How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 521 Tom Cruise is sorry, [Mission: Impossible 6] I copied it first, you can think of a solution later

end of February.

Zhang Nan continues to film normally on the set of [Harry Potter 8].

Old Luke followed Zhang Nan's ideas and kept a low profile, constantly going back and forth between Sony Columbia Pictures and MGM.

The reason for being low-key is simple.

I'm afraid that other Hollywood giants who are boycotting Zhang Nan will get in the way.

After all, it has been the same at home and abroad since ancient times - it is difficult to achieve success and it is easy to do bad things.

"Sony Columbia's attitude towards your guest appearance in the [Amazing Spider-Man] project is not too high. But MGM's attitude towards the New Agent digital series project is very intense, which makes me a little uncomfortable." Old Luke brought back the status of negotiations with Sony Columbia and MGM.

But Zhang Nan didn't quite understand what Old Luke said, "Very intense? How intense?"

"I can't wait to sign the contract right away. There is no talk about the salary at all. I was asked to write directly and they signed directly." Old Luke replied.

"..."

Zhang Nan understood the intensity of MGM's emotions, "This is too intense!"

"Yeah, so I felt something was wrong, so I asked some friends to inquire about it, and then I found out why MGM was so fierce." Old Luke said in a nonchalant way.

Zhang Nan also asked curiously: "What's the reason?"

"Previously [007: Quantum of Solace] was jointly invested by MGM and Sony Columbia, did you know that?" Old Luke asked.

Zhang Nan nodded.

He was quite impressed with this film [007: Quantum of Solace].

But not because of the investment from MGM and Sony Columbia.

It is common for two Hollywood giants to jointly invest in a blockbuster movie.

After all, the current investment in Hollywood blockbusters is getting higher and higher, starting with [-] million U.S. dollars and moving up to [-] to [-] million U.S. dollars.

Rao is at the level of a Hollywood giant. A solo investor can afford it, but the risk is too great, so they will recruit another Hollywood giant or several small film and television companies to share the risk.

What's more, MGM was acquired by Sony in 2005. It and Columbia Pictures belong to the same parent company, Sony Group. It is perfectly normal for the two to make a film together.

Zhang Nan has an impression of [007: Quantum of Solace] because it was released in November 2008, not long after the financial tsunami. In the end, the box office was quite good, creating a wave of recovery for the market. The illusion later tricked many people in January and February of 11.

“MGM had just gone bankrupt, not long after it was acquired, and then suffered heavy losses in the financial tsunami, making it a bit unsustainable.

Then Sony Group proposed to MGM to sell the copyright of the [007] series to Colombia to obtain funds, and MGM reluctantly agreed.

So now MGM does not have the [007] series. The new [007] series is solely owned by Columbia Pictures. Therefore, MGM urgently needs a new pillar to stabilize its own company's stock price. " Old Luke explained.

After listening to Old Luke's explanation, Zhang Nan finally understood.

Why did MGM care so much about him, and why did Columbia Pictures care so little about him?

Without it.

Columbia Pictures' foundation is not as good as Warner's.

Now there is "The Amazing Spider-Man" with a production cost of 2.3 million US dollars, plus "Skyfall" with a production cost of 2 million US dollars.

The expenditure of 4.3 million US dollars has made his capital chain a bit tight. Naturally, he is not too fond of expensive things. MGM, on the other hand, has no backbone. Seeing him as the box office mascot who has continued to create new series for so many years, it is natural to be very enthusiastic.

"Since MGM's sincerity is so high, we will negotiate with MGM for a fixed salary of US$5 million, plus [-]% of the box office share and [-]% of the peripheral income dividends." Zhang Nan quickly said made a decision.

Now that New Line Cinema was shaken and Columbia Pictures was not interested in him, MGM was his only choice.

And she has such a good attitude, it would be rude to refuse again.

At the same time, Zhang Nan has also intentionally dabbled in espionage and spy films in recent years.

Because this type of film has a wide audience around the world, it is almost like a romance film.

After all, elements such as espionage and agents can be understood by people from all countries, and there is no cultural barrier.

Zhang Nan had not been involved before because we were in the era of special effects. People loved watching special effects blockbusters, but it was difficult for spy films to have any exaggerated special effects. At most, there were some explosions or something.

But what's the use of that?

Big-production special effects blockbusters have begun to use spaceships in the sky and on the ground. The gap is too big.

But it's different now.

This is 2011, and the audience is a little tired of the special effects.

Why was Tom Cruise able to continue to dominate Hollywood when both Will Smith and Tom Hanks were silent?

Isn't it because of the "Mission: Impossible" series that we caught up with the trend of special effects blockbusters being tired of the audience and became a box office hit?

With this thought in mind, Zhang Nan suddenly had an idea.

[Mission: Impossible] series...

Now Tom Cruise is filming the fourth part of "Mission: Impossible", and he is in urgent need of a powerful spy movie.

It's certainly possible to find someone to come up with ideas and compile scripts from scratch.

Moreover, with his golden finger at the box office, it is guaranteed.

But that took too much time, and he was a little worried about the box office appeal he had stored.

After all, as soon as he makes a move, he will start with a box office of one billion US dollars.

This new script and new project have no reference to the original time and space. To be on the safe side, he must have a box office appeal of one billion U.S. dollars to start investing.

Then... let him learn from it.

Zhang Nan thought of "Mission: Impossible 1: Fallout", which has the highest reputation in the "Mission: Impossible" series, second only to "Mission: Impossible 8", but has the highest box office in the entire series, approaching US$6 million.

"Let me tell MGM that the name of the new Digital Agent series should be called [006]. Firstly, during promotion, it can be reluctantly related to the [007] series and gain some popularity. Secondly, For subsequent projects, we can use [005], [004]...all the way to [001] or [000] in the countdown naming method, which can also give the audience a certain sense of expectation." Zhang Nan suggested to Old Luke.

Old Luke was a little surprised when he heard this and said: "I thought you would choose [000] or [001], but...if the new series only shoots six or seven parts, MGM may have some objections!"

"It's been almost [-] years since I joined the Sixth and Seventh Division. I'm almost going to retire!"

Zhang Nan shook his head, but then came up with an idea: "If MGM really feels that the quantity is not enough, just tell them, isn't there a rebirth stream? By then, the filming will be finished and the feelings have been accumulated, and we can start over. Just do it once.”

"It has to be you!" Old Luke gave Zhang Nan a thumbs up.

(End of this chapter)