Upon learning that PolyGram Pictures and Sony Columbia Pictures had been working together, Ronan immediately contacted Chris of Sony Entertainment to meet him.

"Alan Albert and Danny Donald from PolyGram Pictures?" Chris gave Ronan a deep look and said, "I know them, PolyGram's film distribution channel was created by these two people, and when they talked to Sony about the North American release of "The Usual Suspects", I was an assistant to Gustafson, who was in charge of negotiations. ”

Gustafson is one of the principals of Sony Columbia.

What Ronan needed was a referral from someone who both knew him, and since Chris knew them, he couldn't have better.

"Are you familiar with them?" Ronan asked again.

Chris and Ronan have worked together twice in a row, there is no need to lie about this kind of trivial matter, to be honest: "You know the nature of my work, looking for films to talk about distribution, Sony later released several Polygram films, all of which I talked with Alan Albert and Danny Donald, and I am familiar to the point that I am very familiar, but I can't talk about friendship." ”

He said directly: "Have you heard of Guy Ritchie's "Two Smoking Guns"?"

Ronan nodded, "I know, typical of multi-line narratives. ”

"In this film, Polygram occupies a lot of investment shares. Chris continued: "Alan Albert and Danny Donald originally wanted to find Sony Columbia as a North American distributor, but their asking price was too high and I turned it down after seeing the film. ”

Ronan complimented him a little: "You have a good eye." ”

The film was released in North America in May and received a very good response from critics, but the market was quite average, and the box office of $3 million was estimated to not even earn back the publicity and distribution costs invested by the distributor, and it took a long time to recover the cost from other parties.

As one of the Big Six, it is normal for Sony Columbia not to watch this kind of film.

Is "Two Big Smoking Guns" good? There is no doubt about that, but there are too many good films that don't make money.

However, the film was eventually released in North America.

Ronan grasped the point and asked, "How did this film get into North America?"

"Tom Cruise. Chris gave a very surprising answer, "Tom Cruise and Alan Albert have been friends for many years, and they seem to have the same beliefs or something." At that screening, Tom Cruise said directly to the distributor: This is the best movie I've seen in years, and you would be stupid not to buy it. ”

Ronan kept it in his mind, and Tom Cruise was able to talk to the two of them.

Chris then asked, "Ronan, are you asking if there is something wrong with these two?"

Ronan thought about it for a moment and decided to say directly, "I want you to help introduce you to them." ”

Chris looked at Ronan with an uncertain look in his eyes.

Ronan added: "I have a publishing company and I am in dire need of talent, and these two are experts in distribution, and we want to poach them. ”

Chris immediately thought of some things in the circle and understood Ronan's intentions: "You plan to let Embassy Pictures establish an overseas distribution channel?"

Ronan knew that this could not be concealed from someone with a heart, and said: "There are considerations in this regard, but it is a plan for the future." ”

Chris pondered for a moment and said, "Ronan, we are friends and have known each other for a long time. Personally, I'm willing to help you. But from a corporate point of view......"

"DreamWorks is also staring at them!" Ronan didn't know what DreamWorks was doing, but he knew the tacit attitude of the six major companies towards DreamWorks: "If DreamWorks establishes overseas distribution channels, it will have the ability to really confront the six major companies, and there is an agreement between you six companies to maintain the stability of the top building in Hollywood, and the Big Six can only reduce and not increase ......"

Chris didn't understand what Ronan meant, and looked at Ronan without speaking.

Ronan added: "IMHO, since Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures, Columbia's performance in recent years has been ranked last in the Big Six, once DreamWorks has an independent overseas distribution channel, who will surpass it first? Will the other five companies reach other tacit agreements? For example, DreamWorks will replace Columbia's position in the MPAA? Don't forget, you are a Japanese company holding a clear boundary from the Western world, and the DreamWorks Big Three are all Jews, and the biggest force in this circle is the Jewish power. ”

Chris's face is not very good-looking, this kind of thing is not difficult to think of, business is all about deception.

Ronan said calmly: "Chris, you can report this matter to Sony Entertainment, if you stand on the same side as me, I believe Sony Entertainment will support you, maybe this is still a big achievement." ”

I don't know what happened to DreamWorks yet, so Ronan didn't say anything more, for the time being, he just needed Chris as an introduction.

In case DreamWorks also appears, presumably Sony Entertainment will definitely have doubts.

"You wait here for me for a moment. ”

Chris walked out of the reception room with a serious face and went straight to Gustafson's office.

In fact, what he just said was the truth, if this is just a private matter, for the sake of cooperating with Ronan many times, it is not that he can't help.

But it's not just a private matter.

Ronan waited for more than half an hour before Chris returned to the break room.

Chris asked directly, "What are you going to do?"

Ronan said, "I'm going to London and meet these two men. ”

"Good. Chris didn't hesitate: "I'll go with you." ”

Sony Columbia will not watch DreamWorks get bigger, on the top floor of Hollywood, the six positions are already crowded, and if you climb up one more, it will definitely be Columbia Pictures, which is in the most unstable position, to fall.

Ronan didn't talk nonsense either: "I confirmed the itinerary and called you." ”

Leaving Sony Columbia, Ronan returned to the car, in no hurry to leave, ready to contact Tom Cruise.

At the party that day, business cards were also exchanged with Liangtang, and they were stored on their mobile phones just like other people's private contact information.

Dialing Tom Cruise's number, it was Tom Cruise himself who answered the phone, Tom Cruise happened to have time, heard Ronan looking for him something, and asked him to go directly to his home in Beverly Hills.

Chris said that Tom Cruise and Alan Albert have shared a common faith for many years, and Ronan wants to do more.

Generally speaking, this kind of poaching can be entrusted to headhunters, but overseas distribution channels are too important for Ronan, even more critical than North American distribution.

Overseas distribution channels are time-consuming and labor-intensive if they are built solely by Embassy Films.

Ronan is not at all at ease with headhunters.

Arriving at Beverly Hills, Ronan didn't have much effort to find Tom Cruise's home.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's mansion is located near the famous Hearst Manor.

Ronan enters the lavish mansion, not bothered to admire the artistic décor, and his head is full of thinking about how to get Tom Cruise to help lobby.

But soon, he decided not to mention the matter of asking Tom Cruise to help lobby for the time being, after all, he didn't have a deep friendship with Tom Cruise, and having Tom Cruise help lobby would inevitably owe a huge favor, and even if Tom Cruise had a little business acumen, he might ask for something from this.

Ronan remembers the last time Tom Cruise said he wanted to help.

In the living room, Tom Cruise, who got the news, stood at the door to greet Ronan, and after Ronan shook hands with Tom Cruise, he deliberately glanced at it, Nicole Kidman was sitting on the sofa in loungewear and reading magazines, and her lazy appearance obviously didn't want to greet anyone.

The hostess ignored her, and Ronan didn't mean to say hello, and followed Tom Cruise into the reception room.

In the middle, I quietly glanced at Nicole Kidman, the woman as if she didn't see the visitors at home, just reading the magazine by herself.

Ronan has a guess in his mind that maybe Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman have started a life of non-interference with each other.

"What's the matter with me?" asked Tom Cruise with a smile.

For a promising producer, he doesn't have a superstar shelf.

Ronan looked very sincere, and said with a smile: "Tom, there is something I want your help with." ”

Tom Cruise said seemingly casually: "If you have something to say, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help you." ”

If you can't do it, of course, that's another story.

Ronan understands the subtext and doesn't talk about lobbying, which would be best if money and Sony Entertainment could solve it.

Pushing others on his own, coupled with those words from Tom Cruise at the last party, Ronan felt that if he really asked Tom Cruise for help, he would have to pay a certain price.

This can be used as a back-up backup.

Ronan said: "I want to hire Mr. Alan Albert from PolyGram Pictures to work for my company, but I don't know ...... with him"

"Alan?" Tom Cruise frowned.

Ronan nodded: "I heard that you are friends with Mr. Albert, can you help introduce me?"

Tom Cruise frowned in thought, then laughed and said, "I can only make a phone call for you." Completely different from some rumors in his previous life, Tom Cruise is very bold in such small things: "I can introduce you to Alan, but how to talk about it is your business, and I will not be involved." ”

"Thanks, Tom. With rare sincerity, Ronan said, "This has helped me a lot, thank you very much." ”

It was just a gesture, Tom Cruise didn't take it to heart at all, and the smile on his face was as sunny as a smile: "You're welcome. ”

After chatting with Ronan for a while and talking about things in the circle, Tom Cruise simply called Alan Albert in London in front of Ronan.

Tom Cruise is now very good at being a man.

Ronan left Tom Cruise's mansion, booked a flight to London tomorrow, called Chris first, and informed Robert Lee that he was ready to leave for England early tomorrow morning.