"Bought so many books?"

In the office, seeing Ronan coming in with a large stack of books, Mary hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Became this haggard again?"

Ronan had messy hair and two large dark circles under his eyes, and he didn't have a good rest at first glance.

"There's been so much work to do lately. He didn't care much, it was normal to work hard in the entrepreneurial stage, entered the office, put the book on the table, took Mary's hand, and said, "I revised the script last night and forgot the time." ”

In the past few days, the company has just returned to the right track, and there is too much work to do, and the matter of revising the script can only be put in the evening.

Mary made him a cup of coffee and flipped through the books: "Are you studying?"

These are all specialized books in the industry, from law to production to screenwriting, and several are collections of successful cases.

Ronan nodded: "With the failure last time, I found that my ability is much worse. ”

Foresight is the advantage, and one's own ability is the foundation, the former affects his future ceiling, but the latter can directly delineate the lower limit.

If you want to run a film company and be a successful producer, you can't just rely on memories of the past.

Ronan has decided to pick up the textbooks that he had put down for many years in his previous life and learn to strengthen his professional knowledge.

Although he worked as a small producer on the other side of the Pacific, it was completely different from Hollywood.

In the past week, he has only slept about six hours a day, read books and revise scripts at night, and deal with various company affairs during the day.

Like entertainment laws and industry regulations, these are not to mention familiar with the chest, as a producer and the owner of a production company, you must always have a clear understanding.

For example, if you don't understand the Screenwriters Guild, you won't know that this is the industry union with the highest entry threshold in Hollywood.

To join the Writers Guild, you need to appear in the cast and crew of at least 24 crews within the first three years of applying, including the experience of signing a contract with a company and undertaking creative work, or selling written works.

That is, even if he is the screenwriter of a public film, he is not eligible to join the screenwriters' guild.

In addition to his normal studies and work, Ronan has also picked up the network of relationships that Anderson Jr. disdained, and has been visiting Anderson Sr.'s friends and business partners for three consecutive afternoons.

Yesterday when he went to settle New Line Pictures' cut on the TV and video rights of "Jedi", he paid a special visit to Robert Shea.

It never hurts to have a little more connections.

Little Anderson didn't know it.

There is no doubt that Hollywood is a very talented circle, but as a newcomer, it is a bit whimsical to want to use talent and talent to second the air every second.

Ronan is well aware that countless geniuses have died on the road to entrepreneurship.

"Aren't you looking for the right party?" Mary put an invitation on her desk: "This is a high-end banquet organized by DreamWorks, and it is said that many celebrities in the entertainment and fashion circles will attend, and I only got it thanks to a relationship, and this ticket is as high as $3,000." ”

Ronan picked up the invitation and looked at it, it actually had David Geffen's signature on it, and immediately said: "This money is made into the account of the "Human Eradication Project". ”

$3,000 is expensive enough for tickets, and tickets for this year's Oscar night party are only $5,000.

Paying for this type of ticket also requires certain qualifications, and not everyone can buy it.

Anyway, the Arabs pay for it, and Ronan is not distressed.

Ronan spent the morning interviewing six people who had come to the company, reviewing a preliminary financial outlay of Mary's Human Removal Plan, and reading the California Entertainment Act.

In the afternoon, he temporarily put down his work and talked with the three directors who came to apply.

The three directors are not members of the directors' union, and it is not in line with industry regulations to contact production companies directly to find work, but there is so much chaos in the independent film industry that this problem is not a problem at all.

Unfortunately, these three have no qualifications and no relevant work experience.

Strictly speaking, I only shot experimental films at school, and I haven't even been exposed to MV shooting.

Since the project "Human Eradication Project" is running, Ronan naturally wants to succeed, so he directly rejected the three.

Ronan doesn't have much experience, and the production experience in his previous life is limited, if you find a director with blank experience, ninety percent of the film will hit the street.

This is definitely not a script for a popular movie in a previous life, and then a director can make it successful.

Ronan needs to learn to enrich himself, and he also needs to accumulate experience, and finding a good director will undoubtedly increase the chances of success of the project.

He thinks that the ideal candidate is David Fincher, but he can only think about it, after all, the real budget of the project is not even $2 million.

This is actually a paradox, directors with a little success qualifications are not cheap, and cheap directors have basically never proven themselves.

The recruitment advertisements issued by Shahai Entertainment have played a role, in addition to the candidates who took the initiative to self-recommend, several small brokerage companies sent the list of their directors, actors and other positions.

Ronan paid special attention to the director and actors, and the actors had a few familiar names, but the director did not have any.

In Hollywood, a good director is a more scarce resource than a good actor.

In the days that followed, Ronan met with five more directors, and the situation was similar to the previous three.

It's not that the agents of second- and third-tier directors have contacted Ronan, but when they saw their offer, Ronan stopped thinking about it.

Like the directors and actors offered by several medium and large brokerage companies, which are higher than the real budget of the entire project,

Within the circle, some situations can be faintly felt, after Ronan rejected many intent offers in a row, this project quickly disappeared from the field of vision of medium and large brokerage companies.

What Shahai Entertainment really made progress in was the recruitment of ordinary employees, and after a few days of interviews, Ronan finalized several new employees.

The weekend quickly arrived, and Ronan got a new haircut from the stylist recommended by Mary, and arrived at the Beverly Hills Hilton refreshed.

The party was held under the name of DreamWorks, and even outside the hotel, you could see some big names.

As soon as Ronan entered the hotel lobby, he met Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Due to the distance of some distance, Kate Winslet was vaguely heard asking Leonardo to go first, who she was waiting for.

Then, Leonardo went straight away.

Ronan's purpose in attending the banquet is to expand his social circle, not to ask for anything else, to be familiar with some people first, and connections are also quite important in Hollywood.

"Good evening, Miss Winslet. He came directly to the shredded meat and greeted politely, "We meet again." ”

Kate Winslet shook Ronan's hand and responded politely, "Hello, it's nice to see you again." ”

Hearing this, Ronan immediately understood that Kate Winslet had forgotten who he was.

Ronan didn't show the slightest displeasure and said, "I'm Ronan Anderson, and we met at the twentieth century Fox appreciation reception. ”

"Yes, I remembered. Kate Winslet remembered who the handsome guy was, and said with an affinity, "Call me Kate." Can I call you Ronan?"

Unlike her role, the British actress appears to be extremely cultured, at least on the surface.

"Absolutely. Ronan smiled and said, "Kate, I'm a big fan of yours. ”

Kate Winslet's gaze crossed Ronan and looked behind, Ronan was very conscious, and immediately said, "I'm going to the banquet hall, I'll talk again when I have time." ”

"Okay. Kate Winslet responded with the same smile.

This person made a good impression on her, not only outstanding in appearance, but also very interesting.

Ronan walked past Kate Winslet and looked back to see that a stout man with a beard had walked up to Kate Winslet, and Kate Winslet took the initiative to hold his hand.

It's not a courtesy arm, it's fingers interlocked!

The banquet is considered a public occasion, and this gesture undoubtedly shows that the stout man is at least Kate Winslet's boyfriend.

"I said you kept your distance from Leonardo!" the man's voice was rather annoyed, "Don't you think there are enough scandals between you?"

Kate Winslet seemed a little helpless: "Leo came to say hello, I always have to say a few words to him, right?"

Ronan quietly slowed down, this gossip somewhat aroused his interest, and from these two sentences, it is not difficult to judge that the meat silk is actually in a weak position.

The man was even more annoyed: "I don't like that oily kid!

Kate Winslet's voice was a little soft: "Jim, we're both engaged. ”

"If he harasses you again, I'll make him look good!" The man's words didn't seem like a joke: "I'll let him know how powerful the British man's fists are!"

Kate Winslet tactfully persuaded a few more words, and the man snorted heavily and stopped talking.

Ronan looked again, shook his head and entered the hallway leading to the ballroom.