the next day.
Page Films.
Zack Snyder, the director of "Hard Candy", accepted Kyle's invitation and came to Page Pictures again.
"Hi, Zach, my friend, welcome."
As soon as he saw him, Kyle gave him a bear hug.
Kyle still has a lot of respect for Zack Snyder. After all, he is the director who will shoot "Man of Steel" and "300" in the future!
"Hey, man, how are you doing recently? I heard that a lot of film companies approached you to be a film director some time ago."
Kyle smiled and patted Zach's shoulder. Then he pushed him onto the sofa without saying anything and made him a cup of coffee himself.
Zach shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Page, I..."
"Call me Kyle. I've said it many times. We are friends. There's no need for those honorifics." Kyle interrupted him.
Hearing this, even Zack, who had been on MV sets for a long time, was deeply moved.
Dear friend!
Zack said, "Okay, Kyle. Since the release of Hard Candy, many film companies have approached me to shoot new films. However, those scripts are totally useless and I am not interested in filming them at all. Moreover, the highest cost of the films they asked me to shoot is less than $1 million. They are just trying to win a prize. How can I accept it?"
Kyle nodded.
The director he is familiar with still has something to pursue.
Although the box office of "Hard Candy" was not high, only more than 5 million US dollars, Page Pictures still made some money because of its low cost.
Well, not much. All in all, the profit was only about $1.5 million.
1.5 million US dollars!
Well, humans are profit-driven beings.
This figure is nothing to many large and medium-sized Hollywood companies, not even a drop in the bucket. However, for many small companies, it is definitely equivalent to their profit for one or even two years.
"Hey man, do you want to take a look at this comic?"
Seeing that the situation was almost ready, Kyle offered him a sweet treat.
"300?"
"Uh, it's an illustrated comic book. It was originally created by the comics master Frank Miller."
Zack, talking to himself, quickly finished reading the "300" comic, mainly because the comic did not contain much content.
However, this also aroused his interest.
He decided to watch it a second time!
Because he has excellent painting skills, is deeply influenced by his parents, and has studied art painting, he particularly likes comic-type works.
Looking at the films he shot in the future, they are always full of personal creations such as slow motion, dark tones, exaggerated violence, etc.
It is precisely because of these unique aesthetics and insights that his works have received polarized reviews.
For example: "Man of Steel".
The tones of his works are all dark, like deep oil paintings, especially in comic adaptations, which bring a sense of seriousness. His "300 Spartans" is a typical example.
"marvelous!"
After reading the comic book "300", Director Zack became very excited: "Leonidas, the king of Sparta, is definitely a hero in my mind. Kyle, are you going to adapt this comic book at Page Pictures?"
"That's right. In fact, half a month ago, we bought the film and television rights, movie-related rights, and a series of other rights from Frank Miller for 300."
Kyle answered truthfully.
After all, there is nothing to hide.
"Yes! Mr. Page...Oh, Kyle, please give me this comic book adaptation movie. For this, I can give up the fee for being the director of the film."
Zach stared at Kyle with burning eyes. He was extremely excited at first, but now he became extremely serious.
He loves 300 so much.
As for giving up the director's fee?
Just give up!
He firmly believed that he could become famous quickly by filming "300". Was he still afraid that he would not be able to make a name for himself in Hollywood after that?
"Zach, I asked you to read this comic. Do you think I would choose someone else as the director? As for the director's fee, do you think I would be stingy with a friend?"
Kyle waved his hand.
Hearing this, Zach bowed to Kyle and said, "Thank you very much!"
"Oh, my heart!"
Kyle couldn't help but feel moved.
In fact, just now when he heard that Director Zack was willing to give up the director's fee, Kyle almost agreed without hesitation. After all, he believed that every penny saved is a penny earned.
However, this is completely killing the goose that lays the golden eggs!
Many people are entangled with each other because of interests, but also go their separate ways because of interests, or even become enemies.
Kyle has seen this kind of situation too many times in his two lifetimes.
It is totally unacceptable to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs just for the tiny director's fee.
"Zack, this is the script adapted from 300. You can take your time to read it later," Kyle said.
"Okay, I'll definitely take a closer look." Zack nodded.
Kyle suddenly said, "You are the director of the movie, but I have one thing to say in advance, that is, this movie "300" will not be filmed in the near future."
"Uh..." Zack was stunned.
"Don't ask why. The reason is that the production cost is too high."
Kyle explained: "I discussed it several times with Victor and the production department, and found that in order to fully present the Battle of Thermopylae, the cost of shooting the entire film would be at least $60 million."
$60 million?!
Well, it's much higher than the cost of "The Sixth Sense" which is about to be prepared by Page Pictures.
Director Zack: "…."
What else can he say now?
Should I just bite the bullet and tell Kyle: Hurry up and give me the money so I can take the photo?!
Anyone with a normal mind would never say this.
However, at this moment, after learning that he could not prepare for "300" immediately, he still couldn't help feeling a sense of loss.
"Hahaha~"
Seeing Zack's lost look, Kyle couldn't help but laugh and said, "You don't have to be too anxious. I'm not asking you to wait for three or five years."
"10 months!"
"This is a promise I made to you!"
"After 10 months, all the funds for the film 300 will be deposited into a special account so you can start filming."
After he finished speaking, Director Zack jumped up from the sofa excitedly.
"real?!"
"Of course it's true!"
Zach immediately said that he was willing to wait! For this reason, let alone 10 months, even three years, he was willing to wait.