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Ronan, are you busy?

James Huang brought the Chinese man to Ronan and said, I'll introduce you to a friend.

Seeing the thin man following him, Ronan's eyelids twitched slightly. Although he was much younger than he remembered, and even had a childish face, he still recognized him at a glance.

Wen, this is Ronan. James Huang then introduced Ronan: Ronan, this is Wen Ziren who came to Los Angeles from Australia to seek development.

Since he had already recognized the person, the name was not what Ronan expected. He immediately reached out to shake Wen Ziren's hand and said, Nice to meet you, Wen.

Wen Ziren was very polite: It is my honor to know you, Mr. Anderson.

Ronan glanced at James Huang and said, You don't need to be so polite, James' friends are my friends.

James Huang is very useful, secretly sighing that he is still the most comfortable working with Ronan, and cooperating with Sony Columbia Pictures is simply evil!

After only two or three sentences, Wen Ziren already concluded from Ronan's demeanor and tone that there was no exaggeration in James Huang's words.

After coming to Hollywood, he also met a few producers. When the other party saw his skin color and appearance, they would unconsciously show such things as contempt.

After chatting with Ronan for a few more words, Wen Ziren confirmed this even more. Ronan didn't despise him, nor did he pay special attention to him. He just treated him as an equal, as if he was also Asian.

Wen, your accent is not American, right? Ronan asked deliberately.

Wen Ziren quickly replied: I was born in Malaysia, and immigrated to Australia with my parents when I was seven years old. I have been living in Australia. I just came to Los Angeles from Sydney a few months ago.

Ronan nodded secretly, no wonder he had never heard anything about Wen Ziren.

The name of the Saw series has long been heard in my ears in the previous life, and there is even a series of masterpieces such as the horror universe behind Wen Ziren. Of course, Ronan remembers his name.

In the past two years, he specifically asked people to inquire about related news in the circle. There is no Chinese named Wen Ziren in Hollywood.

Ronan vaguely remembered that Wen Ziren was a Malaysian Chinese, and later he found a reason to ask people from the Southeast Asian branch of the embassy film industry to inquire about the entertainment industry in Malaysia, but they also found nothing.

Unexpectedly, Wen Ziren went to Australia with his parents at the age of seven, no wonder he couldn't find anyone.

Now that he suddenly appeared in front of him, although Ronan was a little surprised, it was not particularly strange.

After all, through the cooperation with James Huang, Ang Lee and others in recent years, the reputation of treating Asian filmmakers equally has long been spread. I am afraid that many Asian filmmakers who want to seek initial development will inevitably have to go to Hollywood after they come to Hollywood. Try your luck finding him.

The foundation was laid in the front, and the golden phoenix was really attracted in the back.

After chatting for a while, James Huang said, Ronan, Wen has some ideas about movies...

Wen Ziren was still relatively immature, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, Some immature ideas about horror movies.

Oh? Ronan didn't care about anything, and said, Let's talk in a quieter place.

He led the way and walked towards the resting place in the corner of the banquet hall, but James Huang offered to leave at the right time. He was just introducing him to a friend of a friend, and he didn't want it to affect Ronan's judgment.

Sitting at a small round table, Ronan asked someone to bring two glasses of water, and asked, Wen, have you known James for a long time?

I just met last month. Wen Ziren said, We met at a Chinese gathering.

He smiled embarrassedly: At that time, I approached several producers to promote my and my partner's horror film ideas, but they were all rejected. It happened that my friend had a good relationship with him, and James also liked horror films very much. , we chatted many times later, and he said that you will treat every filmmaker equally...

Ronan didn't boast,

There was no self-effacing, just smiled and said: James is too much.

Wen Ziren also smiled, feeling that James Huang's words were not exaggerated at all.

There are many things that Ronan needs to confirm in order to prevent accidents, and asked: Wen, do you like horror movies very much?

Yeah, I like it very much. Wen Ziren seems to be a little bit nostalgic: My father passed away when I was 14 years old. This incident had a great impact on me. After my father passed away, I have a passion for horror films, especially blood-based horror films. Preferences, and frequent nightmares. These nightmares became the material for the screenplay.

Ronan nodded slowly, did not interrupt Wen Ziren's words, but listened carefully.

Wen Ziren said again: When I was studying at RMIT University, I met my current partner and my good friend Ray Warner. We hit it off because of our super love for horror movies. We like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre , The Silence of the Lambs and other classic horror films, and have always dreamed of shooting a horror film that belongs to us.

Ronan knew who Ray Whannell was, the director of the later films of Saw, and Wen Ziren's good friend.

Wen Ziren continued: I and Ray Whannell jointly completed a script. There was no chance in Australia. I wanted to try my luck in Hollywood, but it didn't go well.

Ronan asked: You haven't filmed a formal work before, have you?

No. Wen Ziren shook his head: I only made some experimental short films.

He said with a little embarrassment: Continuing to hit the wall is actually a big blow to us. If we hadn't met James, we would all plan to start working next year, and then spend half a year or a year to raise money and make another film. Shorter samples come out...

Hearing this, Ronan suddenly remembered. He remembered that it was mentioned in the sideshow of Saw that Wen Ziren took the script of Saw and went to many companies to no avail, including Lionsgate. It wasn't until he and Ray Whannell raised money to make a small film with rough graphics that they really impressed Lionsgate.

Wen Ziren's words later also proved this point. The two brothers didn't get along very well. If they hadn't met James Huang, who is also Chinese, Ray Warner, who was almost on the street because of unemployment, was suffering from mental stress. He even suspected that he had brain cancer because of frequent severe headaches.

The new director or screenwriter is so hard, even if he holds a script of Chain Saw that can be called a masterpiece in his hand.

In addition to the movie, Ronan asked a few more questions about Wen Ziren's situation. From Wen Ziren's appearance, it can be seen that his current situation is not very good.

The result was more difficult than imagined.

Wan Ziren and Ray Whannell are currently renting in a basement in Los Angeles...

Thinking about Wen Ziren in the memory of his previous life, there is really a stark contrast.

After becoming famous, Wen Ziren has a large number of fans all over the world - in the eyes of his fans, he is the king of horror films and the most important director of horror films in the past 20 years. Guillermo del Toro, Park Chan-wook and other contemporary famous directors are comparable stars, and if he is placed in the history of film, he is also considered to be comparable to horror film masters such as John Carpenter and George Andrew Romero man.

Ronan had heard the script story described by Wen Ziren in the bathroom where he expected to save himself and had to hurt himself first, so he didn't ask any more questions, but asked, Have you brought your script?

No. Wen Ziren smiled embarrassingly: It's not convenient for an occasion like tonight.

Ronan took out his business card and handed it to Wen Ziren: Come directly to my office tomorrow morning.

Wen Ziren was overjoyed: Thank you, thank you!

Ronan lightly sold his favor: I believe in James' vision.

In any case, it is a good thing that James Huang brought Wen Ziren.

Wen Ziren left happily. Before Ronan got up, a tall figure came over, pulled out the chair, and sat directly opposite.

Is that a screenwriter looking for an opportunity? Kotie Horn asked directly.

Ronan said: Yes. He deliberately asked: How do you know?

The girl was quite smart, and said, I didn't eavesdrop on your conversation, it's just that this happens a lot, so I can recognize it naturally.

Ronan was not surprised when he thought of her family background.

Uncle Anderson...

Call me Ronan! Ronan emphasized again.

How does it feel to be called old when one is not old yet?

Cotie Horn smiled and said, Ronan, I'm also a screenwriter, and I've also written scripts.

Ronan just heard Alan Horn mention this and said, Can you write a movie script?

Cody Horn said seriously, Don't underestimate people, okay? I really wrote a movie script. She glanced at Ronan and asked tentatively, How about I show it to you?

Ronan could vaguely guess what she was thinking: Want to make the script into a movie?

No matter how knowledgeable she was, Cotty Horn was still an underage girl after all, she couldn't help but nodded and said, Of course I want to.

Why don't you find Warner Brothers? Ronan asked.

Cody Horn shook her head: There are too few opportunities for Warner Brothers. She added: I don't want other people to say that my father is playing for selfishness. I must not affect my father's work because of my trivial matter.

The latter words gave Ronan a good impression of Cody Horn. Girls of this age are often rebellious and willful. How many of them can think about things from the perspective of their parents?

Kotie Horn added: Besides, Warner Bros. has an audit committee, and the chances of a newcomer's work being approved are so small that they can be ignored.

She further said: More than 2,000 scripts are submitted to Warner Bros. each year, and Warner Bros.'s adoption rate is less than one in a thousand. The possibility of new screenwriters being used is basically zero. Big companies have never been short of scripts, and Warner Bros. scripts Curry, there are at least 30,000 scripts waiting to go moldy. There may be many new ideas and pioneering ideas. The chances of them being adopted are very low. count on.

So you found me? Ronan thought for a while and said, Well, you come to the company to find me tomorrow morning.

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