Chapter 126: True stories and fake stories

"Thanksgiving holiday schedule is very competitive, this "Ace Agent" has no advantage at all."
In the conference room of Embassy Pictures, theatrical distribution director Thomas said: "So, we set the premiere date on November 19."
Ronan flipped through the information about "Ace Agent" and didn't say much.
Garcia asked at this time: "Is it sure how many premiere theaters there are?"
Thomas replied: "There was a trial meeting for the theater party. The theater party was quite satisfied with the type of film and the action scene, but the actor's setting..." He looked at Ronan and told the truth: "The theater party Unanimously questioned the actor's identity setting, which also affected the resources they invested."
This is entirely within Ronan's prediction. Arabs are the absolute protagonists. Anyone who knows a little about the North American film market knows that this kind of film is less likely to sell.
"There will be about 1,500 theaters for the premiere." Thomas added: "But each theater has at most one theater for screenings, and some even share the same theater with other films."
Regarding the specifics of the film, Garcia had some knowledge and asked, "What about the publicity aspect?"
David Villa’s deputy Gilberto said:
At present, US$1.3 million has been invested in publicity funds, mainly in outdoor hard-broadcasting and newspaper TV stations where ethnic minorities gather, and another US$700,000 will be invested before the film is released. "
Ronan closed the information and said, "We will decide whether to invest more after seeing the premiere status."
"Okay." Garcia said again: "There are 1,500 copies ready, and all of them will be delivered before November 18."
He said to Fijana, the chief financial officer, "The two films "Ace Agent" and "Reaper is Coming", all expenses are borrowed from Relativity Entertainment."
"Okay," Fiana said.
Garcia, who presided over the meeting, transferred the topic: "Now let's talk about the situation of "Reaper is Coming."
Robert took the lead: "Director James Huang was not satisfied with the dubbing and soundtrack. Since last Thursday, he has mobilized several major actors to re-dubb, and it can be completed in about a week. The media and theater screenings will be released. Monday morning."
Thomas then said: "Due to the success of the "Human Removal Project", the theaters have a certain degree of confidence in the new film directed by James Huang. There is no strong competitor in the same weekend. Currently, it can guarantee that around 2,000 theaters will be opened. How much to increase the number of theaters and the filming rate will have to wait for representatives of several theaters to watch the trial screenings before there is a final conclusion."
David Villa said at this time: "The pre-screening promotion is steadily advancing. From mid-November, the promotion will be increased. The advertisement for "Reaper is coming" will also be posted in "Ace Agent". In an agreement with Sony Columbia, the commercials for "Reaper is Coming" and "Ace Agent" will also be posted in the latest James Bond film "Dark Sun"."
Hearing this, Ronan asked Garcia: "Is the copyright negotiation with Sony Columbia completed?"
"The big terms are basically agreed, and only a few small details are still being negotiated." Garcia replied: "A formal agreement can be signed as soon as this week."
The two are talking about the overseas copyright negotiations of "Blair the Witch."
Ronan did not directly participate in the negotiation of the overseas copyright of the film, but instead authorized the theory of relativity to the Embassy Pictures, which was personally responsible by Garcia. Garcia has conducted contact negotiations with five companies with overseas distribution capabilities, and finally signed Sony Entertainment’s partner is still.
There is no other reason, but Sony Entertainment has the highest bid.
In the final licensing terms, Relativity Entertainment licensed all copyrights of "Blair the Witch", including overseas screenings, home entertainment, television stations and derivatives, to Sony Columbia Pictures for a price of US$50 million.
The current details of the differences between the two parties lie in the authorization period.
This is a movie that can make Relativity Entertainment's revenue exceed 100 million.
The commercials for "Reaper is Coming" and "Ace Agent" "Black Sun Crisis" are also part of this deal.
James Bond has a huge influence, and if he can post the film, it will save a lot of marketing expenses for the Embassy Pictures, and the publicity effect is also good.
SMD ads can be said to be one of Hollywood's oldest and most effective ways of publicity.
It’s never difficult for North American movies to sell overseas copyrights, but Ronan didn’t let "Blair the Witch" be sold as a bundle with Shahai Entertainment's video tapes this time. There are not many films that have not sold overseas copyrights. To cherish and use it, it must be placed at critical moments, such as foreign investment projects such as "Death is Coming".
Although he had thoughts at the time, Ronan quickly realized that the copyright of "Blair the Witch" was completely in his hands, and there was no need to play this kind of profit sharing trick.
Ronan no longer cares about the overseas copyright of "Blair the Witch" for the time being. For some tasks, he only needs to grasp the direction, and the specifics can be left to his subordinates to do a good job of supervision.
"How many media and theaters are currently inviting?" Ronan asked.
Thomas replied: "Seven theater chains including Empire Entertainment, AMG and National Artists will send representatives, and some independent theater directors near Los Angeles will also come."
David Villa added: "The full-time reporters from the three major newspapers in the circle "Variety", "Entertainment Weekly" and "Hollywood Reporter" will be there, and people from professional film magazines such as "Premier" will also come. I also contacted a lot of entertainment reporters from major newspapers."
Ronan is quite satisfied with this result. After the great success of "Human Elimination Project", the director James Huang has already had substantial influence.
"Robert, how about the real people and real things you collected?" Ronan asked again.
"There are a lot of cases in this area, and there are many that have actually happened. I found a few relatives of the person involved. It's kind of..." Robert shuddered: "I am a little bit convinced that there is death in this world. "
He smiled and turned to the topic: "I have collected a lot of information, especially the cases that occurred in the last two years. I also asked someone to do a video interview with a few family members, and I paid a salary and negotiated for publicity. , These are all handed over to David."
David Villa said: "We will hype these real cases at the most critical moment before the screening."
Ronan thought for a while, and said, "Think of a proper way to incorporate the fake stories of the film into these real stories."
More than a dozen real events, mixed with a fake story, are easy to be regarded as, Ronan vaguely remembered that in the online media reports he had seen in his previous life, the plot of "Death is Coming" was also mentioned, although he was still reading. , I didn’t take it seriously, but I also remember that when an online media first introduced "Reaper Is Coming", they said it was adapted from the real experiences of some people in the 1970s.
Then, he looked around for this film. At that time, his knowledge was limited and he was really scared to pee.
To be honest, this is the rare horror movie Ronan has seen that scared him, or it may be because of his young age at the time.
Later, when I watch "Saw Cry", I don't feel that way anymore, it's more gastrointestinal discomfort.
Ronan has always recognized James Huang's concept of horror, and the invisible is the most terrifying.
Many people who watch movies have a similar mentality. For example, in "The Seven Deadly Sins", Ronan found it very attractive in the first half, but Kevin Spacey appeared in real life, and the appeal of the movie was instantly reduced.
After the meeting, Ronan did not stay at the Embassy Pictures. After lunch, he came to the Los Angeles branch of Merrill Lynch, ready to talk to his stock broker Scott.
It is now early November 1999, and it is time to process the funds invested in Nasdaq.
"Mr. Anderson, do you want to invest more?" Scott had a bit of excitement and enthusiasm on his face: "Now Nasdaq is hot, and many stocks are skyrocketing every day, creating wealth miracles every day!"
Ronan also observed carefully when he entered Merrill Lynch. Most people here are like Scott, with an abnormal excitement.
The stock market has caused many people to go crazy.
Ronan kept calm and said, "Scott, I'm not here to invest more."
Scott was stunned, this was completely unexpected, and subconsciously asked: "Are you no longer investing?"
"I just bought a film distribution company and need a lot of money to expand overseas distribution channels." Ronan doesn't say anything about the stock market. He has limited understanding of this, and he has long found a suitable reason and excuse: "I Now that the funds on hand are insufficient, a large amount of money is urgently needed."
He glanced at the stock broker who was somewhat surprised: "Scott, I want to sell the shares of Cisco and Yahoo."
Scott said anxiously: "This is not the best time to shoot!" He further said: "Yahoo's single share price is now close to $230..."
Ronan raised his hand and interrupted him: "Starting from December, you have mastered the scale and successively sold the two stocks in my hand. They must be sold before the new year!"
Due to limited understanding, I only remember that Nasdaq collapsed rapidly after entering 2000, and the exact time is not known.
Having said that, if there is no special study, who will remember the exact time of the crash.
Besides, Nasdaq and Internet stocks have been fired so high~EbookFREE.me~ Who would believe that there is no bigwig behind? Just accept this kind of thing when you see it right.
When it first bought Yahoo, the unit price was less than $70. Now it has more than tripled.
Cisco rose even more.
A lot has been gained.
Ronan has invested two sums of money successively, the first 9 million U.S. dollars after the end of Abu Dhabi and the 5 million U.S. dollars when the "Human Cleanup Plan" settled the investment income, which is a total investment of 14 million U.S. dollars.
Compared to Yahoo and Cisco whose market value is getting more and more terrifying, the shares obtained with this money are just a drizzle.
Throwing them out in batches is unlikely to cause stock market volatility.
Scott still wanted to persuade, but Ronan made up his mind.
In the next few days, Ronan went to Merrill Lynch several times. Scott quickly formulated a sell-off plan, starting from December, and selling the shares of Yahoo and Cisco every other day according to the situation. They will surely be able to sell before the new year. Light.