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No one knows better than Ronan what kind of height Will Smith can reach in the next ten years, including Will Smith himself.

The four kings of Hollywood; the famous King of History; 20 million members of the club; very few actors in the industry who can carry the first-line box office with a single person; a veritable superstar; the most popular black movie star in the world...

And completely different from Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. in the same period, Will Smith is a superstar status earned by many different types of movies, not a single series of superstars.

The first two have left the captain and Marvel, at best they are at the first-line level.

If it wasn't for his son's strength, Will Smith put up an old face to pull his son, and he wouldn't have slipped so fast in the later stage.

Ronan asked curiously: Will, aren't you filming Bad Boys 2? Are you looking for the next project?

Tom Cruise said: Will is very popular now, and the crew who want to find him as the leading actor can line up from Malibu to Beverly.

It's not so exaggerated. Will Smith waved his hand: Actually, there are only two projects.

Ronan was full of interest: Tell me.

Will Smith roughly said: A project has been negotiated, based on Isaac Asimov's science fiction I, Robot film adaptation of the same name, I will play the male lead.

Ronan had seen this movie before, and inquired about the relevant copyright a long time ago, and said, Is this a 20th Century Fox project?

Yes. Will Smith said directly: Twentieth Century Fox is already preparing to build a crew, and it is expected to start filming by the end of this year or in the first half of next year.

Ronan nodded slightly, because he had inquired about the relevant copyrights, he somewhat understood.

This is a typical film where the script appeared many years before the film came out, and the copyright has gone through several twists and turns.

The original script of the project was not an adaptation, but an original script from the early 1990s. At that time, the script was called Hard Line, a suspenseful murder story, and its theme was very close to Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics.

Then the script was bought out by Disney at one time, and it was thrown into the library to collect ashes until Brian Singer, who was cooperating with Disney, was interested and made major revisions to the script, but Disney finally gave up the script and later transferred it to the second Tenth Century Fox and Twentieth Century Fox had people readjust the script and adapted it together with Asimov's works, and this was the first version of the script of I, Robot.

But the project was shelved again, until a few years later, the famous producer Akiva Goldsman cooperated with Twentieth Century Fox, found the project from the script library, and hired the famous screenwriter Hilary Seitz to do another big operation on the script , Twentieth Century Fox really launched I, Robot.

Ronan asked, What about the other project?

Will Smith said: A romantic comedy. Producer James Last was an executive producer on my last film, Ali, and I don't know where he found a love interest. The comedy script, taking advantage of the cooperation relationship with me last time, came to invite me to play the male lead.

Tom Cruise interjected at this point: Romantic comedy genre? Will, I don't think you've done that kind of thing, have you?

Yeah, so I'm a little hesitant. Will Smith scratched his head and said, The role is very interesting, I think it's good. But James Last has nothing but the script, and he invited me to borrow my fame. Drive the entire project and attract investment.

Ronan asked: Will, are you interested in taking it, but have concerns?

Will Smith laughed: That's true.

Ronan thought for a while and asked, Can you tell me the general content of the script?

He dare not say that he has seen all the films starring Will Smith, but he has never missed the ones in which Will Smith is more famous.

Will Smith put it simply: About men and women dating,

The male protagonist is a dating expert, or a love tactics consultant, who specializes in solving dating problems for clients.

Ronan squeezed his chin and quickly recalled, and soon thought of a movie - All People in Love.

This is one of Will Smith's few romantic comedies.

But there is no script, no other instructions, and it is difficult to make an accurate judgment based on Will Smith's simple words.

Can I read the script, Will? Ronan and Will Smith didn't have to go around in circles: I need to read more specific content.

Will Smith thought of the achievements of Ronan's previous films, and couldn't help but feel moved: Ronan, are you interested in investing?

Ronan spread his hands and said, Let's put it this way, Will. Any film you star in has investment value. But before that, I have to read the script before I can decide whether to invest.

Will Smith smiled and said, No problem. He thought for a moment and said, Let me make an appointment with the producer, James Last, and make an appointment with him to bring him to Relativity Entertainment to find you in the future?

Ronan said, Yes.

Will Smith was reluctant to let go of this romantic comedy invitation, and he had doubts in his heart. At this moment, he suddenly made a decision. If Ronan thinks this project is feasible, then continue, otherwise, he will simply reject it.

You two seem to be very promising to reach a cooperation. Tom - Cruise said.

Ronan said cheekily, This is called a strong alliance.

What else is Will Smith doing later? There is no need to think about the sequel, the copyright is impossible to get.

I Am Legend is a remake of an old movie, and the copyright seems to be in the hands of Warner Bros. This can also be crossed out.

When Happiness Knocks on the Door is adapted from autobiography and real people. The copyright should still be there. The name of the black stockbroker needs to be thought about carefully. Maybe you can ask Scott Swift, after all is a peer.

Then there's Everybody's Superman Hancock, which is an original film.

There is also Will Smith's Kung Fu Dream, which is highly praised by his son. This film has Jack Chen.

But it is not suitable to launch such a movie now, and kung fu movies will soon fall into a low ebb in North America, and Kung Fu Dream can be regarded as a fluctuation after the low ebb.

Tom Cruise said suddenly: I heard you two talking about cooperation, and I suddenly had an idea about cooperation.

Ronan asked curiously, What do you think?

Will Smith also looked at Tom Cruise with concern.

We can find a suitable project. Tom Cruise seems to have a very special idea: We will act in a movie together.

Ronan pointed to his nose and asked, Including me?

Tom Cruise confirmed: Of course.

Ronan spread his hands helplessly: I don't know how to act.

It's okay. Will Smith said carelessly, We'll take you.

For some reason, Ronan suddenly had a feeling that the full-level tuba was about to upgrade with the zero-level trumpet.

Will Smith to Tom Cruise: You have a good idea.

From the producer's point of view, Ronan said: Tom, Will, not to mention anything else, the salary of the two of you alone will push the film's budget to a very scary level.

This kind of thing also depends on the opportunity. In addition to the salary, there are role settings and roles. Ronan doesn't care, but how should the roles of Will Smith and Tom Cruise be balanced?

After all, starring roles are different from guest roles.

The five of them stayed until around 6:00 pm and left the golf clubhouse together. Jeff Katzenberg treated his guests to Japanese cuisine.

Only in the afternoon of the second day, Will Smith walked into Ronan's office with James Last.

James Last was black, probably in his forties, and Will Smith was interested in his project, and skin color played a role.

In any case, Will Smith can be regarded as a representative figure of the black community in Hollywood.

After a brief greeting from both parties, James Last respectfully handed the script to Ronan: Mr. Anderson, this is the script for the project, written by Kevin Bisch.

Will Smith sat on the sofa and said casually, Ronan, read the script first.

Not wanting to get involved until Ronan and James Last came to an agreement, Will Smith then left Ronan's office under the pretext of visiting Relativity Entertainment.

Ronan took the script, called his assistant to bring him coffee, carefully flipped through the script, first at the beginning, then at the end, and then read more than 30 pages. The Enemy of All People.

However, the name on the cover of the script is called Hitch.

This may be a problem of translation. China Film Group seldom directly translates the names of Hollywood movies according to the English meaning.

Although he was sure that The Rival of All People was not wrong, Ronan patiently browsed through the script quickly, and then said: Mr. Rust, this script is a bit interesting.

James Last was overjoyed and said, Yes, this is an alternative romance movie.

Ronan put down the script and said, Mr. Rust, I'm a little interested in this script. But there are two prerequisites for me to invest in this film. One is that my Shahai Entertainment must own the copyright, and the other is that Will must Play the leading role.

James Last is not a newcomer in Hollywood, he knows the rules of the industry, and said directly: The first one is fine. The second one, as long as Will is willing to play the role, the rest is easy to talk about. Over the past few years, I have not stopped trying to find Will is suitable for a romantic comedy, and I believe this role has enough room for Will to develop his acting talents.

Ronan said: I believe this too. He urged: Mr. Last, you need to submit a proposal including a preliminary budget, and the review process on my side must go.

Okay. James Last worried about missing the opportunity: I will provide it as soon as possible.

The two sides talked for a while, and Will Smith also came back. He saw that Ronan was interested in investing, and he also wanted to take over the leading actor.

However, Ronan and Will Smith will not discuss this kind of matter, and the legal department will contact Will Smith's agent.

Before Will Smith left, he suddenly said: By the way, there will be a party in the pop music circle in a few days. Are you interested in attending?

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