Chapter 453： big sale

It coincides with Valentine's Day and the weekend, "Fifty Shades of Grey" can be regarded as a good time, place and people, showing strong momentum from the beginning of the painting.

In the United States, it has been screened in more than 2,800 theaters in advance since Thursday night, earning $10.6 million that night, writing the first record of its own for New Era Pictures.

Then it expanded to 3646 theaters on Friday, breaking the largest premiere scale of R-rated films in 3615 theaters maintained by "The Hangover 2", earning 36.7 million U.S. dollars in a single day on Friday (including early shows on Thursday). Easily climb to the top of the single-day box office list.

This is just the beginning. The film made persistent efforts on Valentine's Day and reported $38 million, setting a record for the highest single-day box office on Valentine's Day.

This weekend, it received 85 million U.S. dollars in three days, and it was easy to airborne the first weekend champion.

While this drawing score created the fifth highest score for an R-rated film, it also set a record-the highest drawing score for a film directed by a female director, breaking "Twilight" (directed by Catherine Hardwick) Record kept (69.63 million USD).

Similarly, the film in overseas markets also scored 188 million US dollars in the first weekend. It is extremely popular in markets such as Europe and Latin America. Cinemas have arranged multiple additional shows to meet the hot market demand.

This achievement made Yang Cheng and Donna Rand overjoyed. After the box office was released in the first weekend, they added another $10 million in publicity expenses, and they were about to break all the records of R-rated films before they would give up.

Not only that, the surrounding sales are as expected by Yang Cheng. The small umbrella with the movie logo has become the world's best-selling item this weekend. According to incomplete statistics, among the 60 countries that have been screened in the world, the small umbrella The sales exceeded 5 million in just 3 days, and the average price of each was 5 US dollars, which is quite a black-hearted price, but still can not stop the enthusiasm of food and color men and women.

That is to say, but by selling small umbrellas, it generated 25 million U.S. dollars in three days on weekends, and New Era Pictures has reached a cooperation with Durex to buy them at a price of 0.6 U.S. dollars, even if packaging costs, transportation, and In addition to taxes and fees, the net profit of a small umbrella is more than US$2. How much is 5 million times 2? Elementary school students will count, this is only the first weekend, the first full 7 days have not yet started, other peripheral income is also quite popular, this income has not been included.

In short, Yang Cheng’s forward thinking has made New Era Pictures a lot of money, and the theme song of the film, which was used as a means of publicity early, is "lovemelikeyoudo" sung by British female singer Allie Goulding. The second sky in the theater dropped to third place on the bulletin board, and just a day later, it was on the top of the championship. It is foreseeable that the position of this championship will be very stable before the film is fully released.

On Monday, a full week of "Fifty Shades of Grey" officially began, but Yang Cheng didn't pay much attention to it. He was about to deal with matters in London, and it was time to return to the United States to handle domestic affairs.

But before he left, he and his friends who hadn't seen him for a long time were partying all over London. The party opened from Kensington Palace to North Sea Manor, so that when he returned on the Jason, he seemed to be wandering. As soon as I got on the plane, I fell on my bed and couldn't sleep, and even rarely snored.

After 10 hours of flying, the Jason landed steadily in New York. Yang Cheng finally felt that she was alive, but her footsteps were still a bit weak, and she staggered a bit when she got off the plane. Fortunately, she didn't fall and make a fool of herself.

Sitting in the back row of Maybach Zeppelin, the seat was leveled, Yang Cheng took off his shoes, and was about to be confused for a while, when the phone rang untimely.

I irritated my mouth with ice water, and the phone showed that Konrad Koch, this person never called when he was okay, Yang Cheng didn't dare to delay, picking up the passage, "Good morning Conrad."

"Morning, jason, where are you? The press conference is about to begin!" Konrad Koch roared anxiously, indeed, there was a loud noise on the other end of the phone, and it was impossible to hear if you didn't.

Yang Cheng was taken aback, press conference? What conference?

Wait, damn, Yang Cheng slapped his forehead. The brains of drinking and drinking in the past two days were dull, and he forgot to attend the official press conference of the acquisition of the Nets today. Konrad Koch specifically called more than 10 days in advance to inform. of.

"Well, air traffic control, there is a traffic jam over New York! I just got off the plane, and I will be there in half an hour." Yang Cheng looked at the scenery outside the window and replied after confirming his current position.

"OK, hurry up, I'll let someone drag him, and when I come, I will go directly to the press conference room, and I will wait for you at the back door." Konrad Koch hung up the phone directly after another exhortation. It was too messy there. Up.

Yang Cheng urged Andrew, who was driving, "Take a shortcut, and you must be at the Barclays Center within half an hour."

Andrew grinned and shouted, "yessir."

In the luxurious press conference room of the Barclays Center, the media reporters who received the news of the Nets’ transfer early have set up long guns and cannons and aimed them at the long blue flannel tables on the podium, but they were still empty at this time. No one.

ESPN reporter Kevin Person sat in the first row, holding a notebook in his hand, thinking about the questions to be asked for a while, and his colleagues next to him said impatiently, "Damn, are they all shit? It's been so long. Start!"

Kevin Person pushed his glasses, turned his head and glanced at the young reporter who was obviously a novice, and couldn't help but chuckle and said, "What's the hurry, it will always start when it should start."

The young reporter's eyes lit up. Obviously he is familiar with Kevin Person, a celebrity in the industry. "Kevin, can't we protest? The Nets are too disrespectful of our media people."

Kevin Pearson's preparations are almost done. I'm bored at the moment, so I just put down my notebook, chatted with the young reporter, and gave advice to the next generation.

"Young man, which media are you from?"

The young reporter was taken aback, "I'm from Fox Sports!"

"It turned out to be Fox’s colleague. I have been in this business for decades and have a little experience. I just have time now. I will tell you. First of all, you have to figure out a reality, news materials and media. Reporters have always complemented each other. There is no one to rely on. I advise you to discard the idea that reporters are the uncrowned king as soon as possible. It is not 20 years ago. Information is not spreading smoothly. People want to know what news can only be through our pen."

After a pause, pointing to the concealed door of the press conference hall, the figure who came and went said, "Now the media is controlled by capital. No matter how powerful the uncrowned king is, it cannot be worth the word of capital, because they can let you There is no food, but we pose no threat to capital."

The young reporter was at a loss. He was clearly talking about protests. How could the capital be involved? I couldn't help but whispered and complained, "I am not prepared to contend with capital. I am just very dissatisfied with the efficiency of the Nets. Let us wait here without explaining why the conference is postponed."

Kevin Person shook his head helplessly and said in his heart, "Young people nowadays are too impatient."

"Didn't you make any preparations before coming? I don't know who is preparing to acquire the Nets?"

The young reporter shook his head blankly, "I don't know, aren't they preparing to announce it at the press conference?"

"Damn, how did you live until now?" Kevin Person also lost his temper and cursed badly.

Seeing that the young reporter was suppressed by himself, he suppressed his anger and explained, "The gossip has swept the Internet. You don't even have this sense of smell. I advise you to change your career as soon as possible. It is the head of New Times Media who is preparing to acquire the Nets. People, that young Chinese tycoon Jason Yang! Do you always know about New Times Media? It is not inferior to the existence of your head office News Corporation. You can complain to the other party to see if anyone cares about you."

Speaking of this, Kevin Person turned his head and opened the notebook to prepare for the press conference, because he had seen the crowd at the door, it should be the master.

Sure enough, there was no waiting. The door of the conference hall was opened from both sides. The official spokesperson of the Nets was led by the official spokesperson of the Nets, followed by Prokhorov, Adam Silver, Yang Cheng and Konrad Koch. Four people dressed in similar casual suits walked into the venue with smiles. After some humility, they sat behind the rostrum in order, and the press conference officially began.

The official spokesperson first welcomed the arrival of the media and briefly described the Nets' achievements after moving to Brooklyn, and officially announced today's main content. The Brooklyn Nets approved by the NBA, and other The 29 team representatives voted today to complete the equity conversion procedures, and announced the transaction amount, and then invited the former owner of the Nets, the polar bear tycoon Prokhorov to speak.

Prokhorov cleared his throat, leaned forward, smiled into the microphone and said: "During the few years I have been in the Nets, apart from moving the Nets to Brooklyn, the team has the most luxurious and modern ball. It’s a pity that I haven’t made any achievements anymore. Now I have more than enough energy and I’m not enough. I decided to transfer the team to a more suitable person, Jason beside me. I believe that under his leadership, the Nets We will surely rise, and we will prove our ability to gain a foothold in New York with practical actions.

In the process of looking for trading partners, the first thing I look for is people who are in line with our goals and are passionate about the future development of the Nets. Fortunately, Jason is the person I am looking for. He told me that after taking over the team , I hope to establish my own team culture, which must be reflected by the players, coaching staff and management, which coincides with my previous ideas.

So we didn’t waste extra time and talk. The two sides hit it off and signed the equity conversion memo. With the strong support of the alliance, we completed the relevant process as quickly as possible, and the Brooklyn Nets officially ushered in today. A new owner, my job has come to an end, but I will continue to pay attention to the team’s development and performance. If Jason fails to fulfill his original promise, I don’t mind buying back the team at a high price. In short, I I hope that the future of the team will be bright, and the longing for the O'Brien Cup will be picked up soon! )

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