Director’s Legend

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"Ah Jun, is it too expensive to spend so much money just to buy the copyright of a novel?" On the way, Li Xiuxiu was very uneasy. 500,000 US dollars is more than 4 million yuan, and she can buy a house outside the Fourth Ring Road of Beijing. up. The point is, Shao Shuaijun has not read this novel, but only heard about it.

Shao Shuaijun gave her a reassuring smile: "Sister Xiuxiu, don't be nervous, just trust my vision. The price I gave is definitely low, compared to the future achievements of this novel. Didn't I give you a copy of the photocopied manuscript?" , after reading it, I guarantee you will fall in love with it and understand its charm!"

"Then how do you plan to operate "Twilight"?"

"Find a publishing house first, publish it, then go to Phoenix Publishing House, we can use this method to charge. Free for up to 100,000 copies, 5% of the profit for 500,000 copies, and 1 million copies We take 10%, if it exceeds 2 million, then 50% of the profit must not be less! By the way, it is only the copyright of "Twilight", not including the copyright of the sequel. If there is a chance, establish a company in the United States , working exclusively on The Twilight Saga."

Shao Shuaijun thought for a while and said. The value of "Twilight" is worth establishing a company to take care of all the procedures. Because this was Shao Shuaijun's personal transaction, he hoped to have a completely independent company run instead of Shao Shuaijun's studio with Huayi Brothers as a shareholder.

"Open a company specifically?" Li Bingbing was surprised.

"Yes. But, first of all, it must be based on the fire of "Twilight"!"

For the publication of "Twilight", Shao Shuaijun handed it over to Li Xiuxiu to complete, while he himself contacted Zhao Cheng and went to California, USA.

The special effects company Zhao Cheng found is called animal-logic company, which can be translated as animal logic special effects company. This is a special effects company headquartered in Australia, and their branch office is in Hollywood, California, USA.

There are more than 200 special effects companies in Hollywood, why choose animal logic?

Because this company has the cheapest asking price, but the technology is very complete, and more importantly, the Chinese are familiar with it. Most of the special effects shots of "Hero" back then were produced by this company. The company is more than ten kilometers away from Hollywood, and it is this distance of more than ten kilometers that makes it excluded from the mainstream circle of Hollywood.

Therefore, the company is very enthusiastic about the guests from China.

The price has been negotiated, the total length is 11 minutes, 32 sets of special effects shots, 600,000 US dollars per minute, 53 million yuan in total, and the price is within Shao Shuaijun's affordability. Zhao Cheng went to contact finance, and Shao Shuaijun began to participate in special effects production, mixing with special effects engineers every day, and participating in the retouching of every shot.

This made it impossible for him to even find time to go to Hollywood, let alone watch the release of the American version of "Buried Alive" and ask about the publication of "Twilight".

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On Thursday, February 3, the movie "Buried Alive" was quietly released in the first batch of more than 300 movie theaters under the arrangement of Lionsgate Films. There is not much publicity, just a poster pasted at the entrance of the cinema. It is such a low-key release, relying on the promotion of the Sundance Online Film Festival and the good reputation of Lionsgate Films.

The box office came out the next day, $2.3 million!

"Oh, dear China Shao, didn't I bother you?" Morris contacted Shao Shuaijun immediately.

Shao Shuaijun just participated in the production of special effects, and he was still very excited: "What's the matter, Mr. Morris?"

"Haha, of course. Guess what the box office of "Buried Alive" was on the first day."

"How many?"

"Guess."

"I can't guess."

"Oh Shao, you're so boring, well, I tell you, don't be scared, it's $2.3 million! Haha, you made your money back on the first day."

"Congratulations." Shao Shuaijun clenched his fists, as long as he succeeds.

"Haha, I want to congratulate you too. It's not a problem if the box office exceeds 10 million, and you will get a large amount of additional distribution fees." Morris has reason to laugh, because he facilitated this transaction, not only After earning the reputation of knowing the pearl, there are even a lot of commissions that can be obtained.

On February 7th, the box office of "Buried Alive", which was released for half a week, reached 7.9 million. Morris called again, triumphantly reporting the good news. This also made Shao Shuaijun and others who were engaged in intense special effects production very excited. "Buried Alive" was a success, and "Source Code" is still far away.

On February 8th, Chinese New Year's Eve, Shao Shuaijun made a long-distance call to send New Year greetings to relatives at home. And he, Zhao Cheng, Li Xiuxiu, Wang Yixue, and Ma Hu found a small restaurant in a small town not far from Hollywood to simply celebrate the most solemn festival for Chinese people.

This year's Chinese New Year, they don't have time to go back.

Zhao Cheng has to manage the finances, Li Xiuxiu has contacted the publishing house and is waiting for further publishing plans, while Wang Yixue and Ma Hu are helping Shao Shuaijun to follow up on the production of special effects. Even though it was New Year's Eve, the American side was still quiet. As usual, there was no festive atmosphere, and the five of them ate with gusto.

Time passed, and it was February 20th in the blink of an eye.

The box office figure of "Buried Alive", which was released for two and a half weeks, was 21.1 million. Among the movies released in the lover's file, "Buried Alive" ranked second at the box office. The first place is "The Enemy of All People", which has already won more than 23 million box office after it was released for only one week. In third place is "Night Demon", with more than 19 million.

Under the impact of "Love Rival", "Buried Alive" was officially drawn on the weekend. Morris paid an additional fee of 2.5 million US dollars as promised. In this way, "Buried Alive" earned another 3.5 million US dollars for Huayi Brothers. It's a pity that the money belonged to Huayi Brothers, Shao Shuaijun could only stare blankly, after all the ownership had been sold.

"China Shao, the company will hold a celebration banquet tomorrow. Are you and your partners coming to attend?"

"Thank you for your kindness, but we don't have time. By the way, you can invite Mike from Telescope Entertainment for us. I think it's a pity not to have him present on this occasion." Shao Shuaijun laughed. At the beginning, Mike pissed him off to death, but looking at it now, Mike is just a clown, adding to the jokes.

As for the door-to-door visit, there is no need. A successful person must have the generosity of a successful person.

"I think so, hehe."

"Morris, I don't have time to attend the celebration banquet, but I think you should have time, come and watch my new movie."

"Oh, you have a new movie, I must go!"

After hanging up the phone, Shao Shuaijun stretched himself, and "Buried Alive" was a shot in the arm, sweeping away the sullenness that had accumulated in his heart before. Brothers Wang Zhonglei, as well as Yu Dong and Zhuang Cheng, also became more confident when they got the news. Some time ago, there were various bad news in the newspapers, and many big directors expressed their opinions on "Source Code".

With a heavy heart for all.

Now, there is more or less a glimmer of hope.

Morris came very quickly, and Shao Shuaijun simply screened the half-produced sample. An hour and a half later, Morris, who was watching carefully, showed a smile on his face: "China Shao, let's talk about cooperation."