Chapter 645 Creepy Perception

Walking into the Relativity Building early on Friday morning, Kevin Feige walked through the spacious lobby and entered the elevator room.

The interior of this brand-new office building is busy, and there are many people coming and going, and there are many faces who can be named.

For example, Ann Lee who won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Christian Bale who starred in the little blacksmith in "Pirates of the Caribbean", young Australian actor Heath Ledger, serious dark film director David Fincher, etc. wait.

Kevin Fitch is very clear that these people are different from him, and they are definitely not employees of Relativity Entertainment or its subsidiaries, but temporary employees.

They are working with Relativity Entertainment's companies on movies or other film and television projects.

Today, Relativity Entertainment shoots and produces more than ten films each year, with a total investment of more than 500 million U.S. dollars and a total income of...

Kevin Fitch only joined Marvel Entertainment under Relativity Entertainment this year, so I don't know much about it.

Relativity Entertainment is not listed, the share structure is simple, and there is no need to disclose operating data to the outside world. Therefore, outsiders have speculated that the actual profitability of Relativity Entertainment far exceeds the estimates of outside agencies.

The possibility of this is very high.

It is said that Ronan just spent a huge amount of money to turn the famous Manchester United club into his personal plaything.

Ronan, whom Kevin Feige knew, was a very rational person. If he didn't have sufficient funds, would he buy a professional sports club?

The huge "Avengers Project" needs financial support.

Arriving at the top floor of the Theory of Relativity Building, Kevin Feige met Ronan's assistant Connie, greeted her, and quickly entered Ronan's office.

"I negotiated with Susan Levin for two rounds." Kevin Fitch knew a little about Ronan, and got straight to the point: "I probably also figured out their situation."

Ronan smiled and said, "You should be solely responsible for this."

Kevin Fitch said naturally: "This is the first time to be an independent producer, and there are some key points that you need to grasp."

Marvel is an old company, but Marvel Entertainment is a new company. He wants to gain a foothold in Marvel Entertainment, and even make a bigger difference. Ability is a relationship, and he cannot ignore some small details.

Everyone knows that the CEO of Marvel Entertainment is Avi Allard. How many people know him? Who is Kevin Feige? Therefore, Ronan's support is the most critical.

Avi Arad is far away in New York, but he is in Los Angeles. It is also an advantage to be able to meet Ronan frequently.

An assistant brought coffee in at this time. Avi Allard thanked him and said, "Judging from Susan Levine's subtle attitude, Robert Downey Jr. is very eager for the role of Iron Man."

Ronan nodded slightly: "It's hard for him to find a better opportunity in a short time."

Having said that, Robert Downey Jr. has been floating in the sky for so many years, and finally he will fall to the ground.

Kevin Fitch added: "Two rounds of negotiations mainly involved film contracts and film remuneration. I offered the first 300,000 US dollars as planned, 12 film contracts, and the highest film salary is 20 million US dollars..."

Ronan asked directly: "Susan Levine's conditions?"

"Currently there are six film contracts, and the first one will be paid $1 million." Kevin Feige tried his best to be concise: "But besides the film salary, she invited Robert Downey Jr. to have the right to negotiate the later share based on the box office performance of the previous film. .”

Ronan said: "The ten-film contract does not involve the post-production share."

Kevin Feige said: "Can the first film pay be increased appropriately?"

Ronan nodded: "It depends on the negotiation situation."

In fact, as long as the "Avengers Project" has a precedent, it will be easier to sign long-term contracts with other actors later.

"I will have a third round of discussions with Susan Levine in the afternoon. Where I should not concede, I will not concede an inch."

Kevin Fitch came in a hurry, and left in a hurry, in fact, he didn't even stay in Ronan's office for fifteen minutes.

Just as Kevin Feige was sent away, Ronan received a call from CAA's Brian Lord. The crew of "Iron Man" released a female lead recruitment announcement, and CAA wanted to push new actresses under its banner to join the team.

Ronan responded with a few words and asked Brian Lord to transfer the information of several actresses to the "Iron Man" crew. The specific candidates will still be determined by the audition.

Brian Lord acted very quickly. In addition to the "Iron Man" crew, he also sent a piece of related actress information to Ronan's mailbox.

Among them, Ronan saw a familiar name - Winona Ryder.

Johnny Depp's ex-girlfriend, the unlucky actress, recently signed with CAA, seems to want to use CAA's resources and network of contacts to reverse her already decadent acting career.

Ronan just took a general look, and the specifics depend on the audition. Winona Ryder's age is more in line with the setting of Pepper, but she may not be willing to dye her hair blond.

There are many female stars who are very taboo about blonde hair.

Of course, there are also many actresses who like to dye their hair blonde.

For example, Scarlett Johansson and Charlize Theron are not born blonde.

Ronan didn't have much dealings with Charlize Theron, so he didn't know her original hair color, only that she kept the habit of dyeing her hair all year round.

But Scarlett Johansson's blond hair looks natural, but it is fake. Due to considerations such as personality, Scarlett Johansson has been following the "old Hollywood blonde" route since she became an adult.

Ronan was very sure that Scarlett Johansson's hair color was of the darker brown type.

This has been verified in the field.

After all, most people rarely dye some places.

In the afternoon, a female director, screenwriter and producer whom Ronan almost forgot came to visit.

"Hello, Marian." Ronan saw the middle-aged female director and remembered the meeting after Oscar. He was not embarrassed and said naturally, "Long time no see."

Marian Del Rio smiled and said, "It's been almost five months since we last met."

The relevant situation quickly came back to Ronan's mind. After the Oscars this year, Marianne Del Rio won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film with "The Heart of Chernobyl". On the idea of ​​making a documentary into a TV series.

At that time, Ronan also encouraged a few words, saying that let the other party come up with the script first.

The female director has disappeared since then, and Ronan has completely forgotten about it, but she did not expect to reappear today.

Compared with the last time, Marian Del Rio came prepared this time.

Marianne Del Rio opened the briefcase she was carrying, took out the document bag, put a stack of documents on the coffee table in front of Ronan, and said: "Mr. Anderson, it took me four months to complete the first two episodes of the series. script."

Ronan picked it up, opened the file bag, and flipped through it.

Seeing that Ronan was flipping through the pages very quickly, Marian Del Rio was a little uneasy, and hurriedly said: "In the past few months, I went to Ukraine and met many survivors and witnesses of the incident in Kiev. More first-hand information."

Ronan didn't doubt Marian Del Rio's words, because many Hollywood screenwriters and directors are indeed very dedicated and crazy.

There are too many things in Hollywood that are similar to James Cameron personally taking a deep-sea submersible to shoot thousands of meters into the sea.

Marianne Del Rio's words continued: "I was infinitely close to the city of Pripyat, and I rented a drone to take pictures of the Chernobyl nuclear accident site. In the camera, the deserted Chernobyl is as quiet as Ghost Town, this also made me more determined to shoot related film and television works!"

Ronan looked up at Marian Del Rio and said, "Ma'am, your professionalism and professionalism are admirable."

Marianne Del Rio's face was full of sadness: "If you don't know the first-hand information, you will never know how tragic the accident was. The unprecedented and devastating nuclear disaster, and the power struggle under the intertwined bipolar structure behind it, are enough. recorded in history."

Ronan put away the script and reminded at the right time: "Ma'am, what you want to shoot is a TV series, not a documentary."

"This is not a documentary, I promise." Marian Del Rio quickly pointed to the script and said, "The script will not be fully restored in terms of accidents. When I wrote the script, I added a lot of fictional characters, including a group of protagonists. , I will try my best to create a reality that surpasses the documentary, so that everything seems to have happened in real life, and the key lies in the cutting-in of perspective and the grasp of the focus characters.”

Ronan nodded, as expected of a Hollywood director.

Since Marianne Del Rio dared to come to Ronan again, she must have made sufficient preparations: "Many years have passed since the incident, and there are still many unsolved mysteries and controversies. What is the cause of the accident? What is the process? The harm How widespread is the impact? Officials once blamed the nuclear power plant operators for the accident, but this statement was later overturned."

Ronan put down the script and simply listened to Marian Del Rio's statement.

These have nothing to do with the truth or falsehood of the event, but only to see if it can attract the audience, and whether it has the potential to cause a heated response from public opinion.

Because they are directly linked to future business value.

Marianne Del Rio's confidence gradually increased, and her voice was earnest: "Mr. Anderson, this is where my project starts. In the face of such a terrible accident, those who have witnessed it have no right to know the truth. This will bring a kind of A creepy look."

Ronan nodded slowly, glanced at the script again, and skimmed through it roughly. He was very sure that this was a very Westernized TV series.

"How many episodes are expected to be filmed?" Ronan knew very well that the main target of the series was Western audiences: "What is the approximate budget?"

Marian Del Rio breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Six episodes, only six hundred... No, I only need five million dollars to complete it."

The request is indeed not much, five million dollars is only considered a small investment and a small production for Sand Sea Entertainment today.

But Ronan didn't agree easily.