How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 104
Such a movie project with a cost of [-] million.

If placed before 1998.

I'm afraid it won't be delivered to the project departments of the eight major Hollywood giants, and it will probably be swept into the trash can.

Because the cost is somewhat exaggerated.

After all, the box office champion of film history before 1998 [Jurassic Park 1], the total box office was only more than 9 million US dollars, not even one billion.

In other words, even the champion on the box office rankings of film history, it is a problem to pay back.

But many times, whether a thing can succeed or not.

What matters is not whether the thing itself is absurd or difficult.

It's that the timing of this matter is inappropriate, and the conditions are not ripe.

Before 1998, Zhang Nan wanted to come up with this [-] million cost project.

It is impossible.

Even after 1998, when the popularity of "Titanic" with a global box office of 18 billion US dollars dissipated.

Zhang Nan wants to come up with this project with an initial investment of [-] million US dollars.

The difficulty is basically, it can also be said to be impossible.

But it happened that in 1998, "Titanic" was in the global film market, raking in a box office of 18 billion US dollars, and it was a stall that attracted money like crazy.

If this project is given by Zhang Nan at the right time, it will be delivered to the senior management of Columbia, Warner, MGM and Universal.

In fact, there is a certain probability of success, but it is relatively small.

After all, human beings, emotional happiness and sadness, experience success and failure, are all contrasted.

Seeing [-]th Century Fox and Paramount, they wanted to jump off the building from the previous frowning.

With a gorgeous turn around, it becomes a state of eating meat, weighing and distributing money, and wanting to go to heaven.

Such a big contrast.

Top executives from Columbia, Warner, MGM and Universal.

How could there be no fluctuation or envy in my heart.

"Then who do you plan to cooperate with on this new project?" Old Luke asked, interrupting Zhang Nan's flying thoughts.

Zhang Nan thought for a while.

For the remaining [-] million in the [-] million investment, at least four Hollywood giants are needed to supply it.

Temporarily exclude the words of Disney and Twentieth Century Fox who don't talk about martial arts.

There are only six left in the Hollywood Big Eight.

United Artists was acquired by MGM in 1981.

In other words, there are only seven of the eight major Hollywood groups.

Now Zhang Nan has only five options: Warner, Columbia, MGM, Paramount, and Universal.

"Let's get in touch with Colombia first!" Zhang Nan gave the answer.

The reason for contacting Columbia first is very simple. Now Colombia, which is backed by Sony, is really rich.

for example.

Many people know that the first two films of "Jurassic Park" directed by the great director Spielberg have a total global box office of 15 billion US dollars.

But what many people don't know is that the total investment of the first two "Jurassic Park" directed by the great director Spielberg is only [-] million US dollars.

And in October, directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Zhang Nan, and invested by Columbia [Godzilla].

The investment cost of a single chip is as high as [-] million US dollars.

The investment amount of a blockbuster film is equivalent to the investment amount of Universal's two films.

It can be seen that Columbia is arrogant at this time.

Old Luke nodded when he heard the words, "Colombia is indeed a good choice. They have been really rich in the past two years, and they especially like big projects."

"But it's just to get in touch first. Let me tell you that I have a new project and I want to cooperate with them. Just don't tell Columbia about the specific situation." Zhang Nan reminded subconsciously.

After all, [Titanic] has not yet been released.

If he directly revealed the idea of ​​a cost of [-] million, it is estimated that Colombia would be more arrogant.

He didn't even talk, turned around and ran, thinking: When did Zhang Nan go crazy? When he cooperated before, he was obviously normal.

Old Luke was a little speechless when he heard the words, "I knew this project was a type of apocalyptic crisis disaster movie. I even guessed that the investment was not small. I just wanted to reveal it, but I couldn't reveal it."

"Yes, just talk to Columbia about the general type of this project, and then talk about the large investment of this project, that's all." Zhang Nan ignored Old Luke's complaints and repeated enthusiastically. The emphasis in the discourse is emphasized.

Old Luke nodded half understanding.

Then he got up and planned to leave for work.

It was only when he lifted his leg that Old Luke remembered something, and turned around and said, "Zhang, in September, we didn't take advantage of the box office mascot hype hyped by the media to take over [Saving Private Ryan] and [Star Wars Prequel] [-]] A guest film appointment from the crew!"

Zhang Nan nodded, there is such a thing.

At that time, his mailbox was almost full of film appointments.

And those who dared to stuff in his mailbox started with cameo appointments with a daily salary of one million dollars.

At that time, because he was not short of money, most of them turned down.

So I chose [Saving Private Ryan] and [Star Wars Episode [-]]. These two cameo films, directed by great directors and also doing well at the box office, agreed.

But ever since he promised, he has been busy with Sophie Marceau, who is broken in love, or with Cameron Diaz, who is making his first film, or with the newly married Ye Quanzhen, Xiao Biesheng. output.

There's no time for a cameo at all.

"It's been a while, and people from both sides have sent people over to ask me, saying they want to know when you will be able to make a guest appearance, so they can arrange it." Old Luke asked.

Zhang Nan pondered for a moment.

When I agreed to these two film contracts.

What he was thinking of was just simply to make money at the box office, and make friends with these two great directors by the way.
Of course, there is also the treatment of enjoying a daily salary of one million dollars.

It now appears that these two cameo appointments.

It's an excellent opportunity for him to bring these two great directors into his new project!
Yes, for a new project with a cost of [-] million U.S. dollars, Zhang Nan has never thought about it. Relying on his somewhat false box office mascot name alone, compared with the current superstar and famous director status with a limited amount, plus a [-] million U.S. dollar belt If you join the team, you can get this ridiculously high-cost project done.

Zhang Nan's plan is to learn the filming mode of the "Changjin Lake" series.

Engage in an all-star cast and co-direct with great directors.

Then, under the name of a superstar famous director, he fooled Hollywood giants into investing.

Then use the large investment of Hollywood giants to persuade superstars and famous directors to join.

What matters is a leverage.

But obviously now is not the time.

"March next year!" Zhang Nan looked up at Old Luke and replied.

By March next year, "Titanic" has been in theaters for more than ten weeks, and the total box office is estimated to be over one billion, so it's time to leverage on it.

　A little late, sorry.

　　In addition, it will be released at [-]:[-] noon tomorrow, and the update at [-]:[-] am will be released at [-]:[-] noon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)