China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 63 Han Sanpin’s shock!

"Two hundred million...US dollars?" Han Sanpin's tone was a bit doubtful.

He felt like he heard wrong.

At this time, the two hundred million U.S. dollars, converted into RMB, is close to 16 billion.

16 billion!
Guan Ling is a director with a box office of over [-] million yuan in China. Both of his films have grossed over [-] million yuan. The copyright of Hearing Girl was sold for [-] million yuan, but it was only [-] million yuan.

This is already a top director, but now Guan Ling says that the production cost of his new movie is [-] billion!

Han Sanpin felt that his outlook on life had been impacted!
"Yes, beautiful sword."

Guan Ling said, speaking lightly.

There is no way, this movie will encounter too many CG special effects shots. Without US dollars, it is impossible for this movie to be successfully shot.

"hiss!"

Guan Ling's affirmative answer made Han Sanpin feel uneasy, and he couldn't help but take a breath.

I opened my mouth to say something, are you kidding me?

That's 16 billion? !
If the box office doesn't reach 30 billion, how can we get back the money?
In Han Sanpin's impression, with an investment of [-] million US dollars, he knew about the big ship that swept the world.

In 1998, in the Mainland, that big boat took in a box office of 3.6 million yuan, and this record has not been broken by anyone until now, not even Guan Ling!

There are many movies with more than 1 million US dollars, and Wu Baige's "The Whisperer" is an investment of 1.2 million US dollars, which directly brought MGM to a halt.

That was Wu Baige who had already proven himself.

Now, Han Sanpin knew that Guan Ling had reached the pinnacle of Chinese directors, but there was still some gap between him and Wu Baige at his peak.

This is Han Sanpin’s true thoughts!
But as he spoke, he thought of the miracles Guan Ling had created in Chinese films over the past two years, and he couldn't say no to him...

"Do you have the script? I'm going to Lingyun now."

Han Sanpin couldn't sit still any longer at China Film Academy, so he got up and asked the driver to take him out.

Along the way, Han Sanpin's scalp was still numb. He once thought that he was a blockbuster promoter, and all Hollywood blockbusters and imported films had to go through his hands.

Therefore, he is the biggest director in the country, and he is eager to participate in making real blockbusters with Chinese elements.

"The Promise" was his first attempt, but unfortunately China Film failed to make it!Brother Chen Kai had a battle during the Lunar New Year last year and became the laughingstock of the whole year.

Although China Film Group was proud of its investment in three of Guan Ling's films, those shares were as small as a drop in the bucket compared to what Guan Ling proposed this time.

It's not a level thing at all.

The original investment of US$4000 million for "The Promise" was an investment that the entire China Film Group held talks for several days before being finalized.Miserable failure!
So now, Guan Ling's words are indeed right. China Film cannot afford this investment. If it wants to take a quarter, the higher-ups will probably give a veto option.

But he expects it!

Looking forward to it!

He wanted to see what kind of shock Guan Ling could bring to him!What on earth could make Guan Ling shout out the cost of [-] million US dollars!
Lingyun Media, Han Sanpin was in the office and saw the script that Guan Ling had prepared.

The numbers on the script made his head buzz.

2012

This is another movie where people read the script and have no idea what Guan Ling wants to do.

After reading further in the script, Han Sanpin realized that 2012 refers to 2012.

A year to make a movie title?

Han Sanpin frowned, but out of trust in Guan Ling, he decided to continue reading.

The story of the script is not very complex. An ordinary American takes his children to Yellowstone Park for vacation, only to find that the lake has dried up.

And there are many people from the US national security department and the military who have listed this place as a restricted area.

The protagonist is confused and meets a fanatical podcaster in a nearby camp. This person tells him that due to the long-term plundering and destruction of the natural environment and resources, the earth's own balance system is about to collapse, and mankind will face unprecedented natural disasters.Some countries have begun secretly developing Noah's Ark.

Of course the protagonist thinks that the other party is mentally retarded!

However, the disaster happened quickly the next day. Strong earthquakes and volcanic eruptions turned the United States into a hell on earth. In other parts of the earth, various extreme weather and various horrific disasters also occurred. The protagonist and he The family embarked on the road of survival, but they didn't know where to go.

That cult podcast became the last straw for him, he found the podcast and got the map.

In the process of survival, the protagonist endured a series of life and death tests, and finally arrived at the Ark base located in Tibet Province, China.

Who leaves and who stays?
After being tortured by human nature, everyone finally escaped this global disaster in the Ark and gained hope of continued survival.

The outline of the story is very simple, but Guan Ling's script is very detailed. The lines in it make Han Sanpin immersed in the scene, except for those places where Guan Ling marked the special effects. Han Sanpin racked his brains and couldn't imagine it. What kind of scene will it be?

"Disaster movie, like the day after tomorrow? I can understand it from your script, but I can't imagine those scenes."

Han Sanpin raised his head and looked at Guan Ling. The movie The Day After Hou was introduced to the country in 2004. Under the circumstances at that time, The Day After Hou had a domestic box office of more than 8000 million, and its global box office exceeded 5.5 million US dollars.

Han Sanpin was the person in charge, so he clearly understood the power of that movie.

Now, Guan Ling has come up with a similar script, and judging from the completeness of the script, Guan Ling has completely engraved the story in his head, so not even a small detail has been missed in the script.

This is a pure Hollywood disaster movie.

From a script perspective alone, this movie is top notch.

Moreover, what makes Han Sanpin very delicate is that there are some Chinese scenes in it, and there is also a Made In China logo, which was specially marked by Guan Ling.

What concept is this!

This little guy Guan Ling knows it very well!

This is called promoting positive energy!
This is called promoting the beautiful image of China in movies.

You can't build such a big Noah's Ark, so it really has to be built in China!To put it more broadly, this is to carry forward China’s 5000-year culture of hard work and to promote the craftsmanship of factories around the world.For the film bureau, if this movie is really popular around the world, it will definitely be a political achievement!
"Yes, Director Han, this movie is a pure disaster movie." Guan Ling showed some storyboards he drew.

After Han Sanpin saw those scene scripts, he was stunned for a long time.

"How did you grow a brain? Why can you draw things that I can't even think of??"

Guan Ling chuckled, "Director Han is joking, he just has such a story in his mind."

"Can these special effects be achieved?"

"This is all the synthesis of CG special effects shots. This technology is very mature and can be done in China, but each shot has to be paved with dollars." Guan Ling said.

This form of special effects has already swept the world, and it can be done domestically.The synthesis was done in China first, and the optimization was done in the United States. The special effects were no problem at all.

Han Sanpin pondered for a while, then raised his head and asked: "This movie must require investment and co-production from the United States. Have you decided on a partner?"

"Fox has read the script before. I will ask them first. Fox Searchlight will definitely not be involved, so he will definitely report it to [-]th Century Fox."

"If this thing can happen, what proportion do you want China and the United States to account for?" Han Sanpin was already thinking about something.

"The United States depends on how much they want to invest. If it succeeds, they can only take up [-] million at most. We in China also need [-] million." Guan Ling said.

“I want to be in control of the final cut of the film.”

Working with the Big Eight in Hollywood, if Guan Ling is not tough, he may be kicked out at any time.

"What about the characters?"

"The male lead must be a Chinese actor, and the Asian faces in the Chinese scenes will all be played by Chinese people. As for the American scenes, I will choose them in Hollywood."

"So, the male protagonist is Cheng Long?"

Han Sanpin thought for a while and he guessed Guan Lingding's role.

(End of this chapter)