The next day, January 1, 2004, Wu Yuan left Hengdian and returned to the capital.

The reason why he used the word "escape" is because he found that his mentality had undergone some subtle changes.

And this change made him a little confused.

Especially when facing Liu Yifei.

This little girl, who has always been regarded as his sister, seems to have become a big girl in a blink of an eye.

He no longer seemed to be able to look at her little sister the same way he used to look at her.

He didn't sleep well all night last night, and when he closed his eyes, he would think of Liu Yifei's bright and hot eyes on the rooftop, as well as the indescribable and inexplicable things in his eyes.

After waking up in a daze in the morning, Wu Yuan didn't want to stay in Hengdian any longer, and the plan to watch the filming of "Fairy Sword" for a few days was canceled.

asked Xiao Zhang to book a flight, and Wu Yuan went back to the capital directly.

He needs some time to think and adjust his mentality.

It also takes time to figure things out.

However, the world will not stop spinning because of Wu Yuan's pause.

The speed of the reporters was much faster than Wu Yuan's.

When he returned to the capital, all domestic newspapers were already reporting the news of Wu Yuan's new movie.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" has just been released in China.

Compared with the movie's movie-going frenzy in other parts of the world, "Pirates of the Caribbean" did not cause a high sensation in the mainland, although it received more than 40 million box office and was able to rank among the top five box office charts in 2003.

No way, domestic audiences are really not too interested in things like the Caribbean and pirates, and the main force watching this movie is still young people.

Although the director of this movie is Wu Yuan, the leading actors are all foreigners they don't know, at least the elderly people are reluctant to watch it.

So now Wu Yuan is very embarrassed.

His popularity in the industry is very high, and anyone related to the film and television industry knows him and admires him very much.

But in the outside world, as the news of "The Undertaker" winning the best director in Berlin passed, Wu Yuan was gradually forgotten by the public.

Even if "Pirates of the Caribbean" was a hit, the domestic media also reported him as a topic as a director, but after all, he lacked influence in China.

Who is the most influential director in China now?

The number one is undoubtedly director Zhang Yimou, whose "Hero" currently holds the throne of the box office champion of mainland films.

And his next movie "Ambush on All Sides" has also been filmed and is ready to be released in the summer vacation, which will set off another wave of mainland movie-watching at that time.

And the second most influential person is not Wu Yuan, let alone Chen Kaige, but Feng Xiaogang!

With a high-grossing Chinese New Year film a year, Director Feng has a very great influence at the public level, and has established his identity as a commercial film director!

His status and influence in the circle are definitely inferior to the three directors Wu, Chen, and Zhang, but his public appeal is really terrifying.

On December 18, "Mobile Phone" directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Uncle Ge and Fan Xiaopang was released in the mainland, and it won a box office of 30 million in less than half a month!

Another movie that is scheduled to be the mainland box office champion of the year was born from Director Feng.

From 1997 to 2002, Feng Xiaogang made a total of five movies in 6 years, and won the box office champion in 1997, the box office champion in 1998, the box office runner-up and third place in 1999, and the box office runner-up in 2001!

Five movies, none of them failed, all of them were box office big profits!

With the number of high-yield works and the box office results that have repeatedly broken new highs, Feng Xiaogang is well-known among the mainland public.

In comparison, although Wu Yuan is a big director in Hollywood, the global box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is 650 million US dollars, and the left-hand award is the right-hand box office, but his compulsion is too high and not grounded.

His last Chinese-language movie was "The Undertaker", and the box office in the mainland did not break 50 million, and there is indeed a gap between him and Feng Xiaogang, who has a cumulative box office of more than 180 million yuan.

Everyone knows that you Wu Yuan is very good, you can direct blockbusters in Hollywood, and you also won an award in Berlin.

But if you really want to say that there are not many mainland audiences who have watched Wu Yuan's movies in the cinema, and they are concentrated in the young people between the ages of 20 and 30.

This is the same as Mo Yan, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the public knows that you are very good, but there are very few people who have really seen Mo Yan.

On the contrary, Wu Yuan's popularity in North America is now really exploding.

His assistant Daisy would compile reports about Wu Yuan in North America every week and send them to his mailbox.

Occasionally, Wu Yuan would take a look and understand the situation.

The box office performance of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" in this life is even better than Wu Yuan's dream.

Maybe it's because Disney is more confident and has invested more publicity funds, or maybe it's because Wu Yuan, a well-known director, does have the value of carrying the box office.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" earned $3.5 at the box office in a single market in North America, $50 million more than the dream!

Wu Yuan also became the "father of pirates of the Caribbean" in the hearts of North American fans.

It's strange that he didn't write the script of this movie, and the copyright belongs to Disney, but many North American fans think that he is the soul of this movie.

In fact, if you think about it, it is understandable.

Wu Yuan is different from Gore Verbinski.

Before Gore Verbinski took on "Pirates of the Caribbean", he was an unknown young director.

And Wu Yuan has already become famous in North America with "Juno".

His Chinese identity is an advantage at this time.

Because he is the only Chinese director to achieve a box office of $200 million in North America, this makes most North American fans remember him at once.

Later, his "The Undertaker" won the best director at the Berlin Film Festival, attended the Oscars, and brushed his face.

Thanks to his yellow skin, black eyes, and black hair, Wu Yuan is firmly remembered by North American fans.

It is also because of this that Disney has always used him and Depp as the main promotional points when promoting "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Half a month before the release, Wu Yuan frequently appeared in news reports on major North American TV stations, and participated in various talk shows and talk shows.

This makes him deeply bound to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie.

When fans in North America mention him, they will think of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and when they mention this movie, they will think of him.

This is also the result of Disney's driving behind the scenes.

Disney doesn't care that Wu Yuan became the father of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and became one of the icons of this series of films.

Because Wu Yuan signed a three-part contract with Disney in one go!

Disney can't wait to tie Wu Yuan to this series, hoping that he can be more famous and successful in Hollywood!

Because this will bring more and better box office returns to the follow-up films of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and even open up the Asian market for this series!

As a result, Wu Yuan's popularity in North America is now high, and he is almost tied with Depp and has become the soul of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Just like Nolan is to "The Dark Knight", he is a rare director who is still remembered by the audience in Hollywood's commercial series of blockbusters.

However, in other countries outside of North America, Wu Yuan did not have such great influence, and audiences in other countries still paid more attention to Captain Jack and the beautiful Elizabeth.

KK, a newcomer actress who has just debuted, has also become another Hollywood vase in one fell swoop with this wave of influence, known as the British Rose.

Everything was great and beautiful.

Well, except that Depp floated this thing.

After Wu Yuan returned to the capital, he didn't rest for two days before he received a call from Jerry.

Disney is very, very satisfied with the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", and even if the film has not been released in some countries, Disney is ready to start preparations for a sequel.

The two screenwriters have already started writing scripts, and Jerry has also contacted several actors to sign contracts and set a suitable schedule for entering the group.

Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are both good talkers, and they know how much the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean" will help their acting career, and they signed the contract with almost no bargaining, and signed the next two in one go.

But Depp is different.

Obviously, before the first film started, he was extremely dedicated and humble, but after "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" won the global box office of $650 million, his attitude immediately changed.

As the absolute starring and soul character of this series, Depp knows that if Disney wants to make a sequel, it can't get around him no matter what, not even a replacement.

So when Jerry approached him for a sequel contract, he asked for $20 million + 10% of the global box office.

Attention, it's the global box office!

Unlike the North American box office, Hollywood's movies in many countries have a very low proportion of distribution after release.

For example, in Huaxia, films that enter the mainland market in the form of account sharing can only get 13%.

sold "Titanic" for 360 million, but the North American producers only took 50 million in the end, and the rest of the money was left in the mainland.

Depp wants 10% of the global box office to share the account when he opens his mouth, and 10% of the profits in a market like Huaxia have to be given to Depp, and the remaining 3% is Disney's.

Which production company can accept such conditions?

Even if Disney does this series mainly to sell movie merchandise and build theme parks, it can't be so generous!

If "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" can continue to get $600 million at the global box office, then Depp alone will take 20 million + 60 million!

What a joke.

Although Jerry could see that Depp was asking for a sky-high price and paying it back on the ground.

But this lion's big mouth is too big, just negotiating with Depp, it is estimated that it will not take half a year to negotiate a price that satisfies both parties.

The specific filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is estimated to be delayed, and eighty percent of it will not be filmed in 2004, and it will not be ready until 2005.

On the phone, Jerry vented his bitterness on Wu Yuan.

He wished that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series could be made one a year, who wouldn't want to make money if he could make money?

And Wu Yuan, who knows the entire "Pirates of the Caribbean" series very well, can only laugh and say nothing.

It's pretty good now.

Jerry wants to know that Depp later tore up with his ex-wife, and directly ruined the entire "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, then I am afraid he can really make up his mind to replace him now

After spitting up a lot of bitter water, Jerry still brought good news.

The global box office statistics of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" have been released, and the global box office of the film is finally fixed at 712 million US dollars!

It is 58 million US dollars higher than Wu Yuan's memory, most of which is contributed by the North American market.

With a global box office of $712 million, "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" also managed to rank fourth in the global box office list in 2003, only $27 million short of "The Matrix 2" in third place.

However, on the North American domestic box office list, "Pirates of the Caribbean" successfully won the runner-up!

The third-highest grossing "The Matrix" in the world grossed $281 million in North America.

"Finding Nemo," the world's second-highest grossing company, grossed $339 million in North America.

Both of these films have done too well at the overseas box office, surpassing "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" at the total box office.

In the North American domestic market, the box office performance of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" is only inferior to "The Lord of the Rings 3", which won $377 million

"The Lord of the Rings 3" also became the global box office champion in 2003 with a global box office of $1.14 billion.

The success of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Lord of the Rings 3" has also set off a wave of fantasy and magic movies in North America.

Whether it's a fantasy adventure movie like "Pirates of the Caribbean" or a magical epic movie like "The Lord of the Rings", it has become a hot topic in Hollywood.

Wu Yuan received a lot of fantasy movie scripts invited to direct him, all of which were summarized by Daisy and sent to the mailbox.

But he refused to look at all of them.

Wu Yuan's schedule in Hollywood is already full, and it is estimated that he will shoot "Rush Hour 3" in the second half of this year, and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" next year, and he doesn't want to take on Hollywood dramas anymore.

But the "traffic" of the fantasy theme, Wu Yuan still wants to take a bite.

After Pirates of the Caribbean, which fantasy movie makes the most money?

It had to be Night at the Museum!

This film, released in 2006, sold $570 million at a cost of $12 million, which can be called a model of small-cost counterattack!

The sequel, Night at the Museum 2, also sold more than $400 million at the global box office.

However, Wu Yuan knew that the idea for the film was a storybook drawn for children by an illustrator in Croatia.

He could have preemptively bought the rights to the film adaptation of this storybook, but Light Times is really too busy right now.

John is now focused on the filming of "The Hangover 2", and there are "Fake Marriage" and "Weakness" waiting for the follow-up.

As a small independent production company, Light Age can't start another fantasy movie production.

So Wu Yuan just instructed John for the time being, asking him to buy the film adaptation rights of "Wonderful Night at the Museum" first.

After that, depending on the situation, decide whether to make the series yourself or find Fox to develop it.

It's not okay to eat in someone else's pot and be too eye-catching.

It's good that Light Times has a "Hangover" series in hand, but if it is added to another blockbuster series of movies, it will be a little eye-catching, and it will be regarded as a thorn in the side of Hollywood's capital.

How many blockbuster series are there that can sell well?

You have a small independent production company and want to have two at the same time?

That's why Wu Yuan wants to pull the new line to do the "Ace Agent" series together, so that the new line can share the firepower!

In the series "Museum Fantasy Night", Wu Yuan also plans to pull Fox to do it together.

Light Age can be the main control, give 4 or 3 percent to Fox, and borrow their resources and manpower to make this series together.

In this way, after Wu Yuan instructed John to buy the film adaptation rights, he took the time to start writing the script of "Wonderful Night at the Museum".

During this time a year ago, he was relatively idle and had plenty of time to write scripts.

Not only "Wonderful Night at the Museum", but also some of the movie scripts he plans to shoot next have been written by Wu Yuan one after another.

When the time came to the end of January, a safe that Wu Yuan had specially bought was already full of the script he had worked hard to write.

These scripts are either commercial films with good box office reputation, or classic literary films that have won soft awards.

Since Wu Yuan is engaged in the film industry with the mentality of cultivating and expanding the mainland film market.

Naturally, he will not do that kind of behavior of drinking to quench his thirst, and make excellent mainland movies in the future now.

The scripts written by Wu Yuan are mainly based on some excellent foreign films, and have been appropriately adapted locally.

Of course, there are some Chinese-language films among them, but they are all excellent films on Hong Kong Island and Taiwan Island.

There is only one mainland movie, that is, the "Painted Skin" series, which is prepared for Wu Yishan.

Hong Kong Island movies, of course, are prepared for Zhang Guorong, focusing on a sniper Chen Kexin, and by the way, also hitting the directors on Hong Kong Island who don't want to make money.

Taiwan's movies, Wu Yuan knew the urine of Jinma later, and also knew that Taiwan Island would become more and more alienated from the mainland in the future, pitting their film and television industry, and he had no psychological burden at all.

The orthodoxy of Chinese films in the future is in the mainland!

Those filmmakers on Taiwan Island should rest as soon as possible!

It's a few hundred words short, but it's just right to write, so I don't write hard.

(End of chapter)