Chapter 454： Follow-up promotion plan

Maybe time is the best solution to everything?

Faced with the current situation, Ryan once again thought about delaying, but soon realized that time has never been shifted by human will, it has not resolved the previous conflict, nor can it solve the current problem at all.

For other Hollywood stars, getting drunk, partying or inhaling something ecstatic can be a good way to forget their worries, but for Ryan, work is the best narcotics.

Marvel Comics was one of the first companies he targeted. Unlike investing in companies purely for making money, Ryan’s interest lies in the film industry. Surprising superhero movies from previous lives are one of his favorite series. If this series can create even more brilliant results in his hands, he will definitely be happy to see it.

Will this "X-Men", which has changed too much from the previous life, be accepted by the market?

Judging from the number of viewers and the enthusiasm for watching the movie on the first weekend, the vast majority of people are extremely interested in the new setting of the film, and also show certain expectations for the subsequent movies.

On Monday morning, Ryan appeared in the Marvel Comics conference room on time, sat quietly on the outermost periphery, acting as an audience, listening to these professionals' analysis of the past three days and follow-up of the follow-up propaganda.

"On the first Wednesday, 3750 theaters, "X-Men" won the box office of 61.51 million US dollars." The film's production manager Kevin Feiqi was quite excited, "The actual box office of the film far exceeds Up to our expectation of $45 million."

"Flap! Pop..."

I don't know who slapped the palm first, and then the applause in the meeting room became a piece of cake.

It is difficult for people who have not experienced the most difficult period of Marvel Comics to understand their current excitement.

Five years ago, the entire North American comics industry ushered in a cold winter. Even giants like Marvel Comics had to file for bankruptcy protection. If someone hadn't invested money in time, how could the rapid development come from?

Many people's eyes fell on Ryan. Although this young man has never interfered with the normal operation of the company, it was his funds and genius suggestions that pulled Marvel Comics back from the cliff and reproduced the glory of Marvel Comics with miraculous speed.

The huge box office success of "X-Men" in the first week also gave them full confidence in Ryan's plans for the entire series of movies.

"Everyone, it's not time to celebrate." Young Kevin Fitch kept a clear head, "Don't forget, the production cost of this movie is 70 million US dollars, if you include all other expenses. Total. The investment has reached 100 million U.S. dollars, and now we have not even recovered the cost."

"If nothing else, the movie's box office in the second week will see a major decline." He continued, "What we have to do now is how to grab more box office numbers in the second week..."

The meeting ended before it lasted too long, and Ryan was taken to his office by Avi Aradella.

"Ryan, I want to expand the amazing screenwriter team."

After the secretary filled the coffee for the two, Avi Allard said, "The amazing screenwriter team has to deal with comics. It also has to deal with movies. It's a bit thin."

"That's something you are thinking about." Ryan slowly sipped his coffee and waved his hand and said, "To be honest. Avi, are you looking at my screenwriter team?"

"Nowadays, good screenwriters are not easy to find." What Avi Allard said is also true.

The screenwriting model that Ryan promoted has always existed in Hollywood, but Jenkins Pictures and Flower Pictures continued to succeed. But this model has been thoroughly carried forward.

In the words of some critics, Ryan not only completely reduced to a part of the Hollywood pipeline, but also became an important propeller of this pipeline.

As long as it can make money. There will be countless people imitating to follow up, and other producers have also recruited a large number of screenwriters, making this extremely low-ranking work type in the crew have a vague tendency to turn over, and there are successful works or screenwriters who have participated in successful works. It has undoubtedly become a sought-after item.

The screenwriting team of Jenkins Pictures inevitably lost some people, but just like Pixar, who is always digging a wall, the core and backbone are always there. Using the old model to bring the new model can add fresh blood to the team .

In particular, Ryan fulfilled his original promise, as long as the screenwriter who completed the contract and quit, he would personally write a letter of recommendation based on the actual situation, which also makes Jenkins Pictures the favorite place for screenwriters who want to make their debut.

Tina Fei of Jenkins Pictures is the envy of all new screenwriters.

She entered Jenkins Pictures as an ordinary screenwriter. With her talent, she quickly became the head of the entire screenwriting team, and now she has gone one step further and became one of the most popular reality shows this summer—American Idol— —The producer.

From an obscure little person to a powerful producer, she has only used it for a few years?

Nothing is more convincing than a living, real example.

Everyone knows that Jenkins Pictures has gathered a group of very potential screenwriters, and Avi Allard will give his idea to this. Ryan is not surprised at all.

Ryan happily responded to Avi Allard's request. After all, this is something that is good for him. Besides, the most indispensable thing in Hollywood is people with dreams.

Compared with other companies, Jenkins Pictures, whether it is opportunities or benefits, is more attractive to these people.

In any case, a good story is the foundation of the movie, and the degree of excitement of the story depends on the play of the screenwriters.

Today's Hollywood movies have conquered most parts of the world. No matter how big the cultural differences are, Hollywood productions can conquer the audience, and it can always meet the needs of most people.

Hollywood has attracted countless talented people to join the film industry with high salaries. University film schools have opened one after another. Many screenwriters have master degrees. In order to write good screenplays, these people almost use the art of storytelling. The research is thorough, even from the psychology of mythology to big data to analyze the psychology of the audience.

In fact, from another perspective, Hollywood screenwriters may not be the most successful commercial writing in the world.

In the eyes of producers, whether a movie is profitable is always the most important criterion. Producers who invest in movies for the sake of art may have them, but in Hollywood, which is highly commercialized, it can never be counted with a few fingers. .

Not long after Ryan left Marvel, Avi Allard held a press conference in the banquet hall of the Waldorf Astoria, officially announcing that Marvel Comics’ next superhero on the screen will be Spider-Man", once Sam Remy, who filmed "Ghosts", will be in charge of the movie's guide.

Although the eggs of "X-Men" have heralded the coming of the "Spider-Man" movie, the official has never made any relevant remarks. After the Marvel Comics press conference, the news quickly spread.

You know, the popularity of Spider-Man in the Marvel series is no worse than Superman and Batman. Peter Parker has a large number of fans, including famous characters like James Cameron.

At the same time, Surprise also launched a voting campaign on the official website of "X-Men" and some paper media, which attracted a large number of people to participate.

Someone chose Professor X because his ability was almost incomprehensible, but someone immediately put forward a rebuttal. When he faced the Magneto wearing a helmet, he had nothing to do.

There is another candidate to choose Wolverine, but he was too much restrained by Magneto, and he will not be the strongest either...

To refute Magneto, he believes that when he enters an environment where there is no metal, his combat effectiveness is directly zero.

Anyway, the noisy voting activities further aroused the public, especially young people's heated discussion about "X-Men", which caused many people to return to the theater.

Many people have noticed the dialogue between Magneto Wang and Professor X at the end of the film. Although there is no picture as evidence, the name Jean Gray also occupies an important position among the strongest options.

Whether you choose this time to announce the official establishment of "Spider-Man" or the follow-up voting activities, Surprise is for the needs of publicity and profit.

Staying in New York, Ryan, who was turned away by Natalie once again, has been observing the amazed movements. This comic company with a long history has been rejuvenated and has demonstrated excellent commercial operation methods.

The direct result of this is that the box office drop of "X-Men" in the second week is far lower than market estimates.

Following the box office of more than 61.5 million US dollars in the first Wednesday, Men" again received US$39.88 million in the 7 days of the second week. The box office successfully exceeded the US$100 million mark in two weeks.

Since Jenkins Pictures has no overseas distribution rights, the overseas distribution of the film was handed over to 20th Century Fox, and it will not be long before it will appear in several important overseas film markets, once again embarking on the journey of making money.

Taking advantage of the hot trend of the movie, Marvel Comics launched the latest "X-Men" comic series as a supplement to the movie content, including the past of Jean Gray and Magneto, and also mentioned 62 in a small amount of space. Some things that happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1991, etc.

One of the most significant changes is the change of the entire series of "X-Men", from the original light yellow clothes to the black leather uniforms in the movie.

Although there are still many old "X-Men" fans on the Internet complaining about the ugly black costumes, after the success of the film, it has been fully recognized by the younger generation. After all, in terms of its coolness, this series is inspired by the Matrix. The uniform, the old version of the original.

After the box office was released in the second week, Ryan finished the outline of the script for "Shrek" and was ready to return to Los Angeles. (To be continued...)