You don't understand the happiness of the director

HULU was established two years ago with funding from Universal and Fox, with Disney also having a partial stake. In addition, it also cooperates with more than 80 content producers including Sony, MGM, Warner Bros., Lionsgate Pictures and the NBA.

The birth of this company was partly stimulated by the popularity of YouTube in the United States. It can be regarded as a bold attempt by the old media giant to enter new media on the Internet, or pessimistically speaking, it is a dying struggle.

It is like a noble man born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Of course, it is not for sale. Two years later, it will be acquired by Yahoo for US$2 billion. Later, it will be completely controlled by Disney, and it once became second only to Netflix. The second largest streaming media.

But since there is the first one, why care about the second one? What’s more, HULU’s growth depends to a large extent on the support of traditional Hollywood giants such as Disney. If it were owned by another company, it might not be so easy to develop.

Netflix, on the other hand, is even more reckless. It relied on its own punches and kicks to build a country, and its future development prospects are even greater.

At this time, Netflix has a market value of US$3 billion. Netflix will enter overseas markets next year, but it will not be worth this much by then.

Netflix is ​​currently developing well. This company started as a DVD rental business 12 years ago and has now grown into an Internet company with more than 10 million users.

However, although Netflix's main DVD online rental business has begun to decline with the overall downturn of the DVD market, and Netflix's other business, streaming media, has not officially launched its efforts, overall the company's development is upward. , the profit is also considerable.

When Wang Quan mentioned Netflix, the first thing Dorothy thought of was Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings.

Netflix had no self-control ability at this time, and its movies and TV series were all licensed from other companies. Therefore, Long Toutou had some business dealings with Netflix. Dorothy admired de Hastings' business methods.

So if she wants to buy Netflix, she also wants the founder!

However, this listed company has shares held by many institutions, and it is also the leader among similar companies. Even if Longtou’s market value is five times that of the other company, it is not easy to eat it. If you want to buy it, others will Not necessarily for sale.

Dorothy, "I have to discuss it with Wendy. We may need her help this time. Our family can't handle it."

Wang Quan, "How about giving her a call now?"

"Now?" Dorothy thought for a moment, "Then be honest~"

Dorothy called her mother Wendy and chatted with the financial witch about Netflix.

Then Wang Quan began to take advantage of the opportunity to be dishonest.

Although Wendy and her eldest sister are here, it does not affect Wang Quan's ability to find other fun.

Dorothy glared at Wang Quan while talking to her mother, and then she was surprised to learn from her mother that Er Yue Er had successively acquired 11% of Netflix's shares and was the company's third largest holding institution. I bought it when it was cheap and it cost less than $200 million.

Dorothy was excited and her voice suddenly rose, "Mummy! I hope Long Toutou will acquire this company. Can you help me? Help me!"

Wendy didn't know why she was so excited, "I will definitely help you, but Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, is very powerful. He is not a money-hungry owner. It is not easy to buy his career with money. You have to Use ideals.”

Wang Quan, "We understand this. Why don't aunty help us make an appointment and we can talk to Hastings in person."

Wendy was suspicious when she heard Wang Quan's voice, "David, are you together?"

Wang Quan, "Yes, Dorothy came to visit the crew. It happened to talk about the future development of Dragon Head Head. We are all optimistic about the future development of streaming media. This is our opportunity to overtake in a corner, so we are thinking of acquiring a related company, Netflix." It’s our top choice.”

Dorothy nodded in agreement, "Yes~"

Wendy, "Okay, I'll do it. If Netflix and Long Toutou join forces, the North American film and television industry will definitely have great things to do."

After hanging up the phone, Dorothy looked at Wang Quan with wandering eyes, "You are playing with me!"

Wang Quan apologized honestly, "Taobao, you are so beautiful that I couldn't hold it back. Why don't you ask little K to come over and help me?"

Dorothy was angry, "A woman who bullied me and still wants to bully me is in your dreams!"

Wang Quan hugged Dorothy, "Then will you dream with me or with her tonight?"

Dorothy broke away from his arms and said, "I'm going to accompany little K, so you can stay alone in the empty room!"

Wang Quan laughed loudly when he saw her running away. After laughing, Wang Quan had a serious conversation with Wendy again.

The acquisition of Netflix should be considered as compensation for Dorothy for leaving Hollywood. With Netflix, even without himself, Long Toutou can really take off.

Dorothy left the crew the next day, and Wang Quan and Ma Ling continued filming. As December entered, the promotion of "Avatar" became more and more intense. Even with the foreshadowing of "Inception", Fox did not take it lightly and spent 150 million. The global publicity and distribution costs of "Knife" are more expensive than those of ordinary top blockbusters, and Wang Quan was also invited to the world premiere in Los Angeles on the 10th.

Cameron must give this face to himself, and the crew will let Ma Ling take over temporarily. After these few months of cooperation, Ma Ling has been trained by Wang Quan, and he is getting more and more comfortable in filming.

Now North American theaters are waiting for "Avatar" to have a fat Christmas. As for "2012", which was a hit at the overseas box office, its performance in North America can only be said to be mediocre, not even reaching 200 million. It seems that doomsday predictions cannot be deceived at all. A well-trained American.

In mainland China, the Lunar New Year festival has officially kicked off, with three heavyweight blockbusters released in one day, including Jay Chou, Lin Chi-ling, and Chen Daoming's "The Tomb", Aaron Kwok, Cheng Yijian, Nicholas Tse, etc. Starring in "The Storm 2".

There is also the top seed in the Lunar New Year stalls. Director Zhang Yimou, who just became a god with the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics last year, brought with him Xiao Shen Yang and Ya Dan who became famous overnight in the 2009 Spring Festival Gala, as well as Sun Honglei, Zhao Benshan, Yan Ni, Ni Dahong, etc. A suspense comedy "Three Shots" created by a group of popular actors.

As soon as these three heavyweight movies were released, the New Year flavor was already there, but it was a pity for some viewers that they would not be able to see Feng Xiaogang's New Year comedy this year. Last year's "If You Are the One" was still very recognized by the market, and a comedy won nearly 300 million, and also won the annual box office championship.

It's a pity that Feng Xiaogang has bigger ambitions. Now the main film of "Tangshan Earthquake" has been filmed and is in post-production. The target is directly aimed at next summer's release. Huayi is also pointing to this movie to increase the market value.

However, before the three films were officially released, the domestic film magazine "Youth Film Handbook" announced the first Golden Broom Awards and announced the nomination list.

As you can tell from this unfortunate name, it is imitating the Golden Raspberry Awards in Hollywood, which is used to satirize those poor movies and filmmakers.

Moreover, the nomination list was directly announced, and "The Tomb Raider" and "Three Guns", which have not yet been officially released, were shortlisted, which aroused considerable reaction from the public opinion circle.

Fans of Jay Chou and Zhang Weiping of New Pictures have expressed their dissatisfaction with the easy lead programming of "Youth Film Handbook", which was also nominated for "Jinling!" Jinling! 》Director Lu Chuan even cursed Cheng Qingliang, accusing the other party of including his movie because of personal grudges. His movie is obviously very good.

However, it should be said that after the release of the three new films, everyone unanimously praised them... they suck!

On Douban, "Ci Ling" is rated three points, "Three Guns" is rated four points, and "Wind and Cloud 2" is rated five points, all of which failed.

Maoyan didn't expect the movie to be so bad, and he was so frightened that he didn't even dare to split it immediately.

It’s understandable that the Peng brothers died, and it’s understandable that Zhu Yanping died, but you, Zhang Yimou, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, how can you shoot such a thing with no aesthetics? We don’t ask you to have a good story, at least the picture must be beautiful. Okay, but can’t you even do this?

Nowadays, audiences attach great importance to Maoyan ratings when choosing movies, and think they have more reference value than Douban, a holy place for literary youth.

Zhou Peng looked at the scores backstage and felt that once the scores were announced, the Lunar New Year season would be over and it would be a misfire at the beginning. Will this affect the national box office? Mr. Han is looking forward to this year's box office data.

But he also thought about Wang Quan's words. Only by giving ordinary audiences a channel to express their opinions and making film reviews an open and transparent matter can good films overwhelm bad ones, and the market will become healthier.

For the sake of Chinese-language movies and the reputation of Maoyan, after much hesitation, Zhou Peng disclosed the ratings of the three movies on the night of the first day of release.

Among them, "Wind and Cloud 2" scored 7.1, "Call of Death" scored 6.3, and "Three Guns" scored 6.1.

Now the audience is also familiar with Maoyan's scoring rules. Only movies with a score of eight or above are worth watching. As a result, two parts scored six points and one part seven points. It's pure garbage!

However, sometimes the ratings may not necessarily influence the box office. After all, there are still only a few people who use the cat's eye, and there are also a few who can use the cat's eye to read the ratings. Those who read the ratings but care about the ratings are also a minority. Most people watch movies for functions. Sexual, rather than for the purpose of appreciating film art.

At this time and place, some people have to watch a movie and have no choice.

Therefore, "Three Guns" received 23 million at the box office on its first day of release, while the other two new films did not even earn 10 million. In this era, Zhang Yimou's box office appeal crushes all the superstars.

Of course, word-of-mouth is not without its impact. Cao Baoping's "The Invisible Guest" originally did well at the box office in its first week, but was hit by "2012" in the second week. However, with its high reputation, it has been able to survive until now. Now the single-day box office has surpassed "2012", and after all the new Lunar New Year movies were praised by the public, this movie has regained some momentum, and the box office has successfully exceeded 100 million!

Cao Baoping, an old scholar at Nortel, never thought that one day he would make a movie with a box office of over 100 million!

This greatly stimulated his enthusiasm for filming crime genre films, and he was ready to devote himself to the creation of new scripts during the winter vacation.

When Zhang Yimou suffered a career disaster comparable to that of "Codename Jaguar", in Los Angeles, Wang Quan pressed his fingerprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received a star of his own.

To a certain extent, this news stole the limelight from the three bad Lunar New Year movies and helped them reduce their presence.

The Walk of Fame is a place that almost everyone who comes to Los Angeles wants to see. Although it is a bit boring, the long street seems to have engraved the entire history of movies.

In fact, it’s not just about movies. Those who have left stars on the Walk of Fame include outstanding contributors in film, television, music, radio, theater and other fields.

Engraved on bronze within the pink star is the name of the awardee, and below it is a ring-shaped logo, representing the field in which the awardee receives the star. For the film industry, it is a camera, for the television industry, it is a television, and for the music industry, it is The gramophone is a microphone in the broadcast world, and a mask of sorrow and joy in the theater world.

So there is a camera in King Power's star, and his star number is 2466.

At the beginning, there were 2,500 blank stars on the Avenue of Stars, of which 1,558 were awarded in the first 16 months, all tracing back to famous filmmakers, TV people, and musicians in history. After that, two more stars were added almost every month. stars.

Later, it became more and more strict. In recent years, there are only one or two more stars every year. Therefore, the 2,500 blank stars have not been used up, and you still have to apply for it, review it, and pay a fee. If you don’t apply, the starlight Daodao will not take the initiative to give stars. For example, Li Jian has never had one.

Wang Quan is the fifth Chinese to have a star on the Avenue of Stars. Previously, there were only four Chinese people including Huang Liushuang, Bruce Lee, Wu Yusen and Cheng Long, in recognition of the outstanding contributions of these four people in Hollywood.

When Wu Yusen heard the news, his heart was pounding. Well, all the honors he had received had been won by Wang Quan, and he had even surpassed them to a certain extent!

No, I also have an annual global box office champion that Wang Quan does not have. Although "Inception" is very powerful, "Avatar" may not be without the possibility of a comeback. Cameron, for me, you must strive for it!

Coincidentally, the star of kingship is located at the Four Ladies Observation Deck, next to the statue of Huang Liushuang.

What surprised Wang Quan even more was that on the day of the star awarding, Cheng Long appeared at the scene and awarded him the star together with the honorary mayor of Los Angeles.

He came to Los Angeles to promote "Twelve Zodiacs", so Wang Quan spotted Yang Mi at a glance in the crowd.

It was a coincidence that she would be able to attend the world premiere of "Avatar" with her tomorrow.

"Brother~"

In the car, the two kissed passionately and couldn't bear to be separated from each other.

Wang Quan had just invited Cheng Long and his group to have dinner. Cheng Long was envious of Wang Quan. He only got such a star in 2002. He was already 48 years old at that time, but Wang Quan was only 24 years old. He is really a formidable young man!

During the dinner, Cheng Long also expressed his confidence in "Zodiac" and believed that this time it would not upset the investors. Although the investment was as high as 200 million, he also invested part of the shares with his remuneration and would bear the risks together.

And even if the cost cannot be recovered, cultural relic dealers around the world must not dare to play with the patriotic sentiments of the Chinese people easily!

The box office success of this movie is also unpredictable. The time, timing, plot, and actors are all different, but one thing is certain. This version of "Zodiac" is more watchable, and Cheng Long, who is three years younger, also contributed. There are several desperate performances, it depends on whether dragon fans around the world buy it~

After dinner, Wang Quan took Yang Mi into the car and planned to take her home to chat slowly. However, before the car left, Mimi pestered her. Xiao Wei got out of the car obediently and gave them time and space...