Chapter 378: Media Asia Pictures

In a reception room of the hotel, Ronan met Harvey Weinstein. The two were not familiar, but they were not unfamiliar. After all, there were not many people in the high-end Hollywood circle.
"Ronan, come here to buy a movie this time?" Harvey Weinstein remembered that Ronan bought "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" from under his nose, and tentatively asked, "Is there a goal?"
Ronan smiled: "I just arrived today."
Harvey Weinstein was also straightforward: "It seems that we are the same." With a smile on his fat face, he said: "I'm going to see at the film festival fair. I wonder if I can meet valuable Film."
Ronan didn't go around in circles and said, "I will also go to the trade fair."
For those of them who own a distribution company, trade fairs are often more attractive than competition units. The films in the competition units are clearly displayed, and there is probably a clearer measure of value. Instead, it is the films on the fair. If it is good, you can find the kind that is big by small.
Of course, neither Ronan nor Harvey Weinstein expected to find films like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or "Blair the Witch" at the Shanghai International Film Festival Fair.
After all, they are mainly engaged in the North American market, and the Shang Hai International Film Festival is currently inferior to the three major European film festivals or the Saint Denis Film Festival.
Harvey-Weinstein said suddenly: "Ronan, we are all from Hollywood, we must be the most eye-catching object of the trade fair, I have a proposal."
"Please speak." Ronan looked at the Jewish fat man.
Harvey Weinstein said: "You and I have participated in many film festivals. Some filmmakers like to use competition from multiple distributors to drive up prices."
Ronan nodded slightly: "There are indeed many such situations."
Although the distributor is at the top of the absolute food chain, at the same time two or more distributors are eyeing the same movie, and the producer has the capital to sit on the floor and start the price.
Harvey-Weinstein suggested: "If one of us sees a movie at the trade fair and makes a bid, the other side should not compete, how about it?"
Ronan thought slightly, that film directed by Zhang Da did not participate in the trade fair...
"Yes." Ronan said: "At the fair, Embassy Pictures will not buy those expensive films."
Harvey Weinstein, a veteran in this industry, said, "Miramax is the same." He laughed haha, "We're all set."
Ronan also smiled and said, "My reputation has always been very good."
Harvey Weinstein admitted that there are some rumors in Hollywood, and Ronan Anderson is very particular about things.
But Harvey Weinstein did not mention anything other than the trade fair, and Ronan also did not say that he knew that Harvey Weinstein was in private with the director Zhang.
I want to come to Harvey Weinstein and know that there is also a connection between the director Zhang and him.
The "Hero" does have a certain value. Ronan will naturally not let it go if it can be obtained at a reasonable price, but the value of this movie is limited. The coat is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" of the western core.
For Western audiences, "Hero" is nothing more than a science fiction film from the East.
Perhaps it can be said to be a fantasy film.
On the following day, Ronan, accompanied by the head of the Eastern Branch of the Embassy Pictures, met with many big figures in the film industry, such as the chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Shanghai National Film Festival, the head of the film bureau, and the China Film Group. The chairman of the board, a person in charge of Big Scissors, etc.
Ronan also released a certain cooperation intention to these people on the basis of maintaining his position.
And he is indeed cooperating with companies here. For example, many companies here are responsible for the production of DVDs and many other movie peripheral products for Relativity Entertainment.
In an environment where the economy is in command, foreign investors like Ronan are very popular, and even leaders from many regions secretly invited him to visit the local investment environment.
At the opening of the Shang Hai Film Festival, Ronan, as an important guest, also participated in the opening ceremony and found the opportunity to chat with the director Zhang.
Director Zhang invited Ronan to a reception next week, saying that he would introduce and promote his new film on the spot.
Ronan could guess that he wanted to gather a number of foreign publishing companies to sell "Hero" at a good price.
In this era, European distribution companies are actually far less competitive than Hollywood, and there is not much competitiveness at all. Especially director Zhang’s Oscar plot is set here, and the first choice is definitely a Hollywood company.
Ronan thought carefully and roughly estimated the value of "Hero".
After attending the opening ceremony, Ronan asked Connie to contact the organizing committee to go to the film festival fair to change the costume.
The competition unit is one aspect that can really support the film festival, and the huge film transaction is the other.
This time the film fair was held in the International Convention and Exhibition Center. Film producers from more than 20 countries brought new and old works to the exhibition. More than 200 films urgently needed to find buyers.
In some respects, movies are a buyer's market, distributors need viewers to buy tickets, and producers need distributors to pay for it.
Ronan took his assistant Connie and bodyguard Finch into the convention center. The venue was very large. Perhaps it was because they were accustomed to using this kind of large-scale gatherings to promote them, with dense booths connected one by one.
Embassy Pictures also has a booth, but no film exhibition, just to introduce its distribution business to the producers.
The organizer may have taken into account the needs of many foreign guests. At the entrance of the venue, there are volunteers who will provide some services such as guides and translations according to the needs of different countries.
These volunteers are of high quality, and most of them come from universities in this city.
"Qianqian, look now." In the volunteer area, a girl with short hair saw Ronan at a glance, pulled Qian Qian, and said: "Isn't this the big Hollywood figure that Vice Chairman Chen went to meet in person that day?"
Wan Qian looked around and confirmed: "It's the boss of Relativity Entertainment."
The short-haired girl has a very flexible head. She immediately pulled Wan Qian forward and said as she walked: "Come on, he may need an interpreter or a guide."
Wan Qian hesitated for a while, but followed.
Originally not far away, the short-haired girl came to Ronan in a few steps and asked in English: "Excuse me, sir, do you need volunteer service?"
Ronan looked at the short-haired girl curiously, then looked at another round-faced girl who looked a little quiet behind, and asked, "Volunteer?"
The short-haired girl pointed to the volunteer costumes on her body and said: "This place is very big, and it gathers people from many countries and regions. Many guests need guides or translators. If you are not prepared, our volunteers can provide this service. ."
Ronan changed to Chinese: "I don't think it is necessary for the English translation."
The girl with short hair was a little surprised. I didn't expect a big Hollywood figure to speak such fluent Mandarin: "Oh, ah... It turns out that you speak Chinese so well."
Ronan smiled and said, "But I need a guide." He glanced at the round-faced girl behind him: "Mind being my guide?"
"Me?" Wan Qian was a little surprised.
The short-haired girl has a very good relationship with Wan Qian, so she hurriedly gave her a hand, Wan Qian said: "This is part of our volunteer work, of course."
"Thank you." Ronan was very polite and took the initiative to introduce himself: "I am Ronan Anderson, from Hollywood."
Wanqian seemed to be inexperienced in society, so he paused before reacting and said, "I am Wanqian, a student in the Academy of Drama."
The short-haired girl quietly pushed Wanqian, and Wanqian made a please gesture in accordance with the pre-trained etiquette: "Mr. Anderson, go here. We walk along this main road and can see all the exhibition booths. "
Ronan nodded: "Thank you."
Wanqian was responsible for leading the way. Ronan walked by and watched as he walked by. He would stop and watch every time he passed by a booth, especially the information about the film, he would browse through it next to him, hoping to find valuable films.
In addition to him, several professional buyers from Embassy Pictures also came to participate in the festival. Two of them went to the screening and competition section, and the remaining three were also looking for films in the exhibition center.
"This is the booth of a company in Kazakhstan." Wan Qian has obviously done enough volunteer preparations: "The film industry in Kazakhstan has developed rapidly in the past two years. At the fair last year, three Kazakh films were sold."
Ronan watched the film shown on the big screen and shook his head and left before the reception staff came.
Wanqian saw that after passing through so many exhibition areas, Ronan just looked at it. It seemed that he had no intention to buy. He was very curious. After holding it for a long time, he still asked softly: "Mr. Anderson, are you looking for a suitable film to be screened in North America? "
Ronan replied, "Yes, I have a publishing company."
Wan Qian said with a smile: "Embassy Pictures, I have seen "The Bourne Shadows" released by Embassy Pictures."
Ronan asked, "What do you think of the film?"
The film was officially screened in the Oriental film market.
Wanqian said politely: "It's wonderful." She glanced at Ronan: "My male classmates, I really like this film."
There are not many people walking around in the exhibition area~EbookFREE.me~ In fact, the number of buyers at this kind of local film festival fair is relatively limited, and the number of movies that can be sold is not many.
This is also the reason why the organizing committee strives to invite Hollywood film companies.
Many people in the booth saw Ronan and wanted to promote his movie. All of them were stopped by Vinci. Ronan just watched the introduction of the film and had no plans to shoot.
After walking past more than a dozen company booths, Ronan never encountered a movie of interest until he stood in front of Media Asia's booth.
In this booth, there are many old movie names that Ronan is familiar with, such as the famous zombie series.
That famous Taoist priest was an important reason that attracted Ronan to stop, and the other was a poster for a new film.
"Infernal Affairs."
Ronan looked at the two movie kings on the poster and couldn't help frowning slightly. It seemed that this film was released at the end of 2002, and is it coming out now? It seems a bit early to take the filming and production mode of the Hong Kong City movie?