"These nine...these nine rings were given to the king of human beings, because their hearts were most susceptible to bewitching..."

Zhang Chu still remembers this sentence, which is the beginning of the movie "The Lord of the Rings" and is easily overlooked.

But if you watch the entire movie or the entire book, you will find that this simple sentence runs through the entire text, predicting the entire story and predicting the entire tragedy surrounding the Lord of the Rings.

The quiet and peaceful Alexander ranch became a little noisy, with a large number of actors and staff on the crew, and the small hill that was just grass and big trees had now been developed into the real Hobbiton!

Flowers, plants and vegetables are all real, not props.

One cute little log door after another is embedded in the mountain, but it is not a real house inside.

Among these holes, only the bag bottom pit where Bilbo Baggins lives is a truly hollowed-out building and will be used for shooting.

At the same time, another proportional bag bottom hole was built not far away to contrast with the height.

Ridley Scott and others came up with various ways to use the changes in reference objects to show the height gap between the Hobbitons and normal humans.

"It's a bit like a paradise!"

Even though there are many modern machines around, this Hobbiton looks full of vitality, peaceful and peaceful, as if it is really a safe haven in the Middle Earth world.

At this moment, Zhang Chu suddenly felt a little regretful. Maybe he should protect this place and prevent tourists from coming in to visit.

"Welcome to the Lord of the Rings crew. We're about to shoot a set of scenes. Do you want to take a look at it?" Ridley Scott was wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt, but he had an inappropriate camouflage vest on the outside, looking very concerned about health preservation and warmth.

Zhang Chu shook hands with him and said, "Of course, I'm honored."

He is probably the most unfamiliar among the producers of "The Lord of the Rings", and he almost never appeared on the set.

Previously, at Zhang Chu's suggestion, Bilbo Baggins' actors did not choose an elderly actor, but chose a younger actor to play with old makeup and post-production special effects.

Regardless of whether the film succeeds or not, Zhang Chu will write the prequel of "The Lord of the Rings" "The Hobbit".

Instead of choosing another actor at that time, it is better to finalize it now and let the actors get familiar with each other in the movie, so that the prequel will have feelings.

At that time, the banner of "All Rings actors return" will probably attract the attention of fans around the world!

Unfortunately, there is no Aragon in the prequel, which is a great regret.

During the Battle of the Five Hobbits, Aragon had been born for a long time. He was not an ordinary human, but a long-lived Dendan. When he met Frodo, he looked like he was in his prime, but in fact he was in his eighties.

He has always inspected various places as a Ranger leader, and his travels are quite wide, and he missed the battle with the Five Armies!

Zhang Chu was very excited when he saw the elf king Thrandir asking Legolas to go to the north to find a ranger at the end of "The Hobbit III: Battle of the Five Armies".

It was obvious that even the name of director Ang Lee had not been shown, but everyone who had watched it knew that it must be Aragon, which was related to the plot of "The Lord of the Rings".

The style of "The Hobbit" is actually quite different from "The Lord of the Rings", because "The Hobbit" is actually a fireside bedside story written by the author Tolkien to his children. It emphasizes easy-to-understand, vivid, lively and humorous.

Even though the movie is changed to a surging and extraordinary temperament, it is just a children's bedtime reading.

The content of the story is actually not much different. It is all a group of dwarves with a smart, smart and brave Hobbit. After going through hardships and obstacles, they traveled thousands of mountains and rivers, and finally defeated the dragon and successfully protected their homes.

The dwarves in the middle are even more real and ridiculous, and they staged one ridiculous comedy after another. They are obviously a little clumsy, but they like to be clever, saying that they are going back to their hometown to fight the dragon, but they have no clue or plan at all. Bilbo, who was traveling with them, was so tired that he was busy. In the end, the death of the dragon had nothing to do with the dwarves.

"The Lord of the Rings" is a long epic, and "The Hobbit" is a charming and innocent fantasy story.

Zhang Chu clearly remembers that his bookstore also sold "The Hobbit", but at that time there was a name that was very consistent with the sense of the times, called "The Dwarf's Break into the Dragon's Hole"!

The Hobbit race inside seems to be the embodiment of children. They are optimistic, innocent and kind, and even about the same height.

What children like to watch the most is adventure stories, not to mention dwarves, elves, orcs, fire-breathing dragons, people who can turn into bears, shining swords, and invisible rings, not to mention that the protagonist is a little guy who occasionally makes a little confused and likes to be lazy.

A sense of intimacy comes to the forefront.

If Zhang Chu wrote this book, it would probably become one of the most gifts that children want to get on Christmas every year!

"The Lord of the Rings" had three publications at the beginning, and it was actually very reasonable to adapt it into three movies.

But "The Hobbit" is only one book. If it is changed into three movies, a lot of content must be added. That will be a test for Zhang Chu. He must add a lot of content on the basis of retaining the original framework and essence, otherwise the movie will be suspected of being filled with water.

The movie is currently being filmed, and it will take at least a whole year to complete the filming, and it will take a wait until the next year!

Three movies are filmed at the same time, and then one movie will be released in a year. The last movie "Return of the King" will not be released in five years.

This also gave Zhang Chu enough time.

The story of "The Hobbit" was filled in within five years, so there is no urgency at all now.

The actor who plays Bilbo Baggins doesn't know why Universal Pictures would ask him to sign a contract for six movies in one go, but he is just an ordinary low-level actor in Hollywood, and he will definitely hold his thighs tightly on the list.

Of course, Zhang Chu has never been a wise man and doesn't say secret words. This method almost made the director, producer and the signed actors realize that there might be a poster or prequel.

The only prerequisite for being able to shoot sequels or prequels is that the film will not lose money!

The total cost of filming three movies reached US$450 million, and it may be overspent in the later stages of filming. At the same time, the marketing and promotional costs are basically the same as the cost of filming.

If the film's box office performance is poor and Universal Pictures loses, it will definitely seal the series.

Every company aims to make money.
Chapter completed!