Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1628 Story Background
After distributing the materials, Zhou Buqi sat down and asked with a smile, "The lightsaber competition is a bit like our country's kung fu."

Catherine said: "Yes, it is kung fu. When Bruce Lee's kung fu movies became popular in the United States, George added this idea. This is indeed a major feature of Star Wars."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Star Wars contains many elements, fantasy, love, conspiracy, friendship, funny, martial arts, advanced weapons, robots, and aliens. However, this is the Star Wars of the past, and it is George Lu Cass’s Star Wars. We’ve thrown him away for the rest of the story, so we’re going to innovate further.”

Catherine said very vigilantly: "Innovation must be moderate, and it cannot be completely different. It has completely changed fans' perception of the Star Wars world."

"Of course." Zhou Buqi smiled, "That's what I think, we want to redesign a Star Wars universe background, and the timeline can be postponed to 1983 years after the 120 movie. All the old characters, old actors They're all dead, they're all historical figures."

"What about continuity? How to reflect it?"

"The new protagonist will lead fans to explore this unknown new world of Star Wars, and in the process, they will continue to discover some elements that existed in the first six Star Wars. I heard that the robot R2 is very popular among fans. Last year's doll sales More than 8 pieces?"

"Correct."

Catherine smiled, rather proud of it.

This is the most popular derivative in Star Wars. Although the sales volume is not as high as that of the Jedi Knight's lightsaber, the price is high. The price of a robot doll exceeds 300 US dollars.That one product alone brings in $2000 million a year for Lucasfilm.

Zhou Buqi burst out with the idea of ​​extension, "My company... I mean Ziweixing, is developing an intelligent robot that can interact with human entertainment. Since R2 is so popular, maybe it can be combined with R2 in the future .”

R2, a robot with three legs, has a rounder body and is more stable when walking.With the added value of the super IP of "Star Wars", it will be easier to make if Ziwei Star combines the relevant software system with R2, which is equivalent to a walking smart speaker.

It may be developed within 3 years.

At that time, even if this new type of intelligent R2 robot cannot sell well all over the world, it can at least sell well in North America.Selling the quick-witted and brave R7 intelligent droid while releasing Star Wars Episode VII will ensure a big hit.At least the kids will be clamoring for it, and $2 won't be a problem.

However, it is not easy for others to comment on this topic.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and began to briefly describe his Star Wars world——

"The timeline is 120 years later. No one knows what happened in these 120 years. It is only known that 100 years ago, a certain alien galaxy from the centaur galaxy or the comet galaxy invaded the Milky Way and quickly ruled the Milky Way , they implemented a high-pressure dictatorial reign of terror, obliterating all past history in the galaxy."

"More importantly, they strictly control the force. All children with the potential of the force in their bodies will be arrested and killed mercilessly. Even people who talk about the force in private will be killed without mercy. Forgiveness. The original force has become the biggest taboo, and it is not allowed to talk about it."

"The new generation of people in the Milky Way grew up in this cruel environment. People who dare not speak out, even speak loudly in bars, will be arrested. Well, it's a bit like the friendship in "1984" department."

"The male protagonist grew up in this kind of ignorance and ignorance. He doesn't know anything except what his father whispered to him before he was arrested—May the Force be with you."

"History has been erased, he didn't know anything, and was hunted down by the authorities. He ran all the way. On the way, she met the heroine, and she might also meet the robot R2. They repaired R2, and then guided by R2 Next, they went to another planet to find the relics of the Jedi Knights."

"The male protagonist found the lightsaber, but was also found by the villains. This is the end of the first part. The two sides will fight. The male protagonist can find the lightsaber, but he can't use the force. When the crisis is at stake, the heroine appears. The hero was saved. Both sides fled together."

"Then in the second part, there are new elements. They want to enter the interior of a planet, which is a brand new underground world, where Luke Skywalker's ruins are hidden. This is a new Star Wars element, which can have Expeditions and certain supernatural elements can also have more life forms, just like "Avatar", make visual effects. These are the helpers for the protagonist to resist the dark forces in the future."

"The male and female protagonists broke through many difficulties in the underground world, found the soul of Luke Skywalker, and learned the Force. At the end of the film, the heroine is resisting, and the male protagonist is still comprehending the use of the Force. At the critical moment , the hero saves the heroine."

"Next, the hero and heroine began to truly resist the brutal rule of the dark forces over the galaxy, and search for the truth of the original force bit by bit. What is the original force? Why did the dark forces block the original force? My idea, the original force It comes from a certain mysterious thing in the universe, which contains a bigger and more indescribable secret of the universe."

"The hero and heroine teamed up and first defeated the villains of several planets and gained their support. Then they joined forces with all parties to drive the dark forces out of the galaxy. Unexpectedly, a greater terror struck, and the dark forces outside the galaxy noticed Here, the bigger risks loom."

Such an argument fits well with Kevin Feizi's philosophy.

He built the Marvel Cinematic Universe by telling a complete and huge story through many superheroes, and then playing villains bit by bit.Fight the earth and fight the aliens, fight the aliens and fight the universe, fight the universe and fight the multiverse, expand outward little by little, boundless.

Zhou Buqi said: "We want to restart "Star Wars", but we have already abandoned George Lucas. In this case, we might as well have greater innovation and more elements. There can be exploration, adventure, supernatural, Spells, drag racing, boat racing, spaceships, rocket launches and fascinating legends. The epic battle between the human race and the orc race in "The Lord of the Rings 3" can also be presented in "Star Wars", which is the force of justice The ultimate confrontation with evil forces. Don't stick to the form, you can diverge your thinking, design a larger story background for Star Wars, and look for more possibilities."

"What kind of theme is there?" Michael Moore couldn't help asking, "The first six films express the story of a righteous Jedi warrior rebelling against the rule of an evil Galactic Empire. Although it is simple, it has a very clear direction. It’s not like the Marvel movies.”

Kevin Feiqi coughed lightly, and said hastily: "Marvel's movies also have a theme, which is the story of superheroes protecting the home of the earth."

Zhou Buqi said: "The theme of Star Wars is stronger. The next six films can express the story of the bottom-level heroes leading all the planets and races in the galaxy to resist tyranny. The specific story design is done by you. The general idea is like this , analyze and analyze again.”

That's it.

The script let them write it.

Next, more attention should be paid to streaming media copyrights, which is not an easy business.Fortunately, the case of the American drama Breaking Bad, which Zhou Buqi had been watching for a long time, was basically settled.

At the beginning, Sony Pictures Lions opened their mouths, and the price was 2 million U.S. dollars.

This is too exaggerated.

After several rounds of negotiations, it was reduced to 1.4 million US dollars.

Sony Pictures is no longer letting go.

Because they are producing 5 seasons of "Breaking Bad", the total production budget is 1.4 million US dollars.The investment is directly recovered from Ziwei Star Global, and the remaining TV series copyrights and DVD copyrights are all net income.

The price is a bit high.

The document signed by Zhou Buqi himself made the deal.This level of American drama copyright, no matter how much money you have, as long as you can buy it, you will make a lot of money.

The sequel to the best "Breaking Bad" can also cooperate in this mode.Ziweixing Universal contributed money to help Sony Pictures produce the sequel of "Breaking Bad". Then Ziweixing Universal only needs the streaming media copyright, and the rest of the copyright belongs to Sony Pictures, which is enough.This is more cost-effective than Netflix renting copyrights in the market at sky-high prices.

In the final analysis, Ziwei Star Global is a company headquartered in Hollywood, and has more connections in the industry.What Netflix cannot do, Ziwei Star Global can do it by relying on personal connections.

(End of this chapter)