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- On July 1, 1995, the shipwreck romance film "Titanic" produced by DreamWorks and directed by James Cameron was finally released to the public's attention.
This super blockbuster, which took five years to shoot and invested more than 200 million US dollars, was not recognized by people at the beginning. Almost everyone was not optimistic about it, whether inside or outside the industry. The investment cost was really too high and it was difficult to make it. gain profit. Even the most optimistic view is that it would be great if the film can recoup its costs.
The box office in the first week of release seems to have answered everyone¡¯s guesses, with the North American box office only being a pitiful 30 million US dollars.
However, just when everyone was pessimistic, Hong Kong filmmakers were in mixed moods, and the Hong Kong media felt like they were mourning their heirs, a miracle happened.
In its second week, the box office of "Titanic" reached $70 million.
Third week, $80 million.
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"Titanic" was released in North America for 300 days in a row. For nearly a year, it set a record in North America, and its global box office made people all over the world worship it with a total of two billion US dollars!
For this miracle, the Oscars gave 14 nominations and won 11 Academy Awards in one fell swoop, tying the record of "Pretty Woman" and also tying the record of "Ben-Hur". At the Oscars ceremony, James Cameron arrogantly shouted the slogan "I am the king of the world".
Media comments: "The ultimate work of its kind in film history!"
¡°¡®Titanic¡¯ sets a new Hollywood standard and is destined to be a spectacle!¡±
¡°Great and classic work!¡±
"In praise of love, no matter from any angle, no work can compare with "Titanic"!"
"A lingering memory!"
¡°The arrival of a blockbuster model!¡±
"Titanic" was released and became one of the ten greatest things of 1995. In 1996, the image of James Cameron holding a gold medal and shouting "I am the King of the World" and the words "Titanic" appeared on the cover of Time, with the slogan "King of the World"!
"The second of the ten greatest things in 1995, and also one of the top ten things that affected world history, was that Xusheng Technology launched its own personal computer operating system: Xusheng System. Standing side by side with Microsoft, it has become one of the two major operating system giants in the world.
??Also in 1995, Xusheng QQ came out, Xusheng Google came out, Xusheng Alibaba came out, Xusheng Alipay came out
In 1996, after a year of conquering the city, Xusheng Google successfully dominated the Internet search business, and successfully went public in August. On the day of listing, the share price per share increased sixfold, and the total market value directly exceeded 20 billion US dollars.
In 1997, within two years, Xushengqq launched more than a dozen language versions and conquered cities and territories in various countries around the world. The global market share reached 70%, registered users exceeded 400 million, and the number of online users reached 100 million on the same day. In July of the same year, Xushengqq successfully listed on NASDAQ in the United States. On the first day of listing, the share price per share increased fivefold, and the total market value exceeded US$30 billion.
In 1998, Xusheng Alibaba became the world's leading small business e-commerce company, and its trading market became an online community with more than 100 million registered users from more than 240 countries and regions. In September of the same year. Alibaba went public, and its stock price rose by 50% on the first day of listing, with its total market value exceeding US$5 billion.
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In the past few years, Zhou Xingsheng¡¯s DreamWorks in the United States has successively released many blockbuster films.
1996. The release of "Transformers" triggered a global moviegoing frenzy, with a global box office of US$800 million.
In 1997, "Kung Fu" was released. This year was a low point for DreamWorks. The pure Hong Kong flavor of "Kung Fu" was not so easily accepted by European and American audiences. The final box office in North America was only 50 million US dollars. Far inferior to "Transformers" and "Titanic". Even so, with "Kung Fu" sweeping the Asian market, the final global box office of "Kung Fu" was still as high as 300 million US dollars, which shocked the world's attention, especially the attention of people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
With the popularity of "Titanic", people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry still have an excuse, saying that it is a pure Hollywood blockbuster.
But the global revenue of "Kung Fu" is 300 million US dollars, which makes people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry unbearable, because this is not only a pure Hong Kong film, but also a martial arts film, not a comedy Kung Fu film like Cheng Long or a real Kung Fu film by Bruce Lee. Everyone was no longer calm and came to find Zhou Xingsheng one after another. Zhou Xingsheng was so disturbed that he simply hid in the mainland.
In 1998, "911 Incident" was released. This was a disaster film written by Zhou Xingsheng based on his own ability and shot in the Hollywood model.
The box office is still second, with the global total box office reachingAt 600 million US dollars, neither high nor low, it is considered a normal film by DreamWorks; more importantly, this film alludes to terrorism, and the buildings that were knocked down by planes in the film directly used the Pentagon and the World Trade Center as targets. of.
So much so that after the craze for the film surged, many people who worked at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon resigned decisively out of fear, and they all stated in front of the media that what happened in the film was not impossible and that they needed to ensure their own safety first.
The consequences of the incident were serious. The Pentagon was a little better. After all, it is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. The World Trade Center was miserable. Many companies inside were forced to relocate to other places. As a result, the World Trade Center, a world-class office space, became deserted.
You can imagine how angry the owners of the World Trade Center must be.
Before "911" was even finished, the World Trade Center protested against DreamWorks and said it would take legal measures.
This matter has caused quite a stir. The people of the world have seen a lively event and a joke, and the American people have also seen a lively event and a joke. The US government has also stood aside to watch the excitement and secretly laugh: two idiots.
It was not until three years later, on September 11, 2001, that terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and crashed them into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Six buildings, including the World Trade Center, were completely destroyed, and 23 other high-rise buildings were damaged. A corner of the Pentagon collapsed, directly causing the death of more than 3,000 people and hundreds of billions of dollars in property damage. Only then did the U.S. government, the American people, and the people of the world wake up. Damn it. It¡¯s actually true!
Suddenly, the movie "911 Incident" in 1998 appeared in the minds of people all over the world. Everyone was curious, was this a coincidence or a prophecy? Or maybe the terrorists came up with this idea after watching this movie and chose September 11th?
Some American media commented that movies like "9/11" should be restricted because they would allow terrorists to learn from others and teach them to be even more terrifying.
Some American media also sarcastically said that the movie "911" was simply a reminder to the U.S. government to pay attention to such terrorist attacks. Who knew that the government did not take any defensive measures at all, which led to today's tragedy. Then this media fiercely criticized the US government's policies. Shouting that the government is wasting taxpayers' money in the eyes.
Of course, this incident also made Zhou Xingsheng¡¯s reputation even louder to a certain extent.
¡°On the one hand, it¡¯s awe that making a movie actually led to a real-life tragedy and horror.
¡°On the one hand, I admire you. You can think of things like a plane hitting a building, and the collision is actually successful in real life.
At the same time, Zhou Xingsheng also received a lot of pressure because of this matter, mainly from the US government.
But at this time, Zhou Xingsheng is no longer what he used to be. He is not only a super rich man in Hong Kong, but also has a broad network of contacts in Hong Kong. Moreover, he is a world-class super-rich man who has huge influence on Wall Street and major chaebols in the United States. It is not easy for the US government to touch him.
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In 1997, Zhou Xingsheng once again followed Soros to cause trouble in the world financial market. Mixed with international hot money, the Thai baht was sold wildly, completely destroying Thailand's financial market, and in the same year it swept other Asian countries with a huge victory. Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia together divided up tens of billions of dollars in property in these countries and regions, and Zhou Xingsheng personally pocketed one billion dollars.
On this matter. Zhou Xingsheng has no psychological burden at all, even though a large number of factories and banks in these countries and regions have closed down, prices have risen, people's lives have been difficult, and the scene of tragedy and tragedy is unbearable.
The reason why I say he is following Soros again is because in 1992, Zhou Xingsheng had already followed Soros once, but that time he did not set off a storm in Asia, but directly pointed the finger at the United Kingdom.
In other words, since he became a consultant on Hong Kong affairs, the British Hong Kong government has always disliked him, suppressed him many times, and blocked his neck on the ATV issue. Zhou Xingsheng has long had a bad breath in his heart. It's just that I haven't found the opportunity, so I endured the humiliation and thought that it would not be too late to take revenge in ten years.
In 1992, Soros began to deal with the Bank of England. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How could Zhou Xingsheng miss it?
At that time, Soros alone spent 10 billion U.S. dollars. In order to retaliate, Zhou Xingsheng mobilized his own funds and borrowed funds, investing a total of 3 billion U.S. dollars. The two hit it off and decided to fight together.
In September 1992, the two teamed up with other funds and multinational companies to attack the pound system. First, the weak currencies of European countries forced the central banks of various countries to spend huge sums of money to support their currencies.value. On September 15, the two shorted the pound, and it worked that day. The price of the pound against the mark plummeted. By the end of the night, the price of the pound against the mark had fallen to the edge of exiting the European exchange rate system.
The next day, September 16, even though the British government used nearly 30 billion US dollars in foreign exchange reserves, it still could not support the situation and had to withdraw from the European exchange rate system. This day is "Black Wednesday" in the UK!
Zhou Xingsheng avenged one stone, but he is a bastard who has money but does not make money, so he kept up his efforts, and in the subsequent battles, he defeated the Italian and Spanish governments successively, forcing the Italian lira and Spanish peseta to withdraw from the European exchange rate system.
In this battle, Soros shone brightly and was called "the man who defeated the Bank of England" by The Economist magazine, becoming a feared super predator in the financial market.
Zhou Xingsheng hid behind the scenes and made a fortune in financial war, earning US$800 million personally! (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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