Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion Chapter 603

Chapter 603 Rio Olympics

“I sat in the office for a while and found that I was more tired than training in the boxing gym. My wife, you have been tired over the past few years.”

In the office, Link poured a glass of red wine into Iwaka.

"I'm not tired! You train in the boxing gym, win matches and get the gold belt. I work in the company and watch Link Music and Lionsgate Pictures develop and grow little by little. I feel the same as when you win the gold belt. It's fulfilling and satisfying. These days If I hadn't worked at Link Music and Lionsgate, I would have wasted a few years elsewhere.”

Ivaca blinked her long eyelashes, with a gentle smile on her plump lips.

“No, an outstanding executive like you will be very popular no matter where you are. Fortunately, I bound you in advance.”

Link held her white palm and smiled.

“I was the one who bound you in advance. Don't forget that I was the one who asked you to watch the game at Madison Garden Arena.”

“Well, it's you who are great. You can tell at a glance that I am the best man in the world.”

Link smiled lightly, hugged Ivaca and leaned against the counter for a kiss.

After making out for a while in the office, it was time to get off work. Link and Ivaca drove home, and the next day they took their three children to Hawaii for a vacation to escape the increasingly hot summer in Los Angeles.

At the end of May, Lionsgate's second summer movie will be released.

"Suicide Squad" is co-produced by Lionsgate Pictures and Warner Pictures. It tells the story of a group of criminals who agree to cooperate with the U.S. government and do some dangerous dirty work in order to reduce their sentences. This group of people is called the "Suicide Squad". The members include Deadshot, King Shark, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, etc., their first mission is to save the world from disaster.

The movie stars Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Will Smith, Jared Leto and others.

The production cost is 175 million US dollars. Lionsgate Pictures invested 80 million US dollars and was responsible for film production and North American distribution. Warner Pictures was responsible for overseas distribution. The box office revenue was half and half, and the copyright belonged to Warner Pictures.

The movie was released on May 27. It took in a box office of US$133 million in 4,255 theaters in North America during its first three days. On the ninth day of its release, the North American box office exceeded US$200 million.

According to the current box office growth, the North American box office is expected to be around 350 million.

It is also the sixth film released by Lionsgate this year to have a box office of over 100 million in North America, which is similar to last year's results.

As of this week, the North American box office of "Game of the Brave", which has been released for more than a month, has exceeded 400 million, becoming the second North American movie with a box office of more than 400 million since "Captain America 3".

In June, something happened that had a greater impact on Link and Iwaka. After several rounds of PK competitions, the old father-in-law officially became the first candidate of the Elephant Party.

On the day when the old father-in-law got the candidate name and gave a speech, Link, Ivaca and little Margarita were also present. They listened to the old father-in-law deliver a speech on the stage, and were even dragged into the campaign by the old father-in-law. Tool man.

In June and July, on the eve of the Olympic Games, Link not only went on vacation but also attended several campaign parties held by his father-in-law. He spent most of his time training in the swimming pool and also participated in the training camp of the U.S. swimming team.

In August, Link, Ivaca, Taylor, their three children, Selena, Catherine, Ms. Mandy, Daddario, and Frank's family flew to Rio de Janeiro to participate in the Olympic Games. By the way, travel.

The old father-in-law also brought his whole family to Rio to cheer him on.

Leonardo, Paul Walker, De La Hoya, Mario and other people with nothing to do also flew to Rio to join in the fun.

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is on August 5th. The South American-style opening ceremony has a unique charm. Gisele Bundchen also appeared in full aura and overwhelmed the audience. She looked more beautiful than when she was naked backstage at Victoria's Secret. .

Link asked Leonardo how he felt and whether he regretted breaking up with Gisele Bundchen.

Leonardo curled up his lips and said no, but his eyes were honest and he stared at Bündchen without letting go.

Paul Walker joked that Leonardo was a little man who couldn't deal with a strong woman like Bundchen. If they didn't break up, Bundchen would control him to death.

Leonardo made no response with a dark face.

After the opening ceremony, the Olympic Games entered the competition period.

There are a total of 16 men's swimming events in this Olympic Games, and Link filled in 13 events.

Including men's 50m/100m/200m/400m/1500m freestyle, 100m/200m breaststroke, 200m/400m individual medley, 4x100m, 4x200m freestyle relay, 4x100m medley relay, and 10 kilometers of open water.

Among the swimming events, the earliest ones were the 400-meter freestyle, medley, and breaststroke. The preliminaries were held on August 7. Link successfully won the first place in the preliminaries of the three events.

Because Link is famous, he is not only the most valuable athlete in the world, but also the most famous star with the most fans.

When his private plane landed at Rio Airport, he became the target of global media pursuit. During his competition, TV stations from various countries will also broadcast it as a key competition event.

Fortunately, Link has participated in three Olympic Games, so his mentality is relatively stable and he is not nervous when facing media cameras.

After more than ten days of competition, he first won gold medals in five events: 50m/100m/200m/400m/1500m freestyle, and set five world records.

In the 100m/200m breaststroke final held on August 10, he successfully defeated British athlete Adam Peaty, South African champion Cameron Vanderberg, American athlete Cody Miller and others, and won gold medals in two events. .

The total number of gold medals reached 7.

In the 200m/400m individual medley held on August 11, he easily defeated his old rival Michael Phelps, Japanese player Kosuke Hagino, American teammate Chase Kalisz, etc., and won two championships.

The total number of gold medals reached 9.

In the American media, in addition to the gold medal lists of various countries, TV stations such as ABC and CBS also created a list specifically for Link, detailing the number of gold medals Link has won in each game.

Multiple national media commented that Link alone is worthy of a sports powerhouse.

In the 10-kilometer open water race held on August 12, Link broke the world record in the event with a time of 1 hour, 42 minutes, 21 seconds and 20 seconds, and won another gold medal.

At the 4x100m, 4x200m freestyle relay and 4x100m medley relay finals held on August 13th and 14th, Link and the U.S. swimming team's Phelps, Josh Prenot, Chase Kalisz, etc. people, defeated the powerful Australian team and won world championships in three events. So far, Link has won 13 championships and broken 11 world records in this Olympic Games, including 10 individual swimming events and 1 relay event.

Link's total number of gold medals in three consecutive Olympic Games has reached 26, plus 3 silvers and 1 bronze, raising the record of the total number of individual gold medals in the Olympic Games to a height that no one can match.

ˆCalled the 'real superman' and 'alien' by media from various countries.

At the closing ceremony, Link also spoke on behalf of all athletes, calling for world peace and caring for refugee groups, and finally participated in the fire-fighting ceremony.

After the Olympics, Link took his family to travel around Brazil for half a month before returning to the United States.

At the end of August, the summer season ended, and the box office results of several movies released by Lionsgate Pictures were released one after another.

The best box office performance is "Jumanji", with a North American box office of 406 million US dollars and a global box office of 968 million US dollars. It is temporarily ranked third among all movies released in the summer, only after "Finding Nemo 2" and "Captain America 3" .

The second-ranked film is "Suicide Squad" with a North American box office of 350 million US dollars and an overseas box office of 424 million US dollars, for a total box office of 749 million.

"Bad Moms" ranked third. The movie tells the story of a mother who seems to have a glamorous life. She endures her anger in order to maintain the glamorous life. Finally, one day she is on the verge of breaking out. The heroine decides to release it completely with two other mothers. , start a joyful journey.

This is a small-budget comedy film with a production cost of only 20 million US dollars.

It was released for more than a month, with a box office of US$113 million in North America and a box office of US$187 million globally.

It is also Lionsgate's seventh film to surpass 100 million in North American box office this year.

The fourth is "Sausage Party", a low-cost animated comedy film. It tells the story of a simple food being purchased and brought home. Unexpectedly, it will face the dangerous situation of being eaten alive, skinned alive, and chopped into pieces. The sausage discovers the truth. The story of a secret being revealed to the public.

The production cost was US$19 million and it was released for nearly two months. The North American box office was US$97.68 million and the global box office was US$145 million.

The fifth place is the war movie "Hacksaw Ridge", which is adapted from the real experience of Desmond Doss, a first-class medic in World War II. It tells the story of his refusal to carry weapons on the battlefield and the legend of saving 75 comrades with his bare hands during the Battle of Okinawa. story.

The movie is directed by Mel Gibson and stars Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington and others.

　　The production cost was US$40 million and it was released for three weeks. The North American box office was US$54.84 million and the overseas box office exceeded 100 million. The total box office is expected to be around 180 million.

Although the box office is not impressive, the movie has a good reputation, with an IMDb score of 87 and a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 85%. The New York Times listed the movie as one of the top ten movies of the year.

The sixth place is "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising". The movie starred the original cast, but the box office was not satisfactory.

The production cost was US$35 million, and it was released for more than two months. The North American box office just exceeded 50 million, and the global box office just exceeded 100 million.

It is much worse than the first film's global box office of 270 million.

Six movies brought Lionsgate Pictures a box office of US$1.106 billion during the summer holiday season.

Including the box office of the nine movies released before May, as of September, the total box office of the 15 movies released by Lionsgate was approximately US$1.95 billion, ranking second after Disney.

Disney's current North American box office revenue is as high as 2.26 billion US dollars.

Although Disney's overall box office performance was good, there were also three bad box office successes, resulting in serious losses.

The first one is the disaster film "The Rescue" released in January, with a production cost of US$80 million and a global box office of only US$52 million.

Disney Chairman Alan Hann publicly announced that the film caused a loss of US$75 million.

It also proves that Disney Pictures' attempts to expand beyond the family-friendly genre have failed.

The second part is "Alice in Wonderland 2", which was released in May. The production cost was 170 million US dollars. The North American box office was only 77 million, and the global box office was 290 million. Compared with the first part's global box office of 1 billion, the results were much lower than expected. .

The film caused Disney a loss of approximately US$70 million.

Starring Johnny Depp has unfortunately become a box office poison and has been named the least cost-effective actor by Forbes magazine for three consecutive years.

The third film is "Giant", which was released in July. It tells the story of an orphan girl named Sophie who meets a short giant.

The film was directed by Steven Spielberg with a production cost of US$140 million. It was released for more than two months and only received US$55.48 million in box office in North America and US$195 million in global box office.

Production costs plus publicity expenses, the film caused a loss of nearly US$100 million to Disney Pictures and Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.

Comparatively speaking, Lionsgate Pictures only made a small loss on one movie this year - "Joy's Struggle" released at the beginning of the year. The production cost was 60 million, and the global box office was 101 million, with a loss of less than 20 million.

From a book perspective, Lionsgate Pictures looks better for the time being, with a higher revenue ratio.

And Lionsgate's summer movies have been a hit, with the total box office in North America about to exceed 2 billion and the total global box office exceeding 4.2 billion US dollars.

The market is as good as last year, which also makes Wall Street investors more confident in Lions Gate Pictures.

In August and September, Lionsgate Pictures' stock price rose to a maximum of 115 US dollars. After several fluctuations, it stabilized at 108 US dollars per share. Lionsgate Pictures' market value also rose to around 21 billion.

Link once again sold some stocks at a high level to acquire shares in Amazon and Alphabet, increasing his holdings to 3.4% and 2.02%, leaving 38.5% of Lions Gate shares in his name.

He is not worried about whether Lionsgate will lose control if he holds too few shares.

　Three years later, the world will be hit by a disaster, and the film industry will be severely damaged. The market value of all film companies will plummet, including Disney and Netflix.

At that time, he only needs to take advantage of the decline in Lionsgate's stock price and spend a small amount of money to recover all the shares. However, if there are too many things, he may consider selling Lionsgate Pictures and concentrate on other things.

In September, the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party PK began, and Link and Iwaka also put down their work and actively supported their old father-in-law.

(End of this chapter)

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