Just as he finished his meal and was having dessert, Scarlett Johansson suddenly asked: Dennis, do you know that before you bought Fox Pictures, Fox was preparing for a new project. Now the casting has basically ended, and it will be officially started soon.
What project?Chen Hao said in confusion.
Heavenly Kingdom.Scarlett Johansson said: It is said that the production budget is as high as 1.3 billion US dollars. Didn’t Fox Pictures report to you?
I guess it's not too late, so I'll call Rossman later.Chen Hao said.
I have also heard of the project of the Heavenly Kingdom Dynasty. It is said that it started to propose at the beginning of this year and it was not officially prepared until May and June.Sofia Coppola is actually quite envious and doesn’t know when she will be able to direct a big-produced movie of more than $100 million.
This way.Chen Hao glanced at Scarlett Johansson beside him and asked: Are the heroine sure?
Well, it is said to be French actress Eva Green, but it has not been announced at the end.Scarlett Johansson said.
Chen Hao smiled and said: Why, do you want to play the heroine in the movie?
Scarlett Johansson's red lips curled up in a charming curve: I want to play the leading actress, why? What's the problem?
Should you go to the producer or director Ah, but didn’t attend the crew audition?Chen Hao asked.
I participated and was beaten down in one round.Scarlett Johansson said angrily.
Chen Hao put his hand on Scarlett Johansson's white and pink shoulders and smiled: It seems that you do not meet the director's requirements for the heroine.
Humph, I don't care.Scarlett Johansson hugged Chen Hao's arm and clamped it in his plump and charming breasts and shook it: Dennis, I want you to help me get an audition opportunity.
Chen Hao enjoyed the softness of Scarlett's breasts, but he didn't let go: I don't think there is any need for this!
Why?Scarlett Johansson pouted and said with dissatisfaction.
Because I plan to stop this project.Chen Hao said calmly: What's the point of going to the heroine audition for a film project that is about to die?
Scarlett Johansson widened his eyes and said in confusion: I have done so much in the early preparations for this project, but all of them are about to start shooting, why did it suddenly stop? Is it your intention or Fox Pictures' management?
Of course it's what I mean.Chen Hao said.
Why, this is an epic project, why do you want to stop Ah?Scarlett Johansson looked at Chen Hao in confusion.
Dennis, are you too hasty? You don’t even know the rough content of the movie shooting yet?Sophia Coppola doesn't understand how to stop the movie project with such a large investment budget!
Chen Hao smiled but said nothing. He might not know much about the movie "Dynasty" before, but he had just checked the information through the system. This is definitely a movie that caused Fox Pictures to lose a lot.
The production budget of $1.3 billion, plus $70 million in publicity costs, is close to $200 million in total investment. This was originally an ambitious work by Fox Pictures, but the final global box office was only $2.1 billion. It is conceivable how bad the loss was.
Some people have always attributed the responsibility for the failure of "Dynasty" box office to Fox Pictures' request for re-editing, but Chen Hao doesn't think so.
Because he downloaded the so-called director's editing version in his previous life, the three-hour playback time was really too long. From the perspective of an ordinary audience, he really didn't have the patience to continue watching.
Some people may say that "Avengers 4" also has a three-hour playback time, and the audience will still buy it.
This is essentially different. Two-step movies cannot be viewed equally. "Avengers 4" has the popularity accumulated by a series of movies, so it won the box office explosion of "Avengers 4", and even surpassed "Avatar" to win the global box office record in one fell swoop. Of course, if inflation is considered, the box office of "Avengers 4" may not be as good as "Avatar".
Compared with "Avengers" has accumulated popularity in previous series, "Dynasty" is completely a historical war film, and the three-hour length is really a bit boring.
Therefore, Chen Hao believes that even if the director's edited version is released as a release version, the final box office may not be much better.
After lunch with Sophia Coppola and the others, Chen Hao left and went directly to the Fox Films office building to find Tom Rossman and discussed the project of "Dynasty of Heaven".
According to Chen Hao's idea, he naturally stopped there, but Tom Rossman also argued with reason, believing that "Dynasty of Heaven" will be an epic blockbuster after it is filmed, and maybe this movie will become an industry benchmark after it is released.
Tom Rossman also said good things to Ridley Scott, the director and producer of "Dynasty", believing that the other party had successful examples of epic films like "Gladiator", and Chen Hao should give Ridley Scott full trust.
Moreover, the various expenses spent on the preliminary preparations have been quite high, and a large site has been built, which has cost tens of millions of dollars. If this project is stopped, everything I have done before will become useless.
This will also lead to Fox Pictures’ misunderstanding. Ridley Scott, the big director, will not consider working with Fox Pictures if he has any good projects in the future.
Chen Hao smiled and didn't agree at all. He asked Tom Rossman to call Ridley Scott to officially stop the project. The investment budget of "Dynasty" is as high as $1.3 billion. Stop this project before it officially starts, which can save at least $100 million. It can be used to invest in a new movie. There is no need to invest such a large amount of money in a movie that is destined to lose money.
Tom Rossman was helpless, but there was no way, because Chen Hao was the largest shareholder of Fox Films. He called Ridley Scott and after hearing what Tom Rossman wanted to express, the other party started arguing with him on the phone.
Because Ridley Scott had a good cooperation foundation with Fox Pictures before, there was no clear liability for breach of contract while the project was signed, and Fox Pictures, as an investor, does not have to pay Ridley Scott any liquidated damages.
Tom Rossman knew he was in a disadvantaged position and did not argue with Ridley Scott on the phone. After hanging up the phone, he said to Chen Hao with a bitter face: Chen, Ridley Scott said to come over and have an interview with us immediately!
What project?Chen Hao said in confusion.
Heavenly Kingdom.Scarlett Johansson said: It is said that the production budget is as high as 1.3 billion US dollars. Didn’t Fox Pictures report to you?
I guess it's not too late, so I'll call Rossman later.Chen Hao said.
I have also heard of the project of the Heavenly Kingdom Dynasty. It is said that it started to propose at the beginning of this year and it was not officially prepared until May and June.Sofia Coppola is actually quite envious and doesn’t know when she will be able to direct a big-produced movie of more than $100 million.
This way.Chen Hao glanced at Scarlett Johansson beside him and asked: Are the heroine sure?
Well, it is said to be French actress Eva Green, but it has not been announced at the end.Scarlett Johansson said.
Chen Hao smiled and said: Why, do you want to play the heroine in the movie?
Scarlett Johansson's red lips curled up in a charming curve: I want to play the leading actress, why? What's the problem?
Should you go to the producer or director Ah, but didn’t attend the crew audition?Chen Hao asked.
I participated and was beaten down in one round.Scarlett Johansson said angrily.
Chen Hao put his hand on Scarlett Johansson's white and pink shoulders and smiled: It seems that you do not meet the director's requirements for the heroine.
Humph, I don't care.Scarlett Johansson hugged Chen Hao's arm and clamped it in his plump and charming breasts and shook it: Dennis, I want you to help me get an audition opportunity.
Chen Hao enjoyed the softness of Scarlett's breasts, but he didn't let go: I don't think there is any need for this!
Why?Scarlett Johansson pouted and said with dissatisfaction.
Because I plan to stop this project.Chen Hao said calmly: What's the point of going to the heroine audition for a film project that is about to die?
Scarlett Johansson widened his eyes and said in confusion: I have done so much in the early preparations for this project, but all of them are about to start shooting, why did it suddenly stop? Is it your intention or Fox Pictures' management?
Of course it's what I mean.Chen Hao said.
Why, this is an epic project, why do you want to stop Ah?Scarlett Johansson looked at Chen Hao in confusion.
Dennis, are you too hasty? You don’t even know the rough content of the movie shooting yet?Sophia Coppola doesn't understand how to stop the movie project with such a large investment budget!
Chen Hao smiled but said nothing. He might not know much about the movie "Dynasty" before, but he had just checked the information through the system. This is definitely a movie that caused Fox Pictures to lose a lot.
The production budget of $1.3 billion, plus $70 million in publicity costs, is close to $200 million in total investment. This was originally an ambitious work by Fox Pictures, but the final global box office was only $2.1 billion. It is conceivable how bad the loss was.
Some people have always attributed the responsibility for the failure of "Dynasty" box office to Fox Pictures' request for re-editing, but Chen Hao doesn't think so.
Because he downloaded the so-called director's editing version in his previous life, the three-hour playback time was really too long. From the perspective of an ordinary audience, he really didn't have the patience to continue watching.
Some people may say that "Avengers 4" also has a three-hour playback time, and the audience will still buy it.
This is essentially different. Two-step movies cannot be viewed equally. "Avengers 4" has the popularity accumulated by a series of movies, so it won the box office explosion of "Avengers 4", and even surpassed "Avatar" to win the global box office record in one fell swoop. Of course, if inflation is considered, the box office of "Avengers 4" may not be as good as "Avatar".
Compared with "Avengers" has accumulated popularity in previous series, "Dynasty" is completely a historical war film, and the three-hour length is really a bit boring.
Therefore, Chen Hao believes that even if the director's edited version is released as a release version, the final box office may not be much better.
After lunch with Sophia Coppola and the others, Chen Hao left and went directly to the Fox Films office building to find Tom Rossman and discussed the project of "Dynasty of Heaven".
According to Chen Hao's idea, he naturally stopped there, but Tom Rossman also argued with reason, believing that "Dynasty of Heaven" will be an epic blockbuster after it is filmed, and maybe this movie will become an industry benchmark after it is released.
Tom Rossman also said good things to Ridley Scott, the director and producer of "Dynasty", believing that the other party had successful examples of epic films like "Gladiator", and Chen Hao should give Ridley Scott full trust.
Moreover, the various expenses spent on the preliminary preparations have been quite high, and a large site has been built, which has cost tens of millions of dollars. If this project is stopped, everything I have done before will become useless.
This will also lead to Fox Pictures’ misunderstanding. Ridley Scott, the big director, will not consider working with Fox Pictures if he has any good projects in the future.
Chen Hao smiled and didn't agree at all. He asked Tom Rossman to call Ridley Scott to officially stop the project. The investment budget of "Dynasty" is as high as $1.3 billion. Stop this project before it officially starts, which can save at least $100 million. It can be used to invest in a new movie. There is no need to invest such a large amount of money in a movie that is destined to lose money.
Tom Rossman was helpless, but there was no way, because Chen Hao was the largest shareholder of Fox Films. He called Ridley Scott and after hearing what Tom Rossman wanted to express, the other party started arguing with him on the phone.
Because Ridley Scott had a good cooperation foundation with Fox Pictures before, there was no clear liability for breach of contract while the project was signed, and Fox Pictures, as an investor, does not have to pay Ridley Scott any liquidated damages.
Tom Rossman knew he was in a disadvantaged position and did not argue with Ridley Scott on the phone. After hanging up the phone, he said to Chen Hao with a bitter face: Chen, Ridley Scott said to come over and have an interview with us immediately!
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