Jiang Ran left the United States with a slightly complicated feeling, and he came to the United States with the feeling that he could win the award, but the reality is often cruel, and Jiang Ran and the others only reaped disappointment in the end.

On the other hand, Jiang Ran's trip to the United States this time cannot be said to be a failure, after all, participating in the St. Denis Film Festival did play a very important role in the promotion and distribution of the film.

Moreover, Jiang Ran also opened up some contacts for Ranfeng Group in Hollywood through the Saint-Denis Film Festival this time, no matter whether the current energy of those people he met can directly help the group, but it will definitely help Ranfeng to increase his influence in Hollywood.

What's more, Jiang Ran also reached a certain cooperation consensus with Robert Redford's St. Denis Institute in the end, although Jiang Ran was slightly conflicted and complicated about this cooperation consensus, but the achievement of this cooperation will definitely have a positive and huge impact on the foothold of Ranfeng Group in Hollywood.

As soon as Jiang Ran returned to Hong Kong, he received good news that after more than two months of production, Tsui Hark's "Sword and Horse" has recently completed all the production work and is ready to be released and released.

"Brother Ke, the movie is very exciting! This time I am fortunate!" Jiang Ran said to Tsui Hark who was sitting next to him with a smile after watching the finished film of "Dao Ma Dan".

"It's good if you think it's okay. Tsui Hark listened to Jiang Ran's words and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's the first time I've made a movie like this, and to be honest, I don't know much about it, but now that you, the planner, think it's okay, I'm finally relieved." ”

"Director Xu, I've always had a lot of confidence in you, and I said don't worry about it a long time ago. Zhong Chuhong put his arm around Jiang Ran and said with a smile, "How is it now?"

This time, Zhong Chuhong participated in the movie again after more than a year, and has been going out early and returning late for more than two months, not only can he not take care of the company's affairs, but he is even in a hurry to eat and sleep without being on time.

In Hong Kong now, in fact, the actor industry is very fortunate, and night work is a very common thing. Especially when encountering a relatively fast-paced movie like "Sword and Horse", the crew members are even more fortunate.

Maybe she really loves this industry, Zhong Chuhong entered the crew again after a break of more than a year, and in the face of normal overtime and chaotic clock schedule, she not only did not complain, but was full of energy every day, and invested great enthusiasm and time in the role speculation outside of normal working hours.

Jiang Ran patted Zhong Chuhong's hand a little dotingly, and then turned his head and asked Jiang Wei and Liu Liwei, who were sitting together, "When can the announcement of the movie start?"

"Mr. Jiang, I have already discussed with Mr. Liu, "Dao Ma Dan" will be released after "Coke Family 2", and the time should normally be in early March. Jiang Wei spoke first.

"Yes, Mr. Jiang!" Liu Liwei also spoke on the side, "However, we do not plan to immediately set the specific release time of "Dao Ma Dan" for the time being, and hope that the schedule can be mediated according to the situation of the Spring Festival stalls at that time." ”

Jiang Ran frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked, "Will this have an impact on the publicity?"

"Mr. Jiang, don't worry!" Jiang Wei smiled confidently, "Our film has Miss Zhong and Miss Lin joining, and we are very confident in promoting it." ”

"On the one hand, this film is the first film that Miss Lam has developed in Hong Kong, and the audience has always paid close attention to it. On the other hand, this is Miss Chung's new movie after more than a year, and it has a huge attraction for many viewers. ”

Jiang Ran was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked at Zhong Chuhong, who looked a little arrogant, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to have such a box office attraction Ah Hong." ”

"Of course, you don't look at who I am. Zhong Chuhong was in a good mood now, raised her chin slightly and said proudly, her expression felt much more lively than before.

"Since you have such self-confidence, then I will not do anything more, just do what you want. Jiang Ran smiled at Zhong Chuhong, and then affirmed Jiang Wei's plan.

"Yes, Mr. Jiang!"

"Brother Ke, this time because of the time and subject matter, I can only wronged you, and I can't arrange you to the Spring Festival stall. Jiang Ran then turned his head to reassure Xu Kedao.

"Of course, your next movie, as long as there is no problem with the time, I promise to arrange a hot release for you. ”

Now that there are more and more directors and actors in Ranfeng Group, the competition for resources is naturally much more fierce than before, whether it is in the competition for funds or in the arrangement of film schedules, there is actually competition.

As the boss of the company, Jiang Ran naturally doesn't want the company to be like a pool of stagnant water, and everything goes according to plan, and there is a certain amount of competitive pressure, which Jiang Ran is very happy to see.

But there is competition, there are naturally contradictions, and Jiang Ran obviously does not want the Ranfeng Group to go to internal friction due to its own reasons, or force some people to leave because of excessive competition.

Therefore, on the one hand, Jiang Ran pays great attention to the degree of control of competition in the company, does a good job of appeasing at any time, and gives as many people as fair as possible the opportunity to show himself; on the other hand, Jiang Ran is trying to increase the total amount of resources mastered by Ranfeng Group to mediate and alleviate the pressure of internal competition within the group.

Of course, in Jiang Ran's view, the most important thing is to increase the cost of departure and betrayal of the signed artists under the Ranfeng Group, so that they can take more and greater risks when making decisions, which will naturally reduce the possibility of these signed artists leaving.

For example, an all-round suppression and banning like John Woo, another example is the hierarchical contract signing system that Ranfeng is now implementing, or the Hollywood film market that Ranfeng Group is now developing.

All of this has increased the cost and risk of the exodus and betrayal of the contracted artists under the Ranfeng Group.

Jiang Ran's words made Tsui Hark's slightly depressed mood a lot more uplifted, after all, the two movies directed in 1984 were not arranged in the hot file, and it is obviously unrealistic for Tsui Hark to say that he has no ideas in his heart.

After all, the current Ranfeng Group, if you want to get more resources, enjoy better treatment and sharing, box office results are the most important benchmark, only by continuously achieving excellent results at the box office, can you get better contracts, get more resources, and share more benefits.

"Ah Ran, Mr. Jiang and Mr. Liu have explained this matter to me. After Tsui Hark received Jiang Ran's assurance, he felt a lot more comfortable, and said with a smile, "This is also something that can't be helped, I understand it very well." ”

After Xu Hark and the others left, Jiang Ran left Jiang Wei and Liu Liwei alone, and came to his office on the ninth floor, Jiang Ran sat down first, then waved his hand to the two of them, and said, "You guys sit too!"

After the two sat down, Jiang Ran spoke again: "This time I went to the United States and reached a cooperation intention with the organizer of the St. Denis Film Festival. ”

Looking at the two people who were listening carefully, Jiang Ran paused slightly, straightened his thoughts, and then said: "The St. Denis Film Festival hopes that we can release the films exhibited at the film festival on our behalf. ”

Jiang Ran's words made Liu Liwei and the others frown slightly, but Jiang Ran did not stop and continued: "For their request, I have already agreed after thinking about it. ”

"Mr. Jiang, although Hollywood movies have a certain market in Asia in recent years, those movies that have performed well at the box office are basically commercial special effects blockbusters. ”

Jiang Wei hesitated slightly, and finally gritted his teeth and raised his objection, "Independent films have never become the main box office force in the film market, not to mention that they generally have a strong local cultural color, I am worried that there is no market in Asia." ”

"Yes, Mr. Jiang. Liu Liwei also raised his own concerns, "Our group is now making more and more films every year, and the introduction of Hollywood movies may have an impact on my own films." ”

Jiang Ran was not surprised by the disagreement between the two, "Rest assured, we are selective in the introduction of these films, and the content, schedule and quantity are also taken into consideration." ”

"In addition, I have reached an investment and production agreement with them, and we will selectively participate in some of the excellent films they recommend in the future. ”

"Doing so, on the one hand, can enhance our influence in Hollywood. On the one hand, it can also provide a larger platform for the contracted artists of our group. Finally, our own participation in the production of the film can also balance the differences in film culture and market to a certain extent, and reduce our risks. ”

Since Jiang Ran had reached an agreement with Robert Redford, he naturally would not change his mind easily, but only explained a few words to the two of them slightly, and directly ordered:

"Therefore, the two of you must cooperate with Stephen and Zhou Rui in the United States, and try to make this happen while avoiding the impact on our own films and reducing our own risks. ”