With the tax rebate in hand, Ronan returned to Los Angeles with the likes of Paul Anderson and Samuel Hadida, leaving the rest of the negotiations to the people at Shahai Entertainment, as well as contacting Milla Jovovich.

This is easy to find, not to mention the identity of Luc Besson's ex-wife, who is also a very famous star in his own right.

Ronan had Priyanka Chopra set in place, and the Indian woman was put aside for the time being, with a series of tasks to be taken care of.

George Clint has sent his deputy to Japan to negotiate with Capcom about the follow-up film copyright issues of "Resident Evil", and Ronan handed him the creative plan of "Death is Gone", and he also convened a special person to discuss it, thinking that the feasibility is extremely high, but it will be put on the agenda after the sequel to "Death is Coming", after all, "Death is Coming" needs to have more influence, so that such a derivative film can have a better audience base.

Ronan also agrees with them, "The Grim Reaper is Coming" has only been released once, and the offline rental and sales are less than a month, and the derivative film is too early, so there is no need to rush.

In addition, negotiations between Shahai Entertainment and the Indian Mountain Foundation were completed last week, George Clint signed a formal investment agreement with the Mountain Fund on behalf of Shahai Entertainment, and Nick Roth Khan, who came to Los Angeles on behalf of the Mountain Fund, has returned to Mumbai.

But an Indian who had worked for Los Angeles for many years stayed in Los Angeles as a representative of the Mountain Foundation and would join the crew.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the Mountain Foundation has no right to interfere with the work of the crew, and this person only plays a supervisory role.

The third brother did know more about the filmmaking than the local tycoons in Abu Dhabi, and not only kept the supervisors, but also hired PricewaterhouseCoopers as a third-party account supervisor to grasp the financial status of the third-party completion guarantee account.

Of course, you can't use the same set of strategies for different financing objects, which Ronan knew very well before going to India, so Shahai Entertainment did not set up any obstacles, showing the sincerity of cooperation.

Aside from the general rules of Hollywood, Ronan's side did not set any traps in the investment at all.

Therefore, both parties are very satisfied with the cooperation.

For example, the producer will charge 15 percent of the future revenue for operating and management fees and 20 percent of the profits, and the Indians have no problem with that, which is how Hollywood films work today.

Shahai Entertainment's pre-development expenses, screenwriting fees, and Matt Damon's third-party account salary are all included in the budget cost of "Spy Shadows", offsetting the $10 million investment belonging to Shahai Entertainment.

This is a legitimate business operation, and the Indians will naturally not have a problem.

The cooperation with the Mountain Foundation was reached, and the crew of "Spy Shadow" was rapidly expanded and officially transferred to the preliminary preparations.

The other thing is to recruit actors.

Ronan asked people to get in touch with Ben Affleck, wanting to see if they could pull Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, two good friends, into the same crew.

But Ben Affleck's $5 million offer directly defeated Shahai Entertainment.

Ronan realized that he not only underestimated Matt Damon in this era, but also underestimated Ben Affleck, Ben Affleck's "Fate is You" last year, the salary was as high as $12.5 million.

After discovering this problem, Ronan remembered that Michael Bay's oil worker bombing an asteroid film, Ben Affleck is the male lead!

The idea of getting together this pair of good friends was naturally given up by Ronan, and he obediently went to find a cheap actor.

The actor can invest a lot of money, but the supporting role with much fewer scenes is not worth it.

In terms of the heroine, Paul Greengrass recommended a small star named Jennifer Garner, who was paid very cheaply, only $100,000, and Ronan watched the audition video and agreed directly.

This actress is not beautiful, but the crew has changed Ronan's setting about the heroine selling her face and body, and an ordinary-looking actress is also suitable.

Will Matt Damon and Jennifer Garner spark during filming?

Many couples in Hollywood saw the right eye during the filming of the crew, especially the two people who played the couple's rivalry, not to mention becoming a couple, it is very common to find a place to have a hair when they have a feeling.

If Matt Damon and Jennifer Garner hook up, maybe a few shots, and then Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner get together, will the relationship be affected?

Ronan didn't think much about this, and in his eyes, the biggest value of an actor is whether it can bring commercial benefits.

After Koch Films' $20 million investment arrived, the "Resident Evil" crew was officially established, and Ronan immediately asked the crew to send relevant information to Koch Films in Berlin, so that Tony Koch could continue to apply for German tax rebates.

Milan Jovovich has also been contacted, and the two sides are making initial contacts.

In addition, Capcom's representatives traveled from Japan to Los Angeles, and Ronan took the time to meet with them to discuss the adaptation, and then asked George Clint's deputy to continue the negotiations with the other party about the future copyright.

The Japanese are very shrewd, and it is not easy to negotiate, and a time-consuming and labor-intensive tug-of-war is essential.

Ronan also asked his assistant Connie to take someone to check "Tomb Raider" and the works about werewolf vampire warfare, the film rights of "Tomb Raider" are in the hands of Madonna Sciconi's company, and it has been prepared for filming with Paramount Pictures.

The pre-development began in early 1998 when the adaptation rights were obtained.

There are so many works that the copyright has been attributed long before the shooting.

Hollywood has a very clear understanding of the importance of copyright, and it is really difficult for medium and large film companies to get the copyright and let them spit it out.

There is a huge price to pay.

"Going to work with Samuel Hadida on Resident Evil. Ronan told George Clint and Robert Lee: "Spread it out as much as possible, so that both inside and outside the circle know that Shahai Entertainment has enough money to not only make our own projects, but also invest in other producers' projects." ”

George Clint understood what Ronan meant: "Attract some producers to the company to attract investment?"

Robert Lee also thought about it: "We don't have enough production capacity on our own, and we only have a limited number of films that we can shoot each year by creating projects alone. ”

Ronan added: "Every film project submitted to the company must be summarized to me. ”

George Clint is very confident in Ronan's vision: "I understand. ”

Ronan told him a few more words, Shahai Entertainment and even the entire Relativity Entertainment are too shallow, and they simply don't have enough anti-risk ability, and the failure of a big production may bring severe consequences.

These are not things that can be solved in a short period of time, and since Ronan has the advantage of foresight, he must use them.

In the previous life, there were many film projects that were not large and medium-sized film companies but were very successful.

Some of them, Ronan thought about it out of thin air, and he may not be impressed, but when he sees the relevant information, he will definitely be able to remember it.

The memories of the films I watched more than 20 years in my previous life are mixed together, and there are some films that have only followed the news or only watched them once, which is really vague.

It is estimated that the vast majority of people will feel this way.

There are many films in Hollywood that are initiated by independent producers, that is, the producer has a project, and then goes to the film company to attract investment, and the copyright of the filmed film naturally belongs to the production company.

Of course, producers also benefit greatly from this, and they can also avoid the biggest financial risks.

There's a popular saying in Hollywood: don't use your own money to make a movie.

In the past, Shahai Entertainment was too small in scale and did not have key distribution capabilities, but now it has a certain reputation, and the films it makes can also go through its own distribution channels.

This guarantees the possibility of making a profit.

Connie found a lot of related works about vampires and werewolves, and Ronan took the time to roughly flip through it, the main plot of female writer Nancy Collins's "Monster Love" is almost more than 70% similar to the first part of "Tales of the Night", and it is no wonder that the crew of "Tales of the Night" in the previous life reached an out-of-court settlement with the person who accused them of plagiarism.

Ronan asked Connie to get in touch with Nancy Collins, Nancy Collins is just an unknown little writer, "Monster Love" has sold little since its publication in 1994, and Shahai Entertainment only spent $50,000 to buy the film rights to "Monster Love".

This money can allow Shahai Entertainment to avoid the headache of copyright issues, if that dazzling wife madman shoots this series again, it will be an infringement of Shahai Entertainment's copyright.

A small author and a film company that is on the right track are two different concepts entirely.

Ronan is also ready to adapt, at least write the script first, and then contact the director in his previous life, because of Kate Beckinsale's relationship, he still remembers that the director is the assistant of the great director Roland Emmerich, and the specific name is Ron Hoffman or Ron Wiseman, I don't remember very clearly.

Just let people look up Roland Emmerich's assistants and you'll know who they are.

Roland Emmerich has just filmed "Independence Day" and "Godzilla", and is a Hollywood A-list commercial director, and the news about him is easy to check.

The crew of "Human Removal Project 2" has also entered the formal preparation stage, director James Wong's strength in horror thrillers is undoubted, production manager Andrew has also fully cooperated with the preliminary preparations, and technical nerd Jessica Filton continues to serve as the editor of the series.

At Ronan's suggestion, she also hung up the position of post-production associate producer, preparing to officially set foot in the production industry.

However, Andrew, the producer's manager, also brought the not-so-good news that James Wong is no longer content with directing horror films with smaller investments, and wants to direct mainstream commercial films.