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Not only "The King of Fighters", but also "Dinosaur Island", which is ranked first in the summer box office, is also in trouble.

Universal Pictures is headquartered at 100 Plaza Avenue, Universal City, California, USA.

In fact, this road is also named after Universal Pictures.

In 1914, the founder of Universal Pictures established a large film production base north of Hollywood and named it "Universal City". "Universal Plaza Street" is a main road located in the core area of ​​Universal City.

At this time, in the conference room of Universal Pictures headquarters, the crew of "Dinosaur Island" was holding a meeting.

The film "Dinosaur Island" is one of the works in Universal Pictures' "Dinosaur World" IP series.

From 1993 to the present, "Dinosaur World" has been one of the most successful IPs operated by Universal Pictures and a classic in film history.

"Dinosaur Island" has been released for more than 20 days and has achieved great success in the global film market, with a cumulative box office of 10.59 billion US dollars.

However, something unexpected happened in the end.

"Why has the predicted box office in the Chinese market dropped so much?" On the stage, Universal Pictures General Manager Davin Matthews frowned and asked in confusion as he looked at the data report in his hand.

He remembered that the predicted box office in the Chinese market was still 5 million US dollars 4.3 days ago. How come it is now 3000 million less?

Below, the head of the international distribution department reported: "It's mainly because a Chinese film is coming out soon, and it's very popular, which has had a certain impact on us."

As we were talking, a clip from "Charlotte's Troubles" was projected on the conference room screen, thoughtfully accompanied by English subtitles.

"This film is called 'Charlotte's Troubles', a comedy. It's rumored that the total investment was no less than $1000 million, but now its box office has exceeded $1.6 million, and the final forecast is that it can reach $2.6 million..."

At this point, the head of the distribution department added, "Only the single Chinese market."

"The decline in the predicted box office of Dinosaur Island is largely due to the film taking up space."

"......" Looking at the plot, Matthews frowned, a little confused.

This clearly looks like a poorly produced work with many loopholes and no grand scenes. Why would the audience ignore the blockbusters and go watch this kind of film?

When he heard that "the total investment was 1000 million and the total box office was 2.6 million", his eyes widened and his eyes turned red with envy.

This is simply money grabbing!

But Matthews finally became more sober and realized that this kind of success cannot be replicated.

If they can become popular, it must be because they have accurately hit the needs of the local audience.

It’s not that there haven’t been Hollywood comedies entering the Chinese market before, but very few have been successful. Apart from animated films, the highest box office was only over 4000 million US dollars.

Themes like "comedy" are too easy to fail in local culture.

But no matter what, as the world's second largest box office, no film company will be willing to give up the Chinese market. For example, the box office in China accounted for 1/4 of the global box office for "Dinosaur Island".

"Oh, by the way, there is another very interesting thing."

At this time, the head of the circulation department suddenly added: "You will be surprised."

"The screenwriter of this comedy is Ye Zhiqiu."

"What?" Matthews was stunned when he heard this.

He is certainly no stranger to "Ye Zhiqiu". In fact, with the success of "Kung Fu Panda" and "Game of Thrones", this name has become increasingly famous in Hollywood in addition to the music circle.

An undoubted screenwriting genius!

This is the industry's judgment on Ye Zhiqiu's screenwriting ability. Just the IP of "Game of Thrones" has made countless companies like HBO jealous.

It is no exaggeration to say that if this series can continue to perform at the level of the first one, it will be a masterpiece that will change the landscape of American TV dramas in the past five or even ten years.

Nowadays, almost all American film and television companies have turned their attention to Ye Zhiqiu, trying to find out if there are any good works worth investing in.

Universal Pictures is no exception, they also have their eyes on "Harry Potter".

As for why "also" is used, it is because the potential of this IP is no longer a secret in the eyes of major film and television companies.

Speaking of Ye Zhiqiu, Matthews's headache got even worse. He asked, "...As I mentioned before, how's the contact with Ye Zhiqiu going? Is there any new progress?"

Another subordinate shook his head and said with a wry smile, "No, we are very sincere, but the other party doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all and has no plans to sell this IP in the short term."

"The good news is that other companies, including Disney and Warner Bros., have also hit a wall, but we're not far behind."

"Boss, maybe we should seek help from the group company..."

"I tried it, but it didn't help much." Matthews shook his head and replied.

The agency that Ye Zhiqiu uses to distribute music in North America is Universal Music, and Universal Pictures is related to Universal Music.

Both are independent companies, but they are actually controlled by the same group and have close cooperation in some film, television and music businesses.

Logically speaking, it would be easier to contact Ye Zhiqiu with this relationship, but Ye Zhiqiu also occupies a dominant position in the cooperation with Universal Music, and Universal Music can't do much to interfere with his choice.

Matthews crossed his fingers, looked at the data in front of him, and took a deep breath.

No matter what, Universal Studios must obtain the copyright of "Harry Potter"!

......

In Hong Kong, the seafood food stall is still a place where a group of people in the film and television industry gather for a late-night snack after playing football.

There is a charity invitational tournament today, so the people present are more famous.

In addition to Luo Zhaoliang, there was another middle-aged man who was about the same age as him and had darker skin. Everyone present was quite respectful and polite to him.

The man's name is Lai Ka Ming. Like Luo Zhaoliang, he is a veteran actor and has also won the Hong Kong "Golden Oak Award" for Best Actor.

In addition, he has another identity - the president of the Hong Kong Film and Television Association.

The steaming hot dishes were served on the table. Everyone ate and chatted in a lively atmosphere, and inevitably talked about the latest developments in the industry.

"Are you filming any movies recently?"

"Yes, I've been staying at home for half a year, swimming and boxing every day."

"I took on a film. It's not a big production, but it's good to have a job."

"President, please remember to take care of us when you have the chance."

"Alas, the industry's difficulties are not to blame. I saw a statistic that over 60% of young people are now accustomed to watching movies on video platforms and are too lazy to leave the house. They prefer to be more comfortable. The reduction in investment will naturally have a greater impact on small markets like Hong Kong."

"Oh, yes. Brother Liang, I heard you recently took on the lead role in a major mainland film, and the director is the hottest actor lately, Ye Zhiqiu?"

At the food stall dinner table, everyone turned their eyes to Luo Zhaoliang.