Reborn Nobility

Chapter 417 Pursuing ideals and making money at the same time

Xia Xiaoluo understands that it is not difficult to prove his financial resources, but a somewhat idealistic director like Spielberg does not necessarily make films just for money. He mostly makes films for his own ideals and concepts.

creation.

Their level is incomparable to those of Feng Xiaogang and others who used the national tragedy to film "Tangshan Earthquake" and clamored for a box office of 500 million.

In the time and space when Xia Xiaoluo was not reborn, after filming "Schindler's List", Spielberg declined the salary and decided to donate all his personal profits to the United States Holocaust Museum. His reason was that if he accepted it, it would be

"blood money"; in that

When the film crew first arrived in Poland, just as they were entering the Krakow concentration camp during World War II and preparing to set up camp, they suddenly received an urgent message from the National Jewish Association from New York: "Please do not disturb the souls of the dead, let them rest in peace."

Spielberg

After reading this chatting message, he said nothing. He immediately ordered the entire film crew to evacuate the Krakow concentration camp and move dozens of kilometers away to set up a set for filming. At the same time, he left the filming alone

Group, fly directly

To New York. Spielberg crossed the Atlantic without sending a representative or using fast and convenient modern communication tools such as telephones, telegraphs, and telexes, and went to New York in person to apologize to the "Jewish Association." His humility and sincerity made the "Jewish Association"

"All the members were moved.

Feng Xiaogang, the director of "Tangshan Earthquake" who also "remembers the compatriots" and "reshapes the soul", is still arguing with netizens on Weibo over whether the box office has really reached 500 million.

Xia Xiaoluo smiled and turned to signal to Eric. Eric took out a document from his briefcase and said knowingly: "Director Spielberg, Mr. Xia Xiaoluo reached an agreement with Paramount Company yesterday.

We have reached an agreement to invest in making some films. In addition, the film adaptation rights of the book Jurassic Park were acquired by Mr. Xia Xiaoluo three days ago, so these will not be a problem."

"Are you sure? Dear sir." Spielberg still couldn't believe that this kid had reached an agreement with Paramount's Martin? God, this is really amazing news. Martin is one of several giants in Hollywood. This kind of

The meaning of a giant is completely different from what people usually call directors or actors. Martin is one of the few people who can truly control the fate of most people in Hollywood, and he ranks very high.

Chu Xiuhan is very calm. What she has experienced in the past few days has numbed the nerves of this female star who has just made some progress in China. She will never be at a loss in front of those legendary figures. "I'm sure, Spear

Mr. Berg."

"So... how much will be the investment for this movie?" Spielberg turned to Xia Xiaoluo, knowing that this question could only be answered by this child.

Xia Xiaoluo thought for a while and asked: "If you are willing to take on this movie, what will your budget be?"

Spielberg looked out the window and thought for a while: "It can't be less than 50 million US dollars. The post-production costs of science fiction movies are very high."

Nervous Chu Xiuhan breathed a sigh of relief. When she heard about 50 million US dollars, her heart was half relieved. It was only 50 million US dollars. This was just the average of the ten movies in the agreement between Xia Xiaoluo and Paramount.

Price. The new female star whose total net worth is less than one million US dollars has never thought about why she thinks that fifty million US dollars is a small number. Is this really a small number?

It is difficult to measure what fifty million US dollars could do in 1992. If you wanted to buy a house, you could buy 100,000 square meters in the United States. In Hong Kong, when real estate was at its worst decline, you could buy 40,000 square meters.

, if you are in Beijing or Shanghai...

This number is immeasurable. 400 million yuan divided by 2,000, the result will be a number that will make Chinese people want to cry after they have worked for a lifetime and cannot afford a house.

Spielberg noticed Chu Xiuhan's relaxation. The great director was very rich, but he couldn't be careless in front of fifty million dollars, but this young, beautiful and charming oriental beauty did it, and it was better than being careless. Could it be that for them

In other words, $50 million is just an insignificant number?

"Fifty million is not enough." A smile appeared on the corner of Xia Xiaoluo's mouth, and he said lightly: "I will multiply this number by two and set the upper limit of 100 million US dollars to make this movie the most perfect. Can you accept it?"

Mr. Pierberg.”

"One hundred million?" Spielberg couldn't react. He had only seen investors who tried their best to compress their budgets, but he had never seen investors who doubled their budgets so casually. This is 100 million U.S. dollars, not a daily one.

Yuan, let alone Italian lira.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

"I make all the decisions in film production?"

"Well, except for investment, everything else is up to you. I promise not to interfere with anything in the movie, and I also guarantee that Paramount will not have any questions about you. However, we will appoint several financial personnel to oversee the movie.

Tracking the daily shooting and post-production process. Of course, this is a need for cost control and is also a normal business behavior. I hope you can understand."

Spielberg picked up the coffee. He needed some time to digest the stimulation he received. The silver spoon collided gently with the high-quality porcelain, and the "ding" sound was clear and sweet.

"Are you really sure of everything you said?"

Xia Xiaoluo no longer answered, but took out the letter of credit that had been used once yesterday and handed it to Spielberg.

Spielberg just glanced at it and stretched out his hand: "I hope this movie is a good movie that can inspire people."

"I am convinced of this." Xia Xiaoluo also stretched out his hand and shook it with the big Hollywood director. He could not guarantee whether it could inspire others, but he was 100% confident that it could shock the world. At the same time, this

Movies can also bring him astronomical wealth.

"Cheers." Spielberg picked up the coffee cup like a child.

"cheers!"

"Ding dong!" The two coffee cups touched together. From this moment on, history changed a lot; perhaps, from the moment Xia Xiaoluo was reborn, quiet changes began.

With trust and common topics, the two special men, one big and one small, became more and more attracted to each other, and bursts of laughter came out of the quiet window.

"I heard that you have always wanted to make a movie called Schindler's List?"

Xia Xiaoluo remembered this movie, it was a shocking movie.

"Yes, I bought the adaptation and production rights to Thomas Corneares' book a long time ago, but I was never ready."

"Is it a matter of funds?" Xia Xiaoluo asked knowingly.

This is the most watched film in the world. In the spring of 1993, some important people in the film industry persuaded him to abandon the shooting plan of this non-commercial film. A leading figure in his film company even suggested: "Instead of making this film

, why not donate the money to the Holocaust Museum." In Hollywood, where money is paramount and entertainment leads to death, no one believes that a movie without building explosions, plane crashes, or special effects will win at the box office. In fact, most Hollywood film and television majors

People believe that whether the cost can be recovered is a big question mark.

In real history, Spielberg was determined to make this film at any cost. The film company finally gave in and had to let Spielberg, who always had a game mentality to shoot thrillers, horror films and science fiction films.

The world-famous "kid" director went to realize his dream. For this film, Si

For the first time, Pillberg gave up his usual movie stunts and refused to hire Hollywood movie stars to star. He only hired a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp as an assistant director and a Jew saved by Schindler as a film consultant. That's it.

, he spent only US$23 million to shoot this 3 hours and 15 minutes of film.

Now, someone seems to be changing a mark in history that needs to be recorded, but Spielberg seems not to have realized this yet. Maybe he has never thought about this possibility at all, because in the past ten years, he has been trying to

He encountered too many nails in this movie.

"Yes, it is true that because of financial problems, no one is willing to spend a large sum of money to make a movie that is destined to not have a box office. And I, who long for this movie to appear in the world, cannot afford this money.

."

Xia Xiaoluo's question was very strange, and it made Spielberg's heart move. "How much will it cost to finish filming it?"

"Fifty million," Spielberg looked at the boy eagerly, and then changed his words: "Maybe thirty million is enough."

"Thirty million? Are you sure?"

Spielberg finally realized something, and his tone became a bit gloomy: "Or... forty million! Forty million is enough!"

At this moment, no one can guess the gratitude in Spielberg's heart.

Spielberg has Jewish blood in his body, and he personally experienced the pain of discrimination against Jews in his childhood; 17 members of his large family from Ukraine were murdered in Nazi concentration camps in Poland; deep in his heart, he has deep feelings for Xin

Deller, the great benefactor of the Jews, had a pious and grateful attitude. He had always wanted to shoot such a film full of seriousness of thought and extraordinary artistic expression.

At this time, although Spielberg was already a gold medal director, his financial resources were not strong enough to invest in a movie. It was in 1994, when he founded DreamWorks, that he had such financial resources. Therefore,

When he was looking for investment for "Schindler's List", he experienced extreme despair and depression. He was also full of disgust for those American Hollywood film producers who were only interested in profit and had no humanitarian spirit.

Now, like an angel, Xia Xiaoluo came with a huge sum of money and gave him full creative freedom to fulfill his long-cherished wish. How could he not be grateful?

Chu Xiuhan looked at Xia Xiaoluo speechlessly. She really couldn't understand this man who had completely taken possession of her. Could it be that money, which countless people were obsessed with, was just a trivial thing to him?

As a new entertainment star, she can feel what the two men are saying about the value of the movie, and what it means to be judged by countless professionals as a non-commercial film. This means that this movie is destined to lose money, and it is very likely that it will.

Lost all his money.

Chu Xiuhan had entered the role and began to care about Xia Xiaoluo's affairs as much as herself. She wanted to give her Xia Xiaoluo a warning, but being smart, she never spoke and only listened quietly.

Two boyish men were talking seriously.

"I think we need to shake hands for the second time now, because this is our second cooperation." An uninhibited smile appeared on the corner of the young man's mouth, and he stretched out his arm that was not thick again.

Spielberg grabbed the boy's hand and said seriously: "I'm sure that getting to know you will be the happiest thing for me this year."

"Do you need to drink again?" The young man smiled slightly, his slender eyes curved into a beautiful crescent shape.

The great director unexpectedly solved the haze of ten years in his heart and seemed particularly refreshed: "Of course, this is something worth celebrating."

And Xia Xiaoluo can also get what he wants. The global box office of this movie is 321 million U.S. dollars! The investment in black and white movies is originally small, only 23 million U.S. dollars. The income is more than ten times, making a lot of money! Can help

Spielberg achieved his ideal and made money on the way. Wow, that’s great! Is this the legendary “pursuing the ideal and making money on the way”?