Chapter 394: "X-Men 1" was released worldwide, but was blocked in Europe
Anyway, his current career is booming, especially the Marvel World movie "X-Men 1" that was invested in and started filming, which was about to be released. Its trailer promotional video has been enthusiastically sought after on the Internet, and I believe the box office results will definitely not be bad.
Sitting in the car and accompanying the beauty, Mawei suddenly received a call from a European branch, "Chairman Mawei, I have something to report to you. That is... We were originally scheduled to be released in the movie "X-Men 1" on November 20. Suddenly, we received a notice from the French Ministry of Culture and the German Ministry of Culture that the plot did not meet the norms, so we were ordered to rectify and postpone the release... Chairman Mawei, what should we do now?"
On the phone, the president of Marvel Studios Europe asked Mawei very anxiously. The movie was about to be released in more than two weeks, but it was suddenly ordered to rectify, and the losses were greatly lost. Including the early publicity work and the early advertising investment, all of them were wasted.
Ma Wei listened patiently to the phone. He knew that this incident was completely aimed at him and had nothing to do with the movies. Even if all plots that do not meet the norms were deleted according to the requirements, the other party could still pick on the bones and find new excuses to prevent them from being released.
The reason is naturally the Brexit referendum and the snatch of 30 billion US dollars in Canada's orders, which made EU countries very angry. Especially Germany and France, which play a leading role, cannot swallow this anger.
"If you postpone the release, just postpone the release. Don't change it. After the release is released, it is estimated that "X-Men 2" will be launched." Ma Wei said lightly on the phone. This is really a person sitting in a car, and disaster comes from the sky.
"I understand, Chairman Mawei..." The president of Marvel Studios Europe was naturally very depressed by such a heavy blow. He originally wanted to fight for it and ask Chairman Mawei if he could find any good solution through relationships.
But after hearing the boss say "Don't struggle, just postpone the release if it is postponed", the president of the European region had to follow the big boss's opinions and give up struggling.
After the phone call, Victoria, who was sitting beside her, seemed to guess something, asked Mavie, "What? Is the EU making small moves again?"
After hearing this, Ma Wei did not answer immediately, but replied with a moment of contemplation, "Yes, so this time, I have to find a way to solve the problem they have created."
Ma Wei is not the one who takes the initiative to provoke trouble, but if the other party wants to provoke him, he must give a counterattack. Otherwise, they will really think that they are soft persimmons, and next time the movie is released, they will find various reasons to postpone it.
"Come on, I'm optimistic about you~" Victoria said, kissing Mavie on the cheek. She believed that Mavie would definitely solve such a small problem at will.
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Two and a half weeks later, on November 20, except for the theaters in EU countries such as France and Germany, there was no premiere of "X-Men 1". Most other countries, such as the United States, Z, Russia, and Ukraine, released the movie simultaneously at 00:00 in the morning.
There is no need to say much about the viewing effect of "X-Men 1". The gorgeous movie special effects, coupled with the ups and downs of the plot, and heroic sentiment, make the audience feast their eyes and immerse themselves in this colorful science fiction world. They feel that every character in the movie is very interesting.
Especially those cool superpowers, after watching them, I fantasize that it would be great if I could have them...
"X-Men 1" was released on the first day of the world's simultaneous release, with a box office of more than $18 million. Although it is not as high as last year's "Spider-Man 2", it is pretty good overall. After all, it lacks European theaters, and the box office data provided by the first day, the box office results of 18 million US dollars on the first day can sweep many movies of the same period.
Since European theaters did not release "X-Men 1", European movie fans who were originally looking forward to it complained about their national governments. Many people started to wait for the trailer, and it took almost a year to wait for it to be released. Unexpectedly, this was the result in the end.
"Damn it! Why are there any other country released? Our French theaters are not good? My friends in the United States have already gone to the cinema to watch "X-Men 1" twice!" An angry French movie fan posted on an online forum.
"Our German theater chain has also been postponed. I really don't know what the Ministry of Culture is doing. If it weren't for the troublesome entry and exit and the air tickets were too expensive, I would have wanted to go to Ukraine to watch "X-Men 1"!" German movie fans were also very depressed and angry.
No matter what the reason they are, they block the movie. Anyway, after waiting for so long, they haven't seen it, they will be so annoyed and annoyed. But there is nothing they can do.
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Five days later, Marvel Studios' global president called Mawei, "Chairman Mawei, "X-Men 1" was released for 5 days, with a global box office of more than 100 million US dollars. If this trend continues, it is estimated that when the schedule ends, it will be very likely to win 600 million US dollars. Unfortunately, the EU... they seem to be determined not to let our movie be released."
"Well, I know this, so I'd just authorize the paid-for-play mode of "X-Men 1" to video websites. In this way, even if European countries continue to postpone it, we can fully bypass their regulatory system." Ma Wei said lightly on the phone.
As soon as he finished speaking, the global president of Marvel Studios on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned. Playing movies on the Internet for a fee is something that no film company has ever involved! And the most important thing is that even if the EU countries keep banning Marvel, the ones who lose money in the end are the major theaters in the EU.
After all, Marvel Studios has not set up its own theater chain there. It is all about the cooperation sharing model.
Now it is replaced by Internet paid broadcasts. With the strong traffic of VK Video website, Ma V Group does not have to share money with European theaters, nor does it have to look at their faces.
The only thing to note is that in terms of technology, we must first block IP access from other countries and only provide movie fans from EU countries that have been postponed. This will ensure that the theater chains that are released simultaneously are not affected by online playback. It can also bypass the EU and make money from their noses...
Chapter completed!