"Tiger, the market for horror movies is not very good now, isn't William's "The Exorcist" a clear example, why do you want to invest in this film called "Jaws" at this time!" Spielberg asked a little puzzled after listening to Wang Xiaohu's plot about "Jaws". 【】

"Steven, you've got a concept wrong!" Wang Xiaohu corrected: "First of all, it's not that the market of horror movies is bad, but that he met "Home Alone", and the audience prefers to choose some films similar to the atmosphere of the festival during Christmas, they are eager to get a relaxed festival atmosphere, rather than the thrill of scaring people to death." ”

"And according to what I just retelled, this film needs to use a lot of complex special effects, which requires you and George to plan in detail, let me give you an idea first, the first thing you have to do is to make a mechanical shark model, one is a complete model for shooting underwater shots, and the other two expose the internal mechanical structures on both sides for shooting side shots."

Wang Xiaohu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Do you understand when I say this?" Making three mechanical sharks will waste you more than half a year, and after half a year, the audience will forget about the shadow brought by horror films, and it is estimated that it will be next year when you finish shooting, so you don't have to worry about the market and box office results at all, all you have to do is to fully invest in the shooting, but before that, you have to buy the adaptation rights of the film! ”

Since "The Exorcist" is known as the originator of horror films, it is impossible to die because of a short-term ban, Wang Xiaohu believes that Warner will definitely use public relations energy as soon as possible to make "The Exorcist" move from the new to the big screen to scary people after a while.

"Well, you have a point." Spielberg frowned and asked, "Tiger, how much money are you going to invest?" You know, those three damn mechanical sharks are big money burners! ”

"Do you have any opinion if I invest all of them?" Wang Xiaohu laughed when he heard this.

"I'm glad I heard that from your mouth!" Spielberg also smiled, there has never been a director or investor like Wang Xiaohu in Hollywood, he invests in full in every film, which is incompatible with Hollywood's rules, because in Hollywood, even if everyone knows that a certain film will be popular, in order to reduce investment risks, they still choose to invest in many ways to reduce the possibility of box office hits.

And Wang Xiaohu is good, except for the first "Enter the Dragon" and Warner's joint investment, several other films are invested by themselves, the advantage of this is that his own films are in charge of his own films, and will not be managed by investors, producers, etc., so that the director can better shoot according to his own intentions.

This is what Spielberg learned from Lucas, since Wang Xiaohu threw the script of Lucas's "Star Wars", he threw 20 million into it, never intervened in the filming of the film, and only went to visit the class, but only to see the filming progress, and can put forward a lot of very good suggestions. That's why Spielberg is jealous of Lucas.

"If I invest in full, I plan to invest 10 million, of course, this 10 million will not be given to you at one time, you need to provide a realistic shooting plan." Wang Xiaohu thought for a while and said, "How do you feel?" Steven. ”

"Ten million!" Spielberg was clearly intimidated by the number: "Tiger, how much box office will this film have in your plan?" ”

"At the very least, at least the cost should be recovered!" Wang Xiaohu laughed.

"A film that doesn't even have a script, you have the courage to invest 10 million, OMG, they are really right about you, you are a madman!"

"Haha, since I'm crazy, why do you still sit with me and drink coffee, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by others?"

Spielberg shook his head and said, "No, I never mind, in fact I love talking to crazy people like you, because it keeps my nervous system working!" ”

What are you kidding, if someone says that Wang Xiaohu is a madman, it is also a madman who swept the Hollywood box office, in the history of Hollywood's development, there has never been a director who is as crazy as Wang Xiaohu to wash away the Hollywood box office myth, and the four films have shown his directing style in different fields of action films, comedies, and inspirational films, and his skillful control ability, his rapid output of four films a year is beyond the reach of other Hollywood directors, and his ability to make money is also unimaginable for other companies.

In the eyes of Americans, Wang Xiaohu, an Oriental, is a complete madman!

Look for Peter. Benchley was not a very difficult thing to do, and it took Spielberg less than three days to bring himself to Wang Xiaohu. After Ben Qili learned that his film was favored by Wang Xiaohu, he was so excited that he almost fainted. "God, it's you, it's you!"

Wang Xiaohu shrugged innocently and said, "Yes, Peter, a little surprised, right?" ”

"Of course!" Peter. Ben Qili grabbed Wang Xiaohu's hand tightly and said: "I have seen all your films, I am surprised that you will read my novel, in fact, I have not finished the story of "Jaws" yet. ”

"Uh-huh, so what? Anyway, I value this novel and want to adapt it into a movie, Peter, you can put a price. ”

Peter. Ben Qili fell into a state of contemplation when he heard this, what could be valued by Wang Xiaohu would definitely not be bad, the problem was that he didn't know what kind of price was the most suitable now.

Seeing his dilemma, Spielberg immediately said, "Peter, tell me the ideal price in your mind, and if our boss doesn't agree, we can continue to negotiate." ”

"Okay." Peter. Benchley nodded and said, "This novel is not finished yet, and I don't know what kind of script you will adapt it into, so what do I think about 200,000 dollars?" ”

"Hehe, $200,000?" Wang Xiaohu smiled, he knew that a good script could be sold for 500,000 yuan in Hollywood, and he was going to use 500,000 yuan to buy the copyright. After Ben Chilly said this, he realized that he was overestimating.

"Why, you feel a little expensive, okay, that's $150,000!"

"OK, $150,000 is decided!" Wang Xiaohu took out the contract that had been drawn up a long time ago, wrote the amount of 150,000 on the amount, and then took out the check and filled it out and handed it to Peter. Benchley, "Congratulations, now you have $150,000!" ”

Wang Xiaohu couldn't imagine that he would have $50,000 left with a simple question, and of course he quickly completed the contract.

Unsuspecting Peter. Ben Qili immediately signed his name on the contract, shook Wang Xiaohu's hand and said, "Thank you!" Thank you, you are one of the most generous Orientals I have ever met! ”

Sent off the elated Peter. Spielberg said with a sneer: "Boss, you are the most business-savvy Orientals I have ever met, and you have always made big profits with small investments. ”

"You can't say that!" Wang Xiaohu retorted with a smile: "Don't you see that I'm also very generous now? I've invested more than $35 million in you and George. ”

"That's right, haha!" Spielberg laughed along.

When entering February 10, Wang Xiaohu handed over the script of "Jaws" in his memory to Spielberg, asking him to improve it according to his own ideas, and if there were no other problems, he could now put into the production steps of the mechanical shark, for which Wang Xiaohu left the first start-up capital: 5 million US dollars. But Spielberg was asked to provide detailed, truthful financial reports every month, as Lucas, and mail them to Hong Kong for him to review.

At this time, the filming of "Rocky 2" has come to an end, and Winter Dur complained when he sent Wang Xiaohu out of Los Angeles: "Boss, I found that only the film directed by you is the most efficient in terms of shooting progress and efficiency, and Sylvester made a lot of mistakes in the process of directing alone this time, and the shooting plan was repeatedly put on hold." ”

Wang Xiaohu sighed, patted Winterdur's shoulder and comforted: "Old Wen, this kind of thing is unavoidable, give him a little time to adapt, I believe he will do better in the future." ”

Hey, if you want to be as perverted as me, it's a bull's fork, Lao Tzu is a reborn person, and he can remember every scene of the film he has studied, and the research notes are picked up in boxes, if you have two lifetime memories, you will definitely not be worse than me! Wang Xiaohu got on the plane back to Hong Kong with a sigh in his heart

Almost every time he returned to Hong Kong, Wang Xiaohu would always be surrounded and intercepted by reporters, and this time was no exception, as soon as he walked out of the reception hall, he saw Sammo Hung and others forming a solid wall of people to resist hundreds of reporters.

"Ah Hu, something is wrong!" Sammo Hung said with an ugly face.

Without waiting for Wang Xiaohu to ask about anything, a reporter asked loudly: "Mr. Wang Xiaohu, what do you think of Mr. Jackie Chan's job hopping at Golden Harvest?" ”

Wang Xiaohu's eyes instantly narrowed into a slit when he heard this, and his brows furrowed and he gave Sammo Hung an inquiring look, and Sammo Hung nodded with difficulty.

Wang Xiaohu exhaled a turbid breath from his nose, his eyes bloomed coldly, and after glancing at all the reporters, he said with a very unhappy expression on his face: "I just heard this question, as for what I think, I can't answer it." Then without looking back, he rushed out of the crowd under the cover of Sammo Hung and others.

"When did this happen?"

"Last night." Sammo Hung said cautiously.

"Did he say why?"

"What do you say that people go to high places, and water flows low places, fuck, I think this kid is purely valuing the 10 million that Jiahe took out!" Sammo Hung said angrily-

Oops, it's been a long time since I've written three watches, I'm so tired! Is it okay to vote for a monthly ticket to encourage?

Congratulations to Long Zichen mm for being promoted to the master of this book! Scattered flowers!

(To be continued)