Chapter 459: Tie guide

Before meeting Ronan, Eric Newman knew that it was not easy to get investors to invest 20 million dollars in a pure zombie movie. In the minds of many people, this is an outdated movie. Type, otherwise he won't run into a wall everywhere.
In fact, as early as in the late 1980s and early 1990s, some people wanted to remake George Romero’s "Night of the Living Dead" and "Dawn of the Living Dead", but they have been unable to find investors and have been B-grade for many years. Zombie films almost make this type a typical low-investment Cut film, and no one wants to invest tens of millions of dollars or even millions of dollars to risk.
It is not difficult for Eric Newman to pull hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even more than one million dollars, but this is completely contrary to his original intention. He wants to bring zombie movies in the new century, not old ones. Old B grade film.
An investment of tens of millions of dollars is a must.
Eric Newman said: "Mr. Anderson, can you look at the script and my plan before making a decision?"
He turned to Robert Lee for help, and Robert Lee said: "President, you said that every opportunity appears inadvertently."
Robert Lee and Ronan are old partners. They have fudged many people together. Then they said: "It's not too late to make a decision after you read it."
Ronan thought for a while, nodded, picked up the script and looked at it seriously.
As always, he browsed extremely fast. After flipping through the script, he picked up the production plan next to it. Not only the preliminary plan of the project, but also the survey statistics about the fans, showed that many Cut fans. I have been looking forward to seeing the classic zombie movies of the new era.
Waiting patiently for Ronan to finish reading, Eric Newman added: "This is a reimagining of a classic, not a mere repetition."
Ronan put down the plan: "I can see it."
Eric Newman continued: "The Dawn of the Living Dead in 1978 was clearly a Cult movie, a milestone in a horror movie. We believe that we will present the same thrilling movie to young audiences, and we will apply it to current trends. Advanced technology. I don’t have the idea of ​​reshooting, because to me it means taking the original script and re-shooting step by step. What we want to do is re-interpretation, which is a process of re-creation, and we I don’t want to compare this film with other films, this is our version."
Ronan deliberately said: "The budget of 20 million U.S. dollars and the copyright transfer costs are too risky."
Eric Newman knew he had to make concessions and said: "I spent $1 million to integrate the copyright. I transferred the copyright to your company for only $1 million, and this part of the cost is included in the production budget. "
"20 million dollars is not a small number." Ronan added, "Eric, you have never been a producer in the past."
Eric Newman couldn't deny this, saying: "Yes, this is the first time I coordinate an independent film project."
Ronan thought for a while and said, "I will propose that the review committee conduct the necessary review procedures for the project."
"It should be." Eric Newman knew that the film position was not that simple: "I can wait."
Ronan smiled and said: "There are a few prerequisites, I must say first."
Regardless of whether Eric Newman agrees or not, Ronan said directly: "First of all, I need to be the first producer. I will not interfere with the daily work of the crew, but important decisions and the final edited version of the film must be determined by me. . Eric, you are the second producer and production manager. Second, the director of the film needs to be determined by the producer."
If you don't find out Zhadao, why will DC be dark and serious in the future? Can't compete with the Marvel superhero in his hand?
Eric Newman is a bit hesitant, which is different from what he thought.
Robert Lee and Ronan cooperated tacitly and said at the right time: "Ronan is only the final check of the project, you are actually responsible for the daily crew." He specially reminded: "Don't forget, Ronan is the producer of the project. , Has been continuously successful."
Eric Newman didn't answer immediately, he hesitated for a while, finally gritted his teeth and said, "I have no problem here."
Ronan said, "Well, Eric, please wait for our news."
Eric Newman stood up and shook hands with Ronan: "Hope is good news."
Ronan smiled: "I hope so too."
He sent Eric Newman out of the office and asked Robert Lee to send him out of the company. He returned to the office and waited for a while, and Robert Lee returned.
"No problem." Robert Lee said to Ronan with a smile: "I thought it would cost several million dollars to win this project."
Ronan knew that he was talking about copyright fees, and said: "The millions of dollars saved are enough for us to make a small film."
Robert Lee laughed: "This is a good thing."
Minimizing the cost of goods is the most basic business strategy.
Ronan added: "You are responsible for the follow-up negotiations with Eric Newman, and then hand over to George, and Shahai Entertainment is responsible for the production."
"Okay." Robert Lee seemed to think of something: "The last time the romantic comedy script has been bought, including the modification rights, and it cost 10,000 US dollars. George has already been deposited in the script library.
Ronan knew he was talking about "The Wedding Proud Guy."
Robert Lee opened his briefcase, took out a piece of information, and handed it to Ronan, and said: "This is the information about Zach Schneider that you asked me to find. He is currently one of the top directors in advertising and MV. "
Ronan took the information and said, "I'll look at it first."
Zach Schneider’s advertising works are known for their wide-screen cinematic style. He studied at the world-renowned Pasadena School of Design Art Center. Later, whether it was an epic advertisement for Land Rover off-road vehicles in Tunisia, or in In the MV on the streets of New York, Schneider showed his outstanding narrative skills and sense of space.
As a commercial TV director, Schneider has traveled almost every corner of the world from the Skeleton Coast in Namibia to the Arctic Ice Field. He is also a director and photographer, and he traveled to the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica to shoot for the company. advertising.
In addition, Schneider is also good at sports themes. He has produced promotional videos featuring Michael Jordan and tennis star Martina Navratilova for Nike and Reebok.
Zach Schneider has won numerous advertising awards, including two Clio International Advertising Awards and the Golden Lion Award at the Cannes Advertising Festival.
This is a young bird of the film director industry, the top boss of the advertising director industry.
"Robert, you contacted Zach Schneider." Ronan quickly made a decision: "Invite Zach Schneider to be the director of "Dawn of the Living Dead."
In this regard, Robert Lee was prepared and said: "I have obtained the contact information of Zach Schneider and his agent. I will contact them this afternoon."
There was a lot of work to do next, and Robert Lee didn't wait much, and soon left.
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On Monday morning, at London Heathrow Airport, Zach Schneider dragged his suitcase, passed the airport security gate, and hurriedly walked towards the boarding gate.
Although there is still an hour before the plane takes off, his heart has already flown back to Los Angeles.
Just in the early hours of this morning, he received a call from his agent, who came along with him, along with an official invitation and a simple script outline.
Sandsea Entertainment in Hollywood invited him to be the director of a movie!
Not an advertisement, not a MV, not an experimental short film, but a director of a real feature film!
Director of a film project with a production budget of up to 20 million US dollars!
Zach Schneider has long wanted to enter the film industry, but film directors and advertising directors are two different things. He is a leading director in the advertising industry, and it is not easy to find a job as an official director of feature films.
Prior to this, he had competed for the directorship of several million-dollar budget projects, but suffered failures without exception.
No matter how famous he is in the advertising industry, he is a newcomer in the film industry.
Although it was not the six major Hollywood companies, nor mainstream commercial films, but the cut type of zombie films, Zach Schneider felt that such an opportunity was very rare.
This is the only time he has actively invited him to serve as a film director!
Moreover, this film project is obviously his favorite commercial type.
Arriving at the boarding gate and seeing the time on the electronic clock, Zach Schneider’s anxious mentality eased a little bit. He walked into the VIP room, went to the newspaper rack to distribute the newspaper, and found an empty sofa chair. Waited.
It's no use rushing, this is the fastest ticket that can be booked.
Zach Schneider opened the "Times" in his hand, first read the current affairs news, then turned to the entertainment section, and quickly found a section dedicated to reporting movies.
"The special action film "The Bourne Shadow 2" produced by Shahai Entertainment and released by Embassy Pictures was officially released in North America last week~EbookFREE.me~ lived up to expectations and won the box office championship, with a revenue of 84.27 million US dollars in the first weekend. Far exceeding the estimated US$55 million from outsiders, last week’s box office champion "X-Men 2" failed to regain the championship. Under the impact of "The Bournemouth 2", it fell to second place with US$40.03 million..."
Seeing this, Zach Schneider suddenly remembered that the director of "The Bournemouth 2" is his compatriot, Paul Greengrass, also from the United Kingdom.
The British director used to be an unknown person, not even as good as him, but in the cooperation with Shahai Entertainment, he has become a figure that resounds in the global film circle.
Zach Schneider knew very well that it was Shahai Entertainment who invited him, and perhaps this is his best opportunity.
Maybe he can be as successful as Paul Greengrass?
The agent said on the phone that Shahai Entertainment and its boss Ronan Anderson have made many new directors popular.
In indefinite expectation, Zach Schneider boarded the flight to Los Angeles.