Chapter 536: Ronan's condition

Unlike Ronan, Tom Hanks accompanied his wife, Rita Wilson, to watch the stage play of "Mamma Mia" and understand the plot and characters very well. He heard Ronan talk about the upcoming female friend At the age of eighteen, he immediately guessed that she was going to play the role of Sophie.
As a good man in Hollywood, Tom Hanks did not give up easily, and tentatively put forward a suggestion: "Ronan, the investment in song and dance movies is not low, and Pretone Pictures can share the investment and Shahai Entertainment. Risk, my wife Rita Wilson will be the producer and your friend will be the heroine. This is not a conflict."
Tom Hanks is polite, it is hard to make people feel disgusted, even if he is not interested in his suggestions, Ronan still very politely said: "Thank you. But Tom, for such works, Shahai Entertainment has the ability to be independent. carry out."
Hearing Ronan say so, Tom Hanks frowned insignificantly, and finally said directly: "Ronan, what do you want, we can discuss."
From the perspective of filmmakers and fans, Ronan likes and even admires Tom Hanks very much, but from the perspective of a businessman, business is business, and the feelings of fans must not be mixed.
Now that Tom Hanks has said so, there is no need to be polite, Ronan said slowly: "Cooperation is mutual, and win-win."
Tom Hanks nodded slowly: "Yes."
Ronan smiled: "Let's put it this way, Tom. I am very optimistic about the commercial prospects of "Mamma Mia". This is very likely to be another musical "Chicago" and even more successful than "Chicago."
This is of course infinitely increasing the commercial value of "Mamma Mia": "Now, if you propose that Pretone Company cooperate with Shahai Entertainment to participate in the investment of "Mamma Mia", it is equivalent to sharing the future income of the project."
Tom Hanks's honest smile has been put away: "A movie, before it is produced, no one can guarantee that it will be successful."
Ronan said: "But this project is operating in my hands, and the chances of success far outweigh failure."
If someone else says this, Tom Hanks will spit on his face, so he can brag without paying taxes?
But the person on the opposite side is Ronan Anderson. In the past four or five years, he has been the producer with the highest success rate in Hollywood, comparable to Jerry Bruckheimer. Even the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has not only created the miracle of pirate movies. , Has also become a recognized gold producer in the circle.
Can such a person say such confident words without careful consideration?
Tom Hanks no longer plays the emotional card, he can see that Ronan Anderson is a pure film merchant at the moment, not a producer.
"Win-win?" Tom Hanks asked: "How do you want to achieve a win-win situation?"
Ronantu said in a humble opinion: "Some time ago, I also took a fancy to a project, but unfortunately I was a little late."
Tom Hanks immediately understood what he was talking about: "Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code"?"
"Since Ms. Rita Wilson likes "Mamma Mia" very much, I don't have to win the love." Ronan said unhurriedly: "It's better to do it with Relativity Entertainment and Pretone Pictures. In one transaction, we exchanged the copyrights of "Mamma Mia" and "The Da Vinci Code", the best of both worlds!"
Tom Hanks looked at Ronan and finally understood why he was able to achieve such success at a young age. Choosing a film project with unique vision is only part of the reason. It is the key to working for himself anytime, anywhere!
Greed, dark-hearted, clear-headed, and capable, are such people successful by accident? Not surprising at all!
The exchange of "Mamma Mia" for "The Da Vinci Code" may seem like not much difference at first glance. However, recently, the promotion of "The Da Vinci Code" is in force, and the sales of novels have increased sharply. According to many books According to the analysis of market professionals, this novel has the strength to reach the top of the bestseller list!
Tom Hanks didn’t care about showing up as a good man, and said directly:
Pretone Pictures is not my sole responsibility, and the second time the copyright of "The Da Vinci Code" is transferred, I cannot transfer the copyright to the original author. Dan Brown confessed."
Ronan shook his head slightly: "Cooperation is about a win-win situation."
"Your request was too much." Tom Hanks was finally a little unhappy: "Ronan, we are all people who have worked hard in Hollywood for many years. If we exceed the requirements and suggestions we can accept, we should not say anything."
Ronan took a step back: "Shahai Entertainment and Pretone Pictures collaborated to film the two projects "Mamma Mia" and "The Da Vinci Code". The investment income each accounted for half of the project. The copyright of "Mamma Mia" belongs to Shahai. The entertainment is owned, and the filming and production is in charge of Shahai Entertainment. Ms. Wilson can participate in the production if she likes it. Similarly, the copyright of "The Da Vinci Code" belongs to Pretone Pictures, and Pretone Pictures is responsible for the production. "
This condition sounds okay, Tom Hanks is not as repulsive as before, at least it can make people feel the sincerity of cooperation.
Moreover, Pretone Pictures is not Shahai Entertainment, and its strength is limited. It can only be regarded as a small production company in Hollywood. The introduction of Shahai Entertainment as a partner can also effectively solve part of the financial pressure.
In many cases, when cooperation is normally proposed, the other party dismisses it, and instead changes the environment to achieve the possibility of cooperation.
Tom Hanks needs to consider carefully and also discuss with the partners of Pretone Pictures.
But Ronan’s condition did not end there:
One more thing, "Mamma Mia" and "The Da Vinci Code" will all be distributed in North America and overseas by Embassy Pictures under Relativity Entertainment.
Tom Hanks just remembered that Relativity Entertainment can not only shoot and produce films, but also has extremely powerful global distribution capabilities.
Ronan added: "The Embassy Pictures has successfully released more than 20 films, and there is no doubt about its ability to distribute."
However, Tom Hanks quickly calculated in his mind. Judging from the commercial revenue capacity of films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Bourne Shadow", the difference between embassy pictures and the six major companies is not the same. Big.
To release this piece, Pretone Pictures has no ability to do it.
Not to mention overseas, even North American distribution can not be done.
However, if it is released by Embassy Pictures, why does it feel that Pretone Pictures bought the film rights from Dan Brown and worked so hard to prepare the film. Instead, the bulk of the income is all due to Ronan Anderson’s theory of relativity. The entertainment is taken away?
In the Hollywood circle, Tom Hanks can indeed be classified as the "good old man", but "good old man" does not mean not fighting for fame and fortune, otherwise there would be no Tom Hank today. Si is standing here.
This kind of contrast makes Tom Hanks a little uncomfortable, but think about it carefully, the film will be distributed to the six major Hollywood companies, and the distribution fee will be no less than a cent.
"Relativity Entertainment cooperates with people and always pays attention to win-win." Ronan said calmly: "Tom, you can think about it."
The copyright of "Mamma Mia" is in the hands of Shahai Entertainment, and the copyright of "The Da Vinci Code" is completely controlled by Pretone Pictures. Even if the two parties cannot reach a cooperation agreement, Relativity Entertainment has no loss.
Ronan is trying his best to get more income.
Tom Hanks was unable to make a decision for a while, and he would not procrastinate here. He just thought about it and said, "Ronan, I need to call a partner for discussion. If we decide to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment, I will give You call."
Ronan smiled: "Yes."
Tom Hanks shook his hand and left immediately.
Ronan looked around and quickly found a circle of British wealthy people and joined it. With William as an introducer, he successfully entered the upper class of Britain.
He also met several horse racing tycoons and exchanged contact information with them under William's introduction.
The day after the dinner, Ronan specifically called Judy Kramer and first visited the screenwriter Catherine Johnson, who was also the screenwriter with amazing talent and emotion in Judy Kramer's mouth.
After confirming that this is indeed a talented screenwriter, UU read www.uukanshu. Com Ronan invited her to Los Angeles next year to actually participate in the film adaptation and production of "Mamma Mia".
Catherine Johnson is similar to Judy Kramer in that she has no real qualifications in film and television. So far, Catherine Johnson has not signed any film screenwriters.
Such screenwriters can join the screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment in the future. After all, in the future, Relativity Entertainment will launch more and more female film projects. Some purely female themes have inherent advantages in writing by female screenwriters, and Ronan cannot take all of them. The female scripts are all pressed on Lindsay Bill alone.
And in some ways, proper competition can stimulate creative vitality.
Later, Ronan wanted to visit the famous female director Felida Lloyd, whom Judy Kramer specifically mentioned.
Judy Kramer has not been in contact with Felida Lloyd for several years, and she is not clear about her current situation. When contacted, she discovered that Felida Lloyd was already "Mamma Mia". The director of it.
Felida Lloyd left London as early as last year and went to Broadway in New York, where he served as the director of the re-arranged Broadway version of "Mamma Mia".
This was an accident, but also good news.
Just as many Hollywood directors are from commercials and MV directors, quite a few directors are also from stage directors.
Ronan rushed to New York with Judy Kramer to watch a stage performance of "Mamma Mia" directed by Felida Lloyd on Broadway.
Then, Ronan had two more interviews with Felida Lloyd, and then returned to Los Angeles to transfer the project to Shahai Entertainment, and let the people of Shahai Entertainment talk to Felida Lloyd about the specific director. .
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