(Today's birthday, it was just a matter of course. Thank you for reminding me, thank you for your birthday gifts, thank you!)

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" "The Battle of Doomsday", are zombies? It seems that I have a fate with zombies." Li Donglai opened the novel handed over by Brad Pitt.

Brad Pitt smiled and said, "The Walking Dead was very successful and is already a model for a new zombie drama. I bought the copyright of this novel in 2007 and has never been able to enter the shooting plan. In order to buy the copyright, I also had a bid with Leonardo. Fortunately, I won the copyright in the end." He shrugged proudly.

Li Donglai was a little surprised, "If you two can watch it together, then this book must be great. I read the book very quickly, let me read it for ten minutes first." He opened the book and started reading it.

Brad Pitt originally wanted to introduce the general content of the book, but he didn't expect that Li Donglai would be able to read so quickly, so he had to sit next to him and wait, without even a cup of coffee. He was very concerned about this project, not like leaving for a moment.

Because the scenes in the novel are designed to many countries and regions, the number of actors used for filming is not a small number, so the investment budget will definitely not be low. In addition, the adaptation of the script is a big problem. Although he has focused on shooting several art films recently, he has been looking for experts in Hollywood to create science fiction, action films and such doomsday films to try to rewrite the script, but it is not satisfactory.

Speaking of which, his Plan-B-Entertainment was founded in 2002. At that time, Li Donglai didn't know where to make a fuss. But now Li Donglai's Phantom is the seventh largest in Hollywood. The Plan B, which he devoted his efforts, is still a small independent production company. Only by himself can he experience all kinds of gaps and bitterness.

Plan B embodies Brad Peter's love for the movie, and it is also the product of his turn from an actor to a producer; his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston and Paramount's current head Brad Gray also contributed to the construction of Plan B. It was not until after the divorce that Jennifer left Plan B and worked alone.

His years of Hollywood connections, coupled with his own search for cooperation with large companies or independent productions, have also produced several good works.

For example, the 2004 blockbuster "Troy" had a total global box office of 497.3 million and a production cost of 175 million, which was also a sensation at that time. In 2005, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" starred the then-famous Pirate Captain Johnny Depp, which was well received. Of course, these were not achieved by his Plan B's independent production. Both are products of cooperation with Warner. Plan B only possesses a small amount of copyright.

After that, Brad Pitt began to independently produce some low-cost movies, such as "Survival in the Miscellaneous", "The Year of the Dog", "Strong Heart", "The Tree of Life", "Born of Me", etc. He spent a lot of energy to invest in literary works, and finally gave Plan B a successful foothold in Hollywood. After collaborating with Nicholas to create "The King of Seas", Plan B was even more outstanding.

Over the years, there have been as many as 20 films involved or independently produced.

But Hollywood is a big factory of survival of the fittest. If you don’t strive for the first place, you will only be buried in the torrent of history.

The Phantom has risen strongly, and every production has been well received. The first movie has exceeded 300 million yuan in global box office, the second movie set a box office record for restricted comedy films, with a box office of 700 million yuan in global box office. The third movie set a record of 2.3 billion US dollars in global box office, reaching the top of the planet in one fell swoop...

Today, the most glorious new entertainment giant in Hollywood is Phantom. Who cares about the independent production company that is competing for Plan B?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but admire the young people who were focusing on reading. Only when he founded a company did he realize the sadness and difficulties. Just like him reading, with people like himself waiting by his side, he immediately entered the state of reading... Perhaps this is his special product that is different from ordinary people.

——No one who can succeed is accidental.

Fortunately, he was not lonely. After a while, Black Friley came to the crew. He was quite surprised to see Pitt visiting the set, and then he saw Li Donglai holding a book while watching it carefully, roughly understanding that they were talking about business. As the heroine of the crew, she greeted him enthusiastically on behalf of Li Donglai, and also brought coffee to the two of them. Then she talked to Pitt about the recent situation.

Peter also intentionally asked about the shooting status of "Teddy Bear" and when it will be finished. With his own professional perspective, he predicted whether the movie would be more popular than "Hangover". When he heard that Li Donglai almost threw all the protagonists of "Star Wars" into a guest appearance, he was a little confused.

"You mean Teddy is a CG toy, and Master Yoda, the CG character in Star Wars, will also make a guest appearance?"

"Yes." Blake smiled, "I don't know what he was thinking, but it seems to be quite fun."

Pete was a little impressed, "I started to look forward to it."

Li Dong reads books very quickly. With the development of his spiritual consciousness, although he still cannot remember everything he can't remember, his memory has improved significantly. After scanning his eyes, he can see through the general meaning, and the speed of reading books can be seen.

This novel is a sequel to "The Survival Guide to the Zombie World" in the sequence of books.

In a sense, "The Survival Guide to the World of Zombie" is the "foundation" of many similar novels.

The story of "The Battle of Doomsday" is very interesting. The author Max Brooks said in the prologue: "In this novel, all the stories are real, and they are adapted from real stories - except for the element of zombies. The society, human nature, economy, politics, culture, and army in the books are all copied from the real world. In order to write such novels, I have done a lot of preparations."

The story of this novel is spread across Asia, North America and South Africa. Eyewitnesses have been rumored to have discovered unusual phenomena around the world, but no one knows where the zombie army is hiding. All kinds of strange phenomena have made this cross-age event vaguely appear before everyone.

Such stories bring a different style and flavor to the novel. Because of the truth, the novel has certain sociological significance. Secondly, there are elements of zombies, and there are science fiction, zombies, fear, and uncertainty in the novel. Finally, this is a survival novel, and there will naturally be many plots of the protagonist's survival.

No wonder it caused Brad Pitt and Leonardo to compete.

After a while, Li Donglai rubbed his eyes and put down the book. Seeing a cup of coffee in front of him, he smiled at Black, "Thank you, Honey."

Brad Pitt asked, "How do you think?"

Li Donglai said: "There is indeed a part that attracts me. Sci-fi essays that are very literary. However, the novel uses a lot of narrative techniques such as flashbacks and flashbacks, and there is no clear protagonist who tells the story. The protagonist in the novel is just a clue connecting other characters and stories, and is not a typical 'narrative'. If you want to adapt a movie, it will be a bit difficult."

He paused, "What do you want to do? I can't write the script."

Brad Pitt smiled and said, "I found several screenwriters to help adapt the script, but I only got a first draft. At first I wanted to write it, but that would be useless. So I directly asked you to cooperate with you. What do you think of the first cooperation between Plan B and Phantom?"

Li Donglai did not immediately draw a conclusion, "Have you ever thought about the level of filming?"

Brad Pitt was stunned, "There are zombies, of course the rating will not be high."

Li Donglai shook his head and said, "The Adult-level zombie film, the "Resident Evil" series has achieved its ultimate. If I want to shoot it, I will not focus on this level anymore. The story in the novel involves three continents, and I think the budget cost will not be low. The box office potential of adult-level zombie films is too low and does not meet my expectations."

Pete was surprised, "What do you mean?"

Li Donglai thought about it and said, "If "The Battle of Doomsday" is built into a PG-13 level (children under 13 are accompanied by their parents to watch), this also means that some explosive means must be abandoned, and the degree of bloody violence must be reduced. Today's zombie films are not horrible enough, not bloody enough, but this zombie novel has many social elements strictly, and cannot be treated simply as science fiction or horror novels. If it is unique and created a PG-13 zombie film, will it be different? Of course, I also consider it from the perspective of adapting to a wider audience."

When Brad Pitt heard these words, he really felt that the trip was worth it. "If you come to be the producer and take charge of the script?"

Li Donglai rubbed his forehead, so that he would be busier next year and there would be no time to have a baby. The money for milk powder is not that easy to make, and he smiled helplessly: "If you are the leading actor?"

Brad Pitt was not surprised. He had thought about starring himself, which may be the biggest difference from Phantom. Li Donglai is more of a director position in Phantom, but he is the biggest actor. "How to distribute the investment ratio?"

Li Donglai spread his hands and smiled and said, "Phantom wants copyright, you will definitely not let it go. Why not leave a good start for our first cooperation?"

Brad Pitt clapped his hands, stood up, and smiled happily, "Happy cooperation!" He stretched out his hand to Li Donglai.

Li Donglai also laughed and stood up, shook hands with him.

Black, who had been quietly accompanying him, was a little confused, "Wow, you seem to have reached a major cooperation. Congratulations, do you need a bottle of champagne to celebrate?"

"How can we lose champagne?"

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The weather in Boston today is surprisingly good. Although it was night, you could see the stars all over the sky. A small rental house seemed to be holding a lively party. But... the scene of this party did not seem to be so harmonious.

The wall on one side of the rental house is empty, with several cameras installed on the other side, and there are also rails laid underground. The camera is installed on the mobile car and aimed at the site of the rental house. Li Donglai sat behind the camera and used a viewfinder to determine the lens angle; and in the rental house, the extras are already holding wine glasses or holding food and entering the party state. Looking carefully, you will suddenly find that many big-name stars gathered at this small party...
Chapter completed!