Compared to the solemn and depressing atmosphere at CAA, the Hollywood branch of Oriental DreamWorks lacks laughter and laughter.

Even though all the staff are working overtime until late at night, everyone is happy and full of energy.

Because everyone knows that their performance bonuses will definitely skyrocket again this month.

Under such circumstances, employees who work overtime do not have any negative emotions at all, and many even wish they could be so busy every month.

In Barbour's office, hearty laughter could be heard from time to time.

"Every movie Yang makes always brings surprises to us." Smith danced excitedly. "The Fast and the Furious" was a big hit at the box office in the United States. It is undoubtedly a huge success for the Hollywood branch of Oriental DreamWorks.

good news.

In addition to Smith, Barber and Gerry Lopez were also in the room, each lighting a cigar and smoking leisurely.

The three of them can be regarded as the core figures of Yang Ming's industry in the United States.

Barber is in charge of Oriental DreamWorks. In the past two or three years, with the scripts provided by Yang Ming from time to time, coupled with Barber's famous vision, Oriental DreamWorks' Hollywood branch has long been on the right track, and now every year

Bring huge rewards to Yang Ming.

Gerry Lopez is in charge of the AMC theater chain and has been protecting Oriental DreamWorks' film business in the United States.

That's why the relationship between the two of them is so close.

When Barber heard Smith's words, a look of excitement flashed deep in his eyes.

He has experienced ups and downs in Hollywood for so many years. He has stood at the top and enjoyed the pride brought by honor; he has also been down like a beggar on the street, shunned by others.

But no matter how rich his life experience was, he never imagined that he would be able to build a film giant again at the end of his career.

The Hollywood branch of Oriental DreamWorks was established through the acquisition of Connected Entertainment, a third-tier Hollywood company. It can be said that except for the copyrights of a few movies that can be recognized by the name, it has no value worth acquiring.

But now I’m looking at it two years later.

Oriental DreamWorks, established on the basis of Alliance Corporation, has now become an important force that can influence Hollywood.

Barber also knew that if that matter was confirmed, then Hollywood's Oriental DreamWorks would add the last piece of the puzzle and truly have the ability to influence others in Hollywood.

Gerry sat aside. After hearing Smith's words, Gerry smiled slightly and said easily: "It has just begun. I'm sure the box office potential of Yang's film has not really exploded yet."

As the general manager of AMC Cinemas, he has nearly 20 years of experience in this industry.

Almost every movie has an innate intuition about whether it will be a hit at the box office after its premiere.

Although "The Fast and the Furious" was only released for one day, it achieved a good opening box office of 66 million yuan.

But Gerry can use his career to guarantee that the box office of this film will definitely have room for further growth, and it will not be a small increase.

After hearing Gerry's words, Barber and Smith had two different reactions.

Barber has developed a sharp eye in Hollywood for so many years. He can tell at a glance whether a movie will be a hit or not.

Now that he heard Gerry's estimate, he nodded in agreement.

Smith, on the other hand, seemed a little surprised. You must know that "The Fast and the Furious" premiered with a box office of 66 million, which is definitely a very high box office result in Hollywood.

There are very few movies that can achieve such a box office in their first premiere.

That’s why blockbusters with top-notch production standards can reach such heights.

But how many such productions can we make in a year?

What surprised Smith the most was that judging from Gerry's tone, it seemed that the box office potential of "The Fast and the Furious" was not that simple.

He turned around and saw the same look in Barber's eyes.

Can't help but think of something.

I was suddenly shocked!

"Oh God! How is it possible? Do you think Yang's film has a chance to break that record? This is an almost impossible task." Smith guessed something from the expressions of the other two people and was shocked. He really didn't expect it.

These two people actually had such thoughts.

The box office in a single day exceeded 100 million.

This record undoubtedly has a fatal temptation for everyone in Hollywood.

Before 2000, no one would even think about this record, nor would they dare to think about it.

And in the past, there was never such a large film market that could accommodate the production of a film with a box office of over 100 million in a single day.

But as we enter the new century, the global film industry has entered a stage of vigorous development.

Various movie records are constantly being brushed off.

The box office in a single day exceeded 100 million, but this record has never been broken and has become a record that Hollywood is constantly trying to break.

But even if Smith was optimistic about Yang Ming's new film, he never thought that "Fast and Furious" would have the opportunity to challenge this opportunity.

He could see from the faces of Barber and Gerry that this was what the other two thought.

The more Smith thought about the analysis, he felt that this was impossible.

The premiere box office of "The Fast and the Furious" was 66 million, which is indeed a proud achievement, but such a debut box office result is not enough to break the single-day box office record of over 100 million.

At least the premiere box office data reaches 80 million before we can try to break this record.

Movies with an opening box office of less than 80 million have almost no hope of breaking this record.

The more he thought about it, the more impossible he felt. He didn't know what Barber and Gerry were thinking.

But Barbour and Gerry are both elites in their respective fields. At their status, they will have their own opinions and opinions.

But the two of them now think about it together, which shows that there must be something about the movie "Fast and Furious" that attracts them and makes them think about it together.

Smith opened his mouth several times to speak, but did not ask.

Barbour seemed to notice Smith's inquiry, thought for a moment, and said slowly: "Maybe yesterday's box office opening of "The Fast and the Furious" does not seem to us to be enough to hit that record, but don't forget, after the premiere,

Today's major media's evaluations of the two films that premiered yesterday are completely polarizing!"

Having said this, he couldn't help but sneered: "Three movies that were previously hyped by the media were released at the same time, and Yang Ming's myth in the United States will be broken. Now it seems like a completely ridiculous idea; 68 million, 66 million

, 8 million. After yesterday’s premiere box office results were calculated, I don’t know if they still have the confidence to continue to bring up this topic.”

"But I really didn't expect that Leonard would make such a stupid mistake. He was too ambitious and wanted to do the best of business and art in one movie. He probably forgot about last year's "Battle in the Pacific"

It was a disastrous failure. Maybe he succeeded too many times and the lessons from the failure have long been blurred. I believe this time, he will remember it deeply."

After yesterday's premiere box office statistics were released, the 8 million box office of Victory Pictures' "Racing" was also ignored by Barber.

Perhaps the biggest news about this movie in the news today is that many theater companies have regretted agreeing to Di Mei Pictures to arrange more screen releases for this pure Chinese-language movie.

I believe that in less than a week, the scheduling rate of this Chinese-language movie will decrease rapidly.

It poses no threat to the box office of "The Fast and the Furious".

In fact, in Barbour's prediction, from beginning to end, there was only one movie that could pose a threat to "The Fast and the Furious", and that was "Speed" co-produced by Pan American Entertainment and CAA.

The director who directed this film, Leonard, is also one of the top ten commercial directors in Hollywood.

But Barber really didn't expect that Leonard would get so confused that he tried to perfect both business and art in a movie. Now it seems that he completely messed up.

The overwhelming criticism and negative news from the outside media today explains everything.

The biggest stone standing in the way of "The Fast and the Furious" has now been removed due to its own reasons. There is no factor that can stop "The Fast and the Furious" from grabbing more box office share in this period in the coming time.

After Barber learned that "Speed ​​Drift" had a poor reputation and the following reports from the staff he had arranged to investigate, he had already made a plan in his mind and was ready to make a big splash.

But he didn't expect that Gerry actually had the same idea as him.

As Barber slowly explained his analysis to Smith, the former senior executive of Connection Company, who was acquired by Yang Ming after the company was acquired, chose to stay and assist Barber.

After this period of investigation, Barber believed that the other party was indeed a talent that could be created.

However, perhaps because of the relatively small size of the Alliance Company in the past, Smith's overall view was far behind, but he still had enough time to develop.

After all, he is not young anymore.

If it weren't for having something to prove, he would have lived a leisurely retirement life.

When Barber analyzed Smith, Gerry couldn't help but applaud after hearing it.

"Now I finally understand why Hollywood calls you the Hollywood Fox. No one can control the situation better than you."

Gerry said with emotion, "I don't know the specific statistics of other theater chains, but I have obtained the detailed statistics of AMC a long time ago. Compared with the box office data, I am more interested in other theaters."

"Whether it is the attendance rate or the audience's comments after the screening, it is enough to prove that Yang's new film "Fast and Furious" still has great potential to be tapped at the box office, and maybe you don't have it.

Notice something.

When Gerry said this, he couldn't help showing a hint of pride, and said with a proud tone: "It seems that all of you have forgotten the cooperation between Yang and Max Giant Screen Company."

He tapped his fingers on the table and continued: "You have also seen today's news. The external media gave very high marks to the viewing experience of "Fast and Furious" in the max giant screen theater. I believe that in the next time, max

The attendance rate of the giant screen theater will definitely be full. You know, I looked at the statistics and found that the occupancy rate of more than a dozen giant screen theaters owned by AMC during yesterday's premiere was just over half!"

The ticket price of a Max giant screen theater, whether in China or the United States, exceeds the ticket price of a 3D movie.

The ticket price of a 3D movie is already higher than that of an ordinary movie. The ticket price of a Max giant screen movie, which is higher than the ticket price of a 3D movie, will definitely not be accepted by everyone at once.

This is also something that everyone expected.
To be continued...