Chapter 79： Insurance

"How is the atmosphere of the new company?" Ronan asked.

Robert thought for a while, and said: "The overall is not bad, and the xenophobia is not strong. Of course, after I came here, I said that the popularity must be fake, but it did not affect normal work. The management like Garcia and Thomas, etc., In fact, they are also willing to see acquisitions. They also want to release real big movies, instead of going overseas to buy some small films every year and waiting to reap the millions of dollars. The original three are too conservative."

Ronan does not exclude people in the company from having ideas, after all, people are not machines: "Issuance will soon be busy."

The two talked a lot about the publishing company. The scale of the embassy film industry is not large, and the personnel relationship is relatively simple, but there are also factions and competition within it, which are indispensable for any normal company.

"Actually, what I am most worried about is not the management." Robert said very seriously: "Many employees of this company have gradually developed a habit under the slow-paced work situation. I am worried that they cannot keep up with our fast-paced."

Ronan also has this consideration, saying: "On the premise of ensuring the smooth flow of distribution channels, the fittest will survive."

"Yeah." Robert responded.

"It's almost the Saint Denis Film Festival." Ronan said of his plan: "I plan to go to the film festival to see it, buy a suitable small production, and let the distribution company get busy first."

After the completion of the acquisition, cohesion and centripetal force cannot be solved in a short time.

The best way is to use the success of a film to get the new company on track.

Robert nodded: "This is a way to test employees and increase experience in large-scale distribution of films." He reminded: "If you buy, the price shouldn't be too high, right?"

Ronan still has some confidence in the distribution channels established and developed by Embassy Pictures for more than a decade, and said: "Let's check it out first, and talk about it if there are suitable films."

St. Denis Film Festival is a paradise for independent films. There are not only films produced in Hollywood, but also many small productions by filmmakers who have no connection with Hollywood.

Under normal circumstances, these small productions cannot find distribution channels at all. Most of them will stay in lockers for a lifetime. The roadside screening of the Saint Denis Film Festival is the best opportunity for them, and in recent years , St. Denis Film Festival has also produced several small-produced films that have hit the box office.

I just won a distribution company, Ronan is going to try his luck there after "Ace Agent" has a clue.

Maybe you can meet the ideal film.

Robert also asked this film with concern: "How about "Ace Agent"?"

Ronan shook his head slightly: "I haven't found a suitable director yet."

This film is used to cheat money... No, it’s for financing, but I also want to make it as good as possible. At least I can recover a little more money. I can’t just find a bad director.

Robert joked: "It's really impossible for you to be the director yourself."

Ronan shrugged: "It is conceivable that "Ace Agent" will become the worst movie in Hollywood's history."

Leaving the Embassy Pictures, he is still considering this film, and the script is still being refined and revised, which is somewhat different from what Abu Dhabi Investment Authority saw.

Of course, the Arab protagonist will not change. The supporting role of the justice side can be white, black, Latino, etc. Minorities still have a certain ability to consume movies.

And increasing the role of other ethnic groups is also conducive to future publicity and distribution.

If you want to recover as much money as possible, you can’t simply rely on Arab audiences to buy it.

Ronan then joined George Clint and took a trip to the major unions. The success of the "Human Removal Project" and the relatively high investment of these two crews required large-scale employment of employees and dealing with unions was inevitable. .

Otherwise, the union will really find trouble, and it will cause a headache.

Shahai Entertainment is no longer an obscure video tape production company.

The Producers Union, the two major actors’ unions, the technical and coordinator unions, and the directors’ union that James Wong just joined, Ronan ran a lap next to each other and completed the union registration and registration of "Death Is Coming" and "Ace Agent" Record.

These two films have also become a veritable union project. The corresponding cast members in the crew will be protected by the union. In the future, the film will generate income and will also have to pay high administrative fees to the union.

Other things are okay, but Ronan is very uncomfortable with the union collecting money from the capitalists.

Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

However, this industry has been developing for nearly a hundred years, and there are already complete industry regulations. It is definitely not something a small company can challenge.

Becoming a trade union registration project also means that employees’ salaries must comply with regulations.

As we all know, trade unions have minimum wage regulations.

In addition, the crew also needs to have complete insurance procedures, which means that the crew has to take an extra sum of money to find an insurance company for insurance.

There is more than one insurance required.

Ronan contacted the fire protection fund insurance company under the German Allianz Group, the insurance of Hollywood film crews and even the third-party guarantee business used in mainstream commercial production. More than 60% of them are in cooperation with this company.

Strictly speaking, insurance is not a bad thing. In case of an accident, the insurance company can pay for it.

During the filming process, anything can happen, such as the theft of equipment, injury to cast and crew, or damage to the shooting location.

What if the chandelier falls and burns the carpet? What if someone breaks his leg during shooting? When these bad situations happen, only the producer Ronan is responsible.

And when renting location or props and equipment, the insurance certificate can be used as guarantee.

In accordance with the requirements of several major unions, Ronan invested in the firefighting fund with actor insurance, film and video tape insurance, equipment insurance, work injury insurance and liability insurance for errors and omissions.

Among them, because of the existence of the stunt team, the work injury insurance covers up to 300,000 US dollars.

"Mr. Anderson, I need a copy of the stunt script and stunt scene design for the record."

Bob from the Fire Fund Insurance said to Ronan: "Once the insurance contract takes effect, the stunt scene cannot be changed significantly without the insurance company's consent."

Ronan had a headache, and said, "Don't worry, I don't like dangerous moves either."

Bob said seriously: "Explain in advance that we will withdraw the insurance in case of default."

Ronan nodded, knowing more or less about Hollywood's insurance business.

In his previous life, Hollywood’s most famous desperate man, Tom Cruise, jumped out of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, in "Mission: Impossible 4". All actions were performed by him himself. He was on the tower for this. Practice climbing, running and jumping, and hang for eight days.

The original insurance company refused to insure for this dangerous action, and asked to change the script or use a substitute. Tom refused to comply and fired the insurance company. The producer was forced to temporarily switch to another insurance company. It is said that no company was willing to underwrite the insurance. Personal funds guarantee it.

It's just a case like Brother Tom, after all, although Hollywood actors are generally more dedicated, there are actually very few Hollywood actors like him.

Insurance companies do not accept certain businesses, and they are not unique.

For example, Robert Downey Jr., because he was young and ignorant of taking drugs, he entered and left the rehab facility for drug use many times from 1996 to 2001. Because the risk was too high, no insurance company was willing to cover him. This made many movies give up Robert Down Jr. Ni.

This situation was not improved until Mel Gibson guaranteed him.

There is also Nicole Kidman, the fall of this Hollywood actress, there is also the shadow of an insurance company.

David Fincher’s film "Terror Space" originally starred Nicole Kidman as the heroine, but due to the recurrence of an old injury and personal reasons, Nicole Kidman temporarily withdrew from the crew, resulting in the film being close to abortion. Insurance company Almost had to pay 54 million US dollars for this. Fortunately, Judy Foster was hired to replace him in the later period to be able to continue. However, after the project was overdue, the insurance company also paid 7 million US dollars.

This directly led to Nicole Kidman becoming one of the most unpopular female stars by insurance companies.

When insurance companies on the market are unwilling to contract for a star, it will affect the choice of the crew to some extent.

Bob is just an inconspicuous small business manager in the huge firefighting fund insurance company. After finishing the insurance contract with the crew, he asked with his own careful consideration: "Mr. Anderson, take the liberty to ask, your crew Which company did you use as a third-party guarantee?"

"This is a negotiation secret." Ronan casually said.

Third party guarantee? That's the next step. Isn't it just asking for trouble?

Bob was very smart, so he stopped asking, instead he took out his business card and handed it to Ronan: "Call me if you need it."

Ronan put it away: "I will."