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Although the final overall theater profit is higher than in previous years.

But it actually came from overdrafting the audience's wallet. The overall number of moviegoers, Kevin remembers, seems to have dropped by 12 million.

Simply put, it is the high ticket prices that drive a large portion of the audience out of the cinema.

I have to say that Kevin really can't see the chaos in the mainland's film circle.

The main theme movie that cuts the audience's leeks and slips away.

Really boring.

It's not that the theme movies are bad, but if the movie market is dominated by theme movies, it means that the movie market is actually going backwards.

At least Kevin himself, from the perspective of an audience, is reluctant to step into the cinema.

Kevin also hopes that these filmmakers can use their brains well and make some real movies.

Not every day, except that the main theme is comedy, or that kind of vulgar comedy.

Look all vomited.

Greeted by the staff of Chenxi Movie, Zhang Yimou got off the plane and came directly to Chenxi Movie.

Immediately afterwards, the staff brought Zhang Yimou to Kevin's office.

In the office at this time.

Several directors of the morning movie are all here. This is what Kevin notified in advance. He will arrange all the work today, and then devote himself to the shooting of speed and passion.

Chapter 299 The 1999 big action of the morning light movie

As soon as Zhang Yimou entered the door, what he saw was that Kevin and other directors were discussing about work.

"You two brothers, get ready to start shooting the sequel to Spider-Man. The production cost is 100 million US dollars. Pay attention, shoot strictly according to my plan, and I will check it from time to time."

The sequel to Spider-Man, Kevin still served as the producer, and the director was served by the Russo brothers.

Schedule, Kevin is going to put it in the Christmas file in 1999.

Apart from Kevin himself, there are actually no other directors who can make a blockbuster in half a year.

So giving them more time has become necessary.

Kevin plans to let them start filming in another month, and it will take about eleven months to complete the production of the Spider-Man sequel.

Brother Russell, showing joy at the same time, responded with one mouthful:

"Yes!"

In Hollywood, the director's status is based on the works he has filmed, the box office and awards he has won.

Of course, this is all under the hood, and it's just what the insiders say. Of course, they also want to gain Kevin's status in the circle through big-budget movies.

At present, Steve Kevin has become the highest-grossing director in Hollywood history with an absolute total box office advantage, and this record is difficult to break even in the future.

Of course, the only opponent who is somewhat competitive with Kevin at the moment is James Cameron.

Single-movie box office, Kevin has not surpassed his.

At present, Kevin is just crushing him at the total box office.

But this is also the only thing Kevin has a bit of fun in Hollywood right now.

His competitors are no longer these directors.

turned into capital.

A film company that exists like a Hollywood giant is bound to face countless challenges if it wants to be born.

In the future, Kevin will have to be more careful.

From the perspective of personal safety, he should build a more secure residence, which can be satisfied by Beverly Hills, but more security measures should be added to the doors, windows and the house.

At the same time, the current two bodyguards can no longer keep up with Kevin's needs.

He needs more bodyguards. For this, Kevin plans to recruit a few more bodyguards to make up a team of eight bodyguards. They must wear protective measures at ordinary times and be ready to block Kevin's guns at any time.

At the same time, they will also carry firearms with them to prevent Kevin from being attacked.

In terms of career, Kevin is not worried about anything.

The nature of capital is profit-seeking. As long as Kevin's films are released, they can make money for the theater chain. Even these giants cannot make the theater chain block Kevin.

No one can live with money.

Next, as long as there are no consecutive losses in multiple movies, Kevin can't think of how he will lose at present.

It can be expected that in twenty years, his film company will naturally become the only giant in Hollywood.

However, with the progress of his career, Kevin finally began to prepare to make money beyond his knowledge.

Before, he once said that if you don't make money beyond your knowledge, because this kind of money is not easy to earn, it will easily make him lose money.

But after the foundation is solid, he can slowly extend beyond the film and television industry.

The foundation is solid, as long as it does not lose too much at one time, it will not affect its own development, but as long as it can develop a good path, it can make the big tree of Chenxi grow stronger.

The Russo brothers made arrangements, and Kevin looked at Zack Snyder next to him and asked:

"How is the filming of the Three Hundred Warriors, can you catch up with the summer season?"

Schneider nodded:

"It is expected that the production will be completed in March and April. Counting the time for the announcement, it will definitely be possible."

Spartan Three Hundred Warriors, this movie adapted from comics, Kevin just mentioned a few words, and did not give any guidance for the movie as a whole.

It can be said that this is a film made entirely by Zack Snyder.

Schneider can be said to have given 200% of his strength to make this film a success.

"Okay, for the specific announcement, you will discuss it with MGM President Leiter and use MGM's channel."

Since Kevin bought MGM, Dawn Pictures has largely abandoned its own distribution business and instead entrusted MGM to help with distribution.

From the company's point of view, increased costs.

However, from Kevin's point of view, it is the right hand. For this reason, Kevin has even let MGM occupy a part of the investment in these films.

This is of course also beneficial. Through this business transaction, the market value of MGM has been rising, and the premium of the brand Kevin's name has been fed back to MGM.

And MGM can also take care of Kevin's current worth from the side.

Otherwise, it will not be listed, and Kevin's status is really impossible to reflect.

Of course, the biggest effect of listing is that Kevin can raise more funds through the stock market. As long as he is willing to give up part of his shares, he can cash in a large amount of cash.

However, MGM is also a good asset, and Kevin is not short of money, so MGM not only did not release shares, but is slowly recovering shares from retail investors.

And this behavior, which is different from other listed companies cutting leeks, makes the leeks hold MGM's shares even tighter.

After all, this is the only listed company in the hands of Steve Kevin, and investors who buy movie stocks have no need to say more about their trust in Steve Kevin.

Everyone can understand that as long as there are no consecutive losses in Steve Kevin's movies, then these stocks will only rise and not fall, and whoever sells is an idiot.

And through MGM's now nearly $4 billion total, people can also get a glimpse of Steve Kevin's net worth.

Of course, although there is so much value, once Kevin wants to sell all of them, these shares will immediately fall to nothing. To put it bluntly, these values ​​are the trust of the public in Steve Kevin.

Once MGM and Steve Kevin's golden name are separated, MGM is not worth the money.

Therefore, Kevin will be able to cash in at most two billion dollars by virtue of his reputation.

Don't think too much, this is what Kevin has exchanged for his achievements over the past few years. This kind of leek cutting can only be done once.

Of course, having said that, Kevin couldn't actually trade his reputation for this money.

In his opinion, fame is more important than the money. His reputation can help his movies to sell more in the future. The two billion yuan is nothing more than a matter of time.

The two things were settled, and Kevin turned to look at Mitt, who was hanging around beside him.

Looking at his appearance, Kevin said angrily:

"I asked you to be a Transformers movie project plan. Tell me, you have been dawdling for a few months?"

Mitt smiled awkwardly, hehe said:

"Come on, come on."

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"Can you catch up with the summer vacation in 2000?"

"That's definitely fine."

Only then did Mitt breathe a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and responded immediately.

After these arrangements were made, Kevin looked at Tsui Hark again.

Without waiting for Kevin to ask, Tsui Hark also reported:

"It should be able to catch up with the tail of the summer season, and it will probably be released in early August."

Tsui Hark's film, Shushan World, is what Kevin worries about the most.

Although the sales of this comic in Shushan World are quite good, after all, it is a comic that Kevin requested strictly according to the rhythm of Shuangwen, but comics and movies are actually two different things.

Human perception of pictures and videos is different.

Moreover, whether this oriental style of painting can always attract American audiences is also a problem, but even if the world of Shushan loses, it is impossible to lose all. Kevin still knows this.

If he loses 20 to 30 million, Kevin is still willing, after all, this is exploring the future road for Chenxi Movie.

At present, Kevin has almost smashed the big IP wool.

In addition to things like the Lord of the Rings that have already been shot by others, there are some big IPs that have not yet been born.

In Kevin's view, the birth of future movie IPs will start from games.

That's why he took the Pokémon first.

In addition to Pokemon, another major game IP, World of Warcraft, and Alliance Kevin are also ready to be included in the bag.

However, there is no shadow of Warcraft even being born now. Kevin vaguely remembers that World of Warcraft only started public beta in the United States after 2004.

Before that, Kevin was not prepared to disrupt the rhythm of Blizzard's development of the game, so as not to kill the masterpiece in the bud.

After the emergence of World of Warcraft, Kevin once again took Blizzard into the bag.

Using his power to oppress a Blizzard that has not yet risen, don't be too simple.

If Blizzard wanted to, Kevin would be able to do just the most basic oversight and keep it free, like a penguin did with Fist.

As for unwillingness, for Kevin, the word does not exist.

"Okay, everyone, cheer up, and when the work is over, I will give everyone a red envelope. If the movie box office is good, there will be another prize."

In terms of giving money, Kevin is still very generous.

If the movie is a big sell, let's not say one movie brings them more than 10 million in profit.

In this era, with a net worth of more than 10 million US dollars, it is no exaggeration to say that if you don't invest indiscriminately, you will never be able to use it up in a lifetime.

This is also the reason why the Russo brothers gave up.

There is a truth that Kevin takes to heart.

There are two reasons for employees to leave. One is that they feel aggrieved, and the other is that they have not given enough money.

And the money is enough, in fact, the heart will not be wronged.

The Russo brothers, since they came to Kevin's place, although they mainly worked as TV drama directors and only made one movie, they have also won millions of net worth each, and these seniors have millions of net worth here, of course they are right. Kevin was delighted.

"Okay, after the movie is over, I still have a lot of movies on my side, and I need you to shoot. Everyone, please speed up the progress."

Everyone nodded in unison.

Kevin was about to elaborate, and when he looked up, he saw Zhang Yimou.

He waved his hand and motioned for the person who brought him to leave first.

Kevin greeted him with a smile: