However, when Li Zetian thinks of the box office and influence of "Star Wars", he is happy.
"So... you hope that Apple can make additional investment!" Li Zetian said with a calm expression on his face.
George Lucas nodded again and again, "Yes, that's it!"
Li Zetian deliberately frowned and said, "According to your current shooting progress, the entire movie will cost at least tens of millions of dollars, and Apple will invest at least $5 million in it. For Apple, the risk is great!"
After speaking, Li Zetian pretended to be contemplative.
George Lucas looked at Li Zetian nervously, hoping to get a satisfactory answer from his mouth.
After a while, Li Zetian said, "George Lucas, please contact Twentieth Century Fox immediately and discuss whether to make additional investment."
"All right… "
George Lucas asked, "Oh, by the way, Chronos li, what did you call me for?"
"It's not busy, I'll talk about it later, you should contact 20th Century Fox now!"
Having said that, Li Zetian motioned for George Lucas to use his landline to make a call.
George Lucas nodded and picked up the phone... Two minutes later, he said to Li Zetian: "Steven Marlowe, the producer of Twentieth Century Fox, will come over in the afternoon."
"Before Steve Marlowe came, I'll introduce you to someone, please come with me." After Li Zetian finished speaking, he stood up and walked in front.
George Lucas responded and followed.
After a while, Li Zetian took him to an office in Walkman's laboratory, "Wait here for a while, I'll call that person over."
"OK."
George Lucas nodded and looked around curiously. Apple is full of incredible things everywhere, full of science fiction, and being in it seems to have brought him infinite inspiration...
Two minutes later, Li Zetian led Dr. Dolby in, and then introduced: "This is Dr. Dolby from Dolby Laboratories, and this is director George Lucas."
"Hello!!!"
The two shook hands and greeted each other politely.
Li Zetian said with a smile, "Everyone, sit down, this time the two of you are invited to each other because I think the Dolby surround sound system being developed by Dolby Laboratories can be applied to movies, so I plan to make "Star Wars" "Be the first to try it!"
"What is Dolby Surround?" George Lucas wondered.
"I think it's better for Dr. Dolby to explain this to you personally," Li Zetian looked at Dr. Dolby with a smile.
"The Dolby Surround Sound System is a cinema sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories to improve the stereo quality. When playing, it is restored to four channels in the opposite way, thus realizing the compatible transmission of multi-channel and two-channel. To put it simply, it realizes the synchronization of sound direction and picture movement, such as a When a person walks towards us, the audience can clearly distinguish the direction and volume of his footsteps, which gives a more realistic feeling!"
"Awesome! This is exactly what I need!!!" George Lucas exclaimed in surprise.
"Don't get excited, Lucas! You know, this thing is definitely not cheap!" Li Zetian poured cold water on him immediately.
George Lucas couldn't help but sigh, oh, damn, the budget is seriously underwhelming!
But Li Zetian added: "However, you should first check with Dr. Dolby. If 20th Century Fox is willing to invest more, the film can naturally continue to be filmed! Okay, the two of you can have a good chat, I have something to do. go out for a while."
George Lucas nodded, and then couldn't wait to ask Dr. Dolby more about the "Dolby Surround Sound System".
This chat lasted for an hour or two, and Dr. Dolby provided George Lucas with a lot of solutions and advice on film sound.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and a young female secretary pushed in and said to George Lucas, "Mr. Lucas, Mr. Steve Marlowe of Twentieth Century Fox has arrived, Chronos li asked me to invite you to his office!"
"Okay, I get it, I'll go right away," George Lucas nodded, then said goodbye to Dr. Dolby, "Dr. Dolby, as long as they are willing to invest more this time, I will definitely use Dolby Laboratories' products. technology!"
"Hehe, then it's a matter of course!"
Dr. Dolby was overjoyed, and then sent George Lucas to the door of Walkman's laboratory.
Then, George Lucas followed the female secretary to Li Zetian's office again.
Sitting on the sofa in the office is a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, with short hair and a medium build, wearing a black suit.
"Mr. Marlowe, hello!" George Lucas hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, this is a big sponsor, and then nodded to Li Zetian, saying hello.
Li Zetian waited for the two of them to greet each other and said, "Mr. Marlowe, you must know the shooting situation of "Star Wars". So far, the film has not finished one third of the filming, but the money has been spent. Two-thirds. Lucasfilm invested $1 million, Apple invested $2 million, and 20th Century Fox invested $3 million, for a total of only $6 million. Director Lucas, do you think the entire film is completely finished How much money do you need?"
Naturally, George Lucas had already dismissed this question, so he answered directly: "It will cost about 13 million US dollars, because some special effects will continue to be processed in the later stage..."
Li Zetian nodded and said, "In other words, there is still a shortfall of 7 million US dollars!" At this time, Li Zetian turned his attention to Steve Marlowe and asked, "Mr. Marlowe, is 20th Century Fox willing to make additional investment? ?"
Steve Marlow shook his head and refused: ""Star Wars" has far exceeded the budget of 20th Century Fox, and from the current American film market, there is almost no sign of a sci-fi movie. If you continue to invest more There will be huge risks, so 20th Century Fox has no plans to make additional investments!"
When George Lucas heard this, he immediately panicked. If he didn't invest more, all the money he used before would be gone.
"Mr. Marlowe, if we give up the investment, then we will lose more than four million dollars! If the whole movie is finished and released, we may be able to recover some of our losses. If the movie is popular, maybe we can still make money!"
Sci-fi movies are so sluggish these days that even Lucas himself doesn't think his $10 million-plus low-budget film will take the world by storm and become an incredible success. Yes, at this time, no one can imagine, except Li Zetian!
Seeing that Steve Marlowe was still unmoved, George Lucas could not help but grit his teeth and said resolutely: "If 20th Century Fox can continue to make additional investments, I am willing to cut the director's fee and script by $500,000. Fees, however, I retain the rights to sell products related to the film and title to the sequel!"
If Star Wars doesn't sell, the rights to sell the movie's related products and the ownership of the sequel will be worthless. In fact, in the previous life, George Lucas made such a proposal that made Twentieth Century Fox agree to invest.
Li Zetian twitched the corners of his mouth, what the hell, how can this be done!
PS: The third update, ask for tickets, the update will not be interrupted