Chapter 353 Dried this bowl of chicken soup
After getting this name, Ronan checked it online that night and could see that Chris Gardner's experience was quite similar to the hero of the movie in memory. He asked the assistant team to collect detailed information about Chris Gardner when he went to work the next day.
More and more information is gathered in Ronan. Through the information and memory, he confirmed it completely that Chris Gardner was the prototype of the male lead in the previous life "When Happiness Comes Knocks" film.
How can such a chicken soup movie be worthy of the so-called American dream if it is not given to the American audience?
If you have a dream, defend it.
If you have a dream, try to realize it.
This is the motivation Chris Gardner often instills in his employees on the data.
Very chicken soup, isn't it?
Ronan intends to tell all ordinary people and losers in the United States: Don’t panic, happiness will come eventually. As long as you take out your wallet to buy movie tickets, happiness will be in front of you.
Besides, this is a black movie.
If it were other times, Ronan might have doubts, but after the 9/11 incident, there have been major changes in the US social economy, which has deeply affected the viewing choices of Hollywood and moviegoers.
Just this month, at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony, blacks became the biggest winner.
Denzel Washington won the Best Actor with "Training Day"; Halle Berry's "Dance of Death" made her the first black Oscar heroine.
This not only excited the blacks in the Hollywood circle, but also gave all black groups in the United States a shot.
Ronan could only sigh that uniting all the forces that can be united, the United States is also playing tricks.
In the current social environment, from the government to society and then to the people, it seems that the power of black people is needed.
As a result, a pair of black actors and actresses emerged.
The Oscar once again proved with actual results that the relationship between winning and acting is not that close.
Of course, Halle Berry's dance performance with Billy Bob Thunton was indeed outstanding and caused a sensation across the United States.
In contrast, Nicole Kidman still didn't take off enough in "The Moulin Rouge".
How can I win the Oscar heroine without taking it off? How can I make the future Oscar host sing "I've seen the Oscar Best Actresses' Breasts".
At the Best Actor, Denzel Washington won the award, which made another black superstar nominated for Best Actor indignation.
"Am I worse than Daniel Washington?" Will Smith would not complain in public, but there were not many complaints in private: "Ronan, tell me, isn't my "Boxing Ali" good?"
Ronan walked to the water dispenser in the office, picked up a cup of mineral water to Will Smith, placed it on the coffee table next to the sofa, sat on the other side, and said, "This is not a matter of acting. Will, you are nominating for the first time."
He has been friends with Will Smith for several years, and there is no need to worry about some things: "Don't you think that Oscars are going to reward you this year?"
Will Smith picked up the cup and took a big sip, saying, "I know this, I saw it from the beginning of the awards season."
Ronan was not surprised by this, after all, Will Smith is also one of the leaders of Hollywood's future Black Lives Matter movement.
"I just feel a little unwilling to give up." Will Smith didn't know that there was a small chance of winning: "I invested so much resources, and since the outpost, most people chose Denzel Washington."
The award ceremony was over, and Will Smith just complained.
Ronan said casually: "You are just the first time you nominate, and there will be opportunities in the future. You have to learn Tom's mentality. You have nominated many times, but you have never won an award once."
"Tom Cruise's mentality is worse than mine." Will Smith couldn't help laughing.
This also reminded Ronan of a series of troubles caused by Tom Cruise's failure due to the Oscar.
Indeed, Tom Cruise's mentality is not good either.
Ronan said again: "Take it slow, don't worry."
Will Smith said: "When I finish filming "The Enemy of the People", I will look for projects that are suitable for Oscars."
Ronan immediately thought of Chris Gardner, but he had just collected the information and had not yet contacted Chris Gardner himself. It was not the time to talk about this to Will Smith.
"Okay, I won't tell you." Will Smith waved his hand and prepared to say goodbye: "I'm going to Sony Columbia to talk to them about the promotional itinerary of "Men in Black 2"."
Ronan sent Will Smith out of the office.
Speaking of which, the companies Will Smith cooperated the most are Sony Columbia Pictures, "The Man in Black", "The Jedi Men", "The Boxer Ali", etc., all of which are films that cooperate with Sony Columbia.
Back at the office, Ronan called Robert Lee and asked him to come over as soon as possible to handle Chris Gardner's relevant authorization matters.
Judging from Will Smith's mentality of continuing to compete for the Oscars, he will definitely not refuse to kill this bowl of chicken soup.
However, it is too difficult for Will Smith to win the Oscar for Best Actor.
Not to mention anything else, the two identities of hip-hop stars and comedians are hard to cross.
The best situation is to rely on Hollywood-style political correctness.
Strictly speaking, "When Happiness Comes Knocks on the Door" is absolutely politically correct.
In this era, the American Dream and the Chicken Soup of the Heart are still compliments, and there are also black male protagonists.
Unfortunately, I am not a homosexual. Otherwise, I would wait a few more years before filming, and the black and homosexual killer is put on, maybe Will Smith can really win the award.
The political correctness of Hollywood in previous lives has affected all aspects of the film industry. Not to mention the Oscars, even the long-finished Harry Potter series, Joanna Rowling jumped out and said that Albus Dumbledore was gay...
If you go on at this pace, it is very likely that this situation will evolve: Gandalf and Saruman are a couple, Thor and Aquaman are lovers, Terminator and Robocop are robot couples, King Kong and Godzilla are loves beyond race, Santa and Jesus are friends of age...
The whole world is shrouded in rainbows, and chrysanthemums become the flowers of the earth, and everyone sings together to chrysanthemums.
A knock on the door sounded, and Ronan said please come in, and Robert Lee pushed the door and walked in.
"Look at this." Ronan handed Robert Lee a stack of information about Chris Gardner: "The boss and CEO of Gardner Financial Management."
Robert Lee took it, looked it through carefully, and couldn't help but say, "This entrepreneurial experience is so inspirational. Oh, she's still a black man."
Ronan said: "You go to Gardner Financial Management and contact Chris Gardner personally. I need his adaptation authorization."
Although this type of autobiographical movie can be adapted without authorization, it can easily cause some unnecessary trouble.
If an individual does not authorize the screenwriter or producer but appears in the work, the individual can file a compensation lawsuit, for the reason of defamation, disclosure rights, privacy violations and unfair competition, etc.
If you obtain relevant authorization, these can be avoided.
Moreover, the authorization price of real-life stories is not high. Currently, the maximum authorization price for Hollywood real-life stories is only $1 million, and the other party is still a well-known figure.
The average person is at most a matter of more than one hundred thousand dollars.
Ronan asked Robert Lee to go for a special trip to avoid some unexpected situations.
After all, there are too many copyrights or scripts that appeared many years ago before the movie.
For example, "Dance of Death Prisoner", which won Halle Berry as the Oscar for Best Actress, was completed in early 1995. Because the screenwriter was not famous at the time, the script changed hands several times between many producers, producers, directors and actors. It was not until the spring of 2001 that it was finally finalized to be invested and filmed by Lionsgate Pictures.
Robert Lee said: "I'll make some preparations in the afternoon and go to Gardner Financial Management tomorrow." He was the first person to follow Ronan and believed in Ronan's vision very much: "Chris Gardner is a very good inspirational subject."
Luo Nan nodded gently: "The inspirational theme has been photographed, and the market prospects are very good."
Chicken soup movies like this are still very selling points.
There are countless inspirational Hollywood movies, and videos shouting healing with chicken blood can often stimulate the audience's nerves.
This kind of small person, as an ordinary or even a loser, finally succeeds in striving and striving, can effectively grasp several pain points in mass social life, thereby resonating with people, and make people follow the protagonist to experience a real and ordinary life in a touching and struggle.
Robert Li Gang was about to leave Ronan's office, remembering something, reminding him: "The Ice Age of Blue Sky Studio is about to be released."
Previously, Ronan had Robert Lee stared at several animation film studios and animation departments of major companies.
"I know." Ronan has been following the animated feature film for a long time: "It will be released in North America this weekend."
In March, there were three most popular films in the North American film market: "The Scorpion King" released by Universal Pictures, "The Legend of the Night" released by Embassy Pictures, and "The Ice Age" released by Twentieth Century Fox.
The latter was released this month, and the first two were released in April.
Ronan thought for a moment and said to Robert Lee: "You have someone staring at Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studio. Twentieth Century Fox has been talking about acquisitions with Blue Sky Studio, focusing on the trends of their own animation department after Twentieth Century Fox acquired Blue Sky."
Robert Lee said: "I will send capable people to stare at it." He reminded again: "I heard that Twentieth Century Fox is very likely to dissolve the original animation department."
"Verify the authenticity of this news." Ronan said without hesitation: "If Twentieth Century Fox really does this, let me know as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!