Rebirth of the Entertainment Master

Thinking of this, Cao Huagan felt a tinge of gratitude towards Xiao Yunhai in his heart.

On March [-], the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" invested by Xiao Yunhai was released in theaters in Europe and America.

Relying on the popularity of the novel and its huge fan base, the box office reached an unprecedented 2.18 million US dollars on the first night alone. You must know that it only took three performances.

Bi Kewen is worthy of being a great Hollywood director. The filming of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" not only achieved good box office results, but also has a strong reputation. It has won praise from countless film critics and fans, with an average score of 8.8.

On March 5.67th, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" played eight consecutive shows, earning [-] million US dollars in theaters in Europe and America.

At the same time, the film landed in Asian countries including China, and won 3.59 million Huaxia coins in three shows.

In less than two days, Xiao Yunhai not only earned back the [-] million US dollars he invested, but also left a lot.

On March 8.97, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was released worldwide, with a total of [-] million US dollars, and Harry's magic swept the whole world.

Chapter 715

On the fourth day of its release, Kerry called Xiao Yunhai and said with difficulty concealing his excitement, "Xiao, our "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" has succeeded."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "You should say that the entire Harry Potter series has succeeded."

Kerry said excitedly: "That's right. Do you know how popular novels are selling in the United States these two days?"

Xiao Yunhai said: "I just talked with Jesse on the phone an hour ago, and I heard from him that the bookstores in the United States alone have ordered 230 million books from him, and the number of books in Europe is 140 million. not bad."

Kerry said, "What's not bad? It should be very, very good. Xiao, do you know how regretful I am now?"

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "Here it goes again, I get a headache when I hear your words. Kerry, I have treated you very well. Tell me, if I don't shoot "Harry Potter" with you MGM now " series, don't you have to regret it?"

"NO" Kerry said in unspeakable panic: "Xiao, you can't cross the river and tear down the bridge. We are good friends, good brothers, and you can't go back on what you said."

With the popularity of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", this series has become the highest-grossing movie, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a cornucopia.

If Xiao Yunhai abandons MGM and finds the director to invest alone, there will definitely be no problems, and the income will be far more than he is now.

As for the contract he signed with MGM, it was only a liquidated damages of [-] million US dollars, which was nothing to Xiao Yunhai.

Kerry obviously knew the seriousness of the matter, so he was a little panicked.

Xiao Yunhai laughed loudly, and said: "Okay, Kerry, I won't tease you anymore. Don't worry, the promise I made, Xiao Yunhai, cannot be bought with mere billions of dollars."

Kerry took a long breath and said, "You know what? I was really frightened by you just now."

Xiao Yunhai said: "You deserve it, who made you complain all day long. Let me tell you, if I hear you say such things in the future, I will immediately terminate the contract with you MGM and make you regret it even more."

Kerry said quickly: "I promise, I will never say it in front of your face in the future."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "That's about the same. Kerry, have you found a director who can direct the second Harry Potter? I think we should be able to start a crew now."

Kerry said: "We have preliminarily selected three candidates for the director, and they are all very good. The company will definitely choose carefully. Xiao, you hurry up and hand over "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" to me, so I can find someone Adapt it into a screenplay."

Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "No problem. But, Kerry, how much are you going to give me for my copyright fee? Shouldn't it be raised a bit?"

Kerry laughed and said, "As long as you can hand over the Harry Potter series to MGM, you can talk about anything."

Maybe he was really frightened by Xiao Yunhai. The next morning, Kerry sent the manager of the MGM branch in China to find Xiao Yunhai and signed a contract with him, and the copyright fee was doubled.

In the following time, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was raging wildly all over the world, but Xiao Yunhai was busy writing the script of "Kangxi Dynasty" at home. This project was quite troublesome.

Zhao Wanqing searched all over the world for her repertoire, and now she has arranged seven songs, but to pass the level, at least sixteen songs are needed, so Zhao Wanqing didn't dare to waste any time.

Xiao Yunhai was able to see her at night, of course, he had to carry out the man-making movement.

On this day, Xiao Yunhai received an international long-distance call from Bi Kewen.

"Mr. Xiao, hello."

"Mr. Bikwen, hello, are you done with your affairs?"

Bi Kewen smiled and said: "It's all done. The next step is the filming of "Lord of the Rings". But before that, I want to go to your fantasy special effects company to see if the technology there can match mine. Require?"

Xiao Yunhai said: "Of course there is no problem. Mr. Bi Kewen, when will you come over so that I can drive to pick you up."

Bi Kewen said: "I arrived in Yanjing yesterday, and I'm staying in a hotel not far from Dream Special Effects Film and Television Company."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Mr. Bi Kewen, you should inform me, so that I can show you around and taste Huaxia's delicacies."

Bi Kewen said depressedly: "I felt a little uncomfortable when I came to Yanjing. I lost a day's jet lag and felt a lot better. That's why I called you. Mr. Xiao, can you come over? I want to go to Mengmeng to find out .”

Xiao Yunhai said: "No problem, I will be there in about 10 minutes. Which hotel are you in, I will pick you up."

Bi Kewen said: "Let's meet downstairs in Dreams."

Xiao Yunhai agreed, put on sunglasses, changed into clothes, and left the house.

Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Yunhai came to the front of the Dream Special Effects Company building, and immediately saw Bi Kewen who was just idling there, walking up and down.

Xiao Yunhai got out of the car and said with a smile: "Mr. Bi Kewen, it's nice to meet you."

When Bi Kewen saw Xiao Yunhai, he was obviously taken aback for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Mr. Xiao, you are much younger and handsome than in the movie."

The two hugged tightly, Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "Thank you for your compliment. Mr. Bi Kewen, please come with me, and I will take you to see Mengmeng."

Bi Kewen nodded and said, "That's great."

The two came to the dream work area one after another. At this time, everyone was busy there, some were making props, some were drawing on software, and some were calling to discuss problems. It was a busy scene.

Xiao Yunhai didn't bother them, but brought Bi Kewen directly to Wu Hao's office.

Wu Hao never had the habit of closing the door, maybe it was due to his serious work, Xiao Yunhai knocked on the door several times, but he didn't hear it, his hands were still clacking on the computer keyboard.

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Boss Wu, what are you doing? So serious."

Wu Hao raised his head, saw Xiao Yunhai, stood up quickly, and said with a smile, "Boss Xiao, when did you come here?"

Xiao Yunhai rolled his eyes, and said: "I have knocked on the door countless times, but you didn't hear me, so I called you. Come on, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Bi Kewen, the master of Hollywood magic movies, yes He should be familiar to you. Mr. Bi Kewen, this is Hao Wu, one of the founders of Magic, and he is a top technical expert. The latest special effects technology of Magic comes from him. So, if you have any questions, you can ask him."

The two shook hands, and Wu Hao said in fluent English: "Mr. Bikwen, your movie is my favorite, full of imagination. I am really happy to meet you today."

Bi Kewen laughed and said, "Thank you Mr. Wu for liking my movies. This time, I mainly want to cooperate with Dream to shoot a magical epic movie "The Lord of the Rings" with a huge background. I also ask Mr. Wu to help."

Wu Hao smiled and said: "No problem. A few days ago, Mr. Xiao told me about "The Lord of the Rings" and asked me whether the current technology can meet the needs. For this reason, I specially read the novel, I have a general impression. I can tell you responsibly that we can perfectly create all the scenes in the "Lord of the Rings" novel, but it will take a lot of time."

Xiao Yunhai said: "Boss Wu, this "Lord of the Rings" was filmed by me. It is divided into three parts: the first, the middle and the second. Director Bi Kewen will first shoot all the movie scenes, and then edit them separately. Post-production special effects, complete one and release one, until all three are done."

Wu Hao nodded and said, "Boss Xiao, I understand. Director Bi Kewen, have you made a special effects proposal? I want to see it."

Bi Kewen said: "It's in my computer mailbox. I need to go online and download it."