Chapter 1801 The Era of Superstars and Theaters (Part 2)

Encouraged by high salaries and performance bonuses, people in the publishing department are really working hard.

Over the past few years, all the annual expenditure of 200 million US dollars has been used up, and a large part of the portion shared by theater chains in various countries has also been spent on the above two aspects.

That’s why you can see films from Kirin Films, Disney, and United Artists, which are so popular around the world.

When these movies are released, they can easily make a box office of 3.5 billion, or even 6.7 billion US dollars!

This is the combat effectiveness and results of the joint efforts of 10, 20, 000, 20,000, 20,000, or even 20,000 to 30,000 publishers.

In the previous life of the 1980s, there were no movies with such sustained popularity at the box office.

Even masterpieces such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "E.T.", "Star Wars" and "First Blood" are only a few.

There is absolutely nothing like it is now, where one or two box office hits are released every year.

The global box office of US$5.6 billion, based on current prices and consumption levels, is at least the box office level of US$1.2 billion to US$1.5 billion in 2020.

None of this comes in vain, behind it lies the huge efforts put in by these distribution departments.

Yin Jun pays more attention to the announcement than all the current filmmakers, no, people in the field of TV series and records!

After decades of fighting and reorganization in the previous life, Hollywood formed a pattern of six giants, and then suddenly in the 1990s, a fierce new company emerged, almost becoming the seventh largest.

It is the famous DreamWorks.

A film company formed by Hollywood giants such as Spielberg.

At one time, they were coming with a fierce force, with all their efforts in movies and cartoons, and the six major Hollywood companies, which were old and unbearable, could not withstand them.

But why did DreamWorks fail in the end, and was eventually acquired by Universal for its film business and Disney for its animation business?

The reason lies in their global distribution channels!

Several giants of DreamWorks have been able to establish very good channels throughout North America. This is also an important reason why their movies and cartoons can sell well and even win the box office championship.

But for the overseas distribution market, they are somewhat beyond their reach.

At the beginning, Spielberg was in charge of live-action films, and Katzenberg was in charge of DreamWorks Animation. DreamWorks' box office sales were very good in North America.

But they have no channels for overseas distribution and can only accept exploitation by the Big Six in Hollywood.

As we all know, profits from overseas distribution basically account for about half of box office revenue, especially after 2000.

DreamWorks cannot control its own overseas distribution, and its box office revenue is inherently 100 million or even 200-300 million US dollars less than others.

Beyond box office results. Distribution fees are also a very good income. The six major Hollywood companies collect movies from all over the world for distribution, and the annual income is more than 20% of their income!

In addition, the Hollywood distribution department also has another job, which is the copyright sales and cooperation of various peripheral products.

All the various movies, TV series, etc. that they own the copyright for will be sold in various countries, thereby earning millions or even tens of millions of dollars in profits - the total revenue of "Harry Potter" is tens of billions of dollars. This is how most of the peripheral product copyright profits are obtained.

If the box office performance is not good, and then the distribution profits are swallowed up by the six major distribution companies, and the profit from peripherals is also reduced, how can they make money?

Such a film company will be in huge trouble as long as it loses several movies in a row.

That's what DreamWorks is like.

One "Escape from Clone Island" and another even worse "Pearl Harbor" directly shattered the efforts of Spielberg and others for more than ten years, and also officially sounded the bell of the destruction of DreamWorks.

Oh, by the way, both movies were directed by the same person.

Someone we all know well.

Michael Bay.

Known as Bombshell.

But something strange is that even though he brought down DreamWorks, Spielberg still admired him.

So much so that in the later "Transformers" series, Spielberg, who was the producer, asked him to be the director again.

Fortunately, this time Michael Bay was very successful and made five live-action "Transformers" movies that were global hits in one go. At least he earned some face for Spielberg and did not bring down Paramount.

DreamWorks has closed down, but it’s not like there are no latecomers who want to challenge the Big Six in Hollywood.

And this latecomer is even more powerful.

It is the famous Lionsgate Pictures.

This film company from Canada and supported by the Canadian banking industry has a greater influence in Hollywood than DreamWorks.

At least DreamWorks doesn't have a series of dazzling series of movies like "Saw", "The Hunger Games", "Dark Lady", and "The Expendables".

Such a series of super-hit movies brought Lionsgate close to the top six in Hollywood. Many people thought they could realize the dream that DreamWorks could not achieve - becoming one of the top seven in Hollywood.

But it’s still the reason for that release.

Lionsgate didn't have a good distribution network around the world, so after "The Hunger Games" ended, their growing momentum suddenly dropped.

It cannot be said that they are about to go bankrupt, but it is true that they no longer have the aggressive momentum they had before.

Think about it, even companies as powerful as DreamWorks and Lionsgate failed because they did not have the ability to distribute globally. How could Yin Jun, who knew this "history", make the same mistake again?

Therefore, even if he spends 200 million US dollars a year now, plus all the profits from the issuance, Yin Jun dares to persist for more than 30 years without changing his face.

Even if Yin Jun feels that the current 20,000 to 30,000 global distribution personnel are too many, accounting for 80% of the film company, Yin Jun can still persist for this absolutely strong distribution channel.

In 30 years' time, when the market in mainland China matures, Yin Jun will definitely be able to make Kirin Group the world's number one entertainment giant by relying on his huge advantages.

The undisputed number one giant!

Only in this way can Yin Jun's dream of exporting Chinese culture be realized.

"Young Master Jun..."

Stallone waited for Yin Jun's answer, but unexpectedly Yin Jun's eyes were a little dazed.

Originally, he thought Yin Jun would figure it out quickly, but after a long time, Yin Jun didn't respond, which made Stallone, who was originally confident, feel a little uneasy.

"oh."

The young man came to his senses.

Smiling and shaking his hand, Yin Jun said, "Don't we have an agreement? 10 movies in 20 years, don't worry, I can give you movies at any time as long as you need them!"

Stallone was overjoyed when he heard this, and all his worries were thrown away, "What kind of movie is it?"

He thought Yin Jun was thinking about what movie to give him.

It is absolutely impossible for others to find stories and scripts that suit him in such a short period of time.

But Stallone has also heard that Yin Jun wrote at least one or two hundred scripts.

And Yin Jun's analysis and understanding of the characteristics of these movie stars surpass others.

A movie like "First Blood" might not be as effective for others, but for him, Stallone was like a fish in water, and they definitely complemented each other!

Yin Jun opened his mouth and said, "The story takes place in Alaska. The oil company's drilling rig not only disrupted the peaceful life of the Eskimos, but also destroyed the environment where their ancestors had lived for generations, causing a huge disaster..."

The young man finished speaking to the general idea quickly, and Stallone could hear it clearly.

This is another story of a lone hero.

This fire extinguishing expert who originally belonged to an oil company, because he was angry at the oil company's perverse actions, bravely stood up, fought against the evil forces, and finally won.

Recalling the story described by Yin Jun in his mind, Stallone nodded slightly.

The appeal of the story is there, it just fits in with the concept of environmental protection in recent years, and there are also touching snowy scenery.

Coupled with the powerful special effects production capabilities in the digital field, one's boxing and kicking skills can also be brought into full play.

This movie is not bad!

Of course it won't be bad.

The movie Yin Jun is talking about is action star Seagal's classic work "The Greatest Heroes".

Steven Seagal happens to be the main partner in "Escape Plan" prepared by Yin Jun. However, Steven Seagal's previous action guidance contract with another company has not ended, so "Escape Plan" has not started filming. It just so happened that Yin Jun gave "Army" to Stallone right now.

"Polar Magnificence" was released in 1994 and was a great success. However, despite Baidu's production cost of 50 million, the box office revenue was only 38 million.

It is simply unimaginable that a movie with no special effects could cost 50 million US dollars to produce, and it was in 1994.

According to the information obtained by Yin Jun, its cost is only about 15 million U.S. dollars. The North American box office has exceeded 60 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office has reached 160 million U.S. dollars.

Although it's not a huge profit, it's still a huge profit.

Not to mention that it is still 1984. Even if it is released in the winter of 1985 next year, it will still have the advantage of being 9 years ahead of schedule.

This action movie, which was made ten years in advance, is attractive enough and will not disgrace Stallone, an action superstar.

In the same way, with Stallone joining "The Great and Powerful", it is much more important than Seagal back then.

Stallone's fame alone can add an additional US$100 million to the global box office of the movie.

After 2010, movies rely entirely on large series to attract fans, rather than on any single star. No star is irreplaceable.

For example, Spider-Man has changed three people in 10 years without caring about the influence of stars.

In fact, the box office proves this.

People just like the little spider, and who is in that dress is not that important.

But today in the 1980s, and even in the 1990s, it is still an era of superstars.

Superstars such as Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, etc. can carry the entire movie on their own.

Many people can rush to the cinema to watch a movie as soon as they see their name.

For example, even "Cast Away", which only starred Tom Hanks, had a global box office of 430 million US dollars!

Bull, right?

Just so awesome!

Therefore, it is definitely the best deal for Yin Jun to take them all under his banner and let them make movies to make money.

After 20 years, when the contract ended, Qilin Culture had succeeded in making good use of them and successfully maximized profits.

Immediately afterwards, Yin Jun will start nostalgic movies such as "Suicide Squad" and "Red Flame Battlefield", which will make them and Qilin Culture famous for another ten years!

Such 30 years are the best era for superstars.

When the era of superstars comes to an end, it will be the era of superheroes.

The new era is coming, replacing the old era, and continuing to grow. This is an inevitable trend for the continuous development of an industry!