As a fan of Tolkien, Peter Jackson has wanted to bring the Lord of the Rings series to the big screen for a long time.

However, before, as a director from New Zealand, he didn't have much say in Hollywood.

It wasn't until he made two movies in three or four years that he gradually gained a foothold in Hollywood.

And the birth of "Titanic" also made him realize that computer special effects technology can already make a very effective support for movies.

- The time for him to shoot "The Lord of the Rings" seems to be ripe.

"I just don't know, which company will agree to our plan!?"

Looking at his wife sitting across from him, Peter Jackson sighed, which made his fat body appear a little smaller,

"Universal, because of "Van Helsing" and a series of films, the funds were about to be drained, plus "The Mummy" with Charlotte Booth ......"

"The global capital chain is almost drained, and they have little hope of investing......"

Peter's wife, Frances Walsh, nodded,

"By the same token, Warner and Disney are unlikely. ”

"Why!? Aren't these two companies the richest of the seven in Hollywood?"

Peter didn't know as much about business as his wife, and he didn't quite understand it, so Frances had to explain,

"It's actually related to Charlotte Booth - speaking of which, his "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" can almost be said to have moved half of Hollywood!"

Frances sighed,

"He's been trying to bring Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone together with J. Potter. The film adaptation rights of K. Rowling's subsequent works in the series were sold to Warner, and Disney, which has traditionally focused on the children's market, is also very interested in the series. ”

"In particular, Disney's ABC television network is also airing a TV animated version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by Charlotte Booth's Ghost Party Studios—"

"Naturally, they're going to pay attention to the series!"

Peter Jackson nodded in understanding,

"But if there are two potential investors, why would Charlotte Booth let his Ghost Party studio make a film version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone independently?"

"It should be that Charlotte Booth's asking price is too high, causing Warner and Disney to wait and see!"

Frances was a little uncertain,

And the reason why he finally filmed "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" himself should be to increase the bargaining chips in his hands - after all, the value of a film adaptation with an uncertain future is completely different from a film series with an original book and its first box office success, and only needs to make a sequel. ”

"The odds of making money in the sequel are much higher!"

Peter Jackson still understands this,

"However, this is also on the premise that Charlotte Booth can independently shoot "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"!"

- To be honest, Peter Jackson was extremely envious of this.

- Although there are many film companies in Hollywood, there are only a few that have the ability and financial resources to independently produce large-scale commercial films such as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

Charlotte Booth's Ghost Party Studios is one of them.

This gives him a high degree of freedom when it comes to choosing to shoot films.

And this degree of freedom is exactly what Peter Jackson wants......

"In any case, the success of this "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is already a certainty!"

Frances lamented,

"At the box office, it earned more than 100 million dollars in the first three days, even if it is an adaptation of the original film with many fans, it is very powerful, and at present, it seems that its box office curve has not shown the slightest sign of diving. ”

"And the word of mouth is also very good!"

Peter Jackson praised the newspaper he had just read,

"This film greatly highlights Charlotte Booth's narrative ability and grasp of the picture, which most critics loved. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that this movie was too commercial, with its current reputation, it would definitely be able to make a difference at the Oscars. ”

"It's hard to say, after all, the Oscars ......"

Frances shrugged,

In short, because of the success of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", Warner and Disney will begin to fight for its subsequent rights, and it is said that Charlotte Booth has already signed a contract with the original author J. K. Rowling reached an offensive and defensive alliance......"

"That means both Warners and Disney will be focused on the series!"

Peter Jackson sighed, he already understood exactly what his wife Frances meant,

"And if they want to get the rights to a series of successful movies from Charlotte Booth, it means that they will have to bleed a lot, so both companies will be more cautious about investing in unplanned big-budget films in the short term......"

"That's right!"

Frances nodded,

This means that there are only four of the seven that we can choose from, and if we remove MGM, which has been plagued by bad luck over the years, only Paramount, Fox and Sony Columbia will remain. ”

"It's unlikely that Fox is likely!"

Peter Jackson's helpless face,

"The "Titanic" they invested in has just made them return to their original costs not long ago, according to the law, this company that likes super-large productions will be honest for a while in the short term. ”

- Fox is indeed the most popular of the seven major Hollywood studios.

From the record-setting "Cleopatra" that year, to the "Star Wars" that later became a symbol of American culture, to the current "Titanic", and even the future "Avatar", these super blockbusters that have greatly raised Hollywood's production costs and set a record every time are often invested by Fox.

This makes Fox one of the top seven gamblers in Hollywood.

- After all, whether it was "Cleopatra" back then or "Titanic" today, it almost drained Fox's capital chain and bankrupted the company.

But Fox's top management always heals the scars and forgets the pain, and they are happy to continue to invest in super productions.

Of course, Fox still has a good eye for super productions, and it can be said that except for "Cleopatra", which made them lose their pants back then, the super productions they invested in later basically made money, and they made a lot of money.

But for various reasons, these benefits, Fox himself did not completely swallow -

"Star Wars", because they were not optimistic at the time, they left the copyright to George Lucas, and as a result, the latter became a Hollywood tyrant, but he only made some money for distribution;

"Titanic", because the capital chain was too tight at that time, and they were not optimistic about the prospects, they wanted to try to lose less and sold the distribution rights in North America in advance, and the result was ......

This kind of encounter has made Fox more and more obsessed with super productions.

Although Warner is known as "Kai Zihua", they spend money more to ensure the success of the film, and the direction of their spending is conservative in nature, which can be seen from the copyright negotiations of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone";

Fox's spending, on the other hand, is full of "enterprising spirit" - every few years, they seem uncomfortable not to make a big news without a super big production.

- Such a Fox should have been the best target for Peter Jackson's investment.

It's a pity that because of "Titanic", Fox has just finished his ultimate recently, and is currently on CD and rebleeding......

"So that's all that leaves Paramount and Sony Colombia to think about!"

Peter Jackson sighed,

"Maybe we can consider some small and medium-sized production companies as well!?"

"That's a way to do it, too!"

Frances, who was sitting across from him, nodded. ()

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