How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 481: Paramount wants to go it alone, but... it started ten years ago

$20 billion!
When the global box office of "Avatar" exceeded 20 billion US dollars, everyone couldn't sit still.

Although Zhang Nan's previous "Survival of the Doomsday" trilogy had a box office of more than 19 billion, which is close to 20 billion US dollars.

[Rebirth 1.2] has exceeded the box office of US$20 billion and US$30 billion respectively.

However, most people in the global film and television circles regard Zhang Nan's "Doomsday" series as an alternative that cannot be copied.

After all, everyone can see how Zhang Nan’s [Doomsday] series came about.

It is an IP created by gathering together many top directors and spending US$[-] million at the end of the [-]th century.

People in the global film and television industry look at Zhang Nan's "Doomsday" series with an attitude of being out of reach.

Just like after the Marvel Cinematic Universe has completely developed in later generations.

Each movie has a box office of hundreds of millions. Once the Avengers gather, the movie box office starts at more than a billion US dollars and easily breaks through more than [-] billion US dollars. Other film and television companies have similar attitudes towards Marvel Pictures.

I feel envious and jealous, but I know that I can't replicate that situation.

But this wave of [Avatar] is different.

It's just a 3D shooting technology, coupled with the top director James Cameron.

The cost was not too outrageous. Excluding Zhang Nan's salary, the entire film's production cost was only a little over [-] million US dollars.

If you do it well, you can have a shot at a global box office of US$20 billion. This deal is not too cost-effective.

a time.

Just like the original time and space, the 3D movie trend began to be blown.

……

Hollywood.

Inside the villa.

Zhang Nan was sitting on the sofa with a phone in his hand. James Cameron was on the other side of the phone.

"Zhang, Odorade (President of [-]th Century Fox) is like crazy. He insists on letting me make a sequel to [Avatar]. No matter how hard I try to shirk it, it's no use." James Cameron's message came over the phone. complain.

Zhang Nan shrugged when he heard this and said nothing.

no way.

Who is the producer of "Avatar"? When faced with the situation of "Avatar" with a global box office of more than 20 billion US dollars, the first thought is to make a sequel.

Without it.

Even if the movie is a piece of shit, relying on the IP of "Avatar 2", it will start with a box office of more than one billion US dollars. If the quality is a little more qualified, it will be a box office of more than [-] billion US dollars.

"Since there's no point in trying to shirk, let's just make it. It's not a romance movie anyway, and the male and female protagonists are not widowed. There are no restrictions on you in the follow-up plot. And with the title of "Avatar" sequel, the production fee is very easy to negotiate. !" Zhang Nan paused for a while and said perfunctorily to Cameron.

James Cameron on the other side of the phone listened to Zhang Nan's words, paused, and then slowly said: "But... Odolade said that he wanted to keep the sequel of [Avatar] as far away from your influence as possible. .”

The words were a bit cryptic, but Zhang Nan could still tell that [-]th Century Fox wanted to get rid of him and go it alone.

Zhang Nan had expected this situation.

This is why he always only signs betting agreements with a box office of one billion U.S. dollars in projects, and controls the movie box office within a range of more than one billion U.S. dollars.

He is just afraid that the box office will be too high and the value of the IP will increase so much that the producers will be willing to leave him alone.

But he has no control over the box office of the "Avatar" project, because it has the potential to gross more than 20 billion US dollars.

His golden finger can only increase the box office, but cannot reduce it.However, he took advantage of this project in the first place, and if he did not take advantage later, it would not be considered a loss.

only……

[Avatar 2] Can you get rid of yourself as the protagonist?
Then Zhang Nan recalled the plot of the original time and space [Avatar 2].

Good guy.

He, the protagonist, does not show his real face throughout the whole process, and he is just a blue-skinned man. If [-]th Century Fox is really cruel, it is really possible to leave him alone.

But-[Avatar 2] will be released in 2022.

Thirteen……

Oh no.

It's already 2010, that's 12 years later.

"I don't care. I'm so busy right now. Even if you really ask me to play the leading role, I may not be available. Besides."

Zhang Nan paused for a moment and continued: "How long will it take for you to film [Avatar 2]? Ten years from now?"

Zhang Nan finally made a joke, mocking James Cameron for his slow filming.

James Cameron on the other side of the phone suddenly stopped working, "What's wrong with ten years? I was just finessing it."

"Then you can work on it slowly and carefully. I have a guest here, so I have to hang up."

When he was about to hang up the phone, Zhang Nan remembered again that with his current relationship with James Cameron, even if the leading actor was no longer available, it would still be no problem to get a few supporting roles for guest roles, so he hurriedly said: "But if we really wait, When filming starts, leave me a few guest spots, and I still have a few artists under my banner."

Although [Avatar 2] did not catch up with [Avatar 1] at the box office.

The global box office is just over 23 billion US dollars.

But that’s also a box office of 23 billion US dollars. Showing your face is a huge resource to attract global audiences.

"Then just wait!" James Cameron used the words Zhang Nan had used to mock him before, and dropped these angry words.

Zhang Nan's mouth froze, a bit self-inflicted.

……

He hung up the phone quickly and the guest had already walked to the living room.

It was none other than Steven Spielberg.

"Zhang, I've done some research. Ordinary 2D movie scenes can also be converted into 3D movies through technical means. What do you think about us converting all the scenes in [Jurassic World 2] into 3D movies?" Spielber He didn't have time to drink water, so he suggested to Zhang Nan.

[Jurassic World 2] is the same as [Jurassic World 1]. The most shocking visual scenes all use 3D special effects, but not the entire film is 3D.

Looking at Spielberg's appearance, Zhang Nan knew that he was stimulated by the more than 20 billion US dollars in box office of "Avatar".

"Steven, I also know this technology, but it is not cheap to operate. One minute of duration costs between 1 and 2 US dollars. [Jurassic World 128] is [-] minutes long and costs at least several million dollars." , maybe tens of millions of dollars." Zhang Nan found a reason and declined politely.

He doesn’t recommend this for [Jurassic World 2].

Because this 2D to 3D conversion operation is a bit misleading, and the actual visual effect is not outstanding.

Spielberg raised his eyebrows after hearing Zhang Nan's words.

How the hell did you not say it was expensive when you took Universal's hundreds of millions of dollars to set up a studio alone, and now you're talking to me about tens of thousands of dollars for a small amount of money?

"Universal has agreed to provide the money, and it plans to provide it according to the highest standards." Spielberg answered directly.

(End of this chapter)