Chapter 198 Pirates of the Caribbean 2
After the preview, the central office collected opinions. Just as Liu Hongmin thought, Journey to the West had been completed and there were not many places that could be modified.
After replacing some lenses, "Journey to the West" was broadcast on China Central Television.
Once it was broadcast, it received warm welcome from the audience.
Ever since the Japanese-made Journey to the West was broadcast, people all over the country have been looking forward to our own Journey to the West. So when it was broadcast, as long as they could watch the China Central Television, they would hardly watch other channels.
With the popularity of "Journey to the West", the advertising fees of China TV have risen sharply and increased several times.
Director Wang was grinning from ear to ear. He had made great efforts to promote the production of Journey to the West when he first came to power. Now it has borne fruit, with both high ratings and money to be made. It is truly a remarkable achievement. When he is transferred to another job, he will definitely have a good place to go.
The popularity of "Journey to the West" also attracted the attention of Hong Kong. After Huang Qiang learned the news, he called Liu Hongmin immediately.
"Brother Liu, I heard that Journey to the West has been aired. I wonder how good the quality is."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Brother Qiang, the quality of Journey to the West is beyond reproach. If you want to import it, you'd better come to Beijing immediately."
Huang Qiang readily agreed, "I feel relieved with what Brother Liu said. I will fly to Beijing tomorrow. When the time comes, I will ask Brother Liu to help me make some connections."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "RTV and China Television have cooperation, so I won't get involved."
"We do have cooperation, but this time I want to deepen the cooperation and co-produce some dramas. If it weren't for you, RTV would have been suppressed by TVB over the years and wouldn't even have a chance to breathe. So, in order to fight against TVB, we must find external help. If Journey to the West is really as good as you say, then China TV is a good partner."
Liu Hongmin nodded, "When Brother Qiang arrives in Beijing, I will introduce you to Director Wang."
"Thank you, Brother Liu."
The next day, Huang Qiang rushed to Beijing. Liu Hongmin introduced him to Director Wang, who was very interested in the cooperation Huang Qiang mentioned.
However, the system in the mainland is different from that in Hong Kong. Director Wang cannot join forces with RTV to suppress TVB, but there is no problem in reaching a cooperation with RTV on several TV dramas.
The intention of cooperation has been reached, and how the cooperation will be carried out subsequently is no longer Liu Hongmin's business.
After retiring from the film industry, Liu Hongmin began to work on the second film of the Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest.
"The Curse of the Black Pearl" brought sweet benefits to Random House, and Richard has been urging Liu Hongmin for several months.
It’s just that Liu Hongmin has been busy, so it has been delayed until now.
"Dead Man's Chest" tells the story of Captain Jack Sparrow, who owes a blood debt to Captain Davy Jones of the "Flying Dutchman". In order to repay the debt and gain his freedom, Jack and several other forces fight for the Dead Man's Chest which has great magic power.
The Flying Dutchman is a magical ship. All the crew members on it have become slaves of Captain Davy Jones because of a curse and obey his orders. There is only one way to get rid of Davy Jones' curse, which is to find a powerful magic treasure called Dead Souls Chest.
Liu Hongmin divides "Dead Soul Coffin" into several stories:
The Debt of Davy Jones - tells the story of how Captain Jack made a deal with Davy Jones, the ruler of the Thebes Sea and the devil of the sea, in order to retrieve the Black Pearl. As long as he can retrieve the Black Pearl, he will give his soul to Davy Jones.
The Aborted Wedding - Will Turner and Elizabeth's wedding was disrupted by the Royal Navy, and the Royal Navy Commander Baycott put Elizabeth in prison. In order to rescue his beloved, Will Turner had to reach an agreement with Baycott and use Captain Jack's magic compass in exchange for Elizabeth's safety.
Boom Beach - Captain Jack Sparrow secretly boarded the Flying Dutchman in order to search for clues about Dead Man's Chest. However, he was discovered by Bill Turner, the father of Will Turner. Bill Turner left a mark on him and made him the target of the octopus monster.
He had to flee to an island, and then encountered cannibals, and survived by pretending to be a ghost. Will Turner came to him, and the two teamed up to escape the cannibals' pursuit.
In order to find the key, they went to the witch and got the coordinates of the undead. Then Captain Jack used Will Turner as collateral and made a deal with Davy Jones again.
Battle of the Treasures - Jack came to a small island to recruit crew members. Here he met the Royal Navy and Elizabeth. Baycott was eager to make a contribution, which gave Captain Jack an opportunity. Captain Jack used Elizabeth's magic compass to find the location of the Dead Man's Chest.
On the other side, Will Turner stole Davy Jones's key. Davy Jones realized that this was Captain Jack's conspiracy and immediately rushed to the treasure place.
The two groups met here and had a big fight in the treasure place. In particular, the fight between Captain Jack, Will Turner and Baycott on the rolling wooden wheel was the biggest highlight of the whole book.
Due to various conspiracies and plots, Jack was swallowed by the octopus monster, Elizabeth and the crew left, and the heart was taken away by the commander and handed over to the Royal Navy.
Elizabeth and others thought that Captain Jack was dead, but the witch told them that they could go find Captain Jack and recommended a captain to them, who turned out to be Captain Barbossa who died in the first film.
Death World - Babos led everyone to the Death World. When crossing the Styx, everyone saw many souls going to the Death World. Elizabeth saw her father's soul and wanted to save him but couldn't.
They found Captain Jack, but he no longer believed them. Under the distrust, they reached an agreement to escape from the world of death together.
The Overlord of the Sea - Bycott got the Dead Souls Chest and threatened Davy Jones with the heart in the Chest. With the powerful "Flying Dutchman", Bycott quickly became the Overlord of the Sea. He attacked pirates everywhere on the sea, forcing the pirates to unite and fight against Bycott.
Barbossa saved his life and let Captain Jack attend the Pirate Conference. But before the trip, the Black Pearl encountered the Royal Navy. Captain Jack had to escape and wait for an opportunity to take back control of the Black Pearl.
Baycott also heard that the pirates were going to hold a meeting, so he sent Will Turner as an undercover agent.
At the Pirates' Conference, Barbossa used the tokens of the nine pirates to successfully awaken the sleeping sea goddess Lypso. Lypso's huge body was simply not something Davy Jones could contend with.
The final battle - Captain Jack took the opportunity to launch an attack, the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman fought closely, and finally relied on the whirlpool left after sealing Lypso to successfully board the Flying Dutchman. Will Turner was seriously injured and dying, and Captain Jack took his heart and made Will Turner the new captain of the Flying Dutchman.
(End of this chapter)
