Chapter 1153 A Worrying Gamble

ABC Television News Network must be a big fat piece of meat for Colauti, and it is a super fat piece of meat.

But he didn't lose his mind.

Instead, he began to think about the worst.

It is definitely not okay for a person to be too pessimistic.

But if you don't "anticipate defeat before fighting", then your achievements as a person may be very limited.

Only by thinking of the worst-case scenario, and then making various arrangements and taking preventive measures based on these, will success be possible.

Colauti is such a person.

So after a while, he said with some worry, "Master Jun, the acquisition of ABC will definitely not happen in a day or two... But I heard that your animated movie, called "The Lion King", is going to be released in the summer. Already?"

Animated movie refers to "The Lion King".

"The Lion King" had completed the painting and production in February this year and started the post-production of photography.

In fact, so far, all its post-production and setting effects have been completed, but the more complicated IMAX version conversion work is in progress.

"Terminator" is converted from IMAX to an ordinary 2D version, which is easier to handle. However, since it is the first time to convert the 2D version to IMAX, there are still some difficulties. Currently, half of the elites of the IMAX company are busy With this in mind, it is expected to be completed by the end of May and released together with the 2D version in June, which is not a problem.

To be honest, such a laborious and laborious production of IMAX version, whether it is "Terminator" or "The Lion King", is not worth the cost and profit. It is far less convenient, simple and profitable than making 2D movies. .

However, now is not the time to worry about these things, because Yin Jun wants to promote IMAX, but how to promote it? Of course, you need to let people see the power of the IMAX version, its huge box office potential and money-making effect - four or five times the ticket price, high attendance, these are real money!

Of course, "Terminator" alone will definitely not be able to completely impress Hollywood's major theater giants and major film companies.

Therefore, it is only natural that some of the next movies will only be made in IMAX versions.

Only through continuous demonstration and success can the promotion of a new technology attract everyone's attention and make everyone want to learn and use it.

Therefore, even if the IMAX version of "The Lion King" cannot make much money because there are only 100 IMAX theaters and the scale is too small, Yin Jun will definitely do it and do it well at all costs.

But Colauti was not thinking about the production version of "The Lion King", but what Yin Jun said angrily to American reporters at the press conference.

"If the global box office of this animated film does not reach 800 million US dollars, then I will quit Hollywood."

What I’m talking about here is not just Yin Jun, but also Yin Jun’s Disney and United Artists Film Company.

Americans, of course, have a natural repulsion towards foreigners buying their own companies. Otherwise, in a decade or so, the Japanese will not be taught how to behave.

After Yin Jun leaves Hollywood, Disney and United Artists Film Company can return to American hands. This is a good thing for Hollywood as a whole and even the United States.

So they remembered Yin Jun's words very clearly and never forgot them for a moment.

Especially now that some promotions for "The Lion King" have gradually begun, they have frequently brought up the past, especially the six major Hollywood companies such as Paramount, Warner, and Universal.

They are different from the ordinary "America first" civilians. After seeing Yin Jun's strength, this group of people are a little afraid of Yin Jun.

Think about it, how helpful a gold medal screenwriter can be to a film company?

Not only is he a gold medal screenwriter that is popular in the US and Asian markets, but he is also a very prolific gold medal screenwriter!

"Police Academy", "Speed", "Beverly Hills Cop", "Saw", "Terminator"...

Yin Juncai has been in Hollywood for more than a year, and he has actually produced so many movies. Not only are all of them hits, but almost all of them have the potential to produce sequels. In this way, it is not just a good movie. The problem is not the movie, but the performance of a bunch of movies coming out intensively!

Yin Jun himself is also very prolific. He only made a movie "Speed" last year, and this year he has already completed the production of a literary film adapted from Stephen King's novel. He can produce one movie a year. How fast is this? Just like Spielberg!

In addition, he didn't just buy the rights to adapt Stephen King's novels. In the past year or so, United Artists Film Company and Disney Company have frequently attacked and won the film adaptation rights of many novels and TV series, among which the most famous What's more, they actually got the film adaptation rights for Tolkien's "The Silmarillion". This is a popular book with a more grand and huge structure than "The Lord of the Rings"!

Having bought so many adaptation rights, can you say they bought them randomly?

Don’t forget, he is a top screenwriter himself, so of course he knows which books or TV series have the greatest potential for adaptation.

What's more, Yin Jun is also a world-renowned writer.

"Forrest Gump", "A Song of Ice and Fire", "Warcraft", "Jurassic Park", "The Da Vinci Code"... and other novels, which one does not have the potential to be adapted into a hit movie? ?

Especially "Jurassic Park" is still selling like crazy, and many schools even teach courses about dinosaurs because of this. This is the charm of a great book!

Once the technology is suitable and "Jurassic Park" is adapted into a movie, it is conceivable how many people will be willing to go into the theater and contribute movie tickets!

Tell me, when faced with such a powerful and powerful opponent, how could the Big Six in Hollywood take it lightly? How could they not want to drive Yin Jun back to Asia?

It's okay during this period. After "The Lion King" is fully promoted, the Big Six in Hollywood will definitely remind people frantically about the $800 million bet to force Yin Jun to fulfill his promise.

If Yin Jun breaks the contract, then a group of newspapers can completely vilify Yin Jun, even Disney and United Artists Movies, making audiences across the United States despise these two companies and despise Yin Jun.

In this way, no matter how good his movies or works are, Yin Jun will not be able to create such a big wave - how can a person who has completely lost his credibility make the audience like his movies?

As for whether "The Lion King" can achieve a global box office of US$800 million...

Haha, are you kidding me?

As a pure cartoon, can "The Lion King" be comparable to "E.T.", "Jaws", and "Raiders of the Lost Ark"?

Not only the Big Six in Hollywood believe this, but even Colauti, who admires Yin Jun very much, also thinks so, let alone other ordinary movie fans.

When Colauti mentioned the summer animated movie, Yin Jun understood what he meant.

"Don't worry, Colauti." The boy replied with confidence, "The movie "The Lion King" will definitely create a box office miracle! You should have full confidence in the movie I made!"

Seeing Yin Jun acting so proudly, Colauti immediately knew that no matter how much he tried to persuade him, he would never change his mind.

This young man even didn't think he would fail at all.

With a forced smile, Colauti could only think of the good.

After all, "E.T.", which has the highest box office in the world, has a box office of US$1.123 billion, but one-third of the credit goes to this young screenwriter!

The other third lies in Spielberg's filming, and the last third lies in the joint promotion and distribution of Universal, Disney and United Artists Films.

Now "The Lion King" is also written by Yin Jun, and its production is also produced by Disney Animation, which is the most suitable for making animated films in the world. Finally, it was released by Disney and United Artists Pictures.

If you add some advantages, then Asia is now completely Yin Jun's home base.

I'm afraid other Hollywood movies are not easy to sell, but Yin Jun's work, even if no one can understand it, can at least have a box office of 50 million US dollars in Asia. This is already a very powerful figure.

Calculating it this way, a box office of 800 million US dollars... I'm afraid it's not that difficult, right?

Colauti is certainly not worried about what will happen to Yin Jun. What he is most worried about is his ABC acquisition case.

If Yin Jun quits Hollywood, then the ABC acquisition case will definitely be abandoned. Then he will not be able to take a bite of the cake worth 3 billion US dollars. How painful is this?

Seeing Colauti's worried but frustrated look, Yin Jun also smiled.

He dare not talk about other movies. If "The Lion King", the final pinnacle of the 2D animated movie that will go down in history, cannot reach the global box office of 800 million US dollars, he can really go to sleep and stop making movies. .

Don't look at the fact that the 1994 version of "The Lion King" only grossed over US$600 million, but if Disney later added IMAX and 3D, its total box office would be US$987 million!

Yin Jun owns 100 IMAX theaters.

If the box office of "The Lion King" does not reach 800 million US dollars by then, IMAX theaters will continue to show it for at least half a year to increase the box office. Nowadays, many best-selling movies in the United States are released in rural cinemas. Five months is not unusual, and half a year is also common.

Think about the ticket price of IMAX, and children's interest in "The Lion King" is very great, and it is not a problem to watch it again and again.

Don't say Yin Jun is cheating, you don't need to be too polite and polite when dealing with people like this in Hollywood.

Don’t Americans like to say that as long as it’s not illegal, then everything is fine?

This is what I am doing now. If you are not convinced, if you are not convinced, come out with a movie to beat me! ?