Resident Evil is a game developed by Wujiang Group, and it could very well be adapted into a live-action movie.
The plot of "Resident Evil" is already very clear. There's no need for Zhao Ye to write the story; the screenwriters at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio can write a good script.
So Zhao Ye then said to Xu Xiangming, "There are too few special effects projects, so let's make our own movies. I think we could make a 'Resident Evil' movie, and invite the female lead..."
Zhao Ye was only halfway through his sentence when he suddenly realized that Milla Jovovich, the female lead in Resident Evil, was still quite young and probably didn't have the fame or acting skills to support the role of the female lead in Resident Evil.
However, apart from Milla Jovovich, Zhao Ye really couldn't think of anyone more suitable to play the female lead in this movie.
Zhao Ye hesitated for a moment. This movie has a large fan base from the game, so it's not a big problem which actress plays the role. If her acting skills aren't good, she can work on them.
Zhao Ye is still willing to give Milla Jovovich a chance.
"Milla Jovovich will play the lead role, but some important supporting roles can be played by Chinese actors! This film is aimed at a global audience, otherwise we won't be able to recoup our costs!"
Xu Xiangming nodded.
Zhao Ye had other matters to attend to later, so he took his leave.
After Zhao Ye left, Xu Xiangming looked at the people around him and asked, "Do you know who Milla Jovovich is?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Milla Jovovich debuted at a young age and can be considered a child star.
Moreover, at this time he had already starred in an action movie called "The Detective," which was released in January 1992.
During this period, most Hollywood movie stars were not famous in China.
Moreover, it's Milla Jovovich.
It's normal that most people haven't heard of her.
However, if someone were to inquire in Hollywood, they would certainly be able to find out about her.
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The Shanghai Animation Film Studio quickly assembled an acquisition team and went to the United States.
After arriving in the United States, the acquisition team split into two groups.
He arranged to meet with Steve Jobs along the way, preparing to acquire Pixar Animation Studios.
Another route led to Marvel Studios.
At this point, Jobs was already somewhat regretting acquiring Pixar Animation Studios. Making computer-animated films was more difficult than he had imagined. He had been investing in Pixar for many years, and now Pixar had become a hot potato; even if he wanted to sell, no one was willing to buy it.
Pixar Animation Studios had been losing money for a long time, and it wasn't until the release of Toy Story that it truly achieved success, but that was three years later.
As a result, Jobs' net worth reached $1 billion, which led to Apple inviting him back.
Zhao Ye was unsure whether Steve Jobs would be able to return to Apple after the Shanghai Animation Film Studio acquired Pixar.
"Mr. Jobs, hello! I am Fan Yuquan, the director of the investment department of Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Fan Yuquan smiled broadly and extended his right hand.
"Hello, Mr. Pan!" Jobs said, shaking hands.
“Mr. Jobs, we have already expressed our company’s purpose to you over the phone. Would you be willing to sell Pixar Animation Studios?” Fan Yuquan asked.
Jobs asked in a deep voice, "How much are you willing to pay?"
"As far as we know, Mr. Jobs, you spent $10 million when you acquired Pixar from George Lucas, and then invested approximately $30 million more in Pixar, which means you spent a total of $40 million."
Fan Yuquan paused for a moment, then said, "Therefore, our company is willing to spend $70 million to acquire Pixar."
Jobs shook his head, dissatisfied with the price, and said, "$70 million is too little, I want $100 million! I won't sell Pixar for less than $100 million!"
Jobs' tone seemed very resolute.
Fan Yuquan frowned. He felt that spending $100 million to acquire Pixar Animation Studios was a bit too expensive.
Although Pixar currently possesses a strong technological advantage in computer animation production, it has never proven that computer-animated films can achieve box office success.
Fan Yuquan immediately began to negotiate with Jobs.
Jobs insisted on $100 million, and the negotiations stalled.
Fan Yuquan could only regretfully say that they would talk about it another time.
Jobs left with a heavy heart.
He also owns a computer company called Next. Next launched its first workstation computer, the nexputer, in 1988, followed by the smaller Nextstation in 1990.
However, annual sales are less than 400 units.
Until the company was acquired, it had only sold four or five thousand units in total.
Businesnd, a retail partner, also went out of business. The company's gamble on Next was not the only blow that led to the collapse, but it was definitely related.
This was arguably the worst period in Jobs' life.
By next year, almost all of Next's vice presidents, including the five who originally co-founded the company with Jobs, will have left.
However, this series of experiences was very important to Jobs. When Jobs evolved into Jobs 2.0, the whole world went crazy for him.
Right now, Next is struggling, with annual product sales below 400, and Pixar is a drag on its business. Jobs must be incredibly worried.
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