When Warcraft Film and Television got the filming rights of "The Lord of the Rings" from Miramax, the project was officially established.

In the past two years, Peter Jackson has taken the start-up capital given by Roland to make great preparations in six aspects: weapon and armor production, architectural miniatures, fantasy creature construction, motion capture, model special effects, and character image, and the results have been very fruitful.

When I went to New Zealand to see the land at the beginning of the year, the two sides met once, and saw that the flowers and trees in the movie turned out to be living creatures that the future fat man spent two years planting and cultivating, and it was also a ready-to-move type, and a wave of emotion came to my heart.

Compared with dreamers like Peter Jackson, James Cameron, and Steven Spielberg, Roland feels that he is really a big bastard, his output depends on selling his face, and his development depends on holding his legs, and he can be carried by the big guy to pretend to be flying, so he will never be original, if the first three are diligent dream builders, then he is a handsome and charming dream thief......

Phew!

This metaphor really sucks home!

He's obviously much more handsome than Xiao Lizi, okay!

But no matter how hard the dreamer is and lacks money, he can only be an angel with broken wings, because of this, after seeing the explosive news made by Roland, the future fat man called to congratulate and celebrate, and at the same time, he also 'hinted' Kate, hoping that his project would not be postponed because of the happy event of the two.

According to the normal process, Peter Jackson should communicate directly with the CEO of the tool man in Warcraft Movies and Television, but go through the back door, but everyone will have natural skills, I can ask you boss lady to blow the pillow wind, then you won't waste time on the little minions.

So—

When Roland, who had a very poor gaming experience, took the initiative to throw off the computer and shouted, "Junk games waste my money and ruin my youth", Peter Jackson, who responded to the call, also submitted his new project budget to Roland.

According to your assumption, if three films are filmed in a row, the total cost is basically between 2.7 and 300 million. ”

The project is divided into five phases, and the first phase is only 50 million yuan, and if I can, I hope that the funds will be in place by August. ”

Here's the cast list I've drawn up, here's the schedule I've made......"

In between Peter Jackson's words, one project draft after another was piled up in front of Roland.

After briefly flipping through it for a while, the heart full of hearts came to my face.

Expect the film crew to eat almost fifteen hundred eggs a day?

Expect to spend between $13 and $150,000 a month on coffee?

It is expected that nearly 15,000 people will be recruited from the New Zealand army to serve as a group performer, and 1.5 million will be burned in a group fight?

Shall I drop one!

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Do you want to be so careful?

After filming for so many years, he has seen the budgets of various projects, but no matter whether it is James Cameron's crew or Steven Spielberg's team, they will only multiply the number of crew members by the meal standard and calculate the daily consumption, and they will not divide each item of eating, drinking, and drinking at all.

You're doing a really good job with this budget...... It's beautiful......" Roland held back for a long time before he could come up with such an adjective.

Hearing his evaluation, Peter Jackson, who was still nervous, laughed shyly, "Three hundred million may not be a big deal for you, but for us, we may not be able to make so much money in a lifetime of filming, because the production cost is too high, so we must be careful, this is responsible for you and us......"

Full of affectionate words, listening to Roland constantly nodding, although many memories have been blurred, but "The Lord of the Rings" from the preparation to the trilogy of release, a total of thirteen years, he still has an impression.

A lifetime of a person, and a few thirteen years......

But Peter Jackson is dedicating his time to the series.

Even from the beginning of preparation, he didn't know if the film would be made.

But he just did it.

According to his plan, when the upfront funds are in place, they will contact the target actors, if everything goes well, the actors from all walks of life will learn the skills and language required for the role at the same time, the set will also be officially built, and it is expected that in the second half of next year, about 90 months, the film will officially start shooting, and the entire back-to-back shooting schedule is expected to last 16 months, that is to say, the mid-98 capital injection, the fastest will have to wait until the middle of 01 to hear the news of completion.

If you add the announcement and release, basically at the beginning of 05, all projects will be over.

For such a long time and such an expensive project, if it hadn't been opened, Roland would really not dare to invest.

But now that he knows that Peter Jackson will stand at the top with "The Lord of the Rings", then he has no pressure.

I'll leave the project budget here, and I'll have someone talk to Disney. ”

If nothing else, within two months, Disney and the producers I assigned will come to you with the money. ”

I don't know who Disney is sending over there, but I'm on my side...... It should be an acquaintance. ”

You don't have to worry about other producers meddling in your work, as long as you stay within the budget of the project, everything is up to you on set. ”

That's right, Roland is still ready to be the shopkeeper.

Is the game not fun? It's still not fragrant!

Ninety-eight to zero-five, spanning seven years......

Let Roland stare at three movies in seven years?

No kidding, even if he had the energy, he wouldn't do it himself!

Roland's guarantee of decentralization made Peter Jackson smile, and at a certain moment, he felt that Roland was simply a good man! The 300 million project was ignored like this? This kind of trust is rare in the world!

If you have to compare it, then Roland is a wonderful flower growing in the black soil of Hollywood!

But before he excitedly agreed and expressed his gratitude, the guy who was not interested in "The Lord of the Rings" directly opened his bloody mouth, "By the way, I see that your Weta Digital is developing well, if you increase R&D investment, I believe that you will soon be able to surpass the digital field and catch up with Industrial Light and Magic, how about it, do you need angel investors?" ”

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Peter Jackson's smile that had not yet been raised was stiffened on his face.

I asked you to pull investment, but you asked me to sell my hometown?

This, this, this......

Looking at the suddenly changed face, Roland nodded silently in his heart.

It seems that Weta Digital is a fat man's baby! This fat man is probably reluctant to sell anything......

That's right, compared to "The Lord of the Rings", what Roland is really interested in is Weta Digital.

You don't need to blow the technology, you just need to know that Roland can achieve the monopoly of the visual effects industry by uniting the companies he knows, and when the special effects blockbuster becomes a box office guarantee, who can bypass Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, and Pixar?

As long as you grasp these three companies at the same time, the release time of each movie in the future is up to Roland alone.

There is no need to play tricks on the finished effect, only need to card a card production cycle.

For example, under normal circumstances, a movie can be released in the summer of 01 year, but I want the summer of 01 year, so I told the producer that we have a lot of lists on hand, and your project must be completed in the summer of 01 at the earliest......

Huh!

Isn't there one less opponent?

Don't think it's impossible, because ILM does it every year.

My own people's movies will never skip tickets for technical reasons, let alone press the film in order to wait for the schedule, but what about others......

That's hard to say.

It's a pity that Peter Jackson doesn't want to accept outside funding now, "If the company needs investors, I'll come to you." ”

Yes, welcome at any time. Roland smiled and nodded.

The twisted melon is not sweet, and Roland does not want to use strong means to force the other party.

After all, he's not Harvey Weinstein's kind of prostitute guy!

His favorite thing to do is just sell others, and others still smile and count the money for him......

What's more, he is about to have a bunch of special effects production lists in his hands.

If Weta Digital wants business......

We'll talk about it then!

………

After sending off Peter Jackson, who had a false alarm, Roland ushered in three more people.

One of them is a husband and wife, the man is named Richard Downer, the woman is called Lauren Downer, and they came with Kevin Feige, who was born in '73 and is only twenty-five years old, just graduated from the University of Southern California, and has not yet been bald in the Mediterranean.

After the dust settled on the Oscars, Universal began to recruit producers to start "X-Men", and the reason why they chose the Donalds was purely because they are one of the few people on the market who have made superhero films.

That's right, Richard Donner is the director who succeeded Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and successfully filmed "Superman 1 and 2", not only that, but the "Deadly Weapon" and "Whale Break" series were also created by him.

He also has a deep connection with the Jewish Gang, or Roland.

"The Goonies" produced in 85, the director is him, and the screenwriter is ...... One is Steven Spielberg, and the other is Chris Columbus, who was studying with the old man at the time and is now the director of Home Alone.

Because of this, after learning that the "X-Men" project was led by Roland, the couple brought their 'students' to visit in person, and when they saw Roland, the three showed great enthusiasm.

Especially Kevin Feige, this guy just met Roland, and his hands grabbed the clothes on his chest and pulled hard.

That look, and Superman's transformation!

If it weren't for the decisive revelation of the Spider-Man sweatshirt inside, Roland would even have to suspect that this rich second generation is a gay, and he wants to let himself take a look at his big treasure that has been stored for many years!

Rowland! I'm finally meeting you! I love your Spider-Man! I bought all the peripherals! ”

I heard that the sequel is about to start filming? Can I go to the crew and have a look? ”

I can sign a non-disclosure agreement! If there is a leak and it causes losses to the crew, I can double the compensation! ”

Oh yes! Can you sign me? I'm a huge fan of yours! ”

Looking at the guy who was holding his chest and abdomen and lifting his buttocks, he was holding a marker and didn't know what to do, and the corners of Roland's mouth twitched.

Before, he was still thinking about how to pull Kevin Feige, the guy who created the Marvel Cinematic Universe, into his camp, after all, Marvel has half a foot in his pocket, but now......

This guy looks like he's going to come to work upside down?

Tut-tut......

Although the demeanor may be a little rough, it ......

He likes this kind of guy who is full of passion and drive!

After signing their names on Kevin Feige's chest clothes, the four of them took their seats.

Maybe he thought Roland was very talkative, but it was more like he had inquired about Roland's temper and preferences through various means before he arrived, so as soon as they sat down, the three of them went straight to the point and took out the script of "X-Men" to show Roland.

At first, Roland thought that the script created by the original lineup should not be much different from the movies in his previous life, but he didn't expect that as soon as he turned two pages, the plot of the script would make him confused......

Wait a minute!

What the hell is this s*** plot of yours!

Why is there a S.H.I.E.L.D. logo in the first part!

Didn't you write the script for X-Men? Roland frowned, turned back to the cover with a strange expression, and when he saw "X-N" in black and white, strange emotions clinged to his heart.

Before he could continue to ask, the young man sitting opposite Roland couldn't wait to explain, "Yes, this is the script of "X-Men", and the story content is adapted by me according to the development of the comics......"

Although Universal told us that the goal of the series of "X-Men" is tentatively set at three, I still feel that it will be very difficult to use three parts to portray a superhero team, so I have expanded the story of the entire team a little, and now I present the first part to you, which tells the story of human beings who feel that the existence of mutants is a threat to themselves, so they want to take measures to control them, and at the same time, Magneto wants to destroy the world through Rogue Woman, Professor X believes that mutants can coexist peacefully with humans, and the two sides start a fight, which ends in the defeat of Magneto. ”

Of course, the protagonists of the story seem to be Magneto and Professor X, but I actually prefer to call them two different camps, and the real protagonist is Wolverine throughout the series, in the first part, Wolverine joined the X-Men by mistake due to amnesia, and helped Professor X defeat Magneto, and at the beginning of the second part, Wolverine left the academy in order to retrieve his memory, and humans set off another anti-mutant movement after the beast assassinated the Grand Commander, in this part, Magneto and Professor X will work together to defeat General Stryker, who wants to make mutants into weapons. ”

And after the end of the second part, the Phoenix Girl will die, and Wolverine's life story will also be revealed, and we can create a separate movie for him, telling how he awakened his abilities since he was born in 1832, how he accidentally killed his biological father, how he fled with his brother Sabertooth Tiger, from 1845 to 1980, from World War I to the Vietnam War, and finally was recruited by General Stryker, poured into Erdman metal, and became the story of Wolverine. ”

Among them, Wolverine's espionage skills were learned from Taras Romanoff, and while he learned, he also taught Natasha Romanoff how to fight, not only that, but when filming World War II, I also wanted Steve Rogers, James Barnes, Nick Fury, Howard Stark, these characters can appear. ”

Even if it's a flash, there has to be a shot. ”

In the end, it ended with Wolverine defeating Deadpool. ”

After that, we can also make a film about Magneto and Professor X, which tells the origin story of how they discovered their abilities and became the best partners, but parted ways because of their different philosophies. ”

When the origins of Magneto, Professor X, and Wolverine are completed, the timeline can continue to move back along the X-Men 2, and my personal idea is to pause the mutants' footsteps first and shoot Deadpool after being defeated by Wolverine. ”

With Deadpool, we can lead to Spider-Man in New York! ”

And when the scene is moved back to New York, Iron Man can also appear! ”

When Iron Man appears, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Ant-Man and Wasp, the six founders of the Avengers in the comic book 616 universe, can also appear one after another, and we can shoot a movie where the Avengers are born! ”

In this way, there are two forces on Earth! ”

On one side are naturally born mutants! On one side is an acquired mutated superpower! ”

When the X-Men and the Avengers are assembled, all kinds of big events can be launched, we can change the Sentinel Project to the plan to destroy mutants because of the birth of Iron Man, so that the X-Men and the Avengers are hostile, or we can release the Apocalypse born in the third millennium BC and let them cooperate ......"

While fighting against the forces of the earth, we can also intersperse some cosmic forces. ”

The Guardians of the Galaxy will be able to build it. ”

In short, it's the same as playing games, let these people play level by level, and if the actor's contract expires and the value is too high to renew the contract, we will write them or write them to death, such as Wolverine in the "X-Men" series, you can let him sacrifice after the apocalypse, and release a movie alone, fans will definitely pay for their feelings, and those guys who die abruptly, such as Phoenix Girl, can also make fake death hints when she dies, and resurrect her when needed, and some old superheroes, It will also gradually withdraw from the battlefield as the enemy continues to grow stronger. ”

At present, my plan is 20 years, at least 30 movies, "X-Men" is the first team to come out, and then the single, and "The Avengers" is to release the single first, and then assemble ......"

I know that most of Marvel's rights are in your hands, and I also know that Ronald Perelman and Carl Icahn have a very good relationship with you, so ...... I've just changed a little bit from the X-Men trilogy......"

Hope you enjoy ......"

Hold the grass ......

After listening to Kevin Feige's passionate planning and watching the flattering comparison draw out the universe at his fingertips, Roland's mind had only one thought - can I touch your trophy?

Is this the legendary crazy fan who generates electricity with love?

I was still thinking about how to shoot "X-Men" in the first layer so that it would not repeat the mistakes of the previous life, and when I tried to make this series make a lot of money, you bald ...... ** have already thought about the direction of the next twenty years?

Lure out Captain America, the Winter Soldier, Black Widow and Boiled Eggs through Wolverine?

Put the Sentinel Project on Iron Man, intensify the conflict between the X-Men and the Avengers, and let them fight?

And the best way to quench hatred is to have another enemy strong enough to destroy the world and let them work together?

Is this Nima making a movie?

It's just a big TV series, okay!

It's really a mille-feuille!

Although Roland, who has memories of his previous life, already knew that in his last life, Kevin Feige, a big bald head, submitted his mutant plan to Fox, and after being rejected, he submitted his Avengers plan to Marvel, but he didn't expect that this guy would directly combine the two plans after knowing that he controlled most of the copyrights!

At least 30 movies in 20 years?

If I hadn't opened it, I wouldn't have believed you!

After all, according to one hundred million, this is three hundred million!

What kind of film company would dare to engage in such a heart-wrenching plan!

But......

He likes......

Looking at Kevin Feige, who has never shown disappointment and nervousness since the story, Roland knows that this is the confidence given to him by the background, as long as there is no fatal incident, he can continue to mix in the circle.

This self-confidence is also the reason why people like them can succeed.

For them, there is nothing to be afraid of failing once, anyway, there is capital, and then they can do it again.

What if you generate electricity with love?

Anyway, they don't work, and the standard of living doesn't go down.

I'm very interested in your idea......" stared at the other party for a long time, until the Mediterranean was about to misunderstand, Roland said: "Do you have a detailed plan?" The script and the synopsis of the story are all right...... The ...... of each one"

Hearing this, Kevin Feige's face suddenly bloomed with an excited smile, "There is a detailed plan, but because of time, I am only writing the fifth part at present, if you need it, I will write it as soon as I get back......"

Will you be able to finish thirty by the end of this year? Roland was very satisfied with this answer, "If the time is right, I should be filming "Spider-Man 2 and 3" in New York at that time......"

If you come up with a serial script, I want to ......"

After the movie is finished, you can go back with the Spider-Man suit. ”

Although this kind of promised transaction is simply a blood loss for others, but for Kevin Feige, a guy who spent millions of dollars on Marvel figures without going to work, this is a surprise!

Absolutely! ”

Rest assured, I will be sure to hand you the detailed plan before Christmas! ”

The confident answer made Roland extremely happy!

What did you say earlier?

His favorite thing to do is just sell others, and others still smile and count the money for him......

Kevin Feige is such a good guy with dedication!

Not bad!

It's really good!