"Mark Miller really likes the setting and structure of Ace Agent. ”

In the office, Robert Lee said to Ronan, "So, I want to get permission from Shahai Entertainment to adapt 'Ace Agent' into a comic." ”

Ronan asked directly the most crucial: "What about copyright?"

Robert Lee said: "The condition I put forward is that the adapted comics are published by Marvel Entertainment, the copyright is owned by Relativity Entertainment, and Mark Miller can share the revenue dividends of the comics like a type of screenwriter hired by Marvel Entertainment." ”

Regardless of the film and other peripheral benefits, Ronan had no problem with this, asking, "Mark Miller agreed?"

He agreed in principle. Robert Lee looked at Ronan and said, "But he wants to make very big changes to the plot of the movie, and I can't call the shots, so I can only come to you, the script writer." ”

If it weren't for that, Robert Lee would have every authority to decide something else and sign directly with Mark Miller.

The film in Shahai Entertainment's library is Ronan's version of the Arab protagonist based on the previous movie "Ace Agent", and the setting and structure are not much different from that movie, but the content is completely different.

The film was also an adaptation, does it have anything to do with Mark Miller? Ronan became interested and asked, "How does he want to change it?"

Robert Lee communicated with Mark Miller and said simply: "The protagonist is changed to the British, and the secret service organization is no longer universal, but an old British organization similar to the Knights of the Round Table type, and then at the request of the British gentleman, the personable agent type is recreated." ”

The "Spy Shadow" series has led to another tough guy-type agent, the traditional Bond-style agent film, which is a bit outdated.

But movies are always changing, and so are the tastes of the market audience.

Ronan was well aware of this, and the changes seemed to be back to the way they were, and after a moment's thought, he said, "Yes, I agree to give Mark Miller the authority to negotiate the specific conditions." ”

"I'm fine with that. Robert Lee picked up a copy of the "King of the Sea" comic and said, "I'm going to see a violent little Lori." ”

He said as he walked, "Don't say it, this shady type of comic looks interesting. ”

Ronan has already browsed the comics, and the original comics are more bloody, violent, and dark than the previous movies, and the scale is much larger than Marvel's traditional comics.

The movie must not be adapted like this, otherwise it will definitely be able to enter the ranks of NC-17, let alone be rated R.

Of course, this film can be popular, and the super violent cute Lori can be said to be a very important factor.

The former actress seems to be young, and the actor doesn't have to be her, and there are many post-90s girl stars who are now outstanding, such as Dakota Fanning, who is also confused.

After the copyright is in hand, there is no need to worry about the film adaptation, and there is no shortage of adaptation projects on the side of Shahai Entertainment.

Since the beginning of this year, a considerable part of Shahai Entertainment's resources have begun to be invested in the production of TV dramas, and Netflix's streaming media business will not be used as a movie launch platform for Relativity Entertainment in the short term, and the direct premiere is mainly TV episodes.

"Prison Break" and "Survival in the Wild" have long been filmed and produced, just waiting for Netflix's streaming business to go public.

In addition, a number of TV series projects have also begun to be planned, such as the Oscar winner Marianne Del Leo's "Chernobyl" project, after the green light of the trial film, the crew has been formed, and the filming stage has been in place since early December.

At present, the crew has moved to Ukraine and will shoot some location scenes near Kyiv.

After Jareven Abrams' "Hurricane Rescue 2" finished filming and moved to post-production, he began to be distracted, leading the post-production of the film while pre-planning for the TV series project "Lost."

In this TV series, Abrams will personally direct the first few episodes and then take control of the whole situation as a producer.

Similarly, "Lost" and "Chernobyl" were all packaged by Shahai Entertainment to CAA as a one-stop service.

Ronan does not believe in CAA's packaging production capabilities in first-tier large-scale productions and even second-tier commercial films, because their packaging services have basically not been involved in commercial films with large investment scales.

But packaging TV series, this is CAA's housekeeping ability.

However, CAA's recent recommendation of actors is a bit unreliable, probably because of the pressure of star-level actor customers constantly changing jobs, CAA has signed a lot of new actors in the past year or so, and it seems that it wants to cultivate customers who are more loyal and more recognized to CAA.

It's not easy for newcomers to get ahead, and all business districts are basically like this, unless it's the second generation.

Just like referring Lindsay Lohan and Blake Lively to the "Gossip Girl" crew that has already started filming, CAA is selling its rookie clients all over Hollywood.

The effect can only be said to be average, for example, Ronan asked Lindsay Beal to cross out Lindsay Lohan directly.

On the side of the crew of "Lost", CAA recommended a young actress named Evangeline Lilly to play the heroine, and Ronan vetoed it very firmly after seeing the naturally old face on the profile photo.

The actresses recommended by CAA have successively had unqualified appearance problems, which made Ronan feel the urge to kick out CAA and cooperate with other agencies.

First Lindsay Lohan, then Evangeline Lilly, what the hell is this?

Could it be that the most basic vase character requirement of beauty and sexiness put forward by Shahai Entertainment is so difficult to understand?

Brian Lord quickly called Ronan and said that he would personally ask the actor for the role to recommend a job.

In any case, CAA is the number one agency in Hollywood, and Ronan cannot easily make the decision to kick out an important partner like CAA because of his likes and dislikes.

Relativity Entertainment has cooperated with major Hollywood agencies, and for all the movie projects shot by Shahai Entertainment, Ronan has never restricted which agency the actors or behind-the-scenes staff come from, but in the TV drama project, CAA customers have always been preferential.

Shahai Entertainment's first TV series, which has been airing for three seasons so far, has successfully entered public television and achieved success in the first season, and CAA has played an extremely important role.

The relativistic entertainment of that time was not the relativistic entertainment of today.

Relativity Entertainment's TV episodes will basically no longer enter the TV platform, and the platform of choice in the future is Netflix streaming.

After the TV series became a hit, including the rental and sale of DVDs, all can be carried out through the Netflix platform.

"Lost", "Gossip Girl" and "Chernobyl" are three series, the latter will only be filmed for one season, and the former is the first season, and the fate is determined by the market reaction.

All three series will end filming and production in the middle of next year and be released to Netflix's streaming platform.

In addition, "House of Cards", "The Walking Dead" and "Game of Thrones" were all recruited by the screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment to start the script adaptation of the first season.

However, if Netflix's streaming media wants to maintain its popularity, it is likely to become a popular series, and it must be launched one after another, rather than being invested in it.

The preparation and filming of these two parts will take a while.

Ronan has seen much less American dramas than movies, and the inventory is really limited, so he can only let the screenwriting department create appropriately according to some impressions.

For example, collect horror legends from all over the United States, and see if there is a possibility of adapting a horror TV series after fusion.

There is also a TV series that is famous, although I haven't seen it, but I have also heard of Xie Er's name, and there were many voices on the Internet saying that a certain drama plagiarized Xie Er or something.

Ronan also focused on this concept when he convened a meeting of the screenwriters' department, asking the screenwriters to create a suitable sitcom based on the theme of several otaku and beautiful women.

This kind of drama has a low investment in the first season, and after the script is completed and can pass the review, you can shoot the last season to try the effect.

The first season filmed more than a dozen episodes, and a few million dollars was enough.

With the strength of Shahai Entertainment now, even if it fails, this loss can be fully afforded.

If it succeeds, not to mention "The Big Bang Theory", half of the results can mean that it may generate a large profit.

Just selling DVDs can sell out.

In the past, many of Netflix's popular dramas, even if they could be seen on the Internet at any time, there were still a large number of consumers who paid for DVDs.

Ronan has not watched the "Big Bang Theory" at all, and can only cross the river by feeling the stones in this way.

Fortunately, sitcoms are a common genre in Hollywood, and it is not difficult to shoot.

After the screenwriting meeting, George Clint chatted with Ronan for a while and recommended a project.

"A TV series project, and the person who came in was Vince Gilligan. ”

In the office, George Clint poured a glass of water with Ronan, put it on the coffee table next to him, and took a thick file bag from the desk and handed it to Ronan: "This person has been a screenwriter, a producer and a director, and he is also a veteran of Hollywood." ”

Ronan said honestly, "I haven't heard of him before. ”

George Clint laughs and says, "Actually, I haven't heard of it before. After a little joke, he added, "This was recommended by James Wong and Glenn Morgan." ”

Ronan had already opened the file bag, and when he heard the two people, he had a certain expectation of the contents of the file bag.

James Huang and Glenn Morgan have both worked with Shahai Entertainment, and the former is still working on "Death is Coming 4", both of whom are more reliable types, and the recommended people should not be outrageous.

George Clint continued: "Vince Gilligan worked with James Wong and Glenn Morgan on the X-Files crew for two years. Before this project came to us, it had been rejected by many TV stations such as Showtime, FX, TNT, HBO, etc., and the most exaggerated thing was that someone saw it and threw it directly into the trash. ”

He added: "According to James Wong, the reasons for the rejection were mostly the same – no one wanted to read the story of a middle-aged uncle selling drugs in New Mexico......"