The Best Entertainment Era

Among all Chinese directors in Hollywood, your cumulative box office ranks at the forefront.

In the Beverly Hills clubhouse, several Chinese directors were gathering, and Wen Ziren, the youngest, said to James Huang: With your appeal, continue to shoot other horror films, and it will be easy to succeed.

James Huang shook his head: These so-called box office figures are actually from the Death Comes series, which is meaningless.

Justin Lin answered: You can't say that, the box office numbers are the key to our success in Hollywood.

Wen Ziren picked up the teapot and poured water for several people one by one: I like this model quite a bit. It's clear at a glance whether it's successful or not.

James Huang said with a smile: Old Wen, you have the best future in Relativity Entertainment.

Justin Lin agrees: You have officially entered Sandsea Entertainment, become one of the executives, and there is a small amount of allotment rewards, such treatment is rare.

Wen Ziren saw it very clearly: My future is also tied to Relativity Entertainment.

I also want to be tied together. Justin Lin made no secret of his envy: But there is no chance.

James Huang said: Old Lin, you should have a good talk with Jessica Felton and fight for more power.

Justin Lin shook his head directly: Forget it, that woman is not easy to deal with. Although Relativity Entertainment has provided us Chinese Americans with a fair and just platform, not every executive of Relativity Entertainment is as easy-talking as Ronan.

Wen Ziren answered: Sometimes, women are really troublesome.

James Huang asked curiously, Do you have a conflict with Jessica Felton?

Justin Lin waved his hand: I can't talk about conflicts. Specifically, this female producer is a technical madman with extremely strict technical requirements. It's okay to say during filming, but it is very troublesome in post-production.

Wen Ziren said with a smile: This is also a responsible performance. The strict technology may lead to better production.

Justin Lin nodded slightly: I know this too, so I just complained to you, and I have always cooperated with her at work. He suddenly lowered his voice and asked mysteriously: Jessica Fei Is the relationship between Leonton and Ronan Anderson unusual?

Wen Ziren shook his head: I don't know.

James Huang has cooperated with Sandsea Entertainment a long time ago and knows more about it: I knew about Jessica Felton in 1999, when she was a pure editor, Sandsea Entertainment The first few films, such as Human Purge, Kingsman and Reaper were all edited by her. Even the later blockbuster The Blair Witch was re-edited by her, which is She is a woman who really relies on technology to make a living.

Wen Ziren didn't want to get entangled in this kind of gossip, so he changed the subject and asked, Old Huang, do you have any plans for the next step?

I'm not going to make a horror movie anymore. James Huang said simply: I'm going to try a comic book adaptation, which is currently a popular genre in the North American film market.

Justin Lin asked: Is there a specific goal?

James Huang already has specific ideas, but he will not easily tell people: I'm still looking for it for the time being. The copyright of comics is a problem.

Wan Ziren said: Since Iron Man sold well at the box office,

Right now, the copyrights of comics that are a little bit well-known in North America dare to demand sky-high prices.

Justin Lin said the truth: Without money, you can't do anything.

The meaning of these words is obvious. James Huang smiled and said, With so many production companies in Hollywood, we can always find a partner.

Wen Ziren said: Old Huang, you have capital now, and people who want to cooperate with you may line up in a long line.

In any case, the great success of the Death Comes series has brought James Huang great reputation and appeal.

The box office of this series is here, and there is no data that can more intuitively reflect the director's ability in the commercial market than the box office.

The most basic reference condition for Hollywood to assess a director's ability is the box office figures of the director's past two films.

The three chatted for half an afternoon in the Beverly clubhouse, agreed to help each other within the limits of their ability, and then left separately.

James Huang was the last one to leave the Beverly Club, but he didn't move after getting into the car.

Death is Coming is his famous work and the only work that can be sold. It not only brought a huge reputation, but also earned him tens of millions of dollars in high remuneration.

Now, it's time to say goodbye to this series.

But James Huang still remembers Watching the Universe, so even after breaking away from the Reaper series, he will not touch this original type of subject matter again.

In the past two years, through various observations of Relativity Entertainment, he came to a conclusion: the risk of original films is huge, but the success rate is low.

Even a gold medal producer like Ronan Anderson mainly focuses on adaptations and sequels, and only a very small proportion of original films are promoted every year.

James Huang remembered that Ronan once said that a director's choice of the right subject is the basis of success.

Therefore, when he chose a new project, he focused all his attention on the current popular genres in the North American film market.

The comic book adaptation genre is undoubtedly one of them.

During the filming of Reaper 4, James Huang made a special trip to Hong Kong City and communicated with colleagues in Hong Kong City. During this period, he met the famous Stephen Chow and heard Stephen Chow mention a famous cartoon .

At that time, James Huang became interested and asked people to inquire about it. The copyright of the comics is still in the hands of the author and the publishing company. Stephen Zhou probably just had a preliminary idea and has not put it into action yet.

Copyright is a matter of quick hands and slow hands. Besides, the comic itself is very famous, has a huge influence in Asia, and has a certain audience in North America.

James Huang didn't care about the already released Reaper 4, and his head was full of new movie projects.

However, compared to the last time, James Huang is more cautious and more principled. For example, he always adheres to one of the famous rules of Hollywood directors-never use his own money to invest in the film project he wants to direct.

James Huang glanced at the file bag on the co-pilot, which contained the information he had initially collected and the plans he had made. Next, he would rely on them to find a partner in Hollywood.

Regarding Relativity Entertainment and Ronan Anderson, he had sent a copy to his agent, but there was no feedback.

I heard that Ronan Anderson went to Wellington, New Zealand after attending the premiere of Reaper 4. It is estimated that he may not see his project information in a short time.

James Huang is not in a hurry, because with a famous director like him backed by excellent box office data, it is really not hard to find a partner.

Started the car and left the parking lot of the Beverly clubhouse. James Huang drove not far away when his cell phone rang suddenly. He turned his head and saw that the number on the caller ID was a broker. He quickly parked the car on the side of the road. Picked up the phone.

It's me, James. James Huang said.

The voice of agent Edward sounded through the receiver: Someone heard that you have a new film project in hand, and they are very interested, and want to ask you for an interview.

James Huang was not surprised by this. After all, he is a well-known director with capital: Independent producer or company? He explained in advance: This is a comic adaptation project, which requires a large investment.

The meaning of these words is obvious, those producers or companies that are not strong enough should not contact them, otherwise it will be a waste of time.

The agent Edward understood, and said, A big company is very interested in you, and they are also optimistic about your strength. Twentieth Century Fox, they want to ask you to meet as soon as possible.

Hearing the name 20th Century Fox, James Huang immediately understood that this would be one of the best options for cooperation in the future.

In the Hollywood circle, there are only a few companies whose strength can be compared with Relativity Entertainment. For a project like his plan, the first thing to consider must be to cooperate with a big company.

James Huang asked directly: What time?

The manager tentatively asked, Tonight?

James Huang thought for a moment and said, Yes.

The agent responded quickly: At seven o'clock tonight, meet at the Fox Tower.

James Huang responded, hung up the phone, and drove towards Century City. He also needed to make some preparations. Twentieth Century Fox was more suitable than those small companies.

At the same time, the call from agent Edward also reached the production department of 20th Century Fox.

After John Lesinski, the deputy director of the production department, took the call, he went directly to the office of CEO Jim Prose.

There is news. John Lesinski immediately reported to his immediate boss: James Huang and his agent agreed to interview us.

Jim Prowse nodded slightly, and said: This is a very capable director who has played an extremely important role in the development of Relativity Entertainment. If we can win cooperation with him, it will not only promote the development of 20th Century Fox films Business development can also hit competitors.

John Lesinski said with a smile: Since they are coming, I will never let them go.

Jim Prowse said: Be prepared for no surprises. And ... Relativity Entertainment keep watching, don't relax.

John Lesinski said: We have successively poached projects, directors and actors from the collaborators of Relativity Entertainment, and we will not stop afterwards.

Jim Prose sighed: I have to say that Ronan Anderson's vision of people and projects is really excellent.

Fortunately, 20th Century Fox is not helpless. The sheep of Relativity Entertainment is standing there, and the goal is very obvious. 20th Century Fox is like a top sheep shearer, just go up and start rolling.

Sooner or later, 20th Century Fox will bald the entertainment of Theory of Relativity!