There was still a week before the release of 'Battle of Red Cliffs' on June 28th. After Xiao Yunhai finished dealing with everything, he was not in a hurry to return. He planned to wait until the box office battle between 'Battle of Red Cliffs' and 'Assassin' came out.
During this time, Bikven's Lord of the Rings 1 was also completed.
Xiao Yunhai watched it once and was very satisfied. With the full cooperation of Magic Visual Effects and sufficient funds, the movie's graphics were much more detailed than in his previous life. The scenes were also much bigger, and the actors in it performed very well.
Bikwin commented that "The Lord of the Rings: The First" was the best movie he had ever made, bar none.
At this time, Paramount announced that the action blockbuster Hurricane Operation would be released worldwide on July 20th.
When Xiao Yunhai heard this, he immediately called for a press conference. In front of dozens of entertainment reporters, he announced that Lord of the Rings 1, which cost 2.8 billion USD to film, would also be released worldwide on July 20th.
Boom!
When Xiao Yunhai said this, the eyes of the reporters at the press conference lit up and they trembled with excitement.
Last time, it was Paramount's Assassin that sniped Xiao Yunhai's Red Cliffs. The two movies would officially start fighting in seven days. Before the results were out, Xiao Yunhai used Lord of the Rings 1 to snipe Paramount's Hurricane Operation. The debt of June was repaid quickly. Before July, he had already taken his revenge.
At the press conference, a reporter stood up and asked excitedly, "Mr. Xiao, Paramount just announced that Hurricane Operation will be released on July 20th. You can't wait to release Lord of the Rings 1 on the same day. Are you trying to take revenge for the sniping of Red Cliffs?"
Usually, when faced with this kind of problem, people would say things like it was planned long ago and it was just a coincidence. This way, if they lost in the future, they would have a way out.
Xiao Yunhai didn't beat around the bush. He said straightforwardly, "Yes, I did it for revenge. There's an old saying in Hua Xia: it's impolite not to reciprocate. She's already hit me. Don't tell me I'm just going to take it and not fight back? "
"Then do you think The Lord of the Rings can defeat Operation Hurricane?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "Of course. The director of Lord of the Rings, Mr. Bikven, has created a super huge Magic City in Middle Earth for everyone. It's like a perfect mythical world, and it's definitely a feast for the eyes of movie fans. "
"Can you estimate the global box office of the movie?"
Xiao Yunhai said confidently, "I can't estimate, but no matter what, it should be in the top ten of the global box office."
The reporters below the stage were in an uproar.
Xiao Yunhai continued, "Dear reporters, please help me pass a message to Mr. Hanks. I hope that he will not change the premiere date of 'Hurricane Operation.' Otherwise, I will look down on him."
"Clap, clap, clap."
Hearing Xiao Yunhai's challenge to Hanks, the camera flashes lit up the venue.
"Bang."
In the general manager's office of Paramount, Hanks watched the video of Xiao Yunhai's press conference online. He couldn't help but punch the desk. His face was livid, and his chest was heaving up and down.
"Xiao, it's you again."
Hanks's eyes were cold. It could be said that he hated Xiao Yunhai to the core.
As the crown prince of Steer, it had always been him who provoked others, and no one dared to provoke him. However, Xiao Yunhai was the exact opposite. Not only did he not give him any face, he also made things difficult for him at every turn, and was disdainful of him. This made Hanks, who had always been smooth-sailing, very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
"Humph, since you want to fight, I'll fight with you."
Hanks's eyes were colder than the glaciers in Antarctica. He said to his assistant, who was standing respectfully in front of him, "Ask the crew of 'Assassin' to start the publicity as soon as possible. I don't want to lose to that vengeful guy."
The assistant quickly nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it now."
The publicity of 'Battle of Red Cliff' and 'Assassin' was still in full swing. Meanwhile, the preliminary trailers of Xiao Yunhai and Hanks's other two movies, 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Hurricane Operation', were released on June 25th.
Kestel, the boss of Disney Pictures, said in private, "These two are super idiots who are swayed by their emotions. For so many years, there have been few such blockbuster showdowns in Hollywood. Even if the schedules happen to be together, they will deliberately stagger by two days. This is because we all know that unless there is an overwhelming victory where the other party can't fight back, the winner will still be affected. Maybe the film that was originally worth three billion US dollars can only get two billion US dollars in the end. Why bother? "
Warner Michael Eisner said in an interview, "I don't think they are very calm. No one will win in the battle between the two blockbusters. Even if they win, it will be a pyrrhic victory. This is very bad for the box office. They should sit down and have a good talk now. They can't fight like this. Otherwise, they will be the ones who will suffer. "
The other movie bosses also said some irrelevant words on different occasions. The general idea was to persuade Xiao Yunhai and Hanks to stop and make peace.
However, Xiao Yunhai and Hanks knew very well that these people were just saying some polite words. When the snipe and the clam fought, the fisherman would benefit. They were the fisherman. Although they said no, they were afraid that the conflict between the two parties would be too light. To them, it would be best if both sides suffered.
Two days before June 28th, the four directors who went to Dream Special Effects Company to participate in the 3D training flew back and saw Xiao Yunhai, who had moved into the new office building.
"Mr. Xiao, our company's building is really great. It's like heaven and earth compared to the previous office building. It's not just a little bit worse."
As soon as he walked into Xiao Yunhai's office, Halle's loud voice sounded.
The other three people all politely greeted Xiao Yunhai.
After Xiao Yunhai asked them to sit down, he laughed and said, "This building cost me 1.5 billion US dollars. If it's not even as good as the previous office building, wouldn't it be a waste?"
James said, "Although the environment is a lot better, I find that your office has become very simple. You didn't ask for it, did you? "
Xiao Yunhai laughed and said, "I only go to work a few times a year. Why would I want to be so luxurious? Four great directors, how did it feel to go to Dream Special Effects? "
DiCaprio praised, "When I got there, I felt like a country bumpkin. On the first day, Mr. Wu Hao took us to see your '2012'. Although it was only a small part, the shock it gave me couldn't be any greater. It was too scary. The monstrous flood, the erupting volcano, it was like it was happening in front of my eyes. "
Halle said, "I was very excited. The 3D technology has been developed to this extent. It was really beyond my expectations. What made me even more excited was that I was the second director to use a 3D camera to shoot a movie. This feeling was simply amazing. "
James said, "Before, I was worried that '2012' would lose to 'Resident Evil'. But now I know that even if there were ten or twenty 'Resident Evil' movies, they wouldn't be able to beat '2012'. Because they are not on the same level at all. "
Hughes laughed and said, "I just want to shoot 'Iron Man' immediately and be the director of the second 3D movie in history. Maybe I can even leave my name in history."
Halle said, "Don't even think about it. The second will definitely be my 'X-Men'."
James shook his head and said, "Your 'X-Men' needs too many special effects scenes. I'm afraid that the post-production will be very troublesome. My 'Doctor Strange' has a great chance. "
Xiao Yunhai just asked, but the four of them talked endlessly. In the end, they even argued, which made Xiao Yunhai speechless.
"Gentlemen, instead of arguing here, it's better to set up the crew as soon as possible. You haven't even found the actors yet. What's the use of fighting for second and third place? "
DiCaprio laughed and said, "Mr. Xiao is right. Our first task is to shoot the movie as soon as possible and try to finish it in half a year. It'll just fill the gap after '2012' is released. Mr. Xiao, I've found the male lead for 'Captain America'. His name is Scott Evans. He's 32 years old this year. Although he's not very famous, his acting skills are very solid. He's also very skilled. "
Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said, "The choice of actors is your own business. I won't ask. However, what I want to tell you is that you must be careful during the audition process for the superhero protagonists. You can't find the slightest bit unsuitable because they will be in the next few movies. It's impossible to change them, understand? "
The four of them nodded solemnly.
Xiao Yunhai said, "I'll ask the company's finance department to temporarily allocate 300 million US dollars to each of you as the pre-production funds for the crew. After you find the protagonists in your movies, we'll hold a press conference together to shake up this stagnant Hollywood. "
"Yes, boss," everyone answered in unison.
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