"You guys, do you know what's the hottest work right now?"

Robert knocked the table hard with his hand, "I want to see more topics, not just to make our previous animations live, you must give more choices!"

In recent years, Disney can be described as Dibao Shengshi in the film industry. The highest-grossing film companies in the world for several consecutive years have competed with themselves on the box office rankings, and the companies they acquired with blockbuster nature are constantly attracting audiences.

But behind the glory is a hidden crisis, blockbusters, IPs, and sequels, how long can Disney last?

No matter how brilliant your old capital is, it will be eaten up!

So what they want to do is to discover new movie series. Original movies are difficult, and works with the nature of bestsellers are their goal.

However, the blockbuster "The Wrinkle of Time" released worldwide this summer is selected from teenagers, and it also has Oscar-winning actresses and talk show queens, plus Disney's distribution ability.

But it became a shocking dud, with a production cost of US$110 million and a promotion cost of US$80 million. However, its box office in the United States is only 100 million, and it is difficult to have 200 million worldwide!

Usually, a movie needs to have a box office of three times its production cost to make a profit. Even if the peripherals and copyrights offset a part, how can a movie with poor reputation and box office be achieved in the peripherals, disc markets, and playback rights?

Once you are bitten by a snake for ten years, you are afraid of the rope!

Now the leaders of the Disney film department are still scared. Even if they have a series of money-making series, the money they finally earned will be lost in this way, and the shareholders will definitely be very dissatisfied.

The lesson was right in front of me. Now Robert dared to speak, and the members of the film selection committee were a little surprised.

"Now "The Da Vinci Code" is actually quite good. I heard that more than a dozen film and television companies have been in contact with Random Bookstore. This type of movie has a market in the last century or early this century, but now it should be quite overwhelming!"

Visual movies in Hollywood are now popular. These types of movies do not rely on stories and the stars to attract people, but rely on familiar stories and characters to bring them to the cinema.

The grand and exaggerated visual wonder has become the basis of blockbusters. It does not need to be a good movie, as long as it can make sequels.

Several major film companies, including Disney, have focused their main focus on superhero movies or movies that can make sequels.

What they care about is not the movie itself, but discussing how to make the movie!

Medium-cost movies can no longer attract audiences, and their main target is Little Golden Man.

Looking at the global box office, before the rise of superhero movies, the entire movie world was full of flowers, and many feature films could also achieve good box office, but now there are fewer and fewer truly excellent feature films, and even fewer can make breakthroughs in box office!

The male and female protagonists in "The Da Vinci Code" are not superheroes, they can't fight, and their identities are quite awkward. One is a Chinese professor and the other is a policeman from the French Code Decipherment Office. They are not considered pure Americans.

The protagonist's identity is a problem, and the content is equally sensitive!

Not to mention that it may be boycotted by Catholics in various countries, it is also difficult to decrypt and shoot the nervous and exciting 24-hour adventure.

Film master Hitchcock once said that adapting third-rate talents into first-class movies now seems a bit outdated.

"I think this work is difficult to improve in the box office. Can it be $300 million worldwide?"

"You can't be too anxious. It's just released now, and we should wait for the subsequent impact to come out."

"If the movie is filmed, maybe the box office in China will be a surprise, but our share ratio is too low, so it is probably not very cost-effective."

"If Zhang Chu can write a sequel to "The Da Vinci Code", then I will definitely agree with Robert's proposal."

Robert had a headache, and he said disappointedly: "Look at these news, it has a lot of attention. If we don't seize the opportunity, then this excellent movie will miss us. It's useless to regret it at that time!"

The topic selection committee of Disney's film department will have quarrels every time they meet. Whether to invest in the project requires the opinions of the marketing department and distribution department, and whether the developed toys are easy to sell. These factors will be concentrated on a report to determine whether the movie can bring enough profits to the company.

There are many times when you miss it, and there are also times when you can see it correctly.

Now no one is sure whether the box office of "The Da Vinci Code" will be high or low, but they all want to avoid the next "The Wrinkle of Time"!

"Robert, I know what you think. But our budget is really not much this year. We must be cautious in order to consider the overall performance and stock price of the parent company." Frank spread his hands and said helplessly, "Our movie plan has been scheduled to 2022. Now how many dollars do you think "Da Vinci Code" will take at least to be filmed?"

"The investment in this movie actually does not require much, because there are no special effects. I think it is better to shoot on the spot, and museums and churches can be convinced. If they really appear in the movie, it will definitely be the best publicity and become a famous tourist attraction. Therefore, the possibility of free shooting is relatively high, and even if it is not free, the cost is relatively small."

Robert's budget is $70 million, which is more than enough for a movie that is biased towards the plot.

Catherine, the only white woman in the topic selection committee, spoke, "Robert, I suggest we follow up with Random House and the agency of "Da Vinci Code", and then let the investigation company conduct a practical investigation. What kind of opinions do the American people have about this adaptation? It would be nice to make a decision at that time!"

"Katherine's statement is very good, and this may be the best way. As long as we keep the same progress as the rest of the competitors, they will never ignore Disney's existence."

Robert really likes and values ​​the box office performance of "The Da Vinci Code", but now he is unable to support himself and it is difficult to get support here.

He was very worried that such a piece of uncensored jade would be snatched away by other companies. There were many people in Hollywood film companies with keen eyes. What's more, it's not that popular now. We should do our best to compete for it in terms of emotion and reason!
Chapter completed!