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In a luxurious reception room in the Fox Building, John Lesinski met James Huang and his agent Edward.

Director Huang's Death Comes series, each one is a masterpiece, a classic of the horror genre. John Lesinski said very beautifully: Twentieth Century Fox has always wanted to cooperate with Director Huang. Never getting a chance, that's always been my biggest regret.

Edward said with a smile: There are too many companies in the industry that are optimistic about James, and James is cooperating with Relativity Entertainment, the schedule is too full.

John Lesinski could hear the bragging, saying, It's my sincere hope that 20th Century Fox will be able to work with someone as brilliant as Director Huang.

James Huang responded politely: Thank you very much for the attention of 20th Century Fox.

Edward said at this time: It is precisely because of the sincerity of 20th Century Fox that James and I came to the Fox Building tonight.

John Lesinski laughed: Twentieth Century Fox is very sincere. He turned to the topic: Director Huang, can we talk about your new film project?

Twentieth Century Fox is pulling the wool of Relativity Entertainment, and the film project is the most valuable part of the wool.

James Huang has cooperated with Relativity Entertainment for many years, and to some extent, he has some habits of Ronan. He believes that the director always speaks with his works. He immediately opened the briefcase without hesitation, took out the file bag inside, and handed it to John Lessings base.

This is a manga adaptation project.

John Lesinski quickly confirmed this, but when he saw the specific name and content of the comic, he hesitated somewhat.

After all, this is not an American comic, but an island comic.

John Lesinski asked: Director Huang, who owns the copyright of the comics?

James Huang said honestly: In the hands of the original author and the publisher, I only carried out the preliminary planning of the project. Due to my limited financial strength, I was unable to purchase the relevant adaptation copyright.

John Lesinski nodded slightly: Island comics, copyright fees should not be very expensive.

With the strength of 20th Century Fox, it can be said that it is easy to obtain the copyright of the adaptation of related comics.

James Huang said: For copyright matters, I need the cooperation of my partners.

That's not a problem. John Lesinski asked a key question: Director Huang, I personally agree with you when you choose the comic-adapted film genre. The market for this genre has already become popular. But I I’m still a little confused, why did you choose an island country comic?”

James Huang had already made preparations, and said: This Dragon Ball comic has a great influence, not only in Asia, but also in North America. He found a data report and handed it to John Lesinski, Said: This is the data estimated by many market authorities.

John Lesinski looked carefully.

James Huang also said: So far, the comic Dragon Ball has gone through more than ten years. During these ten years, Dragon Ball has sold a total of 180 million sets worldwide. The holder of the sales record, it has been adapted into TV cartoons and released in more than 70 countries around the world, and nearly 10 theatrical movies have been released. The record created is still unmatched by any other comics. Hundreds of millions of Dragon Ball fans are all over the world. worldwide.

Seeing this series of data,

Even with John Lesinski's knowledge and experience, he couldn't help being a little moved.

With such a broad fan base, once such a work is adapted into a movie, the chances of success will undoubtedly increase, and it may even hit the box office.

Why is Hollywood so fond of adapting movies? Isn't it because the original works have a certain influence and naturally have a large number of fans?

Nothing can make John Lesinski more excited than the sales of 180 million sets.

John Lesinski said slowly: It's not easy to adapt such a cartoon that is loved all over the world into a movie?

It is impossible for James Huang to deny this, and there is no need to deny it. Through the box office hits of two consecutive Reaper, he not only regained the confidence he lost because of Universal Pursuit, but also far surpassed it. last time.

I love reading comics, and that sparked my interest in the Dragon Ball movie. The comic strip takes us to a fantastic world of our imagination with great characters, and the characters are really interesting.

Facing the executives of 20th Century Fox, James Huang did not have any stage fright: I believe that the charm of Dragon Ball does not only come from the super cool martial arts, but also the fantastic and magnificent world created by Akira Toriyama. world. These superhuman characters inhabiting fantasy worlds with intricate personalities, once they appear in the film, they must bloom with extraordinary charm.”

John Lesinski nodded slightly. There are many fans of the original comics, and the director James Huang has a good track record. It seems that this project has operational value?

But he didn't make a decision lightly, instead he asked, What about the budget? Director Huang, how much production budget do you need to complete such a comic book adaptation?

James Huang has always wanted to strive for big investment and big production, otherwise he would not have directed Universal Pursuit before.

In this regard, he already had an idea, and after a little deliberation, he said: If a comic-adapted movie wants to produce the ideal effect, a high investment is necessary. For such a theme with a wide range of fans, there is no one with more than 100 million US dollars. Putting in, it's hard.

Twentieth Century Fox has been operating the X-Men series, and John Lesinski naturally has enough understanding of the comic book adaptation film project.

He knew that what James Huang said was true, but the high investment required sufficient preliminary investigation.

The project is good, I personally like it very much. John Lesinski said unhurriedly: Twentieth Century Fox has always had a wealth of experience in adapting comics to movies, and it also attaches great importance to comic adaptation projects.

James Huang waited patiently for the next article.

John Lesinski said: However, with such a high investment, we also need to think about it.

Of course. James Huang said: For any film project, it is very necessary to do preliminary market research.

John Lesinski laughed: I hope Director Huang can wait for a few days, and we will give you an answer as soon as possible.

James Huang glanced at his agent Edward, who nodded slightly, and said, Yes, I hope you won't make James wait too long.

Agent Edward seemed particularly confident: Mr. Lesinski, there is no shortage of film companies that James wants to cooperate with, including Lions Gate Pictures, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. Contacted me and wanted to work with James.

John Lesinski said with a smile: Don't worry, 20th Century Fox attaches great importance to the cooperation with James.

What the other party said may be a bit exaggerated, but in his opinion, it will not be a complete exaggeration. Directors who have succeeded one after another have never had to worry about leaving in Hollywood.

It is easier to succeed by following in the footsteps of successful people. This is the simplest and most basic law of success in Hollywood movies.

Twentieth Century Fox has always believed in this set of laws, otherwise it would not have found a way to stare at the theory of relativity for entertainment.

Isn't it because the directors, actors and film projects that Relativity Entertainment has cooperated with have all achieved success?

At this point, the cooperation basically came to an end, and James Huang left with satisfaction.

It was impossible for 20th Century Fox to agree to it all at once, and the normal internal procedures of the company did not allow it, but James Huang could feel John Lesinski's sincerity in cooperation.

All that's left is to wait.

On the way home from the Fox Tower, agent Edward asked, Is $100 million worth the production cost?

James Huang said bluntly: 100 million dollars is just the baseline of the budget. I can only guarantee that the basic effects will be shot at a cost of 100 million dollars. But I want a film like Iron Man or Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta ’ is as good as those two comic book adaptations, I think it’s probably going to cost upwards of $130 million.”

Agent Edward said: James, you have never directed such a big project.

James Huang pushed up his glasses and said, Everyone has a first time. Let's say that Zach Snyder, who worked with Relativity Entertainment before, has a very pale movie resume. Didn't Ronan Anderson dare to invest 6,000 yuan in him? Ten thousand U.S. dollars?

Agent Edward sighed: Every new project is a new adventure.

Directing is a profession that walks on a tightrope. James Huang's mentality is very good: Only by controlling it well can we succeed.

He was silent for a while, and then said: Edward, I also need such a good opportunity to prove myself.

Huh? Edward couldn't understand what he meant: Prove what?

James Huang said: I left Relativity Entertainment, and Ronan and Relativity Entertainment didn't do anything to keep them back. On the other hand, Wen Ziren received far more treatment than me. I don't understand why this is so?

Edward didn't know how to respond.

I was the first director to cooperate with Ronan Anderson. James Huang told some facts: Before Relativity Entertainment was established, when Ronan Anderson only had one Shahai Entertainment, I started to cooperate with him, Shahai I played a very important role in entertainment being able to have what it is today, right?

Yes. Edward thought so too.

James Huang shook his head: The result? Ronan Anderson doesn't value me at all, and he didn't even try to keep me when I wanted to leave.

Edward felt that it was better for him not to comment on a big guy like Ronan Anderson.

Without Relativity Entertainment, I will still be successful. James Huang didn't need an agent to answer the question, and said to himself: This comic book adaptation means a lot to me.