You don't understand the happiness of the director

Three months ago, Wang Quan and his friend Dorothy from the United States jointly invested 2 million dollars to shoot the low-budget suspense thriller science fiction movie "Basement".

After watching so many movies in the "Film and Television Library" and having undergone systematic training in commercial films at the University of Southern California, Wang Quan chose such a movie from the vast sea of ​​future movies with a single scene, simple characters, and low cost, but an exciting story and multiple reflections. Turning, intriguing, and a very good script at the box office.

The cost of the film was small, and the shooting time was only seven days, which was shorter than the post-production time. After that, Dorothy took the finished film to the famous independent film trading market "Sundance Film Festival".

After ten days, when the film festival is about to end today, good news finally came from the United States.

Dorothy said excitedly, "Guess who I'm going to sell the movie to!"

"It's not Harvey, is it?" The fat man is now regarded as the savior of many small-budget independent films.

"Harvey? The structure is smaller, it's Paramount! Paramount, one of the six giants in Hollywood!" Since Sony annexed MGM last year, only the Big Six remained in the Big Seven.

"Great job!" Wang Quan was more concerned about, "Sell the entire copyright or share the cooperation?"

"Brother, I chose the former, you don't blame me, do you?"

Wang Quan, "Of course not, I also hope to get back the funds as soon as possible, and I can't wait to shoot my second feature film! This is the most perfect result, I am completely OK."

The reaction cycle of theater chains is too long, and it may not be possible to recover the investment this year. Selling out is the best choice for him who is in a hurry to spend money.

Dorothy couldn't hide her happiness, "I believe I made the right choice. The other party offered a price that I couldn't refuse. It's crazy!"

"Okay, let me guess," King Quan said, "Before I left, that "Little Miss Sunshine" was bought by Fox Searchlight for 10.5 million dollars, which is already a sky-high price. "The Basement" is taller than "Little Miss Sunshine?"

Dorothy, "That's right!"

Wang Quan boldly guessed, "12 million?"

Dorothy, "You can be bolder!"

Wang Quan, "It can't be 15 million, can it? Sundance hasn't had such a high independent film price in history, has it?"

Dorothy, "It's still wrong, it's 20 million US dollars, our investment has gained ten times the return, brother, thank you for letting me experience the happiness of a multi-millionaire!"

In the winter, Wang Quan was excited like a fire in his chest. He finally had money, and he could make movies with more investment in the future!

"Tell me quickly, how did Paramount agree to this insincere price, the risk of returning the capital is too great, are they really crazy?"

Dorothy boasted, "Because you have a super good producer!"

King Quan, "Speak seriously."

"Well, seriously, you know J.J. Abrams."

Wang Quan's heart skipped a beat. I know too well that the classic American drama "Lost" was written and directed by him. Before "Prison Break" became popular, the first American drama that many young Chinese came into contact with was "Lost".

His film directorial debut is "Mission: Impossible 3", which will be released this year. In the future, he will also direct "Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens", which has a global box office of over 2 billion dollars.

But his most important identity at present is still the owner of the film company and film and television producer. His company, Bad Robot Pictures, is deeply bound to Paramount, and he is regarded as the younger brother of Paramount. handed over to him.

More importantly, the "Basement" filmed by King Quan also has a big name called "No. 10 Cloverfield Road". In parallel time and space, its producer is J.J. Abram s.

Dorothy said, "J.J. is also Jewish, and my mother's family relationship is very close. We are old acquaintances."

King Quan, "Jews still talk about this when they do business? Don't they put interests first, sorry, I don't mean to criticize your nation."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, half of me is the descendant of the dragon~" Dorothy, a Chinese-Jewish half-race, laughed, combining the genes of these two races, this woman is very cunning.

She explained, "J.J. is preparing a sci-fi disaster film called "The Cloverfield Files". After watching "The Basement", he feels that this movie is very close to "The Cloverfield Files" in temperament and can also be connected with the plot. So I plan to remake the basement and release it as a prequel to "The Cloverfield Files", which can be regarded as a warm-up for his new film."

Wang Quan laughed, coincidentally, in the film and television library, there was "Cloverfield Files" first, and then there was "Cloverfield No. 10", which is this "Basement".

They were originally independent films with little relationship, but they were forcibly made into a series of films by the clever J.J. because they could be connected in the plot.

So in 2016, "Cloverfield Ten" took the name of the sequel to "The Cloverfield Files" and won a global box office of 110 million US dollars. You must know that even in another time and space, the cost of this movie is only 5 million US dollars. Typical small cost high return.

There is also a lesser-known "Cloverfield Paradox" later, known as the Cloverfield Trilogy, which has a considerable status in the hearts of science fiction fans, and there have always been rumors of building a Cloverfield movie universe.

Dorothy said again, "Of course, this is only one of the reasons, and there is another important reason, and that is thanks to you."

"I?"

"Yeah, you chose the heroine, you have a great vision!" Dorothy said joyfully, "J.J. revealed to me that Meghan has just been selected by DreamWorks' blockbuster "Transformers" as the heroine, and the contract has been signed , As you know, DreamWorks was officially acquired by Paramount last month, so Paramount also intends to use "The Basement" to promote Megan, and in the future, it can also have an additional point of publicity when marketing Transformers."

Megan Fox, a Hollywood starlet with healthy skin and a hot figure, was selected by Wang Quanhui as the heroine of "The Basement". This is a leading heroine movie, and her performance is also very eye-catching.

King Quan, "Actually, "The Basement" is better when it is released after "Transformers". Meghan will definitely gain world-class popularity because of Transformers, thereby increasing the box office of "The Basement". ,it's my honour."

"I haven't finished yet," Dorothy said, "J.J. is going to leave your complete script and ask me why I didn't shoot the last part."

"How did you answer?"

"I told him that the director thinks that the abrupt end at that place has a long meaning and is more shocking, and the latter part is actually of little significance." Dorothy laughed.

The actual situation is that 2 million US dollars can only support them to shoot there. Alien creatures and spaceships will appear later. The funds may not be enough, and the effect of shooting just there is also very good.

Dorothy said, "J.J. agrees with my statement, but he thinks that if he wants to link up with his "Cloverfield Files", it's best to take pictures of the alien creatures and spaceships in the back, which only takes a few minutes. Therefore, he hopes that you can continue filming. He will handle the heroine. The funds are also provided by Paramount, and this is also an indispensable prerequisite for the 20 million sky-high buyout contract. I can only sign the contract if you agree. If you break the contract, then I will lose money."

Wang Quan was silent for a moment, a little embarrassed, "But you know, the relationship between Meghan and I will be very awkward if we work together again."

Dorothy laughed, "Please, didn't you just sleep in? In Hollywood, this is more common than eating. As long as you are not embarrassed, no one will be embarrassed."

Wang Quan glanced at Yang Mi who was looking at him curiously, and turned around guiltily, "Okay, I'll go back right after the Chinese New Year, sign the contract, Boss Tao!"

"Gong Xi Fa Cai, Director Wang!"

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