It's a magical epic movie, it's D2, ILM provides special effects, it's a Sino-US joint venture to promote it, and even James Cameron is involved. It's easy to imagine how attractive these four major fantasy series are to directors.
Those attending the meeting were basically directors who had produced fantasy films, so it was not difficult to follow up.
When the meeting ended, the directors immediately proposed to go to the screenwriter library and read the script.
If there is a good script, they have no reason to refuse this cooperation.
After the meeting, the four major magical series were officially launched. The first two TV series and "The Legend of the White Snake: The Legend of the Green Snake" were filmed. The story of this movie is also in line with the mainstream trend of movies in the world today - the love between humans and monsters. Take a look.
The vampire love in Twilight has gained so many fans, you know that this type of movie is very interesting.
Moreover, the story of the Legend of White Snake can also be transformed into a Hollywood-style blockbuster model. This film directed by Chen Jiashang was born out of the Legend of White Snake, and reclassified the heroine as Green Snake, setting it as a descendant of Nuwa, and
The four major fantasy series have the same world view. The main villain is not Fahai, but Fahai's disciple. He went down the mountain to avenge his master and committed evil, and was then eliminated by the Green Snake.
In short, the main lines of the stories in the four major fantasy series are quite simple and clear, that is, the bad guys want to destroy, and the protagonist destroys the bad guys. Then just add some roundabout content.
Chinese-language movies will not break out of Asia. It will not happen overnight. If you choose a mysterious story, you can imagine that foreigners will not buy it. You have to assimilate the tastes of foreigners bit by bit, when foreigners have become accustomed to Chinese-language movies.
The connotation of it can be explained in a more profound way at that time.
Another reason is that "The Legend of White Snake: The Legend of Green Snake" has very few CG special effects. That is, when Green Snake transforms and fights Fahai, more special effects are needed. Other places do not require too many special effects. Relatively speaking,
Said: The cost of this movie will be very low, and it is very suitable as an experimental movie.
"The Yellow Emperor: The Battle of the Deer" directed by Shao Shuaijun himself is based on the scale of the battle in The Lord of the Rings. It will require an investment of five to six billion yuan, so it will be postponed. It may even wait until "The Legend of the White Snake: The Legend of the Green Snake"
"After it was released, the response was so strong that it started again.
After all, investing in movies is very risky, and no one can bear the losses caused by blindly launching such a big plan.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe trio, which is now popular all over the world, also created a world view in advance, and then built each movie step by step. The reputation and box office were excellent, and the plan for the next movie was launched. It continued the relationship between movies very well.
The connection also avoids the risk of over-exploitation caused by a swarm of people crowding in.
After solving the problem of starting the four major fantasy series projects, Shao Shuaijun put the completed script on hold for the time being. He went to Thailand, where Xu Zheng's new film "囧囧路之囧" is being shot in Thailand.
The news of Shao Shuaijun's arrival was quickly known by local reporters, who rushed to the production studio like crazy.
"Avengers" is currently being screened in Thailand. It has set many records. It has won five consecutive championships in Thailand, earning more than 300 million baht, becoming the new overlord in the history of Thai film. The reporter's crazy visit not only gave Thailand
The crew of "囧" provided a lot of exposure and also alarmed the Thai government.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra personally invited Shao Shuaijun to a banquet at his residence.
With Shao Shuaijun's current global status, heads of small countries cannot compare with Shao Shuaijun's influence and status. Just like Bill Gates goes to a small country and receives treatment that only a head of state can enjoy.
Shao Shuaijun, as an oligarch in the entertainment industry, can also enjoy such treatment when he goes to a small country.
I can't help it, money is too much.
Any small country hopes to establish good relations with wealthy people. With a little investment, the benefits can benefit the entire country.
In the past two years, Yingluck's rule in Thailand has not been very stable. She needs China as a backer, and China also needs a neighboring country as an ally. Due to circumstances, Shao Shuaijun could not refuse, so he agreed to Yingluck's invitation and went to the Prime Minister's Office.
Went to dinner, and by the way, Yingluck also invited Xu Zheng, Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang.
As a head of state, Yingluck Shinawatra may not be the most famous, but she is the most beautiful female prime minister in the world. She is a middle-aged lady, her charm is still there, and with the light given by her power, she looks pleasing to the eye. And
What is very interesting is that Yingluck can be regarded as half Chinese. Her ancestors are all Chinese. She later immigrated to Thailand and became the center of power.
However, politicians are politicians, and the conversation went back and forth with nothing more than two main points. One was that he hoped Shao Shuaijun could invest in Thailand, and the other was to express the intention of Sino-Thailand friendship.
Talking to Shao Shuaijun about China-Thailand friendship is just a joke. He doesn't understand politics at all.
Yingluck's move was just a show, for the Chinese top brass to see. Being friendly to Shao Shuaijun means being friendly to the Chinese people, and is friendly to China...
"The food at the banquet at the Presidential Palace of Thailand was just so-so." After finishing the meal, drinking tea, and chatting, the four of them returned to the set. On the way, Huang Bo picked his teeth with a toothpick and commented like this.
"I actually ate with gusto, tsk tsk, eating at the Prime Minister's home, this feels different." Xu Zheng said with a look of recollection, "I probably won't have the chance to come over for dinner in the future. I really miss it."
Shao Shuaijun raised his eyebrows: "Not necessarily. If Thai囧 becomes popular and Chinese people come to travel to Thailand, maybe you can be invited as a guest by Yingluck." Shao Shuaijun vaguely remembered that it was because Thai囧 was so popular.
, Chinese tourism to Thailand has increased significantly, and Yingluck specially invited Xu Zheng and others to have a cordial exchange.
After staying with the crew for a few days and coaching Xu Zheng, Shao Shuaijun set off again and flew to Hollywood.
"Avengers" is currently in theaters around the world and has become the top three box-office movies in film history. Summit Entertainment can't wait to release the sequel now and make a lot of money. Therefore, the project of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" was established
The plan was announced accordingly, and Shao Shuaijun was here to attend this project establishment plan.
A director has been selected for Age of Ultron and will be directed by Joss Whedon. Speaking of Joss Whedon, many people may not be familiar with it, especially since he is not well-known among film directors. However, he has a nickname, known as
He is the George Lucas of television. The science fiction TV series "Firefly" (Serenity) directed by him is super popular and has a large number of fans.
In addition to supporting Joss Whedon, Shao Shuaijun also supervises the production of "Iron Man 3".
Shane Black has already begun to recruit actors to show off his talents. He hopes that "Iron Man 3" can surpass the first and second films and reach a new high.
The state of Michigan had previously sent an invitation to the crew of "Iron Man 3". They were willing to provide a tax incentive of US$13 million, which would be a tax exemption of so much for filming the movie here. However, it is obvious that Michigan is a bit stingy. North Carolina
The state is willing to provide $20 million in tax incentives.
Therefore, Wilmington, North Carolina, will serve as the main filming location for Steel 3.
Shao Shuaijun, who was originally planning to stand on the stage casually during the promotion of the Women's Federation 2 project, unexpectedly received a call from Kevin Feige. There was a problem with the Steel 3 team.
"Shao and Shane Black may withdraw from the director team of Steel 3. We have serious differences in communication about the script."
"What's going on?" Shao Shuaijun asked doubtfully, "What problems can go wrong in the script of Steel 3? Haven't we already drawn up a rough framework?"
"It's about the villain 'The Mandarin'. Shane insisted on having the Mandarin as the villain. But, you know, the Mandarin is of Chinese descent. We were worried that this would cause resistance from China, so it was not a very pleasant conversation.
, Shane is no longer a qualified candidate."
The Mandarin is a very early character in Marvel comics, appearing as early as 1964. In the comics, he is a descendant of Genghis Khan, the richest man in China before liberation. After the founding of New China, the Mandarin was
After expulsion, he discovered an alien spacecraft that had been buried for many years, and obtained ten rings to control the spacecraft. After years of practice, he achieved great martial arts skills and began the road to revenge and dominance.
In the comics, the Mandarin has always been Iron Man's nemesis.
"Didn't we agree that the Mandarin will no longer appear as the villain leader? Although I don't think the Mandarin has any image of vilifying China, the background of the Mandarin is too mysterious and does not conform to the trend. Why does Shane still stand up for the Mandarin?
Is the adult the villain?"
"Who knows why he lost his mind? Shao, Shane has left the director's chair. Are you willing to come back and direct "Iron Man 3"?" Kevin said his final intention.
Shao Shuaijun shook his head, thinking that Kevin could not see him, so he said: "I have a lot of work this year. The four major fantasy series cannot be separated from me. I will be filming Steel 3 again and I will be very busy again. Ask Jon.
Favreau."
"Jon has picked up Disney's Magic Empire."
"Where's Joe Johnston?" Joe Johnston is the director of "Captain America."
"Joe's style doesn't suit Iron Man."
"Where's Kenneth Branagh?" Kenneth Branagh is the director of "Thor".
"Kenneth is not suitable to direct a superhero movie. "Thor" has a bad reputation, otherwise we wouldn't have replaced him for "Thor: The Dark World."
"Don't any other directors have suitable candidates?"
Kevin sighed on the other end of the phone: "Shao, I don't want to trouble you, but Gang 3 is about to start filming. Where can we find a director who is willing to take over the film temporarily? If we change it to a director we don't know, we have to
We can't afford to waste this time to re-accept the Marvel Cinematic Universe plan, and the publicity has been released. If "Iron Man 3" is not released, the entire second team plan will be seriously disrupted."
"So, I have to clean up the mess?"
"Shao, we are all working for you, can you watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe plan fail?"
"Oh, well, I attended the Women's Federation 2 project establishment conference, and we will talk about Steel 3 again."
Shao Shuaijun had no choice but to agree. He originally planned to take fewer movies, work on the four magical series with peace of mind, and spend time with his family, but now he has to get busy again.