Relativity Entertainment has repeatedly clashed with the traditional forces of Hollywood, but Hollywood's traditional large companies are also facing many problems, and Ronan has not adopted a completely confrontational strategy, and has a lot of cooperation with Warner Bros., which is currently the most powerful.

The real-for-tat with relativistic entertainment is actually the Twentieth Century Fox family.

The reason for this is that the two sides have irreconcilable contradictions over their major interests.

Ronan has always felt that the things that seem to have disappeared recently, and that Fincher and Nikia's occasional reminders may have something to do with Twentieth Century Fox.

There is really no evidence, and even if Finch's people went to England, they didn't find anything for the time being.

But this kind of thing is too similar to the style of News Corp. in Ronan's memory.

Marvel Entertainment, a subsidiary of Relativity Entertainment, has bitten Twentieth Century Fox on "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four", and it is normal for Twentieth Century Fox to come backhand to dig into the corner of Relativity Entertainment.

Connie said: "Twentieth Century Fox has established a lot of first-line big projects because of our relationship, Roland Emmerich's "10,000 Years Before History", Ridley Scott's new film is called "Pharaoh and the Gods", "Robin Hood" is said to be about to be established, Twentieth Century Fox intends to hire British director Guy Ritchie to direct, and invited Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe to play Robin Hood. ”

Ronan pinched his chin and said, "Twentieth Century Fox has poached a lot of our projects." ”

Maybe Superstorm could be added to it?

But this disaster film is different from the other three, the storm disaster film has a market in North America, as long as it is filmed well, the box office is a big hit, and it is still possible to achieve results like "The Day After Tomorrow".

In Ronan's eyes, the biggest uncertainty of the project is Julian Simpson.

Probably like "Heavenly Dynasty", Twentieth Century Fox has far more confidence in the producer-centric system than the average person, but the director is the director as the shooting director on the set, and other problems can be solved by the producer.

Having said that, this may have something to do with James Cameron and "Titanic", when James Cameron and Twentieth Century Fox hurt each other, it is estimated that Twentieth Century Fox was fed up with powerful directors, and later film projects are restricting the power of directors.

Thinking of James Cameron, Ronan suddenly had an idea.

Twentieth Century Fox has reached out, how can a good person like himself not give a good neighbor a gift?

Relativity Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox are both in Century City, and the two office buildings are far away from each other, and they are definitely Hollywood's closest neighbors.

There is an old saying across the Pacific that distant relatives are better than close neighbors!

Neighbors, you can't always die without getting along, you either help each other or hurt each other.

Faced with Twentieth Century Fox, Ronan felt that Relativity Entertainment was very necessary to be a good neighbor.

Well...... A good neighbor surnamed Wang or something.

Relativity Entertainment is a rarity for such honest and reliable good neighbors.

Ronan asked, "I remember the Terminator 3 film, where James Cameron took on the role of a producer?"

Connie's position determined that she had to know enough information, and after thinking about it for a while, she said: "It's not the producer, it's James Cameron on the screenwriter list, but in fact, James Cameron was invited by Anne Hurd to provide a few ideas, and it was Michael Phyllis and John Bricato who really wrote the script." ”

Ronan nodded slowly, which is understandable, James Cameron and one of his ex-wives, Anne Hurd, are under their name, and can make full use of the huge fame and influence of "Terminator 2" to continue to attract fans to theaters.

Also, James Cameron is also known to be very friendly to his ex-wife.

When they get married, they hurt each other, and even if they are incompatible, they can be good friends after divorce.

"What about copyright?" Ronan asked emphatically, "especially the sequel filming rights." ”

Like J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series, the Terminator series is arguably one of Hollywood's most complex blockbuster films.

"Anne Hurd integrated the rights to the "Terminator" series back then, which led to the filming of "Terminator 2". Connie said while reminiscing: ""Terminator 2 was released, and the rights to the series also went to Carlock Pictures and the distributor Twentieth Century Fox. Later, Carlock Pictures went bankrupt and was acquired by Sony Columbia Pictures, but the rights to "The Terminator" were consolidated by Twentieth Century Fox. ”

She said it plainly: "In 2000, Warner Bros. teamed up with Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Entertainment's Middleman Pictures to jointly fund the production of "Terminator 3". If I'm not mistaken, after "Terminator 3", the filming rights of the sequel were licensed to Warner Bros. by Tom Rothman of Twentieth Century Fox, but if Twentieth Century Fox wants to start this series, it can pay Warner Bros. a certain amount of copyright fees and take back the sequel shooting rights. ”

This is not much different from what Ronan understands, but Ronan wants to be sure of the answer, and says, "You go and check it, and then talk about it after you are sure." ”

Connie left the office.

Ronan stood by the window of his office, looking at the Fox Building, a good neighbor of Relativity Entertainment, not far away.

James Cameron's "Terminator" series is famous, if the first one can only be regarded as an alternative cut film, the second is a real top sci-fi production, and even through special effects technology, it has changed Hollywood's special effects production to a certain extent.

A few years later, Spielberg almost copied the special effects and props production team of "Jurassic Park", which broke almost all records.

"Terminator 2" is undoubtedly a classic among the classics, leaving behind countless classic pictures and lines, and the governor's last thumb is one of the most famous movie shots of the nineties.

But James Cameron mentioned more than once at the beginning of the filming and production of the "Terminator 2" series that the series would end completely in the second part, and there was no room for a tail or re-creation of the story.

As a director, James Cameron can bring a hot series to an end, after all, Carlock Films didn't expect "Terminator 2" to be so successful.

How could a Hollywood studio watch such a lucrative series come to an end?

As a result, the filming and release of "Terminator 3" was logically released.

At first, fans of the series were jubilant, and it wasn't until after the film's release that they realized that this wasn't the Terminator they wanted.

"Terminator 3" started high and went low, not only did not achieve the expected commercial results, but consumed the trust and expectations of fans.

But this film finally made the producer make money.

Of course, the series that can make money will inevitably be filmed.

Once, there was one "Terminator" after another, and then one was worse than the other.

In the end, James Cameron's exit and "Terminator 3" are actually the key.

In Ronan's point of view, it is too risky to shoot a sequel, not that there is no audience to support this series, such a huge proposition, and "Terminator 2" and James Cameron's second near-ending series are in front, so that latecomers have very little room to play.

Coupled with this series of special effects, it is necessary to invest heavily in large productions and require extensive market support.

And what about the audience? After gorgeous special effects have become a daily routine in Hollywood, accustomed to the setting of the apocalyptic future of human society, what is the attraction of the "Terminator" series?

Actually, James Cameron is a smart guy.

At the beginning, no matter how tempting the production company was, even if the price was sky-high, he still refused to direct "Terminator 3".

I'm afraid he knows that even if he goes into battle in person, the result may not be too good.

Now that there is a large-scale consumption of trust in "Terminator 3", even if James Cameron makes another "Terminator 4", it may not only fail because of the audience's reputation and trust.

But Hollywood studios are different, as long as this one of the series can make money, the possibility of shooting the next one is very great, until all the value is squeezed out.

Once, Ronan was surrounded by him, including him, and there were many die-hard fans after "Terminator 2", who were reluctant to admit that the films from the third part were still "Terminator", thinking that the second part was all over, and the rest were purely unscrupulous works that made money.

Even, in the back, many people will be very disgusted when they hear the new "Terminator" movie.

Connie quickly returned to the office and said, "I just checked, and the situation is pretty certain. ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "In this way, let someone send a letter to Warner Bros. to ask if the filming rights of the sequel to the "Terminator" series can be transferred to Shahai Entertainment. ”

Connie said, "Okay. ”

Ronan added: "Find a few suitable executives, tell the media, and say that I am interested in taking over the Terminator series and creating a new sequel. ”

This kind of thing, at almost no cost, is of course best if it has an effect, and it doesn't matter if it doesn't: "Send a letter to the governor's office asking about the possibility of Arnold Schwarzenegger continuing to star in the "Terminator" series in the future. Let people go to the savior of the year and his mother......"

Ronan didn't remember the name for a moment, and Connie reminded, "Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton." ”

"Yes, that's them. Ronan said, "Let people go to them and ask them if they would like to return to the Terminator series." ”

Connie said, "I'll arrange for someone to do it." ”

Ronan advised: "Everything should be operated as real, not high-profile, and not deliberately low-key, just let the media notice." ”

"I understand. This little operation is relatively easy in Connie's hands: "I will communicate with Robert, if he comes forward in person, it will be more convincing." ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Yes." ”

Connie asked, "There's nothing else I'll go out and arrange." ”

Ronan waved his hand, waited for Connie to leave, and then looked at the Fox Building, if in a short period of two or three years, the big budget movies of Twentieth Century Fox broke out one after another, would there be a crisis?