Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 419 A strong enemy is coming! Hollywood: That man wins again...

In the original world, 94 was a very important year for the film industry.

Whether in the East or the West, there were many excellent works, making this the most glorious year in film history.

Too many movie classics were born this year.

Such as "The Shawshank Redemption", "Forrest Gump", "Léon: The Professional", "Pulp Fiction", "Interview with the Vampire", "The Mask", "True Lies", "Chungking Express", "Ashes of Time", "Justice, My Foot", "Fist of Fury", etc.

Instead of fading, these films have become more and more important as time goes by.

But even though so many classics were born, the box office champion of this year still did not belong to these movies, but was won by an animated film that came out of nowhere.

"The Lion King"!
Even surrounded by a bunch of classic movies, "The Lion King" still stands out with its outstanding quality and wide influence!

Not only did it earn over 3 million U.S. dollars in North America, it also earned over 10 billion at the global box office!

It became the highest-grossing film in the history of pure hand-drawn animation, and is also the highest-selling animated film on videotape of all time.

A monument worthy of special mention in the history of animation!
And now, this classic masterpiece is here.

He became the opponent that needs to be faced in "Jackie Chan Adventures: The Twelve Talismans".

When Takeshi Onino learned that Disney was releasing "The Lion King", his expression immediately became solemn.

Although "Speed" is also a classic, its box office performance is not on the same level as "The Lion King".

How many movies have grossed $10 billion so far?
If not for this, Takeshi Ono's two consecutive movies grossing over 10 billion would not have caused such a huge sensation and made everyone in Hollywood feel insecure.

And an animated film actually did it.

This is just like the shock brought by "Nezha 2".

The performance of "The Lion King" also shocked everyone, showing strong box office potential as soon as it was released.

In just one week, the global cumulative box office has exceeded 5000 million US dollars!
It is not much inferior to "The Adventures of Jackie Chan: The 12 Talismans".

When the news came out, Hollywood naturally cheered, while filmmakers and audiences in Hong Kong and other places were somewhat worried.

The joy brought by the outstanding performance of "Jackie Chan Adventures: The 12 Talismans" was inevitably reduced a lot.

By the second week, the box office of "The Lion King" officially exceeded 100 million US dollars, and many people suddenly became restless.

The first person to come to the door was Fang Shilong.

In their eyes, Onino Takeshi is the backbone, and now that "The Lion King" is coming in full force, they naturally have to come to him to discuss things.

However, what surprised Fang Shilong was that Gui Yewu did not show any panic or nervousness.

"Don't worry, the two movies are not of the same genre and don't pose much of a threat to us." Gui Yewu calmly comforted Fang Shilong.

He really wasn't worried.

As he said, "The Lion King" is an animated film, and its market demographic does not overlap much with "The 12 Spells of Jackie Chan Adventures", so the competition between the two is not as head-on as with "Speed".

Although the box office of "The Lion King" is high, it will not cannibalize too much of the market share of "The Adventures of Jackie Chan: The 12 Spells".

Another important reason is that "The Lion King" was released almost a month later than "Jackie Chan Adventures: The 12 Spells", and there is no direct competition between the two.

Therefore, although "The Lion King" appears to be coming on strong, it actually has little impact on "The 12 Spells of Jackie Chan Adventures".

Fang Shilong and others understood this truth, but they were blinded by the gratifying performance of "Jackie Chan Adventures: The 12 Talismans" and couldn't help but feel anxious.

As soon as I saw the unexpected performance of "The Lion King", I immediately lost my composure.

But Gui Yewu saw it very clearly, so he remained calm throughout.

"The Lion King" is great, but his "Jackie Chan Adventures: The 7 Spells" is not bad either. Now its global box office has reached more than 10 million. According to this trend, it is very likely to eventually break billion.

Compared with the two, neither is inferior, so what is there for him to panic?

Gui Yewu's calmness infected Fang Shilong, and with his comfort, his tense mood immediately relaxed.

Even Gui Yewu is not panicking, so why are they panicking?
Of course, not worrying does not mean doing nothing. Gui Yewu immediately issued an order to increase publicity efforts.

At the same time, Fang Shilong and others were urged to go on roadshows in various places.

Now that the situation is good, Gui Yewu is not stingy and has invested a large sum of money in publicity.

Golden Harvest naturally followed his lead. Although the cost was high, it was nothing compared to the revenue from the movies.

The last shiver, just do it! With the investment of Gui Yewu and Golden Harvest at all costs, the box office of "Jackie Chan Adventures: The 12 Talismans", which has been released for more than a month, has seen a small rise against the trend.

half a month later.

When the final box office of "Jackie Chan Adventures: The 11.68 Spells" was fixed at 4 billion, the global box office of "The Lion King" had just exceeded million US dollars.

Apart from Disney who was excited and ecstatic about this, a heavy sigh was heard throughout Hollywood.

Lost!

They lost to that man again!

The vicious man defeated them with "Oriental magic"!

Although I was unwilling, I had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that "Speed" is definitely not weak, as evidenced by its nearly 3 million global box office, but unfortunately its opponent is too strong.

——Affected by “The Adventures of Jackie Chan: The 12 Talismans”, its box office was slightly lower than it would have been otherwise.

They can only seek comfort from another aspect and deceive themselves into thinking that what does a high box office matter? A purely commercial film like "The Adventures of Jackie Chan: The 12 Talismans" will never win the favor of the Oscars.

The other is "The Lion King". With its current box office growth, it is also very likely to reach 10 billion box office, which has become the last fig leaf of Hollywood.

It's not that they don't have the ability, Gui Yewu just has luck at the moment!

Gui Yewu sneered at this.

He certainly knew that the Oscars were naturally biased against commercial films, not to mention that "The 12 Talismans: The Adventures of Jackie Chan" was an oriental film.

So Takeshi Ono didn't expect this at all.

So what if it’s an Oscar? It’s not that great. It will conquer you sooner or later!

Compared to the awards, he was more happy about the box office of "The Adventures of Jackie Chan: The 12 Talismans".

Takeshi Ono did not expect that this movie would achieve such excellent results, even surpassing his previous films.

Make big money!

As the first film after the establishment of the Onino Group, such results undoubtedly made Onino Takeshi very satisfied.

Winning!

Unlike the reluctant and helpless Hollywood, the news spread to Hong Kong Island, Neon and other places, causing an immediate sensation.

People have started heated discussions about this, and fans are as excited as if it were a holiday.

From Boss Zou onwards, everyone at Golden Harvest was ecstatic. This big gamble made Golden Harvest a ton of money, and more importantly, it completely opened the door to Hollywood.

Not to mention the other biggest beneficiary, Fang Shilong, who was so happy that he was silly. The other members of the Seven Little Fortunes were jealous but also happy for him, and they all clamored for him to treat them.

Fang Shilong, who was filled with enthusiasm, waved his hand and set up a buffet for three consecutive days. It was said that the guests were drunk and fell under the table many times.

If Fang Shilong and others from Golden Harvest were happy and excited, then other filmmakers were left with only shock and sighs.

The box office of 11.68 billion US dollars...

A number that none of them dared to even think about!

This has exceeded the limits of their imagination.

The highest box office in Hong Kong Island so far is only over 4000 million Hong Kong dollars.

They were still proud of it before, but now...

There's no comparison!

The gap is too big.

Is this the strength of Gui Yewu?

terrible!
What’s even more frightening is that among the top fifteen movies in the global box office rankings, Takeshi Ono alone occupies three of them!
Although "The Princess Diaries", which was previously ranked tenth, was squeezed to eleventh place by "The Jackie Chan Adventures: The 12 Spells", it is still a shocking thing!
Unbelievable!

incredible!

Faced with this unprecedented fact, both the Eastern and Western entertainment industries were speechless.

(End of this chapter)