When he arrived in Hong Kong, Bai Quinn discovered that he had been cheated by Warner again this time!

Like several other Wademark-like movies, Warner Bros. is still responsible for international distribution, and as usual, the overseas release time is one month later than that of the United States.

However, this time, "Rush Hour" temporarily withdraws from the summer season, and the release time of North American theaters was delayed by one month, becoming released in early September.

According to convention, overseas issuance should be delayed simultaneously with North America, but Warner Bros. has adjusted its schedule in major markets such as Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, leaving China and Hong Kong Island that failed to postpone it, only one week longer than North America.

In fact, according to Jack Cheng's suggestion, it would be better for Hong Kong Island and China to be released during the Spring Festival.

However, the Warner Bros. International issuance department, which has rigid management, has also put forward various reasons to refuse to make adjustments.

For example, I am worried that the pirated version will hit the box office when it is released too late; for example, I finally won the opportunity to release it in China, and if it is postponed, I will encounter many complicated administrative reviews.

So the result is that China and Hong Kong Island have actually released "Rush Hour" almost simultaneously with North America.

Even if Bai Quinn thinks the excuse of Warner Bros. International issuance Department is a bit unreliable, he can't provide evidence to refute it.

You are intuition, others are experience, and you can't argue.

When Bai Quinn arrived at Hong Kong Island, he casually searched for a few local newspapers and magazines and found that this time he was completely cheated by Warner.

At the end of August, with the help of the mainland, Hong Kong Island defeated international speculators such as Soros and struggled to defend the Hong Kong dollar and Hong Kong stocks. At this time, the Hong Kong Island people were still in a period of excitement.

Movies produced in Hollywood are not motivated to motivate them to pay for tickets to watch movies, but they may spit at the poster.

Coupled with the aftermath of the financial crisis that has been raging for a year, people's consumption capacity has also declined significantly, and the box office of movies is generally in sluggish. In addition to the big ship that is still being screened, only "The World of the World" has the highest box office, which is only more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

After several factors were combined, Bai Quinn could feel the "cold wind" of the general environment rushing towards him. He didn't believe that the staff of the Warner Bros. International Distribution Department who lived in Hong Kong did not know it. It's just that "Rush Hour" does not have Warner's investment, so why should they be so concerned about to bother themselves?

This is not the first time that Wademark Image has suffered a loss in Warner Bros. "The Walker of the Side" has suffered a lot. The Warner Bros. International distribution department will not adjust flexibly based on the market at all. In the German, French, Japanese and other markets, they will fight head-on with the big ships, and they will naturally be crushed.

The overseas box office of "The Walker" ended up being less than 70 million US dollars, which was far from everyone's expectations.

The "sexy operations" released by Warner Bros. International were more than that. Soon, Bai Quinn, who was in the Chinese level 10, heard something even more speechless from the casual complaints of the theater manager and colleagues who were in charge of the premiere.

Warner actually tied up another movie of their own on "Rush Hour", and the theaters would have two movies together.

In some areas where Hollywood movies are popular, major manufacturers such as Warner, Paramount, and Fox often use this "trip" method to cooperate with theaters.

For example, the big ship "Titanic" is very popular. If some theaters want to get a copy of the big ship, they must release another Fox movie at the same time.

Fox, who was eager to make a comeback on a big ship, did the most inauthentic thing. The one sold in China was Stallone's 1996 "Hard-of-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-Hard-H

Paramount sold another film "The Comet Crashing the Earth" in "Save Private Ryan".

The movie was completely defeated by "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" released at the same time. The starring Tommy Lee Jones showed his old age and insisted on biting the bullet to save the earth. The rottenness of "rotten tomatoes" was 40% from the beginning, and it continued to fall after it was released, and finally stopped at around 20%.

Warner Bros. International distribution naturally also must abide by the "industry rules" and sell "City of Angels" on the generally optimistic "Rush Hour".

How many Paramount sells are still works by DreamWorks, and the movies sold by Warner Bros. have nothing to do with the image of Wademark!

This is not the song "City of Angels" on Bai Quinn's new single, but a love film of the same name starring Nicholas Cage and Sweet Sister Meg Ryan.

In this film, Sister Tian's appearance has dropped significantly. The angel played by Cage is set to have no emotional facial paralysis, which greatly limits the performance of the actor. However, as a romance film, it is still a work that can be seen.

After its release in April, the cumulative box office in North America reached 72 million. A romantic film did not meet the Christmas season, and the box office performance was already very good.

The trick is that Cage has been successful in "Brave the Deadly Island", "Face Change" and "Air Prison". The pay has reached 20 million yuan. Sister Tian’s pay is not low. She also uses a large amount of CGI animation in the movie, which eventually increased the production cost by 55 million yuan.

The domestic box office was obviously a loss. If Warner Bros. wants to recycle costs, he can only find ways to make up for overseas distribution. Sold "Pulse Hour" and "City of Angels" in the Chinese and Hong Kong markets is one of Warner Bros.'s tricks to redeem money.

Not all love movies can be like big ships, even cross-cultural, and "City of Angels" is not favored by theater managers, which naturally affects the number of paintings of "Peak Hour" that is bound to it.

What makes Bai Quinn feel uncomfortable is that even if he is unhappy with Warner Bros. International distribution department, the opinions he put forward are difficult to affect their work.

Even if he threw all his opinions and protests directly on the desk of Time Warner Chairman Gerald Levine, he still had to go through a long series of hierarchical transmissions, and it took several working days to arrive at the local manager's email address, and no one would supervise whether the other party made rectifications.

Bai Quinn secretly made up his mind to find a way to establish his own international distribution channel in the future!

At this time, he could only take Sarah to visit Hong Kong Island with helplessness. He was indifferent to the premiere of "Rush Hour". He would sell as much as he liked to sell movie tickets. Anyway, there was not much money that could be included in his own hands.

Being a human being, being happy is the most important thing. Let’s throw away your worries.

The two went out on the streets in Hong Kong Island with high profile, drinking milk tea and eating fish and eggs, which attracted a large number of local fans to watch. The accompanying cooperative reporters took photos and sent them back to China with a praising article.

Fans met their idol live-action, milk tea and fish egg sales increased sharply, reporters received pen charges, newspapers attracted attention, Bai Quinn and Sarah also cleared the rumors of breaking up, and "Rush Hour", which was premiering in China, also increased the attention.

Bai Quinn didn't expect that just taking her girlfriend around the street and eating local snacks would have such an effect.

...

After waiting for a few more days, Bai Quinn, who was hiding in Hong Kong Island to shelter from the limelight, finally had some serious work, and it was the day when "Rush Hour" premiered on Hong Kong Island.

As a Hong Kong islander, Jack Cheng naturally had to rush back to his hometown from the United States.

As soon as the two met, Jack Chengju spoke out loud and said, "QB, it's so regretful that you didn't go to the New York premiere! Guess what happened after the drinks?"

Bai Quinn was confused. He had watched the premiere report. Almost all local stars in New York arrived, and the scene was really lively.

RZA has made a high-profile appearance with a group of "Wudang Gang" brothers and announced that it will participate in the music production of the sequel to "Rush Hour".

So his first choice was a rapper who was good at causing trouble. "Did the people from the 'Wudang Gang' clash with Jay-Z's?"

Jack Cheng shook his head: "No, no..."

Then Jack Cheng sang the song, "Oh, when tempting walkbyeverynight, talkingsweet and looking fine..."

"I'm confused!" It's really hard for Bai Quinn to hear from the tone of Jack's run to Java that it was Mariah Carey's "Fantasy".

"Yes, Mariah Carey did come and attended the cocktail party, and she had a great time talking to Brett..."

This gossip is interesting. Bai Quinn, who has experienced the filming of "Rush Hour", knows that director Brett Ratner is not only a fan of Jack Cheng, but also a big fan of Maria Carey. He also designed a scene in the movie to let the little girl who plays Su Yang sing Maria Carey's songs to pay tribute.

Jack Cheng said: "Brett said they are friends now..."
Chapter completed!