In the end, Scott smiled and said: "Sparks have already burst out in my mind. I think this movie will produce many shocking pictures. I like this feeling very much."
Li Qing groped his chin and said: "The filming of this movie is very difficult. It is impossible to start shooting in a short time. You must be mentally prepared for this."
Scott thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Indeed, early preparation is a huge problem. I will take time to communicate with the producer. The scenes in this script are very grand, including the Titanic itself.
In terms of special effects, I think it will cost at least 100 million US dollars."
"Wait a moment."
Tony exclaimed at this time: "One hundred million U.S. dollars? Scott, are you sure? Although I also want to see your cooperation with Leesin, but the special effects alone require 100 million U.S. dollars?"
"What? Too expensive?"
Li Qing said strangely: "This script itself requires a lot of special effects support. One hundred million US dollars is not much, and it also needs to perfectly replicate the model of the giant ship Titanic."
"Yes, there may really be cruise ships like the Titanic in the world, but it is impossible for their owners to lease them to us. The cost of building such a cruise ship is billions of dollars, and a slight accident will cause huge losses, so
We can only choose to make models."
Scott was completely immersed in the setting of the script at this time: "According to Leesin's description in the script, this giant ship is nearly 270 meters long and about 28 meters wide. Just for the model production, I think it will take a lot of money.
Huge financial support, in addition to building a huge water tank studio, the water tank must be at least about 10 meters deep, so that normal shooting can be completed, and the water tank can also eliminate all shooting dangers. Of course, some pictures must be
We need to go to the beach to shoot, we will discuss this later."
Tony's mouth was already wide open at this time: "So, 100 million US dollars is not the end?"
"Yes, it is estimated to be more than 200 million." Scott said excitedly: "Even more!"
"Crazy, all crazy!"
Tony shook his head like a rattle: "There is only one movie in the history of the movie with an investment of more than 200 million US dollars. Not to mention the extremely bad reputation, the loss was a mess. If it weren't for the support of overseas box office, they wouldn't even be able to get back their capital!
"
"Tony, don't you still believe me?" Scott smiled.
Tony smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I don't believe you, Scott, even if I am willing to invest, other shareholders will not agree because the risk is too great, and according to you, $200 million is still a conservative estimate..."
"Yes, I just did a careful calculation and my estimate is about 300 million US dollars." Scott sighed.
Tony was completely speechless. He was stunned for a while and then said: "If we lose money, there will no longer be Max Films in Hollywood, and we will be forced to declare bankruptcy!"
"We can also seek investment from other producers," Scott said.
Tony smiled bitterly and said: "Many people have witnessed the tragedy of the last movie "Underworld" with an investment of US$7.5 billion. Do you think anyone will invest? Today, there are very few movies in Hollywood with an investment of more than US$100 million, let alone
It’s 300 million. What does 300 million mean?”
"It will take at least 900 million US dollars in box office to make money back," Scott said.
Tony breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems you haven't gone completely crazy yet."
Scott smiled slightly and said firmly: "But I want to give it a try. This is indeed a good script. I will supervise every frame of it until the filming is completed!"
Tony said silently: "Scott, I am on your side. Since you want to film this script, then we will film it. However, in terms of investment, the company can spend up to 100 million US dollars, leaving 200 million US dollars.
You need to fight for it yourself. If you can't fight for it, then it's not Max's fault."
Scott frowned.
As one of the most popular directors in Hollywood, Scott has been in the industry for so long, so he naturally knows how unlikely it is for this movie to attract an investment of 200 million U.S. dollars. If it is 20 million U.S. dollars, Scott himself
Maybe it can be easily collected, but for 200 million...
The room suddenly fell silent.
The atmosphere between Scott and Tony was obviously different.
"I said, if I invest the rest, how much box office share can I get?"
At this time, a light wave came, breaking the tranquility.
Tony raised his head in shock and looked at Li Qing: "You?"
Scott also had a look of astonishment on his face.
"Me." Li Qing nodded and said, "You haven't answered my question yet."
Tony suddenly seemed to have remembered something, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes, Leesin, you just got 30 million US dollars in copyright fees, plus the publishing fee for "Harry Potter"... Wait a minute, your
Is the remuneration so much?"
"My royalties from Bloomsbury are 15%."
Li Qing said: "The first volume of "Harry Potter" has sold more than 60 million copies worldwide, and the second and third volumes have sold more than 40 million and 20 million copies respectively. The total sales of the three volumes have exceeded one
100 million."
When Tony and Scott heard this, they looked at each other and couldn't help but take a breath.
If calculated based on the fact that a copy costs US$15, it is already US$1.5 billion, including a hardcover version worth US$9.
Of course, the selling prices of various text versions of books around the world are different, with prices ranging from high to low. Coupled with some discount activities, the sales of the "Harry Potter" series may not be as high as they imagined.
But $1 billion definitely exists.
If Li Qing's royalty rate is 15%, deducting the royalties, he can get at least 100 million US dollars.
This is still a conservative number!
Moreover, the fourth part of "Harry Potter" has begun to be released, and the film and television copyright fees alone are worth another 10 million US dollars!
Calculated this way, "Harry Potter" can bring Leesin approximately 500 million U.S. dollars in revenue, or even as high as 200 million U.S. dollars!
If Leesin invests these 200 million, it is possible for her assets to exceed 300 million US dollars!
Only then did Tony and Scott discover that the young writer from China in front of them might have a personal asset of US$300 million!
In this way, Leesin's statement that he would come up with the rest of the investment is not without purpose...
Of course, if Tony and Scott conducted careful investigation, they would definitely find that Leesin's personal assets are more than 300 million...
But most of Leesin's fame in Europe and the United States comes from "Harry Potter". Both of them subconsciously regarded Li Qing's career as a writer and screenwriter, and did not think too much about other aspects.
Even though they had some understanding, ordinary descriptions in words, such as singers, actors, etc., did not bring more intuitive feelings to the two of them.
In the eyes of many foreigners, the name Leesin represents more of "Harry Potter".
Scott's eyes showed a blazing light. He looked at Li Qing, and the beard on his lips trembled: "That's great, Leesin, you are such a great writer! I will definitely not disappoint your expectations, and I will definitely shoot
To produce one of the greatest works in history, your investment of 200 million US dollars will definitely be worth it! Haha, actually I didn’t expect you to have so many assets, because you look very young, I really don’t dare
I believe that if you are an actor, I will definitely ask you to play Jack! Your temperament and appearance are so similar to Jack in the script!"
Li Qing was stunned, his throat trembled, and he said with some difficulty: "Actually... I am an actor."