Rebirth 98, the rise started from ripping off Microsoft

Chapter 422 Casting for "Resident Evil"

Soon after, Joke found a professional manager for Lu Yiming.

He looked to be in his 40s, a tall, straight-blooded old white guy.

"Let me introduce, Mr. Lu, this is Jason, the professional manager I found."

Lu Yiming nodded slightly, stretched out his hand and said, "Hello."

"Hello, Mr. Lu. I heard Mr. Qiao talk about your deeds. You are really a young man."

Jason's attitude towards Lu Yiming was very respectful, and he obviously cared about this job very much.

There is no way, the film company he worked for went bankrupt, and his family of five counted on him to support them. They are already middle-aged, and the edges and corners have already been smoothed out by reality, let alone because the three bosses of the company are Asian. And contempt.

After all, capital knows no borders, making money is not shabby.

Joker said: "Jason has worked in Hollywood for more than ten years. He is a very professional professional manager. If he manages the company, there will definitely be no problems in the daily operation."

Lu Yiming raised his eyebrows and said, "Then who is the decision maker?"

Su Zhenge smiled and said, "Of course it's you. Joke and I contributed money to set up the company. The company is under your command, and Jason is in charge of daily management. We share the money we make."

Although it sounds a bit messy, Lu Yiming doesn't care about it, as long as he can make money.

"Very well, then you all set up the company's shelf first, and then prepare to shoot the first movie of Su Qiao Films."

As soon as he heard that he had a job to do, Jason immediately cheered up and asked, "Boss, what kind of movie do you plan to make?"

Lu Yiming said without thinking, "Horror movies."

"Horror film?"

Jason felt surprised. After all, the box office of horror movies these days is not of the same order of magnitude as other categories, and it is a completely niche theme.

However, Jason felt normal afterwards. After all, it was a new company, and it would be good to make a movie with a niche theme first to practice.

After all, being a minority means that the competition is also small, and maybe you can stand out faster.

Lu Yiming's ability to cut into the track accurately made Jason impressed.As the saying goes, it is better to see once than to hear a hundred times. Although I heard about how Lu Yiming started from nothing, it is not as profound as talking in person.

The boss in front of him looked calm and calm even though he was young, and he looked like the kind of person who did things steadily.

This also made Jason feel a big rock in his heart. He felt that with a reliable boss, there was a high probability that his new job would be able to last longer.

In those film companies before, there were all kinds of ghosts and monsters. Some bosses just drew a big cake and fooled investors into throwing money, but in fact they didn’t even know where to start. As a result, the money was quickly spent, and then the company went bankrupt and ran away. Road, let investors lose their money.

This kind of thing is so common in Hollywood that it happens almost every moment.You never know if the person in front of you is really capable or a big liar.

"For a newly established company, it is indeed a very good choice to make a small-budget horror film first. After adapting to the market and figuring out the rules, it is the direction chosen by many Hollywood start-ups to make large-scale productions."

However, Lu Yiming glanced at him and said, "Who told you that I'm going to make a small-budget horror movie?"

"what?"

Jason was a little surprised: "Isn't it?"

Lu Yiming said boldly: "Of course not, we at Suqiao Films will not make any low-budget and low-cost productions. If we want to do it, we must do something big, with an investment of at least 3000 million US dollars to start."

Hearing that Lu Yiming was going to invest 3000 million US dollars to shoot a horror movie, Jason felt his eyes go dark.

What did you just say?Is this boss stable?

TMD said early ah.

Hey, this world is so magical.

It seems that it is time to consider looking for another home.

It's been less than an hour since I took office!

Is this boss more stable?
How can anyone come up with stud, and it's a horror movie, if you don't like it, you can donate money to me!

Jason really didn't know what words to use to describe his mood at the moment.

Lu Yiming raised his eyebrows when he saw Jason's troubled expression, and asked, "What? Do you have any objections?"

In order not to let him be laid off just after he started his job, and also to prevent Suqiao Films from becoming another film and television company that went bankrupt in his own hands, Jason couldn't help admonishing him: "Boss, should we seriously consider it? According to me As we all know, the investment of a horror film nowadays is basically only 500 million US dollars, and some even only hundreds of thousands of US dollars. After all, the audience of horror films is really small. If you spend 3000 million all at once, it may be difficult to pay back. .”

In fact, Jason has already said it very euphemistically. Judging from the knowledge he has cultivated in Hollywood for so many years, the box office of horror movies is a sinkhole. If they can reach the box office of 1000 million US dollars, they are all big hits.You invested 3000 million from the very beginning, isn't this a business that will definitely lose money?
"Losing money?"

Lu Yiming couldn't help but laughed.

Is there such a thing as losing money when shooting "Resident Evil"?

Are you kidding me?
Although he was very confident in his heart, Lu Yiming didn't bother to explain too much, and said with a strong attitude: "How can the movie I want to make lose money? You just need to do what I say."

Seeing Lu Yiming's resolute attitude, Jason sighed silently in his heart, but he didn't say anything more, and instead asked: "Okay, which director does the boss plan to find for the filming?"

Lu Yiming blurted out, "Paul Anderson."

After hearing this, Jason frowned. He is an industry insider, so he is familiar with Paul Anderson, and said: "His shooting style is really suitable for directing horror movies, but boss, is he too young? ?”

Paul Anderson, who was born on the banks of the Tyne in 34, is only [-] years old. As a director, he is indeed a bit young.

Moreover, his record is not very good. The films "Crazy Pursuit" and "The Surface of the Black Hole" directed by him both received mediocre responses and hit the box office.

Among them, "The Surface of the Black Hole" released in 670 was even more miserable. Even the cooperation of two big names, Sam Neal and Laurence Fishburne, failed to save "The Surface of the Black Hole" at the box office. This suspenseful sci-fi film received rave reviews at its premiere, but unfortunately, it only grossed $3000 million at the box office, with a loss of more than $[-] million, which directly sent investors into the sky.

Jason's heart is getting colder and colder. He finally found a job. I don't dislike the boss's Asian face anymore, but you gave me this?
It’s okay to invest 3000 million yuan to make a niche horror movie, and you found a director who lost money to make it, so why don’t you put debuffs here?
Faced with Jason's doubts, Lu Yiming once again showed his tough attitude: "Youth is not an excuse for not being able to find him. I am also so young, will it prevent me from becoming a billionaire? Will it delay me from talking and laughing with Bill Gates?"

If others don't know, how can Lu Yiming not know?The entire "Resident Evil" series shines in the hands of Paul Anderson.

If you want to make money, you have to find him.

Jason was almost injured internally by Lu Yiming's righteousness, but after all, Lu Yiming was the boss, he was just a salary worker, at least until he moved to the next job, he could only arrange work according to Lu Yiming's wishes.

"Okay, I'm going to contact him now."

At this moment, Paul Anderson is drinking with his friend Harold Fox in a bar on the Avenue of Stars.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame was built in 2000. It extends along Hollywood Boulevard from Gower Street in the east to La Brea Avenue in the west, and then advances from north to south along Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard.There are more than 1960 star-shaped medals studded with the names of Hollywood celebrities to commemorate their contributions to the entertainment industry.The first star was awarded to Joan Woodward on February [-], [-].In [-], Mickey Mouse became the first animated character to have a star.

Anyone who is engaged in related industries is proud to be on the Avenue of Stars.

Harold Fox asked, "Are you madly after Meera?"

Paul Anderson said without hesitation: "Mira is so beautiful!"

The Milla they were referring to was Milla Jovovich.

Milla Jovovich, formerly known as Milika Bogdanovna Jovovich, is a beautiful Russian actress.

In 20, Milla Jovovich starred in her first movie "Stealing the Moon".In [-], she starred in the youth love movie "Return to the Blue Coral Reef", for which she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress.In [-], the album "The Divine Comedy" was published.In [-], she starred in the sci-fi film "The Fifth Element", for which she was nominated for No.[-] Best Supporting Actress in the [-]th Saturn Award.

Compared with her smooth journey to stardom, her emotional experience has been more tortuous.In [-], Milla married director Luc Besson, who became acquainted with the movie "The Fifth Element".However, the two recently divorced.

This made Paul Anderson, who had always had fantasies about Milla Jovovich, see an opportunity and immediately launched a fanatical pursuit.

It's a pity that Milla Jovovich was a little lukewarm towards him, and only made a few appointments with him, but had no further plans at all.

Seeing that Paul Anderson was so obsessed with Milla Jovovich, Harold Fox couldn't help pouring cold water on him, saying: "Milla is a very career-minded woman. Although she is beautiful, she is too powerful. Anyway, I will definitely not find such a woman."

But Paul Anderson had obviously sunk into it completely, so naturally he couldn't listen to Harold Fox's persuasion.He took a gulp of rum, then hiccupped, and said with blurred eyes: "Mira is fine, you must have misunderstood something. I must marry Mira!"

Hadro Fox didn't want to continue talking about this matter with Paul Anderson, so he changed the subject and said: "Tell me about work, Paul, have you made any new movies recently?"

Paul Anderson said with a bitter face: "No, because the box office performance of "The Surface of the Black Hole" is not as good as expected, and now no one dares to ask me to make a movie, but someone is looking for me to make a TV series."

From the big screen to the small screen, this is equivalent to a career regression. Paul Anderson is a proud man. He doesn't want to admit defeat like this, so he is very distressed.That's one of the reasons why he asked Hadro Fox to drink here today.

Because of the unsatisfactory box office, no investors are willing to find Paul Anderson to make movies. In order to make a living, Paul Anderson seems to have no other choice but to make TV dramas.

Maybe if the TV series is finished and the ratings go up, people will invest in making movies again?

Hadro Fox had also heard about Paul Anderson's situation. He sighed and said, "Then let's talk about Mira again."

At this moment, Paul Anderson's cell phone rang.

"I'll take a call."

Paul Anderson pressed the answer button, and then heard a very strange voice.

"Paul, hello, I'm Jason, the professional manager of Suqiao Films. My boss wants to invest 3000 million dollars to shoot a horror film, and he has named you as the director. I wonder if you are interested?"

When he said this, Jason kept praying in his heart, Paul, please don't agree, your box office is really terrible, I don't want to find you.

At that time, as long as Paul Anderson has any hesitation, Jason can tell Lu Yiming that Paul Anderson refused, and he can find another director with box office appeal.

If you spend $3000 million to shoot a horror film, you will definitely lose money. If you find a director with box office appeal to make the film, at least you can save a little money, right?
However, what Jason didn't expect was that the current Paul Anderson had already fallen to the point where he wanted to make a TV series, so how could he refuse such an opportunity to cooperate in a movie?

Not to mention the investment of 3000 million US dollars, Paul Anderson would not refuse even a super low-cost movie of 300 million US dollars!
"Of course I'm interested."

Seeing that Paul Anderson agreed so readily, Jason was depressed, and said insinuatingly, "You don't think about it anymore?"

"What is there to consider? Let's sign the contract immediately!"

Jason had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll prepare the contract first, and I'll let you know when I'm ready."

Hanging up the phone, Paul Anderson immediately told Hadro Fox the good news, and then he couldn't wait to call Milla Jovovich.

On the other end of the phone, Milla Jovovich, uncharacteristically, said softly to Paul Anderson: "Is what you said true? This is really exciting news. I am free tonight and want to Come on a romantic date with you."

Double Happiness' Paul Anderson is crazy.He felt that today was definitely his lucky day, and he was afraid that his luck was about to change.He immediately drank the wine in front of him in one gulp, and said to Hadro Fox, "Milla wants to date me, so I'm leaving first."

(End of this chapter)