Chapter 200： Bloom alone

? To send away the undecided Uvi Bauer, Tony Koch returned to the reception room where Ronan was.

Tony Koch asked: "Is this really bad?"

Ronan said very seriously: "The probability is very high, more than 90%."

"Can this kind of bad movie make a profit?" Tony Koch asked again.

"I can't guarantee either." Ronan and Tony Koch didn't need to say imaginary: "You have also read Uvi Bauer's plan. This is a very thoughtful director. I always think that I can make a difference. The director who makes a super lousy film is also a kind of talent."

Tony Koch didn't know what to say.

Ronan simply explained: "Game-based movie adaptation is a thankless type."

"Resident Evil?" Tony Koch wondered.

"If it weren't for a major adaptation, I might not have touched the project of "Resident Evil"." Ronan would certainly not be so stupid to tell the truth: "On the basis of the original game, abandon the game and make a major adaptation. The game movie is successful. It might be bigger."

Tony Koch understands: "I know about the "House of Death" game, Uvi Bauer's adaptation is very thorough."

Ronan asked, "How is the audience for this game."

"Not bad," Tony said.

"If the adapted film is rotten, it may arouse the curiosity of game fans." Ronan analyzed: "Even if many people want to scold the film, they have to find the point of scolding. It is very likely to watch this film."

As for the so-called real gamers that Uvi-Bauer said before, of course they are all nonsense.

In fact, many gamers are often the first audience to pay for tickets to watch adapted movies.

Ronan said again: "Do you have financing there? If so, we can try it, but I explained in advance that there is a risk."

Tony Koch asked: "How much money is needed."

Ronan thought for a while and said, "This kind of film will definitely lose money if the investment is high. Since you want to shoot a bad film, it must be simple to make it easy. First invest $1 million. If the investment is high, you will definitely lose money. The theater market cannot recover the investment, and we can also use the offline market to recover the cost."

This does not require investment from Shahai Films, and the director to direct is also selected. The risk is actually not too big.

Tony still trusts Ronan very much: "This is no problem with financing."

Ronan was not in a hurry. In the next few days, he carefully studied Uvi-Bauer's script and plan. Perhaps it was a preconceived relationship. He always felt that making a bad film is better than trying hard to make a good one. Obviously It's even better.

Think about the previous life of Wubao, it is definitely a model of repeated defeats and perseverance.

Even if you are cast aside by the whole world, you still have to chase what you love.

No fear of success, regardless of evaluation.

Facing the sky full of eggs, bloom alone.

This is the real inspirational film.

I have to say that there is a strange phenomenon in commercial films. When the film is rotten to a certain extent, there will be many followers, and even think that the film is NB.

Think of the movie "This Man From Earth", which was supported by the protagonist's bragging B, can also become a hard science fiction classic.

Ronan has read a lot of Uvi Bauer's scripts recently, and some memories of Uvi Bauer's news and movies that he had contacted in his previous life have gradually come to mind.

I vaguely remember a scene in "Vampire Lane", where the heroine flees the castle, encounters an enemy, and gives a roundabout kick.

The action design is really just a matter of lifting the legs. It is estimated that the leather pants are too tight, or the crew did not give enough lunch.

The heroine is the actor of the cool female robot TX in "Terminator 3".

Later, Ronan talked with Uvi Bauer several times. Perhaps Uvi Bauer fully understood his talents and understood that he had to go on an epic path, and he gradually recognized what Ronan said. It’s better to shoot a good film than to shoot a bad film, which is more likely to succeed.

In fact, he became famous if he was scolded by game fans.

In the film industry, being famous also means getting money.

"How soon will this film start?" Uvi-Bauer asked Ronan.

He is most concerned about this issue. In fact, when the game first came out, he got the film rights, but he couldn't find the investment.

Speaking of which, this is also Uvi-Bauer’s own problem. The first film directed is still a game adaptation type with a B-level film style. It requires an investment of more than 10 million US dollars to open the mouth. It is strange to have a company willing to invest. .

Even if Tony Koch was a little tempted, he still asked Ronan to check.

Tens of millions of dollars, anywhere, it is a huge wealth.

Ronan said directly: "As long as we can reach a cooperation, the investment will be in place soon. At that time, you and I will go to Los Angeles to prepare for the shooting, this year's preparations, this year's shooting, this year's screening, these are not problems."

Since we want to shoot super extensively, two or three months is enough.

Too long a delay means that more funds are needed.

Uvi-Bauer looked like a vulgar and simple person, but in fact he was not stupid and said, "I am willing to cooperate with you."

Go on, don't know when you can find funds.

Ronan raised a finger and said, "I have a request."

"Please speak." Uvi-Bauer said.

"Your current script is too complicated, simple." Ronan said roughly: "Divide the main storyline into three units, and use the fastest time to explain the settings and relationships of the characters at the beginning, and get some explicit restrictions in the middle. The plot, the rest is the climax of killing the zombies, the scale is larger, the female characters are exposed a little more, and the plasma is also scattered."

The production philosophy is determined, and the "House of Death" must be made into a movie that is so bad that it can make people laugh, and the audience is deeply infatuated with this director.

Perhaps one day Uvi Bauer will become a classic name in the director world.

After thinking about it, Uvi Bauer said: "I will revise and adjust the script."

After reaching an agreement on the concept, Ronan signed a cooperation agreement with Uvi Bauer on behalf of Shahai Entertainment. Shahai Entertainment invested 1.2 million US dollars to produce "House of Death", of which 200,000 US dollars were paid to Uvi Bauer Therefore, Shahai Entertainment owns all the copyright of the film and hired Uvi Bauer as the director and associate producer of the project.

As for the position of producer, Ronan plans to return to Los Angeles to find a suitable person from among the producers who have worked with Shahai Entertainment in B-level violent and **** video tape films.

Of course, Ronan would not be a producer for such a bad film.

After signing a formal agreement with Uvi-Bauer, Ronan signed an investment agreement with Koch Pictures on behalf of Shahai Entertainment and accepted Koch Pictures' investment of 1 million US dollars.

All the money came from German financing.

In other words, if this film is successful, Shahai Entertainment and Koch Pictures will be very profitable.

If lost, the losses of the two companies are limited.

In this way, the risk is very small.

The biggest risks are all passed on to those investors.

However, after Ronan had talked with Uvi Bauer several times, although he was sure that the director had mediocre skills, or even a little clumsy, he had a very thick skin, and it would certainly not be a problem to confront others.

For directors and films that can challenge the audience's endurance, Ronan believes that there is still room for survival in the market.

On the plane back to Los Angeles, Uvi-Bauer talked to Ronan about his magnificent long-term plan: "I always wanted to take the film rights to Dungeons and Dragons, and then adapt this classic game into Movies will definitely cause a sensation then."

Ronan is also unambiguous: "If "House of Death" can be a big success, I support you to get the film adaptation rights of "Dungeon and Dragon".

Uvi Bauer was really ambitious and asked: "Do you know Blizzard?"

"Blizzard making games?" Ronan asked back.

"Yes! It's Blizzard that makes games." Uvi Bauer was very excited: "Blizzard has three games under its umbrella, "Warcraft", "Diablo" and "StarCraft". They are very distinctive games with a wide audience. It's very wide, and it's also a good game that can be adapted for movies."

Of course, Ronan has heard of Blizzard’s name. "Warcraft" is no longer needed. This is the predecessor of "World of Warcraft". Although the latter two games have not been touched, they have heard about Nephitian and Queen of Blades. Daimyo.

"Do you really want to adapt Blizzard's game?" Ronan is not a game fan. He has neither the mentality of pilgrimage nor the consciousness of destroying the life of game fans. He calmly said: "Los Angeles is not far from Blizzard headquarters. You have time. Get in touch with the people from Blizzard."

If Blizzard's brain cramps, it is also a good thing to be willing to transfer the game's film adaptation copyright.

Even if Blizzard doesn't want to transfer it, Robert can still be contacted later. After "Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne" goes on sale, it is not bad to win the movie rights of Warcraft.

Even if you don’t shoot yourself and sell the adaptation rights back, you may still make a profit.

Of course, if the film is really filmed in the future, if the film is not ideal, it will inevitably endure the curse of countless Warcraft fans.

Strictly speaking, film adaptations are all series of destroying original works.

In fact, those words that Ang Lee said make sense You can choose to destroy the original and make a good movie, or be loyal to the original and make a bad movie.

Back in Los Angeles, Ronan immediately contacted a film crew producer who had previously worked with Shahai Entertainment, hired him as the producer of "House of Death", and formed a crew with Uvi Bauer to prepare for the filming. Production and other work.

Due to limited investment, crew members can only be found in the lowest-rise buildings in Hollywood, and the technical partner they are looking for is also the one with the lowest fees in the industry.

The film in the future will necessarily show a five-cent special effect.

Part of the special effects work will also be outsourced to cheaper film special effects companies in Australia.

These are not even five-cent special effects.

In order to save costs, director Uvi Bauer plans to use some game scenes directly after obtaining the consent of the game company.

It also requires strength and planning.