Chapter 264: Study how to use other people’s money to film Zhao’s Spider-Man

Watching Matthew Weinberg leave with a hesitant look on his face, Zhao Donghuai smiled and asked Zhang Min to send an invitation to Sony, "Just say that our group plans to produce a live-action Spider-Man movie, a superhero movie similar to Wanted. Sony wants to

If you get on the bus, hurry up and deliver the money."

No matter how suspicious Wall Street is, whether his acquisition of Apple shares was an investment failure, it doesn't matter if Wall Street wants to do something for the Apple shares they acquired.

The purposes of both parties are inherently different.

At this stage, Zhao Donghuai is still thinking about how to use other people's money to make his own Spider-Man series!

Going to North America for filming and New York for location shooting? Due to various labor unions, prices, etc., the production cost of a superhero movie will be ten times the cost of production in Hong Kong.

After all, this is not a green screen special effects shoot. It requires all kinds of live shots using wires. It will be very expensive for you to ask the ghost guy to use wires.

Showing the big special effects of bullet time again in (Spider-Man 1), camera array shooting? It will also bring huge expenses. Not to mention other things, 180 local photographers, just eating, drinking and having fun with the group are all beautiful.

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Therefore, it may cost 100 million Hong Kong dollars to produce Spider-Man 1 in Hong Kong, but it will cost 100 million US dollars to go to North America!

If the film is comparable to the 2002 version of Spider-Man 1, even if it costs more than 100 million US dollars, it will still be worth it. In the end, the global box office will sell 821 million US dollars, including video tapes and peripheral sales, etc.? That is about 2 billion US dollars.

Big market.

However, isn’t it a good thing to be able to use other people’s money to do your own things?

Sony has already acquired Columbia's CBS Records at this stage, and is also ambitiously planning to acquire 49% of Coca-Cola's equity in Columbia Pictures, which has been discussed for a long time.

Even if Jurassic Park is calculated, if the first film lasts for five or six years, the total box office and video revenue will be only 1.23 billion U.S. dollars.

(Nine Pins Sesame Official) has also officially launched in Hong Kong, including mainland and South Korean theaters, under a wave of strong publicity.

Liu Zhenwei said directly, "Okay, I'll give you two days off, go ahead."

A few days later.

"You guys are learning in the car, can you provide some drag racing stuntmen?? That's not right. Considering that the Green Goblin is going to fight Spider-Man on a flying machine, this is not drag racing anymore..."

Zhao Donghuai laughed, "Good guy, it's only half past seven? It seems Sony really can't wait to enter the real film and television industry!"

House prices in Huayuan Phase 9, including Huayuan Phase 10, a modern community residence that is still under construction, have officially exceeded one thousand Hong Kong dollars per square foot, and residents who live there will naturally experience strong comfort.

It's almost nine o'clock in the morning.

It's that fast!

If you build a one- or two-story building to show movies, you can pay for everything within a few months, including not only the construction but also the decoration, recruitment and training of employees.

Zhao Donghuai, "..."

The shooting range area where Hong Qinbao and Laura Fangna teach Yuan Biao how to shoot curved bullets in "Wanted Order" is a replica of the real scene in the movie. It is a very simple air rifle target shooting. I don't know how many movie fans rushed to experience it happily.

This is the basis of the film and television industry.

However, at this stage, the island country is really rich. This is the richest era for the island country after the Plaza Accord. In three years, it will be on its knees.

For example, if you invest more than 100 million U.S. dollars in publicity expenses... you still have to borrow the publicity expenses, and when you pay back the money, there will still be 40 to 50 million U.S. dollars in interest, which is even worse than loan sharks.

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In the end, it will spend 3.4 billion U.S. dollars at once in September this year, and promise to bear a debt of 1.6 billion U.S. dollars, just for Columbia Pictures.

He drank a cup of kung fu tea in silence and nodded, "In principle, I have no objection. It's okay if you hire black Visigoth technicians from Latin America, but after they devote their lives to the art of film, you have to handle the superficial things.

It’s appropriate and there will be no future trouble.”

"For the sake of the pleasant cooperation on the Walkman project, my company Zhao's Pictures can give you a learning opportunity with a tuition fee of US$50 million. What do you think?"

Zhao Donghuai smiled and nodded, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation!"

We have a family of eleven, and occasionally a diplomat pops up to talk about the import and export trade between France and Hong Kong Island Chinese, so we are busy enough.

About the same time.

It’s been two months since the Lunar New Year movie fans all over the world have been partying. We have just started production in the new year and it is not a weekend holiday. We can watch the movie with an attendance rate of 40 to 50%, which is really not bad or weak.

Even after Liu Dehua was praised for playing countless positive roles, his image as a villain in the first battle changed drastically. His role as Chang Wei, who knows martial arts, was a successful transformation masterpiece.

There is no doubt that in addition to the box office in East and Southeast Asia, "Men Should Be Strong" and "Wanted" also sold well in Europe, North and South America, and were both blockbusters.

But at this stage and level of busyness, what he is pursuing is no longer an ordinary quantity.

More than an hour later.

The trend of gangs beating up islanders in the streets and smashing island products is very exciting.

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This is all left to the professionals to perform freely.

"The combined sales of Hong Kong and Haowan are only over 6 million? The two previous blockbuster movies were both over 10 million a day! This is a result that is almost halved!"

Is it harsh? Of course it is.

"By the way, when the filming of Jurassic Park 2 starts, can I follow you to the set to learn more? I also want to learn some skills as a director and producer. I won't be a model worker on the set in the future, crazy about making appointments, but if I learn more, how can I

It feels good to form a group by myself every day.”

The original 1,500 chain theaters may have an additional 300 theaters during the Jiupin Zhima Official screening.

"Ka, passed!"

The data of the benchmark truant Veyron are cut in half? This is really normal.

Zhao Donghuai smiled and nodded, "At this stage, many tourists come here for the Destiny Loom Factory project in the wanted order."

After a performance was over, Ah Wei came to Yuan Kui and chatted for a few words, then smiled and said, "Master Xing, how about a few days off? Let me take your time?"

The most important expenses of the Nine-Pin Sesame Official are Xing Zai himself and Brother Hua's salary, but the internal price is only 2 million Hong Kong dollars per person to bring goods... Although ancient costumes are not convenient to promote, it is not impossible to promote them.

Although 8.7 million U.S. dollars is quite a lot, converted to 68 million Hong Kong dollars, Xinghui Company can also gradually pocket about 30 million Hong Kong dollars in income.

Today is the day when Jurassic Park 2 is turned on and worshiped. This sequel to the big dinosaur movie was approved on the 21st. It has been in preparation for more than a week now. In addition to the new dinosaur base that has been built long ago to set up attractions,

Some other location scouting and shooting locations have also been completed.

"The movie has already started to make money, but it still made me a little unbalanced!"

Thinking of this, he bowed again and said, "Sheng Zhao, I wish us a happy cooperation. Although I am only responsible for the Walkman business, in the future, Pacific Manufacturing would like to discuss OEM projects for video recorders, cameras, video game consoles, etc."

After Xingzi and Liu Jialin showed up, Ah Weicai and Yuan Kui filmed other scenes together. This movie is a star-style comedy, but there are many scenes without Zhou Xingxing.

"No rush, let him wait. Is anyone scheduled to be the main creator of Jurassic Park 2?"

"The various air rifle shooting events there are much more popular than the same type of games outside."

A student of the 1987 Asia Theater Academy, she will be a child actress who has completed two academic years in three months. As for the mini-Showgnathus? One or a group of them are model props, plus puppet masters invited from the mainland to operate them.

Zhao Donghuai was speechless again, "You have received too little education."

Now I have the opportunity to learn the routines from Zhao Films, which is rare!

Zhao Donghuai said again, "You should have heard about how I shoot movies, especially big special effects or drag racing stunts, etc. The labor costs in North America are too high."

"Wanted", which has been in theaters for 23 days, has already grossed more than 400 million U.S. dollars in global box office, and is still heading towards 500 million U.S. dollars. At this time, the Lunar New Year holiday can be said to have completely passed.

Isn't it just to control the film group? Now, in addition to that big negotiation, there are precedents for sci-fi special effects blockbusters such as Super Body, Jurassic Park, and Wanted. Zhao Donghuai's offer of this olive branch will definitely make Sony take the bait.

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At a beach near Tung Chung, surrounded by mountains and sea, after the crew presided over the opening ceremony, Zhao Donghuai and several directors watched the first performance behind the viewfinder of the video recorder.

After a while, Director Zhao suddenly realized it and clapped twice at Xiaoxian's big round plate, "Good guy, so that's what you meant...wasting my time."

Besides, aside from Zhou Xingxing's salary, Mainland, Hong Kong and South Korean theaters have made over 40 million Hong Kong dollars in revenue in one day. This has already started to make a profit, okay!

The cost was recovered and profits started within one day.

"Ah Hong is right. Make some good movies, and even if you are over 50 years old 30 years later, you can use them to recall the grace of your youth."

Today’s 50 million U.S. dollars, but many years later, you will end up with 50 million U.S. dollars? It is equivalent to signing a multi-year interest-free loan and giving money to others.

At the end of the performance, Zhao Donghuai shouted, and when he was preparing for the next piece, his expression was very satisfied, "I haven't learned in vain in the past two years, and I can act well."

There are also many people trying to swing their guns to shoot curved bullets. Even though everyone knows that it is impossible to do such an action in reality, it does not prevent tourists from wanting to try and experience it in this amusement project.

He has the guts to spend 6 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 40 billion Hong Kong dollars, to acquire Columbia Group, but he doesn’t know how to play it after buying it. How can he do it? He will be tricked to death by white ghosts.

"I will definitely go out and appeal more..."

Then he gave up his seat and let directors such as Lan Naicai and Huang Jianxin take control of the scene. Zhao Donghuai himself took Xiaoxian around the set and explained to her the complete operation mode of a large crew.

Furthermore, things have really changed since Guan Jiahui became pregnant. He has not had any in-depth communication with Sister Guan for three months.

The box office reputation has soared... the results are super gratifying. At least Wang Jing is very happy with the movie's trend.

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In the short term, there is no need to worry about Sony becoming an insider.

Wang Zuxian held his arm in surprise, "Really? It seems that Sister Jiahui's pregnancy is really a good thing. After she passes, am I encouraging an older sister to try it?"

Another example is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The three parts cost less than 300 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was close to 3 billion U.S. dollars. But when the director who signed a profit-sharing contract asked for money, the production company directly billed the director in the face, how could we make any money? Already?
To be continued...