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There were only two people left in the office.

Ronan looked at James Huang curiously, wondering what this guy was going to do.

If you are not satisfied with the salary, if you increase the salary, you must negotiate it through the agent, right? $300,000 is already the highest price he can offer, or is it because James Huang has participated in the resume of "The X-Files".

The real budget of the Human Removal Plan is only $1.8 million, which includes various expenses of Shahai Entertainment and himself.

"Is there anything we need to talk about alone?" Ronan was straightforward.

You can't have any thoughts about James Huang about himself as a handsome guy, right?

Probably from the East, James Wong's answer was a bit of a circle.

"Mr. Anderson, I am interested in your project. He said: "Horror thriller is actually the genre I am best at, I don't know if you have seen the TV series I directed, the best thing is the rendering of horror and thriller atmosphere." ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "That's right." ”

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have reached a verbal agreement with Edward about the pay.

James Wong thought of the book he made with Glenn Morgan, and his heart was like a cat crawling, and he would be disobedient if he didn't try.

Opportunities are earned.

Even if the other party doesn't agree, it won't affect the project you're talking about too much, right?

Just now he heard very clearly that Shahai Entertainment had won the financial support of the Arabs, and those who were engaged in oil were not generally rich.

James Huang thought for a moment and said, "That...... As for me, I used to be a screenwriter, and I started in the industry with my friend Glenn Morgan, who is also a screenwriter......"

Ronan smiled: "Huang, we hit it off at first sight, don't be polite, just talk about something directly." ”

"I wrote a screenplay with Glenn, a horror movie. James Huang opened his briefcase and took out a script, "When the two of us were working on the X-Files, we had an idea, and then we wrote an outline, and it took the last six months to complete the script. ”

He put the script on Ronan's desk, "Can you take the time to read it?"

Ronan frowned slightly, roughly guessing what James Huang meant.

Seeing that Ronan didn't move the script, James Wong continued: "This is a new type of horror film, different from traditional American plasma horror and ghost horror films. Mr. Anderson, I promise, this will be a creepy film that will scare the audience!"

"Want me to invest in your project?" Ronan asked directly.

It's very obvious that there are too many directors in Hollywood looking for investment, and very few end up getting investment.

"Yes. James Wong is also no longer going around in circles: "I want to direct this script." ”

Ronan nodded slightly, opened the script, read a few pages, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Interesting, really interesting.

He looked at it and asked, "Huang, if I don't invest in your project, are you going to reject the Human Eradication Plan?"

"This ......" James Wong hesitated for a moment, but still said, "at least not my first choice." ”

He simply increased his weight: "Dimen Pictures invited me to direct a spoof version of "Scream", but they rejected my request, and I did not agree to Dimen's invitation for the time being. An executive at New Line Pictures thought I was creative about the script and wanted to buy out the rights, but refused to let me be the director, and Glenn and I rejected it. ”

Ronan is not stupid at all and can understand the meaning behind the words, James Wong is saying that he has no shortage of directorial invitations, and this script has company attention.

This script...... Well, it's kind of interesting.

James Huang seems to be a little paranoid and a little anxious.

If you are an ordinary rookie director, you will rarely mention excessive conditions when you get the opportunity to direct a movie.

And this one, but he tied himself to another project.

Ronan remained silent, a lot of thoughts flashed in his head in an instant, and he quietly observed that James Huang's mentality was indeed a little anxious.

It is estimated that there has been no shortage of walls before.

Directors who don't have any film experience want to direct a script written by themselves, in fact, it is actually difficult to attract investment, and not everyone is as lucky as James Cameron meets Anne Hurd.

Moreover, James Cameron already had a resume as a film director before "The Terminator".

James Huang is also observing Ronan, it is not that there are no companies that want to buy scripts, and the new line pictures mentioned earlier are not fake, but he knows very well that the companies that buy scripts have no intention of inviting him to be a director, let alone put into production in the near future, and the books he and Glenn Morgan wrote are very likely to enter the huge script library of some film companies like countless scripts, and then it may become a movie after I don't know how many years.

This time could be three to ten years, or it could be longer.

In the 80s, he once had a movie script that was bought by Fox, but the film has not been made until now.

If I knew that this was the result, I wouldn't have sold out the copyright all at once.

For film companies, the cost of buying out the script is not worth mentioning at all.

He was forty years old and didn't want to wait any longer.

Ronan read the first quarter of the script, and began to glance at ten lines, his mind was no longer on the script, and he thought about how to use the script to make profits.

There are roughly two parts of interests, short-term interests and long-term interests.

The former is James Wong and "The Human Eradication Project", and by all accounts, James Wong is a good fit for the position.

The latter, of course, is the script in his hands.

It's a well-known project.

After reading the first few pages of the script, Ronan remembered who James Huang was.

If this guy had reported a Chinese name, not James Wong's English name, he would have remembered it long ago.

Huang Yiyu.

The name is not unfamiliar to those who are engaged in filmmaking.

A director who started out with horror films and became famous, is generally more suitable for "Human Eradication Project".

It is impossible to match 100%, but after interviewing so many candidates, Huang Yiyu is the one with the best conditions.

Ronan closed the script, resisted the urge to buy out the copyright, and said lightly: "This is not a traditional American horror film. There's a good saying in Hollywood, don't try something unfamiliar with lightly. ”

"But the right amount of innovation can bring fresh excitement to the audience. James Wong distinguished: "Plasma tablets need a certain amount of innovation. ”

Ronan Moshuo chucked: "A group of students escaped a plane crash because of an emergency, and then were chased and killed by death one by one, how do you say?" He frowned: "The horror core of this film is somewhat like oriental culture. ”

James Wong asked, "Do you know the culture of the East?"

"You know, when I was a student at USC Film School, I specialized in research for a while. Ronan shook the script in his hand, "Well, there is a saying in the ancient East......"

He put on a memory look: "Death makes you die at three o'clock, won't you stay until five o'clock?"

James Wong chimed in: "Yes, there is no suspense in this story, because the protagonists are doomed and certain to die, and the entertainment value of the story lies in the process of the death journey, not the result." ”

Ronan shook his head: "It's a bit risky to use the core of the East to create a Hollywood horror movie. ”

James Huang Moran, this book seems very creative to him, but there are too many creative scripts in the industry, and most of them are not cared for.

What's more, he is more ambitious, and he still wants to direct this book.

"James, you should be well aware that this film does not conform to the consistent aesthetic of the North American horror film audience. Ronan is not talking nonsense, the best commercial performance of Hollywood horror films is the genre of torture and murder: "Personally, I think your script is a bit interesting, but I am a businessman and need to be responsible to investors." ”

Of course, James Wong knows this, otherwise he wouldn't have hit a wall everywhere.

"Ouch......" he sighed inwardly.

Is it time to put down this script and direct other movies first, and then talk about it later?

Just when the disappointment was written on James Huang's face, Ronan said in due time: "I...... Consider investing in your project. ”

He seemed to have made up his mind: "But I'm going to convince the investors. ”

James Huang was no longer hopeful, and his eyes were full of hope to look directly at Ronan.

Ronan frowned: "My funds come from Arabia, and the Arab oil tycoons are very rich, but they value money very seriously and are very stubborn, if the conditions are not good enough, it is difficult for them to pay for it." ”

"Is there anything I can do?" asked James Wong quickly.

"You can't do this project with low investment. Ronan seems to have thought it through: "The investment in production is definitely high, so I have to cut back on other expenses, such as copyright buyouts." ”

James Huang was silent for a while, as if weighing the gains and losses, and finally gritted his teeth: "This is no problem, the lower price stipulated by the screenwriters guild is used as a transfer fee, but I must be a director! My director's salary can be the same as what I talked about this time!"

In his eyes, this is nothing, and James Cameron paid only $1 for the transfer of the script in order to direct "The Terminator".

Ronan continued to stretch out his hand to reap the benefits: "Full copyright buyout. ”

"Yes. "James Wong's goal is to direct, and the rest is easy to talk about.

Ronan still looks so embarrassed, but his heart is happy, the full copyright naturally includes peripherals and sequels, as long as the first part can be as successful as in the previous life, according to this routine, many films can be filmed.

"I'm strapped for money. He is a businessman, and of course he will continue to fight for benefits: "Your project will have to wait for the release of "Human Eradication Project" at the earliest. ”

James Huang nodded: "Yes." ”

"I need you to get into the Human Eradication Project as soon as possible. Ronan knows his own family affairs, and at this stage, he is not professional enough in Hollywood filmmaking: "Make a detailed shooting plan for Shahai Entertainment. ”

James Wong continued to nod.

Ronan's voice lowered slightly: "There may be some places in this project that will make people question, you just need to do a good job as a director, and don't ask about other aspects." ”

"I understand. "It's not the first day James Wong has come to Hollywood.