Chapter 111: Turning Fate
After some communication with Huaying's people, Lin Ju slowly understood their intentions.
Hard science fiction has always been a coveted field for domestic film festivals, especially after an unknown electrician Lao Liu became famous for science fiction such as the three-body problem, and the script was also solved.
Since the Three-Body Problem has been bought first, Huaying can only buy The Wandering Earth and figure out how to make it into a good science fiction movie.
This year, they officially identified Guo Fan as the director, and the latter is also thinking about how to make a good science fiction movie with the basic conditions of China while organizing the change of scripts and establishing a world view.
Why are there so many Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters? The main thing is that the special effects and props company has developed into a complete industrial chain, and all of them have mature designs that can be used immediately, while the domestic can only be said to be about 0 in this regard.
Especially about the movie about space, it can't be said that there is no domestic movie, in 2011, a "Feitian" was released, which tells the story of astronauts, but the movie is mainly in line with the main theme, and there is really no achievement in science fiction.
Could it be that it has become a movie and has to prepare a sci-fi props, special effects, and design industry chain by itself? After Guo Fan took over the director, he pondered for a long time, and then saw the moon landing plan announced by Xinyuan Company.
H1, H2 space shuttles, giant rockets, spaceships, etc., not to mention that this CG is quite shocking, not to mention that they have sent so many astronauts into space.
If there is a real space company willing to invest in the crew, not only will there be scientific guidance, props, and funds, but it may also be solved......
So they came to look for Lin Shizhu's fate, hoping to get the support of comprehensive, at least props and scientific guidance.
"This, ah......" Lin Ju touched his chin, he was actually quite willing to support science fiction movies, and although the Wandering Earth has a lot of slots, it is a serious science fiction movie, and it is no problem to support it.
Even the investment is a trivial matter, and the final investment in the whole movie seems to be less than 600 million, how much money can you have to support it?
And is that part of expanding the influence of aerospace?
"Xinyuan Aerospace Power can provide funding, scientific guidance and prop help, but I also have some requirements."
"You say."
"First of all, as a commercial operation, Xinyuan Aerospace Power should leave the country in the film and have a positive reflection."
Guo Fan nodded: "This is as it should be, but the specific amount of exit depends on the amount of investment." ”
Xinyuan is a space company, and it does not violate the harmony when it appears in science fiction movies, Guo Fan doesn't think there is any difficulty in this.
"Second, and it is also very important, that I am not allowed to join love scenes, which is a non-negotiable death condition for my investment."
"Huh?" Guo Fan was a little stunned, but Lin Ju's expression was very serious, obviously not joking.
He didn't quite understand what the reason was, so he looked at a few people in the same room, and thought seriously for a while before answering:
"It's not a big deal, science fiction movies are already very small, but can I know why?"
Lin Ju: "Because once the love element is added, the script will uncontrollably add love labels, disrupting the rigor of science, there are too many domestic romance films, there is love in any genre, and it is not bad for the Wandering Earth." ”
Guo Fan: "Okay. ”
Lin Ju: "Finally, Xinyuan requires that the final share of investment should not be less than 30%. ”
At this time, the people of Huaying shook their heads:
"Mr. Lin, this is too difficult for us, a film crew has a share, the theater chain has a share, and the distributor has a share, and squeezing out 15 to 20 is already the limit."
Lin Ju looked at Guo Fan: "My engineers are very busy, and the time to help with the filming is completely out of support for science fiction movies, and I can provide you with chips that no one else can give you." ”
Guo Fan and the people of Huaying Co., Ltd. looked at each other, not understanding what Lin Ju was referring to.
"The film crew can have one opportunity to shoot in space, no more than 6 people, and stay on the space station for up to 10 days."
Guo Fan: !
Huaying shares:!
Guo Fan was incoherent for a long time, and finally the people from Huaying Co., Ltd. came back to their senses first:
"Heavenly ...... Mr. Lin, I have seen your offer for commercial aerospace, and this cost alone is several times higher than the amount of investment we are ready to make to the crew, and it is not to be known that we are only now preparing to raise 200 million to 300 million funds.
Are you ...... This, this. ”
Lin Ju: "Then change this number to US dollars, let's invest 1 billion yuan first, I said, space shooting doesn't count." ”
Guo Fan's scalp was numb when he was shocked by the sentence "Invest 1 billion in advance, space shooting is not counted", and when he thought about going to space to shoot a real science fiction movie, he felt that his heart was about to jump out.
If it weren't for the fact that Huaying shares were still next to them and the copyright was in their hands, Guo Fan would have wanted to worship Lin Ju as his father-in-law.
To put it mildly, "let's invest 1 billion first", if those investors have the courage, what good movie can't be made?
The people of Huaying Co., Ltd. felt that they were almost fainting, and they held their foreheads for a long time before squeezing out a sentence:
"I'm sorry Mr. Lin, we have to go back and discuss this."
Lin Ju nodded and pointed at Guo Fan with his finger: "If it doesn't work, you will jump ship, I will make the decision to buy the three-body problem, and the same is true for filming the three-body problem, the trilogy is guaranteed for 1.5 billion, and the Chinese will make a sci-fi film for the Chinese." ”
Guo Fan couldn't hold back any longer, and regardless of Huaying's presence, he stepped forward and held Lin Ju's hands tightly:
"Shoot! The wandering earth is according to what you said, where you drift for half a life, only hate not to meet the master, see it today, and can't wait to smear your liver and brain, with the heart of respecting your fist! ”
Lin Ju patted Guo Fan's hand comfortingly: "Actually, I am also a layman, and I just do a little help for domestic science fiction, mainly relying on literary and artistic workers like you." ”
Huaying's side finally couldn't stand the scene of the two of them meeting Bole, and knelt down under Lin Ju's money offensive:
"Mr. Lin, just rush to your support, the movie Xinyuan accounts for the majority, and Huaying will listen to you!"
……
On October 11th, he gave alms to the film crew of The Wandering Earth, with merit +10, and a horse from Bole, accelerating the development of domestic science fiction films, great goodness.
Although the box office of The Wandering Earth is already very good, Lin Ju does not need to rely on movies to make money, because this can make a few dollars? How can there be more than one launch mission? And the latter is fast and risk-free.
A few days later, Huaying said that it accepted Xinyuan's decision to increase the investment to 1 billion, but the total investment amount finally set was not 1 billion, but 2 billion, and the space shooting was 1 billion, which the crew would never give up.
With an investment of more than $300 million, this is a huge investment in the entire world, and only a handful of epic blockbusters at any cost can compare to it.
Many of the problems originally encountered by the crew who received huge financial support are not important in the face of this money, even if they start from scratch, they can cultivate many professional teams, and it was immediately decided that in March 2016, filming will officially start after the Spring Festival, and it is expected to be released in mid-2017.
Almost two years in advance, Boss Lin was barely satisfied.
(End of chapter)