Hollywood Starts with Animation

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a few days later.

A filming location owned by Universal Pictures.

The famous "Spider-Man" officially started filming here, and the press conference of the opening ceremony attracted a large number of media from various states in the United States, as many as 78 media, who wanted to seize the first-hand fresh information.

"Boss, the number of media that came here is 78, which is double what we expected." Kevin Feige sighed.

Zhu Ke looked at the hundreds of people in the venue, and nodded immediately: "A while ago, AOL and Warner were fighting so fiercely, and of course we Wald Pictures also showed their faces. They can come with so many people today. , not surprising."

"Boss, I estimate that the opening ceremony of "Spider-Man 2" will be held again, and the number of media will definitely be more than today." Kevin Feige firmly believed.

"you're right."

For Kevin Feige's remarks, Zucker extremely agrees.

In the original time and space, "Spider-Man 1" has achieved a box office of more than 800 million US dollars worldwide. Such a large IP naturally has unprecedented appeal.

"By the way, are director Sam and the actors all here?" Zucker asked again.

Hearing the words, Kevin Feige immediately said to himself: "Of course it's all here, and it's here early. After all, this is a first-tier commercial production of the A-level of our Wald Pictures, how can they dare to neglect it."

really.

When Zucker walked backstage from the venue, he saw the film's director Sam Raimi, actor Toby Maguire, actress Kirsten Dunst, and Green Willem Dafoe, who plays the devil, James Franco, who plays the little green goblin, and other main actors.

"boss!"

"Mr. Wald!"

"Welcome, Mr. Wald!"

......

Zucker and Kevin Feige had just entered the backstage, and everyone in the backstage, including the director and the hero and heroine, all stood up to say hello to Zucker.

after all,

They carried the rice bowl that Zucker gave.

"All sit down, all sit down, let's sit down and talk." Zucker actively played the image of being close to the people.

hey~

This kind of aloofness, separated from the lives of the broad masses of the people, is really... so cool!

"Director Sam, although I am the first producer of the "Spider-Man" movie, I am busy with my work and may not be able to stay on the set all the time. Don't mind when that happens," Zucker said with a smile.

"Understand, I understand!"

Speaking of which, what did Director Sam still not understand?

In fact, Zucker is indeed very busy. For movies like "Spider-Man" that he has seen more than once in his previous life, Zucker only needs to grasp the general direction.

After all, Kevin Feige, the second producer, is also the logistical butler of the crew, so he is not a vegetarian.

"Hello, Mr. Wald. Thank you for giving me the chance to play the lead actor Peter Parker."

A generation of Spider-Man Tobey Maguire thanked Zucker and even gave Zucker a bow.

Zucker smiled and said, "Work hard, I believe that no one is more suitable for the role of Peter Parker than you, come on!"

"Yes!" Toby Maguire said loudly.

Zucker smiled and didn't speak.

grateful?

How much is it worth? !

In the history of the original time and space, Tobey Maguire's salary when he starred in "Spider-Man 1" was $4 million, and even with dividends, the total was $8 million;

Starred in "Spider-Man 2", the salary climbed to 17 million US dollars, which is not even a box office dividend;

However... when it came to "Spider-Man 3", he brazenly opened his mouth and asked the producer for a salary of up to 45 million US dollars!

As for thanking the producers for choosing him as Spider-Man, go to you!

In the face of money, any gratitude is vain.

"I'm not a generous master. If I don't give it to you, you can't kill me."

Zucker thought with a smile.

Wald Pictures signed a remuneration contract with Tobey Maguire. The first film was only $1.5 million, and he didn’t pay dividends; for the second and third films, even if the pay increased, it would not soar to the $45 million.

The contract is signed, do you want to go back on it?

Ha ha!

Even after "Spider-Man 1" is popular, if you negotiate to modify the contract and increase the salary, it will definitely allow Wald Pictures to take the initiative.

You don't have to sign a trilogy contract, but the male protagonist is no longer you.

Zucker is such a thief.

Similarly, for the main actors of the series, such as the heroine and the Little Green Goblin, Wald Pictures has signed multiple film contracts.

"The lion opens its mouth with me, don't even think about it!" Zu Ke vowed.

Before long...  

The press conference for Spider-Man 1 has begun!

......

a few days later.

1999, March 1.

Zu Ke stayed in the office of Jin Shuguang Entertainment Group, constantly looking at the recent reports of various subsidiaries, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

It can be seen that Zucker is in a good mood.

"Boss, are you happy today?" Chief Assistant Alexander laughed.

"Of course."

Zhu Ke said without hesitation: "I just watched the news this morning, tsk tsk tsk~, with the launch of Microsoft's MSN chat software, icq's life has not been easy recently. Look, their stock fell by more than 5.6%.”

Immediately after Alexander took the newspaper and read it, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Others don't know, but he knows the shit about his boss and icq!

"Before I left ICQ, I told Wesger, don't expand blindly, but fight steadily. Now the retribution is coming. In the face of Microsoft's strong attack and seizing the market, the consequences of ICQ's blind expansion have appeared, then It's that the liquidity is seriously insufficient, and they issue new shares, and the market's recognition has dropped a lot."

Zucker shook his legs happily.

"Oh? How do you say icq lost?" Alexander asked.

Zucker shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, but there is a high probability that we will lose. Of course, if I predict well, icq may be acquired by other big capital companies soon."

Blind expansion, insufficient liquidity, and Microsoft's strong sniping, ICQ must seek external financial assistance to win this battle.

Who is Microsoft?

That's the famous company that "forced the installation of software" for you at every turn. Who the hell can resist this kind of rogue means? !

"Hey, let's not talk about this, let's talk about our "My Big Greek Wedding", how much box office has it got now?"

When Zucker ridiculed Wisger, he was also a little disappointed.

After all, Zhu Ke was once one of the major shareholders of icq after all!

"Boss, as of yesterday, "My Big Greek Wedding" has accumulated a total of 119 million US dollars at the North American box office. According to the calculation of the marketing department, in the middle of this month, our film will exceed 150 million US dollars at the North American box office, and After a long period of screening, the final box office will be roughly $220 million to $260 million." Alexander Hui reported.

Zucker nodded, "What about overseas?"

"At present, the film has been released overseas, mainly in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Since its release for 8 days, it has accumulated a total of 19.2 million US dollars at the box office."

"At the same time, as many as 12 overseas countries including Italy, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Spain, etc., we Wald Pictures have also confirmed the release matters with them."

Alexander reported everything in detail.

Overseas distribution is currently the top priority of Wald Pictures.

Zucker nodded and said, "Alexander, please explain to Old Bill and Victor. In order to expand the overseas market in the early stage, we can give some more profit to local publishers overseas."

"Yes, boss."

For overseas distribution channels, Zucker also worked hard.

If you don't make a profit, why should others let your movie show?

The motherfucker is the master who can't see a rabbit but not a hawk!

Generally speaking, according to the different film markets of various countries, the box office revenue ratio of the six major Hollywood companies in major European countries is 29% to 41%, and in general, it can reach 33% of the box office ratio.

However, Wald Pictures does not have the top six after all. The box office revenue ratio of "My Big Greek Wedding" released overseas is in the range of 23% to 32%, which is much lower than the top six.

"It's a long way to go!" Zu Ke sighed.

In a few days...

Zucker and a working group of up to 15 people, including Wald Pictures president Bill McNick, arrived in London, England by flight.

Casting for Harry Potter has begun!

" "The first more is sent.

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