The reason why the box office of 300 million in North America is so important and the reason why it can become a glimmer of vitality to break the deadlock is the difficulty of achieving this goal. So far, in the long history of North America's film history for a century, only 21 works have crossed the threshold of 300 million. Even ten years later, 300 million is still a benchmark for measuring the huge box office success of a work, which shows how difficult it is.

One of the most intuitive examples is that in 2005, only one movie "Star Wars Prequel 2" has a box office of 300 million, and the box office runner-up this year, the box office of North America is only 230 million.

More importantly, "Star Wars Prequel" is not only a sequel, but also a work of large film companies! Among the 21 works with a box office of 300 million yuan in the film history so far, only five are produced by independent film companies, DreamWorks' "Monster Shrek 2", New Line Film's "Lord of Rings" trilogy and Idol Film's "The Crucifix" If you put aside the chain effect triggered by the sequel movies, then there are only two works, "Lord of Rings 1" and "The Crucifix".

All facts illustrate one thing: 300 million in North America is difficult for Chaos Pictures to reach the sky.

Creating a work with a box office of 300 million yuan is just the first problem; for Chaos Pictures, the bigger problem is the shortage of liquidity.

How much does it cost to shoot a North American movie of 300 million? According to historical experience summary, 100 million to 150 million is the highest success rate. Except for "Alien E.t" and "Star Wars 1" filmed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, fifteen of the other nineteen works are within this range. Works like "The Crucifix" that rely on investment of 30 million in North America rely on investment of 30 million is probably unprecedented.

This is determined by market development, especially after entering the 21st century, computer special effects have matured, audience aesthetics have evolved, and genre films have developed and improved. If you want to tap enough market potential, the requirements will naturally become higher and higher.

Therefore, if Chaos Film wants to shoot a work that breaks through the natural barrier, an investment of 100 million to 150 million is the most reliable. Moreover, this is just the production cost, and the investment in the publicity stage is still immeasurable, and it is not surprising that the final investment exceeds 200 million.

The problem is here, Chaos Pictures has no 200 million US dollars now! As a medium-sized film company, they are not able to take out 100 million dollars at will. Even if they invest in the production of a "City of Sin" of 40 million, they are carefully scheduled. Although the huge success of the two works "Borrowing a Knife" and "City of Sin" has completed rapid and original accumulation for Chaos Pictures, and Chaos Music's copyright revenue has increased significantly this year, don't forget that Ian has started to launch, and real estate shorts will restrain most of Chaos Pictures' working capital. Before the second quarter of 2007, this money will be trapped, and that is still eighteen months away.

From the perspective of history, eighteen months are fleeting in a blink of an eye. At that time, Chaos Pictures will also complete its original accumulation, which is enough to have some say in Hollywood, but Chaos Pictures’ current situation cannot wait for eighteen months at all.

Therefore, this is the current situation of Chaos Film. It has no funds, but it has to challenge the natural barrier; it is surrounded by enemies, but it has to burn its boats. That trace of life is more like a luxury that is so slim that it is out of reach, and it is difficult to reach the sky.

"Do you have a plan?"

"No, of course not."

Lance's upright answer made Theo and the other two look at each other, and they were really embarrassed. Lance shrugged, "I mean, I have an idea, but I don't have a plan, and I don't know if it will work. I need to sort out my ideas." As a rebirth, Lance's biggest advantage lies in his prediction of the future, which will also become Chaos Pictures' biggest advantage.

Maybe they are short of funds, maybe they face challenges, but Lance will become the most important and critical part of the entire plan. Not only should they reverse their weaknesses, but they should also turn this weakness into potential advantages! What he wants is not to break through the siege or turn the salted fish over, but to soar into the sky!

Since I chose to give it a try, why not have a big shot? Maybe Chaos Pictures will not have the ability to overturn those giants in the near future. After all, this time the opponent is not Diorama Pictures. But if these large film companies led by Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures can make a serious fall, Lance will never miss the opportunity easily.

"However, I need the company to take it out..." Lance thought seriously and considered it, "150 million yuan of funds will be used for this project. The worst thing is, I also need 100 million yuan." Looking up, Lance saw Gao Wen's surprised expression. He looked at Ian and curled his lips, "I mean, you can pay in installments, not in one breath. The shooting process may be relatively long. You can... give it to me in six periods, or eight periods is barely acceptable. You know, I am a very good at compromise. But if it is only 100 million, the publicity fee will be calculated separately!"

Ian was amused by Lance's tone, chuckled, stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and shook his head helplessly, "Lancelot, if you retaliate against me for the last time in Napa Valley Villa, I must admit that you won this time."

"Napa Valley, it's not you..." Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand what was going on. He remembered that in Napa Valley, Lance cheated Ian and made Ian embarrassed. Why is things going on now? "Wait, what's wrong with Ian? What's wrong with him? Why don't I know?" Gao Wen shook Lance's shoulder and said curiously.

Lance also gave up resisting and let Gao Wen shake it, but he never paid attention to him and just looked at Ian with a smile.

Ian turned to look at Theo, "Although I am a lunatic, I am not an alchemist, and I can't turn stones into gold. If we need to support Lance's crazy idea, I need your help." After saying that, Ian couldn't help shook his head again. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that they were too crazy. "Now, we finally look like Wall Street."

Theo's mouth curled invisibly, "Is it still here?" This question was indefinitely asked, but Ian nodded and expressed his affirmation. Then Theo turned to look at Lance and Gao Wen, "We want to take out a loan in the name of the company." Before that, Chaos Pictures had been avoiding debt, but the reality was that those listed companies and those big players who played Wall Street were more or less burdened with debts, so once they went bankrupt, these debts would have a terrible domino effect, and even the country operated in this way.

"Since we have decided, we will increase our investment." Theo continued, looking deep at Lance, and said lightly but profoundly, "If we lose, we will be really bankrupt."

Lance understands the meaning of Theo. Since they decided to take out a loan, they decided to challenge the limit. Currently, the four brothers have real estate under their names, and the bank credit of the four people is very good. Moreover, Chaos Pictures' current market value is also booming. They can completely lend a large amount of funds, not only can support Lance's projects, but also continue to increase investment in short-selling real estate. This is the real big bet! Either you win the whole world or you have nothing completely.

Even though Lance III was a human being, it was inevitable that he felt a little wet and slippery at this time. The tension, stimulation, and trembling that reached the pinnacle continued to accelerate in the blood. Then, he accelerated to the extreme, and his muscles began to tremble slightly. "Believe me, I'm not ready to lose everything."

He has confidence, absolute confidence!

In fact, what Lance didn't say is that Chaos Film wants to break out a path of blood, in addition to the 300 million natural barrier and financial difficulties, it also has to face the biggest problem: there is no script.

If you count the works that have been obtained in North America in the next few years, almost more than 90% of the scripts are in the hands of six major film companies. This proportion has not only not decreased compared to the past, but has shown an upward attitude with the decline of DreamWorks and the process of the integration of New Line Film into Warner Bros. and other markets.

In other words, even if Lance knows that the box office will exceed 300 million in the next few years, it is very likely that these projects will be held in the hands of six major film companies. Judging from the current blockade of Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures, it is almost impossible for Lance to seize food from a tiger's mouth. This is the real skillful cook who cannot cook without rice.

Scripts, scripts, no script means no project, it means that all ideas are fantasy, and all counterattacks are castles in the air, which means that there is only one strength but no place to display.

However, Lance did not mention it, not because he was afraid, nor because he didn't want Theo and the others to worry, but because he had other ideas. If this problem could not be solved, then he would be a rebirth. He just needed some time to clear his thoughts again, and then began to wash away the sand, looking for a path that could truly fulfill that glimmer of life.

Currently, Lance has an important bargaining chip in his hands, a blacklist!

The value of this list is far more than just digging out highly appreciated works in the awards season. In fact, after the blacklist is developed and improved, many of them have achieved outstanding box office results. What Lance needs to do now is to slowly dig out from the blacklist, then develop divergent thinking, and find a different approach in the chaos to achieve this Jedi reversal!

So, in the next ten years, in the long and distant decade, which work can become the starting point of this miracle? This is a very interesting topic. Things have begun to become interesting before they get rid of the predicament.
Chapter completed!