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After the premiere box office results came out, Carlock and Samsung, the film promotion and distributor of "Basic Instinct", worked harder on promotion, investing more funds in promotion and using more media channels.

In its first week of release, "Basic Instinct" grossed US$32.72 million at the box office, narrowly beating last week's box office champion "Beauty and the Beast" and taking the top spot at the weekly box office.

This championship is the first time that a movie starring Sharon Stone has won the weekly box office championship since she started acting in the movie. It is also the first time that a movie participated in the production of LV Pictures has won the weekly box office championship.

If a movie can win the weekly box office championship, it will get more attention and get more publicity resources in media reports. As the producer, LV Pictures has also made a lot of limelight.

The reason is that the "Los Angeles Times" published an article by the famous film critic Robert Steele, titled "What the hell is Like a Virgin Pictures?"

When Robert was commenting on "Basic Instinct", he mentioned the film's producer, LV Pictures, and said that the name aroused his curiosity. After doing some research, he was surprised to find that this is a magical production company.

Although this company has only been established for less than two years, it has produced three good movies with good results, "Reservoir Dogs", "Unruly Skies" and "Basic Instinct".

Among them, "Reservoir Dogs" was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival in January and was called the crown jewel of the new wave of independent films.

This movie has a novel and unique theme, excellent reputation, and far-reaching influence.

In addition, the production cost of this film was less than 1.5 million US dollars.

However, it grossed US$28 million at the global box office.

DVD sales have ranked among the top ten in the sales list for the same period.

The reputation of "Unruly Sky" is also good.

Popular movie star River Phoenix won the Best Actor Award at the 48th Venice Film Festival and the International Film Critics Award at the Toronto International Film Festival for this film in August.

This movie was released in September. It is a niche movie with a same-sex theme. It took over 18 million at the box office in North America in just over two months after its release.

The production cost of this movie was less than $3 million.

It’s the same with small things that lead to big things, and it’s successful.

The current popular movie "Basic Instinct" only invested 38 million and earned 32 million in the first week. Following this trend, the North American box office data has steadily exceeded 100 million.

This is the third time that this independent film company called "Like a Virgin" has made a big success out of small things.

"The production capabilities and investment vision of this company's production department are amazing, and it is said that the president of the company is a very beautiful woman.... More and more women are playing an important role in the Hollywood film industry.

Role."

Commentator Robert Steele expressed his amazement at the success of LV Pictures in the article and said that the development of the film company is worth looking forward to.

Finally, I did not forget to complain about the name of the film company, saying that when I saw the virgin, I thought of the sexy and avant-garde Madonna, and the company should ask Madonna to be its image spokesperson.

After this article was published in the Los Angeles Times, it caused quite a stir in the industry. The reason is very simple: envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Who of those who come to invest in movies are not here for money, and who are not dreaming of "taking small to win big"?

If you do it once, you're lucky, the second time it's awesome, and the third time it's awesome.

What if it was done three times in one year?

At first, many people did not believe the data in the article and expressed doubts about the statement that "one year after its establishment, three dark horses were released".

The most powerful independent production companies in the industry, New Line, Touchstone, and Miramax, only have a few projects a year. Every project they invest in must be carefully reviewed, reviewed repeatedly, and done very cautiously.

And this newbie company, which has only been established for more than a year, actually invested in three movies in 12 months, and all of them were successful?

This is absolutely impossible!

Many veteran filmmakers sneered at this.

This is not even written in the script. This must be false news deliberately fabricated by LV Pictures or the promoters of "Basic Instinct".

However, after investigation, many people became silent.

According to the Motion Picture Association of America registration information, Like Virgin Pictures was established in September last year.

The first film "Reservoir Dogs" started production in October last year and was released at the Sundance Film Festival in January this year. The second and third films were approved in March and April. The entire investment and project approval process was very clean and tidy.

There is also the film "Love Deep in My Heart" that I participated in the production of. Although the performance is not as good as these three films, it did not lose money.

We made four movies in one year and all of them were completed.

This is great.

So a few days after the news was released, several of the company's top executives, including President Monica Bellucci, Chief Producer Walter Meaney, General Manager Rod Steiger, Lawrence Band, etc., received many calls from their colleagues.

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Some want cooperation, some want advice, and some want to invest money in the company.

Monica also received several interview invitations.

"Entertainment Weekly", "Hollywood Reporter", "Los Angeles Times", etc. wanted to ask her how she did it, and expressed curiosity about the success of LV Pictures.

Monica did not refuse and accepted exclusive interviews from several media.

In the interview, she did not mention any valuable investment experience, but after her beautiful photo was published on the cover of "Entertainment Weekly", it really surprised many people.

There are many reports that she should go to film. Her looks and figure are no less impressive than those of the popular sexy actresses in the industry.

In particular, her professional elite capable temperament and confident aura have attracted many licking dogs to pursue her.

Monica originally wanted to make a movie and become a star, but she never expected to become popular in the entertainment industry in this way.

Monica has become famous, and so has LV Pictures.

But there was one thing that made Duka very unhappy, and that was that many people sent flowers to the company every day.

The front desk received at most 48 bouquets of flowers at one time, and there were many confession cards in the flowers. I wanted to go on a date with Monica. Isn't this blatant poaching?

"Haha, you asked for this. Who asked you to quit management and become invisible? If this continues, I will become more and more famous and have more and more suitors. Don't be stingy or jealous when the time comes."

Monica pointed at him and smiled.

"Humph, don't be too happy. In a few days, I will find someone to write an article and publish it in the Los Angeles Times, saying that you are my girl. Anyone who wants to date you must first compete with me in marksmanship and win.

Only when it’s done.”

Duca took the signature pen and blew it with a smile.

"Stingy guy!"

Monica smiled softly and handed him a piece of information, "Look, these are the companies and individuals who want to invest in our company. Do we want to accept the investment?"

There are advantages and disadvantages to accepting foreign investment.

The advantage is that he has more money and has sufficient funds to start new projects. If he can get an investment of 20 to 30 million, he will not need to borrow money from Morgan for the four movie projects next year.

In addition, using other people's money to make a movie also allows you to share risks.

The disadvantage is that when you make money, you have to share the profits with others. At the same time, foreign investors will send people into the company to interfere in the film investment projects, which affects the independence of the company's production department.

Generally, independent production companies will take the initiative to raise funds after completing several film projects.

One is that the founder wants to make money, and the other is to increase the company's strength.

After all, in the fiercely competitive Hollywood, no one can guarantee that the next movie will also make money, and no film company will always be successful. They must make money first.

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For Duca, financing needs to be carefully considered.

First, he has confidence in the film projects he has invested in and does not need to share risks and pressure with others for the time being.

Secondly, "Basic Instinct" is now a hit, with global box office and video sharing revenue estimated at 50 to 60 million. The company does not lack funds for project production, so there is no need for external investment.

"What is the valuation of our company by the consulting company?"

Duca asked.

"15 million, because our company has no distribution channels, studios, office buildings, and the copyrights of several movies, so the value of the film library is almost zero.

The main value of our company lies in its production capabilities, management's investment vision, and the company's brand name also has a certain value, that's all."

Monica said.

Duca looked at the quotations of the companies that proposed investment in the information. The largest investment came from Columbia Tristar Production Company, which was only 5 million, and there were not many others.

"Then we won't consider it for now. We'll think about it in two years. In the future, we won't consider financing until the company's assets reach hundreds of millions."

"How dare you think about making your company worth hundreds of millions?"

Monica smiled slightly.

"Why don't you think about it? Our company started from scratch and reached 20 million, and then from 20 million to 100 million. The span is not big. You should have confidence in yourself and your boyfriend."

As he spoke, Duka hugged her thighs and kissed her belly.

"Haha, it's itchy~ Stop making trouble!"

Monica messed up his hair.

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