Chapter 1057: Change type

　　 "Not a good trend?" Ronan asked, "Which way?"
　　 Tom Cruise said: "I have been notified that the actors' union is already preparing to strike."
　　 Will Smith then said: "I have also been notified."
Ronan was not surprised by this. The preliminary negotiations between the Producers Union and the three major unions of actors, directors and screenwriters were not smooth. In order to increase their own bargaining chips, whether it is a real strike or a fake strike, the three major unions will make demands. The gesture of strike.
　　 "Negotiations for the new contract are not going well." Ronan said slowly: "The differences between labor and management are relatively large."
　　 Tom Cruise asked: "Will it really turn into a strike?"
　　 Strictly speaking, neither employers nor employees actually want to see a strike happen.
　　 Ronan told the truth:
I’m not sure that negotiation is an art of compromise. It requires mutual compromise between employers and employees. It depends on whether a balance of interests can be found in the next two months.

　　 Will Smith said: "I hope there is no strike."
　　 Ronan said: "This is not something that we can decide. You two should pay attention."
　　 "Understood." Tom Cruise said: "Although Will and I also have a production company, we are actors first. Once there is a situation, we must stand with the actors' union."
　　 Both of them are smart people. Will Smith said: "Tom and I are the laborer, and you are the boss. Ronan, we will be on the opposite side by then."
　　 Ronan waved his hand, jokingly said: "Don't worry, I won't let anyone kill you two."
　　 Tom Cruise and Will Smith both laughed. They all know that since they enjoy the benefits and protection of the union, they must bear corresponding responsibilities.
　　 Ronan reminded: "In the projects you invested, if there are scripts that have not been completed, hurry up in these two months."
　　 Tom Cruise heard something and asked, "There will be problems with the screenwriters' union."
"No one in the league cares about the screenwriters' union too much." Ronan doesn't have to hide it, because this is something that Hollywood people know: "I, including me, will not easily agree to the terms of the screenwriters' union. They want to fight for the actors. Is it possible for the union to receive the same treatment? The differences are too great to be reconciled."
　　 Will Smith understands: "Like 1988."
Ronan nodded slightly: "The possibility is extremely high." He added: "Although the employer will also face some difficulties, it is not without screenwriters. You should know that the barriers to entry for the screenwriters union are high and there are too many screenwriters in the industry. Not a union member, there are screenwriters from overseas who come to Hollywood to develop and rarely join the screenwriters union."
　　 Tom Cruise said: "The producer has a certain amount of confidence and will not compromise with the screenwriters' union, so..."
　　 Ronan said: "It's just that there is such a possibility. The specific development depends on the negotiations in the next two months."
　　Will Smith and Tom Cruise both know that Ronan is a core member of the Producers League. Since he said that, the future situation may be really not good.
　　 They should also make some preparations in advance, so as not to be caught off guard.
　　 The three of them had dinner together. The weekend party came to an end, and they each left the Beverly Clubhouse.
　　 Ronan also reminded two friends to prepare for the upcoming chaos in Hollywood.
　　 This weekend, "Zombieland" launched by Relativity Entertainment was officially released. This joyful zombie movie is still popular. The North American opening weekend received 32.1 million US dollars. The final North American box office is very hopeful to hit 100 million US dollars.
　　 In the past two years, zombie movies have begun to recover. There has been a significant increase in zombie movies on the market, and there have been more and more commercial success stories.
　　 Zombie films have a tendency to rush from the minority to the more popular.
　　The type of comedy and zombies seems to be very interesting.
　　 After confirming that the director Edgar Wright will continue to direct, Shahai Entertainment also plans to continue to promote the second part.
　　The film was a huge success, and it would be a waste not to serialize it.
　　 Regardless of all walks of life, waste is extremely shameful.
　　 Regardless of whether the economic crisis occurs or whether there will be a general strike in Hollywood, Relativity Entertainment is still developing rapidly and steadily advancing projects one by one.
　　 Although the proportion of Relativity Entertainment’s income directly derived from movies has been declining, and various surrounding derivatives account for more than 80%, the basis of all this is content that is popular with the public.
　　 Therefore, content production is still the top priority of relativistic entertainment.
　　 Also this week, "The Pharaoh and the Gods" ended all screenings worldwide, and the global box office finally totaled $111.56 million.
　　 Even if there are DVD and various peripheral copyright revenues in the follow-up, this epic blockbuster of 20th Century Fox is still a miserable commercial failure. It takes an extremely long time to recover the total investment of nearly 200 million US dollars.
　　 First "The Kingdom of Heaven", and then "The Pharaoh and the Gods", two consecutive major productions failed miserably, the situation Ridley Scott faced can be imagined.
If the defeat of "The Kingdom of Heaven" can be pushed to the highly regulated filmmakers of 20th Century Fox, Ridley Scott got almost all the power to watch in "The Pharaohs and the Gods", the film is still messed up Up...
　　 How much power is necessary, how much responsibility must be assumed, Ridley Scott is on the blacklist of cooperation with 20th Century Fox of course.
　　 It is terrible to mess up two big-produced movies in a row. Not only 20th Century Fox, many Hollywood studios have put Ridley Scott on the blacklist.
　　 is at least a blacklist of major production movie projects.
　　 That is when the industry was looking bad, Ridley Scott received a cooperation invitation from Relativity Entertainment.
　　 The Relativity Entertainment sent to Ridley Scott to be a science fiction script.
　　 "Relativity Entertainment is very sincere." The agent said to Ridley Scott: "They think you are very suitable for directing this science fiction project."
　　 Ridley Scott surprised: "Other companies can't wait to never cooperate with me again, but Relativity Entertainment took the initiative to come and invite me..."
　　The agent said: "It is said that Ronan Anderson's proposal."
　　 Ridley Scott has never cooperated with Relativity Entertainment. He looked at the script in his hand and said, "I'll take a look first, and I'll talk about it tomorrow."
　　 For Ridley Scott, sci-fi projects are no stranger. In the past, he has directed many sci-fi films, such as "Alien" and "Blade Runner" can be classified into the ranks of science fiction films.
　　 But Ridley Scott quickly discovered the difference in this script. Although Survival on Mars looks nonsense, it is obviously a technology stream and belongs to the type of hard science fiction.
　　 This kind of film requires highly professional knowledge and technical guidance from professional departments from the preparation period to shooting, which is much more difficult to shoot than ordinary science fiction films.
　　 Hard science fiction films are very exciting, but Ridley Scott also has doubts.
Nowadays, hard science fiction movies have long since faded and gradually faded out of the sequence of mainstream Hollywood commercial movies. Among the top ten North American box office charts each year, it is difficult to see hard science fiction genres, and even hard science fiction novels are not very popular. In recent years, there has been no outstanding hard science fiction published.
　　Many people are also afraid to read science fiction, especially hard science fiction. The main reason is that they think that there are too many scientific terms and scientific concepts too advanced to be completely understood.
　　The script is different.
　　 Ridley Scott is not only easy to understand, but also more interested in watching it, a bit like the feeling of encountering "Alien" back then.
　　 The script solves this problem super cleverly. It clearly points out the background and theme of the short story early: the astronaut hero who has an accident needs to survive alone on Mars for a year and a half.
Moreover, the time point set in the whole story and the scientific and technological means used in the exploration of Mars seem to be based on various versions of NASA's Mars plan in reality. All the solutions for the survival of the hero are also step by step. Calculated.
　　Every time the male protagonist encounters a problem, he basically follows this development routine—analyze the problem, make a hypothesis, verify on a small scale, determine the plan, and implement it...
　　 In this way, even as a reader, he feels that every detail is incredible.
　　 This kind of realism within reach is probably the most fascinating part of this script.
　　 Some people say that the biggest compliment to the hard science fiction genre is "written as if it were true."
　　 There is also the setting of the male protagonist. It is not the kind of cold pretence to force offense, but the abnormal grounding.
　　 No matter how difficult the environment the actor faces, even if it is difficult to despair~EbookFREE.me~ the spirit of humor and optimism can still shine in his lines.
　　 Although from the bottom of my heart, I think this is a space wilderness to be upgraded, but Ridley Scott, from the director's point of view, has a lot of heartbeats.
　　 Coupled with the invitation of Relativity Entertainment and Ronan Anderson's golden sign, Ridley Scott thinks maybe we can try it?
　　 In the past two years, Ridley Scott has had too many troubles, he has screwed up several films one after another, and the media and the industry are suspicious of him.
　　 Even he himself was a little bit suspicious of himself. After the fiasco of "Pharaoh and the Gods", the thought of relieving the shadow once appeared.
　　 Ridley Scott, after reading the script, solemnly put it away: Maybe you can plant potatoes on Mars?
Unlike the producer, the director is attracted by a sufficiently good script. He read this script. There is such a good script and good material-it has been written, it is on paper, and the rest is to shoot it... …
Ridley Scott has filmed science fiction films and space films. He has rich experience. In his eyes, space fantasy is another reality. It is a magnificent platform, a form of drama where anything can happen. .
Starting from "Gladiator", including "Black Hawk Down", followed by "The Kingdom of Heaven" and "Pharaoh and the Gods", Ridley Scott has filmed four epic masterpieces of war in a row, and the final result is not ideal.
　　 Maybe, I should try another type.
　　 Ridley Scott picked up the phone and dialed the agent’s number: "Could you please contact me, I want to meet Ronan Anderson."