The eyes of filmmakers all over the world seem to be fixed on "Tomorrow's War".
Chinese, American.
When the only two superpowers in the world are all watching Yiyi movies, it is difficult for audiences in other countries to give up such Yiyi movies, especially the three main creators of "Tomorrow's War"... If you add Lin Lin, it is actually barely
You can also count four, and young movie fans will be even more unable to resist this charm.
After three days of release, not only did the topic not decrease, but it continued to grow.
In this case, neither the distributor nor the theater chain will have trouble with money. China's film scheduling rate has begun to increase significantly, and the situation in other countries is also the same.
So after talking about this topic, Sun Peng said with a smile: "Lucas's minimum goal is two billion worldwide, which should be no problem, but the initial goal is to exceed Henry Kutcher's "Deep Blue"... Haha
, it’s probably out of the question.”
"Henry Kutcher? "Dark Blue"?"
After listening to Sun Peng's words, Wei Xiaolin couldn't help being shocked!
The all-time box office champion!
But then I thought about it again, if the results of "Tomorrow's War" were better, for example, if the global box office in the first weekend could reach more than 800 million, maybe it would really be possible!
"hehe."
Seeing the subtle changes in Wei Xiaolin's expression, how could Sun Peng not guess what he was thinking? But he just smiled slightly, waved his hand and said: "Okay, Brother Wei, let's not worry about other people's movies, let's talk about our own
Bar."
"Other people's? Does it have nothing to do with you?"
"Haha, I just wrote a script."
Shaking his head, Sun Peng didn't want to say anything more, so he changed the subject directly and said: "I have already seen all the things you brought. To be honest...well, I feel there is still room for improvement!"
"..."
After hearing Sun Peng's words, Wei Xiaolin couldn't help but roll his eyes.
If you are not satisfied, then you are not satisfied. How can you say that there is still room for improvement?
But of course he couldn't ignore Lao Bai's opinion. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about it in detail. What is the key point that you are not satisfied with?"
"Very simple, too stingy!"
Taking a deep breath, Sun Peng said seriously: "I told you before, Hollywood has already made movies about dinosaurs, and there are also several movies with good box office. If we want to stand out, we must stand out in one point, that is
big!"
There was a pause when he said this, and then Sun Pengcai continued: "What I mean is not only that the scale of this Jurassic World park must be big, but also that the scenes of the movie must be big, and the most important thing is... the layout of the movie must be big.
!”
"……Understood."
After a moment of silence, Wei Xiaolin nodded with a wry smile.
Of course he didn't understand what this kid meant. It was just that the things he made were too stingy and completely lost the "blockbuster" format!
What is a "blockbuster"?
It doesn’t mean that if you invest more than 600 million Chinese dollars, or if it exceeds 100 million US dollars, it is called a blockbuster, but it must meet another condition at the same time, that is, it must meet the positioning of the entire movie!
You have to spend 200 million US dollars to make a movie. Even if you spend 180 million US dollars, it still doesn’t have enough scope!
This is what Sun Peng told Wei Xiaolin.
The production budget of "Jurassic World" was given by Sun Peng as between 1 billion and 1.2 billion... at least! But after taking over the director's job, Wei Xiaolin began to design the park and the dinosaurs inside.
Then I came up with the first draft plan...
Unfortunately, the total cost will not exceed 600 million!
Sun Peng didn't know whether this was Wei Xiaolin's own problem or the problem of the production company behind him, Galloping Horse Pictures, but one thing was certain, he didn't like this kind of "Jurassic World" and would not allow it to be filmed!
In the contract that was originally signed, Sun Peng had veto power.
So after listening to Sun Peng's words, Wei Xiaolin sighed softly and said helplessly: "Xiaopeng, Benma has a big business now. Let them come up with one billion Huaxia coins in one go, and that's just for the filming cost."
If so... it’s really too difficult!”
"No money? Can't we cooperate without money?"
Sun Peng narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling a little unhappy.
"Well……"
Wei Xiaolin's eyelids twitched and he was speechless.
cooperate?
If Benma Pictures is willing to find someone to cooperate, of course there will be no problem. Let alone China, there are many Hollywood film companies willing to join in! However, who is willing to cooperate with others for the IP that the company is optimistic about?
Harry Potter, is it possible to find someone to collaborate with?
Will Marvel find anyone to collaborate on its superhero series?
Therefore, even if Penma Pictures borrows money from the bank, they will not find anyone to cooperate with Lao Bai's script. However, Wei Xiaolin knows that their unwillingness to cooperate with others does not mean that they can withstand the failure of "Jurassic World"
Huge risks!
So, is an investment of US$100 million enough?
Anyway, to be honest, there is no standard for special effects blockbusters. Especially in China, once the investment exceeds 500 million Chinese dollars, it is actually considered a large investment. Cutting it down to 300 to 400 million is not a big problem!
What's more, "Jurassic World" doesn't need big-name stars.
If you can save money on actors’ pay, money on production costs, and money on special effects...
Who said six to seven billion Chinese coins are not enough?
Sun Peng was also aware of Wei Xiaolin's silence and chuckled: "Brother Wei, is it because I have retained the theme park copyright and incorporated "Jurassic World" into a theme park?
Does Benma feel uneasy?"
"Yes, there are factors in this regard."
Nodding, Wei Xiaolin said helplessly: "There is a voice among them, that is, "Jurassic World" is tailor-made for a theme park..."
After saying this, Wei Xiaolin stopped.
"ok, got it!"
Sun Peng understood before Wei Xiaolin finished speaking.
He was very unhappy at first, because he could clearly feel the distrust of Benma Pictures... at least the distrust of some people. But after a while, Sun Peng's mood quickly calmed down.
What they said is right, this movie was tailor-made for theme parks!
Not only "Jurassic World", but also "Avatar" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", the same situation is actually the same. Just because these three movies are all box office hits on earth, you cannot deny this out of conscience and think that
The worries of Benma Pictures are nonsense.
So after pondering for a moment, Sun Peng raised his eyebrows and said: "Brother Wei, we are old buddies. I won't say much. Either Benma will increase the budget himself, or I will bring money into the game. There is no other choice..."