumped into him.

"Are you planning to go to a nightclub later? I can be your guide."

Jiang Liu glanced at Scarlett Johansson's bulging and grinning breasts, shook his head and said, "I don't like the noisy atmosphere in nightclubs."

"When I was filming "Lost in Translation" in Japan, I didn't think Asians were so boring. Let's have a drink and chat later?"

Jiang Liu pondered for a moment, pointed upstairs, and then pointed at the wine tray in the hands of the waiter downstairs. Johnson chose to go upstairs.

Scarlett Johansson is the goddess in the hearts of many young people in the country.

Jiang Liu didn't feel this way. He was short, with a decent figure and an average face.

But since the other party has a deep conversation, he is willing to accompany him for a chat. After all, he is a guest.

After going upstairs again to find a quiet place, Jiang Liu learned from the chat that Scarlett Johansson came with her mother. Her mother was a Hollywood producer, and her brothers and sisters were also actors. The whole family relied on Hollywood for a living.

After sipping red wine and discussing the art of filmmaking, the two soon couldn't help but get close to each other. Then they avoided the outside media and went to a hotel for a secret meeting.

When we met again at the hotel, Johnson was more energetic than Jiang Liu. She is four years younger than Jiang Liu, but she is more sophisticated and excited than Jiang Liu in interactions. Afterwards, Jiang Liu felt that he was at a loss.

During the break, he learned that Scarlett Johansson had been engaged twice and was currently engaged to someone else. Jiang Liu suddenly lost all interest and found an excuse to get dressed and run away.

Scarlett Johansson's chaotic love life made Jiang Liu realize for the first time that he still had a conscience and knew how to respect others.

The next day.

Jiang Liu and the propaganda staff worked tirelessly to fly to Europe.

The North American film market has always been the benchmark for the global film market.

The North American box office of "Apes" has reached US$1.5 million. As the second largest movie box office in the world, Europe has naturally become the focus of promotion.

Jiang Liu's first stop for promotion was the 62nd Venice Film Festival.

The star of the Venice Film Festival this year should have been Ang Lee, who won the Golden Lion for "Brokeback Mountain."

Jiang Liu didn't want to be accused of being too popular in the future, so he thought of simply showing his face and flying to France.

However, in order to create a grand event for the increasingly weak Venice Film Festival, the organizers tried their best to invite him to the closing red carpet and hyped the arrival of "Planet of the Apes" in the water city, which made the scene extremely embarrassing.

Two Chinese directors, one outperformed others with his literary films and won the Golden Lion Award.

One used commercial entertainment films to break into the European market from the North American market.

Once such gimmicky entertainment news spread in Europe, the European box office of "Apes" soared.

In just one week, the total box office in more than 20 European countries has reached more than 2800 million US dollars, surpassing the highest one-week box office of "Apes" in North America by several million US dollars.

At this time, the Chinese box office of "Orangutan" has already exceeded 200 million yuan.

It became the first domestic film in China to have a box office of over 200 million yuan.

With the combined box office of the three major film markets of China, North America and Europe, the total box office of "Apes" has exceeded US$200 million.

Counting South Korea, Japan, and some Asian countries with small populations such as Singapore and the country of furry bears, the total box office of the movie is infinitely close to US$2.5 million.

"Apes" was an instant success at the European box office, and the North American box office statistics agency eye-catchingly raised the expected global box office of "Planet of the Apes" to $3.2 million.

new Zealand.

Gao Damao asked Jiang Liudao at the dinner table: "Brother, what does it feel like to become an international director."

Jiang Liu closed the novel and rubbed his chin: "I don't feel anything."

The box office performance of "Apes" is in Asia. He must be admired by thousands of people, but it is not enough in Hollywood.

Peter Jackson's three "Lord of the Rings" films have a global box office of billions of dollars. Jiang Liu had an appointment with this guy two days ago. He was dressed like an old farmer shoveling shit on the farm and was sweating profusely. Jiang Liu's mentality was It was a moment of peace.

Even if "Apes" had a few hundred million more dollars in global box office, it would only be that much.

What he wants to do is to use his personal influence to quickly open up the road to global distribution for Yixin, and then retire early.

The box office, awards, and honors are all false.

Zhao Wenhong reminded Jiang Liu: "Brother, people are coming."

Jiang Liu turned around and waved to He Jing and the author of "Twilight".

Nearby, He Jing said in Chinese: "Lionsgate Pictures has also taken a fancy to "Twilight" after a long period of trouble. No wonder the publisher of the novel has been secretive and delayed the price increase."

Jiang Liu couldn't help but laugh: "Lionsgate Pictures is willing to give up?"

"I called Fairman and they gave up."

"You agreed so easily?"

He Jing said with a gloomy face: "The box office of "Saw 2" in North America in its first week was US$3050 million. Lionsgate is enjoying itself and has no time to fight with us over the copyright of a novel."

"I can't bear to let my children catch the wolf. We own 2% of the copyright of "Electricity 50", so don't suffer a loss in sharing the accounts."

After reminding He Jing, Jiang Liu looked at the woman opposite: "What's her condition?"

"As the author, she agreed to sell the copyright, but she was not satisfied with the price."

Jiang Liu understood and stood up directly: "Then you can talk, I'm leaving."

"Boss, it's time for you to go back to China. Is Li Yan going to the delivery room soon?"

Jiang Liu pursed his lips: "I still have to fly to Los Angeles again to buy the rights to a short video."

Jiang Liu stayed in Los Angeles for eight days, and it wasn't until late autumn in November that he boarded a passenger plane bound for the Chinese capital.

"No video is more important than my daughter-in-law. My sister-in-law is already in the delivery room."

On the passenger plane, Zhao Wenhong seemed to be talking to Gao Da Mao, but in fact, she was secretly insinuating Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu heard clearly but turned a deaf ear, his fingertips tapping lightly on the laptop keyboard.

A few words appeared in the office document at the right time - "District 9"!
(End of this chapter)