On a very ordinary weekend in mid-September, the entrance of the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel was decorated with resplendent gold, and the line of large characters in gold font "Maple Leaf Pictures Establishment Reception" was extraordinarily dazzling in the light of the spotlights, which could be seen clearly from afar, and also attracted the attention of many pedestrians.

Under the night sky, a bright red carpet spreads from the entrance of the hotel to the roadside at the end of the main entrance square, and the carpet is dotted with flowers on both sides.

The scene work of this cocktail party can be said to be full of pride.

But in stark contrast, the atmosphere is cold and the popularity is sluggish.

Not to mention the lack of heavyweight guests on the red carpet, even the reporters in the media area are only sparsely packed with more than two dozen people.

Although the reception was held at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, which is the most common venue for large-scale events in Hollywood, there is an invisible and real wall in Hollywood, which is close at hand.

Ronan arrived at the Hilton Hotel just after noon, played with Anne Hathaway, who had returned from Canada, for an afternoon of "white clothes", and when night fell, he walked into the banquet hall where the cocktail party was held alone.

Maple Leaf Pictures is not short of money, Ryan Kavanaugh has raised a lot of money from Wall Street, and the second shareholder David Ellison is also a veritable local tycoon, and the layout of the banquet hall highlights the style of "trenches".

When Ronan entered the banquet hall, there were not many people inside, there were about dozens of people, the members of the six major Hollywood companies should have not arrived, there were few well-known stars and directors, and there were also few representatives of the entertainment media industry.

Hollywood is a relatively closed circle, and outsiders are very welcome to their money, but outsiders are not welcome to participate in this game of fame and fortune in person.

Besides, the newcomer seems ambitious.

As soon as Ronan walked into the banquet hall, David Ellison and several others immediately greeted him.

"Good evening, Ronan. David Ellison was the first to shake Ronan's hand: "Welcome, welcome." ”

David Ellison was accompanied by two other people.

One of them is a strange blonde middle-aged man, and the other is known to Ronan, a famous Hollywood acting school, Kevin Spacey.

Kevin Spacey came over again to shake Ronan's hand: "Hello, Mr. Anderson, your arrival is an honor for Maple Leaf Pictures. ”

Ronan had met him before and responded with a smile, "Hello, Kevin." ”

David Ellison said at the right time: "Kevin accepted our offer to serve as co-chairman of Maple Leaf Pictures. ”

Ronan smiled and nodded at Kevin Spacey again, and the management of the newly formed Maple Leaf Pictures also seemed to have done a certain amount of work, knowing to find an old driver to lead the way in Hollywood.

He also remembered what David Ellison had said earlier, that the first thing Maple Leaf Pictures did when it was founded was to buy Kevin Spacey's film company.

"Let me introduce you, Ronan. David Ellison was going to introduce the middle-aged blond man: "This is Mr. Ryan Kavanaugh, the chairman of Maple Leaf Pictures. Ryan, this is Ronan Anderson, the boss of Relativity Entertainment and a famous Hollywood gold producer. ”

Ronan had a guess before, and when he saw Ryan Kavanaugh coming over to greet him warmly, he also gave a polite response.

Perhaps, Ryan Cavalano has a problem with his vision, and there was a serious error in judgment in the Internet stock market crash a few years ago, which led to the complete destruction of his hedge fund, but a person who can raise more than a billion dollars from many small and medium-sized investment institutions on Wall Street will definitely not be simple.

If nothing else, there is definitely the ability to fool people.

After greeting each other for a while, another guest arrived, and Ronan entered the banquet hall, and since there were basically no acquaintances, he simply found a quiet place to sit down.

The new guest surprised Ronan a little by the fact that he turned out to be the action superstar Sylvester Stallone.

He also seems to have some connection to Maple Leaf Pictures and Ryan Cavanno, and the two seem to know each other very well.

Just asked for a glass of water, Ronan found Ryan Kavanaugh looking for him.

"I prepared the finest champagne. Ryan Kavanaugh looked at the glass of water in front of Ronan: "Don't taste it?"

Ronan smiled and said, "If you drink alone, the more you drink, the more lonely you become." ”

Ryan Cavanno beckoned the waiter, took two glasses of champagne, handed Ronan a glass, and said, "With friends, the wine tastes better." ”

He raised his glass to Ronan, who responded, and the two took a sip of each other.

Ryan Cavanno asked, "How?"

Ronan nodded slowly: "Yes, the taste is bright and clean, this is the French Bolanjue." ”

Just by listening to this sentence, you can guess that you have studied wine quite a lot. Ryan Kavanaugh said with a smile.

Ronan smiled and said, "I have a collection of some good wines, and I occasionally taste them with friends. ”

Ryan Cavanno is quite proactive: "I wonder if I'll get a chance to taste your collection?"

The speed of this relationship is quite fast, as long as Ronan should come down, Ryan Kavanaugh can take the opportunity to break into Ronan's circle of friends.

Ronan did not refuse: "I ordered a new batch of wine, and when the goods arrive, you don't have to refuse." ”

"How so?" Ryan Cavanno looked very expectant: "Ronan, I'm just waiting for your invitation?"

Ronan nodded slightly: "Okay, that's it." ”

It seems that the wine he ordered needs to be aged for several years, and the wine has just been made.

After chatting for a short time, Ronan has a preliminary understanding of Ryan Cavanano, which is difficult to judge in other aspects, but Ryan Cavanaugh's social skills are indeed good.

Ryan Kavanaugh didn't come to Ronan for a wine tasting, but seeing that the relationship was familiar, he couldn't help but turn to the topic: "By the way, Ronan, although we met for the first time, we have been in touch for a long time. Some time ago, not long after Maple Leaf Pictures was registered, someone from Relativity Entertainment took the initiative to contact Maple Leaf Pictures, and I also personally received the business manager......"

"I know about it. Ronan said naturally: "The business manager of the person who contacted you is from Embassy Pictures, which is the distribution company of Relativity Entertainment, and in addition to releasing Relativity Entertainment's movies every year, it will also cooperate with other companies. Maple Leaf Pictures has just been established, how to say it? In Hollywood, it has attracted a lot of attention, and Relativity Entertainment also needs partners if it wants to expand its business. ”

Ryan Kavanaugh said: "Maple Leaf Pictures was initially set up, and it wanted to get on the right track, and it also wanted to work with big Hollywood companies. ”

Ronan specifically asked, "Are you preparing to start the production and distribution business at the same time?"

......Ryan Kavanaugh shook his head, "There are no plans for this for a short time." For the time being, we will focus on production, invest in projects of other companies, and start Maple Leaf Pictures' film projects as soon as possible. ”

Ronan was not hostile, but he was not particularly friendly, and in a way that met the needs of relativistic entertainment, he said: "When a film is filmed and produced, it needs to be publicized and distributed, and Embassy Pictures can undertake this work." ”

"If we can become a partner of Relativity Entertainment, we are lucky for Maple Leaf Pictures. Ryan Kavanaugh said seemingly nonchalantly: "Since the day Maple Leaf Pictures was officially established, I have suffered too much white eyes in Hollywood, and Maple Leaf Pictures has met almost all cold reception, and it is really not easy to enter a new industry." ”

Ronan could hear the meaning behind these words, and said: "Maple Leaf Pictures has experienced all of this, Relativity Entertainment has experienced all this, and when I first entered Hollywood, why wasn't this the case? Even if Relativity Entertainment has developed until now, it is still difficult, because in the eyes of traditional forces, we newcomers are all destroyers of the inherent order and enemies of vested interests." ”

Ryan Kavanaugh entered Hollywood, of course, put considerable effort into understanding this circle, and has also heard about the disputes between Relativity Entertainment and companies such as Paramount Pictures, Sony Columbia Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox, it is said that two days ago, Twentieth Century Fox broke down negotiations with Relativity Entertainment's subsidiary, and also took Relativity Entertainment to court with his backhand.

"Relativity Entertainment is said to be in conflict with companies like Twentieth Century Fox?" Ryan Kavanaugh asked tentatively.

Ronan nodded slowly: "Actually, the six major companies are secretly not very friendly to Relativity Entertainment. What he said was facts that could stand up to scrutiny: "For example, the classification of the MPAA, the share of copyright revenue of some films, and so on." Relativity Entertainment wants to go further, and even if it wants to maintain the current situation, it has to find a way to curry favor with a few others to fight against the other ones that are the most suppressed. ”

This also reminded Ryan Kavanaugh of what he had experienced recently, saying: "The Big Six companies are really too arrogant, I went to visit, and I didn't even have a senior management reception, but I was sent away by some middle-level people." None of the six major companies showed up at the invitation I sent out tonight. ”

Ryan Kavanaugh has nothing to hide from these circumstances, because if you have the heart, you can find out with a little inquiry.

Ronan put Relativity Entertainment and Maple Leaf Pictures in the same camp: "The traditional Big Six companies are vested interests, and it is impossible to welcome new entrants, especially powerful new entrants. ”

He said seriously: "Relativity Entertainment has come to the present, if you don't advance, you will retreat, if you want to break through the blockade of the six major companies, Relativity Entertainment needs partners, and it needs partners who naturally belong to the same camp." ”

In the short interview, both Ronan and Ryan Kavanaugh showed some goodwill, and it seemed that the two sides could become strategic partners at any time.

From the time he got the news that Ryan Kavanaugh had entered Hollywood's Vanity Fair game with Wall Street financing, Ronan had actually been following them, and by the time Maple Leaf Pictures was established, the initial goal was relatively clear, and he met David Ellison a few days ago and completely included them in the plan.

Ronan is naturally eyeing the huge amount of money behind Maple Leaf Pictures.

However, Ronan's purpose is not pure, and Ryan Kavanaugh's purpose is also not pure.