Life in a quiet village in Xianshan

"George!"

Lucas, who was sitting alone at home, was interrupted by the sound of a movie ring. He understood that he was being judged by the audience at this moment. He did not dare to watch the trial that he had worked hard for for several years. It was indeed because he was afraid of failure. He actually admitted it in his heart, but he didn't want to say it out loud.

He believes that his movie will be successful, but at the same time, he also understands that the market is the only scorer. Neither he nor any director can truly understand the market and no one can truly understand the audience. What do they like to watch? All directors are trying their luck.

When a movie is released, it's like the director is on the gambling table, betting big or small. After you put in all your efforts, what the result will be depends on tonight.

Therefore, even sitting here, Lucas would look at his watch from time to time.

It has been more than a year since he bought this small ranch, and this is the first time he has come here. It is very quiet here, making him feel like he is completely at ease.

But it's not quiet here at the same time, because Lucas's heart has never really calmed down. He always feels like there is always a knife hanging around his neck, a knife that determines his future destiny.

He knew that as long as this movie failed, or suffered a big loss, his career as a director would be over. Even if he had several movie contracts, the Far East businessman would never accuse him of filming again.

Lucas misjudged Lao Gu on this point. Lao Gu wanted to refine him into oil, twist him into a wick, hang it on Lao Gu's waistband, and make Lucas serve him for the rest of his life.

It's just that Lucas loves Americans. He can't understand Gu Siwei's Eastern thinking. He treats the Chinese with an American heart. It's no wonder that Lao Gu's courtesy corporal is of no use to Lucas.

Gu Siwei said to come and see him. Lucas thought you were coming to my house as a guest to cause trouble for me. Why don't you refuse? I'll wait for you to make soup!

"What?"

When Lucas answered the phone and heard his friend tell him about the packed theater, Lucas' mind suddenly went blank.

"George, you succeeded. What I see now is that all the shows are sold out. Everyone walking out of the theater is talking about your movie. I randomly pulled someone over and asked how the movie was. They gave me They all say, brother, you should go to the cinema and watch it. You will regret it if you don't watch this movie.

Now, listen, I'm calling you outside. There's a movie theater next to me. You should really come and see the line here. God, it's crazier than Black Friday! "

The friend on the other end of the phone was frantically describing the grand scene he was seeing to Lucas.

"Okay, I get it now!"

Lucas hung up the phone as if he didn't feel anything.

He put down the phone and sat in the same place. After waiting for about a minute or two, Lucas jumped up from the sofa and stood barefoot on the sofa, waving his fists and roaring wildly. , seems to want to vent all the pressure these days.

Mr. George Lucas created a great work!

The Washington Post published a prominent review of the film the next day.

Similarly, almost all mainstream media have made long or short comments on this movie, and almost all voices are conveying a signal to the public, that is, this is a Genesis movie, which is different from the previous ones. The movie is completely different.

Not only the media, but people coming out of the cinema also advised their friends around them.

In the words of a few decades later, these people automatically became tap water and automatically promoted the movie.

So all the movies put together with "Star Wars" were unlucky. No matter whose movie it was or what kind of movie it was, they all fell under the butcher knife of "Star Wars".

Moreover, sealing his throat with a sword did not even give him a chance to resist.

At this moment, "Star Wars" is like a tank that just appeared on the battlefield. No one has seen it, and no one knows how to treat it, so it is allowed to run rampant.

Many young people are crazy about this movie. Watching it twice or three times is no longer enough to say you are a fan of this movie.

All in all, this movie was a blast!

Nuclear bomb-level explosions, not firecracker explosions, have directly become the most prominent cultural symbol in the American market this year.

All the people who used to laugh at Lucas, laugh at Star Wars, and laugh at Legendary Pictures got slapped in the face, and it was swollen.

It's a pity that these people are so shameless. Yesterday they were badmouthing people, but today they immediately changed their vests and immediately became fans of "Star Wars" again.

"Boss, are there any Star Wars lightsabers here?"

In a comic shop, a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old rushed in sweating profusely, without even taking a breath, and asked the shop owner.

Just now, almost ten minutes ago, a friend told him that there were Star Wars lightsabers for sale in the comic shop on the street here, so he didn't stop for a moment and almost stepped on the bicycle chain and made it smoke. , ran directly over.

The shopkeeper looked at the young man and smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "No more."

"My friend said there were some ten minutes ago..." The young man was a little anxious.

"It was available ten minutes ago, but it has been sold. Why don't you go to another store to take a look?" The shop owner could only say this to the boy.

"When will the next batch come?" The young man looked very disappointed.

"I don't know yet. There are no goods anywhere now. Even the T-shirts that are the least popular are sold out," the shop owner said.

What time is it now? It's going to snow soon. Normally, people would buy short-sleeved shirts at this time, but things are so magical now. When he purchased the goods, he was originally asked to buy a dozen T-shirts with the protagonist Anakin printed on them, but now they are all sold. Sold out, not only sold out, but also sold out at a higher price.

The shopkeepers now regret not buying more.

But he didn't regret that the medicine could be taken, because no one had any in stock now, and all the stores in the city were out of stock.

"Is there anything else?"

"There really aren't any more." The shop owner didn't know how many times he said this today.

These Star Wars fans are so... so affordable.

He can understand it, because the shop owner himself is a fan of Star Wars. He has a Darth Vader helmet hidden here. Now when he wears it when friends get together, it looks very cool and he is simply the focus of the crowd. .

He had never been attracted to girls before, but now... everyone knows it.

Gu Siwei was also in trouble, but his wallet was in trouble. In the early stage, Gu Siwei asked the Hong Kong City Factory to work overtime to produce peripherals, but Gu Siwei found that there was not enough to sell.

"boss……".

Guan Youpeng took the phone away from his ear and looked at Gu Siwei with a wry smile.

Gu Siwei glanced at him: "Look, what's my use? What can I do? I can't hold it in for them. If I can hold it in, I'll hold it in myself!"

Gu Siwei originally prepared about 100 million US dollars in goods. Isn't this a lot? This was not even the 1980s. At this time, with 100 million US dollars, when Gu Siwei asked the factory to produce, many bosses in Hong Kong looked at Gu Siwei as if they were crazy, making peripheral peripherals for a movie. Doing $100 million in one fell swoop? Isn't this crazy?

But fortunately, there are no complaints from the Marvel Factory about this, because they all think that their boss is a god, and they have not missed a beat yet.

Even so, Gu Siwei did not expect that Americans would be so crazy. The US$100 million in goods he had prepared has almost reached the bottom.

For example, he knew that they would be easy to sell, such as lightsabers, helmets of imperial warriors, and R2 and 3po. Gu Siwei had already made a lot of them, but they were sold out as soon as they arrived on the market. This group of sub-planet War fans are like crazy.

"Tell them that our factory is already producing!" Gu Siwei sighed.

He had no choice. The factory did not take time to produce. Besides, it also took time to prepare materials. In short, it was impossible for the new products to arrive without ten days.

"Boss, I think we have to consider OEM matters."

Guan Youpeng said.

"Um?!"

Gu Siwei looked at Guan Youpeng.

Guan Youpeng and Gu Siwei said: "The order volume is too big now. Our own factory is producing everything now, and it is really too busy. My suggestion is some small things, such as small keychains, water cups, and kettles." Ah, etc., we can OEM, directly find companies with relevant qualifications in Hong Kong to produce, we only make requirements..."

How could Gu Siwei not know this? A few decades later, wouldn’t sports brands such as Ke and Di play this way?

But Gu Siwei had some doubts about their strength.

Gu Siwei is almost obsessive about the quality control of his own products. In this regard, he is different from most bosses in Hong Kong.

People are desperately trying to reduce costs. But Gu Siwei here is desperately focusing on quality, safety, and health. Every toy coming out of the factory must ensure that it does not contain toxic substances, even a little bit.

Let's put it this way, at this point Marvel's own requirements are stricter than those set by the Americans.

Directly proportional to this is the price. When the cost goes up, the price will naturally follow. However, thanks to the low labor cost in Hong Kong, Marvel's profit margin can be said to be huge.

Just imagine how much a robot with a plastic mold that cannot deform costs. When it comes to the United States, it only costs a few dollars. Guan Jian doesn’t have to pay patent fees to others. It just goes from Gu Siwei’s left pocket to his right pocket.

"Okay! Then do as you wish. However, everything must be inspected, and all foundries must meet our requirements. Those with poor quality and shoddy goods will be listed directly in the contract. Indicate the amount of compensation if there is an error..." Gu Siwei said.

Guan Youpeng smiled and said: "Boss, they know better than us now. Don't worry, they are all rushing to do our orders."

"The key is quality," Gu Siwei reminded again.

Guan Youpeng said: "Don't worry!"

"How about boss, let the workers at the factory stop marching for an hour and go back to the factory to work overtime?" Guan Youpeng asked again.