The Best Entertainment Era

Before he met Ronan, Eric Newman knew that it would not be easy to persuade investors to spend 20 million US dollars to invest in a pure zombie film. In the opinion of many people, this is an outdated film Type, otherwise he wouldn't run into walls everywhere.

In fact, as early as the late 1980s and early 1990s, some people wanted to remake George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Living Dead, but they couldn't find investors. Zombie films almost make this genre a typical low-investment Cut film, and no one is willing to invest tens of millions of dollars or even millions of dollars in risk.

It is not difficult for Eric Newman to pull hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even more than one million dollars, but this is completely contrary to his original intention. What he wants to bring is a zombie movie of the new century, not an old one. Old B-movies.

An investment of tens of millions of dollars is a must.

Eric Newman said: Mr. Anderson, can you read the script and my proposal before making a decision?

He looked at Robert Lee for help, and Robert Lee said: President, you said that every opportunity appears inadvertently.

Robert Lee and Ronan are old partners. They have fooled many people together. At this time, they said: It's not too late to make a decision after you read it.

Ronan thought for a while, nodded, picked up the script and read it carefully.

As in the past, he browsed at a very fast speed. After flipping through the script, he picked up the production proposal next to him. Not only did he have a preliminary plan for the project, but also survey statistics about fans, showing that many cut fans I have been looking forward to seeing the classic zombie films belonging to the new era.

Patiently waiting for Ronan to finish reading, Eric Newman said again: This is a reimagining of a classic, not a simple repetition.

Ronan put down the plan: I can see it.

Eric Newman continued: Dawn of the Dead in 1978 was clearly a cult film, a milestone in horror cinema, and we believed we would bring the same thrills to younger audiences, and we would apply it to current trends. advanced technology. I have no idea of ​​re-shooting, because re-shooting means taking the original script and re-shooting step by step for me. What we want to do is re-interpretation, which is a process of re-creation, and we Not trying to compare this film to other films, this is our version.

Ronan thought about it for a while, and said specifically: The budget of 20 million US dollars, as well as the copyright transfer fee, are too risky.

Eric Newman knew he had to make concessions,

Said: I spent 1 million US dollars to integrate the copyright, and I transferred the copyright to your company, as long as 1 million US dollars, and this part of the cost is included in the production budget.

20 million US dollars is not a small number. Ronan said again: Eric, you have never been a producer before.

Eric Newman couldn't deny that, saying, Yes, this is my first independent film project.

Ronan thought for a while and said, I will suggest that the review committee conduct the necessary review procedures for the project.

It should be. Eric Newman knew that the film's position was not that simple: I can wait.

Ronan smiled, and said again: There are a few prerequisites, I must mention them first.

Without waiting for Eric Newman to agree or not, Ronan said directly: First of all, I need to be the first producer. I will not interfere with the daily work of the crew, but important decisions and the final edited version of the film must be determined by me. .Eric, you serve as the second producer and production manager. Second, the director of the film needs to be decided by the production company.

If Zha Dao is not found out, how can DC be dark and serious in the future? Can't compete with the Marvel superheroes in his hands?

Eric Newman hesitated a bit, which was not the same as he thought.

Robert Lee and Ronan cooperated tacitly, and said at the right time: Ronan is just checking the final check of the project, and you are actually in charge of the daily routine of the crew. He specially reminded: Don't forget, Ronan is the producer of the project. , has been a success in a row.”

Eric Newman didn't answer immediately, he hesitated for a while, finally gritted his teeth and said, I have no problem here.

Ronan said: Okay, Eric, please wait for our news.

Eric Newman stands up and shakes Ronan's hand: Hope is good news.

Ronan smiled: I hope so too.

He sent Eric Newman out of the office, kept Robert Lee out of the company, returned to the office and waited for a while, and Robert Lee came back again.

No problem. Robert Lee said to Ronan with a smile: I thought it would cost millions of dollars to win this project.

Knowing he was talking about royalties, Ronan said, The savings of a few million dollars is enough for us to make a small movie.

Robert Lee laughed: It's a good thing.

Compressing the cost of goods as much as possible is the most basic business strategy.

Ronan added: You are in charge of the follow-up negotiations with Eric Newman, and then hand it over to George, and Sandsea Entertainment will be responsible for the production.

Okay. Robert Lee seemed to think of something: The romantic comedy script from last time has already been bought, including modification rights, which cost 10,000 US dollars, and George has already stored it in the script library.

Ronan knew he was talking about Wedding Crashers.

Robert Lee opened his briefcase, took out a document, handed it to Ronan, and said, This is the information about Zach Snyder that you asked me to look up, he is currently one of the top directors in the advertising and MV industry.

Ronan took the information and said, Let me take a look first.

Zack Schneider's advertising works are known for their wide-screen cinematic style. He studied at the world-renowned Pasadena School of Design Art Center. In the MVs on the streets of New York, Schneider showed his outstanding narrative skills and sense of space.

As a commercial TV director, Schneider has traveled to almost every corner of the world, from the Skeleton Coast of Namibia to the Arctic Ice Fields. As a director and cameraman, he has traveled to the rainforest of Costa Rica to shoot for Combo. advertise.

In addition, Schneider is also good at sports subjects. He has produced promotional videos for Nike and Reebok featuring Michael Jordan and tennis star Martina Navratilova.

Zach Schneider has received numerous advertising awards, including two Clio International Advertising Awards, and the Golden Lion Award at the Cannes Advertising Festival, among others.

This is a fledgling in the film director industry and a top leader in the advertising director industry.

Robert, you contact Zach Schneider. Ronan quickly made a decision: Invite Zack Schneider to be the director of Dawn of the Dead.

In this regard, Robert Lee has long been prepared, saying: I have obtained the contact information of Zach Schneider and his agent, and I will contact them this afternoon.

There is a lot of work to be done next, Robert - Lee did not stay long, and soon took his leave and left.

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On Monday morning, at London Heathrow Airport, Zach Schneider dragged his suitcase, passed the security gate of the airport, and hurried towards the boarding gate.

Although there is still an hour before the plane takes off, his heart has already flown back to Los Angeles.

Just in the early hours of this morning, he received a call from his agent, accompanied by a formal invitation and a simple script outline.

Sand Sea Entertainment in Hollywood invited him to be the director of a movie!

Not an advertisement, nor a MV, nor an experimental short film, but the director of a real feature film!

The director of a film project with a production budget that can be as high as $20 million!

Zach Schneider has long wanted to enter the film industry, but film directors and advertising directors are two different things. As a top director in the advertising industry, it is not easy for him to find a job as an official director of a feature film.

Previously, he had competed for the directorship of several million-dollar budget projects, but without exception, he suffered failure.

No matter how famous he is in the advertising industry, he is still a newcomer in the film industry.

Although the invitation was not sent by the six major Hollywood companies, nor mainstream commercial films, but the cut genre of zombie films, Zach Schneider felt that such an opportunity was very rare.

It was the only time so far that he was actively invited to be the director of a film!

Besides, this film project is clearly the type of business he likes.

Arriving at the boarding gate, seeing the time on the electronic clock, Zach Schneider’s anxious state of mind eased a little, walked into the VIP room, distributed newspapers from the newspaper rack, found an empty sofa chair, patiently waited.

It's no use rushing, this is already the fastest ticket that can be booked.

Zack Schneider opened the Times in his hand, first read the current affairs news, then turned to the entertainment section, and soon found a column dedicated to reporting movies.

The spy action movie Bourne Shadow 2 produced by Shahai Entertainment and released by Embassy Pictures was officially released in North America last week. It lived up to expectations and won the box office championship. 55 million US dollars, last week's box office champion X-Men 2 failed to win the championship, under the impact of Bourne Shadow 2, slipped to the second place with 40.03 million US dollars...

Seeing this, Zach Schneider suddenly remembered that the director of Bourne Shadow 2 is his compatriot, Paul Greenglass, who is also from the UK.

The British director was also a nobody before, or even inferior to him, but in the cooperation with Shahai Entertainment, he has become a figure resounding in the global film circle.

Zach Schneider is very clear that it is Shahai Entertainment who invited him, and perhaps this is his best chance.

Maybe he can also be as successful as Paul Greenglass?

The agent said on the phone that Sand Sea Entertainment and its boss Ronan Anderson have made many new directors popular.

In infinite anticipation, Zach Snyder boarded a flight to Los Angeles.