ghost on paper

Chapter 374 How dare you! (Earth)

mid-December.

Spawn is finally about to start filming on location.

This is a full month and a half later than expected. For this one and a half months, the outside world estimates that the cost of "Spawn" will be 4000 million US dollars higher. Producer Jason Cullen angered this kind of remarks, saying to reporters, "It's not that much over budget at all! "Spawn" will be released as scheduled!".

The media thinks that Jason Cullen is stubborn, but they dare not say that "Spawn" will definitely lose money. After all, with the blessing of a superstar like Xiao Lizi and a new star of Truman, it might be as good as "Shang-Chi 2". Soaring to the sky, in order not to be slapped in the face, the Hollywood media's current prediction for "Spawn" is "should not lose too much".

"Spawn" will be filmed in Australia, and will go to Melbourne's Capitol Reef National Park, Sydney's Mount Cook and the Blue Mountains.

These locations were determined by Feng Zikai during the filming preparations. "Spawn" itself is not a superhero movie in the traditional sense. When Mr. McFarlane wrote the script, he added a lot of philosophical speculation. The hell represented by the angel, or the heaven represented by the archangel, are quite symbolic.

Therefore, the picturesque Mount Cook is a symbol of heaven, while the Blue Mountains that are being burned by wildfires are particularly like hell. That scene does not require much post-production.

The wildfires in Australia's Blue Mountains have been burning for three years. They will temporarily stop in winter due to weather conditions, and will revive again in spring and summer.

The film crew came here, looking at the charred ground nearby and the thick smoke rising to the sky in the distance, smelling a lot of sulfuric acid-like smell in their noses, and deeply felt that choosing this place as "hell" is the most suitable place But that's all.

"Did you see it?" Xiao Li covered his mouth and nose with a towel, and pointed to the cloud of smoke that filled half the sky in the distance, "Does it look like the devil's daughter described by CH?"

"That's her." Truman said, "We have to be careful, I don't have enough fans in Australia."

"My fans can lend it to you." Xiao Lizi teased Truman, and the relationship between the two has become very close recently.

After getting along for nearly two months, Xiao Lizi has already realized that the rumors are true and that Truman has some brain problems. He also realizes that Truman does have outstanding acting talent, and this kind of incomplete talent is easier to accept.

For example, if you are jealous of a person's beauty, but when you learn that she has "Kabuki syndrome (a disease that makes people mentally retarded but beautiful)", the jealousy will be much less, and you will even have a kind of pity meaning to come.

It is true that Xiao Lizi has a lot of fans. After leaving Hollywood, where too many celebrities have been taken for granted, those fans from other countries are especially rare when they look at Xiao Lizi, and they want to get in touch with him even more.

Even in the unfriendly environment where the wildfires burned, a large number of local residents drove here just to see the "beauty" of Xiao Lizi.

This caused a lot of trouble for the filming work, and also caused the filming work in the Blue Mountains to be extended for 3 days, and then some accidents occurred during the filming process. A mountain fire suddenly rekindled, and the local fire department urgently notified the crew to evacuate the filming land.

As soon as the crew left, within two hours, the site they had used for filming was once again engulfed by wildfires.

The crew that had been withdrawn looked at the flames and thick smoke rising in the night sky several kilometers away, and more than one person felt the malice of this disaster for them.

The crew of "Spawn" was full of disasters. First, the studio caught fire, and now the location was almost burned by a mountain fire. Truman always claimed that it was the work of demons. He said a lot, and he couldn't help but convince the crew. .

So, looking at this fire now, ten miles apart, the flames are blowing in the face, but everyone feels chills in their hearts.

And dozens of CHIYU fans and believers who came with the crew, who usually act as a group, and will be on the top at critical moments, are watching the flames vigilantly at this moment, unfolding Shen Yining's daily update, which has now reached a thick volume. Code, constantly chanting "CHIYUCHIYUCHIYU".

The distant flames also reflected Truman's face.

As the filming progress got closer and closer to completion, the devil's minions became more and more real in Truman's eyes.

Truman looked at the fire for a while, then turned to Jun Ting and asked, "Why does she keep calling me 'How dare you!'?"

Ting Jun showed a very surprised expression.

……

In order to ensure the smooth shooting of the crew, Shen Yining came to Australia with hundreds of fans.

Shen Yining said that she did not expect that the power of this devil's minion would be even more terrifying after leaving the United States.

"Probably because of the wildfires in Australia." Shen Yining wrote in the scriptures, "The power of this demon is closely related to the environment."

……

mid-December.

"Spawn" crew completed filming in Australia.

The film will enter an intense post-production phase.

The film announcement will start at the same time.

The Hollywood media noticed that in the press release issued by Bren House, it was stated that the production cost of this work was 2.3 million US dollars.

This news can't help but make the media in an uproar, because the previously announced cost was 1.8 million, either Jason Bren was bragging, or it was overrun by 5000 million US dollars.

For an R-rated film, $2.3 million was a horrendous production cost.

Unless it's not an R-rated film.

……

mid-December.

Jason Blum, who was under tremendous pressure, saw the finished film of "Spawn".

The film is 130 minutes long.

When he saw 60 minutes, Jason Bren's heartbeat was already racing. After watching the whole film, he felt that he needed to take a medicine for heart disease.

"...This is a little different from the script." Jason Bren asked Feng Zikai, "I can't say where it is different, maybe because it is different everywhere?"

"The director's final presentation will indeed have some differences from the script." Feng Zikai explained, "It was the same when we were filming "Shang Qi 2."

"What did Disney say back then?" Jason Blum asked.

"They banned the release of "Shang Qi 2"." Feng Zikai replied with a smile.

"I wouldn't allow this movie to come out either!" Jason Bren said, "This is not a superhero movie at all, it will definitely be an R-rated movie, which is even more outrageous than "Watchmen"!"

Director Zha's "Watchmen" is an anti-superhero movie with a production cost of 1.3 million US dollars and a global box office of only 2 million. It made DC lose a lot of money, which is also the main reason why DC sold itself to Time Warner.

"Bren House invested 6000 million dollars in this movie. I can't let such a movie be released in theaters!" Jason Bren was very angry, "It will bankrupt Bren House!"

"It's not that serious~" Lin Yuhang smiled and comforted Jason Bren, "Otherwise, we can sign a VAM agreement."

The bet... Jason Bren heard something about the bet between Disney and Truman, which is the reason why Truman can make more money than Disney in "Shang Qi 2".

"Can "Spawn" be released in mainland China?" Jason Bren asked Lin Yuhang. This is his last hope. If it can be released, there is still hope of getting back the cost.

"We are fighting for it, but another one can definitely be released." Lin Yuhang said.

"Which... is that boring story that you guys made?" Jason Bren shook his head, he didn't want to talk about another movie at all, it was not a real movie at all, how could it make money, he said: " We only have one chance, and Spawn has to be released in China."

(End of this chapter)