Lena Kane mentioned the story about Spartacus, which was extended from Zack Snyder whom Simon met yesterday.
When Simon saw Zack Snyder's name in the project materials for this year's Sundance competition, Simon quickly thought of "300," the movie that put Snyder on the front line of Hollywood. It was adapted from the famous cartoonist Frank ·Miller's comic book tells the story of 300 Spartan soldiers fighting a bloody battle at Thermopylae to resist the 100,000-strong Persian Empire army during the Greco-Persian War.
The original "300" comic was published in 1998.
Now, because of Simon, the big butterfly, everything has changed.
It starts with Frank Miller.
This famous cartoonist has worked for comic companies such as DC and Marvel. The famous "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" was written by him.
Historically, in the 1990s, Frank Miller, who originally collaborated with Marvel, chose to leave due to the continued turmoil of the comic company and joined another small dark horse comic company, and started his own career in DC and Marvel. On the road to originality other than superheroes, he has created works such as "Sin City" and "300".
Both series were later made into films by Robert Rodriguez and Zack Snyder, respectively, and both were successful.
However, this time, because Simon cut off Marvel very early, without the turmoil of the 1990s, Frank Miller is still at Marvel. Simon checked in advance. Miller is currently creating "Daredevil" "series.
As for the once famous "Sin City" and "300", they no longer exist.
At the party last night, Simon had an idea and chatted casually. Although he was sorry, he had no intention of making these two series again. Without that time, it would be awkward to rashly come up with relevant ideas and let Frank Miller do it.
Unexpectedly, Lina would remember it and mention it again at this time.
Taking advantage of breakfast time, since Lina said this, Simon nodded: "Okay, as I said yesterday, with the Battle of Thermopylae as the background, the name will be "300 Spartans". As for the script, I think it can be shown in the form of comics first. When making movies in the future, the style should not be as realistic as "Braveheart". It is best to shoot in full CG, with the same comic style, so that the visual impact is very strong and will give people It gives people a different kind of cruel yet romantic feeling.”
As Simon spoke, he asked Carmen Case next to him to get a pen and paper, and quickly sketched out the classic poster of "300" in his memory: under the gloomy sky, a Spartan warrior wearing a cape conquered Persia. The soldiers rushed off the cliff like dumplings.
Then he handed it to Lina and continued: "It's probably like this, CG shooting, comic style, no need for too detailed rendering, no need to use too large a large number of extras, and the cost is also easy to control. By the way, if you Being able to sign Snyder, whose photography style is just right for this movie."
Lina and Annika beside her looked at the drawings in front of them, and combined with the man's explanation, they quickly understood what kind of style Simon wanted.
Hollywood blockbusters always have some reference templates, but according to the plan proposed by Simon, the two women could not think of any other movies that used the same similar technique.
Thinking about it this way, it is inevitable that there will be some suddenness.
No one has done it before, and it may give the audience a special movie-watching experience.
Freshness is the most valuable thing.
Secretly making up her mind, Lina couldn't wait to ask for more details, and Simon also answered all questions.
After chatting like this, until breakfast was over, Simon set off to leave Park City.
Simon's private jet is already waiting in Salt Lake City and will fly directly to Hangzhou, China.
Suddenly, there was only a group of warblers, big and small, left at the hilltop villa in Park City.
And, today, "Blair Witch" is starting to spread by word of mouth.
After yesterday's premiere, according to the film review feedback from a large number of media today, the comprehensive media score of "Blair Witch" reached 8.7 points, which is quite an excellent score.
In the evening, the 14th Sundance Film Festival concluded. As a film in the main competition, "Blair Witch" did not win the highest jury award, which was expected. However, the film also won another very symbolic award: the Best Audience Award.
As Sundance ended, Daenerys Entertainment also officially announced the film's schedule. "Blair Witch" will officially begin filming on February 6.
The closing ceremony is already January 25th, and the show will start on February 6th, with only two weeks left.
Also announced at the same time as the schedule is the official trailer of the film.
Daenerys Entertainment still adopts a relatively frugal promotional approach, only releasing the official trailer of the movie on the YouTube platform and the official website of "The Blair Witch Affair".
On the other side, Simon departed from Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, on the morning of January 25. After about a 12-hour flight, plus the time difference, Simon arrived in China. It was already the morning of January 26 in Asia, which happened to be New Year’s Eve. the day before.
It is still a completely unpublicized trip. As for being low-key, it can’t be called it.
With Simon's current status, he couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to. According to Lin Su's sister Lin Lan's accidental revelation, because it was confirmed that he would come over in the New Year, many people here had made preparations a week in advance.
A mansion on the west bank of West Lake.
Starting from the twenty-ninth day, and then to the first and second days of junior high school, it was lively for three consecutive days, and finally calmed down a little.
Time comes to the third grade of junior high school.
Thursday, January 29th in the Gregorian calendar.
Lin Lan and his wife drove over very early in the morning. After entering, Lin Lan, who was in a hurry, sent her husband to go and have some free time. He went to the back house and soon found two female waitresses accompanying a fat boy in the courtyard. Mother taking a walk inside.
Lifting the little hat that covered the little guy's face and saying hello, Lin Lan couldn't wait to ask: "Mom, where are my sister and brother-in-law?"
Mother Lin gestured in the direction of the main room, and quickly grabbed her second daughter who was about to run over: "Don't go, she hasn't gotten up yet," she said, dragging Lin Lan directly to the west side room, and handed the child to a A young woman with a clean and gentle temperament. The woman took the baby and was not shy. She opened her clothes and started to feed the baby.
Lin Lan chatted familiarly with the little one's wet nurse for a while, then leaned into her mother's ear and said with a smile, "Mom, did my sister stop breastfeeding the baby after my brother-in-law came over?"
Hearing the teasing tone of her second daughter, Mother Lin couldn't help but smile, and then glared at her daughter: "Don't talk nonsense, be careful of your sister being angry."
Lin Lan stuck out his tongue.
In fact, I have decided to tease my elder sister in private, well, of course, after the brother-in-law leaves.
When Mother Lin saw Lin Lan sticking out her tongue, she knew that her daughter was not well-meaning. However, she also knew that her girl knew the rules, so she didn't say much, but asked: "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
Lin Lan felt the disgust in her mother's tone and immediately felt aggrieved: "Mom, I'm your biological daughter, can't I come to see you?"
Mother Lin did not argue with her daughter about the custom of visiting relatives in the third grade of junior high school. She just said: "If you have anything to do, you must tell your sister first. Don't go to Simon directly."
Lin Lan hugged her mother, shook her affectionately, and leaned into Mother Lin's ear again: "I understand, it's really okay. I just came here to show my face in front of my brother-in-law."
Mother Lin poked her daughter's head but didn't say much.
Watching a certain fat boy sucking milk until he started to spit bubbles, Lin Lan snatched his little nephew over and began to teach this little one who could speak very early to call his aunt. This continued until about nine o'clock in the morning when he heard a girl The waiter said that the couple in the main room had already had breakfast, and ran over with the child in his arms.
Simon and Lin Suzheng were sitting next to each other on the sofa in the study on the side of the main room, flipping through an unknown document.
Seeing Lin Lan coming in with the little guy in his arms, Lin Su stretched out her hand to get the child over, but Lin Lan dodged it and sat down next to her with the child in her arms. She said with a smile: "I'll be fine. You guys can continue to play with each other." Nong."
Lin Su glanced at his sister embarrassedly: "What are you doing here so early?"
Lin Lan didn't hide it at all: "Flatter my brother-in-law."
Simon turned over a page of the drawing in front of him and said with a smile: "Come on, give me another New Year's greetings. I'll give you some lucky money."
Lin Lan lifted the little guy up and said, "Qianshu, call daddy and ask for the new year's money."
The little guy who was still spitting out milk foam was lifted up by his aunt. He started kicking and giggling, and even called "Daddy" obediently.
Then the child was snatched away by Lin Su, who was worried about his sister's slippery hands.
Lin Lan simply came over and squeezed next to his sister. He looked over the little guy Lin Su put on his lap and looked at the information just spread out in front of them: "What are you looking at?"
Lin Sudao: "You have seen the Wuzhen development plan before."
Lin Lan was a little surprised: "Sister, you don't want to invest in this project anymore, do you? It's too unreliable."
Lin Sudao: "I just showed it to Simon. Besides, the planner put a lot of thought into it. I actually think it's pretty good."
"No matter how good the plan is, what's the use?" Lin Lan disagreed. Seeing Simon looking over, he turned to his sister and said to Simon: "Brother-in-law, this is a trap. I went to Wuzhen to see it. It's completely It is completely dilapidated and has little restoration value at all. Moreover, even if the restoration is completed, there will be no other attractions to attract tourists except Mao Dun’s former residence.”
Simon said: "If the ancient town itself is completed, wouldn't it be an attraction that attracts tourists?"
Lin Lan raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded, and then said: "That may be the case, but brother-in-law, if you really want to invest, there are too many better ancient towns to choose from in Zhejiang, such as Nanxun, over there It has a large area and a bunch of outstanding attractions. In addition, there is also Yanguan Town. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong during his six tours to the south of the Yangtze River, he stayed in Yanguan Town. You can also see the Qiantang tide there. Then there is Puyuan Town, which is said to have It is the secluded hometown of Xi Shi and Fan Li, and these are better than Wuzhen."
Simon listened to Lin Lan with a smile and was also filled with emotion.
In my memory, there are hundreds of restored or man-made ancient towns across China, spread all over the country, with investments of hundreds of millions and billions. The foundations of many ancient towns are much better than Wuzhen. However, the hardware conditions in all aspects are poor. Wuzhen, which is not outstanding, has suddenly emerged as a leader among China's ancient town attractions.
There is really much to think about.
As for Simon personally, his biggest emotion is that success depends on people.
The literal meaning of success lies in people.
Just as Hengdian's rise had a backbone, Wuzhen's prosperity also had a backbone.
It is the tireless work of these people that has created a series of commercial and cultural miracles. In comparison, many projects that just throw money at it, whether they cost billions or tens of billions, often have unsatisfactory results.
Besides, the reason why Simon is interested in the Wuzhen development plan in front of him is precisely because the planner named Liang Zhiyu is named on the plan.
I happened to have some impressions once.
Without arguing with Lin Lan, Simon said to Lin Su: "The first phase only requires an investment of 60 million yuan. It's okay to try to develop a small community. However, when investing in similar projects, the probability of failure is very high. Even if it succeeds, Don’t think about recovering costs in the short term, or even if you want to achieve scale, you must continue to invest more. In short, in my opinion, you can invest, but you can’t.”
Lin Su asked the restless little guy to sit facing his father. Hearing this, he said: "Then I will invest and treat it as a contribution to my hometown. Oh, speaking of which, I have also watched those videos on YouTube, and I have seen that Thank you Qingmos..."
Mentioning the name of a certain girl, Lin Su's eyes were a little tentative. Seeing that the man was indifferent, he did not go into details and continued: "Anyway, we can't let tourists see the video on the Internet. It's beautiful, but when it comes to the actual place, it's all broken." The walls are in ruins, and we return disappointed.”
Simon smiled but didn't say much.
Although it is the same person, whether they can succeed this time still depends on luck.
And the probability is very low.
After all, in the past, hundreds of ancient Chinese towns that could be said to have blossomed all over the country had burned countless funds, and very few succeeded.
Therefore, this investment can only be regarded as feelings and making money, so don’t think too much about it.
Lin Lan couldn't help but stick out her tongue when she heard the two people next to her casually finalizing a 60 million investment project: "It's so rich, 60 million, it's just nothing."
Simon will leave tomorrow, but Lin Su still cherishes the opportunity for the two of them to be alone, so he is no longer so polite to his usually doting sister, and looks like he is looking at a light bulb: "Xiao Lan, what is going on with you? Don't tell me. If so, there may be no chance this year?”
"Okay, okay," Lin Lan also realized that she was confused, raised her hands, and finally said: "That's it, last night I went to the leader's house to pay New Year's greetings, and they talked to me there and said that I could be transferred to Beijing, sister. , Brother-in-law, do you think I should go?"
Lin Su looked directly at Simon.
Of course Simon could immediately understand the authorities' intention to transfer Lin Lan to Beijing. While teasing the little guy in Lin Su's arms, he shook his head and said: "If you insist on staying in politics, stay in the local area and lay the foundation." That's the right way, don't even think about joining in the fun in Beijing. With your current level, you can only do work like a sounding board, and the gain outweighs the loss."