After the crew turned on, Ronan took the initiative to reduce his presence on the set and maintain the director's authority in normal shooting, which is the most basic ability of a producer, unless the director makes a major mistake.

Ronan is self-aware, when it comes to filming on the set, now he can't catch up with James Wong.

It's never a bad thing to have a proper humility at heart.

Moreover, the set has always been under Ronan's control, and he needs to sign off on his daily financial expenses, and he will review the footage shot by James Wong.

He did the latter quite seriously, on the one hand, to compare the relevant pictures that he could remember, and on the other hand, to increase his own experience.

The producer is not a director, but he also has to have a general idea of what kind of scene needs what kind of picture.

A week after the start of filming, Ronan was sure of one thing, James Wong was really good at dealing with horror scenes, and the footage was unprocessed and a little piecemeal, but it was really feeling.

And after a week of running-in and coordination, the actors and the various types of work behind the scenes are also familiar, and the filming work is on the right track.

In terms of actors, as far as Ronan observed, the acting skills of the heroes and heroines Robert Kneipp and Melissa Leo are quite good, and actors like them who have been unable to become popular for many years have most of the problems not in their acting skills.

Two actors of Arab descent are also available.

Michelle Williams and Amanda Seyfried are a bit immature in comparison.

This is also normal and completely controllable.

As a producer, Ronan also coped with inquiries from several social organizations.

"Human Removal Plan" was promoted at the beginning, and it was somewhat famous, and the crew also attracted the attention of some organizations.

However, the project is not registered with any union in Hollywood, and it is a typical non-union project, and there are no union organizations to come to the door to find trouble for the time being.

In this day and age, there are fewer and fewer non-union theatrical films, but they are not unique.

After all, "Human Removal Plan" has been filed with the Producers Alliance, and Shahai Entertainment, the investment and producer, is also a member of the Producers Alliance.

The Producers Alliance is not here to ask for trouble, but to remind Ronan that the projects filed by the alliance need to pay a membership fee after receiving revenue.

It's not a lot, but it has to be paid.

This is actually a rule set by the Producers' Union, modeled after several major Hollywood unions, which require a certain percentage of industry dues to be paid to the union for projects registered with the union, which can be as high as $1 million when the total revenue of the project (including the box office, but not limited to the box office) crosses $100 million.

When a crew hires a certain percentage of union members, it must be registered with the corresponding union, otherwise the union will get in trouble.

Ronan is well aware that if "The Human Clear Project" is successful, with the possible increase in investment in the future and the increase in the number of crew employees, it will inevitably have to deal with the union, and the new project will evolve into a union-registered project.

Thinking about the future to fight with some trade unions, he has a bit of a headache, how good would it be if Hollywood's trade unions were all under the command of capital?

Another organization is much more serious than the Producers Alliance after coming to the crew.

The Los Angeles branch of the National Bureau of Child Welfare sent two commissioners to the crew to verify Amanda Seyfried's protection of children's working rights on the spot.

This is a procedure that crews with child actors must go through.

California law has clear provisions for child actors under the age of 18, limiting the number of hours they can work, guaranteeing a minimum number of hours of education, and not participating in filming that is dangerous or harmful to their health.

In addition, California also stipulates that part of the remuneration of child actors cannot be paid directly, and the crew must be deposited into a trust fund for which the child actors are beneficiaries.

This is also to ensure the future of child actors, especially when many parents of child actors are unreliable.

Children represent the future, and any civilized country will actively protect their rights and interests.

Ronan didn't ask for trouble in these areas, and there was little fault in what he did, and the commissioner of the Child Welfare Bureau conducted a field trip and questioned Seyfried's mother and daughter, and soon quit the crew.

Sending off the god of the Child Welfare Bureau, Ronan began to prepare another task that was crucial to "Human Eradication", which the director could not handle, and could only be discussed by him, the owner of the producer Gaza Sea Entertainment.

"What do you need after a movie is made?"

In the office of Shahai Entertainment, the four of them gathered again, and Ronan asked himself, "Obviously-release!"

Robert looked at Ronan, saw him nod, and added, "Whether it's directly into the videotape market, or on a TV station, or in a theater, it can be summed up in the distribution work." ”

"As we all know, the distributor is the top of this industry chain, and can take a cut of the producer's income, and the overall maximum proportion can reach 40%!"

George and Mary didn't speak, and if "The Human Eradication Project" was filmed and could not be released, it would make no sense.

Ronan knew that Robert was telling the truth, the distribution ratio of 40 percent was exaggerated, but it was often seen in the industry that companies that played 40 percent ultra-high percentage were mostly handed over to distribution labels by studios under the same group of companies.

The benefits of this are obvious, a considerable part of the budget of Hollywood films comes from financing, and well-known directors or actors often enjoy profit sharing, and if a film is distributed with a high commission, the cost will naturally increase, and the profit will also drop significantly, and the income of the profit sharing party will inevitably decrease.

The financial calculation rules of Hollywood are also carefully studied by him in his spare time recently.

This is a very interesting aspect, especially for investors from overseas.

Not only the oil money of the Arabs, Hollywood has attracted a lot of capital attention from overseas, especially the big hit of "Titanic", which is easy to create an illusion for people outside the circle, and it is easy to make money through Hollywood movies.

Ronan suddenly asked, "I heard that an Indian delegation recently came to Hollywood for an investigation?"

George was well-informed, wrinkled his face, and said: "At the beginning of May, there were not many people, and they didn't even stay for a week before leaving, it is said that they have the intention of investing in Hollywood films, but they are still in the preliminary investigation stage." ”

Ronan nodded and said to Robert, "You gather news from India, Bollywood and Mumbai, especially the investment of Indians in Hollywood. ”

Robert answered, a little excited, and asked, "Are you going to India for a big job?"

Think about what Ronan took them to do in Abu Dhabi at the beginning, not only with monetary rewards, but also with mental stimulation.

That can definitely blow with future generations for a lifetime.

Ronan said directly: "I just have an idea, the specific plan has not been formulated yet, you collect information first, and the plan must be targeted." ”

"Good!" Robert didn't hesitate.

George raised his hand: "Can I not watch the house?"

"We'll talk about it then. Ronan smiled: "Ideas become plans, plans become reality, early." ”

Mary reminded: "It's better to think more about this kind of thing, the more careful it is, the less troublesome it is." ”

This is a good phenomenon, and even the most conservative Mary has no objection.

Ronan made a note for the third brother in his notebook, and maybe he could use the third brother's place in the future.

It seems that the third brother has a group of people who got rich first?

Ronan turned the subject back: "These are the next phases, and the first priority at this stage is to find a suitable publishing company for the Human Eradication Project. ”

George answered: "Shahai Entertainment does not have the ability to distribute, and needs to rely on the distribution of other companies. This cannot be changed in a short period of time. ”

Of course, Ronan knows this, and it has only been a few months since he came here, and it is too late to understand the socio-economic situation, solve the company's financial crisis, attract investment for new film projects, and change himself to adapt to American society.

"We went in two steps. He said slowly: "Now relying on foreign label issuance, in the future we need to establish distribution channels. He looked at the three and asked, "What do you think?"

"If a film company wants to establish a distribution channel in North America, there are generally two ways, one is to establish and expand its distribution channel itself, and the other is to directly acquire an existing distribution company. ”

Although he has been staying in Shahai Entertainment in recent years, he has been in the industry for more than ten years and knows the film and television industry very well: "The former is time-consuming and labor-intensive, representing DreamWorks, which was founded in 94 years and did not really establish a more complete distribution channel until last year, and released the first film "Broken Lock Angry Tide" after the establishment of DreamWorks. ”

The latter needs to throw money at it, buying a distribution label or the distribution arm of a company, which requires a lot of money, represented by Lionsgate, which was founded only last year, and Frank Gusta, relying on the bank behind it, raised enough money to buy a distribution company directly for tens of millions of dollars, and released a new version of "Lolita" last year. ”

George added: "Even if we have distribution channels, we can't compete with the big companies. ”

Robert chimed in: "Yes. ”

Ronan nodded slowly, in the future, if Shahai Entertainment wants to really develop, instead of having little ability to resist risks like companies such as Carlock or Orion, it is necessary to establish its own publishing label.

It's okay to say that North American distribution is the most difficult.

Neither DreamWorks nor Lionsgate has the ability to distribute overseas right now.

The cake of the distribution industry is also firmly controlled by the Big Six, and the Big Six may become the Big Five in the future, but the near-monopoly of issuance resources will not change.

In the next two decades or more, it is almost impossible for Hollywood to become the seventh largest, and even the DreamWorks Big Three will not be able to do it.

Traditional distribution is not going to work at all, maybe the Internet is the future?

"We can't withdraw funds for the time being, and the establishment of the issuance part will not be until next year at the earliest. Ronan was very sober-minded: "George, you pay attention to see if there is a suitable issuing company that can be acquired." ”

Mary chimed in: "We don't have the funds. ”

Ronan frowned slightly: "I want to find a way to raise money." He also instructed: "Sort out the materials of the 'Human Eradication Project' and send official business letters to all the Hollywood distribution labels." Also, Mary, from tomorrow you will accompany me to visit several distribution companies. ”