Chapter 1168 An Ambitious Work

Disney and United Artists Movies are both their own companies, and people like Yin Jun who have harvested abundant crops and prepared for shortages must have made plans in advance.

The movie for Disney is called "The Genius Who Skipped School."

The original version ranked tenth in the North American box office rankings in 1986. The North American box office was more than 70 million, and the global box office did not exceed 180 million US dollars.

Looking at this score, it’s really not a very good movie.

But Yin Jun likes it very much.

Because this is a movie full of childlike innocence and exploration.

It looks at the whole world from the perspective of a high school senior who is about to go to college. The whole plot is light and cheerful, but it also expresses refutation and reflection on the current education system in the United States.

"The Genius Who Skipped Classes" caused quite a stir in the United States.

Just like here, you criticize school education, criticize hospital fees, criticize real estate developers... there are no ordinary people who say nothing bad, they all say yes.

Young people in the United States also hate the strict rules and regulations in schools and the rigid and unkind deans...

Therefore, when they saw "The Genius Who Skipped Class", which is full of rebellious spirit, they immediately found resonance.

In fact, more than 70% of the box office revenue of "The Genius Who Skipped Classes" was contributed by students.

The filming of this movie may not achieve much success at the box office, but it will definitely be a good thing for Disney's film library and Disney's overall youth-oriented film production.

Moreover, the video tapes of "The Genius Who Skip School" have sold millions of copies one after another, earning more than the box office. It can be regarded as a typical example of making a fortune silently!

Oh, by the way, in "The Genius Who Skipped Classes", the high school protagonist had a sentence when he was skipping class, called "It's so exciting outside, I want to go see it." In fact, it was the original version of the words of the resigned female teacher around 2015.

Compared with "The Genius" for Disney, Yin Jun's script for United Artists Films is much stronger.

From the beginning, it was headed for the box office.

It's just that Yin Jun was planning to give the script to United Artists Films early next year.

But firstly, United Artists Films has taken the initiative to challenge and want to occupy the market with more movies, so Yin Jun naturally wants to encourage it; secondly, historically, this movie will be released in the summer of 1984, which should also be in late 1983. The production started half a year ago. In order to avoid a car crash, it is naturally better to make it earlier.

Although Yin Jun had already registered the script in 1979, it would be a bit awkward and troublesome to meet him unexpectedly.

The movie is called "Ghostbusters."

Today's audiences are very unfamiliar with this name, but in the 1980s, it was a famous science fiction comedy, and it also set a North American box office record for a comedy in history with US$238 million.

Only "Home Alone", which came out six years later, broke its record.

But being able to maintain a box office record for such a long time shows how much the audience loves this kind of comedy movie covered in science fiction.

As a result, it made three movies in one go! Although each one is not as good as the other at the box office, overall, it is still a very good and promising comedy series.

Yin Jun watched Fat Aunt's "The Expendables" in 2016, and then switched to watching "Ghostbusters" 22 years ago.

To be honest, the boy didn't like the 1984 version of "Ghostbusters" much, mainly because the face of the protagonist Bill Murray was too rigid and failed to achieve the comedy effect at all.

The other two professors are actually the screenwriters of the movie. They are not genuine comedians, so the effect will also be worse.

However, many of the scenes and the structure of the plot are quite interesting.

At least in a time like 1984, these plots and these special effects scenes were all quite imaginative.

There is a hint of fear in the novelty, a full of smile in the fear, and a full of warmth in the smile.

This is where Ghostbusters succeeds.

The three university professors are the main characters, and the black guy who applied for the job also plays a lot of roles.

One of the roles of a university professor was given to Eddie Murphy by Yin Jun without any thought.

Coincidentally, in fact, one of the roles of three university professors was originally written by the screenwriter for Eddie Murphy. But at that time, Eddie Murphy was already a unique leading actor. How could he play a role with three protagonists? Movie? So in the end the only choice was to make substitutions.

This life is different.

Although Eddie Murphy became famous, because it was Yin Jun who deliberately supported him, he did not feel as complacent as in his previous life. Instead, he felt that he needed to learn more things so that he could be more successful in the future.

Therefore, he will definitely star in the movie that Yin Jun prepares for him, no matter how many scenes there are in it.

Among the black guys who applied for the job, Yin Jun thought Morgan Freeman was better. Anyway, black guys between the ages of 30 and 50 all look the same.

For the role that originally belonged to Bill Murray, Tom Hanks is more suitable.

Although Tom Hanks is not good at comedy, it would be a very good thing to expand his acting style and add a little more fame to him.

There is still one candidate for a university professor, including the heroine, so Yin Jun will not interfere. After all, the people under his command have their own considerations and there are some candidates they think are suitable. If Yin Jun decides all the roles every time , which was more or less a blow to their morale - the boss had decided everything, and I had no autonomy at all, as if I was just a puppet!

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The script Yin Jun stayed in Xiangjiang, so there was no need to rush it. He could just send it over when he returned.

The most important thing is the safes at home. Only Yin Jun has the keys.

Guan Zhilin only has the key and password to the basement. She can enter the basement to see the antique calligraphy and paintings, but she cannot open the safe in the basement where Yin Jun stores scripts and secrets.

Yin Jun always remembers the ancient saying that "if the king is not secretive, his ministers will lose; if the minister is not secretive, he will lose his body; if everything is not secretive, he will suffer harm". These things can only be mastered by himself.

But the girl doesn't care about this. She only cares about whether Yin Jun likes her. Nothing else matters. She won't explore Brother Jun's secrets at work.

After finishing his conversation with Tang Shuxuan, Yin Jun took Tang Shuxuan's car and went to a movie theater in the city together.

Los Angeles is the base of Hollywood, so the movie theaters here are always special and very luxurious. They are perfect for hosting various parties, award ceremonies, and premieres.

Today, the two of them came to attend the premiere of "Rocky 3" by Stallone, the original and current first brother of United Artists Films.

"Rocky" transformed Stallone from an unknown actor into a Hollywood star.

If the subject matter of sports competitions were not too niche, with the influence of "Rocky", Stallone should definitely be called a superstar.

Of course, Stallone is also a very capable and lucky person.

Not long after "Rocky 3", he was waiting for another IP that influenced his life - "First Blood"!

Since then, with the two super magic weapons of "Rocky" and "First Blood" in hand, Stallone has become an unshakable superstar in Hollywood. Only Schwarzenegger can compare with him, even Bruce Willis. A little worse, let alone Vin Diesel, this guy is completely different from the previous three.

It is precisely because Stallone has not yet encountered "First Blood" that Yin Juncai signed such a demanding contract with him so easily. Stallone, who once made meat-fight movies in order to make money and become famous, met such a good actor. Of course he would not miss an opportunity, and it was reasonable to sign the contract.

Just like Schwarzenegger.

Schwarzenegger would never be satisfied with being a bodybuilding star, nor would he be willing to rely solely on his girlfriend's fame to make a living, so he had to sign a contract.

"Rocky 3" attracted many Stallone fans, who held signs and shouted Stallone's name around the premiere theater.

Stallone is not a superstar yet, so he made a special trip, went around to greet the fans one by one, and signed many autographs before walking in to accompany a group of guests.

They are said to be guests, but in fact most of them are people from United Artists Film Company. Most of them have been working with Stallone for several years and are very familiar with each other.

But the most distinguished people today are of course Tang Shuxuan, the president of the North American branch of Kirin Group, and Yin Jun, the chairman of Kirin Group.

Especially the latter, who rarely appears at these premieres, and has not even gone to super blockbusters like "Terminator". Being able to come here today is a great honor to Stallone.

So Stallone chatted with everyone for a while, then sat next to Yin Jun and chatted with him.

"I have found a small town in Alaska, and it looks very good. They have set up all the scenes. After the premiere here, I will be ready to go there." Speaking of "First Blood" At that time, Stallone said this.

As the lead actor and producer, Stallone has sufficient power to control the crew, which makes him very satisfied.

Alaska is actually an enclave located in the northwestmost corner of Canada, close to the Arctic Ocean. Going west is the border of Russia.

There is ice and snow all year round here, and the climate is very cold.

Even though it is May day, many places there are still covered in ice.

The scene of "Rambo" takes place in winter, so choosing Alaska at this time is a good choice.

"How's it going? Have you found the feeling?" Yin Jun asked.

"There's still a little bit left, but after I go there, I'll have a better understanding of it." Stallone said with a smile.

"Actually, this role is very similar to yours a few years ago when your talent was not appreciated and you hit the wall everywhere, so I think this drama is the most suitable for you." Yin Jun said, "You just need to put your mentality before "Rocky" Two years, then you can assume the mentality of this xx veteran and perform well in the movie.

"Rambo" is a commercial blockbuster and we don't need too many acting skills. As long as the plot conflict is severe enough, the more you suppress it in the early stage, the more exciting it will be for you, the lone hero, to explode later. In this way, just like the final victory of "Rocky", it will make the audience feel good and will support it. "

"I know."

Stallone listened carefully and nodded from time to time.

Yin Jun is the first screenwriter for the script adaptation, and his understanding of the movie and the character can help him.

Not to mention that Yin Jun still has such a magical aura around him.

But he couldn't help but ask, "Boss, what do you think our box office will be?"

Yin Jun burst out laughing, nodded and said, "If it's well shot, I think there's no problem with the North American box office exceeding 100 million US dollars."

Hearing this, Stallone breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face.

Yin Jun has promised this, so he must be sure.

To put it bluntly, how could the script that Yin Jun liked and the script that he personally changed fail?

The rest is up to you.

I must make this movie well so that it can become a new milestone for me!

Stallone is definitely a smart man. From the moment Yin Jun changed the ending of the novel, where Rambo was supposed to commit suicide, he changed it to Rambo surrendering under the persuasion of the colonel, leaving a glimmer of hope. He knew that Yin Jun must not only Just wanting to make such a movie, "First Blood" must be a series.

As long as it's a series, it's great!

Because there is no follow-up to the novel, and the follow-up must be written by Yin Jun himself, the power of the script will be different, especially based on the success of the first part.

If it can help you reach the second peak of your career, that would be great!

No wonder Stallone has such thoughts and expectations.

In fact, filming series has been a very popular trend since the 1980s.

"Star Wars", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Superman", "Rocky", "Terminator", "Beverly Hills Cop", "Police Academy", "Ghostbusters"...etc. These are all examples.

Yin Jun also understands Stallone's expectations for "First Blood".

Stallone accepted such harsh conditions to work for himself, not to become more famous, but to truly become a super star. What was that for?

But obviously, "First Blood" will not let him down.

The first part "Rambo" is just the beginning, an introduction. Although many people say that the first part is a classic, the second and third parts are just continuations and cannot be watched at all.

Yin Jun sneered at what these people said. Which ordinary movie-loving moviegoer wouldn't feel excited about the third movie of Rambo fighting against Soviet tanks alone, and wouldn't think that this is the most classic among classics?

It was the hot and exciting scenes of the second and third parts of "First Blood" that truly established Stallone's superstar status, not the first one.

How can a commercial film be successful if it listens to the nonsense of commentators on art films?

Many people were deceived by these guys, and in the end the film was neither a commercial nor an artistic film, and it was a huge hit.

Yin Jun will definitely make literary films, and he will do them in a literary style.

However, when he was making commercial films, he only had one principle - to have fun! Make the audience happy!

Only when the audience enjoys watching it and becomes addicted to watching it can commercial films have box office and be successful.

A successful commercial blockbuster can not only make investors money, but also make male and female stars popular, and can also be liked by the audience. It can also spawn a lot of industrial chains and benefit many people. What's the point? not good?

If we just rely on literary and artistic films, then European films are a good example - they are simply a pool of stagnant water, without any vitality at all!

Wanting to promote Chinese culture, Yin Junke has always had his own firm goal. This has been the case from the beginning, and he has been working hard in this direction without slacking off! !

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