Chapter 1214: Running for the Prize
Zhang Nan is full of confidence, and Adjani does not doubt his judgment, those movies produced by Xingchen Columbia Company over the years, as long as Zhang Nan starts up, or those movies that are so big that they need to be invested and produced by him in the end, they are all profitable.
There are films with slight losses, which are basically the occasional small investments, those that Zhang Nan does not work with: a large commercial film company can produce more than a few movies a year, as long as the main production of each schedule makes a big profit, a small amount of temporary box office losses on other films is acceptable.
As for why I say "temporarily", today's movies are not only box office revenue, but also video tape revenue, TV network broadcast rights sales, and so on.
Especially for a small number of art films, you don't expect it to make money, for some flashy, but necessary word-of-mouth.
The details of a film script that any film company needs to shoot will basically be a trade secret, especially for the big investment highlights, and the same is true for Etoile Columbia.
But no matter how confidential it is, this script is not defensive against Adjani, because those big-investment scripts must have a copy in Zhang Nan's study.
She had seen the first draft of the script for "Jurassic Park" and knew something about the movie, but she never thought that that movie would have such an exaggerated impact on the development of world cinema!
But looking at the script, I can't imagine the final screen effect of "Jurassic Park".
People's imagination is limited, except for some guys with different brain circuits, such as a guy named Spielberg.
"When will filming start?"
Since Zhang Nan was so confident, Adjani asked casually.
"This summer, filming will probably start in July and August, and we have already chosen the location on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
It is said that this place is a universal location, and the scenery is very beautiful, so next time you have time to see it?"
Regarding Zhang Nan's suggestion, Adjani shook her head, "There is too much rain on that island, I have been there."
Especially in the summer, there are often typhoons, and the wind is quite scary.
I thought, yes, it's '82, I happened to be exclusive over there, and the roof of the hotel where I stayed was about to blow away..."
With an area of 1,430 square kilometers, the two of them said that Kauai should be the fourth largest island in the Hawaiian Islands, and it is a pocket geopark with thousands of landforms, such as cliffs, bird's nests, water-jet stone holes, and colorful rock formations, which can be found on Kauai, not to mention the tropical scenery that the Hawaiian Islands already lack.
Many of Hollywood's biggest names like to use that exotic island as a backdrop, with its tropical jungles, volcanic rocks, stunning beaches, spectacular waterfalls...
These producers and directors can find the locations they need on Kauai, and it's no problem to pretend to be the Congolese jungle, the Australian beaches, or the Southeast Asian rainforest.
Belch...
The exception is the desert exterior, which is the westernmost part of the Hawaiian Islands, so not only is it the heaviest rainfall, but it is also the most vulnerable to hurricanes, and the desert is dropless.
Adjani said she had been there in '82 and had a typhoon that had almost devastating the local tourism industry and the hotel had almost blown away.
Then Zhang Nan thought that similar news appeared when he was filming "Jurassic Park" in his previous life, but he didn't think much about it, anyway, it was impossible for this typhoon to blow away his own Tyrannosaurus Rex.
As for the actors and directors or something...
Zhang Nan gave Spielberg the right to choose the actor, and even the high-level executives of Xingchen Columbia did not participate in this matter, let alone Zhang Nan himself.
Zhang Nan is a capitalist, what should I do when the typhoon comes?
Who cares about the life or death of those people, just worry about not delaying the filming because someone blows it away: Spielberg is still important to the company in the whole movie, and as for the others, blowing it to China will not attract Zhang Nan's attention.
The insurance company is here, and the actors in that movie can only be regarded as supporting roles at all, and the protagonists are dinosaurs.
As for Spielberg, he is a super powerhouse, and he will be super busy this year, and as soon as he finishes filming "Jurassic Park", he will have to go to Poland to prepare for the filming of his "Schindler's List", and even the post-production will be knotted.
According to Zhang Nan's estimate, before "Schindler's List" is completed, even if Spielberg is stuffed into the gas chamber, this guy will climb out for you!
The dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" will be the absolute protagonists of the movie, Adjani has no interest in such a big production, even if it is a big investment, the actors in it have no place to volatile their acting skills at all.
As for "Schindler's List", the film may cause a sensation in her opinion, but the female characters in it can't stand up at all.
However, in a conversation with three French film bosses just now, Zhang Nan asked about the movie script by the way: "Piano Lessons".
That's what Adjani is asking.
"How are you interested in the art chapter?"
"Do you want to win another Oscar?"
Adjani shrugged her shoulders and said it didn't matter.
"As long as you're interested, the heroine of that movie is yours, and it won't take long to make that film anyway.
As long as you star, I'll be able to get you back an Oscar-winning statuette!"
is very confident, art films need acting skills, what "Piano Lessons" Zhang Nan watched once, of course the plot can't remember clearly, France and New Zealand seem to be a few co-productions, and the heroine has won the Oscar.
The biggest impression is: the original heroine is so ugly, and there are characters in it who are perverted or something.
In this year's Oscar "The Silence of the Lambs", Jodie Foster, the key focus unit of the Three Defense Office, is the biggest hit, and when she was in the wine castle a few days ago, Adjani casually said that if she starred, she would not be inferior to Judy.
In fact, it was to tell Zhang Nan that she wanted to star in "Queen Margot" to take a precautionary shot, reminding Zhang Nan: She wants to make a movie.
This is not bragging, saying that in this horror movie, Adjani can play the role into people's bones!
Not inferior?
This can be said to be modest.
"The Silence of the Lambs" is a thing of the past, who made her only think about raising her youngest son at that time, and she had no idea of showing her head.
Since you want to make a movie, let's shoot it.
If we are not interested in the American commercial blockbuster, our French Rose will rush to win the award.
And Zhang Nan also thought of two interesting things: "The Piano Lesson" was filmed by France, but it doesn't seem to be a French film, but as long as Adjani finds some time to participate, the French César Award for two consecutive years is probably hers, and she can complete the feat of "Five Crowns" of the Caesar Award ahead of schedule!
Also, "Lily seems to be idle and has nothing to do with you and Charlie to learn acting?"