The Best Entertainment Era

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The morning sun fell on the straight road, illuminating the English letters all over the street. Ronan stood in front of the newsstand with the smell of alcohol, staring at a copy of the Los Angeles Times.

The date in the newspaper states January 5, 1998.

Ronan rubbed his haggard face and scratched his hair like a bird's nest. In fact, when he woke up from the bar in the early morning, he realized what had happened, and now it is completely confirmed.

He came to Los Angeles in 1998 from across the Pacific Ocean more than 20 years later.

To be precise, this is Burbank, a satellite city of Los Angeles.

Morning, Mr. Anderson. The newsstand owner greeted proactively, Would you like a newspaper?

Ronan nodded, bought a copy of the Los Angeles Times, and walked to the entrance of the small office building next to him.

Isn't that Ronan Anderson? A chubby middle-aged woman came out of the newsstand: Look at his abysmal appearance! What a prodigal, old Anderson's property and company have been destroyed by him.

The newsstand owner pulled the woman: Lisa, don't talk nonsense.

The middle-aged woman muttered, Is that so?

All these words came over, Ronan ignored them, they were right, the former owner of this body was already in trouble.

When he came to the office building, he could easily find Shahai Entertainment's name among the hanging nameplates. Luo Nan didn't enter the building immediately, looking at the golden yellow company nameplate without saying a word.

After drinking with the advertiser, he came home drunk, lay down and woke up. He came to a bar in Los Angeles from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and became this guy named Ronan Anderson.

Because there are names with the same pronunciation?

From waking up in the early morning until now, the chaotic thoughts have gradually become clear.

Having read a lot of time travel novels, it is not difficult to accept all of this.

I was alone on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Apart from a good job, I didn't have much to worry about.

Ronan lowered his eyes, and Ronan Anderson's memory emerged in his mind.

This guy can be described in one sentence: his heart is higher than the sky, and his life is thinner than paper.

Ronan Anderson came from a good background. His father, Anderson Sr., a millionaire, founded Sandsea Entertainment in the 1980s, mainly engaged in film production.

This company is small in scale and mainly produces B-grade films that are directly distributed to videotapes. Old Anderson is a typical conservative and never touches projects with more than one million investment. Since its establishment ten years ago, its works have been unknown, but they have also accumulated a lot of money. net worth.

More than a year ago, the old Andersons went hiking in the Utah Geopark and suffered a landslide and both died. The company and family property all fell on Ronan Anderson.

Nineteen-year-old Ronan Anderson dropped out of USC Film School to take over Sandsea Entertainment.

The company is small, and Ronan Anderson holds the entire stake.

The young people's ideas are very radical. They want to develop Shahai Entertainment into a big company, completely deny the old Anderson's business strategy, and depress most of the company's and personal cash, the insurance proceeds of the old Anderson couple, and the family's money. The house took out a mortgage, raised a huge $6 million, and made a bloody action movie called Life of a Jedi.

This is an era when action movies are popular, and even literary stars like Nicolas Cage have been transformed into action stars.

It's a pity that in early October last year, Farewell to the Jedi was released in North America, and it was removed from the theater in just four weeks.

The North American box office will reach 800,000 US dollars, the distributor deducts various expenses, and the box office share obtained by Shahai Entertainment is negligible.

The film is a big hit in North America, and no one cares about the copyright for overseas distribution.

In the following two months, Shahai Entertainment’s capital chain broke, the bank came to collect debts, employees left one after another, and Ronan-Anderson fell into the predicament of double bankruptcy of the company and the individual.

This young man with a high heart collapsed instantly and began to hang around bars to get drunk.

Then he came here.

I don't have the last name Ellison, but I actually dropped out of school to invest in making a movie.

Ronan really didn't know what to say. Judging from the memories he left behind, he had some talent, and it could even be said that he was a top student at the USC Film School.

Especially in terms of drama, he has considerable attainments.

The screenplay of Farewell to the Jedi was written by Anderson Jr.

But talent and success simply do not equate.

Too idealistic, too impulsive.

It even invested almost all the capital to engage in such a high-risk commodity as a movie.

With Ronan's years of experience in the industry, the best way to invest in movies is to use chickens to lay eggs.

Of course, borrowing chickens to lay eggs is also very difficult.

When he lived on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in his previous life, Luo Nan graduated from a second-rate drama school and has always been engaged in the industry related to film and television production.

At first, he worked as an assistant in the crew. With hard work and various means, he stepped on countless competitors and became a small producer. With the popularity of Internet video, he transferred to Penguin Video to coordinate some content production and operation. .

Looking at the nameplate of Shahai Entertainment, and thinking about the movie knowledge and operation experience in his head, Ronan suddenly laughed.

Hollywood, the Internet, has a lot to offer.

In keeping with the times, there may be an opportunity to stand at the highest point and watch the scenery.

Standing tall, like money and beauty...

But thinking of the mess left by Anderson Jr. gave me a headache.

Ronan entered the office building with the newspaper in between. It was working time. There were many people coming and going, and many people glanced at him.

Even the voices of some people can be heard.

Old Anderson's company that has been developed in ten years has been ruined by his son in just over a year.

Do you think old Anderson will climb out of the cemetery in anger?

Look at his decadent look, maybe he will jump off the building at some point.

Little Anderson is a failure as a human being.

Luo Nan didn't hear it, and came to Shahai Entertainment on the second floor. The only four remaining employees had arrived.

The company is not very big, plus his office, which is tens of square meters, originally there were nearly 20 people in the company, most of whom resigned and left, and the last four employees were old Anderson's confidants.

Among the four, a brown-haired woman in her forties greeted her and asked with concern, Ronan?

I'm fine, Mary. Ronan shook his head.

The other party used to be old Anderson's assistant, and later served as the company's financial director, with a very strong working ability.

Ronan just entered the office, followed by a middle-aged man in his forties.

Mr. Anderson. He put a document on his desk: This is my resignation report.

After taking the resignation report, Ronan glanced briefly and said, Jamie, the company has not gone bankrupt yet.

This is also a talent, and he wants to try to keep it.

Jamie didn't hesitate: I'm very sorry, I have a mortgage and a car loan, and I have two children, so I can't take risks.

The twisted melon is not sweet, Ronan nodded lightly: Have you contacted the new job?

Yeah. Jamie responded.

Ronan picked up the pen, signed the resignation report, pressed the intercom, and asked Mary to go through the resignation procedures for Jamie.

As soon as Jamie left the office, he faintly heard arguing outside.

That was Mary's voice questioning Jamie.

Ronan knew very well that the company had lost its heart. If there was no countermeasure, it would not take long for the remaining people to resign.

How can we get out of trouble as soon as possible?

There was a knock on the door, Ronan answered, and Mary pushed the door in.

Miss Judith from the bank is here.

The ex had been hiding in the bank, Ronan knew that was not the way, and said, Please come in.

A tall blonde followed Mary into the office.

Hello, Miss Judith.

Hello, Mr. Anderson. Judith put the reminder notice in front of Ronan, smelled the unpleasant smell of alcohol, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and said directly: Your company's one million dollar mortgage in our bank There are three months left on the loan and six months on your personal $1 million home mortgage.”

Ronan glanced at the reminder notice and said, I know.

Judith reminded: I hope you can repay in time.

The blonde woman said goodbye and left without saying any more.

Luo Nan put away the reminder notice, and the bank seldom came to the door to call for payment. It is estimated that the bank is also very worried about the situation of Shahai Entertainment.

Sandsea Entertainment's million-dollar loan is an old account, with the copyright of the company's films produced before 97 as collateral; Ronan Anderson's mortgage is the North Hollywood apartment inherited from the old Anderson.

Banks don't want to take coercive measures unless they have to.

He wanted to do something before, but now facing a huge debt of two million US dollars, Ronan had a headache and subconsciously had the idea of ​​running away.

Taking a deep breath, Ronan dismissed this unreliable idea, it was not before the end of the mountain.

If you want to use your own advantages to achieve a career, even the reborn will not get it at your fingertips.

He looked at the middle-aged woman: Mary, how much money is there in the company's account?

Since all the finances have resigned, Mary has been working in this area, and immediately replied: $25,000.

Ronan still has 5,000 US dollars of living expenses, what can he do with 30,000 US dollars of funds? Earn $2 million in half a year? What a joke.

This amount of money is not enough to pay wages and daily expenses.

Utility bills, office leases, internet communications, etc., all require money.

No salary is paid for at most two months, even Mary, who is the most loyal to the company, can't hold it. Almost everyone in Laomei consumes in advance.

Mary reminded: The video and TV copyrights of Farewell to the Jedi are still there. We sold it to Blockbuster, which can last for a while.

I'll think about it.

Ronan waved his hand, and Mary hesitated before turning around and leaving the office.

The film that hit the street at the box office, the copyright of the later stage is also impossible to sell for a high price.

After thinking about it for a while, he had no clue for the time being. Except for the Los Angeles Times, Ronan asked Mary to help buy a bunch of recent newspapers and magazines and read them carefully.

Just came here and desperately need information.

If you don't understand the social situation, you will definitely get smashed.

While reading the newspaper, he also took out a pen and notebook to record useful information.

After looking through it all morning, Ronan recorded two pages and circled the most important ones.

Last weekend, Titanic, directed by James Cameron, topped $200 million at the North American box office.

Tech stocks are on the rise, the Nasdaq is climbing, and Cisco and Yahoo are in the spotlight.

A community blog called Metafilter, started by Matt Howey, has drawn criticism from critics.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority from the Middle East tycoon UAE has set up an office in Los Angeles.

More than 1.4 billion theater attendances in North America last year.