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"Universal arranges for [Jurassic Dinosaur] to be released on May 8..."

"Martin, are you coming because Universal wants me to attend the premiere on the 7th?"

Qin Dong did not respond to Martin's words, but instead asked.

Qin Dong understood the meaning of Martin's words.

But Qin Dong was not so impulsive.

Robert Iger is not the poor guy like Harvey Weinstein, nor is he the bitches like Merip and Quentin, he is just an actor and director.

No matter he is a poor guy, a director, or an actor, no matter how high his status in the industry is, Qin Dong is not stupid.

You can kill someone by throwing money at them. In a word, dragging them out in a lawsuit will drag the other party to death.

But facing the giant Disney, Qin Dong became rational.

There is absolutely no comparison with money.

You have to do it slowly, it is absolutely impossible to kill the opponent in one go.

And if it really happened, the White House would probably take action.

"Yeah... Adam called me personally. He knows that you are very busy during the two annual meetings, so please, I must make sure that you attend then. After all, this is a movie that you personally directed."

Martin nodded. Qin Dong didn't want to talk about Disney, and Martin didn't want to be a bad person anymore.

Martin knew the intelligence of the Chinese people in front of him, so he was worried about it, but not much.

Smart people always do things that make people feel more at ease.

"No problem..."

Qin Dong nodded and agreed.

It is an act that is truly unavoidable and must be attended.

"BOSS, look at the company's movie release time..."

After Caesar saw that Martin's matter was over, he asked.

This is not his fault, although Qin Dong gave him a lot of autonomy.

However, Caesar's previous company was a small company and was really unfamiliar with the process of releasing movies. Moreover, Caesar believed that he did not have the vision to choose a suitable time for release.

"Don't think about it in May."

Qin Dong heard this, thought for a while, and then made a decision:

"I shot the movie myself and the special effects produced by my special effects company. I am very optimistic about this [Jurassic Dinosaur]. At least it will do well at the box office."

"Since Universal wants [Jurassic Dinosaur] to be released on May 8, then avoid May."

“In August, there will be Marvel’s comic book adaptation movie [Guardians of the Galaxy], as well as Disney’s global promotion...”

"Although they are not confident about putting it in August, it should not be underestimated."

"Plus it's the end of summer vacation..."

"Avoid May and August..."

"We're aiming for June and July..."

Speaking of this, Qin Dong hesitated again:

"But there are a few movies that I'm still optimistic about."

"Oh, which ones? Qin."

Martin asked angrily.

Martin trusted Qin Dong's vision.

"[X-Men: Days of Future Past] produced by 20th Century Fox will be released on May 23."

"[Maleficent], produced by Disney and starring Angelina Jolie, will be released on May 30."

"The fourth part of the movie series [Transformers] produced by Paramount Sales."

"Released on June 27."

Qin Dong looked through the files, and he knew it was not simple when he saw these movies just now.

Talking while watching.

"[X-Men] and [Transformers] are both series films and cannot be ignored."

Upon hearing this, Martin agreed with Qin Dong's point of view, which the series has always looked down upon.

But regarding Disney's "Maleficent", Martin didn't say much.

The feud between Qin Dong and Disney is still going on, forget it, just ignore it.

"The first part of [Human Purge Plan] must be released during the summer vacation..."

"[Maleficent] May 30, [Transformers 4] June 27..."

Qin Dong ignored what Martin said, but thought about it and said:

"Then... [Purge] will be released one week after [Maleficent]."

"Well, it will be released on June 4."

Thinking that May is thirty-one days, Qin Dong said this.

"Okay BOSS..."

Caesar nodded. Qin Dong was the president anyway, so he would naturally do whatever he said.

"Wait a minute...Qin, Tom's movie [Edge of Tomorrow] is released on June 4th. Are you not optimistic about this movie?"

Martin's bad feeling came true.

When Qin Dong smiled and talked about this movie starring Tom Cruise, Martin felt something was wrong. When he heard this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Tom Cruise breathed a sigh of relief with the help of Qin Dong's "Mission: Impossible 4".

If this big-budget movie fails, the future will still be worrying.

"Ah...did I say that?"

Qin Dong shook his head when he heard this, paused, and added insincerely:

"Tom and I are friends, and of course I hope his movies will have as high a box office as possible."

"In this way, I give face to my friend Tom, and I also give face to you, Martin."

"After all, Tom is your CAA artist."

"[The Purge] release date has been postponed by one week, so... it will be released on June 11."

When Martin heard this, it was not easy to ask further questions. If Qin Dong told the truth, it would not be good either.

After all, it's Tom's business how his movies look like.

"Also Caesar... choose one among [The Hunger Games Part 2] and [Divergent Part 2]."

"Coming out in July."

"Caesar, you go back and let the company study the specifics, which movie to choose, and then start promoting it."

"Is it okay?"

Caesar quickly shook his head:

"No problem, boss..."

"It's just that [The Hunger Games] and [Divergent] are both series of movies. If you choose one..."

"The remaining one only has a good schedule in December and December this year..."

"And BOSS, the DC movie you are currently filming at the Warner Film and Television Base will also be released in December this year..."

Having said this, Caesar stopped talking and looked at Qin Dong.

"Qin, what about your own movie? No release date planned?"

"The filming of your movie was completed before February, and now it's May. Three months. With your personality, you should have completed post-production."

When Martin heard this, he quickly added.

You can’t just manage your own company’s movies, what about your own movies?

"...I'll think about it again."

Qin Dong lay on the chair and pondered.

I was only thinking about Heishui Longqi's movie just now. I really forgot about my own movie...

It would not be impossible for Qin Dong's own movie to be released in November and December in North America.

It's just that this is competing with Warner DC's movie... Qin Dong is currently filming.

It's not impossible.

But consider one thing, that is, the North American schedule is actually different from the Chinese schedule.

Let’s talk about summer vacation. It only starts in June in China and in May in North America.

However, the November and February schedules in North America are not suitable in China. The winter vacation in China must be at the beginning of the next year in the Gregorian calendar.

That is to say, the time around the Chinese New Year's Eve is considered a good time.

Qin Dong's current status, the movie must be released globally.

This is a reflection of status, and it is also a necessary behavior, because his status has reached this point and he cannot come randomly.

"call..."

Thinking of this, Qin Dong took a deep breath.

Considering the domestic summer vacation, well, considering the students' vacation time...

Usually around July.

"Disney..."

Thinking of this, Qin Dong turned to Caesar and said:

"Caesar..."

"[The Purge] release date remains unchanged, still June 11.

"

"As for movies coming out in July..."

"The company selected it to be released on the seventh day after Paramount's [Transformers 4]."

"It's enough to avoid the sharp edges and release it in seven days."

The reputation of this movie "Transformers 4" is not that good, but the box office is good.

But the staying power is not enough, avoiding it for seven days is enough.

Usually the box office of a movie on the first weekend, that is, the first three days of release, accounts for more than 30% of the total box office, and some are as high as 40 or 50%.

In half a month, it was basically 77-88, and about 80-90% of the total box office was harvested.

"Then it will be released on July 4th..."

"Okay, BOSS."

"It's just that [Divergent] and [The Hunger Games] are both series of movies, and one will be released in July..."

"What about the other one?"

After hearing this, Caesar pondered for a moment and calculated the time. [Transformers 4] will be released on June 27, which will be seven days later... so he said.

It's just that as the general manager of Heishui Longqi, I need to think more.

And we must respect the wishes of Qin Dong, the CEO. If someone is willing to delegate power, Caesar must not be ignorant of his interests.

"It's up to you."

Qin Dong said angrily to Caesar.

Ask him everything, he is a manager who has experienced everything personally and is a shitty manager.

"Either it will be released 14 days after July 4th..."

"Or, it will be released in November or December..."

"Either we'll talk about it next year..."

"Ask me about anything. I'll be your manager and you can be my BOSS."

Caesar smiled awkwardly, saying this was unacceptable.

How to say it is wrong.

"SO...Qin, what should I do if you still haven't mentioned your own movie?"

"Until next year?"

After watching Qin Dong, Martin still talked about Blackwater Longqi's movie, not his own movie, and asked again.

Who said he was Qin Dong's agent? It was necessary to remind his employer.

Only this time, Qin Dong heard the words and gave the order without hesitation:

"Martin, inform Warner that my movie will be released worldwide on August 1."

"It will be a good time to catch up with our domestic summer vacation, when students are on vacation, and it will be released simultaneously around the world."

Martin was stunned, this answer, this answer.

This was not the answer he wanted to hear.

Before, I thought of smart people who would make people feel reassured by their work.

Now...

After a moment of silence, Martin asked:

"Is it necessary to pick this date?"

"Does it have to be released during the summer vacation?"

Martin, who was anxious to urge Qin Dong just now, now wants to persuade Qin Dong not to show it for the time being and to change the date.

It’s not that Martin is not optimistic about the box office of Qin Dong’s movie, it’s not that Martin is afraid that he won’t be able to compete with Disney’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”.

But Martin doesn't want to see the conflict between Qin Dong and Disney getting bigger and bigger.

After all, Disney is one of the top six in Hollywood.

And after Robert Iger was promoted to president, he successively acquired other companies.

["Father of Apple" Steve Jobs's Pixar Studio], [Marvel Comics], [Marvel Studios]...

[One of the top directors in Hollywood, the famous [The Godfather of Star Wars] George Lucas's Lucasfilm], [Industrial Light and Magic]...

Wait until these companies are acquired by Disney one after another.

All of these companies were run by Robert Egger after he was promoted to president.

This person's performance during his term of office has won the trust of Disney's board of directors.

The current conflict between Qin Dong and this person is the conflict with Disney.

Martin felt that it was a big headache. Although there was no way for the two parties to fight, Martin still did not want this conflict to continue to expand.

"Martin...you just need to inform Warner..."

Qin Dong waved his hand to stop Martin from continuing.

Qin Dong knew what the other party wanted to say.

Because it was clear, I didn't bother to listen and just stopped.

He just thought about it and thought it through clearly before making this decision.

Once you have made up your mind, how can you change it just because of a few words from outsiders?