Chapter 118 Popular in North America, Xinxian and Cheng Long Came to Visit! (

Chapter 118: Hot in North America, New Line and Cheng Long take the initiative to visit! (2-in-1)

Vancouver, New York, Ottawa, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington, Detroit...

Countless crowds of people poured into all movie theaters in major cities in North America.

It's summer, and a large number of high school students and college students aged 16-22 are meeting in the cinema with their good friends or their boyfriends and girlfriends.

What aroused their enthusiasm for watching movies was naturally the fantasy adventure movie "Pirates of the Caribbean".

For this group of young people, the colorful Caribbean in the 16th century constructed in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" is simply too tempting.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" has quickly gained critical acclaim since its release.

The Rotten Tomatoes freshness db score is 9.1, not only becoming the highest-rated movie this summer, but also the highest-rated movie opening this year.

Young people already like to surf the Internet and pay more attention to websites such as Rotten Tomatoes and Imdb.

Under the influence of such a good reputation, a large number of North American high school students and college students called their friends and went to the cinema to watch this movie.

Then I was successfully conquered by this movie.

I have to admit that in 2003, a movie like "Pirates of the Caribbean", which was well-made, had real special effects, a thrilling story, and the actors' performances were very good, was really impressive.

The last fantasy movie that was so action-packed was called "The Mummy Returns"!

The box office performance of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is even more exaggerated than that of "The Mummy Returns"!

After all, this is not the era of all-powerful Marvel superheroes. Even well-informed North American audiences have never seen such a fantasy movie with wonderful special effects.

This is why this pirate ship has taken the world by storm.

Audiences in North America have never seen such an exciting fantasy blockbuster, nor have they seen such a cool and real undead skeleton, let alone audiences from other countries around the world?

"Pirates of the Caribbean" has shown an unstoppable attitude in North America, becoming popular across the continent.

Countries in South America, Europe, and Asia are also busy arranging for the release of this movie.

It can be predicted that in the second half of 2003, the giant ship "Pirates of the Caribbean" will sweep the world and shock the global audience with some fantasy blockbusters!

"Daniel! Your predictions are amazing!"

"Now the company's marketing department has adjusted its expectations. The North American box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is expected to exceed US$300 million!"

"The global box office is likely to reach more than 600 million US dollars!"

"Daniel, even the company's research department is not as accurate as your predictions!"

In Wu Yuan's mansion in Los Angeles, Jerry was restless and pacing back and forth with excitement.

From the beginning of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project, Disney has made many evaluations and believes that the box office market of this movie is only about 300 million US dollars. This is still supported by the "Disney" brand.

No one in the entire company thought that the first film could make money at the box office. They were all focused on developing peripherals and supporting theme parks.

As a result, the facts slapped them hard in the face. It took in a box office of US$76.82 million in five days of release in North America. In the North American market alone, a single film with a box office of 300 million is not a problem.

“It’s a hit, our Pirate Ship is totally a hit, and Disneyland is also getting a huge influx of people who have watched the movie and want to experience the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.”

"Daniel, although I have to increase the director's fee for you, I think the extra money is worth it!"

"Really?" Wu Yuan, who had been listening to Jerry's words, interrupted him with a smile: "So should I be given more box office splits?"

"I think 5% is a good number, how about it?"

"Uh, haha." Jerry smiled awkwardly, "Daniel, we have to have a contractual spirit, don't we?"

"By the way, the company feels that a trilogy may not be enough. "Pirates of the Caribbean" can be made into a long series. Like "Star Trek", we can also make a fourth and fifth part."

"Perhaps we can talk about contract renewal, and the box office split you want can also be discussed."

"Stop it." Wu Yuan shook his head: "It's too early to talk about this now. Let's finish filming the remaining two movies first."

Jerry didn't really want to talk to Wu Yuan about the fourth and fifth movies that had yet to be revealed. He was just changing the subject.

Seeing that his goal was successful, he relaxed. He was afraid that when Wu Yuan brought up the box office division again, he would continue to ask: "Are you going back to China next?"

"Daniel, when "Pirates of the Caribbean" is released in China, you will need to participate in more promotions. That is your home ground."

"I will." Taking the coffee from the servant and taking a sip, Wu Yuan said calmly: "But don't have too high expectations for the Huaxia Market."

"If the box office of mainland China can reach 40 million yuan, and if the box office of Hong Kong and Taiwan combined can reach 10 million US dollars, it is already an incredible achievement."

"I know." Jerry came and sat down opposite Wu Yuan, also took a cup of coffee and drank it.

"Although the current box office potential of the Chinese market is limited, I am very optimistic about the future of the Chinese film market."

"After all, you are a big country with a population of 1.2 billion."

"If the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" can establish its influence in China, I believe the second and third parts will definitely achieve good box office results."

"I have even thought about it. When it comes to the third part, we can set up a pirate king of the China Sea in the script. Since "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a story about the seven seas, the China Sea cannot be missing.

"I have checked some information. In the late 16th century and early 17th century, your Ming Dynasty in China also had several very powerful pirate kings."

"Not only did they monopolize the routes from Southeast Asia to Japan and Korea, but they also ruled the Ming Dynasty's maritime borders. All merchant ships that wanted to go out to sea for trade had to pay taxes to them."

"Even the Dutch and Spanish who occupied the Spice Islands were unwilling to provoke them. "

Wu Yuan smiled but said nothing. The Ming Dynasty did produce many pirate kings.

They occupied Malacca for more than 10 years during the Hongwu era. At their peak, the group had more than 10,000 members and hundreds of warships, dominating the seas of Japan, Taiwan, the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, etc. Chen Zuyi plundered 10,000 passing ships.

Later, Wang Zhi, Li Dan, and Zheng Zhilong were either the overlords of the East Asian seas or the overlords of the Southeast Asian seas, with extremely large maritime territories.

They are indeed worthy of the honor of "Pirate King", but Chinese pirates are completely different from Caribbean pirates.

Thinking of the pirate leader played by Chow Yun-fat in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" and the pirates under his command, Wu Yuan felt like his eyes went dark.

"Jerry, your idea is good, but if you want to write a Chinese pirate king, you should find a professional Chinese historian to design the background and image for this character."

"Just like you invited a professional historian to create the Caribbean Sea in the 17th century for us. ”

“Don’t use Hollywood or European thinking to create a Chinese character.”

“Even the screenwriter needs to include a Chinese screenwriter, or I can write it myself, otherwise I can only write a script that is not accepted by the East and not recognized by the West.”

“I will seriously consider it.” Jerry nodded solemnly.

Wu Yuan is different from Gore Verbinski.

Before joining “Pirates of the Caribbean”, Gore Verbinski was just an unknown director, and his success depended entirely on “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

Even if Wu Yuan didn’t have “Pirates of the Caribbean”, he would still be a very successful director, and now he has even become the owner of a successful film company.

Not only is he an excellent director, but his business vision is also very outstanding, and he can operate a hit movie like “The Hangover”.

No matter whether his suggestions are correct or not, Jerry will not ignore them. He will seriously consider them and even call the team to a meeting to discuss them.

“It’s too early to discuss the script for the third part now.” Jerry thought for a while and said, “But the script for the second part is indeed going to enter the preparation stage. ”

“I plan to continue to invite Ted and Terry to write the script for the second part. I think they did a good job.”

“Daniel, what do you think?”

Jerry used to never ask Wu Yuan about the script. After all, his status is different.

Wu Yuan laughed secretly.

But he didn’t get cocky. He knew he was not good at this kind of Western fantasy film.

“Ted and Terry wrote a good script. Let them continue to write.” Wu Yuan said.

The script of “Pirates of the Caribbean 2” is really good. At least it can be regarded as excellent among various series sequels.

It was not until the third part that the two screenwriters ran out of inspiration.

As we all know, most series movies will become bad by the third part. It’s not that the screenwriters don’t work hard, but it’s really hard to maintain the level of the first two parts when writing the third part.

The reason why movies such as “The Lord of the Rings”, “Harry Potter” and “Marvel Series” can produce sequels stably is that they have the support of the original novels and comics.

“Jerry, you are still responsible for the script. I am only responsible for filming. "Wu Yuan shrugged. He was too lazy to care about the preparation and establishment of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2".

"When the crew is about to start filming, just notify me."

"Oh, by the way, it's best to notify me half a year in advance. You know, I can't just wait for "Pirates of the Caribbean". I also have other film shooting work.

"Okay." Jerry had nothing to say. In the spirit of the contract, he drank the remaining coffee, stood up and said goodbye: "Then I'll leave first."

"Do you need me to see you off when you return to China?"

"No, you go ahead."

Jerry had something to do in the afternoon, and Wu Yuan also had something to do in the afternoon.

After seeing Jerry off, he soon welcomed another wave of visitors at home.

Wu Yuan in the garden of the mansion in Beverly Hills.

Getting out of the Mercedes-Benz, Elad looked around and said to Wu Yuan who went out to greet him: "Daniel, your home in Los Angeles is really nice. "

"It seems that I should also buy a house in Beverly Hills and be your neighbor."

Cheng Long, who got off the car later than him, heard this and showed a thoughtful expression.

Yes, Wu Yuan's second wave of visitors were Elad and Cheng Long from Xinxian.

"The real estate in Beverly Hills is really good, and it will definitely appreciate in the future." Wu Yuan responded to Elad with a smile, then turned around and took the initiative to walk towards Cheng Long and greeted him:

"Brother Cheng Long, we finally meet."

He knew Cheng Long, but they were just text messaging friends.

Since International Chapter obtained Wu Yuan's contact information, Cheng Long also entered his address book.

Although the two of them didn't have much contact after getting each other's contact information, they only sent congratulatory text messages when each other's new movies were released, but they were still considered acquaintances.

"Yes, it's not easy to meet Director Wu." Cheng Long showed his signature smile and hugged Wu Yuan warmly.

"Let's go in and chat." Wu Yuan took Elad and Cheng Long into his mansion.

Everyone sat down in the spacious living room, and the servant immediately brought several cups of hot tea.

"Try it. The one I brought specially from China is the West Lake Longjing given to me by my teacher." Wu Yuan entertained with a smile.

Elad didn't understand tea, so he picked it up and took a sip. Except that it felt a little hot on the mouth and had a strong taste of grass, there was no other feeling.

But Cheng Long was different. He knew quite a lot about tea, "Oh, the authentic West Lake Mingqian Longjing, very good tea."

Wu Yuan nodded with a smile. He only served this tea when Cheng Long came. Otherwise, if Elad was the only one, he might as well drink coffee like Jerry.

Elad, who was not interested in tea at all, waited patiently for Wu Yuan and Cheng Long to exchange a few words, and then interrupted them impatiently.

"Daniel, I told Jackie your idea and he was very interested in it."

"We also had an internal meeting at New Line to discuss it. Your suggestion is indeed very good. It is really difficult to continue the "Rush Hour" series now. Maybe we should start a new series."

"And the male protagonist of this new series is none other than Jackie."

For New Line, Cheng Long is indeed the only good card in their hand.

Cheng Long is now at the peak of his popularity.

Even in Hollywood, he is a real first-line movie star. If his Asian influence is taken into account, he can even be regarded as a super first-line movie star!

This is why, even though the "Rush Hour" series has two male protagonists, when it came time to make a decision, New Line abandoned Chris without hesitation and firmly chose Cheng Long.

Of course, New Line wants to keep this top card in hand.

The new series plan proposed by Wu Yuan is a good choice. Although half of it will be given to Light Age, Cheng Long will continue to be retained!

Therefore, after asking Chenglong about his intentions and confirming that he was also very interested in this cooperation, Elad dragged him to find Wu Yuan.

The three of them must have a frank and honest talk.

Seeing that Elad was talking about business, Cheng Long stopped talking about tea. He also said with some expectation: "Director Wu, I heard Elad said about your plan for "Rush Hour 3" and The follow-up to the Kingsman series.”

"I think it's very cool. The 007 series is welcomed by audiences around the world. I believe the audience also wants to see more spy-themed movies."

"I want to give it a try!"

Two in one, these are two chapters.

From now on, I will try my best to write one chapter of 4,000 words.