Chapter 1193 Introducing to the Mainland?
The North American box office of "The Lion King" was 23.3 million US dollars on Sunday, and the box office in the first three days of the weekend was 66.8 million US dollars.
If this number is expanded to a global perspective, it has reached an astonishing figure of 240 million US dollars!
Movie screenings in the 1980s were not like around 2020, where you were generally only given four weeks of release time.
It is usually two months. If your movie is very good and the distribution company is comparable, then many second- and third-tier small cities and movie theaters in towns may show it for more than half a year.
Now, "The Lion King" has grossed a super box office of US$240 million worldwide in the first three days of its first weekend, and it has received a huge reputation. Betting on whether it can reach a box office of US$800 million has simply become a joke.
The reporters who had made a bet with Yin Jun all acted as if it was not the case and did not mention a word when asked.
However, a reporter went to interview Tang Shuxuan, the president of the North American branch of Kirin Group.
Tang Shuxuan talked about Yin Jun's attitude towards this.
"Our chairman said that it was just a joke at the beginning. It was no big deal. Don't take it seriously."
Listening to Tang Shuxuan's words, reporters who were not involved in the bet felt that Yin Jun had become diplomatic and was unwilling to offend more people when the overall situation was decided.
Even the reporters who participated in the gambling thought the same way.
But they were also very grateful. After all, Yin Jun didn't take advantage of the situation and didn't make them look embarrassed.
So in the next few days, they reciprocated and started bragging about "The Lion King" and Yin Jun.
This is not common in news reports.
Also riding on this trend, "The Lion King" has gotten better and better in North America, and its publicity has been getting higher and higher. Even in the second week of working days, it basically maintained an attendance rate of more than 70%. , this is a very remarkable achievement.
Everyone said that Yin Jun played a good card and gained everyone's respect and gratitude. In fact, in the young man's eyes, there was nothing special at all.
When the bet was made, Yin Jun just took the lead and said that his "Lion King" would quit Hollywood after less than 800 million US dollars. He did not restrict the reporters from doing anything. Rather than ridicule him, he might as well turn this bet into something Do things that are good for you.
People who take advantage of words are usually just small people, and at most they only have a temporary reputation.
How can people who are really doing business have the time to talk nonsense with others?
If it weren't for the purpose of creating news effect and making people pay more attention to Disney and "The Lion King", Yin Juncai would not bother to bet with those reporters.
Because the young man knows that if you don’t have the corresponding grades, no matter how beautiful you talk, it will be in vain.
Just like Mr. Jia, the good LeTV network was torn to pieces by him. Isn't that because his words are bigger than his actual ability?
On the contrary, as long as your grades are excellent, even if you don't talk much, others will rush to pay attention to you.
Just like Boss Wang of SF Express.
However, "The Lion King" reached a global box office of US$240 million in its first weekend, which made Yin Jun very happy.
He was afraid that his script wasn't good enough and that these Disney employees were working on it more than a decade in advance, resulting in all kinds of inappropriateness and thus tarnishing this classic.
For people like Yin Jun who like movies, it is natural for good movies to be promoted, but if good movies become worse than their previous lives, this is something Yin Jun cannot bear.
So far, every movie and TV series he has made, even the original "Goodbye Seven Days of Love", is better than the previous life, let alone the ones he will personally take over in the future.
The "Lion King" in the previous life was produced for two or three years, but Yin Jun only produced this version for about one and a half years. The time was shortened a lot. Yin Jun was really worried that there would be some differences.
Then there is also the fact that it is still more than ten years since the previous version. Whether or not people today can and will accept this version is also a question.
Fortunately, the current facts tell Yin Jun that he has overthought these things.
A classic is a classic.
Especially the classics modified by Yin Jun, it is even more speechless.
It would be strange if such a classic animated movie does not succeed!
"The Lion King"'s first-week global box office of US$240 million spread to Hong Kong, and almost the entire city was jubilant.
Regardless of whether people like Yin Jun or not, they have to admit that in this world, the person who can best represent Xiangjiang can only be Yin Jun.
Although the previous box office number one "E.T." was written by Yin Jun, it was produced and distributed by Universal, which had little to do with Yin Jun.
But now "The Lion King", whether it is the conceptual script, the entire production, or the final editing, was all done by Yin Jun and his company.
And Yin Jun is from Xiangjiang.
In this way, wouldn’t “The Lion King” become the pride of Hong Kong?
They are all looking forward to the fact that "The Lion King" will soon become the world's number one box office movie, making everyone remember that this is a Hong Kong movie!
As for the artists in "The Lion King", more than half of them came from the mainland, and they have been selectively forgotten by many people in Hong Kong.
They not only rejoiced on the surface, but also brought their friends together on various occasions, walked into or walked into the cinema again, and once again contributed to the box office of "The Lion King".
Even the Mainland, after hearing about this great achievement, couldn't help but ask Yin Jun, could this movie be introduced to the Mainland?
The person who came to contact me was Zhang Hongbing.
You read that right.
It was really Zhang Hongbing who came to talk to Yin Jun.
If it were ten years... no, even five years later, with Xiangjiang determined to return to the mainland, it would be impossible for him to discuss such a trivial matter with Yin Jun.
But now it's so strange, I thought that the deputy x-level official was actually discussing the introduction of "The Lion King" to the mainland with Yin Jun in a serious manner.
Yin Jun naturally knew what Zhang Hongbing and the people above him were thinking.
Of course, what they care about is not such a movie, but the connection between Hong Kong and the mainland in this delicate situation.
Why subtle?
My aunt Satchel was so powerful that she beat the Pampas cowboys to their knees and pissed them off. Britain won the victory in a crushing manner.
Originally, the Western media were commenting, thinking that this fight would take at least two or three years to resolve. Unexpectedly, it was over in just two or three months.
For a time, Britain gave everyone an illusion.
That sun never sets is back!
The British themselves think so too. The Iron Lady has frequently appeared on the TV screen recently, giving various speeches, and she has always been in the limelight.
Her approval rating has also been rising all the way, and now it is 88%, setting a new high since the victory of World War II and after Churchill.
Under such circumstances, the Iron Lady certainly did not forget an important thing.
She made a lot of remarks on the Xiangjiang issue, many of which were a bit fierce. In order to avoid 404 in this book, Yin Jun will not repeat them again.
Satchel's attitude is exciting for the British, but in mainland China, it is not so good.
Of course Mr. Xiao and Mr. Yun were not afraid. When they faced the coalition forces from dozens of countries, neither Mao Zedong nor they were afraid, let alone England, which was setting the sun.
They mainly don't want to cause trouble.
Today's reform, opening up, and opening up have just achieved some success, but many aspects have not yet been straightened out. Even foreign capital does not dare to come in.
If something goes wrong now and a conflict occurs, causing everyone to be prejudiced against mainland China, that will be a very troublesome problem.
At the same time, they can also see that Hong Kong is a bit unusual recently. Many people are advocating the goodness of Britain and feel that a strong and rich Britain can protect them better.
Fortunately, Yin Jun's Kylin TV and "Kilin Daily" resolutely suppressed this arrogance. They criticized this idea from all aspects. Those who did not show weakness naturally rebutted it, so during this period the two parties fought hard. The situation is dire and hot, so we need to fight with force.
The Mainland is also fortunate to have a person like Yin Jun who has great influence in Hong Kong. Moreover, he also controls so many media resources and has so many friends, which greatly facilitates the Liaison Office's work in Hong Kong.
You know, because Yin Jun came forward, no matter whether it was Qiu Degen's ATV, Shao Yifu's Wireless, or Aunt Hu's "Pear News", etc., they did not join this battle at all.
In terms of TV media, Kylin TV is even more dominant. The various complaints and criticisms in news programs can be heard by people all over Asia. This kind of power makes the mainland very happy.
Since ancient times, emperors have always been hungry, let alone at such a critical moment.
Since Yin Jun made such a strong statement, it would be unjustifiable for the mainland not to repay Yin Jun.
Spend thousands of gold to buy horse bones.
Yin Jun is now the role model that the mainland wants to set up.
Mr. Xiao and Mr. Yun both thought that wealthy people including Li Chaoren, Li Sishu, Zheng Yutong, etc. could introduce their companies' businesses to the mainland, bringing more vitality to the mainland's economy and also to other overseas companies. The wealthy Chinese have brought more confidence, allowing them to enter the mainland on a large scale.
Therefore, Zhang Hongbing came to negotiate the introduction of "The Lion King".
Of course, this makes sense. The introduction of "The Lion King" represents the increasingly frequent cultural exchanges between the two places, and everyone can understand each other better.
Another point is that the art production of "The Lion King" was heavily involved by artists from Shangfang Art Factory and other places. To a certain extent, they are also our own people.
As for the fact that no American film has yet been introduced to mainland China, the issue of review has been selectively ignored by the big guys.
In the face of the big rights and wrongs of the country taking back territory, these small problems are not problems at all, and they cannot become problems.
Those review comments are not enough to be an obstacle at all. It is best if there are no difficulties. If there are difficulties, you have to overcome them! !