Chapter 417： Horror film director

"Ronan, isn't this busy?"

James Huang brought the Chinese man to Ronan and said, "I want to introduce you to a friend."

Seeing the thin man who followed him, Ronan's eyelids twitched slightly. Although he was much younger than he had imagined, and even had a little childishness on his face, he recognized it at a glance.

"Wen, this is Ronan." James Huang then introduced Ronan: "Ronan, this is Wen Ziren who came to Los Angeles from Australia to seek development."

As Ronan had already recognized the person, the name was not what Ronan expected. He immediately reached out and shook Wen Ziren's hand and said, "It's nice to meet you, Wen."

Wen Ziren was very polite: "It's my honor to know you, Mr. Anderson."

Ronan glanced at James Huang and said, "Don't be so polite, James' friend is my friend."

James Huang is very useful. He secretly sighs that it is most comfortable to cooperate with Ronan. Cooperation with Sony Columbia Pictures is simply evil!

After only two or three sentences, Wen Ziren had already concluded from Ronan's demeanor and tone that there was no exaggeration in James Huang's words.

After coming to Hollywood, he also met several producers. When the other party saw his skin color and appearance, the spontaneous contempt and other things would unconsciously reveal.

After chatting with Ronan a few more words, Wen Ziren confirmed this even more. Ronan did not despise him, nor paid special attention to him, but treated each other equally, as if he himself was also Asian.

"Wen, your accent is not American, right?" Ronan asked specially.

Wen Ziren quickly replied: "I was born in Malaysia and immigrated to Australia with my parents at the age of seven. I have been living in Australia. I just came to Los Angeles from Sydney a few months ago."

Ronan nodded secretly, no wonder he had never heard anything about Wen Ziren.

The name of the "Chain Saw" series has already been heard in previous lives, and there are serialized masterpieces like the Horror Universe behind Wen Ziren. Of course Ronan remembers his name.

In the past two years, he specifically asked people to inquire about relevant news in the circle. Hollywood has no Chinese named Wen Ziren at all.

Ronan vaguely remembered that Wen Ziren was a Malaysian of Chinese descent. Later, he specifically found a reason to ask people from the Southeast Asian branch of Embassy Pictures to go to the entertainment circle in Malaysia to find out, but also found nothing.

Unexpectedly, Wen Ziren went to Australia with his parents at the age of seven, no wonder no one was found.

Now that he suddenly appeared in front of him, Ronan was a little surprised, but not particularly strange.

After all, the reputation of treating Asian filmmakers as equals has long spread through collaborations with James Wong, Ang Lee and others over the years. I am afraid that many Asian filmmakers who want to seek initial development will definitely come to Hollywood. To find him here to try his luck.

The foundation was laid before, and the golden phoenix was really attracted in the back.

After chatting for a while, James Wong said: "Ronan, Wen has some ideas about movies..."

Wen Ziren was still relatively immature, scratching his head embarrassedly, and said: "Some immature ideas about horror movies."

"Oh?" Ronan said, "Let's talk in a quieter place."

He led the way and walked towards the rest area in the corner of the banquet hall, but James Wong promptly said goodbye. He was only introducing him to friends of his friends, and did not want to affect Ronan's judgment.

Sitting at a small round table, Ronan asked someone to send two glasses of water and asked: "Wen, have you known James for a long time?"

"We only met last month." Wen Ziren said, "We met at a gathering of Chinese descent."

He smiled embarrassedly: "At that time, I found a few producers to promote the horror film ideas of me and my partner, but they were all rejected. It happened that my friend had a good relationship with him, and James also liked horror films very much. , We talked many times later, and then he said that you would treat every filmmaker equally..."

Ronan didn't boast or humble himself, just smiled and said, "James is too rewarding."

Wen Ziren also smiled, feeling that James Huang's words were not exaggerated at all.

Ronan needs to confirm many things to prevent accidental appearance, and asked: "Wen, do you like horror movies very much?"

"Yes, I like it very much." Wen Ziren seemed to cherish a little memory: "My father died when I was 14 years old. This incident had a great impact on me. After my father passed away, I have had a strong influence on horror movies, especially plasma horror movies Preference, and often have nightmares. These nightmares became the material for the script creation."

Ronan nodded slowly, did not interrupt Wen Ziren, but listened carefully.

Wen Ziren said: "When I was studying at RMIT University, I met my current partner and my good friend Ray Warner. The super passion for horror films made us hit it off. We like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ""The Silent Lamb" and other classic horror films, and have always dreamed of making a horror film that belongs to us."

Ronan knows who Ray Warner is, the director of the later films of "Chain Saw", and a good friend of Wen Ziren.

Wen Ziren continued: "I finished a script jointly with Ray Warner. I didn't have a chance in Australia. I wanted to try my luck in Hollywood, but it didn't go well."

Ronan asked, "You haven't taken any official work before, have you?"

"No." Wen Ziren shook his head: "I have only made some experimental short films."

He said with a little embarrassment: "The successive encounters with the wall actually hit us quite hard. If we hadn't met James, we would all plan to go to work first next year, and then spend half a year or a year to raise money, and then shoot another one Shorter samples come out..."

Hearing this, Ronan suddenly remembered, remembering that it was mentioned in the tidbits of "Fantasy Chainsaw", Wen Ziren took the script of "Frightened Chainsaw" to many companies to no avail, including Lionsgate. It wasn't until later that he and Ray Warner raised money to make a small film with a rough picture that really impressed Lionsgate.

The words of Wen Ziren later proved this. The two brothers didn’t mix well. If they hadn’t met James Huang, who was also of Chinese origin, Ray Warner, who was almost on the street because of unemployment and suffering from mental stress. I even suspected that I had brain cancer because of frequent severe headaches.

The new director or screenwriter is so hard pressed, even if he holds a script called "Chain Saw" in his hand.

In addition to the movie, Ronan asked a few more about Wen Ziren's situation. From the appearance of Wen Ziren, it can be seen that his current situation is not very good.

The result is more difficult than expected.

Wen Ziren and Ray Warner are currently renting in a basement in Los Angeles...

Think of Wen Ziren in the memory of previous lives, it is really a sharp contrast.

After becoming famous, Wen Ziren has a large number of fans all over the world. In the eyes of his fans, he is the "king of horror films", and he is "the most important horror film director in the past 20 years". Gilmour del Toro, Park Chan-wook and other contemporary celebrities are on par with contemporary celebrities, and put it in the history of film, he is also considered to be comparable to horror masters such as John Carpenter and George Andrew Romero Man.

Ronan had heard the scripted story of Wen Ziren's bathroom depicting self-help and self-harm first. He didn't ask much, but asked: "Did you bring your script?"

"No." Wen Ziren smiled embarrassedly: "Don't carry it on occasions like this tonight."

Ronan took out his business card and handed it to Wen Ziren: "You will come directly to my office tomorrow morning."

Wen Ziren was overjoyed: "Thank you, thank you!"

Ronan downplayed his personal feelings: "I believe in James's vision."

In any case, James Huang brought Wen Ziren, which is a good thing.

Wen Ziren left happily. Before Ronan got up, a tall figure came over, pulled the chair away, and sat directly opposite.

"Is that a screenwriter looking for opportunities?" Kety Horn asked directly.

Ronan said, "Yes." He asked deliberately, "How do you know?"

The girl was quite clever and said, "I didn't overhear your conversation, but I see it a lot, so I can recognize it naturally."

Ronan was not surprised to think of her family background.

"Uncle Anderson..."

"Call me Ronan!" Ronan emphasized again.

A person is not old yet, but he is called old abruptly. How does it feel?

Keti Horne smiled and said, "Ronan, I am also a screenwriter and I have written scripts."

Ronan just heard Alan Horn mention it and said, "Can you write a movie script?"

Keti Horn said with a serious face: "Don't look down on people, okay? I really wrote a movie script." She glanced at Ronan and asked tentatively, "Should I show it to you?"

Ronan could vaguely guess her thoughts: "Want to make the script into a movie?"

No matter how knowledgeable she is, Kety Horn is still a minor girl after all, and she can't help but nod her head and say, "Of course I do."

"Why don't you find Warner Bros.?" Ronan asked.

Kety Horn shook her head: "Warner Bros. has too few opportunities." She added: "I don't want other people to say that Dad is selfish. I can't affect Dad's work just because of this little thing."

The latter words made Ronan's impression of Koti Horn very good. Girls of this age are often rebellious and self-willed. How many of them can consider issues from the perspective of their parents?

Keti Horne added: "Also, Warner Bros. has a review committee, and the chances of newcomer works passing are negligible."

She further said: "More than 2,000 scripts are delivered to Warner Bros. every year. Warner's adoption rate is less than one in a thousand. The possibility of new screenwriters being used is basically zero. Big companies never lack scripts, Warner Bros. scripts. Curry, there are at least 30,000 scripts waiting to be moldy. Among them, there may be many new ideas and pioneering ideas. The chance of them being adopted is very low. Let’s put it this way, I want my script to impress Warner Bros. Count on."

"So you found me?" Ronan thought slightly and said, "Well, you come to the company to find me tomorrow morning."

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