Chapter 622: I am not a film artist

Taking advantage of the time before the premiere of "When Happiness Knocks", Ronan specially participated in the copyright transfer contract of "Old Boy", specially chatted with the president of Xiudong Pictures, and invited him to Relativity Entertainment after the Cannes Film Festival. Group visits to facilitate more cooperation between the two parties in the film field.
South Korea is an important overseas market for Hollywood. Although Embassy Pictures has branches in South Korea and has independent distribution capabilities, it doesn't hurt to interact with locals.
In addition, Xiudong Pictures has a lot of film copyrights, and these are the resources Netflix needs.
People from Xiudong Pictures also wanted to explore the North American market. Seeing Ronan's enthusiastic attitude, he immediately responded.
Leaving the contracted hotel conference room, Ronan said to Connie who was following: "Notify Robert Iger and Mark Randolph and tell them to take the time to meet with Xiudong Pictures."
Connie responded.
Ronan walked out of the hotel, got in the car, took out the DVD of "Old Boy" presented by the president of Xiudong Pictures, and looked through it briefly.
This is a DVD made by Koreans. The appearance and packaging are not much better than the DVD customized by Relativity Entertainment, but the production cost is nearly three times higher.
The cost advantage of DVD has brought huge profits to Relativity Entertainment in the past few years.
Ronan puts down the DVD, "Old Boy" is on the North American market. In essence, it is not much different from "Infernal Affairs" and the like. The theater box office will definitely not be high. It would be good to have half a million US dollars. The profit point is the offline market, especially Netflix.
There are also many Koreans in North America.
The other is a remake.
Ronan remembers that Hollywood remakes "Old Boy", but the specific commercial data is unknown.
Because of the relationship between Thanos and Scarlet Witch, Ronan remembers that in the remake of the movie, Thanos and Omei are the heroes and heroines respectively.
If you want to know how good Aomei is, the representative actress of the slightly fat class, just check out the remake of "Old Boy".
Ronan remembers that after Omei became popular because of her role as Wanda, she said in an interview that the Scarlet Witch in the comics was too revealing and she couldn't accept it.
Immediately, some netizens joked that beautiful women cheated to death and did not pay for their lives. They are not shy when filming "Old Boy"...
Even Ronan knew about the Korean version of "Old Boy" because he was attracted by Thanos vs. Scarlet Witch. After reading the US version, he knew that there was a Korean version.
The specific plot of the Korean version is not clear, but the American version still has memories: Thanos slept with Scarlet Witch, and finally discovered that Scarlet Witch was his daughter...
By the way, there are also braised eggs among the actors.
Maybe wait until the Avengers plan has progressed to a certain level, and then remake is a suitable opportunity? Thanos, Director of Aegis, and Scarlet Witch, there is a vengeance story between the three.
Ronan plans to temporarily hold the remake copyright of "Old Boy" in his hands. Relativity Entertainment is now acquiring various adaptation copyrights by Robert Lee, most of which will not be put into operation immediately, and more are preparing for the future.
Hollywood’s original commercial films will become increasingly difficult, and adapted films will completely occupy the mainstream.
Not only commercial films, but also award-winning films.
"When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is a typical example. A gimmick based on real people and real events can attract the attention of the media and audience.
Due to the existence of Will Smith, the premiere of "When Happiness Knocks at the Door" at the Cannes Film Festival has attracted much attention. Both the scale and the attention are incomparable to the previous "Small Haze". After all, here is Western world.
On the day of the premiere, not only the jury of this year's film festival, but also members of the Cannes official council also stepped onto the red carpet.
As the producer of Shahai Entertainment and the distributor of Embassy Pictures, their respective leaders George Clint and Garcia Rodriguez also came to Cannes from Los Angeles to welcome many guests attending the premiere.
The Cannes Film Festival is the beginning of a series of award-winning plans for "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", focusing on next year's Oscars.
Of course, the most important thing for Hollywood films is Oscar.
And when it comes to commercial effects, Oscars can bring more benefits.
Ronan walked into Lumière Hall again, but did not get into the crowd because he was entangled by a person who appeared suddenly.
This is a middle-aged fat man wearing gold-rimmed glasses with a beard and looks very artistic.
"Hello, Mr. Anderson." The middle-aged fat man laughed, his eyes turned directly into a line: "Can I have a few words with you alone?"
He quickly introduced himself: "My name is Michael Moore, I am a director and I am from Hollywood."
Ronan had met Michael Moore at the Oscars, and naturally recognized who he was.
"What can I do?" Ronan had already guessed.
Sure enough, Michael Moore said as expected: "I have made a documentary and I am currently participating in the film festival competition. I wonder if you are interested?"
Hearing Michael Moore and Ronan talking about the release of the film, Connie and Finch took the initiative to stand on the outside and politely stopped the people who came to say hello.
Ronan said, "Is it the "Fahrenheit 911"? Director Moore hasn't found a distributor yet?
Michael Moore smiled embarrassedly: "Not found yet."
Before coming to Cannes, he had promoted this documentary in North America, which included the six major companies and DreamWorks, but because of the sensitivity of the content, it also involved a huge political force, and no one wanted to make a big contribution. The price.
When he came to Cannes, Michael Moore did not stop seeking a distributor for the film. It is good to say outside North America. Many overseas distributors are very interested in the conspiracy theories in the film, but the content of this film takes place in North America. , The largest market and audience is also North America. If you can’t log in to North American theaters, it’s meaningless.
After watching this documentary, Quentin Tarantino, also from Hollywood, recommended Ronan and Embassy Pictures to Michael Moore.
Michael Moore has not had any dealings with Ronan before, but he has heard news about him. He is young and promising and has complete film distribution channels. He belongs to the group with excellent reputation in Hollywood, and he emphasizes credibility and promises. And full of forge ahead faith.
Because he didn't understand, Michael Moore could only analyze from the information he heard and felt that Ronan seemed to be a very good choice.
Young people never lack enthusiasm, and forge ahead is enough to illustrate this point.
If you talk about credibility and promise, you may dislike the dirty and dark side of some people.
As long as he is a little uncomfortable, "Fahrenheit 911" will definitely have a market for him.
Michael Moore is a director, or a kind of person who delves into the dark side of politics and society. He concentrates all his energy on his own work and ignores some other aspects.
"I wanted to call before you." Michael Moore knew that he was a little abrupt, and simply explained: "But I can't find your contact information, so I have to come here."
Ronan looked big, smiled, and said, "It doesn't matter." His words hinted at rejection: "Thank you Director Moore for coming to cheer for "When Happiness Comes Knock"."
The meaning is very clear, except for "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", other topics should not be discussed.
But Michael Moore was a director with a streak. He didn't understand Ronan at all and said, "Mr. Anderson, are you interested in Fahrenheit 911?"
"I haven't read it." Ronan frowned slightly: "Not good for comment."
Michael Moore hurriedly said: "This is a documentary that reveals the truth about 911. I did a detailed investigation and found that it was not the family and the Ladeng family that are closely related, and that 911 was not an accident..."
He talked a lot about Chase, basically the tone of conspiracy theory.
Ronan raised his hand to interrupt Michael Moore, but he didn't expect Michael Moore to ignore his actions: "They deceived the entire United States and the world! As a responsible person, we must expose them to the world. The conspiracy and the true face of him!"
He looked at Ronan and exclaimed: "The public has the right to know! They have the right to know the truth! They have the right to see the true colors of those bastards! Mr. Anderson, as a film artist, we also have the responsibility to expose the truth of the incident to the world. !"
Is the truth in "Fahrenheit 911"? A considerable part of the plot must be true, and Michael Moore has indeed worked hard.
But it's all true...
People in the world are not fools.
Ronan felt that to a certain extent, this documentary was like the "Currency War" that was once popular across the Pacific Ocean. Many things in it are true, but it has too many creators' opinions.
In the future, some people will certainly regard "Fahrenheit 9/11" as the truth as they believe in "Currency War" as historical data.
As for what the truth is, Ronan is not interested.
"Sorry, Director Moore." Ronan looked at Michael Moore, who was in a frenzy of himself, and said calmly: "I am not a film artist."
Michael Moore couldn't help but froze for a moment, never expected Ronan to say that.
The meaning of Ronan's refusal is already very clear. Michael Moore has the responsibility to reveal the truth ~ EbookFREE.me ~ he did not.
Such a hornet's nest, or leave it to others to poke.
Ronan has also recalled the plot of "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the past few days, combined with today's understanding, he also has some understanding.
Once the publishing company of "Fahrenheit 911" was Lionsgate. After "Fahrenheit 911" was released, it caused a huge sensation. Then Michael Moore encountered various troubles. Lionsgate not only did not suffer too much negative influence, but also developed later. Became the so-called seventh largest company in Hollywood.
This film is so politically sensitive, why did Lionsgate Pictures not be affected? The issuer is much less blamed than the producer.
On the other hand, Lionsgate is very politically strong, at least far better than the current relativistic entertainment.
Frank Gusta, the founder of Lionsgate, is a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party. He is a close acquaintance with Zipper, and has provided a lot of support in many activities of the Democratic Party.
Democracy goes to the palace together, this is right.