It is a magical epic movie, with d2 and ilm providing special effects, and a Sino-US joint venture to jointly promote it, and even James Cameron is involved. One can imagine the appeal of the four major fantasy series to directors. Those attending the meeting were basically directors who had produced fantasy films, so it was not difficult to follow up. When the meeting ended, the directors immediately proposed to go to the screenwriter library to read the script. If there is a good script, they have no reason to refuse this cooperation. After the meeting, the four major magical series were officially launched. The first two TV series and "White Snake: Legend of Green Snake" were filmed. The story of this movie is also in line with the mainstream trend of movies in the world today - the love between humans and monsters. Just look at how many fans the vampire romance in Twilight has gained, and you know these movies are a lot of fun. ¡° Moreover, the story of The Legend of White Snake can also be transformed into a Hollywood-style blockbuster model. This film directed by Chen Jiashang is based on the Legend of White Snake. The heroine is reclassified as Green Snake and is set as a descendant of Nuwa. It has the same world view as the four major magic series. The big villain is not Fahai, but Fahai's disciple. He went down the mountain to avenge his master and committed evil, and was then eliminated by the Green Snake. In short, the main lines of the stories in the four major magic series are quite simple and clear, that is, the bad guys want to destroy, and the protagonist destroys the bad guys. Then just add a little more roundabout content. "Chinese-language films will not break out of Asia overnight. If they choose to use mysterious stories, it is conceivable that foreigners will not buy it. You have to assimilate the taste of foreigners bit by bit, when foreigners have become accustomed to the connotation of Chinese movies. Then we can talk more profoundly. Another reason is that "The Legend of White Snake: The Legend of Green Snake" has very few CG special effects. That is, when Green Snake transforms and fights Fahai, more special effects are needed elsewhere. It doesn¡¯t require many special effects. Relatively speaking. The cost of this movie will be very low, which is very suitable as an experimental movie. "The Yellow Emperor: The Battle of the Deer" directed by Shao Shuaijun himself is based on the scale of the battle in The Lord of the Rings. It requires an investment of five to six billion yuan, so it will be postponed in the future. We even waited until "White Snake: Legend of the Green Snake" was released and the response was strong before we started it again. After all, investing in movies is very risky. No one can bear the losses caused by blindly launching such a big plan. The trio of Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is now popular all over the world, also created the world view in advance and released each movie one by one. Created step by step. The word-of-mouth and box office success were great, and plans for the next movie were launched. It continues the connection between the movies very well, and avoids the risk of over-extraction by crowding in. After solving the problem of starting the four major fantasy series projects, Shao Shuaijun temporarily shelved the completed scripts. I went to Thailand, where Xu Zheng's new film "The Journey to Thailand" is currently being filmed. News of Shao Shuaijun¡¯s arrival. It was quickly known by local reporters, who flocked to the production studio like crazy. "Avengers" is currently being screened in Thailand. It has set many records and has won five consecutive championships in Thailand, earning more than 300 million baht, becoming the new overlord in Thai film history. The reporter's crazy visits not only provided a lot of exposure to the crew of "‡å‡å", but also alarmed the Thai government. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra personally invited Shao Shuaijun to a banquet at his house. With Shao Shuaijun¡¯s current global status, the heads of small countries cannot match Shao Shuaijun¡¯s influence, even his status. Just like when Bill Gates goes to a small country, he receives treatment that only a head of state can enjoy. Shao Shuaijun, as an oligarch in the entertainment industry, can also enjoy such treatment when he goes to a small country. No way, money is too much. Any small country hopes to have good relations with wealthy people. With a little investment, the benefits can benefit the entire country. In the past two years, Yingluck Shinawatra¡¯s rule in Thailand has not been very stable. She needs China as her backer, and China also needs a neighboring country as an ally. Due to emotions and reasons, Shao Shuaijun could not refuse, so he agreed to Yingluck's invitation and went to the Prime Minister's Office for dinner. By the way, Yingluck also invited Xu Zheng, Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang. As a head of state, Yingluck Shinawatra may not be the most famous, but she is the most beautiful female prime minister in the world. A middle-aged lady, her charm is still there, and with the light given by her power, she looks pleasing to the eye. And what is very interesting is that Yingluck is also half Chinese. Her ancestors are all Chinese. She later immigrated to Thailand and became the center of power. "However, politicians are politicians, and the conversation went back and forth, with nothing more than two main points. One is to hope that Shao Shuaijun can invest in Thailand, and the other is to express the intention of Sino-Thailand friendship. ¡° Talking to Shao Shuaijun about China-Thailand friendship is just a joke. He doesn¡¯t understand politics at all. Yingluck¡¯s move was just a show, to show to Chinese senior officials.??. Being friendly to Shao Shuaijun means being friendly to the Chinese people, and being friendly to China "The food at the banquet at the Thai Presidential Palace was just so-so." After eating, drinking tea, and chatting, the four of them returned to the set. On the way, Huang Bo picked his teeth with a toothpick and commented like this. "I actually ate with gusto, tsk tsk, eating at the Prime Minister's home, this feels different." Xu Zheng said with a look of recollection, "I probably won't have the chance to come over for dinner. I really miss it." Shao Shuaijun raised his eyebrows: " Not sure, if Thailand is so popular and Chinese people come to travel to Thailand, maybe you can be invited as a guest by Yingluck. "Shao Shuaijun vaguely remembered that it was because Thailand was so popular that Chinese people came to Thailand. Da Zeng, Yingluck specially invited Xu Zheng and others to have a cordial exchange. After staying with the crew for a few days and coaching Xu Zheng, Shao Shuaijun set off again and flew to Hollywood. "Avengers" is currently in theaters around the world and has become one of the top three box-office movies in film history. Summit Entertainment can't wait to release the sequel now and make a lot of money. Therefore, the project plan for "Avengers: Age of Ultron" was announced accordingly, and Shao Shuaijun was here to attend this project plan. A director has been selected for Age of Ultron and will be directed by Joss Whedon. Speaking of Joss Whedon, many people may not be familiar with it, especially since he is not well-known among film directors. However, he has a nickname and is known as the George Lucas of the television industry. The science fiction TV series "Firefly" (Serenity) directed by him is super popular and has a large number of fans. In addition to supporting Joss Whedon, Shao Shuaijun also supervises the production of "Iron Man 3". Shane Black has begun to recruit actors to show off his talents. He hopes that "Iron Man 3" can surpass the first and second movies and reach a new high. The state of Michigan that previously extended an invitation to the "Iron Man 3" crew is willing to provide tax incentives of US$13 million, which is to reduce taxes by filming the movie here. However, it is clear that Michigan is a bit stingy, and North Carolina is willing to provide a tax incentive of $20 million. Therefore, Wilmington, North Carolina, will serve as the main filming location for Steel 3. Shao Shuaijun, who was originally going to stand on the stage and leave casually during the Women's Federation 2 project promotion, unexpectedly received a call from Kevin Feige. There was a problem with the Steel 3 team. "Shao, Shane Black may withdraw from the director team of Steel 3. We have serious differences in the communication of the script." "What's going on?" Shao Shuaijun asked doubtfully, "What can go wrong with the script of Steel 3? No Has the general framework been drawn up? " "It's about the villain 'The Mandarin'. Shane insists on having the Mandarin as the villain protagonist, but, you know, the Mandarin is of Chinese descent, and we are worried that this will cause controversy in China. Boycott, so everyone is not very happy to talk, Shane is no longer a qualified candidate. "The Mandarin, this is a very early character in Marvel comics, appearing as early as 1964. In the comics, he is a descendant of Genghis Khan, the richest man in China before liberation. After the founding of New China, the Mandarins were expelled, and then discovered an alien spacecraft that had been buried for many years, and obtained ten rings to control the spacecraft. After many years After practicing, he became a master of martial arts, and from then on he began his journey of revenge and domination. In the comics, the Mandarin has always been Iron Man¡¯s nemesis. "Didn't we agree that the Mandarin will no longer appear as the villain leader? Although I don't think the Mandarin has any image of vilifying China, the background of the Mandarin is too mysterious and does not conform to the trend. Why does Shane still stand up to Mandarin? "Who knows why he lost his mind? Shao, Shane left the director's seat. Are you willing to come back to direct "Iron Man 3"?" Kevin said his final intention. Shao Shuaijun shook his head, thinking that Kevin could not see him, so he said: "I have a lot of work this year. The four major fantasy series cannot be separated from me. I will be filming Steel 3 again, and I will be very busy again. Ask Jon. Favreau." "Jon has taken over Disney's "Magic Empire." "Where's Joe Johnston?" Joe Johnston is the director of "Captain America." "Joe's style is not suitable for Iron Man." "What about Kenneth Branagh?" Kenneth Branagh is the director of "Thor". "Kenneth is not suitable to direct a superhero movie. "Thor" has a bad reputation, otherwise we wouldn't have replaced him for "Thor: The Dark World." "Don't other directors have suitable candidates?" Kevin is here The other end of the phone sighed: "Shao, I don't want to trouble you, but Gang 3 is about to start filming. Where can we find a director willing to take over the film temporarily? If we change to a director we don't know, we have to accept it all over again. Marvel Cinematic Universe plans, we can¡¯t afford to waste this time, publicity??Let it out. If "Iron Man 3" doesn't come out, the entire second team plan will be seriously disrupted. " "So, I have to clean up the mess? "Shao, we are all working for you, can you watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe plan fail?" " "Well, okay, I attended the Women's Federation 2 project establishment conference, and we will talk about Steel 3 again. " Shao Shuaijun had no choice but to agree. He had originally planned to take fewer movies, work on the four major fantasy series, and spend time with his family. Now he has to be busy again.