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Chapter 190: This madman

Chapter 190: This madman

"Legend of Doom" is adapted from the famous American writer Richard Brown. Mattson's "I Am Legend", but the film adaptation rights have long been sold to Warners, which makes it very difficult to win the film adaptation rights. www.biquge.info The first time Carl contacted Warner, he was politely refused, but he knew that Liang Xiǎo Long wanted to win the play, so he didn't tell Liang Xiǎo Long the answer, and continued to work with Warner Jiāo, hoping to cooperate through script change or joint venture shooting.

"Go to his ** jiāo to change the script." The second time Jiāo waded, the result was still not perfect, Warner actually offered to exchange "The Lord of the Rings" Jiāo for "I Am Legend", which almost made Carl angry. He is full of confidence in Liang Xiǎolong's ability to estimate the box office, so he has always believed that "The Lord of the Rings" is worth three billion dollars at the box office, can "I Am Legend" have such a high box office? Isn't that?

In fact, Warner was also depressed, they also wanted to win the film adaptation rights of "The Lord of the Rings", but they were beaten by Liang Xiǎo Longheng chā; They wanted to win the adaptation rights of "Harry Both", but Liang Xiǎo Long started in advance; They wanted to invest in Weta Digital Studios, but they were also preempted by Liang Xiǎolong. Liang Xiǎo Long has simply become their nemesis, so as soon as they heard that Liang Xiǎo Long wanted the film adaptation rights of "I Am Legend" again, Warner's top management was unhappy, if it wasn't for the relationship in face, they wouldn't even bother to get involved with Yanhuang Film Company Jiāo.

"Joint venture shooting, or let xiǎo dragon write a script jiāo change, and if you can't talk about it, you can only pull it down." Karl smiled wryly and asked the public relations department to engage with Warner again, and after two days of negotiations, Warner finally agreed to shoot a joint venture, Warner gave up the script adaptation rights, and Yanhuang Film Company produced the director and script.

However, the controversy over the right of authorship is relatively large, and both companies want the film to be listed under their own names. In the end, Yanhuang Film Company withdrew another one, responsible for the investment of 60 and taking 50 profits. This is also no way, Warner has the right to adapt the film and has always occupied the initiative.

"Oh yes, Warner is a vampire." Seeing the final result, Liang Xiǎo Long was somewhat depressed, but he was barely able to accept it.

The adaptation rights have been in hand, and the next step is to finalize the script, xiǎo said that "I Am Legend" describes in great detail how the protagonist Robert lives alone in a dead city after the spread of the virus, it includes a lot of science fiction elements, horror elements, humanistic elements, and a lot of content about Robert's vicious battle with the night demon. In the movie "Legend of Doom", it is more about Robert's loneliness.

However, Liang Xiǎo Long never thought of making a film that was exactly the same as the original, even if he himself liked "Legend of Doom" very much. Therefore, it is imperative to carry out a certain degree of adaptation, and the original work xiǎo said that it provided a lot of information for his adaptation.

Thrilling...... Combat...... It's two very good elements, and they fit the background of the story very well. Because, living in a ghost town full of night demons is impossible without many thrilling chā songs...... There are night demons everywhere, and escaping is never the only way, it will always be encountered.

Of course, Liang Xiǎo Long did not try to change the tone of the original film, and the original film made people feel the whole story very well by showing the mistakes of life and dreams. Therefore, Liang Xiǎo Long just wanted to use the two elements of thrilling and combat as chā songs and integrate them into the film, making the film more visually impactful. And for Liang Xiǎolong, who has a long experience in adaptation, this is not a big problem.

"What about the protagonist?" There is no problem with the script, Liang Xiǎo Long remembers the problem of the protagonist, if he wants to follow his adaptation, then the protagonist must have good athleticism. However, Liang Xiǎo Long doesn't like Hollywood's muscular men, he doesn't use them and doesn't look good, and he doesn't use them easily.

"Honey, or you can star in it yourself." Jessica joked: "You can play so well, a lot of stunts can be done with your bare hands, and when you shoot it, it will not only have a visual impact, but also give the audience enough realism, because they all think that you can do it." ”

"Sweetheart, shut up." Rachel glared at Jessica, and then said seriously: "Honey, don't listen to sweetheart nonsense, there are so many actors in Hollywood, and there are so many stuntmen, what special effects technology can't be done." ”

Jessica stuck out her tongue and quickly shut up, she knew that Rachel was worried about Liang Xiǎo Long's safety, just like when she was filming "Black Fist", so many difficult actions were completed by Liang Xiǎo Long's stand-in, Rachel couldn't stand it at the beginning, and now she is encouraging Liang Xiǎo Long, isn't it okay to find it unhappy?

"Baby, I think sweetheart's proposal is good." Liang Xiǎo Long is already excited, adapting it by himself, directing it by himself, starring by himself, and starring in such an interesting role, how happy is that? Especially like Jessica said, how rewarding is it to fantasize about various stunts by yourself and then complete them yourself?

But the only thing that worries people is the acting skills, as a director, Liang Xiǎo Long has a very strong ability to analyze the horns, and you can find out which aspects of the actor's performance are not in place. But he can't be sure if he can perform well, because so far, he has only played two roles, captain and stockings man.

"No, honey, don't worry me, okay?" Rachel was adamantly opposed, she knew that Liang Xiǎo Long was pursuing perfection in a single xing, a picture, and if he could use a stunt with a difficulty of ten, he would never consider using a stunt with a difficulty of eight.

"Baby, don't worry, I won't do anything beyond my ability." Liang Xiǎo Long still wants to try acting, starring in a film himself, and leaving a deeper mark in Hollywood.

"Honey, you can't be in too much of a mood when pregnant, you don't want me to have a miscarriage because of this, do you?" In desperation, Rachel can only sacrifice a killer weapon.

"Baby, you have it?" Liang Xiǎo Long was stunned, and his brain seemed to be frozen at this moment.

Rachel nodded, and Liang Xiǎo Long suddenly shouted wildly, the time has entered 99 years, and Rachel has been with him for four years, and it is time to have a child: "I have to inform my parents first to make them happy." After speaking, just as he was about to take out his mobile phone, Rachel first asked, "So, should you consider finding an actor?" ”

"Baby, I promise, this film uses the most realistic fight scenes, and immortal stunts are not enough?" Liang Xiǎo Long suddenly had a bitter face, and finally had the interest of being an actor, so he could give up so easily: "Moreover, you also know that this film focuses more on acting than special effects technology. ”

"Okay." Rachel finally had to agree: "However, I have to go to the set every day to keep an eye on you." ”

Liang Xiǎo Long made a phone call, Liang Jin and Ye Ying immediately put down their work and ran back to see their daughter-in-law Fu, Rachel immediately became the key protection target of the family, which made Sophie and Jessica depressed: "We also want to get pregnant." ”

When Liang Xiǎo Long finished the script of "Legend of Doom", the box office of the new week came out again, and it was also the fourteenth week of release, with $14 million in the United States and $31 million overseas, and the total global box office has reached $1.396 billion. It is inevitable that the box office will break the 1.4 billion mark, which is even more surprising, the production cost is only 160 million US dollars, how can it get such a high box office? Thinking of "My Regiment Leader, My Regiment", many people seem to be thinking, will Liang Xiǎo Long's next movie break the record of "Titanic"?

Liang Xiǎo Long will never think about it so much for the time being, and now for him, go through each one, seriously experience the development of special effects technology in each movie, and wait for Weta Digital Studio to develop 3D technology, which is the best moment for him to break the record of "Titanic".

The script is complete, but Liang Xiǎo still has a lot of work to do, such as designing the image of the Night Demon, the image of an infected animal, and the mutated creatures. The original Daredevil got rid of the image of the rotten person in "Resident Evil", and was more like a dry corpse; The infected creatures resemble the mutant dogs from Resident Evil; The mutant creatures do not exist, and the deer is still the original deer.

However, since it is going to be built, Liang Xiǎo Dragon naturally hopes to build it more perfectly, and will also incorporate more fantasy to make the city of Los Angeles the most terrifying monster city in the history of Hollywood movies, or the city of Warcraft. In this regard, there is a lot to draw from, borrowing from future films.

Birds, you can learn from the giant eagle that soars for nine days in "The Lord of the Rings", other deer and wolves, etc., can learn from "Avatar", and lizards can imitate some dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park...... All of these factors combine to make New York City the scariest and most magical City of Warcraft ever.

But there is also a problem, if you build it like this, the investment will become very huge, and as for how big it is, Liang Xiǎo Long can only be determined after checking with Weta Digital Studio. For this reason, Liang Xiǎo flew to Wellington on the same day and flowed his ideas with Peter, Richard and the special effects design team Jiāo, and finally Peter and Richard looked at each other: "Captain, you don't have to play so big, right?" ”

"You guys roughly calculate how much it is, don't worry about the rest." Liang Xiǎo Long is full of confidence, not to mention that he has made more than 300 billion US dollars in the economic crisis, and the annual income of Yanhuang Film Company alone can make him Hu Luàn invest, and he does not need to worry about money at all.

After a few xiǎo, I finally roughly calculated the cost required: "The physical and technical effects alone will cost $160 million." ”

"It's really fun." Liang Xiǎo Long didn't worry at all, but he was happy, and smashed as much as he could, with physical and digital special effects adding up to $160 million, and Liang Xiǎo Long himself estimated a series of other aspects, including renting venues, crew, directors, actors, etc., and the production cost was probably as high as $250 million.

The production cost of 250 million US dollars has surpassed "Titanic", and Liang Xiǎo Long has set a new record, but this record is because he deliberately ignored the director's fee and script fee, otherwise it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is 300 million. However, this time he appeared on stage as the leading actor, and Liang Xiǎo Long set his salary at $20 million. However, this cost is not high, and with Liang Xiǎolong's box office appeal today, no one will think it is too much even if it costs 30 million US dollars.

"The Captain Spent $250 Million to Create a Legend of Doom" has become the biggest news in Hollywood, and for a time major media rushed to report, the Los Angeles Times wrote: The $80 million investment in "My Captain, My Group" has become Hollywood's first film to break through $1 billion at the box office, and the $160 million to build "Million Dollar Baby" has reached $1.4 billion at the box office, so will the $250 million investment in "Legend of Doom" achieve a breakthrough again?

"This madman" all the filmmakers scolded indignantly when they saw this report, the box office market that caused madness in 97 and 98 is about to become a box office myth, what else does he want? Don't let others hun anymore?

But everyone is curious, especially the Hollywood stars, who is more eager to know, who will be the protagonist of this film? This has a great You.Huo power for all filmmakers, look at last year, Liang Xiǎo Long's film swept the four major Oscar roles, and this year it was nominated for three more times, what about this "Legend of Doom"?

Many celebrities called Yanhuang Film Company almost as soon as they saw the report, hoping to get the corner sè of the film, but Yanhuang Film Company politely refused, saying that the role of the film had been determined. In fact, except for the protagonist starring Liang Xiǎo Long himself, the other roles have not yet been decided, but the roles of the other roles are very few, who of these big-name stars who call over is willing to take over xiǎo horn sè?

Moreover, two of the important roles have already been chosen, and Sophie is also preparing to have another child this year, so she is not ready to take over the play, and she can make a cameo appearance in the role of Robert's wife. Jessica, on the other hand, is preparing to make a cameo appearance as Anna (the older sister of the xiǎo siblings later in the film). So Liang Xiǎo Long now also needs to consider three horned sè, an NV child, a boy and a German Shepherd.

The boy and the NV child are easy to find, but the German Shepherd is a little more difficult, not only to find the dog, but also to be a trained dog, but also to develop a certain affection, so that the various parts of the shooting can be completed. Liang Xiǎolong's most intuitive idea is to find it from the police, those dogs are specially trained and are very conducive to filming.

The media is exclaiming, the filmmakers are scolding, but the filmmakers are happy, they hope to see blockbusters like "My Leader, My Group" and "Million Dollar Baby". However, there are also film mi's worries, Liang Xiǎo Long said that he will shoot two films this year, if he shoots a film with a big investment of 250 million US dollars, will he have time to shoot another film? Could it be that Liang Xiǎo Long is going to break his promise?

It's not that Liang Xiǎo Long hasn't thought about these issues, filming "Legend of Doom" must take a lot of time, and it is indeed too late to shoot another film. However, Liang Xiǎo Long has a very special plan, he will definitely be able to complete another film within this year, although the investment is xiǎo, it is definitely a film with the ability to grab the box office, and at the same time will make up for his shortcomings in a certain aspect.

In the following time, Liang Xiǎo Long was also nervously busy preparing for filming, in addition to forming a crew, he also had to determine the filming location, so he has also been living in New York for the past few days, driving around the major neighborhoods of Hollywood all day long, looking for filming locations. It's very expensive to choose a shooting location, especially in the commercial street, if you want to shoot here, it means that other people's stores have to be closed, and you have to give subsidies, otherwise who wants you to shoot here? Of course, there are also many businesses who are willing to accept the compromise plan, which is to have their billboards appear in the film.

There is no problem with this, because the film was originally chosen to be in the city, and there must be these stores, but there are only unmanned stores. Therefore, chā into advertising in this way cannot be regarded as advertising. Of course, Yanhuang Film Company also makes good use of this part, for those merchants who are not willing to accept the compromise plan, the signboard at the entrance of their store will also be used as an advertising film, find other companies willing to place advertisements in the film to pay, and then use this part of the money to subsidize the merchants. It can be said that although this piece costs money, Liang Xiǎo Long's influence is there, and it doesn't require too much money.

After a few days of shopping, Hollywood's new week of box office came out again, "Million Dollar Baby" was released for fifteen weeks, and the strong box office capacity finally tended to be exhausted, with $11 million in the United States and $22 million overseas. However, the total global box office also exceeded the 1.4 billion mark, reaching $1.429 billion. Yanhuang Film Company also decided to fully paint the film in another week, and also appealed on the website that audiences who have not seen the film should take advantage of the last week to go to the cinema for a walk, and if they miss it, they can only watch DV and TV at home, and the effect is completely incomparable with the cinema.

And after deciding on the filming location, Liang Xiǎo Long must also rush back to Los Angeles, and the audition for the new film is about to begin, and at the same time, he will also attend the premiere of Juilliard's new film, Juilliard's first blockbuster "Smith Fu". This film, like the previous life, is written by Doug. Directed by Li Man, the difference is that the NV protagonist has changed from Angelina to Julia, and the actor has not changed. Starring Pete.

In Liang Xiǎolong's view, "Smith Fu Fu" is definitely a film worth looking forward to, in fact, the box office in its previous life can explain the reason. Of course, Liang Xiǎo Long is not saying that the box office is a film, but the film "Smith Fu" can indeed see the quality of the film from the box office.

Killers, there are countless such films in Hollywood, and there are a lot of various killers every year, but there are not many killers that are impressive, and "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" is counted as one. And the fact that "Smith Fu" can stand out among many killer films and win a high box office of $480 million is enough to show that it is by no means a simple killer film.

However, this film was brought forward, the protagonist of the NV was changed again, and Liang Xiǎo Long was not sure about Doug. What kind of film Li Man will make into it will have to wait until after watching the film to evaluate.