Chapter 1045 Change Plan
In the office of the Relativity Building, Ronan nodded with satisfaction at the box office news of "The Dark Knight".
“According to the agreement we signed with Warner Bros..”
George Clint, who came early in the morning, said at this time: "We can get nearly 50% of the revenue from the "Dark Knight" box office and related peripherals and derivatives related to the film. Although it is the same as next year, according to market data, the total revenue of Sand Sea Entertainment in "Dark Knight" online and offline is about US$160 million."
Ronan reminded: "We may be working directly with Warner Bros. for the last time we have worked directly, so be careful not to make a big mistake."
George Clint said: "We are not outsiders, nor are we small companies. Warner Bros. will not easily break the unwritten tacit understanding between large companies. Of course, we will not be short of supervision measures, and there will be corresponding professional teams participating from issuance to finance."
Large Hollywood companies often cooperate. Although there will never be a lack of intrigue, considering various factors, the basic rules of the game will still be followed.
But no one can guarantee business matters, so Ronan has this reminder.
Relativity Entertainment's investment in the "Batman" series has made huge returns, and it has also obtained the copyright of at least three movies for free, as well as tens of millions of dollars in compensation.
"Those three parts of the copyright, the script of "The Joker's Scarlet" has begun to be created, and director Drew Gundam has also officially signed the contract." George Clint said at this time: "The Birth of a Star" and "Suicide Squad"..."
Ronan thought for a while and said, "George, the script for "Suicide Squad" has also begun to be created. It doesn't matter if it's simpler. Focus on the role of the clown girl. When the opportunity is right, I will release this project."
George Clint asked: "The right opportunity?"
Ronan said: "It depends on watching the comic-adapted superhero movies of Warner Bros. and DC Comics."
Sometimes, even if a comic-adapted superhero movie is sold at the box office, it may be due to the audience's reputation being too bad, which will drag down the works in the same series.
"Suicide Squad" is not a work of Marvel Comics, but a work of DC Comics.
According to regulations that must be implemented in the industry, whether it is promotion or the film itself, once this work is adapted, it must be branded with a clear dc comic.
George Clint didn't stay for too long, and he had a lot of things to do, so he quickly said goodbye and left.
Ronan called Finch and asked, "How is the person I asked you to find?"
"There are already a suitable candidate," Finch replied. "There are currently undergoing corresponding electronic training and will be available next month."
Ronan nodded slightly and said, "Jessica's safety must be guaranteed."
Finch reminded: "You'd better talk to Miss Felton about this in advance to make her prepare."
"I know." Ronan smiled: "I've already had a preliminary talk with Jesse. She is a very good person to communicate with."
Since he chose Jessica Felton and the relationship between the two has begun to become well known, Ronan is also worried that some people will be trying to hit Jessica Felton, which is something he absolutely cannot accept.
So, he prepared professional female security personnel for Jessica Felton.
There are many things, and it is always good to be prepared for any eventuality.
At noon, Ronan met with Robert Eiger and other company executives and formally invited a visiting team from China Film Group from Oriental.
Since last week, China Film and Television has been discussing copyright authorization with Relativity Entertainment, and the differences between the two sides can be said to be relatively large.
Perhaps China Film is still at the stage when Hollywood just developed the Oriental Film Market, hoping to obtain the playback authorization of a number of old movies with extremely low or even partial free licenses.
But times have changed, and the Eastern film market is developing rapidly. Whether it is relativity entertainment or other Hollywood movies, it is impossible to give such preferential conditions.
As for Zuoshan Diao's assistant directly talked to Luo Nan about the good friendship between the two parties at the banquet, Luo Nan naturally pushed them all to Shahai Entertainment.
Of course, this kind of specific matter needs to be discussed with the specific company.
China Film also invited Ronan to participate in this year's Pacific Cross-Strait Film Forum, which will be held in the East.
Ronan politely refused, and basically left the matters of the East to the people below to take charge. For many reasons, he would go there and choose when he went there.
Although the cooperation between Relativity Entertainment and Oriental Company has driven the economic development of industries there and even some places, strictly speaking, this is still a very pure business behavior of commercial companies.
When he went back tonight, Ronan mentioned security matters to Jessica Felton. Jessica Felton knew that Ronan had good intentions and had no intention of refusing.
Both sides are adults, so there will be no inexplicable things because of these.
Although real life is sometimes very bloody, neither Ronan nor Jessica Felton want to turn the life between them into a bloody drama.
In the words of Jessica Felton, there are not so many messy things in adult relationships. If you like them, you love them, and if you don’t like them, you will separate them.
This is a very typical American view of love.
Ronan didn't think there was any problem, after all, Jessica Felton grew up here.
On Tuesday morning, Scott Swift called and told Ronan that he had made an appointment with Mr. Lin from the East and would bring him to the Relativity Building on Wednesday morning.
Since last talked with Scott, Ronan has been considering the Qianlu Group of the East and wants to talk to Mr. Lin Jian to see if he has the determination to enter Hollywood in recent years.
If relativity entertainment wants to continue to develop rapidly and take a step forward in Hollywood, it must use all the favorable factors that can be used.
By the way, it seems that this young man from the super rich oriental area grew up studying in the United States?
Ronan quickly gave up some ideas about the young master because it was completely unnecessary.
In the afternoon, he received Diego Harris, executive president of DC Comics, the head of DC Comics' film business, and came to Ronan to retrieve the official script of "The Dark Knight Rises".
Because Ronan had previously served as the first producer of "The Moment of War" and "The Dark Knight", the official final script of the third part has always been in his hands.
Both sides politely spoke, but there was nothing to say. Ronan asked casually about the progress of the DC superhero movie project, and Diego Harris said a few words in a vague way.
Regardless of whether the two sides have considered it or not, with the release of the Avengers movies, DC has formulated the Justice League movie plan, Marvel comic-based movies and DC comic-based movies, which have become direct competitors.
The competition between the two sides in the film market is far greater than that of the comics market. Unless one of them is acquired by the other, it is impossible to reach a cooperation similar to the Justice League vs. Avengers in the comics.
Marvel has taken the lead by two steps and is more focused on its own plans. Instead, Warner Bros. and DC Comics regard Marvel as a competitor that must be suppressed and hurriedly wants to catch up.
This mentality first appeared on Warner Bros. and the top management of DC Comics, and then pushed down layer by layer, and soon responded to the crew that specifically implemented the Justice League universe.
In the studio where "Green Lantern" is located, Charles Rowan waited until director Martin Campbell finished shooting a day before he called him to the office.
Martin Campbell was in his sixties and had a busy day, with unconcealed fatigue on his face, and asked, "Charles, I have something to do with me."
Charles Rowan said, "Sit, Martin, sit down." When Martin Campbell sat down, he said, "Is the shooting going smoothly?"
"As planned." Martin Campbell touched his bald head: "The shooting is not very complicated, and post-production is even more time-consuming."
Charles Rowan said: "Start the progress appropriately and improve the crew's work efficiency as much as possible."
The employer had a request, but Martin Campbell refused directly and said politely: "I'll try my best. There is one thing I can guarantee that the video will be completed within the planned time."
Even if it was planned, he felt a little nervous. If he invested in huge projects like this, he should leave more time for shooting and production.
Charles Rowan coughed lightly and said, "Martin, Warner Bros. has made the latest request and plans to release "Green Lantern" in May next year. You have to complete all the production of this film by the end of March."
Martin Campbell couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Isn't it supposed to be released in July?"
"The sooner the screening, the better." Charles Rowan also disguised it: "Green Lantern is not an independent film, and Warner Bros. and DC Comics must consider the entire plan."
Hearing this, Martin Campbell was somewhat dissatisfied: "I originally set the holiday schedule for next year, and then changed to July, which is now being upgraded to May. Charles, IMHO, time is too tight!"
Charles Rowan said slowly: "I have carefully studied your shooting and production plan and I believe you can complete "Green Lantern" within the time limit."
The other party is a producer, and behind it is the support of the production company and copyright company. Martin Campbell is just a simple director. The powers of the two parties are very different. They do not want to withdraw from the crew halfway, so they can only execute according to the new plan.
Martin Campbell thought about it carefully for a while and said, "Yes, I can finish it on time." But he emphasized, "Charles, such time is already very tight, the crew may work overtime because of this, and the production investment will increase accordingly."
Charles Rowan thought of Kevin Tessulhara's request and said, "It's okay in this regard."
Martin Campbell said again: "Time can't change anymore, otherwise you can change the director directly."
"I promise!" Charles Rowan appeased Martin Campbell: "This is the last change of the plan and will not change it in the future."
Chapter completed!