novelones Chapter 218: Stealing the Pirates of the Caribbean project and digging a hole for Guy
Chapter 218: Stealing the Pirates of the Caribbean project and digging a hole for Guy
Shirley looked confident, and after leaving everyone's sight, she couldn't help but sigh.
Thinking of the mess of work ahead, I couldn't help but press my head.
She spent the entire last year under pressure and thought she could take a breather after the success of Titanic.
But his boss kept throwing three new mountains at him.
In fact, there is no need for her to personally inquire about these matters.
She plans to poach industry elites to expand new business.
The most difficult thing is the funds to set up a TV station and purchase land.
As an investment tycoon, Wang Lei didn't want to pay a penny.
Although Paramount is now the most profitable production company in the entire film and television industry.
This year's net profit is estimated to be US$10 billion, but the boss can't help but spend money too quickly.
Wang Lei, who was drinking coffee and reading sexy magazines with his legs crossed, also noticed Shirley's resentful eyes.
He asked with a smile:
"Still worried about funding?"
Shirley nodded noncommittally:
"Boss, are you really not planning to take advantage of this craze to take Paramount public?"
"Shirley, I advise you to give up the idea of going public to raise funds as soon as possible. Going public now will only make Paramount's market value undervalued by the market.
We need to do a good job in the three major projects now and lay the foundation for rapid expansion in the future. Then will be the best time to go public! "
Having worked in the production industry for many years, Shirley naturally knows the potential of these three projects to be successful, and her options will receive very generous returns when the time comes.
"As for your funding issue, I have two suggestions."
Shirley looked like she was all ears.
“First of all, the Titanic on the beach in Los Angeles has been restored and can be used as an exhibition.
As for the hundreds of acres of land we bought to build the studio, it is now used to build our theme park!
We also need to make full use of the water studio that we spent a lot of money to build. "
"Make full use of the water studio?"
Shirley suddenly became energetic, and Wang Lei's words inspired her.
She suddenly remembered that the two screenwriters who had participated in "Aladdin" (the global box office champion in 92) seemed to have created a script for a pirate movie.
Unfortunately, Disney wasn't interested in the idea, so the two screenwriters took the script to Paramount's production department.
It was Shirley who rejected the script at that time.
Because the film is filled with a lot of magical elements, recreating the fantasy scenes in the minds of the two screenwriters requires a lot of post-production special effects...
Overall, it sounds like a waste of money.
The combination of ocean and fantasy seems very unreliable at first glance.
However, Shirley made that choice entirely because people were not optimistic about the ocean theme. But now that Titanic has become popular, Shirley has begun to reconsider this seemingly unreliable script.
She briefly talked about the script with Wang Lei, and Wang Lei couldn't help but be stunned. Isn't this a series of movies created by Disney to promote its own pirate ship project?
Before the release, Disney was prepared to lose money on publicity. They had no intention of making money on the movie in the first place.
The industry is also very unfavorable to this film.
But Depp's performance as a pirate captain led to a global box office of US$6.54 million.
This led to the subsequent series.
When Wang Lei heard that Disney was unwilling to take over, he immediately became interested.
"This pirate movie is good. I, Wang Lei, voted for it and asked the two screenwriters to come to work at Paramount tomorrow."
Disney can have a pirate ship project, and our Paramount theme park should also have one, but the name will need to be changed by then.
Seeing Wang Lei find a new toy, Shirley couldn't help covering her head.
The only good thing is that the water studio does not need to remain idle, and the 2000 million investment can be used repeatedly.
Wang Lei had no idea that Shirley had a headache.
Ms. Shirley's words gave him some associations.
He thought of the Future Water World released by Universal in July 95. It cost 7 million U.S. dollars but only recovered 2 million at the global box office.
Judging from the box office split, Universal’s investment was a huge loss!
However, in Wang Lei's opinion, this movie still has merits and is not that bad. If it is released after 2012, maybe the audience's acceptance will be higher.
But anyway, in this day and age, it's a big bad movie.
Thinking of this, Wang Lei avoided Shirley and called Akhben.
"Dear, is Universal, the company you invested in, preparing to make a movie about "Water World of the Future"?"
"Yes, the director is Reynolds, who directed Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. Because Titanic was such a success, we have already approved his request for a budget of US$7000 million!"
Robin Hood grossed more than $91 million at the box office when it was released in 3. The cost was only $5 million. Universal executives and Shirley still believed in Reynolds.
I hope he can replicate the miracle of Titanic and win more than a billion box office with an investment of 7000 million.
"Akhben, if you believe me, don't interfere with this movie. Even if love is added to the wasteland element, the audience will not be as wide as Titanic.
The reason why Titanic is so successful is because it has a broad audience and captures the hearts of women. As a woman, you should be able to understand the difference between the two shows. "
Akhben immediately understood the key to Wang Lei’s words. The style of the future water world is completely different from that of Titanic.
One is the wasteland style. The male protagonist's makeup in the play is beast style, while Titanic focuses on handsome men and beautiful women and the luxurious life of the upper class.
Women know women best. If it were her, she would definitely not buy it when she saw such a style of painting.
Men are no longer the main force at the box office at this time, and their purchasing power has always been limited.
They prefer to rent VCDs and take women to watch them on the sofa at home.
After Wang Lei reminded him, Akhben suddenly became a little confused.
She invested 8000 million US dollars in this film. Although it is only a small amount of money for her, she will be very distressed if she cannot get it back.
She asked Wang Lei:
"Then what should we do now? We can't withdraw capital temporarily. I can't explain it to other shareholders."
"Who asked you to withdraw your investment? Aren't some of your buddies in the minor leagues very rich? I already disliked Guy and dragged him into the water. Maybe he will even thank you."
"Haha, okay, the Little League is indeed very keen on this water project. I just happened to be enthusiastic about it and gave Guy a chance to participate in investment."
"There is also the Titanic's water studio that has been idle. If Universal wants to rent it, I can give you a discount for your sake."