Chapter 622 I Am Not a Film Artist

Taking advantage of the time before the premiere of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", Ronan specially participated in the signing of the copyright transfer of "Old Boy". He specially chatted with the president of Xiudong Pictures and invited him to go to Relativity Entertainment Group visit, in order to facilitate more cooperation between the two sides in the field of film.

South Korea is an important overseas market for Hollywood. Although Embassy Pictures has a branch in South Korea and has the ability to distribute independently, there is no harm in making friends with local bosses.

In addition, Xiudong Films has a lot of film copyrights, and these are exactly the resources Netflix needs.

The people from Xiudong Films also wanted to open up the North American market, seeing Ronan's enthusiastic attitude, they immediately agreed.

Leaving the contracted hotel conference room, Ronan said to Connie who was following behind: "Inform Robert Iger and Mark Randolph, and tell them to try their best to take time to meet with the people from Xiudong Films."

Connie complied.

Ronan walked out of the hotel, got into the car, took out the DVD of "Old Boy" presented by the president of Xiudong Films, and simply flipped through it.

This is a DVD made by Koreans. Its appearance and packaging are not much better than those made by Relativity Entertainment, but the production cost is nearly three times higher.

The cost advantage of DVDs has brought Relativity Entertainment large profits over the past few years.

Ronan put down the DVD. In the North American market, "Old Boy" is essentially the same as "Infernal Affairs". The profit point is still the offline market, especially Netflix.

There are also many Koreans in North America.

Plus it's a remake.

Ronan remembered that Hollywood remade "Old Boy", but the specific commercial data is unknown.

Because of the relationship between Thanos and the Scarlet Witch, Ronan remembered that in the remake of the movie, Thanos and Aomei were the male and female protagonists respectively.

If you want to know how good the figure of Aomei, the representative actress of the slightly fat class, is, just go and see the remake of "Old Boy".

Ronan remembered that after Omei became popular because of her role as Wanda, she said in an interview that the scarlet witch's clothes in the comics were too revealing for her to accept.

Immediately, some netizens jokingly said that a beautiful woman is not shy in filming "Old Boy"...

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The reason why Ronan knew the Korean version of "Old Boy" was also because he was attracted by Thanos vs. Scarlet Witch. Only after watching the American version did he realize that there was a Korean version.

The specific plot of the Korean version is not clear, but the US version still has memories: Thanos slept with the Scarlet Witch, and finally found that the Scarlet Witch was his daughter...

By the way, there are also braised eggs among the actors.

Perhaps waiting until the Avengers program has progressed to a certain extent, and then a remake is a suitable opportunity? Thanos, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Scarlet Witch, the revenge story that has to be told among the three.

The remake copyright of "Old Boy", the Ronan project is under pressure for the time being, and Relativity Entertainment is currently acquiring various adaptation copyrights from 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 more and more 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. The gimmick adapted from real people and real events can attract more media and audience attention.

Due to the existence of Will Smith, the premiere of "When Happiness Comes Knocking" at the Cannes Film Festival has attracted much attention. No matter the scale or attention, it is incomparable to the previous "Ten Faces of Haze". After all, here is Western world.

On the day of the premiere, not only the jury of this year's film festival was present, but also the members of the Cannes official council also stepped on the red carpet.

As the producer of Shahai Entertainment and the distributor of Embassy Pictures, their respective directors George Clint and Garcia Rodriguez also came to Cannes from Los Angeles to welcome many guests who participated in the premiere as hosts.

The Cannes Film Festival is the beginning of a series of awards plans for "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door", with the focus on next year's Oscars.

For Hollywood films, the most important thing is of course the Oscars.

And when it comes to commercial effects, Oscar can bring more benefits.

Ronan walked into the Lumiere Hall again, but he didn't join 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 bearded face, and looks very artistic.

"Hello, Mr. Anderson." The middle-aged fat man smiled, his eyes became straight lines: "Can I have a chat with you alone?"

He quickly introduced himself: "My name is Michael Moore, I am a director, and I am also from Hollywood."

Ronan had seen Michael Moore at the Oscars and recognized him.

"What do you want from me?" Ronan had already guessed.

Sure enough, Michael Moore said as expected: "I filmed and produced a documentary, and I am currently participating in the film festival competition. I wonder if you are interested?"

Hearing that Michael Moore and Ronan were talking about the release of the film, Connie and Finch took the initiative to stand on the periphery, and politely stopped the people who came to say hello.

Ronan said, "Is that "Fahrenheit 9/11"? Director Moore hasn't found a distributor yet?"

Michael Moore smiled embarrassedly: "I haven't found it yet."

Before coming to Cannes, he had promoted this documentary in North America, including the six major companies and DreamWorks, but because of the sensitivity of the content and the huge political power involved, no one was willing to pay too much for it. the price.

When he came to Cannes, Michael Moore did not stop seeking distributors for the film. Outside of North America, it is easy to say that many overseas distributors are very interested in the conspiracy theories in the film, but the content of this film happened in North America. , the largest market and audience is also North America, if you can't log in to North American theaters, it doesn't make any sense.

Quentin Tarantino, also from Hollywood, recommended Ronan and Embassy Pictures to Michael Moore after watching the documentary.

Michael Moore has never had any dealings with Ronan before, but he has heard about him. He is young and promising and has a complete film distribution channel. He belongs to the group with a good reputation in Hollywood. He emphasizes credibility and commitment. And full of determination to forge ahead.

Due to lack of understanding, Michael Moore could only analyze from what he had heard, and felt that Ronan seemed to be a very good choice.

Young people never lack enthusiasm, forging ahead is enough to illustrate this point.

Be trustworthy and make promises, and you may dislike the dirty and dark side of some people very much.

As long as he is a little uncomfortable, "Fahrenheit 9/11" must have a market for him.

Michael Moore is a director, and he is still the kind who is obsessed with studying 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 bit abrupt, and explained simply: "But I couldn't find your contact information, so I had to come here."

Ronan looked very magnanimous, smiled, and said, "It doesn't matter." There was a hint of rejection in his words: "Thank you Director Moore for coming to support "When Happiness Knocks on the Door"."

The meaning of this is very clear, except for "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door", it is better not to talk about other topics.

But Michael Moore is a somewhat stubborn director. He didn't understand what Ronan meant at all, and said, "Mr. Anderson, I wonder if you are interested in "Fahrenheit 9/11"?"

"I haven't seen it." Ronan frowned slightly: "It's not good to comment."

Michael Moore quickly said: "This is a documentary that reveals the truth about 9/11. I have done a detailed investigation and found that it is not the family that is closely related to the La Deng family. 9/11 is not an accidental incident..."

He spouted a lot, basically in the tone of conspiracy theories.

Ronan raised his hand to interrupt Michael Moore, but Michael Moore turned a blind eye to his actions: "They deceived the entire United States and the whole world! As a responsible person, we must expose them to the world The conspiracy and the true face!"

He looked at Ronan and shouted: "The public has the right to know! They have the right to know the truth of the matter! They have the right to see the true colors of those bastards! Mr. Anderson, as film artists, we also have the responsibility to expose the truth of the incident to the world !"

Is the truth in "Fahrenheit 9/11"? There's a fair amount of it that's definitely true, and Michael Moore really worked hard.

But to say it's all true...

People in the world are not fools.

Ronan feels that this documentary is to some extent like the "Currency War" that was once popular on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Many things in it are true, but too many creators' opinions are mixed.

In the future, there will definitely be people who will take "Fahrenheit 9/11" as the truth in the same way they believe in "Currency War" as historical data.

As for what the truth is, Ronan has no interest.

"Sorry, Director Moore." Ronan looked at Michael Moore, who was in a self-maniac state, and said calmly, "I'm not a film artist."

Michael Moore couldn't help being stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Ronan to say such a thing at all.

The meaning of Ronan's refusal is already very clear. Michael Moore has the responsibility to reveal the truth, and he does not.

Such a hornet's nest should be poked by others.

Ronan has also recalled the plot of "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the past few days, and combined with today's understanding, he also has a clear understanding.

The distribution company of "Fahrenheit 9/11" used to be Lionsgate Films. After "Fahrenheit 9/11" was released, it caused a huge sensation, and then Michael Moore encountered various troubles. Lionsgate Films not only did not suffer too much negative impact, but also developed Became the so-called seventh largest company in Hollywood.

The film is so politically sensitive, why wasn't Lionsgate affected? It is one aspect that the issuer is far less blamed than the producer.

Lionsgate, on the other hand, is politically strong, at least far stronger than Relativity Entertainment is now.

The founder of Lionsgate Films, Frank Gusta, is a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party. He is close friends with Zipperton and has provided a lot of support in many activities of the Democratic Party.

It is only natural for democracy to go against Gonghe.