The sun is shining, and there is a lot of traffic on the road.

James Huang carried his briefcase, looked at the office building in front of him, saw the name of Shahai Entertainment from a pile of nameplates, made sure that he was not wrong, and hurriedly walked in.

Finding the appropriate office, he knocked on the door and entered, and was greeted by a girl with a freckled face, and after he made his intention known, the girl told him to wait for a while, and then went to inform the people in the other office.

Sitting in a chair and looking at the few seven or eight people in the office, James Huang is not surprised, he has been working in the film and television industry with his friend Glenn Morgan since the 80s, and he can be regarded as well-informed and has seen a lot of this kind of small production company.

The broker mentioned this company and project a few days ago, and he also understood that the $11 million investment is really a big gimmick.

It doesn't matter to him, there are too many cases of Hollywood falsely reporting production costs, which involve a lot of messy situations such as publicity and marketing and interest entanglements.

Actually, this isn't the only project he can choose from.

Someone from Dimen Pictures approached him and wanted him to direct a spoof version of "Scream".

He did not respond for the time being, because a condition proposed by Emperor Pictures was categorically refused.

Thinking of the script he made with Glenn Morgan, James Huang frowned, did he really want to give up?

After more than 10 years in the industry and more than 10 years as a screenwriter, he knows very well that this is a good idea.

The problem is, there are so many good ideas in the industry, and there are too many people waiting for their good ideas to turn into movies, when will it be his turn?

As for selling the script or story outline separately, it is not considered.

From the mid-80s to 1993, he worked as a screenwriter for nearly ten years, and after countless rejections, he wrote a youth comedy book called "The Boy Next Door" and was finally bought by a production company, and then participated in the writing of commercial films and series such as "Demon Dancer" and "Dragon Tiger Boys" with his friend Glenn Morgan.

Sadly, in 1993, he, a senior screenwriter, had no choice but to find a way to transform because the screenwriting industry was not taken seriously, and his income was even difficult to maintain his personal expenses.

So, James Wong is well aware that the script won't sell for a few bucks at all.

James Huang can only think of one way at this stage to sell with himself.

After all, he is not an unknown person, having served as the director and executive producer of "The X-Files" and as a co-producer on "Beyond the Universe" and "A Thousand Years of Murder".

"Director Huang. The freckled girl then came and informed, "Mr. Anderson, please come over." ”

James Wong nodded and followed the girl into an office, where agent Edward was already inside.

"James, this is Ronan Anderson, the president of Shahai Entertainment. ”

"Ronan, this is the Director Huang I mentioned to you. ”

Seeing the black hair and yellow skin, Ronan immediately determined that this should be Chinese, shook hands with him and said hello, and asked, "Director Huang is Chinese?"

James Wong replied, "I was born in Red Hole. ”

Ronan gets to the point: "Did you work on the X-Files?"

This is a very successful TV series on Fox TV, and after learning the director's name, he specifically looked for it, especially the episodes in which James Huang was deeply involved.

Judging by the quality of the TV episodes, James Wong did a pretty good job.

"From season one to season four, I stayed on the X-Files crew. James Wong's words are more plain: "In the first and second seasons, Glenn Morgan and I mainly worked on outline adjustments and corrections, and in the second half of the second season, I started working as an assistant director for Chris Carter, and by the third and fourth seasons, I directed a few episodes alone......"

After James Wong finished speaking, agent Edward added: "A lot of the plot and content of The X-Files involves the genre of thriller and horror, and Huang is very familiar with this aspect. ”

Ronan nodded, James Wong has the best resume among the directors he has actually interviewed, and he is also the person who has actually been involved in directing well-known projects.

What's more, Ronan has always felt that this person's name is somewhat familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere, but he can't remember it for a while.

He is not Google, and what Hollywood can remember for him is definitely not an unknown person, who must have made considerable achievements.

The two sides talked about James Wong's resume again, and Ronan took out the script and pushed it to James Wong: "You read the script first, and then we'll talk after reading it." ”

James Wong took the script, it was not too thick, more than eighty pages, the cover was marked "Human Eradication Project", and the name of Ronan Anderson was written on the back of the playwright.

He knew these before he came, and he didn't pay much attention to them, so he opened the script and read it.

After watching it for a while, James Huang roughly made a judgment, the background of the script is set well, but it is still the same as traditional American horror films, full of violence, killing and gore, which can be summarized in the category of plasma films.

In terms of horror alone, so-so.

In his eyes, what cannot be seen or touched is the real horror.

James Wong subconsciously compares the horror movie script he wrote with Glenn to be much better than this.

But if you think about it carefully, in addition to the horror and violence elements, this script seems to have the social reality of the United States, which is estimated to resonate with Americans.

Seeing the back, James Huang scratched his head a little, how did the Arabs become heroes? Although there is a corresponding foreshadowing about the Arabs in the front, it does not conform to the consistent routine of Hollywood.

When did Arabs have a positive image in Hollywood films? It seems that there are not many Arabs in American movies, right?

It took a long time for James Wong to finish reading the script.

Ronan saw James Wong close the script, poured him a glass of water, and asked, "What do you think?"

Because of the possibility of taking over the project, James Wong said directly: "The role of the Arabs is a bit of a problem. ”

Ronan smiled: "The investment is from Abu Dhabi. ”

James Huang has been in the circle for many years, how can he not understand the meaning of this?

"The setting is good. Leaving no mention of Arabs, he said slowly: "This story should resonate with many people living in the United States." ”

Ronan turned back to his desk: "Tell me about it." ”

James Wong has a personal experience: "I have been with the crew for the past few years, and I have spent some time in France and Canada. Looking at the news reports on TV, I felt very strange because the news in these two countries is very different. In France, I saw all sorts of reports about Europe. In Canada, the news is almost nothing serious, and it is all about trivial matters. Later, when I returned to the United States, there was violence in the news every day. ”

He suddenly smiled: "I am an outsider, and in the first few years of my life, my biggest feeling was that in the United States, I felt like I was living in violence every day. ”

"Hmm. Ronan nodded slightly: "The security in the United States is really bad. ”

Edward suddenly interjected: "There are so many violent incidents, how can people not be disgusted when they see violent movies?"

James Wong answered: "An anti-violence movie, there must be violence!"

Hearing this, Ronan was a little impressed by James Wong, and I have to say that directors are people who like to open their minds.

"Director Huang. He simply asked, "If you were a director, how would you like to make this film?"

"I'm going to make it an anti-violence film with a lot of violent shots. After reading the script, James Wong's thoughts gradually became clear: "You have written a good story, although the film takes place in the future, this is not a post-apocalyptic movie, people live well in the future, but violence is still a lingering shadow." That is, violence is not only found in poverty, but also in affluence. It's something to think about, because everyone feels like they're part of the violence. ”

Ronan was speechless.

After watching the series directed by James Wong, verifying his resume, and knowing his thoughts on the film, Ronan gradually felt that this director Huang was a good choice.

He tentatively said, "Huang, join my project." ”

James Huang looked at Edward, and Edward showed a sincere smile: "Before you came over, I discussed the salary with Ronan, $300,000, paid twice. ”

Ronan is happy with James Wong, and Edward will raise his salary, otherwise there is no point.

This kind of negotiation of independent small projects is not so particular at all, as long as both parties have no opinions, and they do not care too much about some too rigid regulations in the industry.

"Hmm......" James Wong muttered slightly, and suddenly said, "Edward, I want to talk to Ronan alone." ”

Edward immediately thought of the matter of Emperor Pictures, stood up and said, "You want to ...... again"

James Wong interrupted him: "I have it in my heart. ”

Edward shook his head and walked straight out of the office.