Of course, no matter how bizarre and bizarre Charlotte plans are, the first thing he has to pass tonight is Charlize, a beauty.

- Moved by Charlotte's dedication to her daughter, the South African girl burst out with rare enthusiasm.

So, the next day, for the meeting of the Ghost Party Studio, Charlotte was not only late, but also had very heavy dark circles under her eyes.

"Take care!"

The old gun patted Charlotte on the shoulder, looking like I understood.

“......”

This is true, and Charlotte does not refute anything.

However, in order to avoid being ridiculed by his friends again, he got straight to the point-

"Today's meeting is mainly to discuss the script for my next film. ”

"Finally have a script for the next movie!?"

The old gun looked like "You're finally here", and the photographer on the side, Addison Young, also nodded,

"Yes, with your habits, I thought that within a week of the release of "Sherlock Holmes", you would come up with a new script......!

“...... So, do you think my script is too late to come out, and you're uncomfortable?"

Charlotte was a little incredible.

- He'd heard the two of them complain more than once before, that he made movies too fast and too often, and the old guys didn't have time to rest.

And now, listening to this meaning, it seems that he is slow again!?

"Of course not!"

The old gun hurriedly clarified,

"It's just that we're used to the frequency of one movie a year, and now the pace has suddenly slowed down, and we're a little uncomfortable. ”

“...... It's not too slow, is it?"

"yes!"

The old gun nodded, glanced at Addison Young on the side, and showed a wry smile on his face,

"So it can only be said that we have become accustomed to masochism......"

“......”

Charlotte could only be speechless about the sudden miserable sale of the old gun.

"Let's take a look at the script outline first!"

In the end, that's all Charlotte can say.

- The script outline was rushed out by him last night.

Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not a complicated story, it is difficult to complete the entire script in a few days.

Even if it's a draft.

- After all, this is a movie script that needs to be refined and revised, not a network where the radish is fast and does not wash the mud.

However, it is no problem to complete a basic outline that includes time, place, people, and events.

That's exactly what Charlotte is looking at for Old Gun and Addison Young right now.

And as Charlotte's part-time secretary and head of the special effects technical department, Alexis also attended the meeting.

But for some reason, Miss Valkyrie didn't speak for a long time, and even when she read Charlotte's script outline, she looked absent-minded.

"What's going on!?"

Charlotte had some doubts in her heart, but she didn't say anything.

On the other hand, Old Gun and Addison Young didn't pay attention to these - after the two quickly read the script, Old Gun spoke first,

"A pirate story with fantasy elements, Charlotte, you're such a guy who likes to choose strange genres. ”

"I don't need you to remind me of that. ”

Charlotte shrugged,

"The main question is, what's the point? Do you think there's a show?"

"Well...... this"

The old gun groaned for a moment, while Addison Young on the side said,

"The story still sounds very interesting, but in the last decade or so, since Spielberg's "Captain Hook" in 1991, pirate-related movies have not been very popular in the market. ”

"Adult Peter Pan, played by Robin Williams, right?"

"Yes. ”

Seeing that Charlotte knew about this movie, Addison Young said bluntly,

"Captain Hook" invested $70 million, directed by Steven Spielberg, and has a strong cast of Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, etc., but its global box office is only more than $300 million - and it can only pay off. ”

"So you're worried that I'm going to be like Spielberg, right?"

Charlotte understood what Addison Young meant, and the latter nodded unabashedly,

"At the moment when our Ghost Party studio is expanding dramatically, and at this point, you can't break your undefeated gold body at the box office, and I think it's better to make a sequel to Sherlock Holmes, Hell's Detective or The Mummy, rather than taking the risk of choosing a less popular pirate genre. ”

There is some truth to that. ”

Charlotte nodded, and looked at the old gun again,

"So, that's what you mean, old gun?"

"Not really. ”

The old gun shook his head,

"I think it's a bit risky to make a pirate-themed movie, but I don't think it's a good choice for the options I've mentioned. ”

"Why!?"

Addison Young was stunned for a moment, and the old gun explained,

"First of all, the copyrights of "The Mummy" and "Hell Detective" are not in the hands of our studio, although it is relatively safe to shoot a sequel for these two films, there is a lot of coordination work, after all, it is a cooperation!"

"And, because the rights are not in our hands, even if Charlotte shoots these two sequels well, the benefits we can get are limited - from this point of view, although the sequels of these two films are relatively safe, the cost performance is not too high. ”

"As for the sequel to "Sherlock Holmes", to be honest, if the North American box office of this movie is only more than 300 million, then I am in favor of shooting a sequel immediately - but more than 500 million dollars ......"

"Why is there a problem with the box office?"

Addison Young muttered, while Charlotte on the side understood the meaning of the old gun,

"You're trying to make Sherlock Holmes the core product of our Ghost Party studio!?"

"Yes. ”

The old gun nodded,

"500 million in North America, 1 billion in the world, if we can maintain or even exceed this level for the sequel to Sherlock Holmes, then this can be another Star Wars series - what does it mean to have a product like Star Wars in hand, I don't need to specifically explain it, right?"

"It's nature!"

Both Charlotte and Addison Young nodded.

Indeed, with a movie like "Star Wars" in hand, what kind of life peak will you go to, just look at George Lucas's life.

INTERVIEWER In Hollywood, how many commercial film directors don't envy George Lucas?

And to make the sequel to "Sherlock Holmes" into the second "Star Wars" installment, "The Empire Strikes Back," it was necessary to be meticulously crafted. ”

The old gun concluded,

"In this way, the results of continuous shooting are not good. What's more, dragging on for a year or two is also conducive to raising the audience's expectations. ”

"Also, for the next year or so, I need to direct "Island Cry" independently, and if Charlotte shoots the sequel to "Sherlock Holmes" at this time, I won't have anything to do!"

The old gun thought secretly in his heart. (https:)

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