"Just received an invitation from UEFA. ”

On the way to the premiere of "Escape from Clone Island", Connie received a phone call and said to Ronan, who was sitting in the back row: "UEFA has officially invited you to watch this season's Champions League final by the 25th of this month. ”

Ronan was not surprised by this, and said, "Remember to arrange your itinerary and coordinate with Will and Tom at the same time." ”

Connie nodded slightly and said, "I understand." ”

Istanbul, a place that once worked wonders.

Manchester United reached the Champions League final, Ronan has sent congratulations, and also talked to Ferguson on the phone, specifically mentioning to pay attention to AC Milan.

But the team's affairs must be handled by professionals after all, Ronan knows very well that he is a layman, it is enough to remind him, and he doesn't know where to start if he really wants to do anything.

At the end of the day, Ronan believes in Alex Ferguson and the quality of the current Manchester United team.

Now Manchester United leads the Premier League by five points, and winning the Premier League title is a high probability event.

The Champions League has also reached the final, just one step away from the St. Bride Cup.

It is very rare to be able to achieve the Premier League and Champions League double in the first year of buying the team.

If nothing else, Manchester United will definitely appreciate significantly, and it will be a very good deal from a business point of view alone.

Once you win the Champions League, the income from sponsors will also rise a lot.

Ronan has also been in talks with David Gill and Manchester United's scouts lately, asking them to keep an eye on Barcelona's Xavi and Andres Iniesta, as well as Leo Messi at La Masia's Film and Television Academy.

If possible, it's best to one or two.

After a period of consideration, Ronan also figured out that from the perspective of Manchester United and his asset appreciation, it would be better for the former Cosmos team not to appear.

No matter how much criticism there is, whether there is really a godfather or not, there is no doubt about the strength and performance of the former Cosmos team on the court, especially Habaib and Messi as the core, either of which is very crucial.

Habaib is the basis of passing control, and Messi is the breaking point that breaks the equilibrium......

Taking one of them away may not have a particularly big impact, but if there are two less, the Cosmos team will inevitably be affected.

As for Messi, Ronan considers from the perspective of maximizing the interests of capital, if there is an opportunity, it seems that it is worth it to bring Manchester United even if he stays in the reserve team all the time.

Manchester United's future goals are not only the Premier League, but also the Champions League.

Ronan also knew that Messi is currently the target of La Masia Film and Television Academy, and it is not easy to dig it up.

But Messi is said to have a good father and may be able to find something out of him.

Ronan has already communicated with Manchester United's management on these issues and will implement them at the end of this season.

Coming to the premiere theater of "Escape from Clone Island", Ronan saw many old friends, such as George Lucas, also coming to help Spielberg.

"I heard that your Relativity Entertainment has recently offered a lot of internships for the USC Film School?"

As a signature figure of the USC Film School, George Lucas never forgets his alma mater: "In this industry, learning theory is not enough. ”

Ronan said modestly: "Actually, this is also a win-win situation, the students of the academy have the opportunity to learn in person, and my crew can also get a large number of fresh blood." ”

George Lucas laughed: "There aren't many people in Hollywood who think like you. ”

Ronan said flatly, "Because they are not graduates of the USC Film School." ”

George Lucas empathizes: "The USC Film School imprint of us will always be there. ”

Ronan took out the words of the former Pacific: "I have always been proud of that. ”

Indeed, whether Ronan admits it it or not, in the eyes of others, he is a member of the USC Film School faction, and a very important one.

Whether in the East or here, alumni are a very important network.

Before leaving, George Lucas reminded: "Don't forget to come to the premiere of 'Revenge of the Sith'." ”

Ronan pointed to his forehead: "I always remember." ”

Relativity Entertainment has always been an entertainment group, and in terms of film and television production alone, ILM, owned by Lucasfilm, is invaluable.

In the eyes of a purely commercial filmmaker like Ronan, ILM has transformed the film industry.

"What are you talking about?" Spielberg came over at this time, "You've been very close to George lately." ”

Ronan smiled and said, "USC alumni, I talked about strengthening cooperation with the college. ”

Although Spielberg is not a graduate of the USC Film School, he has always considered himself a USC alumnus, saying, "If there is any activity, remember to call me." ”

Ronan nodded and said, "It will be." He saw Michael Bay and asked, "It is said that the test screening of "Escape from Clone Island" did not have a good reputation?"

As things stand, the end of DreamWorks is not in line with the interests of Relativity Entertainment.

Spielberg said: "Haven't Michael's films always been like this? Except for "Brave Island", which of his films has a good reputation for test screenings. ”

Ronan thought about it carefully, it's really like this, Michael Bay's movies basically start from test screenings, and they are rotten from the media word-of-mouth to the audience's word-of-mouth, and it is difficult to get any good reviews, but they can always achieve good market results after they are released.

Let's just say that's a Michael Bay-esque movie.

In the past, Michael Bay just had a kind of magic, no matter how bad the film was and how vulgar and outrageous the content was, it could always attract the audience.

Ronan also has nothing to say, after all, he can't always say at someone else's premiere that the film is very likely to fail.

Wouldn't that be a break with DreamWorks and Spielberg?

But one thing is for sure, "Escape from Clone Island" is released by DreamWorks alone, and if something really goes wrong, it can also reduce a lot of unnecessary losses.

As it used to do, it was handed over to the six major companies for issuance, and after deducting the revenue from the issuing company, it was difficult for DreamWorks to recover much money.

Spielberg motioned for his assistant to stop the person who had come to greet him, apparently having something to talk to Ronan.

The two of them walked towards the corner where there were fewer people, and Connie quietly did similar work.

"Next weekend, your first animated feature film from Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio will premiere. Spielberg said slowly: "I heard it's called 'Despicable Me'?"

Ronan replied directly: "An animated feature film based on the short film "Minions". ”

Spielberg asked, "This is the animation team you took from Twentieth Century Fox, right?"

Ronan nodded slightly: "It's them, they are all very good doers." ”

These words made Ronan discover that the original relativity entertainment and twentieth century Fox were really related, and there was this kind of intersection at that time.

Spielberg asked, "The film is a success, and Twentieth Century Fox is not expected to be calm." ”

"They have Blue Sky Studios, they have Ice Age. Ronan shrugged: "I'm not the one who poached from Twentieth Century Fox, but Twentieth Century Fox fired them, and then I took Chris Renard's team." ”

Spielberg talked about this topic, of course, with a purpose: "Ronan, your animation studio has already produced an animated feature film, presumably it will be a success next week, and the distribution resources of Embassy Pictures must give priority to your own films, about DreamWorks Animation Studio......"

The old man lifted his glasses and looked at Ronan: "After David Geffen withdrew, DreamWorks was left with me and Jared Katzenberg to support, and the business only left two parts: live-action film and television production and animation production. ”

This is very meaningful, Ronan didn't eat this set, thought about it for a while, and said: "Steven, I can give you a guarantee, after the distribution contract between DreamWorks Animation Studios and Embassy Pictures expires, Relativity Entertainment will take the initiative to launch, and the internal affairs of DreamWorks will also require you to discuss with Jerryvor." ”

Spielberg knew very well that it was impossible to get more from Ronan's side, in fact, he also advanced and retreated, and what he wanted was this guarantee.

Ronan also knows this, and after Shahai Entertainment Animation Studios has steadily produced animated feature films, it is impossible for Jared Katzenberg and DreamWorks Animation Studios to continue to cooperate with Embassy Pictures on distribution after the contract expires.

Spielberg shook Ronan's hand: "Hopefully, DreamWorks and Relativity Entertainment have always been allies. ”

Ronan replied, "I hope so, too. ”

In fact, at the level of Ronan and Spielberg, many things are not changed by individual will, but by group interests.

Even if Ronan has absolute control over Relativity Entertainment, the performance of Relativity Entertainment is directly related to the income of many management personnel and even ordinary staff.

These are also things that business owners and decision-makers must consider.

When DreamWorks and Relativity Entertainment are at odds with their interests, even if Ronan and Spielberg have a good personal relationship, the two companies will go against each other.

In this regard, DreamWorks and the six major Hollywood companies have fully performed in the past.

Hollywood's internal relations are complicated, but from the perspective of interests, it is not difficult to straighten it out.

Ronan then met Michael Bay, just said hello to him, didn't say much, and the timing wasn't right yet.

Entering the theater and waiting for a while, the premiere screening of "Escape from Clone Island" began.

As before, when I watched the previous part, it was hard to imagine that this would be a Michael Bay movie.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the first half of the film, Michael Bay seems to have changed his style.

But in the second half, the real Michael Bay is back.

The film begins to collide and collide, explode and explode, which can be described as a typical Michael Bay-style movie.