Chapter 575： gossip Girl

"Welcome back." Ronan shook hands with Lindsay Bill and said, "Thank you."

Lindsay Bill smiled delicately and said half jokingly: "It's not hard, I'm traveling in New York at public expense."

Ronan asked someone to bring coffee and turned to the topic: "How is the script written?"

Lindsay Bill opened the script, took out two documents, and put the neatly bound one in front of Ronan: "This is the script of "The Devil Wearing Prada". After I learned the fashion circle in detail, I finally finished it. ."

Ronan picked it up, flipped through it briefly, and said, "When you turn around, you hand over the script to Shahai Entertainment, and I will notify them to start preparing for the filming within the year."

Lindsay Bill nodded slightly: "Okay." She asked again: "Do you remember Lydia?"

Ronan thought for a while and said, "That Miss Hirst."

"Yes." Lindsay Bill said: "She is very accomplished in fashion and has given me a lot of help. Before coming back this time, Lydia asked me if she was invited to serve as a special consultant for the film. ?"

Ronan remembered this: "When the crew is set up, you tell her to come... Oh, yes, Lindsay, you are not just a screenwriter for this project, you are an executive producer."

Ronan mentioned this before, and Lindsay Bill was not surprised, saying: "As long as it doesn't conflict with my screenwriting work, I have no problem."

Ronan added: “In the future, Shahai Entertainment will have multiple female-themed projects. Women understand the needs of women best. On my side, Shahai Entertainment, and Hollywood as a whole lack sufficient female producers. Lindsay, you can Consider moving in this direction."

Lindsay Bill has been in Hollywood for a few years. She knows one thing very well. She has a very low status as a pure screenwriter. She immediately said: "I will work hard."

Ronan returned to the project itself: "The original book has been on the "New York Times" bestseller list, has already gained a certain reputation, and the basis for film adaptation is available."

Lindsay Bill is about to be the executive producer of the project, so naturally he has more concern and asked: "Ronan, how do you think about the choice of the two protagonists?"

Ronan said again: "The heroine is planned to be played by Anne Hathaway. I told you about this before. The supporting actress is initially set for Meryl Streep, but I will talk about it after contacting the other party."

Lindsay Bill also considered: "Meryl Streep hasn't played a female villain in a long time."

Ronan said: "This character is not a villain either."

Lindsay Bill has put herself into the work: "Can I participate in the formation of the crew and the negotiation with the actors?"

Ronan certainly wouldn't take this matter to heart and said, "This is your right."

After talking about "The Devil Wearing Prada", Lindsay Bill handed another stack of documents to Ronan and said: "Do you remember Lydia saying that her school life is richer than that of "Mean Girl"? According to her I described the life of the Upper East District Noble School and the materials provided, I simply compiled a material outline."

Ronan took the next look, and it seemed that the content was mainly about the life of a group of wealthy children in the Upper East Side of New York at school. It was roughly the drunkenness and raging battles of young boys and girls, and it seemed to have a taste of "Little Times".

Of course, Lindsay Bill put together the material, not the script.

Among the materials, high school students drinking, making friends and fighting each other are as common as drinking water and eating.

After going through the material roughly, Ronan could only sigh secretly. If Lydia Hirst's description is true, the school life of these rich children should not be described as brilliant? Let’s talk about Lydia Hirst. She herself described that she had officially dated three boyfriends when she was in the eleventh grade, and also had a relationship with her sister Amanda Hirst’s boyfriend...

Look at these, and then think about my high school career, it is more than hard to describe.

At that time, as a high school student at the turn of the century, I walked a little closer to the girls. Once the teacher found out, it was a big deal. It was just a general option to go to the office to chat and talk.

Students who are expelled because of their puppy love every year.

Having said that, no matter how big and ugly the school uniform is, it can't conceal the tumult of some people.

The school back then was also well-intentioned.

Putting down the material files, Ronan thought of an American drama from these, which seems to be starring Blake Lively. He hasn't read it specifically, but occasionally browses related introductions.

The former Blake Lively was a typical Hollywood traffic star. Ronan knew her "Queen S" nickname, which seemed to be derived from that show.

If I remember correctly, it should be called "Gossip Girl".

By the way, I remember that the production company on the other side of the Pacific bought the copyright and adaptation copyright of "Gossip Girl" and prepared to shoot the oriental version of "Gossip Girl."

If it were to be remade, many things would have to be overthrown and re-started. As a youth campus drama, it would be a mess, and the relationship between men and women would be messed up. If Dongfang shoots high school students like this, 100% will hit the street.

The cultural and social environment are completely different.

It seems that "Little Times" has the shadow of "Gossip Girl".

Ronan had limited knowledge of "Gossip Girl", so he simply asked, "Linsey, what do you think about this."

Lindsay Bill is also a relatively experienced screenwriter, and said: "I think these are very worthy of adaptation. Ordinary people have always envied the lives of the rich and curious about the school life of their children, so they have a certain audience base. "

Ronan asked, "Movies?"

"The movie is too short." Lindsay Bill pointed to the text and said: "These are just part of Lydia's narration. She promised me that as long as I can use it, I can use her sister Amanda Hirst and Other friends collect more relevant materials, I think it might be better to shoot TV series."

She glanced at Ronan and asked, "Have you seen "City"?"

Ronan nodded slightly: "I haven't seen it, but I know a little bit about it."

Lindsay Bill added: "If we can, can we make it a youth version of "City"?"

Ronan considered it for a moment and said, "Let's do it, Lindsay. You first get a script and write a plot of two or three episodes, and then we will discuss with the production department of Shahai Entertainment."

"Yes." Lindsay Bill is very confident: "Such female themes have a large audience on the small screen. If we operate properly, it may become the vane of American youth fashion trends."

Ronan said directly: "The preliminary work of this project is up to you, and you can form a team for preliminary planning."

In any case, there should be a certain market for TV dramas about the lives of the rich in the Upper East Side.

The Upper East Side of New York is the living circle of urban elites. It occupies the center of the city. It is a place where famous wealthy people gather. It has always been the focus of attention.

I remember someone said that if you love him, send him to New York, because there is heaven; if you hate him, send him to New York, because there is hell.

New York has always been a favorite place for Hollywood movies and TV shows.

After sending off Lindsay Bill, Ronan also considered this project to some extent, especially for the actors. At that time, youth must be linked to fashion, young and outstanding.

Be sure to choose actors with good looks and statures, at least no people who are too ugly to bear.

This drama, you can shout directly-the value of the face is justice!

In the next few days, Ronan was dealing with work related to the film project. Tony Koch, who was far away in Germany, called. Last year, Ronan’s investment in the "Eavesdropping Storm" has been filmed and will soon be transferred. In the post-production stage, Embassy Pictures is applying for the competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival for the film.

This kind of stuffy film closely related to politics is the most suitable to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, and it must also be the route of awards. There are not many awards, and there are not many audiences.

Expect mainstream audiences to be fascinated by this kind of film without awards, so forget it.

"Eavesdropping Storm" will not only participate in the Berlin Film Festival, but will also be transferred to North America to participate in the Hollywood awards season selection. The ultimate goal is to hit the Oscar for the best foreign language film award.

In addition, there will be films about Relativity Entertainment at the Cannes Film Festival in May, and Will Smith’s main "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" will participate in the competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival.

The purpose of course is to promote the typical American dream. It is too low to win prizes at the French Film Festival.

From February, the films released by Embassy Pictures will be released one after another. Including the sequels of some big-selling films, the number of films released by Embassy Pictures this year is more than ten. Just like last year, there will be movies released every month. , Two more will be released in individual months.

The first film released by Embassy Pictures is "The Passion of the Jesus" directed by Mel Gibson. This special film is scheduled for the first time of the Oscars in North America. weekend.

The schedule is not that good. The best schedule in February is Valentine's Day, but "The Passion of the Christ" is painted during Valentine's Day to find death.

How many couples will watch this kind of film during Valentine's Day? Should a couple borrow the film to wash their hearts...

Regarding the controversy that this film may cause, Ronan is not very worried, because most of the film is adapted from the New Testament.

Besides, there is the director and producer Mel Gibson.

Mel Gibson is a person who is difficult to control and a touch. During the film promotion, reporters once questioned his purpose of filming the film. Mel Gibson directly claimed that he would donate $100 million from the film’s box office to traditional Catholic Movement Organization.

Embassy Pictures did not interfere. If Mel Gibson is willing to donate the producer’s box office share, whatever they want.