Chapter 289： 2 super directors

The next day is the 23rd, which is Sunday.

Tang Shuxuan took Yin Jun, Huo Jianning and Tian Jiachun to the center of Los Angeles to play.

After stopping the car, Tang Shuxuan took Tian Jiachun to the shop to buy things, while Yin Jun and Huo Jianning went to see Hua Guocheng.

Los Angeles has two Chinatowns, one of which is relatively small in the urban area.

After watching it for a while, most of the businessmen here came from East Guangdong. The words actually made Huo Jianning feel the taste of his hometown, but the things they sold made Huo Jianning feel a little pitted.

At noon, the two were also not picky, and casually entered a tea restaurant.

The business of this tea restaurant is not good. Even at the peak of the meal, there are only the guests of the six or seven tables.

Yin Jun and Huo Jianning chose a window position near the inside and asked for sandwiches, wonton noodles, plus two glasses of cola.

"You eat such a simple thing?" Huo Jianning asked in surprise.

In his view, Yin Jun was so young that he should enjoy life rather than eat simple food like himself.

There was nothing strange about Yin Jun asking him this sentence.

Just like Huo Jianning's high-profile serious and aggressive work, Huo Jianning's life is high-key and full of luxury. He bought three sets of luxury mansion with hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. In addition, he eats the best and uses the best. The luxury is more high-profile than that of his boss and the small boss, even the little superman Li Xiaochao can't compare with him.

Therefore, Huo Jianning's remarks are also in line with his character.

Habits can be cultivated, but personality cannot be changed.

Yin Jun does n’t think it ’s bad for Huo Jianning to do this. It ’s good for him to get things done. Who will manage him in private life?

With a smile, Yin Jun replied, "Otherwise, what do you think of me? I have made more than 200 million yuan now, and I arrived in Xiangjiang in less than a year and a half. But I think these money should have better channels for spending , Not for temporary enjoyment ... wait and see, the current 10 million, 100 million, after 10 years, will become 1 billion, 10 billion. "

"Is someone like you really a monk?" Huo Jianning asked.

After getting acquainted, Huo Jianning was not so reticent.

And he was not a taciturn person.

Last night, he went to ask Tang Shuxuan, the younger aunt, to hear Yin Jun ’s fame and his low-key, self-modesty and self-discipline life. He could n’t believe it. Today he came to try Yin Jun ’s Consumption attitude, but it really does not like what Xiaoyi said, which is no different from a frugal poor.

But Huo Jianning was more optimistic about Yin Jun's career.

Only such a person will gain a firm foothold when they start a business.

The kind of person who spends a lot of money at the beginning will certainly not work.

Although small money depends on saving, big money depends on earning, but you have no accumulation of small money, how could you have the opportunity to make big money later?

Yin Jun shook his head when he heard, "The monk's life is not suitable for me. I want to do a lot of things, and I worry about the lack of time one by one, so I work harder and grasp more on weekdays. effectiveness."

Huo Jianning nodded slightly, although Yin Jun ’s character was very light, but he was not conservative in doing things. In more than a year, he took out more than a dozen TV dramas in one breath. The worst were first-class ratings, and the best were even broken This is not the average person ’s ability to watch all TV series in Asia.

Although a genius is easy to fall, a genius like Yin Jun definitely has all the elements of success.

Huo Jianning heard a word.

If you are not a natural winner, then please be on the side of the natural winner, and then you will also win.

If I went to work in Yin Jun, would I get the success I wanted?

Huo Jianning had been thinking about this problem while eating.

Originally, his plan was to go back to Xiangjiang to find a British-funded consortium to work. No matter how bad it is, they are also the best ones in the Chinese-funded consortium. Obvious, but he knows he has the ability to be respected and get his due status and wealth.

But now, he had a hint of hesitation.

Yin Jun is 10 years younger than him, but Huo Jianning feels that this person is a natural winner. His wisdom and attitude towards life are definitely not inferior to that of a 40-year-old mature man.

Because Huo Jianning is constantly thinking, there is no second sound except for the sound of eating at the dinner table.

This also gave Yin Jun the opportunity to hear the fierce quarrel between the two Americans behind him.

"No, no, no, George, we can't do this. You are one of the screenwriters. You know how good it is. We should not give it up!"

"God, Stephen, don't I know this yet? But these **** vampires, the conditions they give are harsh, and you have seen it! Paying such a small amount of money, let me give up 50% of the benefits, I can't do it! I would rather make it a script locked in a cabinet! "

"Can't think of another way? Paramount, we can try again. Their conditions are the most relaxed, don't they?"

"It's just not so harsh, but they want to monopolize the distribution rights of this series and pay them a high distribution fee, so what can we get?"

"But if you don't do this, what can you get? At least the copyright is still in your hands. You can still control how to make it. Isn't this the most pleasant thing? Think about it! Indiana Jones Mr. appeared in front of everyone, just like a western cowboy 007, we Americans own 007, is n’t this the best? "

"Ah! I don't think everyone is optimistic about it. Isn't my Indiana Jones so missed the audience?"

Hearing this, Yin Jun could n’t help but finished the wonton noodles in two or two, stood up directly, and walked behind him, greeting two men in their thirties who were chatting: “Two, sorry , Can I say a few words to you? "

The two Americans in hats were talking, one was wearing glasses and had an elegant look, the other had thick hair and beard and was slightly fatter.

They thought they were arguing too much and disturbed others, so they quickly raised their hands and said, "Sorry, we will speak a little quieter."

"No, it's not this," Yin Jun shook his head. "Because you just spoke a little louder, I heard what you said ... Although a bit pretentious, please ask, you are the director of Star Wars, Lucas Sir, are you the director of "Great White Shark" Mr. Spielberg? "

Both men were wearing baseball caps, and they didn't want people to recognize them, but at this time they could only nod and admit.

"Yes, I am Lucas."

"I said Spielberg."

The two nodded one after another.

"So, if you are talking about a new movie, could you please let me know the content and preparation of the movie." Yin Jun stood there and said, "My name is Yin Jun, and I am from Xiangjiang. Investors, I have a fund in my hand and want to invest in the film industry in the United States. It happened that I heard two of them speak today. With the outstanding ability of both Mr. Lucas and Mr. Spielberg, I think , Maybe we can cooperate. "

"You?" Lucas was a little puzzled. He looked at Yin Jun. "Do you know how to invest in movies?"

Spielberg also wanted to laugh, this kid would n’t think that millions of dollars would be able to invest in a movie ... Oh, I do n’t know what the currency value of Xiangjiang is. Won't you jump?

They talked here, and Huo Jianning next to him also reacted. He didn't follow him, but just raised his ears, and wanted to hear how Yin Jun and the two big directors talked about business.

In Huo Jianning's view, Yin Jun is making a fuss. How can Ping Shui meet to discuss film investment with the two major directors?

You do n’t even know what the script is, how much money is required, what are their requirements ... This is very much like those silly upstarts who send money to the film director to spoil.

It's a good thing you want to invest, but you can't pull down your smart mind calculations as soon as you see the big director!

For a time, his perception of Yin Jun dropped by one grade.

Among the four people, only Yin Jun did not laugh.

Of course, this is the surface, and he has long laughed in his heart.

Owner Indiana Jones, after two years, do any fans know the name?

And the name of this movie is even more eloquent.

It's called

"Strike the Treasure Hunt".

This classic adventure film forever, even if it is watched after 40 years, it is not so outdated, it is still so funny and thrilling, and even many movies after the bridge have been used.

And Yin Jun valued it, it is its unparalleled ability to make money.

A total of 22 million US dollars in shooting and promotion, but the box office in the world is as high as 384 million US dollars, and the input-output ratio has exceeded 15 times!

How many movies can be made more profitable than this movie several times around the world?

The key is that Yin Jun also encountered it.

At the most appropriate time.

"Avatar" is a very good movie, and its script was formed in 1973, so Yin Jun did not consider it at all when he wrote his own script.

But Yin Jun also knows that when "The Treasure Hunt" came out, no one was optimistic about this western cowboy style 007 type movie, and even Spielberg didn't like it very much.

In order to allow friends to take over the movie, Lucas had to change the script in many places according to Spielberg's intentions, and also changed the Indiana Jones kind of 007 style. The suspicious character was changed into an adventure spirit Scholar style-how does this look like Spielberg's own character.

Therefore, after a year or two of hard negotiations, Paramount only saw Lucas and Spielberg's face in September 1979 and gave them 18 million dollars to make production funds, and then spent it on publicity. 4 million US dollars, a total cost of 22 million.

Now Lucas is in the darkness before the light, and in more than two months, he will be able to usher in investment.

Let me explain here that it is not that Lucas and Spielberg have no money. On the contrary, the two of them are already billionaires. There is no pressure to invest in a movie of about 20 million.

After all, Lucas ’Star Wars production and promotion costs did not exceed 20 million US dollars, but he received a super box office of up to 780 million US dollars worldwide, and he received more than 50 million US dollars in dividends.

In order to allow him to continue shooting the "Star Wars" sequel, 20th Century Fox not only gave him an unlimited budget, but also directly gave him a director's compensation of $ 20 million, plus a 5% box office dividend. ——This is a box office dividend, and how much is sold is considered box office, and it is not the same as those fictitious profit dividends!

Spielberg did the same. The production cost of $ 9 million for "Great White Shark" was exchanged for an extremely high box office of $ 470 million, which also brought him more than 20 million dividends.

But each film industry, um, can be said to be the director industry, there is an unwritten rule.

Never invest in a film directed by you, no matter how good it looks.

This is the experience that thousands of directors have summed up with **** facts over the decades.

Lucas and Spielberg are believers in this sentence.

So even if they were rich, they would n’t invest in the films they made-of course, Lucas himself is the owner of the film company, which is a little exception, but the only thing that made him an exception is the movie "Star Wars", The rest of the film, like "The Treasure Hunt", won't make him excited.

Speaking of which, Lucas is definitely the idol of Yin Jun.

He was a movie series and ate all his life.

"Star Wars" first made a trilogy, and then came the prequel trilogy, and then there are follow-up, there are also episodes ... Such a set down, Lucas earned a lot of money, and finally 4 billion US dollars to Lucas The film company sold it to Disney.

Such a series of movies, plus the surroundings, etc., made him earn tens of billions of dollars, really no small film company boss and director can make more money than him, even his old friend Spielber Grid, and that crazy truck driver is not good.

"Raiders", Lucas is preparing his own company to produce, but the production cost he wants to find a large film company, and then everyone will divide the box office profits in proportion.

In this way, although Lucasfilm will receive less, it is very safe.

But other film companies are not fools. You have borne all the risks. How can I not take more?

So they not only want more dividends, but also want more rights in the film itself, including copyright, peripheral rights and so on.

How could Lucas let them have so many benefits?

He and the film companies have been so stalemate, until now there is no result.

Yin Jun knows that "Avatar" is a very good movie, especially making money, but he came over to meet the two big directors. For more purposes, it was for both of them.

Needless to say, the first Spielberg, Yin Jun is now preparing to publish "Jurassic Park", who can be better than his director?

In the second Lucas, Yin Jun was not interested in this dead fat man who was not pursuing it, but the small animation studio he sold in order to pay for the support of his ex-wife was something that Yin Jun was determined to win.

Because this animation studio

Later name

Called

Pixar.

Pixar Animation Studio, the overlord who belongs to the absolute peak of the animation industry, how could Yin Jun not hold it?

Now that the relationship is established, when there is a chance in the future, it will not be picked up by Joe this guy.

Lucas felt that Yin Jun was joking, so he asked shallow questions like "Do you know how to invest in movies?"

But Yin Jun said flatly: "If the script is suitable, I am willing to invest a share of not less than 10 million US dollars. For the rest, Lucasfilm should have enough money to invest? Then we will directly find a company Companies with distribution capabilities will do just fine. Do you think it's better to face the greedy old foxes, or is it better for me, an investor who doesn't know much about movies? "

"Ten million dollars?" Spielberg froze, "Boy ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Where did you get so much money?"

Yin Jun doesn't look like he is over 20 years old. It is easy to make people feel joking when such a young man talks.

It's just that Spielberg doesn't think Yin Jun is joking now.

Lucas also looked at Yin Jun with interrogative eyes.

"Give me a day." Yin Jun said well, "When we meet again tomorrow, I will show you a capital certificate ... you say, how about the guarantee issued by Citibank?"

Lucas couldn't help but blurted out, "What are you saying is true !?"

"Every word I say is very serious." Yin Jun said, "It is still that sentence, you gave me a satisfactory script, I am willing to invest in ... Forgot to introduce myself, my name is Yin Jun, one of the occupations is A screenwriter of a TV movie, you can go to Xiangjiang to check, what kind of person am I? "

Lucas looked at his old friend.

Spielberg gave him a wink, and Lucas understood in seconds.

The old friend said, aren't you just short of funds? If this young man is not false, why should he refuse such an investment?

As he said, private funds are much more convenient than those of film companies. All they ask for is the return of funds, and nothing about the income from copyright derivatives has anything to do with them.

Why not take advantage of such a pure investment?

After understanding the meaning of Spielberg, Lucas immediately made a decision, "Tomorrow noon, it is still this time, you can bring Citibank's proof of funds, we have a good talk!"

"It's a word."

Yin Jun smiled and nodded.

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(Two 500 words, not an outbreak, but I still work hard. Thank you for the rewards from the masters in the past two days!) (To be continued.)