Subtitles appeared on the slightly rudimentary curtains, staff turned on the lights and opened the curtains, and the light was restored in the conference room that the Embassy Pictures used as a makeshift pull-out room.

Miller, the president of the cinema company from the Imperial Entertainment Group, gently pressed his eyes, and the handheld photography and quick editing of the film looked very enjoyable, but it was also easy to cause visual fatigue.

Feeling his eyes a little lighter, Miller stood up and looked at Ronan: "Embassy Pictures has brought another masterpiece. ”

Ronan smiled, gestured to Paul Greengrass, who was very artistic, with his eyes, and said, "This is all the credit of director Greengrass." ”

"Directed by Greengrass. Miller said seriously: "When this film is released, the spy film will be completely changed." ”

Paul Greengrass scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly, as if he didn't know how to answer.

AMG's senior president, Brown, continued: "The first part of "Spy Movie" is already very good, and even more commendable, the second part is better than the first. ”

Ronan took the opportunity to say: "Such an excellent film is also worthy of more resources from AMG and Emperor Entertainment. ”

Miller couldn't help laughing: "It's true, although the production cost is only $70 million, this film deserves to be treated like a first-line big production by Emperor Entertainment." ”

"AMG will guarantee the number of theaters in which this film will be released," Brown said. ”

Representatives of other cinema companies have also expressed their positions.

A sequel to a blockbuster movie is already relatively easy to achieve, and the quality of the second part is obviously better than the first, and the publicity of the embassy pictures is enough.

Later, Ronan did not participate in the specific negotiations, and when he hosted a banquet for representatives of many theater companies at noon, he was informed by the Embassy Pictures' Cinema Distribution Department that the number of theaters for "Spy Shadow 2" would not be less than 3,500.

In the case of "X-Men 2" before and "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" later, this can be said to be very rare.

The opening theaters of these two films are just that number.

Every summer file, especially in May, is very crowded, and if you look at the release schedule of each year, North America can often cram six or seven first-line big productions in May, and some years can even reach ten.

Ronan is confident that "Spy 2" can earn a place in the summer file.

Frankly speaking, Paul Greengrass is more radical in the second part than the first, not only continuing the realistic style and giving the film a documentary flavor, but also giving full play to the advantages of "handheld photography and quick editing, realistic fighting fists to the flesh".

On the basis of the first part, a lot of new elements have been added appropriately.

The reason why this series is eye-catching is because it contains suitable fresh elements, beyond everyone's expectations, and the current Hollywood action genre certainly does not have the bold choices made by the "Spy" series of films, the way they were filmed, and Matt Damon's excellent interpretation.

In the words of the Oriental Internet, Matt Damon, who was nicknamed "cute" by netizens, is definitely the best choice to play Bourne, Matt Damon's "natural stupid" expression perfectly matches Amnesia Bourne's frequent bewildered + serious look.

In the afternoon, the Embassy Pictures held a meeting on the promotion and distribution of "Spy Shadow 2".

"In terms of publicity, we cannot ignore the importance of Robert Ludlen. David Villa, director of the Propaganda Department, is ready to drag the dead out again: "I have contacted the relatives of Robert Ludren and they have agreed to participate in the tribute of Robert Ludren. ”

Ronan just watched from the sidelines and basically did not express his opinion.

Thomas, director of theatrical distribution, said: "It's best to invite them to the premiere. ”

Garcia decided: "I will personally send them an invitation. ”

In order for the movie to be a big hit, all legal means must dare to try, and Robert Ludlen's family is still very active.

You can't try to discourage them.

Terry, Director of Offline Distribution, said: "I think we should step up our efforts to promote our offline rental and sales outlets, and "Spy Shadow" was the best film in North America's offline rental business last year!"

"A new poster is being printed and will be delivered to you soon," Garcia said. ”

Terry swears: "I promise that by the end of April, all rental and sales stores in North America will have posters of Spy 2." ”

Garcia added, "We need to take a multi-faceted promotional measure to attract the offline DVD audience of "Spy Movie" to the theaters where "Spy 2" is screened!"

Before the meeting ended, Ronan left early, and now Embassy Pictures is becoming more and more mature in terms of publicity and distribution, and has a stable and reliable operation system, so there is no need to worry about the promotion and distribution of a film.

This is a good thing, as long as the distribution company runs smoothly and the distribution channel is still in hand, Relativity Entertainment has the capital to compete with other companies.

Chris's words had already made Ronan more vigilant.

But Ronan also knows that in a short period of time, other large companies will not have a good way to entertain with the theory of relativity.

In fact, he did a lot of work in the front.

Relativity Entertainment has independent and complete global distribution channels, and there is no need for the six major companies to distribute films.

We have established a relatively in-depth cooperation with CAA, so we don't have to worry about finding suitable actors and directors and other main creative personnel.

The company's shares are very concentrated, so you don't have to worry about the problems caused by the acquisition of shares.

The foundation continues to attract overseas funding, and there is no shortage of investment in production.

Shahai Entertainment has registered the copyright of many scripts, and has bought the adaptation rights of some popular literary works, and there is no shortage of movie themes.

For example, Ronan's latest story outline about the museum, which has been written by the screenwriters of Shahai Entertainment, has just been successfully registered with the Copyright Office, and preparations will begin next year at the latest.

Leaving the conference room, Ronan found Paul Greengrass for a chat, mainly about Part 3.

"I'm definitely going to direct the third part. Paul Greengrass remembers very well that he signed a trilogy contract with Shahai Entertainment: "But from June, I need to take a break for about three months. ”

Ronan said, "No problem. "Bourne's Hegemony" is scheduled to be released in 2005, and there is plenty of time. He cautions, "I hope the third installment will still be shot with the iconic hand-held camera and lightning-fast editing style." ”

He was a little worried that when the second part was successful, Paul Greengrass would be too innovative and changeable.

Paul Greengrass assured: "I will, I will keep the style of the first two films, and it is my responsibility to bring this story to a close, Byrne is a real man living in the real world who is pursuing a fictional ending, but this ending is real to me." ”

Ronan is relieved and happy about Paul Greengrass's attitude: "Paul, you are one of the directors I would most like to work with, you are not only a master storyteller, but you are also perfect in terms of visual style. I know you're going to finish the Jason Byrne story with a very sincere feeling. ”

After Ronan finished talking to Paul Greengrass, he called George Clint again and asked him to talk to Matt Damon about the third part of the collaboration.

There is no doubt that the two sides will co-produce the third part, and with the value that "Spy" can create, it is a big deal to pay Matt Damon $20 million.

Matt Damon can also be said to be an important factor in the success of the film.

The actor is more than just cute, he always exudes an air of precision and reliability that gives the audience reason to believe that Bourne is a good person.

In fact, the character of Bourne is very dark, and what he really desires is to be a good person.

As an agent with no high-tech plug-ins, Byrne relies on $30 million worth of training to fight his way out of the net.

He is fluent in many Chinese languages and can travel freely on three continents; he is skilled in marksmanship and excellent in martial arts, and anyone who confronts him head-on will be unlucky; he does not have a private car, he travels around the world by train, subway, and plane, and steals several motorcycles or cars if necessary; he rarely carries weapons, but he can always seize or disassemble his opponent's guns with his bare hands; he misleads the police with electric fans and flashlights, delays pursuers with elevator switches, uses search engines that everyone can browse to find the most top-secret information, and his way of doing things is like a spy textbook.

Byrne seems to be close to ordinary people, and has never had any ambitions to save the world. He made every effort to survive in the cracks, and approached the truth of his identity step by step, which is a struggle for the right to live by a small person.

Hasn't someone said that only when the appearance is ordinary can one be hidden in the city, and only when the inside is extraordinary can one person reach a thousand troops.

Of course, whenever possible, the salary should be kept as low as possible, which is a must for commercial companies.

Shahai Entertainment now starts the production of multiple films a year, and a leading actor can save millions of dollars in expenses, and the sum of multiple films may be tens of millions of dollars in profits.

The promotion of "Spy 2" was quickly launched, and various preparations were in place one after another.

In May, the 2003 North American summer season officially kicked off, and the Marvel superhero movie once again became the opening film, and "X-Men 2" produced and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox landed in North America on the first weekend of the summer file.

As a sequel to a successful film, "X-Men 2" did not disappoint, with $85.55 million in North America in its opening weekend.

This is also the best opening weekend box office result in North America after last year's "Spider-Man".

Marvel's superheroes have completely gotten rid of the oppression of their next-door neighbors and have gradually become the mainstream of the film market.

The weekend after X-Men 2, Spy 2 came with the title of redefining the secret agent action movie.