In the office, Ronan sat quietly on the couch, patiently waiting for Paul Greengrass to flip through the script for the full version of "Ace Agent."

The British director is worth the wait because he knows that the other side has the strength.

Speaking of Paul Greengrass, not many people may know him, but when it comes to several "Spy Shadows" directed by him, many fans must have seen it.

Ronan has done some superficial research on Paul Greengrass's filming techniques and editing style, and has even seen all of his films from "Flying Thoughts" to "Spy 5".

Unfortunately, as a victim of special 3D, Ronan watched "Spy 5" at that time and vomited sadly.

Just had a brief exchange, Paul Greengrass made a film in the 80s, then moved to the TV industry, and now he has just returned to the film industry from the television industry, and has only made two films so far, and the "Bloody Sunday", which won the Berlin Golden Bear, is nowhere to be seen.

Once Paul Greengrass filmed "Flying Thoughts", he came to Hollywood but didn't find an opportunity, and then returned to the United Kingdom, won the Berlin Golden Bear Award for his second film "Bloody Sunday", entered Hollywood again, and finally won the directorship of the last two parts of "Spy".

Paul Greengrass reads the script while conceiving a picture that fits his own style in his mind, such a high-investment action movie is a rare opportunity, but the setting of the film's male protagonist is like a joke.

Although he had never set foot in commercial films, he also knew that the Arabs were a little outrageous as the absolute protagonists.

It's a little reluctant, didn't you come to Hollywood from the UK just to shoot the action movie you want to make?

Only action movies are the best carrier of the style he wants to try.

Paul Greengrass closed the script, went through the plot in his mind, and asked, "Mr. Anderson, what kind of action movie do you want to make?"

If it is too different from the style he envisioned, then there is no need to think about it.

There are directors who shoot films with a strong personal touch, and Ronan knows very well that Paul Greengrass happens to be one of them.

A director like this has extremely high requirements for style.

It is estimated that Paul Greengrass once came to Hollywood to hang out and went back, which is also related to not encountering the ideal film.

His set is undoubtedly a bit ahead of the mainstream commercial action movies in Hollywood now.

Ronan was willing to try it because he knew that there was a market for a dizzying style of action that was so fast-paced that there was a real market.

In fact, the lukewarm action movies have become obsolete in the market, Michael Mann's "The Line of Fire" is not a classic, and the shootout sequences in it even use robbers to learn to rob banks, but the slow pace has caused the film to be far from meeting the expected market popularity when it was released.

The pace of action movies must be fast, and on the basis of being fast, it can also make people have a dazzling style, and it is relatively close to success.

For example, Michael Bay's action movie, the fast-paced can't wait to fly.

Ronan said slowly: "I wrote this script, and the film I envisioned has a simple and clear narrative, a clean and neat director's technique, a fast pace, and sharp action shots...... Anyway, the action scenes should try a kind of ultra-short shot editing that is sharper than Michael Bay. ”

Paul Greengrass was silent, but clearly in thought.

Ronan can stop at the right time, although the director is relatively difficult to find, but it doesn't have to be a certain person.

Paul Greengrass suddenly said: "Hollywood blockbusters have always been high-cost, highly industrialized, universal and unpersonalized. But in the inherent action movie mode, there are always times when people get tired, and the audience likes the new and hates the old. ”

Ronan nodded slightly, agreeing with his statement, "Makes sense. ”

Pure Hollywood action movies are soon on the wane.

Ronan's words about the film vision have just been agreed by Paul Greengrass, and this conceptual recognition has also aroused his interest in this directorial position.

But there are some things that he thinks it is best to say in advance, so as not to make an unpleasant fuss later and end up empty.

Paul Greengrass added: "I envisioned a style, handheld photography, fragment editing, bullet-like fast pacing. ”

He further said: "Another point is that today's action shots always have various flaws, especially the actors and action design. The fragmented sharp editing can not only make up for the shortcomings of the actors' movements, but also cover up the shortcomings of the action design, creating a fierce and sharp action style, which brings a huge visual impact to the audience. ”

Ronan knew very well what kind of style this was, thought for a while, and said: "This is not much different from what I envisioned, I can accept that you are suitable for this director position." ”

"You negotiate a contract with my agent. "Paul Greengrass is as clean as his movie clips.

Ronan didn't talk nonsense either, stood up and shook hands with him: "Happy cooperation." ”

Sending Paul Greengrass away, Ronan and Dean agreed to talk about Paul Greengrass's directing contract for another day.

Back in the office, I gave George Clint a call.

"George, you go and look up the copyright of a novel. Ronan instructed: "The film and television rights of Robert Ludlen's "The Identity of Bourne" depend on whose hands it is. ”

If you remember correctly, the original author of the film and television rights of this novel has long been sold.

George replied on the phone, "Okay, I'll go." ”

Ronan put down the phone, in fact, after coming here, he has checked the copyright of many adapted movies, just like the "Lord of the Rings" series, the film copyright of many novels and even well-known documentary works, especially those published earlier, the copyright of the movie was sold a long time ago.

Even, there are many copyrights scattered in the hands of several people or companies.

Ronan suppressed the restlessness in his heart, knowing that he couldn't be in a hurry, the company had just entered the right track, and it was not a good thing to be too anxious.

The next day, Ronan and Dean negotiated Paul Greengrass' directing contract, and the two sides talked all day and reached an agreement relatively smoothly.

Director Paul Greengrass has a salary of $500,000 and has officially joined the crew of "Ace Agent" since he signed his contract, and also serves as a producer, participating in the preparation, filming and post-production throughout the process, and has the right to make editing suggestions.

The final editing power is still in Ronan's hands.

With the director chosen, the preparation of "Ace Agent" was accelerated, and due to the need to juggle two projects, plus the processing of the crew's accounts, Ronan made George Clint the production manager of this project.

Of course, like "Human Removal Plan", Ronan and these people can receive the corresponding crew position remuneration in addition to the company's expenses and crew accounts.

Hollywood's good industry practices must always be followed.

Paul Greengrass is a very thoughtful director, and quickly recommended Ronan to the action director, and after Ronan was interviewed to determine the suitability, the action director joined the crew and began to design action routines according to Paul Greengrass's action ideas, plus train the actor Muhammad.

A super Arab agent, wearing a white robe and a turban, can easily kill hundreds of people......

This is just Ronan's unreliable idea, Paul Greengrass is a reliable director, and the initial design of the male protagonist is certainly not an Arab costume who can become the center of the world everywhere, but a typical agent with good skills and black technology.

Ronan appropriately delegated a lot of the power of the crew to George Clint and Paul Greengrass, such a typical Hollywood model and atypical Hollywood protagonist film, he also hoped that Paul Greengrass could make a better film.

"Here Comes the Grim Reaper" and "Ace Agent" began to recruit actors on a large scale, and Ronan was also preparing to go for a spin at the St. Denis Film Festival.

It just so happened that Tony Koch also came to Los Angeles to visit Hollywood, and Ronan simply dragged him along.