Chapter 226 Seven New Patterns of Hollywood (2, Additional Chapters for 200 Monthly Tickets)

In the middle and late December, the domestic film market has become more prosperous, with three popular blockbusters on the market: "Assembly", "The Warlords" and "Lost and Love".

Because of the sudden rise of "Lost and Love", "The Warlords" did not meet expectations. What Chen Kexin did not expect was that Feng Xiaogang's modern war film "Assembly" with a small star lineup performed beyond his expectations.

This movie actually withstood the impact of "The Warlords" and "Lost and Love". Before New Year's Day, the box office broke through 150 million, surpassing "The Warlords" and "Lost and Love", which made Chen Kexin start to rethink the preferences of mainland audiences.

Now it seems that among the three movies, only "Assembly" has the most hope of breaking 200 million.

In Huayi Brothers Company, Feng Xiaogang, who has avenged his previous shame, is very proud. With two works that have exceeded 100 million, he is second only to Zhang Yimou in China, and his "Assembly" box office is higher than "Lost and Love" and "Twilight".

The most important thing is that he almost didn't use a star cast. The leading actor Zhang Hanyu had almost no fame before. What does this mean? It means that this movie relies on his directing ability.

Even Wang Zhonglei said, "The three major directors in the mainland are still Zhang, Chen and Feng!"

Feng Xiaogang smiled slightly, "I think it shouldn't be difficult for "Assembly" to surpass "The Promise" at the box office."

Wang Zhonglei quickly changed his words, "Zhang, Feng and Chen!"

Feng Xiaogang was satisfied. He used to call you "Kai Ye", but what do you do now? My "Night Banquet" was not successful, and it was not spoofed into "The Story of Uncle and Sister-in-law".

However, he also had regrets, "If it weren't for Lost orphans and the Warlords, if there was only this one in the market, "Transformers" wouldn't be so arrogant."

The box office champion in the mainland in 2007 should be "Transformers", with a huge amount of 280 million. Although the three "Assembly" movies are still in theaters, they are far from reaching it.

Feng Xiaogang felt that if there were no two competitors, he would have a chance to surpass "Transformers" and Zhang Yimou's highest-grossing "Curse of the Golden Flower". By then, it would be Feng, Zhang and Chen.

But there are not so many ifs in the world. He can only pin his hopes on the next work. The investment in war films is too large. Next, he plans to return to his old business and make a light-hearted comedy with Yuko. Part of the script has been written and it will be released this year.

While chatting, Chen Guofu came in, "I just received a piece of news from the United States. It's quite interesting."

Feng Xiaogang leaned back in his chair, "What news?"

Chen Guofu, "Nothing, just some data summary of the North American box office market in 2007 by the boxofficemojo website."

Wang Zhonglei was impatient, "A bunch of data? What's the point?"

Chen Guofu, "What's interesting is that the sixth place in market share is Longtou Pictures."

"What!" Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang sat up directly. Their first reaction was, how could it be possible? The data must be false!

Isn't it just a new company? And there are not many movies. Isn't there the Big Six in Hollywood? There are several powerful small companies under the Big Six, such as Lionsgate and Harvey's Weinstein Films. How come these small companies are suppressed by the Dragon's Head?

And it's the sixth place, which means that there is another Big Six that is suppressed by the Dragon's Head!

A small company that has been established for two years, how can it be so powerful?

Chen Guofu, "It can't be fake. There is also a hot discussion in the United States. The media are shouting that another DreamWorks has risen. Wang Quan is the next Spielberg."

Feng Xiaogang suddenly felt that the box office in the mainland broke 200 million. Damn, it's really a bummer. I was originally happy, why did I say this.

Wang Zhonglei was still a little curious, "Which of the Big Six was suppressed by the Dragon's Head?"

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"Actually, you should have guessed which one it was," Dorothy smiled and suddenly became alert, "Is there anyone around you?"

"Well, I'm on the crew. Keep talking." Wang Quan held Deepika with one hand while chatting.

Dorothy briefly talked about the data report of boxofficemojo. Because the statistics were for the natural year of 2007, the box office data was from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.

Although "Juno" was a movie in 2006, most of the box office revenue was generated in 2007. Therefore, the reason why "Dragon Heads Up" was able to achieve such a good result this time was mainly due to the three pillars of "Twilight", "The Hangover" and "Juno". In addition, there were three low-cost horror films, "The Purge", "Insidious" and "The Teeth". Among them, "The Teeth" can be almost ignored, and "The Man From Earth" was not released in theaters at all.

The first place is actually Paramount, which has a market share of 15.5%. The reason why Paramount performed so well this year is mainly because of DreamWorks. Because it was sold to Paramount, DreamWorks' movies were distributed by Paramount. If it weren't for the two 300 million-level movies "Shrek the Third" and "Transformers" produced by DreamWorks, and two 100 million-level movies, Paramount would be at the bottom of the six. The highest box office of their own releases was just over 100 million, which is only second-rate.

The second place is Warner, with a market share of 13.9%. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was nearly 300 million, and "I Am Legend" really became a box office legend. Will Smith alone supported a 200 million-level movie, and the dark horse "300" also had a box office of over 200 million.

The third place is Sony Columbia, with a market share of 12.8%. They were the first last year, but this year they have declined. The main hit is Spider-Man 3. Although it won the annual championship of 330 million, the cost of 260 million is too high. Sony plans to temporarily terminate the development of this series, and the male lead doesn't want to act anymore.

The fourth place is Disney, with a market share of 12.5%. The main hits are Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Ratatouille, one of which is 300 million and the other is 200 million. Ratatouille is a Pixar work.

The fifth place is Universal, with a share of 11.3%. The Jason Bourne, Knocked Up Overnight, and My Big Fat Gay Wedding all exceeded 100 million. Although Bruce Almighty 2 exceeded 100 million, it suffered a serious loss, which is the second largest loss this year after The Golden Compass. The lack of a big IP is also a major weakness of Universal.

The sixth place is Dragon Rising, with a market share of 7.9%, which is only 0.2% higher than the seventh-place Fox. It can be said to be a narrow victory.

These seven companies occupy 80% of the market share in North America, and dozens of other companies share the remaining 20%.

Fox performed poorly this year, with only "The Simpsons" earning more than 100 million, "Die Hard" barely earning more than 100 million, and the third place was "Fantastic Four 2" which was impacted by "Twilight", and the final North American box office did not exceed 100 million.

But after all, it is a big company with many films, and it still saved some face by relying on the advantage of quantity.

Of course, the seventh place, lost to the new company Dragon Rising, and the face has been lost. What's the point of saving that little bit?

On this day, Fox became the laughing stock of the whole Hollywood. Paramount said that it was fortunate to buy DreamWorks, otherwise it would be itself that was ridiculed. This ridicule soon spread from the United States to China.

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"Friends, it's time to re-discuss the title of the Hollywood Big Seven!"

Tianya Forum, riding on this wave of heat, a post became popular.

The earliest was the Hollywood Big Eight, in addition to the six, there are MGM and United Artists.

Later, United Artists sold to MGM, and MGM sold to Sony, but then DreamWorks emerged.

So sometimes it was eight, sometimes it was six, and sometimes it was seven. With DreamWorks sold to Paramount in 2006, it finally became the six major Hollywood companies.

"But I think the rise of Dragon Heads Up means that Hollywood will soon become the seven major companies again.

"Why do I say that? Because this company is so damn profitable. In 2007, it released a total of six movies. Other big companies released at least a dozen, and generally twenty or thirty. With these six movies, Dragon Heads Up surpassed Fox and ranked sixth in the box office of the year. This shows that the vision of the leader is very strong. A good leader is the key to the success of a company!"

"And Director Wang Quan is such a reliable leader. The company's successful movies are either directed or written by him. He is simply a god in the film industry!

"Some people may say that DreamWorks was also amazing in the past. When old Stalin was in his prime, he also made a success with every film he made. He relied on three old men to carve out a way out in Hollywood and created the pattern of the seven majors, but he eventually sold it to Paramount. But I want to say that it is different, really different.

"Don't forget that Dragon Heads Up not only has one director, Wang Quan, but also Boss Tao. Boss Tao is the daughter of a Jewish consortium. Now the giant companies in Hollywood are backed by big consortiums, so they have a high tolerance rate, and even if they lose a few films, they will not be seriously injured.

"What DreamWorks lacks is the support of big consortiums. When old Stalin's creative ability declined, the company began to go downhill, but Dragon Heads Up has Boss Tao's Greenberg family. I believe that Director Wang and Boss Tao will eventually become one, and Dragon Heads Up will sooner or later be among the seven majors and become a legend!"

I am also very showy: Damn, after watching for a long time, it turns out that you are a CP fan of Director Wang and Boss Tao. Hello, I am actually one too!

Zhong Ping Wan Feng: I am a CP fan of Director Wang and Tian Xian. Didn't they date a while ago?

I am pure and innocent: Is the above person mistaken? A date between three people, doesn't our Mimi deserve a name?

Ansj: I think Yang Mi is more like a cover for Director Wang to date Tianxian. She is actually Director Wang's good sister.

Xiaobai who follows the law: I second the motion!

Zhisanshao: I agree!

"I agree with your sister!" Yang Mi also saw this post. She was quite excited at first. My brother Quan was going to rise completely and achieve a hegemony in Hollywood. But later on, they turned to CP, and Liu Yifei's fans made up stories about me.

Humph! I should have forced myself on Brother Quan that night. I should have softened the rice first.

Then Yang Mi called Liu Yifei and asked her what she was doing. Her fans made her angry, and she had to make up with her.

"Oh, I'm at the wedding. Sister Tao is getting married."

"Tao? Oh, you mean Liu Tao!" Yang Mi started gossiping. "I heard he's a rich second-generation guy I just met not long ago. Is he handsome?"

"He's just an average guy," Liu Yifei lowered her voice. "I heard he's two years younger than Sister Tao. Born in the 80s. I really can't tell."

Yang Mi asked again, "You're the only one from your Tianlong crew who went. Brother Hu Jun didn't go?"

"No, I heard he's practicing action scenes for "October Besieged City", but I'm here."

"If I were to ask Jun, with his physique and temperament, he'd look like a master if he was poked there. He doesn't need to practice at all. By the way, why don't you practice?" Yang Mi asked.

"My foundation from "The Forbidden Kingdom" is still there. I can do the splits easily. I don't need to practice specially."

"Then when will you join the group?" Yang Mi asked.

"I'm in February, how about you?"

"It's the end of February. I'll shoot a movie first this month," Yang Mi said meaningfully, "The heroine."

"Ah, Mimi, you are going to act in a movie, what kind of movie will it be?" Liu Yifei asked in surprise.

"You remember Crazy Stone," Yang Mi said proudly, "This movie is called "Crazy Supermarket," you know what it's about."

Liu Yifei liked "Crazy Stone" very much. When Yang Mi said this, she thought it was Ning Hao's new work, and she was immediately envious. "Your crew must be very fun. How about I go visit the crew then."

"Ah, this, let's talk about this later, the crew needs to keep it a secret." After Yang Mi finished pretending, she was worried that Liu Yifei would see through her low-budget nature.

In fact, the cost is not very small. First, we bought the copyright from Kimchi Country, then invited Ning Hao to serve as the producer, and authorized the title "Crazy Supermarket". Then we can legally, reasonably and reasonably use "Crazy Supermarket" to "Stone" was promoted.

In addition, Yang Qing learned his shame and became brave, and improved the script and added a few slightly larger scenes, so the budget soared to 3.5 million, which was higher than "A Story of Two Foods" and "Crazy Stone".

As one of the producers, Yang Mi is selecting actors. The male lead must be Xu Zheng, and there is also a female lead, CP Xiao Gangya.

Wang Quan originally wanted to find Hu Ge. This guy would be lucky if he survived the catastrophe. He might be able to make his own movie a hit, which would make up for the regret of not being able to work with him on "Xiao Qian" before.

But it's a pity that Hu Ge took over the movie "Sword Butterfly", voiced Wu Zun, and played Ma Wencai.

Yang Mi thought of her leading actor Ma Tianyu again. Their "Brilliant Legacy" was about to be aired, and the two of them had recently appeared on a show together.

It turned out that he was about to shoot a TV series, "You Are My Dream" starring Wu Qilong, and he was not available.

Yang Mi had an idea. Didn't "Come on Good Man" hold a new edition last year? If Ma Tianyu, a veteran, didn't perform, he would go and take a look at the freshly produced guys.

So she found last year's top ten contestants on the Internet. Yang Mi took a fancy to the eighth one at a glance. She looked dull and fit the character she wanted.

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In Mumbai, King Power has finally finished shooting the childhood scenes, and it’s now time for the teenage scenes.

He kept an eye on the date and saw that it was almost there, so he called Heath Ledger, one of the actors in "Inception."

"I heard that you are seeking investment for your directorial debut. This may not be easy. If you want the support of Long Toutou, please come to Mumbai to see me immediately..."