Although he promised Richard to go the next day, Xu Guanwu still delayed until the afternoon, and then answered three or four phone calls before leaving.

When he arrived at Richard and David's company, the first thing Xu Guanwu said was, "This time I will only help choose one movie, and as for whether you make it or not, I won't ask anymore." ”

"Yes, that's good." Richard nodded.

Xu Guanwu then returned to script review.

"Stanley, I have good news for you." David said with a sudden smile.

"What's the good news?" Xu Guanwu asked casually while flipping through the script. Since taking stakes in Apple and Microsoft, he has become numb to the so-called good news.

The tens of millions of dollars in earnings didn't make him too excited.

"Star Wars has finished its final production, and it is expected to be released next month." David said with a smile.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile, this is indeed good news. The first part of "Star Wars" has a global box office of more than 700 million US dollars, and the follow-up copyright income, peripheral product development, sequel shooting, etc., will bring great benefits.

"George. Lucas must have been very happy to hear the news. Xu Guanwu nodded and smiled, such good news can make him happy all day.

"He's working with Stephen right now. Spielberg is on vacation in Hawaii. David waved his hand and said, "I really envy them, you can rest at will after filming." We, the producers, are still busy preparing for the release. ”

"No need to complain, if the box office is good, I won't treat you badly." Xu Guanwu smiled slightly. "Star Wars has invested a lot of money. You have to do a good job in follow-up publicity. If 20th Century Fox can't come up with much money to advertise. I can do it myself. ”

"I don't think so, Fox will do a good job of promoting Star Wars." Richard hurriedly said that he had arranged for someone to see the test screening, and everyone's response was very good, thinking that this was indeed a very good film. Therefore, Fox will regard this film as the main work of the summer file, and will definitely do the best publicity for it.

Xu Guanwu smiled after listening to Richard's words, "Star Wars is going to be released." And what about "Contact of the Third Kind"?! Is it done now? ”

"The Third Kind of Contact" has completed post-production, but because "Star Wars" is about to be released, "The Third Kind of Contact", which is also a science fiction film, will be released half a year later. so as not to trigger the aesthetic fatigue of the audience. David explained.

Xu Guanwu nodded approvingly, it is true that Hollywood's film and television companies, after a long period of cruel competition, have also summed up a lot of useful experience. For example, when a film of the same type is released, it is best to stagger the time before re-release; For example, when encountering a huge investment blockbuster, it is necessary to use a small-budget film as cannon fodder; For example, the negotiation mechanism of the eight major companies effectively reduces unnecessary competition and so on.

Relatively speaking. The Hong Kong film market is undoubtedly a lot more chaotic, with three large companies: Shaw Brothers, Hui Brothers, and Golden Harvest. They regard each other as enemies of life and death, not to mention that there will be any negotiation mechanism, but they are afraid that they will deliberately turn their heads when they meet, in order to show that they do not share the hatred of the sky.

And films of the same type are basically released together, and there has never been any schedule planning. At present, there are still relatively few Hong Kong film companies, and there are only more than 150 films produced every year, which will basically meet the needs of theaters.

But if more than 20% of the big bad movies are removed, they are not qualified to be released in theaters at all, and there are only more than 100 movies left. This is a bit stretched for the theater chain. So generally speaking, in order to fill the schedule, the theater basically catches the film.

If it's too bad, let him pay for the release, and it will drag on the schedule for a day or two. And those small film companies are also willing to spend a sum of money to release the copyright in order to sell the copyright. In this way, in addition to recovering the cost, the theater can also make a small profit. And small film companies can also sell films to Nanyang smoothly. It's just that this will make it difficult for the audience who bought tickets, as well as the film dealers in Nanyang.

……

After chatting, it is not a simple matter to continue to read the script, and choose a suitable movie for investment from the vast sea of scripts. Fortunately, Richard and David have already selected some scripts in advance, so that Xu Guanwu can make a decision after the most decision.

There were about 20 of those scripts, and Xu Guanwu quickly finished them. But because there is no information about these films in his memory, and seeing that the investment is basically tens of millions of dollars, Xu Guanwu can't help but lack confidence and worry about whether he can recover the investment in the future. So after reading it, Xu Guanwu did not give an opinion, but turned over the script of their elimination again.

"Devil's Strange Tale" was eliminated, "Devil Cried God Howl" was eliminated, "Earth-shattering" was eliminated, "Kerry and Jenny" was eliminated, "Happy Chachacha" was eliminated, and "Alien" was eliminated...... Wait a minute?!

"Alien?!" Xu Guanwu picked up the script again, then read it carefully, and slapped his thigh happily, "This is it, I can catch you." ”

"What, which one? What does it mean? David and Richard saw that Xu Guanwu was excited like this, and hurriedly came over together. I saw Xu Guanwu holding the script and smirking there.

"What kind of great script is it, let's take a look at it too." Richard couldn't contain his curiosity and asked anxiously.

Xu Guanwu finished smirking, and then handed over the script of "Alien" to Richard and David. The two of them took the script and looked at it, and they were dumbfounded. The cover clearly reads "horror film".

"Another horror movie?!" Richard was emotional, and said silently.

Richard just turned down the production of "Moonlight Panic" because he didn't want to become a producer of horror films, which would be a very cheap thing for him.

It's like Sam, who became famous by filming "Evil Dead". Remy, when he wanted to take over the direction of "Spider-Man", he was sprayed by comic book fans; And Stephen, who has the title of the King of Terror. This title is what Kim hates the most in his life. He would love to be like Mark. A great writer like Twain also wrote many thoughtful works for this purpose, such as "The Shawshank Redemption" and so on. But he still can't get rid of the title of "horror novelist". It made him feel very distressed.

Although horror novels are what he relied on to become famous. But horror novels are actually not of a high grade. It's like writing martial arts novels in Hong Kong in the 80s. despises Huang Ying, who writes ghost stories; In the 90s, those who played traditional literature despised Jin Gu Wenliang and those who wrote martial arts; In the new century, those who play paper media look down on online novels.

Since ancient times, literati have despised each other and despised each other for thousands of years, and I really don't know how to write an essay or write a sense of superiority.

……

"You can see clearly, there is another word next to it." Xu Guanwu pointed with his hand, and there was really another word next to the horror - "science fiction".

"Sci-fi horror movie?!" Richard was stunned, "What is a sci-fi horror movie?!" ”

I've heard of sci-fi action movies. I've heard of fantasy horror movies, but it's the first time I've heard of sci-fi horror movies.

"You just flip through the script carefully." Xu Guanwu waved his hand.

The two of them woke up like a dream, and hurriedly opened the script and read it, and the first sentence shocked their spirits, "The spaceship Nosmo, which was flying quietly in the cold and eternal night of space, suddenly received a set of distress signals. All seven crew members who were dormant woke up and directed the spacecraft to the distress site......"

Half an hour later, Richard and David reluctantly put down the script, "This is really a very good story." The two of them said in unison.

"You haven't read this script before. Isn't it? Xu Guanwu couldn't help but sneer. He could guess from the shocked expressions on Richard and David's faces after reading it that the two of them had not read this script before. If it weren't for Xu Guanwu re-checking it. It's just a missed opportunity.

"When I saw that the cover said horror movies, Richard and I didn't even watch it." David explained with an embarrassed expression. Because of his own negligence, he also felt a little embarrassed to miss such a good script. This is really a mistake that a well-known producer should not make.

As a responsible producer, since I have received the script sent by others, even if I will not invest in filming, I must carefully review it and prepare for it to be used in the future. If you just put it in your hand after receiving it, and don't even look at it, it really shouldn't be.

"It's my fault." Richard also said, "It's because I hate to see horror movies, so I picked out all the horror film scripts in advance, and this "Alien" probably missed it at that time." ”

Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "I don't mean to blame you, you are producers, and it is your job to make any movie you want." I'm just an investor, and as long as I can get a good return, I won't meddle in your affairs, so I don't have to apologize to me. ”

"Stanley, don't say that, you are an investor, and we should respect your opinion." David hurriedly said.

"yes, I think the script of this "Alien" is really good, so I plan to be the producer of this film." Richard also said quickly.

"Don't you dislike it's a horror movie?" Xu Guanwu asked with a sneer.

"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it......" Richard said with a quick wave of his hand. This film is fitting for Richard to be the producer, and I think he's going to make it a classic again. ”

Xu Guanwu saw the two of them say this, and he didn't want to be harsh. After all, they are just partners, not their own subordinates. It's really going to fall out, and no one can make a fuss if they break up in one shot or two.

"Well, since you want to make this movie, make a list of costs for me right away." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "Give it to me before I leave the United States." ”

"It's good, don't worry, you will be able to catch up in time." Richard saw that Xu Guanwu had agreed to invest, and couldn't help but smile happily.

……

Compared with Richard's happiness, Xu Guanwu is actually even happier.

How famous the movie "Alien" is, just by watching so many sequels in later generations, you can know the way, needless to say what "Alien" series of movies, even "Predator vs. Alien" has a sequel. It can be seen that this kind of evolved super NB bug is more popular.

The Zerg in "StarCraft" produced by Blizzard in the later generations actually has some traces of aliens; Not to mention the fact that DOOM from ID Games is a remake of the Alien movie. This crazy and dangerous creature is undoubtedly the most suitable monster for movies, novels, games, and comics.

Xu Guanwu believes that if the movie "Alien" works well, the potential is actually no worse than "Star Wars". In later generations, even the game "Warcraft" can produce novels, toys, online games, clothes and other peripheral products, and it makes no sense that the hit movie "Alien" can't.

In addition, the "Alien" series is also highly extensible, although it does not have many heroes like "Star Wars", but "Alien" can be more easily linked to other movies. As a monster with extreme combat effectiveness, it is best suited to be abused by those superheroes. (To be continued......)