Chapter 1825

Sisyphus film's frequent actions have really attracted a lot of attention in Hollywood, but things seem to be different from what they imagined. The selection and development of the works deviated slightly from the expected track.

However, after serious thinking, things can still find a certain rule.

The investment budget of "female spy" is slightly higher than expected, but on the whole, it is still a medium-sized investment, and it is a comedy work, which is similar to the horror movie "it's behind". They all have a specific fan group and can often create a small and broad miracle. Even if the box office number is mediocre, relying on the support of exclusive fans, they will not be too embarrassed, These are the best choices for independent film companies at the beginning.

"Wild Hunter" is a work that breaks the law and breaks the speculation, but it has a similar pattern with "Night Walker": it is in line with the artistic taste of Lan Li; In addition, there is a friendship bonus.

"Night Walker" is Jack Gyllenhaal, while "wilderness Hunter" is Leonardo DiCaprio. Meanwhile, Alessandro Gonzalez inarito has also completed the matchmaking through Alfonso Caron, which has further increased the bargaining power to persuade Langley. Although the investment cost of "wilderness Hunter" is indeed outrageous, which is much higher than that of "Night Walker", it is not a problem for lanli.

It is worth mentioning that the project of "wild Hunter" in Sisyphus film is only officially approved, and there are still many issues to be discussed. At present, it is only in the preliminary preparation, and Alessandro is selecting suitable shooting sites - the cost budget of different shooting sites is different, which has an important impact on the overall budget of the crew.

Why do many film crews like to go to Atlanta and Pittsburgh or simply go to Canada for filming? The former state government has introduced tax-free policies for film and television production crew, while the latter is that the overall price is slightly lower. Don't underestimate these small reductions. For the film crew, it means millions or tens of millions of cost savings; For the state where the film is taken, it can create more jobs and generate income through tourism, which is a win-win strategy.

Later, California also introduced the relevant tax-free policy, hoping to keep more drama groups. Every year, the state government will draw lots for alternate TV drama projects and randomly select the projects that can be tax-free. Some TV stations have already decided to cancel some dramas, but because they have won the tax exemption, the cost can be greatly reduced. The TV stations have decided to renew their subscription and give the dramas another chance, which has enabled many dramas to survive.

In short, location is a crucial part of the cost budget. This also means that there are still many variables in "wilderness Hunter". Obviously, Sisyphus pictures also needs to be cautious about the investment cost of 100 million US dollars. Everything is possible before it is officially put into shooting.

As a result, things return to the original prediction of the industry: the establishment and existence of Sisyphus film industry, in the final analysis, is to allow lenley to freely choose film projects.

Although people in the industry have noticed the frequent actions of Sisyphus film, due to the relationship of lanli, everyone has a preconceived idea that Sisyphus film is equal to Brad Pitt's plan a film and Tom Cruise's Tom Cruise film. Naturally, this leads to the deviation of follow-up ideas.

In this way, whether it is "female spy" and "it's behind", or "wild Hunter" and "Night Walker", they have indeed created a lot of waves and caused a lot of discussions. However, they have not been able to trigger the vigilance of the film company in a real sense, and no one has been able to completely connect a series of actions at the previous Sundance Film Festival.

Even Andre, Andy and others didn't expect lanli's grand blueprint and incomparable executive power. How can other people in the industry easily see through it?

But in fact, under the cover of "female spy", "wild Hunter" and "it's behind" and other works, Sisyphus pictures has some hidden actions that have not been found.

The first is the formal establishment of hall venture capital in Silicon Valley. In the whole Silicon Valley, there are countless venture capital funds. Almost every day, old players quit the game and new players join the game. Few people will pay close attention to the new players before they make waves. Robin herzer officially took office and started the preliminary work.

The second is the transformation of the "crack" of the online broadcasting platform. In the past two months, Arthur has made frequent contacts between the North American continent and the European continent, quietly formed a team, officially established an online broadcasting platform department under Sisyphus pictures, and started the reconstruction and transformation of Don Quixote channel.

These actions are happening under Hollywood's eyes, but because they are in the early stage of preparation and all actions are taking place behind the scenes, there is not much substantive progress at the moment, even the movement is not obvious, so it has not been able to attract any attention at the moment.

Sisyphus pictures is making preparations and layout step by step. The most difficult thing is that, although the grand and exaggerated blueprint has far exceeded expectations, Andre is still not too impatient and striding to catch up with the progress. On the contrary, after calming down, Andre adjusts the development plan step by step and carries it out in a relaxed way, It is far from the mainstream impression of "layman" and "people are stupid and have a lot of money".

In fact, after the first round of financing by Andre and Arthur, and the second round of financing by Langley and a group of friends, including Rooney Mara, Jessica chastan, Ryan Gosling, Paul Walker, Jack Gyllenhaal, Lamy Marek, Robert Redford, Alfonso Caron, Chris Evans, the Cohen brothers and so on, Hall has more than $500 million on its books.

In other words, if Robin herzer agrees and Andre Hamilton agrees, Sisyphus pictures has the ability to move forward at full speed, not to mention a "wild Hunter". They can make a bold investment and develop in an all-round way.

But they didn't.

Because they clearly know how big the plan is, there is no need to be in a hurry now. It is better to lay a solid foundation in the early stage, just like the foundation of a tall building. Only if the foundation is well laid, can the future development be promoted with high speed and efficiency.

Therefore, in addition to the "Night Walker" being filmed, only "female spy" has been put into production“ "It's behind me" and "wild Hunter" are just projects for the time being, and they don't rush into the production. In addition, Sisyphus pictures has quietly identified several other projects.

The films include "focus", "orange", "Patterson", "border killer", "Carol", "Earl and I and the dying girl", "cool" and "after the lights" and so on.

From the perspective of quantity, there are quite a few, but in fact, the investment cost is not high. There are only three projects with a cost budget of more than 10 million. The budget structures of "border killer", "focus" and "Carol" are quite similar. The first is field shooting, and the second is the cast, which raises the cost. The cost budget of other projects is less than five million, and the cheapest "orange" is only four hundred thousand.

In the aspect of TV series, there are two projects: "strange stories" and "running in the night of crime".

Although there are only two projects, the preparatory work is extremely cumbersome, because Sisyphus pictures needs to start from scratch - they don't have their own studio, their own shooting team, and their own channel for casting. Everything has to be built slowly from scratch. Of course, once the situation is opened, the follow-up shooting of TV series will be carried on all the way, and things will not be so complicated.

Among them, the cost budget of "strange things" is about 20 million, while the cost budget of "crime night run" is between 25 million and 30 million. The difference lies in the production team. The screenwriter lineup of "crime night run" is extremely strong, including Steven zerian and Richard press. The former created "Schindler's list", while the latter participated in the screenwriting of "fire line".

But now TV series are still in the stage of paper, the budget cost is only an estimate, which may change at any time.

It is worth mentioning that the "crime night run" is a project that Arthur hall snatched from HBO by himself. Even with the brand of Langley, they don't know how Arthur finished it. They just heard that Steven Spielberg played an important role in it.

Eight film projects, two TV projects, all of which are in the stage of project approval, but ten projects are moving forward in an orderly way. There may still be a lot of work to be done before the production and even before the selection of CASS lineup. There are still many variables, but Sisyphus still shows a prosperous and busy scene.

Not only in March after the Oscars, but also in the first half of 2014, from January to June, Sisyphus has made a lot of moves.

However, because of the preconceived fixed mode of thinking, Hollywood insiders have paid close attention to it, but they have never been really vigilant; In addition, before June, only "Night Walker", "female spy" and "it's behind" works of Sisyphus pictures have been put into production, while the rumored "wild Hunter" has not moved, and Alessandro is still tirelessly looking for suitable shooting places, which makes people in the industry feel more at ease.

As a result, Sisyphus pictures was able to start the preparatory work at its own pace, although it received much attention and was under the eye of the whole Hollywood.

However, all these things seem to have nothing to do with Lan Li.