The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 323 Raiders of the Lost Ark
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" is a classic filmed by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. There are four works in total, namely "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Raiders of the Holy War" and "Crystal Skull". "Four parts.

Among them, "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Raiders of the Lost World" and "Raiders of the Holy War" were all shot in the 80s, while "The Crystal Skull" was shot in the new century, and they all achieved very good box office.Before Xu Guanwu traveled here, he heard that "Raiders of the Lost Ark V" was about to be released.But it is a pity that Xu Guanwu will never be seen again.

In the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series of movies, Dr. Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford, is wise, wise, unyielding, personable, going through hardships, looking for treasures lost in the long river of history, and during the adventure journey Fight heroic German and Russian agents, as well as ancient cultists.

This series of movies has a strong storyline, and the protagonist is full of charm, especially the grand action scenes, and the adventure journey is even more captivating.During the expedition, there are endless killing mechanisms, mysterious ancient civilizations, treasures in myths and legends, and insidious and cunning enemies... But Indiana Jones can always save the day at critical moments, and finally successfully defeats the opponent and embraces the beauty Sing triumphantly.

Dr. Indiana Jones and 007 James Bond also have many similarities in setting.For example, both of them are equally smart and wise, handsome, brave and decisive, personable, and they are so awesome.And they all have a bit of a cold humor, like to be cute occasionally, tell some bad jokes or something.

At the same time, these two people are proficient in multiple languages, and they are good at boxing and kicking. They have abundant physical strength and agility. At the same time, these two people have excellent luck, and they can come back every time at the last minute, thus successfully defeating the enemy and winning the victory.

However, although "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was developed on the basis of the "007" series, in terms of storytelling and visibility, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is undoubtedly better.The James Bond series is more like the urban YY novel "School Girl's Personal Expert"; while the Indiana Jones series is more like the supernatural novel "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".

Compared with James Bond who won only with his personal charm and the hard-working IQ of the villain, Indiana Jones is undoubtedly much more difficult.More often, he has to take risks himself, entering and exiting dangerous areas such as ancient tombs, tunnels, deserts, and the sky, and confronting fierce and cunning enemies.

In contrast, James Bond often visits bars, beaches, guest rooms, clubs, etc., and even in the most dangerous times, there is a beautiful Bond girl by his side, responsible for helping Bond attract monsters , pull hatred, and provide X services and so on.

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"Before the two of them go to Hawaii for vacation, I want to find a chance to meet them." Xu Guanwu nodded.

"Don't you need to wait for the release of "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" to see the box office results before making a decision?" David Brown asked in surprise.

"Yes, for new directors, it is better to continue to observe and try to be safe. After all, investing in movies is not a joke. If you are a little negligent, tens of millions of dollars will be gone." Richard also helped to suggest .

Xu Guanwu understood the thoughts of these two people. In fact, in Hollywood, directors are undoubtedly the hardest type of people.Movies have achieved high box office, and stars have always been the most prominent.It doesn't really matter if you make a few bad movies afterwards.As long as there is another good work, you can earn money for a few more years.But if the director makes a few bad films later, there is basically no room for turning around.

It seems that Wu Yusen, the Hong Kong director who first went to the United States to develop, made films such as "Face Changing", "Broken Arrow", and "Mission: Impossible 2". No two.

But then a "Wind Talker" failed miserably at the box office, and it also caused the owner MGM to file for bankruptcy.Now he can only go back to the mainland in despair, and make bad movies under the title of Hollywood director. "Mengmeng, stand up!" Your sister, Brother Sen, you have to stand up too!

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What David and Richard meant was to keep Xu Guanwu stable, wait for the release of "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", and wait for the box office results before deciding whether to invest in Steve Spielberg and George W. Lucas.After all, now a movie requires tens of millions of investment, which is not a small amount.

Although the films made by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas did well at the box office, in fact, Hollywood is full of directors who are amazing in the early stage and terrible in the later stage.Many directors may only have so many tricks, and once the trick is over, they are basically exhausted.

However, Xu Guanwu has confidence in Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. In fact, the most worthy directors in his mind are Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Michael Bay and Christopher Nolan.

One of the most notable features of these people's films is that they will not let investors lose money. Although James Cameron's ability to burn money is first-rate, his ability to make money is also outstanding; Michael Bay is always criticized for having too many explosions in his works. But the action movies he made, the hot scenes are also the most exciting...

"It's okay, I have confidence in the two of them. In fact, you have been in contact with them often, and you have dug them out. You should be more confident than me." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said with a smile.

"But we have to be responsible for the investors, otherwise, who would want to hire us in the future? You don't care about your own money, you are really a rare investor in Hollywood." David Brown and Richard Zanjuk exchanged glances , couldn't help but said with a wry smile.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing when he heard what the two said. In fact, if he didn't come from time travel, but was born and raised like Richard and David, then he would never invest in any movies, because this business is absolutely Losing business.

Golden Harvest made so many blockbuster movies in the 90s, 80s, and 70s, but Zou Daheng finally sold the company at a loss; Mai Jia, Huang Baiming, Ishida and other new art city bosses, although they had great glory in the 80s, they actually didn’t How much money is earned.Mai Jia made more money by speculating in stocks, while Ishida mostly invested in real estate. As for Huang Baiming, he still made money by making money by frying cold rice. Shaw Brothers was also struggling for failure in the [-]s, [-]s, and [-]s, but it still had to close its doors in the [-]s.And Sir Shao Yifu's net worth of tens of billions is mostly in real estate in the downtown area, as well as shares in wireless TV stations...

As for the stars, directors, and screenwriters in Hong Kong... there are not many who can really make money.Most of them just mixed into the middle class, and not many became billionaires, and even some people were old and destitute, and had to rely on government relief to survive.

In contrast, most of those who used money to speculate in real estate speculated made a fortune.Hong Kong TVB's famous green leaf Chen Manna is a real estate speculator with a net worth of tens of millions. She is an actress in TVB just for fun. Although she only plays a small role, she actually makes more money than first-tier and second-tier actresses.

And Zhou Runfa, Zhou Xingchi, Cheng Long, Guan Zhilin, etc. all made huge fortunes by speculating in real estate, and they made money well.In contrast, Liu Jiahui, Cao Charlie and other extremely popular movie stars, because they have no way to make money, have a lot of right and wrong because of money in their old age.

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"You don't have to bother so much, let's arrange a meeting as soon as possible." Xu Guanwu smiled and nodded.

Seeing that Xu Guanwu had made up his mind, David and Richard stopped persuading him.Anyway, the money is his own, whether he loses or earns, it has nothing to do with him, so why bother to persuade him.

"By the way, I remember you planned to invest in the filming of "Conan the Barbarian" last year. Have you started filming now?" Xu Guanwu asked curiously.

"I haven't written a word yet. That Edward still doesn't give up and is still soliciting investment everywhere, but no one cares about this at all." Richard said with a smile, "Now the whole Hollywood knows that the copyright of Conan's novels has been Freezing, if you want to buy the adaptation rights, it will take a lot of trouble. And the key is that the investment in this film is too high, and the actors he appointed are not famous actors, so even the most risky investors are unwilling to invest."

"Xu, what do you think of that project, why don't you invest in it?" David asked with a smile.

Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "The investment in that film is really too much, and the profit prospect is not very good. The most important point is that I don't want Edward Pressman to lead this project. If it is the two of you If one person is the producer, I might consider investing in it."

"You have too much confidence in us. To be honest, the role of producer is not easy to do. You need to be proficient in the entire production process of movies. And you must know how to grasp today's fashion trends and be able to propose to the director. own opinions, and be able to act as a bridge between the director and investors." Richard waved his hand and said, "The most important point is that the producer must ensure that the investors' funds will not lose money, otherwise they will want to raise funds in the future Funding is not so easy."

"Moreover, there are many kinds of Hollywood movies, and no director dares to say that he is competent for any theme. The same is true for producers. Some producers are sure about action movies, and some producers Proficient in romance movies, some producers are proficient in sci-fi movies, and some producers are proficient in horror movies...Richard and I are actually proficient in action movies, and produced "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Star Wars" , has made us feel out of energy, now like "Conan the Barbarian" in the magical theme movie, you should find a more proficient producer." David Brown added.

"A producer is like a professional manager of a company. A good manager can make the company prosper, but a bad manager can bankrupt a company with good performance." Richard added, "So making a movie must Find a good producer."

"Of course producers are the same as professional managers. Among professional managers, there are also those who are good at managing factories, some are good at finance, and some are good at product promotion...so sometimes the producers can't be blamed for bad movies. , Another possibility is that the producer you choose is actually proficient in other types of films, but you arranged to supervise another type of film. So naturally, he will not be able to use his ability." David again said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, the two of you are singing together because you don't want to supervise the production of "Conan the Barbarian". I wonder, is this movie really that bad?" Xu Guanwu was asked by David and Richard De's speech made his head dizzy, and he quickly interrupted their speech with a wave of his hand.

"If you are like the two of us, staying on location for a year and a half, without delicious food, without a comfortable bedroom, without a dear wife...you can appreciate our suffering. And "Conan the Barbarian" The film is bound to shoot a lot of locations, and it may take another year or two." David said with a wry smile, "Richard and I need to take a good rest these few months, and we absolutely don't want to go to locations to shoot again. .”

"What David said is what I wanted to say, and Conan the Barbarian is not our genre. Even if I brought this project into the company, I would never be a producer on it. Because I suffer and suffer It’s a trivial matter, if the company’s financial losses are caused because I’m not good at making fantasy movies, then I’ll be the one to blame.”

(End of this chapter)