Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 286 The total box office of all works exceeds 100 billion.

Chen Cheng's situation in Hollywood soon attracted the attention of domestic media.

Although Chen Cheng did not accept any media interviews.

However, Chen Cheng's actions in Hollywood have always been popular news in the circle.

This time too.

When the media reported that Chen Cheng met with Nolan, Transformers director Michael, and The Expendables director Sylvester Stallone in Hollywood.

However, a group of fans in China were filled with emotion.

"Tsk tsk, has Chen Cheng already made it to Hollywood?"

"What do you mean by break in? Chen Cheng is currently a boss in Hollywood."

"Look, Nolan, Michael, and even Sylvester Stallone all have great respect for Chen Cheng."

"I saw it too."

“I feel Chen Cheng is more awesome than Cheng Yi and Jet Li.”

"How can I say more awesome? He's not a big name for now, it'll take some time. But in terms of authority, he's way ahead. After all, Cheng Xi and Lian Jie are just actors in Hollywood, he can only guarantee his own rights."

"Yes, Chen Cheng is different. He is a director."

"No, Chen Cheng is not only a director, he is also a Hollywood producer. Hollywood producers are much more powerful than domestic producers. Moreover, he can decide all the actors, directors, behind-the-scenes teams, and various film producers."

"Haha, so in this case, Chen Cheng might recommend Chinese actors from our country for his film this time?"

"That's necessary, but I don't know which actor in the country will be so lucky this time."

……

The next day.

Chen Cheng didn't go anywhere.

But after the media announced that Chen Cheng had a new film, a number of well-known Hollywood directors wanted to invite Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng took a look.

He simply invited all the directors to come to 20th Century Fox, and he was ready to have a chat with all of them.

A few days later.

Chen Cheng met about a dozen directors in Hollywood.

Although I am not as familiar with Hollywood directors as I am in China.

But I also got a general impression.

At last.

After comprehensive consideration, Chen Cheng decided to hand over the film "The Martian" to Nolan for directing.

One is that Nolan also studies science fiction films.

Another reason is that Chen Cheng knows Nolan better.

In fact, Inception is a science fiction film, but it doesn't look that sci-fi.

Or you could say it's a science fiction work that takes place within consciousness.

of course.

Chen Cheng asked Nolan to direct the film, as for the actors.

Chen Cheng also nominated a domestic actress.

It’s still the same Li Bingbing as before.

The reason why I chose Li Bingbing.

One is cooked.

Another thing is that Li Bingbing knows how to seize opportunities.

Last time, Li Bingbing performed very well in Inception, which impressed many filmmakers around the world.

Besides.

Chen Cheng also called his senior brother Huo Tingxiao.

After receiving Chen Cheng's call, Huo Tingxiao jokingly said, "Director Chen, you are so cool in Hollywood, but you didn't even ask me to go."

Chen Cheng was delighted and said, "Brother, you are like a worm in my stomach. I just want to invite you to Hollywood."

"Ah, what's going on?"

Huo Tingxiao blinked, unable to digest these words at once.

Chen Cheng said, "Brother, I need an art director for a film. Can you help me?"

"Oh my god, Chen Cheng, you are serious."

"Of course, I dare not joke with you, brother."

"No, I, I, I...I'm not sure."

subconsciously.

Huo Tingxiao refused.

Although he, like many well-known domestic directors, dreams of making his way to Hollywood.

But he never had any chance.

When such an opportunity arose today, Huo Tingxiao felt that it was a little unreal on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was instinctively worried.

Chen Cheng knew Huo Tingxiao's heart and consoled him, "Brother, you are the top art director in our country. If you can't do it, who can? I'm telling you, I've been in Hollywood for a while and I know them well. The art here in Hollywood is just like that, and it's not as good as you."

"Just pull it off."

"Really? The media hypes them up a lot, but if you really look closely, they are just a makeshift group. Brother, don't hesitate, come on."

"Chen Cheng, let me confirm again, are you telling the truth?"

"It's absolutely true. I swear it."

"No need to swear, just let me calm down for a while."

"Okay, I'll give you 10 minutes."

"Get lost, at least for one day."

"Okay, okay, I'll give you three days to think about it. Brother, to be honest with you, I'm the producer of this film. Logically, I can use our domestic producers for the entire team, but, after all, this is still Hollywood, so we have to take it slow. Brother, if you come, you can also set an example for a group of domestic producers."

"Well, I will definitely consider it seriously."

Excited, Huo Tingxiao hung up the phone.

……

After the director of "The Martian" was decided, Chen Cheng went to Paramount.

He heard that Kung Fu Panda 2 had been completed, and Chen Cheng wanted to go and see it.

"Congratulations, Mark."

Watching the trailer for Kung Fu Panda 2, Chen Cheng couldn't help but think back to a few years ago.

At that time, this idea was come from Chen Cheng.

Including this panda.

Just a pity.

Later, Kung Fu Panda has not much to do with Chen Cheng.

Or someone might say, weren’t the various panda characters drawn by Chen Cheng? Shouldn’t Chen Cheng own the copyright for Kung Fu Panda?

In fact.

Film and television copyright is not that simple.

It's like being the screenwriter of a movie.

The script is written by the screenwriter.

But the copyright of the script does not belong to the screenwriter, but to the producer.

Because the producers paid for the script.

same.

This also includes the Kung Fu Panda image that Chen Cheng had previously created.

At that time, Paramount had already paid Chen Cheng a fee for the Kung Fu Panda image.

If the copyright was still in Chen Cheng's hands, no production company would be willing to develop animation.

After all.

This is because the investment in a film or TV series, including an animation work, is extremely huge.

Just because you have an idea doesn’t mean the copyright belongs to you.

Just like Kung Fu Panda.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that this animation looks simple, as if it only requires drawing pictures and creating special effects.

But in fact.

It costs much more than a series of Hollywood blockbusters.

The production cost of Kung Fu Panda 1 is approximately $1.2 million.

Kung Fu Panda 2.

Chen Cheng asked this question just now, and Mark replied that the production cost of Kung Fu Panda 2 is 1.5 million US dollars.

Converted into RMB, that would be 10 billion RMB.

Even if Chen Cheng had earned 8 million before, it would not be enough to invest in a Kung Fu Panda now.

There are two ways to own copyright.

One is to write a Harry Potter novel that becomes a worldwide bestseller like Rowling.

Then, the copyright of Harry Potter belongs to you.

The authors will receive a share of the profits from a series of Harry Potter-related works, films and television series that are developed in the future.

Alternatively, the author can sell all these copyrights to the other party at once.

another.

That is to become the producer of the work.

Chen Cheng has always been interested in anime.

It is not to be mentioned that animated films will have a huge market in the country in the future.

Internationally, animated films have always been a popular genre.

After thinking for a while, Chen Cheng asked, "Mark, in your circle, is there any animation production that you think is promising and needs investment?" Chen Cheng had previously calculated the cost of animated films.

Such as Kung Fu Panda.

Based on an investment of $1.5 million, he will have to recover about $4.5 million.

The box office of Kung Fu Panda is estimated to be over 5 million US dollars, and it probably earned around 5000 million US dollars.

This is certainly not high.

But in a mature market like Hollywood, this is already a very profitable business.

Because it is safer.

At the same time, animated films like Kung Fu Panda are usually a series.

If it's well produced, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight... all are possible.

If one movie makes 5000 million, then two, three, or four movies combined...it's also a considerable sum.

“I did follow one.”

Mark said: "But the investment may be a bit large."

"What is your name?"

"Big Hero 6, I think their character Baymax is very likable."

"Oh, I think I have an impression."

talking.

Chen Cheng drew the character of the anime "Baymax": "Is this it?"

"Yes, that's it."

Mark nodded: "His investment is probably around 1.5 million US dollars, but he hasn't received all of that much investment yet."

"I heard the news, Mark, what do you think?"

"I think there is still a chance, but the investment is relatively large. After all, it is the first part, so there is still risk. If it is the second part, the risk will be much lower."

"If it's the second part, I guess other people won't have a chance to invest."

"Haha, that's true."

Mark also laughed.

Just like Kung Fu Panda 2 now.

When it came to Kung Fu Panda 1, he allowed a series of people to invest.

But for Kung Fu Panda 2, Paramount was reluctant to let anyone else in.

This is also simple.

It's obviously a money-making business, so why ask others to come in?

Although the profit is not huge, it is very stable.

Any businessman would be willing to invest in such a business.

"Mark, can you help me make an appointment with this director?"

"Okay."

Seeing that Chen Cheng was interested in this, Mark also wanted to promote this cooperation.

……

A few days later.

Mark brought the director of "Big Hero 6" "Chris" to meet Chen Cheng.

"Chen, I like your Inception and I also like your Life of Pi."

"Oh, have you seen Life of Pi?"

"Haha, your Life of Pi is showing in Hollywood, and few filmmakers will miss it. I want to say that it is a great movie. Especially the special effects in it, which are simply perfect."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. I'm telling you the truth. I feel like the special effects here have a lot in common with the special effects in our anime."

"Chris, I know what you mean. To be honest, I'm also very interested in this Big Hero 6. By the way, you said Disney invested in it?"

"Correct."

"How much did they pay?"

"5000 million US dollars, including the purchase of the copyright of Big Hero ."

"Big Hero 6" is adapted from the comic book of the same name.

Although this adaptation is very different from the previous comics.

However, in order to avoid copyright disputes in the future, Disney has done a pretty good job in this regard.

"What about the rest?"

“We are still in the process of communicating.”

"That means we are still $1 million short."

Chen Cheng was thinking about it.

$1 million is not a small number.

If this investment is made, the 8 million yuan that Chen Cheng had previously saved will be wiped out.

But Chen Cheng really likes this movie.

It's not just this film that will have relatively stable profits in the future.

More importantly.

Such animated films make profits not only from box office but also from a series of peripheral products.

The sales of character image props like "Dabai" are a relatively large number.

Just like why Disney invested in this film.

Disney isn't just predicting the box office for this anime.

They will continue to add a series of animated characters that can attract players to their Disney theme parks.

This is why Disney has been able to expand globally.

"OK, I'll take care of the remaining $1 million."

"Chen, you're investing $1 million by yourself?"

The two were a little shocked.

Mark was also a little bit unbelieving.

Although he didn't think Chen Cheng didn't have the money.

But even if we have this money, it’s not the way to invest it.

Before an anime becomes popular, who can guarantee that it can make money?

Hollywood's usual practice is to get as many investors involved as possible during the first film.

Even Disney, which has more money, only invested 5000 million US dollars.

"Haha, I didn't say I voted alone."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Give me a week and I will help you raise 1 million."

Mark and Chris were skeptical.

After they left, Chen Cheng called Fante.

……

Yes.

There are theme parks like Disney in the world.

There is also Fantawild in China.

It’s just that Fantawild is not as well-known as Disney for now.

Chen Cheng doesn't know much about how to operate a theme park.

But Chen Cheng knew it very well.

If you want to build a theme park like Disney, in addition to a series of hardware construction, you must also build a series of soft power.
This soft power is a series of anime virtual characters.

Such as Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Snow White, Mermaid, Aladdin, Winnie the Pooh, Simba the Lion King... and so on in Disney.

Fantawild naturally knew this.

Since its establishment in 2006, Fantawild has cooperated with a number of domestic animation companies.

And successfully moved Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf to Fantawild.

But this is not enough.

But a pity.

The development of domestic animation is not very good, and Fantawild is also very distressed.

Fantawild once wanted to cooperate with Hollywood and bring some Hollywood animation characters to their Fantawild.

But a pity.

This area is controlled by Disney and Fantawild has never been able to get involved.

And when Chen Cheng called.

The chairman of Fantawild convened a shareholders' meeting immediately.

【Chen Cheng: A well-known domestic director. 】

[Representative works: Those Years, Lost in Love, Tangshan Earthquake, Galaxy Tutorial Class. ]

[Hollywood masterpieces: Inception, Source Code, Buried. ]

[Animation works: Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, the creator of the prototype character of Kung Fu Panda 1. ]

【Total box office of all works: over 100 billion RMB. 】

Look at Chen Cheng’s information in the materials.

The directors were breathing a little faster.

Without waiting for the chairman to speak.

A group of directors said directly: "Chairman, let's take all of this investment."

(End of this chapter)