LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 006
Li Yilian did not expect that James Cameron would actually focus on”Titanic” now.
However, this is also a normal thing. Cameron’s vision and structure failed here. He will look down on anything that is too bad.
Looking at James Cameron dancing happily, Li Yilian coughed lightly, and then slowly said:”If you want me to invest, I have plenty of capital here, but……”
At this point, Li Yilian paused slightly:”Do you think the current technology and conditions are mature?”
Cameron said:”I think all problems can be solved while discovering them during the filming process. Technical conditions If it’s not sufficient, then find a way to break through technology!”
Li Yilian now somewhat understands why so many people have a headache for James Cameron.
This guy just doesn’t play by the rules.
Most people are thinking about shooting movies when conditions permit. What they are thinking about is achieving technological breakthroughs in the process of shooting movies.
The point is, Cameron is really no ordinary person.
If this was not a time traveler, as a normal investor, Cameron would basically not agree to it. However, you want to know how much box office the Titanic created?
When it was released worldwide in 1997, it cost US$1.84 billion.
When the 3D version was released in 2012, it directly exceeded 2.1 billion US dollars.
Then, it is planned to re-release it for the third time in 2023. It is not yet known how much money it will make this third time.
Li Yilian naturally had no reason to refuse.
After pondering for a moment, Li Yilian said:”I can buy the copyright of the novel. In addition, if you want to film it, I don’t support it now. It will have to wait until at least two years later, after you have finished filming”Terminator 2″.”Jurassic Park”, accumulate skills, and then shoot Titanic!”
Cameron was stunned for a moment, then nodded:”OK！”
After talking about Cameron, Li Yilian casually kept Monica Bellucci to get used to the role first.
At the same time, Li Yilian is also making his next plan.
The main thing is to negotiate with Marvel.
Throughout the 1990s, Marvel was a younger brother. The superhero movies they produced were basically beaten by DC. The sales of comics and toys were not good. As a last resort, Marvel began to sell its characters crazily.
The copyrights of superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four have all been sold by Marvel.
It was not until the success of Iron Man in 2008 that Marvel began to lay out the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.
But now, Li Yilian is not polite at all, planning to acquire more than 70% of the entire Marvel stock in one fell swoop. At the same time, Li Yilian still has to spend a sum of money to invest in Marvel movies.
Li Yilian’s plan is that he doesn’t need to worry about anything. He will start with Wolverine’s solo movie, then draw out the world view of the X-Men, and then follow up with the Spider-Man trilogy and the Fantastic Four.
After these few steps, ten years will be almost enough.
Don’t rush to build the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet, work on independent entities first.
When the technology is in place and the time is ripe, then we can consider the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In addition, Li Yilian also found a guy named Lauren Shuler Donner, who is considered the boss of Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige.
Today’s Kevin Feige is still in college and has not graduated. Even if Li Yilian wants to reuse this guy, he has little chance, so he will simply bring Lauren Schuller Donnell over first.
Most of the movies Paramount Pictures will make in the next decade will be profitable
《”Terminator” series
《Jurassic Park series
《Titanic》
《Spider-Man trilogy
《Wolverine trilogy
《Fantastic Four series
《X-Men” series.
Basically, these are very profitable projects. Li Yilian also followed his memory to find people, mainly excellent producers.
Hollywood is basically a producer-centric system.
The main institutional characteristics of studios include the production of genre films with production lines, assembly line distribution, large-scale manufacturing, star-based marketing, and a first-run theater system.
Because the studio emphasized collective wisdom and detailed division of labor, the complete prototype of filmmakers was initially dissolved in collective cooperation, and key functions such as film creation and management were also decomposed. This system requires unified command and scheduling functions. Control of specific films is concentrated in the hands of producers, forming a producer-centered system.
The glory of the Hollywood film industry is inseparable from the producer-centered system. For Li Yilian, the most important thing is to find producers.
As long as political correctness is not kidnapped by Hollywood, this system is basically the most advanced system.
Subsequently, Renyi Capital under the name of Li Yilian formed Marvel Studios, which holds 100% of the shares. In addition, it is Marvel Comics, in which Li Yilian holds 75% of the shares.
Basically, although he gets the majority of the money, Li Yilian doesn’t interfere too much. He just builds a prototype and then slowly makes the movie.
Anyway, Li Yilian doesn’t really expect movies to bring him huge profits. He just wants to get involved in Hollywood and find himself a big harem.