Chapter 167. [Unlucky Guy Director]
Pirates of the Caribbean!
Gusta, who thought that he was never alone, suddenly sank, he really didn't understand, why did Yi Feiyang change "Pirates of Somalia" to "Pirates of the Caribbean"? It seems that Somali pirates are now a little more powerful, and there is more news in newspapers and magazines, and the Pirates in the Caribbean are somewhat "outdated".
However, Gusta is still very confident in Yi Feiyang, otherwise he would not have come to partner with him.
"What's the matter, do you accept my proposal?" Yi Feiyang asked Gusta with a smile. "If you're by your will, I have a pretty good story about these pirates, yes, it's very interesting, and it's absolutely great to make a movie!"
Gusta was stunned, a story about pirates of the Caribbean? Why haven't you heard of it yourself? God, this kind of unpopular story can't be made into a movie with a very bad box office reputation, right?!
Yi Feiyang's proposal made Gusta, who was full of ambition and ready to show his strength, and even shouted to the outside world that he was a movie tycoon, very hesitant, and said in his heart, dear Yi, don't give me a bad movie! You know, there are a lot of guys with pink eye out there waiting to see me laugh!
"Yi, I believe in your choice, you must have your reasons for saying this, but I still want to hear your magical Caribbean story first." Gusta said cautiously.
Yi Feiyang leaned back on the boss's chair, lay on it in an extremely comfortable position, and said, "That's good, it's bedtime story time......
"The story takes place in the 17th century, in the Caribbean, where legend has it that pirates were most active. Funny and charming Jack? Sperlo is a pirate active in the Caribbean Sea. Own your own pirate ship 'Black Pearl'. For him. The most comfortable life is cruising the Caribbean Sea with the Black Pearl. Freely rob passing ships.
Unfortunately, his enemy, the scheming Captain Barbarossa, stole his Black Pearl. Barbossa is a villain who does all kinds of evil, and after he robbed Jack's 'Black Pearl', he became even more rampant, rampaging in the Caribbean Sea, and became the overlord of the entire Caribbean Sea for a while. ”
At first, Gusta listened nonchalantly. He hadn't heard any pirate stories, and he guess this story was similar to those.
"Once, Barbossa's gang attacked the town of Puerto Royal and kidnapped and also kidnapped the Doge's daughter, Elizabeth? Will Will, the blacksmith apprentice of Swann and Elizabeth's childhood sweetheart? Turner, who managed to rescue Captain Jack from prison, stole the British Royal Fleet's fastest warship, the 'Interceptor', and quickly chased after the 'Black Pearl'.
During the fight, Will and Jack discover that Barbarossa and his pirates are carrying spells and that on every moonlit night, they are transformed into undead skeletons. And Elizabeth is the key to unlocking the spell......"
Gusta's otherwise casual eyes became curious, and he began to listen intently as Yi Feiyang told the bizarre story of the Pirates of the Caribbean. I am full of interest in the "birdman" pirate captain Jack in the story, and I feel very weird about the design of "turning into an undead skeleton on a moonlit night".
You must know that the traditional pirate story is nothing more than a desert island treasure hunt, but the story of the Caribbean pirates told by Yi Feiyang has stepped out of this mode and moved towards a more weird and fantastical realm.
So much so that Yi Feiyang finished telling the story of the entire Pirates of the Caribbean, and Gusta had not yet come to his senses, and he was still immersed in the story and couldn't extricate himself.
God, what kind of story is this?!
Captain Jack's wit, bravery, and humor, Captain Barbossa's domineering, weirdness, and the infatuation of the blacksmith boy, and the beauty of the governor's daughter...... It's a Verne-style adventure novel!
Seeing that Gusta was silent and silent, Yi Feiyang was not in a hurry, and took a sip of tea slowly. In his opinion, he is willing to contribute this "Pirates of the Caribbean" and make a fortune together, which is kind enough, if Gusta is not willing to invest in filming, he Yi Feiyang will eat alone, anyway, now he has more than 40 million in his hand, and it is no problem to make a blockbuster.
What's more, Yi Feiyang clearly knows that this "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" will collect 600 million US dollars worldwide in the future, not only the box office is hot, but the critics are also widely optimistic about this film, creating a group of large, fanatical and loyal pirate fans comparable to Star Wars fans and Superman fans, with their expectations and support, the two sequels of this series "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Treasure of the Dead" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The End of the World" have created new records at the box office. The global box office reached $1 billion and $957 million, respectively.
Yi Feiyang is definitely not the kind of philanthropist who hates too much money, so deep down, he even hopes that Gusta can refuse his proposal. Then, you can come to film this drama by yourself in a grand manner, make a big fish, and eat a round belly.
It's a pity that Yi Feiyang's beautiful wish was disappointed, and he blamed his storytelling tongue, only to see Gusta slap his thigh, "That's it, dear Yi, let's shoot this drama!" ”
"Huh?" Someone who was drinking tea leisurely almost squirted out the tea in one gulp, "Ahem, you don't think about it anymore?" ”
"Don't think about it, I believe you!"
"No, you're a very cautious person, and I hope you'll think twice and don't make decisions too quickly."
"No, since the last time James Wing was snatched away by you, I have sworn that I will not hesitate again, no more wandering, as long as it feels good, I will make a decision immediately!"
Yi Feiyang: "......?!! ”
"But I also want to make one more point, I only write the script, not the director of this play?"
"What? You're not a director? Did I hear me right? Gusta looked at Yi Feiyang in amazement, "Don't you want to rely on this drama to PK with the Wachowski brothers?" ”
"Of course not!" Yi Feiyang smiled, nonsense, he knew very well, although this "Pirates of the Caribbean" was very good, with a global box office of 600 million, but "The Matrix 2" was even better, with a global box office of 780 million.
"Then I don't understand, what do you want to shoot?"
"This ...... If I say I haven't thought it through, will you believe it? ”
"Yi, we're old buddies, do you want to hide it from me?" Gusta looked a little upset.
Yi Feiyang smiled bitterly, "Really, I really don't have any plans now." ”
"Okay, look at your bitter gourd face...... Even if I misunderstand you, then you say, if you don't be the director of this play, who will do it? ”
"I've already chosen the director, it depends on how you feel......"
"Oh, who is it, tell me about it?"
"That's it...... Gore. Vybinski! ”
Flutter! This time, it was Gusta who almost squirted out the tea.
For what Gusta would have such a big reaction when he heard the name, mainly because of this "Gore. Vibinsky: "Too famous. It's not because it's talented, on the contrary, it's because it's too weak!
It is said that Gore Wibinski graduated from the USC Film School and has been one of those restless people since he was in school. first tinkered with the Poetry Society, which announced the suspension of publication after the release of the first poetry collection; Then tinkered with the baseball team, and the baseball team went straight from second place in the state to bottom after the game; After the most troubled band, the band announced its disbandment two days before it was formed.
But our decrepit brother "Gore" was not discouraged, and directly took the instruments of the disbanded band and sold them, in exchange for a super 8mm camera, and began to tinker with short films.
This time he was lucky, and it didn't take long for him to start experimenting with commercials and music videos. And the more he shoots, the better he gets, and he has even cooperated with big brands including Nike, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, etc.
Gore, who has gone out of his shit luck, even won four "Oscars of advertising" Clio Advertising Award in one go, as well as the Cannes Advertising Silver Lion Award.
During that time, our Mr. Gore was really high-spirited, and felt that he was a fucking genius, an illegitimate child of God, so lucky, so dazzling, that the light was almost blind...... So he made a bold decision and started making movies.
Lady Luck became his aunt, making his 1997 debut work "The Mouse Trap" a blockbuster; This black comedy made him the most talented commercial director in Hollywood in an instant, and many studios threw olive branches to him. Our director Gore is awesome, at our level, if we want to cooperate in filming, we have to be at the level of the king and queen. So after picking and choosing, he and Brad. Pete, Julia. Roberts, two top stars, collaborated on "Dangerous Lover."
originally thought that this drama would become a big hit, and he would step into the name of a genius director and become a super director, but ...... The goddess of bad luck who hadn't been lucky for a long time came on a horse and pressed him directly to the bed...... The film only returned to the box office of 6,800 at a cost of $38 million!
This data makes investors cry without tears!
Because in addition to the box office share and cruel taxes, this drama lost at least tens of millions!
But this is not the worst, the worst thing is that since the box office loss, Director Gore has lost everything he has filmed, making him unlucky, and no one dares to provoke him again, let alone find him to film.
Now, Yi Feiyang actually recommended such an "unlucky guy" to be the director of "Pirates of the Caribbean", you say, how can you make Gusta not surprised?
Seeing that Gusta was looking at him with an unbelievable look, Yi Feiyang had no choice but to explain: "Dear Gusta, you don't have to look at me like that, I know, choose Gore?" It is true that Vebinski is taking a big risk to be the director of this play, but I have my reasons! ”
Reason? What reason?!
Could it be that this decrepit brother Gore can still wear underwear and turn into a superman?! (To be continued......)