Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 524 Film Investment Arrangements

In addition, Forbes magazine also announced the list of the most profitable singers in the United States in the past year.

Link ranked first with a total revenue of 220 million.

24-year-old country music queen Taylor Swift ranks second with an annual income of $69.7 million.

In addition to royalties from her two albums, her income also includes income from the global tour 'Red Tour'. 42 concerts in half a year brought her approximately US$40 million in income, including the sale of concert souvenirs and numerous brand placement advertising fees. wait.

Ranked third is veteran country music singer Kenny Chesney, with an annual income of $32.96 million.

Beyoncé ranks fifth with annual income of $28 million.

Lana Del Rey ranks eighth with $22.5 million, including album share, concert income, Link Music dividends, etc.

Justin Bieber ranks 11th with $18.8 million.

Bruno Mars ranks 12th with $16.8 million.

Wiz Khalifa ranks 22nd with $9.5 million.

The little round-faced guy ranks 25th with an annual income of US$8 million.

Last year, the income of singers under Link Music was very good.

There are also actors contracted by the Palm Bay Agency. Jennifer Lawrence ranks second on the actress income list with a total income of 34.5 million US dollars. Her income includes "The Hunger Games 2", "X-Men", "American Hustle" and "August". : Osage County", and Dior perfume endorsement.

The first is Sandra Bullock, with an annual income of US$51 million, and the third is Jennifer Aniston, with an annual income of US$31 million.

Emma Stone ranks fourth with annual income of $26.5 million.

Amy Adams ranks eighth with $13 million.

Kristen Stewart ranks 10th with $12 million.

Daddario starred in "The Cabin", "The Conjuring" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" produced by Lionsgate last year, becoming a quasi-A-list movie star in Hollywood. Last year, he earned US$8.5 million, ranking 13th. .

"It's great. Everyone made money last year."

Link said while looking at the magazine.

"I don't make as much as you, with a net profit of more than one billion a year. Now everyone calls you the God of Wealth."

Selina was sitting crookedly on the sofa, with little Margarita, Alexander, Cynthia and two kittens lying next to her.

Link shrugged. Last year was a special situation. The 12 gold medals in the Olympics brought him too much exposure and advertising endorsements. The advertising revenue alone was more than 600 million US dollars. This is unmatched.

"Brother, you are almost worth tens of billions now. How do you feel?"

"I don't feel anything. To me, money is just a series of numbers. It doesn't matter how much it is."

Link laughed.

"Hmph, then you give me a little, I don't want too much, one billion is enough, how about that?"

"What do you want so much money for?"

"Spend money, buy a big villa, a big yacht, a big plane, fill my cabinet with all the beautiful clothes, bags, high heels in the world, as well as perfumes and various cosmetics. One billion is not enough for me to spend."

Selina said waving her little hand.

"Sounds very good. I am also planning to buy a private jet recently, but I haven't chosen the model yet. In terms of luxury goods, Louis Vuitton Group and Hermès Group have developed well in the past two years and have investment value. If If the opportunity arises, I will consider buying some shares.”

Link said while touching his chin.

"The idea of ​​buying a private jet is very good, but why buy shares in LV and Hermès Group? Can the shares be worn on the body?"

Selina rolled her eyes at him.

"As a shareholder of two companies, you can wear limited-edition bags and fashions as you like. If you are interested, you can also personally participate in fashion design. Isn't that cool?"

"Sounds really good."

Selina said with big eyes.

Link smiled softly. Selena will also be a small boss in the future. The RareBeauty cosmetics brand she founded will have a market value of more than 1 billion US dollars in the future, becoming an entry-level luxury product. It is considered very successful in this regard.

If she plans to start a business in the future, Link wouldn't mind helping her.

At that time, the people around me including Ivaca, Taylor, Selena, Catherine, Ms. Mandy, Ms. Cathie Wood, Jennifer Lawrence, etc. are all billionaires, which is also a very good thing.

"Ah! Margarita, let go, your hair is going to fall out."

Selena, the future billionaire, suddenly cried out in pain.

I saw little Margarita crawling onto her shoulder, holding her long black hair with her little hands, drooling at the corner of her mouth.

"Is it that painful? The little guy is less than one year old, how strong can he be?" "Hmph, how about you try?"

Selina rolled her eyes at him.

Link smiled softly and went over to pick up the little guy. The little guy was almost one year old. He had two little hairs, big eyes, a small mouth, and bright eyes. He was very cute.

"Alexander, Cynthia, it's time for piano lessons."

"Oh! Dad!"

Alexander and Cynthia climbed off the couch.

Link held little Margarita in his arms and took the two children to the piano room to play the piano for them. The two children also had small electronic keyboards. Taylor said that this would cultivate their interest in music and help them become musicians when they grow up.

Link had no objection, and his objection was ineffective.

"I'm coming too."

Selena shuffled her shoes and followed her.

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In the afternoon, Ivaca came back from the company and told Link something related to "Ender's Game" invested by Summit Entertainment. This movie was launched last year with a production budget of 100 million US dollars. One of the movies costing over 100 million.

Originally, this movie was developed by Summit Entertainment and produced by six companies, including Warner Pictures, Lingdou Entertainment, Digital Domain Special Effects Studio, etc.

Now Warner Pictures has withdrawn its investment without reason, resulting in a US$25 million funding gap for the project.

Summit Entertainment submitted a plan to Lions Gate Productions, hoping to get support from Lions Gate.

However, after evaluation, the Lionsgate Production Department believed that the investment in the project was too large and would not be easy to recover the cost. In addition, Lionsgate Pictures' film production plan for this year was full, and the production department did not have any extra money in its account to support the film.

Summit Entertainment President Robert Friedman called Ivaca and mentioned the matter, hoping to convince Ivaca.

Ivaca chose to support the opinion of Lionsgate Productions on this matter, asking Summit Entertainment to reinvest, either reduce production costs, or suspend the project.

"You did the right thing, and I support you."

Link said while stirring the soup.

"Ender's Game" is adapted from the best-selling novel launched by science fiction writer Orson Scott Card in 1985. It tells the story of a group of people who were selected to receive training at a combat school on a space station after the Earth was attacked by Zerg, and finally joined forces. The story of fighting monsters.

The male and female protagonists are both beautiful teenagers and beautiful girls, receiving training in a space school, similar to the routine of "Harry Potter".

This movie is also a key project launched by Summit Entertainment after the end of the "Twilight" series, hoping to continue the brilliant achievements of "The Twilight".

However, Link remembers that the box office performance of this movie was mediocre, and there was no follow-up after one was made.

But considering that the film was a project that Summit Entertainment had finalized before it was acquired by Lionsgate, and Summit Entertainment had already participated in the investment, he did not interfere after seeing the project.

Now Warner has withdrawn its investment, causing the project to be suspended.

Link didn't want to get involved, "I can give Robert some advice. The cost of adapting the first novel should not be too high. It should be used as a test, just like the first part of "The Twilight Saga" and "The Hunger Games," which only cost 70 to 80 million. Even if the adaptation fails, it will not affect the company’s operations.”

"I think so."

Ivaca nodded.

Speaking of science fiction movies, Link thought of several movies that will have good box office and reputation in the future, such as "Interstellar", "The Martian" and "Ready Player One", as well as the already approved "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Gravity", which are all good.

In addition, China's "The Wandering Earth" series is also great. During the Spring Festival, he inquired about "The Wandering Earth" and "The Three-Body Problem". The copyright of "The Wandering Earth" has been sold, but the project has not yet been approved. The "Three-Body Problem" movie has already been released. The project was established, but progress has been slow.

There is an opportunity to cooperate with mainland film companies. In terms of special effects, Hollywood film companies are slightly ahead.

If both parties join forces, the film produced will be better.

At the dinner table, Link and Ivaca also talked about the recently released movies.

In January and February, Lionsgate Pictures released five movies, including "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D," "Warm Bodies," and "The Informer," as well as movies released for other film companies such as "Brother's Day" and "The Last Stand."

In terms of box office, "Warm Corpses" performed the best. It has been released for more than two months. The current North American box office is 66.38 million US dollars and the overseas box office is 50.6 million US dollars. The film's production + promotion cost is 35 million. The company can make a net profit on this film. Earn 20 to 30 million.

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" starring Daddario was released in mid-January. The current North American box office is 36.41 million US dollars, the overseas box office is 14.99 million US dollars, and the production cost is 22 million US dollars. It is expected to earn millions.

There is also "The Informer" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, which was released in late February, with a North American box office of 26.75 million US dollars in its two weeks of release. The production cost of this film was 21 million, and it has already paid back.

The other two movies had mediocre box office results. "Brother Days" starred three veteran actors Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin. After the movie was released, it had a good reputation, but the box office results were only a few percent for the time being. million.

"The Last Stand" is the second action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger after he left office. It was released for more than a month and the global box office was less than 40 million, and it is certain that it will not be able to recover its money.

In addition to Arnold Schwarzenegger, action movies starring Bruce Willis, Harry Fordson, Russell Crowe and other action stars have average box office results, which also made Lionsgate Pictures release "The Expendables 2". ” I sweated a lot.

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