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"I heard it's called The Silence of the Lambs. After it's published in August, it's expected to have very good sales, which will inevitably lead to fierce competition in the industry."

"Let's join in. Let's contact the author first?" Ronald felt that if this kind of series of novels were still popular, it would definitely be worth a try.

"Generally, we cannot contact the author directly. Many publishing houses will obtain the adaptation copyright when signing a contract. We should contact the author's agent and publishing house through formal channels." Eddie was more familiar with copyright matters and spoke quickly.

"Okay, let's do it." Ronald thought to himself, forgetting that Thomas Harris was an already famous author.

"The second one is called Steel Magnolias, which is an Off-Broadway play. It tells the story of a group of women in the South who face life with strength. The response from the audience was very good, and it has already reached the second round. I heard that there is hope to organize a national tour. So.

Many Hollywood companies are interested in bidding."

"One, two, three, four, five, there are five main female characters here. Three mothers, two daughters." This Steel Mulan already has a plot synopsis and drama review. Ronald is in

Looking through the cast list, there are many roles for southern girls.

"Of course, when it comes to shooting female stars, who can be better than you, Ronald? This is our biggest advantage in competing." David Simkins, who is a screenwriter, gave a gentle flattery.

"These are all obvious names, and the bidding price will be very expensive. How much are we willing to bid for?" General Manager Eddie interjected.

"Today's scripts are too expensive. We need at least a budget of around half a million to hope to win it." Michelle Cannold interjected. He is responsible for production and distribution and is sensitive to these numbers.

"Is it so expensive? What is our shooting budget?" Eddie knew that generally speaking, the script and the shooting budget were roughly matched. A script bought for half a million yuan, according to the current market, would cost at least five to six hundred yuan to hire a star.

million, it is impossible to make less than 13 million like this.

"The price is right now. Last year's novel adaptation copyright was basically between 350,000 and 400,000 yuan. For this year's strike, I feel that 500,000 yuan is not enough to join the competition now. It is best to prepare for 700,000 to 800,000 yuan."

Ten thousand is safer."

"Is it so expensive?"

"No, Winston Groom's satirical novel sold for 350,000 yuan the year before last. It was still a satirical novel. Both of them are best-selling themes, thriller and horror, and Southern drama."

"What satirical novel? Can a satirical novel be adapted into a movie?" Ronald could only scratch his head after hearing this. A low-cost movie could be made at this price. He was a little suspicious of who did such an amateur thing. Satirical novel

There is a lot of background and subtext, and it is generally not easy to adapt into film and television works.

"A movie called 'Forrest Gump', written in the voice of a mentally retarded young man from the Southern Ku Klux Klan. He satirized the moon landing, hippies, the Vietnam War, and all the bad things in America's past.

.Haven’t you seen it?”

Ronald really hadn’t seen it and shook his head.

"I have a copy over there. Take it and read it. It's quite interesting."

"What's another novel you like?" Ronald brought the topic back.

"There is also a western novel. For a long time, our country has not had a decent western cowboy novel. Westerns have been in decline for a long time, so I thought we could try it."

"Hmm... This idea is interesting." Ronald thought of "Lonesome Dove" where Diane went to film. Historically, genre films have been popular in waves. Maybe now it's the turn of Western films to make a comeback? "What's the name of the novel?

name?"

"Dances with Wolves, classic western configuration, cowboys, Indians, and heroism. The author is a film screenwriter, named Michael Blake."
Chapter completed!