Seeing the copywriting of "Dragon Ball" written by James Huang himself put in front of him, Ronan had nothing to say for a moment, and the reasons given by James Huang in the copywriting were also very powerful.

For example, the North American market for comic adaptations is popular, and this type of future prospects will become better and better.

For example, "Dragon Ball" has a sales volume of 180 million sets worldwide, making it the highest-selling comic in the world.

For example, as long as the first movie is successful, this comic can be easily serialized, bringing unimaginable huge benefits.

And compared to the success of the "Death is Coming" series in the hands of Relativity Entertainment, James Huang is more confident and is preparing to make "Dragon Ball" a quasi-first-line or even a first-tier commercial production in Hollywood.

James Huang proposed production budget to Ronan to reach $130 million!

Of course, Ronan could not agree that the main market of Japanese comics is in East Asia. Strictly speaking, there are only two.

Although North America also has a certain audience, it is undoubtedly a niche type. It is impossible to support such a huge investment by relying solely on two markets.

Once upon a time, there were many Japanese comics adapted into movies by Hollywood, including some famous works.

But as long as the investment in these adaptations is slightly higher, all of them end up in a frustration.

Even if James Cameron rolled up his sleeves and went on stage, it would not be possible to change this.

Ronan has a special experience, and because of this experience, he has formed a very stubborn understanding: any adaptation that ignores cultural differences will eventually be defeated and even he doesn't even know him.

For this reason, Ronan rejected Mexican director Gilmo del Toro's mecha and monsters.

He also couldn't invest in such a Japanese comic-themed movie that was destined to be cheated.

Japanese comics are very popular, but they are relatively small compared to their narrow markets and circles.

For Hollywood's first-line commercial production, if you want to make enough profits, the North American market must explode, and the global market cannot be ignored.

Japanese comics that can only be popular in one corner are not suitable for global film adaptations.

Ronan is not very clear about the development in twenty years, but in the next ten years, the Japanese comic theme will only be worth 20 to 30 million US dollars in adaptation investment.

No matter how high the money you invest in it may be wasted.

Compared to adapting Japanese comics into movies, those films that borrow the creativity and settings of Japanese comics and then completely turn into Hollywood mode are easier to succeed.

There are many successful examples in this area, such as "The Matrix" and "Inception".

But no one thinks these movies have anything to do with Japanese cartoons.

Perhaps, these are the correct ways for Hollywood to open Japanese comics.

Cultural differences cannot be ignored in the film market.

Just like Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is good for Americans, but when they come to the East, the audience is drowsy and feels that it is far less satisfying to watch the martial arts films of Mr. Xu.

But Xu Laoqian's martial arts films have no room for survival in North American theaters.

Ronan couldn't give James Huang a green light, but thinking of what Wan Ziren said, he asked Connie to contact James Huang to ask about the latest situation about the "Dragon Ball" project.

After Connie contacted James Huang, Ronan chatted with James Huang for a few words, roughly revealing her doubts about this project.

No matter what, James Huang has played a certain work in the development of relativity entertainment, and Ronan doesn't want to watch him take this flop.

But people always change with their status, and not everyone will follow the advice of their former business partners.

It is no exaggeration to say that most of the people who are in Hollywood and have succeeded are paranoid and will become more and more confident as they continue to succeed.

This trend is very obvious, basically more than 95% of directors, actors and various behind-the-scenes workers are reflected.

For example, Ronan reminded Heath Ledger in a faint way, and also reminded Paul Walker.

But the former does not take his words seriously at all, while the latter is obsessed with the speed of speed of racing.

The power of words is sometimes infinite, and sometimes it is particularly pale and powerless.

James Huang thanked Ronan for his reminder and kindness, and said that he would be very energetic to treat this project and avoid making all kinds of mistakes...

Ronan didn't say anything more, but asked Connie to focus on collecting detailed information about James Huang and the "Dragon Ball" project.

Since James Huang has negotiated cooperation with his new partner 20th Century Fox, many matters are on the surface, and the relevant situation is not difficult to find out.

Soon, the specific information was transferred to Ronan.

Twentieth Century Fox has given the green light for "Dragon Ball" and signed a cooperation agreement with James Huangcao. At the fastest speed, he spent $5 million from the island country to buy the copyright of "Dragon Ball" film and television adaptation.

Although it is known as the world's number one comic, it has always been difficult for Japanese comics to sell at sky-high prices in Hollywood.

With the popularity of comic adapted movies nowadays, if an American comic has such sales, without a bid of tens of millions of dollars, you should not even think about the copyright of film and television adaptation.

Twentieth Century Fox has high hopes for the project "Dragon Ball" and hopes to create another successful comic adaptation series in addition to the "X-Men" series.

Therefore, after they settled the copyright of the comics and James Huang's director contract, they made extremely quick moves in all aspects, such as determining the project's production budget.

According to the news obtained by Relativity Entertainment, 20th Century Fox has formulated a production budget of up to $140 million for Dragon Ball.

At the same time, we are also preparing to invite celebrity actors to perform.

For market considerations, the hero will definitely become an American, which is inevitable.

It is said that at the suggestion of James Huang, 20th Century Fox has invited the famous oriental superstar Ma Ge to play the key teacher Turtle Fairy, who is next to the male lead.

This project, Ronan's reminder was fruitless, and it involved Twentieth Century Fox, and in the end he chose to shut up wisely.

Since it is useless to say more, it is better not to say it.

Ronan was not surprised that Twentieth Century Fox was able to win this project, because he had also watched James Huang's "Dragon Ball", and the opening of the movie was Twentieth Century Fox.

Luo Nan specially asked someone to inquire about the behind-the-scenes situation of this project.

For example, Twentieth Century Fox took the initiative to find James Huang to ask for a cooperation with Dragon Ball.

Now, Ronan is completely sure that Twentieth Century Fox is staring at relativity entertainment, and he wants to take the path of relativity entertainment, leaving relativity entertainment with no way out.

"It doesn't matter."

In the office, Ronan said to Robert Lee: "Twentieth Century Fox likes it, so let them dig it."

Robert Lee said: "In terms of personnel, they can only target people whose contracts have expired. If there are long-term contracts, it is impossible for them to breach the contract because of the invitation of Twentieth Century Fox. Such consequences are not something that the actors and directors are willing to bear."

Ronan still reminded him: "Don't worry about personnel. Hollywood is the least short of people. But our projects, especially those that I focus on notifying you to purchase copyrights, must keep confidentiality."

Robert Lee said: "Don't worry about this, all the key projects are handled by a professional team directly under my jurisdiction."

Ronan nodded slightly: "Don't be careless."

"I understand." Robert Lee said again: "Where are we? Do you want to do something?"

Ronan waved his hand: "No, we are targeting Twentieth Century Fox for a big plan, don't make too many moves in advance to avoid attracting their attention."

Robert Lee said: "It's just that we always feel that something that belongs to us has been stolen."

Ronan said calmly: "What you snatch is not necessarily the best, nor is it successful."

How many projects did Twentieth Century Fox snatch from Relativity Entertainment? Are they planning to collect seven dragon balls and then summon the dragon?

I hope Twentieth Century Fox won't vomit blood by then.

Ronan simply calculated that in the past year, there seem to be many projects that Twentieth Century Fox have determined that are directly related to Relativity Entertainment.

There are "Pharaohs and the Gods" directed by Ridley Scott, "Ten Thousand Years of Prehistoric" directed by Roland Emmerich, "Robin Hood" starring Russell Clow, and the storm disaster blockbuster "Super Storm", "Terminator 4" that will never give up without filming the Terminator.

Now, there is another "Dragon Ball".

The lowest production budget for these large commercial production projects is US$120 million, and the highest one may even exceed US$200 million.

Twentieth Century Fox will definitely be able to collect seven dragon balls to summon the dragon!

Relativity Entertainment also has the copyright of a Japanese comic. In order to attract James Cameron and obtain the independent investment rights of "Avatar", Ronan specifically asked Robert Lee to travel to the island country and bought the film and television adaptation rights of the comic "Gunmeng".

This is a comic that James Cameron is thinking about.

However, things went smoother later than Ronan expected. "Gunmeng" was not used, and the copyright was always in the hands of Relativity Entertainment.

Ronan has no plans to adapt "Gunmeng" in the short term.

The same problem is still the case. If the investment is too high, this kind of Japanese comic adaptation is a pity.

If you don’t have enough investment, the final effect of the film will only be a scam.

As for James Cameron, Ronan feels that the truck driver is destined to fill in the pit of "Avatar" for the rest of his life.

In late September, 20th Century Fox and James Huang jointly held a press conference to officially announce the project "Dragon Ball".

At the same time, good news came from Jessica Felton. At the just-concluded Toronto International Film Festival, "Juno", which participated in the film festival competition, won the highest award at this year's Toronto International Film Festival - the Audience Voting Award, with the support of countless audiences.

This instantly made "Juno" famous and became one of the most popular small productions in Hollywood.
Chapter completed!