The street where the Chinese Theater in Hollywood is located.
At this moment, it is almost two in the morning. In addition to the entertainment venues still full of people, there are also convenience stores open. There are not many people on the streets. However, today's SpongeBob House is not surrounded by walls. Few people.
There are nearly a hundred people.
"Wow, there is a doll of Sheriff Hu Di!"
"This down jacket is so beautiful, with the cowgirl pattern printed on it."
"Buzz Lightyear is good!"
"Look, there is also a full set of "Toy Story" characters limited edition for sale!"
Nearly a hundred viewers who watched the movie are still frenzy-filled at the moment. Impulsive consumption is unstoppable. Especially young and aesthetically pleasing young people who have no idea of financial management at all, and of course they will buy something they like.
Fuck!!
What's the situation?!
James and the Emperor, who was still complaining now, suddenly saw so many people pouring into the store. They were trapped at first. To say that James is quick to respond. He only listened to the heated discussion with the customers and then reacted.
"Hi, everyone, welcome to the SpongeBob House main store!"
James enthusiastically introduced: "You are not mistaken. You can find toys, figurines, keyrings, clothing, stationery, and books around the "Toy Story" movie here. Moreover, our SpongeBob SquarePants house is in California. Exclusive. If you want to buy it, you have to do it as soon as possible, and you won't have a slow hand!"
Exclusive sales?
There are fast and slow hands?
It's okay not to listen. Upon hearing this, an attractive brown-haired woman under 20 shouted: "I want a toy from Buzz Lightyear and a doll of Sheriff Hu Di."
"I want to buy too." Another voice sounded.
"Good lady, Buzz Lightyear's toy is $38, and Sheriff Hudi's doll is $42. The total is $80."
James said hurriedly.
The smile on his face is very enthusiastic.
Can you not be enthusiastic? Today is going to be a big rhythmic blast!
"Zuke is awesome!"
"And it's dark!"
"Buzz Lightyear's toy cost less than US$3, so he sold it for US$38 each; the two-meter-high Sheriff Hudi doll cost only US$6, so it sold for US$42. Only this one bought one. I made $71!"
James felt weak at the moment. There was a time when he thought he was bad enough. Who knew Zuke was so ruthless?
Whose peripheral products dare to sell such expensive products?
There is no way to make Zuke exclusive right now!
Is not only exclusive to the Los Angeles region but also the entire four states!
"Sir, you want this down jacket, right? Okay, the sincere benefits are $288."
"Madam, the keychains, toys, and books you bought cost 120 dollars."
"You want Buzz Lightyear's flight suit, right? Although this is a limited edition, the price is...Oh, no matter how much it costs, there are two more sets available. Okay, 3780 US dollars."
James and the emperor became busy instantly.
The enthusiasm of nearly a hundred customers in the store instantly burst the sales of SpongeBob SquarePants House.
The boss is awesome!
The boss is invincible and dark!
Charlize Theron couldn't help getting excited.
"James, you **** bastard, hurry up and drive the prepared Chevrolet sports car to the store door." At this time Zuke and Lasseter also arrived at the store, and Zuke called.
Chevrolet sports car!
Yes, this is also a peripheral product!
Zuke is stupid. He drives a second-hand car during the week, but now he has prepared a sports car for the movie in advance.
The cost price is US$80,000 and the price is US$200,000!
That's right, Zuke is crazy!
Don't think Zuke's asking price is too high. Sometimes there are many old and beautiful brain-disabled people. Yuan Shikong, a limited edition toy Bumblebee with a cost of less than US$5, dared to sell it for US$5000, which is a hundred times full. However, the damn was not enough to sell.
"The monk can't touch me? There are two eyes and a nose for everything. There is no reason not to believe Zuke's logic. They dare to sell so expensively, so I dare."
Half an hour has passed.
The customers in the shop are all departed.
Sold many "Toy Story" movie peripheral products in the store; even with other movie peripheral products, they purchased more than 20 pieces. Well, that Chevrolet sports car was never sold. This made Zuke unhappy.
"Zuke, you are so awesome." The products that accompany "Toy Story" are so popular. Tonight's turnover exceeded $16,500."
James couldn't suppress his excitement!
You know, this is just the midnight version of "Toy Story", and it has sold so many tickets that there won't be much of an explosion tomorrow night!
Zuke earns a lot, his job is stable, and there is also a sales commission. However, the commission is not high, only seventy dollars, but the accumulated amount is also large.
"That's right, boss, you think the business is so profitable tonight, you have to pay me overtime?" Sai screamed as well.
Do you have to pay for overtime work done by me?
You think too much.
"There is no overtime pay, but there is a midnight snack. Well, you don't need to eat it." Zuke curled his lips.
Hearing this, Emperor Sai said: "Eat, why not eat? I want to eat you, vampire?"
Eat poor me, do you think too much?
"If you want to pay overtime, it's estimated to be 60 dollars, but you can find a cheaper restaurant. You can eat at 30 dollars, which is not estimated. "Hehe, I am clever!" Zhu Ke thought, and could not help. Up.
[Note the orphans, the host! ] The system complains.
Zuke suppressed his joy and immediately told James to contact the other six SpongeBob Squarepants locations and ask about their sales.
Soon.
The sales data of the other six stores were also passed on.
The total sales amount exceeded 90,000 US dollars.
"Zuke, I regret it a little bit. I guess Jobs can't wait to tear you up."
At this moment, John Lasseter, who plays the transparent man, suddenly interjected, looking at Zhuke, and even more sourly.
Shameless!
How could this **** have predicted that "Toy Story" would explode a few months ago? Moreover, at such a low price, the surrounding authorizations of four states have been acquired!
"Pixar Animation Studios, it's a big loss!"
Lasseter screamed frantically from the bottom of his heart, staring straight at Zuke as if to see through Zuke.
Who is Zuke?
How could that skin be penetrated by eyes?
...
The next day, in the morning.
"Toy Story" lived up to expectations, with a box office of 4.2 million U.S. dollars at the midnight show, and its reputation was even more explosive. This has also led to more people watching this movie during the day.
The movie is a big hit, and Zucker's SpongeBob House is full of people.
Business is hot!
On November 23, the box office data for the previous day came out.
The first place is "Toy Story", excluding the midnight movie, which made 29.14 million US dollars.
"Casino Wind" released on the same date and produced by Universal has a box office of only 9.94 million U.S. dollars, ranking second; "007: Golden Eye", which was launched a week earlier, only harvested 6.2 million U.S. dollars that day, ranking No. Three; Columbia's "President of the United States" reported $5.11 million that day, putting it fourth, and none of the other films released exceeded $4 million.
There is no doubt that no one beats "Toy Story" during Thanksgiving 1995.
The explosion in "Toy Story" shocked Hollywood.
As a result, Pixar Animation Studio's phone calls have never stopped. The owners of countless movie peripheral chain stores even called in person to obtain peripheral authorization.
However, they quickly became dumbfounded.
"Fuck!"
"Zuke Wald? Which **** is this?"
"This **** bastard got four full state authorizations two months in advance?"
The owners of chain stores around these movies yelled and felt extremely upset, especially in the four states where Zuke was authorized.
They were unhappy and returned unhappy, so they bit their heads and called Zuke.