Tyreese, the chairman of DSN.
But in Hollywood, Tyreese had another title.
This title was very similar to Steven's.
Steven was the tyrant on the set.
Tyreese was the tyrant of Hollywood.
Sonnenfeld was no longer as proud as before. He answered the phone timidly.
"Don't ask so many questions. Come here immediately."
"Yes, Mr. Tyreese." Sonnenfeld had no confidence in facing Tyreese.
In the whole of Hollywood, other than the chairmen of the other big six, perhaps only people of Steven's level, or other older people in the entertainment industry, could say no to Tyreese.
When Sonnenfeld arrived at the company, he found that the conference room was filled with the main cast of God of War.
"Mr. Tyreese."
Sonnenfeld greeted him and took his seat.
At this moment, the assistant picked up a document. "Mr. Sonnenfeld, the box office of 'God of War' started to plummet since an hour ago. On the contrary, the box office of 'Animal Mart' produced by PLM is steadily rising. Currently, the difference between the two is only 10 million USD. 'God of War' is still in the lead for now, but if the box office continues to develop at this rate, it will be overtaken by 'Animal Mart' in about two hours."
"That's impossible. 'Animal Supermarket' only has 5% of the screenings, and the filming budget of 'Animal Supermarket', including the publicity budget, is only 40 million US dollars, while 'God of War' has a budget of 250 million US dollars. The two are not on the same level at all. How can 'Animal Supermarket' surpass' God of War 'in the box office?"
"That's where the problem lies." Tyreese said calmly, "Although Animal Mart was released at the same time as God of War in less than a day, there are already super high ratings online."
"Mr. Tyreese, you should also know that professional film critics' ratings do not represent the box office. Many times, a low reputation can be exchanged for a high box office. I think this is PLM's strategy. They bribed film critics to improve their reputation. I think this is only a temporary improvement. Soon, more people will watch the movie and pull down the score."
"You still don't understand. Animal Mart is not a professional film critic's rating. It is the audience's rating. Besides, Animal Mart has now become a hot topic. Whether it is on search engines or on social media, there are a lot of positive topics."
Tyreese looked at Sonnenfeld. "You should understand what it means for 'God of War' if the two of them lose on the first day."
The investment, expectations, and even popularity of the two movies were several times different.
If "God of War" didn't become the box office champion on the first day, it would be disastrous for "God of War".
Public opinion would completely lean towards "Animal Supermarket", and at the same time, it would also criticize "God of War".
In Hollywood, there was a phenomenon called the word-of-mouth effect. For example, "Avatar" ten years ago, or "Sea Patrol" this year, were all products of the word-of-mouth effect.
In fact, this kind of word-of-mouth effect was similar to the so-called tap water in China.
It was a large number of positive reviews that would attract the audience to the cinema.
The cinema chains would also adjust the number of screenings, increasing the number of screenings for "Animal Supermarket" and reducing the number of screenings for other films.
Of course, they wanted to squeeze out God of War's screenings.
"I should have known. I really shouldn't have believed in a trash like you. You can't even compare to Steven's assistant director."
"Mr. Tyreese, Mr. Steven helped James with the editing." Sonnenfeld finally found an excuse.
"Steven's influence and ability are undeniable, but if James didn't have the ability to shoot good scenes and shots, Steven wouldn't have been able to edit anything good. So, in the end, it's all about ability," Tyreese said emotionlessly.
Just then, the assistant's phone rang. The assistant picked it up.
After a while, he leaned over and whispered a few words in Tyreese's ear.
Tyreese's face instantly became gloomy. "The real-time box office of" Animal Supermarket "has surpassed" God of War "again."
40 million US dollars of investment versus 250 million US dollars of investment, 5% of the screenings versus 60% of the screenings, had actually lost in the real-time box office.
This kind of heaven-defying gap was completely unimaginable.
"Is that" Animal Supermarket "really that good?"
"Boss," Animal Supermarket "was originally adapted from a real story. It has its own IP popularity," the assistant said. The assistant said, "Secondly, Mr. Steven's influence also played a crucial role. Of course, the most important thing is that this movie has zero negative reviews in the first hundred reviews. In a survey of a thousand people, the positive rating is above 95%. There are also many topics of discussion. For example, Mr. Steven's first appearance on the big screen, and his request for the villain to show his face. There are also scenes within scenes and Easter eggs. These are all highly discussed topics."
"Damn it, why is there such a hot topic in a movie with a small investment?" Tyreese roared, gritting his teeth. "Rasfa, that old thing, really found a treasure … Go and contact James and see if he's willing to cooperate with our company."
This year was destined to be a bumper year for PLM. Steven's movie had created history and a miracle.
But who would have thought that an unknown director would amaze the world with a single brilliant feat and throw another bomb at the whole of Hollywood at the end of the year?
"Boss, our company's stock price has fluctuated and is beginning to fall slightly."
Tyreese had already thought of this, but he still said calmly, "Now it's just speculators selling. When the box office of the first day comes out tomorrow, our company's stock will usher in a greater decline. Be prepared."
In fact, with the size of DSN, the failure of a movie would not cause too much of a blow to the company. It would not even be a serious blow to the company.
But the stock price would definitely fall. For some major shareholders, they still valued the value of the shares themselves. DSN's shares could allow them to do whatever they wanted in Hollywood.
But some small shareholders would definitely keep an eye on the stock price. If the stock price fell by 1%, it was equivalent to losing 1% of their net worth. This was what they were most concerned about.
At that time, at the shareholders' meeting, Tyreese would also be attacked by more shareholders. It might even shake his current position. This was the biggest impact.
And the biggest problem was that "God of War" was originally produced as the vanguard of the trilogy.
But now DSN was in a very awkward situation. Continue shooting the second and third movies?
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