Rebirth of the Great Entertainment Empire

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December 25, 1981, Christmas.

"Home Alone" was released in Xiangjiang, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Peru, Turkey, Poland, Australia, Belgium, France, Brazil, Spain, Finland, Italy, Greece, Argentina, Israel and other places are screened simultaneously around the world.

Xiangjiang.

Under the joint screening of Golden Princess Cinemas and Shaw Cinemas, the box office of "Home Alone" reached 14.2 million Hong Kong dollars in the first week.

Bend.

The box office of "Home Alone" reached NT$21 million in its first week.

Japan.

"Home Alone" grossed 2.7 billion yen in its first week.

South Korea.

"Home Alone" had 280,000 viewers in its first week.

Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries.

"Home Alone" grossed $7 million in its opening weekend.

North America.

"Home Alone" grossed $87.5 million in its first weekend.

Central and South America and Europe.

"Home Alone" grossed $52 million in its first weekend.

From the box office of "Home Alone" in the first week, it is not difficult to see that "Home Alone" is really popular - although "Home Alone" may not be able to catch up with the popularity of "ET", it will definitely be a rare good movie .

In addition, the reviews of "Home Alone" are quite positive. The media from all over the world almost unanimously said "Home Alone" is a Christmas movie suitable for all ages.

Therefore, the popularity of "Home Alone" will continue...

In the past, Li Lizhen only heard that Xu Cun was very good, but she never had an intuitive understanding.

Li Lizhen didn't know how powerful Xu Cun was until "Home Alone" was released, and she saw with her own eyes the huge response "Home Alone" caused around the world and the figures representing money that dazzled her one after another.

Unknowingly!

Li Lizhen has infinite admiration for Xu Cun from the bottom of her heart!

but--

Li Lizhen felt a little dark again - Li Lizhen found that Xu Cun seemed not interested in her anymore.

During the recent period, apart from being busy with the release of "Home Alone" and the post-production of "Ghost Love", Xu Cun almost put all his thoughts on Deng Lijun's mother and daughter and Bai Anni, and he didn't even look at her Li Lizhen glance.

Moreover, Li Lizhen also found out one more thing - Xu Cun lived in Yuan Jieying's room when Bai Anni was on her period.

Also, I don't know when, Yuan Jieying began to grow her hair to dress herself up.

From this, Li Lizhen deduced that Yuan Jieying also climbed into Xu Cun's bed, and in order to catch Xu Cun's heart or win Xu Cun's other women, Yuan Jieying began to dress up herself.

After making this inference, Li Lizhen suddenly felt that she was surrounded by a group of scheming whores who would do anything to become famous.

After seeing clearly the faces of the people around her, Li Lizhen developed a sense of moral superiority while reflecting on her mistakes...

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"Sir, you should really ask Mr. Katzenberg to read this script right now, it's really good!"

"Sorry, Ms. Hurd, if you want Mr. Katzenberg to read your script, you must submit it according to the procedure. You must know that there are some producers like you who come to DreamWorks to attract investment every day, and Carson Mr. Berg only has time to review the scripts you brought in on Tuesday."

"Oh shit! You can't put Terminator with those worthless scripts!"

"..."

Xu Cun, who had just returned to DreamWorks from the outside, couldn't help but pause when he heard the word 'Terminator'!

Then, Xu Cun looked at the two people who were arguing.

Among the two quarreling.

One is a person from the production department. Xu Cun doesn't know what his name is.

The other was a white woman, about thirty years old.

Xu Cun said to Li Lizhen behind him: "Ah Zhen, go and invite that lady to my office."

After speaking, Xu Cun went back to his office first.

Not long after, Li Lizhen led the white woman to Xu Cun's office.

The Caucasian woman was familiar, and as soon as she entered the door, she introduced herself: "Hello, Mr. Xu, I am Gail Anne Hurd, a producer of New World Pictures."

Nowadays, the whole Hollywood knows that there is an oriental man named Xu Cun who is an upstart in Hollywood, and he is also a super rich upstart. So, knowing that Xu Cun was going to see her, Gail Anne Hurd felt that her good luck was coming!

"Ms. Hurd, can I have a look at the script you brought first?" Xu Cun said directly.

"Of course!" Gail Anne Hurd said with a smile. Then, she sent the script to Xu Cun's desk.

Xu Cun picked up the script and flipped through it hastily, and confirmed that the script was indeed Cameron's "Terminator".

After reading the script, Xu Cun said: "Very good script."

After hearing Xu Cun's evaluation, Gail Anne Hurd was overjoyed—Gail Anne Hurd vaguely felt that she might be able to get a large sum of money from Xu Cun.

Gail Anne Hurd suppressed the joy in her heart and complimented: "Mr. Xu, you are really discerning!"

Xu Cun ignored Gail Anne Hurd's compliment, but bluntly said: "The director and screenwriter marked on the script are James Cameron, can I meet Mr. Cameron?"

"Oh, Mr. Xu, in fact, I'm also the screenwriter of "Terminator", and it's the same when you talk to me." Gail Anne Hurd said.

"Ms. Hurd, you can't answer my question, because it requires a lot of professional knowledge." Xu Cun said honestly.

"This..." Gail Anne Hurd hesitated.

Xu Cun didn't give Gail Anne Hurd any time to hesitate. He directly pushed forward the script of "Terminator" and said: "The investment of this movie may need four million or more. It is impossible for me to This large sum of money is handed over to someone who can't convince me, sorry, Ms. Heard, please take it back."

"Oh, Mr. Xu, you can't turn down an opportunity that could make you a lot of money so hastily! In fact, Mr. Cameron is in the cafe opposite. It only takes ten, oh no, five minutes, and he will I can appear in front of you." Gail Anne Hurd said quickly.

Hearing this, Xu Cun made a 'please' gesture.

Seeing that Xu Cun was still willing to give herself a chance, Gail Anne Hurd hurried to find Cameron.

Not long after.

Gail Anne Hurd and Cameron appeared in front of Xu Cun.

From the sweat on the foreheads of Gail Anne Hurd and Cameron, it is not difficult to see that they are leaving in a hurry, and it is not difficult to deduce that they really want to get the investment from Xu Cun to "The Terminator".

After Gail Anne Hurd and Cameron had recovered their breath, Xu Cun asked Cameron some technical questions symbolically.

Then, Xu Cun asked Cameron: "Mr. Cameron, how much do you need for the production of this movie?"

Upon hearing Xu Cun's intention to invest in "Terminator", Cameron quickly said, "Five million."

Xu Cun did not question Cameron's claim that the amount of money was not enough to film "Terminator", but directly said: "I can invest this money."

Gail Anne Hurd and Cameron were immediately overjoyed when they heard that Xu Cun was willing to invest!

but--

Gail Anne Hurd and Cameron were not happy for too long, because Xu Cun quickly continued: "However, I want the full copyright of "Terminator."

Hearing what Xu Cun said, Gail Anne Hurd immediately said excitedly: "Oh, no! Mr. Xu, you can't do this, the copyright of "Terminator" is mine!"

Xu Cun glanced at Gail Anne Hurd, and said: "Ms. Hurd, I can't figure out why you would shout that the copyright of "Terminator" is yours in front of me, who invested all the production costs, don't you? Do you think I’m obliged to help you make money and fame by investing millions of dollars?”

After Xu Cun finished speaking, Gail Anne Hurd opened her mouth several times, but she couldn't utter a rebuttal.

Cameron said: "Mr. Xu, I have a request - the content of the script cannot be modified at will, and I want the final editing rights of "Terminator."

Cameron's first directorial work "Piranha 2" was filmed in Italy. Cameron didn't get along well with the Italian-speaking staff. Include him in the final cut of the film. In a fit of anger, Cameron pried open the door of the studio with a credit card. He managed to learn how to use an Italian editing machine, and edited the entire film by himself in a few weeks.

After that, Cameron made up his mind: never let outsiders touch his movies again.

That is, during his time in Italy, Cameron suffered from disease, hunger and poverty. The painful experience made him haunted by nightmares every night. Once he had a very clear nightmare: he was hunted down by a machine killer from the future. According to the content of the nightmare, Cameron wrote the script "Terminator".

Xu Cun smiled back at Cameron: "I am also a director, and I know what directors hate the most. Believe me, Mr. Cameron, I will not do anything to make you hate."

Hearing Xu Cun's assurance, Cameron's favor for Xu Cun increased greatly. He nodded slightly at Xu Cun, and then said to Gail Anne Hurd: "Annie, since Mr. Xu is responsible for "Terminator" All production fees, I think the copyright of "Terminator" should belong to him."

"Oh, James, you can't do this to me! You have sold me the script of "Terminator", and you said it will always belong to me." Gail Anne Hurd said excitedly.

"But that's only one dollar, isn't it?" Cameron suppressed his anger.

"But you can't deny that it was because of my hard work that you were able to get the investment in "Terminator"!" Gail Anne Hurd emphasized.

"Oh, well...then what do you think we should do?" Cameron said helplessly.

After persuading Cameron, Gail Anne Hurd turned to Xu Cun and said, "Mr. Xu, you won't let me hand over the copyright of "Terminator" for nothing, will you?"

Xu Cun glanced at Gail Anne Hurd, then at the helpless Cameron, and said: "I don't ask who the copyright of "Terminator" belongs to, because this is the point for me. It doesn't matter - if you want me to invest in "Terminator", you must give me the copyright of "Terminator"... Of course, I won't ask for the copyright of "Terminator" for nothing, I will pay thirty dollars for it. $10,000 or 1 percent of the box office."

After hearing what Xu Cun said, Gail Anne Hurd hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Xu, you should be more generous. You must know that James is still the director of "Terminator."

Xu Cun said resolutely: "I can only pay so much. After all, Mr. Cameron is just an unknown newcomer."

Cameron is very satisfied with the conditions Xu Cun gave, and he also agrees with the position Xu Cun gave him! Therefore, Cameron, who was anxious to get the investment, didn't give Gail Anne Hurd a chance to make a price, and directly agreed: "Deal!"

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