Unlike Ronan, Tom Hanks accompanied his wife Rita Wilson to watch the stage play of "Mamma Mia" carefully, and knew the plot and characters very well.

As a good man in Hollywood, Tom Hanks did not give up easily, and tentatively made a suggestion: "Ronan, the investment in song and dance movies is not low, Preton Pictures can share the investment and risk with Shahai Entertainment, with my wife Rita Wilson as the producer and your friend as the heroine, which is not in conflict." ”

Tom Hanks was so polite that it was hard to offend anyone, and even if he wasn't in the slightest interest in his advice, Ronan said very politely, "Thank you." But Tom, such a work, Shahai Entertainment has the ability to complete it independently. ”

Hearing Ronan say this, Tom Hanks frowned imperceptibly, and finally said directly: "Ronan, if you have any requests, we can discuss." ”

From the perspective of producers and fans, Ronan likes and even admires Tom Hanks very much, but from the perspective of a businessman, business is business, and it must not be mixed with the feelings of fans.

Since Tom Hanks said so, there was no need to be polite, Ronan said slowly: "Cooperation is mutual, pay attention to win-win." ”

Tom Hanks nodded slowly: "That's right. ”

Ronan smiled, "Let's put it that way, Tom. I'm very bullish on the commercial prospects of Mamma Mia, which will most likely be another musical and dance film, Chicago, or even more successful than Chicago. ”

This is, of course, infinitely raising the commercial value of "Mamma Mia": "Now, you propose that Pretong cooperate with Shahai Entertainment to participate in the investment of "Mamma Mia", which is equivalent to sharing the future benefits of the project. ”

Tom Hanks's honest smile has been put away: "A movie, before it is filmed and produced, no one dares to guarantee that it will be successful." ”

"But this project is in my hands, and the chances of success far outweigh failure," Ronan said. ”

If someone else said this, Tom Hanks would spit on him in the face, and he could brag casually without paying taxes?

But the person opposite is called Ronan Anderson, who has been the most successful producer in Hollywood in the last four or five years, and can be compared to Jerry Bruckheimer, and even the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean" not only created a miracle of pirate movies, but also became a recognized gold medal producer in the circle.

Can such a person say such confident words without thinking carefully?

Tom Hanks no longer plays the emotional card, and he can see that Ronan Anderson is a pure film businessman at the moment, not a producer.

"Win-win?" Tom Hanks asked, "How do you want to achieve a win-win?"

Ronantu saw the dagger: "Some time ago, I also took a fancy to a project, but unfortunately I made it a little late. ”

Tom Hanks immediately understood what he was saying: "Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code?"

"Since Rita Wilson loves Mamma Mia so much, I don't have to be loved. Ronan said unhurriedly: "It's better to make a deal with Relativity Entertainment and Preton Pictures, and we will exchange the copyrights of "Mamma Mia" and "The Da Vinci Code", the best of both worlds!"

Tom Hanks looked at Ronan and finally understood why he was so successful at such a young age, and the unique vision of choosing a film project is only part of the reason, and it is the key to be profitable for himself anytime and anywhere!

Greedy, dark-hearted, sober-minded and capable, is it not surprising that such a person succeeds unexpectedly?

Exchanging "Mamma Mia" for "The Da Vinci Code" seems to be too much different at first glance, but recently, the promotion of "The Da Vinci Code" is making efforts, and sales have increased sharply.

Tom Hanks didn't care about posing like a good man anymore, and said directly: "I don't have the final say in Preton Pictures alone, and I can't explain to Dan Brown, the author of the original book, for the second transfer of the copyright of "The Da Vinci Code". ”

Ronan shook his head slightly: "Cooperation, pay attention to win-win." ”

"You're asking too much. Tom Hanks was finally a little unhappy: "Ronan, we are all people who have worked hard in Hollywood for many years, and we should not talk about the requirements and suggestions that we can bear." ”

Ronan took a step back: "Shahai Entertainment cooperated with Preton Pictures to shoot the two projects of "Mamma Mia" and "The Da Vinci Code", and the investment income accounted for half of each, and the copyright of "Mamma Mia" belongs to Shahai Entertainment, and the filming and production are responsible for Shahai Entertainment, and Ms. Wilson can participate in the production if she likes it. Similarly, the copyright of "The Da Vinci Code" belongs to Preton Pictures, and the filming and production are responsible for Pretone Pictures. ”

This condition sounds okay, Tom Hanks is not as repulsive as he was just now, at least it can make people feel the sincerity of cooperation.

Moreover, Preton Pictures is not Shahai Entertainment, its own strength is limited, and it can only be regarded as a small production company in Hollywood, and the introduction of Shahai Entertainment as a collaborator can also effectively solve some of the financial pressure.

Many times, when the normal proposal for cooperation, the other party dismisses it, but changes the environment, and it is possible to reach cooperation.

Tom Hanks needs to think carefully and consult with the partners at Preton Pictures.

But Ronan's conditions don't end there: "There is another point, "Mamma Mia" and "The Da Vinci Code" will all be distributed in North America and overseas by Embassy Pictures, a subsidiary of Relativity Entertainment. ”

Tom Hanks then remembered that Relativity Entertainment can not only shoot and produce films, but also have extremely strong global distribution capabilities.

Ronan added: "Embassy Pictures has successfully released more than 20 films, and its distribution ability is undoubted. ”

Tom Hanks quickly calculated in his mind that judging from the commercial revenue capacity of films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Spy Shadows", there is not much difference between the distribution of Embassy Pictures and the distribution of the six major companies.

In this part of distribution, Preton Pictures is not capable of doing it at all.

Not to mention overseas, it can't even be distributed in North America.

But if it is distributed by Embassy Pictures, why does it feel that Preton Pictures went to great lengths to buy the film rights from Dan Brown and worked so hard to prepare and shoot the movie, but the bulk of the income was taken by Ronan Anderson's Relativity Entertainment?

Tom Hanks can indeed be classified as a "good old man" in the Hollywood circle, but "good old man" does not mean that he will not compete for fame and fortune, otherwise there would be no Tom Hanks standing here today.

This contrast makes Tom Hanks feel a little uncomfortable, but if you think about it carefully, the film is handed over to the six major Hollywood companies for distribution, and the distribution fee will not be less than a penny.

"Relativity Entertainment has always focused on win-win cooperation with people. Ronan said calmly, "Tom, you can think about it." ”

The copyright of "Mamma Mia" is in the hands of Shahai Entertainment, and the copyright of "The Da Vinci Code" is completely controlled by Pretong Pictures.

Ronan is trying to get as much out of it as possible.

Tom Hanks couldn't make a decision for a while, and he wouldn't be procrastinating here, but after a little thought, he said, "Ronan, I need to gather the partners to confer, and if we decide to work with Relativity Entertainment, I'll call you." ”

Ronan smiled, "Yes." ”

Tom Hanks shook his hand and left.

Ronan looked around, and soon found a circle of British tycoons, joined it, with William as an introducer, and successfully broke into the British high society.

He also got to know several horse racing tycoons and, with William's introduction, exchanged contact information with them.

The day after the dinner, Ronan made a special call to Judy Kramer and first visited the script creator Katherine Johnson, who is also the screenwriter with amazing talent and emotion in Judie Kramer's mouth.

After confirming that this was indeed a talented screenwriter, Ronan invited her to travel to Los Angeles next year to actually work on the film adaptation of "Mamma Mia."

Katherine Johnson, similar to Judy Kramer, has no real qualifications in film and television, and Katherine Johnson has not signed the screenwriting column of any of the films so far.

Such a screenwriter can also join the screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment in the future, after all, in the future, Relativity Entertainment will launch more and more women's film projects, and some purely female themes have inherent advantages in being written by female screenwriters, and it is impossible for Ronan to put all the scripts of female themes on Lindsay Beale alone.

And in some ways, it's the right kind of competition that stimulates creativity.

Subsequently, Ronan wanted to visit the famous female director Philippa Lloyd, whom Jodie Kramer specifically mentioned.

Judy Kramer hadn't been in contact with Felida Lloyd for several years, and she didn't know how she was doing, and when she did, she found out that Felida Lloyd was already the director of "Mamma Mia".

Philippe Lloyd left London back last year to head to New York's Broadway as the director of the rearranged Broadway version of Mamma Mia.

It was an accident, but it was also good news.

Just like many Hollywood directors are commercials and MV directors, quite a few directors are also stage directors.

Ronan rushed to New York with Judy Kramer to see a stage show of Mamma Mia, directed by Philippa Lloyd, on Broadway.

Ronan then interviewed Felida Lloyd twice before returning to Los Angeles to hand over the project to Shahai Entertainment for someone from Shahai Entertainment to talk to Philippa Lloyd about directing.