"That's pretty much it. Ronan explained the general idea of "Fatal Bend", and attorney Dinah Ampton has registered the copyright with the Copyright Office: "This is a typical American horror film, with an investment of about $10 million, and it needs an experienced and controlled director. ”

Tom Cruise thought about it for a moment and said, "I know some horror film directors, like Wes Craven. ”

Ronan smiled and said, "Wess Craven's salary is too high, is there a lower salary?"

This horror film director, of course, Ronan knows, the representative works directed by him include "Ghost Street" and "Scream", and there seem to be some very powerful horror films behind.

It seems that there is also a type of psychopathic murderer like "Fatal Bend" who encounters it on the road.

"Lower salary?" Tom Cruise thought for a while and said: "By the way, my agency, CAA, signed a Mexican director some time ago, named Guillermo del Toro, who is a Mexican, and he used to shoot movies in Mexico, specializing in horror films, as if he had made a horror film called "Mutant DNA" in Hollywood before, which was not very successful. ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "I've heard of this Mexican. ”

Tom Cruise said directly: "I'll go back and say hello to his agent and ask them to go to you." A little director, you'd better investigate it first, it may not be suitable. ”

Ronan nodded, "I see." ”

Although Guillermo del Toro was known as the Mexican triumph of the directorial world along with Alfonso Cuarón and Alessandra Iñárritu, the current gyro director is still a small person, and the few works he has participated in are also horror movies similar to B-movies.

Ronan remembers that Guillermo del Toro is the director who started out in horror films, and he is a typical eccentric.

If appropriate, the gyro director is not necessarily not an option.

The two leave Warner Studios, and Tom Cruise invites Ronan to lunch together, and Ronan does not refuse, following Tom Cruise to a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Beverly Hills.

There is no conflict of interest between the two parties, their respective careers are growing rapidly, and Ronan has been sincere when he asked Tom Cruise to help him several times, and the relationship between them can be said to be quite good.

Stars need producers, producers need stars, and Ronan and Tom Cruise also have plans to continue their relationship.

"I heard that you have successfully raised money in India?" asked Tom Cruise, "Is it easy to find investment in India?"

Ronan didn't need to pit Tom Cruise, and said: "It's not easy, the Indians are very shrewd, they have Bollywood, and they are familiar with the way movies work, and after I signed with the Indians, the Indians not only left a supervisor on the crew, but also hired PricewaterhouseCoopers as a third-party financial supervisor." ”

Tom Cruise frowned: "It's troublesome, most overseas investors have a third-party guarantee is enough." ”

"There are too many Indians working in the United States, and Indians know the United States better than we think," Ronan said. ”

Tom Cruise tilted his head in thought and said, "I have a couple of projects that I also want to finance filming, and I originally thought that the Indian was a good choice, but to hear you say that, it doesn't seem like a good fit. ”

"You also want financing?" Ronan thought of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which was impossible to work with again, and it seemed that it could be used again to sell Tom Cruise a favor: "The Emirati are a good choice, especially the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority." ”

He put it simply: "The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is well-funded. Tom, if you're interested, I can give you their contact details and you can have people try to get in touch with them. ”

Tom Cruise had obviously heard of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and said, "Okay, thank you, Ronan. ”

Ronan reminded: "The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is very ambitious, so if you can really work with them, be careful." ”

He found out Semir's contact details and sent them to Tom Cruise, who thanked him again.

The discarded resources in Ronan's hands have been reused again.

Maybe it's because he thinks Ronan is really good, and the conversation between Tom Cruise and Ronan gets deeper and deeper, and even talks about some things when they were young.

"I was dyslexic at the time. Tom Cruise put it bluntly: "Not to mention reading the script, even the most basic newspaper reading is a problem, I have made a lot of efforts, but it has never improved." It wasn't until I joined Scientology that I was probably religious enough that dyslexia was cured quickly. ”

Ronan just listened, and he would definitely not be stupid enough to say that Scientology is a cult or something, and in front of a believer, insulting his beliefs, isn't it asking for hardship?

Tom Cruise is still saying, "I feel like Scientology has changed my life, and it's because of Scientology that I'm where I am now. ”

Ronan said at the right time, "I heard that you have also done a lot of things to repay Scientology. ”

Tom Cruise laughs and says, "It's all the little things. ”

Suddenly, Ronan noticed that some people's eyes frequently fell to this side, and seemed to be particularly focused on Tom Cruise, who also saw it.

"I've been in the news lately. Tom Cruise laughed at himself.

Ronan knew what he was talking about, and asked tentatively, "Are you irreparable?"

Tom Cruise nodded imperceptibly, "She's already left Beverly Hills and moved to Malibu." He shook his head again: "I am the enemy in her eyes." ”

Ronan is silent, and the celebrity couple now accounts for most of the gossip media's traffic.

Tom Cruise said, "Is there no old love at all? She doesn't care about it at all? Am I a megalomaniac and a narcissist in her eyes? Or is she a miser?"

With that, Tom Cruise picked up his glass and drank the red wine in one gulp.

Obviously, the separation and the imminent divorce have caused a lot of trouble for Tom Cruise.

"Tom, you're not the kind of person she says you are. Ronan said seriously: "Although we haven't known each other for a long time, I can feel that you are completely different from what she said. ”

"Thank you. Tom Cruise squeezed out a smile.

Ronan said, "Don't be so polite, we're friends. ”

Tom Cruise sighed: "There are some words, some things, I don't know who to say to them, and no one will listen, she played so well, a wife who was wronged and abandoned, hehe......"

Ronan is actually very clear that Tom Cruise is not as exaggerated as Nicole Kidman said, but he is not as innocent as he himself says.

"Can't be undone?" Ronan asked again.

Tom Cruise was unusually sure: "There is no return. ”

Another tragedy of "when love has passed", Ronan sighed in his heart and said, "Can I tell me what I think?"

This kind of private topic can effectively shorten the distance between the two parties, from business friends to personal friends.

"Say it. "Tom Cruise doesn't care.

"I don't have any experience in this area, but I think the longer this kind of thing drags on, the more it hurts both parties, especially for the man......"

Tom Cruise looked at Ronan: "Go on." ”

Ronan added: "With the current social situation, the woman is naturally in a weak position, as long as she cries in front of the media, it is very unfavorable to the man, and no matter what the man says, it is very easy for the media and the public to misunderstand, and there may even be a situation where everything is wrong." ”

Tom Cruise said directly: "You're right, that's what I'm in right now. ”

Ronan said calmly: "In my opinion, the sooner it ends, the more people can get out of this vortex as soon as possible." Tom, if it drags on for too long, it can have a huge impact on your reputation. ”

Tom Cruise wouldn't even listen to an ordinary producer on the other side of him if he told him this, but no one can ignore his opinion as a promising producer and studio owner.

Even, it only took two years for this person to be worth more than 100 million.

It is absolutely impossible for such a person to say that he does not understand the entertainment industry and cannot see through these things in Hollywood.

Tom Cruise said seriously: "Thank you for the suggestion, I also intend to deal with it as soon as possible." He finally showed a hint of disgust: "I don't want to have any contact with that woman again!

Ronan didn't say anything more, but he knew that it was impossible, and the name Tom Cruise's ex-wife could be used at any time in his life.

Mass fans in the United States don't like Nicole Kidman at all, and it can even be said that they hate it a little, strictly speaking, Nicole Kidman is a typical junior upper, which will affect many people's senses.

But the three years after divorcing Tom Cruise were Nicole Kidman's most glorious years, and many people say that Nicole Kidman, who left Tom Cruise, really shined.

However, it is not difficult for those who have paid a little attention to the news related to this period to find that Nicole Kidman's side has made full use of the divorce case and Tom Cruise's powerful status as a Hollywood superstar, portraying herself as the victim and the weak, and winning countless sympathies.

Sympathy always has a time limit, and once the sympathy score is gone, the North American audience will return to the previous state of Nicole Kidman.

In addition, Nicole Kidman's success is not only due to this, but also her falling in love with Harvey Weinstein, and Miramax's "All the Time" helped her win an Oscar.

As for whether there is any other insider trading in it, perhaps Judi Dench and Meryl Streep may know.

In Ronan's opinion, it is impossible for someone like Harvey Weinstein to let go of the meat that is delivered to his mouth.

After lunch, Ronan and Tom Cruise parted ways and went to Embassy Pictures, first talking to Alan Albert about the development of several film distribution plans, and then calling Robert Lee to ask about the progress of overseas distribution channels.