There have been a lot of TV shows and movies about magic in the past two years.
Warner Bros. itself previously released the final installment of the Fantastic Beasts series.
At the same time, in order to ensure the popularity, they filmed the first part of Fantastic Beasts and the Archmage Merlin as one set.
Due to the existence of Merlin, Warner Bros. did not dare to do anything zzzq in this movie, but honestly shot it all with white people.
Although they don’t know if Merlin is white, they must at least respect the image of Merlin in the original works and historical records.
Zzzq is very important in Hollywood, so important that both the mermaid and Snow White can be played by black people or Latinos.
But Merlin's existence would threaten life.
In the unlikely event that Merlin is actually alive from medieval times to the present day, conservative-minded people who see black actors in movies would be a curse to Warner Bros. executives.
Even if there was only a one in 10,000 chance, Warner Bros. executives didn't want to take the risk.
"We have reached preliminary intentions in negotiations with Goose Factory and Rice. Both parties are willing to transfer 5% of Kechuang Future's shares to us at a valuation of one trillion RMB."
"But the premise is that they need to see a VR prototype equipped with a new generation of brain-computer connection technology."
After lengthy negotiations and thousands of rounds of negotiations, the three parties finally reached an agreement.
Since Goose Factory and Rice each give up 5% of their shares, Kechuang Biotech’s shareholding in Kechuang Future will increase to 50%.
Based on the relationship between Lei Jun and Zheng Li, there is no guarantee that Lei Jun will transfer another 1% of the shares to Kechuang Future, and Kechuang Biotechnology will obtain the controlling stake.
Therefore, it is very difficult to get the goose factory to make concessions.
There are a lot of interests at stake.
For the whole year of 2024 alone, futureverse's shipment volume will be around 30 million units. Calculated on an average of 10,000 RMB per unit, the annual revenue will be 300 billion RMB.
Fifteen percent of net profit, net profit is 45 billion RMB.
This revenue, de facto monopoly and market prospects can give a valuation of three trillion in China's secondary market.
You must know that CATL’s net profit in 2021 is only 15.9 billion RMB.
The moat for the future of science and technology innovation is much deeper than that of the CATL era.
After long and difficult negotiations, Goose Factory and Rice finally made concessions.
But the prerequisite is to see the prototype. Just saying you have developed the next generation of brain-computer connection technology does not mean you have actually developed it.
Brother Ma even hoped that Zheng Li would give lessons to their magic coin team.
Until mid-2025, new magic coins were discovered one after another in major countries, but the only companies holding magic coins were Apple and Kechuang Biotechnology.
The reason is very simple. Planets with intelligent life are mines. Everyone is mining. The big countries have more advanced observation equipment and higher-level personnel, so they mine faster.
Sometimes you finally find a planet with intelligent life, and then when you are ready to locate and determine the coordinate system of the universe, other countries may be a few days faster than you.
This can easily form a mechanism where the strong will always be strong.
Not only Xiao Ma is envious, but Lei Jun is also envious. He came to Suzhou for a meeting before and his envy was palpable when he met Zheng Li.
The more successful people like them are, the more they crave superpowers.
Because I have been financially free for a long time, there is nothing that can achieve breakthroughs in life at this age. Now a brand new track is in front of me.
Ordinary people will be tempted, and successful people will naturally be more eager when they have stronger desires.
Zheng Li rejected their request because he had no time.
"Okay, if you think this price is okay, just implement it.
Samples of brain-computer connected VR will be given to them next month, and then the share changes and the second generation of brain-computer connected VR products will be promoted simultaneously. "
Li Miaomiao: “It is expected that the next generation of brain-computer connected VR will be launched by the end of this year.”
Zheng Li nodded and prepared to go back to the laboratory. The main purpose of Gusu's work was to do some genetic research.
Now that the clone has magic, it can do more.
Many research contents that were previously unable to be carried out using the resources of Science and Technology Biotechnology can also be put on the agenda.
"Want to go see a movie? The latest Harry Potter series from Warner Bros. is released.
Just in time to experience the domestic movie theater atmosphere. "After the work report, Li Miaomiao asked casually.
Zheng Li said without thinking: "Forget it, I still have a lot of things at hand that I haven't finished yet."
Li Miaomiao advised: "The work is never finished. There are too many mysteries waiting for you to explore in the world. A certain balance of work and rest is still needed."
"And this movie tells the story of Merlin. The protagonist jumps directly from the mid-20th century to the medieval period BC."
Zheng Li was a little curious and asked: "Merlin?"
"Harry Potter also has Merlin?"
Li Miaomiao nodded and said: "Yes, the author once mentioned Merlin in a few words in the book."
"If I remember correctly, the book mentioned that Merlin once studied in Slytherin."
"The name of Warner Bros.'s movie is Merlin: Son of the Animals. If I guess correctly, it should be about the growth experience of Merlin."
"I saw the trailer and the movie reviews on the Internet before, and they all said it was very good."
This Warner Bros. movie will be able to seize the May Day slot in 2025. Before 2020, Hollywood blockbusters would not be able to enter the May Day slot.
After experiencing severe damage to the film market in 2020 and 2022, the sequelae will take time to repair.
Even in 2025, the popularity of movie theaters is still far from its heyday.
Therefore, even if Hollywood movies were allowed to enter during traditional peak movie seasons such as National Day and May Day, blockbusters of this level would not be allowed to compete head-on with domestic movies.
Now the market needs to restore its popularity. Domestic films should be protected first and released later. Warner Bros.'s great mage Merlin Xuanfa has made a strong statement and is already making waves overseas.
Many domestic films originally planned to be released on May Day even chose to withdraw from the schedule to make way for them.
In fact, overseas reviews have been mixed.
Some white audience members applauded:
"Finally, I saw a movie that was enjoyable from beginning to end, and Merlin alone is a step above everyone else."
"The most important thing is that there is finally no such damn zzzq. I am almost driven crazy by Disney's operations in the past few years. You must know that I was a loyal fan of Disney before."
"It's really cool magic. It even directly pays homage to Merlin's classic scene in Stockholm two years ago, in which the protagonist's Storm of Crows is basically restored to the pixel level."
Of course some people feel satisfied, and naturally some people feel dissatisfied.
Nothing in the world can be liked by everyone, even money. Some people claim that they don't like money at all.
"A pure popcorn movie with no deep thinking at all, and no changes caused by the collision of magic and human society."
"Why are there no black people? This is the resurgence of White racism!"
For Chinese audiences, enjoyment is the most important thing.
The Chinese audience, whose tastes have been refined by various online articles and short videos, expressed their delight in watching Wushuang Mowing.
Comments from foreign audiences have only made Chinese audiences look forward to it even more.
The age of introspection has long passed, and Chinese audiences no longer like to watch so-called thoughtful and profound movies.
After hearing this, Zheng Li became interested. He was curious about how the role of Merlin was filmed.
Seeing that Zheng Li didn't speak, Li Miaomiao continued:
"You can use the perspective of a professional mage to see the difference between the mage in the movie and the mage in reality."
Li Miaomiao didn't know how demanding the flowing water spell Zheng Li had performed for him before. Currently, Zheng Li was the only mage in Blue Star who could control the spell to such an exquisite level.
If Li Miaomiao told others, Zheng Li's suspicion would skyrocket, and Chinese officials would come looking for him the next day after knowing about it.
"You have stayed in Gusu for so long, but you have actually only moved around a very small area. You have never experienced the customs and customs here in Gusu."
"I'll take you around after the movie tomorrow."
"There are still many places to visit in Suzhou, which is a completely different feeling compared to the Lion City."
It is said that the city that Zheng Li knows best is Kuala Lumpur.
Whether it's Suzhou or the Lion City, he only stays in the R&D center most of the time. He has rarely been to entertainment venues, let alone wandering around to experience the city's appearance.
But as a security guard in Kuala Lumpur, I occasionally go shopping in the streets.
Zheng Li nodded and said, "Okay."
It is indeed an ambitious work by Warner Brothers. During the May Day period, the entire theater was filled with audiences.
Although as Zheng Li, he can completely book the cinema without having to crowd with the audience.
But Li Miaomiao said that in order to feel the atmosphere, there is no point in booking a movie theater.
“The most important thing about watching a movie is the atmosphere. It’s spending two hours traveling to another world with a group of strangers in the same place.
If it’s just the two of us who book a movie theater and security guards sit around, we won’t be able to experience the real feeling.
There was no danger at Universal Studios in the Lion City before, and now there is no need to worry about any danger at the cinema in Suzhou. "
That being said, the security personnel sent by the Chinese government still did not dare to let the two of them watch the movie alone.
It's just that they're hiding around in a stealthy way.
The first part of the Archmage Merlin mainly talks about Merlin's teenage years spent with magical animals and some of the difficulties he encountered while growing up.
In the movie, Merlin's magical attainments as a boy are already high enough to defeat black magicians who are much older than him, and he can command magical creatures to fight for him.
In the movie, his enemies were promoted to be so powerful, but in the end, Merlin was killed in three strikes, five divided by two, and then came the next opponent.
Merlin in the first part is completely in unparalleled mowing mode, giving the audience a strong visual effect and a sense of refreshment.
After the movie ended, no one in the audience stood up, which clearly showed everyone's investment.
Everyone is waiting for the easter eggs.
As a result, no Easter eggs popped up until the credits rolled.
"No wonder I checked Douban before I came here today, and there was a comment in there asking whether the Warner Bros. script was written by a Chinese online writer."
"Build up the suspense and then solve it neatly and neatly, which is even crisper and sharper than the traditional Hollywood assembly line style."
"The magic part is much cooler than the previous Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The magic battle in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is laser ray shooting."
"It's really worth the ticket price. Warner Bros. will definitely make a lot of money this time."
In the past, Li Miaomiao would only care about whether the movie was good or not, and could talk about everything from the plot to the characters to the special effects.
Now her biggest concern is the box office and how much money Warner Bros. can make from the movie.
"As the first movie in the Merlin series, Guanghua Kingdom's box office is at least one billion RMB, and if better, it can exceed two billion RMB."
Hollywood blockbusters have had a hard time in China in recent years, and the Harry Potter series has also had a hard time.
The box office of Dumbledore Mysteries barely exceeded RMB 100 million back then, and the later movie 4 relied on the popularity of Magic to barely exceed RMB 200 million in the Chinese market.
You must know that even the re-release of Harry Potter's first film, The Philosopher's Stone, has a box office of over 100 million in China.
The later installments in the Fantastic Beasts series completely destroyed the reputation of the Harry Potter series.
Li Miaomiao continued: "It has been a long time since a Hollywood movie has been so strong."
After watching it, Zheng Li was thinking about how he would stage a large-scale magic reality show again.
With the strength of the Blue Star magicians, if they can't defeat him, they will have to meet God.
Most of them are old people in their seventies or eighties, and the spells they master only stay at the level of fire spells.
The only way is to direct and act by yourself, play the villain and fight yourself.
Just how to let the Blue Star people discover it gave them a certain sense of urgency.
And make them believe that the villain is real and not someone he plays.
Zheng Li was planning in his mind and replied:
"It's wonderful, but magic in reality is far from this level."
Li Miaomiao asked: "Is it because this is the age of the end of the Dharma?"
"I saw them discussing on Weibo, saying that the reason why there are so few magicians now is because we are in the Age of Ending Law."
"Compared to ancient mages, today's magicians have the same mana, but the power of casting spells is less than one percent of what it used to be."
Zheng Li replied: "I don't know the specific reason."
"The real time when magic appeared on Blue Star was too short. In addition, there was a high probability that there was no magic in ancient times."
"Regardless of China and foreign countries, most of the so-called mythological wonders of the ancients were just their fantasies."
"As for Merlin's true identity, there is still no conclusion."
"But as far as magic is concerned, it's not because of the Age of Ending Law, but because our understanding of magic is still very superficial."
"Movies don't need logic, but in reality, even if it's magic, logic must be respected."
What Zheng Li said was half true and half false. There were security personnel around. He was sure that what he said would reach the ears of some people.
Zheng Li dared to say this because Academician Zhao told him about the chaos in the history of ancient magic among the people and relevant institutions since the emergence of magic.
Academician Zhao once made it clear that based on the existing evidence, it is almost impossible for magicians to exist in ancient times.
It's not surprising that there are even experts who make portraits of him.
Li Miaomiao asked curiously: "How do you infer that there was no magic in ancient times?"
