In the staff lounge of Shahai Entertainment, Anne Hathaway watched curiously through the open door as a strong man with a meaty face walked towards Ronan's office.

Anne Hathaway looked at the delicate girl diagonally across from her and asked, "Lindsay, who is that person?"

Lindsay Beale glanced at it, continued to look down at the script, and replied, "Uwe Bauer, a German director. ”

"This is Uwe Bauer, who directed 'House of the Dead'?" Anne Hathaway was a little surprised: "It's not like a director, it's more like a street gangster in Queens, New York." ”

Lindsay Beale didn't take her eyes off the script: "It's strange that this kind of person can be a director." But Ronan thought he would succeed, and House of the Dead was a huge commercial success. ”

Anne Hathaway instantly incarnated as Ronan and said: "Ronan's vision is not comparable to us." ”

Lindsay Beale shrugged her shoulders slightly and didn't answer Anne Hathaway's words again.

In the office, Ronan saw Uwe Bauer's fleshy face again.

Compared to others who think that Uwe Bauer looks a bit vicious, Ronan feels that this face is full of joy because he has read a lot of information about Uwe Bauer in his previous life.

Who else is the director who can become the public enemy of game fans but Uwe Bauer?

The game adaptation of the movie is definitely Uwe Bauer's forte, and this time to find Ronan is no exception.

"Good news!" Uwe Bauer said excitedly to Ronan, "Ronan, I have good news!"

Ronan sat Uwe Bauer down and said, "Share it." ”

Uwe Bauer hurriedly said, "I negotiated the rights to a film adaptation of a game?" he reminded: "Remember last year I told you that there was a computer game to be released in the fall? After the game went public, I found a game production company and worked with them for more than two months, and finally reached an agreement on the film adaptation. ”

Hearing him say this, Ronan praised, "Well done, Uvi." What you bring is good news. ”

Uwe Bauer had already worked with Shahai Entertainment once, and knowing Ronan's conscientious and responsible attitude, he hurriedly opened his briefcase, took out the project plan, put it on the desk in front of Ronan, and said, "This is my plan and related information, you can take a look." ”

When Ronan saw the thick stack, he didn't look through it immediately, so he had to take the time to look at it carefully, and said, "You can briefly talk about it first." ”

Uwe Bauer said with a rare seriousness on his face: "The game is GPG Studio's "Dungeon Siege" released last year, a fantasy role-playing genre, after the game was launched, it received an enthusiastic response among game fans, and there were quite a lot of supporters. ”

After going through the operation of the film "House of the Dead", Uwe Bauer has a clear knack for cinema.

Ronan pinched his chin: "This game project seems to be good. ”

Dungeon Siege is a game that has been quite famous in the past, and if it has a large enough audience among fans, it will attract more attention at that time, and it is expected that more people will join the ranks of attacking Uwe Bauer.

When the time comes, proper guidance is likely to bring about a situation where watching a movie and scolding Uwe Bauer.

However, it is necessary to control the scale of investment.

"What kind of production budget do you expect to need?" Ronan asked.

Uwe Bauer looked forward to it and said, "Not too much, but why should it be higher than the budget of the previous film?"

With a budget of only $3 million for the previous film, which also included the rights fee for the film adaptation of the game, Ronan thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of movie are you going to make?"

Uwe Bauer seems to have thought about it: "Although this is a game adaptation, I'm ready to take off the game's coat. It feels more like an epic legend and brings more enjoyment to the audience. ”

It's similar to House of the Dead, and Ronan agrees: "From the game, but out of the game." ”

Uwe Bauer laughed and said, "After going through House of the Dead, I really discovered something, especially when it comes to the game adaptation. Games are completely different from movies, and they are suitable for the setting and plot of the game, but may not be suitable for adaptation into movies. ”

He is confident: "Take Dungeon Siege as an example, the game setting is too complicated and not intuitive enough for the movie. So, I was going to adapt this film into a heroic revenge film, which basically tells the story of a farmer who embarks on a path of revenge, and finally becomes a hero and saves a kingdom. ”

Ronan crossed his hands, propped himself on the armrest of his chair, and said, "It's Hollywood." ”

Uwe Bauer added: "I'm not going to copy all the plot settings in the game, I'm going to add a lot of fresh elements, and it's okay to add a little bit of scale to the film, which can have a positive effect and help take the whole story to a whole new level, and set the film apart from the traditional game adaptations." ”

"Yes. Ronan believes that the value of the film is more reflected in Uwe Bauer himself: "When I read the plan, I will give you a clear answer." ”

Uwe Bauer reminded: "Don't delay too long, send professionals to talk to GPG Studios about the copyright transfer as soon as possible." ”

Ronan said, "Don't worry, I'll give you an answer before the New Year." ”

Uwe Bauer stood up: "I won't bother. Goodbye, Ronan. ”

Ronan stood up and shook Uwe Bauer's hand and escorted him out of the office.

Calling Anne Hathaway, Ronan took the proposal sent by Uwe Bauer and returned to Beverly Hills with her, and on the way back, he thought about the feasibility of the project while reading the proposal.

Controlling the scale of investment is the first condition, and we must strive to keep the production budget of this film at about $10 million.

Publicity and marketing are the key to the film's profitability, and the focus is on Uwe Bauer himself.

Then there are actors, I remember that the actor in his previous life was the beautiful Jason Statham in the prosperous era, as a rare star who can perfectly control the balding hairstyle, if the salary is right, it is not bad to invite Jason Statham.

B-grade movie celebrities still have a certain appeal.

"Want to work?" Anne Hathaway looked curiously at the plan in Ronan's hand: "So distracted." ”

Ronan closed the plan, picked it up and shook it, and said: "German director Uwe Bauer has planned a big project and wants Shahai Entertainment to invest. ”

Anne Hathaway is an actress, and when she heard the word big project, she immediately became interested and asked, "What big project?"

Lorna said in general terms: "Magic type...... Well, how to put it, the subject matter is similar to Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". ”

Anne Hathaway became more interested: "Fantasy movies are now a hit in Hollywood." She tentatively asked Ronan, "Is there a role in it that suits me?"

Ronan shook his head and said, "Annie, this project is not for you. ”

This is true, starring in a game adaptation film directed by Uwe Ball, without the beauty of Jason Statham, is very likely to drag down future development.

"Oh. Anne Hathaway answered.

Ronan glanced at her, the two have always been very happy, and he rarely explained: "Because this is a bad movie that can be expected." ”

Anne Hathaway looked at him strangely: "Bad movie? Why do you want to make a bad movie?"

Ronan said directly: "I am a producer and a businessman, as long as the film is profitable, there is no fundamental difference between a classic good movie and a super bad movie." ”

Anne Hathaway opened her mouth: "I see. ”

Bentley Yacs sailed into the Estates of the Future World, and Ronan and Anne Hathaway soon entered the restaurant to enjoy a dinner prepared by Ronan's private chef.

Ronan has the kitchen prepare lavish and exquisite meals.

The starter is black truffle potato salad and smoked salmon with a melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Australian gourd seed soup is followed by a main course, which comes in two courses: the first is pan-seared red fish and sturgeon caviar sauce with seafood cream sauce, and the other is beef wellington beef tenderloin with foie gras mushrooms.

The final dessert was the Funa Premium Chocolate Raspberry Cake.

These dishes can be eaten in three-Michelin-starred restaurants, but in Ronan's estate, from the ingredients to the condiments, all the highest-quality goods in the market are used, and the raw materials alone cost more than 20,000 US dollars.

Ronan is well aware that as the company's development is on the right track, his income continues to increase, and his life is becoming more and more focused on luxury and enjoyment, there is no turning back.

Like yachts and private jets, they also appeared in his life plan for a time.

Certainly not now.

As night fell, and the sky was completely dark, Ronan took Anne Hathaway to the terrace in the rooftop garden, catalyzed by a bottle of red wine, and enjoyed a private moment by the starlight in the sky.

Then, Ronan realizes that he forgot one thing and didn't order Selena Kyle's professional gear.

Fortunately, there is still time in the future, and Anne Hathaway, who is in her early twenties, is a good time to be glamorous and moving.

White as snow, graceful posture, coupled with delicate facial features and elegant smile, it is enough to attract Ronan for a long time.

After the New Year, Ronan quickly dealt with the work at hand, and the first investment of the island nation's long-term credit bank and South Korea's three major entertainment companies entered the accounts of the Pacific Film Foundation, and immediately transferred the corresponding amount to the accounts of the three crews of "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Hurricane Rescue" and "Summer of Jeans".

After reading Uwe Power's proposal for Dungeon Siege, Ronan also approved the game-based film adaptation, which was expected to cost $10 million, and quickly got people to contact the game studio about licensing issues.

In addition, he also asked someone from the company's production department to contact Jason Statham to see if he could invite Jason Statham to play the leading role.

After taking care of these tasks, Ronan left Los Angeles and traveled to San Francisco to handle some Netflix-related business.

Since the acquisition of Netflix, Relativity Entertainment has also made a lot of preparations, including exploring the licensing of films, in addition to injecting funds.

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