Chapter 356 "Transformers"

After Wu Yuchen got up, he cheered up, then picked up the newspaper and read it. Naturally, he read the review of "Pirate King 3":

The surreal adventure story of Captain Jack Sparrow, featuring the most breathtaking visuals and packed with action. ——"Chicago Tribune"

Depp has never turned the tide in a movie like this. The finale is not to be missed! ——"Hollywood Reporter"

"Pirate King 3" is funnier, bigger, more cheerful and bolder than the previous two! ——"New York Post"

A pirate adventure story that lasts for 168 minutes without feeling boring at all. (Reviewed by "Wall Street Journal")

The nearly three-hour film continues the outrageous behavior of "Pirates 2", and the Pirates Trilogy has a complete structure, a complete story and a lingering aftertaste. (Reviewed by "Detroit News")

The surreal adventure story of Captain Jack Sparrow, with the most breathtaking visual effects and action scenes that will be unforgettable! (Reviewed by "Los Angeles Daily News")

The visuals and music are perfect, and the desperate plot is just right! Wu Yuchen creates the classic pirate trilogy! (Reviewed by "News Daily")

The "Pirate King" trilogy vividly interprets human trust and game. Captain Jack Sparrow, who has the halo of being the protagonist, appears to be powerful, but is actually completely helpless. But with his free spirit, he successfully conquered the sea and the audience! (Reviewed by The New Yorker)

The fermenting stories of the first two films have been pushed to the top, and the complex character relationships are clarified one by one under excellent rhythm control. The right humor makes people laugh, and the film is better than before in terms of the depiction of the world view and the creation of scenes. The two movies are even more spectacular, especially the shocking whirlpool naval battle that is still fresh in my memory!

Wu Yuchen smiled after seeing these comments. Last night's premiere was not in vain. The newspapers were almost unanimously positive about "Pirate King 3". Even if there were negative reviews, they would have to wait a few days. will come out.

Later, Wu Yuchen opened Rotten Tomatoes on his computer, which will reflect the audience's reaction to "Pirate King 3" more truly and clearly.

"169 minutes, a gluttonous feast, not too long at all! I was completely immersed in it and couldn't extricate myself!"

"Wu has created a masterpiece of ocean fantasy stories, and the soundtrack, photography and story structure have all reached a peak!"

"It continues the exciting storyline of the first two multi-party games, fills in all the pitfalls, and brings a successful conclusion to the "Pirate King" series. Jack Sparrow has become a classic character on the screen!"

"The reason why "Pirate King" is "Pirate King" is not only because of Depp, but also the twists and turns of love between the blacksmith and Elizabeth. The trilogy is extremely shocking, and the third part almost elevates the picture to A whole new level, the whirlpool battle is simply high energy throughout!”

""Pirate King" is as its name suggests, the king of pirate movies! I think there will never be a pirate movie that can surpass this series in the future!"

"I watched "Pirate King 3" with excitement throughout, but after the ending, I felt melancholy again. Such a wonderful "Pirate King" series is about to end here!"

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"I also really want to continue the "Pirate King" series, but what a pity! Wu has announced the end of the "Pirate King" series..."

"The "Pirate King" series left too many deep impressions on me. The charming Captain Jack Sparrow, the brave little blacksmith and Elizabeth who pursue love, the immortal pirates, the mysterious and fantastic ghost ship, the waterfall at the end of the world, the scary Big octopus sea monsters... too many to count!

Seeing the curtain finally come down, it was like sending these dear friends away with my own hands.

Farewell, Captain Jack Sparrow! Farewell, my "Pirate King"! "

Seeing these voices of praise and reluctance for "Pirate King 3", Wu Yuchen's lips curled up, which fully proved the success of the "Pirate King" series.

He did announce last year that the "Pirate King" series was over and that this would be his last "Pirate King". Maybe DreamWorks will restart "Pirate King" again in the future for profit, but it is impossible for Wu Yuchen to be the director again.

Of course, there are also negative reviews. For example, some people haven’t watched the first two parts and went straight to watch the third part, feeling that it was a bit confusing. There are also people who think that the plot of the third part has become a bit complicated and too long, which is confusing. I felt a little tired after watching it; some complained about the tragedy at the end, which is not what they wanted!

However, these are all within Wu Yuchen's expectations. A movie cannot be liked by everyone. He is satisfied with the current public evaluation and making money in his pocket.

While Wu Yuchen was watching, a small and beautiful body ran into his arms.

Scarlett Johansson, wearing only a thin gauze dress, sat on Wu Yuchen's lap, with her plump body in Wu Yuchen's arms, and then looked at the comments on the computer. Wu Yuchen smiled, put his hand on the armrest, and kneaded it gently.

"Wu, you are really amazing! So many people are obsessed with you~"

Wu Yuchen smiled when he heard this and said: "Scarlett, what about you?"

"I'm ten thousand times more obsessed than them!" As she said that, Scarlett raised her head again and gave Wu Yuchen a sweet kiss.

Wu Yuchen happily enjoyed Scarlett Johansson's enthusiastic service and was well aware of the other party's situation. He is indeed capable of helping Scarlett Johansson change the difficulties she faces, but it depends on the other party's determination and enthusiasm. Just one night is enough? No matter what, we have to give her a period of investigation!

He was still thinking about when to call Anne Hathaway and Jessica Alba over to jointly examine the widowed sister.

Now both women are busy filming. Jessica Alba is filming "So You Think You Can Dance 2" and it's almost over. Anne Hathaway is currently filming "Spider-Man 3". Her "Princess Diaries 2" was filmed last year and will be released next month. Now the careers of both women are on the fast track.

Of course, when asked by daddy Wu, they would come immediately. But Wu Yuchen is not in a hurry.

In the afternoon, after Wu Yuchen took a rest, he came to DreamWorks to meet Spielberg as scheduled.

Spielberg was very happy at this time, and there were reports about "Pirate King 3" on the table:

""Pirate King 3" once again broke the single-day box office record with 65.48 million!"

""Pirate King 3" has set off a summer movie viewing climax!"

The last film "Pirate King 2" had already set a single-day box office record in North America, no, it should be said in the world, with 60.8 million. This time, the number of theaters showing at 4,435 is 100 more than the previous second film, and with the finale, this single-day box office record has reached a new high.

This box office result naturally makes Spielberg happy. This "Pirate King 3" is enough for DreamWorks to make back the hundreds of millions of dollars it lost from "Escape from Clone Island".

It's just that Spielberg had some regrets at this time. When Wu Yuchen was going to shoot the second and third parts of "Pirate King" in succession, he was worried about the risks and did not let DreamWorks invest more in "Pirate King 3". Wu Yuchen chose to increase the investment and converted all the director's remuneration for his third film into investment. This means that in "Pirate King 3", DreamWorks' share will be further compressed.

If converted, this time Miracle Pictures and Wu Yuchen's director's share will add up to a total of nearly 62% of the profit, while DreamWorks only has 38%.

But even so, it is enough for DreamWorks to make a profit. If calculated based on the global box office of 1 billion, the studio will get about 550 million from the box office share.

Among them, the North American box office of 400 million can be divided into at least 310 million. Because "Pirate King 3" is so popular, the producers will definitely get a big share. Even if they get a share of more than 85%, those theaters will hold their noses and admit it. But this time the producer only wanted 78% of the share, just to win more theaters.

The other 600 million global box office, based on a 40% share, will also bring in US$240 million. Therefore, the box office revenue will be around 550 million. Even if the 130 million promotion and marketing fee is deducted, there is still a profit of 420 million. DreamWorks can get 160 million.

The DVD copyright can still be sold for at least 400 million, plus other miscellaneous copyrights, which is indispensable for 500 million, which can be divided into nearly 200 million.

Therefore, this "Pirate King 3" can bring hundreds of millions of profits to DreamWorks. During the time of "Pirate King 2", DreamWorks took more of the share. One movie earned 600 million, and after deducting the 100 million investment in production costs, there was also a profit of 500 million.

So DreamWorks can really live comfortably with this series. It’s also completely worthy of a movie called “Escape from Clone Island”.

But, it’s worth it, and Spielberg doesn’t want to lose either!

Especially the new project to be discussed next, the investment is as high as 150 million. Considering that Michael Bay just failed, of course we must be cautious.

Spielberg welcomed Wu Yuchen in with a smile, and first asked: "Wu, are you really not considering the follow-up to the "Pirate King" series?"

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head: "Steven, there is no need to mention this matter again. From now on, I will only participate in the production, not the director. In my heart, the "Pirate King" trilogy has been completed. !”

Spielberg sighed: "Okay, Wu, I called you here today because I actually have a new project that I want to discuss with you."

"New project?" Wu Yuchen asked pretending to be curious, but in fact he had an answer in his heart.

"Yes. You must know, "Transformers"!"

"Wow! Steven, when did you get the copyright? Does DreamWorks plan to put "Transformers" on the big screen?" Wu Yuchen exclaimed.

Spielberg said with a smile: "Last year, Hasbro and producer Don Murphy contacted me. I have always been interested in "Transformers", so I reached a cooperation intention with them. To be honest, Wu, if you have time, I really want you to be the director of "Transformers"!

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head: "It's a pity, Steven, but I have already taken over "Batman" and I really don't have time to make another big production."

"So, I can only choose someone else as the director. Michael Bay. His application of large-scale explosions and special effects should be very suitable for the style of "Transformers". Is Miracle Pictures interested in cooperating?" Si Pierberg asked.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said directly: "Steven, you are really... If "Escape from the Island" had not failed, I think with DreamWorks' current abundant cash flow, you would not consider asking me to join, right?"

"Oh, Wu, you really blame me wrongly! No matter how abundant the cash flow of our DreamWorks is, can it still compare with those big companies? Even they want to share the risk."

Hollywood big companies have more ways to play with their reputation. The most common one is to set up an investment fund to absorb investment from all walks of life and all regions, let them invest in the cost of film production, and finally lose money. If they make a lot of money, they will only give the fund 10% or even 8% of the profit.

This is the way big companies play. Other companies do not have this reputation, so they can't play even if they want to.

To be honest, if Wu Yuchen is the director of "Transformers", Spielberg will invest 100% independently and will not give up any share. At most, he will give Wu Yuchen a dividend.

But now, Michael Bay first had the failure of "Pearl Harbor" a few years ago, and then "Get Out" was a big flop, which made Spielberg more suspicious of him. But he really felt that he was the right director candidate at the moment, so he wanted to find Wu Yuchen to share the risk.

Wu Yuchen did not agree immediately, but thought about it and asked: "Steven, if Michael Bay directs "Transformers", how much will his director's salary be?"

"20 million US dollars, this is the price we have negotiated so far."

"No share?" Wu Yuchen asked.

Spielberg shook his head: "No."

When Michael Bay directed "Pearl Harbor", his salary was as high as 25 million, although it ran into "Pirate King" at the time and failed at the box office. But it didn't have much impact on him. Later, he filmed "Bad Boys 2" and got 20 million plus 10% of the North American box office share.

But after "Get Out" failed, his treatment naturally had to decline. Now he only has 20 million salary, and there is no dividend involved.

Wu Yuchen nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I can consider it. After the failure of "Escape from the Island", Michael Bay should also understand that he is not suitable for art films. If he honestly returns to his old explosive ways, the risks of "Transformers" should still be within the controllable range."

Spielberg saw Wu Yuchen's intention and nodded in agreement with a smile: "Wu, I think so too!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and then asked, "Steven, how much share is DreamWorks willing to give?"