Crazy, 500 yuan also dare to make a science fiction blockbuster

In order to finish filming the film before the actors' contracts expired, they had to work on two lines, and all the shooting was completed within nine months.

But then again, I'm afraid I have to rush again now.

The crew and actors of "The Truman Show" have all been resolved.

As for John, Ye Heng didn't plan to let him be behind the scenes, but directly as the leading actor in a movie.

That is to say, he will return to the original two-shift state of one shift during the day and one shift at night.

This will be very tiring, but it will pass after gritting your teeth.

The more important question now is what type of movie to ask John to do.

In fact, Ye Heng has already planned some movie series for him based on John's image.

Like "The Matrix" and "John Wick", Ye Heng planned to let John play the leading role.

But the problem now is that the special effects technology of "The Matrix" has not yet been broken, and the words of "John Wick" are also great, but Ye Heng is worried that it will arouse John's memories of the killer's past.

After a while of contemplation, Ye Heng's mind suddenly appeared the man in a suit who pointed the middle finger at Satan.

Chapter 291 Acquisition

Constantine!

John fits the image of the leading man in this movie, and the subject matter of the movie is also very good.

But at this moment, Ye Heng suddenly thought of a question.

"Constantine" seems to be a comic book adaptation!

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the "W for Vendetta" he had filmed before.

I forgot when I was filming it, but now I suddenly think about it, it seems that it was also changed in the manga!

Although his heart was like a mess, Ye Heng finished the meal with everyone as quietly as possible.

After eating, I took out my mobile phone and searched the world about the comics industry.

Soon, Ye Heng had a certain understanding of the comics industry in this world.

The comics industry is similar to the movie industry, but it would be so miserable without movies.

In this world, there are also two giant companies, one called Weiman and the other called BC.

Their cartoons can basically overlap with the ones Ye Heng has read.

"Iron Man", "Spiderman", "Batman", "Superman"...

However, in terms of plot, there are still many gaps with Ye Heng's parallel world.

Comics like "The Avengers" and "Justice League" have not yet been formed in the comics of this world, and the concept of parallel worlds has even just been touched.

In general, it can be regarded as a half-developed comic industry.

And "W: Vendetta" that Ye Heng is thinking about, there is also a work with a similar name, but fortunately, the plot is quite different, otherwise Ye Heng's movie will probably be sued on the day it is released.

Then Ye Heng looked for information about "Constantine".

There is also a comic of the same name, which is a comic of BC.

Now Ye Heng has two choices, either to buy the copyright, or to directly conduct a wave of "proud and inhumane" acquisitions.

Ye Heng is more inclined to the latter. After all, if he buys directly, he can shoot whatever he wants.

In addition to BC, Ye Heng planned to acquire Wei Man as well.

But now there is a more important issue, the first is funding.

Acquisition? It will definitely cost money, and it still costs a lot of money.

The second is that Ye Heng is worried that if the two companies are all included in the bag, it may cause a market monopoly.

At that time, it will not be fun if it is forced to split by the beautiful country.

Although with the progress of the times, the comics market has begun to shrink, but these two comic companies still account for more than 60% of the market share.

In other words, if he does not want to be forced to split, Ye Heng can only buy one of the companies.

Wei Man and BC, two can only buy one, this is definitely the most uncomfortable thing in the world, because Ye Heng is a double chef! !

Needless to say, Weiman's "Spiderman" and "Iron Man" series are absolutely hot.

And BC's "Batman", "Superman" and the unique masterpiece "Watchmen".

These are all Ye Heng's favorites, he doesn't want to lose any of them!

"what happened?"

John walked slowly to Ye Heng's side and sat down.

He held two cans of beer in his hand and handed one of them to Ye Heng.

Regarding John, Ye Heng didn't intend to hide anything, and told him directly what he thought.

"I like both of these companies, and I also have the idea of ​​​​making their films."

After listening to Ye Heng's words, John pondered.

"Actually, it's not that difficult," John said.

"It's not that difficult?"

"Well, I can offer you two solutions now."

Ye Heng immediately became interested, "Tell me."

John smiled slightly, "First, you can directly ask the godfather or someone you know for help to buy him out."

"Of course, the premise is that you can trust the other party."

Hearing this, Ye Heng couldn't help being taken aback.

This is a good idea, and you can really try it.

But John said he had two methods, and Ye Heng was even more curious about his second method.

"What about the second one?"

John took a sip of his beer.

"The second one is also very simple. You buy one of them first, and then go find another one."

"You don't need to buy them, just ask them for the rights to shoot 10 or even 100 movies, and you can adapt their comics to make movies without buying them."

After finishing speaking, John seemed to think of something again and added a sentence.

"Anyway, a lifetime is just that long. You don't only make their films, let alone 10, I'm afraid five are enough."

Hearing this, Ye Heng reacted instantly.

yes!Anyway, a lifetime is so long, and if you live a long life, you will live to be a hundred years old. How many movies can you make?

Even if it is acquired, it may not be possible to film all their characters, why do they have to be acquired?Wouldn't it be enough to buy the adaptation rights of the movie?

"Thank you! Good brother, I will send you the script in two days."

"I have something to do now, so I'll go back first."

After speaking, Ye Heng got up and left directly.

John looked at Ye Heng who left, with a helpless smile on his face.

He picked up the can of beer that Ye Heng had not opened and drank it again.

Ten minutes later, Ye Heng returned to the New Times Building.

Garvey was planning to go home from get off work, but just as he got up from his chair, he saw Ye Heng walking in.

"Teacher? Why are you here?"

"Garvey, how much money is available in the company's account?"

Garvey froze for a moment, wondering why Ye Heng asked this suddenly.

But he still gave a straightforward answer, "It's about 120 billion dollars."

"Damn it! So many!"

Ye Heng was a little surprised. After all, the last time he came here, it seemed that his income was only 30 billion.

"The box office of "Old Shaolin Temple" is the result of being suppressed, so it is much lower, but it has not been suppressed in other aspects. There are many people selling DVDs and online purchases, which has directly increased by 6 or 7 times."

""Farewell My Concubine" is a little lower, but it is about 35 billion when calculated in total."

"There is also the release of the last "Jigsaw". Because it is the last one, the gimmick is loud, and the box office alone is almost 10 billion. The others are about 35 billion, and we get 5 million."

"Add in some money earned by movies that have not reached the six-month profit period, and it is almost 120 billion."

Hearing this, Ye Heng was slightly taken aback.

He heard that "The Old Shaolin Temple" only took one billion at the box office in the beautiful country, and he also because this movie will not cause much waves in the beautiful country.

I didn't expect to make so much money in the end.

If it hadn't been suppressed when it was released in theaters, it might not be a dream to break the [-] billion box office.

However, Ye Heng didn't really care too much. Sooner or later, he would break the box office of tens of billions.

After all, there are still many good movies behind.

Chapter 292

Ye Heng remembered that in his parallel world, when Di Tuni bought Weiman, it seemed to cost about 43 billion.

But that was after Iron Man was filmed.

The current price should be lower.

One is the impact of various industries on comics, and the other is that there is no precedent for adapting comics into movies in this world.

And it seems that Weiman's life is not easy now. I heard that it is already negotiating with a company to sell the copyright of "Spider-Man".

"We want to acquire Weiman, you should contact the senior management of Weiman."

Garvey froze for a moment, as if he didn't quite understand Ye Heng's intentions.

Buy Weiman?Why, there seems to be no intersection between the new era and them.

But many years of work experience made him feel that it is best not to question the command of his superiors.

So without saying a word, he immediately got a call from Weiman's senior management, and explained to them his intention to acquire.

After hearing the news, Weiman's senior executives were obviously a little surprised.

Because they never even thought that New Era would want to acquire themselves.

After just a few minutes of talking on the phone, the two parties agreed on a time to meet.

"Teacher, the other party said that they have time tomorrow, and they can talk about the acquisition tomorrow."

"Well, you can decide the rest, and I will come over then."

Garvey nodded, but still couldn't help looking at Ye Heng curiously.

"Teacher, I have a question?"

Ye Heng looked at Garvey and already guessed what he wanted to ask.

"You are curious, why should I buy Weiman, right?"

"Well, they are a comic company, they seem to have nothing to do with us, or..."

"Teacher, do you want to enter the comics industry?"

Speaking of this, Garvey himself shook his head in his heart.

As far as Ye Heng's painting skills are concerned, entering the comics industry may not directly drag the comics industry to the bottom.

"I'm going to adapt their film."

Hearing this answer, Garvey couldn't help being taken aback, "Adapted into a movie?"

"Well, some superheroes already have a market foundation and fans, and they have their own market after they are made into movies."