Chapter 116: "Pirates of the Caribbean" Premieres!

The start of a new series is definitely not something that Wu Yuan and Elad can discuss in just a few words. ׺°”˜˜`”°º×

But both of them were quite interested in this plan and made a preliminary verbal agreement. After the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean", everyone would sit down and discuss it in detail.

Wu Yuan was not worried that Elad would dare to abandon Guangshi Era and go it alone after hearing the concept of "Kingsman".

What a joke, Hollywood is not the only film production company in New Line.

When Wu Yuan proposed this plan, he had already decided that no matter whether New Line agreed to cooperate in the end, he would promote the plan of the "Kingsman" series.

The only difference is that if New Line agreed, it would add the prequel "Rush Hour 3". If it didn't agree, he would immediately turn around and find Fox or Universal to cooperate to promote the "Kingsman" project.

Anyway, Guangshi Era alone could not make such a large series, and could only make some low-cost comedy series.

"Then it's settled for now, and we'll talk about it in detail later." Wu Yuan clinked glasses with Elad with a smile on his face, and the two drank the champagne in the glasses together.

During the lunch, neither of them ate much, but they were very satisfied with the lunch event.

Wu Yuan hurriedly ate something, barely filled his stomach, and then followed the main creative team of the crew and left the lunch hall first.

He didn't forget the business.

Today is the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

When the lunch ended, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon.

There is still an hour, and the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean" will begin.

The venue of this premiere is right next to the Pirates of the Caribbean project in Disneyland.

Disney spent a huge amount of money to build a temporary screening room directly on the square, using all the latest film projection equipment. The entire screening room can accommodate 1,200 people to watch the movie at the same time.

The film critics and some professional media who were invited to watch the movie have already checked their documents to enter.

After Wu Yuan met up with Depp, Jerry and others, the creators of Pirates of the Caribbean entered the screening room from another internal passage ahead of the others.

"Daniel, you will be on stage as a representative of the crew. Are you ready?" Jerry asked worriedly.

He was afraid that Wu Yuan would speak wildly again and make some unrealistic promises.

"Of course I'm ready." Wu Yuan looked relaxed. "Jerry, don't worry, I'm not a person who talks nonsense."

"Don't you have confidence in Pirates of the Caribbean? Don't you think this movie can be a big hit at the box office?"

Can I say I have no confidence? Jerry cried in his heart.

For the first film in this series, his goal is really just to break even. As long as he can break even and accumulate popularity, and change the public's impression of pirate films, the two sequels will have the capital to sell well.

As for the first film being a big hit, Jerry really didn't dare to think so beautifully.

Otherwise, he would not have proposed so readily that if the first film could make more than $500 million worldwide, he would increase Wu Yuan's director fee. He just thought that this condition was impossible to achieve.

"Of course I hope it can be a big hit, but we should be more conservative when predicting." Jerry said tactfully.

"Okay, I got it."

Looking at Wu Yuan's absent-minded response, KK, who was sitting behind them, covered her mouth and laughed secretly. Why didn't she realize that the director was so "rebellious" before?

More than half an hour later, Harvey Cotton led a group of the most important guests and arrived at the scene.

His presence also meant that the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" officially began.

After watching the guests who came with him sit in the second row, Harvey walked to the big screen with the microphone.

"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!"

"I am Harvey Cotton, vice president of Walt Disney Studios, and I welcome you to the premiere of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

"It was not easy to prepare for this film."

"The idea of ​​filming this film actually came from the theme park of the same name in Disneyland."

"After producer Jerry found Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the screenwriters of Shrek, to get the script in place, he began to look for actors and directors."

"Finally, we invited Daniel, who is excellent in both box office and awards, to be the first director of the film. Wu came to direct the film. "

" Depp and the elf prince Orlando, as well as our beautiful British girl Keira Knightley, also joined in. "

" Although this film tells a fantasy story, the main creative staff did not slack off on the relevant historical background. We specially invited historian Peter Twist to be a consultant. "

" He taught relevant historical knowledge to various departments of the crew, from the customs and dress details of the time to daily life, navigation and military conditions, etc. "

" In order to make this film well, every staff member of the crew did their best to complete the tasks in their hands. "

" I am also very honored that we finally did it and presented a fantasy adventure to audiences around the world! "

" I hope everyone will like this movie and like this new fantasy adventure world created by Disney. "

" Then, please welcome the director of this film, Daniel. I believe he has a lot to talk to you. "

Wu Yuan put down his crossed legs, stood up and walked to the front of the stage, took the microphone from Harvey Cotton, exchanged positions with him, and faced the thousands of guests on the scene.

"To be honest, I don't know what to say."

A burst of laughter came from the audience.

Wu Yuan deliberately made a serious expression: "Don't laugh, I'm really not kidding."

"For a director, when the filming of the movie is completed, everything is over, at least the work of the director is done."

"As for whether this movie will eventually be loved by the audience, the decision is not in the hands of the director, but in your hands."

"All I can do is to make this movie well and try to make the filming the best."

"And there is only one thing I can say to you."

"Pirates of the Caribbean is definitely a movie that is worth the price and will make people have endless aftertaste after watching it!"

Wu Yuan finished his speech neatly and sat back in his seat.

The whispers and sporadic movements in the screening room that had never stopped gradually disappeared as the lights dimmed, and everything returned to calm.

The sound of the film starting to rotate was heard, and the picture lit up on the big screen.

There was no opening animation common in Disney animated films.

The first subtitle of the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" was wrapped in flames and full of pirate style.

The title appeared briefly for a few seconds and then disappeared. A sea full of fog appeared in front of all the audience.

"Wow--"

A gorgeous warship, braving the wind and waves, rushed straight towards the audience.

"We are pirates~ We do all kinds of evil~ We burn, kill and plunder~" In the background sound, the little girl's sweet voice was singing a ballad that made people feel chilled.

The legendary journey of "Pirates of the Caribbean" officially began at this moment.

A pirate ship called the Black Pearl is about to set sail and smash all obstacles in its way!