Resource Tycoon Reborn

The air raid launched by the US-British coalition forces on August 1st attracted global attention. In the era of peace between Japan and Japan, war always attracted people's attention.

At the same time, in the North American film market, another "war" has increasingly attracted more media attention.

"Pearl Harbor," co-produced by Hong Kong's Kumho Film Group and DreamWorks Pictures, premiered simultaneously in North America and Hong Kong on July 21. In its first week, the North American box office grossed more than 130 million U.S. dollars.

, among the movies released at the same time, it can be said to be the best among the others, but in the eyes of many media, the box office results of "Pearl Harbor" are not satisfactory, and even a little disappointing - it is also regarded as

Compared with the first-week box office results of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "Lord of the Rings", which were released this year, with a box office of more than 400 million US dollars, the box office of "Pearl Harbor" is indeed a bit low.

Although the box office of more than 130 million US dollars is already a very good result compared to "Pearl Harbor" with a total investment of about 100 million US dollars, it can be said that this has already determined "Pearl Harbor"

The investment cost can be fully recovered, and there should also be considerable profits. If it were a different movie company, I am afraid that it would have been happy from ear to ear. But the media has been completely accustomed to the high box office of a series of movies by Hong Kong Kumho Film Group.

We are all puzzled by the "downturn" at the box office of "Pearl Harbor."

Compared with "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "Lord of the Rings", the number of cinema screens released in the first week has dropped slightly, but the magnitude is not large, that is, about 10%. After all, Hong Kong Kumho Film Group and

The golden brand of "Fang" still has great appeal in the American film market.

Moreover, the plot of "Pearl Harbor" can be said to focus on the little people, vividly showing the current situation of people's love, friendship and the cruel entanglement of war in that war-torn era. The total duration is more than 130 minutes.

It can be said that tear-jerking scenes and realistic war scenes can be seen everywhere in the movie. I have to admit that the skills of the directors Scott Brothers are still as good as before.

Such a movie, which has good reviews from the media and good reviews from moviegoers, has not received box office results commensurate with its "status". This makes many people around the world find it a bit strange.

During this period, there were naturally those who disliked Fang Mingyuan and Hong Kong's Kumho Film Group. Especially in Japan, many media expressed their gloating in rather obscure terms.

There are also many people who are adding insult to injury. Many film critics have publicly stated that the sluggish box office of "Pearl Harbor" shows that old themes like "Pearl Harbor" have failed to attract the attention of North American audiences. "Fang" and Hong Kong Brocade

Lake Film Group has undoubtedly gone through Waterloo this time. Although it is not difficult for Hong Kong Kumho Film Group to recoup its investment in movies, compared with the box office of its previous films, this is an out-and-out failure.

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In this regard, Fang Mingyuan was not in a good mood these days. In his opinion, with the east wind of June 28, movies like "Pearl Harbor" should have skyrocketed three thousand miles away. He did not count on "Pearl Harbor".

"Pearl Harbor" can break the box office records of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "Lord of the Rings", but its first-week box office of more than 130 million US dollars is compared with the US$430 million of "Lord of the Rings" and the US$430 million of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2"

Compared to US$467 million, the gap is indeed too big.

Moreover, he also learned some experiences and lessons from "Pearl Harbor" in his previous life. Not only did he invite the Scott brothers, the directors of "Top Gun", he also shortened the film's time by more than forty minutes, making the entire film's plot more interesting.

It is more compact. The filming funds are also more abundant. Especially the plot about the U.S. Air Force air raid on Tokyo at the end of the movie should be very popular with Americans. In addition, we cooperate with Hong Kong Kumho Film Group and DreamWorks Film Company

Fang Mingyuan's appeal, thinking about it, the box office revenue in the first week was more than 250 million to 300 million, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

The result was really beyond their expectations.

"Fang, we meet again!" Lawrence., executive director of ExxonMobil Oil Company in the United States.

Peterlins hugged Fang Mingyuan warmly and said, "Thank you!" When the June 28th terrorist attack occurred, he happened to go to Pingchuan to meet Fang Mingyuan. At that time, both parties had already met at Fengyuan Airport. Due to the June 28th terrorist attack,

The attack occurred, Lawrence.

Peterlins was worried that his sister, who worked in the World Trade Center, was about to return to the United States. At that time, there were no flights to foreign countries at Fengyuan Airport. It was Fang Mingyuan who coordinated and used his own business jet to fly him directly.

and his entourage were sent to Japan. From Japan, he returned to Canada on a business jet of the American Exxon Mobil Oil Company, and then returned to the United States from Canada.

In fact, when he was Ben, he had already received the call, and his sister was lucky enough to escape! It was just that the June 28 terrorist attacks had a huge impact on the American economy, which exceeded their expectations.

It is expected that in the following days, many industries in the United States will be significantly affected. The oil industry is also one of them. Therefore, Peterlins did not rush to Asia, but simply called Fang Mingyuan in person.

Expressed his gratitude.

Until now, everything was relatively stable, and then I flew directly to Hong Kong to meet Fang Mingyuan.

"Welcome to Hong Kong, Director Peterlins!" Fang Mingyuan said with a smile, "Please take a seat. Is the journey going smoothly?"

"It's okay. It's much more convenient to come to Hong Kong. Our company's business jet can travel all the way smoothly!" Peterlins sat down and smiled. The two chatted for a while, and the topic gradually turned to movies.

"Fang, congratulations, your company has continued to achieve great results this year! Especially "Ice Age", my daughter likes it very much. When I heard that I came to see you, I must bring back your autograph." Peterlins

Dao. In this year's global film market, Hong Kong Kumho Film Group is undoubtedly the biggest winner. "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", "Lord of the Rings", and "Ice Age" have all achieved enviable box office results. That is, box office results.

Currently, "Pearl Harbor" is the worst film compared to Hong Kong's Kumho Film Group's own works. If compared to other film companies, although this result cannot be said to be overjoyed, it is definitely satisfactory.

More than disappointed.

Such achievements naturally make Peterlins full of confidence in Fang Mingyuan's new work "The Unforgettable Catastrophe".

Of course, he has never read the script of "The End of the World", but he already knows it. It tells the story of how a group of oil drillers come to save the world. The story may be cliché, but no one thinks it will be unpopular.

"Fang" and Hong Kong Kumho Film Group are the best box office guarantees.

Peterlins came here to fight for a place in the advertising for the American oil company Exxon Mobil. However, he was supposed to be the first to contact Fang Mingyuan, but now he is ranked fourth. In front,

Three oil companies have officially signed sponsorship cooperation agreements with Hong Kong Kumho Film Group, paying real money in exchange for the company's soft advertising in the movie.

However, Exxon Mobil Oil Company is one of the top two giants in the oil industry in the United States and even the world. Although it is only the fourth, it still won the best advertising space in one fell swoop. The protagonist in the movie will be the American Exxon Mobil Oil Company.

The ace driller of Mobil Oil Company. To this end, Exxon Mobil Oil Company in the United States will open one of its offshore drilling platforms for the film crew to film, and will also spend a huge sum of money.

The arrival of Peterlins was to reach a consensus with Fang Mingyuan on the amount of this huge sum of money. Hong Kong Kumho Film Group offered a sky-high price of at least 10 million U.S. dollars. The board of directors of the American Exxon Mobil Oil Company, at most

I'm only willing to pay $7 million for this.

"Director Peterlins, ten million U.S. dollars is the lower limit. It cannot be any less. If it were not for the fact that your company will open an offshore drilling platform to us, ten million U.S. dollars will not be enough! You know,

Your company's ten million dollars not only bought the company of the protagonist, but also the company of the heroine, his daughter. I believe that when the movie is released, its effect will be better than that of your company on TV

No matter how much advertising you do, it will be better. Ten million US dollars is definitely worth it!" Fang Mingyuan said, "To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the history of Pingchuan Petroleum Group Company is too short, otherwise, do you think this role is still good?

Is it possible that it could fall into the hands of outsiders?"

Peterings spread his hands helplessly and said: "I personally am very willing to agree with your opinion, but the board of directors will definitely fail. Moreover, Fang, our ExxonMobil oil company still needs help.

You persuaded NASA to borrow your equipment and factory space shuttle, which is NASA's treasure." In fact, the following words are more of an excuse. The U.S. military and NASA have always liked to play roles in movies.

The role of justice and savior will naturally provide the film company with some conveniences in all aspects. The main one is the insertion of soft advertising of 10 million US dollars, which is unprecedented in Hollywood. Even if the actors hired by Hong Kong Kumho Film Group are top-notch

For those male stars, this is almost enough for their salary.

This is the main reason why the American oil company ExxonMobil is unwilling. Ten million US dollars is nothing to it, but it does not want to be called a bad guy in the future.