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Welcome back. Ronan shook hands with Lindsay Bill and said, Thank you.

Lindsay Bill smiled delicately and said half-jokingly: It's not hard, I'm traveling in New York at public expense.

Ronan asked someone to bring coffee, and turned to the topic: How is the script writing?

Lindsay Bill opened the script, took out two documents, and put the neatly bound one in front of Ronan: This is the script of The Devil Wears Prada. After I learned about the fashion circle in detail, I finally finished it. .”

Ronan picked it up, flipped through it briefly, and said, You hand over the script to Shahai Entertainment later, and I will notify them to start filming within the year.

Lindsay Bill nodded slightly: Okay. She asked again: Do you remember Lydia?

Ronan thought for a while and said, That Miss Hurst.

Yes. Lindsay-Bill said: She is very knowledgeable in fashion and has given me a lot of help. Before coming back this time, Lydia asked me if it was okay to invite her to be a special consultant for the film. ?”

Ronan remembered this: When the crew is established, you notify her to come over... Oh, yes, Lindsay, you are not only a screenwriter for this project, but also an executive producer.

Ronan mentioned this before, and Lindsay Bill was not surprised, saying: As long as it doesn't conflict with my screenwriting work, I have no problem.

Ronan continued: In the future, Sandsea Entertainment will have many female-themed projects. Women understand women's needs best. On my side, Sandsea Entertainment, Hollywood lacks enough outstanding female producers. Lindsay, you can Consider moving in that direction.

Lindsay Beal has been in Hollywood for several years, and she is very clear about one thing. The status of a simple screenwriter in Hollywood is very low, and she immediately said: I will work hard.

Ronan returned to the project itself: The original book has already been listed on the New York Times bestseller list, and it already has a certain reputation, and the basis for the film adaptation has been established.

Lindsay Beal was about to be the executive producer of the project, so she naturally had more concerns and asked, Ronan, what do you think about the casting of the two protagonists?

Ronan said again: The heroine is planned to be played by Anne Hathaway. I told you about this before. Meryl Streep is initially selected as the supporting actress, but we will talk about it after we get in touch with her.

Lindsay Beal also has some thoughts: Meryl Streep hasn't played a female villain in a long time.

Ronan said: This character is not a villain either.

Lindsay Beer has put herself into the job: Can I participate in the formation of the crew and negotiate with the actors?

Of course, Ronan would not take this matter to heart, and said, This is your right.

After finishing The Devil Wears Prada, Lindsay Beal handed another stack of documents to Ronan and said, Do you remember Lydia saying that her school life was richer than Mean Girls? According to her After describing the life of the noble school in the Upper East Side and the materials provided, I simply compiled a material outline.

Ronan read it next, and the content is mainly about the life of a group of wealthy children in the Upper East Side of New York in the school. It is roughly the luxury and money wars of boys and girls, and it has a little taste of Tiny Times.

Of course, Lindsay Beal is sorting out the material, not the script.

In the material, high school students drink, have sex, and intrigue with each other are as common as drinking water and eating.

Roughly flipping through the material, Ronan could only sigh secretly. If Lydia Hearst's description is true, the school life of these rich children should be described as more than wonderful? Let’s just talk about Lydia Hearst. She described that she had officially dated three boyfriends when she was in the eleventh grade, and even had a relationship with her sister Amanda Hearst’s boyfriend...

Looking at these, and then thinking about my high school career, it was more than hard to describe.

At that time, as a high school student at the turn of the century, I was a little closer to girls. Once the teacher found out, it would be a big deal. Please go to the office to chat and talk.

There are students who are expelled because of puppy love every year.

Having said that, no matter how fat and ugly the design of the school uniform is, it can't hide the turmoil of some people.

The school at that time was also well-intentioned.

Putting down the material files, Ronan thought of an American drama based on these, which seemed to be starring Blake Lively. Specifically, he hadn't watched it, but he occasionally browsed related introductions.

The former Blake Lively was a typical traffic star in Hollywood. Ronan knew her nickname of Queen S, as if she got it from that show.

If I remember correctly, it should be called Gossip Girl.

By the way, I remember that at that time, the production company on the other side of the Pacific bought the copyright and adaptation copyright of Gossip Girl, and planned to shoot the eastern version of Gossip Girl.

If a remake is to be made, many things will have to be overturned and restarted. As a youth campus American drama, it will start at the slightest disagreement, and the relationship between men and women is chaotic.

The cultural and social environment is completely different.

It seems that there is a shadow of Gossip Girl in Little Times.

Ronan had limited knowledge of Gossip Girl, so he simply asked, Lindsay, what do you think about this?

Lindsay Beal is also an experienced screenwriter, and said: I think these are very valuable for adaptation. Ordinary people have always envied the life of the rich, and are also full of curiosity about the school life of the children of the rich, so they have a certain audience base.

Ronan asked, Movie?

The movie is too short. Lindsay Bill pointed to the text and said, These are just part of Lydia's story. She promised me that as long as I can use it, I can use it through her sister Amanda Hearst and Other friends collect more relevant materials, I think it might be better to shoot TV dramas.”

She glanced at Ronan and asked, Have you watched The City?

Ronan nodded slightly: I haven't read it, but I have a general understanding.

Lindsay-Bill said again: If possible, can we make it a youth version of Sex City?

Ronan considered for a moment and said, How about this, Lindsay. You first come up with a script and write a plot for two or three episodes, and then we will discuss it with the production department of Sand Sea Entertainment.

Yes. Lindsay Bill is very confident: Such female themes have a large audience on the small screen. If we operate properly, it may become the fashion trend vane of American teenagers.

Ronan said directly: The preliminary work of this project will be handed over to you, and you can form a team for preliminary planning.

In any case, there should be a certain market for film and television dramas about the lives of rich people in the Upper East Side.

The Upper East Side of New York is the life circle of urban elites, occupying the center of the city, where the famous and rich gather together, and has always been the focus of attention.

I remember someone said, if you love him, send him to New York, because there is heaven; if you hate him, send him to New York, because there is hell.

New York has always been a favorite place for stories in Hollywood movies and TV dramas.

Sending Lindsay Bill away, Ronan also thought about this project to some extent, especially the actors. At that time, youth and fashion must be linked, and youth and out-of-position should be matched.

Be sure to choose actors with good looks and figures, at least not too ugly to bear.

In this drama, you can directly shout - appearance is justice!

In the next few days, Ronan was dealing with work related to the film project. Tony Koch, who was far away in Germany, called. Last year, the Eavesdropping Storm, which Ronan finalized his investment in, has been filmed and will soon be transferred to In the post-production stage, Embassy Pictures is applying for the competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival.

This kind of boring film closely related to politics is the most suitable to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, and it must take the route of winning awards. There are not many awards, and it will not attract many audiences at all.

Expect mainstream audiences to be captivated by this kind of film without awards, forget it.

Eavesdropping Storm will not only participate in the Berlin Film Festival, but will also be transferred to North America to participate in Hollywood's awards season selection, with the ultimate goal of hitting the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

In addition, there will be Relativity Entertainment's film at the Cannes Film Festival in May, and Will Smith's major When Happiness Knocks on the Door will enter the Cannes Film Festival in competition.

The purpose is of course for publicity. The possibility of winning an award at the French Film Festival for this typical American dream is too low.

Starting from February, the films released by the Embassy Pictures will be released one after another. Including the sequels of some blockbuster films, the number of films released by the Embassy Pictures this year will exceed ten. Just like last year, there will be films released every month. , and two will be released in individual months.

The first film released by Embassy Pictures was The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson.

For this special theme movie, the opening schedule in North America was placed on the weekend before this year's Oscars ceremony.

The schedule is not very good. The best schedule in February is Valentine's Day, but The Passion of the Christ is courting death if it starts painting during Valentine's Day.

How many couples watch this on Valentine's Day? Could it be that a couple wants to use the film to cleanse their souls...

Regarding the controversy that this film may cause, Ronan is not very worried, because most of the film is adapted according to the New Testament.

Besides, there is Mel Gibson, the director and producer.

Mel Gibson is a person who is difficult to control and easy to control. During the promotion period of the film, a reporter once questioned his purpose of shooting this film. Mel Gibson directly declared that he would donate 100 million US dollars from the box office of the film to traditional Catholic Movement Organization.

Embassy Pictures didn't intervene in any way, and if Mel Gibson was willing to donate the film's box office cut, that's up to them.