After Buying Marvel, I Became the King of Hollywood

Chapter 46:

And Kevin once again came to the self-built studio of Warner Bros.

Located in the wilderness outside Los Angeles, it has a huge area with mountains and forests, which is suitable for shooting various types of movies.

Kevin came here to build the most crucial venue among the Gatby pirates, the cave where Barbossa hides his treasure.

That is the cave full of gold coins.

As soon as we came here, the Warner staff responsible for the venue construction greeted us.

After listening to Kevin’s description, the staff led Kevin to the studio.

Kevin’s request, there was no scene in the whole set that met, so it had to be built from scratch.

After making a request, estimating a budget, bargaining, and closing the deal.

The construction of the scene was completely handed over to Warner Bros.

Of course, before the official construction, Kevin frantically tortured the experts for three days, trying to restore the cave in his memory as much as possible. At the same time, he also invited professionals to discuss the shape of the rocks under the erosion of the ocean current. , The arrangement of the waterway has been professionally designed one by one.

Finally, there was a cave building drawing that was very in line with Kevin’s imagination and at the same time very scientific.

After the drawings were completed, Kevin naturally had no time to supervise the next construction.

However, as a project in which Warner accounted for 30% of the investment, no one dared to make a joke about it. Kevin was very relieved about this.

After arranging this most important location, Kevin told the staff about the design requirements for some scenes of the Black Pearl.

Naturally, it is impossible to complete all the scenes on the Black Pearl and the Black Pearl on board, so there is no way to film.

Part of it must be shot at sea, and part of it must be shot in a studio, plus post-production.

As for the town at the beginning of the movie, the seascape by the sea, Kevin has also chosen the location for the shooting.

That is the port of San Pedro in the city of San Pedro. There is a beautiful sea view nearby, and only a small number of wooden retro buildings need to be built.

In this kind of scene, most of them must still rely on special effects to complete the vision, otherwise, the investment cost will be too great.

unless···

Kevin suddenly thought of an idea, and immediately asked his assistant to contact the local tourist office in San Pedro.

As the location of a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions, and Kevin’s hot status in Hollywood at this time, it is reasonable to apply for assistance from the San Pedro City Tourism Bureau to build a Pirates of the Caribbean town. ,

As for why the name Pirates of the Caribbean Town is used, it is naturally to rub off on the popularity of the movie and help San Pedro attract tourists.

Chapter 74 Tourism Town Plan

San Pedro City Tourism Bureau, Director of Tourism Ronande, quickly received the news from his subordinates.

A woman who claims to be one of Hollywood’s hottest directors right now, Steve Kevin’s assistant, will come to San Pedro a day later to discuss his new film. matter.

Inside the office, Ronande said to himself:

“What do you want me to do for filming? Our tourism bureau doesn’t care about road closures, could it be…”

Ronande raised his head and instructed a staff member:

“You find me all the news about Steve Kevin’s upcoming movie.”

Ronande has already guessed about Kevin’s purpose, and now he is looking for information to support his thoughts.

After a while, the staff handed over some newspapers about Steve Kevin’s recent news.

Ronande checked them one by one.

After a while, he nodded.

Fantasy pirate film, and it is still a masterpiece with an investment of over 100 million yuan. There is no doubt that what Steve Kevin needs is a seaside scene. For this, they are very good near the San Pedro port in San Pedro. .

The purpose of contacting their tourism bureau is mostly to get them to pay to build some movie scenes.

This kind of thing also has a precedent in Hollywood. A good movie can sell a lot, which can bring a huge flow of people to their city of San Pedro, that is, countless tourists.

Of course, if the movie fails, this part of the money they put in will naturally go to waste.

However, with Steve Kevin’s current reputation, those coastal cities are not willing to gamble too much. A successful director who has sold three consecutive movies, unless his brain is broken, no one will refuse. his proposal.

After all, the success rate of the fourth film is also very high.

Now that he has this knowledge, what Ronande thinks is naturally to negotiate with Kevin, discuss the specific investment amount, and Kevin’s specific needs.

….

The next day, after getting a response from the San Pedro Tourism Office, Kevin brought his secretary Ellie to the San Pedro Tourism Office.

The staff of the Tourism Bureau, after hearing their intentions, very politely led them to the reception room.

Kevin sat on the sofa very calmly and waited for the person in charge to arrive.

Ellie sat next to him with a dignified face, wearing a female black suit on the upper body and a black short skirt on the lower body, with a pair of black stockings, and placed her slender legs in front of Kevin.

It seems very tempting.

For a time, Kevin was a little confused.

Allie naturally noticed his boss’s gaze, but she was not angry, but rather proud, her legs were slightly spread, and she seduced Kevin’s eyes to look inward…

Come on, safety pants!

Kevin secretly scolded, whether it is possible to get better between people.

Then he closed his eyes in disappointment and looked straight ahead.

Ellie smiled secretly, she wouldn’t let Kevin take advantage of it so easily, and things that were too easy to get wouldn’t be cherished.

…

“Crench!”

There was a sound of pushing the door, and a middle-aged man wearing a standard white overalls and looking to weigh more than 200 pounds walked in.

With a seemingly sincere smile on his face, he smiled and said:

“What to drink, coffee or milk?”

“No, thanks.”

Kevin looked serious.

“I’m here for work, not for coffee.”

“Are you the person in charge here?”

Ronande doesn’t sell anything. This is a matter of mutual benefit, and naturally there is nothing shameful.

“Yes, I’m the head of the tourist office, Ronande, hello, Director Kevin.”

“Hello, Director Ronande.”

After a brief understanding of each other, Ronande sat opposite Kevin and said straight to the point:

“I’m probably clear about your purpose, but I don’t know what kind of budget you want to apply for and what kind of shooting scene you want to build.”

“Only after your plans are finalized, can I find someone to approve and decide whether to sponsor your crew or not.”

Ronande said calmly.

Kevin motioned for Ellie to take out the plan from her bag, which she had worked on overnight, and handed it to Ronande. It also included the time that this scene would appear in the movie, to show that it was definitely not an insignificant scene. .

Ronande looked carefully.

In the planning book handed by Kevin, it includes the size and scope of the Pirates of the Caribbean town, how many buildings, which buildings are there, etc. At the same time, he will also show how he will shoot this town to the audience. They are all written in the plan.

At the same time, a plan was made at the end, and the approximate cost price is between five million and fifteen million US dollars.

Ronande raised his head and asked with doubts:

“Five million dollars to fifteen million dollars?”

“How can there be such a huge price difference.”

Kevin explained:

“Five million means building a model-like Pirates of the Caribbean town. Tourists can only watch it from the outside. Most of the buildings do not have actual functions.”

“And 15 million, this is a real town, with the appearance of buildings in the pirate period, and at the same time with modern functions.”

“Residents in this area can choose to imitate the characters in the Pirates of the Caribbean to serve tourists.”

“This will be the only antique town in the United States. It is full of features and will definitely attract countless tourists…”

Ronande’s eyes lit up, the investment of 15 million, in exchange for a tourist destination, is simply too good.

Looking at Ronand taking the bait, Kevin continued:

“Of course, as a licensing fee, Chenxi Film Company will receive 8% of the annual profit after the entire town is officially operated.”

8% of the profit is definitely not a small amount.

Excluding operating costs, the net income of a tourist town is calculated to be between 40% and 60%, of which part of the tax is paid, and finally less than 30% is in the hands.

On Kevin’s side, it takes 8% of the 40% to 60% of the profit, which is definitely not small.

If it wasn’t for Kevin’s current reputation, and he never made a loss, he would have been kicked out long ago just because he dared to mention this condition.

Chapter 75 Attending the Oscars

Ronande suddenly grimaced and said dissatisfiedly:

“Are you taking too much advantage of this? It’s just the authorization that took away nearly 15% of the profits…”

Kevin said forcefully:

“That’s because you don’t understand what a magnificent legacy the Pirates of the Caribbean will leave behind in the history of cinema, and its influence will last for ten, twenty, thirty years…”

“Even longer.”

“I have set up countless settings for it, and the countless adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow’s life will be born in my hands.”

“I swear by Steve Kevin!”

“It’s bound to become a classic!”

Kevin stared confidently at Ronande in front of him.

Hearing Kevin’s words, Ronand hesitated.

If the Pirates of the Caribbean can achieve such results, then their tourism bureau will still make a lot of money.

But this undoubtedly carries huge risks.

unless···

Ronande thought for a while in his heart, and then said:

“Pirates of the Caribbean grossed over $100 million at the U.S. box office, and at the same time it had to make more than five sequels within 15 years before you could get that revenue. This condition will be written into the contract.”

After all, Ronande stared at Kevin, trying to see the guilty conscience in his eyes.

With such a large investment, if he fails, he, the head of the tourism bureau, will also be under enormous pressure. He needs to gain confidence from Kevin, or lose his confidence.

Therefore, he decided to invest and rejected the plan.

However, Kevin’s eyes were full of confidence, as if this plan could not fail at all.

After staring for a minute, Ronande finally made up his mind.

He could see the confidence of winning from Kevin’s eyes, and since that was the case, he believed him once.

…..

Negotiations on specific details continued for another hour, and experts and legal professionals would naturally be invited to conduct professional evaluations on these things.

Kevin didn’t care about the details in this regard, and handed it over to the assistant to run.

After the approximate task was completed, Kevin went to the special effects company and the prop company one after another to arrange the relevant content of the movie one by one.

After all the preparatory tasks before the start of filming have been completed, the time has come to three weeks later.

….

In the Caribbean Sea, behind a huge large ship, there is a wooden sailboat. If anyone sees it, they can immediately react. This is the Black Pearl.

On the Black Pearl, Kevin sat behind the camera and watched the actors perform the scenes from the script one by one.