MTL - After Buying Marvel, I Became the King of Hollywood-Chapter 36

Here, Kevin somewhat makes up for a lot of details.

Make the whole story more real and more complete.

Immediately afterwards, Kevin arranged several action scenes for Agent Ethan.

The movements designed by the team of Yuan Baye, who is from Hong Kong Island and is currently the strongest martial arts finger in the world, combines the graceful posture of Chinese martial arts in the movie, and at the same time has a neat and neat skill that fits the identity of a special agent.

The audience couldn't help but let out a loud exclamation.

Marvel at what Tom Cruise does in the movie.

In these action scenes, Kevin did not choose to use editing to process, but put forward his own harsh requirements to Tom Cruise.

That is to let Cruise completely master these action routines, and he will make up for the speed of the picture in the later stage. As for whether it is beautiful or not, it depends on Tom Cruise's own ability.

And judging from his previous test screenings, Cruise's performance was quite good.

Sure enough, the audience was also very satisfied with Ethan's fight.

A movie that ended in just over an hour.

Kevin took Julie out of the cinema slowly, and all the words of satisfaction about Mission Impossible came from around him.

As for the dissatisfaction of some literary youths, Kevin completely ignored it.

As a purely commercial film, Mission Impossible does not have any artistry, and Kevin at this time does not allow it to have any artistry.

Of course, the lack of artistry doesn't make it a classic movie.

Now Kevin, all he wants is to become a real big man in Hollywood, he needs a lot of US knives and nothing else.

Oscar can slowly make up for it later, and MGM and Marvel will no longer miss it. He has a clear calculation in his heart.

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After getting the feedback he wanted, Kevin took Julie straight home.

On the other side, MGM President Reiter didn't sleep all night.

Unlike the confident Kevin, he deeply knows that sometimes the success of a movie has no absolute relationship with the box office.

The box office of this film is related to whether he can continue to serve as the president of MGM in the future, so he does not pay attention.

As the major theaters gathered all the news, Leiter asked the staff responsible for summarizing the data with a little nervousness.

"How much was the box office on the first day of Mission Impossible?"

The staff looked at the data in front of them again, and then said excitedly:

"President, Mission Impossible earned a box office of 25.68 million on the first day!"

"This has created the top two first-day box office of this year, and the only one above it is Jurassic Park. You know, it is the masterpiece of the great director Spielberg!"

Reiter was also excited.

"So, we succeeded?"

"After so many years, is MGM finally going to be brilliant again!"

"Quick, call me Kevin and I'll tell him the news.",

After returning to God, Leiter wanted to share this joy with Kevin for the first time, and quickly ordered his secretary to call Kevin.

...

A person secretly hid outside on the sofa to enjoy the time of the sage, while using the computer to look at some materials.

Hearing the phone ringing, Kevin picked it up quickly.

"Hey, Kevin, I'm Leiter, the first day of Mission Impossible's box office came out."

"How many?"

Kevin asked calmly, he was confident that it would not be too bad.

On the other end of the phone came a number that surprised him.

"25.68 million dollars!"

"Mission Impossible's first-day box office was $25.68 million!"

Reit exclaimed excitedly.

Kevin was very calm and asked calmly:

"Let, based on your experience, how much do you think Mission Impossible's final global box office can be?"

Leiter hesitated for a while, and made a rough calculation according to the calculation formula of MGM, and then said:

"Say less than $500 million!"

"In this case, don't forget our agreement. I can't wait to join the big family of MGM."

Kevin made no secret of his thoughts and said directly to Leiter.

Reiter did not have any dissatisfaction.

Kevin's directing ability has been proved once again in Mission Impossible, and he is the talent that MGM needs most at this time.

His addition is nothing short of a feather in the wings.

"Of course, MGM welcomes you to join us. After the release of Mission Impossible, we will start formal negotiations."

“MGM is sure to please you!”

Kevin nodded and ended the exchange.

On the other hand, Warner Bros. and Paramount received news from the theaters at almost the same time.

The astonishing box office results on the first day of Mission Impossible also surprised them.

While Paramount was pleasantly surprised, it was also very regretful.

The food lying in their mouths was inexplicably divided by a few outsiders.

This made them feel a lot of pain, but on the other hand, the follow-up copyright was in their hands, and Steve Kevin laid such a good foundation for them.

After that, it's time for them to lay down and make money.

Paramount started figuring out plans to invite Kevin and Tom Cruise to film Mission: Impossible 2 ahead of time…

Chapter 58 The Party

The next day, the news of Mission Impossible's box office explosion appeared in the newspapers immediately, as well as the praise of countless moviegoers.

But don't think that these are free, and the follow-up promotion cost of 10 million yuan, in addition to media promotion, also includes the role of silencing film critics.

Otherwise, commercial blockbusters, bad reviews are absolutely indispensable.

If you don't feed them, they will frantically give Mission Impossible bad reviews on paper.

And this kind of public relations can only be managed for a week.

However, what Warners and MGM are fighting for is only the first week. The box office in the first week is the most profitable time. At this time, whoever dares to criticize will naturally usher in their blow.

As for the latter, after the box office began to decline, with the previous box office results, the impact of bad reviews is not so great.

...

At the same time that Warner and MGM made their move, the theater side saw the popularity of Mission Impossible and couldn't sit still.

The commercial blockbuster is the movie with the widest audience. After learning that Mission Impossible's box office was a big hit and the word of mouth was also good, the theater chain decisively took measures to squeeze the number of screens of other underperforming movies, and added it to the list. Among the number of Mission: Impossible screens.

Under such circumstances, the box office was released the next day.

Mission Impossible's box office hit a new high, reaching a terrifying box office score of around 29 million, a figure that stunned everyone.

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CAA Building.

Looking at the achievements Kevin and Cruise have created together, Ovitz immediately regretted it.

A director whose creation of movies has exploded one after another is definitely an extremely valuable resource in Hollywood.

Unfortunately, such resources were forced away by the strong attitude of their CAA.

Countless thoughts rose in my heart, and finally, Ovitz picked up the phone and called Cruise.

"Hey, Cruise, congratulations on your movie hit."

"thanks!"

Cruise was a little confused. Generally, Ovitz wouldn't call him to congratulate him on this kind of thing.

"The movie is a big hit, do you want to hold a party? It's best to invite Kevin and other heroes over, and the cost of the party will be handed over to CAA."

Ovitz suggested.

Cruise understood what he meant. Although Kevin had turned against CAA, it was not irreversible.

Build a reconciliation channel for CAA and Kevin, and he is willing to be the reconciler.

"Okay, leave the matter to me."

Hanging up the phone, Cruise decisively called Kevin and asked him to come to the party hosted by him.

Similarly, in addition to Kevin and the heroine, those who participated in this party also included some people from MGM, Warner, Paramount, and other Hollywood stars.

The biggest role of this kind of party is to give them better opportunities for cooperation.

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Received the second day's box office results, and also received a party invitation from Cruise.

Kevin was completely relaxed.

As a director and an investor, he is under the greatest pressure. If he fails, he will not only lose money, but also reputation.

A director who never fails and a director who has failed have a very different reputation.

Reflected in the outside world, the biggest gap is to attract investment.

Kevin, who has succeeded three times in a row, now has the ability to pull up a big production by himself. With his fame, even if he does not cooperate with other film companies, he can still make a big investment film by himself.

There are people out there who want to invest in his new movie.

Of course, outside investment is not the same as Hollywood's investment, he is very clear.

A big production, if there is no investment from Hollywood giants, I don't know how much trouble there will be in the middle.

Buyers burn film, rating restrictions, public opinion suppression, all kinds of trouble do not know how much more.

The reason why Kevin has never encountered these troubles is because he is very knowledgeable about sharing benefits.

The first film, Chainsaw, gave New Line the bulk of its profits, and Warner Bros. got a piece of the pie through overseas distribution.

The second movie was simply New Line and Warner investing together.

The third film, not to mention, is an investment from the three giants Warners, Paramount, and MGM.

In Hollywood, if you get the investment of these three companies and you get trouble, it will undoubtedly be a provocation to these giants.

No one can afford the counterattack of the Big Three.

This has made Kevin's development so smooth.

Three days after the party, Kevin took advantage of this rare opportunity to get in touch with Nicholas Kevin and Robert Downey Jr.

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Three days later, Kevin happily went to the party held by Cruise.

As for Julie, because of her menstrual period, she was unwilling to go out and rested in the villa.

Because of the expansion of the scale, the party was not held at Cruise's home, but at the Hollywood Hotel.

Kevin walked into the hotel generously.

Thanks to Kevin's current hot status in Hollywood, as soon as he entered it, many bosses or executives of the film company came over, got close to Kevin, and handed him his own business card.

Looking forward to Kevin having the opportunity to work with them.

Facing the enthusiasm of these people, Kevin dealt with them one by one. This enthusiasm lasted for more than ten minutes, until Cruise came here, and the crowd dispersed.

Looking at Kevin's helpless look, Cruise said with a smile: