China entertainment that year eighteen

Chapter 244 Lu Heng's In-depth Points (Two in One)

Lu Heng doesn't care too much about food, besides, foreign food...it's all about those tricks over and over again, and work makes me happier-the main thing is to love and work hard.

Of course, the job is my job, and my job is my job. If you work for yourself, whoever does it will be happy.

While waiting for the meal, Lu Heng said:
"Tom did the later stage of my film. I heard from him that Mr. Jerry's next film will also be a story on a boat. I just happened to be very interested."

After saying this, Lu Heng was taken aback, then turned back and forth between him and Tom, and muttered, "Tom, Jerry?"

Jerry is his first name, and his full name is Jerry Bruckheimer.

When Lu Heng was still amused by this coincidence, Jiang Zhiqiang, who was suddenly heard from the side, suddenly couldn't hold back, and even grinned.

Jerry glanced at Tom next to him, and laughed dumbfoundedly, while Tom shrugged:

"I knew it."

When we met for the first time, Lu Heng had mentioned "Tom and Jerry" to him because of his name. Now that he came to Jerry, he had expected this scene a long time ago, as expected!

After laughing, Jerry nodded and said, "Indeed, I want to make such a movie, and I plan to invite Jim Carrey as the leading actor."

Lu Heng was not surprised by this, because he did this in his previous life, and the first choice for inviting him at the beginning was Jim Carrey.

And this movie is naturally the first of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" that has lasted for more than ten years. Before Lu Heng came back, five movies had been released, and all of them were big sellers.

The protagonist, Captain Jack, wanted to create a less pirate-like and comical protagonist in the original character design——

This is a box office commercial film, not a documentary, so it naturally caters to the perceptions of all age groups.

If a protagonist like Captain Jack is also like the savage captain Barbossa on the Ghost, or the vicious look of his subordinates, children will still like it?

Obviously, if that was the case, their parents would not take them to watch it, and more than half of the female audience would be lost.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhang Jizhong's "Journey to the West" failed. He reproduced it according to the description of the novel, and each of them had a green face and fangs. But just because it is a fairy tale, the face is not so hideous, and there are no dark twists and turns, so it is suitable for all ages.

Disney is the producer of this movie. Their theme parks are a major source of income, and Pirates of the Caribbean is one of them. The profits of theme parks are basically the same as those of film and television entertainment.

After this movie, related theme parks will be created. In fact, there have been pirate ships and the like before, but the theme is not clear.And if the theme of the building is too dark, it is not conducive to universal coverage, especially women and children. After all, in this world, only their money is the best.

There is also a somewhat funny Captain Jack, the white and beautiful Elizabeth, and the handsome swordsman Will.The protagonist camp of the three of them is in line with Disney's line.

This fits with Jim Carrey's identity as the king of comedy, and it can also form a contrast with the pirates in everyone's traditional concept.

At this time, Jim Carrey has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor twice through "The Truman Show" and "The Man on the Moon" in the past two consecutive years in the millennium!Especially the former, before Lu Heng came back, Douban had a score of 9.3, and it was rated by more than a million people.

But as early as 94, he won a box office of 1000 million with the cost of the movie "Ghost in Masquerade" which cost only more than 3.5 million.It was also that year, and his masterpiece "Detective Airplane Head".

Therefore, 94 can be considered as the year when he exploded into the altar. Among the top 92 box office films in the United States, four of the films he starred in occupied.Similar to Zhou Xingchi, two years earlier in 15, Xiangjiang was the top 7 at the box office, and Zhou Xingchi starred in [-] movies, and the top five were all his, so that year was also called Zhou Xingchi's year.

Jim Carrey is obviously more suitable than Depp for the familiar comedy character design-at least everyone thought so before filming started.

Besides, his fame and charisma are much stronger than Depp's.

But it's a pity that Jim Carrey also has another movie, "Fake God".

One is a dark pirate movie that even Disney himself is not too optimistic about, and the other is a comedy movie that he is good at and has more room for development, so he chooses the latter without hesitation.

And his choice gave Depp a chance.

In the future, the achievements of "Fake God" are equally good, and Jim Carrey's position will be more stable, but compared with "Pirates of the Caribbean", after all, it is far from it, and it will make his transition more difficult.

Of course, whether the Caribbean made Depp or Depp made the Caribbean, everyone has their own judgments, but there is no doubt that if Lu Heng can negotiate this time, with the prestige of this movie, plus With a deeper relationship with Jerry, he will also be able to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood and start to expand into the international market.

"I have an idea about my movie and your movie." Lu Heng said.

Jerry looked at Lu Heng in confusion, but still said, "Please tell me."

"You help me distribute my movie, and I won't take any box office profits from Magnesia. I will vote for this movie of yours." Lu Heng said.

In the previous life, "Hero" had a box office of more than 5000 million yuan in Magnesia. Even if it was guaranteed, it would be nearly 2000 million yuan in the hands of the producer, and there was also disc revenue, which was almost 3000 million yuan. Even for the previous life of 1.4 The production cost of [-] million magnesium yuan is also more than one-fifth. This is not a small amount of money, it is considered a big producer.

Jiang Zhiqiang was dumbfounded, and Tom was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect Lu Heng to play so well!

As for Jerry, he was also taken aback, as if he didn't expect Lu Heng to have such an idea.

"I helped you distribute it, and the money I earned was invested in my movie...it sounds like a good idea, and it seems to be beneficial to me." Jerry knocked on the table, pondered, and then suddenly raised his head to look at Lu Heng:

"What if, I mean, if your movie doesn't do well at the box office in Magnesia?"

Both Jiang Zhiqiang and Tom looked at Lu Heng and were aware of the problem. Yes, you can vote if you earn money, but what if the box office is low?I released it for you for nothing, but what didn't I get?

Lu Heng didn't panic at all, smiled and said: "I have confidence in my film, and I can promise that even if the film's box office is not good, I can invest at least 3000 million magnesium dollars."

Of course Lu Heng is not in a panic. Although he does not have 100% confidence in the box office of "Red Cliff" in Beimei, he has confidence in "Pirates of the Caribbean". willing.

But in this way, Lu Heng Investment is not so deliberate - it is not a special investment, but you help me distribute movies in exchange for my investment in you.

Otherwise, including Disney, and Jerry and the others, they might suspect Lu Heng's motives.

But in this way, it will be a matter of course.

Sure enough, Jerry's eyes lit up: "Are you sure?"

The fact is as we have learned before, Disney has repeatedly hesitated about this project. He wanted to shoot it, but when he made the script and budget, he found that the cost was over [-] million... and then got entangled.

Don’t make it, but worry about what to do if it succeeds, make it, and worry about what to do if you lose money, Hollywood has no shortage of movies that have invested hundreds of millions of dollars and lost money, there are too many.

The reason why Columbia was sold to Sony at the beginning, and why MGM was also taken over by Sony, was because they lost too much money and couldn’t survive. In the end, MGM even changed hands several times, and even went bankrupt once.

But it would be great to have people like Lu Heng who are "stupid and rich" invest, and sharing the risks will not affect the project.

And Lu Heng's reason is also very legitimate, they need them to release, and the two movies are on the water, on the boat, and they are big scenes!

Jerry circled in his mind, and it happened to be through this release to test how this type of film market is.

"So, can I watch the movie first?" Jerry asked.

"Of course." Lu Heng said with a smile, "but we have to finish this lunch first."

"Yes, sorry!" Jerry grinned.

He has long blond fluffy hair, neatly trimmed white stubble, and casual clothes, even if he only wears a loose cotton shirt, but he still wears a tie. He looks a bit like a rapper, except that his The tie is straight, not skewed.

Judging by his appearance and this attire, if you don't know him, probably no one will associate him with Hollywood bigwigs, but in reality...he is.

After "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released in 03 in the previous life, it became No.1 in the power list.

He was born in 1945. Since he was a producer at the age of 25, he has produced films such as "Beverly Hills Detective", "Jedi Men", "Brave to Kill the Island", "Prison in the Sky", "Pearl Harbor" ", "Public Enemy" and other blockbusters.

After this year, he also has series such as "Pirates of the Caribbean", "National Treasure" series, "Clues of Time and Space" and so on.

There is a big difference between the producers in Magnesia and Huaxia. They are in charge from the beginning to the end, while most of Huaxia is in charge of the director. The director is not only responsible for the filming, but also the early casting, post-release and so on.

But the future will be different. Domestic directors, who either own companies or have studios, will participate in investment, such as Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang.

Not only movies, but also TV dramas, famous directors such as Zhao Baogang, Zheng Xiaolong, Gao Xixi.

Zhang Jizhong is an exception. The Jin Yong drama series started from "Swordsman", as well as "The Years of Burning Passion", "The Blue Enchantress" and so on.

Most of the audience thought he was the director, but in fact...he had never directed. For those dramas, his identity was just a producer.

But because he is the producer, from the selection of the script, to the search for funds, to the casting... the control of the shooting process, to the post-production publicity and distribution, he is all in charge, which makes him more famous than the director.

But the most important thing is that Lao Zhang likes hype. He often appears on the news and on TV, talking about dramas that everyone cares about, and his image is outstanding, with such a big beard, he can be remembered at a glance. Naturally, everyone has an impression of him. It's getting deeper and deeper.

The producer-responsibility system in Magnesia was not formed from the very beginning. It used to be the same as domestic directors who were in charge, but as some things happened, especially the filming of "Titanic". Asking for more money... Adding it several times in a row almost bankrupted the two giants, scaring them with fear.

Fortunately, it succeeded in the end, because the two giants have strong financial resources and can hold on to it. Like other companies, I don’t know how much they have been dragged down.

But the production company couldn't give up the huge profits of blockbuster movies. In order to curb the risks, Hollywood began to evolve into a producer responsibility system led by those giants.

The advantage of this, of course, is to control costs and risks, and treat the film as a project.

But there are also disadvantages. The movies brought by industrial products are becoming more and more streamlined, without artistic style and characteristics-mainly for blockbuster movies. In the words of the future, you can probably know the story by just looking at the title of the routine.

And Jerry Bruckheimer is the one who carried forward the producer responsibility system.

After lunch, Lu Heng and the others went to Jiang Zhiqiang's villa here - coming here often, he naturally wanted to buy real estate.

During the visit, Lu Heng was very interested: "I'll get a set later."

"Okay, I'll introduce you to you then." Jiang Zhiqiang said, "I know a lot."

"Let's wait until the movie makes money." Lu Heng said with a smile.

Using the projector in his villa to play movies is actually a home theater. In this business, Jiang Zhiqiang certainly has no shortage of equipment, including top-notch audio.

And this kind of effect made Jerry quite excited after watching it: "It's great, I can predict that it will be very marketable!"

But then he added: "At least judging by my experience."

Lu Heng smiled: "Although the equipment here is very good, it is still a different experience than the real movie theater. Believe me, the effect will be even better when you go to the movie theater."

Jerry nodded: "I believe it!"

In fact, he seldom did distribution before, mainly as a producer, but he still has many relationships, not to mention that there is Disney behind him this time-although Mira also belonged to Disney before, but it is like talking to a subsidiary, Talking with the head office is different in strength and channels.

But before, if it was Lu Heng himself, or even Jiang Zhiqiang, he couldn't talk to Disney. At most, it would be good to talk to Mira Company.

But this time, through Jerry's connection, the cooperation was successfully reached, and the investment in the follow-up "Pirates of the Caribbean" was also made clear. No matter how much profit "Red Cliff" makes, Lu Heng's investment will not be less than 3000 million yuan.

At this time, Jiang Zhiqiang added another sentence under Lu Heng's signal:
"If Jim Carrey can't play the role by then, I think Lu Heng can also play the leading role."

But at this time, they didn't think about it and all smiled.

But at this moment, Jiang Zhiqiang's cell phone rang, and he took it out to see that it was Harry, the boss of Mira's company:
"Qiang, are you really willing to cooperate with me? I am actually very optimistic, and you know, we have rich experience and strong strength. In Hollywood, I have many channels. If, I mean if, you If you choose me, you will not be disappointed, otherwise I really don’t know when your movie will be released.”

Lu Heng's ears on the side were sharper, and he sneered in his heart: "If I choose you, maybe I don't know when it will be released?"

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