Chapter 199： 1 bad fame

In the reception room of Koch Pictures, Ronan carefully looked at the director who came with the project after Tony Koch introduced him.

This man looked about thirty-five years old, with a full face and a vicious look, not too tall, but extraordinarily strong, like a professional boxer.

Ronan whispered in his heart, how lucky is Tony Koch to meet such a live treasure director?

Tony Koch said at this time: "Uvi is not only a director, but also an actor and screenwriter."

Uvi-Bauer interjected: "I heard that Mr. Anderson has taken a fancy to a game adaptation project some time ago? I also have a game adaptation film project on my side, so I contacted Mr. Koch and wanted to cooperate with Mr. Anderson."

Ronan looked at Tony Koch, and Tony Koch lightly nodded and said: "Uvi has worked as a screenwriter for several film projects before. This time he got the adaptation rights of a popular game and plans to direct it himself."

Hearing this, Ronan immediately understood that for the previous project of "Resident Evil", he probably did not explain it, which caused Tony Koch to have a little misunderstanding, thinking that the game adaptation of the movie is very interesting.

So, when he heard that he had come to Europe, Tony Koch immediately got in touch with him.

The overall situation of the game adaptation of the movie is not good, but it is not unprofitable.

Uvi-Bauer is not a newcomer in the film industry, knowing the importance of investing in filming, and said: "My film project is adapted from a first-person shooter series game "House of Death" developed by SEGA. It tells the story of the protagonist fighting zombies and robots to save his companions. At present, a series has been formed, with a total of 3 works."

Ronan's knowledge of the game is very limited, and he has never heard of the game "House of Death".

But as someone who knows a little bit about the famous "Wubao", Ronan knows the movie "House of Death".

In his previous life, Xiao Wu became famous because of this film.

Ronan is also quite puzzled. As the only recipient of the honor of "World's Worst Director", why can Wubao get investment again and again?

This should be related to the German tax refund policy.

The early films of Wubao were not as bad as the film itself.

Similar B-rated bad movies are very selling points in the offline rental market?

This kind of thing is really hard to say, many bad mill movies, such as Robert Rodriguez's B-level movies, are quite popular in the offline market.

Several parts of "Machete Killing" that were rotten to a certain level in the previous life have been filmed.

Ronan meticulously recalled the movie "House of Death", only to be sure that he had watched it, but he couldn't remember more.

It is probably the kind of film that will soon be forgotten after watching it again.

Since this was a badly made movie by Wubao, and Wubao was able to shoot multiple films later, Ronan took it very seriously from the perspective of the producer.

"Mr. Bower..."

"Uvi!" Uvi-Bauer made a vicious smile all over his face: "Just call me Uvi."

Ronan did not struggle with this kind of problem, and continued to ask: "Uvi, do you have a script or plan?"

Obviously Uvi-Bauer was well prepared and handed the two bound printing papers to Ronan, and said: "This game-adapted movie will be a typical horror and thriller. Mr. Anderson’s Sand Sea Entertainment will shoot and produce horror. The thriller is famous, and we naturally have a basis for cooperation."

Ronan didn't speak up, first opened the script and read it carefully.

The story of the script tells that several female college students from the same hometown, Shensi, Grace, and Kama decide to go on a spring outing and have a happy party in the wild. They heard from Grace’s good friend Simon that there is a remote island near Seattle where accidents often occur. They immediately wanted to find out and enjoy the excitement of adventure.

After reaching the island, they were surprised to find that it was deserted and was attacked by a group of mysterious monsters. These monsters are everywhere on land, in the ocean, and even in the air. They fled to an ancient house for shelter, where the frightened group of students accidentally revealed the legend of the death haunted house.

The monsters in it can generally be classified as zombies.

It is not difficult for Ronan to conclude that this is a typical American movie in which the second and second young people are killed and attacked by zombies.

As for the game adaptation, Ronan can't see it because he doesn't understand the game, but from the analysis of the script, there should not be many game elements retained.

Then, Ronan opened the plan and tentatively asked, "How many game elements do you retain in this film?"

Uvi-Bauer didn't quite understand Ronan for a while and didn't answer immediately.

Tony Koch smiled and said: "Like "Resident Evil", Uvi just borrowed the background of the game. The story and characters are brand new."

Uvi-Bauer was not as extensive as it seemed, but he understood it instantly and said: "Movies are different from games, so the adaptation range is very large."

Ronan looked up at him and asked, "Are you not worried about the dissatisfaction of game fans?"

Uvi-Bauer said something that surprised Ronan: "Real gamers are a bunch of guys who only look for pirated copies online and offline. They never pay for movies, so why should I please them? What I want is real moviegoers."

This seems to make sense.

But Ronan still felt that something was wrong.

Gradually, he remembered more information about Uvi Bauer, "Vampire Lane", "Dungeon Siege", "Far Cry"...

Forced female females, sauna push oil, SM upside down bleeding, people ghost cars shake.

In addition to being the king of bad movies, Uvi Bauer is also the public enemy of game lovers all over the world and the "terminator of game movies."

Ronan asked again: "What route do you plan to take in this adaptation?"

"The biggest selling point is violence and blood." Uvi-Bauer is quite straightforward: "The main story of the film is the story of the protagonist fighting the devil and zombies to save his companions. I want to get attention with a large number of zombies and a strong B-level film style. "

Ronan is still reading Uvi Bauer's plan. It is not difficult to judge from the words just now that Uvi Bauer is very clear-headed and knows what to rely on to attract the audience.

"How much budget do you need for this film?" Ronan asked the most critical question.

Uvi-Bauer could hear that Ronan was a little interested in this project, and immediately said: "Only $12 million is enough."

Hearing this number, Ronan immediately put down the plan and looked at Uvi-Bauer: "$12 million?"

Tony Koch wants to interject. In his eyes, "Resident Evil" can invest US$20 million. Such a game-adapted movie would cost US$12 million.

Ronan gave Tony Koch a look. After all, Tony Koch had cooperated with Ronan and immediately swallowed the words to his lips.

"US$12 million to make such a film?" Ronan said unceremoniously: "With all due respect, this project is not worth such a huge investment."

Seeing Ronan's bad tone, Uvi-Bauer hesitated for a while and said, "With a little less, it can be done. $10 million..."

Ronan interrupted him directly: "This film will cast at most $1 million."

"What?" The flesh on Uvi-Bauer's face was shaking.

Ronan didn't seem to see it, and said, "Frankly speaking, judging by my experience in production, your project will become a bad film in 80% of the time.

Uvi-Bauer's forehead is highlighted, and he wants to argue.

Ronan refused to give him a chance, saying: "You have no experience in directing movies or TV shows before, and most of the directors' first films are not very good. This is not for you personally, but for the general situation."

"But one million dollars is too little." Uvi-Bauer distinguished: "If the funds are insufficient, the project will only turn into a bad movie."

Ronan then said his real purpose: "In that case, why don't we make a bad film?"

Tony Koch is dumbfounded and shoots a bad film? There is this kind of operation, isn't it looking for a loss?

Uvi-Bauer's eyes looked at Ronan changed, as if looking at a neuropathy.

This Hollywood producer has a problem with his spirit at a young age? It's so pathetic.

"A bad film is not necessarily a movie that loses money." Ronan faced the director who was destined to become famous without a psychological burden: "Sometimes, when the film is so bad that it reaches a certain level, there will be followers."

He simply cited an example: "In North America, there is a very bad mill-type B-level film, which also uses violence and blood as a selling point. These films are often very bad, but the audience has always been there, and it is still a part of the offline rental market. Big category."

Uvi-Bauer was lost in thought.

Ronan said calmly: "Bad films may not make money, and bad films may not fail to become famous." He asked back: "Are there few bad movies in this world? Especially horror and thrillers."

Tony Koch instantly thought of "Blair the Witch", a film that was worse than **** and it is said that Ronan made hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Many films have very bad reviews. On the contrary, they are more attractive to the audience than those moderate films." Ronan said a very simple fact: "If many people are scolding a film as bad, some viewers Instead, you need to see how bad the film is. Making a movie is either extremely bad or extremely good. Don't get caught in the middle."

Tony Koch agreed: "That makes sense."

Ronan looked at Uvi Bauer: "From the perspective of the script and plan, the chance of this film becoming a bad one is far greater than a good one. If you want to invest heavily in making a good film, I will not accompany you. If you want To shoot a bad film with a small investment, I can consider cooperating."

The cross meat on Uvi Bauer's face began to tremble: "The investment is too small, and even the special effects of zombies and plasma can't be done well."

"It's very simple. It doesn't matter how you save or do it. It doesn't matter how rough you are." Ronan said of course: "I was going to shoot bad movies."

Uvi-Bauer thought silently for a full minute, and said, "I...I want to think about it."

No one is born to want to be a bad film director.