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    "The Truman Show" is good enough, and it was naturally included in the list of movies that sniped "Jurassic Park" by Lin Xiaozhi.  This movie will be released in mid-to-late July and will be the first major movie to be released in Media Asia¡¯s summer season.  In the next half month, it will be released in theaters in Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States. It is one of the first films launched by Media Asia to attack the box office of "Jurassic Park".  Because of the different subject matter, Lin Xiaozhi did not expect much success in "The Truman Show". In fact, he only had one request: to attract as many potential fans of "Jurassic Park" to buy tickets and watch the movie, so that all  Everyone has seen that when monsters are raging and no country or movie in the world can compete with it for the box office at the same time, Media Asia's works are always fighting tragically on the front line.  To snipe "Jurassic Park", "The Truman Show" alone is obviously not enough. Lin Xiaozhi has prepared a total of five movies, one of which is "The God of Death" shot by Miramax.  The script of "Death Is Coming" was left behind when he went to the United States to inspect Miramax, along with several other scripts. Unfortunately, Miramax did not take it seriously at one time.  Later, when he heard no news about the filming, he was a little annoyed and asked Ye Weixin to go over in person to supervise. Only then did several scripts he left for Miramax finally receive attention.  At the end of last year, the more well-produced "Another Dimension" became a small hit after it was released in the United States. It took in a box office of 54 million US dollars in three North American countries alone. Later, after it landed in Europe, it also had several movies.  The country took away more than 40 million US dollars in box office. Just because the subject matter was too novel, the box office of this movie was average after it was released in Asia, but overall it still made a lot of money for Miramax.  Media Asia also took the opportunity to add two Chinese actors, one male and one female, as supporting roles in this movie. In the future, it plans to have more and more Chinese actors appear in movies shot by Miramax, and at the same time win the attention of American audiences.  Familiarity.  "The God of Death" was filmed by Miramax immediately after "The Death Squadron" became a hit. Because the scenes were not too many and there were also special effects technical support from Media Asia, by June, "The God of Death" had already been released.  After completing the post-production and entering the promotion stage, it will also be released at the same time as "The Truman Show". Lin Xiaozhi wants to try to see if the novel creativity of this movie can grab some points from the monster "Jurassic Park"  Eat meat.  Like "The Truman Show", "Death is Coming" can be regarded as one of the two pioneers. However, the main battlefields of both of them are in Europe and the United States like "Jurassic Park". In the Asian market, Lin Xiaozhi did not expect too much from these two.  How much success can the movie achieve, not to mention that he now has a good hand.  "Once Upon a Time 3" Lin Xiaozhi is also preparing to use it to snipe "Jurassic Park". As the most popular movie series in Hong Kong in recent years, "Once Upon a Time 3", a joint venture between Media Asia and Tsui Hark, has already completed filming, and it is still  Among those old actors, there were also many mainland artists, and the cost of the film exceeded HK$80 million for the first time. Tsui Hark invited him to watch it after he finished post-production.  Lin Xiaozhi also had to admit that for a genius like Tsui Hark, you only need to give him enough money and a little technical assistance, and he will come up with a work that you can't even imagine.  The full name of "Once Upon a Time 3" is still "Once Upon a Time 3: The Lion King". The richness of the plot has not changed much compared to the one in Lim Hyo-ji's memory. However, the progress in the fighting scenes and special effects is very obvious. It can be seen that  Tsui Hark was also inspired by his previous "Assassin's League". The climax of "Once Upon a Time in China: The Third" used a lot of special effects in the competition. When watching it, Lin Xiaozhi felt like he was watching a later domestic martial arts film with special effects.  According to the plan, "Once Upon a Time 3" will be released slightly earlier than "Jurassic Park" in mid-August. On the one hand, Lin Xiaozhi needs it to heat up the atmosphere of the summer movie, and at the same time, it also needs to be released in Japan and South Korea first.  In the Taiwanese market, this new film in the most popular Chinese-language film series in recent years will be used to burn off the momentum of "Jurassic Park" and create favorable conditions for "The Mummy" and "The Mummy" that will compete with "Jurassic Park".  environment.  This is also the most helpless choice, because the monster "Jurassic Park" has set numerous records since its release. It was not only screened in the United States until the end of the year (the major theaters only released less than  two months), in other countries and regions around the world, for example, it was screened in Japan for nearly three months, and in Taiwan it was screened from mid-to-late July to the last day of December. Even in Hong Kong in its original history,  "Jurassic Park" was also so popular that it was screened by several theaters for more than two months. It is as powerful as a prehistoric beast and is destined to be far from being easily affected by one or two movies.  As for why "Once Upon a Time in China 3" was released in Taiwan, it seems to be thanks to Cai Songlin, a Taiwanese cinema business tycoon.  As the leader of private academic institutions in Taiwan Province, he has more than four major state-owned enterprises in the province.The theater chain also requires a large number of theaters, so it needs to bring in many movies to be screened every year. Therefore, it has good relations with Hong Kong film companies, including Lin Xiaozhi.  Not long ago, after investing in two film companies, Tianmu and UFO, and finally having his own stable film supply company, after a period of negotiations, Tsui Hark finally came up with NT$600 million (approximately HK$200 million).  Under the temptation, he finally chose to let him invest in his own film company.  With this identity, coupled with the good personal relationship between Cai Songlin and Lin Xiaozhi, although the documents of the Taiwan Provincial authorities blocking some of Media Asia's works are still there, things like "Once Upon a Time 3", although the copyright is in the hands of Media Asia,  Since it is a film co-produced by Media Asia and Tsui Hark Studio, it can openly hide the background of Media Asia and operate it under the name of Tsui Hark Studio and release it in Taiwan.  Although he is far less aware of how scary "Jurassic Park" is than Lin Xiaozhi, Yip Weixin has been the executive director of Media Asia for many years and is also a blockbuster film director. He still has a basic vision and naturally can see that once it lands on  What is the threat to Hong Kong films if it is released in Hong Kong?  However, he still had a doubt in his mind. He had obviously been holding it in for a long time, but finally he couldn't hold it back and asked aloud: "Since Lin Sheng is also aware of the threat of this movie, why did he take the initiative to contact Hong Kong to introduce it to the screening?" Lin Xiaozhi originally said  He was thinking about something, and his thoughts were a little scattered, but he still remembered that there were other people in the office, so he turned around as soon as he opened his mouth.  He laughed dumbly, how to answer this question, it is actually like asking him why he invested in "Jurassic Park".  "Are we the only theater chain in Hong Kong? If we don't release it, will others not release it? Rather than letting other theater lines show it and giving various schedules and shows, it's better to control it in our hands!" Ye Weixin immediately understood  Yes, this is indeed the case. He nodded immediately, "I see!" After sitting for a while, chatting for a while, he also explained some things about this summer's summer season. Ye Weixin just brought a document bag.  He handed it to Lin Xiaozhi, with some confusion on his face, "Lin Sheng, this is the information you told me to collect before Mr. Li and I went to the United States." Lin Xiaozhi was delighted when he heard this, "Give it to me quickly!" He quickly took it from him  The file bag was opened. In addition to some hand-typed document paper, there were also many scattered English newspaper clippings. Lin Xiaozhi did not bother to explain to Ye Weixin, who was full of doubts. He quickly lowered his head and looked at it carefully. There was enough.  It took him seven or eight minutes to finish reading. He frowned and seemed to think for a while. After a while, he let out a long breath, as if he was relieved.  Ye Weixin couldn't help but be curious and asked: "Lin Sheng, the information and news about these American publishers you asked me to collect, are you planning to acquire them?" He was just making a curious guess, where did he think of what he just said?  When he fell, he saw Lin Xiaozhi nodding his head seriously: "Yes, I do have the idea to acquire one of the publishing companies, because owning it means owning the future!" Ye Weixin was stunned for a moment, okay.  After a while, he asked doubtfully: "Are several doll painting publishing companies so important?" "Important, very important!" Lin Xiaozhi's tone was very sure, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the slightly messy figures spread out in front of him.  newspaper clippings, one of which was printed with the logo of the American publisher he was most eager to acquire - Marvel-Comics, which translated into Chinese was Marvel (actually it should be translated as Marvel in this era).  Although the United States has a short history, its unique geographical location and the fertile land gifted by God have contributed to its status as a superpower after World War II. The domestic publishing industry has also been equivalent to its status as a powerful country and has always been very developed.  There are a large number of comic publishers in the United States, but most of them have little strength. Among the five giants of American comics ranked by domestic netizens in later generations, Dark Horse is still just a cub. The IDW copyright library is too single. Image just split from Marvel this year.  , so although there are a large number of publishers in the United States, the only ones he is jealous of and coveted are Marvel and DC.  Marvel Comics is an American comic giant as famous as DC Comics (DC-Comics).  It was founded in 1939 and officially named Marvel in 1961. It owns Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Wolverine, Daredevil, Ant-Man, Ghost Rider, etc. 8,000  Multiple comic characters and superhero teams such as the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Guardians of the Galaxy.  DC Comics is also unusual. It was founded in 1934.  In June 1938, the company created the world's first superhero, Superman, in the first issue of "Action Comics" and rewrote the history of American comics.  In May 1939, the company created the world's first superhero without superpowers - Batman in the 27th issue of "Detective Comics".  Since then, Superman?Batman, as DC's signature character, each has his own comic series and has also started a long-term partnership, known as "the best partner in the world".  In 1967, the company was officially named DC Comics and it is still used today.  It also owns Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam, Green Arrow, Constantine and other superheroes as well as the Justice League, Teen Titans, Birds of Prey, Storm Guard, Chang  Superhero teams such as the Seven Warriors and the Legion of Superheroes.  With the advent of the 21st century, relying on the rapid development of computer technology, it will eventually be possible to realistically represent superheroes in movies - and the time for comic book adaptation will also be ripe.  This is not a dream talk, but Lin Xiaozhi¡¯s personal experience before he was born. ?? In my memory, superhero movies such as the "X-Men" series, "Spider-Man" series, and "Fantastic Four" produced by American film companies authorized by Marvel swept the global box office rankings.  Among them, only two highly successful movie series, "X-Men" and "Spider-Man", have taken billions of dollars in box office around the world (before the establishment of Marvel Studios, profits from licensing were less than 100 million dollars.  US dollars), it can be said that once someone buys Marvel and DC before the arrival of the 21st century, in a few years when the special effects technology becomes more mature, he will have a magic chicken that continuously lays golden eggs for himself.  .  Lin Xiaozhi did not own DC comics because DC was acquired by Time Warner Group as early as 1969. Many comic copyrights owned by DC had already come into play under the operation of Time Warner. Even though computer special effects were still underdeveloped at this time,  Time Warner still relies on its other subsidiary, Warner Bros. Pictures, to produce a series of movies such as "Batman" and "Superman", which have won countless green tickets in the United States.  Lin Xiaozhi believed that he did not have the ability to seize food from the media giant Time Warner, so he set his sights on Marvel, which is as famous as DC, as early as two years ago, and patiently waited for the arrival of 1993.
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