HWI 489

Hollywood What If Chapter 489

It was amazing that The Bourne Ultimatum grossed $1 billion. However, after some studies, the Big Six discerned the biggest reason why the movie performed amazingly.

It was the hype. What happened in Wanted 3 set the hype so high that people were ready to consume every content that CCU released. This was the factor that made the movie gross over $1 billion.

Because of this, another event happened and experts in movies and box office trends started studying Grey Pictures's marketing technique and Kazir's miraculous thoughts.

Particularly, they wanted to know what was happening in Kazir's mind and how he could come up with such amazing ideas.

The hype for CCU was still not over. As of September, Grey Pictures started promoting the next movie which was the Kingsman. Furthermore, Grey Pictures showed in their trailer that this movie was where the CCU protagonists would assemble!

Hollywood already witnessed this kind of scene, and they already witnessed what it did.

If things run smoothly, then the Kingsman would also surpass $1 billion! The movie was set to be released in November, and fans were already booking tickets even though Cinema Alliance had just started releasing bookings. It was an experience that Hollywood rarely saw.

Grey Pictures, could probably have another movie that would surpass $1 billion.

While this excitement was happening, Kazir was on the near end of finishing the Shadows Beneath.

However, Kazir had no time to rest after that. Now that special effects for the third movie of Pirates Of The Caribbean were done, Kazir had to lead the team again to edit the footage into a complete story/movie.

Some of the editors resigned because the workplace was so toxic and suffocating.

The editors who resigned said that they couldn't rest at all because it was awkward to rest while their boss was working so hard and never thought of resting. Kazir was not just the director, he was the big boss of Grey Pictures.

The workers were so conscious of their surroundings that they couldn't rest at all. Furthermore, they have another project to do which was the Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End. They realized that they had to keep up with the heavy load for at least two months before getting a breather. It would be hell.

Because of that environment, they decided to resign instead. Kazir was not cheap at paying salaries but they couldn't keep up with Kazir's working ethics so they might as well find another employer to work with.

When Kazir heard that, he felt bad and decided to give the editing team a week to rest before starting the Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End.

The Shadows Beneath was finished, and it only needed polishing. It was ready to be presented to the distributors.

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"The Bourne Ultimatum grossed $1 billion and Kingsman: The Secret Service could also surpass $1 billion because it's the movie where the CCU protagonists will assemble..."

Ronald Meyer read the headlines and sighed... Lately, he was sighing a lot. The position of being the CEO of Universal Pictures was amazing but the responsibility it carried also took pressure on him.

Just like Walt Disney, Universal Pictures was having a tough time finding a franchise that they could milk on. They didn't own a comic publisher like D.C Comics and Marvel Comics as their sources of franchises. Universal Pictures was also not a family-friendly animation studio that could spam cartoons every year.

Since its creation, Universal Pictures focused on live-action movies. And now, they couldn't find live-action movies to milk. They were in dire need of huge movies.

Ronald looked at the newspaper for the nth time. He may have been old school because he preferred reading the newspaper rather than watching the news on the television. Perhaps most CEOs and Chairmen liked reading the newspaper.

Anyway, the headline didn't sit well with him. Based on his understanding, Grey Pictures wouldn't have two movies that would exceed $1 billion at the box office. Grey Pictures would probably have three movies that would exceed $1 billion at the box office.

Based on the numbers that Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was showing, this unpopular pirate-themed movie already grossed $841 million at the worldwide box office as of September. And it was obvious the reception was doing well because the fuel of this movie was still pumping.

It won't be a surprise if Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest would surpass $1 billion.

This fact made Ronald so livid.

"If this so-called Kingsman: The Secret Service performed well, it's obvious that it's going to surpass $1 billion."

Three movies! Three fucking movies were created by Grey Pictures, and each one grossed $1 billion. That was so painful to watch.

At this point, Ronald thought of trying to destroy Kazir and Grey Pictures again but he held back.

Why? Grey Pictures just announced that they would have a small screening of Kazir's horror movie in November, and Ronald Meyer was invited... Ronald didn't want to disrupt Grey Pictures' business because Universal Pictures was interested in Kazir's horror movie.

"Whoever thought of this plan is a genius. This way, the Big Six will refrain from sabotaging Kingsman: The Secret Service, which was going to be released in November."

Stella Willow was the person who thought of it. Kingsman: The Secret Service would be released in the second week of November while the Shadows Beneath would have a small screening in the last week of November.