"Ronan, isn't this going to be busy, is it?"

James Huang walked up to Ronan with the Chinese man and said, "Introduce you to a friend." ”

Seeing the thin man who came over, Ronan's eyelids twitched slightly, although he was much younger than in his impression, and even had some childishness on his face, he still recognized it at a glance.

"Wen, this is Ronan. James Wong then introduced Ronan: "Ronan, this is Wen Ziren who came to Los Angeles from Australia to seek development. ”

Since he had already recognized the person, this name was not as expected by Ronan, and he immediately reached out to shake Wen Ziren and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Wen." ”

Wen Ziren was very polite: "It's my honor to know you, Mr. Anderson." ”

Ronan glanced at James Huang and said, "Don't be so polite, James's friends are my friends." ”

James Huang is quite useful, and secretly sighs that it is most comfortable to cooperate with Ronan, and cooperation with Sony Columbia Pictures and the like is simply evil!

After only two or three sentences, Wen Ziren had already concluded from Ronan's demeanor and tone that there was no exaggeration in James Wong's words.

After coming to Hollywood, he also met a few producers, and when the other party saw his skin color and appearance, that kind of spontaneous contempt and the like would unconsciously reveal it.

After chatting with Ronan for a few more words, Wen Ziren confirmed this even more, Ronan did not despise him, nor did he attach special importance to him, but just treated each other as equals, as if he was also Asian.

"Wen, I don't think your accent is American, right?" Ronan asked deliberately.

Wen Ziren hurriedly replied: "I was born in Malaysia, immigrated to Australia with my parents at the age of seven, and have been living in Australia ever since, just coming to Los Angeles from Sydney a few months ago. ”

Ronan nodded secretly, no wonder he had never heard anything about Wen Ziren.

The name of the "Saw Horror" series has long been ringing in my ears in my previous life, and there is a series of masterpieces like the horror universe behind Wen Ziren, of course Ronan remembers his name.

In the past two years, he has specially asked people to inquire about relevant news in the circle, and there is no Chinese named Wen Ziren in Hollywood.

Ronan vaguely remembered that Wen Ziren was of Chinese descent in Malaysia, and later found a reason to ask people from the Southeast Asian branch of Embassy Pictures to inquire about the entertainment industry in Malaysia, but they also found nothing.

Unexpectedly, Wen Ziren followed his parents to Australia at the age of seven, and it is no wonder that he couldn't find anyone.

Now that he suddenly appeared in front of him, Ronan was a little surprised, but it was not particularly strange.

After all, through the cooperation with James Wong, Ang Lee and others over the years, the reputation of treating Asian filmmakers equally has long been spread, and I am afraid that many Asian filmmakers who want to seek initial development will inevitably find him to try their luck after coming to Hollywood.

The foundation has been laid in the front, and the golden phoenix has really attracted in the back.

After chatting for a while, James Wong said: "Ronan, Wen has some ideas in terms of movies......"

Wen Ziren was still relatively immature, scratched his head embarrassedly, and said, "Some immature ideas about horror movies." ”

"Oh?" said Ronan, "let's talk somewhere quieter." ”

He led the way towards the rest in the corner of the banquet hall, but James Wong said goodbye at the right time, he was just introducing a friend of a friend, and he didn't want to affect Ronan's judgment.

Sitting at a small round table, Ronan asked for two glasses of water and asked, "Wen, have you known James for a long time?"

"I only met last month. Wen Ziren said: "We met at a gathering of Chinese Americans. ”

He smiled embarrassedly: "At that time, I had a few producers to promote my and my companion's horror film ideas, but they were all rejected, it just so happened that my friend had a good relationship with him, and James also liked horror movies very much, we talked a lot later, and then he said that you would treat every filmmaker equally......"

Ronan didn't boast or be humble, just smiled and said, "James is too awarded." ”

Wen Ziren also smiled, thinking that James Huang's words were not exaggerated at all.

A lot of things, Ronan needs to be confirmed, in case of accidents, asks, "Wen, you like horror movies very much?"

"yes, I like it very much. Wen Ziren seems to be a little nostalgic: "My father died when I was 14 years old, and this event had a great impact on me. After my father died, I had a preference for horror films, especially plasma horror films, and I often had nightmares. These nightmares became the fodder for the writing of the script. ”

Ronan nodded slowly, did not interrupt Wen Ziren's words, just listened carefully.

"When I was a student at RMIT University, I met my current partner and good friend Ray Warner, and we hit it off with a super love for horror films. We love classic horror films like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Silence of the Lambs" and have always dreamed of making a horror film that belongs to us. ”

Ronan knows who Ray Warner is, the director of the later installments of "Chainsaw", and a good friend of Wen Ziren.

Wan continued: "I worked with Ray Warner on a script that I didn't get a chance in Australia, and I wanted to try my luck in Hollywood, but it didn't go very well. ”

Ronan asked, "You haven't done a full-fledged film before, have you?"

"Nope. Wen Ziren shook his head: "I have only made some experimental short films." ”

He said with a little embarrassment: "Hitting a wall one after another is actually a big blow to us, if it weren't for meeting James, we all plan to start working next year, and then spend half a year or a year to raise money, and then shoot a shorter sample film......"

Hearing this, Ronan suddenly remembered, remembering that the tidbits of "Chainsaw" mentioned that Wen Ziren took the script of "Chainsaw" to many companies without results, including Lionsgate, and it was not until he and Ray Warner raised money to make a small movie with rough pictures that really moved Lionsgate.

Wen Ziren's words later also proved this, these two brothers did not mix very well, if it wasn't for the fact that he met James Wong, who is also Chinese, almost because he was unemployed and had to live on the streets, Ray Werner, who was tormented by mental pressure, even suspected that he had brain cancer because of frequent severe headaches.

A rookie director or screenwriter is so hard, even if he has a script for "Saw Horror" in his hand.

In addition to the movie, Ronan asked a few more questions about Wen Ziren's situation, and from Wen Ziren's appearance, it can also be seen that his current situation is not very good.

The results were harder than expected.

Wen Ziren and Ray Warner currently live in a basement in Los Angeles......

Thinking about Wen Ziren in his memory in his previous life, it is really a stark contrast.

After becoming famous, Wen Ziren has a large number of fans all over the world - in the eyes of his fans, he is the "king of horror films", he is "the most important horror film director in the past 20 years", and he is a star who can be compared with contemporary directors such as Guillermo del Toro and Park Chan-wook, and in the history of cinema, he is also considered a man who can be compared with horror film masters such as John Carpenter and George Andrew Romero.

Ronan had listened to Wen Ziren's script story in the bathroom about self-help and self-injury, so he didn't ask more, but just asked, "Did you bring your script?"

"Nope. Wen Ziren smiled embarrassedly: "I don't carry it on an occasion like tonight." ”

Ronan took out his business card and handed it to Wen Ziren: "You come directly to my office tomorrow morning." ”

Wen Ziren was overjoyed: "Thank you, thank you!"

Ronan understated his personal favor: "I believe in James's vision. ”

Regardless, it's a good thing that James Huang brought Wen Ziren in.

Wen Ziren left happily, and before Ronan got up, a tall figure came over, pulled out a chair, and sat directly opposite.

"That's a screenwriter looking for an opportunity, right?" asked Kotty Horn directly.

Ronan said, "yes. He deliberately asked, "How do you know?"

The girl was quite clever and said, "I didn't eavesdrop on your conversation, but I've seen a lot of this situation, so I can naturally recognize it." ”

Ronan was not surprised when he thought of her family background.

"Uncle Anderson......

"Call me Ronan!" Ronan re-emphasized.

What does it feel like to be called old when people are not old?

Kottie Horn smiled and said, "Ronan, I'm also a screenwriter and have written scripts. ”

Ronan had just heard Alan Horn mention this and said, "Can you write a movie script?"

Kotti Horn said with a serious face: "Don't underestimate people, okay? I really wrote a movie script." She glanced at Ronan and asked tentatively, "Why don't I show it to you?"

Ronan could vaguely guess her thoughts: "Want to make a movie out of the script?"

No matter how knowledgeable she is, Kotti Horn is still an underage girl after all, so she couldn't help but nod and say, "Of course I want to." ”

"Why don't you look for Warner Bros.?" Ronan asked.

Kottie Horn shook her head: "Warner Bros. has too few chances. She added: "I don't want others to say that Dad is favoritism, and I can't let my little thing affect Daddy's work." ”

The latter remark made Ronan have a good impression of Coti Horn, girls of this age are often rebellious and willful, how many can think from the perspective of their parents?

Kotty Horn added: "And Warner Bros. has a review committee, and the chances of a newcomer's work passing are negligible. ”

She further said, "With more than 2,000 scripts delivered to Warner Bros. every year, Warner's adoption rate is less than 1 in 1,000, and the chances of new writers being enabled are basically zero. There is no shortage of scripts in big companies, and there are at least 30,000 scripts waiting to be molded in Warner Bros.'s script library, and there may be many new ideas and pioneering ideas among them, and the chances of them being adopted are very low. ”

"So you found me?" Ronan thought for a moment and said, "Well, you come to the company tomorrow morning to find me." ”