Chapter 63 Han Sanpin’s shock!
"Two hundred million...US dollars?" Han Sanpin's tone was a little suspicious.
He felt that he had heard wrongly.
The two hundred million U.S. dollars at this time is close to 1.6 billion when converted into RMB.
Six billion!
Guan Ling is a director with a box office of over 100 million yuan in China. The total scores of his two films both exceeded 200 million yuan. The copyright of Hearing Girl was sold for 200 million yuan, but it was only 600 million yuan.
This is already a top director, but now Guan Ling said that the production cost of his new movie is 1.6 billion!
Han Sanpin felt that his outlook on life had been impacted!
“Yes, a 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 and wanted to say something, are you kidding me?
That’s 1.6 billion? !
If the box office does not reach 3 billion, how can we get back the money?
As far as Han Sanpin's impression is concerned, with an investment of 200 million U.S. 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 360 million yuan, and this record has not been broken by anyone until now, not even Guan Ling!
There are many movies with more than 100 million US dollars. Wu Baige's "The Whisperer" is an investment of 120 million US dollars, which directly brought MGM to a halt.
That is Wu Baige who has 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 what Han Sanpin really thinks!
But as he spoke, he thought of the miracles Guan Ling had created in Chinese films in the past two years. He could not say no to him...
"Do you have the script? I Let’s go to Lingyun now.”
Han Sanpin couldn’t sit still at China Film Group, 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.
So 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 it was a pity that 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 Guan Ling's three films, those shares were like a drop in the bucket compared to what Guan Ling proposed this time.
It is not a level thing at all.
The original investment of US$40 million for "The Promise" was an investment that was finalized after several days of discussions between China Film and Television. Miserable failure!
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 looks forward to it!
Extremely looking forward to it!
He wanted to see what kind of shock Guan Ling could give him! What on earth could make Guan Ling shout out the cost of 200 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 that 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. disaster. Some countries have begun secretly developing Noah's Ark.
Of course the protagonist thinks that the other party is mentally retarded!
However, the disaster occurred 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 terrors also occurred. After a disaster, the protagonist and his family embarked on the road of survival, but they didn't know where to go.
That fanatical podcast became his last straw. 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. Only those places where Guan Ling marked the special effects made Han Sanpin rack his brains. , and I can’t imagine what the scene would be like.
"Disaster movie, a disaster movie like the day after tomorrow? I can understand it from your script, but I can't imagine those scenes"
Han Sanpin looked up at Guan Ling, the day after tomorrow. The movie was introduced to the country in 2004. Under the circumstances at that time, it earned more than 80 million at the domestic box office the day after tomorrow, and its global box office exceeded 550 million US dollars.
Han Sanpin is the person in charge, so he clearly understands 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 the script does not even have a small detail. , have never let go.
This is a pure Hollywood disaster blockbuster.
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 MadeInChina logo, which was specially marked by Guan Ling.
What a concept!
Guan Ling, this little guy, 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 made in China! To put it more broadly, this is to carry forward China’s five thousand years of hard-working culture and to carry forward the craftsmanship spirit 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 storyboards, 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 was joking, I just have such a story in my 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 in China. 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 the target?"
"Before the script Fox has seen it, and I will ask them first. Fox Searchlight will definitely not be involved, so he will definitely report it to 20th Century Fox."
"If this thing can be done, you hope to win. What's the proportion of beauty?" 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 100 million at most. We in China also need 100 million." Guan Ling said.
“I want to control the final editing rights of the movie.”
Cooperating with the eight major Hollywood companies, Guan Ling may be kicked out at any time if he is not tough.
“What about the characters?”
“The male protagonist must be a Chinese actor. The Asian faces appearing in the Chinese scenes must all be played by Chinese people, while the American faces must be played by Chinese actors. Man, I would choose Hollywood.”
"So, the male protagonist is Cheng Long?"
Han Sanpin thought for a while, and he guessed the role of Guan Lingding.
(End of this chapter)