"This film is important. Zhang Fan once again emphasized the significance of this film to him: "This time you are the producer of the crew, responsible for calculating expenses and monitoring the progress of shooting. In short, everything outside of the movie is left to you. ”

"Okay boss, that's no problem. Eddie understands that this movie is related to whether Zhang Fan can get Disney. So I didn't hesitate to take over the job.

At this time, Zhang Fan's film company was not the same as when he first came to Hollywood, when Zhang Fan's film company needed to beg people everywhere for film distribution, and now they have the second largest movie theater chain in the United States and a number of small theater chains under their own names. In addition to the lack of large-scale overseas distribution capabilities, in terms of film distribution capabilities, many small and medium-sized film companies have taken the initiative to ask for them.

Assembling a crew is not difficult. In Hollywood, as long as the money is in place, any kind of crew can be built. Not to mention that Zhang Fan's fame at this time has an extremely terrifying appeal in the entire Hollywood. In addition, Zhang Fan gave at least 200 million US dollars in production costs, and there was no difficulty in forming a crew.

There are all kinds of equipment companies for shooting, and they are all high-end products that have been newly purchased. You don't have to find anyone to rent it, which saves you a lot of money and hassle. At this point, Eddie admires Zhang Fan very much. When the company was just established, Zhang Fan did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy a lot of advanced equipment, which was a great waste at that time. But now it's a visionary. Owning his own equipment allows Zhang Fan not to be held hostage by anyone in this regard.

"The most important thing right now is to get the actors and the various set props. Zhang Fan began to instruct the work, "I'll get the actors, after all, I have to train after finding people." You're in charge of the set props. A 17th-century town, Treasure Island is also home to several brand new sailing ships. ”

"Sailboat?" Eddie looked at Zhang Fan in surprise, "You want to build a real sailboat?"

The previous town also had an island or something, and Eddie could understand it. But is it too much of an exaggeration to say that these sailboats are even more expensive than they were in the seventeenth century. In the modern world, where industrialization has spread on a large scale, metal boats are everywhere, but the price is not as good as those wooden sailboats that have fallen behind.

"In the case of sailboats, there is no need for this, right? just find a computer special effects company to do it, there is no need to really make a real sailboat. Eddie thought about it and couldn't help but persuade Zhang Fan out loud. After all, in his opinion, even if he has money, he doesn't spend it so much. After all, the price of sailboats is very expensive, and after the filming is completed, these sailboats are useless, and they need to be maintained very much, which is simply more than worth the loss.

"In comparison, the price of computer special effects is indeed much cheaper than a few real sailboats. Zhang Fan spoke out to explain this matter, "It's just that Pirates of the Caribbean is not just a movie, I am going to shoot it as a series." There are as many as four or five films planned, and if there are so many films, these sailboats are much more useful than computer special effects. After all, sailboats can be reused, but computer effects need to be redone once they are used. ”

As soon as Zhang Fan's expected plan came out, Eddie was dumbfounded. Such a pirate-themed movie, which has been proven by the market to have been abandoned by the audience, actually has to make four or five films?! If the investment in each film is about the same, wouldn't it cost more than one billion dollars plus the publicity cost?!

A billion dollars in investment is a huge number for any company. In fact, the vast majority of the world's companies do not have enough assets to reach this figure. At this time, such a huge investment was thrown into the pit of pirate-themed movies in Zhang Fan's place.

When Eddie just wanted to persuade him, Zhang Fan's voice sounded again: "Even after the filming of this series is over, these sailboats will not be wasted." I'm going to send them all to Disneyland for a traveling theme exhibition, and it's bound to be a sensation. ”

For Zhang Fan's thoughts, Eddie just wanted to say that I was already stunned. But when I thought about Zhang Fan's achievements all along, I suddenly felt that this was the gap between myself and my boss. Zhang Fan can anticipate and respond to things that will happen a long time later, but Eddie can only think about the things in front of him.

Although it is not clear whether Zhang Fan's prediction can succeed in the end, it is already difficult for ordinary people to have this kind of prediction. And if it does, it's a fantastic investment.

"Okay, I see. Eddie nodded and said, "I'll contact the manufacturer to make a sailboat later." ”

"Time. The most important thing is time. Zhang Fan pointed out the important point of the matter, "It will be released in the summer next year, and it must be in time." ”

"Time is too tight. Add frowned and replied, "It takes a long time just to make a sailboat." ”

"The modern era of industrialization produces products that are fast, provided that the money is in place. Zhang Fan laughed: "What is lacking in the era of industrialization is just money. I set aside $200 million for the production in order to buy time with the money. ”

The productive capacity of the modern industrialized world is unimaginable to ordinary people. It's like making a sailboat, if it were hundreds of years ago, it would take at least a few years to prepare. The drying of the wood alone takes a year or two to put the wood in the sun and explode. However, in the industrial era, with a large dryer, this time could be completed in a day or two.

In the modern industrialized world, large machines can do it in an hour. And in terms of quality, it is far better than the Seventeenth World.

After that, the assembly or something, in the seventeenth world, a large number of experienced shipwrights need to spend a lot of time on the assembly step by step. However, in the modern era of industrialization, with detailed drawings drawn by computer scans and various advanced equipment, a team of migrant workers can easily complete it.

And all that is needed is money. As long as the money is in place, there is nothing that cannot be done.

"Find the best shipyards and give them more money. "Zhang Fan is completely taking money to open the way at this time", and the maximum amount of compensation is stipulated in the contract. If they can't finish it on time, then let them lose money and stay with them until they go bankrupt!"

If you want to urge the shipyard to complete the task on time and in quantity, there is nothing better than liquidated damages. At the same time, in order to prevent those people from Disney from making trouble for themselves, Zhang Fan deliberately chose a large shipyard to take over the work this time, just to prevent Disney people from paying to buy those shipyards to deliberately delay time or even produce fake and shoddy products.

"Good boss. Although he didn't attach much importance to the pirate theme, Eddie believed in Zhang Fan's vision. After all, he never failed. Perhaps this time will also work a miracle again.

"I went to the actors. Zhang Fan clapped his hands, "Don't say anything, let's do it for Disney!"

Disney, Zhang Fan's dream goal. Now that this goal is close at hand, Zhang Fan has gone all out for this company.

Finding an actor was not difficult for Zhang Fan at this time, because his reputation in Hollywood represented success. Even first-line actors dare not guarantee the success of each of their works, but Zhang Fan has done it.

For this reason, even first-line actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio, or Brad Pitt and others have expressed their hope to have the opportunity to work with Zhang Fan, not to mention other actors.

When Zhang Fan found Orlando Bloom, the actor was having a headache with several scripts inviting him. These are all literary films, not only the salary is not high, but also whether it is a director, a screenwriter, or a production company, it is not a big name. It was more because of his fame that he was invited.

Orlando Bloom sighed in his heart, the elf prince who was once popular in the world has fallen to this point? He is not reconciled, he wants to become a Hollywood superstar, not a little white face who relies on his face to eat. It's a pity that he has never been able to find any good opportunities.

"Mr. Zhang, are you going to invite me to star in your movie?" When Zhang Fan found Orlando Bloom, the handsome guy couldn't even believe it was real.

"Of course, I appreciate you. Zhang Fan smiled, "Although the role this time is only the second male, it is very suitable for you to play." I'm sure this role will take you to the next level. ”

"Mr. Zhang. "Any actor has an agent by their side, and Orlando Bloom is no exception. The agent began to make demands: "Orlando is a first-class actor in Hollywood, and if he plays the second male lead, it will affect his fame." ”

"Really?" Zhang Fan smiled, "Then what do you think?"

As an agent, all you have to do is to fight for the benefits of your actor, and this agent is no exception: "I think Orlando is more suitable for the role of the male lead. ”

"What if it doesn't work?" Zhang Fan looked at the agent with a calm face.

As if feeling Zhang Fan's oppressive gaze, the agent swallowed his saliva and continued to speak, "If it doesn't work, then Orlando should be given a salary that matches his worth." ”

Fighting for the male lead is just a pretense, after all, people in this industry are smart people, and they all know that it is difficult to change the role of a movie once it is decided. The reason why I say this is just to strive for better remuneration and treatment.

"Then how much do you say is the right salary?" Zhang Fan didn't get angry or anything, because there was no need for this.

The agent glanced at Orlando Bloom, who was sitting silently and silently, and then turned his head to look at Zhang Fan, "I think that as Orlando, you need to have a salary of 20 million US dollars, plus 10% of the global box office share." ”