"On the first weekend of December, North America ushered in two new films with large-scale openings, and the market heat remained at a high level, "Death is Coming" produced by Shahai Entertainment and distributed by Embassy Pictures was not affected by the failure of another film "Ace Agent" cooperated by the two companies, and landed in nearly 2,600 theaters on the opening weekend, earning $28.69 million in the first three days, beating "Toy Story 2" with a revenue of $27.2 million, and firmly sat on the weekend champion. ”

In the office, Adjado Sanziz put down the newspaper and looked at his partner Daniel Mailik: "Ronan Anderson's new film didn't fail?"

Daniel Mailik's face was a little ugly and said, "There is no failure. ”

Edjado Sanziz opened his mouth and suddenly realized that he didn't know what to say, and it felt like he was going to slap Daniel Malik in the face.

Daniel Millick took off his glasses, rubbed his slightly sour eyes, and felt the urge to cry, he had been unsuccessful for thirty years, why did Ronan Anderson succeed so easily?

He just read the newspaper, not only did "The Grim Reaper" box office reach $28.69 million in the first weekend, but the North American box office of the failed "Ace Agent" also reached $8 million, and there were other aspects of income in the follow-up, which was not a miserable failure.

If you want to see Ronan Anderson go bankrupt, there is no such possibility in the short term.

Daniel Mailrick realizes one thing, Ronan Anderson is really capable! The success of "Blair the Witch" ......

He quickly shook his head and didn't continue to think about it, the success template of "Blair the Witch" was already in front of him, and with the support of a big company like DreamWorks behind it, it would definitely be easier for the sequel to succeed.

The sequel is successful, and it can also prove to those who look down on themselves!

"Ed!" Daniel Mailik beckoned, "put down the newspaper and get to work!"

InterContinental Beverly Hills Century City, where the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has leased an entire floor to serve as the office of the Los Angeles office.

Early Monday morning, Samir met Aziz, who had just arrived from Abu Dhabi.

"Last time you sent a report, a Ronan Anderson movie failed?" "The emaciated Aziz, who is Mansour's plenipotentiary, naturally competed one level higher than Mir, and asked, "Will it have an impact on our plans?"

Semir replied: "'Ace Agent' failed at the North American box office. So far, the North American box office is only 8 million US dollars, which is far less than the investment, and the influence is also very small. ”

Aziz frowned: "$8 million? I remember the investment bureau gave Ronan Anderson $25 million. ”

"The $8 million is not the income of Shahai Entertainment, at least half of it will be distributed to the theater company. After Samir came to Los Angeles, he learned about some related situations: "There will be overseas box office and home entertainment and other revenues in the future, but I have seen the predictions of many authoritative institutions that this film will not recoup its investment." ”

Aziz thought of Mansour's words and said, "There are times when business investments fail. What the Minister wants to ask is, will this failure have a big impact on Shahai Entertainment and Ronan Anderson?"

Saimir thought for a moment and said: "Some time ago, there were some adverse effects, but after the release of the film "Death is Coming", all the adverse effects were offset by the success of "Death is Coming". ”

Aziz had just arrived in Los Angeles and didn't know the specifics, so he asked, "Can you elaborate on that?"

"'Death Is Coming' was released just last weekend. Saimir could only say according to what he knew on the surface: "It won $28.69 million in three days and won the top spot at the North American box office, that is, in just three days, this film can almost recoup the production investment." ”

He added: "This year, Ronan Anderson has launched three films, namely 'Blair the Witch,' 'Ace Agent,' and 'Here Comes the Grim Reaper'. So far, it can be established that "Ace Agent" failed and "Blair the Witch" and "Here Comes the Death" were great successes. ”

Aziz said: "When I was in China, I also saw "Blair the Witch" from the media, and they all said that this film was a miracle. ”

Saimir showed a little envy on his face: "Ronan Anderson bought "Blair the Witch" for less than $100,000, and the North American market alone earned more than $100 million!"

"$100,000 to $100 million?" Aziz twitched.

Saimir was a layman after all, and he hadn't studied the inside step yet, and said, "Yes!"

Aziz couldn't help but say: "It's much more profitable than selling oil, compared with him, our means of making money are too primitive!"

"This morning, I read a report in the Los Angeles Times predicting that 'Death Is Coming' will also hit $100 million at the North American box office. ”

"I think the budget for this movie was $15 million. Aziz had a toothache: "The Hollywood film industry is so profitable?"

Semir said seriously: "I don't know much about others, but what I have observed in the past six months or so that Ronan Anderson is very good at running movies, and the failed "Ace Agent" is not a fiasco, but successful movies can make ten or even a hundred times more money!"

Aziz nodded repeatedly, considering how to report to Mansour.

Semir continued: "Even if you don't take into account the publicity and influence, Ronan Anderson and his film company deserve our attention just because of the ability to make money!

"I know. Aziz said: "I'm here to investigate Ronan Anderson and Sand Sea Entertainment. ”

Saimir reminded: "Not only Shahai Entertainment, but also Embassy Pictures, this is the distribution company that Ronan Anderson acquired this year, Hollywood distribution is very critical, without a distribution company, a single production company, it is simply not possible to become bigger and stronger." ”

Aziz asked, "Do you have any details about the Embassy Pictures?"

Even though Abu Dhabi is relatively open-minded, far away in the Middle East, Los Angeles is not very well understood.

"Collected some, I'll give it to you later. Semir reminded again: "If you buy it, you must keep Ronan Anderson, according to all the information I have gathered, Ronan Anderson is the key to the success of this series, and if we don't keep Ronan Anderson, our plan is meaningless." ”

Aziz was carefully considering Semir's words.

Compared with the previous prince Saleh, Saimir is undoubtedly a more pragmatic person: "Even if we can break into Hollywood, we are very new to the film and television industry, and we need the right people to run the business, but Jews have a huge influence in Hollywood, and we are very repulsed, we need someone to stand in the foreground, Ronan Anderson is one of Hollywood's rare Arab friends, and no one is more suitable than him." ”

"Is it appropriate?" Aziz wondered, "That's Ronan Anderson's company, will it be a hollow for us." ”

Saimir is confident: "As long as we can get an absolute controlling stake, none of this is a problem. ”

"I'll report back to the minister. Aziz said.

Semi asked, "When do you plan to engage with Ronan Anderson?"

Aziz replied: "Don't contact for the time being, we want to know the situation, and we will talk about it in January next year." ”

After the box office of "Death is Coming" was released on the first weekend, both Shahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

If "Ace Agent" fails at the box office, "Death is Coming" will also hit the street at the box office, which will definitely be a fatal blow to the company that has just been on the right track.

"The good thing is that the worst didn't happen. ”

On the phone, Ronan said to Carmen Kaith, who was far away in Europe, "Otherwise I might go bankrupt." ”

Carmen Cays, who is also engaged in commercial investment, asked a little bit of a bypass, "I remember hearing you mention last time, aren't these two films both financed and filmed?

Ronan didn't feel embarrassed at all after being exposed, smiled, and said, "But the publicity and distribution expenses were all borrowed from the bank." ”

In other words, 10 million US dollars of the publicity and distribution expenses of "Blair the Witch" were obtained as collateral from the income of "The Grim Reaper".

"Financing is a good way to solve the problem. Carmen Kayth said on the phone, "Ronan, you've inspired me. ”

Ronan immediately asked, "You want financing too?"

Carmen Kath did not deny it, saying: "With this plan, my reputation in Estonia has increased very quickly, and it is not difficult to raise funds. ”

Ronan cautioned: "Be aware of the legal boundaries. ”

He didn't want to see the future richest woman in Estonia end up in prison because of his influence.

Carmen Kath said: "I know, I won't do anything illegal. I will not give up the future for a little immediate gain. ”

"That's good. Ronan changed the subject: "I'll go to Europe next year, and I'll look for you then." ”

Carmen Kath smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you." ”

The two chatted a few more words about their respective situations, and then hung up the phone.

"The Grim Reaper is Coming" was a box office success in North America, and a series of plans will also be put on paper on the official agenda, starting with the sequel to the "Spy" series and "Human Eradication Project".

The first issue for both is to solve the directing problem as soon as possible.

For the sequel to "Human Eradication", Andrew, the production manager hired by Shahai Entertainment, is in preliminary negotiations with James Wong's agent Edward.

Because Edward dragged the negotiations until after the release of "The Grim Reaper", the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on the issue of James Wong's salary.

In terms of "Spy Shadows", Tony Gilroy's screenwriting team has already come up with part of the script, and in some places Ronan is not very satisfied, after holding a screenwriters' meeting, let them continue to revise the creation, and expect to complete the first draft of the script after the New Year.

Then there's director Paul Greengrass, and after a while of cooling, Ronan is ready to reconnect with them.