Seeing that Yi Feiyang was listening very attentively, the great director Tim Burton continued: "In other words, like many people, I am a loyal fan of the 1968 "War for the Planet of the Apes". It is an unforgettable myth.
, and the idea of reimagining this myth excites me. I fully respect the film of that year, and hope to take the best of it and add new characters and new elements, striving to present that world in a completely different way."
"That's why I came here boldly, hoping that Dream Company can invest in this movie, yes, that's it." Burton said it very easily and naturally.
Yi Feiyang would not be so stupid or naive, nor would he agree to him immediately just because he knew Burton was a great director. He asked Burton: "Why?"
"Well, why why?"
"Why did you choose Fantasy? There are many other big companies in Hollywood, right?"
"This..." Bolton was stunned, and seemed to be unable to speak.
"Let me answer for him..." Johnny Depp suddenly said, "Because this investment is too big, other companies dare not accept it, so I introduced him to you!"
Yi Feiyang smiled.
Burton looked embarrassed.
"So what is the specific investment amount?"
"Huh?" Bolton asked himself when he saw Yi Feiyang, "It's... 100 million US dollars!"
One hundred million dollars?
Yi Feiyang was secretly surprised. No wonder many big film companies dare not easily invest in filming. One hundred million US dollars is not a small amount for many companies. In fact, apart from this reason, Tim Burton's filming is in the literary and artistic genre. Like "Scissorhands"
"Edward" has a first-class reputation, but the box office is very poor, and "Ed Wood", his collaboration with Depp, has a disastrous box office performance... Because of this, those big companies dare not just spend $100 million to let Burton
"Have fun", remake his dream "Planet of the Apes".
Seeing Yi Feiyang's embarrassed look, Bolton seemed to have expected it. When Depp wanted to introduce Yi Feiyang to him, Bolton was a little hesitant, but Depp always said that Yi Feiyang was a very courageous person.
.He just came here.
Sighing, Burton said: "Okay, I already know the answer. I'm sorry, Mr. Yi, for disturbing you and wasting your time!" After Burton finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Suddenly, "Are you confident?"
"Ah, what?" Bolton turned around and saw Yi Feiyang looking at him with a smile.
"I ask you if you have the confidence to successfully film this movie?" Yi Feiyang repeated.
Bolton understood and said happily: "You mean... you agreed to invest?!"
"Yes, welcome to cooperate!" Yi Feiyang stretched out his hand.
Bolton happily held it.
The reason why Yi Feiyang agreed to invest in filming Tim's movie was first of all because he wanted to establish a close and friendly relationship with Tim Burton, a great director. It would be best to recruit him to join Fantasy Pictures. You must know that Tim is a real
A Hollywood talent, his dark-style films are unique in the entire world of film and have won numerous awards.
Secondly, the company has sufficient funds recently, and it is fully capable of investing 100 million, and this can also test the true strength of Fantasy Pictures. Moreover, it is said that it will invest 100 million, but Yi Feiyang still has an idea of how much it will actually cost.
I will strictly control costs to avoid dragging myself to death because of one movie.
Finally, science fiction films are a field that Yi Feiyang has never been involved in. Apart from writing the script for "The Matrix", there is almost nothing. This investment in Burton's "Planet of the Apes" can be regarded as an attempt. If the attempt is successful, Fantastic
The film company can rely on this to truly become the best among medium-sized film companies, thereby transitioning to a large film company. You must know that only a company that can shoot blockbusters can be called a big company.
Of course, in addition to the above reasons, Yi Feiyang also knows clearly that although the previous film "Planet of the Apes" was not Tim Burton's masterpiece, it was even criticized for losing Burton's usual dark style, and was criticized by many film critics.
Although it was criticized, the box office reached more than 360 million, making it the highest-grossing film by Tim Burton.
…
Tim Burton had just left. After learning that Yi Feiyang was going to invest in the filming of "Planet of the Apes", Rabbit Bill, Fat Jack, James Wan and others came over.
"Boss, I heard that you are going to start a big production, haha!" Rabbit Bill rubbed his hands.
"We all have time now, let's see if we can help!" The fat man smiled broadly.
The subtext is, we all really want to film, so give us a chance!
Yi Feiyang pondered for a moment. Now the company can develop more and more production businesses. Unlike before, many people were idle, so he also planned to give these subordinates more opportunities to perform.
Yi Feiyang rubbed his nose pretending to be thoughtful and said: "I know you have been idle for a while, but you all have seen that the company has just started and it is impossible to have too many movies for everyone. Moreover, the company focuses on one high-quality movie.
It’s normal all year round. So it’s unlikely that you will make several films a year here!”
"But I am creating enough conditions for everyone to strive for excellence." Yi Feiyang smiled slightly: "The equipment is all the most advanced, and the screenwriter can modify the script at any time, and there is a loose enough creative environment. This is not the best.
, but this is the best condition I can give everyone at the moment!"
"Don't blame me for investing in such a big movie and letting an outsider be the director. When the movie is released, you will know that I am actually choosing the most suitable candidate!" Yi Feiyang chuckled and looked at the silent directors: "Bill,
You have finished filming "Pirates of the Caribbean" as an assistant director, and you should have accumulated good shooting experience. If possible, I hope you can make a similar adult version. Well, I have already thought of the title of the film, it will be called "This
Not the Caribbean."
The adult film market is growing, especially following popular blockbusters. Bill started his career in adult films, so he is very familiar with making such films. The most important thing is that Bill loves the adult film industry and never tires of it. This is also
The reason why Yi Feiyang chose him to film the adult version of "Pirates of the Caribbean". You must know that this adult version was very famous in its previous life. It also won the grand prize at the Italian Adult Film Festival, and the box office was even more amazing. It is so popular and has a good reputation.
Yi Feiyang is not willing to miss the adult film. Of course, the production and distribution will not be under the name of Fantasy Pictures. Finally, the reason why Yi Feiyang started filming this adult drama is also to commemorate his deceased friend Henry the Elephant.
"As for you, Fat Jack, originally your "High School Musical" could continue to shoot sequels. But I hope you can give this opportunity to the company's newly recruited directors. As for you, just start shooting a movie that you are best at.
For example, "School of Rock" links rock and school."
The meaning of Yi Feiyang's words is very simple. Dramas like "High School Musical" have become a golden brand. With a good reputation, Yi Feiyang can rest assured that he can be directed by a newcomer in the company. As for the fat man who has become a big star, he can start filming "
"School of Rock" is his specialty, and he continues to follow his humorous route. Moreover, "School of Rock" also had a good reputation at the box office in its previous life, and it can definitely establish Fatty's comedy brand.
"And James Wan. You can also leave the "Saw" series to newcomers to direct. As for you, you can find a new horror film to make, for example, connecting puppets with horror. Well, I do.
There is a good idea called "Dead Silence". If you are interested, we can discuss it. After all, horror movies are the cornerstone of our company, so we cannot be careless. We must carefully consider the script."
The "Dead Silence" that Yi Feiyang is talking about here is actually the representative work of James Wan in his previous life who officially transformed from Chainsaw into the master of horror. This drama uses the traditional puppet revenge story to interpret a shuddering horror story. In his previous life,
At that time, this drama was criticized by many James Wan fans and considered it to be his failure because the story was too simple and clichéd. However, James Wan explained that in order to allow this drama to be released, the film company cut it out very "cruelly"
Some of the bloody scenes he shot, such as the scene of skinning a living person to make a puppet, were only briefly mentioned in the released movie.
Of course, what the film company considered was to obtain a better film rating so that it could be released in more theaters, but this caused the film to fall into criticism from movie fans. Fortunately, the development of the Internet made up for this shortcoming.
Fans who have watched the original uncensored version of "Dead Silence" have to give James Wan a thumbs up, the genius is definitely a genius!
"Okay, this is what I want to tell you about the shooting work. If any of you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to ask..." Yi Feiyang asked as he walked around.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. They seemed to be very satisfied with Yi Feiyang's arrangement. But suddenly, someone among them raised his hand and said, "What about me, boss, what kind of scenes can I start filming?"
Yi Feiyang looked at the sound, but it was the photographer Cindy who spoke... Cindy has always been a famous photographer at Fantasy Pictures. She has shot many movies with Yi Feiyang. It can be said that she is very experienced, but I heard that Xin Di recently
Dee struggled with the transition and wanted to change from a photographer to a director.
This time Yi Feiyang assigned a new task. Cindy originally expected her boss to give her a chance to perform, but after waiting and waiting, Yi Feiyang did not mention his name.
Finally, he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he raised his hands and spoke.
"You?" Yi Feiyang was surprised. Although Yi Feiyang valued Cindy very much, he was still a little uneasy. Although there are many successful examples of transitioning from photographers to directors, such as Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, American director Peter Jackson, etc.
But those people were either geniuses or freaks. No matter how Yi Feiyang looked at it, Cindy in front of him did not have these two conditions.
"Ahem. Cindy, how about this, you film "The Devil Wears Prada" with me first, and I ask you to be the assistant director. If your talent is recognized during this period, then I guarantee that you will
I'll make a new movie for you and let you experience the addiction of being a director!"
Hearing what Yi Feiyang said, Cindy was very disappointed, but fortunately, she was not desperate. What's more, being a director is not that simple. Like Bill, Jack, and James Wan, who didn't have a background as an assistant director? As long as she is willing
If you work hard, you will definitely have a chance.
After understanding this, Cindy nodded, but Yi Feiyang would never have thought that Cindy's achievements in the future would be jaw-dropping. And deservedly, after James Wen, Cindy also became Yi Feiyang's first
Two apprentices.
Having said that, nowadays, Yifeiyang is actively arranging plays for his company's directors. In addition to becoming extremely rich in funds, the most important thing is that Yifeiyang hopes to increase the pace of his company's expansion.
According to convention, many American film companies want to expand, and the most common channel is to get the company listed, and then use investors' funds to develop their own film business. However, Yi Feiyang has been dragging the company and refuses to go public, but he has the funds on hand.
If there are not enough, then development will be slow. But things are different now. Several movies are selling well at the box office. In the future, you don’t have to worry about funding anymore. You just need to go all out to create all good works. There are twelve months in a year.
If one movie is released in a cycle of three months, then Fantasy Pictures needs to release at least four movies a year. For this reason, Yi Feiyang would be so generous and give each director a big hand to open the movie... If these movies are based on the
All previous trajectories have made huge profits, so there is no doubt that Fantasy Pictures will take off again in just one year!
Medium-sized companies become large companies, large companies become super companies, and super companies become movie empires!
This is Yi Feiyang’s American dream! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
