In the reception room, Monica Bellucci said thank you when she saw the coffee brought by the staff, and waited patiently while looking at the movie poster hanging on the wall.

Recently starred in a movie, it is necessary to find a distributor, but because of the sensitive relationship between the subject matter, the investor and the producer have been delayed in discussing the affairs of improper distribution, and it is impossible to give up a film with an investment of tens of millions of dollars, so the producer simply mobilized all the main creative staff of the crew to go through their own networks to find a distributor, once it can be negotiated, there will be a lot of commission after the movie is released.

In the past two years, Monica Bellucci has felt the influence of the twilight of beauty, and if she wants to go on beautifully and continue to be the goddess in the hearts of thousands of fans, she needs to invest in herself.

After being a goddess for so many years, she knows one thing very well, the appearance and temperament of the goddess are piled up with money.

In this era when various technologies are becoming more and more advanced, ugly girls can also kill Sophie Marceau in seconds through the dress up of money.

It's hard to say if someone else can find a distributor, but when Monica Bellucci came to Los Angeles and learned about it, she immediately thought of Ronan Anderson and Embassy Pictures.

It's not the first time Monica Bellucci has dealt with Embassy Pictures, which previously released her starring "Irrevocable" in North America, and she helped get in touch.

This is not the first time this kind of work has been done.

Monica Bellucci waited for more than ten minutes, the door of the reception room opened, and Ronan walked in and shook hands with Monica Bellucci: "There is a temporary phone call to keep you waiting." ”

Monica Bellucci was very clear that she was facing Hollywood bigwigs, and hurriedly smiled and said, "I took the liberty of coming to the door to disturb me." ”

Ronan had been in contact with Monica Bellucci before, but how familiar he was, and asked with a little curiosity, "I wonder if Miss Bellucci is coming......"

Monica Bellucci hurriedly said, "That's right, Mr. Anderson. Your Embassy Pictures released "Irrevocable" starring me, and I was wondering if we would work together again, and I took on another Hollywood film, and I wanted to ask if you would be interested in releasing it. ”

Ronan knows that Monica Bellucci starred in Warner Bros. in The Matrix, but it can't be the series: "I don't know what movie?"

If it's those European art films, it doesn't make much sense to cooperate or not.

Embassy Pictures originally released "Irrevocable", and now the total profit is less than 300,000 US dollars, and now Embassy Pictures releases at least one film every month, and the distribution and publicity resources are very tight, it is no longer the situation where there were fewer films released in the previous two years, and it is impossible to waste energy on art films.

Monica Bellucci elaborates: "I took over a film directed by Mel Gibson last year, and the film was all produced two months ago and was looking for a distributor. ”

Mel-Gibson Ronan was immediately drawn to the name, this guy is no ordinary person.

Thinking of this, my heart moved, and the name of a film suddenly appeared in my mind, it couldn't be that very sensitive film, right?

"Can you elaborate on that?" asked Ronan.

Monica Bellucci elaborated: "The title of the film was originally called 'Passion', but later it was found to be a duplicate of one of Miramax's projects, and director and producer Mel Gibson changed the name to 'The Passion of the Christ,' which focuses on the last twelve hours of Jesus' life. ”

Sure enough, it's this film! Ronan remained silent: "I've heard people talk about this film." ”

At that time, I saw it on entertainment news, and this film caused some criticism when it was established.

Monica Bellucci asked, "Do you have time to watch the film?"

Ronan didn't answer directly, but asked, "What is the scale of investment in this film?"

Hollywood studios are all money-making guys, and Monica Bellucci knows that they are not interested in art, they only care about how much art can bring them.

Monica Bellucci thought for a moment and said, "The production budget should be around $30 million. ”

Ronan deliberately asked: "Didn't you contact the distributor before the start of filming for a film with an investment of tens of millions of dollars?"

This is not a small production with an investment of several millions, and it is very rare in Hollywood to dare to spend so much money without finding a good distributor.

"The crew seems to have been in contact a lot. Monica Bellucci smiled: "I've heard people say that none of the big six companies want to release this film. ”

Ronan nodded, "I see." ”

Monica Bellucci asked again, "Mr. Anderson, can you find time to watch this film?"

"Yes. Ronan thought about the recent itinerary: "If you can contact the crew, we will meet at the embassy film industry at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon." ”

Monica Bellucci said: "Okay, tomorrow at two o'clock in the afternoon. ”

Leaving Relativity Entertainment, Monica Bellucci first called the co-producer of the crew, and then contacted Mel Gibson, who was anxious about the release of the film, and said that he would go to Embassy Pictures in person tomorrow.

Mel Gibson, nicknamed "The Wild Man", is a typical grumpy, and the release of The Passion of the Christ has been a problem, and lately the pimples on the faces of the fiery ones have begun to develop.

No company was willing to release the film, and even Paramount Pictures, which had worked with him for many years, directly refused.

So far, only one small distribution company called New Market has expressed interest, but Mel Gibson has doubts about the ability of such a small company to issue as New Market.

The film smashed into $30 million, and investors are looking at his Mel Gibson reputation!

Mel Gibson is full of confidence in the film he directed, but it would be too unjust if the film was smashed on the release.

Embassy Pictures is good, and when it comes to the capabilities of Hollywood distribution companies, it is still above DreamWorks, second only to the big six companies.

Mel Gibson hurried to the crew's office to prepare accordingly for tomorrow.

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Connie, at the behest of Ronan, heard a lot of news about the Passion of the Christ.

"The Passion of the Christ is produced by Aiken Pictures. Connie told Ronan: "This is an independent production company founded by Mel Gibson in 1989 that has invested in the production of Hamlet, Anna Karenina and Dangerous Man, and The Passion of the Christ is the fourth film produced independently by Aiken Films. ”

Ronan nodded lightly: "A film studio founded by a star." ”

There are many companies like Aiken Films, and there are many in Hollywood, basically there is a studio under the name of a big star or a big director.

This is not only the need to participate in the production and obtain dividends, but also to legally avoid taxes.

Connie added: "The film was produced at a cost of $30 million and was independently financed by Aiken Films, which Mel Gibson claimed had been planning for more than a decade. ”

Ronan is a member of Hollywood, and he knows the situation in the circle very well, and some films may have really been planned for ten years or even longer, for example, the scripts of many films are written and then made into movies, and five or six years is the norm.

But some filmmakers claim this more for publicity purposes.

Ronan asked, "What about the distribution?"

"All six companies turned down Mel Gibson. Connie said what she knew: "Originally, Sony Columbia Pictures intended to release it, but after carefully understanding the content of the script, it was also rejected. ”

Ronan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know why?"

Connie said: "Everyone thinks that the probability of failure of this film is extremely high. ”

"Isn't it sensitive?" Ronan asked.

Connie replied, "Probably not." ”

Ronan waved his hand: "You go and inform the embassy that there will be a film pulling meeting tomorrow." ”

When Connie left, Ronan thought about it and dialed Chris, an executive at Sony Columbia Pictures.

"How did you come up with the idea to call me?" said Chris's familiar voice through the earpiece.

Ronan said directly: "A friend came to my side to promote a film called "The Passion of the Christ", I didn't see the film, so it's not easy to make a decision......"

Chris interrupted him: "Mel Gibson's new film?"

Ronan said, "yes. I've heard that Sony Columbia Pictures turned down the film. ”

"It's a refusal. Chris did not deny it: "I participated in the film viewing and voted negative. ”

Ronan asked curiously, "The subject matter is sensitive?"

Chris couldn't help but laugh: "What's the point of being sensitive? It's never been a problem that bothers Hollywood. It's that this film is problematic, and the style is very similar to Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ", which failed miserably at the box office, and this film is probably not much better. ”

He immediately asked, "Ronan, you won't fancy this film, will you?"

Ronan smiled and said, "I haven't even seen the film, but I just heard a brief introduction, and I can't judge, so I feel that the subject matter is more sensitive." ”

Chris laughed: "The subject matter is sensitive has never been a problem, and we will take care of the subject matter if we have money to make it?" The main reason is that Mel Gibson is not very good, and ten of the eleven viewing experts involved in watching the film at Sony Columbia Pictures vetoed it. Oh yes, the only thing I didn't veto was a Jew. ”

Ronan said half-truthfully: "Tomorrow the embassy film will hold a film pulling meeting, I will watch the film first, if it doesn't work, I will push it off, "The Last Temptation of Christ" is the biggest pain for old Martin." ”

The two didn't say much and quickly hung up.

Ronan once watched "The Passion of the Christ", and there are indeed some sensitive points of controversy, and with Mel Gibson's character, it is estimated that the scale may be larger.

Controversy and sensitive subjects, Ronan is not particularly concerned, even if the two sides cooperate, the real impact is the producer, especially the main creative team led by Mel Gibson, and the impact on the distributor is not great.

I'll wait until I see the film tomorrow.