Before meeting Ronan, Eric Newman knew that it was not easy to persuade investors to spend $20 million to invest in a pure zombie film. In the concept of a considerable number of people, this is an outdated movie genre, otherwise he would not have hit a wall everywhere.

In fact, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, some people wanted to remake George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" and "Dawn of the Living Dead", but they couldn't find investors. The B-level zombie films that have been continuously b-rated almost make this type of low-investment cut films, and no one is willing to invest tens of millions or even millions of dollars in adventure.

It is not difficult for Eric Newman to pull hundreds of thousands of dollars or even more than one million dollars, but this is completely contrary to his original intention. What he wants to bring is a new century zombie movie, rather than an old B-level movie.

Investments of tens of millions of dollars are necessary.

Eric Newman said: "Mr. Anderson, can you read the script and my plan before making a decision?"

He looked at Robert Lee for help, and Robert Lee said: "President, you said that every opportunity appears inadvertently."

Robert Lee and Ronan are old partners. They have fooled many people together, and then said: "It's not too late to make a decision after you have seen it."

Ronan thought for a while, nodded, picked up the script and started to read it carefully.

As before, he browsed very quickly. After flipping through the script, he picked up the production plan next to him. It not only contains preliminary project planning, but also survey statistics on the fan part, showing that many cut movie fans have been looking forward to seeing classic zombie films belonging to the new era.

Waiting patiently for Ronan to finish reading, Eric Newman said: "This is a reconcept of the classics, not a simple repetition."

Ronan put down his plan: "It can be seen."

Eric Newman continued: "The Living Dead in 1978 was obviously a cult movie, a milestone in horror movies. We believe we will present the same thrilling movies to young audiences, and we will apply the advanced technology that is popular nowadays. I have no idea of ​​reshooting, because reshooting means taking the original script and reshooting step by step. What we want to do is replay, it is a re-creation process, and we don't want to compare this film with other films, this is our version."

Ronan made a little consideration and said specifically: "The budget of $20 million and the cost of copyright transfer are too high."

Eric Newman knew he had to make concessions and said: "I spent $1 million on integrating the copyright. I transferred the copyright to your company, which is only $1 million, and this part of the cost is included in the production budget."

"$20 million is not a small number," Ronan said again: "Eric, you have never been a producer in the past."

Eric Newman couldn't deny this and said, "Yes, this is my first time coordinating an independent film project."

Ronan thought for a while and said, "I will propose that the audit committee conduct necessary audit procedures for the project."

"It's supposed to be." Eric Newman knew that the movie's position was not that simple: "I can wait."

Ronan smiled and said, "There are a few prerequisites, I must say it is ahead."

Without waiting for Eric Newman to agree or not, Ronan said directly: "First of all, I need to be the first producer. I will not interfere with the daily work of the crew, but the important decisions and the final editing version of the film must be determined by me. Eric, you serve as the second producer and producer. Second, the director of the film needs to be decided by the producer."

If you don’t find out the director, why will the DC be black and serious in the future? You can’t compete with the Marvel superheroes in his hands?

Eric Newman was a little hesitant, it was not quite the same as he thought.

Robert Lee and Ronan cooperated tacitly and said in time: "Ronan is just the final inspection of the project, and you are actually responsible for the crew's daily life." He specifically reminded: "Don't forget that Ronan's project as producer has been successful in a row."

Eric Newman didn't answer immediately, hesitated for a while, finally gritted his teeth and said, "I have no problem here."

Ronan said: "Okay, Eric, please wait for our news."

Eric Newman stood up and shook hands with Ronan: "Hope is good news."

Ronan smiled: "I hope so too."

He sent Eric Newman out of the office and asked Robert Lee to send him away from the company. When he returned to the office and waited for a while, Robert Lee was back.

"No problem," Robert Lee said to Ronan with a smile. "I thought it would cost millions of dollars to win the project."

Ronan knew he was talking about copyright fees and said, "The millions of dollars saved are enough for us to shoot a small production movie."

Robert Lee laughed: "This is a good thing."

The most basic business strategy is to reduce the cost of goods as much as possible.

Ronan said: "You are responsible for the follow-up negotiations with Eric Newman, and then hand them over to George, and the production is carried out by Shahai Entertainment."

"Okay." Robert Lee seemed to remember something: "The last time that romantic comedy script was bought, including the modification permission, and it cost $10,000. George has already deposited it into the script library."

Ronan knew he was talking about "Wedding Proud".

Robert Lee opened the briefcase, took out a piece of information, and handed it to Ronan, saying, "This is the relevant situation of Zach Schneider that you asked me to find. He is currently one of the top directors in the advertising and MV worlds."

Ronan took the information and said, "I'll take a look first."

Zach Schneider's advertising works are famous for its wide-screen movie style. He studied at the world-renowned Pasadena Design Academy Art Center. Later, whether it was an epic advertisement for Land Rover Off-Road in Tunisia or an MV on the streets of New York, Schneider showed his outstanding narrative skills and sense of space.

As a commercial television director, Schneider's footprints traveled almost every corner of the world from the Skeleton Coast in Namibia to the Arctic Icefield. He was a director and photographer and traveled to the tropical rainforest in Costa Rica to shoot commercials for Conbord.

In addition, Schneider is also good at sports themes and has produced promotional videos for Nike and Reebok with Michael Jordan and tennis star Martina Nevratilova as the main characters.

Zach Schneider has won numerous advertising awards, including two Creo International Advertising Awards, as well as the Golden Lion Award at the Cannes Advertising Festival, etc.

This is a young man in the film director industry and a top tycoon in the advertising director industry.

"Robert, you contact Zach Schneider." Ronan quickly made a decision: "Invite Zach Schneider as the director of "Dawn of the Living Dead."

Robert Lee was prepared for this and said, "I have already obtained the contact information of Zach Schneider and his agent, and I will contact them this afternoon."

There was a lot of work to do next, and Robert Lee didn't stay for too long and quickly left.

…………

On Monday morning, at London Heathrow Airport, Zach Schneider dragged his suitcase, passed the airport security gate, and hurried towards the boarding gate.

Although the plane has an hour left before taking off, his heart has flown back to Los Angeles.

Just early this morning, he received a call from his agent, and with him there was a formal invitation and a brief script outline.

Hollywood's Shahai Entertainment Company invited him to direct a movie!

It's not an advertisement, nor an MV, nor an experimental short film, but a director of a real feature film!

Director of a film project with a production budget that could be as high as $20 million!

Zach Schneider has long been determined to enter the film industry, but film directors and advertising directors are different. He is the first-class director in the advertising industry, and it is not easy for him to find a job as a formal director of a feature film.

Previously, he had competed for the directorship of several million-dollar budget projects, but he suffered failures without exception.

No matter how famous he is in the advertising industry, he will be a newcomer to the film industry.

Although the invitation was not the six major Hollywood companies, nor were mainstream commercial films, but the cut type of zombie films, Zach Schneider felt that such an opportunity was very rare.

This is the only time that he has taken the initiative to invite him to be the film director!

Moreover, this movie project is obviously the type of business he likes.

When he arrived at the boarding gate and saw the time on the electronic clock, Zach Schneider's anxious mentality was slightly relieved. He walked into the VIP room, and casually divided the newspaper from the newspaper stand, found an empty sofa chair, and waited patiently.

It’s useless to be anxious, this is the fastest flight ticket you can book.

Zach Schneider opened the Times, first read the current affairs news, then flipped into the entertainment section, and soon found a column that specializes in reporting movies.

"The agent action film "Spy Shadows 2" produced by Shahai Entertainment and released by Embassy Films was officially released in North America last week, and lived up to expectations to win the box office championship. Its first weekend's revenue reached US$84.27 million, far exceeding the outside world's expectations of US$55 million. The box office champion "X-Men 2" failed to win the championship again. Under the impact of "Spy Shadows 2", it fell to second place with US$40.03 million..."

Seeing this, Zach Schneider suddenly remembered that the director of "Spy Shadows 2" was his compatriot, Paul Greengras, also from the UK.

This British director was also an unknown person before, even worse than him, but in his collaboration with Shahai Entertainment, he became a figure resounding in the global film industry.

Zach Schneider knew very well that the invitation was Sand Sea Entertainment, and perhaps this was his best opportunity.

Maybe he can succeed like Paul Greengrass?

The agent said on the phone that Shahai Entertainment and its boss Ronan Anderson have made many new directors famous.
Chapter completed!