After roughly browsing the script, Ronan has already confirmed that this is a movie I have watched, called "Epitaped Storm". Because of the slow pace and heavy gray theme of the film, I couldn't hold on after watching it for less than one-third of the time and gave up.

I have watched it twice later, but I haven't really finished it once. Maybe it's really not right. I always don't want to see the end after reading the beginning.

Finally, I dragged forward all the way and saw the ending.

The movie roughly tells the story of a secret East German policeman who eavesdropped on the artist, turning from eavesdropper into protector.

If you remember correctly, this film has won the Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film.

As for whether the director is Florian Donasma, Ronan has no impression of it at all.

Seeing Ronan close the script, Tony Koch asked directly: "Is this script good?"

Ronan smiled: "The theme is very profound, and the plot contains profound cultural connotations."

Hearing this, Florian Donasma was delighted. Is this recognition of his script?

Tony Koch and Ronan have known each other for many years and are also old friends. Knowing the elements of his choice of movies, he immediately said, "Is it valuable?"

The theme is profound and connotative, and may be able to enjoy it in Europe, but in Hollywood, it is basically not very useful.

Ronan looked at Florian Donasma: "Have you ever thought about how much money this film needs to be made?"

Florian Donasma immediately replied: "2 million euros..." As soon as he said that, he thought of the previous rejection of the German companies and quickly changed his words: "2 million US dollars is enough."

Ronan nodded slightly and put the script aside. The production budget was not high, especially for current relativity entertainment.

If this kind of film costs $10 million in budget, he will refuse without hesitation.

Because the type and theme of the film determine, even if it is filmed in Hollywood, the market is extremely limited even if it is filmed.

It is not difficult for anyone who has a little understanding of the film market to see this.

Moreover, the film will not have a large market in North America, and this film is probably more popular in Europe.

East Germany, West Germany, and the Berlin Wall were world-class hot events back then, but that was more than ten years ago. With Americans' forgetfulness and indifference to overseas, there are probably only a limited number of people who are interested in this kind of film.

If you can gain something at the Oscars, the situation may be better.

Based on the actual experience of operating the movie in recent years, Ronan speculates that if this film wins the Oscar for the best foreign language film as it once did, perhaps the box office in North America has a hope of 10 million US dollars?

It depends on luck.

Then there is the overseas market.

European audiences may be more interested. If you run a few European awards, it is estimated that the box office in Europe will be above North America.

And the revenue from the offline market...

$2 million is worth a try.

Ronan knew very well that if you invest tens of millions of dollars in this typical art film, you must be cautious when investing in this type of typical art film, but if you invest 2 million dollars, you can try it with the strength of relativity entertainment.

But the director's level is also a problem.

"This script is well written." Ronan finished thinking and said to Florian Donasma: "But screenwriter and director are two professions, and you don't have past film works as a reference for your director's ability."

Florian Donasma hurriedly said: "Mr. Anderson, please believe me. I have mature and comprehensive considerations for this video!"

Ronan thought for a while and said, "Mr. Donasma, I can buy your script first..."

Florian Donasma was a little anxious. He wrote this script just to be a director.

What is the future of being a screenwriter? A screenwriter who doesn’t want to be a producer or director is never a qualified screenwriter.

If this script is bought by a Hollywood company and taken back to the United States, will the director still be his turn to compete?

The directors who are waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback and the directors who are suitable for their own script style may be able to capture a lot!

Florian Donasma made a quick decision and said, "Mr. Anderson, I can personally gather people to shoot a short film for about ten minutes. After you have watched the short film, you will decide whether I can serve as a director. Is it OK?"

This kind of imaged short film works reflects the true level of a director than the shooting and production plan. Ronan thought for a little while and said: "Yes. Mr. Donasma, next month you can go to Los Angeles, which has more complete facilities and easier to gather people."

Florian Donasma was slightly relieved: "Okay! I'm going to go to Los Angeles now."

Ronan called Connie and asked her to lead Florian Donasma to deal with the subsequent matters. Although $2 million is nothing to Relativity Entertainment, no one's money was not caused by the strong wind. If you want to get investment, you must show your value.

"How is it?" said Tony Koch. "Ronan, I'll bring you another valuable film project."

Ronan said directly: "It may not be worth one tenth of the value of Resident Evil."

Tony Koch said: "The two are not the same type."

Ronan nodded: "If this film is successful, it is far from enough to shoot well, and it also needs to take the winning operation route."

"Resident Evil" can be serialized, and friends have various offline peripherals. This movie called "Eavesdropping Storm" is difficult to operate a sequel, and there are only disc and playback copyrights in the offline market.

And without heavyweight awards, this kind of film cannot have a good commercial market.

This is not bad. Embassy Films is also constantly exploring for awards. In the future, business and art must be grasped, and both must be strong.

After chatting with Tony Koch about his mother, Ronan remembered something. It seems that there were also eavesdropping themes in later Hong Kong films, and it seems that several films were filmed in succession. It is also considered a rare lively film in Hong Kong films.

The award-winning campaign for "Eavesdropping Storm" is a future, but the award-winning campaign for "Lost Tokyo" is in full swing. Compared with the Oscars with a large number of judges, the award-winning issues at the Cannes Film Festival are more affected by personal ideas.

Even the power of the chairman of the jury can force a certain film to win awards.

Quentin Tarantino once acted as the chairman of the Cannes Film Festival jury and the Venetian Film Festival jury, and among the beneficiaries were Sofia Coppola, who had several legs with Quentin.

The chairman of this jury is Patrice Xiahou, a name that is quite unfamiliar to Ronan. Embassy Pictures has never had any dealings with him before, and there is no way to talk about relationships.

Shortly after the release of "Lost Tokyo", the Embassy Films team made a judgment that Patrice Xiahou appreciated films with profound social significance and was not interested in love sketches and other things.

Sofia Coppola's "Lost Tokyo" is strictly speaking with a typical love sketch style.

Patrice Xiahou also admires an American film called "The Elephant".

This film tells the story of a typical tragedy in a serious campus shooting in the United States in the late 1990s.

Just as Americans like to reveal scars from other countries, French filmmakers, who represent European movies, actually appreciate movies that reveal scars from the United States.

These two countries have never dealt with much.

Not to mention the opposition in the movie.

The famous Roman Polansky lives in France, and the French have never been wanted by the US Department of Justice.

The reality is in front of us. The Embassy Film Industry voluntarily gave up the Palme d’Or with a very small chance of winning the award and focused on the jury awards, the Best Director Award and the Best Actress Award.

The public relations work in the media has never stopped.

"The part that creates the atmosphere and observations of "Lost Tokyo" is longer than the part that tells the story. But you won't mind: Sofia Coppola quietly maintains a depressing tone, and there will be no second movie like this, unless genetics intervenes."

Accompanied by Tony Koch, Ronan went to Berlin, visited the latest Koch Pictures, and then returned to Cannes to attend the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the film festival.

Embassy Film has a far less influence in France than the Oscars. Coupled with the influence of the chairman of the jury, "Lost Tokyo" has not won many awards.

The Palme d'Or was unexpectedly the item in the Elephant.

There are rumors that some judges led by Spielberg have not had a good sense of "Elephant", but Patrice Xiahou, as the chairman of the jury, strongly promoted the film to win the award.

Gus Vanterson, the director of "Elephant", also won the Best Director Award.

Best Actress was won by Canadian Mary Josie Croz.

Ronan has never heard of this actress in his two lives.

I can only say that the choice of the Cannes Film Festival is not friendly to Hollywood movies.

Fortunately, "Lost Tokyo" also gained something.

With the efforts of Embassy Films, Sofia Coppola's romantic comedy won the jury award.

This is also a heavyweight award for Cannes movies.

There is a Cannes Film Festival jury award that will also help the subsequent awards operation of "Lost Tokyo".

Due to participating in the Cannes Film Festival, "Lost Tokyo" is unlikely to participate in the competition units in Berlin and Venice. The next heavyweight award will be waiting for the Toronto Film Festival in September.

On the plane back to Los Angeles, Scarlett Johnson and Ronan sat together.

"You are still young." Ronan said casually comforting words: "There are opportunities in the future."

"I think French people discriminate against Americans, especially in movies," Scarlett Johnson said.

"It's normal for them to look down on Hollywood movies," Ronan said.

Scarlett Johnson asked directly: "Do I have any hope of getting an Oscar nomination?"

Ronan thought for a while and said, "I will ask the Embassy Film Company to declare for you. I can't guarantee whether I can get the nomination."
Chapter completed!