Silicon Valley

Warners CEO Jeff Bickers was overjoyed.

Henry smiled at this time: "It just so happens that I have a script here that I want to shoot. If you want, you can invest in it!"

When everyone heard this, their hearts moved.

Jeff Beeks was the first to ask, "Oh, what script?"

Henry smiled and replied: "It's a shipwreck movie. A big ship hit a glacier and then sank... eh? The investment budget is probably more than 200 million US dollars!"

"That's $200 million?!! Oh, Mr. Williams, do these expenses also include publicity expenses?" Jeff Bickers asked in surprise.

"Not included,"

Henry said, "It's just that the production cost is 200 million US dollars, maybe more, 300 million US dollars is also possible... You know, the works of Galaxy Films must be excellent!"

Jeff Bickers was stunned and asked curiously, "How much is the production cost of "Jurassic Park"?"

"About 120 million US dollars..." Henry thought for a while.

As soon as Henry finished speaking, everyone fell silent. The investment in this movie is actually so much more than that of "Jurassic Park", and it may not even get back the capital in the end! The reason why "Jurassic Park" is successful, in their opinion, is that the theme has a great advantage.

People are curious about dinosaurs, so they are willing to pay for it. If it is changed to other themes, it may not be successful!

Shipwreck films appear a lot in American movies, and the subject matter is not new...

"How, are you willing to invest?" Henry asked indifferently.

Universal CEO Long Mayer asked earnestly, "Mr. Williams, which director are you going to invite to make this movie?"

"James Cameron!!!"

Henry smiled and said, "James Cameron once filmed "Terminator 2" for Galaxy Films. I am very impressed with his ability! I think it is the best choice for him to direct this film!"

"Well, James Cameron is indeed a good candidate!" Adam Ferguson nodded.

Henry joked: "Yes, he is an expert at spending money. This movie needs a director who can spend money to shoot! How about it, have you guys made up your mind? It's a rare opportunity, I'll tell you!"

Everyone smiled awkwardly. "Mr. Williams, investing two or three billion dollars is too risky!"

"High risk. High reward!" Henry shrugged indifferently and said, "Since none of you are willing, then forget it. Galaxy Films will invest in the filming alone!"

Actually. Henry also knew that they would not invest. After all, it is crazy to invest such two or three hundred million dollars to make a movie! However, when the movie "Titanic" is released, they should be jealous again. The box office was close to $2 billion. Almost crazy!

Henry smiled silently, picked up a glass of red wine and tasted it slowly!

Compared with the six major Hollywood film companies, Galaxy Films is far from enough. Therefore, the timing of Henry's acquisition of Time Warner is not very good! After the reception, Henry and Kelina stayed at the Chinese Theater for one night. This evening, Henry was thinking about speeding up the development of Galaxy Films. In the past, the number of films produced by Galaxy Films was very small, and the film copyright library was seriously insufficient. But fortunately, the distribution capabilities of Galaxy Movies have been enhanced a lot during this period, not to mention the United States. With the IMDB cinema chain, there is no problem in distribution. Many film companies have come to seek distribution. It is commendable that Galaxy Films has also made rapid progress in overseas distribution capabilities, and has established good relationships with film distribution companies around the world. partnership!

In the future, movies may be released simultaneously around the world!

Henry was delighted by the development of Galaxy Films, but this time, Henry decided to invest in the production of multiple films a year, so that Galaxy Films could become a Hollywood movie giant as soon as possible! What kind of movie is both a hit and a good reputation. Can it be filmed with current technology?

Henry thought about it and came up with quite a few movies!

James Cameron is currently filming "True Lies", and I'm afraid that he can't film "Titanic" for the time being. Henry decided to shoot again next year, and he can shoot other films first. Subsequently, Henry first came up with four films!

The first is "Forrest Gump", which was released in 1994 and won 6 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director in 1995, with a global box office of $670 million and a production cost of $55 million. ! If you don't hurry, it will be photographed by other companies!

The second is The Shawshank Redemption, also released in 1994 and nominated for seven Academy Awards. Although the box office is not high, it has achieved great success in the home theater market and rental market! Just like Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West", the box office is not good, but it is too popular in VCD rental and on the Internet! Great impact, it's a classic!

The third is the "Mission Impossible" series, originally released in 1996, and Tom Cruise is one of the leading actors.

The fourth is "Independence Day", with a total box office of 810 million US dollars, and the production cost of only 75 million US dollars!

After a night of lingering with Kareena, Henry began to act the next day. "Forrest Gump" is adapted from the 1986 novel of the same name by American author Winston Groom, and "The Shawshank Redemption" is adapted from "Rita Hayworth and Her Majesty" in Stephen King's "Different Seasons" The Redemption of Xiaoshank Prison", "Mission Impossible" is based on the TV series of the same name that aired on CBS in the United States from 1968 to 1973!

These three films are all adapted, which shows the importance of copyright! If he got the rights to adapt these three films, Henry would only need to give an oral dictation, and then let the screenwriter write according to what Henry said. Come to shoot, then you can be sure of it!

"Independence Day" is much safer as long as you find Roland Emmerich. He is both a director and a screenwriter. He is simply a master director of disaster films. He has successively filmed "Independence Day", "Godzilla", "The Day After Tomorrow", "2012", " White House Down"!

In "Independence Day", the scene of the destruction of the White House in the film is really interesting, and it's so cool! Henry also has a soft spot for this shot, and is looking forward to the moment when the White House is destroyed!

Henry then sent an e-mail to Bobby Robin, in which he wrote in great detail what he wanted to explain.

When Bobby Robin got the email, he couldn't help but be surprised that Galaxy Films was going to shoot four movies, and even the director and actors were confirmed! Bobby Robin was surprised by the chairman's maverick behavior, but every time his decisions were correct, this is what surprised Bobby Robin the most!

For the chairman's decision, Bobby Robin did not dare to disobey, and hurriedly acted according to the plan and bought the adaptation rights first!

At this time, "Jurassic Park" has been fully released in the United States. After watching the movie, countless people are excited and inexplicable, saying that the movie is too good, and they want to watch it a second time, especially the dinosaurs in the movie, which are lifelike and true It's like, it's scary!

On the IMDB website score, "Jurassic Park" is as high as 9.3 points, and it is rare to see anyone criticizing this movie in the comments!

Even if there is, it has been overwhelmed by good reviews!

Many movie analysts believe that the box office of "Jurassic Park" exceeded 100 million on the first day, and the attendance rate was 100%, then the next day will drop sharply, falling below 60%, but the fact is hitting them in the face! The occupancy rate of Jurassic Park was as high as 75% on the second day, and after two or three days, the occupancy rate dropped significantly, and on the 7th, the occupancy rate dropped below 30%! Until then, the IMDB cinema chain began to rearrange the film, reducing the number of screenings and screens of Jurassic Park, increasing the film's attendance rate, reducing waste, and the excess screens could be used to show other films!

The first week has passed, and naturally the first week box office has also been released. The first week box office of "Jurassic Park" totaled 280 million US dollars, ranking first in the first week box office list!

Ambition, which was released on the same day, grossed $14 million, a 20-fold difference from Jurassic Park's opening week! ! !

Although "Ambition of the Earth" ranked second at the box office in the first week, it was ranked with "Jurassic Park". It's really... um, it's not very good-looking, the box office difference is 20 times, it's too embarrassing!

"The Hollywood Reporter": "This week's movie box office finally came out, but the results are really shocking! "Jurassic Park" broke the world record of $280 million in the first week of box office, once again breaking the world record and becoming the history of film history. The highest-grossing film in its first week! And when it was released on the same day, Ambition, starring Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, was bleak at the box office at $14 million! The difference between the two is actually 20 times, which is a world of difference! Perhaps, at this moment, someone is already crying and fainting in the toilet..."

PS: I only wrote three shifts today, and I will write a fourth shift tomorrow...

(To be continued ~^~)