Chapter 994 A Small Production that Is Not Promising

The United States does not have its own traditional culture, so their festivals are also very rare.

But they also celebrate the holidays that Westerners have, such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.

These festivals are usually concentrated in November and December, so this period is also known as the second largest golden period after the summer season in July and August.

As for October, there really aren’t many holidays.

The 12th is Columbus Day, the day when the American continent was discovered, and the Monday of the fourth week is Veterans Day. They are basically insignificant holidays, and there is no super sale on the day after Thanksgiving. "Black Friday" makes people feel excited.

Of course, the "Black Friday" that Americans are so proud of and can create countless GDPs is absolutely defeated in the face of the 1111 Singles Day created by Ma Yun's father. They watch helplessly as the most populous country in the world seizes this opportunity. Super bonus for shopping festivals.

United Artists' first film produced by its own company after being acquired by the Kirin Group, "Beverly Hills Cop", was released nationwide during such a dull period.

Thanks to Disney, a sister company, and Redstone's help, United Artists Film Company secured a total of 1,720 cinemas and 3,030 screens for "Beverly Hills Cop".

For this release, no matter how doubtful everyone is about Bruckheimer's production ability, because the script is led by Yin Jun, and the actors are all selected by Yin Jun, people from United Artists Film Company are not convinced about "Beverly" "Detective Mountain Detective" is still relatively promising.

They hope that the North American box office of "Beverly Hills Cop" will exceed 80 million US dollars, which will not only recoup the cost, but also make a lot of money.

The rest is pure profit in the European, American and Asian markets.

Yin Jun promised them that all the profits from "Beverly Hills Cop" would be retained by United Artists Film Company for use. Of course, they hope to have as much money as possible.

However, many Hollywood companies and giants sneered at United Artists' idea.

How much did "Beverly Hills Cop" cost?

You can't hide this from anyone. The filming cost was only 12 million US dollars! The publicity cost is only 8 million US dollars, and the total cost is only 20 million US dollars.

This kind of production and this kind of promotion are just typical small productions of the Big Seven. They are movies that either try their luck at the box office or prepare for the awards season.

Want to make money from this movie?

Is it that simple?

Look at the producer, look at the leading actors and actresses, look at the entire production cycle, look at the shabby crew configuration, look at the even shabbier expenses...

If the script hadn't been written by Yin Jun, Hollywood people who had suffered a loss would have lowered their expectations for the box office of "Beverly Hills Cop" to around 40 million.

Even with Yin Jun's script at the helm, they only raised the box office to 60 million U.S. dollars, which was barely enough to make their money back.

As for the configuration of 3,030 screens, no one takes it seriously. If your screening results are poor, they will immediately reduce the number for you the next week. This is the reality in Hollywood.

It is precisely because of their disapproval of "Beverly Hills Cop" that the six major Hollywood giants have no intention of sniping at "Beverly Hills Cop".

Even Warner Bros., which had a stalemate with "Speed" in July, has made no move this time.

First of all, this film has no power, otherwise it would not be released in October.

Secondly, I make good money by keeping my good films in good schedules. Who has time to fight for you in this cold schedule? Didn’t I suffer a loss myself?

Although there were a lot of comments from the outside, the cast members of "Beverly Hills Cop" still cheered up and held an exquisite premiere under the arrangement of the company.

Although the screening hall that can accommodate 300 people is not that big, it is located in a prosperous location in New York. Many movie fans came early to buy tickets and queue up to welcome the crew.

ABC, which had already reached an agreement, had benefited so much from Yin Jun, so it naturally sent a camera crew to give them a 10-minute non-prime time live broadcast.

There is no doubt that when the hero and heroine hold hands and walk from the corridor into the cinema, the fans waiting aside are the most excited.

"Laura! Laura..."

When Eddie Murphy smiled and greeted the fans, what was most heard was them shouting Laura's name.

As soon as Lin Qingxia entered the crew, she told everyone that her English name was "Bridget", but many people still called her "Laura". Over time, no one called her "Bridget" anymore. Lin Qingxia could only accept it helplessly.

Of course she knows that everyone is not looking down on her and giving her random names.

It's just that the reputation of "Laura" is too great, and she has countless fans all over the world, so when everyone looks at Lin Qingxia, the first thing they think of is "Laura", so why would she call her by another name?

When Eddie Murphy saw this, he smiled and said to Lin Qingxia next to him: "Laura, it seems that you are the protagonist of our movie! They are all here for you."

After staying in Xiangjiang for so long, Eddie Murphy can already speak Cantonese quite well, but his Mandarin is still not very fluent.

But Eddie Murphy is a person who is very talented in languages. It should be said that black people have good language talents, so he has always insisted on learning and practicing. Even when communicating with Lin Qingxia, he insisted on speaking Mandarin.

Now he speaks Chinese.

Lin Qingxia sighed helplessly, but kept a smile on her face and kept waving to the fans.

After the two of them entered the screening room of the cinema and sat down in their seats, Lin Qingxia said to Eddie Murphy: "I actually hate this kind of thing that is imposed on me, but this guy Yin Jun is like this every time He's so tyrannical and doesn't even ask me for my opinion. What can you do for me? I can't go to the newspaper and declare that I don't like the name Laura, right? Maybe I should go to Xiangjiang again, catch him, and beat him up? "

Eddie Murphy smiled coquettishly, but did not dare to answer.

He said in his heart, Boss Boss, it's okay for you to say this, but I can't follow you in scolding Master Jun. He is my benefactor and boss!

Everyone else in the crew knew that Lin Qingxia was Yin Jun's chosen heroine, but even Bruckheimer didn't know what the relationship between Yin Jun and Lin Qingxia was like. He only knew that Lin Qingxia was very famous in Asia and was a big star. .

He also thought that Yin Jun made Lin Qingxia the heroine for the sake of the Asian box office.

Only Eddie Murphy knows better.

As early as Jack Chan's "Red Zone", Lin Qingxia was selected to join by Yin Jun. Then Yin Jun was doing TV series in Hong Kong and invited his eldest brother to come back as the leading actor, but the heroine came all the way from the United States. The country invited Lin Qingxia to take charge.

Are you saying that there are no suitable female stars in Hong Kong?

of course not!

There are so many beautiful female stars in Xiangjiang!

Why did the boss insist on inviting her?

There is nothing between the two of them. If I say it, can you believe it?

Then while Eddie Murphy was filming in Hong Kong, he also heard what everyone said and saw that his boss was good at everything. He was a genius among geniuses, and his character was extremely strong. He was an absolutely good person. Only in terms of women, she is a bit romantic.

Among them, Lin Qingxia, who is very handsome and handsome, is the one that everyone is talking about.

The comics created by the boss are very good, and Eddie Murphy likes to read several of them.

But in addition to the content of the comic, some of its meanings and gossip, Eddie Murphy also listened to his colleagues talking about it with interest.

Among the comics created by the boss, only two have female protagonists, namely "Resident Evil" and "Tomb Raider".

Among them, Alice in "Resident Evil" looks almost exactly like one of the boss's girlfriends, a beautiful woman named Zhong Chuhong.

In the other movie "Tomb Raider", the heroine Laura looks exactly like Lin Qingxia.

Alice is already the boss's girlfriend, so for another heroine, will the boss choose a woman who has nothing to do with him?

Impossible!

With the boss's passionate character, he must choose his own woman.

Therefore, Laura must be the boss's woman, or the woman the boss secretly admires.

The reason for the second speculation is that Lin Qingxia has been in the United States and has no contact with Yin Jun.

If she had been in Xiangjiang, she would definitely not be able to escape, but she has basically never been to Xiangjiang. Yin Jun has only been to the United States two or three times, and he always went with a bunch of entourage, as if he was having a secret tryst. Not that easy either.

But no matter what, Lin Qingxia must not be offended, because maybe one day she will really become a real boss lady.

This inference has no real support, but Eddie Murphy believes it very much, and remembers it as a serious matter.

He was quite happy about this secret that only he knew about the entire crew. He thought that he had integrated into the society of Xiangjiang and the company, and was on a completely different level from this group of American bosses.

Therefore, he was very warm and respectful to Lin Qingxia.

Lin Qingxia didn't know why this big black guy was so kind to her. After all, he was still the leading actor.

But it was because of Eddie Murphy's help that she became more familiar with the American crew.

Speaking of which, this is Lin Qingxia's first time alone in a crew full of Americans. It is impossible to say that she is not nervous.

But fortunately, she knew that Yin Jun would definitely not torture herself. Such a brand-new acting experience was what she wanted to taste, so she persisted in the entire filming process.

Now, today, it’s finally time to test the fruits of your labor! !

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