"Mr. Xia, our Columbia Pictures has achieved very good results this year. The "Home Imperials", "Pretty Beauty" at the beginning of the year, "Rain Man", "Dragon Hard Boy 3", "Phantom of the Opera", "Driving for Miss Daisy" and "Ghostbusters" at the end of the year, etc., all achieved very good box office results." Long Mayer then reported to Xia Tian, ​​"And the American TV series "The Beach Ranger", "CSI Crime Scene Investigation" and variety shows "Millionaire" are also very popular, and they have made a lot of money for our company."

"As of now, our Columbia Pictures has made more than 800 million US dollars in net profit, and its stock price has risen by 67%. Now we have completely gotten rid of debts, and the book surplus is as high as 150 million US dollars." Long Mayer said proudly again.

When Columbia Pictures took over in the summer, it was heavily in debt, with almost no penny on its books, and its stock price was quite sluggish. But now, as Columbia Pictures continues to launch excellent works, it has achieved high box office and achieved good reputation, which has caused debt to decline year by year, and the company's books have seen a surplus, and even the previously sluggish stock price has rebounded.

Such a gratifying result is so happy.

"Well, very good, Ronald, you have done a really good job in the past two years." Xia Tian said with a smile.

Xia Tian was naturally very happy to hear that Columbia Pictures was developing so well.

"I have to thank Mr. Xia for providing so many good ideas that the company has made so many good shows and made so much money. Speaking of which, you are the biggest contributor, and I just play a little auxiliary role." Long Mayer waved his hand.

"Oh, you actually learned to be modest." Xia Tian couldn't help laughing when he heard him say this.

Long Mayer has always been quite proud. He always wanted to seize the leadership of the company before. Now he is willing to give up his first contribution. This is really the sun coming out of the west.

"I dare not be humble in front of you." Long Mayer waved his hand and smiled.

The longer he goes with summer, the more he admires summer's talent. "Home Imperial", "Pretty Beauty", "Fate Express", "Die Hard"... These popular movies are all filmed based on summer's creativity.

A movie is a lucky one, a coincidence, a three movie is a miracle. And in summer, more than three movies are a big seller, there are no unpopular works from him.

Therefore, Long Mayer sincerely admires this creative genius and cannot be proud of him even if he wants to be proud.

When Xia Tian heard this, he immediately laughed.

"However, Mr. Xia, the ratings of "X Files" and "Seinfeld" we produced are not high, and Forbes and ABC both have some opinions on this." Long Mayer said to Xia Tian again at this time.

Productions in summer must be the best.

In fact, "X Files" and "Sein Fei" are both good, but they are not popular. After the broadcast, the ratings were sluggish. "X Files" even ranked 98th among the 118 programs in the United States, which shows how bad the ratings are.

"What do they want?" Xia Tian asked curiously when he heard this.

"They want to keep the price down and buy these two shows in half," Long Mayer explained.

"X Files" sold to Fox for one million dollars per episode, while "Seinfeld" sold to ABC for six hundred thousand dollars. Now due to the sluggish viewership, both companies want to lower the price in half.

"No, if this is the case, then don't leave it to them to play. It's better to sell it to Snow Media and leave it to Amc TV station for broadcast." Xia Tian thought for a moment.

"X Archives" and "Seinfeld" are both classic dramas that have left a brilliant mark in the history of American television. Only in summer will Fox and ABC TV be so blasphemous.

They don't want it to be just right, so they move it to their own TV station to play in the summer. Although Amc is a cable station, its ratings are not as good as Fox and ABC in terms of viewership. But sooner or later, he believes that "X Archives" and "Seinfei" will definitely be very popular in the future with their own quality.

At that time, the cost of renting video tapes, distributing broadcast rights and even online copyrights can be recovered. This is called losing the east corner and winning the sun.

When Long Mayer heard this, he nodded.

...

Summer then helped Long Mayer write several movie stories.

The first is "Edward Scissor Hand", a film directed by the well-known film master Tim Burton and also a famous work by Captain Jack Johnny Depp.

He was nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Globe Awards that year for this movie, and also successfully gained a foothold in the film industry because of the movie's big sales (cost 20 million US dollars and box office of 86 million US dollars).

The second is "My Heart is Wild", a love thriller directed by the well-known film master David Lynch, and is also a representative work of Nicholas Cage, the Oscar movie king and the king of bad movies.

The box office of this movie is not very high, but its reputation in the circle is very good. It once won the Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1990.

The third is "Assassination of Kennedy", a biographical historical film. It was written and directed by Oliver Stone in his previous life. This guy is also the director of films such as "Field Platoon", "Born on July 4", "Snowden", etc., a regular at the Academy Awards, and also won the San Sebastian Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award.

Kennedy is one of the most popular presidents in the United States. The reason for this is that he successfully resolved the Guba missile crisis during his tenure and promoted the equal rights movement. In addition, he was from a famous family, was very handsome and had a sense of humor, so the people loved him very much.

The United States has conducted a survey. Among the previous presidents of the United States, Lincoln was the greatest president, and Kennedy ranked second, which shows how much the people love him.

The assassination of Kennedy has become one of the most watched unsolved cases in American history because of the doubts and controversy. Therefore, if this film "Assassination of Kennedy" is well filmed, it will never be short of both box office and awards.

The fourth is "Retaining a Lover", which is a film of the same type that Julia Roberts took on after becoming famous with "The Pretty Beauty of the Wind", and is also a story about a millionaire falling in love with Cinderella.

However, "Retaining a Lover" is a romantic drama. Compared with the romantic comedy "Fengyue Pretty Beauty", the theme is a bit heavy. But that's true, so this movie has a higher reputation in the industry, and of course the box office is also good.

Fifth, "When Harry Meets Sally", this movie can be regarded as the American version of "Seeking Away". However, by time, it is actually very likely that Feng Xiaogang referenced this movie when filming "Seeking Away".

"When Harry Meets Sally" tells the story of a man and a woman meeting because of some opportunities, separated because of some misunderstandings, and finally getting together. It is a romantic and warm love film.

In addition, Xia Tian also recommended him to film Stephen King's "Ten Days of Danger" and "The Joker's Return".

"Ten Days of Danger" tells the story of a writer being kidnapped by a fanatical fans and spending ten days like hell; "The Joker Returns" is a classic work in the history of American horror films, telling the story of a group of children fighting with the serial murderer Horror Clown.

In addition to movies, Xia Tian also helped him write two more American dramas, one is the medical "The Story of the Emergency Room" and the other is the legal "Law and Order".

"The Story of the Emergency Room" starring George Clooney, one of the best literary and artistic dramas in the 1990s in the United States. At the same time, this American drama also made George Clooney famous, making him one of the most well-known movie stars in the United States.
Chapter completed!