Thanks to Ronan's promotion, the romantic comedy project quickly received the green light from Shahai Entertainment, and the legal department immediately opened negotiations with James Rust to push the project into the pre-planning stage.

Having said that, Ronan holds the creative and project power of the entire group, so naturally there is no reason not to pass.

This aspect is really overdue.

James Rust is very aggressive, and the conditions are not high, and even the project bonus that the producer must pay to buy the producer's project is only half a million dollars.

For a director, the opportunity to direct his first feature film is often the hardest, and for an actor, the first important role in life requires not only acting skills and ability, but also other aspects of the cost.

For producers, the opportunity to run their first project on their own is equally rare.

James Rust has many years of experience in the industry, and his luck is not bad.

He worked as an executive producer on several Hollywood films and also met Will Smith through "The King of Fighters Ali", who happened to be interested in the project.

As soon as the project contract was signed, James Rust burst out with great enthusiasm for his work and quickly pushed forward the work.

"Directing-wise, I plan to bring in Andy Tennant. ”

In the office, James Rust told Ronan about his next steps: "He is an expert in making romance movies, and currently directs nearly ten films, most of which are in the love genre, and his representative works are "Love Stories Innocence" and "Good Things Come in Pairs", and this year there will be a "Love to Alabama" directed by him. ”

Ronan has seen "Love Stories Innocence" and "Love Returns to Alabama", the former starring Drew Barrymore, and the latter is one of Reese Witherspoon's masterpieces.

"Yes. Ronan said, "You have a preliminary contact with Andy Tennant first. ”

James Rust asked with concern, "Will ...... over there?"

Ronan gave him a reassurance: "It's not a problem on Will's side, Shahai Entertainment is negotiating with Will's agent, and it's going very smoothly." ”

The two sides have reached an agreement on the salary, Shahai Entertainment has offered Will Smith a salary of $20 million, since the release of "Boxer Ali" last year, Will Smith's salary has reached $20 million, and the salary of "Men in Black 2", which has been filmed and has not yet been released, is also $20 million.

On "Jedi Men 2", Will Smith's salary is $20 million plus 10% of the total revenue share.

This is a sequel movie, and it is normal for high salaries and high shared.

In terms of non-sequel films, Will Smith's salary is $20 million for the time being.

There's not much to say about this, and the whole of Hollywood recognizes Will Smith's value.

At present, what Shahai Entertainment and Will Smith's agent are talking about are some minor problems in the treatment of the crew.

With the big-name stars comes a lot of special terms.

Even Tom Hanks, a well-known good old man in the circle, will have dozens of additional clauses in the contract.

Considering Will Smith's high salary, Ronan said to James Rast: "The actress's salary should be compressed to less than $3 million. ”

James Rust said: "There are several initial candidates for the lead actress, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron and Winona Ryder. ”

"Julie is not suitable, the salary is too high. Ronan did not hesitate to reject a candidate, this heroine needs a vase, and Angelina Jolie's current route and style are also problematic. He thought for a moment and said, "Winona Ryder isn't suitable either. ”

This one seems to have some vices, and he may turn into a time bomb at some point.

James Rust asked tentatively, "Charlize Theron?"

"She can be on the shortlist, and you go ahead and look for other candidates," Ronan said. He remembers Charlize Theron turning down Sand Sea Entertainment once, and was prepared: "It's always right to have a few more candidates." ”

Speaking of which, Ronan seriously recalled that Charlize Theron seemed to be a few years away from winning the Oscar for Best Actress, and there was basically no threat of the Oscar curse.

But if there were other suitable candidates, Ronan would not pick Charlize Theron.

Although this South African diamond has always been a very pure vase in commercial films in the early stage, its acting skills and box office appeal are not outstanding, and the Oscar actress also took a specially customized route, until "Mad Max: Fury Road" really carried the box office of a movie.

Of course, as a mere vase role, Charlize Theron is still qualified.

That "Stealing the Day" is also about to be released, and the most eye-catching character in this film, in addition to the MINI car, is Charlize Theron.

Seeing off James Rust, Ronan receives a call from Jun Ji-hyun who wants to ask him out for dinner.

Ronan made an appointment with Scott Swift in the evening, and could only say sorry to Jun Ji Hyun, but only learned more about Jun Ji Hyun's recent situation on the phone.

When he came to Los Angeles, Ronan threw Jun Ji-hyun to the crew of "Grey's Anatomy", and after explaining to Shonda Rhames, he basically didn't ask Jun Ji-hyun about his situation.

Over the phone, Jun Ji-hyun gave a general account of her work for more than two months.

After receiving the actor contract for "Grey's Anatomy", in addition to the necessary preparations, Jun Ji-hyun was ordered by Shonda Remes to strengthen his English in a professional language class, and because of the relationship that Ronan recommended as an actor could not refuse, the background setting of the character was appropriately modified and adjusted to a generation of immigrants to fit Jun Ji-hyun's situation.

But Jun Ji-hyun's spoken language still needs to be strengthened as quickly as possible, at least so that the American audience can understand what she says smoothly.

Similar to Jun Ji-hyun's situation, Ronan also expected it before, but he didn't care much about it, after all, Hollywood has too many ways to solve it.

It's really not good, just dubbing directly, and you don't need Jun Ji-hyun to fight for acting awards.

Ronan hung up and took care of some work on the film project, which has now begun pre-screening promotion for "Tales of the Night," which will be released in April.

Compared with "Resident Evil", "Tales of the Night" also has its own unique advantages, werewolves and vampires occupy a considerable weight in Western ghost legends, and have even become a cultural phenomenon.

"Tales of the Night" is, of course, a niche film, and the publicity must be targeted.

After taking care of the work at hand, Ronan left the office an hour early and rushed to the restaurant where he had an appointment with Scott Swift.

This is a typical Italian restaurant with a typical Mediterranean flair.

Ronan meets Scott Swift in a business booth at the restaurant.

"The investment of the Koreans is all in place. Scott said of his recent work: "You can transfer it to the crew's account at any time. ”

Ronan nodded and asked, "You keep in touch with the long-term credit bank of the island country, I have a new project that may require $70 million to $80 million, and strive to get the second investment of the long-term credit bank in place in June or July." ”

"I'm going to keep in touch with them," Scott said. ”

Ronan said: "You take the time to go to Mumbai again, I have almost contacted the Indians, you go there and try to get investment...... Well, let Shahai Entertainment sign another film investment agreement with the Pacific Foundation. ”

Scott thought about the itinerary and said, "I'll be there next week." ”

Ronan continued: "You're going to Berlin too. Tony Koch, you know, there are some investment matters over there that need your help to deal with Tony. ”

"Okay. Scott replied.

Germany, India, South Korea and island countries are now important sources of production financing for Shahai Entertainment, and they have also solved Ronan's much-needed funding problem.

Shahai Entertainment has made big moves one after another, but the filming funds are basically external financing, which does not put much pressure on the capital chain of Relativity Entertainment, so that Relativity Entertainment can ensure sufficient liquidity.

"By the way, I have a few dividends coming soon. Here's Ronan's remuneration as a producer: "One to pay off the bank loan, one to cover my daily expenses, and the rest to my personal foundation." ”

Scott asked with concern, "Do you continue to invest in the stock market?"

Ronan nodded lightly and said, "Apple and Amazon, buy as much as you want." He thought for a while, and then said: "Pay more attention to the situation of these two companies, if there are shareholders in the two companies who want to transfer their equity, notify me as soon as possible, and I will find a way to raise funds to eat it." ”

Scott said: "I'll keep an eye on it. ”

After talking about work, the two talked about the current stock market, which has been recovering since the Washington authorities bailed out the market last year, albeit at a slow pace, but it has maintained an overall upward trend.

"I heard that many former owners of stockbrokerage companies had very inspirational experiences. Ronan asked a question of great concern: "From being poor and living on the streets, to becoming a millionaire or even a multi-millionaire. ”

Scott told the truth: "There are such people, but the number is very small, probably about the same as the ratio of Hollywood actors to Hollywood A-listers, and the so-called American dream that comes out of the report is an example." ”

He said with a little helplessness: "Most of the ordinary people who play stocks are like I used to do. ”

Ronan understood what Scott meant, and at one point he wanted to run to Mexico to find a way to salvage the defeat.

"I can't forget where I read it, there was a story about a black stockbroker. Ronan recalled the plot of the movie, saying, "It's like going from being an unemployed street man to a millionaire stockbroking owner." ”

Scott, a former stockbroker, said with a smile: "This guy I know, a successful man in the eighties, named Chris Gardner, whose deeds have been reported by many media, inspirational millionaires. ”

Ronan remembered the name: "Chris Gardner. ”