“Planet of the Apes US$780 million, Breaking Dawn US$725 million, Hunger US$650 million, Teddy Bear US$613 million, Iron Man 2 US$625 million, Dancing Out US$90 million, Red Flame US$167 million, plus the currently released “Suicide Squad”
Currently, the global box office exceeds 150 million U.S. dollars. Summit Entertainment has achieved a crazy total box office of 3.8 billion U.S. dollars this year, which has surpassed last year’s 2.37 billion U.S. dollars and the 1.93 billion U.S. dollars the year before that, creating a new height!"
"Detective 2 and The Hangover 3 are two box office bombs that haven't even been released yet. Will Summit Entertainment create a box office miracle of US$5 billion this year?" - National Geographic Magazine.
With the craziness of Summit Entertainment and the glory of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", the whole world wanted to interview Shao Shuaijun. Shao Shuaijun hid at home and stayed with the pregnant Li Xiuxiu all day long. Until the end of September, the Ministry of Culture and Radio and Television planned to introduce theater reforms
According to the document, Shao Shuaijun, an entertainment oligarch, was invited to the ministry for a whole day of meetings.
On the way out, I was blocked by reporters. Even the bodyguards couldn't stop me. The reporters would not give up until they got an interview with Shao Shuaijun today.
In desperation, Shao Shuaijun had no choice but to let reporters interview him.
"Director Shao, "War for the Planet of the Apes" has sold 780 million copies worldwide, making it your second-highest-grossing film. What do you think of the film's success? What's the secret to success?"
Shao Shuaijun said in an official tone: "There are many factors for the success of the Planet of the Apes. Fans of the old version of "Planet of the Apes" are one factor. The world's first outdoor expression capture technology from Weta is one. Andy Serkis and Jack Gillen
The wonderful performances of Hill and Freida Pinto are one, as are the sincere cooperation of the entire crew. Perhaps it is also thanks to the good schedule this year that there are no blockbusters to compete for the market."
"Director Shao, you have double-released "Teddy Bear" and "War for the Planet of the Apes". Both films have been hits around the world. Will you be the next king of the world?"
"Haha, as long as I am the king of the world in my wife's eyes, it is enough."
"How are Mrs. Shao and the children?"
"very good."
"Will you still direct the sequels to "Teddy Bear" and "War for the Planet of the Apes"?"
"I don't know. The script is still being created, so everything is unknown."
"What's your next project?"
"go home."
"I'm talking about your plans for your next movie?"
"It has not been determined yet. It is possible that he will wait until next year to direct "Avengers", or he may direct another movie at the end of this year."
"Today the Ministry of Culture is looking for you to discuss the reform of cinema chains. Is it because Wanda Cinemas monopolizes the domestic market and the film schedule is unreasonable?"
"Wanda Cinema Chain is only responsible for the unified operation of theaters, and the film schedule is arranged by the above."
"As of today, "China-Style" has become the first video to reach over 100 million views on Time.com. The subsequent peak video has also exceeded 100 million views. Later websites such as Youtube have also exceeded 500 million views. The album has been updated
It has swept the market in various countries and regions and created brilliant results. Huang Bo has already started a global concert tour. Does Director Shao have any plans to enter the music industry?"
The "China-Style" MV has set many records. It has exceeded 400 million views on Time.com, 500 million views on Youtube, and 100 million views on Peak Video. It has become the most popular video this summer and has made lead singer Huang Bo famous all over the world.
, together with Yang Ying, Xu Zhuan and Shao Shuaijun, have become familiar faces to everyone.
Imitation of horse riding dance has become a worldwide trend. The album sold 3.1 million records in the United States, and 1 million copies were platinum, making it a triple platinum record. Not only the United States and Asia, but also the whole world has been recognized by "China-Style"
Conquer, the entire album sold more than 8 million copies, becoming the most popular Chinese record!
""China-Style" is just a game. I don't have any intention of singing... Okay, it's been half an hour, it's time to let me go, right?"
After being blocked by reporters for about half an hour, Shao Shuaijun was finally able to get on the bus and go home after meeting their needs.
This is troublesome after you become famous, you have to be careful when going out.
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On October 1, New York time, "Warm Corpse", the first independent film directed by Shao Shuaijun's eldest disciple Gao Zhisheng, began to be released in 3,027 theaters in North America. "Warm Corpse" is a small-budget production, with no stars or well-known directors.
, not even a premiere was held.
This does not mean that Summit Entertainment does not attach importance to this movie. Even though the expected box office is not high, the company still works hard to promote it. Posters are plastered all over the entrances of major theaters. Shao Shuaijun also recommended this movie on his neck. He and
Gao Zhisheng did not have any formal apprenticeship. In fact, Gao Zhisheng was older than him, but he had a master-disciple relationship.
Gao Zhisheng has worked on several films for Shao Shuaijun, and Shao Shuaijun has not hesitated to teach him and told him all about his directing experience. He has also cultivated him a lot. First, he came to the mainland to direct TV series, and now he comes to Hollywood to direct movies.
It can be said that it is not cultivated.
Therefore, Gao Zhisheng always treated Shao Shuaijun as his master.
The movie was about to be released, and he even called me from the United States to say thank you nonsense and finally say hello to the unborn Shao Qikai.
Shao Shuaijun fooled him with a smile, because he was not in the country at the moment. He was having dinner with Carl Icahn in a luxury restaurant in New York. He had teamed up with Mark Lacheski to reject Carl's plan to acquire MGM.
Shao Shuaijun originally thought he would offend this financial giant, but who knew that Karl actually invited Shao Shuaijun to come to the United States to visit his company and his hedge fund, and his attitude was very cordial.
There doesn't seem to be any dissatisfaction because of the abortion of the merger.
Carl's company is a leather company, or a shell company. It does not engage in any production and only participates in investment. This shell company controls entertainment companies such as MGM and Lions Gate. In addition, ARI Company, FM Company,
PS Company, biopharmaceutical IC, telecommunications XO and other companies hold decisive shares.
In addition, he controls two hedge funds, one is the Icahn Partnership Fund and the other is the AREP Fund. The funds he can control can even exceed 100 billion U.S. dollars. He generates billions of dollars in profits every year, which is absolutely
The investment king of Wall Street.
"Shao, after reading my company, what do you think?" Karl is a Jew. He looks like a gentle old man, but his eyes are very sharp and have a penetrating aura.
Of course, momentum is invisible and intangible, it is entirely a feeling brought about by status.
Shao Shuaijun himself also controls a large company with tens of billions of dollars. He is completely unafraid of Carl Icahn's pressure. He wiped his mouth and said: "To be honest, I don't see anything. You are not engaged in production. All the employees in the company are engaged in production."
I'm on the phone, looking at the computer screen, thinking about which company I'm going to carve up today, it's scary, no wonder the CEOs on Wall Street hate you."
"Haha, I think this is the best compliment for me." Carl was not angry at Shao Shuaijun's words at all. "You know, in my eyes, the company has only one purpose, which is to go public and cash out. Operations or strategies are all empty.
, only the U.S. dollar can truly represent the American dream."
"uh-huh?"
Karl stared at Shao Shuaijun and smiled a little enigmatically: "You know, I never had any intention to acquire MGM from the beginning, or I had it very early on, but I gave up on this plan in the past two years."
"What?"
"MGM is a stagnant water. There is no way to save it. The organization is bloated, the shares are complex, and the staff is aging. I originally planned to use MGM to drag Sony, and then reverse MGM's profits in a short period of time and let the stock rise.
Just cash out and get away. But Sony is not stupid either. After being fooled by me for two years, they simply showed me the mess and wanted to compete with my perseverance to see whether I couldn't help but get away or they couldn't bear the pain and cut off this piece of rotten flesh.
"
Carl poured himself some red wine and continued: "Sony's attitude left me a little helpless. In the end, there were only two results. One was that neither Sony nor I would let go and MGM went bankrupt. The other was that I let go.
Sony took over and got rid of me at a small price. No matter how you calculate it, I will suffer a loss. So, I set my sights on Lionsgate Pictures and planned to use Lionsgate to turn around MGM."
"So I still messed up your plan?"
"Listen to me, my original plan was indeed Lionsgate Pictures. However, the management of Lionsgate Pictures in the past two years has deviated a bit from my plan. The business has grown, but there is no plan to support it. It is difficult to continue
It became a platform to turn around MGM. And coincidentally, Lions Gate’s neighbor Summit had a miraculous rise in the past two years, and I knew that the opportunity had come.”
His eyelids twitched, Shao Shuaijun said in a deep voice: "Then what?"
"I sent people to carefully investigate Summit Entertainment. Of course, I want to apologize. I also sent people to investigate your background." Karl smiled, "Times Magazine is right. Your movie kingdom has risen. You
The era has come. Dream Chasing Entertainment Group has created too many miracles. Moreover, you are not only an upstart, but also have a solid foundation. Based on the Internet, you have shifted from a single film and TV entertainment to more
On peripheral products.”
"Maybe."
"Our research found that the layout of Dream Entertainment Group is very purposeful. Currently, you have three listed companies, Dream Golden Harvest, Summit Entertainment, Marvel Comics, and a quasi-listed company Dream Games, as well as a backup listed company Dream Chase.
South Asia. We even predicted that if possible, Dream Chaser will split from Time Network and let Time Network be listed separately. Summit Entertainment will split from Obvious Company and Obvious Company will be listed separately. In this way, Dream Chaser will be split in the future.
The entertainment group has seven listed companies, forming a pan-entertainment industry chain spanning the United States, China, and India, which is healthy and reasonable."
Karl spoke in detail, and the more he spoke, the more frightened Shao Shuaijun became. This old guy had a perfect understanding of the strategy of Dream Chaser Entertainment Group. Shao Shuaijun had heard from Li Xiuxiu that this was how Dream Chaser Entertainment laid out its plans.
Noticing Shao Shuaijun's moved expression, Karl spoke more enthusiastically. He was already in his seventies and eighty years old, but he was still as energetic as a young man: "We also found that the layout of Dream Chase Entertainment has a focus. Summit Entertainment and Marvel Comics are focused on creating entertainment.
It mainly focuses on content, focusing on upstream development, that is, the production of movies and TV series, etc., and rarely participates in the downstream management of the entertainment industry. Dream Chaser is just the opposite. It is not enthusiastic about the production of TV series and movies. On the contrary, it actively participates in downstream infrastructure construction. This
In the past two years, more than 100 movie theaters have been built in China and Southeast Asia, and it has also established its own peripheral stores and production companies.
Summit Entertainment attacks the upper reaches of the entertainment industry, and Dream Chaser attacks the lower reaches of the entertainment industry. A perfect layout! In addition to controlling various subsidiaries, the group company actively participates in charity to improve its reputation, builds schools to cultivate talents, and supports filmmakers.
, reserve new technologies, and even influence the layout of China's entertainment industry from the ranks of agents.
If I am not wrong, this is done to merge with the Chinese government. There is a saying that if you control public opinion, you will control power. Your plan will become a public opinion platform for the Chinese government?"
After Karl finished speaking, he sipped the red wine and looked at Shao Shuaijun, as if he had a chance to win.
Shao Shuaijun rolled his eyes: "You may be thinking too much. I never knew that Dream Chaser Entertainment Group had such a plan." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)