Chapter 156: God Bless Me to Be Rich (Ask for Collection)
George. During his lifetime, Lucas directed several limited works such as the autobiographical "American Painting" and the "Star Wars" series.
But the small number of works has not prevented him from becoming one of Hollywood's most well-known directors, and his life's work on "Star Wars" is still talked about by fans today, and countless merchandise has been derived. Costumes, props, cards, video games, etc., have had a profound impact on American culture, creating billions of dollars in wealth for Lucas.
When Xu Guanwu saw Lucas at this moment, it was as if he saw a moving mountain of gold, and he couldn't wait to hold him in his arms and bite him twice.
"Amitabha, God bless Amen!" Xu Guanwu was full of heavenly gods and Buddhas and prayed again, "Don't be a dream!" ”
"Hello, hello!" After being stunned for a while, Xu Guanwu immediately came to his senses, shook Steve and George's hands affectionately, and couldn't help but think in his heart, "This is my magic weapon for entering Hollywood in the future." ”
"Hello Stanley!" Steve and George couldn't help but shake hands with Xu Guanwu with some embarrassment when they saw the legendary investor, the Chinese big guy they were still talking about just now.
Xu Guanwu didn't mind the scene just now, at this moment he looked at Steve and then at George, and he really wanted to let go of Daxiao.
"Steve, do you have any new filming Jihua lately?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help but ask.
Steve. Spielberg is still a prolific director, especially in the eighties and nineties, and has made many classic films.
And George. Lucas, in contrast, is much more prolific, having competed with "Star Wars" for most of his life, and has not made a few movies in total.
But perhaps it was his meticulous craftsmanship that made Star Wars a classic, and the virtual shijie it created was so perfect that countless people were addicted to it.
The interstellar language he invented was even used by fans as a real language, which is difficult for other films to do.
Steve didn't expect Xu Guanwu to ask him this in the first sentence, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Investors generally ask how the movie is doing, or when it will be released and whether it will pay for itself.
But Xu Guanwu asked him what he had done recently, did he have the confidence to invest in his next movie regardless of the box office of the movie?
"Steve, I think you said you wanted to make an alien movie. Later, the filming of "Jaws" was delayed, and now that Stanley asked, you can tell the story. ”
David knew that Xu Guanwu was very interested in Steve, so he was not too surprised to hear him ask. When he saw Steve's surprised look, he couldn't help but urge.
If he can facilitate this, then he can become the producer of this film, and naturally he will be able to make money.
"Ah, yes, I do want to make a movie like this." When Steve heard David say this, he quickly came to his senses.
It is not easy for a young director like him to raise money to make a film.
At present, the Hollywood film market is generally sluggish, several of the eight major film companies are on the verge of bankruptcy, investors are also in a wait-and-see mood, and few people dare to invest large sums of money in films.
Steve knows that a wealthy investor like Xu Guanwu is very rare in Hollywood, so he must seize this opportunity.
"This is the story...... Steve thought for a moment and began.
Xu Guanwu began to hear David say that it was a movie about aliens, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, thinking that it was the classic "ET". But at this moment, listening to Steve's words, I realized that I had misunderstood.
However, this movie of "Third Kind of Contact" also sounds very good, full of weird and mysterious unknowns, and the ending of Zuihou is also very warm, which is the inherent goodness of human nature that Steve has always admired.
"Sounds good, how much money do you need to invest in this movie?" Xu Guanwu nodded.
Steve was taken aback by Xu Guanwu's boldness, if he wants to win investment in Hollywood, which producer must not exert all his strength and mobilize his incorruptible tongue to lobby desperately in order to be appreciated by investors.
Now that I'm just telling the storyline roughly, this investor has decided to invest, isn't this shijie becoming too fast?
"Well, about three million." Steve thought for a moment and gave an estimate.
"Okay, three million, huh? I invest in you. Xu Guanwu nodded, "For this movie, I still want to ask David, you and Richard will be the producers together, I don't know if you have any opinions?" ”
"No, I've had a great time working with David and Richard, and I hope to continue working with them." Steve nodded.
"David, have you had any time lately?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile again.
David. Brown couldn't wait to make more movies and make more money, so how could he refuse, so he quickly nodded and agreed.
"Very good, then it's decided, I'll call you as soon as possible." Xu Guanwu nodded.
Steve listened and immediately laughed happily.
As a young and enthusiastic director, the greatest happiness is naturally to be able to successfully get funds to shoot the movie he wants to make.
"This George. Mr. Lucas, what do you want to make a film? Xu Guanwu turned around and asked George again, Lucas said.
He had heard it just outside the door, George. Lucas seems to have a movie to shoot, but he can't find an investor willing to pay for it.
Hearing Xu Guanwu ask, Steve, David, and George all fell silent.
The three of them looked at each other, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised, this Hong Kong person is too bold, he just invested three million dollars with a wave of his hand, and in the blink of an eye, he wanted to invest in other movies. Is he really so rich?
George. Lucas saw that Steve had successfully pulled an investment in a moment, and he couldn't help but feel a little envious and jealous in his heart.
When Xu Guanwu heard this, he immediately laughed happily, isn't this the legendary "Star Wars"?
"Okay, no more." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, George. Lucas's face darkened instantly, he already knew what Xu Guanwu wanted to say next, it was nothing more than that he was not optimistic about this space sci-fi movie, so he didn't want to invest at all.
In the 70s, Hollywood space sci-fi movies did not grossing very well, with the highest one, "2001: A Space Odyssey", grossing only $20 million, and a successful sci-fi film like "Planet of the Apes" only grossed $16 million. So Hollywood studios don't have much confidence in Lucas's film.
"How much investment do you need?" Xu Guanwu asked directly.
Yes?!
George. Lucas's mouth turned egg-shaped, and Steve and David almost dislocated their jaws.
"What do you mean...... Planning to invest in this film? "George. Lucas asked incredulously.
Xu Guanwu nodded, "Yes, although I haven't finished listening to it yet, I already feel that this movie must be very good." So in that case, what if Weishenme doesn't invest? ”
George. When Lucas heard this, he almost fainted with happiness.
He had conceived this "Star Wars" for a long time, and it can be said that this movie was his dream, the brainchild of all his efforts, and he had found many producers before, but no one was optimistic about this movie, which made him almost give up hope.
Now someone has promised to invest in the film, George. Lucas immediately stood up excitedly.