"What's the atmosphere like in the new company?" asked Ronan.

Robert thought for a moment and said, "It's not bad overall, xenophobia isn't strong. Of course, after I came over, I said that it must be fake, but it didn't affect my normal work. Executives like Garcia and Thomas are actually willing to see buyouts, and they want to release really big movies, rather than going overseas every year to buy small films and waiting to harvest those millions of dollars, the original three were too conservative. ”

Ronan doesn't rule out that people in the company have ideas, after all, people are not machines: "Publishing will get busy very quickly. ”

The two talked a lot about the distribution company, the scale of the embassy film industry is not large, and the personnel relationship is relatively simple, but there are also factions and competition within the company, which is indispensable to any normal company.

"Actually, one of the things I'm most worried about is not management. Robert said very seriously: "Many employees in this company have gradually developed a habit of working at a slow pace, and I am worried that they will not be able to keep up with our fast pace. ”

Ronan also has this consideration, saying: "On the premise of ensuring that the distribution channels are unimpeded, the fittest will survive. ”

"Hmm. Robert answered.

"It's almost time for the St. Denis Film Festival. Ronan said of his plan: "I'm going to go to the film festival and buy a suitable little production, and keep the distribution company busy first." ”

After the completion of the acquisition, cohesion and centripetal force cannot be solved in a short time.

The best thing to do is to use the success of a film to get the new company on track.

Rob nodded: "It's a way to test the staff and increase the experience of distributing the film on a large scale." He reminded: "If you buy it, the price should not be too high, right?"

Ronan still has some confidence in the distribution channels that Embassy Pictures has established and developed for more than ten years, and said: "Go and see it first, and then talk about the right film." ”

The St. Denis Film Festival is a paradise for independent films, not only from Hollywood, but also from filmmakers who have little connection to Hollywood.

Under normal circumstances, these small productions simply cannot find distribution channels, and most of them will stay in lockers for the rest of their lives, and the roadside screening at the St. Denis Film Festival is the best opportunity for them, and in recent years, the St. Denis Film Festival has also produced several small productions and box office hits.

Having just won a distribution company, Ronan is ready to try his luck over there after "Ace Agent" has a clue.

Maybe you can come across the ideal film.

Robert also asked the film with concern: "How is "Ace Agent"?"

Ronan shook his head slightly: "I haven't found a suitable director yet." ”

This film is used to cheat money...... No, it's used for financing, but I also want to make it as good as possible, at least to recover a little more money, and I can't just find a bad director.

Robert joked, "It's really not possible for you to be the director yourself." ”

Ronan shrugged: "It's conceivable that 'Ace Agent' is going to be the worst movie Hollywood has ever seen." ”

After leaving Embassy Pictures, he is still thinking about this film, and the script is still being refined and revised, which is somewhat different from what the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has watched.

Of course, the Arab protagonist will not change, and the supporting roles on the justice side can be white, black, and Latino, etc., and minorities still have a certain amount of movie consumption power.

Moreover, increasing the role of other ethnic groups will also be conducive to future publicity and distribution.

If you want to recover as much money as possible, you can't just rely on the Arab audience to buy it.

Ronan then joined up with George Clint and went on a trip to the major unions, with the success of "Project Human Eradication", coupled with the relatively high investment of the two crews, they had to hire employees on a large scale, and dealing with unions was unavoidable.

Otherwise, the union will really look for trouble, and it will be a headache to death.

Shahai Entertainment is no longer the obscure video production company it used to be.

The Producers' Union, the two major actors' unions, the technical and coordinator unions, and the directors' union, which James Wong had just joined, Ronan ran around each other to complete the union registration and filing of "Death is Coming" and "Ace Agent".

The two films have also become veritable union projects, and the corresponding cast and crew members of the crew will be protected by the union, and in the future, the film will generate income and pay a lot of management fees to the union.

Anything else is fine, but the union collects money from the capitalists, which makes Ronan very uncomfortable.

Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?

However, this industry has been developing for nearly 100 years, and there are already perfect industry regulations, which is by no means something that a small company can challenge.

Becoming a union-registered program also means that employees are paid in accordance with the regulations.

As we all know, trade unions have a minimum wage set.

In addition, the crew must also have complete insurance procedures, which means that the crew must take an extra sum of money out and find an insurance company for insurance.

There is more than one insurance plan that you need to enroll.

Ronan contacted the fire fund insurance company of the German Allianz Group, the insurance of Hollywood crews and even the third-party guarantee business used in mainstream commercial productions, and more than 60% of them cooperated with this company.

Strictly speaking, insurance is not a bad thing, and in case of an accident, the insurance company can pay for it.

Anything can happen during a film shoot, such as equipment theft, cast and crew injury, or vandalism of the filming location.

What if the chandelier falls and burns the carpet, what if someone breaks their leg on film? When these bad things happen, it's Ronan as the producer who is responsible.

In addition, when renting locations, props, and equipment, the insurance certificate can be used as a guarantee.

In accordance with the requirements of several major trade unions, Ronan took out actor insurance, film and video insurance, equipment insurance, work-related injury insurance, and error and omission liability insurance in the fire fund in one go.

Among them, work-related injury insurance is as high as $300,000 because of the existence of the stunt team.

"Mr. Anderson, I need a copy of the stunt script and stunt scene design. ”

Bob, who comes from Fire Fund Insurance, told Ronan: "Once the insurance contract is in effect, the stunt scene must not be changed significantly without the consent of the insurance company. ”

Ronan had a little headache, but still said, "Don't worry, I don't like to engage in dangerous actions either." ”

Bob said seriously: "Explain in advance, if we breach the contract, we will withdraw the insurance." ”

Ronan nodded, knowing more or less about Hollywood's insurance business.

In his previous life, Tom Cruise, the most famous desperate gentleman in Hollywood, jumped out of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, in "Mission Impossible 4", and all the actions were completed by him, for which he practiced climbing, running and jumping on the tower, and hung for eight days.

The original insurance company refused to insure this dangerous action, asking to change the script or use a stand-in, but Tom refused to comply and fired the insurance company, and the producer could only be forced to temporarily switch to other insurance companies, it is said that no company was willing to underwrite, and finally it was guaranteed by a personal fund.

Like Brother Tom, this is just an example, after all, although Hollywood actors are generally more dedicated, there are actually very few people who fight like him.

Insurance companies are not the only ones who do not take on certain businesses.

For example, Robert Downey Jr., because he was young and ignorant of drugs, went in and out of the rehab center many times from 1996 to 2001 for drug use, because the risk was too high, no insurance company was willing to cover him, which made many movies give up Robert Downey Jr.

The situation did not improve until Mel Gibson vouched for it.

and Nicole Kidman, the Hollywood actress who has sunk and has the shadow of an insurance company behind her.

David Fincher's film "Trembling Space" originally starred Nicole Kidman as the heroine, but due to the recurrence of old injuries and personal reasons, Nicole Kidman temporarily withdrew from the crew, resulting in a near-miscarriage of the movie, and the insurance company almost had to pay $54 million for it, but fortunately, Jodie Foster was found to replace it in the later stage, so it was able to continue, but after the project was overdue, the insurance company also paid 7 million.

This directly led to Nicole Kidman becoming one of the most unpopular female stars from insurance companies.

When insurance companies on the market are unwilling to contract for a certain star, it will affect the choice of the crew to some extent.

Bob was just an inconspicuous small business manager in the huge fire fund insurance company, and after getting the insurance contract with the crew, he asked with his own careful thoughts: "Mr. Anderson, take the liberty of asking, which company does your crew use as a third-party guarantee?"

"It's a matter of deliberation. Ronan said casually.

Third-party guarantee? That's the next step that may be used, isn't it asking for trouble to use it now?

Bob was smart enough to stop asking, but instead took out his business card and handed it to Ronan: "Call me if you need to." ”

Ronan put it away: "I will." ”