Chapter 468： Filial son and daughter

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Ronan just got a news.

The screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment and the lawyer Dinah Ampton, who assisted in handling related business, encountered some troubles when registering a new script with a museum background in the Copyright Office.

The electronic archive search database newly established by the Copyright Bureau shows that the content of the script of "A Wonderful Night in the Museum" has a certain degree of similarity with an interrupted book.

"This does not affect our registration. The script is going through the copyright registration process."

After taking a sip of coffee, George Clint said to Ronan: "But the other party appeared far earlier than us. If entanglement occurs later, international lawsuits may arise."

Ronan was curious: "Cut in? I don't remember a similar interruption."

He provided the outline of the script for "Museum Wonderful Night". At the beginning, I checked whether there is any content related to it in North America. Because I didn't find it, I directly provided the story and related settings so that the screenwriting department could improve the script. , And then go to register the copyright.

If there are related works, let Robert Lee buy the copyright in advance.

George Clint simply said: "That chipped in is a Croatian work. It comes from a writer named Milan Trek. The copyright was registered in North America last year. Our previous search targets were basically related to North America. The copyright of the work, this time the copyright bureau’s electronic database has been revised, and similar international works have been retrieved."

Ronan nodded slightly and understood what was going on. It turned out to be a Croatian work!

Who is okay to pay attention to the work of an unknown author in a small place?

Many people have seen this peculiar movie "Wonderful Night at the Museum", and Ronan is no exception, but he knows that the film was made in a trilogy, and he is not sure if it is original. He originally thought that North America had no related literary works. It is an original movie, and now it seems that it should also be a member of the adapted movie.

George Clint added: "I have had people contact the relevant publishing house and Milan Trek himself to purchase the rights to film and television adaptation. It is estimated that Croatian works can be dealt with at most 100,000 US dollars."

"Yes." Ronan fully agreed: "It is better to spend a little copyright fee than to cause copyright disputes later."

If the other party did not register the copyright in the United States, but "Museum Wonderful Night" preemptively registered the copyright, everything is easy to say, but the other party completed the copyright registration in the United States last year, the copyright procedure still needs to go a bit.

George Clint got up and said, "I'll go to Robert's and ask him to find someone to talk about copyright. We must act quickly to avoid other accidents."

Ronan sent him out of the office and came back to start making plans for "A Wonderful Night in the Museum."

This is a family adventure comedy, the highest rating of the film cannot exceed the PG level, that is, a must-choice is a family-friendly movie of all ages.

The director should be good at family comedy.

As for the actors, remember that the leading actors are Ben Stiller and Robin Williams. You can continue to invite these two to participate in auditions.

Of course, they will not be the only choice. Factors such as remuneration and appointments must also be considered.

Actors who are like male protagonists must first choose someone who can sign a trilogy contract.

In terms of release time, such a family movie is best placed on the holiday file, and next year’s Thanksgiving or Christmas schedule is good.

This film is not difficult to resonate. When many people were children, they probably had the idea of ​​hiding in the museum before it closed. Imagine what wonderful things would happen after the museum closed.

In some ways, this movie is similar to "Toy Story".

At noon, George Clint asked to send Milan Trek's illustration to Ronan, and Ronan looked around.

This is an illustrated story about coaxing a child to sleep.

Although the time, place, and characters are different, the general content is very similar. The previous "A Wonderful Night in the Museum" is most likely adapted from it.

Ronan quickly completed the preliminary project plan and sent it to George Clint's mailbox. The specific work of setting up the crew will be completed by the professional team of Shahai Entertainment.

As far as the production budget is concerned, Ronan estimates that this film will cost at least 60 million US dollars to achieve the desired effect.

Apart from anything else, it is only the salary of the staff. If Ben Stillerken signs the contract, his salary will start at tens of millions of dollars.

Ben Stiller paid $10 million in "Meet Father-in-Law" a few years ago.

A typical commercial movie like "A Wonderful Night in the Museum" cannot make star actors lower their pay.

After lunch, Ronan came to Los Angeles Auto City and received the Rolls-Royce Phantom ordered at the Los Angeles International Auto Show last year.

This black Phantom plus the interior decoration cost Ronan nearly one million dollars.

Ronan was also replaced again, the previous Bentley Elegant was replaced by a black Rolls-Royce Phantom.

On the way back to Relativity Entertainment, Ronan is also considering that perhaps it is time to buy a private business jet next.

He often goes out, not to mention overseas. Netflix has always been in the Silicon Valley area of ​​San Francisco. The atmosphere here is also the most suitable for Netflix's development.

San Francisco is not close to Los Angeles. Ronan usually takes a flight. Although Highway One on the West Coast is known as one of the most scenic self-driving routes in the world, it takes six hours to drive a smooth road. It's too late.

Moreover, the road conditions are not very good, and there is a certain degree of danger.

After careful consideration, Ronan felt that maybe he could buy a helicopter first. In the future world, there will be an apron, which has been idle. The industrial park where Netflix’s newly-replaced office complex is located is also specially prepared for the bosses. The apron is more convenient for lifting.

The black Rolls-Royce Phantom stopped in front of the company building. Ronan just got out of the car, and a Ford drove up behind him. He hurriedly got on and off from the back seat and ran towards Ronan.

"Hi, Ronan." Uvi-Bauer smiled and trembled: "You just came back? What a coincidence."

Ronan looked at Wubao, who was more like a boxer, and said, "Yes, I just came back from the Motor City."

Uvi-Bauer's eyes immediately fell on the Rolls-Royce Phantom, and said: "This is the new car just mentioned? This is my dream!"

There is a saying that the car is the man's second wife, and Uvi-Bauer took a few more glances, somewhat envious.

But in Ronan's eyes, the car is just a means of transportation, saying: "The lower movies are selling well, you can also buy one."

Uvi-Bauer couldn't help laughing and said, "I'll talk about it then."

Ronan pointed to the office building: "What are you doing?" Seeing Uvi-Bauer nodded, he said again: "Let's go, let's go up and say."

Uvi-Bauer hurriedly followed. Before leaving, he glanced at the black phantom reluctantly, and muttered in his heart: "When "Dungeon Siege" sells out and gets the box office bonus, I will buy two cars at once. One in Germany and one in Los Angeles!"

When he came to the company and entered the office, Ronan asked Uvi Bauer to bring coffee.

Ronan was not polite, and asked directly, "Uvi, what's the matter if you come here this time?"

Uvi-Bauer smiled and said: "The post-production of "Dungeon Siege" is almost complete. I want to ask, when do you have time, go and watch the movie I edited."

Ronan thought for a while and asked, "How long will it take to complete it?"

"Another half a month." Uvi-Bauer was very honest when facing Ronan: "The editing has been completed, but the addition of subtitles and soundtracks, as well as sound effects editing, will take some time."

Ronan nodded slightly: "Well, after the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean" in July, I will hold an internal preview for "Dungeon Siege."

A few days ago, Wen Ziren called him. The filming of "Saw Fright" has been finished, and post-production has begun. At that time, two days can be spared to hold internal trials for "Dungeon Siege" and "Saw Fright". Screening.

Only when there is contrast can a clearer judgment be formed, and only then can people know the importance of propaganda to "Dungeon Siege".

"Okay." Uvi-Bauer said with a smile: "Determine the specific date then and let me know in advance."

Ronan gave encouragement appropriately: "Uvi, you did a good job."

Frankly speaking, apart from funding, Ronan and Embassy Pictures hardly interfered with Uvi Bauer and the crew of "Dungeon Siege". This film can almost be said to be the work of Uvi Bauer's director.

This is also Ronan's original intention, because this film is not afraid of bad, it is not bad enough.

It is estimated that no one will have any hope for the effect of a three million dollar epic game movie.

Ronan has decided to notify the Embassy Pictures tomorrow and begin to formulate a specific Uvi-Bauer marketing plan.

Wubao must become a star in the eyes of fans all over the world!

Uvi-Bauer seemed to be encouraged and he was very motivated and said, "Ronan, this project is about to be completed, can we start planning new projects?"

Ronan asked, "What game did you fancy again?"

"It's not a new game." Uvi-Bauer said with a smile: "It's still a game that I used to fancy, Blizzard's "Warcraft". They are going to release a new version this year. I got their test through friends. Version, the new version is called "The Frozen Throne", the background setting is very grand, epic story, especially the male protagonist Prince Alsace..."

Ronan immediately understood what Uvi-Bauer was talking about, Lordaeron... No, the first dutiful son of Azeroth is coming out? By the way, there is the first filial daughter.

A filial son and a filial daughter are a natural match.

"Uvi, I said, as long as you can tell Blizzard to accept the copyright, the adaptation is not a problem." Ronan said: "This game can also be adapted by you."

Uvi-Bauer obviously hasn't given up his heart yet, and perhaps the epic story of "The Frozen Throne" moved him again: "When I finish "Dungeon Siege", I will go to Blizzard again."