Chapter 390： Problem girl

On Monday morning, the sun in Los Angeles was already very bright* People in formal clothes could be seen everywhere near the Century City at Foley Hills.

They hurriedly shuttled on Weischel Avenue, shouting at the phone with a serious face, or frowning and thinking about problems. In a city like Los Angeles that advocates leisure and is deeply influenced by hippie culture, they and the surrounding casual clothes People formed a sharp contrast.

Marvin is one of them, walking hurriedly towards a coffee shop.

He is not a simple white-collar worker, but an important part of the entertainment industry.

To use some media exaggerations, they are the torchbearers who light up Hollywood's shining stars; they connect the creators of art and the industrial system, and they are the lubricating oil for the smooth operation of the giant Hollywood machine.

It's actually a Hollywood agent.

Marvin entered the coffee shop, took a brief look, and immediately came to the position of a blonde girl, opened the chair and sat on the opposite side.

This girl is blonde and blue-eyed, with a **** body and a fatal curve. Although she looks young, she is already a typical American blonde.

"The company meeting was delayed for a while." Marvin briefly explained: "Scarlett, I have kept you waiting."

Scarlett Johansson asked directly: "Has the box office statistics of "Eight Legs" come out?"

This is the first time she has really tried a purely commercial film.

Marvin did not answer, but instead asked: "Did you not read it?" He reminded: "I emailed you the statistics."

"I went out to a party with my friends yesterday. I came back late and didn't check my mailbox." Scarlett Johansson couldn't help but yawned: "I got up early today and I didn't have time to read it."

Ma Wen frowned slightly and persuaded: "Scarlett, you are currently on the rise. At this stage, the focus should be on the acting career. Drink less alcohol and life..."

"I see." Scarlett Johansson interrupted the agent directly without paying attention at all: "I'm just gathering with friends, nothing else."

Marvin still said: "I don't want to interfere in your private life, just to remind you."

Although this New York girl is not too old, the chaos in her private life is simply breathtaking.

Scarlett Johansson is at the age of rebellion, even with a nose ring on his nose, a little impatient, and said: "Okay, I know, I will pay attention."

Marvin could not say more, and instead answered Scarlett Johansson’s previous question: "The Eight-Legged Monster came out at the box office for $6.48 million."

"So?" Scarlett Johansson was a little surprised: "Surely it's not the box office champion?"

Marvin shook his head: "It's not..."

Scarlett Johansson rushed and said: "The box office champion is "Little Brother 2"?"

"No." Marvin worried that the girl would rush to talk about this issue, and said quickly: "This week's box office champion is "Reaper Coming 2", 29.7 million US dollars."

He added: ""Little Brother 2" came in second with only more than 15 million US dollars.

Scarlett Johansson has been in the circle for many years, but she also has some insights: "How is this possible? How can a sequel to a horror film be able to pass the sequel of Family Fun?"

Marvin said casually: "There are always exceptions." In the face of such a potential problem girl, he still patiently said: "Ronan Anderson's movies are selling well, it's not news."

Scarlett Johansson has obviously heard the name: "Just the young producer?"

"Yeah." Marvin said: "It is recognized in the circle that Ronan Anderson is the best among young producers. His performance in commercial films is very scary."

"Can we work with him?" Scarlett Johansson was a little clever: "I heard someone say some time ago that there is a young actress in New York working with Ronan Anderson."

Marvin told the truth: "It's not easy. We have no intersection with Ronan Anderson, and there is no relationship between them."

Scarlett Johansson pulled his nose ring and said, "It's not easy? Isn't it all related to sleep? The relationship is deep after sleeping several times."

Marvin was speechless for an instant, but did not refute. He knew that Scarlett Johansson didn't care much in this respect, and to be more casual.

The big environment of the circle is like this, how can you get to the top if you don't work hard?

Marvin knew that Scarlett Johansson had an average background except for his Jewish identity.

It’s not an individual person doing this, but it’s a common phenomenon. Female celebrities don’t have a godfather named Spielberg, they don’t have parents’ investment, they don’t have a good family background, and they don’t have to find ways to direct sleepwear. Or the producer?

"Leave aside Ronan Anderson, we can't get along with him in a short time." Marvin didn't think that a well-known producer would be short of women, so he changed the subject: "Scarlett, this time our commercial attempt Not a success."

Scarlett Johansson said directly: "What is not a success is clearly a failure."

Marvin didn't bother to care about the problematic girl like this: "So, let's go back to the literary line for the time being." He took out a script and handed it to Scarlett Johansson: "I won the opportunity to audition for a heroine. Sophia-Ke Paula’s new film is looking for a young blonde actress to serve as the heroine..."

Speaking of the new job, Scarlett Johansson finally took a serious look and took over the script and said: "I will be ready."

Marvin pointed to her nose ring: "Recently I removed these things, otherwise it will affect Sofia Coppola's perception of you."

Scarlett Johansson could still tell the difference, waved his hand, and said, "I see."

"Death is Coming 2" sold at the box office in the first weekend, which also guarantees that Shahai Entertainment can continue to promote the film's sequel. Ronan has reached a preliminary agreement with James Huang, and people in the company's legal department have begun to talk to James Huang. The broker Edward negotiates.

At the same time, James Wong once again invited his good friend Glenn Morgan to write the script for "Death is Coming 3".

Shahai Entertainment also announced the return of two important original creators in due course, which is also a powerful stimulus for the release of "Reaper 2".

By the second weekend, "Reaper is Coming 2" took another 15.25 million US dollars in North America. With the income of the previous four working days, the total North American box office of the film has risen to 51.89 million US dollars.

Before this weekend, the North American screening of "Underworld" ended, the North American box office finally stopped at $79.21 million, and the global box office exceeded $140 million.

Since the overseas screenings have not yet ended, the total box office is very promising to exceed 150 million US dollars.

"Underworld 2" is also naturally mentioned on the schedule.

In fact, the pre-planning of this film has been under the control of Lun Wiseman and the external production manager of Shahai Entertainment.

Len Wiseman hopes to finish all the filming of this film before the end of the year.

This of course is not to say that he cares about the time cost of Shahai Entertainment, but for the sake of his new girlfriend Kate Beckinsale.

In the face of the temptation of the $160 million top big production heroine, the persuasion of unrelated outsiders like Ronan has little effect. Kate Beckinsale has passed Stephen Sommers. The heroine auditioned and will soon sign a formal contract with the "Van Helsing" crew.

In order not to affect Xinhuan’s participation in top-level productions next year, Lun Wiseman is very motivated.

This is also in line with Ronan's requirements, "Underworld 2" must be released before "Van Helsing", otherwise the latter may drag down his own film.

Ronan also brought in Brian, the head of the screenwriting department, to discuss another project.

"Create a new script based on the "Reaper Is Coming" series." Ronan said directly: "The model is like "Screaming" and "Screaming".

Brian immediately understood: "Is it a funny version of "Reaper Is Here"?"

Ronan roughly said: "The title of the film is "Reaper is gone". The theme is that the **** of death wants to harvest the lives of fugitives, causing many accidents but can't kill people. On this basis, there is a joke."

He thought for a while, and then said: "I am not good at writing funny things, this aspect is up to you."

Bryan wrote it all down in the notebook and said, "No problem." He asked again, "When will the project start planning?"

Ronan thought about it briefly: "Wait after the release of "Reaper Coming 3"."

Another release can expand the influence of the series, and during this period of time, DVD and TV can also be used to attract fans. After the third release, the series will inevitably cause some aesthetic fatigue. After all, this model is very solid. This series will definitely be put on hold for a while.

During this intermittent period, it happens to be filled with a funny version.

Brian said at this time: "I will first mobilize people to do the preparatory work."

Ronan nodded first, and then reminded: "Let's examine the successful models of "Scream" and "Scream".

This can be said to be one of the most outstanding series of transforming terror into spoofs If there is a successful model, of course we must learn from it.

After Bryan left, Ronan was still considering this issue. Perhaps he could add some classic spoofs in "Reaper is gone". For example, someone who had escaped from the death of death boarded a cruise ship and got on a cruise with a The rich girl fell in love at first sight. In order to kill him, Death did not hesitate to adjust the iceberg in the direction of the ship. In the end, the rich girl sank into the sea and the poor boy survived...

The plot on the cruise ship can also be interspersed with various spoof plots, like great white sharks, piranhas, and so on.

Recording these messy thoughts on the computer memo, Ronan planned to wait for a while to gather more before sending it to Brian.

Connie knocked on the door and walked in. An invitation was placed on the desk and said, "Mr. Lord of CAA invites you to a dinner."

Ronan opened a glance and said, "You reply to Lord, I will go to participate." He went on to say, "Connie, you collect some information about the dark horse comics and give it to me before this weekend."