Unconsciously, 2008 has come to an end, and the sunshine of 2009 is full of the world, and the United States is still two worlds, one side is full of wailing, and the other side is a luxurious life.

But compared with previous years, the number of people who can enter the latter has decreased sharply, and too many of the latter have fallen into the ranks of the former.

Many people can't get used to this gap and choose to use the "leap of faith".

In 2008, Relativity Entertainment developed rapidly, whether it was movies and dramas, or related peripheral industry chains, all of which created a new high since the establishment of the group company.

Among them, there was also "Avatar", which grossed as much as $2.8 billion worldwide.

Although "Avatar" is still being screened in the international market, it has already set a record that is difficult for other films to break in a short period of time.

In addition, Relativity Entertainment has two live-action films, "Alice in Wonderland" and "Beauty and the Beast", which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.

The latter is still being screened in North American and international film markets, and $1 billion is far from the end of the box office.

As for those that grossed more than $500 million, that's too much.

The proportion of the movie box office in the revenue of Relativity Entertainment has been decreasing, and has fallen below 15%.

In terms of dramas, except for "Grey's Anatomy" and "Peppa Pig", which continue to cooperate with ABC TV, all other episodes have been handed over to the Netflix streaming platform for exclusive broadcast.

Correspondingly, most of the money burned by Netflix streaming media fell into the pocket of Shahai Entertainment.

While Shahai Entertainment continues to shoot and produce old dramas, it is also constantly developing new dramas.

"Breaking Bad" is a big hit, and it is currently a first-line drama series like "House of Cards" and "Game of Thrones", and Shahai Entertainment intends to use this series as a basis to focus on the most popular characters and develop derivative series.

For example, the story of the coquettish lawyer before he met Lao Bai.

There are also some brand new projects.

Shahai Entertainment bought the adaptation copyright of a vampire "Southern Vampire", intending to adapt it into a large-scale vampire series, tentatively named "True Love Like Blood".

In the competition with Twentieth Century Fox, he grabbed an investment opportunity in "Modern Family" starring Sophia Vergara and others, and thus obtained the copyright of this series of episodes.

The two producers of Shahai Entertainment have set their sights on documentaries, intending to make a 10-episode documentary that reflects the real life and work conditions of female artists in the San Fernando Valley.

This is not a heavy-tasting drama, the content may be very large-scale, but the idea is very plain, not meat at all, that is, through a more neutral and objective position, the practitioners of an industry are depicted through the lens.

In addition, with the good reputation of the so-called "valuing newcomers" in recent years, Shahai Entertainment has also attracted many foreign projects and finalized several cooperations.

For example, in a serious drama, Shahai Entertainment cooperated with Michael Costa, the director of "Long Island Love", to shoot a series with an anti-terrorism theme, and the project is called "Homeland Security".

Shahai Entertainment has also further strengthened the development of the female market, and Robert King, the writer and producer of "Vertical Limit", submitted to the company's project, a drama called "The Good Wife" with the so-called big heroine, received the green light from Ronan.

Preparations have already begun for the series, and it will be available on Netflix streaming platforms in the fall.

Shahai Entertainment also rejected several projects, such as DreamWorks' invitation to cooperate,

Due to the success of Band of Brothers, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks plan to work together again to make a war miniseries set in World War II, but this time from Europe to the islands of the Pacific.

"Band of Brothers" cost a whopping $125 million to make, and the series, tentatively titled "Blood in the Pacific," has an even more staggering budget, with production costs of around $230 million.

As Hollywood faced a shortage of money due to the economic crisis, and DreamWorks and Tom Hanks' companies could not afford such a large investment, Spielberg immediately approached Shahai Entertainment and Netflix Streaming, hoping that the two companies would be generous enough to pay for most of the investment in "Blood in the Pacific".

It's not impossible to pay, but DreamWorks refuses to give up the copyright, and Ronan certainly won't be the one who is wronged, and directly declined Spielberg's invitation to cooperate with Tom Hanks.

If you want Shahai Entertainment and Netflix to pay for streaming media, and you want to keep the copyright, how can there be such a good thing?

Inspired by Ronan and Relativity Entertainment, DreamWorks has also stepped up its activities overseas, striving to be able to make money overseas.

Spielberg and Tom Hanks' name are still very attractive to investment.

Relativity Entertainment is still operating as planned amid a series of good news.

Ronan keeps an eye on Hollywood and the latest news related to Twentieth Century Fox.

In mid-January, a gossip newspaper in the UK that is not part of News Corp. smelled something of it, and in a recent weekend issue, it claimed that some of the British royal family might have been selling news to William some time ago, or that the royal family was being watched.

Although there is no clear evidence for these news, Ronan also knows that even Relativity Entertainment has quietly hidden behind News Corp. and secretly helped them suppress it for a period of time, and some events are about to be uncontrollable.

Some of these events are bound to erupt in the coming months, and many people will fall victim.

In this case, there is no need to press it down any longer.

Ronan left Los Angeles with great fanfare and rushed to London, England, to visit Jessica Felton, who was in charge of the "Fast and Furious 5" crew at Pinewood Studios.

Pinewood Studios is the largest film studio in the UK, with 41 studios of all kinds, including 10 digital television studios, outdoor parks and woodlands, and the world's only underwater photography facility.

The main plot of "Fast and Furious 5" takes place in London, England, so Pinewood Studios was chosen as the location of the crew.

Before the crew's work was over today, Jessica Filton left the studio, returned to the hotel where she was staying, changed into a formal dress, and met Ronan, who had just returned from a visit from Downing Street, downstairs, and rushed to Kensington Palace in the Chelsea district together.

Before coming to London, Ronan offered to visit, and William and his girlfriend Kate specially hosted a banquet for Ronan and Jessica Felton in the area of Kensington Palace where they lived.

A Bentley sedan drove out of front of the hotel, driven by David, and Finch continued to sit in the passenger seat.

"There are paparazzi. Finch said.

Ronan waved his hand: "Leave them alone, I have been in contact with William for many years, and it is normal to visit him." ”

Jessica Felton couldn't help but say, "They're really crazy!"

Ronan said: "They're not crazy, where can we have a good chance." ”

Jessica Filton was speechless for a moment and had to ask, "Ready to start?"

Ronan nodded slightly: "It's about to erupt, this is the best chance." ”

Not only because of these things, but also because of years of secret planning and waiting.

First of all, the economic crisis broke out normally, which brought a series of shocks, and then the Dragon Balls he sent out, Twentieth Century Fox has received five, plus "Australia", it can be said that there are six.

Even Twentieth Century Fox could not bear the weight of successive major productions, and its stock price fell again and again, and its market value shrank again and again.

Next month, "Terminator 4" will be released, and Twentieth Century Fox is likely to have all seven Dragon Balls, so it is natural to summon the dragon.

When they came to the area of Kensington Palace that belonged to William, William and Kate waited at the door, waited for Ronan and Jessica Filton to get out of the car, took a step forward, and shook hands with the two and exchanged a few words.

Subsequently, Ronan walked side by side with William in front, and Kate accompanied Jessica Felton to follow and enter Kensington Palace together.

Both sides go directly to the living room on the second floor, where there are many family photos, books, magazines, and many household items such as candles and greenery, maintaining a cozy family atmosphere.

It was a private banquet after all.

Ronan had a brief communication with William on the phone before, and the two didn't care about the laughing Kate and Jessica Felton and went into the study together.

"Rest assured. William was sure Ronan would understand: "I've just done a check-up here, and there will be no problem." ”

Ronan nodded: "I saw the news in the newspaper two days ago, and I couldn't believe that their hands dared to stretch out so long. ”

William's face was not very good-looking: "They have broken the rules of the game. ”

Although it has not yet been broken in the newspaper, and he has not obtained any evidence from his side, there is already some speculation.

Ronan said in a deep voice: "Some people, it's crazy. ”

Instead of answering Ronan's words, William asked, "Are you concerned about this?"

"Truth be told, I was in a similar situation to you some time ago. Ronan seemed to suppress his anger in his calm: "Some of my personal calls with Jesse, as well as a few phone calls with company executives, were tapped. ”

William was a little surprised, but when he thought about it, he was not surprised: "They are too bold......"

"I was also surprised. Ronan roughly said: "So, I specially asked someone to check, and the result was ...... Shocking. My men followed the trail from Los Angeles to New York, from New York to Washington, and then to London, and although what they found was amazing, I didn't expect them to dare to ...... the royal family."

Listening to Ronan's words, William's face became more and more serious, a person of his background naturally knew that a super-rich man with a net worth of hundreds of billions really wanted to check, and he should find out a lot of things.

"Do you have the evidence?" asked William.

Ronan nodded slightly: "There is a part." ”

William said directly: "Ronan, let's cooperate." ”

The dinner started late because Ronan and William had been in the study for too long.

Ronan spent nearly a week in London, visiting a number of political and business leaders, before returning to North America in late January to attend an event of the George Lucas Film Foundation.