Chapter 243 The Butterfly Effect
"Justin, I really want to know what the plan is?" Megan Ellison asked at Chen Tian.
There are not many people in the conference room at this moment, only six people on the board of directors and several department managers. The only person who was absent from the board of directors was Scarlett Johnson.
Wan Ziren is busy looking for actors in the American version of "Grudges" recently, and has no idea about Chen Tian's new film plan. At this moment, he heard that Chen Tian had a new film plan and immediately raised his head and looked at Chen Tian.
"I'm going to make an action movie."
"Action movies? Like "Assassin League"?" Harvey Weinstein asked subconsciously.
David Ellison laughed: "Harvey, not like "Assassin League", it's a pure action movie. Justin wants to use all Chinese actors. I think his idea is a bit crazy, but I think he might still surprise me."
"What? Fully use of Chinese actors?" Harvey Weinstein looked at Chen Tian in disbelief. Although Chen Tian has accumulated a good reputation now, as long as his work is related to him, it will be labeled as a good film.
However, the films starring pure Chinese are still too crazy. Even if there was a film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" produced by Sony three years ago, directed by Ang Lee, and a film "Hero" directed by Jet Li will be released at the end of August.
But this cannot stop the box office decline of Chinese films in the North American market and even the whole world, except for the Chinese market, even though Chinese films, especially Hong Kong films, have attracted countless people's attention.
He was one of the representative figures who sought after Hong Kong films back then, and he personally introduced and released many Chinese films.
Because Harvey Weinstein likes to understand, he knows that China and Hong Kong films are now sluggish. If Chen Tian shoots a film starring purely by Chinese people, the box office will definitely be very risky.
From a risk perspective, he doesn't want Chen Tian to take risks, because Chen Tian is now a golden sign, which is priceless for Miramax. He wants to make sure that Chen Tian's photo continues to shine, rather than ruining it in a video with great risk.
"Justin. Are you sure this is the case? This is too risky. To be honest, I won't agree." Harvey Weinstein said firmly.
Chen Tian was a little surprised, but he was mentally prepared. After all, those present had not read the script and did not know what he thought.
"What if the script is excellent enough?" Chen Tian asked with a smile.
"Then why not use big European and American stars? Even if you don't use big names, there are no shortage of action actors in Europe and the United States. There are many outstanding guys. I think it's not difficult to invite them with your popularity now." Harvey Weinstein advised seriously.
Wan Ziren also holds the same view as Harvey Weinstein, even if he is a yellow man.
Chen Tian shook his head: "We can consider doing this in the future, but I didn't plan to do this at the beginning.
Harvey, you are a loyal fan of Hong Kong films in the past, right? If I told you that there was a purest film from that era in front of you, and it was guaranteed that you would be excited about watching it.
I can guarantee that the action scenes will make you reluctant to leave the screen, which is very different from previous Hong Kong movies."
Harvey Weinstein looked at Chen Tian, who was full of confidence: "If I could really do this, I guarantee that this movie will not be low in box office."
"I have the same view as Harvey. Harvey has a strong ability to identify Hong Kong films. If an action film can make him addicted to it, I think the box office will definitely not be bad. Too many Hollywood fans have watched Chinese action films." Eric Lomis continued.
"Then you will definitely not be disappointed. There will be many people who follow this work. I have enough confidence. But investment is not a small amount.
If you can use the opinion of the script to shoot, I want to build a building, of course it is not a rebuild, but a renovated building based on the unfinished building." Chen Tianru said.
He thought seriously that he could go to shoot in Hong Kong, but the possibility of building a Kowloon City was too small, so he could only restore it through information and images at that time.
The scene demand for the film is not very large, the most important thing is in a building.
It is not easy to find an abandoned and unfinished building in Hong Kong. It is better to find another building and then carry out some renovations.
In addition to the building, the Kowloon City Walled Scene can be relied on computer CG technology or miniature modeling technology to create the Kowloon City Walled Style at that time.
In this way, the Kowloon City that made the European and American world curious can be basically restored, but in this case, the increase in production costs has become inevitable.
"Justin, do you think these are problems? You are so confident. I think there is no reason for us to refuse, but." Harvey Weinstein smiled and paused to attract everyone's attention. "If the effect is not very good in the end, I hope Justin you can put other people's names on it."
Although Harvey Weinstein was confident and expecting Chen Tian, he was still worried that he would mess it up.
He doesn't want Chen Tian to be damaged by this attempt. He hopes that the news will be released until the final effect of the film comes out. Although this will affect the promotion of the film, in his opinion, it is the best way to protect Chen Tian's reputation.
Chen Tian knew what Harvey Weinstein meant, but he was unwilling to accept such a method. This was unfair to him and others. There was no reason to blame others. In Chen Tian's opinion, this method was even more contrary to the spirit of the movie.
"Harvey, I will definitely not accept this idea. Don't worry, the video will not disappoint you. Everyone go back and read the script. If there is no problem, I will reply to me within two days. In addition, our cooperation with Ivanka Trump should reach an agreement within three days.
We will hold a meeting again at that time. I hope everyone will attend on time. If you have any additional suggestions, please tell me to leave the meeting.”
Although Chen Tian had a smile on his face, he felt uncomfortable, although he understood Harvey Weinstein's advice very well.
Harvey Weinstein looked at Chen Tian who stood up and left, and sighed. Although he was also a filmmaker, he was even more hurtful.
In his eyes, movies are just commodities, but for Chen Tian’s movies are not just commodities.
Eric Lomis patted Harvey Weinstein on the shoulder: "Harvey, don't take it to your heart, movies are not just commodities for him."
"I understand, I won't take it to heart!" Harvey Weinstein said with a smile.
"That's good!" After saying that, Eric Lomis chased Chen Tian. He didn't want internal conflicts to arise just after the company was established.
The box office of "Shrek 2", which premiered yesterday, was officially released. "Shrek 2", which premiered on Wednesday this weekday, won an outstanding premiere of 18 million, which is nearly seven million higher than that of later generations.
Chen Tian looked at the data on the computer and his arrival changed some things to a certain extent, rather than being as constant as in later generations.
This is not the first time that the movie box office has changed, but it is the first time that the movie like "Shrek 2" has changed so much.
Chen Tian couldn't help but think of a word butterfly effect, and he couldn't help but worry about how great the impact of the butterfly effect will be in the future.
Chapter completed!