Chapter 121: Downgrade in North America

In the next few days, Ronan went to work during the day and basically soaked with Carmen Case at night, until Carmen Case ended his trip to Los Angeles and rushed to Paris.
Maybe the hardware is running well and the software will be easier to install. When Ronan bid farewell to Carmen Case, the two had some emotions that could not be separated.
But nothing happened. Carmen Case rushed to Paris to continue the modeling career that could completely change the life of an Estonian woman. Ronan returned to the company and still worked hard for his career and future.
Ronan's mood has been affected somewhat, and it must be false to say that he is not uncomfortable at all.
However, he can see that between men and careers, Carmen Case chose the latter.
If he were replaced by himself, he would make the same choice.
Ronan's career has just started, and he dared not relax. After Bob Cohen from the Firefighter Fund sent the plan, he immediately asked George Clint to organize the manpower and prepare to hire a third party to complete the guarantee.
For large companies that cooperate with the Firefighter Fund all the year round, this is a very simple job, but for a small company like Shahai Entertainment, which is not well-known, it must first win the trust of the guarantor.
Many things are the hardest at first.
To pass the firefighter fund's insurance review, at least a script is needed.
Ronan didn't intend to write it himself. The script of "The Bourne" is much more troublesome than the "Human Removal Project". It also involves some political and intelligence agencies. There is a lot of information in the process, and the screenwriter needs too much time and energy.
External screenwriters are the best choice. Ronan spent some time determining the outline and main plot, and then asked Shahai Entertainment to openly recruit screenwriters.
As for the director, Paul Greengrass is the first choice.
But Paul Greengrass is busy finishing the post-production work of "Ace Agent", Ronan did not mention this to him for the time being.
"The Bourne Shadow" also started the preliminary copywriting planning.
In addition, there is good news from George Clint that Robert Ludren’s condition has improved. After unremitting public relations efforts, Robert Ludren finally agreed to talk about "Bourne's Hegemony" and "Bourne's Tongue". The film and television copyright of this book.
Ronan personally met with Robert Lu Delun. Robert Lu Delun was in very poor physical condition. He seemed to go to see God at any time. No wonder he had not seen anyone before.
Compared with the negotiation of "Bourne's Identity", Ronan's negotiation with Robert Ludren's agent was much smoother. One wanted to buy and the other wanted to sell, but the conditions were negotiated in one afternoon.
Shahai Entertainment bought out the film and television copyrights of "Bourne's Hegemony" and "Bourne's Announcement" and has the right to use subsequent films and televisions.
In other words, you can continue to shoot a sequel movie on the basis of "Bourne Trilogy."
Ronan, of course, was able to get these at a high price.
The four million US dollars is the basic buyout payment. The difference between the two parties is not big on this point, and most of the negotiation time is spent on sharing.
Ronan has enough confidence in the "Bourne Trilogy" and naturally does not want to include a post-partition in the copyright transaction.
However, there is no later division, Robert Lu Delun refused to negotiate.
Robert Ludren’s condition is a 3% share of total box office revenue. Well-known literary works are adapted in the industry. If the box office share option is added, the general ratio is 1.5% to 3% of the box office.
Ronan certainly would not agree to this condition. With 3% of the global box office revenue, this is tantamount to cutting the meat of the sand sea.
After some seesaw, the two parties made a compromise. Robert Lu Delun’s share ratio rose to 5%, but the share option was changed from the film’s total box office revenue to the net profit of all revenue.
At the same time, Ronan also agreed to another condition of the other party. If Shahai Entertainment cannot adapt two novels on the big screen or on the small screen within ten years of the signing of the copyright transfer agreement, Robert Ludren’s copyright agent has the right Take back all copyrights of these two novels.
With a basic transfer fee of 4 million U.S. dollars, plus a 5% net profit share, he won the film and television copyrights of "Bourne's Hegemony" and "Bourne's Announcement", and Ronan basically achieved his goal.
Of course, the copyright fee is still solved by Shahai Entertainment borrowing from the theory of relativity.
In fact, he wanted to further reduce the basic transfer costs and increase the net profit sharing ratio, but Robert Lu Delun did not agree.
With the film and television rights of these two novels, the future "The Bourne" will be able to build a complete trilogy and worldview. After filming the movie in the future, you can continue to shoot sequels based on the plot of the characters.
If the opportunity is right, even TV series can be adapted.
Ronan returned to Los Angeles and found a suitable candidate among the many screenwriters who applied for it, a screenwriter named Tony Gilroy.
This person is not a first-line screenwriter, but he can surely fall into the second line, and he has a small screenwriter team under his hand.
Because it is an adaptation of the script, the price is not high, Tony Gilroy and his four-person screenwriting team, a total of $300,000 in salary.
Of course, whether it is screenwriting compensation or copyright fees, all of them will be included in the cost of the film in the future.
Ronan chose Tony Gilroy because, on the one hand, he participated in the writing of many action movies.
The screenwriter entered Hollywood with the sports romance "Ice Romance" and has since participated in the scriptwriting of the thriller crime movies "Tears and Scars" and "Devil's Advocate".
Last year, Michael Bena made a film of an oil worker flying into a space drilling meteor. Tony Gilroy was one of the signed screenwriters.
This resume is worthy of Ronan's payment.
On the other hand, Tony Gilroy, except for "Pocahontas", participated in other projects that were not originals from him.
This is also an important reason why Ronan chose Tony Gilroy.
Many screenwriters who like originality are just like directors who are obsessed with their own world.
These will become severely unstable factors in commercial films.
The three projects that Tony Gilroy participated in later were all participated in the form of hiring screenwriters, that is, others came up with ideas and general frameworks, and he and his team wrote the plot on this basis.
Ronan attaches great importance to such a resume.
Because he also needs Tony Gilroy to write the script under the established framework.
Ronan had an in-depth discussion with the screenwriter after Shahai Entertainment signed a contract with Tony Gilroy, especially about the plot trend and character.
"Tony, this is a commercial movie." Ronan's outline has been handed over to Tony Gilroy: "Tell me about your ideas for adaptation."
After a moment of contemplation, Tony Gilroy said: "The outline of the story line is very clear, and the script should be written with attention to the narrative rhythm. Now the audience is demanding faster and faster narrative rhythm of commercial films. I think the story rhythm must be tight and the plot should not be too negative. Miscellaneous, don't make settings such as trance on Bourne's amnesia, so that the audience will realize the character's amnesia in the next minute after seeing the character, thinking that this is not an ordinary person."
Ronan agreed with him and said, "Don't burn your brain for the plot."
"Yes!" Tony Gilroy is worthy of being the screenwriter who worked with Michael Bay: "The story should be concise, to ensure that the majority of the audience can easily understand it."
He also said: "In terms of roles, the drama about the heroine in the novel is too complicated, and the heroine's role is reduced. The script is entirely based on Byrne."
Perhaps Tony Gilroy has been influenced by Michael Bay: "The heroine becomes a vase, and it exists more as a symbol around Berne."
Ronan nodded slightly, the screenwriter was closer to him in concept.
Tony Gilroy added: "Byrne is an agent. The most influential agents in Hollywood are James Bond and Ethan Hunter. If we want this movie to be successful, Byrne must work with these two The role of success is clearly different."
"Go on," Ronan said.
Encouraged by Ronan, Tony Gilroy continued: "Bourne’s appearance should not be too outstanding~EbookFREE.me~ It is better to be an ordinary person who can be remembered. Byrne has no money, his head Not very easy to use, without high-tech equipment, even if you are lucky to be able to use a pistol, you can use whatever weapon you usually catch, such as pencils, ropes, toothbrushes, etc. These are the most obvious manifestations of the agent of Byrne. The characteristics are completely different from James Bond and Ethan Hunt."
"It makes sense." Ronan said again: "If Byrne becomes Bond and Hunter, this movie is very likely to fail."
With Meiyu in front, those who follow the trend will be unlucky.
Ronan thought for a while and said, "Tony, first take a sample and see the effect. Also, the first draft of the script must be completed before the new year."
Tony Gilroy assured: "No problem."
Ronan is quite satisfied with the screenwriter. There is a clear-headed and experienced screenwriter, as well as the director Paul Greengrass. The film adaptation of "Bourne's Identity" should have a higher chance of success.
An agent completely different from James Bond and Ethan Hunt.
Maybe the latter two will learn from Byrne in the future.
It is difficult to say whether the "007" series changed its style and chose the hard bridge and hard horse Daniel Craig as the actor of James Bond, whether it was influenced by "The Bourne".
The screenwriter has been finalized, the director has a candidate target, Ronan also considered the choice of actors, with a preconceived impression, Matt Damon is the first choice.
Other actors can wait for the director and most of the behind-the-scenes staff to be in place before going through auditions.
There is no shortage of actors in Hollywood.
In the midst of busyness, gradually approaching the end of October, before Halloween, "Blair the Witch" was officially released from North America after a 17-week screening.