Chapter 303: Opportunity (3rd Watch)
[Pouring oil on the fire for 360 laps, rolling for a monthly ticket, asking for a monthly ticket, asking for a monthly ticket, donkey meat is going to be scorched......]
The two chatted for a while, and Scott Ross, the CEO of the company who heard the news, finally rushed over and warmly invited him into the reception room. The digital sector is already considering a Canadian company, but if there is an alternative at this time, it may be able to sell for a good price.
Hu Yifei is indeed interested in the digital field, but he does not intend to spend money in vain.
This kind of thing is still left to the professionals.
On this day, he didn't do anything, but walked through the entire digital field.
Before leaving, James Cameron gave him the Terminator T-800 robot model that had been in his storage room for many years, and Hu Yifei liked it very much, saying that he wanted to keep it in his office and look at it every day.
"If you like it, I didn't send the wrong person."
Ross didn't want Hu Yifei to leave like this, so he proposed that he have a treat and everyone went out for a meal together.
Hu Yifei was casual with the host, and when chatting, James Cameron finally couldn't help it, and found an opportunity for Rose to be no longer on the scene and said that he was buying New York crude oil. Hu Yifei smiled carefully and said, "What is the price of oil now?" ”
"$60 a bucket......," he said, looking very helpless, "I don't pay attention to these investments." The price is already frightening. I've been worrying a lot about it these days, and it's even more nerve-wracking than making movies. ”
Hu Yifei said: "This is normal, for people who don't know how to do it, movies are a more difficult existence to enter the industry, and I also petition to deal with movies." James, don't ship too early if you trust me, I'll send you a message if I want to quit. But you know, this kind of thing can't be made public, after all, the opportunity is fleeting. ”
James looked relieved, "I understand. After thinking about it, he solemnly stretched out his hand and said, "It's a pleasure to make friends with you." ”
"I'm glad to meet you, too."
Baby looked at them in confusion on the side, and couldn't understand how the two of them talked about how they talked about meeting common words.
This visit to the digital field inspired Hu Yifei a lot. He is now the "head of the family", and if the family film industry wants to develop in the future, it can no longer focus on the small fame and small profits in front of him.
2005 is a very critical year, after which many opportunities will slip away from us, and it is clear that there will be no delay.
When I returned, I immediately recruited my team:
"There are three things that need to be done: first, I want to buy a digital special effects company, and I want to delist it and become my privatization company."
"Second, Erica, you are in charge of the following, Hasbro has two projects that are very eye-catching, the rights to "Transformers" and "Special Forces", and I hope to get my hands on it as soon as possible. After thinking about it, he added: "Maybe DreamWorks has already approached Hasbro, but no matter how much it costs, it must be taken down, especially Transformers." ”
"Understood." Erica is getting to know the boss's temperament more and more, and when he says the phrase whatever it takes, it means a direct bid. With her knowledge of Hollywood companies, I believe that not many people can not give in to the dollar.
"The third thing ......" Hu Yifei hesitated for a moment, but finally said: "How much do you know about Marvel?" ”
Everyone was stunned, and Ma Rujun said: "Spider-Man? ”
"Hulk?"
"Isn't the Hulk universal, isn't the X-Men?"
Erica said: "Whether it's Spider-Man, X-Men, or the Fantastic Four, the adaptation copyright doesn't belong to Marvel anymore. Boss, Marvel already has a plan to start forming its own film company, and will not sell the rights to animated characters to the outside world, and if you want to buy a certain character, it may be a little troublesome. ”
"Who said I'm going to buy a few characters?" Hu Yifei tapped his fingers on the table a few times, "I'm going to buy the entire Marvel company." ”
Everyone opened their mouths in unison, and Erica frowned, "That's probably quite a lot of money, Marvel relies on a few superheroes who are outcast, and has made other companies see their own value, I don't think this acquisition number will be less than ...... 1.5 billion! She said a relatively safe number.
Hu Yifei breathed a sigh of relief, he remembered that when Disney acquired Marvel in 2009, it cost 4 billion. But that was after Marvel's debt to make "Iron Man", and now Marvel is very poor. "If the acquisition can be completed within 2 billion, I can accept it."
Erica found that she didn't understand her boss's actions, "Boss, with all due respect, do you have so much money to buy so much at once?" ”
Ma Rujun opened her mouth, wanting to tell her that her boss had just taken out a loan of five billion, but she still didn't say anything.
Hu Yifei said: "Soon there will be." This is something I have to worry about, you do it as soon as possible, first with "Transformers", and later it will change. ”
The boss said a word, and his subordinates were busy breaking their legs.
After making this decision, Hu Yifei's team began to get busy again. He himself was not idle, while paying attention to the trend of international crude oil prices, he formed a crew for "Inception", and at the same time opened casting interviews.
is still the original "hangover" team, assistant director Remy Gino, cinematographer Valley Pfister, they have worked together very happily before, and "The Hangover" has created a result that has made everyone jaw-dropping, and according to Chinese habits, maybe they will also have an additional bonus...... Uh, in China it's called red envelopes.
This time, when they heard Hu Yifei's summons, they regrouped very happily.
In addition to the original team, there are many new faces this time.
Wayne Calga, Head of Special Effects in the digital realm, is a well-known master of special effects and a very famous master of prop modeling. It's a skill that's been passed down in the digital world, and Cameron started out with it.
Wayne was a bit surprised to be sent to the crew, as the company had prepared for him to take over the special effects for the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean. But when I heard that this Hollywood upstart was preparing to buy his own company, it became clear. Maybe this Chinese will be his own boss in the future, and he will not do his best.
In addition, at the invitation of Hu Yifei, James Cameron, who has not been out of the mountain for a long time, will serve as the technical director of the film, which also earns a lot of topicality for the film.
In anticipation, the family film finally belatedly announced Hu Yifei's new film plan on Facebook official media.
Movie Title: Inception
Movie Genre: Science Fiction
Investment: $150 million ~ no upper limit.
Investors: Family Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, China Film, Huayi, Anle Film and Television.
Cast: Waiting ......
After the news came out, it attracted millions of crazy clicks from netizens in less than half a day.
"This time, the master is not going down the ordinary path again, and he is filming a sci-fi production again."
"Everyone is filming martial arts and fantasy epics, but I want to shoot science fiction."
"In the United States, kung fu has always been out of the mainstream, don't look at "The Matrix" is very beautiful and the box office is quite high, in fact, it is all science fiction. Therefore, science fiction is the mainstream in the global market. Those who follow martial arts are all in the wrong direction. ”
"At the Golden Horse Awards, I disliked that the investment environment of "Source Code" was too small, and many ideas could not be developed. Looking at this investment, you should be able to enjoy it. ”
"Looking forward to ...... It's a pity to have to wait an extra year. ”
Although the scale of this investment is a bit appalling, the experience of "The Hangover" still makes investors want to move.
"It's finally a movie, this time it's not a family film monopoly, maybe it's an opportunity!"
Investing hundreds of millions of dollars is obviously not aimed at the domestic market. A whole host of investors have flown to the family film industry from all over the country, including Hollywood. Not only investment, but also advertising sponsorship has suddenly increased. Those who can show their faces in a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions are not bad money.
However, as soon as he heard that the price offered by the family film industry for $20 million to get a 10% share, even Warner Bros. accepted the price, and countless companies died down in an instant.
The cost of the investment rose to $150 million, which was also the price initially calculated by the audit department. Hu Yifei gave himself the value this time, the director and screenwriter cost 15 million + 10% share, and the starring fee was 10 million. This is also the price that Erica has set for him, which is not high compared to his current worth. If there are other good projects in the future and you want to work with him, there will be a clear contrast.
Casting has already begun, and the official website has been set up.
In addition to Hu Yifei, the first role announced by the crew was suddenly Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron.
This news is a good sign, and it is not too surprising. In addition to counting a few sentences of "this woman has superb skills", the peers can only envy them.
At the same time, Liu Dehao finally made up his mind, he stopped acting in "Say I Love You Again", and invited Wu Yanzu, who had risen in fame, to play his role, and he himself decided to join "Inception".
The second role joined, and suddenly made waves in China. The King of Heaven is going to join forces with the lord again, but this time it is led by the lord, and the world is changing so fast.
After watching the official media of the family film industry, the official media of Yingyi Entertainment also agreed to the matter. made many Andy fans smile, this is the most beneficial move.
"Say I Love You Again" held a press conference in Hong Kong, and as soon as Liu Dehao appeared on the scene, it attracted countless flashing lights.
"Andy, the family pictures announced that you are the starring role of the new movie directed by Hu Yifei, I don't know if this is really the case?"
"What is the content of this movie? Can you reveal a little bit? ”
These two dozen reporters were quite excited, eager to squeeze next to Liu Dehua and drown Liu Dehua with saliva. What kind of character Liu Dehao is, he pressed his hands to calm down the emotions of the reporters on the scene, and said with a smile: "I do want to play that play, but not the starring role, this time I will play a very important supporting role." At first glance, this drama is aimed at Hollywood, I am a little famous in Asia, and I have to follow reality when I enter Hollywood. As for the content of the movie, please wait for another year and see you later. ”
"Andy, are you going to give up filming "Say I Love You Again" because of this movie?"
"There are reasons for this. Of course, I am also relieved to ask Yanzu to play the role I originally wanted to play. The pretty boy is famous, maybe more attractive to the audience than me. ”
Wu Yanzu hurriedly explained beside him, "Brother Meng Hua can see it, this is my luck." I actually have a lot of pressure to take on the role of the king, but I will definitely play a good show and try not to disappoint the audience. ”
So the reporter immediately let Liu Tianwang go and asked him when the filming of "The Hangover 2" would start. (To be continued.) )