Chapter 126 Legendary Cinema Company
Victor had no idea that he had been targeted by Hoover and Roosevelt at this moment, and he was fighting to the death with "Shawshank's Redemption".
During this period, Victor was in a state of turmoil. The city was filled with storms because he met Lenny Refenstall. The reporters who came outside the First Prison in Los Angeles every day asked for interviews were frustrated. The entire crew was greatly affected, which made Victor call Anthony to let him dismiss the group, but Nicholas Sink organized it.
"The reporter can't afford to mess with him, and he can't be tough. Moreover, everything has advantages and disadvantages. There are so many reporters, it's good to let them promote our movies." It's worthy of being the former king of Hollywood business. Nicholas's mind is completely different from Victor.
There is no problem with the filming of "Shawshank Redemption". The crew is running very smoothly. After such a long period of running-in, both the actors and the photography departments have been fully invested in it, so Victor cannot worry too much.
During this depressing day, some good news came.
The most important thing is obviously "The Old Man" . This movie, which only invested less than 800,000 yuan, eventually hit a box office of $9.5 million, causing a stir in Hollywood.
Over the years, Hollywood has not had many movies that have exceeded this number, but there are only a handful of movies with such a huge gap in input and output.
The audience loved it very much, and Hollywood filmmakers and film critics praised the artistic characteristics and quality of the film itself, both applauding and calling it, which suddenly increased the reputation of the legendary film company.
Those who participated in the production of this film obviously benefited greatly.
First of all, Zinerman. Before filming this movie, Zinerman was a third-rate person who was worthless in Hollywood, and he was not even a director. Now, with the glory of "Old Nowhere to Belong", Zinerman has become the recent "new director" of Hollywood venture capital. While gaining fame and fortune, many film companies have also secretly sent people to poach.
But Zinerman was not interested in these people at all: "I am a legendary person and have no interest in other companies." Faced with the greatest temptation, Zinerman also refused, which made Victor scold this guy for being a stubborn man and unable to get over money, and he was also very comforted by Zinerman.
In addition, Victor himself obviously got some positive reviews because of this movie. All Hollywood filmmakers know that this story comes from Victor. Although "This Killer Not Too Cold" was scolded in a mess, Victor's screenwriter skills have been completely widely recognized in Hollywood at this time. No matter who he is, there is nothing to say about Victor's composing skills. And the biggest benefit that "Old Nowhere" brings to Victor is obviously the performance.
In this movie, Anthony, the killer played by Victor, not only conquered all audiences, but also Hollywood filmmakers. "Hollywood Review" even made such a comment: "Victor Fellow is not a good director, but from this movie, we think he can become a master of performance!" This made Victor laugh and cry.
Jiali Cooper, who participated in the performance, has also soared because of the movie's value and reputation. Before filming this movie, he was a second-rate star at Warner Bros., but with the fame accumulated by this movie, he has now become a first-line star. Sam Warner is extremely polite to Jiali Cooper. Not only did he quickly sign a contract to increase Jiali's treatment, but he also provided Jiali with all the accompanying facilities for first-class stars, including private housing, for fear that Jiali Cooper would be poached by Victor.
It can be said that "The Old Nothing" has completely turned a comeback compared to "This Killer Not Too Cold".
With a box office of 9.5 million, Legend Film Company directly purchased Warner Bros.’s first-class theaters under Warner Bros. for half of the box office revenue - $4.75 million.
For Legendary Film Company, this is the most important thing since the company was established.
Being able to have your own theater chain is the common wish of all legends, including Victor.
So, the senior executives of Legend Film Company all came to Warner Bros. Film Company, and in Sam Warner's office, they started to cede the land in the theater distribution map of Warner.
Victor was only interested in Warner's first-class theaters, and it had already decided which cinema to choose from Nicholas.
A total of 45 first-class theaters have been included. These theaters are in big cities without exception and occupy the most prosperous places in big cities. They all have a long history and good reputation.
Looking at the distribution map of the theaters, more than 45 small flags were pulled out by Victor, and then the long sword representing the legendary film company was inserted into the slaughtering small mark. Sam Warner covered his chest with heartache and almost fell into shock on the spot.
"Sam, don't do this anymore. The more than 9.5 million will belong to you." Victor smiled.
"Come on! I would rather not have that four million! My theater!" Sam Warner looked at Victor pitifully: "Victor, do you know how our brothers wrinkled their mouths in order to take these theaters? Now, you have reached out to take them away."
"Why do you want so many theaters?" Victor ignored this and pulled the lawyer to complete the handover procedures on the spot. Then he felt relieved and gave Sam Warner a bear hug: "Happy cooperation!"
"I will never work with you again!" Sam Warner was in tears.
"You can't say anything so hard. Cooperation still requires cooperation. If you have money, don't you make money?" Victor said happily.
"You kid, you're so smart!" Sam Warner had no choice.
After accepting the 45 theaters of Warner Bros. Film Company, Victor immediately called Anthony and Leo. First, he sent someone to quickly take over these theaters, retaining the original crew of the theater with preferential treatment, ensuring that normal operation is not affected, and using Anthony to settle the relationship between black and white, then quickly registered and established the Legendary Cinema Company. Leo turned into the general manager, and Anthony also took the title of deputy general manager. Victor completely handed over such a big deal to these two guys.
"Damn, I'm not dreaming, right? Not long ago, I was a poor scum in Hollywood, and I became a well-known person in the blink of an eye. Hahaha." Leo was so happy that he was confused.
"Buy well, use snacks, and there will be more theaters in the future, but remember it for me. If you lose money in business and ruin your family, you will just commit suicide." Victor smiled.
"Don't worry, this matter is left to me and Anthony. We are both here, so there will be no problem." Leo and Anthony were full of confidence.
Just when "Old Nowhere to Belong" was so popular that it won countless attention from Hollywood, the appearance of several other movies quickly diverted Hollywood's attention.
Chapter completed!