On this trip to Shanghai, Relativity Entertainment gained quite well, not only won the international distribution rights of the planned "Hero", but also obtained some old film authorizations from Media Asia Pictures, as well as the film adaptation rights of "Infernal Affairs".

Measured according to the previous life, the most valuable of them is undoubtedly the adaptation right of "Infernal Affairs".

As for the North American distribution rights of "Infernal Affairs", in Ronan's eyes, it is at best a match.

It is impossible to earn back the $200,000 invested in this film in a short period of time, and if this deal wants to pay off, it still depends on the future adaptation.

If the "three years and three years" and "I want to be a good person" in the Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs" in the previous life are full of poetic romance, the protagonists of "The Departed" are talking about grass all day long.

Gangsters, swearing is a common occurrence.

With the official signing of the agreement between Relativity Entertainment and Media Asia Pictures, Ronan also got the full version of the script, but only for the first part, not the second part.

Before the filming of this film, including Liu Weiqiang and Media Asia Pictures, their confidence was not very high, so they didn't think about a sequel at all.

Therefore, there is no need to rush the adaptation of the North American version of the script.

The screenwriter is looking for someone who is familiar with the gangster theme, and the director's words will contact Martin Scorsese after a while.

Ronan specifically inquired about it, Martin Scorsese is now focused on the Olympics, the new film "Gangs of New York" will be released in December, and the sword is aiming for next year's Oscars.

It is also said that he is ready to continue his collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, ready to bring the life of the famous Howard Hughes to the big screen.

Martin Scorsese has become good friends with Leonardo.

In the previous life, "The Departed" was also a collaboration between the two, with Leonardo being the number one actor, and then Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg.

I forgot what the heroine's name was, but I only remember that she often starred in horror movies later and became a professional heroine in horror films.

Also invited Leonardo to be the leading actor?

Ronan felt that with his relationship with Leonardo, it seemed a bit difficult.

Suddenly, Ronan remembered something, remembering a certain party, I don't know if it was Will Smith or Tom Cruise who said that the three of them could work together on a movie if they had the chance.

It's not the collaboration of the actor and the producer, but the collaboration of both acting as actors.

There are four major characters in "The Departed...... No, it should be the five major roles, the pair of people who love and kill each other, they need a certain amount of acting skills, it seems that Will Smith and Tom Cruise can play it, right?

It does seem like an opportunity.

Ronan thought about it and planned to talk to Tom Cruise and Will Smith after the script was adapted into a version suitable for North America.

After handing over the script to Shahai Entertainment and informing them to find a suitable gangster screenwriter, Ronan put "The Departed" aside for the time being and called Netflix's Mark Randolph to ask him to go to Embassy Pictures to talk about licensing those old movies.

Netflix's library is also expanding, and on the last Saturday of June, Netflix achieved its best performance since its inception – shipping an average of 100,000 units per day!

Although there was a decline in the back, the average daily shipment volume in June stabilized at more than 60,000 pieces.

Throughout the month of June, Netflix shipped a total of 2 million units.

The increase in shipments has also effectively reduced costs, and the average cost of Netflix has dropped to less than $2 per order.

FedEx can't wait to sign a long-term partnership with Netflix.

In fact, many of Netflix's problems have naturally been effectively solved after the company's business volume has risen.

The DVD boom didn't last long, and Ronan was also considering the timing of Netflix's transformation.

The most important thing in streaming media is undoubtedly content and channels.

Without high-quality content, you can't attract users, and this aspect is a top priority.

Ronan's initial plan is two parts, a divine drama and a variety show.

In the case of the drama, Ronan already had an idea, and he also found time to start writing the outline of the script.

This is a story about salvation, the male protagonist plans to escape from prison and successfully escapes in order to save his brother, who was framed and imprisoned......

Ronan plans to write an outline of the script and the main characters, and then hand it over to the screenwriting department to complete.

Among the variety shows, the most popular in North America at present is undoubtedly various types of talent shows.

This can be said to be a relatively unfamiliar piece of Ronan, in his previous life, he was not in charge of this aspect of business, and he rarely watched various shows, so he has no plans in this regard.

But most male viewers have watched a reality show, and Ronan is no exception, after all, there are really too few netizens who have never heard of the "man who stands at the top of the food chain".

A knife breaks into the world, and the pinch is the smell of chicken.

Ronan has watched many episodes, which can also be said to be the variety show he has watched the most.

Bear Grylls, a wilderness explorer who specializes in danger and death, has traveled some of the world's most treacherous and inhospitable destinations.

Ronan vaguely remembers that Bale seemed to be a celebrity before he hosted "Survival in the Wild".

He specifically looked it up on the Internet, and sure enough, he found Bear Grylls' name.

In 1997, Bell reached the Ama Dabram Peak in the Himalayas as a young British climber. In 1998, he reached the summit of Mount Everest as the youngest mountaineer.

Last year, Bell led his team on a jet bike around the British Isle to help the Royal National Lifeboat Association.

At the same time, he also published the book "Face", which tells the story of Bell's journey to the summit of Mount Everest.

This guy is already a celebrity who is not too big or small.

Ronan collected some information about Bear Grylls over the internet, asked Connie to print it out, and then called Robert Lee.

Two days later, Robert Lee returned to Los Angeles from New York and immediately came to see Ronan.

"When you called me, I was ready to sign a contract with Rosalyn Weisman. Robert Lee outlined the focus of the previous phase: "A $1 million buyout, and the film rights to "The Queen Bee and the Follower" are ours. ”

Ronan nodded lightly and said, "You're getting better and better." ”

Robert Lee replied with a smile: "The main thing is that there is the support of a strong company behind it, and Mary told me some time ago that with the support of funds, channels and platforms, our work seems more complicated than before, but in fact it is much simpler to do." ”

"So, we can't stop and we have to continue to grow," Ronan said. ”

"Yes, there are big companies as backers. Robert Lee went to fetch himself a glass of water: "I don't want to live a hard life again." ”

After Robert Lee finished drinking a glass of water, Ronan handed the printed materials to Robert Lee and said, "Rest for a few days, and then run to England to find this former soldier named Bell Grylls and tell him that Relativity Entertainment is interested in working with him on an adventure show." ”

Robert Lee flipped through the information: "A former veteran of the British Air Force's Secret Service, who climbed Mount Everest, who has published a book, who is a celebrity." ”

"You go and see him personally. Ronan told him: "This man may like adventures or adventures, before you go to meet him, ask the people from the British branch of Embassy Pictures to collect more information for you, I have an idea to shoot an adventure show, this person is very suitable." ”

Robert Lee knew very well that only by making targeted preparations could the conversation be easier and smoother, he looked through the information, immediately put it away, and said: "I'm going to call the people in the British branch." Bear Grylls is a celebrity, and it's not hard to get information about it. ”

In the days that followed, relevant information came from the British side, and Bell Grylls was not only a celebrity, had already participated in some shows, but also had close ties to several charities of the British royal family, and was obviously not an ordinary figure.

In fact, it is very likely that Bell Grylls will cooperate.

After Robert Lee got the relevant information, he immediately set off for England to meet Bell Grylls in person.

Ronan is very confident in Robert Lee's abilities, and now Robert Lee can be called a negotiator of Relativity Entertainment and one of the main leaders of Relativity Entertainment.

In terms of internal management, Robert Iger is in charge, and after fine-tuning the head office and several subordinate branches, Robert Iger has steadfastly steered the rudder of the big ship of Relativity Entertainment, and his ability has been unanimously recognized.

Ronan was also able to get out of the tedious daily studio and focus on the content production that was most advantageous.

He has been serving as the chief creative director of Shahai Entertainment, and he has no intention of letting go of this position in a short time.

It would be a waste not to take advantage of the huge advantages that are unique.

In addition, Ronan's strategy of finding investment for film and television projects has not been relaxed, and Scott went to Australia to talk to two Australian banks about financing the Pacific Film Foundation.

Hollywood's film investment will get higher and higher, and Ronan is also preparing for a real expansion of production.

In the last decade of the last century, the increase in multi-channel revenue has led to an increase in the production cost of Hollywood films, with the average cost of major studios increasing more than 10 million yuan on the basis of 5 million, and the average marketing cost of more than 30 million dollars is not counted.

If a production company wants to maintain a stable output, it must continue to look for off-site funding to mitigate the risks of film investment and improve operating profits.

Ronan sees very clearly through the dynamics in the circle that at most next year, Hollywood will fully open up to private equity funds.

In this era of the Internet's increasing speed, the frequency of content creation is also accelerating.

For an increasingly exaggerated channel to be most effective, it is necessary to provide enough content.