Director’s Legend

After giving some propaganda to the crew, Shao Shuaijun withdrew to the crew, gathered the cast and crew, made a mobilization meeting, and arranged the tasks one by one. In a blink of an eye, a few days have passed. On December 18th, Summit Entertainment’s highlight of this year’s Christmas file "The Hangover" ushered in its premiere.

The Hangover is a small-cost comedy, but with funny content and creativity, the company has placed great expectations.

As an independent production company, Summit Entertainment not only participates in small-scale investment in some large-scale productions, but also produces low-cost movies, hoping to turn the tide at a small cost. It doesn't matter if you lose one or two, as long as one is on fire, you can jump for a while.

Like the old neighbor Lionsgate, it produces countless terrible horror films every year, but one or two of them are often successful, such as "SAW". This series is enough for Lionsgate to eat for several years.

Summit Entertainment cannot compare with Lionsgate in terms of the number of productions. Fortunately, Summit Entertainment today has two major series of "Twilight" and "Dancing My Life", plus a series directed by Shao Shuaijun, and the upcoming The "Detective Sherlock Holmes" series that started filming has been enough for the company to sustain for several years without declining. Even if the other films were made into bad films, it would not hurt.

But to be among the top eight in Hollywood, Summit Entertainment is still a bit short, and it needs more popular series.

"The Hangover" is used to fill this gap.

To this end, Summit Entertainment held a grand premiere in Hollywood, inviting celebrities and celebrities from all walks of life, and even Shao Shuaijun, an infrequent big *OSS, also came to the premiere in person. Compared with the summer holiday, this year's Christmas stalls are much inferior. There are almost no blockbuster movies, so it is a good time to make a big splash.

The premiere was quite successful and the cinema was full of laughter.

Don't think about what kind of movie "The Hangover" is. The value of its existence is to make laughter. As long as you get laughter, this is a successful movie. Facts have also proved that "The Hangover" is a success.

On the first weekend before Christmas, "The Hangover" was a dark horse, opened in 3269 theaters, and won the box office of 45.68 million US dollars, becoming the weekly champion.

""The Hangover" is a funny family comedy, very flavorful."-"Rolling Stone".

"Compared with the expectation before the release, "The Hangover" is really a surprising movie."-"Entertainment Weekly".

"Contributed a nice trailer, nothing more."-"Chicago Tribune".

The media's evaluation is so-so, but it does not detract from the power of The Hangover. In the second weekend, the number of theaters in theaters increased to 3,355 theaters, with a box office of 33.54 million U.S. dollars. While achieving two consecutive championships, the total box office piled up to 118.95 million U.S. dollars, breaking 100 million in two weeks. Summit Entertainment can celebrate.

"Shao, the "Hangover" fire, our road to the top of the entertainment market is unprecedentedly bright, haha." Mitchell laughed excitedly in the face of the soaring box office.

"Are you sure it will be listed in the New Year?"

"Of course, taking advantage of this momentum, the price of the stock can be expected to exceed ten times, or even twenty times! Who said we are the only one that is optimistic about hitting the top eight in Hollywood as an independent film company. Oh, It should be said that it is the sixth largest, MGM has fallen early."

In the golden age of Hollywood, the eight most outstanding film companies almost controlled the annual box office, making some independent small film companies almost impossible to survive. These big companies include MGM, Paramount, Columbia, Raiden, 20 Century Fox, United States, Warner, Universal.

After several twists and turns, Raidenhua switched to TV circles, United States merged into MGM, Columbia was acquired by Sony, and 20th Century Fox was acquired by News Corporation. The twists and turns are beyond count. Up to now, MGM has closed down, and the eighth largest of the year has become the current unidentified six: Warner Bros., Walt Disney, Sony Pictures, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, and Universal Pictures.

Relying on "Harry Potter" and "Batman" last year and this year, Warner Bros. firmly locked in its dominance. Its DC comics adaptation department began to make efforts to try to take North America after "Harry Potter". DC's superhero, one of the two major comic hegemons, set off again.

Walt Disney started with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and is now taking a second look with the help of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and Pixar Animation. After the success of Warner Bros' Batman, Walt Disney has begun to negotiate with Marvel Comics, the future Marvel Comics, to create another superhero sequence against Warner Bros.

And Sony Pictures had a good line in the past few years, and a "Spider-Man" made a lot of money, but after "The Da Vinci Code", it fell into a sluggish momentum. But there is no need to question, Sony already holds the film rights under MGM, an immortal classic series 007, which can save Sony Pictures at any time.

Paramount, whose trend was declining, has begun to rise in recent years. The two iron warriors of "Iron Man" and "Transformers", and the addition of "Star Trek", will definitely **** Paramount. However, there is also a crisis. Once Marvel Comics is acquired, the copyrights of Paramount’s Iron Man and other superheroes are likely to be taken back.

The Twentieth Century Fox acquired by News Corp., after the "vacation" of the father of Star Wars George Lucas, the Star Wars series was announced. Fortunately, the development of "Museum Fear Night" and the launch of "Ice Age", Reluctantly maintain the status of the Big Six.

The last six of Universal Pictures has also had blockbuster movies under its umbrella, such as "King Kong", "The Bourne", and the "Fast and Furious" series. But "Fast and Furious" is obviously going downhill. Without the support of other series, the six identities of Universal Pictures are at stake.

With "Twilight Saga: New Moon", "Dancing Out of My Life 2", "Inception", "500 Days with Summer", and the burning "Hangover", Summit Entertainment will market this year The share will definitely exceed Universal Pictures, and even surpass 20th Century Fox.

Whether it is Shao Shuaijun, Mitchell Bruce, or financial figures who follow the Hollywood film circle, they are all waiting for the listing of Summit Entertainment. Once the capital is raised and the scale of capital is expanded, Summit Entertainment will inevitably pick one of the six major players and become one of the Hollywood movie giants.

This is not just a shuffle of the entertainment circle, but also a feast of the financial circle. It seems that you can smell it in the air. Countless greedy capitalists are sharpening their knives, tying their necks, picking up their knife and fork, and opening their mouths. Ready to eat. Of course, their start of food is also the beginning of Summit Entertainment's gorgeous transformation with the help of this feast.

"The status of the Big Six is ​​not achieved by one or two movies. Mitchell, even if we go public and the market value will increase greatly, our most urgent need is to find a new supporting series. Whether it is "Dancing Out of My Life" or "Twilight" or "The Hangover" has a cyclical lifespan. We must try our best to maintain the continuation of this brand, and at the same time, we must look for alternative brands and brands that are not old." Shao Shuaijun's eyes flashed. flash.

Mitchell calmed down his excitement a bit: "New brands are not so easy to find, Shao, you are the boss and the excavator of Twilight and The Hangover. We need your guidance."

"A person's eyes always have an end. Don't count on me. My creativity is almost exhausted. However, I have a big idea... I can't explain it on the phone. I will go to Saint-Muni. Card, you call the company executives and we have a meeting."

Because of the preparation for the listing, almost all the executives of Dreaming Entertainment Group, Dreaming Golden Harvest and Summit Entertainment are in Santa Monica. When Shao Shuaijun arrived, the meeting room was full. Li Xiuxiu, Yi Jianmei, Wang Ziwen, David Joe Cole, Mitchell Bruce, etc., a total of thirteen executives who enjoy real shares rather than options and dividends.

"It's not a formal meeting. Everyone just sit down. Just talked to Mitchell about the listing. Mitchell is very ambitious and wants to hit the six ranks. Do you have this idea?" Shao Shuaijun motioned everyone to relax.

"I think with our current strength, it is time to hit the Big Six, the entire Hollywood, the box office market share, maybe we do not have the advantage because of the small number of movies. But we are definitely the company with the highest profit ratio, an independent film department. The department is on fire." David Joe Cole first said that he was the original general manager of Twilight Entertainment. After Twilight was merged into Summit Entertainment, he served as the vice president of the company.

"David is right. The Big Six is ​​just a very vague title. Except for some good people, many people don't care about this status. But to put it bluntly, we are not competing for the Big Six. We are ensuring that we have reached the level of a first-class Hollywood company. , To get the seat of the Sixth National Congress is recognition of us and can impact.” Wang Ziwen said, she is now the vice president of Dream Chasing Jiahe.

Shao Shuaijun nodded and asked, "You all think so, President Li?"

Li Xiuxiu said with a smile: "Everyone has this idea."

"The Big Six is ​​not what we have the final say. We can only try our best to expand the company and let others judge. But our company has reached a certain height. We must maintain this height before others will recognize us. How? To keep it? We have a blockbuster film series, but we do not have our own set, we do not have our own overall channel. We need a complete system to ensure that the company continues to make money from filming, instead of relying on one blockbuster film Unexpected rise."

Shao Shuaijun waved his arm: "Our future direction will be to improve our production pipeline. We must gather a group of excellent screenwriters, cultivate a group of excellent stars, cooperate with excellent directors, and establish our own studio. And channels. Of course, you must have thought of these issues a long time ago, I just strengthened it. What I really want to discuss today is that I have a new plan!"

Seeing everyone looking at him curiously, Shao Shuaijun cleared his throat: "This plan is to intercept Walt Disney! We, Summit Entertainment will acquire Marvel Comics and take back the superheroes under Marvel, and we will shoot superhero movies. !"

"Acquiring Marvel Comics?"

"Yes, just buy Marvel Comics!"

Mitchell was taken aback: "Shao, the market value of Marvel Comics is at least four billion U.S. dollars, and the copyright of some superheroes has been shed outside. As far as I know, Daredevil, Soul Chariot, and Blade ", "The Punisher", "X-Men", "Spiderman", "Fantastic Four", "Iron Man", "Thor" copyrights have all been sold out. Can we buy it, and Does the acquisition mean?"

"Why not?" Shao Shuaijun asked, "Why did Walt Disney acquire Marvel Comics? It's not because they also fell in love with the superheroes under Marvel Comics. Indeed, Marvel Comics, as one of the two largest comic book giants in North America, has a market value of more than 40 100 million U.S. dollars or more. Over the years, many superhero copyrights have been sold one after another. So what?"

"What does the chairman mean?"

Shao Shuaijun propped his hands on the table and scanned the audience: "What I mean is very simple. As the special effects technology becomes more and more sophisticated, the superhero style that can only be achieved in comics before can be fully realized on the movie screen. In this era, superhero movies will continue to be hot. We should and must catch up with this opportunity. The superhero copyright of Marvel Comics can be negotiated and recovered one after another, whether it is high-priced recycling, compensation acquisition, or litigation, We want to gather the superheroes of Marvel Comics to create a super team belonging to Summit Entertainment!"

"This will take a big risk and acquire Marvel Comics, with our current strength..." Yi Jianmei said unconfidently.

"We have overlooked one point. Summit Entertainment is about to go public. Our market value can definitely exceed Marvel Comics. We do not need to pay much for the acquisition of this comic company. We can exchange shares and cash purchases. To complete an M&A, what I want is not to run comics, what I want is its superheroes."

The income of comics, how can it be compared with movies, even if the comics sold for dozens of issues, it is not as much as the benefits generated by a movie and the surrounding movies. As for Marvel Comics, whether it’s the Avengers or X-Men, the superheroes in these teams are a single play, and they add up to be a play, prequel, postquel, sequel, side story, as long as you I can think of it, and then pack a good story, this is money!

Warner Bros. has already seen the future of superheroes and is fully committed to developing superheroes for DC comics. Walt Disney also saw it, so it wanted to acquire Marvel Comics.

This is a big investment. After all, it is too expensive to acquire a Big Mac.

But Shao Shuaijun, who has a vision for future generations, knows that in the next few years, after Marvel Comics is renamed Marvel Comics, its superheroes will immediately rule the world. DC has Superman and Batman, and Marvel has Iron Man and Avengers. Not only can you shoot yourself, you can also team up with the two, and their heroes will come together to shoot.

In short, this is a huge resource that needs to be developed.

Summit Entertainment cannot be missed. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)