Chapter 341: "Shark Beach" crew preparation
After attending the second day of Gambling King Kecorian's wedding, Zhu Ke waved his hand to inform Wald Pictures to officially start the preparations for "Shark Beach".
The screenplay was handed over to the company by Zhu Ke as early as last year for the screenwriters to improve it.
Due to the lack of talents, the project has never been launched. Now that "Reaper is Coming" has been released, and the filming of "Butterfly Effect" has also been completed, it is natural to allocate a part of manpower to start the project.
"Shark Beach" movie is a typical Xiaoboda!
Since its establishment, Wald Pictures has had a lot of experience in shooting this kind of horror film, and Zhu Ke will naturally not miss the opportunity to make money.
"Shark Beach" is a movie released in 2016, played by Blake Lively, the wife of "Deadpool" actor Ryan Reynolds; the production cost of the film was $17 million, but it won worldwide Box office results of more than 100 million US dollars. Well, even in the Great Tianchao market, without any publicity, its box office results for the first weekend and three days exceeded 50 million yuan.
Non-sci-fi, non-action, and non-high-cost Hollywood movies can achieve excellent box office performance in the big sky market, which is almost a very valuable existence.
We know that there is a kind of horror movie in Hollywood, which specifically instigates a kind of animal to become an anti-human killer, such as bulldogs, bears, pythons, bats, spiders...
All the animals flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, made by Hollywood, can all become the most terrifying killers on the screen.
In the vast ocean, the most terrifying killer is naturally a shark!
It does not need mutation, nor any modification, it can tear anyone to pieces. Therefore, it has become a frequent visitor on the screen.
Whether it is "Jaws" created by Spielberg, "Deep Sea Shark" under the guise of science fiction, or "Shark Wind" which sells 50 cents of special effects, etc., they are all impressive movies.
The "Shark Beach" movie is also the best of its kind!
"The box office of over 100 million US dollars is the best proof of it."
"Furthermore, because the production cost of the film was only 17 million US dollars, when it was released, it failed to receive the attention of the film company Columbia. It was rashly promoted and released in a hurry... Even so, it also achieved a lot of box office performance. ."
"In addition, the schedule selection when the film was released was also very bad."
As a traverser, Zhuke has naturally experienced the movie market in 2106.
When "Shark Beach" was released in North America, there were countless blockbusters, high-cost films, and high-cost movies released at the same time and shortly after it was released.
"Captain America: Civil War", "Now You See Me 2", "X-Men: Apocalypse"...
These movies are not high-cost blockbuster films, and they are sequels supported by many fans. How can "Shark Beach" not be reduced to cannon fodder in the period of so many fierce films gathering, front and back?
"The three-pronged approach of better production, profitable publicity, and suitable schedule selection. The "Shark Beach" film produced by Wald Pictures is bound to be much higher than the original."
"Even if the issuance market is not mature enough and the box office is over 100 million U.S. dollars, I am quite confident."
Zhuke thought to himself.
Do it if you want!
Soon after, Wald Pictures established a special group for "Shark Beach" and set the production cost.
The production cost of the film was US$14 million, lower than the original US$17 million.
Of course, this is not why Zhuke wants to save money.
Inflation, labor costs and other factors will affect the cost of expenditure. Moreover, the protagonist in the original version is Blake Lively, and her salary alone is as high as 9 million US dollars.
Ha ha!
Guess, according to Zhu Ke's stingy attributes, inviting an actress to be the protagonist of "Shark Beach" will pay more than 9 million US dollars?
...
A few days later.
The behind-the-scenes crew of the "Shark Beach" movie has been formed.
Director: Zach Schneider, who has rested for more than half a year;
Producer: Kevin Fitch, vice president of Wald Pictures, personally in charge;
The estimated total production cost is US$14 million;
"Zack, sign a contract."
In Zhu Ke's office, under the witness of a group of lawyers, Zach Schneider signed his first director contract with a box office share as a director.
That's right, based on the director's pay of 2 million US dollars, he got the chance of a box office dividend.
"Zach, don't watch "Shark Beach" as a small and medium cost movie, but I am full of confidence in it. The box office results of more than 100 million U.S. dollars are absolutely nothing to say."
Zhuke said with a smile: "Your 10% net profit share will definitely make a lot of money."
Zach smiled and said: "I am also optimistic about the prospects of "Shark Beach", otherwise I would not be happy to accept it. In short, thank you Mr. Wald for giving me this opportunity."
The agent excitedly said: "I have known Zach for a long time and will definitely become one of Hollywood's leading directors in the future.
The director with a box office share is a status symbol.
10% of the box office net profit share, although less than 10% of the box office share, the three words "net profit" are added, but the extra 3 to 4 million US dollars is definitely not a problem.
After several years of cooperation, Zach has started filming three films for Wald Pictures, "Fruit Candies", "Human Removal Project", and "Spartan 300 Warriors"; there are more famous films.
The volume of "Shark Beach" movie is not large, but it is undoubtedly a big improvement in Zach's directorial career!
Man, the box office is divided!
The symbol of the great director!
"Thank you."
At this moment, Zach Schneider, who has become a famous Hollywood director, can't help but get a little excited.
lighting, photography, props, makeup, art, scene notes...
With an order, it was all in place in less than three days.
Next, it is naturally the choice of actors!
The movie "Shark Beach" tells the story of a beautiful woman trapped on the beach and fighting a shark alone. Although there are multiple characters appearing, it is almost a one-man show for the heroine~www.wuxiaspot.com~ so the heroine's choice , Very important.
Beauty and good figure are the first priority;
Secondly, it has a certain degree of popularity;
Again, the actress who plays the leading role must have excellent acting skills;
The most important point is that the charges are cheaper! ! !
Actresses who are acquainted with Zhuke, such as Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain, Angelina Jolie and other actresses. Of course Zhuke is...none of them.
Their pay is not low!
In the end, the person who succeeded in taking the role of the heroine was indeed Salma Hayek, whom Zucker invited not long ago.
As the future proprietress of the Kering Group, she is naturally beautiful enough and has a very strong figure. A pair of big car lights in this kind of seaside plot can naturally attract many young audiences.
The key is that she has just experienced the box office failure of "Hurricane Men", her film is cheap, and has a certain degree of popularity.
Successfully won 3 million U.S. dollars!
is much cheaper than "Gossip Girl" Blake Lively played by the original heroine.
After a few days, the film "Shark Beach" successfully started shooting after a low-key press conference.
The speed is astounding!
Of course, this also benefits from the current strong production capabilities of Wald Pictures!
November 1st.
Nearly 3 months after "Finding Nemo" was released, its production company, Water World Animation, will be officially listed on the U.S. stock market in a few days! ! !
The third update of "" is here, let's have a wave of support, friends~
