Chatting with Scott, Scott didn't hide anything.

Multiple film companies jointly invest?

This is something that has never happened before in film history.

Gee, they are all competitors. They can all unite because of him. It can be seen that the power of capital is extremely terrifying and terrifying.

It is said that it is competition, but it is just competition between capitals. Once there is a strong external force or strong interests, they will still unite together.

Carrying it on at this time?

not good.

At this time, he was forced to do it, but the Master noticed Wu Long's intention and strength. But he was not strong enough. The layout was completed, but the fans were not wide enough and firm enough.

When he says lies are true, his fans all over the world still firmly believe in him, which gives him enough ability to compete with the giants.

In the face of the cooperation of other film companies, the most painful thing is actually Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures. The cake they were eating well was robbed by others.

It's like blocking someone's way of making money, like killing one's parents. This is a mortal enemy.

However, if Wu Long does not agree to other film companies at this time, this feud will not be deep enough for Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures.

Only by making Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures hurt their bones and hating other film companies to the point of becoming irreconcilable can Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures be completely tied to Wu Long's chariot.

In the future, when Wu Long leaves Hao Lai Hu, Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures will be Wu Long's fortress in Hao Lai Hu to deal with other film giants.

Other film companies and film giants want to prevent Wu Long and Chinese films from entering the global market and the North American market, and Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures are fighting with them.

At this time, Wu Long refused other film companies, so Wu Long rushed to the front and fought with other film companies.

Wu Long is not that stupid.

After making up his mind, Wu Long considered what movies to make. He thought of the "Lord of the Rings" series and the "Hobbit" series.

In fact, for the original versions of these two series, "The Lord of the Rings" was filmed first, and "The Hobbit" was filmed later. However, the chronological order in the movie world is that "The Hobbit" comes first and "The Lord of the Rings" comes last.

That is, "The Hobbit" is the prequel to "The Lord of the Rings".

And "The Hobbit" was shot in 3D.

Therefore, if he really wanted to film, Wu Long would still choose to film the "Lord of the Rings" series first. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was filmed in one go. It took a year to shoot and cut out three films.

When selecting a film, one thing to consider is how much the production cost is appropriate. Since those film companies have joined forces to get a piece of the pie, they can't be too merciful.

The production cost of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is US$281 million, which when divided is more than US$90 million per film.

The total global box office of the three movies was more than 2.9175 billion U.S. dollars. Except for the third one, which earned more than 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, the first two parts earned more than 900 million U.S. dollars and more than 800 million U.S. dollars respectively.

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After calculation, the average return on investment is about 10, which is considered a hit.

But, is Wu Long willing to let those film companies make so much money?

Besides, if these film companies jointly invest, in order to make more money, they will definitely try their best to arrange more screenings and spend more money on promotion.

Therefore, the total global box office of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy should be more than 3 billion US dollars.

Assuming that the total global box office is US$3 billion, calculated based on the return on investment of 5, that is a production cost of US$600 million. Looking at the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, the production cost of US$600 million for three films is not high.

So, since they are begging to be photographed, why should we save money for them?

Calculated based on the return on investment of 3, the production cost of three films is 900 million. If you like to make a film, you will be rejected. Whoever doesn’t want to invest money will quit. Anyway, there are so many film companies, and they are still afraid of not enough money?

They themselves said that they want a large-scale production comparable to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. Of course, large-scale productions correspond to high production costs, which is very reasonable.

What they choose must of course satisfy them.

The return on investment is 3, which is barely passing. Since it is passing, it is passable.

As for his reputation as Wu Long, well, let’s just say it was bad once.

He always said that he would not fail, and let everyone see that Wu Long finally failed, and Wu Long finally went downhill. People have said these words for so many years, so many times, and they should finally get their wish.

"I'll think about it and think about it to see if I have any creative inspiration. You might as well contact them more and see how to fund it."

Wu Long did not agree immediately, but his answer basically confirmed that he agreed to such cooperation.

Scott was very happy and offered to be the assistant director.

Wu Long was surprised.

"Are you kidding? You want to be my assistant director? You have won the best director. You are a first-class director in Haolaihu. Many people beg you to make movies. If you come to be my assistant director, I am afraid that others will

scold me."

"How can I scold you? I watched your "Frozen" and it was really admirable. Your directing style is very diverse and you can make any kind of movie. This is what I need to learn. If you really treat me as a friend

, just promise me. Unless you don’t want me to learn your skills and you are afraid that I will surpass you."

Scott made a final joke.

"Okay. Since you want to, I promise you. But let me explain first. When I make a movie, I need unconditional obedience from others. Even if I am older or more senior than me, I will not be polite. I am worried that if I

Being angry with you will affect our friendship in the future."

"I understand, and I will obey your command. I will not lose our friendship because of you getting angry."

The next day, all the film companies were very happy to receive the news from Scott. Wu Long really valued friendship, and Scott came forward, which really made Wu Long agree to cooperate.

Wu Long informed Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures about the matter. As for whether these two film companies want to participate, Wu Long doesn't care, it is up to them to decide.

Saying this, it seems that Wu Long is very magnanimous. It also implies that Lion Pictures, Weiner Pictures and other film companies have eaten too much and no longer care about the rules.

Does it hurt? If it hurts, just hate other movie companies for being jealous and grabbing your money.

When the top executives of Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures received the news, they were so angry that they cursed other film companies.

It’s not just physical pain, it’s heartache. How can they not get angry when you rob them of their money?

They can't blame Wu Lung. They just blame Wu Lung for not being strong enough to resist the cooperation of other film companies.

But now that the matter has come to this, Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures will naturally not give up their participation. The top management of the two companies held urgent discussions and decided to secretly join forces in the future.

They admitted their failure this time, pretended not to join forces, and approached other film companies to negotiate and ask to join.

Other film companies did not want Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures to participate in this film production, but Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures put on a desperate posture, which made other film companies afraid.

Although other film companies have joined forces, the competition and conflicts between them will not be eliminated. After negotiation, Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures can only be allowed to participate together.

A week later, Wu Long took out the script and met with those film companies. Scott was the intermediary and appointed an assistant director to also participate in this negotiation.

Without reading the script, Wu Long first laid out his own conditions.

The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy took one year to shoot and cut out three films. The best special effects were used to create the most magnificent and fantastic medieval war scenes.

The total production cost is US$900 million, and the global box office of the three films is estimated to exceed US$3 billion (not guaranteed).

As a director, screenwriter, and composer, Wu Long uses this to get dividends. His dividends cannot be less than those of the film company that has invested the most.

In addition, if you want to use those epic classic hits, you have to pay. This is created in advance, so naturally it will be calculated according to the purchase of the right to use it.

Wu Long also added that in these three films, he only directed and did not participate in the starring roles. The assistant director appointed Scott, and Scott selected the actors. Wu Long usually did not interfere.

The production cost is $900 million!

Wow!

Just hearing this number, the film company executives present were in an uproar.

When divided, each film costs $300 million to produce!

Taller!

Everyone feels so.

Some people even think it is too high.

If we say 200 million or 250 million, everyone thinks it is acceptable. But if a single film exceeds 250 million, it exceeds everyone's psychological expectations.

The production cost of three movies is US$900 million, and the global box office is estimated to be US$3 billion, with a return on investment of only US$3, which is too low.

In any of Wu Long's movies, has the return on investment not exceeded 4?

If the total global box office is predicted to exceed 3.6 billion, they can still accept it. That would be a return on investment of 4, which looks good on the report and makes a lot of money.

The production cost is 900 million, the box office is 3 billion, before other costs are deducted, the income is 2.1 billion. Of these 2.1 billion, the eight major film companies plus Wu Long will be divided into nine parts, each of which will only get more than 200 million.

We also need to deduct the share of theater chains and independent theaters, and each family does not make much money.

If you break it down further, each company will receive tens of millions of dollars.

This is much different from the revenue from previous films co-operated by Lion Pictures, Weiner Pictures and Wu Long.

I thought we would get together to share the cake, but now I looked at it and found that the cake was too small and not fragrant.

The eight major film companies, including Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures, were dumbfounded and were thinking about how to deal with it. Should they continue to discuss cooperation or the cooperation would fail.

Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures did not speak, and the top executives of the other six major film companies could not sit still.

"Wu Long, your production cost is too high. The return on investment is only 3. No one can make any money."

"Yes, Wu Long, can you reduce the production cost?"

"We weren't even shown the script."

"You haven't participated in the show yet."

The top executives of these film companies began to bargain with Wu Long.

Scott was on the sidelines, not knowing how to help Wu Long. It was only today that he learned that the production cost given by Wu Long was 300 million U.S. dollars per film, and the return on investment was only 3, which was really unacceptable.

He thought to himself that even if the actual use of the US$300 million was, there was no need to say it now. He had to get everyone's investment first, otherwise it would exceed the budget. These film companies had invested so much in the early stage, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and invest again.

Situations like this are often encountered in Haolaihu.

Why doesn't Wu Long use such methods?

Scott felt that although Wu Long was more accomplished than him, he still had insufficient experience in this area and was too young.

"Wu Long, the production cost of 300 million U.S. dollars per film is too high. The second and third films of "Pirates of the Caribbean" only cost more than 400 million and less than 500 million dollars to produce."

Faced with doubts, Wu Long had to answer. If he didn't answer, there was something wrong with his attitude. Others would also suspect that he deliberately increased production costs and did not want so many film companies to jointly invest.

"What is the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series about? What is the sea? What is the sea? The sea is all water. How difficult is the special effects of this water? What you asked for is a fantasy battle on land, a large-scale war scene

.How can the ocean, which is all water, compare to this?"

Wu Long's words refuted the other party's doubts. He is right. The Caribbean Sea is full of water. The special effects of the water background are really not difficult, right?

"If you think it's high, you can make one yourself with a low production cost. The worst I can do is work with Lion Pictures and Weiner Films to continue the fourth and fifth installments of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. They keep urging me."

The implication is that if you hadn't suddenly intervened, maybe I would have continued to make the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series with Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures. Wu Long was trying to provoke Lion Pictures, Weiner Pictures and

Spears from the other six major film companies.

"So, why don't we jointly film the fourth and fifth installments of "Pirates of the Caribbean" first?" a film company executive said, his eyes showing greed.

The top executives of Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures, one looked at that guy and the other looked at Wu Long. They both hated and hated the greed of these people, and were worried that Wu Long would give in.

"I'm sorry, when the contract for this series of movies was originally signed, there was an exclusion clause on it, and investment from other than the original collaborators was not accepted."

Wu Long's words gave Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures reassurance. They secretly made up their minds to stand on the same line as Wu Long and not let Wu Long take away the cake.

We need to let Wu Long know that cooperating with these two film companies is more profitable than cooperating with other film companies.

"Wu Long, where is the script? We need to read the script before we can consider it. After all, the production cost exceeded expectations." Someone made another request.

Wu Long shook his head.

"The contract has not been signed, so you cannot read the contract."

"Wu Long, what you are doing is against the rules. When we invest in film shooting, we must first read the script and make an evaluation." Someone immediately seized on this and attacked Wu Long. He didn't really want to attack Wu Long, he was just using

Bargaining chip.

Wu Long shrugged.

"Sorry, my rules have always been like this. If you don't believe me, ask Lion Pictures and Weiner Pictures if they have read the script before signing the contract."

"Of course you don't need to read the script. Do you still need to read Brother Long's script? Reading Brother Long's script shows that you don't trust Brother Long. Since you don't trust Brother Long, why should you cooperate with Brother Long?" The senior executives of Lion Pictures immediately helped.

Wu Long fought back.

The top management of Weiner Pictures even exposed their own scars.

"If it hadn't been for one time, and the new guy didn't know that he had to read Brother Long's script, how could Lion Pictures get the opportunity to cooperate with Brother Long?"

The words of the two people were full of sarcasm towards the person who just said that they should read the script and the rules first.

Since you don't trust Wu Long, don't cooperate with Wu Long.

The top management of Weiner Pictures went even further and said:

"Since some people think that the production cost of US$900 million is too high and can withdraw, why should they force it? We at Weiner Films think it is acceptable, so we will invest."

The executives of Lion Pictures instantly understood the intentions of the executives of Weiner Pictures and said:

"If you think it's too risky to invest without reading the script, then quit and don't force it. You have to read the script first. We at Lion Pictures never fail to read Brother Long's script. As long as Brother Long speaks, no matter what

We at Lion Pictures will invest whatever the production cost is."

The executives of Weiner Pictures and Lion Pictures looked at each other, and were satisfied that the other party understood immediately. They glanced at the other six major film companies, and their eyes inevitably showed a trace of teasing and ridicule, as well as obvious contempt and provocation.

That look clearly said:
Chapter completed!