Before going overseas, Ronan has to deal with two things first, "The Identity of Bourne" is in preparation, and there are a number of key tasks to be implemented, after all, this is directly related to the next trip to India.

The second is to continue to collect and analyse information on the Indian side, and as the location of Bollywood, Mumbai is the first target of the Indian trip.

Ronan had previously let Robert get in touch with people in Mumbai, especially the two Indian private investment institutions that wanted to invest in DreamWorks' big-budget films but couldn't get them, Robert would also go to Mumbai in a while, originally PolyGram Pictures had an Indian branch in Mumbai, and now it is under the umbrella of Embassy Pictures, and they will assist Robert with more preliminary preparations.

In addition, "Bourne's Identity" should also make corresponding preparations.

The more the crew can highlight its advantages, the more attractive it is for investment.

This time, Ronan is ready to attract investment in a dignified manner.

Ronan, George Clint, Paul Greengrass, and screenwriter Tony Gilroy currently make up the crew's decision-making team.

"The script is generally good, and it is more suitable for this era than the original book. ”

In the small conference room of Warner Studios, Ronan flipped through the script and said to the other three: "It is undeniable that Robert Ludlen, known as the father of modern thriller, has written a wonderful story. But this was in the early eighties, and I couldn't be happier with Tony's drastic makeover. ”

Strictly speaking, the description of the script is quite different from the original book.

For example, Jason Byrne in the original book is very old, but the script is much younger, and the background era has almost been changed in order to adapt to the new era.

After all, this is the old man, or it is closely related to the real society, and it is very important to adapt to the times.

Tony Gilroy smiled and said, "Paul was also involved in the script adaptation and made a lot of good suggestions. ”

Paul Greengrass has directorial considerations: "I didn't really do much, but I just better blended the old-fashioned spy film model with the action scenes, so that the script looked like a whole rather than separate individuals." ”

Ronan nodded and said: "There is one thing that needs to be improved in the script, we are not shooting a separate work, and there will be adaptations of "Bourne's Hegemony" and "Bourne's Ultimatum" later, can the script appropriately add some scenes or clips that are connected with the back on the existing basis, it doesn't need a lot, as long as the audience can understand at the end that Bourne's story has not been finished." ”

Tony Gilroy thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll do it when I get back." ”

Perhaps because of the successive jobs of writing scripts according to other people's ideas, Tony Gilroy is very clear about the position of the screenwriter, and he understands that the screenwriter is the executor of the producer's will most of the time.

"And the heroine. Ronan looked up and asked, "This is a lot different from my premise, right?"

The heroine set by Ronan in the outline is a typical Hollywood-style vase, and it is also a consistent routine in Hollywood commercial films, and the main role is to sell face and body.

But the role of the heroine in the script is much more important than that set by Ronan.

Paul Greengrass continued: "This is my advice. ”

Ronan is the kind of person who can listen to advice, and it's very normal for the movies he has seen to have memory biases and the like, and even people who watch too many movies will remember the plot of this movie as if it were another movie.

"Tell me about it. Ronan said.

Paul Greengrass explains: "We've had the same idea before, the film has to have bullet-like rhythm and tense action scenes that make you breathe, but you can't stay that way throughout the film, you have to have a rush and a slow, and I think the heroine has to play an important role in calming the mood. ”

Ronan listened and thought carefully, and it was not difficult to see that what Paul Greengrass said made a lot of sense.

A movie that keeps the audience tense will definitely cause fatigue, emotional fatigue, and even aesthetic fatigue.

Seeing that Ronan had no objections, Paul Greengrass added: "I wanted the heroine to be a very natural female partner, and from the first encounter between Jason Byrne and her outside the US Embassy in Zurich, the relationship between the character she played and Byrne felt relaxed and natural. Just as Byrne is a key character in the plot, Mary is also a very important character, and her relationship with Byrne can contrast with the cold assassin professor and the CIA commander to give the film a living power. ”

This can be said to fundamentally overturn Ronan's setting of the heroine and strengthen the heroine's role in soothing the transition plot.

Ronan is not arrogant, and after thinking carefully, he asked George Clint, "What do you think?"

George Clint told the truth: "I think Paul has a lot of truth and it should be good for the film. ”

"That's good. Ronan deliberated and decided, "Paul, this character is going to be shaped according to what you say." ”

"However, the future of shooting has to follow the overall style of the film," he added. Paul, you're good at realism, you want to give the film a documentary-like feel, in some cases shoot with a handheld camera, try to avoid using any CG effects, and all the stunts in the film are filmed in real life. ”

That's what Paul Greengrass wants, and he immediately responds, "Good. ”

The four of them discussed more details, including the shooting, and the style of the film decided that it had to be shot on location in Europe.

Ronan also asked George Clint to contact Brian, the location manager of "Here Comes the Grim Reaper", to join the crew of "The Identity of Bourne" and continue to serve as the location manager.

This position had to be on the set as soon as possible, with enough communication with director Paul Greengrass so that the crew could choose the location before filming, and even the backup location.

And then there's the actors.

"I've already sent an invitation to Matt Damon, the male lead. Ronan said: "He replied to me some time ago and will make a decision after an interview with me, I will talk to Matt Damon and his agent first, and then decide on the specific situation." ”

Paul Greengrass thought about Matt Damon's appearance and said: "The appearance is not outstanding, but it is distinctive, which is very in line with Byrne's setting." ”

Ronan added, "The age is also more appropriate. ”

Originally, Paul Greengrass proposed to let Russell Crowe or Sylvester Stallone play Jason Byrne, but Ronan vetoed them all, not only because the age is not suitable, but the salary is also not suitable.

"What about the heroine?" asked Paul Greengrass.

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "Let's solve it through the audition." ”

The success of this series has little to do with the choice of the heroine, and the actress who doesn't even remember her name is far less important than Matt Damon.

After the meeting, George Clint followed Ronan to Embassy Pictures, and on behalf of Shahai Entertainment, signed a distribution contract with Embassy Pictures for "The Identity of Byrne", that is, "Spy", and Embassy Pictures will be responsible for the North American and overseas distribution of "Spy".

It's not just theatrical distribution, it's home entertainment, TV stations, and all spin-off merchandise distributions.

Subsequently, Embassy Pictures announced the preliminary release time of "Spy Shadow", and North America will be placed in mid-May next year, which is the beginning of the traditional summer season.

Originally, the embassy film industry wanted to avoid the fierce competition in the summer file and let "Spy Shadow" be released in October or November, but Ronan directly vetoed it, and when it comes to this time period, the North American film market will inevitably fall into a super trough in recent years, and how much mood can the audience be in to watch such a film with the nature of smearing their own government?

If you don't do it, it's possible to hit the streets.

Naturally, the release time is as far away from September as possible, and Paul Greengrass promises that it will be completed as planned, so it will be better in May.

Of course, the sequels to "Human Eradication Project" and "The Grim Reaper" will also be released by Embassy Pictures.

As long as Embassy Pictures can successfully distribute a film overseas, the channel can be guaranteed.

Ronan also considered waiting for the Cannes Film Festival in May to find out if there was a suitable film, and bought it back and handed it over to the embassy film industry to practice first.

Embassy Pictures is very important, even more than Shahai Entertainment, and recently it has been improving the company's various rules and regulations, most of Hollywood's distribution companies use a similar general system, Ronan will not mess up any corporate revolution, just like Hollywood commercial films, since there is a successful model to be found, add something suitable for yourself on this basis, it is enough for the time being.

Ronan has a clear understanding of himself and knows that he can't be a great innovator.

On the other hand, after Robert went to Mumbai, India, he faxed a lot of information, especially the two Indian foundations that he had contacted DreamWorks before.

The two foundations, one called the Falch Foundation and the other called the Mountain Fund, operate similarly to foundations in the West.

They are not a dedicated film fund, they also invest in other industries, but film investment is a very important business, and they have invested in more than 20 films in Bollywood.

However, Indian films could not leave India for a while, and the profits were relatively limited, and the eyes of these two foundations fell on Hollywood, the center of the world's commercial films.

Previously, both foundations have been in contact with DreamWorks and want to invest in DreamWorks' big-budget films, such as "Gladiator", but DreamWorks follows the example of the six major companies everywhere, and it is expected that large projects that can be profitable will not easily accept foreign investment, and the investment projects provided to Indians are mostly TV series.

This is the main reason why DreamWorks has not reached an investment agreement with Indians until now.

Ronan made a special call to Robert to stay in Mumbai for the time being, focusing on the two foundations that were interested in making inroads into Hollywood.

Ronan then met with Matt Damon and his agent.