Hollywood Pictures, Distribution Department Reception Room.

A bald middle-aged man with eyes put down the materials in his hand, put them away, and said with a smile: "Mr. Anderson, your shooting plan for this project is very thorough, and the scene design drawings are also very exquisite. ”

"It is a great honor to recognize you. Ronan answered at the right time.

He waited patiently for the following words, and the deputy head of the distribution department must have a turn.

Sure enough, the bald middle-aged man said again: "But your movie hasn't been shot yet, right?"

"Yes. Ronan told the truth: "About a third of the way through the shooting. ”

The bald middle-aged man suddenly asked, "Is there really $11 million invested in this project?"

Ronan smiled: "It's not a secret, this is for publicity needs, and the real investment in the film is about $3 million." ”

The other party is a real expert in the industry, and the so-called 11 million budget can't be concealed at all, but on the basis of the truth, you can also add a little material appropriately.

"$3 million low-budget horror film ......" The bald middle-aged man looked at the script again: "The scale of investment and production is not small." ”

Looking at the entire North American film industry, a $3 million film is definitely not a small project.

Ronan took out the only person with some influence in the cast: "The director of the film, James Wong, directed "The X-Files". ”

The bald middle-aged man nodded lightly: "I seem to have heard people from the Fox TV series production department talk about him." He put down the script and said, "Well, Mr. Anderson, when your film is finished, we'll talk about it in detail."

"Yes. Ronan has achieved his goal: "When the film is completed, I will send a copy as soon as possible, hoping that we will have the opportunity to cooperate." ”

The balding middle-aged man stood up and shook hands with Ronan to say goodbye: "As long as the film is good enough, distribution is not a problem." ”

The preconditions are very clear.

Ronan shook his hand vigorously: "This is going to be a great horror movie." ”

Mary followed Ronan and didn't speak, seeing Ronan's expression and hearing what Ronan said, she couldn't help but nod secretly, Ronan after a setback was really not the same Ronan as before.

When promoting "Jedi", she also accompanied Ronan to run through several distribution companies, Ronan was young and impulsive at that time, and always told people how good his movies were, how many interesting ideas he contained, and the talent contained in him will inevitably impress the audience and will definitely be a box office hit.

When the distribution company expressed its dissatisfaction with the film, it shouted that they would regret missing the film!

Look at Ronan now, it's like a different person, mature and steady, dealing with it decently, the truth in his words is true or false, it is really easy to win people's trust, and if he hears it in the ears of a person who knows, he will believe it a little.

That's what producers and business elites should look like.

More importantly, she has seen Ronan seize all his free time to study and enrich himself more than once, and the improvement of all abilities brought by this can be experienced by everyone around her.

Ronan left a document and went out of Hollywood Pictures, and the purpose of this trip was basically achieved.

The cast of the film is unknown, the scale of investment is limited, and when you don't see the film, you want the distribution company to sign a contract directly, how is it possible?

It's just to pave the way for later.

Entering the parking lot, Ronan got into Mary's car, and Mary started the car and asked, "Where to go again?"

Ronan pointed to the front: "Go to New Line Pictures." ”

Mary glanced at Ronan and comforted, "Don't be discouraged, you can always find the right publisher." ”

Ronan fastened his seatbelt and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's okay, I can afford to fail, and besides, they are not refusals." ”

Mary turned her head and smiled at Ronan, stopped talking, and drove intently to New Line Pictures.

Leaning on the co-pilot, Ronan opened the information in his hand and once again carefully looked at the recent situation of New Line Pictures and the introduction of several heads of the distribution department.

There are memories left by Anderson Jr., and New Line Pictures is no stranger to him.

The distributor of the previous "Jedi" was New Line Pictures.

Like Hollywood Studios, which is owned by Disney, New Line Pictures is not an independent studio, but a subsidiary acquired by Warner Bros., although Robert Shea and other management still retain more independent management rights.

Strictly speaking, Sony Pictures Distribution and Hollywood Pictures, who have been there, have not actually rejected Ronan, and they have also not said that they want to release "Human Eradication Project", they have seen all kinds of materials brought by Ronan in the past, basically an attitude, and after the film is made, they will talk about the quality of the film after seeing it on the spot.

Hollywood can make thousands of films every year, and in the end there are only five or six hundred films released in theaters, and there are too many films that want to squeeze into theaters, and there is no shortage of small productions that take the initiative to come to the door.

Ronan claimed that the "Human Eradication Plan" has a budget of 11 million US dollars, and it is no problem for these outsiders to fool outsiders, and even many people in the circle, but it is basically impossible to fool experts from professional companies.

These experts are not bricks, as long as they look at the cast lineup, script and scene settings, shooting plans and other information, they can roughly deduce the real investment of the film.

There is no film, and the people at the distribution company are too lazy to talk about it.

Ronan was received by executives from Sony Pictures Distribution and Hollywood Studios, and this was entirely for the sake of some of the movements made by "The Human Eradication Project" some time ago.

Ronan didn't think that he could find a distributor at one time, the main purpose of this time is to attract the attention of some distribution companies, and after the film is really filmed and produced, Shahai Entertainment can also have a few more choices.

When he came to New Line Pictures, because he had made an appointment before, Ronan met a supervisor of the distribution department of New Line Pictures very smoothly.

"Mr. DeLong, we meet again. Ronan shook hands with a blonde man in his thirties.

The release of the last "Jedi" was also negotiated with Anderson Jr. and this person.

DeLong frowned and looked at Ronan and asked, "You have something to do with me?" "Jedi Life" has copyright income again, and is ready to pay a share to New Line Pictures?"

Ronan beckoned to Mary, took the document bag handed by Mary, handed it to Delon, and said, "This is a new film that I have invested in, you can take a look." ”

Delong's face was a little ugly, he opened the file bag and looked at it, and said while reading: "You want to find New Line Pictures for distribution?"

"yes. Ronan said bluntly: "We worked together once and we know each other. ”

Delong's face became even more ugly: "Your "Jedi" did not bring any profit. ”

Ronan smiled: "As far as I know, your company has not incurred any losses. ”

Most of the film's $800,000 box office revenue was pocketed by New Line Pictures, and later received part of the peripheral copyright revenue share from him.

The total investment of New Line Pictures is definitely not that much.

For the same movie, the production company lost a lot of money, and even the blood was about to vomit out, but the distribution company was able to keep the cost.

This is all too common in Hollywood.

"You've already screwed one. Delon simply flipped through the information and put it aside: "I'll tell you the truth, Ronan." Unless you're willing to sign a 40 percent distribution share agreement, there's little chance that the company will redistribute your film. ”

The lion's mouth was so wide open that it was almost out of the realm of sky-high prices.

Ronan was not annoyed, it was useless for business negotiations, maintained a faint smile, and said, "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, okay? The director of this film is James Wong, who directed "The X-Files". ”

Why do you want to find a director with a bit of resume, this is one of the reasons.

DeLong groaned for a moment and said, "Okay, when you finish the film, bring it over." ”

Ronan took the initiative to say goodbye, stood up and shook hands with Delon: "I hope we still have a chance to cooperate." ”

Delon blackened his face and did not speak.

In the following ten days, Ronan traveled all over the film distribution companies in Los Angeles, and even the six major companies left a document.

As a person and company who has just set foot in theatrical films, it is possible to catch fish only by casting a wide net.

Even DreamWorks, which is completely controlled by Jewish forces, is ready to try his luck.