In the magical land of the United States, in addition to the epidemic shooting, the influence of hurricanes should not be underestimated, like tornadoes or something, it is commonplace.

Themes such as storms are also relatively common in Hollywood, and have a relatively wide audience in North America.

Like Jane de Bont's "Tornado", it has also entered the top three of the annual box office list in North America.

Therefore, the script of "Superstorm" recommended by Martin Scorsese somewhat aroused Ronan's interest, and it also made people find the full version of the script for the first time.

In a way, it's a bit like another "The Day After Tomorrow".

The success of Roland Emmerich's disaster film is not only due to special effects, but also to the needs of the current society.

Climate is an increasingly urgent issue for governments around the world.

For centuries, humanity has aspired to understand, master, and ultimately control the planet's climate change.

The writers of "Superstorm" are also smart people.

The story of the not-too-distant future is about the more frightening hurricanes caused by global warming. When a super hurricane is about to hit the East Coast of the United States, the hero's "Storm Shield" team plans to use the technology they have at their disposal to change the course and intensity of the hurricane and avoid a repeat of the tragedy caused by Katrina.

The screenwriter linked the plot to Hurricane Katrina.

This summer, Hurricane Katrina has attracted worldwide attention, and its catastrophic consequences are too much for even the United States to bear, with direct economic losses of more than $200 billion.

Movies are often closely linked to social reality, and Hollywood screenwriters have an extremely keen sense of smell.

"Based on what we have learned. ”

In the office, Connie reported to Ronan the latest information: "The scriptwriter, Julian Simpson, came up with the idea of writing a hurricane script after Hurricane Katrina, and it took less than a month to complete the relevant work. ”

Ronan asked, "Julian Simpson?" ”

Connie glanced at the notebook in her hand and said: "This is a 34-year-old female screenwriter and director, who entered the film and television industry in 1997 and directed a British film "Modern Women's Prison". ”

She understood Ronan's purpose for asking for information, emphatically saying, "Julian Simpson knows a lot about the state of Hollywood. ”

Ronan nodded: "It's not a newcomer's new work." ”

Connie asked, "...... this work?"

Ronan glanced at the script on his desk and said, "How can I say it? This type of film, the plot must be very cliché, if you want to shoot brilliantly, you must have a lot of investment in special effects production, but once the investment is too high, the risk will also increase." ”

Frankly, Ronan was also a little hesitant.

Connie didn't say much, quietly waiting for Ronan to make a decision.

Ronan pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, let people contact Julian Simpson first, if the price of the script is not too outrageous, you can buy it and enrich the script library." ”

The price of the script itself is not high, even if you don't shoot it for the time being after you buy it, you can wait for the future.

Connie answered, left the office, and went to send a work collaboration to Shahai Entertainment.

As a woman, Julian Simpson came to Hollywood for a few years, and she didn't mix very well, nor badly, and in general she was a small achievement.

After the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, she saw the report on TV, and although she did not learn about the disaster on the ground, she brought an idea, and then with the support of a large number of hurricane materials, the inspiration exploded, and in less than a month, she completed the script of a disaster movie.

This is the most satisfying work of Julian Simpson in his six years in the industry, and he even got rid of the relationship with a producer he once worked with and sent the script to the great director Martin Scorsese.

Although Martin Scorsese didn't like her script and the price paid seemed to turn into uselessness, it turned out that it was all in vain.

Julian Simpson received a call from Shahai Entertainment who wanted to talk to her about the script for "Superstorm."

The script has not been written for a long time, and she has worked in Hollywood for many years, and she is a woman with a lively mind, Julian Simpson was invited by Shahai Entertainment, and the first thing she thought of was not that the script might make a movie, but how to maximize the benefits.

"If you write it alone, it's not very valuable. Julian Simpson is quite sober-minded, and he doesn't think that a mature company like Shahai Entertainment will be shocked when he sees his script, and then prescribe a bunch of brain-dead conditions: "As a screenwriter or a female screenwriter, there is actually not much future." ”

Her agent said, "Julian, Sand Sea Entertainment is a branch of Relativity Entertainment, if you can get Ronan Anderson's appreciation......"

Julian Simpson looked at his agent: "Pinning my future on the appreciation of others is too unreliable, right?"

The agent is not surprised to know that Julian Simpson has always been ambitious.

"What do you want to do?" the agent first asked, and then reminded: "That's Shahai Entertainment, Ronan Anderson's company, it's not something we can provoke, don't do stupid things!"

Julian Simpson rolled his eyes and said, "Am I the kind of woman who has no brains? Why should I offend a character like Ronan Anderson? I just want to fight for as much profit as possible, could it be that the script I finally created was sold to Shahai Entertainment for a low price of $20,000?"

The broker helplessly spread his hands: "This is the market situation in the industry. ”

"Therefore, the script is worthless, and even I, the screenwriter, am sad. Julian Simpson clearly had his own thoughts and said to his agent: "You reply to Shahai Entertainment saying that I agree to talk to them about Superstorm, but I'll see you in a few days." ”

The agent immediately responded: "That's no problem. ”

Julian Simpson continued: "I was going to write an initial production and shooting plan that would take Superstorm from a mere script and into a film project. ”

"This ......" the agent was quite surprised.

"It's normal, how much money can a script sell, and what about a project? The project prize alone is at least ten times that of the script. Julian Simpson said: "Don't forget, I was a director when I was in England and I directed a film. After coming to Hollywood, in addition to working as a screenwriter in a TV drama crew, he also served as an executive producer. ”

The agent nodded slowly: "That's right, these qualifications can increase your persuasiveness." ”

Julian Simpson continued: "If I can borrow the cooperation of Shahai Entertainment and successfully shoot and produce 'Superstorm', my career will really take off, and I will no longer be a screenwriter with a slim future, but a director and producer with an infinite future. ”

The agent's face also became serious: "This is indeed an opportunity." He said cautiously: "But there is also a possibility that Shahai Entertainment will not cooperate with us." ”

Julian Simpson has a clear mind: "It's true that Shahai Entertainment just sent us an invitation to talk, and we may have a meeting. But there are so many film companies in Hollywood, and we don't have to cooperate with Shahai Entertainment. ”

The agent hesitated: "The success effect and huge fame of Shahai Entertainment ......"

"So, we're going to take advantage of that. Julian Simpson said: "The invitation of Shahai Entertainment can also become our capital, and even if it can't be negotiated, we can still contact other companies and even increase our own capital." ”

She advised: "If you want to find a way to spread the news to the outside world, start doing it today, and try to let the relevant news circulate in the circle before we formally negotiate with Shahai Entertainment, Shahai Entertainment wants to cooperate with us on the film project "Super Storm". ”

The broker thought about it for a while, and the operability was extremely strong, and the effect should be good.

Compared to simply selling the script, the profit from this may increase by ten or even twenty times.

As a ten-percent gentleman, doubling your earnings is enough to take a huge risk, let alone increase it so much.

After the agent left, he immediately called the phone and went to some public places to spread the news in person.

The next day, Julian Simpson invited friends and colleagues in the circle to party, came to Hollywood for a few years, worked in several crews, and had the heart to get to know and socialize, although her network can only touch the middle and low levels of Hollywood, but it is relatively extensive.

The banquet went on very happily, and in the midst of the staggering, Julian Simpson revealed that her "Superstorm" movie project was appreciated by Shahai Entertainment, and the two sides would have formal talks on the project in a few days.

Everyone said they were happy, and they were in different moods, some were sincerely blessed, some were envious and jealous, and some were secretly cursed......

But for one thing, the news spread through a wider range of people.

Hollywood has always been a circle where news spreads very quickly, and rumors not only spread at an astonishing rate, but also often change every time they pass through a person's mouth, and the direction of change is basically exaggerated.

News related to Superstorm, through word of mouth, soon appeared in various expanded versions.

For example, Shahai Entertainment attaches great importance to this project and is ready to buy it with a lot of money.

For example, the two sides are about to reach a lizard, and Shahai Entertainment wants to invest more than $100 million in filming and production.

There are even rumors that Ronan Anderson greatly appreciates Julian Simpson's talent.

Although the rumors did not spread widely due to time constraints, they also flew into the ears of many people and companies who have been paying attention to Relativity Entertainment and Ronan.

Their eyes are also on Julian Simpson.

After the arrival of the new week, according to the agreement between the agent and Shahai Entertainment, Julian Simpson walked into the Relativity Building.