Cameron and Nolan were both stunned.

In the United States, a movie with a large investment often finds a lot of investors, although this means that the benefits will be diverted, but the risks can be borne by many parties, and even if it fails, the losses will be within the range of bearing.

Take a look at MGM, one of the six major Hollywood film companies that were brilliant back then, because of the successive failure of several large-investment films, the huge MGM was directly dragged down, and now it is almost squeezed out of the list of the six major Hollywood film companies.

This bloody lesson has taught everyone that high risk means high returns, but it can also be directly pitted, so an excellent movie is destined to have many investors.

But Anna actually wants to invest in "The End of the World" independently, which is not millions or tens of millions, but hundreds of millions at every turn, or dollars.

Well, the two of them can understand when they think about it, as the princess of the Zheng family and the top songwriter and producer, Anna is really not short of money, and it is no problem for her to invest alone, but isn't she afraid of losing all her money in the end?

"Anna, you ......"

"Well, I know what you're trying to say, but I've made up my mind!" Anna interrupted them with a wave of her hand, "Besides, don't you have faith in 'The End Times'?

"No, we don't think we're going to lose money......"

"That's not the end!" Anna said confidently: "My creativity I know, "The Last Days" is destined to leave a strong mark in the world film industry, it is not destined to let me down, let us down, since it is destined not to lose money, of course I am willing to invest a lot of money." ”

"Well, we won't persuade you if you say that......" Thinking about what Anna said, it also makes sense, and in her capacity, she doesn't have to care about the unspoken rules of Hollywood such as 'everyone earns money together', and Nolan and Cameron no longer persuade them.

"Now let's talk about investment, Mr. Cameron, you are the oldest, you can tell me your budget first, let you shoot 'The End of the World', how much do you think is enough?" Anna asked.

Cameron pondered for a while and asked, "Anna, I'll ask you how you want to shoot first, is it 2D, or ...... 3D?"

"Then you still need to say?" Anna pursed her lips and smiled, "Of course it's the 3D version, Mr. Cameron, even if your "Avatar" is in 3D, it seems that it has been filmed and entered the post-production, you answer me first, when the production is completed and can be released, when will it be?"

"Probably the end of next year!" Cameron said uncertainly.

"By the end of next year?" muttered Anna, "there's still nearly a year and a half, that's enough!"

"Mr. Cameron, tell me what your budget is!"

"I think that if you want to shoot the effects in Anna's script, I'm talking about the whole shot, and if you don't cut it, you have to ...... That's the number!" Cameron silently held out two fingers.

"Two hundred million...... Dollars?"

"Not necessarily, it's just my initial estimate. Cameron said uncertainly: "Those big scenes, such as the evacuation of the whole city and the final zombie siege, all rely on huge special effects and big scenes, these cost a lot of money, and there are many others, 200 million...... It's just a basic budget. ”

"And how much did you use for Avatar?" Anna asked.

"Well, it's already cost more than $300 million. Cameron said embarrassedly: "The original budget was only 200 million, but in the end it was more than 300 million, and without adding the post-production, if you calculate it all, it is estimated that it will be ...... More than 400 million, right?"

"Hehe, you're awesome!" Anna didn't know what to say.

A movie costs more than $400 million, which can almost be said to be the most expensive movie, Cameron, a movie maniac, is really not a joke, he really spends money like water.

According to the current film market in the United States, the box office has to be half of the theaters, that is to say, the box office must be more than 800 million, and those investors can earn back the cost, which is still the most optimistic. It's no wonder Cameron hasn't been treated well by those producers lately, and there's a reason for that.

"Avatar" will be delayed until post-production for more than a year to complete, also because of insufficient funds, if the funds are sufficient, it is possible to release it at the end of this year, but those investors are frightened by Cameron, and they are afraid that they will lose their money, so they dare not continue to invest.

"But, 400 million......" Anna frowned, in her expectation, the scenes of "The End of the World" are more than those of "Avatar", but fortunately, "The End of the World" is not the kind of movie where the special effects of "Avatar" account for more than half of the movie, compared with the special effects, "The End of the World" pays more attention to the design of the model.

However, if you want to shoot the effects in the script, the investment may not be less than that of "Avatar", if you want to be released before "Avatar", then the investment ......

"What do you think, Mr. Nolan?" Anna asked Christopher Nolan, "how much do you think is appropriate?"

"I think...... It depends on how you shoot it. Nolan replied: "If you reduce some big scenes and battles, and add more exploration of connotation, it will cancel some costs, but my estimate will not be less than 200 million dollars." ”

"Is that so? I see!" Anna pondered for a moment, and said, "Mr. Cameron, Mr. Nolan, I declare, you go and do it!"

"Anna, what do you mean ......"

"That's right, I can authorize you with the maximum amount of money. Anna nodded and said: "After the crew is formed, the $400 million will be in the account, and these investments, whatever you want, as long as they are used for this movie, but ...... I want every penny of your money to be spent where it deserves, you know when I say that?"

"Yes!" the two of them turned serious, Anna understood what they meant, given the maximum investment, I need a good result, and I don't want you to use the money where it shouldn't be, otherwise, you don't blame me for the trouble I have for you!

"Then, everything in "The Last Days" will be handed over to the two of you. Anna solemnly said to them: "I hope that in the next period of time, we can work together well, and I hope that we can complete a truly perfect "Last Days" and form a truly novel world." ”

"In the future, I will leave it to you. ”

"Anna, don't worry!" Cameron and Nolan looked at each other and smiled sincerely.

With Anna's promise and $400 million, this time, they can do a good job.