Chapter 146： Fight against competitors

In the rest area of ​​the London Hilton Hotel lobby, there are very few people in the morning. In addition to Ronan and others, there is also someone sitting on the farther sofa, reading the newspaper boredly.

peeked at the man who was shaking hands with Alan Albert, who put away the newspaper and left the hotel.

As soon as he got out of the hotel door, he picked up the phone and called and said, "Yes! I'm sure! That person is Ronan Anderson from Hollywood Embassy Pictures! Remember last year's "Human Removal Project" a few months before the release Did he look for you then, so I can recognize him."

Listening to the instructions on the other side of the phone, he said again: "Okay! I'm staring here! Waiting for you to come."

This person entered the hotel again, worried that he might be suspicious, so he found a place farther away and looked through the newspaper while observing the movement there.

shook hands with Alan Albert, Ronan shook hands with Danny Donald, looking at each other's dark eyes, black hair and yellow skin, and a sunny smile on his face: "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Donald."

Danny Donald also smiled back and watched Ronan for a while. This person was sunny and handsome, full of sincerity, and treated him and Alan Albert in no different manner.

Compared to Albergh Hoffman, Ronan Anderson gave him a better impression.

From his observation, this is not the kind of prejudiced person.

Ronan certainly does not have any prejudice against Danny Donald. This is a deeply ingrained concept, which can never be changed.

Facing these two colleagues, Ronan seemed very frank, straightforward and full of youthful vitality. After all, Alan Albert and Danny Donald are only in their thirties, and they are exactly the age of energy.

After introducing both parties, Chris took the initiative to leave.

"Two, Universal Pictures' attitude towards Polygram Pictures is very obvious. What they want is only a film library." Ronan didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "Don't you think about the future? Hollywood is the best for two to play. Locally, my Embassy Pictures is very much looking forward to the two joining."

Danny Donald did not speak, just looked at Alan Albert.

From the bright side, these two people are mainly Alan Albert.

But Ronan carefully checked the information of the two and knew that they could influence each other on good friends.

Allen Albert said at this time: "It's all rumors now, and there is no final decision on what Universal Pictures will do."

At this kind of moment, smart people must be up for grabs.

Ronan could see this too, and said, "There must be some preparations in case, right? Embassy Pictures is willing to do the back of the two." He opened the briefcase, took out two copies of the materials, and handed them to them separately. Allen Albert and Danny Donald: "This is the introduction of Embassy Pictures, including the Relativity Entertainment Group to which Embassy Pictures belongs. My company has integrated production and distribution. From last year to now, one and a half years, They produced and released three low-cost and high-grossing films, "Human Elimination Project", "Blair the Witch" and "Reaper Is Coming."

Alan Albert took a serious look. The information is very detailed and the introduction is in the most plain language. Key points are also listed in the data, especially the revenue of the three movies mentioned by the other party. It looks shocking.

Only these three movies can match the income of Polaroid Pictures in two or three years under normal circumstances!

Especially "Blair the Witch", except for the data list, there is also a marketing plan. He has paid attention to the promotion and marketing of this film before, and only thinks it is wonderful. Now seeing the step-by-step detailed plan, it is really genius. plan.

This is a dynamic company!

Alan Albert looked at this information, and this thought naturally occurred in his head.

Danny Donald is also looking at the information carefully, and at the same time calculating in his mind, if the Embassy Pictures itself has the ability to distribute overseas, how much will the income of the three films listed above increase?

A conservative estimate, one third, right?

Ronan waited for a while, and then said: ""Human Removal Project" and "Reaper Is Coming" are all films that can be serialized, and serialized films are becoming more and more important for film companies! I plan to make another one next year. For a series of action movies, the company will also focus on developing serialized movies in the future, so that the company’s risk is relatively small, it can ensure a stable source of income, and it will not easily cause personnel instability.

The turbulent Polygram in the past two years has brought a lot of trouble to Alan Albert and Danny Donald, and the two also hope to stabilize as soon as possible.

Although Ronan was a step slower than DreamWorks, he did a lot of preparations before coming over.

Alan Albert and Danny Donald didn’t say anything, but they all agreed with Ronan’s stability.

No one wants to work in a frequently turbulent company.

Ronan continued to talk about the advantages: "Embassy Pictures and all companies under Relativity Entertainment are young and full of energy. We are a dynamic team and dream of creating a strong future, at least It can match the future of companies such as Xinxian Pictures!"

These words, Ronan accepted a little bit and created the same future as the six major companies. Although it is a dream in his heart, it will inevitably leave the impression that people in the industry are bragging.

There are some things, just do as planned, don’t rush to blow them out.

"Your company's growth momentum in the past two years is really good." Alan Albert admits this: "According to my estimation, this year's performance is even comparable to some mid-sized companies in Hollywood."

Ronan is very confident: "The performance will be better next year."

Danny Donald interjected: "Ander

Mr. Mori, I would like to express one thing. Many small and medium-sized Hollywood companies, like yours, are subject to funding. "

"Yes." Ronan smiled at Danny Donald and said: "One of the biggest problems of small and medium film companies is funding. Even the failure of a film with a slightly larger investment can make a company go bankrupt, but My company is not listed here."

Danny Donald asked, "Can you talk about it?"

Ronan appeared to be very straightforward and sincere. He did not hesitate to say: "All my films are financing and shooting, and there are stable financing channels. I have a stable cooperative relationship with Abu Dhabi and have successfully financed from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Over tens of millions of dollars."

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority? Danny Donald and Alan Albert looked at each other, but they didn't expect this person to be in contact with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Ronan was so observant that he noticed it immediately and asked: "Have you heard of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority?"

"I've heard of it." Allen Albert said: "It is said that they have trillions of assets. They are now playing the idea of ​​Manchester United in the Premier League. It is said that Chief Mansour wants to buy this club."

buy Manchester United? Ronan was somewhat surprised, remember that Mansour bought Manchester City in his previous life, right? And it was almost ten years later.

Maybe this is the change I brought? After all, they fooled them to acquire sports clubs to increase their popularity...

The other party had heard of Mansour, so it would be even better. Ronan added: "My source of funds is also Chief Mansour."

Hearing this, Danny Donald and Alan Albert both took a breath of sigh. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority invests in movies. Is funding a problem?

"Two." Ronan said in order to increase credibility: "This is not a secret in Hollywood. You have a long-term cooperation with Sony Columbia, and you can ask them for verification."

He took Tom Cruise out as a banner: "Tom and I are friends, and Alan, you are also friends with Tom. If my company is not strong, Tom will not be able to introduce us."

Alan Albert nodded slightly. This is very reasonable. Tom Cruise is not only his friend, but also a parishioner, and he will certainly not cheat him on this critical issue.

Looks like there is a play? Ronan had a judgment from the changing attitudes of these two people.

Of course, he didn't expect to be able to get the two of them in one go, but after today, he can impress them deeply, bring a little tendency, and achieve his goal.

Just as Ronan was about to speak again, there was a intensive sound of footsteps, and a man with deep hair and a big nose in a suit walked over quickly.

"Allen, what a coincidence." Albert Hoffman seemed to see him alone, and walked over to shake hands.

Danny Donald was expressionless.

Ronan saw this immediately, and then looked at Albert Hoffman, it seemed that Alan Albert was the only one in his eyes.

Albert Hoffman finally saw Danny Donald at random nodded over there: "Hello, Danny."

Danny Donald also responded politely.

what's going on? Ronan quickly guessed, Albert Hoffman didn't seem to know these two people?

Then, he looked at Albert Hoffman’s white skin, then at Danny Donald, and suddenly he understood something.

There is a situation that even Ronan cannot deny that the status of Chinese Americans in Hollywood is not comparable to that of blacks, even Latinos.

This is the reality.

Not to mention anything else, if the director of "Human Removal Project" and "Reaper Is Coming" was not James Huang, but a white or black director, he would have been blown to the sky by the media.

James Huang is just a little famous.

Ronan quickly figured it out, and within just a few breaths, several prototypes of the plan flashed in his head.

I don’t have enough confidence, and of course I have to use all available conditions to fight against competitors.

"Ah, and Mr. Anderson." Albert Hoffman had long forgotten who Ronan was, but the previous phone call also made him rang the past and took the initiative to reach out and shook Ronan: " I heard that your small company is doing well recently? After more than ten years of video tape production, how many cinema movies have finally been released? Not easy."

This seems to be a compliment, but he highlights small companies and video films.