Entering the ballroom, Ronan immediately saw the DreamWorks Triumvirate and hurriedly went over to greet David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Steven Spielberg, who, despite a few polite words, had a hard time remembering him as a nobody.

Coming out of the circle of the Big Three, he didn't hide, but tried his best to solve the trick and kept looking for people to talk to.

Ronan chatted with a Warner Bros. production director about the Harry Potter series they got their hands on last year, talked to a Japanese executive from Sony Columbia about the upcoming "Godzilla", had a drink with the deputy director of distribution at Paramount Pictures, asked Miramax's executives about the integration of the "Lord of the Rings" copyright, and asked William Morris's agent about the salaries of third-tier stars......

A large number of people gathered around the Big Three, expressing their admiration.

Ronan didn't go any further, just watched the meeting on the periphery, the Big Three were ambitious, and wanted to break the almost monopoly of the Hollywood Six, but unfortunately this road didn't work at all.

The most critical thing is the distribution and industrial chain, especially the former.

In the previous life, DreamWorks established a relatively complete distribution mechanism in North America, but it was unable to do anything in the face of a broader overseas market, and the overseas distribution of its films could only be handed over to the six major companies, plus some other factors, and finally could only end in disgrace.

In the traditional distribution industry, the biggest cake has been firmly held by the six major companies, and it is too difficult to break this situation.

The DreamWorks model doesn't work.

Ronan is very sure of this, and the odds of victory are extremely low when he fights an enemy who has the right advantage at the right time.

If you want to break the situation of the big six companies, you can only find other ways.

If one day, Shahai Entertainment faces this situation, what should it do?

For some reason, the thought flashed through Ronan's head, and it spread uncontrollably.

With the current situation of Shahai Entertainment, this is an unattainable goal, even a fantasy.

But who doesn't have a little illusion?

Ronan shook his head, he could only think about it at this stage, and it was better to be pragmatic for the time being.

"Good evening. "Someone next to me said hello.

"Good evening. Ronan responded immediately.

This person is in his thirties, with a simple face, looking at it gives people a sense of reassurance, and gestured to Ronan with a wine glass, Ronan did not take the wine, but simply nodded in greeting.

A waiter passed by, and Roger asked for a drink, held it up to the man, and took a sip.

"You're Mr. Anderson, aren't you?" the man accosted.

Ronan looked at the other party's honest face, if this person followed him to Abu Dhabi, he felt that he could pull another $10 million investment.

"I'm Ronan Anderson. He whispered.

The man introduced himself: "Edward Barker, the agent at Mooreby's brokerage. ”

Ronan shook his hand and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

Edward Barker smiled with a cheeky face: "I read the newspaper the other day, Mr. Anderson's company is recruiting directors and actors?"

I came here tonight mainly to look for opportunities, but for an ordinary broker, it is a bit difficult to sell unknown clients to big projects.

I had already secured a good position for a client, but the unreliable guy made an unreliable request, causing the cooked duck to fly off.

The unreliable guy is the one under him who is most likely to succeed.

We can only look for another opportunity.

In this case, if you spread your net as wide as possible, you might be able to catch a fish.

Ronan could guess the purpose of this agent, and simply asked directly, "Does your company have the right candidate?"

Edward Barker didn't answer, instead pointing to a relatively less crowded part of the ballroom and invited, "Shall we talk over there?"

Ronan nodded: "Okay." ”

The two of them came to the terrace of the grand ballroom, where there were not many people nearby, only five or six people in a circle, and a man in the middle was talking about something, which sounded like he was soliciting investment or selling something.

Edward said: "I've read newspaper reports about Shahai Entertainment and the Human Eradication Project, and it seems that Shahai Entertainment is struggling with funds?"

Ronan no longer cares about the other side, and replied: "Your news is outdated, I have successfully raised funds, and Shahai Entertainment has abundant funds." ”

Hearing this, Edward's honest face smiled even more: "Is the budget cost of the Human Erasure Project really $11 million?"

Ronan smiled, but didn't answer.

If there really is a budget of 11 million US dollars, the threshold of Shahai Entertainment has long been broken by entertainment agents.

The broker is well-informed, Edward has heard of some cases, and has rejected multiple offers of interest from brokerage companies in a row, and the budget cost of the Human Eradication Project will certainly not be $11 million.

That's fine, the competition will be much smaller, and his clients are in dire need of directing films to increase their resumes in this area, and the salary is secondary.

"I have a director among my clients, and he might be a good fit. "He's written the scripts for 'The Boy Next Door' and 'Tiger Boys,' worked as an assistant director and executive producer on three TV episodes, and directed a few episodes of The X-Files, ready to move from TV to film," Edward whispered. ”

Ronan nodded, having directed "The X-Files", which seems good.

In this era, the compulsion of TV series is far less than that of movies, even the famous Rachel is transforming into the film industry, and countless TV series directors also want to enter the film industry.

Ronan took out a business card and handed it to Edward: "This has the company's address and contact information, you can bring someone over at any time." ”

Edward hurriedly put it away: "I'll call you before I go." ”

He exchanged a few polite words with Ronan, and then left with a hearty smile.

This trip is also a bit rewarding, the resume of directing a few episodes of "The X-Files" sounds good, and the details will be talked about after the interview, Ronan was also about to leave at this time, but he heard the words in the small circle next to him.

The man who didn't know whether to sell or attract investment seemed to be a little excited, and his voice was louder: "Passcard's store leasing model will inevitably become a thing of the past, they are slow to respond, and lack the optimization and integration of videotape resources." Netflix's online rental business is the future, and investing in Netflix means getting the future! Netflix has created a monthly fee system, where consumers can rent movies unlimited times without charging late fees. Netflix needs a fund, it needs a platform......"

A black-haired man with glasses suddenly interrupted him: "Excuse me, how many paying customers does your company have? How many paying customers do you plan to develop next year? Can it be listed in a few years?"

"Netflix has just been founded. The man said, "Our goal is ...... future."

The bespectacled man shook his head and walked away.

When Ronan was communicating just now, he was introduced to a certain executive of Disney's investment department.

Several others then left.

Obviously, the executives of these large companies were not very interested in what this man was saying.

Ronan was very interested, walked over and took the initiative to say hello, and introduced himself: "Hello, Ronan Anderson. ”

The man looked over and nodded, "Hello, Reed Hastings." He noticed Ronan just now and asked directly, "Are you interested in my company?"

Ronan mumbled, "That's the kind of pattern you're talking about. ”

Reid Hastings looked at Ronan: "Obviously, this model is very powerful, and with the development of the Internet, my company can surpass Pepsi." ”

In his previous life, he did Internet video operations, how could Ronan not know the name of Netflix?

Looking at De Hastings, he suddenly turned his head to see where the DreamWorks triumvirate was.

"Can we talk?" asked Ronan.

Instead of answering, Reed Hastings asked, "Who are you?"

Ronan understood what he meant and said, "I'm the president of Shahai Entertainment. ”

"I've heard that a small company makes videotape films. Reed Hastings, who now works in movie network rentals and knows a lot about companies in the Hollywood industry, shook his head and said, "We don't need to talk about it." ”

Ronan was a little surprised: "I can invest in your company." ”

Reid Hastings said sincerely: "Thank you, really, you can take care of my company, I am very grateful. He smiled apologetically: "What I need is not only funds, but also a big platform for a big company, your Shahai Entertainment can't provide it, and the combination of the weak and the weak doesn't mean anything to Netflix." ”

Ronan roughly understood the other party's thoughts, after all, he had seen the details of this person in his previous life, and in a few years, Reed Hastings was desperate, and he actually took the initiative to contact Pepsi and prepare to sell the company to his rival.

For Reed Hastings, Pepsi was a sworn enemy, and it was because he was not angry that Pepsi charged him a late fee for the rental of videotapes, which led him to the idea of founding Netflix.

Ronan probed a few more words, but Reed Hastings was stubborn and flatly refused.

Indeed, Shahai Entertainment cannot provide Netflix with the much-needed hard conditions such as film sources and platforms.

Sometimes it's not just money that chooses to invest.

It's impossible for Ronan to chase Hastings to invest, but Netflix just broke into his field of vision and gave him more ideas.

Now is not the best time, his money is entering the stock market, and he will not be able to make large investments for the time being.

If I'm not mistaken, now Netflix is a start-up, and it can only be said to be a grass platform.

A company like Netflix is simply burning money in the early stage, and Hastings won't be able to hold it in two years.

Ronan watched Hastings leave, rubbing his chin slightly, and would focus on Netflix in the future.

The party was very rewarding, especially Netflix and Hastings.

Ronan thought about it as he walked along the side near the terrace, and after walking a short distance, he suddenly saw Leonardo DiCaprio.

Xiao Lizi has a delicate handsome face and is pestering a blonde girl.

The girl was dressed in a goose-yellow short dress, with long hair and a shawl, slender limbs, a tall figure with excellent proportions, a delicate little face, and a pair of green eyes with melancholy.

Blonde hair, long legs, this is the best bite of Xiao Lizi.

But the girl doesn't seem to buy much of Xiao Lizi's account, and she is obviously a little impatient with Xiao Lizi's entanglement, and even disgusted.