The sun had just risen between the tall buildings of Century City, and before the relativity building had begun its busy day, Lott Reese and Paul Winnick were waiting at the door of an office under the leadership of the staff of Sand Sea Entertainment.

Paul Wernick walked back and forth uneasily and asked Lyote Rees, who was sitting on the bench, "Are you sure you received a call from Shahai Entertainment yesterday?"

Lott-Rees pointed down the hallway, "Paul, we're inside the Relativity Building. ”

"I just can't believe it. Paul Winnick patted his arm slightly: "Relativity Entertainment has taken a fancy to our script. ”

Lott Rees sighed: "It's not Ronan Anderson who likes our script. ”

Paul Wernick was also a little frustrated, saying: "We left the reality TV show and entered the film industry to seek development, we started writing the script last year, and it was completed at the beginning of this year, and the script was sold for more than half a year, and if there was no result at the end of the year, I had to go back to my hometown to inherit the farm." ”

This seemed to hit Lott Reese: "You still have a huge farm to inherit, and I can't even afford to pay the rent if I can't sell the script." ”

After working as a screenwriter without authorship rights in CBS for more than a year and transferring to Hollywood, although there was a certain expectation of difficulties, the actual difficulties were still beyond imagination.

On their scripts, not only are newcomers and new works as simple, but also funny zombie themes are not popular at all, and those film companies use Relativity Entertainment's "Dawn of the Living Dead" and "Night of the Living Dead" as the standard for zombie films in the new century, and disdain their scripts.

What happened for most of the past six months has made Lott Rees and Paul Winnick repeatedly lower their psychological expectations, and the latter even had the idea of giving up.

The sound of high heels falling to the ground sounded, and someone walked over, more than one.

Lott Rees and Paul Wernick looked up and were stunned for a moment.

Two women came one after the other, the latter was obviously an assistant or secretary, and the former was the person they wanted to meet on this trip.

They didn't expect this woman to be so good-looking.

has both a delicate face like Jessica Alba and a fiery figure like Salma Hayek.

This kind of appearance, even in the whole of Hollywood, is also a top level.

Paul Wernick muttered in his heart, this woman chose the wrong industry! Why be a producer when she can be a star?

Lott Reese was different, and the first thing that came to mind was the relevant information that he had checked: Jessica Felton, producer and vice president of Sand Sea Entertainment, specializing in the production business, producer of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Coffin" and the yet-to-be-released "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World".

This woman is obviously of mixed race, and her appearance looks younger than her real age, just in her twenties.

In the moments when Lott Rees and Paul Wernick were stunned, Jessica Felton had already walked over and took the initiative to ask, "Are you Mr. Littlet Rees and Mr. Paul Wernicke?"

These words immediately made Lott Rees and Paul Winnick feel different, not as condescending as when they were in contact with other producers and company executives, and the tone was very polite.

It is said that Relativity Entertainment attaches great importance to newcomers, which can be seen from the attitude of this mixed-race woman.

Lott-Rees hurriedly said, "I'm Lyot Rees. Hello, Miss Felton. ”

Paul Winnick quickly collected his mood and also said hello to Jessica Felton.

With Jessica Felton's shrewdness, it was quickly judged that the two were clearly dominated by Littler Reese.

Inviting the two into the reception room, Jessica Filton asked the assistant to make two cups of coffee and went straight to the point: "Both, I read the script of "Zombieland" yesterday and found it interesting, so I proposed to the company to buy your script. ”

"We're also open to working with Relativity Entertainment," Lott-Rees said. ”

Jessica Filton said with a smile: "One thing I need to say is that "Zombie Paradise" belongs to a newcomer and a new work, and the script transaction price will not be very high......"

"We understand. Lott Rees exchanged a look with Paul Wernick: "The price is easy to say, but we have two requirements. ”

Jessica Felton nodded slightly: "Please speak." ”

Lott Reese gave himself a boost and said, "After Relativity Entertainment buys the script, it must be made into a movie as soon as possible......"

After too many companies buy scripts, they throw them into the script library and fall into dust, and some even don't see the light of day for more than ten years.

In his and Paul-Winnick situation, he simply can't afford to wait.

Jessica Felton could guess the other party's thoughts, but did not speak, but waited for the other party to finish all the demands at once.

Lott-Rees continued: "After your project is established, Paul and I will be the accompanying writers. ”

In doing so, it can be guaranteed that in addition to the script transaction fee, the two of them will still be paid.

There is no way, he and Paul Winnick left the CBS reality show last year, and after that, there was no stable income, plus there was no habit of saving at all before, and it has long been impossible to make ends meet.

The discussion between the two of them about not being able to pay the rent and going home to inherit the farm is no joke.

Jessica Filton also survived from the newcomer, and the scene when she was practicing her skills in a rented house can be described vividly, and you can roughly guess the embarrassment of these two newcomer screenwriters.

It is precisely in this situation that the requirements put forward by these two rookie screenwriters cannot be regarded as requirements.

"Yes. Jessica Filton responded: "It's all going to be reflected in the trade contract. ”

Strictly speaking, the demands made by these two people are not conditions at all.

The dinner she had with Ronan last night was specifically about this project, and the buyout of "Zombie Paradise" was naturally a movie, and taking advantage of the popularity of "Dawn of the Living Dead" and "Land of the Living Dead", it was launched to the market as soon as possible.

The project will be established soon, and after the crew is established, it will also need to be written with the crew, so it is better to continue to use these two people than to hire new people.

Lott Rees and Paul Wernick are facing the realities of the situation, and there are no overly demanding ones.

Jessica Filton didn't need to deliberately suppress the price, she traded at the normal market conditions of Hollywood, and Shahai Entertainment bought out the entire copyright of "Zombie Paradise" from these two people for $23,000.

The negotiations went quite smoothly, and after the arrival of the lawyers for Lott Rees and Paul Wernick, there were filings from the relevant industries, and the two parties signed the copyright transfer agreement on the same day.

On the other side, Ronan also met John Wilson, who worked as a production manager in "Prison Break 2".

This is a person who has worked with Relativity Entertainment for many years, and has grown up with Relativity Entertainment, and it is of course the first choice to continue to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment.

Moreover, with John Wilson's plan, it is not easy to get the rights to the remake.

"It's not uncommon for Hollywood to remake British dramas. ”

In his office, John Wilson said to Ronan: "There are quite a few of them that are on fire. ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "I took the time to watch the videotape you sent me yesterday, the series is well shot, and the characters and plot settings are also very interesting. ”

John Wilson said: "If the story is set in the United States, I think it's perfectly feasible and more convincing, and we can make some changes to be a true portrayal of the depressed society in the United States, which is not full of low-level communities full of drunkards, beggars and criminals."

Ronan nodded slowly: "Makes sense." ”

Perhaps the description of "Happy America, shooting every day" is a bit exaggerated, but it can also be said to be a portrayal of the underprivileged community.

"What do you think of an American adaptation?" Ronan asked.

John Wilson heard the question, shook his spirits, and said: "I thought so, moving the story from Manchester to Chicago, in the context of the economic depression, a family of ordinary workers, the head of an alcoholic family who was often found sleeping on the living room floor, and an incompetent mother, whose eldest daughter had to take on the responsibility of raising five younger siblings.

This is a lively and extraordinary family daily life mixed with love, adventure, fraud, warmth and other stories of blood and tears, showing the audience the family and life at the bottom. ”

Relativity Entertainment is more familiar with John Wilson, which is a reliable person, so after hearing this, Ronan said, "What about the audience?"

John Wilson said: "Most Americans should feel this deeply, and life is not easy, and a simple life is very heavy, and sometimes people have to make some choices. ”

Ronan suddenly thought that if this drama was really going to be filmed, maybe it could also play a role in stabilizing society.

To describe it in dramatic language, this kind of drama is particularly inspiring, whenever you encounter injustice and are in a bad mood, you will turn it out and watch a few episodes, and you will feel that your difficulties are nothing compared to them, life will go on, and the sun will rise as usual......

Maybe you will still have this feeling: when you watch it, you feel dark and depressed and even hopeless, and after watching it, you will find that your life is really beautiful.

"So be it. Ronan made a decision: "John, you go to the Copyright & Publishing Department to find Robert Lee, and ask him to send someone to accompany you to the UK, negotiate with the copyright owner of Shameless, and if you can get the rights to the remake, you make a detailed plan." ”

John Wilson, seeing the prospect of hosting a project alone, immediately said, "I'll go now." ”

Ronan called Robert Lee in front of him.

Subsequently, John Wilson left Ronan's office and went to Robert Lee to discuss the details and prepare to go to the United Kingdom to purchase the rights.

After receiving Ronan's notice, Robert Lee quickly identified the best personnel and called the UK branch to ask them to fully assist.

Connie walked into Ronan's office and placed a copy of the script on her desk: "This is the one from the people below who just sent it, the script for "Superstorm." ”