The Best Director

Text] Chapter 434 Happy New Year (please vote for recommendation)

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Chapter 434 Happy New Year (please vote for recommendation)

"Maybe-its-h--early-in-the-game,h,but-I-ught-Id-ask-u-just-the-same. What-are-u-ng-New-Years, New- Years-eve?…”

Under the night, there are bright stars in the sky. The New Year is coming. All parts of North America are in a joyful atmosphere. Waves of leisurely New Year songs are heard everywhere, "What are you doing on New Year's Eve?" ”, “Happy New Year”, “Auld-Lang-Syne”…

"Huhu" There are very lively celebrations and countdown activities going on in various cities, and the fireworks and fireworks are waiting for the beautiful Taobao Women's Clothing Tmall Taobao Mall Taobao Women's Winter Jacket m moment to bloom. A concert was held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas; Times Square in New York City was crowded with people, and laughter merged into a happy and noisy sea, waiting for the traditional giant crystal ball landing ceremony, while the channel's "New Year's Eve and Carson Daly" ", the channel's "New Year's Eve Live" and other programs are live broadcasting the lively scene of Times Square, and countless viewers and families are watching happily.

"Ahhh-Happy-New-Year" appeared on the TV screen. A large group of people in the square smiled brightly and waved long balloons in their hands to the live camera; the channel there switched to New Orleans, the disaster-stricken area of ​​Hurricane Katrina. Host Susan Lusgen spent the New Year with the victims who were rebuilding their homes; the channel's popular music performance of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Night with Ryan Seacrest" also attracted a large audience...

However, in order to make the countdown match the local time zone, some channels' programs are delayed. This does not hinder the fun of people enjoying family moments at home; and people who go out to participate in New Year parties, celebrations, etc., cinemas are also a big hit Where to go, what are you doing on New Year's Eve?

Time is passing by and the New Year's bell of 2006 is getting closer and closer. When the film industry media and moviegoers look back on the past year, big events, big events, big events

The film market in 2005 was in a bleak state for most of the year. The poor performance in the first half of the year made the entire industry, including film studios and theater chains, worried. They were looking forward to a superhero-like movie to save the market day and night, and then it actually appeared. Now, "Firefly" is the number one box office hit in film history. During the two most important periods of the year, the summer season and the Christmas season, Wang Yang and Huo Huo Film twice stepped in to save the market, revitalizing movie theaters and becoming the most popular among theater operators and IMAX.

A total of 137 film companies released films this year.

There were 17 fewer movies than last year, but 557 movies showed an upward trend compared to 551 movies last year. Among these 137 film companies, some are happy and some are sad, some are making money and some are losing money, some are going bankrupt, some are being acquired, and some are developing further...

The 137th place is temporarily held by Production Film Company (n-lms). It is only ten minutes before the New Year and there will be no change. The horror film "Dark Hour" released by it on October 13 has been screened in a theater for two weeks. I paid US$423. Based on the average ticket price in 2005 of US$6.45, 65.58 people watched this movie on the big screen; while the 50th-ranked Empire Image (re-tures) released five movies and collected 1 million at the box office. As a watershed, the most popular one is "Balzac and the Little Chinese Tailor". This 2002 film received a box office of 650,000.

The abbreviation is also "FF", but the same name has a different name. Flames-lms has released 9 movies/7 new movies this year, and its distribution volume ranks 13th among major companies with a box office of over 100 million.

This year Sony/Columbia won the championship with 27/24 film releases, ranking first in both rankings; followed by Warner Bros. 25/19 films, Universal 24/19 films, Buena Vista (Disney) 23/17 films, 20 Century Fox 21/18 units, Lion 20/18 units, Miramax 17/14 units, Paraméng 17/12 units, New Line 13/10 units, Fox Searchlight 11/6 units, DreamWorks 10/9 units, MGM/United Artists 10/9, Flame 9/7, Focus 7/6, Warner Independent 7/6, Emperor Mén 7/6.

Compared with 2004, the business scale of several old giant companies has not changed. The only one that has declined significantly is MGM. Its circulation has dropped by almost half (19/15 last year). The debt problem of Lion's Roar Company is becoming More and more serious. Emperor Mén and Warner Bros. independently entered the list, all because the former released a successful film "Sin City" this year; the latter has "Diary of the Penguin" and "Good Night and Good Luck".

These 16 companies accounted for more than 97% of the market share in 2005 and shared more than 9.5 billion US dollars in North American box office. However, only three companies, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, and Fire Pictures, had more than 1 billion in box office.

Last year, Fire Movie ranked fourth in the North American box office and ranked first among independent film companies; this year it created an even greater miracle, an unprecedented miracle that shocked the world... The big event is still a few minutes away from the New Year, and there will be Change? No, not to mention it has huge advantages.

In addition, Newmarket, which has been plagued by the courtship of flame movies, is nowhere to be seen. This year it does not have the good luck of "The Passion of the Christ", ranking 26th on the annual box office list with 6/5 of its film releases, the best among them The latest film to score is "Downfall", the origin of UTUBE star "Hitler". It was screened on a small scale from February until the end of June, and took in a total of 5.5 million at the North American box office.

Since the comedy "My Way" was released in 28 North American theaters on August 5, and it dropped 52,597 at the box office two weeks later, Newmarket has not landed on the big screen in North America, and it has no plans to screen it next year. .

This year's mediocre results told the two founders of Newmarket, William Thiel and Chris Ball, that the world is difficult. They know better that under the impact of new technologies such as the Internet, the traditional film industry is facing a year-on-year decline. A difficult situation for a year is definitely not something that can be easily cheered every year. Moreover, they clearly have the vision to invest in the production of films such as "Memento" and "Death Illusion", but they sell them to Fire Film... Maybe it can be called For close cooperation, mergers and acquisitions?

why not? Looking at the completely different faces of the two companies, the two finally wisely chose to nod, but they were not interested in an all-cash acquisition, and hoped to enter the Flame Films through a cash acquisition + stock exchange merger.

Because both parties are sī companies, there is not so much wordy stuff, and the negotiation table meeting between the two companies is almost completed.

Flame Group will acquire the entire Newmarket Capital Group. After the merger, Newmarket will cease to exist. Flame will obtain ownership of its more than 200 films, as well as its entire future production library, video rights, DVD distribution, and theatrical distribution. All the business has also been transferred to Flame, as well as the copyright dividends of films jointly invested and produced by it and other film companies ("The Mexican", "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", etc.)...all.

In addition to the expansion and integration of various business channels, Flame's huge film and television library has also absorbed a lot of good things. Some of the more than 200 film copyrights have the main investment, production and full distribution rights, and some only have North American distribution rights. They include "Whale" "Knight", "Nv Devil", "The Passion of the Christ"...

In addition, after the two parties complete the merger, there will be significant layoffs in Newmarket, but the addition of senior management and elite talents, especially William Thiel and Chris Bauer, will enhance the production and distribution strength of the Flame Group, and at the same time, there will be more network resources. more support.

The two will become small shareholders of Flame Films, a subsidiary of Flame Group, as they wish. Although they have no say in the board of directors, they will basically get some valuable stocks. However, William Thiel and Chris Bauer, whose ambitions have faded, are very happy to be able to enter the flames and hold the magical big legs. Look at FF's box office results. The annual dividends are coveted and the management of the flames The concept, production tradition, etc. are also in line with their preferences, and Qi Qiyang's long-standing harassment also makes them feel very respected: "We need you." The two found it difficult not to agree.

This is the most important acquisition for independent film producers by Flame Films after the acquisition of Artisan Films. However, the contract has not been signed yet. Due to the low-key confidentiality of both parties, there was no reaction in the media market.

There have been enough big changes in the film industry this year. Paraméng's top management was reorganized; Miramax suffered a major earthquake and Weinstein Pictures was established; IMAX technology was born; DreamWorks was acquired by Paraméng...

"4, 3, 2, 1——Happy-New-Year"

On the TV screens of thousands of households, Times Square in New York City was as bright as day. The people who gathered in the crowd were excited. The giant crystal ball landed at the bottom of the tall building. Countless ribbons and confetti were flying in the air. Everyone cheered and cheered one after another. wěn, the band sang and danced vigorously on the stage, and the crowd cheering and cheering for this carnival stretched from Broadway to Central Park. Countless people were celebrating the arrival of the New Year.

"Ahhhhhhhhh--" Her ears were about to go deaf. Natalie put her hands to her mouth and cheered loudly like a trumpet. She glanced at the crowded crowd in front of her, then reached out to grab a falling ribbon, and then That year she looked up at the dark night stars in the sky and continued to shout loudly: "Oh oh oh oh oh -"

In Brooklyn, families in many communities have decorated their yards and houses with colorful lights. Although it is midnight, there are many happy figures of adults and children participating in community celebrations. Heath Ledger and Michael Sher Williams was walking on the road laughing and talking, and he suddenly said: "How about we choose a date to get married?" Michelle stopped off guard, with a look of surprise on her face: "You want to get married?" Heath Lay Jay no longer hesitated and nodded heavily: "Yes, I want to see you in a wedding dress."

At the same time, Michael Pitt and Yami Bochet were walking on Broadway amidst the roar of people, surrounded by the festive atmosphere. Michael couldn't restrain the love in his heart. Thinking about Yang having a daughter, He couldn't help but said: "Yami, marry me." Yami covered his mouth in surprise, and his expression sank again: "Does this count as a proposal? Where is the ring?" Michael Pitt was suddenly so nervous that his heartbeat was irregular. Oh my God, why did you just propose to Yang without asking for his opinion? What should I do now?

"Wait a minute" Remembering that the New Year has not yet arrived in Los Angeles, Michael quickly took out his mobile phone to dial the emergency number. Under Yami's gaze, he shouted: "Yang, I have a problem now..." He put down his mobile phone as he pulled the can ring. Finally, he took his girlfriend's hand and walked forward, silently reciting the proposal from Professor Wang Yang: "I used to be very poor, so poor that I used to sleep in the park and grab bread. Now I have money to buy a diamond ring, but in my heart, You touch me as if we came here together. Are you willing to accept this tab ring first, and then accompany me to get the diamond ring?" The diamond ring still needs to be replaced...

"3, 2, 1 - Happy-New-Year" 2006 has arrived - at the end of the ear-splitting countdown, the dark sky of Las Vegas was illuminated by fireworks explosions, colorful The colorful smoke was dazzling in the night sky, and the bang——

In the lively crowd, Joshua and Alexis held hands and looked up at the beautiful Taobao Women's Clothing Tmall Taobao Mall Taobao Women's Winter Jacket m in the sky. He turned his head and glanced at her, so cute and charming. , "Nothing is destined." Taking the initiative, he was suddenly swallowed up by an impulse to propose marriage: "Ali." Alie turned to look at him and smiled: "What?" Joshua smiled: "...Haha , you are beautiful." His words changed as he suddenly remembered that Las Vegas was his sad place... It would be better to ask Yang for his opinion first, that guy is an expert in love.

Voices similar to "Let's get married" are heard across North America. After all, the New Year itself is a popular time for marriage proposals, and the significant increase compared to last year is all due to the influence of "500 Days of Summer". In the theater screening room of "500 Days", the audience received a non-Hollywood ending on the occasion of the New Year. Many people were sad and depressed for a while, and decided to go home and give it a Rotten Tomatoes review; many people also thought: " For Firefly's sake, give him a break. It's a really good movie."

From then on, anyone who mentions the film history, social phenomena, etc. in 2005 cannot fail to mention "Firefly" which shocked the world, the biggest bomb after "Titanic", and the biggest science fiction movie after "E.T." Bomb, as it receives awards one after another during the awards season, there are destined to be more and more words introducing it in the annals of film history. January 1, 2006 has arrived, and everything has been finalized. The 2005 annual film company market share rankings, movie box office rankings... everything has settled, drawing magical symbols for the world. event

"Hoo ho ho, ho ho ho -" In the spacious living room decorated with a very festive atmosphere, Wang Yang and Jessica on the sofa cheered when they saw the giant crystal ball in Times Square falling happily on the TV screen. , then he nuzzled the other person's mouth and said with a smile: "Happy New Year" Ke Ke, who had just finished eating, was hugged by her mother. At this time, she also had a smile on her face, as if celebrating the New Year. Wang Yang rubbed her little face and smiled at Jessica: "I have to say thank you." Jessica raised the corners of her mouth: "Why?"

Wang Yang gently hugged her waist, hugged his wife and daughter into his arms, and smiled and said what was in his heart: "If someone asks me what is the biggest gain in the past year? Of course it is this little angel. It is you who gave her to her." Brought to us, thank you, thank you for everything." Jessica leaned lightly on his shoulder and looked at her daughter's cute smiling face. She was so happy that she could hardly speak. Suddenly, she remembered Michael Pitt's call for help before and whispered softly. He smiled and said: "You are really good at talking sweet things." Wang Yang stroked her hair, made a sizzle, and said with a smile: "Then do you like it?" Jessica smiled with her teeth winking: " Not that annoying.”

The two chatted tenderly for a while, and took some New Year photos, such as a family photo of each person kissing Keke on one cheek. The digital camera captured beautiful scenes.

They didn’t go out on New Year’s Eve because they had to take care of Keke. She currently has a three-hour interval between eating nǎi. After eating, she would move around for a while and then be coaxed to sleep. They had no idea of ​​hiring a nanny for the time being, and they didn’t think too much about it. I don't want to disturb my parents' lives, and I don't want to let assistants take care of me. Parents' responsibilities must be done by themselves.

"nder-se-arms-ll-ld-u-d-and-ght."

In the fresh-style baby room, Keke was sleeping on the baby's bed. Wang Yang and Jessica were sitting on the chairs next to him. He gently played the guitar and sang "What are you doing on New Year's Eve?" 》. After hearing him finish singing one sentence, Jessica then sang softly: "When-its-tly-twelve-k-that-ght." The two looked at each other affectionately while singing, and Wang Yang continued to sing with a smile: "ng-in -the-New-Year." Jessica sang in harmony, "New-Years-eve."

“Maybe-Im-crazy--se, Id-ever-be-the-one-u-se…”, “Out-of-a-usand-ns, u-ved…”

Under the gentle singing and crisp guitar sound, Ke Ke gradually closed her eyes and slept sweetly for the rest of the night.