Chapter 1356 A Long-Lasting Cooperative Relationship

The movie "Rain Man" is actually very similar to "Forrest Gump".

They are all about disadvantaged groups.

One is autistic and the other is born with intellectual disability.

Warner Bros. originally had the opportunity to produce and distribute "Forrest Gump", but they just thought the two movies were too similar.

But in fact there are some differences.

"Rain Man" talks about family love, while the subject of "Forrest Gump" is more noble. To a certain extent, it represents the American outlook on life.

For Americans, family is very important, but this promoted outlook on life is even more important.

Therefore, even if "Forrest Gump" came out shortly after "Rain Man" won the Oscar, it could not stop "Forrest Gump" from winning a Grand Slam award, and even killed "Forrest Gump", which was almost also a super classic. The Shawshank Redemption".

Yin Jun's previous thought of winning the prize was actually not a fantasy.

"Rain Man" appeared before "Forrest Gump", which is a good thing.

If the two movies had had different durations, "Rain Man" might not be as good.

The significance of the emergence of "Forrest Gump" is that all subsequent films of this type will catch up with it and never surpass it.

Yin Jun doesn't believe that there will be any outstanding films next year that can beat his second year.

Even if it is really due to prejudice and qualifications, then in the third year, when "Forrest Gump" comes out, it will be fruitful.

The only thing that makes Yin Jun feel uncertain now is that Tom Hanks starred in "Rain Man" and "Forrest Gump" so many years in advance. Can he find the flavor of these two movies?

There is a big difference in acting skills between an actor in his twenties and an actor in his thirties.

Tom Hanks, who is in his thirties, is definitely the invincible actor in Hollywood. No actor of the same period dares to say that he is better than Tom Hanks.

But Yin Jun really can't find another more suitable actor, and he will not allow another person to play Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump can only be played by Tom Hanks, otherwise it will be a huge regret.

Therefore, "Rain Man" is Yin Jun's touchstone for Tom Hanks.

If Tom Hanks can perform "Rain Man" well, then "Forrest Gump" can be filmed on time next year.

If that doesn't work, Yin Jun would rather wait another two years until Tom Hanks has been trained well enough to master the role of Forrest Gump before letting him star.

Compared with two such literary films, Yin Jun seems to be much more comfortable in the operation of commercial films.

At noon the next day, Yin Jun made an appointment with another person for lunch, and they talked about commercial production.

He is Bruckheimer, a producer who has become famous in the past two years.

Bruckheimer is certainly not a gold medal producer now.

Success in one or two years, success in three or five movies, such achievements have not gone through too many tests.

The so-called gold medal producer should be qualified to be called a gold medal producer after at least ten films and more than five years of success.

Bruckheimer doesn't count right now, but he is clearly heading down this path.

He produced two movies last year, both of which were profitable. On the one hand, it reflects his vision and selected good scripts, production staff and actors; on the other hand, it also reflects his overall control ability, which is very outstanding.

If it continues to be successful for several more years, it will be inevitable for Bruckheimer to leave the Kirin Group and set up his own business.

Yin Jun didn't care about this.

There are so many talents in the world, so you can’t ask everyone to be your subordinate, right?

When a company truly lays the foundation and becomes a behemoth, gold medal producers like Bruckheimer will naturally rush to cooperate with Kirin Group.

Isn’t that how the later “Pirates of the Caribbean” came about?

In Hollywood, and indeed in all entertainment industries, it is more of a partnership.

It's just a matter of how long or short the cooperation lasts.

For example, celebrities can be restricted by contracts, but producers cannot do this.

Because producers are so important to a movie, they must devote themselves wholeheartedly to success.

If the cooperation is unwilling and the producer makes a mistake intentionally, tens of millions of dollars in costs will be wasted, which is something no one wants to see.

Bruckheimer's contract with Qilin Culture is "six films in five years." In less than two years, he has already produced two "Beverly Hills Cop" films. This speed is in line with his subsequent productions. Movie speed is similar.

There are not many people in Hollywood who can make money and make movies quickly, and Bruckheimer is definitely one of the top ones.

Yin Jun is even optimistic that he will have better achievements in the future than in his previous life.

On the other hand, Bruckheimer couldn't be more admiring of Yin Jun.

Before meeting Yin Jun, he was just a producer who had just entered the industry.

Although he is said to be a producer, in fact, he has not reached the point of independently producing a movie at all.

But Yin Jun trusted him very much, and the first movie he was given was "Beverly Hills Cop."

Bruckheimer knew that "Beverly Hills Cop" was good, but he never expected that the film would do so well, and it suddenly made him a new producer in Hollywood.

But Bruckheimer was not proud. Instead, he rejected all other temptations and polished himself seriously.

This is true for "Beverly Hills Cop 2" and the two movies he made himself.

Because he knows that a person's success is definitely accumulated over time, rather than one success that can last a lifetime.

If you didn't lay a good foundation at the beginning, if you didn't make serious and down-to-earth movies for a few years at the beginning, where would you have the connections and foundation to make more movies in the future?

So he had already planned that in the past five years, he would not go anywhere, but would just hone his various abilities in the Qilin Group.

But it is definitely not just about making 6 movies. He also wants to make more medium-sized productions worth 10 to 30 million US dollars. To make these movies profitable, that is what he is capable of.

If you don’t believe me, take a look. The two movies produced last year both made more than 10 million at the box office. The company’s people’s evaluation of Bruckheimer’s “only relying on the boss’s script” suddenly dropped a lot. A lot of When the company executives saw him, the smiles on their faces became more sincere.

As a result, Bruckheimer became more determined and worked harder.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that Bruckheimer doesn’t want Yin Jun’s script.

Bruckheimer had the greatest expectations for the script given by Yin Jun, hoping to learn more from it and lay a solid foundation for his future creation and selection of scripts.

Not to mention anything else, as long as he can have 30% of Yin Jun's ability to write scripts, Bruckheimer will be thankfully happy.

Today, in addition to eating, Yin Jun also gave Bruckheimer a new script.

A script that was not among the six scripts submitted by the two major companies this year.

its name is

"Top Gun".

Bruckheimer was a workaholic. He ate a few bites in a hurry and then focused on the script he had received.

The script given by Yin Jun is no longer so detailed.

Usually, it is just a story, as well as illustrations and sub-shots of some important scenes in it, and the total will not exceed 50 pages.

Then the producers and directors must expand the script and story based on these to create what is needed for a movie.

However, the story of Yin Jun's script is still very detailed and can be read as a novel.

This is the story Bruckheimer read.

Yin Jun didn't rush him and ate slowly while waiting for him to finish.

"Top Gun" was a masterpiece in its previous life.

Not only did it elevate Cruise to superstardom, but it also boosted the sluggish recruitment of pilots in the U.S. Navy by several times. Countless young people came to apply for naval pilots, which greatly boosted the number of pilots. morale.

The overall story is actually a young man's experience from being lonely to being confused, and from failure to success.

However, with the support of so many naval aircraft and warships, the picture effect is very good.

Coupled with the young Tom Cruise's invincible looks, the film received both box office and word-of-mouth success, becoming a classic in American movies.

After roughly reading the story, Bruckheimer closed his eyes, recalled the contents, and frowned slightly.

"Boss, if this movie is going to be made, it won't be possible without the cooperation of the military, right?" Bruckheimer asked first.

"What are you going to do?" Yin Jun asked him instead without answering.

"After I got the budget for the script, I went to them," Bruckheimer said. "Since Vietnam, military recruitment in the United States has been sluggish, especially in the Navy. So there is such a positive publicity. It’s a movie, and it’s a big production produced by you, the boss, so they will definitely help.”

Yin Jun smiled, "You emphasize that it is my work and a big production in every sentence. Do you have a big idea?"

"If you want to do it, make high-quality products. Our Kirin Group originally needs to have a large number of excellent works that other companies can't match." Bruckheimer said impassionedly, "Only in this way will they be afraid of us. We Only then will your position in Hollywood be stable.”

"I have to say that your idea is very much in line with what I mean." Yin Jun laughed, "Okay, you can make a specific budget and then ask President Liang to approve it for you."

"thank you boss!"

Bruckheimer breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the big boss supported him, he would be more motivated to do this drama.

Little did he know that Yin Jun had no worries at all about him and "Top Gun" because it was Bruckheimer's own work.

Although the time has advanced by three years, Bruckheimer is not a little bit more mature than he was in his previous life!