$36 million!

This is the renewal price negotiated between the new line and Marvel.

According to the agreement, Lu Ping'an bought the copyright for 43.2 million!

If you want to start the movie, you have to prepare about $140 million according to the cost of the original version.

It adds up to two hundred million!

200 million US dollars is actually not a big problem for Lu Ping'an now, but it does have to empty the existing reserve funds in its film and television companies.

So what to do?

Simple.

After all, the movie will be made after 08 years.

For now, it's just a matter of saving.

Saving money is also easy for Lu Ping'an.

Another high-profit movie will do the trick

Lu Ping'an also has a king fried in his hand.

The American version of "Wonderful Night" hasn't been released yet.

The original "Wonderful Night 1" grossed more than $200 million in North America.

In addition, the Chinese version of "Wonderful Night 1" has grossed less than $40 million in all regions outside the mainland, and even more than $2 million in North America.

The lack of popularity is one thing, the protection of Lao American culture is so low that the film schedule is extremely low, and less than 1% of theatrical releases are the main reason.

It can also be seen that movies are still very popular.

In other words, now that the American version of "Wonderful Night 1" is open, it can still hit a box office of more than 200 million at least in North America.

The cost of this film in the original time and space is only 12 million.

Calculate the account sharing and disc revenue, and it will be enough to deal with "Iron Man 1" in the future.

After a simple and cost-effective deal, the road is safe: "Iron Man, I want it!"

Then he replied directly to Bob Shayer.

Then he came to Watzberg and told him about his plan.

"Have you really decided to shoot?"

"Yes, I have a plan related to the American version of the script, director, and actors, and I will implement it according to the plan, and if the filming starts in the first half of the year, I can catch up with this year's Christmas file."

The American version of "Wonderful Night 1" of the original time and space started filming in January 06 and did not end until July, and then it was released in December of that year.

Now the Chinese version has been filmed, so the American version doesn't have to be filmed for so long, and it is well mastered, and it is no problem to catch up with the Christmas file.

"How do you divide the investment?" Watzberg asked again.

"My suggestion is to keep at least half of it."

"Okay, I see."

Watzberg nodded, then added, "In that case, we're going to have a busy year." ”

There are a few more small budgets, and Pacific Rim, and Batman are also starting to prepare, and now there is another Wonderful Night.

The Summit has never been so busy.

And with that comes a lot of pressure on the outlook.

In this regard, Lu Ping'an can only once again base the words that have not changed for thousands of years: "If you don't believe it, we can bet." ”

"It's a familiar taste."

Watzberg snorted deeply, and the memories seemed to hit his mind.

After reminiscing, he shook his finger: "I said that I would not fall in a pit in a row." ”

Lu Ping'an looked at him with a smile: "Then do it?" ”

"It's done! If we can all succeed this time, we will be the seventh! ”

Watzberg agreed directly, full of confidence.

With the addition of Fantastic Nights, there are 5 projects to be started at the top of this year: Chainsaw 4, Batman 2, Human Removal Project, Death Day 2, and Fantastic Nights 1.

There are also two projects to be released in March: Chainsaw 3 and Latent 2.

and 3 projects in the works: Pacific Rim, Kung Fu Panda, and Nolan's Deadly Magic.

A total of 10 projects are on the list, which is more fierce than the current six majors.

The point is that in fact, there is very little financial pressure.

The project with the largest book cost is Batman 2, but the sponsors of this film are now in the queue, and the financial pressure is less than that of Pacific Rim.

Pacific Rim now adds a Matt Damon, but because it is a co-production, the cost of shooting in China has been greatly reduced, and the overall cost has been calculated in the past few days, and it has come to about 75 million US dollars, which does not include the investment in the studio in China.

The rest of the small finished films, plus Wonderful Night and Deadly Magic, add up to less than 50 million if they are all released by themselves, not to mention that each project now has at least half of the share.

So the overall financial pressure is only about 100 million, which is not a problem for the peak of the current full pockets.

The only problem is that Watzberg will have a lot less vacation this year.

This also made him complain: "How can it be like I want to participate in the BJ Olympics." ”

With that, he scratched the top of the light, then turned around and went out and got to work.

He is still under a lot of pressure because the future of the project is unknown.

It's not like Lu Ping'an knows the answer.

But he's not without pressure.

Especially for projects that are not directed by themselves.

If the slice doesn't taste right, it's going to be a bit of trouble.

However, on the whole, the problem is still not big, just be careful.

The Hollywood producer-centric system is not set up blindly.

In order to deal with this situation.

So take your time.

The next day, Lu Ping'an came to the new line and first signed the "Iron Man" transfer agreement with Bob Shayer.

This agreement is not public, and the new line has decided to treat it coldly, because their original Iron Man movie is going to be aborted, which is not a good thing.

As for how the new line could be renewed, Lu Ping'an also asked Bob Shaye.

Bob Shayer pretended to say, "You underestimate my energy!" ”

There was a black line above Lu Ping'an's head, but he still expressed his sincere gratitude.

After all, without him, Lu Ping'an really couldn't win "Iron Man".

It was only later that he learned that the main reason was because of Marvel.

Marvel hesitated between the two characters, Captain America and Iron Man, took out a loan, and was ready to bet on one of them.

Then Bob Chayer appeared at a very clever time.

The other party was short of money, and Bob Shayer sent money, 36 million.

Then Marvel's first independently produced film, which was also the one that opened his fledgling cinematic universe, became Captain America.

Having said that, the transfer of "Iron Man" is not public, but the matter of "Spike 3" still has to be made public, and it is an official announcement with great fanfare.

As soon as this news was announced, kung fu fans around the world were very excited.

Cheng Long's basic plate is actually quite large.

Maybe the box office performance is not particularly high, but the sales in the disc market have never been bad.

There are many places where sales performance has always been overlooked, such as Africa.

According to the new line, the day after the news was announced, a certain African chief sent an email saying that he must shoot on their side once.

Cheng Long's global influence is indeed terrifying.

Cheng Long said calmly: It's not the first time.

In this comparison, Lu Ping'an directly gave him a thumbs up.

But his own influence is not bad.

The King of Thrillers, The Man Who Resurrected Batman, This Year's Oscar Hot Director, and more.

One is a ghost director, with changeable themes, superb skills, and huge brains.

One is the world's top kung fu superstar.

What kind of sparks will the two create?

Plus the basic disc of the Spike series itself.

So Cheng Long + Lu Ping'an + rush hour.

With a total investment of $150 million, "Rush Hour 3" immediately broke into the forefront of the most anticipated movies around the world.

(End of chapter)