Chapter 212 Editing and Reviewing Department
Returning to Los Angeles from Rosario, Ryan didn't even go back to his home and went straight to Burbank.
Although many of them are due to work, the most important thing is that Nicole is busy with the director's post-production of "Far Cry" in the editing room of Jenkins Films.
After several years of development, Jenkins Film has long been no longer the shell company it was. Although it still maintains the production model of account sharing cooperation, it also has its own full-time staff. The office location was moved into a single-family three-story office building last year.
To be precise, this office building used to belong to Carlock Film Company, the company that produced the "Terminator" series. In 1994, Carlock raised $100 million to shoot the film "Cutting the Throat Island" that almost ended a type of movie.
After the movie was released last year, it only received less than 10 million US dollars in box office, becoming a complete failure. Carlock Film Company, which was originally in a middle-level position, had no choice but to declare bankruptcy and look for the next one.
Its helmsman Mario Casa made a special trip to Australia to find Ryan under the introduction of James Cameron, so Jenkins Films completed its first acquisition since its birth. Not only did it have professional personnel and equipment, but it also had its own distribution channels.
In addition, Ryan's other plan is also in operation. As early as the beginning of the year, he asked Julius Stewart to send a recruitment advertisement to the whole United States to recruit screenwriters!
That's right, it's just recruiting screenwriters!
No one knows better than Ryan that after entering the new century, Hollywood's commercial script creation will completely become an assembly line, and more than a dozen or even dozens of screenwriters jointly write the same movie script will become the norm.
The most typical example is the successful "Charlie's Angels 1". Nearly twenty screenwriters participated in the script, and they have been modified at least thirty times - not including the number of times the boss Drew Barrymore has been modified on the spot - some screenwriters specialize in fighting, some screenwriters specialize in love, and some screenwriters specialize in dialogue, and they each perform their own duties. Successfully completed a typical popcorn script.
As Ryan said before, after entering the 1990s, almost all plots were almost used by commercial movies. Even the storyline of "Titanic" which achieved great success was also unremarkable. The plot of the poor boy and the rich girl has appeared for decades. It was just involved in the sinking of the Titanic and showed the glory of human nature in the shipwreck.
Even if it is recognized as the excellent creative "The Matrix", after splitting it up, you will find that most of the scenes are still Hollywood's usual techniques and plots.
The plots are still those plots, but creativity and brand new ideas are the most scarce things in this era. But what Ryan does not lack the least is these things.
A person's energy is limited. Ryan cannot sit in front of a notebook every day and write down the movies he has watched one by one. He needs a team, an excellent screenwriter team, to turn his ideas and the outline settings he wrote into a complete script.
Ryan only needs to set up the frame template and let the rest of the people fill in the specific plots and content. Until he is satisfied, he will only let these people fill in the typical popcorn movies.
Of course, he will still keep his own hands on two to three scripts a year, giving those classic movies the mark of a striking Ryan Jenkins-style work.
Walking into the office building belonging to Jenkins Films, Ryan waved to the front desk and came directly to Julis Stewart's office.
"Hi, Julis." Just after saying hello to Julis Stewart, Ryan saw two children playing on the other side, "Taylor. Why are you here?"
"Nicole brought me here." The blonde curly hair said with a swaying voice, "You went to Mexico, Austin was sick again, no one played with me, so Nicole brought me here. At least Christine was there with me."
"Hi, Ryan." As if it had been rehearsed, another little guy waved to him.
"Hello, Christine." Waving to the tomboy, Ryan looked at Julis again, "Where is Nicole? On the second floor?"
“In the editing room.”
"I'll go see Nicole first, and I'll talk about other things later." Ryan had just walked out of the office, and then there was a crisp shout, "Wait for me, I'll go too."
"And I..."
With the sound of footsteps, the two little guys followed, and then Taylor said proudly, "Don't be afraid of her, Christine, as long as Nicole is there, you can bully Ryan at will. Don't you think it's fun to bully a big star like him?"
"What if Nicole is not there?" Ryan glanced at her.
"Ah..." The little girl scratched her curly hair hard, and then showed a flattering smile, "Ryan, aren't we good friends?"
"Dear, it turns out you still know we are friends."
After saying that, he pointed to the editing room and made a shut-up gesture to the two little guys. These two people have been playing big in the film company since they were young, so they naturally understood the rules and shut their mouths obediently.
Nicole was exchanging opinions with the director, as if she had a heart-to-heart relationship. When Ryan pushed the door and walked into the editing room, she turned around and looked over, but didn't say much. After giving her a look, she started her job.
Wait for a while! Ryan naturally understood what she meant, pulled the two children and sat quietly on the side. After about a few minutes, Nicole frowned and walked over.
“Didn’t go home?”
"There is no you at home." Ryan's voice could only be heard by a few people around him.
"I don't have time to mess around with you, I still have a job." Looking at Ryan's tanned skin, the heartache in Nicole's eyes flashed.
"Just be busy, I have to go to the editorial department."
After Nicole left, Ryan looked at her side, "You two, stay here honestly, don't make trouble."
"Um!"
"Hmph~"
Listening to two completely different voices, Ryan shook his head, went downstairs to greet Julis, and went to the conference room of the editorial department.
There were more than a dozen men and women sitting in the conference room. Ryan tapped the table at the first seat of the conference table and said, "I believe everyone has already understood the purpose of Jenkins Film's editorial department before entering the company. I have read your resume and you have rich experience in your work."
There are no so-called newcomers sitting here. Although they are not famous, they are a group of screenwriters who have been unsuccessful in Hollywood for many years.
"Say that." Ryan stood up and walked a few steps. "You should know that I have many ideas, but time limits me to turn these ideas into words or pictures. I will provide you with detailed ideas and settings, and you need to add them to the complete ones."
"You have been floating and rising in Hollywood for many years. You should know that the film industry has developed to this day, and it is difficult for many plots to innovate. The biggest selling point of a script is often in terms of creativity. As long as those plots that look somewhat cliché can perfectly match the creativity and theme of the script, it will be considered a very excellent script."
"I will provide you with generous treatment..."
When many people heard Ryan say this, they smiled brightly. The treatment provided by Jenkins Films is already considered to be the top level of ordinary screenwriters.
"Also, anyone who participates in the compilation of the script can sign in the screenwriter column. If someone can come up with independent creativity and ideas, and does have market value, I will introduce you to the film company. If you want to change jobs in the future, I can also write a letter of recommendation for you that suits your experience."
All of these people's eyes emitted a shiny light. If the signed script is successful in making a movie, it means a qualification. Ryan Jenkins's handwritten recommendation letter is equivalent to knocking on the key to the doors of various film companies.
They are all characters who have been together in Hollywood for many years, so they naturally know the weight of those words.
The carrots were thrown out, and the next one was the big stick.
"I believe you have carefully read the confidentiality contract signed. Any information I provide is limited to discussions within the editorial department, and no one can be circulated outside the outside world!"
If someone really dares to break the contract, Ryan doesn't mind asking lawyer Wilson to organize a lawyer team to sue the other party to bankruptcy.
"Okay, I believe in your professional ethics."
Ryan made a gesture to Julis' assistant, and she immediately sent them the materials one by one. This was not a strange thing, but just a very ordinary comic.
"Men in black..." Someone muttered.
Although everyone's comics have some differences, they have the same name - "Men in Black" - and they are posted together with the comics, as well as a script outline and main settings written by Ryan.
This comic has been born for some years and its reputation is not very good. Ryan has been given the right to adapt its movies for a long time. When he took back the right to adapt the movies for "Spider-Man" from Sony Columbia, he almost used it for a deal.
"I will leave your email address to you. If you have any questions, you can send me an email. After the script is completed and I will submit corresponding revisions."
The first time this was done, Ryan was ready to modify the script dozens or even hundreds of times. After all, the two sides need to get through.
"Julis, I'll leave this to you for the time being."
The brief meeting quickly dispersed, and after everyone else was exposed, Ryan said to the company's person in charge.
"No problem, Ryan."
In fact, after completing the acquisition of Carlok Film Company, most of the daily administrative work was handed over to Mario Casa.
This once ambitious producer suffered a major blow after the failure of "Cutting the Throat Island" and vowed not to directly participate in film production ever since.
"By the way, Ryan, don't forget the premiere of Independence Day." Julis reminded that this is the highlight of the cooperation between Jenkins Pictures and Paramount Pictures.
"It depends on the situation then, and there may not be time."
Chapter completed!