In fact, in addition to "Alien", "The First Drop of Blood" and "Grease", which was invested by Fox Pictures, Ye Jin's Mythology Pictures has also begun to plan and produce new works.

Myth Films now has five IPs: Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rocky, Ghost Street and Dragon Hard.

As for "Weekend Night Mania", although it is also very successful, its story has basically been completed and does not have the ability to develop a sequel.

And these five sustainable IPs, including Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rocky and Dragon Hardboy, have already released new works last year.

In the new year, it is naturally not suitable to launch new works.

Because the Hollywood movie is filmed, it is best to be separated by one or two years.

First, after the new work is released, the movie fans' enthusiasm for watching movies will be consumed, and they must be charged for a period of time; second, after the movie is released, the second round will be re-screened again, and then the video tape will be released, and then broadcast on the TV station to get as much profit as possible.

This process is called the [window period], which usually lasts for one or two years, and it guarantees the long-term income of Hollywood movies. If a new work is released less than a year later, it will have an impact on the long-term income of the movie.

Therefore, among the five IPs held by Myth Film, four major IPs cannot be used this year, and only the movie "Ghost Street" can be used for sequels.

A movie obviously cannot meet the development needs of Myth Film, so Ye Jin must also find a new IP.

In fact, Ye Jin was prepared for this.

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He took out two famous IPs in his previous life.

One is "Robot Men", a classic Hollywood science fiction film that inspired countless movies in later generations.

When Ye Jin watched it when he was a child, he was extremely envious of the Robot Mine who had cool armor, keen skills, and unbeaten in battle. But when he grew up, he realized his helplessness and pain.

It can be said that this is a top blockbuster full of commercial elements such as car chase, explosion, violence, and revenge. It is also a thought-provoking, reflective and speculative film, which has achieved a good unity in both art and commerciality.

Another IP is "Sky" . This movie is Chenglong's first movie to be sold in Amerika. Although he doesn't have many scenes in it, this movie still has a significant effect on his entry into Hollywood.

Ye Jin had promised to help Cheng Long enter Hollywood before, and this movie could help him.

After Ye Jin took out these two scripts, Myth Film immediately began to prepare these two movies.

The preparation of five movies began at the same time, which naturally attracted the attention of Hollywood filmmakers. Such a large-scale investment in making movies is unprecedented, but it is indeed a big deal.

Especially when the five movies are filmed, there are also a lot of job opportunities provided.

Not to mention the male and female lead roles, producers, directors and other positions, even the male and female supporting roles, photography, fingernails, props, clothing and other tasks are so many people are rushing to do.

After all, at this stage, the economic stagflation in Asia and the Hollywood market is not good, and the number of films filmed can be said to have been greatly reduced compared to the previous two years.

Not only are the staff behind the scenes unemployed, but also many artists in front of the stage are unemployed at home. Therefore, now the five movies are being prepared to shoot, which immediately attracted many people to recommend themselves.

Even a small supporting role in "Alien" has more than 500 people competing for it, and the competition is quite fierce. As for the competition of the heroine, the competition is even more terrifying, and more than a thousand people are interested in this role. Among them are well-known actresses such as Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Fei Donnaway.

The reason why these big-name stars are competing for this role is that they have confidence in Ye Jin. In the past two years, Ye Jin has made a lot of stars famous. For example, Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Meryl Streep, etc., are all famous by Ye Jin.

It can be said that he is now one of the hottest and most successful producers in Hollywood. "Alien" was written by him personally, and the possibility of success is extremely high, so everyone hopes to make a big hit with this work.

Second, from the script, "Alien" is a movie with the heroine. The movie with the heroine is rare in Hollywood because the box office appeal of the actress is always inferior to that of the male stars.

Looking at Hollywood's box office rankings over the years, most of the movies starring male stars are among the top. On the contrary, most of the movies starring female stars are behind.

The reason for this is mainly because men always dominate among the audience. Therefore, in order to cater to male audiences, production companies mostly use male stars as the protagonists, while actresses mostly have vase characters.

The most typical example is "007", where all the heroines in it are foils. No matter whether their settings are good or bad, after meeting the male protagonist Bond, they will inevitably fall under his suit.

With such a setting, female characters naturally find it difficult to excel. Looking at the "007" series of movies, the most concerned ones are always the male stars who play Bond, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig...

Even if the heroine of "007" is well-known, she has become famous through other movies, such as Sophie Marceau, Eva Green, Halle Berry, etc.

It can be seen that in the movies of the male lead, it is really difficult for the actress to make a name for herself. In comparison, in the movies of the female lead, the actress can lead the way and has a higher chance of becoming famous.

This is also the reason why actresses such as Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Fei Donnaway actively strive for the heroine of this movie.

With so many people competing, the competitive pressure is naturally extremely high. Even a popular superstar may not be able to ensure that he will be selected. Therefore, in order to get this precious opportunity, everyone is also crossing the sea of ​​Eight Immortals and showing their abilities.

Some people who try to get in touch with each other and go through the back door, like Meryl Streep, through her agent Michael Ovez, seek the position of the protagonist of "Alien".

Someone who broke into Ye Jin's office and took the initiative to recommend himself to him. Susan Sarandon forced into Ye Jin's office and explained his experience of the role to him.

If Ye Jin hadn't known that she was a well-known actress, she would have achieved quite high artistic achievements in the future, so he would have called the security guard to bomb her.

In addition, there are also people who recommend themselves to pillows and voluntarily throw themselves into their arms, but Ye Jin did not take the opportunity to do anything.

First, he himself is not good at this kind of tone. If the actresses are willing to do this for one character, it is difficult to guarantee that they do this for other characters before or after, which is a bit unacceptable to Ye Jin.

Second, the total box office of the movie "Alien" exceeded one billion US dollars, and the profit Ye Jin could reap far exceeds this number (box office share, video sales, peripheral product development)...

If the heroine is wrongly chosen because of a temporary joy, resulting in the filming of "Alien" failure, the loss will be more than one billion US dollars in profits. If the loss is so much money, even the woman is Princess Diana, it is not worth it.

So Ye Jin finally overcomes all difficulties and appointed the heroine of "Alien" - Signey Weaver. As soon as the news came out, everyone was shocked.
Chapter completed!