Ronan wondered, "Erin Chang?"

It was supposed to be an English name of Chinese or Oriental, and it was female, but looking through his memory, Ronan couldn't remember such a female writer.

James Schamus hurriedly said: "This is an Oriental female writer from a few decades ago. ”

Ronan shook his head slowly: "I have some knowledge of Eastern culture, but I have never heard of this name. ”

Li An thought for a while, changed to Chinese and said: "James is talking about Zhang Ailing." ”

Hearing this familiar name, Ronan instantly understood: "I know her, you have to become famous as soon as possible." ”

"Yes. James Shams nodded and said, "That's her." ”

Ang Lee was curious and asked, "James, which book or articles do you like about her?"

Although James Shams had not yet answered, Ronan had an answer in his mind.

Zhang Ailing is directly linked to Ang Lee, and there is only one name - "Lust and Caution".

James Shams uttered exactly that name: "Erin Chang's short story 'Lust and Caution'." ”

Li An obviously read this work, and frowned slightly: "This one?"

James Schamus knew where Ang Lee's concerns were, and he knew that the most important thing for the project was investment, so he immediately turned to Ronan: "Mr. Anderson, I don't know if you're interested?"

For "Lust and Caution", Ronan has watched it many times, of course, not the whole movie, but the highlight of it, which is an absolute online video super hit.

The former heroine paid a lot of price for this, and it was even rumored that she was a real gun when she was filming with the male lead.

If it is true, it can only be said that he is dedicated and dedicated to art.

Not everyone has such courage and opportunity.

But Ronan's perception of this film is not good, even a little bad, and the film has basically no market in North America......

"Is it written about the East?" Ronan asked Ang Lee, "The film adaptation is also the plot of the East?"

Ang Lee said: "Lust Caution is the East. ”

James Schamus went on to say, "Film adaptations can't be separated. ”

Ronan smiled, "All I can say is sorry. He was very direct: "James, maybe we will have a chance to work together in the future." ”

James Shams was surprised, glanced at Ang Lee, and said, "What if Lee is the director?"

He knew that Ronan valued Ang Lee very much.

But Ang Lee is very good at being a person: "James, you have never discussed this project with me, and I have not promised you to be the director. ”

He was equally direct: "Sorry, James, I'm not interested in Lust and Caution. ”

The failure of "The Incredible Hulk" has taught Ang Lee enough lessons, and now that he has the thigh of Relativity Entertainment to hug and Ronan, who treats Chinese directors equally, full support, why do you have to wander around?

If you change to another company, can you get the trust of Ronan and the support of Relativity Entertainment?

James Shams didn't know what to say for a while, Ronan put down his knife and fork and said, "I'm done, so I won't bother the two of you." ”

With that, he walked towards where Anne Hathaway was.

"Lee?" James Shams was puzzled: "We have worked together for many years......"

Ang Lee raised his hand to stop James Shams from continuing: "Ronan persuaded me not to take 'Hulk' at the beginning, but I did, and in the end?"

James Shams is one of the writers of "The Incredible Hulk", so he naturally knows what happened to this film.

Ang Lee added: "The level of support given to me by Relativity Entertainment is unimaginable before. ”

James Shams sighed, picked up a piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it vigorously for a while, swallowed it, and said, "It seems that I have no gain this time." ”

Ang Lee comforted his old partner: "You can always find a suitable investor, but if you can't do it, you can go to the other side of the Pacific." ”

James Shams nodded: "That's all it can be." ”

Ronan doesn't know the market data of "Lust and Caution", but it is common sense to infer that the box office performance in North America is definitely not good, and there may be a market in the East.

The Oriental market has just entered a period of rapid development, the overall market volume is not large, and coupled with the restricted introduction terms and box office share ratio, this project is not optimistic for Hollywood investors.

If Shahai Entertainment simply invests in filming, this film will not be able to pass the big scissors level at all.

Unless you cooperate with the Oriental Company to make a co-production.

That's not interesting, it's difficult to operate, and the market is limited.

Another point is that Ronan has a bad impression of "Lust and Caution".

Of course, that Super Essence Concentrate version is not among them.

Ronan didn't spend much time in Wyming, and this weekend Anne Hathaway returned to Los Angeles after seeing the nearby attractions along the way.

After Ang Lee's crew finishes filming, they will also return to Los Angeles for post-production.

In order to leave plenty of post-production time for Ang Lee, Embassy Pictures applied for the Venice Film Festival at the end of August and early September for "Brokeback Mountain".

In this year's awards season, "Brokeback Mountain" is too late, but Embassy Pictures still has many seeded players.

Chris Gardner himself, who has signed a contract with Embassy Pictures, will participate in the promotion of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" in December.

There is no doubt that this is also a huge opportunity for Chris Gardner and his company.

If the film is a big hit and widely circulated, Chris Gardner will also become famous, and as a stockbroker and investment company, he will definitely attract more customers.

Another film that focuses on promoting is "Crash".

After the Toronto Film Festival, Embassy Pictures formulated a detailed promotion and award plan, which began to be implemented in early October.

Los Angeles, a multi-racial megacity, is home to numerous racial disputes and conflicts every day.

Even if you don't have to collect it, there are countless examples of this.

Because of Ronan's relationship, Embassy Pictures has been ahead of Hollywood in its promotional investment on the Internet, and has a strong network promotion team in the past few years.

Among them, there is a small team dedicated to "Crash", whose main mission is to spread the spread of racism in the Los Angeles area on the Internet, and strive to make Los Angeles racism a mainstream topic of media and entertainment again when the awards season arrives.

Once this topic is discussed, the opportunity for "Crash" comes.

It would be nice if Los Angeles could have a few more black movements.

Hollywood's film operations, maintained above the legal line, are simply doing everything.

Although Relativity Entertainment started late, it is not inferior to the six major companies, and it has a tendency for latecomers to prevail.

Ronan also asked people to collect further materials, hoping to gain something.

As long as public opinion can ignite, Ronan believes very much in the power of the black and white left groups in Hollywood.

"There are a lot of small conflicts, they happen every day. ”

In the embassy film industry, García Rodriguez said to Ronan: "But after so many years, many people have also formed an inertia and think that it is not a big deal. Therefore, if you want to explode public opinion, you need a big event. ”

Ronan asked, "Celebrity event effects are also possible, right?"

"Yes. Garcia said: "If a celebrity publicly expresses similar views and makes related events, with the current social situation, public opinion will definitely explode." ”

He was full of doubts: "But now, there are fewer and fewer such celebrities. ”

Thomas suddenly interjected, "Why don't we find a way to make one?"

Ronan took the lead in waving his hand: "This aspect will become more and more sensitive in the future, we can't be directly involved, you must pay attention." ”

"Shall we wait?" Thomas was a little helpless.

Garcia thought for a moment: "Let the network team keep an eye on this aspect, the little things accumulate too much, and there will always be an outbreak." ”

Thomas nodded: "Still need a tipping point." ”

Ronan said calmly: "It's a while before the awards season, so be patient." He added: "This is also conducive to "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" to hit the Oscar for Best Actor." ”

Thomas clapped his fists: "This kind of public opinion can solve the needs of two films." ”

"Also beware of letting others pick up the bargain. Ronan asked, "What about the Soul Singer?"

Thomas replied: "The production budget is $75 million, the distribution company is Universal Pictures, the actor is Jamie Fox, and at the end of this month, the weekend before Halloween, it will be released on the same schedule as our "Saw 2", and the feedback is very clear, Jamie Fox has already targeted the Oscar for Best Actor." ”

He thought for a moment and then said: "Director Taylor Heckford wrote the script back in 1987, but he didn't find an investor and dragged it on until last year. ”

Ronan said directly: "After the release of this film, remember to remind everyone through the media that Jamie Fox is a singer and comedian. ”

Will Smith is a natural disadvantage at the Oscars, so he can at least try to pull Jamie Fox down to the same starting line as Will Smith.

Frankly speaking, once Jamie Fox won the Oscar for Best Actor, which was not a big upset.

Perhaps his identity as a black actor played an extremely important role.

With the arrival of October, the films released by Embassy Pictures were released again, and DreamWorks Animation Studios' "Shark Gang" opened in 4,218 theaters in North America, earning $49.57 million over three days over the weekend.

Embassy Pictures' partnership with DreamWorks Animation Studios is once again a success.

In just ten days, the North American box office of "Shark Gang" exceeded $100 million.

The two "Shrek" and "Shark Gang" have been successful one after another, and Embassy Pictures has fully demonstrated its ability to distribute animated films to the outside world.

In this era, DreamWorks Animation Studios is close to Pixar Animation Studios and ranks second in Hollywood animation production.