Chapter 469: 500 million investment
Spielberg successfully served as the executive producer of "Transformers", he is very happy, he hopes that this film can shoot the classic in his imagination, but he has to say that Wang Zixuan's vision is really unique, he took the copyright of "Transformers" in advance, and also found Michael Bay, it is really strategic.
Wang Zixuan is naturally very happy, with Spielberg's joining, "Transformers" will definitely be filmed more excitingly, and to a certain extent, the joining of Spielberg and Michael, the two blockbuster directors, will make the film receive more attention before it is released, and it will definitely be very popular when it is released.
When the time comes, people will say, look, the script and the actor written by the prince, Michael is the director, Spielberg is the executive producer, can you see a more perfect combination?
Spielberg was happy, but James couldn't sit still, he still wanted Wang Zixuan's "Avatar" script.
"It's my turn, I'm not competing for the director of "Transformers", I'm here for a book, "Avatar", this novel I look very exciting, very similar to the Star Wars I expected before, and it has to be perfect, adding a lot of things I didn't expect, and the plot in the novel is also very attractive, so I want to make a film adaptation of this novel." James said directly and loudly.
Wang Zixuan nodded and said, "I also intend to shoot this short story, but I'm looking for a director, and I also want to shoot a classic Star Wars movie, so I've been thinking about who is more controllable......
Wang Zixuan directly sold it, saying that he was considering, in fact. He's already thinking about getting James to shoot. In his previous life, this film seems to have been shot by him. When "Avatar" came out at that time, Wang Zixuan remembered that he went to college, and then everyone collectively watched this film with a projector in the classroom, and felt that there was only one, a shocking picture, a beautiful picture, and a cool air battle to the limit, it was definitely a classic Star Wars blockbuster.
James heard this. Immediately said: "I'll shoot it, I've been imagining a classic Star Wars blockbuster, "Avatar" just meets my imagination, I will definitely shoot it into a classic ......"
Wang Zixuan pursed his lips and said, "Well, it's okay, but all the funds and copyrights are in Xuanyuan Pictures, so ......"
"It's good for me to be a director, and I expect the investment to be very huge, are you mentally prepared, what is the budget?" James nodded. He just wants to be a director, he asks. In terms of funds, he has no place to raise so much money, after all, the amount of money needed to shoot a picture like Avatar is not small, and it may be the highest investment in history.
Wang Zixuan shook his hands and didn't answer James' question directly, but asked rhetorically, "So what is your budget?" ”
James hesitated for a moment, then stretched out three fingers, and said affirmatively: "At least 300 million, this is only the preliminary budget, you know, there may be additional funds in the later stage, because everyone understands that I can use 200 million US dollars to make a classic perfect effect, I will definitely not use 100 million US dollars to make a similar classic, so I will not reduce the cost in order to make the film more perfect......"
"300 million/??"
Spielberg couldn't help but look at James in surprise, the original Titanic seemed to be the same cost, right? Why, does James want to create a more unimaginable commercial blockbuster? The Titanic went through a lot of twists and turns before it was filmed.
Wang Zixuan said with a smile: "Our estimated investment is five hundred million dollars, our current stunt factory is strengthening the equipment, the model of the Transformers has been made, and the next research project is the Avatar alien." ”
"Five hundred million!!"
Spielberg was suddenly shocked, it is very difficult for some films to have a box office of 200 million, and the shooting fund of 500 million is not a joke, right? Can you guarantee that you won't cheat, 500 million is not a few, if it is smashed at that time, it will cause huge losses, and Xuanyuan Pictures, including Wang Zixuan, will be ridiculed, and when the time comes, ......
"Okay, it's 500 million US dollars, refreshing, I really met a local tyrant, I knew that there was a big local tyrant like GG Group, or an investment, don't worry, I will shoot perfectly, haha, when will I start shooting?" James is happy, Wang Zixuan is not afraid of investment, he is very happy, after all, how many times he begged for funds when filming the Titanic, and how much time was delayed before it was officially released, alas, some people are afraid of this and that, and they dare not take too big a step, and sometimes they have to have the courage to break through when it is time to update. 、
Okay, Spielberg was suddenly surprised to the end, go, 500 million, are these two people old madmen and little madmen, the investment in Transformers is only 200 million, "Avatar" has more than tripled all of a sudden, okay, he has to admit that they are tyrants enough, Hollywood will dare to follow the position of this director, and others estimate that they will not do it immediately after hearing the investment of 500 million dollars, if the shooting is smashed, it will be very troublesome at that time, don't say it, hehe......
However, Spielberg can't be sure that Wang Zixuan and James are crazy, after all, James has never been prepared for anything, when he was going to shoot "Titanic", how many people watched coldly, but in the end, "Titanic" achieved the most box office in the history of the film, and created the climax of commercial brands, so maybe James will have another big storm, and although Wang Zixuan is not very old, he is not an impulsive person, and his script is still very good, There is still this market potential and so on.
Wang Zixuan stretched out his hand to James and said: "Okay, the deal is done, I'll tell Xuanyuan Pictures, the director has been confirmed, but the filming of "Avatar" will be more than a year later, and it will take 07 or 08 years, after all, the update of some configurations of the current equipment is not yet the most cutting-edge, and to make this kind of blockbuster, there are a lot of movie special effects needed, and I estimate that the investment in special effects alone will require more than half of the funds, so we must update the equipment first, but I will let you send you the script later, hehe, I wish us success." ”
"Well, happy cooperation, wait for the film to sell well, this may be the craziest time in my directorial history, hehe......" James laughed and shook hands with Wang Zixuan, reached a cooperation, and he was very happy to fulfill his wish, hehe, no, this little prince is really bold, directly 500 million, straight rich...... (To be continued......)