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Compared with Taylor, who likes to compete, Evaka is undoubtedly a gentle woman. Her personality is like the sea that embraces everything, her eyes are like spring water, her red lips are like sweet spring water, and her body skin is as warm and soft as hot spring water.

Every time they have sex, Link almost falls on her, and sometimes even feels suffocated, which makes his scalp numb and his whole body tremble.

Evaka once said that if he dared to marry her, she would give him the best things in the world.

She did it.

After having her, Link also got great satisfaction psychologically and physically, and his interest in other opposite sexes dropped significantly. Usually, except for the top beauties who took the initiative to come to his door, such as Charlize Theron and Scarlett Johansson, he would not look at other women more.

In September, the North American summer season ended and the film market entered the autumn season. Lionsgate Films prepared to release four films in the autumn season, including the romantic film "The Vow", the comedy romantic film "Good People and Good Deeds", the first part of the thriller "The Conjuring" directed by James Wan, and the thriller "Sinister" starring Ethan Hawke.

The first two films were released in September and October, and the two thrillers were released around Halloween at the end of October to cater to the market.

When promoting the movie "The Vow", Link also timely released the second promotional single "What are words" of the fifth album.

When copying this song, he specially arranged for a scout to inquire about the situation of the creator Chris Medina, and found that the other party's girlfriend did not have a car accident, was in good health, and was still his fan. The two have officially married and had a child last year.

Probably because his girlfriend did not have a car accident, this song was not created by Chris. Now Chris is just a music lover and has no intention of becoming a singer.

After being released, Link's song "What are words" received a very good response, and it has a better reputation than the previous song "Solid Love". Once it was released, it became popular all over the Internet, and Link's magnetic and very contagious voice could be heard in the streets and alleys.

At the same time, his two songs are very healing love songs, which echo the fourth album of broken love.

When the media was promoting and hyping it, they believed that he broke up with Taylor and was depressed, so he created sad songs such as "Love is gone" and "Let her go". Now he is with Eva Ka and is healed by Eva Ka, so he created songs such as "Solid Love" and "Oath" that praise love.

Some fans urged Eva Ka to break up with him online, and then let him write a high-quality album like "Love is gone".

On Friday, September 28, "Oath" was released in 3,558 theaters in North America.

Because of the pre-promotion of "What are words", the film received great attention before its release. Also, because the leading actor Channing Tatum became popular in the first half of the year with "22 Jump Street" and "Magic Mike", the box office appeal increased. The pre-sale box office of the film reached 18.44 million US dollars, setting a new record for the scheduled box office of movies in September.

The box office of the film exceeded expectations in the first three days of its premiere, reaching 50.5 million US dollars, setting a new record for the premiere box office in September. After 12 days of release, the North American box office exceeded 100 million, reaching 104 million US dollars. Overseas, it has been released in 15 countries and regions, with a box office of 42.25 million US dollars.

"Movie Variety" predicts that the North American box office of the film will exceed 180 million, and the overseas box office will not be less than 100 million.

Compared with the budget cost of 30 million US dollars, "The Vow" is undoubtedly a big hit again. It is also the second movie of Lionsgate this year after "The Hunger Games" to exceed 100 million US dollars in North American box office.

It is also the seventh film to have a North American box office of more than 50 million US dollars, following "Buried", "The Hunger Games", "The Evil Dead", "The Witness Protection Program of Madame Tussauds", "The Cabin in the Woods", and "Pregnancy Guide".

Among the films released in 2011, 30 films had a North American box office of over 100 million US dollars, and 72 films had a North American box office of more than 50 million US dollars.

According to this calculation method, Lionsgate's current box office situation is very good, and there is a great hope to surpass 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures and rank among the top five in the industry.

Lionsgate has been selling well for two consecutive years, and its development momentum is getting better and better, which has also led to a rise in the market value of Lionsgate. Many companies on Wall Street have made financing invitations and are ready to invest in shares at a market value of 1.6 billion. Link and Lionsgate are not short of money at this stage, so there is no plan to raise funds for the time being.

In the third week of the release of "The Vow", the black comedy film "Good People, Good Deeds" was also released in North America. The movie tells the story of a wealthy and successful black businessman who lives up to expectations no matter what he does in life, but when he meets true love, all the rhythms of life are disrupted.

The film premiered in 2,135 theaters and earned $16.53 million, ranking third in the weekly box office rankings.

Compared with the $18 million budget, the film made a small profit.

The box office champion this week was the animated film Hotel Transylvania, which was released last week, with a box office of $30.57 million this week.

The second was The Vow, with $23.39 million.

In fourth place was the horror film The House at the End of the Street, produced by Relativity Pictures, with a box office of $8.57 million in the first week.

The film cost only $10 million to produce, so it can basically make some money.

Ranked ninth is the new movie "Tender Killing" released by Weinstein Films, starring Brad Pitt, which grossed US$6.81 million at the box office in 2,424 theaters in its first three days.

The production cost of the film was US$15 million, and it is expected to result in a loss of several million.

Apart from this movie and "The Iron Lady" and "The Artist" released at the end of last year, Weinstein Pictures has almost no movies to show off this year.

"Brian, last year Relativity Pictures proposed to acquire Summit Entertainment, but why has there been no movement yet?"

Link saw the news about Relativity Pictures in the newspaper and asked Goldsmith, Lionsgate COO and head of publicity.

“I heard that President Kavanaugh negotiated with Summit Entertainment several times, but was rejected by Summit Entertainment. First, Relativity did not have enough funds and could not give a higher offer. Second, Relativity Pictures’ production and distribution capabilities were relatively low. If you don’t work for Summit Entertainment, then marrying Relativity Pictures is not a good choice.”

Goldsmith said.

Link nodded. Originally, Lionsgate Pictures agreed to acquire Summit Entertainment in two ways: cash and shares. At that time, both companies were doing well. One was ranked seventh in the industry, the other was eighth, and the other held " Twilight,” one has “The Hunger Games.”

The cooperation between the two companies is a strong alliance, and Summit Entertainment shareholders are also willing to exchange their Summit shares for Lionsgate shares.

Now that it has become Relativity Pictures, which has many internal problems, Summit Entertainment is naturally not happy.

"But I heard that Weinstein Pictures has recently been in contact with Summit Entertainment and is planning to merge into one company. Weinstein Pictures has strong capabilities in art films, and Summit Entertainment has done well in commercial films in recent years. "If the two companies cooperate, they will have stronger production capabilities and stronger competitiveness, which may have some negative impact on our movies."

Goldsmith said.

Link raised his eyebrows, Weinstein Pictures and Summit Entertainment merged?

This kind of thing has never happened before, is it because of my own influence?

However, one of the two companies is eighth and the other is ninth. After the merger, although the market value is still not as good as that of Lionsgate, the production and distribution capabilities will be greatly improved, which will inevitably squeeze Lionsgate's movies and also affect Lionsgate. position in the world of independent filmmaking.

"How is the discussion between the two companies going? Is there any news in this regard?"

Link asked.

"It is said that the negotiation went relatively smoothly. In addition, Warner Pictures also sent people to participate in the negotiation. It is expected that after the two companies cooperate, they will fully cooperate with the new company. Warner Pictures is pulling the strings in the middle. Industry insiders analyzed that the two parties have reached an agreement. The probability is relatively high.”

Goldsmith analyzed.

Link touched his chin. Lionsgate was in a competitive relationship with Summit Entertainment, was in a hostile relationship with Weinstein Pictures, and had a normal relationship with Warner Pictures because of box office theft.

Now these three companies are planning to collude, and no matter how you look at it, they are coming from bad intentions.

Link pondered for a moment and made a small suggestion for Goldsmith to consult, which was to restart the acquisition plan of Summit Entertainment and give Summit Entertainment a reasonable offer when Weinstein Films was preparing to cooperate with Summit Entertainment.

On the one hand, it can affect the negotiation process between the two parties. It is best for Weinstein and Warner Pictures to pay more during the acquisition.

On the other hand, give Summit Entertainment one more option. Lionsgate Pictures and Summit Entertainment had already planned to merge, but something happened after his acquisition. If Summit Entertainment is willing to continue to combine with Lionsgate Pictures, it will cost three to four dollars. Buying the other party for 100 million is also a good deal.

Summit Entertainment has more than 900 film copyrights, which is also a very valuable asset.

Goldsmith listened and nodded. It would be a good idea to give it a try. Whether it succeeds or fails, it won't hurt Lionsgate.