Chapter 429 King of the World Cameron

"Oh, this is a pity." Depp shrugged and said.

However, Wu Yuan did not see any regretful expression on his face.

Depp, who is now paid 56 million US dollars, is not the same person as before. He has no shortage of movies to shoot now. Although Wu Yuan's movies are very tempting, he does not feel it is a pity to miss them.

Wu Yuan also knew that after the two of them exchanged a few words of false affection, Depp walked away.

"Brother, can "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" be successful?" Looking at Depp's back, Liu Yifei, who had been listening to the two people's conversation quietly, asked in a low voice.

Not only him, Gong Li and Wang Xueqi also looked over curiously.

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is the most popular series of movies directed by Wu Yuan, and it is also his commercial masterpiece. No domestic filmmaker is not curious about this series.

"I don't know either." Wu Yuan said frankly.

He really doesn't know.

Although the screenwriter is still the old screenwriter, the director is different from his memory in his dream. What will the final film look like?

Wu Yuan also has some expectations.

It may be better than the original, or worse than the original.

"But what is certain is that with the performance and influence of the first three films, the box office of the fourth film will definitely not be bad." Wu Yuan added: "Based on the foundation laid by the previous three films, this IP can at least make three sequels."

"Unless the reputation of the three films is very bad, the commercial value of this IP will be eroded."

Disney originally planned to make another Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy.

If Depp had not gone to court with his ex-wife because of his private life, his acting career would have been directly ruined. It is estimated that "Pirates of the Caribbean 6" would have been released in 2020.

Before he and Liu Yifei talked for a few words, John, who had been paying attention to his chat with Depp, saw Depp walk away and immediately came up with the crew of "The Blind Side".

John is the producer of "The Blind Side" and he also led the team to attend the Oscars this time.

He and Wu Yuan didn't have much to say. Wu Yuan had been in Los Angeles during this period, and he had been back to Guangshidai to meet with the company's senior management. The company's future arrangements had been handled.

The third part of "Twilight" continued to be produced, "World War Z" was on the agenda, and Wu Yuan's next movie "The Martian" was also in the preparation stage.

The company was basically busy with these three movies this year and next year, with a total investment of more than 300 million and close to 400 million US dollars.

If everything goes well, these three movies will eventually bring in about 1.5 billion in box office revenue worldwide, and a net profit of 600 to 700 million US dollars.

Compared with the past, as Guangshidai's business unfolded, it became increasingly difficult to make a few hundred million with a small investment and a few tens of millions of dollars.

This is the inevitable stage for a small company to develop into a medium-sized or large company. After all, a large film and television company cannot rely on box office dark horses every day.

Oh, by the way, "Kingsman" co-produced with New Line will also be released this summer, and "Night at the Museum" co-produced with 20th Century Fox is also making a sequel.

These two movies can also bring the company 100 million to 200 million US dollars in revenue.

John is very satisfied with the current development of Light Era, and has blindly believed in Wu Yuan's vision.

"Daniel, you haven't seen Gwyneth for a long time, right?" John took the heroine of "The Blind Side" Gwyneth Paltrow and greeted Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan smiled and nodded, and hugged Gwyneth Paltrow, "Ms. Gwyneth, it's great to see you here."

"I hope you can win the Best Actress Award tonight. You are one of the best actresses in Hollywood in my heart."

Gwyneth and Light Era have a very good cooperation. Since the earliest "Proposal Marriage", she has cooperated with Light Era in three movies.

And with the global sales of "Iron Man 1", her commercial value has also risen sharply.

In the foreseeable future, Gwyneth will be one of the best partners of Light Era.

Cheap and easy to use, with high fame and commercial value, Wu Yuan was naturally very kind to her, and took the initiative to invite her: "In my next movie, there is a role of an astronaut captain. It's not much but it's quite interesting. I wonder if I can invite you to guest star?"

The captain of Matt Damon in "The Martian" is a female astronaut with a temperament and image that is a bit like a soldier. This role is quite suitable for Gwyneth.

Although she is "Little Pepper", she has always been tough and can play the role of a female astronaut.

"It's my honor." Gwyneth smiled dignifiedly and agreed without hesitation: "As long as the schedule is okay, I will definitely come to participate."

Wu Yuan smiled with satisfaction: "I will notify you as soon as the shooting schedule is confirmed."

"Once again, I wish you all the best tonight!"

The Oscars are a place of fame and fortune.

Since entering the backstage, Wu Yuan has been constantly socializing. Whether he knows him or not, there will always be people in the circle who take the initiative to come to him, chat with him and deepen the relationship.

They were not the media, and Wu Yuan could not pretend to be aloof, so he could only face them with a smile and exchanged a lot of business cards.

He also exchanged a few words with a veteran Hollywood producer with a white beard. Looking at his back as he left, Wu Yuan could not help but complain: "This is why I don't like participating in the Oscars."

"Compared with the European Big Three, Oscar's desire for fame and fortune is much greater."

Although he was in the European Big Three and had a lot of socializing with European filmmakers, they were all talking about movies and art, more like a group of like-minded people getting together to talk about things they like.

But it's different at the Oscars. These people are all for fame and fortune. In their words, they either hope to cooperate with Wu Yuan or want to recommend someone to him. In short, everything is for money.

This feeling is very tiring, just like what he encountered at some evening parties in China, which made Wu Yuan exhausted.

Until, James Cameron, who was also surrounded by countless guests in the backstage, also came to Wu Yuan.

After dealing with a lot of social events, the two directors with very high commercial value finally met and got together.

"Daniel, we meet again."

"James, congratulations, "Avatar" is so cool, this is an epoch-making movie."

Under the attention of hundreds of guests in the backstage, Wu Yuan and James Cameron hugged each other.

Both of them had bright smiles on their faces.

The main creators of the "Gravity" and "Avatar" crews surrounding the two of them were also looking at each other.

Holding Wu Yuan's hand, Cameron leaned close to Wu Yuan's ear and whispered, "I heard that you also shot an IMAX 3D movie?"

"Daniel, you are the most visionary person in Hollywood besides me!"

"Those corrupt old men are outdated."

"Sure enough, young people have the strongest ability to accept new technologies!"

"Believe me, IMAX 3D is the future of the film industry!"

"Your choice is correct!"

Wu Yuan grinned and shook his head with amusement.

What's the difference between what he said and "Daniel, stand up, I'm not targeting anyone, everyone here is garbage"?

Cameron is worthy of being the king of the world, he speaks tough.

But Wu Yuan was also very happy that he was considered the most visionary director in Hollywood besides himself.

"James, you are right, IMAX 3D is the future of the film industry!"

"I think so too!" (End of this chapter)