The Best Entertainment Era

In the staff lounge of Sandsea Entertainment, Anne Hathaway looked curiously through the open door as a burly man walked towards Ronan's office.

Anne Hathaway looked at the delicate girl diagonally opposite, and asked, Lindsay, who is that person?

Lindsay Bill glanced at it, continued to look down at the script, and replied, Uwe Ball, a German director.

This is Uwe Ball who directed House of the Dead? Anne Hathaway was a little surprised: This is not like a director, but more like a street gang in Queens, New York.

Lindsay Beer didn't take her eyes off the script: I'm also surprised that this kind of person can be a director. But Ronan thinks he will succeed, and Dead House has also achieved great commercial success.

Anne Hathaway turned into Ronan in an instant: Ronan's vision is not comparable to ours.

Lindsay Bill shrugged slightly, and did not answer Anne Hathaway's words.

In the office, Ronan saw Uwe Ball's fleshy face again.

Compared to other people who think that Uwe Ball looks a bit vicious, Ronan feels that this face is full of joy because he has read a lot of information about Uwe Ball in his previous life.

Besides Uwe Ball, who else can be the director who can become the public enemy of game fans?

Adapting games to movies is definitely Uwe Ball's forte, and this time looking for Ronan is no exception.

Good news! Uwe Ball excitedly said to Ronan: Ronan, I brought good news!

Ronan asked Uwe Ball to sit down first, and then said, Let's share.

Uwe Ball hurriedly said: I negotiated a movie adaptation rights for a game? He reminded: Remember what I told you last year, is there a computer game that will be released in the fall? After the game is released , I found the game production company, worked with them for more than two months, and finally reached an agreement on the film adaptation.

Hearing what he said, Ronan praised: Well done, Uwe. You really brought good news.

Uwe Ball has already cooperated with Shahai Entertainment once, knowing Ronan's serious and responsible attitude, he quickly opened the briefcase, took out the project proposal, put it on the desk in front of Ronan, and said: This is my Take a look at the plan and relevant information.

Ronan saw the thick stack,

I didn't look through it right away, I need to take some time to read it carefully, and said, Let's talk briefly about it first.

Uwe Ball had a rare seriousness on his face, and said: The game is Dungeon Siege, which was released by GPG studio last year. It is a role-playing type of fantasy theme. Quite a lot, if we adapt the film, we will naturally have a considerable audience.

After experiencing the operation of the movie House of the Dead, Uwe Ball has obviously gained knowledge in movies.

Ronan squeezed his chin: This game project seems to be good.

The game Dungeon Siege was quite famous in the previous life. If there is a large enough audience among game fans, it will attract more attention. It is estimated that more people will join the ranks of attacking Uwe Ball.

Proper guidance at that time is likely to bring about the situation of watching a movie and scolding Uwe Ball.

However, it is necessary to control the scale of investment.

What production budget do you expect to need? Ronan asked.

Uwe Ball had some expectations, and said: It doesn't need to be too much, but it must be higher than the previous budget, right?

The previous production budget was only 3 million US dollars, which also included the copyright fee for the game-adapted movie. Ronan thought for a while and asked, What kind of movie do you plan to make?

Uwe Ball seems to have thought about it a long time ago: Although this is a game adaptation, I am going to take off the game's coat. It makes people feel more like an epic legend and brings more enjoyment to the audience.

This is similar to House of Death, Ronan quite recognized: From the game, but out of the game.

Uwe Ball laughed and said: After House of the Dead, I really discovered something, especially the game adaptation movie. The game is completely different from the movie. It is suitable for the setting and plot of the game, but not necessarily suitable for it. made into a movie.

He is confident: Take Dungeon Siege as an example. The game setting is too complicated and not intuitive enough for the movie. Therefore, I am going to adapt this movie into a hero revenge movie, which basically tells a farmer on the road to revenge. , eventually becoming a hero and saving a kingdom.

Ronan folded his arms, leaned on the arm of the chair, and said, This is very Hollywood.

Uwe Ball also said: I will not copy all the plot settings in the game. I plan to add many fresh elements. It is understandable to increase the scale of the film a little bit. This can play a positive role and help the entire game. It takes the story to a whole new level and sets the film apart from those traditional game adaptations.

Yes. Ronan believes that the value of the film is more reflected in Uwe Ball himself: When I read the proposal, I will give you a clear reply.

Uwe Ball reminded: Don't delay too long, send professionals to discuss copyright transfer with GPG studio as soon as possible.

Ronan said: Don't worry, I will give you an answer before the New Year.

Uwe Ball stood up: I won't disturb. Goodbye, Ronan.

Ronan stood up, shook Uwe Ball's hand, and escorted him out of the office.

Calling Anne Hathaway, Ronan took the plan sent by Uwe Ball and returned to Beverly Hills with her. On the way back, he read the plan while thinking about the feasibility of the project.

Controlling the scale of investment is the primary condition, and we must strive to keep the production budget of this film at around US$10 million.

Publicity and marketing are the key to making a film profitable, and the focus is on Uwe Ball himself.

Then there are the actors. I remember that the leading actor in the previous life was Shengshi Meiyan Jason Statham. As a rare star who can perfectly control the bald hairstyle, if the salary is right, it would be nice to invite Jason Statham.

B-movie stars still have a certain appeal.

Want to work? Anne Hathaway looked curiously at the plan in Ronan's hand: So preoccupied.

Ronan closed the proposal, picked it up, shook it, and said, German director Uwe Bauer has planned a big project, and wants Shahai Entertainment to invest.

Anne Hathaway is an actress. When she heard the word big project, she immediately became interested and asked, What big project?

Rona said in a general way: Magic genre... Well, how should I put it, the subject matter is similar to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.

Anne Hathaway became more interested: Magical movies are hot in Hollywood now. She tentatively asked Ronan: Is there any suitable role for me?

Ronan shook his head and said, Annie, this project is not suitable for you.

This is the truth. Starring in the game-adapted movie directed by Uwe Ball does not have the beauty of Jason Statham, which is very likely to drag down future development.

Oh. Anne Hathaway responded.

Ronan glanced at her. The two had been getting along very happily. He rarely explained: Because this is a bad movie that can be expected.

Anne Hathaway looked at him strangely: Bad movie? Why do you want to make a bad movie?

Ronan said directly: I am a producer and a businessman. As long as the film is profitable, there is no fundamental difference between a good classic film and a super bad film.

Anne Hathaway opened her mouth: I understand.

The Bentley elegantly drove into the Future World Manor, and Ronan and Anne Hathaway quickly entered the restaurant to enjoy the dinner carefully prepared by Ronan's personal chef.

Ronan dedicated the kitchen to preparing sumptuous and exquisite meals.

The starters are black truffle potato salad and smoked salmon, which melt in your mouth.

After the Australian golden melon seed soup is the main course, there are two main courses: the first is pan-fried deep-sea red fish and sturgeon roe sauce with seafood cream sauce, and the other is Beef Wellington with foie gras mushrooms.

The final dessert is Funa's premium chocolate raspberry cake.

These dishes can also be eaten in Michelin three-star restaurants, but in Ronan's manor, from ingredients to condiments, all the most high-end products on the market are used, and the cost of raw materials alone exceeds 20,000 US dollars.

Ronan is very clear that as the company's development is on the right track, its income continues to increase, and it pays more and more attention to luxury and enjoyment in life, and it will be difficult to turn back.

Like yachts and private jets, they also appeared in his life plan for a while.

Of course not now.

As night fell, the sky completely darkened, and Ronan took Anne-Hathaway to the terrace on the roof garden. Under the catalysis of a bottle of red wine, he enjoyed a private moment under the starlight in the sky.

Then, Ronan realized that he had forgotten one thing, not ordering Selena Kyle's professional equipment.

Fortunately, there is still time in the future. Anne Hathaway, who is in her early twenties, is a good time to be glamorous and moving.

Snow-white skin, graceful figure, exquisite facial features and elegant smile are enough to attract Ronan for a long time.

After the new year, Ronan quickly dealt with the work at hand. After the first investment of the island nation's long-term credit bank and the three major entertainment companies in South Korea entered the account of the Pacific Film Foundation, he immediately transferred the corresponding amount to Pirates of the Caribbean, Hurricane On the accounts of the three crews of Rescue and Summer of Jeans.

After Ronan read the proposal for Dungeon Siege submitted by Uwe Ball, he also approved the game adaptation film project. The production cost is expected to be 10 million US dollars, and he quickly contacted the game studio to discuss copyright licensing issues. .

In addition, he also asked the people in the company's production department to contact Jason Statham to see if Jason Statham could be invited to play the leading role.

After handling these tasks, Ronan left Los Angeles and went to San Francisco to handle some business related to Netflix.

Relativity Entertainment started with the acquisition of Netflix. In addition to injecting funds, it also did a lot of preparatory work including exploring film licensing.

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