"Among all the Chinese directors in Hollywood, your cumulative box office ranks at the top. ”

In the Beverly Hills Clubhouse, several Chinese directors were partying, and the youngest Wen Ziren said to James Wong: "With your appeal, it is easy to succeed in continuing to shoot other horror films." ”

James Huang shook his head: "These so-called box office figures are actually from the "Death is Coming" series, which is meaningless. ”

Justin Lin continued: "That can't be said, box office numbers are exactly the key to our foothold in Hollywood. ”

Wen Ziren picked up the teapot and poured water for several people one by one: "I like this model, success or failure is clear at a glance." ”

James Huang smiled and said, "Old Wen, you have the best future in Relativity Entertainment. ”

Justin Lin agreed: "You officially entered Shahai Entertainment and became one of the executives, and there is a small number of allotment rewards, which is rare. ”

Wen Ziren saw it very clearly: "My future is also tied to relativity entertainment." ”

"I want to tie it up too. Justin Lin made no secret of his envy: "But there was no chance. ”

James Wong said: "Lao Lin, you should have a good talk with Jessica Felton and fight for more power. ”

Justin Lin shook his head directly: "Forget it, that woman is not easy to deal with." Although Relativity Entertainment provides a fair and just platform for us Chinese Americans, not every executive of Relativity Entertainment is as good at talking as Ronan. ”

Wen Ziren answered: "Sometimes, women are really troublesome. ”

James Wong asked curiously, "You have a conflict with Jessica Felton?"

Justin Lin waved his hand: "Conflict can't be talked about. How to say it specifically, this female producer is a technical maniac, and her technical requirements are extremely strict, and it is easy to say during filming, but it is very troublesome in post-production. ”

Wen Ziren said with a smile: "This is also a performance of responsibility, and the technical rigor may lead to better production." ”

Justin Lin nodded slightly: "I know this too, so I just complained to you, and I have always been very cooperative with her when I work." He suddenly lowered his voice and asked mysteriously, "Is the relationship between Jessica Filton and Ronan Anderson unusual?"

Wen Ziren shook his head: "I don't know." ”

James Wong has been working with Shahai Entertainment for a long time and knows more: "I knew Jessica Felton about 1999, when she was a pure editor, and she edited the first few films of Shahai Entertainment, such as "Human Eradication Project", "Ace Agent" and "Death is Coming". Even the later blockbuster "Blair the Witch" was re-edited by her, a woman who really eats with her skills. ”

Wen Ziren didn't want to dwell on this kind of gossip, so he changed the topic and asked, "Lao Huang, do you have a plan for the next step?"

"I'm not ready to make horror films. James Wong said simply: "I'm going to try comic book adaptations, which are currently a hot genre in the North American film market. ”

Justin Lin asked, "Is there a specific goal?"

James Huang already has a specific idea, but he won't say to people easily: "I'm still looking for it for the time being, and the copyright of the comics is an issue." ”

Wen Ziren said: "Since "Iron Man" was a big hit at the box office, now the comics that are slightly well-known in North America dare to call sky-high prices for copyright. ”

Justin Lin told the truth: "You can't do anything without money." ”

The meaning of this was obvious, and James Wong smiled and said, "With so many production companies in Hollywood, there is always a partner. ”

Wen Ziren said: "Lao Huang, you have the capital now, and it is estimated that the people who want to cooperate with you can line up in a long line." ”

Regardless, the huge success of the "Grim Reaper" series has brought James Wong great fame and appeal.

The box office of this series is here, and there is no data that more intuitively reflects the director's ability in the commercial market than the box office.

Hollywood's most basic reference condition for evaluating a director's ability is the box office figures of the director's past two films.

The three of them talked for half an afternoon in the Beverly Clubhouse, agreed to help each other within their means, and then left.

James Wong was the last to get out of the Beverly Clubhouse and didn't move after getting in the car.

"The Grim Reaper" is his famous work, and it is also the only work that can be shot, which has brought him great fame and earned him tens of millions of dollars in high compensation.

Now, it's time to say goodbye to this series.

But James Wong still remembers "Cosmic Pursuit", so even after leaving the "Death is Coming" series, he will not touch this original genre again.

In the past two years, he has come to a conclusion through various observations of Relativity Entertainment: original films have huge risks and low success rates.

Even a gold medal producer like Ronan Anderson is mainly based on adaptations and sequel works, and the original genre films promoted every year only account for a very small proportion.

James Wong remembers that Ronan once said that a director who chooses the right subject matter is the foundation of success.

Therefore, when he chooses a new project, he pays all his attention to the hot genres in the current North American film market.

The genre of comic book adaptation is undoubtedly one of them.

James Wong made a special trip to Hong Kong City during the filming of "Death is Coming 4" and communicated with his colleagues in Hong Kong City, during which he met the famous Stephen Chow and heard Stephen Chow mention a famous comic.

At that time, James Huang was interested in it, and specially asked people to inquire that the copyright of the comics was still in the hands of the author and the publishing company, and Stephen Zhou estimated that he only had a preliminary idea and had not yet put it into action.

There is such a thing as copyright, there is a fast hand, but there is no slow hand, and the comic itself is very famous, with a huge influence in Asia, and a certain audience in North America.

James Wong didn't have the heart to care about the already released "Death is Coming 4", and his head was full of new movie projects.

However, James Wong is both cautious and principled than last time, such as sticking to one of Hollywood directors' famous rules - never use your own money to invest in the film project you want to direct.

James Wong glanced at the document bag on the passenger seat, which contained the initial information he had gathered and the plan he had made, and then it was up to them to find a partner in Hollywood.

On the side of Relativity Entertainment and Ronan Anderson, he has asked his agent to send a copy over, but there has been no feedback.

I heard that Ronan Anderson went to Wellington, New Zealand after attending the premiere of "Death is Coming 4", and it is estimated that he may not be able to see his project materials in the short term.

James Huang is not in a hurry, because a famous director like him is supported by excellent box office data, and it is really not difficult to find a partner.

Starting the car and leaving the parking lot of the Beverly Clubhouse, James Huang drove out not far when his mobile phone suddenly rang, he turned his head and looked, the caller ID number was the agent, and he quickly parked the car on the side of the road and picked up the phone.

"It's me, James. James Wong said.

The voice of the agent Edward sounded in the earpiece: "Someone heard that you have a new film plan in your hand, and they are very interested and want to make an appointment with you. ”

James Wong is not surprised by this, after all, he is a famous director with capital: "Independent producer or company?" He explained in advance: "This is a comic book adaptation project, which requires a large investment. ”

The meaning of this is obvious, those producers or companies with insufficient strength, don't contact them, otherwise it will be a waste of time.

The agent Edward understood, and said: "A large company is very interested in you and optimistic about your strength. Twentieth Century Fox, they want to ask you to meet as soon as possible. ”

Hearing the name Twentieth Century Fox, James Wong immediately understood that this would be one of the best options for cooperation in the future.

In the Hollywood circle, the strength can be comparable to Relativity Entertainment, in fact, there are only a few, like the project he planned, the first thing to consider must be to cooperate with large companies.

James Wong asked directly, "What time?"

The agent tentatively said, "Tonight?"

James Huang thought for a moment and said, "Yes." ”

The agent quickly responded: "Meet at seven o'clock tonight at the Fox Building." ”

James Huang answered, hung up the phone, and drove the car towards Century City, he also needed to make some preparations, Twentieth Century Fox came to the door, it was better than those small companies.

At the same time, the call of the agent Edward also reached the production department of Twentieth Century Fox.

John Leshzynski, an associate director from the production department, took the call and went straight to CEO Jim Prologre's office.

"There's news. John Leshzynski immediately reported to his immediate boss: "James Wong and his agent agreed to interview us. ”

Jim Prologis nodded slightly and said, "This is a very capable director, who has played an extremely important role in the development of Relativity Entertainment, and if we can win cooperation with him, we can not only promote the development of the Twentieth Century Fox film business, but also discourage competitors." ”

John Leshzynski laughed and said, "Since they're coming, I'm definitely not going to let them run away." ”

Jim Prologis said, "Be prepared, don't be surprised. And also...... Relativity Entertainment continues to stare at it and don't relax. ”

John Leshzynski said: "We've been poaching projects, directors and actors from our collaborators at Relativity Entertainment, and we're not going to stop. ”

Jim Prolos sighed: "I have to say that Ronan Anderson's vision of people and projects is really outstanding. ”

Fortunately, Twentieth Century Fox is not out of the question, the sheep of Relativity Entertainment is standing there, the goal is very obvious, Twentieth Century Fox is like a top sheep shearing expert, just go up and start plucking.

Sooner or later, Twentieth Century Fox will take the relativity theory of relativity to the bald!