"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" was released for a full month, and the global box office earned $1.3 billion, and after two years, the throne of the global box office champion changed hands again, and a new global box office myth was born. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Of course, the biggest beneficiary of this movie is neither Zhen Zidan nor Yuan Heping, director James Cameron was paid more than $30 million, and Johnny Depp was also paid more than $10 million for playing the lead role in the film, and in the filming of the sequel, he will also get paid no less than this figure.

Despite the high remuneration, James Cameron complained in an interview with reporters afterwards that the production cost of the film was too small, "I finally had to ask for another $10 million, which added to the funding hole in post-production, and I think the investors were still too cautious, which made many of my ideas impossible to realize." Without the cost of 150 million to shoot, I would never have agreed to shoot a sequel to the film! ”

Compared with James Cameron's unruly attitude, Johnny Depp's reaction was much gentler, firstly, he was not as unique as James Cameron's talent, and secondly, this film really made him feel very satisfied, whether it was the role in the film or the remuneration outside the film, he expressed great respect for Lin Mu as a producer. "Sir is a very dedicated producer and a talented screenwriter, and the crew didn't make any mistakes in his management and that of Mr. James Cameron, and with this film being so successful, I am grateful for giving me the role of Pirate Captain in the first place, and in fact we were both very happy with the choice!" Johnny Depp's appearance in this film is very classic, and his handsome and slightly evil appearance portrays the image of a pirate captain vividly, so he was named the coolest pirate captain in Hollywood movies.

And while the film pushed James Cameron and Johnny Depp's Hollywood careers to a peak, it also had a shining new star early. Kate Beckinsale quickly conquered a lot of audiences with her beautiful appearance and excellent performance, this Hollywood version of "Cinderella" truly interprets the meaning of overnight fame, but people are amazed by Kate Beckinsale's beauty at the same time, but also marvel at her good luck. It is not uncommon for a beautiful female star like her in Hollywood, but to be able to have such a dazzling performance in Virgo, I have to say that there is a lot of luck in this. If Lin Mu hadn't taken a fancy to her at a glance, maybe she wouldn't have had the opportunity to star in this film.

"I'm sure my husband didn't know me before, but he didn't hesitate to sign a contract with me just because he knew my name, and I hadn't even met the director James Cameron at the time. My gentleman's way of doing things is truly unique, and he is the most personal man I have ever met! Kate Beckinsale was interviewed by reporters after the celebration party, and when talking about the woods, she did not hide her appreciation for the trees, which made many reporters with ulterior motives catch it right, and the next day, there was a scandal about Kate Beckinsale and the woods in the newspaper. There were even some vague references to unspoken rules in some newspapers, which surprised Lin Mu and Kate Beckinsale herself.

Of course, the biggest winners behind the success of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl are Paramount and Universal Pictures, from which the two companies make profits far more than the cost of the entire film, which is an important reason for the generous dividends of the producers and cast and crew of the two companies. But both companies actually regretted it, with Universal executives complaining about why they didn't invest more in the film in the first place, and Paramount's executives came up with voices that Paramount should have funded the film independently. All these objections were ruthlessly suppressed by Lin Mu, and he wanted to maintain this cooperation so that cooperation could bring the greatest benefits to both parties.

What Lin Mu didn't expect was that the high production cost proposed by James Cameron did not bring any resistance to the filming of the sequel, but the huge success of the film became the biggest obstacle to the filming of the sequel. Paramount and Universal had a serious disagreement on the profit distribution of the sequel, Universal asked to expand its own profit distribution for the sequel, while Paramount insisted on the original interest pattern, Shirley Lansing was able to make such a decision, or fully took into account Lin Mu's opinion, she knew that Lin Mu has always insisted on cooperating with other companies, although this cooperation is diluting the company's interests, but Lin Mu is considering Paramount's longer-term development!

Representatives of both sides had a heated argument and the negotiations reached an impasse in management, but Paramount hoped that the negotiations would break down, because the rights to Pirates of the Caribbean belonged to Paramount, and as long as Universal left the negotiating table, Paramount would be the biggest winner. This can be seen by the top management of the world. In the absence of a breakthrough between the representatives of the two sides, Universal made direct contact with Lin Mu through the top management.

Lin Mu naturally did not want the negotiations to break down, but he was disappointed by the conditions put forward by Universal, if the top management of Universal's cooperation only saw this benefit, then there was no point in such cooperation, which was also an important reason why he did not say a word about the predicament of this negotiation. He refused to meet with the representative of the world, and in the end Mark had to come forward in person, he and Lin Mu were old acquaintances, and Lin Mu would still give him this face.

"Mark, in fact, when I was making this film, I told you that Paramount was more than capable of making this film on its own, and I chose to work with Universal not because of a lack of funding, but because I value the situation that this partnership model can create for our two companies to work together in Hollywood in the future. But I'm disappointed in Universal, if it weren't for the fact that we've worked together so many times before, I'm really ready to give up negotiations with Universal, and now Paramount has no shortage of partners who are willing to cooperate! Lin Mu told Mark what he was thinking straightforwardly.

"You know I'm struggling too!" Mark also has his own struggles, and although he is a shareholder of Universal, he does not have control over the entire board.

"According to the previous agreement, we still have the possibility of cooperation, otherwise everything will not be discussed!" Lin Mu's attitude is very resolute, and he can't give in on this point, because Paramount puts a lot of pressure on him!

Lin Mu's tough attitude not only gave Mark a headache, but also made some high-level executives within Paramount dissatisfied with his approach, they were skeptical of Lin Mu's idea of so-called win-win cooperation, but because of Lin Mu's strong position in Paramount, they didn't dare to attack him face to face, but someone behind his back went to Sanam-Lei Shidong to sue Lin Mu.

"If you can guarantee me a movie that has a box office of more than $1 billion, you have the right to stand here and accuse, and people like him are irreplaceable in themselves, so I don't think it's too much to do anything!" Lei Shidong used such a sentence to overwhelm all the controversies in the company, Shirley Lansing originally wanted to talk to Lei Shidong about this issue, but when she heard this reply, she already knew that she would go in vain, and Lei Shidong's trust in Lin Mu now no one can shake it.

In this way, the long quarrel about the filming of the sequel to the Pirates of the Caribbean series was finally put on the production schedule as quickly as possible after the concessions made by the Universal side, because there were plans to shoot a series of movies before, so most of the sets that the crew spent tens of millions of dollars to build can still be used, but in terms of shooting budget, James Cameron is also not giving an inch, without 150 million, he will not be the director of the sequel. However, this time, both Paramount and Universal are very generous in giving money, after all, the world's No. 1 box office results are there, which is the best guarantee for the sequel's box office.

Although Lin Mu himself has doubts about whether the sequel to the Pirates of the Caribbean series will surpass the first, he is reluctant to pour cold water on the top brass of the two companies at this time. The most difficult problem he faces now is that he doesn't have a complete script in his hands right now. And with the popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", the value of several leading actors is also rising, and it will become difficult to bring Johnny Depp and Kate Beckinsale together again in the future. And Paramount finally reached an agreement with Universal, but it is difficult to say what new variables will be after the release of the second episode, so Lin Mu immediately decided to shoot the second and third episodes. He negotiated the idea with director James Cameron, and the final production cost of the two films was set at $320 million, and Paramount and Universal accepted his offer.

But all the preparatory work was stuck there because of the script, Lin Mu had to take care of the production work and complete the creation of the script, and he was really a little lacking for a while, so he had to hand over the task of script creation to X-*** Studio. In addition to considering the issue of improving efficiency, the most important reason why Lin Mu did this was because he was very satisfied with the script of the sixth episode of "Friends" that X-*** completed not long ago. After building the story through the submissions they submitted, the fledgling creative team completed the entire script with astonishing efficiency. Lin Mu had to admit that they had made a new breakthrough on the basis of the original "Friends".

Warner Bros. Pictures, the long-time producer of "Friends", praised the script, and after learning that it was written by a team of writers, Warner's executives expressed great interest in Lin Mu's new initiative. In their opinion, the script supervised by Lin Mu, a gold medal screenwriter, is not much different from the level of his own creation, and even NBC sent an official letter to X-*** to make an appointment for a new script. But Lin Mu refused the request, and X-*** now has more important things to do.

Lin Mu told the members of X-*** about the plot framework of the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, and divided them into two creative groups. Lin Mu's idea is to ensure that the plot is cohesive, and the creation of episodes two and three is carried out at the same time, and a certain competitive atmosphere can also be formed between the two groups to improve the efficiency of script creation.

Different from the creation of "Friends", all the materials of the script must be prepared temporarily, which is also a test for Lin Mu's entire team of X-***. To be on the safe side, Lin Mu personally sat in the studio and reviewed each manuscript. These young people are indeed very thoughtful, but they are still a little immature in their thinking, which can be seen from the manuscript they handed over to Lin Mu. Different from the TV script, the movie script is more difficult to create, plus some lack of experience, the script they handed in made Lin Mu revise it 3 times before it was finalized. The whole creation process took less than half a month, which was far less than half the time of Lin Mu's solo creation.

Lin Mu finally adjusted a few details of the script, and he finally didn't have to endure the daily irritable urging of James Cameron, and James Cameron got the complete script, which made the whole crew run at high speed. Hearing the news of the start of filming of the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, there is no one happier than Hollywood's Extras Guild.

With an investment of more than 300 million, coupled with the particularity of two consecutive episodes, the second and third episodes of "Pirates of the Caribbean" provide an excellent job opportunity for Hollywood extras, and the crew has already signed up for more than 7,000 people before the open recruitment. The morning after the news was officially announced, the crowd in front of the Extras Guild became a spectacle that Hollywood had never seen before. For a while, pirates became fragrant buns, almost all extras were vying to join the filming crew of the film, and the generous and stable remuneration was one of the reasons, and the film would also go to the Caribbean island of St. Vincent to shoot on the spot, and work while playing, which is everyone's dream of a happy life.

But too many people signed up was not a happy thing for the crew, which greatly increased the work tasks of the crew. So the crew members in charge of selecting the actors put forward very strange requirements for the people who came to apply for the "pirates": between 18 and 50 years old, they are either very skinny, or crispy and skinny, and their teeth are better in and out, if they are still squinted, they are perfect, the more fierce they are, the better, and they have to have long hair and a big beard. So, in order to be able to "be" Captain Jack's crew, each of the extras not only began to grow long hair and beards, but also desperately lost weight. None of them knew that this was all a "ghost trick" concocted by Lin Mu and James Cameron, and the crew could save a lot of money on makeup. Lin Mu once calculated that the makeup cost of hundreds of extras was enough for James Cameron to add a few more special effects shots. (To be continued.) )