Christopher Nolan is a British director, screenwriter, photographer and producer. In 2000, he was nominated for the Oscar and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Screenplay for the super cult film "Memento". In 2005, he was nominated for the Oscar and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Batman Begins".
The pioneer of heroic epic films and became a top Hollywood director.
"The Prestige" released last year was also well received. This year, Nolan announced that he would continue filming "The Dark Knight."
Nolan is a director that Shao Shuaijun admires very much. His strange narrative techniques and visual style that hides his artistic accomplishments all make the movies he shoots fascinating. In particular, "Memento" is a film that Shao Shuaijun cherishes.
It’s a masterpiece. I watched it countless times in my previous life to refine the storyline.
After contacting Nolan, we met on a Warner Bros. set. Nolan had already started setting up Batman scenes on the set.
"Hello Nolan."
"Hello, Shao."
Because he was not familiar with Nolan, Shao Shuaijun was not polite and directly stated the reason why he came: "It's like this. I heard that you have a story about dreams. I want to know if you have written it into a script or something.
.You know, "The Nighthawks" was not a success, and I wanted to try a new theme."
Nolan spread his hands: "Shao, I'm sorry, I don't know where you heard it from, but I don't have any ideas about dreams. Maybe I will try it in the future, but I really can't do anything now."
"That's really a pity." Shao Shuaijun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Nolan had no idea about "Inception". This would save a lot of trouble.
"It's really a pity. By the way, Shao, I also have a lot of questions to ask you, about imax. You know that I plan to use imax cameras to shoot in "The Dark Knight", and I watched your "Nighthawks"
, many ideas are too implicit and not expressed. But the images shot with imax lenses are so cool and the texture is very shocking. Can you tell me some of your thoughts on imax shooting?" Nolan put aside the script and started talking about imax.
In fact, IMAX's commercial debut should have belonged to Nolan. It was just delayed by Shao Shuaijun. Therefore, Shao Shuaijun started chatting with Nolan about IMAX with an apologetic mood. Nolan is firmly anti-digital and anti-3D.
The director insisted on shooting on film. The rise of digital movies and 3D movies made Nolan very distressed for a time. Fortunately, the release of "The Nighthawks" gave him hope in imax.
Shao Shuaijun asked: "Have you rented an imax camera?"
"Of course, we rented two."
"I can share my experience with you on the spot."
"That's great, thank you, Shao."
"You're welcome."
On the set of Batman, Shao Shuaijun spent half a day passing on his knowledge of IMAX to Nolan. He is not a self-conscious director, and it is a very enjoyable feeling to be able to direct an international director. Besides, he has many friends.
Multiple paths will definitely help his future directing career.
Furthermore, the promotion of imax requires the joint efforts of more directors. All directors who have enjoyed imax are impressed by its charm. This kind of projection system and this kind of movie are real movies and are closer to reality.
The world deserves to be weaved by the director so that more people can swim together.
When the topic of IMAX was finished and they shared their movie experiences, Shao Shuaijun said goodbye and left. If the conversation continued, Nolan would instill in him the argument that movies should only be film-based. Nolan opposed digital movies and 3D movies. This is reflected in
Although Shao Shuaijun is very stubborn, he doesn't care. As long as it helps the film, it is a technology worth encouraging and trying.
His idol, Cameron, is currently producing a timeless 3D movie "Avatar", which will take the world by storm in the future, so Shao Shuaijun never denies that 3D has its uniqueness.
After returning to China, Shao Shuaijun still avoided reporters.
This time, he learned his lesson and carefully wrote the script for "Inception". He compared it with the original movie in his memory and wrote a detailed outline. Then with this outline, he began to calculate the cost of each shot.
The cost of each scene was ultimately concluded at $120 million.
120 million U.S. dollars, which is about 1 billion yuan, which is higher than the cost of "The Night Watcher".
When Shao Shuaijun brought his new movie to the meeting, the company executives were in an uproar. The movie "The Night Watcher" had just hurt their vitality, and now there is another more ambitious "Inception".
"Mr. Shao, can this plan be postponed? Should we proceed more steadily now? We all admire Mr. Shao's talent, but the company is still in its infancy after all..."
"Yes, Mr. Liu is right. If Mr. Shao is interested, he can shoot a few low-budget romance films in the United States. With Mr. Shao's talent, he will definitely be able to create the miracle of "33 Days of Love"."
"It makes sense. The risks of large-scale production are too great. For the company's sake, Mr. Shao should make some movies like "Twilight", which will produce big returns at a small cost."
As Shao Shuaijun expected, when the script was proposed, there was a lot of opposition.
Shao Shuaijun said with a smile: "I'll go outside for a drink of water, and you can continue the discussion." Then he glanced at Li Xiuxiu, opened the door of the conference room, and walked out. He personally owns Dream Chasing Entertainment and holds 100% of the shares.
However, once it is reorganized into a group company, it is bound to reorganize the shares of the branches and the head office to absorb more shareholders.
He needs to respect the opinions of his subordinate bosses.
I don’t know how Li Xiuxiu persuaded everyone. Two hours later, she opened the door and told Shao Shuaijun: “Everyone has accepted the facts, but they hope to find partners to jointly develop this movie and share risks.
"
"I'm going to make appointments with the bosses of various film companies." Shao Shuaijun nodded.
He can rely on power to let Chai Meng follow his path and invest exclusively in movies, but in this case, the cohesion of the company will be broken up. Because now Shao Shuaijun simply does not have enough reasons to tell them how wise his decision is. Movies
How profitable it will be.
His cornerstone lies in the company and these talents. Being able to convince them to support large-scale productions again is enough trust. He does not want this trust to turn into resentment. The road to pursuing dreams is long, and only a harmonious and stable atmosphere can
Let the dream chase keep running.
The first person Shao Shuaijun fought was Wang Zhonglei from Huayi Brothers.
"Hey, Brother Lei, I'm Shao Shuaijun. I'm sorry about "The Nighthawks", which caused everyone to lose money, but I now have a new plan, a very cool science fiction movie. The total investment is about 120 million US dollars. I hope we
Able to work together again.”
On the other end of the phone, Wang Zhonglei hesitated for a while and then said: "In business, there are profits and losses. Before a movie is released, it is difficult to tell whether it will make money or lose money. "The Night Watcher" has already passed. However,
, Junzi, let me tell the truth. I invested 50 million and got back less than 20 million. This is a big blow to our Huayi Brothers. You are also one of the shareholders of Huayi Brothers and you should know our finances. If we do it again, we will
I can’t stand it anymore.”
"Brother Lei, I know that out of my responsibility to Huayi Brothers, I am also responsible for my own share of the shares. I dare say that this time the movie will not be compensated..."
"Junzi, I believe you, but the risk is too great. Huayi Brothers is not mine. We can no longer accept such a risky investment plan. If you open a movie worth 100 or 200 million yuan, I will do it without saying a word."
Get involved, but this time... I'm sorry."
After hanging up the phone, Shao Shuaijun shook his head helplessly and called Yu Dong again to explain his intention.
Yu Dong immediately complained on the other end of the phone: "Mr. Shao, it's another big deal of more than 100 million yuan. How can I say this? Polybona is not a bank. One participation has already messed up our finances...
In any case, I will definitely not invest in Hollywood movies again this time. Mr. Shao, I also advise you to lay a solid foundation in China first, and then break into Hollywood."
After several phone calls, the other party didn't even ask about the script and immediately rejected it as soon as they heard the cost.
It seems that "Night Watcher" scared these bosses quite a bit.
"I can't give away money even if I want to. Is this a tragedy or luck for me?" Shao Shuaijun let out a long breath and didn't force it. When he was making movies to make money, these people seemed to be leaning on him.
Now that I have lost money, I will immediately avoid it like the plague.
Fate is so cruel. It gives you a stick when you are most proud, and lurks opportunities when you are most frustrated. A stick is easy to bear, and opportunities will always slip away inadvertently. Therefore, most of the stories end in tragedy.
Shao Shuaijun has already given them the opportunity to make up for their losses. If they can seize it, they will have nothing to do with him.
If cooperation fails, then choose to go it alone.
Dream Chasing Entertainment, which owns two film and television companies, Dream Chasing Golden Harvest and Summit Entertainment, can still squeeze out more than 100 million US dollars for filming by using capital as collateral and borrowing from banks. Of course, this must first convince its management
personnel.
Summit Entertainment can say that although "Nighthawks" suffered a loss, "Twilight" lived up to expectations and won three consecutive North American box office titles. It is still popular. It is expected that it will not only close the loss, but also make an extra profit. With the addition of "The Big Life"
The ratings of "Bang" are soaring, and the high-priced screening rights for the sequel are extremely popular.
Coupled with the plans to generate money for the sequels of "The Twilight Saga" and "So You Think You Can Dance", the company has great momentum of development. It can currently provide approximately US$30 million in funding to support filming. Twilight Saga Entertainment is seeking and
Summit Entertainment merged, but although the company's book profits were not much due to several milkings, it could still provide about US$20 million.
The North American branch has settled US$50 million, and the remaining US$70 million needs to be settled from the mainland.
Leaving this complicated matter to Li Xiuxiu, Shao Shuaijun began to immerse himself in writing the script.
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