Chapter 855： Unexpected factors

"I didn't expect to meet you here." David Ellison came from an extraordinary background, but he was very polite when faced with a figure comparable to his father: "You are the ultimate goal of many of our classmates."

Harvey Weinstein asked curiously: "David, Ronan, do you know?"

Ronan knows David Ellison of course, but that's because of the relationship he used to, and this is the first time he has seen him.

David Ellison said: "I met Ronan several times at the events of the USC Film Academy. By the way, I studied at the USC Film Academy before."

He smiled and said to Ronan: "We are alumni."

Ronan heard this and nodded to David Ellison: "Our USC Film Academy has one more heavyweight member in Hollywood."

David Ellison quickly said: "I'm just a latecomer. I have to learn more from you and George Lucas in everything." He said seriously: "Ronan, you are my idol, so I I dropped out of school and joined Hollywood."

"I was forced to do it back then." Ronan dealt with it, and then said, "Unexpectedly, you would invest in Harvey's new company."

David Ellison smiled: "At a Jewish gathering, I met Harvey and reached an investment intention."

Harvey Weinstein interjected: "David is ready to make a splash in the film industry."

David Ellison said: "We have to rely on the support of two people."

Ronan said: "David, you are too polite. In Hollywood, USC Film School is a family."

Alumni are a relationship that cannot be ignored. Even in the fiercely competitive Hollywood, David Ellison is also willing to communicate more with Ronan.

When Harvey Weinstein left because of the reception, David Ellison said to Ronan: "In fact, in addition to Weinstein Pictures, I also identified two important investments."

Ronan said: "Funding is an important condition to gain a foothold in this circle."

David Ellison was deeply moved: "Since I dropped out of school and entered Hollywood, I have been rejected. They are only interested in my money."

"No way." Ronan said, "Any circle has xenophobia."

David Ellison didn't have to hide in front of Ronan, who was richer than him. He said naturally: "Fortunately, he can use money to break his way out."

Ronan asked, "Is it convenient to talk about the other two investments?"

David Ellison replied: "I invested in a movie about airplanes. I am very interested in air combat movies, but Hollywood has very few air combat movies."

He went on to say: "In addition to Weinstein Pictures, I also invested in a film company."

Ronan became interested, and asked curiously, "Which company?"

David Ellison said: "Some small and medium-sized investment institutions and financial firms on Wall Street, under the leadership of Ryan Kavanaugh, established a film production company. I am also an outsider from Hollywood. I also invested a part of the capital. ."

Ronan said: "I've heard about them. In fact, the people under me have been in contact with them before."

This was the former Relativity Entertainment Film Company, but now it can only be renamed, because it involves the relationship between his plan and the name of the former company. When Ronan heard it for the first time, he let his people contact Ryan- Kavanaugh.

Although I haven't talked to Ryan Kavanaugh in person, basic connections have been established between the two parties.

According to Ronan’s understanding, Ryan Kavanaugh was a mathematics genius. He was born in a wealthy Jewish merchant family. He founded his own hedge fund company at the age of 21 and fought in the 2,000-year-old Internet stock market wave. .

However, the development of the story is not the success of the super genius.

Ryan Kavanaugh misjudged the situation, and his fund was ruined before September 11, 2001.

But a good family made Ryan Kavanaugh a comeback soon.

Ryan Kavanaugh discovered that Wall Street Finance, which has ample cash and is looking for non-traditional investment opportunities, just has the willingness to intervene in Hollywood.

This made Ryan Kavanaugh, who is good at socializing, a fish in water. He raised a large sum of money from many institutions on Wall Street, founded a company called Maple Leaf Pictures, and bought a movie set up by Kevin Spacey. Company Trigg Street Production Company.

David Ellison said: "This company now has funds but no channels and no film projects."

Ronan tentatively asked: "I heard people say that Ryan Kavanaugh has billions of dollars in financing on Wall Street?"

There is a coat of alumni, and Ronan’s attitude has always been good. David Ellison has not considered too much, and it is not too much secret information, saying: "Ryan Kavanaugh has had a decade Plans and plans to raise a total of US$12 billion from Wall Street."

He smiled: "Of course, this is a long-term plan. Now he doesn't have that much money, but he still has a billion-dollar fund."

Ronan roughly guessed, and with David Ellison, it is estimated that Maple Leaf Pictures is likely to mobilize $2 billion.

It's no wonder that the former relativity entertainment opened its way with money and soon opened up in Hollywood.

Funds of this size can do too much.

Hollywood also needs foreign capital to maintain high investment.

However, the once relativistic entertainment ended in bankruptcy, after all, it did not shake the traditional power of Hollywood.

Ronan said, "Don't worry, David, you can open the situation if you have money."

David Ellison said: "It can only be done step by step. Before I entered Hollywood, I thought I could invest in the six major companies, but after I came in, I realized that it was too difficult."

Ronan smiled: "The Big Six companies have not always been so strong, they can always find opportunities."

David Ellison said: "I hope there is a chance."

He is very smart and did not mention any topic of investment relativity entertainment.

He has studied before that Relativity Entertainment easily does not accept foreign investment.

David Ellison felt that instead of making such a request that Ronan would not accept, it would be better to use his relationship with Ronan as an alumnus to find and wait for other opportunities.

The two chatted for a while about the topic of film. The identity of the alumni of the Film School of Southern California University seemed to be able to get closer.

Bob Weinstein came to greet Ronan at this time, and Ronan took Connie to another place.

David Ellison watched Ronan leave, and his young face showed a smile somewhat similar to his madman father.

Alumni? This relationship may be a stepping stone for him to break into Hollywood as soon as possible!

Originally, David Ellison didn't want to come to the premiere, but after hearing that the owner of Relativity Entertainment might attend, he immediately changed his mind.

The education he received since childhood told him that in order to succeed, he must use all the available conditions around him.

When it was almost time, Ronan walked to the theater, saw no one around, and said to Connie who was next to him: "Continue to collect information on Maple Leaf Pictures and Ryan Kavanaugh."

Connie whispered back: "Yes."

Ronan continued: "Look up Ryan Kavanaugh's itinerary, I will meet him once in public."

"Okay." Connie said: "After Maple Leaf Pictures was established, Ryan Kavanaugh was very high-profile in Los Angeles and was always looking for opportunities for investment and cooperation."

Ronan nodded slightly: "I see." He reminded again: "Also, pay special attention to the development of David Ellison."

The appearance of David Ellison was an accident, but it was not a bad thing.

Connie whispered: "David Ellison has also been very high-profile recently."

Ronan added: "These two related materials and information should also be fed back to Robert Iger in time."

"Okay." Connie replied.

The situation in Hollywood has never been static. The general trend will not go wrong, and some new changes are inevitable.

How to take advantage of changes in the situation is also an important condition for achieving goals.

After entering the theater, Ronan didn't even bother to watch the premiere of "Sin City", and he was almost thinking about David Ellison and Maple Leaf Pictures.

These Hollywood outsiders have money in their pockets.

More than two billion US dollars, that is, through Wall Street financing, no film company in Hollywood can produce such a large amount of liquidity in a short period of time.

In the past, the Relativity Film Industry wanted to use money to make a future.

The result is basically a failure.

The money stayed in Hollywood, and Relativity Pictures went bankrupt.

However, the theory of relativity film industry persisted for more than ten years before going bankrupt.

"Sin City" has achieved good results, especially the reputation is bursting, the media and film critics are acclaimed, and the audience has a good reputation.

Facts have proved that Frank Miller's comic style images can be accepted by the film market and bring certain commercial value.

The film's $28.1 million box office at the opening weekend in North America, although not so dazzling, is also said to be good.

After all, the mid-production cost of the film was only US$40 million Sin City" immediately dropped to the top of the North American box office chart when it opened, and it also let the Weinstein brothers who officially left Disney breathe a sigh of relief.

Everything seems to be off to a good start.

However, the trend of "Sin City" is not very stable and lost the box office champion in the second week.

The spoof comedy film "Death is gone" produced by Shahai Entertainment and issued by Embassy Pictures officially landed in North American theaters. With the huge influence of the trilogy of "Death is Coming", and the impact of "Scream and Smile" A successful imitation of the series, "Reaper is Coming" performed quite well after the release.

When the **** of death couldn't kill the person who wanted to kill, the audience left not only laughter, but also bills.

Three days after the opening of the painting weekend, this large-scale comedy with the theme of consumption "Death is Coming" earned 32.18 million US dollars.

Like the "Scream" and "Scream" series, "Reaper is here" and "Reaper is gone" will continue to be filmed and produced as a series.