Looking at the copy in his hand, Ryan looked helpless, for more than half a month, he didn't know how many distribution companies had turned him away.

"Even with the countless success stories brought about by the memories of past lives, there is still nothing you can do about an experimental short film shot with a home camera. ”

Ryan muttered to himself with a wry smile, turned around and walked out of the door of the distribution company, ready to go back and try it out in a new edit, maybe there will be a distribution company to distribute.

Of course, don't think about theatrical release, he can directly release the videotape offline, and he will be thankful.

Hollywood has more than 1,000 film companies and distribution companies, large and small, and countless films are shot every year, not counting European and other overseas films.

Most of them didn't have a chance to be released, or only a few theaters tried to show it for a few days before going straight to the release of the videotape.

It can be said that the vast majority of Hollywood's distribution companies and film companies are recovering their investment by distributing videotapes.

Thinking of this, Ryan couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Hollywood is the movie paradise.

On the other side of the Pacific in the previous life, the only way to make money for the film was almost all at the box office, there was no offline videotape distribution at all, the premiere right of the TV station was also dispensable, and the income from peripheral products was almost zero.

Even after 2020, there is only one online copyright, which can be sold for a price.

In Hollywood, on the other hand, the box office revenue of a film accounts for about 30% of the total revenue of the film at most, and many films can recover their costs by relying on offline videotape distribution alone, which is unimaginable.

Not to mention peripheral products, TV station premiere rights, etc., the means of making profits can be described as full of tricks.

He remembers very clearly that in his previous life, for his dream of directing, he almost broke his family to shoot a film.

In the end, instead of a single distribution company agreeing to the release, pirated CDs were already everywhere in the market, and it was said that they were selling quite well.

As for which issuing company leaked it, there is no way to know at all.

What made him laugh and cry was that several regular video websites bought copyrights at a high price, which not only allowed him to recover the cost of filming, but also made a small profit.

However, the issuing company remained indifferent to him.

Fortunately, with the rise of the Internet, many large video websites have begun to get involved in the film industry, shooting a large number of online videos to enrich the website's film library.

As a result, he suddenly became busy, and he had to shoot five or six films a year, to say the least.

Until he died in a car accident in his previous life, there were still three film shooting contracts that were not fulfilled.

However, God seems to have played a joke on him and gave him a new life.

Ryan is a USC film graduate, his mother died young, and his father runs a large ranch in Texas, although he is not a wealthy class, but he also has some assets, and the ranch earns a lot every year.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent tens of thousands of dollars on a messy experimental short film.

But like all American families, the relationship with the stepmother is very cold, and the relationship with the father is getting worse and worse, not to mention very close.

For Ryan now, it's the best news.

"It seems that we can only go back first. ”

Ryan called a taxi and returned home, where he lay in bed and meditated.

At the moment, this experimental film is really bad.

Even with the experience of his previous life, he was helpless.

Maybe there is no shortage of bad movies in Hollywood, but the premise is that you have to have a distribution company willing to release them.

However, the content of this experimental film is bland, and no distribution company can see it.

To add insult to injury, there is only a little more than $1,000 left on the credit card, which is not enough except for daily expenses and rent.

This is the only thing that makes him happy that the balance on his credit card is not negative, otherwise he would really be in a financial crisis.

Most young Americans have almost negative balances on their credit cards, and they have to struggle to pay off their loans every month.

In this respect, Ryan is different from most young Americans.

Since he found his first part-time job, he has not asked his family for a penny, and aside from the expensive tuition, the rest of his living expenses, including the money for filming documentaries, are all saved by himself by working part-time.

"So what's next!"

"It's to cut it again and try your luck at the distribution company!"

"It's better to find a short-term job to make money first, preferably one related to the crew. ”

Of course, extras can also be, nothing more than acting as a backdrop or a dead body or something, and there is no difficulty for him.

He is now in dire need of funds to prepare for the first film in his life, so whatever job he does, as long as he can make money.

Whether it was the experience of his previous life or the memories of this life, he never thought of finding someone to invest.

An obscure college graduate, preparing to shoot his first official film, unless he is crazy, someone will invest in him.

In his previous life, he worked as an assistant director and assistant director for more than ten years.

Even so, when preparing to shoot the first film, no one cared about investment in the face of investment, so he could only put all his net worth on his own investment.

Of course, it's really not possible to work in the crew, which can be regarded as a good choice.

Working in the crew is a very rare opportunity for college students who have just graduated.

You can get familiar with the filming process of the crew, take the opportunity to get to know some contacts, and even have a hint of appreciation from Hollywood bigwigs.

At the same time, you can also save some salary.

That's what Ryan used to do.

In addition, any slightly larger crew will not be stingy with salary and food.

One of the biggest benefits of working on a Hollywood crew is that you can save money for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and supper.

At that moment, Ryan got up from the bed, picked up the phone and called his agent, asking if there was a chance to work on the crew.

As for the experimental short film, he really didn't bother to waste time cutting it.

That's right, it's an agent, and almost everyone who works in Hollywood has their own agent.

Of course, it can't be a gold medal or a big-name agent, just an ordinary small agent, in charge of twenty or thirty extras, or a young man like Ryan who wants to develop in Hollywood.

A short time later, the phone was connected and there was a roaring sound inside.

"Ryan Gosling?"

"You still dare to call me!"

"Do you know how much trouble you got me last time because of you idiot!"

On the other side of the phone, Kate's face was gloomy and her voice was angry, just because of this guy, he almost lost the relationship he had built up so hard.

Ryan didn't seem to hear and said, "Okay Kate, I'll admit it was all my fault last time. ”

"As long as you're helping me find a job this time, rest assured, I won't let you down. ”

Kate showed a hint of sarcasm and said unceremoniously: "Disappointed!"

"Is it once again holding an experimental film like garbage, and looking for people to recommend it everywhere in the crew!"

"I'm sorry Ryan, I've decided to break my contract with you, please don't call me again. ”

"Listen to me, you're not suitable for Hollywood, and it's only a waste of time to stay any longer"

After speaking, he hung up the phone without hesitation.

An unruly fellow, clearly unfit to continue wasting his resources.

The beeping sound on the phone made Ryan speechless, as if according to what had happened in his memory, he was really not suitable to continue to stay in Hollywood.

took advantage of the opportunity to work in the crew, and looked for people everywhere to recommend that experimental film, which eventually led to being kicked out of the crew.

Not only did he lose a good job, but he also caused a lot of trouble to the agent, so naturally he would not be likable, and it was a matter of course to be kicked away by the agent.

"Looks like I'm going to have to find a new agent again. ”

"Hopefully, what happened last time hasn't spread yet. ”

Putting down the phone, Ryan muttered to himself as he looked at the ceiling.

Finding a new agent in Hollywood is like eating and drinking, it's normal.