Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 574 Office Daily (Additional update for the league leader who repeated his grade)

Everyone is very busy recently. Taylor is busy promoting her album, and Evaka is busy with Lionsgate Pictures and Link Music Company, as well as the work of her jewelry brand. As the year comes to an end, there are more things to do.

Link has been busy promoting movies and training recently, as well as Lionsgate's movie projects for next year. He also needs to find time to review and approve the projects that he knows about and delete the box office bad movies in advance, and arrange more blockbuster movie projects. .

However, his time is limited and he cannot pay attention to every film project.

Starting from tomorrow, he will only review projects with an investment of more than 50 million US dollars, such as "The Revenant", "Jumanji: The Jungle Book", "The Return of the Clown", "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Superbody", and Mel Gibson's new movie Project "Hacksaw Ridge" etc.

and Palm Beach Pictures’ “Carol” and “We Didn’t Meet Again.”

The investment in other film projects is left to the production department to take the lead. After all, the future development of Lionsgate Pictures will still depend on them. He cannot lead Lionsgate forever.

In addition to movies, there are also new albums by several singers under Link Music, which he needs to check and write a few songs for a few people. There is also Brother Martian's popular song "Uptown Funk" that has been created and is planned to be released next year. .

There are also new investment projects of Jinbeike Investment Company, participating in the board of directors meetings of several listed companies, and providing opinions to the management.

In addition, the building he planned to buy at the beginning of the year already has a target. It is an asset of Kunas Jr.'s real estate company, No. 222 Manhattan, located at 222 Fifth Avenue. It was built in the 1980s and is 41 stories high. There are three streets facing the old father-in-law building in the distance.

The reason why Kunas Jr.’s family sold this building was an investment mistake. Since 2006, Kunas Jr. has invested in the New York Observer, Atlantic Records, and the Midwest in Lower Manhattan, Toledo, and Akron. A mid-range residential building in the city.

But after 2008, the financial market declined rapidly, and office rents also fell. Kunas' investment caused hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.

Kunas Jr. had no choice but to sell his shares in Building 222 to make up for the shortfall.

The building and land are priced at US$1.8 billion.

Negotiations are currently underway. If the negotiations go well, Link and Iwaka can move into Building 222 next year.

After a busy October, in November, Lionsgate has two movies released, "Birdman" and "The Hunger Games 3".

"Birdman" tells the story of Reagan Thomson, a has-been superhero actor who tried to make a comeback through a stage play, but ended up making a mess and becoming a psychopath.

The film is directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, also the director of "The Revenant".

Starring veteran has-been actors Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, etc.

"Birdman" was invited to be screened as the opening film at the 71st Venice Film Festival in September and was shortlisted for the Golden Lion Award for Best Film.

It received a lot of praise from international media at the film festival.

By the end of October, "Birdman" was first screened in 4 theaters in New York and Los Angeles. It grossed US$415,000 at the box office over the three-day weekend. The average box office per theater reached US$103,700. It was second only to "The Grand Budapest Hotel" in 2014. The film's box office record of US$202,700 was the best ever.

In terms of movie reputation, the media's comprehensive review score is 87 points, and the Rotten Tomatoes freshness score is 82%. It has been rated as one of the top ten movies of the year by many media and is a popular film at the next Oscar.

Due to good screening results, it expanded to 460 theaters in the second week, and earned US$27.07 million in box office for two consecutive weeks.

It was released in overseas regions more than two months in advance and has successively recorded a box office of US$54.48 million.

The current total box office is approximately US$82 million.

Compared with the production cost of 18 million, this movie was both a success and a box office hit.

"Gone Girl", which was released for more than a month this week, has grossed US$175 million at the North American box office and US$282 million overseas, for a total box office of US$457 million.

If this movie wins the Academy Awards next year, it has a good chance of exceeding $500 million at the box office.

Including "Captain America 2", the total box office of Link's movies this year exceeded 1.2 billion US dollars.

"Boss, the movies you starred in are all hits, what's the secret?"

In the Palm Bay agency, Emma Stone looked at him and smiled.

"Acting well and not being lazy is the secret."

Link said while drinking black tea.

"I'm not lazy. I shot five movies this year and barely had a full weekend off."

Emma Stone slapped her thighs, glanced at him and said.

"Well done, I'll give you a bonus at the end of the year."

"I don't want a bonus."

"I almost forgot, you are now a multi-millionaire, and a small bonus is really nothing to you. Mandy, you heard me, Emma's bonus this year is waived."

Link said to Ms. Mandy behind the desk.

"Okay, I remember."

Ms. Mandy laughed.

"No, I earned the bonus with my sweat. I want it even if it's just one cent."

Emma Stone shouted.

"You just said you don't want it. Women are really troublesome. They say no when they want it and yell for it when they don't want it."

"Boss, are you telling me a dirty joke?"

Emma Stone asked, blinking her gray-green eyes.

"Don't talk nonsense. You are focusing on the pure and sweet persona now. It's better to be simple in your thoughts."

Link laughed.

Emma Stone rolled her eyes, "Boss, you know what I want, do you need me to remind you?" Emma opened her mouth and made an 'Oscar' mouth shape.

Link shook his head, "You are too impatient. The Oscar depends on points. You have been nominated twice before, which is equivalent to getting 2 points. If you get a few more nominations, you will get it one day. Anyway, don't worry."

"Jennifer was shortlisted for the first time and won the award for the first time. She is two years younger than me."

Emma Stone said.

Link rubbed his forehead and looked at Ms. Mandy who came over, "How should I refute her?"

Ms. Mandy laughed and said, "Emma, ​​you want an Oscar every time you see him. Be careful that he won't dare to see you next time."

"Are you so timid?"

Emma Stone covered her mouth and laughed.

"I think you're too long-winded."

Link said.

"Hmph, I'm not asking you for an Oscar. What I want to ask you is, is it possible to get an Oscar in advance due to your unspoken rules?"

Emma Stone asked with a wink.

Link's face darkened, "When have I unspoken rules about whom? You'd better make it clear to me."

"Okay, I'm just kidding, you won't be angry, right?"

Emma Stone stuck out her tongue and asked carefully.

Link shook his head. If in the past, he would not have cared if he heard Emma Stone joking with such words, but with many sexual harassment scandals breaking out in the entertainment industry recently, many women have come forward to raise the banner of female boxing. There are already some early signs of metoo.

If Emma Stone's words are listened to by others, when the MeToo movement comes, he may be coaxed into it and become an innocent victim.

"If you want to win the Best Supporting Actress, there is a chance next year. If you want to be the Best Actress, just wait two more years. Next year the company will have a good project, a musical, and the heroine is very suitable for you."

"Really?! Boss, thank you, no, Link, thank you." Emma Stone jumped up happily, took his arm, and kissed him twice on the face.

"Hey, be restrained and don't take advantage of me, okay? And when you put lipstick on my face, did you want Eva to misunderstand that I was eating outside?"

Link touched his face, and there was a bright red mark on his palm.

"Haha, I just called you Link. This is a kiss of friendship. If Eva misunderstands you, I can explain it. What are you afraid of when Mandy is still here?"

Emma Stone laughed.

"You are only twenty-six years old. You have been nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Oscar many times. You are getting better every year. I wonder why you want to get an Oscar so early? Retire early?"

"You are one year younger than me, and now you are the 37th tycoon on the Forbes rich list, the world's top superstar. I am your fan, shouldn't I learn from you?"

Emma Stone said with a smile.

"So it's all my fault?"

Link asked helplessly.

"Jennifer, why are you here?"

Ms. Mandy greeted in the direction of the door.

Jennifer Lawrence came in wearing a sleeveless red dress. She looked carefree. She wore high heels and a skirt as well as a T-shirt and jeans. She had a voluptuous figure.

"I just did a promotion at the Turner TV Network next door. I stopped by for a glass of water. Link, Emma, ​​why are you here?"

Jennifer took off her high heels, tiptoed to the sofa and sat down.

Mandy poured her a cup of warm black tea.

"I'm coming over to discuss work with Mandy."

Link said.

"Like you, I just came back from doing publicity."

Emma Stone said.

"That's quite a coincidence. We haven't sat together to drink tea for a long time."

Jennifer laughed.

"You are all busy people, and you have no time for leisure all year round, but it is better to be busy. Competition in the entertainment industry is fierce now, and those who are idle will slowly be eliminated."

Ms. Mandy laughed.

"It's true. I used to be too anxious when I had no movies to shoot. I thought that if I became a star one day and filmed ten movies a year, I would be exhausted on the set without regrets."

Emma Stone said.

"I'm not as hard-working as you. I'm satisfied with five movies a year."

Jennifer waggled her fingers and smiled.

Link was listening to their chat and didn't interrupt casually. He just waited for them to ask before replying with a few words.

Now Emma Stone is promoting "Birdman" and Jennifer Lawrence is promoting the upcoming "The Hunger Games 3."

The things they talked about were also related to movies, and by the way they talked about some entertainment industry gossip, who had an affair with whom, who broke up with whom, and who was involved.

There is also the recent Hollywood X-Photo Scandal, which has caused quite a stir. Foreign hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Apple’s iCloud system to illegally steal X-ray photos of many of the world’s most popular actresses and publish them on online forums.

This kind of thing happened once in early 2011, and hundreds of women's private photos were exposed.

More this time, including Scarlett Johansson, Rihanna, Hayden Panettiere, Kim Kardashian, Avril Lavigne, Emily Browning, Winona Ryder, Amber Hill Germany, Nina Dobrev, Kirsten Dunst and other popular actresses.

There are also supermodels such as Kate Upton, Ally Michael, and Cara Delevingne.

Hackers have been releasing a batch of private photos at regular intervals since September, and have now released revealing photos of 101 female celebrities.

Originally, Jennifer Lawrence also liked to take photos with her mobile phone while doing errands and taking a shower.

Later, Link dissuaded him and used a camera to take pictures instead, which was safer.

This wave of x-ray scandals has also affected Ariana Grande, a singer under Link Music. Fortunately, not much has been exposed.

The hacker also sent several photos of Selena in swimsuits. After the little round-faced girl discovered that her mobile phone photo album had also been stolen, she blushed all day and couldn't raise her head.

Recently, the FBI and Apple are also investigating the hacker matter, which may stop for a while.

After chatting for a while, Emma Stone took a call and left early to go to work. Link was also about to leave, but Jennifer Lawrence pestered him to go to the office and said that she would show him wearing the new suit of the heroine Katniss.

Link didn't refuse. After arriving at the office, the two had **** before they separated.

Jennifer continues to promote the movie, and Link continues to train with the baby in preparation for the competition in December.

In mid-November, "The Hunger Games 3" was released globally. The first-day pre-sale box office in North America reached US$130 million to US$160 million, breaking the first weekend box office record of "Transformers 4" of US$100 million.

It took in 129 million US dollars in North America over the three days over the weekend. Although it was more than 20 million US dollars behind the second film's opening box office, it was also the movie with the highest opening box office this year.

The North American box office in its first week was US$175 million.

On the eighth and a half days since its release, the North American box office has exceeded 200 million. It is also the fastest movie to cross 200 million in North America this year, three hours faster than "Guardians of the Galaxy".

It is also Lionsgate's seventh film to gross over 100 million in North American box office this year.

Overseas, "The Hunger Games 3" was released in 97 countries and regions overseas, and the box office exceeded 200 million in six days.

In the two weeks since its release, "The Hunger Games 3" has grossed US$620 million at the global box office, and the total box office is expected to be around US$900 million.

It was 200 million less than the total box office of the second film.

The main reason is that the Lionsgate producers split the third part of the series into two parts, which caused dissatisfaction among many fans and affected the box office data.

But overall it's a good deal. If a movie is released in two parts, the total box office results will definitely be much higher than one.

This is also a common practice in current movie series, and the same is true for "Harry Potter" and "The Twilight Saga". "The Hunger Games" is a reference.

The best movie in this regard is undoubtedly the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. If the 3D version was released ten years later, it could be divided into at least six parts.

After the successful release of "The Hunger Games 3", the total box office of Lionsgate's movies released this year reached 1.65 billion US dollars.

By the time "The Hunger Games 3" comes to an end, the total box office in North America will probably reach US$1.8 billion.

Including "American Hustle," which will be released in December, the total box office of Lionsgate movies in North America this year is expected to reach 2 billion U.S. dollars, and the global box office is expected to exceed 5 billion U.S. dollars.

Disney Pictures, which had the best performance last year, had a total box office of 1.831 billion U.S. dollars. This year, the total box office of Disney movies is less than 1.6 billion, and the total box office of the other five film companies is also less than 1.6 billion.

Judging from current data, Lionsgate Pictures has great hopes to top the North American annual box office rankings this year. It will also be the first time in film history that an independent production company surpasses the six established film studios and becomes the industry leader. .

The American Motion Picture Association Annual Report said this will be a year that changes the landscape of Hollywood.

Still, Link and the folks at Lionsgate didn’t dare pop the champagne halfway.

The six major film studios have several blockbusters to be released in December, and they also have the opportunity to counterattack.

Lionsgate has to wait until the last movie is released and truly becomes the box office champion before they can relax and pop the champagne.

(End of chapter)