Chapter 593: Let's Build a Titanic
Build a real Titanic out! Jon was stunned by the astonishing idea.
"It can't be!" Jon immediately said, "In 1912, the Titanic cost $10 million, and according to current inflation, that is at least about $300 million." Moreover, compared with 1912, the prices of many materials have skyrocketed, and the wages of workers have also changed dramatically. ”
"Now the United States needs at least about $400 million to buy a giant ship comparable to the Titanic, which is too costly!" Jon said immediately.
"Hey, Mr. Jon, have you forgotten what I just told you?" Boss Jia smiled, "Shipbuilding in the United States, of course, the cost is very amazing." But what if the ship was also built in Huaxia? ”
"I have sent someone to the shipyard in Huaxia a few days ago to consult, a Titanic ship of considerable tonnage, the cost is about 240 million yuan, converted into US dollars, it is only more than 40 million US dollars!"
"But this is a modern vessel capable of going to sea, with complex navigation systems and various equipment, and at the same time requiring the use of various special materials."
"But our ship is for filming, we don't need so much complicated equipment at all, we just need an empty hull, he doesn't even need the ability to sail on the sea, then we just need to hire two tugboats to drag it forward while the movie is being made!"
"In addition, because there is no need to go to the ocean, and even to shoot the picture of his shipwreck at the end, there is no need to consider the strength of the material at all, just use ordinary materials to ensure that you can stay on the calm sea for a year without disintegration!"
"In this way, the cost of the ship will be halved, and it will only cost about 120 million yuan to win, which is only equivalent to about 20 million US dollars!"
"And we can also make some real ship interior cabins out decently, which are specially used for film shooting, so that even most of the green screen scenes are saved, and all the actors can shoot in a real cabin environment, so that the picture is more realistic, what do you need special effects for?"
"Finally, and most importantly, when we shoot the shipwreck at the end, we can directly hit the entire ship directly on the iceberg, and really shoot the state and appearance of the Titanic when it sinks. I can't achieve the effect! ”
"I also figured out that this is still the biggest promotional selling point of our movie, when the ship starts to be built, it can promote the reconstruction of the Titanic. When the boats start to be used for filming, we can promote live-action shooting. When the ship is finally about to be scuttled, we can invite the global media to broadcast it live, so that the people of the world can witness the sinking of a huge ship! ”
"Believe it or not, when the time comes, just this live broadcast can earn advertising revenue, and it will be worth half of our shooting costs!" Boss Jia said, "In 81, do you remember Diana's wedding of the century? Hundreds of millions of people around the world watched the live broadcast of that wedding, and although it cost $110 million, in the end, the royal family actually made tens of millions of pounds in revenue! ”
"I don't think our selling point is much less than that wedding of the century, as long as we invest in publicity all over the world, we will definitely make a lot of money!"
The more Boss Jia talked, the more excited he became, and the change in Jon's expression was very interesting.
At first, Jon was confused, and then Jon was also excited, and then excited again.
"Mr. Jia, you are such a genius, a unique film marketing genius!!" Jon, who reacted in the end, looked at our Boss Jia with admiration.
Not to mention anything else, really build a Titanic out, and then sink the Titanic this week, and finally engage in live broadcast for marketing, what a genius brain can come up with a plan!
At this moment, Jon Landau admired our Boss Jia with five bodies, and the whole person knelt down.
"Ahem! This is actually just my own idea, the key depends on the meaning of Director Cameron, if he thinks that he has to use special effects to show the Titanic in his heart, he still has to respect his opinion! Boss Jia finally said, but this is not his politeness, but the truth.
Because Boss Jia knows that if he really operates according to his own ideas, the Titanic that will be photographed in the end will definitely not be the Titanic of the year.
At that time, no one knows whether the Titanic will be as popular all over the world as it was back then, so Boss Jia decided to respect the meaning of director Cameron, after all, the Titanic was created by him, and Boss Jia believes that only he can guarantee the quality of the Titanic.
So, Jon Landau made a phone call directly to Cameron's residence, but he didn't expect that just an hour later, Cameron appeared in front of Boss Jia.
As soon as the Canadian truck driver arrived, he immediately grabbed Boss Jia's shoulder and asked loudly, "Mr. Jia, are you sure you're not joking?" Are you really planning to make a replica of the Titanic? ”
"Mr. Cameron, don't shake, it's giving me a headache!" Boss Jia crooked his mouth and said, "Don't worry, what I said is the truth, and there will be absolutely no falsehood!" ”
Immediately afterwards, Boss Jia repeated what he had just said, and Cameron's eyebrows were about to fly when he heard it.
"It's great, it's amazing, it's the best idea I've ever heard in my life, we're all the way, Mr. Jia!!" Cameron shouted excitedly like a child, "I said a long time ago that only by really building a Titanic and then letting him sink can the most perfect movie be made." ”
"But I thought that no one would be able to support my ideas in my life, only you, Mr. Jia Yapeng, you are my God!" Jia Yapeng has become Cameron's God, which shows how excited Cameron is now.
"Ahem, can you do this idea?" Boss Jia asked.
"There is no problem, I strongly agree with this idea, this is the most perfect idea, and now no one can change him!" Cameron grabbed Boss Jia's hand tightly and said, "But Boss Jia, in this case, you will have to break the bank, and our shooting cost may increase to more than 500 million US dollars, are you really willing to spend such a large amount of money?" ”
"No, of course I can't afford $500 million, but in fact, only $100 million is enough!" Boss Jia said with a smile.
"Can $100 million build the Titanic? Has the shipbuilding industry in our country returned to the prices of the 50s? Cameron exclaimed.
"No, it's not that it costs $100 million to build a ship, it's that the entire movie costs $100 million! Their original budget of 130 million was able to come up with an additional 35 million," Boss Jia said with a smile, and Cameron himself was stunned, until Boss Jia told him his money-saving plan again.