Chapter 172： Copyright issue

? With the tax rebate of "The Bourne", Ronan returned to Los Angeles with Paul Anderson and Samuel Hadida, and handed over the rest of the negotiation to the people of Shahai Entertainment. At the same time Also asked to contact Milla Jovovich.

This is very easy to find, not to mention the identity of Luc Besson's ex-wife, he is also a very famous star.

Ronan asked Piyaka Chopra to settle, temporarily set aside the Indian woman, and had a series of tasks to deal with.

George Clint has sent his deputy to Japan to discuss with Capcom on the issue of the film copyright for the follow-up of "Resident Evil". Ronan gave him the creative plan for "Reaper is gone". He also called a special person to discuss. The feasibility is extremely high, but it will be put on the agenda after the sequel of "Reaper is Coming" is released. After all, "Reaper is Coming" is needed to have greater influence, so that such derivative movies have a better audience base.

Ronan also agrees with them that only one movie of "Death Is Coming" will be released, and it will be less than a month to rent and sell offline. It is too early to spin off the film, so there is no need to worry.

In addition, the negotiations between Shahai Entertainment and the Indian Mountain Foundation were completed last week. George Clint signed a formal investment agreement with the Mountain Fund on behalf of Shahai Entertainment. Nick Rosshan, who came to Los Angeles on behalf of the Mountain Fund, has returned. Mumbai.

But an Indian descent who used to work for a Los Angeles video tape film company for many years stayed in Los Angeles as a representative of the Mountain Foundation and will join the filming and production of the crew.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the Mountain Foundation has no right to interfere in the work of the crew, and this person is only playing a supervisory role.

The third brothers really know more about film production than the local tyrants in Abu Dhabi. Not only did they leave supervisors, they also hired PricewaterhouseCoopers as a third-party account monitor to grasp the financial status of the third-party completion guarantee account.

Of course, you cannot use the same set of strategies when dealing with different financing objects. Ronan knew this very well before going to India, so Shahai Entertainment did not set up obstacles at all and showed its sincerity in cooperation.

In addition to Hollywood general rules, Ronan did not set any traps in investment at all.

Therefore, both parties are very satisfied with the cooperation.

For example, the producer will charge 15% of the future revenue for the operation and management fee and 20% of the profit. Indians have no objection, and Hollywood films now operate like this.

Shahai Entertainment’s early development costs, screenwriting fees, and Matt Damon’s third-party account remuneration are all included in the budget cost of The Bourne, which offsets the US$10 million investment belonging to Shahai Entertainment.

This is a legitimate business operation, and Indians naturally have no objections.

The cooperation with the Mountain Foundation was reached, and the crew of "The Bourne Shadow" was rapidly expanded and officially transferred to the preliminary preparations.

The other is to recruit actors.

Ronan got in touch with Ben Affleck, and wanted to try if he could bring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck into the same crew. At that time, the topic was very topical. There is something to watch and it is very helpful for publicity and marketing.

But Ben Affleck's $5 million offer directly caused Shahai Entertainment to fail.

Ronan realized that he not only underestimated the Matt Damon of this era, but also underestimated Ben Affleck. Ben Affleck filmed "You Are The Fate" last year, and the pay was as high as $12.5 million. .

After discovering this problem, Ronan remembered that Michael Bay’s nonsense oil worker bombing asteroid film, Ben Affleck is the leading actor!

To gather the ideas of this good friend, Ronan naturally gave up, and obediently went to find cheap actors.

The actor can spend a lot of money, but a supporting role with far fewer roles is not worth it.

As for the heroine, Paul Greengrass recommended a star named Jennifer Garner. The pay is very cheap, only $100,000. Ronan saw the audition video and agreed directly.

This actress is not pretty, but the crew has changed Ronan's setting about the heroine selling faces and figures, and an ordinary-looking actress is also suitable.

Will Matt Damon and Jennifer Garner spark during filming?

Many couples in Hollywood looked right during the filming of the crew, especially two people who acted in couples' rivalries. Not to mention becoming a couple, it is very common to find a place to have a feeling.

If Matt Damon and Jennifer Garner hook up, maybe there will be a few shots, and Ben Affleck will come together with Jennifer Garner later, will the relationship be affected?

Ronan didn't think much about this aspect. In his eyes, the actor's greatest value is whether it can bring commercial benefits.

After Koch Pictures’ investment of 20 million US dollars was received, the crew of "Resident Evil" was also formally established. Ronan immediately asked the crew to pass relevant information to Koch Pictures in Berlin and let Tony Koch continue. Go and apply for a German tax refund subsidy.

Milan-Jovovich has also contacted, and the two sides are making initial contact.

In addition, Capcom's representative came to Los Angeles from Japan, Ronan took the time to meet with them and discussed some things about the adaptation, and then asked George Clint's deputy to continue to discuss the subsequent copyright with the other party.

The Japanese are very shrewd and it is not easy to talk about it. A time-consuming and labor-intensive see-saw is essential.

Ronan also asked his assistant Connie to take a special look at "Tomb Raider" and works about the Werewolf Vampire War. The film copyright of "Tomb Raider" is in the hands of Madonna-Sicony's company. Has teamed up with Paramount Pictures to prepare for filming.

The pre-development began when the right to adapt was obtained in early 1998.

There are too many works, and the copyright has belonged to it a long time before shooting.

Hollywood has a very clear understanding of the importance of copyright. It is really difficult for medium and large film companies to get the copyright and want them to spit it out.

There is a huge price to pay.

"The matter of cooperating with Samuel Hadida on "Resident Evil"." Ronan told George Clint and Robert Lee: "Disseminate as much as possible, let the inside and outside of the circle know that Shahai Entertainment has sufficient funds. , Not only make our own projects, but also invest in other producers’ projects."

George Clint understands Ronan's meaning: "Attract some producers to invest in the company?"

Robert Lee also thought: "Our own production capacity is insufficient, and we can only create projects by ourselves, and the number of films we can shoot each year is limited."

Ronan added: "Every film project material delivered to the company must be collected on my side."

George Clint believed Ronan's vision very much: "I understand."

Ronan exhorted a few more words. Shahai Entertainment and even the entire Relativity Entertainment have too little foundation, and they simply don't have enough anti-risk ability. If a major production fails, it may bring severe consequences.

These cannot be solved in a short time. Since Ronan has the advantages of foresight, he must use it.

In previous lives, there were many successful film projects that were not large and medium-sized film companies.

Ronan thought about part of it out of thin air. He might not have an impression, but he would definitely remember it when he saw relevant information.

Memories of the films that I have watched more than 20 years in the previous life are mixed together. There are some films that only followed the news or only watched them once, which are really vague.

It is estimated that most people will feel this way.

Many Hollywood films are initiated by independent filmmakers, that is, when the filmmakers have a project, they go to the film company for investment. The copyright of the filmed films naturally belongs to the film company.

Of course, the producer has also benefited a lot from it and can avoid the biggest financial risks.

There is a very popular saying in Hollywood: Never use your own money to make a movie.

In the past, Shahai Entertainment was too small in scale and did not possess key distribution capabilities. Now it has gained a certain reputation, and the films it produces can also go through its own distribution channels.

This ensures the possibility of profitability.

Connie found a lot of related works about vampires and werewolves. Ronan took the time to look through it roughly. The main plot of "Monster Love" by the female writer Nancy Collins is almost the same as the first "Underworld". More than 70% of them are similar. No wonder the crew of the previous life "Underworld" reached an out-of-court settlement with the people who accused them of plagiarism.

Ronan brought Connie into contact with Nancy Collins. Nancy Collins was just an unknown little writer. The sales of "Monster Love" has been poor since it was published in 1994. Shahai Entertainment only spent $50,000. So I bought the movie copyright of "Monster Love".

This money can allow Shahai Entertainment to circumvent the headache of copyright issues. If the dazzling wife and crazy demon shoot this series again, it would be an infringement of the copyright of Shahai Entertainment.

A young author and a film company on track are completely two concepts.

Ronan is also preparing to adapt at least to write the script first, and then contact the previous director. Because of Kate Beckinsale's relationship, he still remembers that the director is the great director Roland Emmerich. I don’t remember clearly whether his assistant is named Ron Hoffman or Ron Wiseman.

As long as people check Roland Emmerich's assistants, they will know who they are.

Roland Emmerich has just filmed "Independence Day" and "Godzilla". He is a major Hollywood commercial director. News about him is easy to find.

The crew of "Human Removal Project 2" has also entered the formal preparatory stage. Director James Huang's strength in horror and thrillers is unquestionable. Production manager Andrew also fully cooperates with the preparatory work. Technical house Jessica Felton continues Acting as the editor of this series.

At Ronan's suggestion, she also hung up the post of associate producer in the later stage, ready to formally enter the production industry.

However, the producer manager Andrew also brought a not-so-good news that James Huang is no longer satisfied with directing horror films with a small investment and wants to direct mainstream commercial films.