Chapter 470： Work in new york

Although "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was successfully closed and entered the post-production stage, the crew only maintained a certain degree of popularity in terms of publicity. Watermark advertising testWatermark advertising test

After staying in London for a few days, Ryan returned to Australia. Most of the scenes that belonged to him and Natalie have been filmed. If there are not too many accidents, he will definitely be able to return to North America before November arrives.

The two also formed a certain tacit understanding, never mentioning the previous quarrel and the names of Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron.

For sci-fi movies like this, the time spent in post-production far exceeds the shooting time. Nearly two months after the first trial shooting, Ryan finally left Sydney, and he sent Natalie back to Cambridge. .

In any case, the relationship between the two has improved, and the crack in the middle can only be repaired slowly.

Afterwards, Ryan came to New York and went straight to Scott's office on Wall Street.

Speaking in detail about his assumptions in London, Scott was unable to immediately give his opinion. To be on the safe side, he will send someone to the UK to conduct detailed inspections after consulting with other investment advisers.

After all, this would be a big investment involving hundreds of millions of pounds.

Scott Ryan has always rest assured that since the Nasdaq index fell, he first helped himself and James Cameron get a controlling stake in imax, and secretly tried his best to contact Disney’s minority shareholders, and stared at himself. Those stocks that have passed.

I stayed with Scott until dark and exchanged opinions on many things. The next two years are probably the most difficult two years. If something happens, maybe he will retire safely and steadily early. .

When leaving in the car, Ryan looked through the window. I saw the towering Petronas Twin Towers, this iconic building in New York and even in the United States, with a life span of no more than one year.

The Gulf War broke out and the Big Red Bear was finished. Nasdaq collapsed. The Twin Towers will certainly not escape the fate of collapse.

American society will also usher in brand new changes. How can I use this incident to get the most benefit?

The collapse of the Twin Towers will definitely drive the stock market down. Go short and buy down? That's asking for trouble by yourself.

Be a great person and inform the federal government in advance? Save the people in the tower? He is not so stupid yet.

All he cares about is the people he cares about.

The rumors of this incident in the previous life were raging, and God only knew what role the federal government played in it. At that time, it is the best choice to take someone close to you to find a place away from New York and Washington for vacation.

Because of the traffic jam, the car drove around Times Square, Ryan kept looking out of the car window, and suddenly saw a huge advertisement shot by Nicole for Dior.

Someone has been staring at him for the past two years. Ryan believes that he must not be able to get rid of his hidden opponent, although he knows that they can't grasp anything exactly. But it is always troublesome. If you can actively choose to expose it, it is undoubtedly the best opportunity before the collapse of the twin towers.

The only question is, what would Nicole think?

The Australian girl fired all previous staff around her. He didn't answer his or George's calls at all, and even most of the time, Ryan didn't know where she was.

Back to the booked room, waiting for the bodyguard to bring the notebook, Ryan sorted out the script file of "Shrek" and sent it to Julis Stewart in Los Angeles.

Just last month, Ryan’s team finally reached a negotiation agreement with DreamWorks Animation Studios. He personally invested and revitalized the mired DreamWorks Animation Studios. According to the proportion of investment, he received 30%. The shares became the largest shareholder.

Of course, the shares in the hands of the Big Three now far exceed him.

In addition, there was an encrypted email from Garcia that George brought, describing some of Disney's latest developments, and Michael Eisner's agent contacted Nicole again.

They seemed to perceive a problem between themselves and Nicole.

Is the hunter going to take action? Ryan was lost in thought, who was the hunter and who was the prey yet to be known...

The next day, Ryan came to Blue Sky Studio, with technical support from Pixar Studio, plus his own foundation and development, after nearly two years of hard work, the animated feature film belonging to Blue Sky Studio is about to be completed.

"Ice Age" completed most of the pictures, but the rendering was not enough, and the soundtrack and dubbing were not added, but when the squirrel jumped out, it still attracted people's attention.

Despite receiving technical assistance from Pixar, Blue Sky Studio still has defects in the previous life, especially the handling of animal hair, which is a bit rough.

This can be said to be a common problem of computer animation, and currently only Pixar Studios can solve this perfectly.

The protagonist of "Monster Electric Company", which will be released soon, is a monster covered with hair.

"Currently we are contacting Ray Normano, John Raquezamo and Jack Black to dub the three protagonists." After the trial screening was over, Chris Witch, the director, gave a brief introduction to Ryan. The progress of the film, "We have found David Newman for the soundtrack. As long as the remaining rendering work is completed, the dubbing and the soundtrack can be performed at the same time."

"When will the movie be released soonest?" This question is the focus of Ryan's attention, otherwise it would be completely sad to choose September or October.

"Our preliminary plan is next March." Chris Witch looked at the work diary, "There are currently no heavyweight films participating in the competition at this time."

He hesitated for a moment, "Ryan, according to our original plan, the studio will go public before the film is released."

Regardless of the past or the present, there are inextricable connections between Blue Sky Studio and Pixar Studios. They naturally want to learn from Pixar’s successful experience. If you calculate it according to the previous market, as long as "Ice Age" can get together The expected box office, Blue Sky Studio's stock after listing will definitely rise sharply.

But now that the Nasdaq index is falling all the way, it is really embarrassing whether this plan should be implemented.

Blue Sky Studio is also part of the plan, Ryan briefly considered it and said. "I will ask the people on Wall Street to make a perfect plan for you. As for the sale of the stock, just leave it to me."

This is a standard potential stock, with its own strength. There is no problem even if all the issued shares are eaten down. Besides, Twentieth Century Fox and the News Corp behind it. He has always been obsessed with Blue Sky Studio, and Ryan believes that they will not let this opportunity pass.

Cross-holding is almost the norm among major Hollywood group companies, waiting for the stock price to rise. You can talk to Twentieth Century Fox by yourself.

Although Blue Sky Studios has taken over some special effects business since last year, this movie is the top priority of their work, and even the production budget has risen from the initial 50 million US dollars to 60 million US dollars. According to Ryan's estimation, if the film wants to sell big, at least a publicity budget of more than 40 million U.S. dollars is needed.

Up to now, the publicity cost of commercial films is getting higher and higher. There is a tendency to move closer to production costs. Ryan understands the future development direction of commercial films. It will not take too long for the film's publicity budget to catch up with the production cost. Especially those large investments and large productions can even exceed the production cost.

It is becoming more and more difficult for movies to achieve profit or recover costs through the box office. If you want to make money in this industry, the whole industry chain operation is a must.

In other words, movies shown in theaters are more like advertisements. If the global box office can exceed 500 million U.S. dollars or more, then subsequent TV and online media broadcasting rights, DVD discs, and various related peripheral products will be released. It is certainly not a problem in terms of sales, especially in those countries that emphasize the protection of intellectual property rights.

The bulk of film profits will also come from this aspect.

This is well reflected in "X-Men".

Ryan went to Marvel Comics in the afternoon, which is a typical example of the successful operation of Disney's entire industrialization in the past life.

Because a considerable part of the promotional expenses was added in the follow-up, the total cost of "X-Men" exceeded 110 million U.S. dollars. The film has now been sold off in North America, with a total of more than 200 million at the box office, plus overseas revenue. Box office figures, the world's total box office reached 350 million U.S. dollars.

Although there are still many regions that are currently being released and planned to be released, there is no ticket warehouse market. It is estimated that the follow-up can increase by up to 20 million US dollars.

Because the proportion of each market is different, some need to pay publicity expenses or taxes, and some are pure profit sharing. The actual box office profit of the film is not high. The specific figures are still being settled. According to the surprise related personnel It is estimated that the profit at the box office is about 20 million U.S. dollars.

However, it has only been more than three months since the release of the film, and the surrounding profits have exceeded this figure.

Surprise quickly reached an agreement with related companies. The TV copyright of the movie was sold for US$11 million and the five-year copyright of the video tape was sold for US$16 million.

This number is not high. Ryan clearly remembers that as early as 1991, the TV copyright of "Terminator 2" plus the five-year video tape copyright sold for as much as US$1,700. The current US dollar is comparable to the US dollar at that time. ratio?

In any case, Surprise has just started on the right path, how can it not compare to the combination of Carlock Pictures and James Cameron that was in full swing.

These are just the two parts of the surroundings. The licensing of various x-man toy models and related small commodities, especially overseas licensing, has also received nearly 10 million US dollars, which does not include the sales of comics driven by the movie.

In fact, the profit method of Surprise is roughly the same as the profit method of second-tier filmmakers such as Jenkins Pictures. Because of the lack of a completed industrial chain, many products can only choose to transfer the copyright, although they will still get the relevant share, but the transfer A considerable part of the profit is an indisputable fact.

The first part of "X-Men" can be said to be a success. As long as it follows the established plan, the sequel will not have too many problems. Surprisingly, after the director and related actors have been determined, the "Spider-Man" has been started as soon as possible. The preparatory work can start around the end of the year. ()