Chapter 851: Settling the Dispute

The money ability can prolong life, but when the condition reaches a certain level, it cannot save life.

In the face of terminal illness, the world may seem a little fairer, and there are not a few super rich people who die young because of terminal illness.

However, Steve Jobs continued to believe in what the third brother said, and I am afraid he will die soon.

Having said that, what are the products of the third brother that are more reliable?

By the way, perhaps due to the special market and legal mechanism, Sange's generic drugs are not bad.

Ronan would not be so stupid as to try to persuade Steve Jobs. Jobs didn't even listen to his wife and children in this regard. Accident, absolutely not worth the candle.

As long as Steve Jobs can survive two or three generations of the kidney machine, it is enough for Ronan.

Over the years, most of Ronan's salary, bonuses and dividends and many other personal incomes have been invested in Apple and Amazon.

In addition, also holds a small amount of Google stock.

Even without Android, Google is still the absolute overlord of the search engine industry.

Therefore, Ronan's back road is wide enough.

Taking a step back, even if Relativity Entertainment and Netflix collapsed, he would still become a billionaire within a few years.

This also gave Ronan more confidence to formulate this Disney plan with Robert Iger.

Following Robert Iger's arrival in New York, Ronan and him visited several investors on Wall Street who held slightly more shares in Disney, which also allowed Roy Disney to see the attitude of Relativity Entertainment.

But when Roy Disney refused to discuss any copyright matters related to Disney animated films, Ronan and Robert Iger had already activated the second plan.

It can only be said that people in the Disney family have deep feelings for the Disney cartoons created by the Disney brothers.

After visiting many large investors, Ronan took the lead in leaving New York, leaving the rest of the work to Robert Iger. He will return to New York when Robert Iger makes progress.

In this regard, Robert Iger, an expert in business management, is there, so Ronan doesn't need to do everything himself.

on the other hand,

He also needs to deal with work in the film industry.

The "Dark Knight" crew, director Christopher Nolan and producer Charles Rowan representing Warner Bros. have had serious differences.

As the first producer of the project, Ronan has the responsibility and obligation to resolve the disputes of the crew, especially between the two heavyweights.

This is also related to the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in Sandsea Entertainment.

In the pull-up room of Warner Studios, Ronan watched the audition video played. His pale face, weird green messy hair, blood-red lips and purple worn-out suit seemed to make him see the old "Dark Knight" ".

The clown who had the aura of the protagonist, stole the master's limelight, and was promoted to the altar.

Then, another person's audition video, the same dress, but in Ronan's eyes, he always felt that he was missing something.

This is Robin Williams.

Acting is not bad, at least not worse than Heath Ledger.

Looking at his clown costume, Ronan always felt a discordant feeling, and it was not as suitable as Heath Ledger in any way.

In fact, no one needs to remind, Ronan also knows that this is caused by preconceived ideas.

After several audition videos were played, Charles Rowan took the lead and said: "Robin Williams' audition performance is not bad, and he has a wealth of performances. It is safer to choose him as the clown."

Christopher Nolan retorted: "I don't think so. As far as the audition alone, Heath Ledger's effect is obviously better."

Charles Rowan didn't want to further escalate the dispute, so he looked towards Ronan.

Although he represents Warner Bros., in the cooperation agreement between Warner Bros. and Shahai Entertainment, Ronan is the person with the most power on the crew.

"Heath Ledger is really good, Chris, I admit it." Charles Rowan said the following words specifically for Ronan: "But people who are well-informed in the circle should have heard of it, Heath- Ledger is addicted to drugs, which is a very big hidden danger."

He asked Ronan: "You've worked with Heath Ledger before, you should know that?"

Ronan didn't deny it: "Actually, I tried to persuade him, but it didn't work."

Christopher Nolan was very optimistic about Heath Ledger's audition, and interjected: "In this regard, I have already talked with Heath Ledger. If the crew uses him to play the Joker, there will be specific restrictions in the contract between the two parties. reflect and minimize risk.”

"There's always a risk," Charles Rowan said.

Christopher Nolan shrugs: "How is it possible to make a movie without risk?"

Charles Rowan had no choice: "Ronan..."

"This is a normal work discussion." Ronan said slowly: "Charles, I want to remind you that as far as I know, Robin Williams is no better than Heath Ledger."

Charles Rowan asked, "Really?"

Ronan said seriously: "It's impossible for me to joke about the work of the crew."

There is no doubt that Robin Williams is an actor with great style. He is good at playing many roles and has a wide range of plays. The most important thing is that he and his kind of real actors have made countless audiences feel the film. The charm of life, as well as the breadth of life and the warmth of humanity.

No one ever thought that Robin Williams would end his life by "suicide".

At that time, Ronan had seen related reports more than once. The police and Robin Williams’ spokesperson mentioned several times that Robin Williams had long-term drug and alcohol problems.

These two destroyed Robin Williams' body, ruined his life, and made him finally choose to extricate himself.

Alcoholism is somewhat better, but drug use has a lot of troubles. How many people in Hollywood have fallen because of it?

Charles Rowan had nothing to say: "Okay, Heath Ledger. Hope we made the right choice."

Christopher Nolan said: "Charles, there is definitely no problem with this candidate, and it will definitely surprise us."

Ronan didn't speak. Now that the candidate has been determined, Heath Ledger will be fine.

This is Christopher Nolan personally finalized the candidate. From the perspective of long-term cooperation, there is no need for Ronan to cause problems in the cooperation with Christopher Nolan because of the choice of Joker.

Christopher Nolan will become the banner of original Hollywood movies in the future.

Only those who have experienced the past will know how difficult it will be for original films to survive in Hollywood in the future.

The dispute between the director and the production manager was not magnified because Ronan intervened in time, and it was also limited to the scope of work.

On the selection of actors for other new roles such as double-faced people, Charles Rowan and Christopher Nolan basically have no differences.

For example, Aaron Eckhart plays Two-Face, and 30-year-old Spanish actress Elsa Pataky plays the policewoman Romez who is bought by the clown.

The actress has also signed a long-term contract with Shahai Entertainment, and she will appear in the "Fast and Furious" series in the future.

Of course, just a supporting role.

At the subsequent drama management meeting, Ronan also saw the new actors. Because he was very familiar with the previous Marvel series of movies, he recognized Elsa Pataky the first time he saw him. This is Once Thor's wife.

Unfortunately, because it is not known which corner of Australia Chris Hemsworth is swinging the sledgehammer in, Thor can only make substitutions.

Maybe a couple who used to have a very striking height difference in Hollywood will become passers-by.

I vaguely remember that Elsa Pataky once seemed to have appeared in a very large-scale movie. It seemed that an old man taped the key parts with tape, and then his whole body was tied up with plastic wrap before applauding.

It's been too long, and Ronan only has a vague memory, and he can't even remember the title of the film.

Having said that, in fact, actresses who debuted in Europe are much better than those in Hollywood in terms of daring to take off and dare to leak.

After all, this is a dedication to art.

The preparations for "The Dark Knight" went smoothly, and the crew once again signed a contract with the Chicago City Hall. Basically, all exterior scenes will be shot in Chicago.

Chicago will also cooperate with the choice of the film, such as holding activities such as the Batman Parade before the release.

In addition, under Ronan's suggestion, Warner Bros., as the publicity publisher, also formulated a related viral marketing plan.

At that time, the news that the "clown" is about to launch an attack will be widely spread.

Hollywood's movie promotion doesn't care whether it affects social stability or not.

It would be best to spark panic and arouse public curiosity.

As for other methods of publicity, Ronan didn't say much, and it's just a matter of seeing what happens.

Warner Bros. is now the number one film company in Hollywood. What kind of situation has not been encountered, and what kind of publicity methods have not been used?

Within this year, or early next year at the latest, "The Dark Knight" will start shooting.

Regarding confidentiality such as the plot, under the suggestion of Christopher Nolan, the crew project will not be released to the public, but a false name is used-"Rory's First Kiss".

The name comes from Christopher Nolan, Rory is Nolan's son.

Jerry Robinson, the cartoonist who created the character of "Joker" in the early 1940s, was also invited to the crew by Ronan and Christopher Nolan as a special consultant.

According to Christopher Nolan, the appearance of this version of the clown follows Robinson's original image for him in the comics.

Then Christopher Nolan specifically asked Ronan to help him contact the IMAX company. He hoped to shoot the entire film in the IMAX format.

But when it comes to cost, both Ronan and Warner Bros. have vetoed it, and Christopher Nolan can only present IMAX images with some shots.

After handling the work of the crew and getting feedback from Robert Iger, Ronan returned to New York.