Chapter 171: change destiny

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With the intense preparations underway, more than a month passed quickly. In addition to continuing to improve the script and sub-camera, Ryan would go to the digital field almost every day to discuss special effects, props, weapons and other matters.

We also specifically discussed the sound effects of firearms. Ryan made a suggestion. For example, the sound of shotguns can be completely replaced with the sound of miniature howitzers exploding to enhance the sound effects, showing that Arnold Schwarzenegger played the robot T- The power of 850.

In addition, Yuan Heping's team not only designed a set of fighting moves for Charlize Theron, but also combined firearms and fighting according to her movement characteristics.

Call it gunplay.

Many crew members praised it one after another, and even looked at Yuan Heping with admiration.

Ryan was not surprised at all. The action shooting method of Hong Kong movies is different from that of Hollywood. Many actions are combined with various common objects.

Among them, the classic representative is Jackie Chan. Once any ordinary item is in his hands, it immediately becomes a weapon that can be used for fighting.

This time it was just turned into a firearm, which is not so surprising.

However, Ryan knew that the emergence of firearms could play an unimaginable role in the shooting of Hollywood action movies.

From then on, the gun battle scene is no longer simply pulling the trigger, but has become beautiful, gorgeous, and ruthless.

While everything was going well for the crew, a large sum of money was spent like running water. Even though 20th Century Fox only took on half of the funds, it still felt a little bit of difficulty.

Of course, it does not mean that 20th Century Fox has no money, but that James Cameron has gradually emerged, demanding that 20th Century Fox and Paramount invest more in films.

Ryan knew this was just the beginning, and knew that James Cameron was going to drive the executives of the two studios to the point of selling their asses.

In contrast, Orion Films is relatively relaxed. The Prince Jeffrey of Brunei has never personally asked since the money was transferred to the account of Orion Films, and it was a one-time call of 50 million US dollars. .

Furthermore, "Leaving Las Vegas" won the Academy Awards, Nicolas Cage got his wish and won the Oscar winner, while Monica Bellucci and Mike Figgis returned empty-handed.

As soon as the awards ceremony was over, Mike Figgis taunted the media, venting his dissatisfaction with the crew and the distribution company, and he didn't even attend the dinner held by Vanity Fair.

In this regard, neither Touchstone nor Ryan and Nicolas Cage paid attention to it. It is only a British director, and Hollywood has never been short of directors.

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Instead, he set his sights on the box office of "Leaving Las Vegas", and it soared in just a few days.

At the end of April, the North American screening of "Leaving Las Vegas" ended, and it was officially released from the North American film market. In the end, the North American box office of the film was fixed at 33.27 million US dollars, which was much more than the previous life.

The shooting cost of the film is only a few million dollars. Even if the publicity and public relations expenses are included, facing the North American box office of 33.27 million US dollars, not only can the investment be easily recovered, but also a lot of money can be made.

This is on the premise that overseas distribution rights and peripheral copyrights are not counted.

The overseas distribution rights of "Leaving Las Vegas" were sold to Twentieth Century Fox for $4 million.

That is to say, Ryan has recovered the investment in the film for the overseas copyright alone.

With the arrival of the spring file, many films released last year will inevitably face the next file, and the same is true for "The Truman Show".

At the end of April, "The Truman Show" was released not only from North America, but also in only a few countries in overseas markets. It was not long before the film's global release, and the global box office was finally fixed at 289 million US dollars.

A number of North American copyrights have already been sold out first, easily reaping 42.35 million US dollars. Regarding the overseas copyrights of the film, Paramount has talked with a number of overseas companies for a long time.

There are many countries and regions where the film is released overseas, even as many as dozens of countries. The price of each country is different, and it needs to be negotiated one by one. Even Paramount needs a certain amount of time.

It was not until the beginning of May that Paramount initially completed the negotiation of the film's overseas copyright, with a total harvest of 48.56 million US dollars.

According to the distribution agreement and investment agreement, after deducting the distribution commissions of theater companies and Paramount, as well as the investment share of Paramount and Lucasfilm, there will still be a sum of tens of millions in the Ryan Studios account. Funds arrive in USD.

Whether it is the box office share or the copyright fee, it is impossible to get it to the account at once, but to the account one after another.

In the next year, a sum of money will arrive almost every month, but the amount will become less and less.

Even, some peripheral copyrights of the film will generate income continuously, maybe these incomes are not a lot.

But it can't last for a long time, slowly accumulating together, and the final numbers are definitely very impressive.

The copyright income brought by every successful film is a long-term investment, otherwise Hollywood film companies would not buy film copyright libraries everywhere.

In addition to film companies, distribution companies, and investment companies, the crew members and actors also gained a lot.

It is expected that when "Into the Deadly Island" is released, three films in succession will sell well, and Nicholas Cage will definitely enter the ranks of Hollywood's first-line stars. The next film can completely call out a salary of 20 million U.S. dollars, joining Hollywood's 2,000 U.S. dollars Club, become a member.

Monica Bellucci can also become a second-tier Hollywood star in one fell swoop, and her salary will rise sharply, at least calling for a salary of more than 1 million US dollars, without any problem.

The remuneration of Hollywood female stars has always been low, and it is already very rare to earn more than 1 million US dollars.

After Lin Lin finally figured it out, the funds in Ryan's studio account, not only did not decrease due to the acquisition of Orion Films and investment in "Terminator 3", but there was a trend of increase.

This is not counting "Chain Saw 3", which has been released for some time.

Ryan first gave Swift a sum of money to invest in Internet and high-tech stocks, as well as the "Sixth Sense" project, which also invested a sum of start-up funds.

Immediately afterwards, with Cindy Crawford and Charlize Theron, they thoroughly swept through the luxury stores.

"A new script?"

In Orion's office, Cindy Crawford leaned on the desk, casually picked up a script and flipped through it, "A horror movie? Or a drama movie?"

She flipped through it briefly, and the content in the script seemed a bit complicated.

Ryan poured a cup of coffee and placed it in front of her, while he took a sip of a large cup of goji berry, "A script I just bought a while ago."

"Bought it?" Cindy Crawford was taken aback for a moment, then thought of something, and asked tentatively, "The one for $3 million!"

This incident is not news.

"That's right." Ryan picked up the cup again and took a sip, his mouth filled with the sweet taste of wolfberry, "Orion is planning to start a project for this film, you can read the script first to see if there is any suitable role for you."

During this period of time, Cindy Crawford's service was very good, she was almost on call, and she didn't ask for anything.

In front of him is Ryan's way of returning.

He wasn't so stupid that Cindy Crawford would fall in love with him, and talking about feelings was nothing more than a covert transaction method.

For these, he has always seen very clearly that there is no **** and reliability in any relationship, and while enjoying it, it must be paid.

As long as the transaction is not terminated, the other party will obey everything.

Cindy Crawford was taken aback for a moment, and then a look of surprise appeared on her face, "Ryan, thank you."

Next, while drinking coffee, she flipped through the crew with a very serious expression.

"The Sixth Sense" doesn't have a heroine. Apart from a male lead, the most important role in the film is a little girl, who has been confirmed to be played by Scarlett Johansson Jr.

Of course, it is impossible to have no female supporting roles in the whole film, but there are several female supporting roles.

Cindy Crawford showed no signs of disappointment, and she had no choice right now.

"It's barely a thriller, with a budget of around $35 million."

Ryan gave a brief introduction and said: "But there is one thing~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I need to remind you in advance, the crew will not give you too much salary."

Cindy Crawford, one of the top five supermodels in the world, is naturally worth a lot.

It's a pity that this is not the fashion industry, and her last film has just hit the street, so it is impossible to get a high salary.

"It's okay, I'm not short of money for the time being." Cindy Crawford didn't think about the salary at all, her attention was all on the script, and there was still a budget of 35 million US dollars.

Cindy Crawford's answer made Ryan very satisfied, a smart woman, as if all the women he met were smart people.

For example, Monica Bellucci, the female star most influenced by Ryan since he came here, completely changed the trajectory of her previous life. Instead of returning to Italy sadly, she became a second-tier Hollywood female star.

There is also Cindy Crawford in front of me. For a while, she has not published any books. Instead, she chose to attend an acting training class. Watch repeatedly.