No one knows better than Ronan what heights Will Smith can reach in the next decade, including Will Smith himself.

The four kings of Hollywood, the famous Emperor Shi, the members of the 20 million club, the few actors in the industry who can carry the first-line blockbuster box office, the veritable superstar, and the world's most popular black movie star......

And unlike Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. of the same period, Will Smith is a superstar status earned by many different types of movies, not a single series of superstars.

The first two have left the captain and Marvel, and at most they are at the level of the first line.

If it weren't for his son's strength, Will Smith would have fought hard to pull his son, and he would not have slipped so fast in the later stage.

Ronan asked curiously, "Will, aren't you filming "Jedi Men 2"?

Tom Cruise said: "Will is very popular right now, and the crew that wants him to be the lead actor can be lined up from Malibu to Beverly. ”

"It's not such an exaggeration. Will Smith waved his hand: "Actually, it's just two projects. ”

Ronan was full of interest: "Let's talk about it." ”

Will Smith roughly said: "A project has been negotiated, a film of the same name based on Isaac Asimov's sci-fi 'I, Robot', with me playing the male lead. ”

Ronan had seen the film before, and he had looked up the copyright a long time ago, and said, "This is a Twentieth Century Fox project, right?"

"Yes. Will Smith said directly: "Twentieth Century Fox is already preparing for the crew, and it is expected to start filming at the end of this year or the first half of next year." ”

Ronan nodded slightly, he had some understanding because he had checked the relevant copyrights.

This is a typical film whose script appeared many years before the film came out, and the copyright has been twisted and turned.

The original script of the project was not an adaptation, but an original in the early 90s, when the script was called "Hard Line", a suspenseful murder story that closely followed Asimov's "Three Laws of Robots".

Then the script was bought out by Disney at one time and thrown into the library until Brian Singh, who worked with Disney, became interested and made significant changes to the script, but Disney eventually abandoned the script and later transferred it to Twentieth Century Fox, which asked people to readjust the script and adapt it with Asimov's work, which led to the first version of the script for "I, Robot".

But the project was put on hold again, and it wasn't until a few years later that the famous producer Akiva Gosman teamed up with Twentieth Century Fox to find the project from the script library and hire the famous screenwriter Hilary Seiz to perform another major operation on the script, and Twentieth Century Fox actually launched "I, Robot".

Ronan asked, "What about the other project?"

Will Smith said: "A romantic comedy. Producer James Rust was an executive producer on my last film, "The King of Fighters Ali," and I don't know where he found a romantic comedy script, and he came to me to ask me to play the lead role because he had worked with me last time. ”

Tom Cruise then interjected, "Will, I remember you haven't played this genre, right?"

"yes, so I'm a little hesitant. Will Smith scratched his head and said, "The character is interesting, I think it's good." But James Rust has nothing but a script at the moment, and the invitation was to borrow my fame to drive the whole project and pull investment. ”

Ronan asked, "Will, are you interested in taking it, but you have concerns?"

Will Smith laughed, "That's true. ”

Ronan thought for a moment and asked, "Can you tell me the general content of the script?"

He didn't dare to say that he had seen all the films starring Will Smith, but the more famous ones of Will Smith had never been pulled down.

Will Smith said simply: "Regarding male and female dating, the male protagonist is a dating expert, or love tactics consultant, who specializes in solving dating problems for clients. ”

Ronan pinched his chin and quickly recalled, and soon thought of a movie - "The Enemy of Love".

This is one of Will Smith's few romantic comedies.

But without a script, without other instructions, it's hard to make an accurate judgment based on a few simple words from Will Smith alone.

"Can I read the script, Will?" Ronan and Will Smith didn't have to go around in circles, "I need to look at something more specific." ”

Will Smith thought of the results of the films Ronan had led before, and couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart: "Ronan, are you interested in investing?"

Ronan spread his hands and said, "Let's put it that way, Will. Any film you star in has investment value. But before that, I have to read the script to decide whether to invest or not. ”

Will Smith laughed and said, "No problem. He thought for a moment: "I'll make an appointment with producer James Rust, and make an appointment with him to take him to Relativity Entertainment to find you later?"

Ronan said, "Yes. ”

Will Smith was reluctant to let go of this romantic comedy offer, and had doubts in his heart, and then suddenly made a decision, if Ronan felt that the project was feasible, then next, otherwise simply put it down.

"The two of you seem to have a good chance of working together. Tom Cruise said.

Ronan cheekily said, "This is called a strong alliance. ”

What other films will Will Smith have in the future? Don't think about the sequel film, it's impossible to get the copyright.

"I Am Legend" is a remake of an old film, and the copyright seems to be in the hands of Warner Bros., which can also be crossed out.

"When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is based on an autobiography and a true story, this copyright should still be there, the name of the black stockbroker needs to be thought about, maybe you can ask Scott Swift, after all, they were once peers.

Then there's "Everybody's Superman Hancock," which is an original movie.

and Will Smith's "Kung Fu Dream" with his son, this film has Jack Chen.

But now is not suitable for launching this kind of film, kung fu films will soon fall into a low ebb in North America, and "Kung Fu Dream" can be regarded as a fluctuation after the low tide.

Tom Cruise suddenly said: "Hearing the two of you talk about cooperation, I suddenly had an idea, about cooperation. ”

Ronan asked curiously, "What do you think?"

Will Smith also looked at Tom Cruise with interest.

"We can find a suitable project. Tom Cruise seems to have a very special idea: "We're going to star in a movie together." ”

Ronan pointed to his nose and asked, "Including me?"

Tom Cruise confirmed: "Absolutely. ”

Ronan spread his hands helplessly: "I don't know how to act." ”

"It's fine. Will Smith grinned, "We'll take you." ”

I don't know why, Ronan suddenly had a feeling that the full-level large was ready to be upgraded with the zero-level trumpet.

Will Smith said to Tom Cruise: "That's a good idea. ”

Ronan said from the producer's point of view: "Tom, Will, if nothing else, the two of you are paid alone, and the budget of the film will be pushed to a very terrifying level. ”

This kind of thing also depends on the opportunity, in addition to the salary, there are also character settings and scenes, Ronan doesn't care, but how to balance the roles of Will Smith and Tom Cruise?

After all, starring and cameos are different.

The five of them stayed until nearly 6 p.m., leaving the golf club together and having a Japanese meal with Jerry Katzenberg.

It was only the afternoon of the next day that Will Smith walked into Ronan's office with James Rast.

James Rust is a black man, probably in his forties, and Will Smith is interested in his project, and skin color also plays a role.

In any case, Will Smith can be regarded as a representative figure of the black community in Hollywood.

After a brief greeting between the two sides, James Rust respectfully handed the script to Ronan: "Mr. Anderson, this is the script for the project, written by Kevin Bisch." ”

Will Smith sat on the couch and said casually, "Ronan, you read the script first." ”

Not wanting to get involved before Ronan reached an agreement with James Rust, Will Smith then left Ronan's office under the pretext of visiting Relativity Entertainment.

Ronan took the script, beckoned the assistant to bring coffee, read the script carefully, first looked at the beginning, then the end, and then read more than 30 pages, and it was already certain that this was the "Enemy of Love" starring Will Smith.

However, the name on the cover of the script is "Hitch".

This may be a problem with translation, as China Film Group rarely translates the names of Hollywood movies literally in English.

Although it was certain that there was nothing wrong with "The Enemy of Love", Ronan patiently skimmed through the script quickly, and then said, "Mr. Rust, this script is a bit interesting. ”

James Rust was overjoyed and said, "Yes, it's an alternative romance. ”

Ronan put down the script and said, "Mr. Raste, what do I think about this script...... A little interested. But I invested in this film on two prerequisites, one is that my Shahai Entertainment must own the copyright, and the other is that Will must be the leading actor. ”

James Rust is not a newcomer to Hollywood, knows the rules of the industry, and said directly: "The first one is fine." Second, as long as Will is willing to act, the rest is easy to say. Over the years, I've been trying to find a romantic comedy for Will, and I believe there is plenty of room for Will to show his acting talents. ”

"I believe that too," Ronan said. He admonished, "Mr. Rust, you need to submit a proposal including a preliminary budget, and the review process on my side must be followed." ”

"Okay. James Rust worries about missing his chance: "I'll provide it as soon as possible. ”

The two sides talked for a while, and Will Smith also returned, and he saw that Ronan was interested in investing and was also interested in taking the lead actor.

However, this kind of thing Ronan and Will Smith will not discuss, and the legal department will contact Will Smith's agent.

Before Will Smith left, he suddenly said, "By the way, there's a pop music party in a few days, would you be interested in attending?"