The filming of the Holy Grail War is not in a hurry, originally Yanluo planned to get everything done in half a year, but now that 4 months have passed, if you want to really build a "Fuyuki City" that the movie needs, and feel the atmosphere of the Age of Enlightenment, the Age of Steam, and the Electric Age, it will be too late to build + shoot in the next 2 months.

So, he was going to go to practice first, and half a year later, the construction of a city suitable for combat would be completed, and then he would start again, which was exactly 10 months after entering this world, and the remaining 2 months were enough to make a movie.

In this way, there will be more abundant funds, and now that the game of death is still popular, the United States is estimated to contribute hundreds of millions of box office in the next few months, and it should be able to get overseas box office at that time, which is a huge amount of income.

For example, 2 years later, Hepburn's famous work "Roman Holiday" had a box office of $5 million in North America, but a box office of $12 million overseas!

Game of Death is an action movie, or a commercial "blockbuster" in the true sense, and its ability to attract money is not comparable to that of romance films.

Yan Luo doesn't know how much the total box office will be, but the current highest-grossing film is Vivien Leigh's Gone with the Wind in 1940, which grossed $32 million for the first time, $400 million for the re-release, and 200 million viewers. If the inflation factor is calculated to flatten the box office is the first in history, it is approximately equal to 1.6 times that of Titanic, 2 times that of Avatar, and 3 times that of the Avengers.

Game of Death is a big production, the ticket price is more expensive than Gone with the Wind, and there is no problem with the global box office exceeding 300 million, and 500 million US dollars is also possible.

"In terms of films, I plan to invest all of the box office revenue of Game of Death into it and build a city for the Holy Grail War...... Well, it was named Fuyuki City, and then it was invested about $40 million for the film, including props, actors' salaries, film, and the cost of hiring various art directors. ”

When Yan Luo told his plan, both Vivien Leigh and director John thought he was crazy.

A movie like Game of Death, arguably never, has brought great fame and fortune, and even in the past and in the future, there is not necessarily a movie that surpasses this box office. I'm afraid that the next Oscar Game of Death will win all the awards, and now Yanluo can be said to be standing on the top of the actor's mountain, and he actually wants to vote all his income and build a city for filming?

The next movie, even if it can be successful, how likely is it to earn back hundreds of millions of capital? You must know that movies with a box office of tens of millions are rare.

If he fails, Yanluo will become a laughing stock all over the United States, and the filmmakers who are jealous of him will laugh and say, "Look, it's that fool idiot who made a lot of money and squandered it." ”

The higher you stand, the harder you fall.

"Yanluo, you have to know that many people will never reach the height of your movie in their lifetime, with your appearance and acting skills, no matter what movie you make, it will be hot, why, do you want to gamble so big? In my opinion...... Even if the Holy Grail War is successful, it will not reach the heights of the death game, the film is cross-generational, groundbreaking, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to reproduce in the future, you are already at the top, there is no need to risk it again. ”

Yan Luo was very persistent in Vivien Leigh's persuasion, and the female star had to sigh and say: "Okay, it's your money anyway, you can waste it if you want, has the script been written?" Leave me a good character. ”

Yan Luo talked about the general idea of the "Holy Grail War".

"Summoning Heroic Spirits?"

Vivien Leigh always felt that the idea of this movie was not appropriate, after all, people in this era are not familiar with concepts such as magic, and "The Lord of the Rings" will not appear until 3 years later.

"Heroic spirits, even though they died, were engraved in the trend of history because of their exploits when they were alive, and they were also remembered by people after death, so they became a powerful existence similar to gods and demons." Yan Luo explained simply, and then said, "I am going to set the heroic spirit of the electric age as Nikola Tesla, and the heroic spirit of the Enlightenment age, I am going to set it as Newton." ”

"In the age of steam, it is said that Watt should have invented the steam engine, but Watt is not as well-known as Einstein and Edison, but unfortunately the latter two do not belong to the age of steam. It is said that Newton's mechanical theory system can also be regarded as opening up the way for mankind to enter the steam age, and it is really not possible to let Newton represent the steam age, but this is also a little inappropriate, in short, I have not yet determined the specific heroic spirits to join, this is not in a hurry. ”

"The real story script, I still need to improve, of course, there can't be only a few Tesla and Newton in the heroic spirits, and there are more people and more lively."

Vivien Leigh nodded and said, "That sounds interesting, do those scientists who died in history duel together?" Well...... With such a script, hundreds of millions of investments, and the success of the Game of Death, there should be many people in Hollywood who are interested, and I think Marlon Brando will not refuse the role in the Holy Grail War. ”

Director John, who was sitting on the side, had a look of embarrassment on his face.

"I'm sorry, but I'd love to, but ...... My talent is not enough to handle a film like this. ”

After all, John is a mediocre director, in the NBA, he can become a conscientious blue-collar worker, but he does not have the talent to be a star player, the death game because of the script given by Yan Luo, as well as Ip Man and other national masters to guide, although it is a commercial blockbuster, the plot of the story is not complicated, and the main thing to watch is kung fu fighting.

A big production like the Holy Grail War...... No, it should be a masterpiece, and Yan Luo also understands that John can't be a director, he is not Michael Bay after all.

So who to ask to be the director?

Spielberg?

Unfortunately, Spielberg was born and is now 5 years old.

At this time, Yan Luo took out a sack from the house, rummaged through it, and quickly took out two letters of introduction in English.

Since the popularity of the death game, there is no personal mobile phone in this era, and some people who want to contact him cannot see the main owner, so they send various letters through various channels, in Chinese words, it is a prayer post, and the two cards he selected, the names on them are Hitchcock and Kubrick.

The letter was placed on the table: "What do you think of Hitchcock as a director?" ”

"Hitchcock, I know."

Vivien Leigh is British, and of course she is familiar with British directors: "In 1929, he directed the thriller "Blackmail" which was the first sound film in Britain, and the Butterfly Dream made in 40 years also won the Oscar for Best Picture...... He seems to be best at suspense and thrillers? ”

"Just arrange for him to be assisted by an assistant director."

Yanluo pointed to another: "This is Kubrick's letter of introduction. ”

"Kubrick? Haven't heard of it at all. John and Vivien Leigh looked at each other, and both saw confusion in each other's gazes.

"Well, he's a genius."

Yan Luo, who can make the watch world have an impression of his name, should be a super awesome person in the future - after all, the foreign directors he has an impression of are nothing more than Spielberg, Cameron, Michael Bay, Nolan, Quentin, plus Hitchcock and Kubrick and a few others.

"Also, Director John, you also came to help the crew of the Holy Grail War."

"No problem."

John was very happy, he didn't dare to direct the Holy Grail War's hundreds of millions of investments, but he still wanted to join.

Yan Luo followed the contact number (landline) on the letter of introduction and contacted Hitchcock first.

Alfred Hitchcock is one of Hollywood's great directors, and he is in New York City, and after receiving the call, he hurried in a car less than half an hour.

After the fat man knocked on the door and entered, he hurriedly stretched out his right hand: "Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

The nominal director of the Death Games movie is John, but as a big Hollywood director, he knows the real talent of that guy, and the information that comes out of the crew is that the real control of Death Games is the protagonist who plays the kung fu master, a teenager who is only 16 years old.

It's nothing short of a miracle!

Hitchcock looked at Yanluo, his eyes were full of admiration and surprise, American children of this age are usually still in school and partying, and the one in front of him has actually made the greatest movie of all time.

The two exchanged a few kind words, and Yan Luo said directly: "I have a movie and I want you to direct it." ”

This fat man was slightly stunned, he wanted to visit Yan Luo to discuss some groundbreaking techniques in movie shooting in the game of death, and the other party actually said that he wanted to find himself as a director?

It's so sudden, he hasn't brushed his teeth yet......

"I plan to make a big production, and the box office of the game of death will be invested in it, and there are currently 100 million, and it will be added if it is not enough."

"What!"

Hitchcock sat on the ground with his legs limp.

100 million investment?

The famous "Cleopatra", which had not yet started filming in this era, started filming 12 years later with an investment of 44 million US dollars, but even if it was the box office champion of the year, the income of 26 million US dollars was far less than the money invested, which almost caused the bankruptcy of the film company.

Spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a movie? Even if Hitchcock had won an Oscar, it was beyond his imagination, and it was "not enough to be added".

Hitchcock felt like he was going to have a heart attack.

"Are you kidding?"

"Of course not, just take a look, this is the general plot."

Yanluo is not afraid of ideas being stolen by others, and a big production like the Holy Grail War is not easy to shoot even in the 21st century in the future, let alone now?

"Holy Grail War ......"

Hitchcock read the story, and he got up and walked around the room a few times before he could contain the shock in his heart.

"Build a city and destroy it in the movie...... It's unimaginable. ”

He shook his head: "It's worthy of a young man, who dares to invest all the box office of the game of death into it, such a guts...... I'm getting old...... If successful, the film is bound to go down in history. ”

Hitchcock didn't invest much in the films, after all, suspense and thrillers mainly rely on the plot and the acting skills of the actors to attract people.

Not only now, but also mostly before the 21st century, the investment in movies is not large, the original Hong Kong film industry, there was no money, and it was controlled by the underworld, many movies must be filmed in one or two weeks, if they are not finished, they will go bankrupt if they don't make money, and they have no money to pay salaries to actors, and the investment can be saved.

Chinese mainland movies are also, Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dream of Red Mansions...... For example, when filming Dream of Red Mansions, the crew was too poor, and the actor Jia Baoyu also took Sister Lin, Xue Baochai and others to steal the Chinese cabbage from the villagers to eat.

No way, hungry!

However, in such a situation, neither the director nor the actor can afford any failure, and they act with their hearts, creating one classic after another.

In the past movies in the United States, the biggest investment was the game of death, and tens of millions of dollars shocked many people.

Invest hundreds of millions? Hitchcock could already imagine that when the news got out, there was going to be a major earthquake in the American film industry.

"Of course I'm interested, it's just ...... This kind of investment makes me a little scared, and I don't know if I can ......."

Hitchcock was proud of being a genius, but the billion-dollar Holy Grail War made him hesitate and hesitate, what if the movie failed? Even if it succeeds, what if you can't get your investment back? This kind of pressure is enough to suffocate.

"You're already the best candidate, try your best to don't have any mental baggage, and travel lightly." Yan Luo patted the fat director on the shoulder and encouraged, "Believe in yourself, you will definitely be able to do it!" As for the director, you are the chief director, and I will arrange an assistant director for you, a young man, but I think he has a very promising future. ”

"The first thing to do next is to build the site of the war: Fuyuki City."

"Because of the Heroic Spirits summoned by the Holy Grail War, the city's buildings will be divided into three types, with the characteristics of the Age of Enlightenment, the Age of Steam, and the characteristics of the Electric Age."

"How to do it, you can hire some architects to study, in short, half a year, it should be enough. When I say building a city, I don't mean actually building a city, as long as you buy a suitable urban area and transform it, it will cost a lot less and reduce the time. ”

After talking with Hitchcock for a while, the fat man who was excited and apprehensive left and dialed Kubrick's contact number.

To be precise, it's the landline of where he now works.

Kubrick was busy filming "The Flying Priest", which sounded frustrating to be a short documentary, when he suddenly heard a telephone operator shouting, "Kubrick, come quickly!" Answer the phone! The star of the game of death is looking for you! ”

"What? You lied to me, didn't you? ”

Although he handed over the letter of introduction, there was no news for a month, and he had long lost hope.

He rushed to the phone, holding the microphone with both hands: "Hello, I'm Kubrick." ”

"Well, I'm Yan Luo, the protagonist of the Game of Death, and my next movie, the Holy Grail War, is expected to invest between $100 million and $300 million, and you can come to New York and try your hand at directing if you want, eh...... The main director is Alfred Hitchcock, and I'm going to let you give him a hand and be an assistant director, if you really have the talent. ”

"Plop."

The microphone fell to the ground.

Kubrick stepped into the directing industry last year, using his savings to shoot the short film "Boxing Day", which was bought by Raiden Hua and paid $1,500 for his next film.

That's right, a mere fifteen hundred dollars!

The next movie starring the game of death will be invested between 100 million and 300 million? That's kidding, isn't it...... And how can such a big man look down on himself? Hitchcock once won the Oscar for Best Film Director, and he is completely a fledgling and penniless small role!

How could such a pie be smashed on your own head.