Chapter 39： Take the initiative

In the northern part of the San Fernando Valley, there is a small town called Shaq. The crew of the "Human Removal Project" has been in the O'Neill neighborhood of the small town since last week to shoot not many locations.

After spending more than half a month, I ran a lap between the distribution companies in the Los Angeles area, contacted George Clint about the interviews from the media to the crew, and specifically inquired about the situation of "The Brotherhood" and Stephen Ambrose. , Ronan came to the O'Neill neighborhood of Shaq Town.

The filming of the crew went smoothly, with fewer small production staff, and because they were all very famous actors, the tearing situation was not serious, and there was no trouble that needed him as a producer to be able to solve it.

Originally, the two actors who played their daughters were the most likely to have conflicts. They were easy to steal each other, but there were age differences between the actors. Michelle Williams and Amanda Seyfried had a personal relationship from rehearsal. It's very good, especially Amanda Seyfried's mother, who is really good at life.

Ronan can't count how many times Mrs. Seyfried has given out homemade cakes to the crew.

This thing seems inconspicuous, but it can play a lot in the interpersonal relationship of the crew.

Although she was sent to Hollywood early to make money, Amanda Seyfried is lucky to have such a mother.

Interpersonal relationship has always been a college question. It is absolutely impossible for actors to not tear themselves apart. Otherwise, I am sorry for the profession and the gossip crowd.

Michelle Williams had a few conflicts with her mother Melissa Leo in the play, all of which were easily resolved by director James Huang.

During nearly a month of shooting, Ronan determined that James Huang is a capable director.

Although it is the first time to pick up a film guide, James Huang has previously worked as a chore, screenwriter, assistant director, assistant director, TV drama director and producer in various positions, and has accumulated rich experience.

This Chinese-American director can be described as a thick and thin hair.

For filming, half of the block was temporarily rented by the crew, but in this typical suburban town, half a block is actually only five or six houses.

The crew is filming a gunfight, and the gunshots sound like fried beans.

Ronan is only watching from the periphery, the producer's job is not in the shooting, it is enough to grasp the progress and specific conditions of the shooting.

Filming was suspended, and a blonde woman who followed from Los Angeles immediately leaned in.

"Good morning, Mr. Anderson."

Hearing this greeting, Ronan smiled politely and nodded: "Hello, Judith."

This staff member of the bank's credit department came to San Fernando Valley from Los Angeles.

Judith’s face is full of warm smiles: "Mr. Herman asked me to convey his greetings to you."

Ronan said politely: "Thank you." He added: "Thank you for your support to Shahai Entertainment."

"You are too polite." Judith said with a smile: "We are partners."

It was hard for her to return to the client of Shahai Entertainment from her boss: "Looking at the shooting situation, this film is very large? Does it need bank funding?"

In this highly competitive era, high-quality customers are too rare.

The average customer who dares to make loans easily?

Ronan said lightly: "I will call you if I need it."

just saw Mary and Robert coming over, and he pointed over there: "Sorry, there is work to be done."

Judith has no arrogance when he first saw it, and is very witty: "Mr. Anderson, you are busy first, and you need to contact me at any time."

The woman left here immediately, as if chasing San Fernando Valley from Los Angeles just to say these few words.

Waiting for Mary and Robert to come over, Ronan called them to get into a nanny car with excellent sound insulation.

"The accounts are well done." Ronan turned on the air conditioner and said to the chief financial officer: "Mary, you are an expert in this area."

Mary was also not humble, and smiled and said, "Do the Arabs mean to check investment accounts?"

Ronan shook his head slightly: "No. I had a phone call with Saleh the day before yesterday, and his brother Mansour learned that the crew has officially started filming and was very satisfied."

Robert answered: "Shall we go to Abu Dhabi again?"

"Not now." Ronan's head was sober: "I'll talk about it after the release of "Human Removal Project."

As for the "Reaper Is Coming" project, it can't be done without an investment of US$10 million.

Robert patted his forehead: "Oh, yes. Didn't you let me pay attention to the Indians? I heard about a situation. When the small Indian delegation came to Los Angeles, it went to DreamWorks to investigate."

Ronan frowned slightly: "DreamWorks has connections with Indians?"

It’s not surprising that Hollywood producers are scammed all over the world. Some time ago, he heard the news that a production company cheated millions of dollars back from the other side of the Pacific.

When he got the news, he was also a little moved.

But after thinking about it, I gave up. There is always a bottom line in life.

"DreamWorks wants to attract Indian investment?" Ronan asked again.

Robert replied: "The future is possible. The Indians are only investigating this time."

I don’t know why, Ronan subconsciously connected this matter with "Brothers". That miniseries had a huge investment. Even if DreamWorks got HBO, it was not easy to raise funds. It is said that some of the first-rich Asan is really very rich. rich.

But even if it is true, it might not go well.

"Brothers" has a lot of troubles, especially the original author Stephen Ambrose.

What is the first impression of this writer? The special adviser of "Saving Private Ryan", the original author of "Brothers", has written the biographies of "Nixon" and "Eisenhower", very tall, but I don't know if I check it out, I was surprised.

After he specifically explored it before, he discovered that from the beginning of the nineties, Stephen Ambrose caused a lot of plagiarism and copyright scandals, some of which were related to "Brothers".

Two years ago, a World War II veteran accused Stephen Ambrose of copying his memoirs and diaries.

Because "The Brotherhood" is currently only a book, it hasn't been visualized yet, and its spread is relatively small, so this matter didn't cause trouble at all.

If the accusations are true, in case the veterans get involved, "Brothers" may fall into a copyright dispute.

Hollywood film adaptations often encounter this situation ~ www.novelhall.com ~ usually money is used to solve the problem.

Those who make trouble want nothing more than benefits.

Ronan thought for a while and said to Robert: "You continue to pay attention to the Indians."

The third brother's money is also money.

Robert nodded, understanding Ronan's meaning, and focusing on the situation of the Indians later.

Mary asked at this time: "How's the issue going?"

Later, she had to deal with financial work and didn't follow.

"It's almost as expected." Ronan said simply: "There is no publishing company that has expressed its intention to sign the contract, but with the exception of a few publishing companies such as DreamWorks, people from other companies have made it clear that they will talk about it after watching the film. ."

Robert glanced at Ronan and reminded him of the situation in the upper movie, and reminded him a little: "We are a small company and we have just set foot in cinema movies. This is normal."

Ronan could of course understand the meaning of the words, and said, "I understand." He thought for a while, and said, "Simply sending samples to the distribution company is a bit passive."

"Yes." Robert nodded and asked, "Do you have an idea?"

Ronan rubbed his chin and said, "I have an idea, can you see if it is feasible? We convene a filming conference and invite film-watching experts and some fans from the distributor to participate, so that we can take the initiative and work easily. "

"It's a good idea." Mary agreed.

Robert echoed: "Many production companies will do this, and it is said that it works well."

"Well, we are sure to convene a filming meeting." Ronan made a decision: "I have been in contact with many distribution companies during this period, and I should be able to invite people from five or six companies."

He lowered his voice slightly: "I have some other ideas."