The Best Entertainment Era

After flipping through the contract, Lindsay Bill picked up the pen and signed the contract in duplicate.

Whether it is the current situation or the remuneration compared to the previous two Hollywood jobs, this contract can be regarded as a good salary. The weekly salary of ghostwriting the first book is 1,000 US dollars, and the second book directly doubles 2,000 US dollars. Double that for three copies, or $4,000.

The weekly salary is 4,000 US dollars, and most of the old screenwriters who have been in Hollywood for many years cannot get such a salary.

What's more, there is a completion bonus, and you can get a royalty bonus if you publish it.

The three-month experience in Hollywood made Lindsay Bill, who had a dream in her arms, understand what reality is.

First of all, I have to support myself, and secondly, I have to pay off my student loans, gain a foothold in Hollywood, and then I can talk about talent and dreams.

Thank you for coming here. Ronan accepted the contract and shook hands with Lawyer Dinah.

Dinah Upton said with a smile: You can call anytime if you need it, I'll go first.

Ronan sent her out, and when he came back, he saw that his little gunman was a little dazed, coughed, and said, Miss Bill, let's talk about work.

Lindsay-Bill's delicate facial features are combined into a soft oriental face, which is completely different from the temperament of the American-style big horse. She smiled with two small rabbit teeth and said, Mr. Anderson, you can call me Lindsay.

Ronan is also not polite: Lindsay, you can call me Ronan, we will communicate frequently in the future, don't be too restrained.

Hmm. Lindsay Bill nodded her pointed chin.

Ronan opened the file cabinet, found the three previously written backgrounds, character designs, and plot outlines, handed them to Lindsay Bill, and said, Look first, these are all female female themes.

Compared with the original Fifty Shades of Grey, I only watched the adaptations of Twilight and The Hunger Games, that is, I have an impression of the hero and heroine and the main plot, and I forgot the others It's almost there, this outline is not perfect, and the plot needs to be further optimized and expanded in the later stage.

Lindsay-Bill read the outline and understood why he had to write two paragraphs for the interview yesterday.

The first outline is a standard Mary Su story, but the background is magical, adding elements of vampires and werewolves, but judging from the setting, it still does not deviate from the traditional routine of loving to death.

Lindsay-Bill liked the second outline that followed, which was the reconstruction of human social order after the end of the world, a story of a strong, independent heroine who was willing to sacrifice for her family, and resisted the dictatorship.

There are no novels with similar utopian settings in North America. Lindsay Bill has read a few of them, but it seems that there are no novels with women as the absolute core and characters set in this way.

In Hollywood and even in the literary world, the requirement for a female protagonist is to be cute, she has noticed countless times, those people will always say that the heroine looks like... They won't say it directly, but they will It implies to the creator that a female character must never act like a man, and a woman cannot do what a man can do.

The third synopsis is an urban fandom version of the first, but with some abuse added.

Lindsay Bill has read a lot of messy books,

I'm not surprised by these settings.

Ronan was very patient, and didn't ask until Lindsay Bill read the three outlines, Are there any questions?

This is related to the next job and job. Lindsay Bill is not polite, saying: The outline is not detailed enough. Many supporting roles only have a name and a resume, but there is no more detailed setting.

I'm not letting you mechanize assembly line work. Ronan said flickeringly: You also need to mobilize your own subjective initiative to make the characters and stories fuller.

Lindsay Bill responded, I see.

Ronan continued: I will ask someone to reserve a desk for you in Shahai Entertainment. During the day, you come to Sandhai Entertainment to write, so that we can discuss the plot at any time, and feel free at other times. Submit it to me every time you finish writing 10,000 words. Review it once, and report to me in time if there is any problem.

Okay, Lindsay Beale said, and then asked, Which one to write first?

Ronan had planned it long ago, and said directly: First complete Twilight, then The Hunger Games, and finally Fifty Shades of Gray.

Of course, there is only the first of these three novels for the time being, and the remaining sequels can be done slowly after the first is completed.

Lindsay Bill thought for a while and said, I'm not very familiar with the background content of werewolves and vampires, so I need to collect some information first.

No problem. Of course Ronan knew the importance of early preparations: I will ask someone to help you collect relevant materials, and you can go to the library at any time.

He glanced at the time: Our contract will be executed from today, if you have nothing to do, you should make preparations.

Lindsay Bill glanced at Ronan, a little embarrassed, thought for a while, and said: Can I advance two weeks' salary first, I...

Ronan looked up at Lindsay Bill, but didn't speak immediately.

I have student loans to repay. Lindsay Bill was a little unconfident: The rent is almost due.

Ronan belonged to the kind of person who always asks for something in return, and said, Lindsay, you go to the finance department to get two weeks' salary, and I'll call the finance department right away.

Lindsay Bill couldn't suppress the surprise on her face: Thank you, thank you for your generosity.

I just want you to give your full attention to your work, Ronan stressed.

Yes, I will. Lindsay Bill promised: I will do my best to do this job well.

With Gunslinger, it is only a matter of time before these three novels are written. When Lindsay Bill completes the first part of Twilight and recommends it to the publishing house in the name of the film company, the possibility of publication is very high.

Seeing Lindsay Bill going out, Ronan suddenly had an idea, maybe it would be good to create a beautiful writer? The copyright is in hand, and then Lindsay Bill will be given the right to sign, and a few photos will be printed on the book, and then Lindsay Bill will be pushed to the foreground...

As long as the publicity is appropriate, talented beauty writers can easily become popular.

This Lindsay Bill is much prettier than Joanna Rowling.

However, there is no need to worry about these things. Ronan pushes others by himself. People’s hearts and greed are too difficult to estimate. The benefits cannot be released at once. It should also be given bit by bit at the right time.

Release all the benefits at once, what will attract people in the future?

Out of Ronan's office, Lindsay Bill was taken to a desk in the corner by the female receptionist Eva. There are all kinds of office equipment here. You can write with a computer, or use traditional paper and pen, computer network You can also search for various information on the Internet.

It's much more generous than the two small crews before. Lindsay-Bill thought of the previous few people who were crowded on two desks to code scripts, and was very satisfied with this single station: Generous, pays attention to women, hands-on There is money here, maybe this is a good boss.

Come to me if you need anything. Eva quickly left here.

Lindsay Bill sat on the swivel chair and carefully read the outline of Twilight. The reason for doing things with money is very clear.

Besides, the treatment here is much better than before.

As for writing within the rules of Ronan Anderson, that's not a problem at all.

These three months of screenwriting career have made Lindsay Bill realize what kind of treatment she can get in Hollywood.

An old screenwriter once said that if you haven’t been humiliated by those stars who haven’t graduated from high school in a story discussion meeting, you don’t have to be a Hollywood screenwriter. The deletion, modification, and shooting of the film are even worse than the Indians in the western script.

The screenwriter also has to consult the producer's opinion half-heartedly, collect feedback and instructions, and go back to make adjustments by himself.

Now, it's much easier to just have someone like Ronan Anderson in charge.

Time soon approached the weekend, and Ronan put down his work, and found a theater in a busy area of ​​North Hollywood, just like when The Human Purge Project was released, and prepared to watch a movie.

Kingsman officially opened in 1,500 theaters in North America this weekend.

Since the publicity and marketing are all aimed at ethnic minorities, there are basically no advertisements for this film in prosperous areas, but the advertisement for Death Comes. Saw the poster.

The impact of publicity and marketing on movie box office is self-evident, especially at the first weekend box office, publicity and marketing even play a decisive role.

Ronan entered the theater chain of Emperor Entertainment, looked at the poster in the front hall, and found Kingsman in a less conspicuous place. The poster centered on Muhammad, an Arab, Asian, African and Latino, etc. The supporting actors formed a half circle behind.

How do you like this movie? Action movies.

Someone next to him pointed to the poster of Kingsman and talked about it. Ronan turned his head and glanced at it. There were two white men, and the older one shook his head and said, I don't like the protagonist, he looks too weird. Let's go see other .”

Ronan sighed, is this really a world that depends on faces?

When he came to the ticket office, Ronan carefully looked at the electronic notice board in front of him. The bright red font was very eye-catching, and Kingsman was also on the list, but this film was only screened in one theater on the seventh floor.

Kingsman Agent. Ronan said to the conductor: A ticket, thank you.

After buying the tickets, I waited for a while, and entered the theater No. 7 ten minutes before the opening. For the convenience of observation, Ronan deliberately chose the last row of seats and waited patiently.

The theater is not too big, and it can accommodate about a hundred people. Obviously, the theater will not put the best resources on Kingsman. Sleepy Hollow with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.

Ace Agent enjoys only third-line treatment in theaters.