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Latest website: In recent years, North America has produced a large number of popular drama series, but the fantasy series has never appeared on the prime time TV series schedule.

This type of drama series seems to have always lacked outstanding works.

In the drama production industry, to a certain extent, the first person to eat crabs can often get the greatest benefits.

The first hit work of a certain type of drama series will bring huge influence.

Like The Walking Dead.

The biggest problem that plagues fantasy themes is undoubtedly investment.

High production costs are usually one of the reasons why fantasy series cannot be released. Even if Shahai Entertainment invests up to 60 million US dollars in a single season, when filming the first season of Game of Thrones, it will pay more attention to the characters, characters and The development of the plot, while avoiding those large-scale war scenes.

Large-scale war scenes cost a lot of money. After all, this is not a summer commercial film, but a TV series that pays more attention to the plot. In addition, it is the first season. Instead of spending funds on war scenes, it is better to further polish the plot.

In fact, the full-scale outbreak of war in the original book doesn't start until after the first volume.

With a fantasy-like creature like King Bento, the first season will only be fleeting.

Without these fantastical creatures, money would undoubtedly be saved on an expensive CG production.

Since Shahai Entertainment won a tax rebate of up to 6 million US dollars from Bulgaria, after a professional investigation, Ronan did not hesitate to set the main shooting base of the series in Bulgaria and other southeastern European countries, and at the same time it was basically determined that Sofia would shoot Victoria. Scene from the continent of Stroll.

There are also several location inspection teams who have also dispatched in advance to find suitable locations for location shooting in various places in Europe and America.

Ronan has also done enough communication and exchanges with the main creators. Game of Thrones is not a film and television work that tends to teenagers like the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but a series for adult audiences. The ideal finished product Extravagant, bloody, dark, eccentric, and sometimes surprisingly luscious, the series is as unpredictable as life itself, with its mixture of malice and kindness.

In addition, the core concept of the series was erected early on by George Martin in the creation of the script-there is no absolute justice, only eternal power!

Thoughts of George Martin,

In fact, it is fully reflected in my own works. For example, everyone thinks that they are the protagonists of the world before they die. In fact, only history is.

Although in the eyes of many high-end power drama fans, Game of Thrones is more like a medieval village and town play house, but its great commercial success is obvious.

The plots or fights in the series are not necessarily as high-end and complicated as possible. Once the audience can't understand it, the tragedy of abandoning the series will inevitably happen.

Once this happens, it will undoubtedly bring huge losses to the production company.

For the time being, the crew has only confirmed the two main actors, and the other actors basically have to go through auditions. As for the former dragon mother, Ronan has no idea where it is.

Speaking of which, she is also a very amazing actress, as long as she smiles, her appearance will immediately collapse...

The actor who plays the three idiots must be replaced. The one who used to be too strong, and later played the role of Phoenix in the X-Men. It is said that the collapse of the X-Men series of movies is directly related to the failure of the casting of Phoenix.

X-Men: Fat Phoenix is not so miserable.

Casting in Hollywood is really confusing sometimes. For example, Disney once chose a black man to star in The Little Mermaid, and both inside and outside the industry understand why.

But a character like Fat Phoenix can easily leave a bad impression on the audience at first glance, and the casting is simply disastrous.

Ronan still remembers a colleague who once watched Game of Thrones and said this about the actress: a strong one can beat her to death with a single punch, but she still pretends to be weak, and she casts the audience as fools.

It is said that the 1996 year looks like the 69 year old, can you not rush?

Perhaps there is a problem with the aesthetics of 20th Century Fox.

Ronan remembered that the two actors who had entered the final selection of Phoenix, one was Three Idiots and the other was Saoirse Ronan, they were basically born old-fashioned types.

In terms of actors, Relativity Entertainment has also signed a new cooperation agreement with CAA. The two parties will continue to have in-depth cooperation in film and drama production.

Sand Sea Entertainment, a subsidiary of Relativity Entertainment, produces more than 20 film and television projects every year, providing employment opportunities for a large number of actors.

Ronan also specifically emphasized the need to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of co-actors at the high-level meeting of Shahai Entertainment.

It is now 2006, and the 20-year contracts signed by major producers and major Hollywood labor unions are about to expire in two years.

The major labor unions in Hollywood have never been decorations, so many things can be expected.

A new general strike is inevitable and cannot be avoided.

Ronan is also making preparations in advance, such as accumulating scripts, so as not to find a screenwriter when he gets it.

Actors, directors, and even technical jobs are easy to talk about. The requirements of the former two can always be met by the producer, and the requirements of the latter are not too much. Generally, they are just making noise and sharing more cakes.

The real trouble, like the 1988 general strike, will only be screenwriters.

As the boss and capital of the film company, Ronan naturally stood at an opposing position with the screenwriter.

At the beginning of September, a business investigation team from Estonia came to Los Angeles and started negotiations with Relativity Entertainment on film and other aspects of business cooperation.

The Estonian team was led by Carmen Kath and one of their ministers of commerce, who came with great sincerity.

Ronan also attaches great importance to it. After all, if the cooperation can be reached, the crew of Relativity Entertainment will go to Estonia to shoot in the future, and Estonia will provide a large amount of tax rebates and financial subsidies.

These can effectively reduce the cost of a single project.

Therefore, Ronan asked Robert Iger to form a special team to negotiate with the Estonian delegation.

Just like the negotiations with Bulgaria and Romania, it not only includes tax rebates and subsidies, but also involves various copyright protections of Relativity Entertainment in the other market.

Up to now, one of the key factors restricting the development of Relativity Entertainment in overseas markets includes piracy.

The sale of peripheral products is quite dependent on copyright protection.

The company has a statistics.

In the reception room on the top floor of the Relativity Building, Ronan said to Carmen Kath, who was dressed in professional attire: Since this year, Relativity Entertainment may have lost $1 billion in overseas markets due to piracy.

Carmen-Case said: This problem is indeed a headache, and I am also very troubled. My book and clothing companies have also reported infringement losses, but because of the legal problems in neighboring countries, they cannot be resolved at all.

Ronan poured her a glass of water and said, Fortunately, the overall business environment continues to improve, and the number of markets that incorporate rules and order is also increasing.

Carmen-Case picked up the cup, took a sip, then looked at Ronan's reception room, and said, I still remember when you worked in the small office building in Burbank, and the office was broken and dirty. old.

Ronan answered: It was a precarious time at that time, and it would be nice to have a place to work. He laughed: I remember that there was a newsstand under the company building at that time, and the middle-aged women who sold newspapers wanted to see it most. , I jumped off that old building.

I guess she's disappointed? Carmen-Case smiled happily: You became the most successful person who came out of that old building.

She tilted her head and looked at Ronan: Looking back, you really worked hard back then, and your success is worthy of your hard work.

Ronan waved his hand: It's impossible to fight. At that time, I could be tricked and cheated. In order to find funds, I almost sold myself.

Carmen-Kath joked: If I knew this, I would have bought you.

Ronan shrugged: You didn't have enough financial resources at that time. I went to the Middle East to find money. Now that I think about it, I have to thank the Arabs. They are my lucky stars.

Carmen-Case said with a smile: I guess they don't think so?

Ronan said frankly: I am neighbors with them now, we live in peace and help each other.

In Manchester United, he and the Abu Dhabi consortium are indeed neighbors.

Carmen Kath said softly: In retrospect, the past is always very beautiful.

This is called the nostalgia effect. Ronan continued: People always miss the past, especially as they grow older, the best things will always be in the memory.

Once a group of colleagues born in the 1980s got together, they always talked about how delicious chicken, duck and fish were when they were young. After growing up, they ate all kinds of hard dishes, but they still couldn’t find the taste of childhood.

This is not so much a matter of taste buds, as it is a feeling effect.

Even if I bring the things from my childhood to the front of my face, it still doesn't taste like what I remember.

Carmen-Case seems to be seriously considering Ronan's words: The management and marketing experts I hired also said similar things. Emotions can always become the selling point of commodities, such as fashionable retro, which is also a kind of emotional effect.

Ronan nodded slightly: It can be so good.

The two had a business chat, and he asked, How long have you been in Los Angeles?

I'm not sure yet, I'll stay for a while. Carmen Kath said: Since I'm in Los Angeles, I always want to see those old friends from back then.

Ronan said: See if you have time, I will hold a welcome party for you at home.

Carmen-Case was not polite to Ronan: Okay.

There was a knock on the door, and Connie pushed the door open and came in, first glanced at Carmen Kath, and then said to Ronan: Will Smith is here, I need you urgently, I will take him to your office.

Carmen-Case immediately offered to leave: I'll go first, you should be busy.

Ronan sent Carmen-Case out of the reception room, and after she entered the elevator, he walked to the office and asked, Did Will say something specific?

No. Connie thought for a while, and then said: He called someone when he came, and mentioned the movie script and his son Jaden Smith.