novelraw Chapter 618: The Eve of the Great Ship's Departure
Chapter 618: The Eve of the Great Ship's Departure
[Chapter 618: The Eve of the Great Ship's Departure]
In fact, in these two months, not only Japan and Korea were harvested to their last breath by America's financial bandits, leaving them scarred and devastated.
Taiwan also did not escape the fate of being harvested by America.
From mid-October to early December, in just two months, Taiwan was plundered of over 400 billion US dollars.
Linton's Skycrest Hedge Fund also made a huge fortune, earning 4.2 billion US dollars from Taiwan's foreign exchange market and stock index futures.
In the second round of plunder organized by the Ministry of Commerce, he also had Winnie participate, acquiring 10% of TSMC's shares at a bargain price of 50 million US dollars.
Time entered December.
The film market also ushered in the hot Christmas Season.
Linton Film Company also had two movies released in December.
Separately,
Of course, the most significant release was
Scream 2
With the successful foundation of the first movie, it quickly sparked a viewing craze after its release.
The cinemas also provided excellent scheduling support, securing an opening schedule of 7,600 screens in 3,100 theaters.
It earned 3.18 million US dollars at the midnight premiere.
In its first three-day weekend, it grossed 33.15 million US dollars in the North America market, winning the box office championship for its opening weekend.
Jennifer Connelly and Michelle Reis were also happily running promotions in major cities across the United States.
As a super production with an investment exceeding 300 million US dollars and starring Linton himself, Universal Pictures and Linton Film Company naturally went all out, distributing
Meanwhile, Linton, Kate Winslet, and James Cameron also frequently appeared on television programs, accepted interviews with newspapers and magazines, and conducted pre-release promotions for
Although
However, since these two incidents were negative news, with the movie about to be released, it was natural to conduct positive publicity for the film through various channels.
The movie's promotional theme was to witness the greatest and most romantic love story in history.
Starting in mid-November, Universal and Linton Film Company successively released five posters, each of which was sought after by fans.
Especially the photo of Jack and Rose at the bow of the ship, facing the sea breeze, spreading their arms as if flying, was highly sought after by fans at high prices.
MCA Television Network and UPN Television Network simultaneously broadcast the behind-the-scenes documentary of
The documentary detailed the expenditure of the 300 million US dollar production cost, informing the audience that the total salaries of directors and actors, including Linton and James Cameron, amounted to just over 40 million, accounting for only 13% of the total production cost, which is extremely low in film production.
Most of the cost was spent on the production of the film. To shoot this movie, the crew spent 100 million US dollars to build a replica of the historical
Moreover, this large ship is still docked in the Gulf of Mexico. Although it cannot go out to sea, its mere presence there is enough to be awe-inspiring.
The documentary also showed the audience the hardships during filming, such as crew members being immersed in cold seawater for long periods, and working for more than 12 hours a day... Linton and Kate Winslet together participated in talk shows on MCA Television Network and UPN Television Network, and when promoting the movie, they specifically explained why the crew spent so much money.
"Many films now try to save money during shooting, cutting corners on costumes, props, and sets wherever possible, resulting in very rough details, especially for things outside the camera's view.
But Director Cameron is completely different; he demands perfection even in places the camera can't reach.
He's not just making a movie; he's creating an entire world, like the grand ship in our film.
A responsible crew would use models and special effects to solve this problem. With current Hollywood special effects technology, spending 30 million US dollars could achieve a realistic effect.
An irresponsible crew might spend a few hundred dollars to shoot it, but the effect would completely take the audience out of the movie.
But we are different from them. Director Cameron, in pursuit of absolute realism, proposed a crazy idea: to replicate a ship exactly like the historical
We spent over 100 million US dollars on his crazy idea.
Moreover, all the arrangements and decorations on the ship were restored as much as possible according to history. For example, for the carpets, we even found the original manufacturer to produce them according to the raw materials and formula of that time..."
Hearing Linton say this, not only the host but also the live audience were amazed.
After the program aired, it also made more viewers look forward to
Universal Records also released the movie's theme song
As the theme song for
Especially the chorus,
Near far, wherever you are, I believe that the heart does go on.
Once more, you open the door,
And you're here in my heart,
And My Heart Will Go On and on.
It became a very popular, classic, and timeless melody.
The song's MV was not only played on MTV, but UPN Television Network and MCA Television Network also heavily promoted it simultaneously.
Especially the touching MV of
The song spread at an extremely fast pace to every corner of North America, making more viewers look forward to this movie.
In addition to traditional film promotion methods, this time, the film's marketing strengthened its promotion on the internet.
The crew not only paid for top-placement promotions on the Yahoo portal and the IMDB professional website.
They also had Bella's internet promotion department initiate various topics on all forums across the entire network.
For example, was it worth it for James Cameron to spend 100 million US dollars to build a
For example, during James Cameron's filming, was it right to make the crew work long hours of overtime?
Also, was it right that the heroine Rose ultimately did not follow her Family's wishes to choose a wealthy banker, but instead followed her heart and chose a poor painter? If it were you, how would you choose?
...Then, a large number of internet trolls were mobilized to engage in heated discussions and replies on these topics.
For a time, the internet's major forums were filled with discussions on various topics related to the movie
Meanwhile, Denise, the newly appointed manager of the Fan Operations Management Department this year, after half a year of effort, has basically achieved fan tiered management. The scale of fans has expanded step by step; according to statistics, Linton's global fan base has exceeded 120 million people, and fan loyalty has been greatly strengthened.
After the marketing for Titanic began, she distributed more than 200,000 DVDs of the movie's promotional videos and fan materials to fan groups around the world, mobilizing fans to promote the film comprehensively.
On the IMDB movie website, a new 'Want to Watch' feature was developed this year. Before its release, over 3.2 million viewers had marked they wanted to see Titanic.
Don't think this number is small; you must know that this is not the era of mobile internet. The highest number of 'Want to Watch' for a movie before its release was for Jurassic Park 2, which only had a little over 1 million people.
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