Walking into Relativity Entertainment's office, Uwe Ball looked curiously as this was his first time in Ronan's new office.

"Sit. Ronan motioned off the couch and asked, "How's the script going?"

Uwe Bauer sat on the couch and quickly replied: "The first draft is almost finished, but it's ......"

Ronan knew what he was worried about and said, "Uvi, good news for you, the rights to the film adaptation of 'Dungeon Siege' are in hand. ”

Last week, Robert Lee negotiated a series of matters with GPG Studios for the rights adaptation of the film, and this week George Clint signed a formal agreement with GPG on behalf of Shahai Entertainment.

"Great!" Uwe Bauer laughed so hard that her face was shaking, "so I don't have to worry about it." ”

He then asked, "How much is the copyright fee?"

Ronan said directly: "$1 million plus a small percentage of the later share." ”

Knowing that he only had a budget of $12 million and that the royalties were factored in, Uwe Bauer said, "In that case, the project has a production budget of $11 million. ”

"I'm sure you'll be able to use the money to make a great work," Ronan said. ”

Regardless of the actual level, Uwe Ball is always confident: "Don't worry, Ronan. It's sure to be a work as successful as House of the Dead. ”

Ronan nodded, and then said, "Uvi, pay attention to continuing the style of House of the Dead, we have proven that this style is commercially viable. ”

"I understand. Uwe Bauer said with a smile.

Ronan roughly understands that the success of a "House of Death" has not actually made Uwe Bauer's directing ability grow, directing is a very talented industry, maybe Uwe Bauer does not have a lot of talent in this area.

But he didn't expect Uwe Bauer to make such a good work, and the so-called continuation of the previous style is just a bad film in his eyes.

Dungeon Siege doesn't need to be a great movie.

The greatest value of this project also lies in the director Uwe Bauer.

Uwe Bauer glanced at Ronan and asked tentatively, "...... about the actor you mentioned last time?"

Ronan smiled and said, "You said Jason Statham." Shahai Entertainment has already contacted him, and negotiations will begin soon, and there is no problem for him to play the leading role. ”

Uwe Ball seemed more confident: "This actor is very good, and the rest of the role crew will be solved through auditions?" He asked with some hope, "Can you still invite someone like Paris Hilton to be the heroine?"

The success of the last time played a big role in the hype of Paris Hilton, and Ronan also knew this, so he thought about it for a moment and said, "It depends, I will notify you if there is a suitable candidate." ”

That being said, Ronan didn't have a more suitable candidate for a while, even if Paris Hilton was a wealthy prodigal, strictly speaking a rare resource.

Ronan suddenly thought of another one, the first princess in her previous life, who seems to be famous now, but with that person's style, it is difficult to invite.

And compared to the Hilton family, the New York real estate tycoon at this stage is much worse.

After Uwe Ball left, the matter was thrown aside by Ronan to learn about the contact with Jason Statham, and the news that Shahai Entertainment fed back was that the talks went very smoothly and that a formal contract would be signed soon.

Jason Statham is not paid much, and just signed an actor contract with Paramount Pictures at the beginning of this year for "Stealing the Day", with a salary of only $450,000.

Of course, this is a contract for a supporting actor, and the salary cannot be compared with that of the actor.

But starring in "Dungeon Siege", Jason Statham's maximum salary will not exceed $1 million.

Ronan believes that Jason Statham, who can control the beauty of the prosperous world, and starring in Uwe Bauer's film should not affect the future star road too much.

For the rest of the characters, it's good to look for candidates through auditions.

There was a knock on the door, Ronan said please come in, and Robert Iger pushed the door and walked in.

"Good morning, Ronan. Robert Agra opened his chair and sat down across from him.

Ronan looked at the document in his hand and asked, "Something?"

It's been almost a month since he entered Relativity Entertainment, and Robert Iger hasn't made big moves, and has been focusing on stability.

Robert Iger handed the document to Ronan and said, "Here are some of my comments on the management of the branch and the changes in the various departments. ”

Ronan took it and looked at it carefully, a little surprised: "It's not a big adjustment." ”

"I carefully examined the situation of all branches of Relativity Entertainment, and I didn't need to make much adjustments in a short period of time. Robert Iger roughly said: "At this stage, Relativity Entertainment's business is in good condition and its development is very smooth, and the most important thing we need to do is to continue this good momentum as much as possible with standardized management and operation." So, I think we just need to fine-tune the branches and departments. ”

He suddenly laughed: "It's not just to show the presence of the CEO, and it's going to affect the company's current extremely good development momentum." ”

"Makes sense. Ronan's idea of entertaining the current situation with the theory of relativity, even if it was an adjustment, should be a breeze of fine-tuning, rather than a drastic reform, which is one of the reasons for choosing Robert Iger, a relatively moderate faction. "I agree with your advice, you are an expert in management," he said. ”

I remember that in the previous life on Wall Street and in Hollywood circles, when Robert Iger took over as the CEO of Walt Disney, they all thought that Robert Iger was not the right person because he lacked the strong style that a large company leader must have.

But that's exactly what Robert Iger is good about.

Ronan doesn't need a strong CEO either.

Otherwise, with a strong company boss and a strong CEO, Relativity Entertainment is bound to have problems.

Robert Iger then said: "I have asked people to collect information about Artisan Entertainment and make other preparations. ”

"Preparation can go ahead," Ronan said. But Bob, even if we buy it, it will be a year or a half years at the earliest, and Relativity Entertainment will need time to digest and develop Netflix. ”

Relativity Entertainment should indeed have its own film library, which to some extent is also preparing for Netflix's future transformation into streaming.

Robert Iger had a lot of work on his hands and didn't stay long before going back to his office.

In addition to paying attention to the company's internal management and operation, Ronan focuses more on the film projects it promotes.

This is also the biggest advantage of Relativity Entertainment.

The Pirates of the Caribbean crew has already travelled to Rosario, Baja California, under the leadership of Gore Verbinski, to make final preparations and start filming soon.

The crew of "Summer of Jeans" negotiated a directing contract with Gary Marshall and officially entered the preparatory stage.

The fast-moving crew of "Hurricane Rescue" will soon enter the filming stage.

The other sequels are also progressing steadily, as there is already a success model and Ronan doesn't need to worry too much.

Due to the successful financing of the Pacific Foundation, there is still a surplus of follow-up funds, and the Indian Mountain Foundation wants to continue to cooperate with Shahai Entertainment, Ronan has also begun to consider new first-line commercial productions on the basis of the projects already in operation.

The specific selection of what project needs to be carefully selected.

At least Marvel's superhero movies can be cut out.

The hero who holds the copyright in the hands of Shahai Entertainment is not suitable for filming now.

Now that we have reached the new century, Hollywood will be occupied by more adaptations and sequel films, and the proportion of successful original films, especially those with medium and large-scale investment, will become smaller and smaller.

At the beginning of March, Ronan welcomed a special visitor to his home, the heroine of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Jade Jiaolong from the Far East.

"Long time no see. Ronan saw Jade Jiaolong in the reception room, "Miss Lizao's demeanor is better than before. ”

Jade Jiaolong was very polite and elegant: "Mr. Anderson, you have won the award." ”

Ronan greeted each other and went straight to the point: "Miss Lizao came over this time, is there something wrong?"

Yu Jiaolong took out a formal invitation letter and handed it to Ronan with both hands: "I'll help someone transfer an invitation." ”

"Oh?" Ronan took it and looked at it, "This is ......"

Yu Jiaolong explained simply: "This is an invitation from the Shanghai International Film Festival, and the organizing committee hopes to invite Relativity Entertainment to participate in the film festival in June. ”

Behind this is the handwriting of the big director who picked her up, the big director and the force behind it, and promoted the international film festival to invite many Hollywood manufacturers.

The Organizing Committee of the International Film Festival is also happy to see it, and if it wants to become a first-line film festival, it needs not only the influence of the awards, but also the support of the strong film festival trading platform behind it.

Being able to invite buyers from Hollywood will effectively attract producers from all over the world.

The organizing committee of the film festival couldn't catch up with Hollywood, so the idea was hit on Yu Jiaolong, who couldn't refuse at all, so he had to come and run in person.

Ronan put down the invitation and said, "Miss Lizao, I don't guarantee that I will be able to participate, it depends on the itinerary." ”

Jade Jiaolong was a little confused and asked, "Mr. Anderson, when will you be able to confirm the itinerary?"

"It's going to be April at the earliest. Ronan said.

Yu Jiaolong asked tentatively, "Can you notify me after confirming the itinerary?" ”

Ronan did not refuse this reasonable request, and said, "Yes. I'll ask my assistant to call you then. ”

Jade Jiaolong walked out of this huge manor with ease, and in the past two years, as she gained more experience, she became more and more mature, knowing that in Hollywood, Ronan Anderson was a real big man for her.

Leaving Beverly Hills, Jade rushed to Miramax's office in Los Angeles to deliver another invitation from the organizing committee.