Millennium director

"Oh, that's a shame," Depp said with a shrug.

But Wu Yuan didn't see any expression of pity on his face.

Depp, who now has a salary of US$56 million, is not the same person he used to be. He has no shortage of movies now. Although Wu Yuan's movies are very tempting, he doesn't feel it is a pity to miss out.

Wu Yuan also knew that after the two exchanged a few words of false love, Depp wandered away.

"Brother, will "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" be a success?" Looking at Depp's back, Liu Yifei, who had been quietly listening to the two chatting, asked in a low voice.

Not only him, Gong Li and Wang Xueqi also looked over curiously.

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is the best-selling series among the films directed by Wu Yuan, and it is also his commercial masterpiece. No domestic filmmaker is not curious about this series.

"I don't know either." Wu Yuan said calmly.

He really doesn't know.

Although the screenwriter is still an old screenwriter, the director is different from what he remembered in his dream. So what will the final film look like?

Wu Yuan also had some expectations.

It may be better than the original, it may be worse than the original.

"But what is certain is that with the performance and influence of the first three films, the box office of the fourth film will definitely not be bad." Wu Yuan added: "The foundation laid by the previous three films, this IP is at least okay Make three sequels.”

"Unless the reputation of the three movies is very bad, the commercial value of this IP will be wiped out."

Disney was originally planning to do another Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy.

If Depp hadn't gone to court with his ex-wife over matters related to his personal life, and his acting career was directly destroyed, it is estimated that "Pirates of the Caribbean 6" would have been released in 2020.

Before he could exchange a few words with Liu Yifei, John, who had been paying attention to his chat with Depp, immediately came up with the "Weakness" crew after seeing Depp walking away.

John is the producer of "Weakness", and he is also leading the team for the Oscars this time.

He and Wu Yuan had nothing to talk about. Wu Yuan had been in Los Angeles during this period, and he often had meetings with the company's senior officials back in his days. The company's future arrangements had been taken care of.

The third part of "The Twilight Saga" continues to be produced, "World War Z" is on the agenda, and Wu Yuan's next film "The Martian" is also entering the preparation period.

The company will basically be busy with these three movies this year and next, with a total investment of more than 300 million and close to 400 million US dollars.

If all goes well, these three movies will ultimately bring in a global box office of around 1.5 billion, with a net profit of 6 to 7 billion US dollars.

Compared with before, with the expansion of the business of the Light Era, it has become increasingly difficult to make hundreds of millions with a cost of tens of millions.

This is an inevitable stage for small companies to develop into medium and large companies. After all, a large film and television company cannot rely on dark horses at the box office every day.

Oh, by the way, "Kingsman" in collaboration with New Line will be released this summer, and "Night at the Museum" in collaboration with 20th Century Fox is also working on a sequel.

These two movies can also bring the company one to two billion US dollars in revenue.

John is very satisfied with the current development of Light Times, and has blind faith in Wu Yuan's vision.

"Daniel, you haven't seen Gwyneth for a long time, right?" John pulled Gwyneth Paltrow, the heroine of "Weakness", and greeted Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan smiled and nodded, hugging Gwyneth Paltrow, "Ms. Gwyneth, I'm glad to see you here."

"I hope you can win the Best Actress award tonight. In my heart, you are one of the best actresses in Hollywood."

Gwyneth's cooperation with Light Age is very good. Starting from the earliest "Fake Marriage", she has collaborated with Light Age in three movies.

And with the global sales of "Iron Man 1", her commercial value has also risen sharply.

In the foreseeable future years, Gwyneth will be one of the best partners in the era of light.

She is cheap and easy to use, and her reputation and commercial value are high. Naturally, Wu Yuan was very kind to her, and even took the initiative to invite her: "In my next movie, I will have a role as an astronaut captain. He doesn't have many roles, but it's quite interesting." Yes, I wonder if I can invite you to make a guest appearance?"

Matt Damon's captain in "The Martian" is a female astronaut with a temperament and image that looks a bit like a soldier. This role is quite suitable for Gwyneth.

Although she is called "Little Pepper", she has always had a tough side and is capable of playing the role of a female astronaut.

"It's my honor." Gwyneth smiled solemnly and agreed without hesitation: "As long as the schedule is OK, I will definitely come to participate."

Wu Yuan smiled with satisfaction: "I will notify you as soon as the shooting schedule is confirmed."

"Again, I wish you all the best tonight!"

The Oscars are a vanity fair.

From the moment he entered the infield, Wu Yuan has been constantly socializing. Whether he knows him or not, there will always be people in the circle who take the initiative to come to him, chat with him and deepen their relationship.

They were not the media, and Wu Yuan could not pretend to be aloof, so he could only face each other with smiles and exchanged a large stack of business cards.

After chatting with a veteran Hollywood producer with a gray beard, Wu Yuan couldn't help but complain: "This is why I don't like attending the Oscars very much." Looking at his leaving figure.

"Compared with the top three in Europe, Oscar is much more interested in fame and fortune."

Although he is in one of the top three universities in Europe, he often socializes with European filmmakers, but they all talk about movies and art. It is more like a group of like-minded people getting together to talk about their favorite things.

But it is different at the Oscars. These people are famous for their fame and fortune. Either they want to cooperate with Wu Yuan or they want to recommend someone to him. In short, everything is for money.

This feeling was very tiring, just like the situations he encountered at some domestic parties, which made Wu Yuan tired of coping.

Until, James Cameron, who was also surrounded by countless infield guests, also came to Wu Yuan.

Two directors with very high commercial value, after dealing with a lot of entertainment, finally met each other and got together.

"Daniel, we meet again."

"James, congratulations, "Avatar" is so cool. It's an epoch-making movie."

Under the attention of hundreds of guests on the infield, Wu Yuan and James Cameron embraced each other.

Both of them had big smiles on their faces.

The main creators from the "Gravity" crew and the "Avatar" crew surrounding the two people were also sizing each other up.

Holding Wu Yuan's hand, Cameron leaned into Wu Yuan's ear and asked in a low voice: "I heard that you also shot an IMAX 3D movie?"

"Daniel, in the whole of Hollywood, besides me, you are the most discerning!"

"Those rotten old men have fallen behind in their thinking."

“Sure enough, young people have the strongest ability to accept new technologies!”

"Believe me, IMAX 3D is the future of the film industry!"

"You made the right choice!"

Wu Yuan grinned and shook his head in amusement.

What's the difference between his words and "Daniel, stand up, I'm not targeting anyone, everyone sitting here is rubbish"?

As expected of Cameron, the king of the world, he speaks with toughness.

However, Wu Yuan is also quite happy to be considered by him to be the most visionary director in Hollywood besides himself.

"James, you are right, IMAX 3D is the future of the film industry!"

"I think so too!" (End of Chapter)