Director’s Legend

The acquisition of Marvel Comics was unanimously approved by senior officials under Shao Shuaijun's strong support. As the general manager of Summit Entertainment, Mitchell immediately began arranging negotiations with Marvel Comics. Because Walt Disney is also seeking an acquisition, it will be a very difficult negotiation. Can Summit Entertainment acquire Marvel Comics. , Everything is unknown.

After the plan was passed, Shao Shuaijun became more motivated. In order to get these superheroes, he needs more capital to make Summit Entertainment stronger. Therefore, he temporarily shelved the crew of "Punching Heart" and handed it over to the assistant director to rehearse. He searched for the movies that were booming in his memory.

Even if it’s a movie that doesn’t make a lot of money, but still makes money, it’s ready to be copied. In the past, I disdain to plagiarize general movies, because Shao Shuaijun feels that he is also a great director, and there is no need to dig out everything. No matter what, he has to save a bite of food for others.

Now Shao Shuaijun is fighting for the superheroes.

Not to mention, I really thought of a lot of good movies for him. Although some plot memories are blurred, the general framework is still recalled. Mitchell was busy arranging the negotiations. Shao Shuaijun appointed Misothos Blair, the general manager of the TV series production company of Summit Entertainment, and the film production team chief editor Gray Brown, and the screenwriting department chief screenwriter Leighton Worth. Find it.

"Misothos, I came to you because, after "The Big Bang Theory", the TV series produced by the company are not prosperous, they can only be said to be so-so." Shao Shuaijun was holding a cartoon behind his desk.

Misothos blushed: "I'm sorry Shao, it's because I didn't do my job well."

Shao Shuaijun put down the cartoon and waved his hand: "The company has no experience in TV series production. It is good enough to be able to maintain the "Big Bang Theory" every season. Misottos, you are an old man of Summit Entertainment, and you have always been loyal to the company. Geng Geng, I am very satisfied. The responsibility lies in the lack of creativity of the team. You should explore more talented TV series producers in the future."

"Please rest assured Shao Dong, I will definitely try to cultivate more talents. Even if we can't train them, we will dig other people's corners." Misothos vowed to say that although Shao Shuaijun did not criticize him, he must show The look of forge ahead, otherwise who knows if Shao Shuaijun will change his mind in the next moment.

"Digging corners, do it in private, don't do it recklessly. We are a company that values ​​reputation." Shao Shuaijun smiled and pushed the comic book just now, "Look at this comic."

Misothos picked it up and read it out: "The-Wolking-Dead?"

"The-Wolking-Dead", a not-so-selling comic, was serialized in 2003. The theme is the old-fashioned zombie theme, which is the kind of story in which people become living dead after being infected by viruses. Since the movie "Night of the Living Dead" was released in 1968, zombie movies have become a very popular genre on the big screen, and dozens of zombie movies are shot every year in Hollywood.

After all, this kind of movie does not require special effects, but it can create the effects of horror and science fiction movies very well, and is deeply loved by a large number of audiences. Among the zombie movies, the most outstanding is the "Resident Evil" series. Others like "Dawn of the Living Dead", "28 Days of Surprise" and "I Am Legend" are all classic zombie movies.

As a comic about zombies, "The-Wolking-Dead" has no superpowers, no heroes, no cool and handsome, it tells a group of ordinary people struggling in the end times when zombies are rampant. Sales can only be said to be so-so.

But Shao Shuaijun knew that this comic was adapted into a TV series and named "The Walking Dead". Once it was broadcast, it immediately caused a sensation. In the first three seasons that Shao Shuaijun watched, "The Walking Dead" created many miracles in ratings, was a great success, and won numerous awards.

As the first zombie film to be put on a TV series, the style of "The Walking Dead" is undoubtedly biased towards the dark. In the end times, a group of people should not only beware of zombies that can eat people at any time, but also beware of killings among survivors, lack of supply. Lack of shelter, lack of system, and lack of humanity.

But it is this group of people who deeply analyze the good and evil of human nature in the apocalyptic existence, making the TV series attract countless people's recognition and follow. This is a TV series that can be filmed for many seasons, and it can be filmed forever like "The Big Bang Theory".

With this TV series, there is definitely a huge boost to Summit Entertainment whether it is commercial or famous. To be among the six major Hollywood film companies, it is not enough to have a few profitable films. It is necessary to get involved in the entertainment industry in an all-round way and improve the company's reputation as a whole.

Basically, "The Big Bang Theory" and "The Walking Dead" are all the American dramas that Shao Shuaijun is familiar with and can be used for shooting. His help to the TV drama production company will end here.

The people at Summit Entertainment blindly admired Shao Shuaijun’s vision. Misothos happily left with the "The-Wolking-Dead" comic. He already seemed to have seen "The Walking Dead" create a miracle in the ratings. Scene.

Then, Gray Brown and Leighton Worth walked in.

"You two, I have come to you for a few ideas about movies." Shao Shuaijun motioned for the two to sit down, then took out a piece of paper filled with words and handed it to them, "I have had a sudden inspiration recently. Many ideas, this is the first one."

There is a title "Teddy Bear" in big letters on this paper.

"This is a story about growth..."

Twenty years ago, a pure and kind boy John made a wish because he was afraid of being lonely without a friend, hoping that his baby Teddy bear could survive and become his true friend. What John didn't expect was that some mysterious power made his wish come true. John lived with the teddy bear and spent a happy childhood...Until, more than twenty years later, John became an idle young man, and joy finally became trouble.

The year that has passed, John is still single, smoking and drinking with the teddy bear every day, living a life of drunkenness. It was not until John met Laurie, the girl who made him fall in love at first sight, that he was determined to change himself. However, at this time, the conflict between partner and lover gradually appeared. Two different lifestyles made it difficult for John to choose. Finally, after many twists and turns, John finally found a delicate balance between woman and friendship.

Shao Shuaijun casually introduced: "I have listed a story about the plot on paper. You let the screenwriting department rush to work. I hope to complete the script as soon as possible, and then take it to Hollywood to register. Once the time is right, we will shoot."

Hollywood is a movie center with a sound system. Before making a movie in Hollywood, everyone has to check what scripts are registered and whether there are similar scripts. If there are, similar ideas can no longer be filmed, because the copyright is established with the registration of the script. After the filming is infringement.

Even those who are born again cannot make future movies casually. Many movies may have registered their scripts ten years ago. If you want to shoot, you have to find the registrant of the script to buy the version, and make the movie out of confusion, then wait for the lawsuit.

"Teddy Bear" is a script written two years later. Shao Shuaijun registers now. Even if the original author writes it two years later, it is no use. If Shao Shuaijun remembers correctly, this R-rated comedy movie, the global box office in the future, seems to be more than 500 million US dollars, which is very popular.

After solving the gold mine of "Teddy Bear", Shao Shuaijun then took out another piece of paper, which was also full of words, with the big title "Warm Corpse" on it.

"This is a love story between humans and zombies..."

The story tells the story of a zombie named "R" who ate the brains of the heroine's boyfriend, suddenly remembered all the memories of this person, and then gradually fell in love with the heroine. It was this kind of love that allowed R, who was a zombie, to gradually recover his heartbeat, and began to change from a zombie to a human again. All the zombies that feel love have gradually changed into human beings, and the entire apocalyptic world has returned to life after this change.

R and the heroine also live happily together.

"Similarly, your screenwriting department writes it into a script, and then registers it for storage."

"Warm Corpse" is not a big hit, it seems that it has a box office of more than one billion dollars in the world, but it is a good gimmick. It is known as the zombie version of "Twilight". It is an excellent movie, and it can still make a fortune. , It is worth shooting. Gray and Leighton were holding two pieces of paper and smiled brightly. Basically, as long as Shao Shuaijun's creativity, that is the guarantee of making money.

I thought that the two scripts were planned. Who knew that Shao Shuaijun took out another piece of paper with only four words "Planet of the Apes".

"You should have heard of this movie. I need the full copyright of it. That is to make this movie and this series belong to Summit Entertainment anyway, including the prequel, postquel, sequel, peripherals, etc., all copyrights." Shao Shuaijun said with a smile.

"Planet of the Apes" is a very early movie, based on the novel of the same name by Pierre Buhler. This is a series of movies. The first "Planet of the Apes" was shot in 1968 and the second "The Lost of the Apes" was shot in 1970. , 1971 filmed the third "Escape from the Apes", 1972 filmed the fourth "Apes of the Apes", 1973 filmed the fifth "Battle of the Apes".

This series was very popular back then, but due to technical limitations, it can no longer keep up with the current era. Therefore, the copyright owner Twentieth Century Fox re-launched the fifth "Battle of the Apes", which was the 2001 version, but it was a pity that the investment was not small and the cost was not recovered.

This series has almost been stranded.

Without Shao Shuaijun's intervention, 20th Century Fox would be affected by the expression capture technology of "Avatar", using this technology to truly depict the image of the orangutan, thus restarting the shooting project two years later. Shao Shuaijun now hopes to buy these copyrights that seem to be useless before the release of "Avatar".

Because he knows that using facial expression capture technology, another series of stories in the future, "Rise of the Apes" will earn $500 million in the global box office, and the entire series can be re-adapted to once again set off a box office storm.

"Dong Shao hopes to remake "Planet of the Apes"? Hasn't Twentieth Century Fox already failed once?" Gray looked at the words on the paper in confusion.

Shao Shuaijun smiled and shook his head: "They fail, it doesn't mean that we will fail. Get all the copyrights of the "Planet of the Apes" series as soon as possible. I think it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"This is not difficult, after all, it's just an outdated movie series, and it won't cost much. If Dong Shao needs it, we will contact Twentieth Century Fox and buy the copyright."

Without talking about the plan of "Planet of the Apes", Shao Shuaijun closed the drawer and said: "The above are the three ideas I currently think of. Act quickly, the sooner the better... By the way, you know Sylvester. Stallone, arrange it for me. I want to buy him coffee."

"Of course, we will do it. As for Stallone, I will definitely be willing to have coffee with Shao Dong."

After the two left, Shao Shuaijun also left the office and drove to a teahouse in Santa Monica. Since Dreaming Entertainment Group took root in Santa Monica, there have been a large number of Chinese people here, including engineers from special effects companies, film talents from Dream Dreaming Golden Harvest and Summit Entertainment, and so on.

Naturally, where there are Chinese, there will be Chinese restaurants, Chinese tea houses and other shops. This teahouse was opened by the wife of an engineer from Summit Special Effects Company.

After Shao Shuaijun came in, he saw Channing Tatum and his agent in the corner drinking tea silently. Qian Ning is now a representative figure of the rising stars born in the 1980s in Hollywood. Because he became famous in the movie "Dancing Out of My Life", he has a very good relationship with Summit Entertainment.

"Hi, Qian Ning." Shao Shuaijun said hello and sat down.

"Guide Shao."

After ordering a cup of tea, Shao Shuaijun began to talk about business: "Qianning, I came here today to have an idea. I heard you say that you have been a **** boy before? I thought of a good story. I want to take you To create a movie."

"With my experience?"

"Yes." Shao Shuaijun nodded.

Since he thought of "Teddy Bear", he naturally thought of it, a film adapted from Channing Tatum's past experience, "Magic Mike", which is in the same period and same period as "Teddy Bear". Movies for R-rated comedies. Between the schedules, the two movies were full of fun and topics, and Shao Shuaijun remembered these two movies.

However, compared with "Teddy Bear", "Magic Mike" has a lower box office, but it also has 160 million U.S. dollars worldwide, which is also very popular. For the future of Summit Entertainment, Shao Shuaijun is now not afraid of meat and vegetables. As long as he can make money and remember the plot, he will use it.

Chat with Channing Tatum, this "Magic Mike" will be finalized and will be handed over to the screenwriter team to write the script first, and then take it out for shooting when appropriate.

Stretching, Shao Shuaijun looked out the window.

Pedestrians stroll lazily on the streets of Santa Monica.

No one knows how many gold mines Shao Shuaijun has unearthed in this short period of time today... (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)