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In this case, if he can make another original movie that is both a box office hit and has a good reputation, then even if Director Wei no longer works in Hollywood in the future, he will leave a legend behind.

Original films and superhero films provide different benefits to directors.

As long as the box office of "Knives Out" can exceed 5 million US dollars, Director Wei will be able to walk sideways in Hollywood and even make Hollywood's top female stars kneel down and call him daddy.

Because for celebrities, original movies are far more attractive than superhero movies.

After all, the latter was successful, and everyone would think that the importance of IP exceeded that of the director and actors.

But if an original movie is successful, it’s because the director and actors are awesome.

This is also the reason why Director Wei was moved.

You should know that the leading actor of "Knives Out" in the original time and space was Daniel Craig, who played 007.

The second male lead in "Knives Out" is Chris Evans, who plays Captain America in Marvel movies and is very popular.

If "Knives Out" was not an original script, Chris Evans would never lower his status to play the second male lead.

However, "Knives Out" is a suspense detective film, and its box office ceiling is inherently low. There is little hope of breaking through 10 billion US dollars, so Director Wei has not yet confirmed whether he will direct it.

He was just planning to bring it out first. Anyway, this kind of Agatha-style suspense detective movie script was not so popular in China. On the contrary, it was obviously more valued abroad, especially in Hollywood, which was just right for him to use to increase his own influence.

By the way, make friends with Hollywood capital.

A full-scale confrontation between China and the United States in the future is inevitable.

But capital doesn't care about that.

Of course, it is impossible to cooperate too deeply.

But Director Wei still wants part of the American market.

American capitalists also want the Chinese market.

They all have their own needs, so there is still a lot of room for cooperation.

Director Wei's focus is naturally on China, but occasionally shooting a few Hollywood blockbusters to boost the box office and guiding the acting skills of Hollywood's new starlets is also a pleasure in life.

So Director Wei contacted Harvey Weinstein and asked him to help him find a partner. If the conditions are right, considering Director Wei's current hot status in Hollywood, he would not mind taking advantage of the opportunity to make another Hollywood original blockbuster.

Just after Director Wei expressed this idea, the senior management of DC...once again found Director Wei.

"Wei, do you want to make an original movie?"

Director Wei nodded and said, "I do have this idea, but it's not completely confirmed yet.

So, you want to invest? We welcome you."

Whether at home or abroad, Director Wei never eats alone.

This is a very important part of the reason why we can become bigger and stronger.

People who want everything can usually only succeed in novels.

In reality, you will be beaten badly by society.

Director Wei doesn't like money and doesn't care that much about whether he eats alone or not.

Hearing Director Wei's words, DC executives laughed and said, "Wei, of course we have no problem investing in your film, but we don't think the current film industry is suitable for making original films."

Director Wei shrugged.

It's indeed not suitable.

It's been a long time since Hollywood has had an original film do well at the box office.

"Wei, we had a great time working together on Wonder Woman, didn't we?"

Director Wei said: "Of course you are very professional and I am also professional. We work very well together."

DC executives didn't tell him what to do.

Director Wei did not overstep his authority and interfere in the areas under their management.

So both parties are in the honeymoon period now.

Especially since Wonder Woman exceeded box office expectations.

DC executives are even more satisfied with Director Wei.

This gave them the idea to continue their cooperation.

"Wei, why don't we pursue our victory?"

Director Wei shook his head and said, "I don't want to make a second Wonder Woman movie. I don't want to repeat myself. Even in my country, I basically don't make sequels. So you should find another director for the second movie."

The DC executive said, "Wei, we are not talking about Wonder Woman 2."

"Hmm?" Director Wei didn't understand.

The DC executive explained: "Wei, do you know Aquaman?"

Director Wei: “…”

You are giving me money again. "Aquaman", the highest-grossing DC superhero movie, broke the box office record of $10.85 billion held by "Batman: The Dark Knight".

It can be said that in the original time and space, "Aquaman" is more successful than "Wonder Woman".

If nothing unexpected happens, "Aquaman" should be released at the end of next year.

Director Wei had no intention of snatching this away.

But DC came to him on its own initiative.

“Wei, we haven’t chosen a director for Aquaman yet.

If you're willing, we'd love for you to do it, and we have confidence in you, and we can continue the Wonder Woman partnership model."

DC executives showed great sincerity.

Director Wei blinked.

He doesn't really care whether he is Aquaman or not.

But the Queen of the Sea... he was really interested.

After all, Amber Heard, the queen of the sea, let’s not talk about her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

The person she is dating now is the father of Tesla, the current multi-billionaire and the future richest man in the world - Elon Musk.

The world's richest woman...

Director Wei has to say, it is very attractive.

Ahem, I said it wrong. It was a proposal from DC executives, and it was very attractive to Director Wei.

After all, Director Wei is just an ordinary director who likes to make movies. What bad intentions could he have?

PS: If Aquaman is filmed, it will only be briefly mentioned and will not be written in more than one chapter, so don’t worry about it stealing the show.

Chapter 109: Sister-in-law, please respect yourself!

"You want to start Aquaman right after finishing Wonder Woman? So soon?" Wei Jun asked casually.

The investment in superhero movies is still huge, often hundreds of millions of dollars.

This is not a small amount for the seven major Hollywood film studios.

DC executives are naturally very cautious.

"Wei, you gave us courage. We believe that Justice League still has market potential."

After all, "Wonder Woman" has grossed over $10 billion worldwide.

The $10 billion club is a threshold.

Justice League has introduced another superhero that can attract $10 billion at the box office, so DC executives are of course unable to sit still.

After all, the Avengers next door are already making a lot of money.

"Speaking of Justice League." Wei Jun suddenly remembered that Justice League hadn't even been filmed yet: "Are you planning to film it?

To challenge the Avengers next door? "

The DC executives misunderstood Wei Jun's meaning and explained, "Wei, we haven't finalized the director for 'Aquaman' yet. We hope you will direct it, but 'Justice League' is already on the way and the director has long been confirmed to be the famous Hollywood director Zack Snyder. We can't replace him and use you. I'm really sorry."

Wei Jun: “Don’t worry, I didn’t want to answer it either.

Director Wei is telling the truth.

After all, the Avengers series is so successful.

Justice League. Wei Jun is not sure that he can make a film comparable to The Avengers.

It was just a photo shoot to destroy the sign.

Moreover, the popularity of the Justice League superheroes is far less than that of the Avengers superheroes worldwide, and there is no fixed audience at all.

It would be a thankless task to take this job.

Wei Jun didn't know why Zack Snyder took the job.

Because Zack Snyder is indeed a famous director in Hollywood and has no shortage of films to shoot.

Representative work: "300 Spartans".

After Zack Snyder took on "Justice League", he also filmed it with great care, but he did not have the final editing rights.

As a result, the final version of "Justice League" was embarrassing.

Not satisfied in every aspect.

The box office is not good and the word of mouth is not good either.

Zack Snyder also quit and simply withdrew.

Later, Zack Snyder's own director's cut was released.

It is impossible to predict how much the box office revenue will be because there will not be a chance to re-release the film.

But the word of mouth has indeed made a comeback, and it is much better than the previous released version.

But it's of no use.

Because the released version is the final version and the one that earns box office revenue. After filming "Justice League", Zack Snyder also fell out with the investors...

It's really a case of losing both the wife and the army.

Director Wei is too lazy to take on this kind of mess.

Besides, since Zack Snyder failed with "Justice League", DC's next project "Aquaman" will have much less pressure.

DC and Time Warner behind DC will increasingly treat Director Wei like a father.

Although it is embarrassing to say this, it is true that "Justice League" directed by Zack Snyder failed, which is a good thing for Director Wei.

This means that only Director Wei can save DC.

DC can only support Director Wei.

As a director, Director Wei expressed sympathy for Zack Snyder's experience during the filming of "Justice League". After all, it is absolutely unacceptable for Director Wei that the final edited version of a movie is completely out of the control of the director.

But as a Chinese and a businessman, Director Wei is happy to see the failure of "Justice League" directed by Zack Snyder.

"I can consider filming Aquaman, but shouldn't you film Justice League first?"

“Yes, but Aquaman is already in preparation and Justice League will be released this year.

Wei, if you want to be a director, you have to get busy from now on."

"I'll have my people contact you."

Although Director Wei thought they could cooperate, after all, the box office of "Aquaman" set a new record for the DC series of superheroes, so the worst that could happen to him was to copy it completely.

With his appeal in the Chinese film industry, the box office will only be higher and the possibility of failure is extremely small.

However, Director Wei still needs to send professionals to negotiate the specific form of cooperation.

Director Zack Snyder's skills are no worse than his.

But the ending was so tragic.

Director Wei certainly wouldn't let himself fall into that situation.

None of the rights that should be fought for should be lost.