"Not very good trend?" Ronan asked, "Which side?"

"I received a notice that the cast members are preparing for a strike," Tom Cruise said.

Will Smith then said, "I've been notified, too."

Ronan was not surprised by this. The preliminary negotiations between the producers' alliance and the three trade unions of actors, directors and screenwriters were not going well. In order to increase their own bargaining chips, whether it is a real strike or a fake strike, the three trade unions will take the initiative to strike.

"The negotiations on the new contract are not going well," Ronan said slowly: "There are quite a disagreement between labor and capital."

Tom Cruise asked: "It won't really turn into a strike, right?"

Strictly speaking, neither labor nor capital actually wants to see a strike happen.

Ronan said the truth: "I can't be sure that negotiation is an art of compromise. It requires both labor and capital to compromise with each other. It depends on whether the balance of interests can be found in the next two months."

"I hope there is no real strike," Will Smith said.

Ronan said: "This is not something that we can decide on one side, you two should pay attention."

"I understand." Tom Cruise said: "Although Will and I have a production company, we are actors first and foremost. Once there is a situation, we must stand with the actors."

Both of them are smart people. Will Smith said: "Tom and I are Labor, you are the capitalist. Ronan, we will stand opposite us by then."

Ronan waved his hand and joked: "Don't worry, I won't let someone kill you two."

Tom Cruise and Will Smith both laughed. They all knew that since they enjoyed the benefits and protection of the union, they would have to bear corresponding responsibilities.

Ronan reminded: "If there is a script in the projects you invested in, you can hurry up in the past two months."

Tom Cruise heard something and asked, "There will be a problem in the screenwriter's union."

"No one in the league cares too much about the screenwriter union." Ronan doesn't need to hide it, because this is something that Hollywood people know: "Neither I, including me, will easily agree to the conditions of the screenwriter union. They want to fight for the same treatment as the actor union. Is this possible? The differences are too big and almost impossible to reconcile."

Will Smith got it: "Like 1988."

Luo Nan nodded slightly: "The possibility is very high." He also said: "Although the capital will face some difficulties, there are not no screenwriters who can use it. You should know that the entry threshold for screenwriters unions is high. There are too many screenwriters in the industry who are not members of the union, and there are also screenwriters who come to Hollywood to develop overseas and rarely join the screenwriters union."

Tom Cruise said: "The producer has some confidence and will not compromise with the screenwriter's union, so..."

Ronan said: "It's just that there is this possibility. How to develop depends on the negotiations in the next two months."

Will Smith and Tom Cruise both knew that Ronan was a core member of the producers' league. Since he said that, the future situation might be really not good.

They should also make some preparations in advance to avoid being caught off guard.

The three then had dinner together, and the weekend party came to an end and each left the Beverly Club.

Ronan also reminded the two friends to prepare for the upcoming chaos in Hollywood.

This weekend, "Zombie Paradise" launched by Relativity Entertainment was officially released. This zombie movie full of joy is quite popular. It won 32.1 million US dollars on the weekend of painting in North America, and the final North American box office is highly promising to hit 100 million US dollars.

In the past two years, zombie films have begun to recover, and the number of zombie films on the market has increased significantly, and there are more and more successful commercial cases.

Zombie films tend to rush from niches to more popular people.

The type of comedy and zombies seems to be very interesting.

After confirming that director Edgar Wright will continue to direct, Shahai Entertainment also plans to continue to promote the second part.

The movie is a great success, and not being serialized is a waste.

No matter what industry, waste is extremely shameful.

Regardless of whether the economic crisis occurs or not, whether there will be a general strike in the Hollywood circle, Relativity Entertainment is still developing rapidly and steadily advancing projects.

Although the proportion of revenue from relativity entertainment directly comes from movies has been shrinking, and various peripheral derivatives account for more than 80%, the basis of all this is content that is popular among the public.

Therefore, content production is still the top priority of relativity entertainment.

This week, "Pharaohs and the Gods" ended all screenings worldwide, with a total global box office of $113.56 million.

Even if there are DVDs and various peripheral copyright revenues in the future, this epic blockbuster by 20th Century Fox still failed in business. It takes an extremely long time to accumulate if it wants to recover nearly 200 million US dollars in total investment.

First there was "Dynasty of Heaven", and then there was "Pharaoh and the Gods", two consecutive first-line productions failed miserably. It is conceivable that Ridley Scott faced.

If the failure of "Dynasty" can be pushed to the executive producer of 20th Century Fox, Ridley Scott got almost all the power to watch in "Pharaohs and the Gods", and the film is still screwed up...

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility, Ridley Scott was naturally on the 20th Century Fox cooperation blacklist.

It is very fatal to mess up two big-produced movies in a row. Not only Twentieth Century Fox, but many Hollywood film companies have blacklisted Ridley Scott.

At least it's a blacklist of big-produced movie projects.

That is when the industry was in a bad mood, Ridley Scott received a cooperation invitation from Relativity Entertainment.

Relativity Entertainment delivered to Ridley Scott is a science fiction script.

“Relativity Entertainment is very sincere,” the agent told Ridley Scott. “They think you’re very suitable for directing this sci-fi project.”

Ridley Scott was surprised: "Other companies want to never cooperate with me again, but Relativity Entertainment came to invite me..."

"It is said to be Ronan Anderson's proposal," the agent said.

Ridley Scott never collaborated with Relativity Entertainment. He looked at the script in his hand and said, "I'll take a look first, let's talk about it tomorrow."

For Ridley Scott, science fiction projects are no strangers. In the past, he directed many science fiction films, such as "Alien" and "Blade Runner", which can be classified as science fiction films.

But Ridley Scott soon discovered the difference in this script. Although survival on Mars seems nonsense, it is obviously a technical stream and belongs to the hard science fiction type.

Such films require highly professional knowledge and technical guidance from professional departments from the preparation period to the shooting, which is much more difficult to shoot than ordinary science fiction films.

Hard science fiction films are very exciting, but Ridley Scott also has doubts.

Nowadays, hard science fiction movies have long declined and have gradually faded out of the sequence of mainstream Hollywood commercial films. Among the top ten box office rankings in North America every year, it is difficult to see hard science fiction types again, and even hard science fiction is not very popular. There has not been very outstanding hard science fiction publishing in recent years.

Many people are also afraid of watching science fiction, especially hard science fiction, because they think there are too many scientific terms and scientific concepts too profound, and they cannot fully understand them.

This script is different.

Not only can Ridley Scott understand it easily, but he also becomes more and more interested in it the more he read it. It feels a bit like the feeling of encountering "Alien".

The script cleverly resolves this problem and points out the background and theme of the story very early: the astronaut and male protagonist who had an accident had to survive on Mars alone for a year and a half.

Moreover, the time point set in the entire story and the technological means used for Mars exploration look very similar to the fact that it is based on various versions of the Nasa Mars plan in reality. All the solutions in the hero's survival are calculated step by step.

Every time the hero encounters a problem, he basically has this kind of development routine - analyzing the problem, making assumptions, proofing on a small scale, determining the plan, and implementing it...

In this way, even as a reader, he felt that every detail was incredible.

This sense of reality that is within reach is probably the most charming part of this script.

Some people say that the biggest compliment for hard science fiction genre is "written like the real one".

There is also the setting of the male protagonist, which is not the kind of cool pretending to be a slut, but is extremely down-to-earth.

No matter how difficult the environment the hero faces is, even if it is difficult to despair, humor and optimistic spirit can still shine in his lines.

Although I think from the bottom of my heart that this is a space wilderness to upgrade, Ridley Scott is somewhat moved from the director's perspective.

Coupled with the invitation from Relativity Entertainment and Ronan Anderson's golden signboard, Ridley Scott thought maybe he could give it a try?

In the past two years, Ridley Scott has encountered too many troubles and has messed up several films one after another, causing him to be suspected by the media and the industry.

Even he himself doubted himself. After the defeat of "Pharaoh and the Gods", he had the idea of ​​quitting the movie.

After reading the script, Ridley Scott solemnly put it away: Maybe you can plant potatoes on Mars?

The director is different from the producer and is attracted by a script that is excellent enough. He reads this script, and has such a good script, good material - it has been written, and it is on paper, and the rest is to shoot it...

Ridley Scott has filmed science fiction films and space films, and has rich experience. Space fantasy is another reality in his eyes. It is a magnificent platform, a form of drama in which anything can happen.

Starting with "The Gladiator", including "Black Hawk Down", followed by "Dynasty of Heaven" and "Pharaohs and the Gods". Ridley Scott has filmed four epics in a row, but the final result is not ideal.

Maybe, you should try a different type.
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