Seeing that Yi Feiyang listened attentively, the great director Tim Burton continued: "Anyway, like many people, I am a big fan of 1968's Battle for the Planet of the Apes, it is a myth that people can't forget, and the idea of reimagining this myth excites me. I have full respect for the films of that year, and I hope to take the best of them and add new characters and new elements, and strive to present that world in a very different way. ”

"That's why I came here boldly and hoped that Dream Company would invest in this film, and yes, that's it." Burton said it lightly and naturally.

Yi Feiyang will not be so stupid and naïve, and he will not immediately agree to him because he knows that Boton is a big director, he asked Boton: "For what?" ”

"Well, what's that?"

"Why did you choose a dream, you know, there are not many other big companies in Hollywood, right?"

"This ......" Bolton was stunned, and seemed to be indescribable.

"Let me answer for him...... Johnny Depp said suddenly, "Because this investment is too big, other companies dare not take it, so I introduced him to you!" ”

Yi Feiyang smiled.

Burton looked embarrassed.

"So how much is the exact investment amount?"

"Huh?" Bolton saw Yi Feiyang and asked himself, "Yes...... $100 million! ”

$100 million?

Yi Feiyang was secretly surprised, no wonder many big film companies did not dare to shoot easily, 100 million US dollars is not a small amount for many companies. In fact, in addition to this reason, Tim Burton's filming belongs to the literary fan. Like "Edward Scissorhands", although it has a first-class reputation, the box office is very poor, and his and Depp's "Edwood", the box office results are simply miserable...... Because of this, those big companies don't dare to spend $100 million to make Bolton "happy" and remake his dream "Planet of the Apes".

Seeing Yi Feiyang's somewhat embarrassed appearance, Burton seemed to have expected it, when Depp wanted to introduce Yi Feiyang to him, Burton was a little hesitant, but Depp always said that Yi Feiyang is the kind of person who is very courageous. That's why he's here.

sighed. Bolton said, "Okay, I already know the answer, sorry, Mr. Yi." Excuse me. Delayed your time! Burton finished. Turn around and leave.

Suddenly, "Do you have faith?" ”

"Ah, what?" Burton looked back. saw Yi Feiyang looking at him with a smile.

"I asked you if you had the confidence to make this drama well?" Yi Feiyang repeated.

Bolton understood and said, "What do you mean...... Promised to invest?! ”

"Yes, cooperation is welcome!" Yi Feiyang stretched out his hand.

Bolton shook it happily.

The reason why Yi Feiyang agreed to invest in the filming of Tim's drama is that he first wants to establish a close and friendly relationship with Tim Burton, a great director, and it is best to recruit him to join Dream Pictures.

Secondly, the company has sufficient funds recently, and an investment of 100 million is fully competent, and this can also test the true strength of Dream Pictures. And said that he wanted to invest 100 million, but in fact how much it would cost, Yi Feiyang still had a spectrum in his heart, and he would strictly control the cost, so as not to drag himself to death because of a drama.

In the end, science fiction is a field that Yi Feiyang has never set foot in, except for writing a script for "The Matrix", it is almost blank, and this investment in Burton's "Planet of the Apes" is also an attempt. If the attempt is successful, Dream Pictures will be able to truly become the best of the medium-sized film companies, and thus transition to large film companies, and you must know that a company that can shoot blockbusters can be called a large company.

Of course, in addition to the above reasons, Yi Feiyang also clearly knows that although the "Planet of the Apes" in his previous life was not Tim Burton's masterpiece, and was even criticized for losing Bolton's consistent dark style, and was criticized by many film critics, the box office reached more than 360 million, which is the highest-grossing movie made by Tim Burton.

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As soon as Tim Burton left, Rabbit Bill and Fat Jack, who knew that Yi Feiyang wanted to invest in the filming of "Planet of the Apes", as well as James Wyn and others came over.

"Boss, I heard that you are going to start a big production, hehe!" Bill the Rabbit rubbed his hands together.

"We all have time now to see if we can help!" The fat man smiled.

The subtext is, we all want to film, give it a chance!

Yi Feiyang pondered for a moment, now that the company can carry out more and more production business, it is not like before, many people are idle, so he also intends to give these subordinates more opportunities to play.

Yi Feiyang pretended to rub his nose contemplatively and said, "I know that you have been idle for a while, but you have all seen that the company has just started, and it is impossible to have too many movies for everyone." And the company pays attention to high-quality movies, and it is normal to do it for a year. So it's unlikely that you'll make a few films a year here! ”

"But I'm creating enough conditions for everyone to be able to get better." Yi Feiyang smiled slightly: "The equipment is all the most advanced, and the screenwriter can modify the script at any time, and there is a relaxed enough creative environment, which is not the best, but this is the best condition I can give you at present!" ”

"Don't complain that I invested in such a big drama and let outsiders be the director, and when the film is released, you will know that I am actually choosing the most suitable candidate!" Yi Feiyang smiled and looked at the silent directors: "Bill, you finished filming "Pirates of the Caribbean" as an assistant director, you should have accumulated good shooting experience, if possible, I hope you can open a similar adult version, well, I have already thought of the title, it is called "This is not the Caribbean". ”

The adult film market is growing, especially following the trend of popular blockbusters, Bill himself started shooting adult films, filming such scenes is simply familiar, the most important thing is that Bill loves adult films very much, and he never gets tired of it, which is why Yi Feiyang chose him to shoot the adult version of "Pirates of the Caribbean". You must know that this adult version of Lu Dao was very famous in the previous life. And it won the grand prize at the Italian adult film festival, and the box office was even more amazing. is such a blockbuster and well-known adult film, Yi Feiyang is not willing to miss it, of course, the production and distribution will not use the name of Dream Pictures. In the end, the reason why he wanted to start filming this adult drama was that Yi Feiyang could be regarded as a commemoration of his deceased friend Henry the Elephant.

"As for you, Fat Jack, it was originally possible for your "Youth Musical" to continue filming a sequel. But I hope you'll give up this opportunity to the company's newly recruited director. As for you, start making a movie that you are best at, such as "Rock 'n' Roll School," which links rock and roll to school. ”

Yi Feiyang's meaning when he said this is very simple, a drama like "Youth Singing and Dancing Youth" has become a golden signboard. With a good reputation. Handed over to the company's newcomer to direct, Yi Feiyang can also rest assured. As for the fat man who has become a big name, he can start filming a good show like "Rock and Roll Campus" and continue to follow his witty route. And this "Rock and Roll Campus" also had a good word-of-mouth box office in the previous life, and it can completely establish a fat man's comedy signboard.

"And James Win. You can also hand over the "Saw Horror" series to newcomers to direct, as for you, you can find a new horror film to shoot, such as linking puppets with horror, well, I have a good idea, called "Dead Silence", if you are interested, we can discuss it, after all, horror films are the cornerstone of our company, and we must not be sloppy, and we must carefully study the script. ”

The "Dead Silence" that Yi Feiyang is talking about here is actually the masterpiece of James Win's official transformation from chainsaw to a master of shocking in his previous life, and this drama uses the traditional puppet revenge story to interpret a terrifying horror story. In his previous life, this drama was criticized by many James Wing fans, thinking that it was his failed work, because the story was too simple and too cliché, but James Wing explained that in order to release this play, the film company "cruelly" cut out some of the bloody scenes it filmed, such as the scene of skinning a living person to make a puppet, which was only mentioned in the released movie.

Of course, the studio's consideration was to get a better film rating so that it could be released in more theaters, but it made the show fall into the criticism of fans. Fortunately, the development of the Internet has made up for this shortcoming, and fans who watched the original uncut version of "Dead Silence" have to give James Wynn a thumbs up, genius is definitely a genius!

"Okay, that's what I'm going to talk about filming with you, any of you have any questions, or any suggestions, you can say it......," Yi Feiyang asked as he walked around.

Everyone looks at me, I look at you, and they seem to be very satisfied with Yi Feiyang's arrangement, but suddenly, one of them raised his hand and said, "Then what about me, boss, what kind of scene can I film?" ”

Yi Feiyang followed the sound, but it was the photographer Cindy who spoke...... Cindy has always been a well-known photographer in Dream Pictures, and has filmed many scenes with Yi Feiyang, so it can be said that she has deep qualifications, but I heard that Cindy has been struggling with transformation recently and wants to change from a photographer to a director.

This time Yi Feiyang assigned a new task, and Cindy was looking forward to the boss giving her a chance to play, but Yi Feiyang just didn't mention his name.

Finally, he couldn't hold it anymore, so he raised his hand to speak.

"You?" Yi Feiyang was surprised, although he valued Cindy Yi Feiyang very much, he was still a little uneasy, although there are many successful examples of transformation from photographer to director, such as Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, American director Peter Jackson, etc., but those people are either geniuses or freaks, no matter how Yi Feiyang thinks about it, Cindy in front of him does not have these two conditions.

"Ahem. Cindy, it's better to shoot the play "The Queen Wears Prada" with me first, and I will let you be the assistant director, if your talent is recognized during this period, then I promise that I will definitely shoot a new drama for you, so that you can have the addiction of being a director again! ”

Hearing Yi Feiyang say this, Cindy was very disappointed, but fortunately, she was not desperate, not to mention, being a director is not that simple, like Bill, Jack, and James Win, which is not an assistant director? As long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely have a chance.

Thinking of this, Cindy nodded, and Yi Feiyang would never have thought that Cindy's achievements in the future would be jaw-dropping, and deservedly, after James Win, Cindy also became Yi Feiyang's second apprentice.

Having said that, now Yi Feiyang is playing for his company's directors, in addition to the extremely abundant funds, the most important thing is that Yi Feiyang hopes to increase the pace of his company's expansion.

According to the convention, many American film companies want to expand, and the most common channel is to strive for the company to go public, and then use the funds of shareholders to develop their own film business. However, Yi Feiyang has been dragging the company and refuses to go public, but the funds on hand are insufficient, which will slow down the development. But now it's different, several dramas are box office hits, and you don't have to worry about funding in the future, just work hard to create all the good works, there are twelve months a year, and one drama is released in a cycle of three months, so Dream Pictures also needs to release at least four dramas a year, in view of this reason, Yi Feiyang will wave his hand so big to open the scenes to various directors...... If all these dramas make a lot of money according to the trajectory of their previous lives, then there is no doubt that Dream Pictures will take off again in just one year!

Medium-sized companies become big companies, big companies become super companies, and super companies become movie empires!

This is the American Dream of Yi Feiyang! (To be continued......)