Between busy and welcoming and seeing off, time slowly comes to August.

The filming of "Star Wars" is gradually coming to an end, but there is still a long period of post-production special effects production in the future, and it is probably impossible to complete it in less than half a year.

Just as Ye Jin and others were busy filming "Star Wars", Songlin Studio also welcomed a new customer, that is, the tenth 007 series movie - "007: Space City".

The film was officially launched at Songlin Studio.

On the day of the startup, almost major media from around the world came to interview.

Because there were too many media interviews, the huge parking lot of Songlin Studio was stuffed, which made Ye Jin and others look for parking spaces for a long time.

"It's just a filming 007. Should I be so exaggerated?" Ye Jin couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, the investments of Star Wars and 007 are almost the same, both of which are about tens of millions of dollars, and his reputation as George Lucas is also very famous.

However, when Star Wars was on the Songlin set, it was not popular with so many media. It was so annoying that people compared to others. It was so depressing to think about it.

"The only one who can make moves in Lianmei now is this 007," George Lucas said half envious and half disdainfully, "This series of movies has created hundreds of millions of wealth for Lianmei, and the three numbers [007] alone have supported it for so many years.

When would I have such an IP? To be honest, I wanted to shoot 007 before, and I also wrote several stories similar to 007."

"Is that right? Let's talk about it. If it's interesting, maybe I can invest in you." Ye Jin said with interest when he heard it.

George Lucas knew the abilities of his own. In his previous life, he made Star Wars the world's most well-known movie IP. This IP is worth more than $40 billion, which is even more powerful than the famous [Marvel Universe].

So, it would be great if Lucas could tinker with a movie that was as famous as the 007 series.

George Lucas thought about it and then briefly introduced himself to a story called "The Adventures of Indiana Smith".

He wrote this story in 1973, just a story outline, very rough.

But after hearing this, Ye Jin's eyes lit up. If he had expected it was right, this story of George Lucas was the famous "The Raiders of the Lost Ark" in his previous life.

However, the name, personality, and story of the male protagonist are very different. For example, in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", the male protagonist is Indiana Jones, and the character is a combination of scholars and explorers, with both skills and minds.

Lucas' "The Adventures of Indiana Smith" has the protagonist named Indiana Smith, and the character is similar to a playboy like James Bond, with a little cynical temperament.

The main storyline is also different. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" has a rich plot, while "The Adventures of Indiana Smith" is just an outline of the story. The plot is very brief and can be summarized in one sentence. It is a university professor who helped the Allies find the legendary "Ark of the Covenant".

It can be said that there are not many similarities except for several points such as [university professor], [World War II], [Germany], [Ark of the Covenant].

Ye Jin then smiled slightly, "George, your story is still too rough. To be honest, I wrote a similar script last year."

"No way?!" George Lucas was shocked when he heard this.

His "Star Wars" collided with Ye Jin's "Starcraft". Unexpectedly, "The Adventures of Indiana Smith" will also collided. This is really depressing. Could it be that he has to [died before he fulfills his ambitions] again?!

"If you don't believe me, listen to my story." Ye Jin then told the story of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", but the protagonist's name was hidden, and he was called Dr. Jones.

After listening to Ye Jin's story, George Lucas was completely stunned.

Ye Jin's story is indeed somewhat similar to his. They are all stories of university professors helping the Allies find the Ark of the Covenant, but the story is much more detailed and exciting than he just said. Obviously, it is impossible to plagiarize his works.

"It's true, then my story will be in vain." Lucas said depressedly.

The last script crash caused him to lose the IP ownership of Star Wars. This time it was another story crash, which caused him to lose the IP ownership of Indiana Smith's Adventures, which is really depressing.

He was originally confident that he would make "The Adventures of Indiana Smith" into a series of movies like "007". In this way, he had a chicken that lays golden eggs, and as long as he released a sequel every now and then, he would have a steady stream of money to put in his pocket.

This is a dream thing for all Hollywood producers. But now the idea of ​​turning "The Adventures of Indiana Smith" into a [Golden Rooster] is completely shattered because of the story.

"Hey, don't be discouraged. Since you are determined to make such a movie and I have such a story on my hands, why don't we cooperate?" Ye Jin smiled, "I will publish the script and invest, and you will direct it, how about it?"

When Lucas heard this, hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, let me think about it."

To be honest, he doesn't want to do such things as "I'm going to pull the donkey and pull the ball" or "I'm going to eat meat and drink soup".

If Ye Jin provides the script and funds and he only directs it, he will only earn a director fee from beginning to end, up to 200,000 to 300,000 US dollars.

But if he starts a new job, creates a new IP, and then brings money to shoot, he can get at least one to two percent of the dividends in the money he earns.

At that time, if he makes his first pot of gold, he can invest in sequels independently, and he will get all the income from the entire IP.

He has been preparing for the previous "Star Wars" for three years and it is too late to change it, so it is also a temporary solution to cooperate with Ye Jin.

He only wrote an outline for this "Adventures of Indiana Smith" and did not put in much effort, so he would not feel distressed if he gave up.

Of course, the premise of giving up is that he created a more valuable IP. Otherwise, it would be more cost-effective to cooperate with Ye Jin.

Ye Jin didn't think that he would let Lucas direct "Raiders of the Lost Ark" immediately. Even if he agreed now, he wouldn't have time to film it now.
Chapter completed!