v2 Chapter 481： Take advantage of the Premier League

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"Duke, are you interested in football?"

In the huge banquet hall, Duke and a Russian Jewish descent are sitting in the corner of the lounge. The other party seems to be an avid football fan. "I'm talking about soccer. In your name, buy a Premier League team. It shouldn't be difficult. In this case, we can meet on the court every year in the future."

"So, Roman." Duke put the wine glass in his hand on the table in front of him and asked curiously, "Is the rumors true?"

From the day he came to London, he kept reading in the newspapers that Roman Abramovich wanted to buy a Premier League team.

"In fact, this transaction has already been completed."

Abramovich obviously has the heart to make friends with Duke, with a heart-to-heart look, "This is not a secret in the football circle, now it is only officially announced after the end of the season."

He smiled at Duke, "Soccer is the world's largest sport. There are countless enthusiasts all over the world. Football is a good opportunity to expand your influence."

"expand influence?"

Duke held his chest with one hand and squeezed his chin with the other. It is no exaggeration to say that his fans are all over the world, but compared with football, or some ∝∠, super club fans, it must be a lot worse.

Seeing Duke showing interest, Abramovich's next topic always revolves around soccer. It seems that Duke is really happy to join this circle.

Although he prefers American football and has been a quarterback in the school himself, Duke also knows about football. He has also heard of Abramovich. He is undoubtedly a football fan. Perhaps the acquisition did have a different purpose when it started, but later it showed enough enthusiasm.

The Premier League is undoubtedly the world's No. 1 gold dollar league in the future. At the very least, this is the case from a business perspective. In fact, sports clubs are not only investment, but many business families in North America are using the sports industry for profit.

Duke is very interested in Abramovich's proposal. Just imagine if he is now involved in a football club with a strong influence in the world, and then the media has repeatedly reported it. What kind of promotion will it bring to the release of "The Return of the King"?

Yes, he has never thought of acquiring a Premier League club at all, but he is happy to use this opportunity to make a splash.

Ending his chat with Roman Abramovich, Duke walked out of the banquet hall and called Tina Fey over.

"Notify David and Penny, come to London as quickly as possible!"

Eighteen hours later, Duke met his investment manager and public relations manager in the hotel, plus the head of Warner Bros. UK branch, and they discussed together for two full hours. Then left separately.

The crew’s publicity tour in Europe only finished the London stop, and Duke withdrew from the itinerary. In the next two days, the Times reported a very attractive news, saying that someone had contact with Manchester United and wanted all Capital to acquire this club.

Fleet Street moved after hearing the wind, and it only took a day to dig out the so-called inside story. Then from bbc to newspapers, from the Internet to traditional media. All over the world are related news reports.

"The famous director Duke Rosenberg, who has just finished the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, has contacted the three largest shareholders and club management of Manchester United and has formally submitted a quotation with a total price of 300 million pounds. !"

"Hollywood invaded the English Premier League. Duke Rosenberg is tired of directorship and wants to enter the football circle. The Lord of the Rings trilogy may very well become his final work."

"It is unacceptable for an American to acquire a football club in England. Even if he successfully adapts the masterpiece Lord of the Rings trilogy in English literature, it does not mean that he has sufficient knowledge of the culture and traditions of this country..."

Some reporters ran to interview Manchester United’s management. The club’s ceo admitted to receiving an offer from Duke, but the club’s shareholders currently have no plans to sell.

Manchester United in this era is simply unmatched by Chelsea. In just a few days, Duke's limelight completely overwhelmed Abramovich, not only occupying the headlines of the entertainment version, but also easily grabbing the headlines of the sports version.

Even in the entire European region, many large sports and non-sports media are paying attention to this news. For example, the German "Bild", the Spanish "Aspen", and the Italian "Gazzetta dello Sport" all put this news on On the front page of the headline, I also used a long text to specifically introduce Duke’s origins. For those sports fans who do not care about the film industry, many people also know Duke Rosenberg and the three "Lord of the Rings" The title of the song.

The hotel where Duke stayed in London was even more surrounded by reporters and paparazzi.

Now that this explosive news was thrown out, Duke didn't mind standing up and saying a few words. When he was out and returning to the hotel, he deliberately accepted an interview with reporters.

"I am a fan of Manchester United. I like Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Paul Scholes very much. Manchester United is one of the greatest football clubs in the world. I think I have the power to make it better."

A reporter stood up and asked, "But some Manchester United fans worry that you will borrow from the bank to complete this acquisition, which will put the club on a heavy debt."

"I will not borrow from anyone!" Duke said very seriously, "I have prepared enough funds. If Manchester United shareholders agree to my offer, this transaction will not bring any debt!"

Having said that, he threw out the most important words in the interview, "If the transaction is completed, I promise to use all the proceeds from "Return of the King" as Manchester United's signing funds for next season!"

With this sentence, the scene immediately caused a sensation. There are many reporters here who are running entertainment. It is clear that Duke has earned more than 200 million US dollars in the first two films. "The Return of the King" must be only a lot more. This acquisition is really complete, how much money will Manchester United have for signings next season?

The goal has been achieved, and Duke walked directly into the hotel under the protection of two bodyguards.

This news storm was almost brought to a climax by him. The names of him and "The Return of the King" have been frequently mentioned by various media. Now that the information flow is extremely fast, it will not take long to be accompanied by Manchester United. It spread to the ears of fans all over the world.

"Duke Rosenberg? The Return of the King? The Lord of the Rings Trilogy?"

In a football-themed bar in India, a man in a Manchester United uniform asked suspiciously, "What is this?"

A knowledgeable person next to him explained, "Duke Rosenberg is a Hollywood director. Those are the movies he made."

"Director?" The Manchester United fan became more curious. "When will the director be so rich and can afford our Manchester United team?"

"He is a very rich director!" Another person said in an interface, "It is written in the newspaper that his net worth is estimated to be more than 3 billion US dollars. Just any one of the trilogy of the Lord of the Rings can bring him More than $200 million in revenue."

"What?" The man was incredible, "What kind of movie can earn such a high income?"

"It is said that "The Return of the King", the last part of the trilogy, took less than 20 days, and the global box office exceeded one billion dollars?"

"There is such a horrible movie, why don't I know? Is it showing here in India?"

"It's being screened, there's nothing wrong with today, so why don't we go see it together..."

"I'm going too, I also want to see what kind of film the director who can buy Manchester United will make..."

A large group of people left the bar and rushed directly to the nearest cinema.

Perhaps this whimsical propaganda did play a role, or perhaps the newly added screening area fans were enthusiastic enough. When "The Return of the King" spent its fourth weekend overseas, the overseas box office not only did not continue to decline. On the contrary, there was a small increase in the bombing, winning $110.25 million from 95 countries and regions in seven days!

But the response from soccer in North America was mediocre. The box office of "The Return of the King" in North America continued to decline with a healthy decline, and this week the film also had its first real competitor, a sequel produced and released by Universal Pictures. The racing popcorn movie "Fast and Furious 2".

However, due to the suppression of the number of theaters and the rate of filming, plus the exit of the first protagonist Van Diesel and the change of the heroine, the box office of "Fast and Furious 2" in the first week fell more seriously than the first one. , In three days, in the 2480 theaters in North America, only 18.98 million US dollars were obtained, and it was still unable to challenge the dominance of "The Return of the King".

"The Return of the King" still maintains a strong screening posture of 4013 theaters. In its fourth weekend, it won US$24.86 million from North America. Although the single-library box office no longer dominates, the theater operators are still willing to maintain super large-scale screenings. Not only the box office, but also the sales department of the theaters that often sell out of stock!

Although the peripheral sales of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy are incomparable with those of Star Wars at its peak, "The Return of the King" is the final chapter of the film and the last parting in the eyes of movie fans. Since the film was released, sales of peripheral products have hit a peak. , It’s not even an exaggeration to say that it is a miracle. Within four weeks of dissatisfaction, it has sold more than 400 million US dollars in North America!

Compared with the box office of the film, the surrounding profits are higher for producers, distributors and sellers!

Like all commercial companies, any decision made by a North American cinema chain company is based on commercial revenue.

However, the 4013 theaters and high-ranking rate of "The Return of the King" will end here. Next weekend, "Finding Nemo" produced by Pixar Studios and released by Warner Disney will be released on a large scale.

However, the achievements of "The Return of the King" are enough to make anyone involved in the production and distribution of this film laugh. Within four weeks of its release, the North American box office of the film was 421.18 million U.S. dollars and the global box office was 1,175.04 million U.S. dollars! (To be continued...)