Compared to Frank Dalabant, Drew Gouda's resume is much worse, but he has two advantages that are very clear.

First and foremost, his philosophy is almost the same as Ronan's, and the plans he submits to Shahai Entertainment are all focused on the horrors of this apocalyptic world and survival in the face of zombie threats, rather than revealing the true meaning of life or the darkness of human nature.

Secondly, Drew Gundam seems to have an unrecognizable reputation and a mediocre resume, but he has actually been in the industry for an extremely long time and has worked for Relativity Entertainment for many years.

Ever since Jarev Abrams filmed "Hurricane Rescue", Drew Gundam has been working for Relativity Entertainment, including "Hurricane Rescue 2", which will be released this year's holiday schedule, and he is Jared Abrams' deputy.

In the drama "Lost", which has ended all filming, Drew Gundam directed two of them as the director, and Ronan has already seen the first cut version, which can be said to be quite good.

This is not the first time Drew Gouda has directed a series independently, as back in the late nineties, he worked with Joss Whedon as a series director for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and later on "Angel" and "Two-Faced Agent".

That's why he got a joint recommendation from Joss Whedon and Jared Abrams.

Joss Whedon is hard to say, after all, he has just cooperated with Relativity Entertainment, and the "Hulk" project directed by him is still in preliminary preparations.

But Jared Abrams is a long-time partner of Relativity Entertainment, with a very good vision and ability, and Ronan trusts him to a certain extent.

There is also the crucial point that compared to directors such as Frank Derabont, Drew Gundam can be said to be his own person for Relativity Entertainment.

With many years of experience in the industry, similar creative concepts, a resume of directing successful dramas independently, and the endorsement of well-known directors who have worked with Relativity Entertainment for many years, Ronan has no reason to choose a director whose artistic ideas are floating in the air, and give up a more down-to-earth director.

After deciding on the director, the crew quickly began to recruit actors.

Ronan doesn't remember who the actors used to be, but the last thing Hollywood lacks is actors.

In addition to this project, another horror thriller TV series project is also progressing steadily.

Shahai Entertainment previously sent people to collect horror materials across the United States, of which the part about the Warrens was specially reserved for Wen Ziren, and some of the rest of the materials were adapted into TV scripts.

The project was also named American Horror Story by Ronan.

According to Ronan's requirements, the scale of this series will be very large, including elements such as plasma, horror and astringency, and it will not be smaller than the scale of HBO and other Yellow Castle Stations.

To be precise, Season 1 will be a retro-inspired blood feast.

As long as the scale is large enough, this kind of drama will definitely have an audience.

Moreover, Shahai Entertainment has collected too much material, and there will be many widely circulated horror stories.

The audience of this drama must be over 18 years old.

But the horror genre also has its fair share of empowerment among teenagers, especially those who go online.

Ronan specifically told the production department of Shahai Entertainment to use the extensive material collected to see if there was a possibility of creating a thriller and mystery series for teenagers.

There was once a Netflix teen mystery thriller series, and although Ronan hadn't watched it, he heard the name "Little 11" frequently mentioned by his colleagues around him and entertainment news on the Internet more than once.

This caused him to not remember the name of the episode, but to remember "Little 11" firmly.

It seems that many people or the media are saying that this "Little 11" has unlimited prospects in Hollywood in the future.

Most child stars in Hollywood are doomed when they reach adulthood, but there are many who have achieved great success, even better than they did in childhood.

Teenagers are an audience that cannot be ignored, they are more frequent online, and their consumption is often irrational, as long as the series is attractive, the probability of buying a Netflix membership is very high.

Netflix Streaming attaches great importance to this market, and has also communicated with Shahai Entertainment several times, asking to increase the development of related dramas.

The second season of "Gossip Girl" has been prepared and will start filming soon.

But just one "Gossip Girl" is far from meeting the future needs of Netflix's streaming, and Shahai Entertainment naturally needs new youth themes.

The teenage thriller and mystery theme, at Ronan's suggestion, temporarily uses "Little 11" as the project codename.

In addition, Ronan and Shahai Entertainment are also looking for new episode material.

Rather unexpectedly, Robert Iger recommended a project to Ronan, to be exact, a director-producer who had previously worked with Walt Disney.

Recently, after a series of trips between Maple Leaf Pictures, Disney and New York, Robert Iger finally had time to chat with Ronan about Disney affairs for a long time, and also discussed the next steps.

The two had lunch together when Robert Iger suddenly asked, "I heard you launched a blacklist program?"

Ronan took a sip of black tea, and said: "Expanding the company's material collection area, the effect is okay, in the first batch of blacklists, we have finalized two projects." ”

It should have been reported from London that John Wilson and the people in the legal department had reached an agreement with the British producer to buy out the remake rights to "Shameless" for 5 million pounds.

The show has just aired its first season in the UK and hasn't gotten much attention yet.

Robert Iger said: "I also have a project to recommend. ”

"Do you have that too?" Ronan became interested: "Bob, have you read the script recently?"

At Relativity Entertainment, Robert Iger has never been involved in the production of content such as specific movies or TV series.

Robert Iger said: "A director and producer I used to know at Disney approached me two days ago and pitched me his TV series project. ”

"Disney?" Ronan wondered.

Robert Iger said: "You know the situation at Disney, it's been getting messy lately and it's starting to affect the day-to-day operations of the company, and Steven Pettman pitched his new project to Disney several times without getting a response, so he approached me. ”

Ronan pinched his chin and asked, "Steven Petman, that's a familiar name." ”

Robert Iger said: "He is also a veteran director and producer in the industry, having previously worked with Barbra Streisand on "Coquettish and Pretty Girl" and the film "How to Get Miss Rich" two years ago. ”

Barbra Streisand Ronan knows that this is the most successful crossover star in the Hollywood industry.

Ronan asked, "Do you know the specifics of the project?"

"I didn't read the script or anything, but Steven Petman said it was a teen sitcom. Robert Iger said simply: "I've known Steven Petman for many years, and he is a very thoughtful and reliable director and producer, so I recommend you here." ”

Ronan knows Robert Iger and will never mention it if Steven Petman is unreliable.

"Okay. Ronan said, "When he has time, let him come directly to me." ”

Robert Iger said, "I'll give him a call. ”

The call went out, and there was a quick response from the other side, and Steven Pettman happened to be working at the film school headquarters in Beverly Hills, and immediately rushed to the Relativity Building.

Worried about affecting Ronan's judgment, after introducing Steven Petman to Ronan, Robert Iger took the initiative to quit and leave, and made it clear that he would not be involved in the content production business.

"This is the script of the project. Steven Petman opened the briefcase and took out the relevant materials: "This is the proposal. ”

Ronan took the script, and it was a woman's name, Hannah Montana.

This should be the title of the show, and Hollywood has always had a tradition of directly naming the main character.

"The script for the project was written by Michelle Boyers, but the rights are already in my hands. Steven Petman gave as much information about the project as he could: "Don't worry about copyright. ”

Ronan flipped through the script and asked, "It is said that you originally planned to work with Disney?"

Steven Petman laughed and said, "I've been working with Disney, but the situation at Disney is ......" He shook his head: "At this stage, Disney is not a good partner to work with. ”

For people with a certain level of experience in Hollywood, especially directors and producers, cooperation is often a two-way choice.

Ronan frowned slightly and looked at the script: "It seems that something is missing?"

Steven Petman said: "This is a teen music sitcom, Michelle Boyers and I don't know how to make music, and the songs in it need to be created by professionals. ”

Ronan nodded slowly, if this show wants to succeed, music is very crucial.

However, once it can be successful, it is very likely to become a popular youth idol drama, and the heroine in it may even become popular.

Just like the heroine in the script, become a big star!

In the story of the script, the heroine is a divided person: half is an ordinary person, and the other half is a popular singer.

The heroine's ordinary identity is a middle school student, but the other identity is actually the popular American idol star Hannah Montana, who has been hiding her brown hair with a blonde wig, so no one has ever recognized her true identity, and she and her family and friends are full of jokes in order to keep a secret.

Although it is a sitcom, there are many scenes in which Hannah Montana performs.

These are not going through the motions, but they are really meant to be sung.

Ronan's previous statement that the script is incomplete, that is, all the songs in the singing scene are completely blank.

Few screenwriters and producers understand pop music creation, which requires professionals, or even a team of professionals, to create.

"I've reached out to a couple of music creation teams. Steven Petman then added: "But it needs funding to get started." ”

Ronan closed the script and looked at the name of Hannah Montana on the cover, and couldn't help but think of a word.

Hannah Montana once carried the concept of "camel toe" to the next level.