"Chris, I didn't expect that. ”

In the banquet hall, Ronan shook hands with Christopher Nolan: "I didn't expect you to join CAA too." ”

Christopher Nolan just entered the ballroom and said with a smile: "I only officially signed the contract two days ago. ”

Brian Lord added: "It's something that our three partners talked about personally. Chris has a bright future. ”

"It's over, it's over. Christopher Nolan was moderately modest.

Afterwards, Brian Lord said a few words, and Ronan also roughly understood.

After the release of "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night", Christopher Nolan attracted the attention of many people in the circle, and the performance of two consecutive official feature films was not bad, which also aroused the interest of CAA.

In fact, Christopher Nolan's road to directing was very unsmooth, and in the late nineties, in order to complete a film, he did not hesitate to raise money from the audience at the screening.

It is difficult for ordinary people who think they are talented to do this kind of thing.

There is not enough background and network, and sometimes even the director has to use some extraordinary means.

Brian Lord went somewhere else, and Ronan chatted with Christopher Nolan for a few words, then turned to business and asked, "The last time we were on the phone, you said that the script framework was complete, where are you now?"

Christopher Nolan knew that Ronan was asking about "Batman" and said, "The first draft of the script will be ready as soon as next week." ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Then I'm going to have initial contact with Warner Bros. and DC Comics." ”

"Yes. Christopher Nolan is particularly confident: "I'll be able to finish it by this weekend. “

He reminded: "Ronan, you have to be prepared, Warner Bros. and the top brass of DC Comics are not so easy to convince. ”

Ronan smiled and said, "It may have been difficult before, but the big hit of "Spider-Man" will give Warner Bros. and DC Comics new ideas, Superman and Batman are their most influential superheroes. ”

Christopher Nolan said: "The success of "Spider-Man" can be regarded as paving a way for us. ”

"Warner Bros. has already started filming Catwoman. Ronan said simply: "They may not have any plans to continue filming "Batman". ”

He whispered, "Besides, we're not filming an indoor drag show. ”

Christopher Nolan knows that the styling and costumes of the last "Batman and Robin" are really powerless to complain.

"We were shooting in the dark realism genre, and I've toned down the comics and superhero backgrounds as much as possible in the script and setting," he says. ”

Ronan agrees: "Just assume that Bruce Wayne is a realistic person. I think that the last Batman movie failed, and the darker and more realistic we are, the more likely we are to impress Warner Bros. and DC Comics. ”

Having said that, some of DC's superhero comics are inherently dark.

In this superhero world where the rich rely on technology and the poor rely on mutations, the master's superpower is enough just to be rich.

And the darker and more realistic the better, once Warner Bros. gives the green light, the future Justice League universe will inevitably be affected.

Christopher Nolan chatted with Ronan for a while, found Brian Lorde, and went to say hello to CAA's top brass and some heavyweight clients.

For Christopher Nolan now, relationships are very important and he is far from being able to ignore them.

Ronan looked at Christopher Nolan and suddenly thought of the news between him and CAA that he had seen in his previous life.

I vaguely remember that after the completion of "The Dark Knight Rises", Christopher Nolan decided to leave CAA and jump to William Morris, for a director of his magnitude, kicking CAA was not a big deal, but it triggered a lawsuit between CAA, Nolan and William Morris.

It is said that the reason is that after the income from "The Dark Knight Rises" was in his hands, Christopher Nolan wanted to pay the agent's commission, but he didn't know which company to pay to.

William Morris believes that Christopher Nolan belongs to his own family and should be paid to him, while CAA argues that the project took place during Nolan's contract with CAA, and that this part of the commission should go to CAA.

So, the two families sued each other and went to court.

According to common sense, Christopher Nolan can sit back and watch the tiger fight, and wait for the outcome of the lawsuit to come to an end.

But this involves the rules of the directors' union, because of the disagreement in the management contract, Christopher Nolan, as a member of the directors' union, is unable to take on the new film procedurally.

Later, the Nolans made a mistake and sued CAA and William Morris at the same time.

How it was resolved in the end, Ronan is not very clear, but with Hollywood practice, the three parties may have reached an out-of-court settlement.

This kind of thing didn't have much impact on Christopher Nolan, who also jumped ship with stars such as Jim Carrey and Joseph Gordon Levitt that year.

At that time, Christopher Nolan didn't care much about agents and brokerage companies at all, directors, screenwriters and producers all took care of it, even his own company.

Brokerage firms are merely negotiating tools.

For celebrities, if the agent cooperates well, he can cooperate for a lifetime, anyway, the three-year contract will expire and be renewed.

If the cooperation is not good, then it is better to fire it, and the liquidated damages paid are too small compared to the income.

That night, Ronan took Anne Hathaway back to the Etoworld Manor.

I don't know why, Anne Hathaway is very proactive, and even took the initiative to use some of the postures and places that used to be half-pushed and half-refused.

The next day, Ronan personally dropped Anne Hathaway to the airport, and when the two of them came face to face, he always acted like a perfect lover.

For example, before going to the airport, I first walked around the boutique on Rodeo Avenue and spent nearly $200,000 to give Anne Hathaway a set of the latest Cartier jewelry.

When Anne Hathaway left, she looked reluctant.

Ronan has also carefully considered his relationship with Anne Hathaway, and this kind of relationship is very good at the moment, everyone is friends together, and the kind that can go to bed.

Back at the company, Sofia Coppola came to visit her in person with the script, Ronan talked with her for nearly an afternoon, finalized the main cooperation matters, and determined that Shahai Entertainment would invest in the production of Sofia Coppola's new film, and Embassy Pictures would be responsible for global distribution.

After reading the full script, Ronan confirmed that this was Sofia Coppola's best "Lost in Translation".

Ronan asked Sofia Coppola, "When are you going to start shooting?"

"Filming starts around November. Sofia Coppola in general said of her plans: "Shooting was done before the New Year. ”

Ronan nodded and said, "Then I'll let Embassy Pictures make a release plan for next year." He paused for a moment and then added, "I'm going to go the film festival route." ”

Sofia Coppola smiled and said, "I think so too. ”

Now that the film has not started filming, Ronan did not say much: "We will talk about it in detail when you finish making the movie." ”

This type of film, if you want to make a profit, you must take the route of the film festival award.

It starts with the Cannes Film Festival or the Venice Film Festival, then goes to the Toronto Film Festival in the middle, and finally officially opens in the North American awards season.

Since coming back last night, Ronan has a lot of ideas, Sofia Coppola's starting point is too high, and the natural advantages are too great, as long as the film is a little better, it is still very promising to apply for an Oscar and get a nomination or something.

Who gave her the surname Coppola?

After Sofia Coppola left, Ronan flipped through the script and looked up information about Sofia Coppola and her dad on the Internet, trying to find a place where they could be used for publicity.

After all, such a good resource, such a good Lao Tzu will inevitably have the opportunity to support his daughter, and he doesn't know how to use it, so it would be stupid.

Yes, Sofia Coppola also has a cousin, the famous Nicolas Cage.

An old friend of the East in his previous life, the king of films.

Ronan read the information of Coppola's family, and then looked through Sofia Coppola's news, combined with the script he had just read, and found that "Lost in Tokyo" seemed to be Sofia Coppola's portrayal of herself.

The heroine Charlotte clearly casts the shadow of Sofia Coppola, and the sadness of being snubbed by her husband is a portrayal of the past state of mind: the same as the workaholic in the film.

According to the news, Sofia Coppola has taken on job after job since she got married......

Ronan remembers very well that the heroine of this film seems to be Scarlett Johansson.

Think about the age of the heroes and heroines of this film, and then think about Scarlett Johansson's early messy uncle complex, which is so messy that people can't understand, is it influenced by this film?

Or is Sophia Coppola looking for Scarlett Johansson's uncle complex to play in her true colors?

A few days later, Shahai Entertainment officially signed a contract with Sophia Coppola, and Sofia Coppola also officially informed Ronan of the producer that the actor was Bill Murray, who had already been finalized, and the heroine preferred Scarlett Johansson to play.

Ronan agreed to it all.

He didn't put much effort into this project, and directly handed it over to Sofia Coppola, which to a certain extent belongs to Sofia Coppola's semi-autobiographical film, and the filming of the author's film seems to be more conducive to winning awards.

Of course, after the crew is officially established, Ronan will also take time to go to the crew to have a look, and it is said that Scarlett Johansson was very fierce when she was young.

It seems to be very open.

Having said that, compared to Scarlett Johansson's age, he, a twenty-four person, can also be classified as an uncle, right?

Ronan's main focus was on connecting with Warner Bros. and DC Comics.

On the other hand, Christopher Nolan completed the first draft of the script nearly a week later than expected, and then after Ronan contacted the relevant person in charge, he approached Warner Bros. and DC Comics together.