Inside Beverly Hills, Future World Manor.

Ronan welcomed an old friend, Chris from Sony Entertainment, who made a special trip to visit.

After a brief visit to Ronan's mansion, Chris said apologetically: "I went to the Japanese headquarters to report before, and I only came back at the beginning of this month, and I didn't make it to your party. ”

Ronan smiled and said, "We are old friends, so we don't need to be so polite." He took Chris into the first-floor reception room and said, "Sit down, what do you want to drink?"

Chris waved his hand, looked at the modern and elegant décor in the room, and said, "Ronan, your new home is eye-catching." Ay...... Being a boss is not the same as working for someone. ”

Ronan deliberately said: "Do you think the salary given by Sony is low?

Chris shook his head: "I just got a new position. ”

"Promoted?" Ronan saw Chris nod and said, "Congratulations on the promotion." ”

He then asked, "What position?"

Chris is also a little smug: "Deputy Director of Production at Sony Columbia Pictures. ”

Ronan often deals with Chris, and is relatively familiar with the corporate structure of Sony Entertainment, a position that belongs to the second-in-command of Columbia Pictures' production department, and has steadily entered the upper echelons of Sony Entertainment.

"You should have a party and celebrate for three days. Ronan said with a smile.

Chris's originally smug smile suddenly became a little bitter, and said, "Let's wait until I'm busy." ”

Ronan glanced at Chris and asked, "Did you have trouble as soon as you took office?"

Chris nodded: "The beginning is always the hardest." He sighed: "But I didn't expect that I would face the most difficult situation." ”

Speaking of which, Chris stared at Ronan and said, "It's also about you." ”

Ronan felt inexplicable and asked, "How could it be related to me?"

"Two years ago, Sony Entertainment took over the rights to the 007 series from MGM before Sony Colombia won the overseas distribution rights to your Human Eradication Project. Chris said seriously, "You should know this, right?"

Ronan nodded, "I know." ”

Sony Colombia, thanks to the support of the Sony Group, got the rights to the Bond series earlier than in the previous life.

Chris said: "Columbia Pictures decided that this was the last time to work together before the start of filming of 'Die Another' and to replace Pierce Brosnan in the future, and it just so happened that Pierce Brosnan didn't want to play James Bond anymore. ”

Ronan nodded again, these are not news, the news was flying all over the world before the project of "Die Another Day" last year.

"Columbia Pictures has been looking for a new Bond actor and initially finalized Jude Law. Chris suddenly sighed: "Originally, we all started talking, but as soon as your "Spy Shadow" was released, everything changed. ”

He explained simply: "'Doomsday' has not received a good response, and the prospects for 'Die Another Day' are not very good, and there has been a voice at Columbia Pictures before that James Bond-esque agents are outdated." It just so happens that your "Spy Shadow" has a big box office reputation, and many people feel that such an agent route may not be suitable for James Bond. ”

Ronan had a guess: "So, you decided not to choose the personable Jude Law, and are you going to find a hardcore action actor?"

Chris said very seriously: "Actually, I think the style of "Spy Shadow" is very good, although it can't be completely imitated, but there are some places worth learning, and the old routines that James Bond has filmed for so many years should also change." ”

Ronan looked at Chris, "Is this your personal opinion?"

Chris shook his head: "That's the opinion of most of the people who have the power to decide at Sony Columbia. He smiled and said, "I came this time, in addition to seeing your new home, I also want to ask what precautions there are for this type." ”

In the past, there were no spy action movies like "Spy Shadows".

All Ronan can say is also a big road, after all, he is not a director: "Pay attention to the realistic style, the actors must be distinctive, and they must have a long period of professional training before filming." Matt Damon's training before filming was close to two months. ”

"I'm not in a good position. Chris said with a smile: "Especially the "007" series, it is not reactive if it is done well, and it is a matter of course. If you fail, the consequences can be severe. ”

Ronan has a good relationship with Chris, plus he has no chance to get involved in the "007" series, and there is no competition between the two sides, saying: "If you think about it, you will do it, my personal opinion, the "007" series has indeed reached the point where it is about to end if it remains unchanged." ”

Nowadays, the audience has begun to get tired of the personable James Bond, and the box office and word-of-mouth of "007" have been declining in recent years, which is directly related to this.

Ronan sent Chris away, and the "007" series made changes in his previous life, which was actually influenced by the "Spy" series.

"Spy" even changed Hollywood's spy action movies, for a while the screen was full of violent agents with hard bridges and hard horses, and then, just like the aesthetic fatigue caused by the "007" series, when the gentleman-style agent reappeared, there was a good living space.

Therefore, movies always have to adapt to changes in society and the market.

What Ronan expected was that in the afternoon he received a call from Tom Cruise, who seriously discussed with him the possibility of Paul Greengrass directing the "Mission Impossible" series in the future.

"Aren't your film appointments scheduled for three years from now?" Ronan asked.

Tom Cruise replied: "I'm thinking ahead of the future. ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said into the phone: "I personally feel that Paul is not very suitable for Ethan Hant's style, Ethan Halter takes a lofty route, and can appropriately borrow some elements from "Spy" that are generally recognized by the audience, rather than applying them all. ”

The two chatted for a few words, and Tom Cruise quickly hung up the phone, he was very busy filming "Minority Report" recently.

Ronan estimates that Tom Cruise should have seen the explosive word-of-mouth and box office of "Spy", and he was whimsical for a while.

Hollywood's follow-up is actually very serious.

It's just that Ronan didn't expect that one day even a company like Sony Columbia Pictures would come to follow his style.

"Spy" hit the box office in the first week, the sequel launch was also on the agenda, and Shahai Entertainment also officially held a press conference on Monday, announced by George Clint that Paul Greengrass and Tony Gilroy are currently working on the script for "Bourne's Supremacy", and Paul Greengrass will return to direct "Bourne's Supremacy".

The news also cheered for book fans and movie fans, "Spy" has already earned Paul Greengrass enough recognition that many people even think that no one is better suited to direct the series than Paul Greengrass.

But negotiations with Matt Damon will have to wait a while, and Matt Damon is preparing to switch to CAA.

The star actor, who always likes to jump between CAA and William Morris, seems ready to switch jobs.

For confident stars, Hollywood's brokerage contract is no more than three years at most, and it is a big deal to change it after three years.

Some people are more and more happy, and some people are more and more miserable.

Like Matt Damon belongs to the former, and Halle Berry is the poster type.

Many media and institutions have also analyzed the success of "Spy Shadow", and most people's views are actually quite unanimous.

The most important point is more real.

On the one hand, Matt Damon's Jason Bourne is very close to a real-life spy agent: ordinary-looking and unobtrusive.

In addition, Bourne is not like James Bond in 007 and the agents in the Mission Impossible series, he always has sexual encounters, there are always technological means beyond reality to help, and there is always endless money, he is very in line with the audience's perception of the life of a real agent.

As for whether real agents live like this, you have to ask the CIA.

For the last two sequels of "Spy", Ronan plans to release one every other year, which is the most suitable release rhythm for the trilogy series, otherwise the crew will be under too much pressure to shoot, and it is very likely to bring the audience's aesthetic fatigue.

Sometimes, being farther away isn't necessarily a bad thing.

In the fourth and fifth parts of the previous life, Ronan has no idea for the time being, so there is no need to worry.

However, one thing is certain, the style of "Spy Shadow" is definitely not suitable for 3D screening.

The most distinctive feature of this column is fragmentation and handheld photography, and the biggest feeling for the audience after the post-production of 3D is -—— shaking!

Shaking until my eyes hurt, shaking until I want to vomit.

Ronan has personally experienced that this is similar to the dizziness and nausea of some people playing first-person 3D games, simply put: your vision tells you that you are moving at high speed, but your body tells you that if you sit and don't move, your brain will be confused, and you will be dizzy.

At that time, a large number of audiences had to quit after watching less than half of "Spy Shadow 5", and the theater side at the end of the day was of course able to realize this phenomenon for the first time, coupled with the appeal of the media, especially the new media whose influence is not what it used to be, the film and the distributor added a 2D version under double pressure, especially "market factors", only two days after the film was released.

Perhaps a certain director is right when he says that the biggest use of 3D is actually to shoot small yellow films.

That same week, "Spy Shadow" was featured on the cover of the newly published Vanity Fair magazine.

"Vanity Fair" uses Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon, as a picture, and is complemented by extremely eye-catching text.

"A "Spy Shadow" has changed all the audience's impressions of spy war stories. No more high-tech equipment provided by the government, no more exotic beauties with long skirts swaying. The civilian perspective and follow-up shots give the film a great sense of substitution, and Byrne's approach to the enemy is full of ingenuity. ”

""Spy Shadow" is the best spy movie, and it deserves its name. ”