Inside and Outside World

The filming of the Holy Grail War is not in a hurry. Originally, Yan Luo planned to get everything done within half a year, but now it has been 4 months. If you want to really build a "Fuyuki City" that the movie needs, you can feel the age of enlightenment, the age of steam, and the power of electricity. The atmosphere of the times, the construction + shooting in the next 2 months is too late.

Therefore, he planned to go to practice first. Half a year later, the construction of a city suitable for fighting was completed, and then he would start again. It happened to be 10 months after entering this world, and the remaining 2 months were enough to make a movie.

In this way, the funds will be more abundant. The game of death is still popular now, and the United States is estimated to contribute hundreds of millions of box office in the next few months. Moreover, it should be able to get overseas box office at that time, which is another huge income.

For example, 2 years later, Hepburn's famous work "Roman Holiday" had a box office of 5 million US dollars in North America, but overseas it had a box office of 12 million US dollars!

Game of Death is an action movie, or a commercial "blockbuster" in the true sense, and its ability to absorb money is not comparable to romance movies.

Yan Luo didn't know how much the total box office would be. The current top-grossing movie is Vivien Leigh's Gone with the Wind in 1940, with a box office of 32 million US dollars, including re-screening box office of 400 million US dollars, and 200 million moviegoers. If the factor of inflation is calculated, the box office level is the first in history, which is about 1.6 times that of Titanic, 2 times that of Avatar, and 3 times that of Avengers.

Game of Death is a big production, and the ticket price is more expensive than Gone with the Wind. There is no problem with the global box office exceeding 300 million, and 500 million US dollars is also possible.

"In terms of movies, I plan to invest all the box office of the game of death, build the city of the Holy Grail War...well, name it Fuyuki City, and then pull about 40 million US dollars of investment for filming, including props, actors' salaries, film, and the cost of hiring various art directors.”

When Yan Luo revealed his plan, both Vivien Leigh and Director John thought he was crazy.

It can be said that there has never been a movie like Game of Death, and it has brought great fame and fortune. Even in the past or in the future, there may not be a movie that surpasses this box office. The next Oscar Game of Death will probably win all the awards. Now that Yan Luo can be said to be standing on the top of the mountain as an actor, he actually wants to throw away all his income and build a city for filming?

Even if the next movie is successful, how likely is it to earn hundreds of millions of dollars back? You know, movies with a box office of tens of millions are rare.

If he fails, Yan Luo will become a laughing stock all over the United States, and those filmmakers who are jealous of him will laugh and say: "Look, that stupid idiot made a lot of money and then squandered it."

The higher you stand, the harder you fall.

"Yan Luo, you have to know that many people will not be able to reach the height of your movie in their lifetime. With your looks and acting skills, no matter what movie you make, it will be popular. Why do you want to take such a big gamble? In my opinion Come on... Even if the Holy Grail War is successfully filmed, it is impossible to reach the height of the game of death. This movie is cross-generational and groundbreaking. I am afraid that it will not be reproduced in the future. You have already stood at the top, so there is no need to take risks. "

For Vivien Leigh's persuasion, Yan Luo was very persistent. The female star had no choice but to sigh and said, "Well, it's your money anyway. If you want to waste it, you can waste it. Have you written the script? Save me a good role." .”

Yan Luo talked about the general idea of ​​the "Holy Grail War".

"Summon Heroic Spirit?"

Vivien Leigh always felt that the idea of ​​this movie was inappropriate. After all, people in this era are not familiar with concepts such as magic, and the novel "Lord of the Rings" will not appear until 3 years later.

"Heroic spirits, even though they died, are engraved in the historical trend because of their achievements while alive, and are also remembered by people after death, thus becoming a powerful existence similar to gods and demons." Yan Luo simply explained , and then said, "The heroic spirit of the electrical age, I am going to set it as Nikola Tesla, and the heroic spirit of the Enlightenment Age, I am going to set it as Newton."

"The steam age should be Watt who invented the steam engine, but Watt is not as famous as Einstein and Edison. Unfortunately, the latter two do not belong to the steam age. Ordinarily, Newton's mechanical theory system can be regarded as opening the way for human beings to enter the steam age. If it’s really impossible, I can only let Newton represent the age of steam, but this is also a little inappropriate. In short, I haven’t confirmed the specific heroic spirits to join, so don’t worry about it.”

"I still need to perfect the script of the real story. Of course, there can't be only Tesla and Newton among the heroic spirits. There are more people and it's more lively."

Vivien Leigh nodded and said: "This sounds interesting. Are those scientists who died in history dueling together? Well... such a script, hundreds of millions of investment, and the success of the game of death, there should be many people in Hollywood Interested, I think even Marlon Brando, wouldn't turn down a role in the Holy Grail War."

Director John, who was chubby sitting on the side, had a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Sorry, although I really want to, but...my talent is not enough to control such a movie."

After all, John is a mediocre director. Judging from the NBA, he can become a conscientious blue-collar worker, but he doesn't have the talent to be a star player. The death game is because of the script given by Yan Luo, and Ye Wen and other masters of martial arts as guidance , although it is a commercial blockbuster, the plot of the story is not complicated, and the main thing to watch is kung fu fighting.

A big production like the Holy Grail War... No, it should be a huge production. Yan Luo also understands that it is not good for John to be the director. He is not Michael Bay after all.

So who do you want to be the director?

Spielberg?

Unfortunately, although Spielberg has already been born, he is now 5 years old.

At this moment, Yan Luo found a sack from the house, rummaged through it, and quickly took out two letters of introduction in English.

Since the game of death became popular and there was no private mobile phone in this era, some people who wanted to contact him could not see the Lord, so they sent various letters through various channels. In Chinese terms, they were greeting cards. These two, the above names are Hitchcock and Kubrick.

Yan Luo's letter was placed on the table: "What do you think of the director Hitchcock?"

"Hitchcock, I know."

Vivien Leigh is British, so of course she is familiar with British directors: "In 1929, he directed the thriller "Blackmail" which was the first sound film in the UK. In 40 years, Butterfly Dream won the Oscar for Best Picture. Three years ago, he filmed I’ve seen the colorful film Reaper of Souls, and it’s also a masterpiece. As a director, he should be able to control the plot of the Holy Grail War, but... he seems to be best at suspense and thrillers?”

"Just arrange for an assistant director to assist him."

Yan Luo pointed to another letter: "This is Kubrick's letter of introduction."

"Kubrick? I haven't heard of it at all." John and Vivien Leigh looked at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

"Well, he's a genius."

Yan Luo, who can make the world famous, has an impression of his name, and he should be a top talent in the future—after all, the foreign directors he has an impression of are nothing more than Spielberg, Cameron, Michael Bay, Nolan, Quentin, and then Plus Hitchcock and Kubrick and a few others.

"In addition, Director John, you also come to help with the crew of the Holy Grail War."

"no problem."

John was very happy. He didn't dare to direct the Holy Grail War with an investment of hundreds of millions, but he still wanted to join.

According to the telephone number (landline) on the letter of introduction, Yan Luo first contacted Hitchcock.

Hitchcock is one of the great directors in Hollywood. He was in New York City. After receiving the call, he hurried over by car in less than half an hour.

After the fat man knocked on the door and entered, he quickly stretched out his right hand: "Hi, nice to meet you."

The nominal director of the Game of Death movie is John, but as a big Hollywood director, he knows the real talent of that guy, and the information from the crew is that Game of Death really controls everything. juvenile.

This is nothing short of a miracle!

Hitchcock stared at Yan Luo, his eyes were full of admiration and surprise. American kids of this age are usually still in school and partying, and this one in front of him has actually shot the greatest movie ever.

The two exchanged a few polite words, and Yan Luo said directly: "I have a movie and I want you to direct it."

The fat man was slightly taken aback. He wanted to visit Yan Luo to discuss some groundbreaking techniques in filming in the game of death. The other party actually said that he wanted to be the director?

It was so sudden, he hasn't brushed his teeth yet...

"I plan to make a big production, and the box office of the game of death will be invested in it. At present, it is 100 million. If it is not enough, I will add more."

"what!"

Hitchcock's legs softened and he sat on the ground.

100 million investment?

The famous "Cleopatra", which has not yet started shooting in this era, started filming 12 years later with an investment of 44 million US dollars, but even if it was the box office champion of the year, the income of 26 million US dollars was far less than the money invested. Almost caused the film company to go bankrupt.

Spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make a movie? Even if Hitchcock has won an Oscar, this is beyond his imagination, and there is "not enough to add".

Hitchcock felt like he was having a heart attack.

"Are you joking?"

"Of course not, just take a look, this is the general plot."

Yan Luo is not afraid of his ideas being stolen by others. A big production like the Holy Grail War will not be easy to shoot even in the 21st century, let alone now?

"Holy Grail War..."

After Hitchcock read the story, he stood up and walked around the room a few times before suppressing the shock in his heart.

"Building a city and then destroying it on film...it's unimaginable."

He shook his head: "As expected of a young man, he dared to put all the box office of the game of death into it, such courage...I'm old...If it succeeds, this movie will definitely go down in history."

Hitchcock's films did not invest much. After all, suspense and thrillers mainly rely on the plot and the acting skills of the actors to attract people.

This is not only the case now, but also before the 21st century. The investment in films was not large. Back then, the Hong Kong film industry had little money and was controlled by the underworld. Many films had to be finished in one or two weeks. If they were not finished, they would not make money. It's about to go bankrupt, and there's no money to pay the actors' salaries, and the investment can be saved as much as possible.

The same goes for movies in mainland China, Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dream of the Red Chamber... For example, when filming Dream of the Red Chamber, the crew was too poor.

No way, hungry!

However, in such a situation, neither the director nor the actors can afford any failures, and they acted with heart, creating classics one after another.

For American movies in the past, the biggest investment was Game of Death, tens of millions of dollars shocked many people.

Invest hundreds of millions? Hitchcock could already imagine that the news would spread, and the American film industry would experience a major earthquake.

"Of course I'm very interested, but... this kind of investment makes me a little apprehensive. I don't know if I can..."

Hitchcock is very proud as a genius, but the Holy Grail War worth hundreds of millions of dollars caused him some hesitation and hesitation. What if the movie fails? Even if it succeeds, what if the investment cannot be recovered? This pressure is enough to suffocate.

"You are already the best candidate, try your best so you don't have any mental burdens, and travel lightly." Yan Luo patted the fat director on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Believe in yourself, you can do it! As for the director You are the chief director, I will arrange an assistant director for you, he is a young man, but I think he is very promising."

"The first thing to do next is to build the battleground: Fuyuki City."

"Because it needs to match the heroic spirits summoned by the Holy Grail War, the city's buildings will be divided into three types, with the characteristics of the age of enlightenment, the characteristics of the steam age, and the characteristics of the electric age."

"In terms of how to do it, you can hire some architects to study it. In short, half a year should be plenty of time. When I say building a city, I don't mean actually building a city. As long as it is suitable to buy a piece of urban area for renovation, UU reading www .uukanshu.com will save a lot of money and time.”

After discussing with Hitchcock for a while, the fat man left feeling both excited and apprehensive. Yan Luo dialed Kubrick's contact number.

To be precise, it is the landline where he works now.

Kubrick was busy filming "The Flying Priest," a short documentary with a frustratingly titled title, when he heard a telephone operator yell, "Kubrick, come on! Answer the phone ! The lead actor of Game of Death is looking for you!"

"What? You lied to me, right?"

Although he handed over a letter of introduction, he hadn't heard from him for a month, and he had long given up hope.

He rushed to the phone like flying, hugging the receiver with both hands: "Hi, I'm Kubrick."

"Well, I'm Yan Luo, the protagonist of Game of Death. My next movie, Holy Grail War, is expected to cost between 100 million and 300 million US dollars. If you want, you can come to New York to try the director's position. Well... the main director is Hitchcock, I'm going to put you under him as an assistant director—if you have the talent."

"thump."

The microphone fell to the ground.

Kubrick stepped into the directing industry last year and used his own savings to shoot the short film "The Day of the Boxing Match". The film was bought by RKO, and the other party also paid 1500 US dollars for him to shoot the next film.

That's right, fifteen hundred dollars!

Will the next movie starring Game of Death cost 100 million to 300 million? I'm just kidding...and how can such a big man think highly of himself? Hitchcock once won the Oscar for the best film director, and he himself is completely a fledgling, penniless little character!

How could such a pie fall on his own head.

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