Although not many people are willing to celebrate Christmas due to the economic crisis, Christmas is still here.

Christmas and summer are spent in the United States.

According to the past, he held a grand Christmas party in his villa and invited friends from all walks of life to play.

This year, there are more guests and friends than last year, and there are countless celebrities, directors, producers, etc., which look star-studded and dazzling.

Looking around, all the top Hollywood people appeared here tonight. Even big-name stars like Tom Cruise, Will Smith, and Brad Pitt are just small characters at this party.

"Mr. Xia, you have really made a lot of money this year, which is admirable!" Spielberg said to Xia Tian with a smile.

Summer Tianxia Pictures has launched many blockbuster movies in the past year.

For example, the comedy "Ace Diary" has a box office of 95 million US dollars in North America, which is one step away from exceeding 100 million US dollars. The cost is only 15 million US dollars, which can be said to be a big profit.

For example, "Mission: Impossible" is now being released. It has a box office of over 100 million yuan in one week, and it is expected to reach 200 million US dollars in the end. And its cost is only 80 million US dollars.

There are also several masterpieces such as "Independence Day", "Face Change", "Battle of the Deadly Island", "Month of Killing", and "Jurassic Park 2", which have very good box office and reputation.

Even the low-cost horror film "Scream" has achieved an amazing performance of 100 million US dollars, and the cost is only 15 million US dollars.

In addition, "The Butterfly Effect" directed by Xia Tian himself also hit a box office of 150 million US dollars after its release.

So many movies sold so much that Tianxia Pictures has really made a lot of money in this year. In comparison, other film companies can wake up laughing if they can have a movie with a box office of over 100 million US dollars a year.

"Mr. Spielberg, your dream factory is also very good," Xia Tian smiled. "I watched the "Little People in the Political World" and it was really exciting. I think it has great potential. In the future, it will be comparable to my "Sein Fei" and "Friends"."

DreamWorks was founded in 1994, but the first work was released in 1996, and it was not a movie, but a TV series called "Little People in the Political World".

It tells the story of a group of small employees in the New York City government in the United States, and it boldly abused the American rule, which is very exciting. The male protagonist of "The Little People in the Political World" was Michael Fox, who became famous with the "Back to the Future" series. He was more familiar with "The Little People in the Political World" and was perfect, and it was also the biggest highlight of the entire TV series.

"Seinfeld" and "Friends" are both comedy series under Summer. Among them, "Seinfeld" was not popular at the beginning. After the first season was broadcast, it was almost cut off. It was Xia Tian who protected it so hard that it was saved.

It was not until the second season that the show began to show its charm and gained recognition from young people. Today, it is the hottest sitcom in the United States, no doubt about it.

"Friends" is much better than "Seinfeld". When it was broadcast in the first season, it was already ranked among the top ten in the ratings. By the second season, it was already ranked among the top five in the ratings. However, because its theme is not as profound as "Seinfeld", it is slightly inferior to "Seinfeld" in its evaluation.

But even so, Friends and Seinfeld are already one of the best comedies in the American television industry today. Not to mention that other comedies are even more difficult to compare with them.

So Xia Tian said that "Little People in the Political World" can be comparable to "Friends" and "Sein Fei" in the future, which is definitely not a boast, but a high praise.

Spielberg was really happy to hear Xia Tian say this.

"The Little People in the Political World" is the first time DreamWorks has tried the waters. The reason why they did not make movies but TV series is mainly for the sake of safety.

If you make a movie, $10 or 20 million is just the starting capital. But if you were a movie of an American drama, $15 million can make a very exciting American drama.

It seems that the cost of "Friends" season 1 is less than $5 million. The six main actors are only $22,000 per episode. The biggest expense is the cost of asking celebrities to make guest appearances.

Moreover, if an American drama becomes popular, it can be filmed for many seasons in a row, which is equivalent to giving the company a stable source of income. For example, "Sein Fei", "Friends", "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "X Files", "Beach Ranger", etc., can now generate nearly $500 million in high profits in summer every year, which is much more profitable than making movies.

DreamWorks is just starting out, so naturally they seek stability first. Otherwise, they will lose all their money at once. Even if Spielberg and others have face in Hollywood, it will be difficult for anyone to invest for the second time.

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"Thank you Mr. Xia for your praise. But I think "The Little People in the Political World" is not bad, but it is not as good as Mr. Xia's "Everyone Loves Raymond" and "The Fallen Star Crashing the Earth". "Spielberg smiled, "especially "The Fallen Star Crashing the Earth", I'm so laughing to death."

"Everyone Loves Raymond" and "The Crooked Star Crashing the Earth" are newly launched dramas this year, produced by Xia Tian. After it was broadcast, it soon became popular.

Among them, "The Crooked Star Crashed the Earth" is even known as the biggest dark horse in the American drama industry this year.

This drama tells the story of a group of aliens dressed as humans and entering the earth for investigation. Because the alien culture and thinking are incompatible with the earth, it makes people talk to each other, and there are many jokes and it is very interesting. It can be said that "The Crooked Star Crashing the Earth" is an alien version of "The Big Bang Theory".

"Thank you." Xia Tian also laughed, "By the way, Mr. Spielberg, you have any new projects you haven't had recently. If you need investment, I can help."

"Thank you, Mr. Xia. To be honest, I'm going to make a movie related to black slaves recently." Spielberg said to Xia Tian.

When Xia Tian heard this, he nodded and knew that Spielberg might have filmed "The Break of Locks" and that it was about the end of the 19th century when a group of black slaves were transported to America, but were stranded due to the storm.

The black slaves on the ship revolted, killed the crew and controlled the slave ship. But the ship was blown to the United States by the storm. The black slaves were accused of murder by the owner of the southern manor, and the commander of the abolition movement helped these black slaves sue. Both sides were fighting back and forth, verbally...
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