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Qin Dong is preparing for the celebration banquet here, and Martin is not idle either.

Regarding the Chinese people's characteristic of attaching great importance to affection, Martin people are sophisticated and know how to grasp people's weaknesses and know what they should do.

Needless to say, after talking to Qin Dong, he immediately contacted Warner and Paramount, and the three companies kicked off the promotion.

The movie has been released, what content is it promoting?

"[Source Code] was officially released worldwide, with a box office of US$353 million outside China."

"A new director, a Chinese director, the first globally released movie [Source Code] has already achieved a box office of US$500 million."

"The amazing director Qin Dong, let us understand the magic of this young director from China."

Publicity was first launched on the Internet, and newspapers were published the next day, especially the newspaper with the highest circulation in the United States, which extensively told Qin Dong's deeds.

"A 24-year-old young man who made his official debut a year ago, a young Chinese man, a young Chinese director, he is the protagonist of this issue, Qin Dong."

"This name may be unfamiliar to many people, but as for the movie "Source Code", I wonder if you have any impression of it. This movie has just been released for two days, and it has made 187 million U.S. dollars in box office in North America, and this

The cost of the [source code] is only 20 million."

"The director of [Source Code] is Qin Dong, this young Chinese director. He is not only a director, but also a screenwriter and producer, combining multiple positions into one."

"[Source Code] is Qin's fourth film and his first film released globally."

"Qin's three previous films were not released globally, but here again, I would like to introduce them. I won't talk about anything else, just the cost and box office, to let everyone understand how a talented director can succeed in that ancient country in the East.

Rising slowly.”

"A year ago, when Qin was 23 years old, he officially shot his first movie. It was still a script, director, and producer. He even invested the money himself."

"The first movie only cost $1.5 million, but it made $50 million at the box office."

"The second movie cost US$3.5 million and grossed US$130 million at the box office."

"The third film cost US$5 million and grossed US$150 million at the box office."

"The fourth movie is [Source Code]. The cost is 20 million US dollars. Currently, it is 187 million in North America and 166 million globally. Remember that the world here includes North America and China."

"It is currently released in China one week later than other places, and it has already achieved a box office of 180 million US dollars. It is expected to exceed 200 million US dollars after the release."

"With a cost of 20 million U.S. dollars, [Source Code] has already achieved a box office of 550 million U.S. dollars."

"All this proves that this is an absolutely talented director and a talented screenwriter."

"According to this newspaper, Qin Dong's fifth film, "Super Human Body" starring Scarlett Johansson, has already completed post-production, but the release date has not been announced yet. It is reported that

The cost of this [Super Human Body] is only a mere US$30 million.”

"There is another piece of news that has not been announced yet, so I will leak it a little bit at this time."

"Qin has teamed up with Tom Kerr to film the fourth part of [Mission: Impossible]. It is understood that the script and director are still handled by Qin."

"Facing such a talented screenwriter and director, I think I am full of expectations for the fourth part of [Mission: Impossible]. Maybe it can bring back the bad reputation of this series of movies before."

Why did Martin not only bring Warner to promote the movie, he also had to bring Paramount with him.

It's just because he wants to take advantage of the situation to promote [Mission: Impossible], and also use this to further expand Qin Dong's reputation. It's simply killing multiple birds with one stone.

Paramount is also happy to cooperate, so why not do it. With a series of movies and a foundation, Tom is famous enough, and if the director is also famous, then one plus one plus one equals 666.

And Warner had to cooperate, because their blockbuster this year directly blew up themselves, not the movie fans.

"Green Hat Man" cost 150 million yuan, plus 50 million yuan in promotional costs. It was a direct hit, and the global box office was only 219 million.

If Warner hadn't realized that the momentum was not right, they were prepared to spend 100 million in publicity costs, but they immediately cut it off. Otherwise, the cost plus publicity would eventually exceed the total box office.

Although it cut its losses, Warner also lost money to my grandma's family. The cost plus publicity was a full 200 million, and the box office was only 219 million.

In terms of box office, Warner only recovered more than 60 million, and suffered a direct loss of nearly 140 million. You must know that this does not count the time. This movie took more than a year from the early preparation to the final stage.

An investment of 200 million yuan resulted in a loss of 140 million yuan in more than a year.

I don’t even know what year it will take to get back the money from other offline copyrights, discs, etc.

The key money is a trivial matter. The most unbearable thing for Warner is that this "Green Hat" is Warner's plan to imitate the comic book company's "Revenge Universe" series and prepare to create a DC universe series unique to its own company.

The target of this "Green Hat" is "Tin Man", the first film released by the comic book company that year.

The first masterpiece, which was intended to kick off the DC Universe series, turned out to be a direct failure. Warner could tolerate the loss of money, but it received a poor reputation and was criticized and disliked. The subsequent series of movies had to die, which overturned the company's overall plan.

, this is unbearable.

Warner Bros.

conference room.

"There are rumors that Warner Bros. is going to ban Ryan Reitz and that piece of shit director Martin Campbell."

Company CEO Barry Meyer slapped the table angrily. He had thought about this for a long time, but he was still hoping for a miracle. But now "Green Hat Man" is only a day or two away from being released, and only tens of thousands of dollars a day.

The Knife's box office had completely lost hope. At this time, Barry couldn't help it anymore and shouted angrily.

It has been 12 years since he became CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures in 1999. This is the first time Barry has seen a movie suffer such a huge loss.

Needless to say, it must be banned, and the news must be spread, so that this shit director and the lead actor can eat shit together.

"Yes, President."

"call..."

Barry Meyer took a deep breath to calm down. After all, he was not young anymore. He was already 67 years old. His body couldn't hold on. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He felt that his heart couldn't hold on anymore, so he quickly changed his attention.

:

"John, how much can [source code] stop the bleeding of our company?"

John Carr, as the director of the company's production department, said some figures without a pause after hearing this, which shows that he has already passed them:

"President, [Source Code] will probably earn more than 40 million yuan from distribution and box office revenue alone."

"The company also invested a quarter of the cost of this movie. It is estimated that the global cost of this movie will be about 550 million US dollars. After rough calculation, the cost and box office share will probably be divided into about 50 million."

"As for subsequent copyrights, offline revenue, etc., because we need to rely on our Warner company, our company also has a commission in this regard. Although the share is not much, according to the current box office sensation caused by this [Source Code], it is estimated that the follow-up

It’s no problem to distribute it to tens of millions.”

"President, our company's profit from this [source code] can probably offset the loss of [Green Hat Man]."

When Barry Meyer heard this, his face finally no longer looked ugly:

"Finally some good news."

"For the huge losses of [Cuckold], Time Warner headquarters has been giving me a lot of trouble these days. Frank, thinking of this, I can't wait to kill these two idiots Reitz and Campbell myself."

"I just didn't expect that I could gain so much just by giving CAA Martin some face."

"John, you will be personally responsible for all subsequent contacts with this Chinese director. Remember, when this director can make money for the company, your attitude must be good and don't cause any problems for me."

John nodded:

"I understand, President. To be honest, I don't feel comfortable with it, because this Chinese director is young, but he is too domineering."

"I feel that his temper is the same as Cameron's. He doesn't give others a chance to intervene in the crew's affairs. He simply covers the sky with one hand. In this regard, he is more domineering than Cameron, but I know how to do it."

Barry Meyer was very satisfied with the attitude of this confidant who had promoted him personally.

That's right, it's all about money.