My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 1440 This killer is not too calm
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As night falls, the 'Cannes Fever' set off by Cannes, a small border town in May, attracts countless tourists.

Throughout the festival, parties, banquets, and events abound.

Luc Besson's private party was held in the city of Nice not far away.

Yingying Yanyan from Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa all appeared in the queue, and there were many fashion supermodels among them.

"Wu, this is Mr. Nicholas Seydoux, the president of Lingzhi Global and Gao Meng." Luc Besson smiled and introduced Wu Xiaozu to his immediate boss, "Boss, this is the internationally renowned director John Wu .”

Lingzhi Global is the later Havas, which is the largest advertising and communication group in France and one of the six largest advertising and media groups in the world, with extraordinary capabilities in Europe.

This is also the reason why Luc Besson has been able to rise rapidly in recent years.

"Mr. Wu, I have admired your name for a long time." The middle-aged man with French baldness greeted Wu Xiaozu with a smile.

The two sides also touted each other's business.

"I heard that you will receive equity incentives from Gaumont Film Company?"

Wu Xiaozu watched Gao Meng's CEO leave, and turned his attention to Luc Besson, "So since you want to invest, why not let your boss invest?"

The strength of Gaumont Film Company in France is quite large, and only the old film company Pathé Films can compare with it.The two companies control major cinema chains in countries such as France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium.

"..."

Luc Besson twitched unnaturally, shook his head, with a depressed expression, "The subject of "The Fifth Element" is not popular, and they don't believe that such a story can make money."

"So you thought of me?" Wu Xiaozu joked with a smile while holding a wine glass.

"Of course." Luc Besson's fat face trembled, "I swear, this is really a wonderful story."

"Of course I believe it, but are you sure the level of special effects can meet the standard?"

Wu Xiaozu smiled and patted the French chubby paper on the shoulder, "I have been paying attention to special effects for movies a few years ago, and I have established a special effects studio in New Zealand. Believe me, it is absolutely top-notch in the industry. It may not be as good as it is for the time being. Go to Industrial Light and Magic, but the price/performance ratio is definitely very cost-effective.

Most importantly, this studio is currently helping me with the post-production of "Brave to Kill the Island", and at the same time, it is also preparing to build its own working studio near Wellington.My special effects studio is absolutely groundbreaking in terms of visual effects, motion capture, [-]D sculpting, etc..."

"Really? Can you complete the sci-fi special effects?"

"Of course no problem, everything from green screen to modeling is involved, we have the top team in the industry."

Wu Xiaozu is like a businessman who sticks film for Tianqiao, trying his best to promote the business of his special effects studio.

"Oh, this is really great, I think I can visit it." Luc Besson can't wait to go to New Zealand immediately.

You know, before that, he had talked about "The Fifth Element" with many people, but the first thought of most people was that it was impossible.

Only Wu Xiaozu grasped the key point of this movie at once - special effects.

What does this mean?
He understands me! ! !

"How do you charge for special effects work?" Luc Besson asked.

"You also know this. Since you want to contract special effects, you get what you pay for... The specific cost of each frame needs to be negotiated between you and the person in charge of my studio."

"That's true, but I definitely want the best set meal." Luc Besson patted his chest richly.

Then he looked at Wu Xiaozu suspiciously, "Why do I feel that I have become a spender?"

"How can there be any gain if you don't give up?" Wu Xiaozu encouraged him sincerely: "The more you spend, the greater the harvest."

"So, boss, are you willing to invest?" Luc Besson's tone instantly changed from rich and powerful to poor and poor.

"Of course no problem, but such a big project is definitely not something that one or two film companies can swallow. If you want, I can introduce you to a Hollywood film company..."

Wu Xiaozu is naturally willing to invest, mainly because this story does not make money, but does not make money in North America.

In the previous life, Columbia Pictures invested more than 9000 million in this movie, and the final North American box office revenue was only 6000 million US dollars.

It's a pity that the overseas box office revenue did not belong to Columbia Corporation, which also led to the fact that the film has not been restarted for a sequel. Of course, according to the businessman Luc Besson, "the current level of technology" is not enough to afford the film. do.

The pigeon's level is no less than what Cameron's truck driver later said about "Avatar 2".

"I am afraid that the preparation and shooting time of such a hugely expensive work will be calculated in units of years. The risk is huge, and I am afraid it will not be easy to convince investors." Wu Xiaozu said with a smile: "Of course, I am against you. Have enough trust. But investors probably won't believe it.

So the best way is to prove your ability.In addition, I will personally act as the producer...should increase the confidence of those investors. "

Luc Besson took Wu Xiaozu's words seriously.

After all, according to his idea, this "Fifth Element" is a trilogy, and the investment should be at least 5000 million US dollars.

With such a large volume, it is difficult to convince investors to trust them with money.

"Or I can make a movie to prove myself to Hollywood." Luc Besson thought for a while and said, "When I was filming "Nikita", I actually had an idea about a killer and a little girl. Although I didn't write it into a script , but believe me, give me half a month, I can perfect this script."

heard.

Wu Xiaozu showed a gratified smile.

I'm coming!

It is coming!
"Returning Soul Night"...uh... "This Killer Is Not So Cold"!
In the previous life, "Léon" is what we translated as "This Killer Is Not So Cold...No Quiet". The film was successfully filmed by chance. This idea originated from the story extended when he filmed "Nikita".

As for why this movie was filmed - it was purely a matter of hugging grass and beating rabbits.

In order to prepare and plan the sci-fi masterpiece "The Fifth Element", which he has dreamed of shooting all his life, he convened the top production team. Due to various reasons such as funds and actors, he had to stop the shooting progress in the middle of the shooting.

In order to keep the top production team he summoned, why not—arrange a job for them first?
Anyway, idle is idle.

Then it took a total of less than 3 months to shoot and edit this classic work, which is famous in the history of photography.

Some people are curious, if this is the case, why not grab it in advance?

please...

Because the idea of ​​this movie has been recorded in the script library, and the first draft script has been provided.

Unless Wu Xiaozu wants to go to court.

Moreover……

Although this movie is a classic in later generations.But it was controversial at the time.

The main reason is that minors are used and the expression in the movie conveys a kind of hazy love implicitly.

The story of Uncle Blame and Little Lolita is not so easy to do...

This movie is a successful example of a small-budget movie. With an investment of tens of millions of dollars, it has earned a box office of tens of millions.

Undoubtedly very successful commercially.

It is said that the box office in Japan was extremely hot that year.

We don't know why.

"Luke..."

When Wu Xiaozu and Luc Besson were talking happily, a tall girl with an Eastern European appearance walked up not far away.

"Oh……"

Wu Xiaozu can see with the naked eye that Luc Besson, an old pervert, is instantly radiant.

"Wu, let me introduce you. This is Mira..." Luc Besson naturally put his arms around the girl's waist.

The tall Milla Jovovich saw Wu Xiaozu's eyes enlarged instantly.

Living in the United States, and having started to live in Hollywood in recent years, she naturally knows the Hollywood upstart in front of her.

"Hello, Director Wu, I'm your fan." Milla Jovovich restrained her thoughts, showing the normal range of excitement of a fan.

Out of politeness, Wu Xiaozu nodded slightly politely, without showing much enthusiasm.

After all, it is Luc Besson's dish.

Milla Jovovich in front of me is about seventeen or eighteen years old, and Luc Besson's "preferences" can be seen from the filming.

This is why some people in later generations accused him of being as guilty as Harvey.

"Wu, I prepared a delicious fruit plate for you..." Luc Besson winked at Wu Xiaozu before leaving with his arms around Milla Jovovich.

(End of this chapter)