Looking at Leonardo DiCaprio opposite, Ronan had a feeling that compared to the last time they met, Leondo seemed to be a different person.

The 1.8 billion male protagonist is gone.

It's like a peacock blooming brightly with its bright feathers, all of which are put away.

The former Leonardo DiCaprio was the kind of person who wanted to be a bride at every wedding and a corpse at every funeral, eager to be the focus of the whole world.

The current Leonardo is a bit close to the little plum in Ronan's memory.

"Ronan, congratulations. Leonardo said flatly: "Another film is a big hit at the box office." ”

"Thank you. Ronan smiled faintly.

This is the first time that the two sides have been in a peaceful state of mind, and it took Leonardo more than a year to finally mature after experiencing the great success of "Titanic".

Of course, it is impossible to get Leonardo to apologize for what happened before.

Ronan coped peacefully, the two sides couldn't be friends, and they didn't need to meet to fight each other, after all, the two had no direct conflict of interest.

Leonardo introduced the person next to him: "Ronan, this is Toby, Toby Maguire. Toby, this is Ronan, Ronan Anderson. ”

Ronan shook hands with future Peter Parker and said with a smile, "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

Tobey Maguire also laughed and said: "We almost got to work together. ”

Ronan said politely: "There will be opportunities in the future." ”

Although there was no further conflict, the two sides were far from being friends, and after a few casual words, they separated.

It's also interesting to think about meeting Peter Parker and Mary Jane in a row in one night.

Ronan continued to mingle in the ballroom, chatting with Kenneth Turan, a well-known film critic for the Los Angeles Times, and Todd McCarthy, a film critic for The Hollywood Reporter, who clearly didn't share the same views on the film.

But in the future, Ronan is also ready to participate in the Oscar game, and it doesn't hurt to have a good relationship with these professional film critics.

If you only engage in commercial movies in the future, you don't have to pay attention to these guys, professional film critics have less and less influence on commercial films, and even in the era of social networks, professional film critics' voice in commercial films will be squeezed to an extremely marginal position.

Later, "The Hollywood Reporter" directly dismissed its signature figure in film criticism, Todd McCarthy, which once caused a riot among professional film critics, but unfortunately it was powerless to change the decline of the industry.

But awards season is the home of film critics, even two decades later.

Ronan exchanged business cards with Kenneth Turan and Todd McCarthy, exchanged polite pleasantries for a while, and then went somewhere else.

Soon, he found a better purpose.

The famous Steven Spielberg had no one else around, and Ronan hurried over.

"Hello, Mr. Spielberg. Ronan smiled and introduced himself, "I'm Ronan Anderson......"

The Hollywood news circulated so fast that Spielberg heard Ronan's name, shook his hand, and said, "The producer of "The Human Eradication Project" and "Here Comes the Grim Reaper", and the president of Relativity Entertainment?"

Although I have a general impression of this person, to the point where Spielberg is like this, he will pay great attention to his image in public.

Ronan smiled, "It's me." ”

Spielberg looked like a good old man, and his words sounded very peaceful: "Two very good horror films, Mr. Anderson is young and promising. ”

"Just call me Ronan. "You have always been my favorite director, I have watched "Saving Private Ryan" more than ten times, and the role of Captain Miller is too shocking. ”

When facing Tom Cruise, he said that Tom Cruise was the most enjoyable influence, and against Spielberg, the same is true, Ronan has no psychological barriers.

Ronan deliberately brought the topic to "Saving Private Ryan": "I heard that you asked the actors to do a month of military training for this film?" Seeing Spielberg nodding, he added: "The actors are also amazing." ”

Most Hollywood stars are more dedicated and hardworking, even Tom Cruise, who was very unreliable later, is fifty years old, and he personally completed difficult action scenes and injured his leg bone.

Of course, Hollywood is not short of strange lines such as "1, 2, 3, 4, 5......", but this kind of person is often popular and depressed quickly, and usually will be abandoned by the market and the audience in two or three years.

Without the market, there is naturally no value in the eyes of the production company.

Spielberg thinks it's normal: "That's what actors are supposed to do. ”

Ronan said in a timely manner: "I also bought a DVD set with tidbits, but unfortunately I didn't bring it today, otherwise I must ask you for an autograph." ”

behaves very much like Spielberg's fan brother.

Spielber said casually: "Next time you can take it, we will see you again." ”

Ronan laughed happily, and then asked, "Not only the film, but I have also watched the tidbits of the film many times." He seemed to be a self-acquaintance: "I saw that in the film trailer, when "Saving Private Ryan" premiered, veterans of the 101st Airborne Division presented you and Mr. Hanks with Stephen Ambrose's "Band of Brothers", and I have also seen this non-fiction literature, do you want to adapt "Band of Brothers"?"

"Yes. Spielberg didn't need to deny such semi-public information, saying: "I'm going to shoot a miniseries." ”

Ronan asked, "When will it be launched?" I can't wait. ”

Spielberg replied: "It's early, and there are still a lot of problems in the project. ”

"Got stuck?" Ronan asked again.

Spielberg glanced at him, realized that it was not a casual question, and he was unconsciously led the topic by the other party.

"Funding issues. Spielberg was no ordinary man, as if he didn't notice it, and continued: "It's a war theme, and it requires a lot of money. ”

He wanted to see what purpose this Ronan Anderson had.

Ronan was a temptation: "Several films under the theory of relativity are selling well, and I have a spare amount of money in my hands. ”

The meaning of this temptation is very obvious, Spielberg can't not hear it, and Ronan is not worried about it, the DreamWorks stall is too big, the flow of funds has become more and more difficult in the past two years, and the eyes of Indians are fixed on the movie, and there is little interest in miniseries.

If Spielberg were willing to accept his funding, it would be ideal.

Ronan added, "If you need help, just ask." ”

Spielberg fully understood what Ronan meant, the young man wanted to invest in Band of Brothers.

However, funds from within the circle are not the preferred choice of DreamWorks, and the companies in the circle understand the operating rules of the industry, so where is it convenient to invest outside the circle?

Besides, where did Ronan Anderson's money come from?

"No need. Spielberg directly refused: "This little problem can be solved by DreamWorks." ”

How can DreamWorks use the funds that may be contaminated with the Arabs?

Even if for him, David Geffen, and Jereif Katzenberg, it doesn't matter if the source of funding is Arab or Israeli, as long as the business is profitable, they still have to pay attention to the opinions of some people.

Ronan didn't dwell on it, just said, "It's a pity. ”

In the face of a figure of Spielberg's level, it was useless to dwell on it, Ronan said a few more polite words, and took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

The outcome of this temptation was not unexpected.

Ronan could guess that Spielberg might have doubts about his source of funding.

Then there is the insider's capital, which is not as good as the outsider's investment.

Ronan sighed, it is a bit difficult to invest in "Band of Brothers" through normal channels, and there are few people in the Hollywood circle who can force Spielberg.

was directly rejected by Spielberg, Ronan could only shake his head, thinking if he could grab a few popular projects in the future DreamWorks?

"Vivendi Group has completed the acquisition of Universal Pictures, and then it will divest some of the distressed assets......"

Hearing this, Ronan hurriedly looked to the left and found that it was the famous producer Frank Marshall who spoke: "Universal won PolyGram this year, and Universal Music became the world's No. 1 record company in one fell swoop." ”

Someone asked, "What about Polygram's film business?"

Ronan stopped, stood nearby, and listened.

Anyone who knows a little bit about the record industry knows the name, but PolyGram also has a movie entertainment company under it.

Ronan had heard of this, but he didn't know much about it because he was influenced by the idea that Polygram was a record company in his previous life.

Frank Marshall added: "Universal Pictures only bought PolyGram's record business this year, and after the acquisition, it merged into Universal Music, and is currently in talks with Polygram Pictures Entertainment to acquire it, and it is close to signing a contract. Vivendi Group has reached an agreement with Philips, the largest shareholder of Polygram Pictures, and it is expected to be completed this month. ”

"Universal Pictures is stronger. Another person sighed.

The deal was wide-ranging, and it was the executives of Universal Pictures who prompted Vivendi to reach an agreement with Philips. Frank Marshall continued: "Universal Pictures has taken a fancy to PolyGram's film library, and the rights to films such as Four Weddings and One Funeral, The Usual Suspects, Trainspotting and Notting Hill are very tempting. ”

Hearing this, Ronan's heart moved, took a few steps forward, and interjected: "What about the distribution department of Polygram Pictures?"

Frank Marshall looked at him and found that he didn't know him, but still said: "Universal Pictures has a well-established distribution channel in North America and overseas, and PolyGram's distribution department is of little use to them, so they should be dismissed." ”

Ronan discussed with them for a while, exchanged business cards, and immediately left the ballroom before calling Robert Lee and Garcia Rodriguez.

This party was not in vain, in addition to being familiar with many stars, directors and producers, I also got such a heavyweight news!