According to custom, you are not allowed to go out during the confinement period. Although Li Xiuxiu recovered quickly, she could not openly break the custom. However, she had begun to take over the affairs of Dream Chase Entertainment Group. She also began to try to leave the baby and let her
The baby follows the grandparents.
Because in a few days, she will go to the United States with Shao Shuaijun. After resting for more than half a year, Shao Shuaijun has decided to start directing the second filming of "The Night Watcher" before the year. Li Xiuxiu will also review the accounts of its subsidiaries before the year.
, and various projects, as well as discussing cooperation matters with Carl Icahn. The baby is still too young to fly around the world with him.
"Hey son, say goodbye to daddy."
A few days after New Year's Day, when the confinement period was over, Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu flew to the United States in a hurry. Before leaving, they said goodbye to Xiao Shao.
Xiao Shao was in his grandma's arms, smiling brightly. He thought Shao Shuaijun was playing hide-and-seek with him.
Li Xiuxiu kissed Xiao Shao and said, "Baby, say goodbye to mom."
"Giggle." Xiao Shao kept laughing.
"Go, go, you guys, don't be reluctant to let go of the child." Shao's mother waved her hands to the two of them.
The two reluctantly kissed their son goodbye and got on the plane.
The plane was flying in the sky. Within half an hour, Li Xiuxiu said sadly: "Hubby, I miss my son..."
When we arrived in Santa Monica, we were greeted by Mitchell Bruce.
"Shao, Li, congratulations to you, how is the baby?"
"Thank you. My son is in good health." Shao Shuaijun hugged Mitchell.
"You have agreed that I will be the baby's godfather. Li, you won't disagree, right?"
"I'm very happy that you can be Shao Qikai's godfather."
Mitchell shook his head: "Shao... Qi... Kai? This name is too difficult to pronounce, even more difficult to pronounce than the names of you and Shao. Shao, can I give my child an English name? Frank. Shao, what do you think, Frank?
It’s my father’s name.” Foreigners like to give their juniors the same names as their elders, or names of famous people, which is different from the Chinese who avoid naming their elders.
"OK." Shao Shuaijun was also straightforward, and the two of them decided on Shao Qikai's English name, Frank Shao! Many overseas Chinese have such mixed Chinese and English names. For example, the director of "SAW", James Wan, is also at the top
The director of "The Warren Files" to be produced by Entertainment Entertainment, his official name is James Wan.
Shao Shuaijun pretends to be cool and doesn't want to have a foreign name to embarrass foreigners. But his son may want to play with foreign children, so he can't embarrass foreign children. Chinese names are too difficult for foreigners.
After greeting each other, we went to the conference room of the company headquarters together.
With the growth of Summit Entertainment, the company has moved from next door to Lionsgate Studios and moved into an 18-story building built by itself on the beach. However, Summit Entertainment simply cannot use up so many floors. After all, Marvel Comics
The headquarters is in New York. However, the vacant floors are always occupied, and the old neighbor Lionsgate Films may move in at some point.
"Shao, Li, should we have a meeting first or review the accounts first?" Mitchell asked.
Shao Shuaijun immediately said: "We will discuss the accounts later. Let's have a meeting first. Regarding the film production and schedule arrangements for next year and the year after, after I hear this, I will go and direct the film." Shao Shuaijun didn't know much about finance.
He is only interested in movies. In the past two years, he has been able to use his memory to help the company's movies avoid possible box office bombs.
After the meeting started, all the company's senior executives were present, with cars, horses and artillery in full swing. They first summarized the movie releases in 2010.
In January and February 2010, the company released four low-budget movies with low investment and low box office, with a combined gross of only US$40 million. In March, "Red Flame Battlefield" was released, with a global box office of US$167 million. 4
"Dance My Life 4" was released in March, with a global box office of US$90 million.
"Teddy Bear" was released in May, with a global box office of US$613 million, and "Iron Man 2", with a global box office of US$625 million. "The Hunger Games" was released in June, with a global box office of US$650 million. In July, "The Hunger Games" was released, with a global box office of US$650 million.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)", US$725 million worldwide.
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was released in August, with a global box office of US$780 million. "Suicide Squad" was released in September, with a global box office of US$275 million. "Warm Bodies" was released in October, with a global box office of US$102 million. It was released in November
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" has a global box office of US$5.6.
"The Hangover 3" was released in December, with a global box office of US$340 million.
Throughout 2010, the movies produced by Summit Entertainment, including the North American release of "Painted Skin 2", which grossed US$60 million, grossed a total of US$5.027 billion in global box office, successfully breaking through the US$5 billion mark and reaching the top of the list of Hollywood movies in 2010.
The company's global box office winner.
It is also the North American box office champion, with a record-breaking US$1.789 billion in North America, breaking the US$1.767 billion set by Warner Bros. last year and becoming the highest ever!
Summit Entertainment accounted for six of the 20 top-grossing movies in North America in 2010.
They are the second place "The Hunger Games" with US$411 million, the fourth place "Iron Man 2" with US$3.13, the fifth place "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" with US$278 million, and the seventh place "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" with US$240 million.
In US dollars, the ninth place "Teddy Bear" US$230 million, the 12th place "Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows" US$190 million.
Summit Entertainment accounted for seven of the top 20 grossing movies in the world in 2010.
They are "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" in 4th place, "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)" in 6th place, "The Hunger Games" in 7th place, "Iron Man 2" in 8th place, and "Teddy" in 9th place.
"Bear", No. 10 "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" and No. 15 "The Hangover 3".
In 2010, Summit Entertainment invested only US$980 million in publicity and filming expenses. This means that Summit Entertainment had an investment-to-income ratio of 1:5, far exceeding Hollywood's normal investment ratio of 1:3. Hollywood movies are
For global releases, not all box office shares are shared, most of the distribution rights are bought out. In other words, the box office must be three times the investment to ensure that there is no loss.
Basically, the Hollywood company's movies, blockbuster movies and bad movies combined, maintain a balance of 1:3. The real income lies in the derivative products of the movie, such as the release of DVDs after the screening, the cooperative toy manufacturers to release movie toys, and the clothing dealers.
Issuing commemorative clothing, souvenir dealers producing movie souvenirs, naming and placement of advertisers, construction of theme parks, secondary income from TV broadcasts, etc.
It can be said that if a movie's box office revenue ratio reaches 1:3, its box office can be used to recoup the investment, and the peripheral income is the real income. When it is lower than 1:3, peripheral income is needed to make up for the investment loss.
If it is higher than 1:3, congratulations, you have made a lot of money!
Summit Entertainment has obviously made a lot of money this year. When the company's financial director made a report, the executives all grinned. The more profit the company makes, the more dividends they will receive.
"This year we have taken in more than 5 billion U.S. dollars at the box office, earned more than 2 billion U.S. dollars at the box office, and generated more than 8 billion U.S. dollars in peripheral income. In other words, just in terms of movie operating income, we have
Earned 10 billion!"
The financial director continued to talk about the exciting news. This was just movie revenue. Summit Entertainment not only had movies, but also TV series, Internet and smartphone applications. The annual turnover definitely exceeded 15 billion US dollars, which was definitely the entire
Hollywood's most profitable company.
What’s more profitable is not these profits, but the market value of the company. As the movie becomes more popular, the stock price becomes higher and higher, and the market value becomes larger and larger. Last year, Summit Entertainment did not reach US$15 billion, and this year it is expected to hit US$20 billion in market value.
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"2010 was a glorious year. Today, we look back on the past and feel extremely proud. Under the outstanding leadership of Director Shao, the company's performance is booming. Almost all the movies are from the vision of Director Shao. Now let's invite Shao
Dong gave us a speech."
Shao Shuaijun stood up with a smile on his face: "I am very pleased that this year we have hit the 5 billion box office mark, proving that our Summit Entertainment is definitely a six-level film company. Of course, I prefer that we are the largest independent film company.
The glory of the past has passed, and we must continue to work hard next year. And I will just tell you my wish."
Seeing everyone listening attentively, Shao Shuaijun said proudly: "I have four wishes. First, to acquire Lionsgate Pictures to expand our film types, film library resources and distribution channels. Second, to continue to recover superhero copyrights.
, I hope to receive news about the return of Blade, Soul Tank, Fantastic Four, and Daredevil in February this year, before the Chinese New Year, and then continue to negotiate Spider-Man and X-Men. Third, we must have
Whether it's our own animation studio, whether it's acquired or established, I hope everyone will pay attention to the animation department. In future movies, animated movies will definitely occupy a big position. Fourthly, the company's special effects department will become stronger next year. I heard that
Both Digital Domain and Industrial Light and Magic have suffered losses, so we should not be afraid of losses and make every effort to acquire Digital Domain and Lucasfilm (the parent company of Industrial Light and Magic)."
With a bang, the executives were excited by Shao Shuaijun's wish and clapped vigorously.
Shao Shuaijun’s idea is very simple. If Summit Entertainment wants to become a truly major film company, it is not enough to just produce a few blockbuster movies. It must also have overall production capabilities.
Lionsgate's horror films are a continuous source of income. The box office may not be high, but subsequent DVD sales are definitely the strongest. Horror films are still exciting to watch alone at home.
Marvel Comics' superhero movies are real popcorn blockbusters. With the improvement of special effects, the popularity cannot be extinguished in a short time.
Animated movies will also continue to rise with the improvement of special effects technology. At least before Shao Shuaijun was reborn, animated movies created a lot of box office.
Special effects companies are now in danger of collapse under the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis, but Shao Shuaijun knows that with the support of China's vast market, special effects companies will never become obsolete. Whether it is superheroes or animated movies, they all need the support of special effects companies. The digital field is a company he has been interested in for a long time. As long as Industrial Light and Magic, a subsidiary of Lucasfilm, has a chance, he will not give up. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)