The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 269 Chapter 260
Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing after hearing Darryl Zarnuk's proposal.

There are many sequels to blockbuster films in Hollywood, the typical ones are "007" series, "Die Hard" series, "Alien" series, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series, "Moonlight Panic" series and so on.

Shooting a sequel movie, as Daryl said before, can use the word-of-mouth effect created by the previous work and the accumulated audience favorability to easily get a good box office.Moreover, shooting movie sequels in the United States can also expand the depth of the movie and promote the sales of movie peripheral products.

Typical examples include the "Star Trek" series, "Star Wars" series, etc. With the continuous emergence of sequels and rumors, they easily obtained huge box office and also made the peripheral products of the movie sell well.Models, books, games, costumes, props, and even language, text, etc., are all believed and respected by movie fans and become another subculture.

Xu Guanwu remembers that the movie "Jaws" had three orthodox sequels, and later made many counterfeit shark stories.And "Rocky" has been filmed until the new century. There are a total of six films in the series, which can be said to be a classic that is often auctioned and sold.

The sequel copyright of these two works is quite expensive, just like the sequel copyright of the 007 series, it is almost the last magic weapon for United Artists to survive. How much do you think it should be worth?

"How much is 20th Century Fox willing to pay to buy the license to shoot this sequel?" Xu Guanwu looked at Daryl Zaniuk and couldn't help asking with a smile.

Darryl Zarnuk hesitated for a moment, then held out a finger.

Xu Guanwu nodded, "[-] million dollars?! I will consider it."

"One hundred million dollars, you go and grab it. I'm talking about one million dollars." Darryl roared angrily.

"100 million US dollars?!" Xu Guanwu laughed, as if he heard the biggest joke in the world, "You might as well use this money to find those great screenwriters. You can buy a good script for 100 million US dollars."

"Can the two of us work together? I'll pay for your publishing rights, and I'll split the bill in half." Darryl asked with a smile, "In this way, you won't lose out, and a lot of box office will be lost in vain. Do you still want to pay for it?" How about it?!"

Xu Guanwu couldn't help waving his hands when he heard this, "I can pay the investment for the film by myself, and I firmly believe that the sequels of these two films can sell well at the box office. Why should I cooperate with you and lose half of the income for nothing?" ?”

"Then what exactly do you mean, let's ask for a price and let's see if it's possible, we can discuss it again." Darryl said with a flushed face.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry about the movie in my hand. Didn't I tell you before that unless I absolutely control 20th Century Fox, I won't try my best to help. I'm telling the truth You don’t want to hear it, these two movies are big sellers, and the sequels can sell for hundreds of millions of dollars, and I won’t give you tens of millions of profits for nothing.”

Darryl Zanyuk couldn't help but sighed dejectedly when he heard this, "It's very difficult for you to have an absolute holding. Although 20th Century Fox is currently in high debt, shareholders still have confidence in the company. If it doesn't reach a high The price is simply unattainable.”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help smiling when he heard this, "It's okay, 20th Century Fox is not the only capable film company in Hollywood. In fact, I think MGM, Universal, United Artists, and Columbia are all good. In recent years, MGM Its performance is not good. I heard that its boss plans to sell it again. United Artists holds the copyright of the 007 series, but unfortunately the company’s other films did not sell well. On the way, it is very easy to snatch it. Not to mention Columbia and Universal, all of them are in trouble. Among the eight major film companies, probably only the rogue Warner has a better life."

Darryl became even more depressed after hearing this, "Is 20th Century Fox really that bad in your eyes?"

"It's not unbearable, otherwise why would I want to invest?" Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "I mean, if I don't get an absolute controlling stake, I will definitely not cooperate deeply with 20th Century Fox."

Darryl nodded, "I will try my best to help you. In fact, compared with those vampires, I hope that you will be at the helm of 20th Century Fox."

Xu Guanwu smiled and didn't say anything more.

……

The two sat by the stream and chatted for a while. At this time, more and more guests were invited, and the garden of the whole villa became lively.

Xu Guanwu originally didn't want to get in touch with filmmakers, so as not to be pestered by them again and talk about messy things.But Darryl Zanjuk introduced him to several important guests.

These filmmakers have long admired Xu Guanwu, a legendary investor.To be able to achieve such an astonishing box office performance in more than two years, the accuracy of investment vision can be described as amazing.Film companies all want to listen to his advice, while producers and stars want to cooperate with him.

There were also a few female stars who were more revealingly dressed, and they kept giving him glances, which made Xu Guanwu feel extremely cold.

He's not an old master pretending to be reserved, but he instinctively feels a little "dirty". Those actresses don't know how many times they have bravely sacrificed their lives for the cause of art.Xu Guanwu didn't want to spread some kind of unspeakable secret because of this.Besides, there are all sorts of strange things in the entertainment industry, some actresses will do everything to become famous, if they sell their experiences to gossip magazines and explain everything thoroughly, then Xu Guanwu will be ashamed and thrown to his grandma's house.

So even though these actresses are all hot and sexy stunners, and they look like they are completely dedicated to art, they can make people ask for anything.Xu Guanwu still avoided it from a distance, and was not sensitive to this kind of woman who came to his door.

"Husband, there are a few women over there with very attractive eyes." Zhao Yazhi walked over with two glasses of juice, and handed a glass to Xu Guanwu and said.

"It's all for making a living, and it's not easy for anyone." Xu Guanwu smiled, "Do you think that everyone is like you, and they marry a good husband as soon as they get married?"

"Bah! You're a princess selling melons, boasting about yourself." Zhao Yazhi spat lightly, giggled and said, "Why don't you go up and chat with them?"

"You want me to go, then I will really go." Xu Guanwu stood up and said, just halfway through standing, he was stopped by Zhao Yazhi, "Dare to mess around in front of me, you don't want to live, do you?"

"So why are you mentioning them?" Xu Guanwu smiled, "Didn't you intentionally induce people to commit crimes?"

Zhao Yazhi couldn't help laughing smugly when she heard this.

"Hello, are you Mr. Xu?" At this moment, an unexpected visitor came over and asked.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help frowning, he didn't need to look back, he could guess the origin of that person, he was not promoting his own film project, asking Xu Guanwu to provide financial support for him, or promoting his high acting skills, hoping to get Xu Guanwu favor.

In the previous parties, Xu Guanwu had met dozens of such unexpected guests.

"I am." Xu Guanwu nodded in displeasure. His appearance as a yellow man can be said to be unique at parties, even if he wanted to deny it, he couldn't do it.However, even though he admitted his identity, Xu Guanwu's expression clearly showed his attitude, that is, he didn't want to chat with others, so if you are sensible, just stay away.

But the uninvited guest obviously didn't understand Xu Guanwu's meaning, and when Xu Guanwu admitted his identity, he immediately laughed happily, "Hello, Mr. Xu, I'm the producer Edward Pressman, I'm very pleased See you at this party today."

"I'm glad to meet you too, but please forgive me for a moment." Xu Guanwu nodded impatiently, and then stood up directly.

"Mr. Xu, I just want to borrow a minute of your time. Can you please listen to me?" Edward shouted anxiously when he saw that Xu Guanwu was about to leave.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing, everyone started with this sentence, "borrow one minute", once they really agreed, they would introduce it endlessly, one minute? !An hour is not enough for them.

Xu Guanwu had already experienced the skills of these people before, so when he heard what Edward said, he left immediately.

"Arnuo, stop me." Seeing Xu Guanwu yelling and walking away, Edward hurriedly yelled.

As soon as the words fell, a strong man suddenly walked up to Xu Guanwu. His strong body was like a rock. Even though the weather was still cold in March, this man was still wearing shorts and a T-shirt, revealing a large piece like a rock. Build general muscles.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help being very displeased when he was suddenly stopped. This is a party scene, not a violent street in the United States.

But when he looked at the strong man standing in front of him, he couldn't help being taken aback.

"Arnold Schwarzenegger?! Fuck!" Xu Guanwu couldn't help but swear, this was really his sister's surprise.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hong Kong translation name Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of the most popular action stars in Hollywood in the 90s and [-]s, together with Bliss Willis and Sylvester Stallone He is also known as the three major Hollywood action superstars, and is also one of the most familiar Hollywood movie stars to mainland audiences.He has shot countless classic works, such as "Terminator" series, "True Lies", "Devil Commander", "Dragon Brothers and Mouse Brothers" and so on.

Moreover, this person is not only good at making movies, but also entered the political circle and became the governor of California, USA. If he was not born in Austria, he might even want to challenge the presidency.Schwarzenegger is also one of the representatives of the American dream, a poor boy who walked out of a ravine, slowly grew into a world bodybuilder, a first-line Hollywood action superstar, married the daughter of the Kennedy family, and successfully ran for the governor of California...

Schwarzenegger's experience from the phoenix nirvana to the phoenix man has inspired countless people over and over again to come to the United States to venture into the world.However, there is only one who can be as legendary as Schwarzenegger.

Xu Guanwu also didn't expect that he would meet Mr. Governor today, so he couldn't help being both surprised and happy.If he hadn't signed with an agency, Xu Guanwu wanted to sign him.In this way, I will not be afraid of not being able to find someone to shoot "Terminator" in the future.

When Xu Guanwu was surprised, Edward came over immediately, "Mr. Xu, this is Arnold, a world-class bodybuilder who has won Mr. Olympia for six consecutive times."

Xu Guanwu nodded. Although he didn't know the origin of this Mr. Olympia, it is quite remarkable to win the championship six times in a row.

"I have a film that was filmed by Arnold. I assure you that it will be a very good film, and Arnold will become a very good star." Edward introduced with spit.

Xu Guanwu was not at all interested in Edward's remarks, but he was more interested in Arnold.

"Edward, can a little guy like this really take me to film together?" Before Xu Guanwu could ask, Schwarzenegger pointed at Xu Guanwu and said.

"What, little man?! Your younger sister is about 1.7 meters tall." Xu Guanwu couldn't help but glared at Schwarzenegger angrily.

But this rough man who has just entered the film and television industry for a few years, really doesn't know Xu Guanwu's reputation in the film industry now, so he doesn't know that he has offended someone by saying something wrong just now.

(End of this chapter)