Meiyu: I don’t care about the cost when making movies

Chapter 83 Still not rich enough! (Second update, please subscribe!)

"Don't worry, we haven't encountered any trouble. The whole crew is running very smoothly. The acting skills of several main actors are also above the standard. Dakota Fanning, who I was originally a little worried about, is also very obedient. She is not like ordinary little ones. The child was crying, so we should be able to finish all the shooting at the end of November and move to post-production according to the original shooting plan," Susan said.

"Then I'm relieved," Wayne said after a short pause: "I plan to change the distribution plan and sell the copyright directly after the post-production is completed. What do you think of this?"

Susan on the other end of the phone seemed stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Although I am the producer of this film, I am only responsible for the production of the film. As for how to deal with it after the production is completed, it is still up to you, the boss. It has the final say, but I still have to remind you that this will definitely not make as much money as if we published it ourselves."

"I know this too, but the company is developing at a rapid pace and money is needed in many places."

Wayne complained helplessly at first, and then said: "The progress of "Girl Genius" needs to be accelerated a little bit. Serra needs at least 3 to 5 days to sell the film, plus publicity and screenings. , if you want to release it in time for Christmas, you need to complete the production of "Girl Genius" before December 12th."

"I know! I think there should be no problem." Susan agreed after thinking about it for a while.

"Girl Genius" has no special effects and the narrative technique is very simple. It should be no problem to complete post-production within five days.

However, if the schedule is so fast, she can't help but feel a little worried about the quality of the produced video.

"Do you want to attend the film screening?" Susan couldn't help but ask.

"Please, do I still want to film in Europe? If I go back, I will be delayed for at least three days! And most of the time I have to spend on the plane, which is not comfortable at all."

Speaking of this, Wayne was also vaguely aware of Susan's thoughts, smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, you have to have confidence in your ability and the directors and actors I have carefully selected."

"What if it fails?" Susan wanted to ask, but in the end she didn't ask.

"Okay, I understand. Is there anything else you need to explain? If not, I will continue working."

After hanging up the phone, Susan did not go to the director Gus immediately, but did some research on her own first. It was not until the lunch break that she found Gus and discussed with him about adjusting the production schedule.

Although it is not particularly difficult to complete post-production in five days, if possible, she still hopes to compress the shooting time a little so that she can have more time for post-production.

On the other side, after Wayne ended the call with Susan, he called Sierra again and told her about the incident and asked her to prepare in advance.

Compared to Susan, Sierra was more receptive and more confident that she would sell "Girl Genius" for a higher price this time.

However, Wayne is not particularly optimistic about this. He believes that the quality of this upgraded version of "Girl Genius" should be better than the original version, but the feedback on the box office may not be certain.

After all, the previous "Girlfriend" had the selling point of Chris Evans, and the global box office was only 4300 million US dollars.It can't spark social topics like "Admission Notice", and it can't hit the Halloween schedule like "Happy Death Day" and there is no opponent that can beat it.

This version of "Girls" can probably only use the Oscar-winning combination of Gus, Ball and Sarandon as a promotional point.

In addition to "The Witness of Women" starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, released on December 12, and "The Witness of Women" starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt, released on December 15 "Cast Away" will also squeeze some of the box office of "Girl Genius".

So at the beginning, he estimated that the box office of "Girl Genius" was only 3500 million in North America. By selling the copyright overseas, he would be satisfied if he could sell 1000 million.

Now that all copyrights are being sold directly, those distribution companies could not have foreseen that "Watching Women" and "Cast Away" would take an astonishing box office of US$3.74 million and US$4.29 million respectively, seriously squeezing the box office of other movies. There is space, but they also need to make a profit, so Wayne thinks that if Serra can sell this movie for more than 2000 million, it is already great.

In addition, after explaining the sale of "Girl Genius", he ordered Serra to continue communicating with Marvel about the acquisition. In terms of price, Wayne did not intend to keep lowering the price because he also planned to keep Avi. ·Let Arad, a fairly capable guy, continue to sit in the CEO position and lead the buyback of superhero copyrights.

As for other IP acquisitions, due to insufficient funds, they can only be put on hold until the production of "The Bourne Supremacy" is completed.

"Still not rich enough!" Wayne couldn't help but sigh secretly after hanging up the phone.

It's really too bad that there are so many opportunities to make a lot of money right in front of you, but because you don't have enough funds, you can only watch.

Fortunately, he still has Jessica and the other three who can soothe his depressed soul.

Time flies by on November 11th. Just as the crew of "The Bourne Supremacy" has finished shooting the Swiss part of the scene and is preparing to transfer to Paris, the crew of "Girls" is also working with Susan and director Gus. With hard work, all the shooting work was completed two days in advance and will soon be transferred to the post-production stage.

After Avi Arad learned that Wayne had acquired Marvel, he did not intend to replace himself, and would continue to inject capital. He would take the lead in repurchasing the copyrights of the sold superheroes for film adaptations. In the end, they became a lot more cooperative.

According to Serra, now it’s just a matter of waiting for the money to arrive.

And because "Acceptance" and "Happy Death Day" were consecutive hits, after Serra released the news that "Girlfriend" was also planned to be packaged and sold, the seven giants of Hollywood, plus top medium-sized companies such as DreamWorks and Lionsgate, Everyone expressed interest in this and said that they would definitely send people to attend the screening. Please be sure to inform them then.

Even Miramax, which has always been cautious, is ready to get involved this time.

It is worth mentioning that one month has passed since "Happy Death Day" was officially released. Now the North American box office of "Happy Death Day" has reached an astonishing 1.31 million, and the global box office has reached 2.73 million. Even if it is placed on the 20th Years later, it will be enough to rank among the top ten horror films in the world.

Such an astonishing box office has really made DreamWorks a huge profit, and it has also made the Big Seven increasingly jealous of DreamWorks.

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