From the moment the plane hovered over Mumbai and waited to land, Ronan observed this strange city through the window, having heard too many rumors and even legends about India before, but had never seen it with his own eyes.

As the altitude of the plane continued to fall, and a train could be vaguely seen rushing on the ground, Ronan took a closer look, maybe the time and place were wrong, the train looked normal, there was no scene of people in the carriage full of people, people on the top of the carriage, and people hanging on both sides of the carriage that he wanted to see the most.

I can't see the wonders, I have to say it's a pity.

The plane landed and left the airport, Ronan saw Robert who came to pick up the plane, and Sterling, who was transferred from Polygram Pictures some time ago.

The New Yorker is currently the head of Embassy Pictures in India, followed by several Indian employees.

"President!" Sterling hurriedly came up to greet Ronan and the others one by one.

The airport is not the place to talk, and the group drove to the hotel, and on the way Ronan carefully looked at the buildings and scenery on both sides.

Mumbai is a large metropolis with a permanent population of more than 10 million, and it may be all the way to a bustling area, with all kinds of high-rise buildings in an endless stream, and the level of prosperity seems to be not much worse than that of London.

George Clint pinched the folds on his face and said, "It's not what I imagined." ”

Sterling continued: "Mumbai is the most prosperous city in India, and we pass through the richest places in Mumbai. He smiled: "The slums in this place are much poorer than in Queens." ”

Ronan asked, "I've heard that Indians are divided into high castes and low castes, should you be careful when dealing with them?"

"The people who come into contact with us are of high caste. Sterling replied: "Don't pay special attention to that, the general English between the upper castes will not have much of a language barrier with us." ”

Next, Sterling introduced some basic facts about India.

Originally, Ronan thought that the official language of India was English, but in fact, many Indian low-caste and untouchables could not speak English, English is the language of communication between the upper castes in India, and it is a kind of honor that can reflect the identity of the high castes in India, and a person who does not know English will never be able to integrate into the circle of English-speaking, so knowing English is also a way to distinguish between the upper castes and the lower castes in India.

Similar to the class solidification in the West, most of India's elites are from high-caste backgrounds, and because of their high-caste status, they have obtained many higher education that low-castes do not have, so they also have an incomparable advantage in terms of work occupations.

A convoy of three cars soon arrived at the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai.

The hotel is located in Mumbai's business district, close to the coastline, and the location is extremely bustling.

Undoubtedly, this area is the best of Mumbai.

Ronan only glanced at it in a hurry, and his focus returned to the goal of his trip to India.

Several people were gathered in Ronan's luxurious suite.

"Tell me about the situation here. Ronan asked.

Sterling glanced at Robert and did not speak, as it seemed more appropriate for Robert to say it on this occasion.

"When I came to Mumbai, I approached the Falch Foundation and the Mountain Foundation, both of which have sent people to Los Angeles several times in the past year or so, and have been in contact with several Hollywood companies, but the results have not been very good, the big Hollywood companies look down on Indians, and the small productions of the small companies can't satisfy the appetite of the two foundations," Robert said. ”

Everyone, including Ronan, was listening.

"Of these, the two foundations have the most contact with DreamWorks. Robert looked at George: "George received the message when they first came into contact. ”

Ronan nodded slightly, remembering that it was during the filming of Project Humanity Eradication.

Robert continued: "There was never a partnership between the two foundations and DreamWorks because DreamWorks refused to offer them a big movie investment project. In addition, these two foundations have a certain understanding of the situation in Los Angeles, and there are many people who have studied or worked in the United States. ”

Ronan is well aware that the Indian film industry is quite large, and it is not a country like the UAE that does not even have the ability to make films, and the strategy against Abu Dhabi cannot be applied to Indians at all.

"Our purpose is to finance legally. Garcia then said, "It's better to have someone who understands the situation." ”

George and Robert looked at Ronan unconsciously, is it really just legal financing?

Ronan smiled and said, "There are people who understand the situation, and it will also help us to legally finance." He glanced at Robert, "Tell me about the two foundations." ”

Robert put away those careful thoughts and said: "The Falch Foundation saw that DreamWorks was not sincere enough, and instead invested in a number of Bollywood film projects, and currently has insufficient funds in hand to make large-scale investments. The Mountain Foundation had been in touch with DreamWorks, but patience had run out, and after Sterling and I pitched the Spy project, they expressed some interest. ”

He added: "This foundation was founded by Rakesh Roth Khan, who is also the CEO, and the source of funding is private financing, and in addition to the investment projects, it currently has about 300 million US dollars in cash flow. ”

"$300 million?" chimed in George Clint, "it's not a problem at all to invest in our films." ”

"A couple of people at DreamWorks, who are currently in Mumbai, have never given up on reaching out to Indians, and one of their main targets is the Mountain Foundation," Sterling reminded. ”

Ronan is not surprised by this, after all, a few years after 2000 in his previous life, Spielberg reached an investment agreement with the Indians, and it is estimated that there have been many negotiations and twists and turns.

This is also the choice that DreamWorks has to make when it encounters difficulties one after another in the future.

Ronan asked, "Does DreamWorks take it very seriously?"

"Not very seriously. Sterling put it succinctly: "There's only a team of three doing routine contact work here, and there's no heavyweights at all. ”

Ronan has some relevant memories of his previous life, and knows that DreamWorks has not reached the point where the funds are very tight later, so he still advised: "Sterling, you pay proper attention to DreamWorks, if there is no conflict with us, don't interfere with their actions, the most important thing is for us to get the investment." ”

"Understood. Sterling nodded.

Ronan asked, "Can you contact Rakesh-Roth Khan?" and arrange for me to meet with him as soon as possible. ”

Robert answered: "Rakesh-Roth Khan heard that our men were coming, and yesterday he asked me to come to visit, and I will inform him now?"

Ronan agreed: "Yes, you can call him, if you don't have time today, you can make an appointment tomorrow." ”

Robert went to make a phone call, everyone else dispersed, flying from Los Angeles to India, the exhaustion of the long journey was written on his face, and no one was still as energetic as Ronan.

A few minutes later, Robert returned, and Rakesh-Roth Khan agreed to meet with Ronan and would soon come to visit.

Two hours later, Ronan met the head of the Bombay Mountain Foundation, who was not very tall, in his forties, with a very white complexion compared to the average Indian, dressed in a modest suit, spoke English very fluently, and looked like an Englishman at first glance.

"Hello, Mr. Roth Khan. Ronan shook his hand: "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

Rakesh-Roth Khan said with a smile: "It's an honor to meet a successful Hollywood producer like you. ”

He was also observing Ronan, in his twenties, tall but a little thin, except for being a little handsome, otherwise seemed ordinary.

But after coming into contact with Robert, Rakesh Roth Khan has specifically learned about Ronan and Shahai Entertainment, and when he saw the data of the three films "Human Removal Project", "Blair the Witch" and "Death is Coming", he knew that this was by no means something that ordinary filmmakers could do.

The Mountain Foundation is interested in investing in Hollywood films, and has a special understanding of Hollywood, and the new company Relativity Entertainment has risen very strongly, and in terms of film performance alone, Rakesh-Roth Khan speculated that it may have been even better than DreamWorks last year.

So, he put himself in a slightly lower position.

But Rakesh-Roth Khan is not in a hurry to talk about film investment, and being too anxious will only make his side passive.

"Mr. Anderson's first time in India, right?" Rakesh-Roth Khan asked with a smile.

The other party was very polite, and Ronan also showed great respect: "It was the first time to come, I got off the plane to the hotel, Mumbai impressed me, a very beautiful and prosperous city, no worse than Los Angeles." ”

In this world, normal people like to listen to foreigners praise their country and city, just like their alma mater, they can scold thousands of times, but they are never allowed to be evaluated by outsiders.

Rakesh-Roth Khan is a bit modest: "Mumbai is just starting to develop, and it's not as cosmopolitan as Los Angeles. ”

Ronan politely said, "Mr. Rohan will definitely contact me next time he goes to Los Angeles." ”

Rakesh-Roth Khan smiled again and said, "Definitely!

Neither of them was in a hurry to talk about film investment, and talked about Los Angeles and Mumbai, Hollywood and Bollywood.

Half an hour later, Rakesh-Roth Khan, believing that it was both an expression of hospitality and a sign of respect for Hollywood's guests, said goodbye at the right time.

Before leaving, he asked, "Mr. Anderson has any needs in Mumbai, just contact me, you're welcome." ”

Ronan smiled and said, "Not yet." ”

Rakesh Roth Khan looked at Ronan's young appearance, thinking of his identity as a Hollywood producer, and had a plan in his heart, and it was always right to prepare a little more.

He sent out an invitation: "I have prepared a banquet tonight to welcome Mr. Anderson and Shahai Entertainment to Mumbai. ”

Ronan immediately said, "Thank you, we will definitely arrive." ”