Two days later, Stallone boarded a plane back to the United States.

He went back with him, along with a script called "Rambo" in the bag.

Stallone is a resolute person and is very assertive, but this time he couldn't help but call his mother who was dependent on him for the sake of signing a contract.

I don't know what his mother said on the phone, Stallone finally agreed to Yin Jun's conditions, and signed a contract for 10 movies in 20 years at Schwarzenegger's price.

Then he got the script written by Yin Jun.

Rambo, the Chinese translation is a personal name, called Rambo.

The movie with this name is not famous in China at all, but if you say its Chinese translation, everyone will quickly understand.

It's another name

It's called

"First Blood".

This trilogy, which can be called a classic series in the 80s in China, is also very popular in the United States, completely surpassing "Rocky", and establishing Stallone's status as a first-class Hollywood superstar in one fell swoop.

It can be said that "Rocky" only helped Stallone become famous, but it was "First Blood" that really made him famous.

And "First Blood" is still one of the few series of movies in the eighties and nineties that is better than the other.

Even in 2020, Yin Jun saw some TV stations broadcasting the first, second and third parts of "First Blood" at night.

The first episode is indeed a bit old from the perspective of 2000 onwards, but if it is viewed in the context of 1981, it is very trendy and reflects the reality of American society in recent years, which is very appropriate.

The general content of the first episode is very simple, the protagonist Rambo is a veteran who came back from the Vietnam battlefield, but when he returned to his hometown, he was treated unfairly, so he exploded directly, confronted a group of police officers and even soldiers, and was very tough, and finally won the victory.

This movie script is not original to Yin Jun.

This is a book published in the 70s, and Yin Jun knows that it is exactly the same as the name of the movie, so he asked Tang Shuxuan to buy the film adaptation rights of the book last year.

And the script written by Yin Jun himself was written long before he bought the adaptation rights.

The content is actually much darker and more depressing than "First Blood", Stallone's version has been modified a lot, and when it comes to Yin Jun, it has modified some unnecessary conflicts and some abrupt places in it.

For example, the sheriff of the town, in the book, actually thought that he was a good police officer who was loyal to his duties, but in the movie, he became vicious and vicious, which was completely unnecessary in Yin Jun's opinion.

If you want to create conflict, the right thing to do is to start breaking down the different values of the two to analyze and ponder, so that the audience will see and feel more.

There are also some details, Yin Jun also made changes according to the evaluation of it by later generations, and when Yin Jun changed it to an English script, he felt that it could improve the visibility by about 20% compared with the original version.

Don't look at Stallone who looks big and three thick, he is actually a very sensitive and delicate person.

After watching the shocking match between boxing champion Ali and an amateur boxer, he was able to perceive the topic of "from grassroots to blockbuster", so he immediately wrote it into a script, which is "Rocky" that he relied on to become famous.

What kind of social problems are reflected in the script of "First Blood", Stallone understands at a glance.

Even after 40 years, the pain of Yue X is still in the hearts of Americans, let alone now, which has just ended a few years.

Since Americans and Chinese people have deep feelings, then this movie can be made, and it is very promising!

Stallone immediately decided to put down his "Rocky 3" for the time being, and make "First Blood" first.

The production copyright of "Rocky" belongs to him, and he can do it whenever he wants, plus he only did the second episode the year before last, and the audience is more or less tired, so they can just wait and talk about it.

"First Blood" is being done now, just while the iron is hot, and its production is relatively uncomplicated, there are no special effects requirements, and the area where it takes place is just a small town and the mountains behind it.

You can find such places everywhere in the United States.

Yin Jun gave him a budget of $15 million, and Stallone was very happy, it was the first time he had received such a high budget.

When "Rocky" was at the beginning, there was no money to invite more than 20 group performers, and the entire budget was less than $1 million.

"Rocky 2" has risen a lot, but it is also less than 10 million.

Now that "First Blood" is directly $15 million, of course he is happy.

He didn't know that Yin Jun only had $20 million for "Terminator", which needed special effects.

The first "Terminator" in the previous life, the total production cost did not exceed 10 million US dollars, and Yin Jun doubled it, but he had no bottom in his heart.

He doesn't know when the road of the truck driver's tech madman began, in case he sees that the boss is very rich, he will simply come and spend thirty or fifty million, then Yin Jun is really helpless.

Therefore, Yin Jun gave 20 million US dollars at the beginning, and then left him 10 million leeway, and he will definitely not give it again.

Although it is good to be serious about technology, but in the first movie, how can you let the truck driver know a little savings, otherwise "Terminator 2" and "Titanic", he guarantees that he can get a sky-high production fee, do you believe it or not?

At present, Stallone, the happiest thing is not the production funds, but the trust and power that Yin Jun gave him.

The producer, director and starring of "First Blood" is him, Sylvester Stallone!

This means that on the set, he is the one who controls everything, and the whole film reflects the will he wants to express.

And when it came time to make the final cut, Stallone still had the power to propose.

He was even happier with that.

Since "Heaven's Gate" almost collapsed United Arts Films, the seven giants of Hollywood reacted quickly and took back almost all the final editing rights.

The only exception should be Spielberg.

George Lucas can't be counted because he has his own company.

Stallone knew that of course he couldn't compare with Spielberg, and he didn't have that qualification for the final editing rights, and it was already a great favor to be able to let him attend and express his opinions.

In terms of salary, Yin Jun did not treat him badly, and the 10 movies are all with a base salary of 2 million, plus 2% of the North American box office.

It's not the era of the 20 million club, the 30 million club led by Schwarzenegger.

Hollywood stars, such as Stallone, can get a salary of 1 million or 2 million for a movie, which is already very high.

It is still necessary to wait until the beginning of the 90s, which is the era when the real salary continues to take off.

With so many promises and favorable conditions, Stallone feels that it is definitely a good thing that he has joined the Kirin Group!

Therefore, he couldn't wait to say goodbye to Yin Jun and prepare to return to the United States to go to Lianyi Film Company to select his own production team.

At present, the team of United Arts Film Company has been picked out by Bruckheimer and Cameron, and there are not many talents left, and he has to choose carefully.

As both a producer and a director, Stallone is not afraid of anyone being disobedient at all, he just needs to choose the most suitable personnel.

As for the actor, he also has a lot of suitable friends, all of whom are suitable to star in this movie.

It's so cool to feel like you don't have anything to do!

……

Stallone was happy, and Yin Jun was even happier.

Recruiting Stallone is definitely a very cost-effective thing.

It's 1981, and it's impossible for Yin Jun to catch the two superstars, Stallone and Schwarzenegger.

Therefore, it is best to start everything early.

Now those superstars in Yin Jun's memory basically have not debuted, and some are even children, and they have plenty of time.

If there is anyone else who needs to be recruited in recent years, Yin Jun actually knows it.

In fact, Hollywood in the next 40 years is basically divided into two phases.

These two phases are divided by the appearance of "Iron Man", the "first part of the Marvel Universe series" in 2008.

Hollywood's next 20 years or so will be an era of watching superstars.

"As long as it's a Harrison Ford movie, I watch it. ”

"Schwarzenegger's movies are not supported, what other movies can you watch?"

"Bruce Willis, hot man, must see!"

“……”

Such thoughts represent the attitude of fans towards movies.

At this time, they don't care about the movie itself, but about which superstar star.

That's why $20 million clubs and clubs are so popular.

However, after "Iron Man" and the advent of movies based on special effects and selling points, Hollywood didn't seem to need superstars so much.

Because except for a few people, I can rely on the plot and special effects to promote the movie, and I can create some new stars on my own, and the price is not too high, why not?

For example, Andre Garfield, the success of the first and second parts of "The Amazing Spider-Man", was directly replaced in the case of a high salary, and the protagonist of "The Amazing Spider-Man" was replaced by a Dutch brother with a very low salary.

In this era, big stars are not a necessity at all, and the super IP of film companies is the most important condition to attract fans to the cinema.

But at that time, the special effects technology was also very expensive, and it cost 50 million, 60 million or even hundreds of millions at every turn, which was far more expensive than when you hired a superstar ten years ago.

Therefore, both have their own advantages and disadvantages.

What Yin Jun is encountering now is an era that needs superstars.

And a few of the superstars in his impression can also start to recruit slowly!

……

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