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The competition for the Thanksgiving schedule is very fierce, and this Kingsman has no advantage at all.

In the conference room of Embassy Pictures, Thomas, director of theatrical distribution, said: So, the premiere date we finalized was November 19.

Ronan flipped through the information about Kingsman Agent, but didn't say much.

Garcia asked at this time: Are you sure how many premiere theaters are there?

Thomas replied: There was a trial meeting for the theaters, and the theaters were quite satisfied with the genre and action scenes of the film, but the setting of the male lead... He looked at Ronan, and said truthfully: The theaters Unanimously questioned the actor's identity setting, which also affected the resources they invested.

This was completely within Ronan's predictions. Arabs are the absolute protagonists, but anyone who has a little understanding of the North American film market knows that this kind of film is less likely to sell well.

There will be about 1,500 theaters for the premiere. Thomas added: But each theater will only have one theater at most, and some will share a theater with other films.

For the specific situation of this film, Garcia had some understanding, and asked instead: What about the promotion?

David Villa's deputy, Gilberto, said: Currently, 1.3 million US dollars has been invested in publicity, mainly focusing on outdoor broadcasting, newspapers and TV stations where ethnic minorities gather, and another 700,000 US dollars will be invested before the film is released.

Ronan closed the file and said, We'll see how the premiere is going before we decide whether to invest more.

Okay. Garcia said again: Prepare 1,500 copies, and all will be delivered before November 18.

He also said to the chief financial officer, Fianna: For the two films Kingsman and Reaper, all expenditures are borrowed from Relativity Entertainment.

Okay. Fianna said.

Garcia, who presided over the meeting, changed the topic: Now let's talk about the situation of Death Comes.

Robert took the lead to say: Director James Huang is not satisfied with a piece of dubbing and soundtrack. Since last Thursday, he mobilized several main actors to re-dub, and it can be completed in about a week. Monday morning.

Thomas continued: Due to the success of The Purge, theaters have certain confidence in director James Huang's new film, and there is no strong competitor at the same weekend.

At present, it can be guaranteed that there are about 2,000 theaters to open. How many theaters and film scheduling rates can be increased in the future will have to wait for representatives of several theaters to watch the trial screening before making a final conclusion.

David Villa said at this time: The pre-screening promotion is steadily advancing, and we will increase the promotion from mid-November. The advertisement of Reaper will also be posted in Kingsman. In agreement with Sony Columbia, Reaper and Kingsman commercials will also appear in the latest James Bond film Dark Men.

Hearing this, Ronan asked Garcia: The copyright negotiation with Sony Columbia is completed?

The major terms have basically been agreed, and only a few small details are still being negotiated. Garcia replied: A formal agreement can be signed as soon as this week.

The two were talking about the overseas copyright negotiation of The Blair Witch.

Ronan did not directly participate in the negotiation of the overseas copyright of this film, but authorized Theory of Relativity to the Embassy Films, and Garcia was personally in charge. Garcia had contact negotiations with five companies with overseas distribution capabilities, and finally signed a The partner is still Sony Entertainment.

There is no other reason for this, but Sony Entertainment has the highest bid.

According to the licensing terms finally reached, Relativity Entertainment licensed all copyrights of The Blair Witch, including overseas screenings, home entertainment, TV stations and derivatives, to Sony Columbia Pictures for a price of US$50 million.

At present, the details of the differences between the two parties lie in the authorization period.

It's a movie that could bring Relativity Entertainment over $100 million.

Reaper and Kingsman commercial film Dark Crisis are also part of this deal.

James Bond has a huge influence. If it can be posted, it will save a lot of publicity and marketing expenses for the embassy film industry, and the publicity effect is also good.

The pre-roll ad is arguably one of the oldest and most effective promotional methods in Hollywood.

Selling overseas copyrights has never been a difficult task for the most popular movies in North America, but this time Ronan did not allow The Blair Witch to be sold in a package with the videotape movies of Shahai Entertainment. There are not many films in his hand that have not sold overseas copyrights , To be cherished and used, it must be placed at a critical moment, such as foreign investment projects such as Death is Coming.

Although he had some thoughts at the time, Ronan quickly figured it out that the copyright of The Blair Witch was completely in his hands, and there was no need to play such a trick of apportioning profits.

For the time being, Ronan no longer cares about the overseas copyright of The Blair Witch. As long as he grasps the direction of some work, he can hand over the specific tasks to his subordinates and supervise them well.

How many media and theaters are invited so far? Ronan asked.

Thomas replied: Seven theater chains including Empire Entertainment, AMG and National Artists will send representatives, as will some heads of independent theaters around Los Angeles.

David Villa also said: The full-time reporters from the three major newspapers in the circle, Variety Show, Entertainment Weekly and Hollywood Reporter will be present, as well as people from professional film magazines such as Premiere. I also contacted a lot of entertainment reporters from major newspapers.”

Ronan is quite satisfied with this result. After the great success of Human Purge Project, the director James Huang already has substantial influence.

Robert, what happened to the real stories you collected? Ronan asked again.

There are a lot of cases in this area, and there are many real ones. I found a few relatives of the parties, and it's a little... Robert shuddered: I kind of believe that there is such a thing as death in this world.

He smiled and turned to the topic: I have collected a lot of information, especially the cases that happened in the past two years. I also asked people to conduct video interviews with several family members, and paid for it and negotiated for publicity. , These are all handed over to David.

David Villa said: We will hype these real cases at the most critical moment of pre-screening promotion.

Ronan thought for a while and said, Think of a suitable way to mix the fake stories of the film into these real stories.

More than a dozen real events, mixed with a fake story, can easily be mistaken for it. Ronan vaguely remembered that the plot of Death is Coming was also mentioned in the online media reports he had read in his previous life, although he was still studying at the time. , I didn’t read it very seriously, but I still remember that when some online media first introduced Death Is Coming, they said that it was adapted from the real experience of some people in the 1970s.

Then, he looked around for this film to watch. At that time, his knowledge was limited, and he was really scared to pee.

To be honest, this is one of the few horror movies that Ronan has seen that can scare him, and it may be because of his young age at that time.

When I watched Chain Saw later, I didn't have this feeling anymore, it was more of a stomach discomfort.

Ronan has always recognized James Huang's horror concept, the most terrifying is the invisible.

Many people who watch movies have a similar mentality. For example, The Seven Deadly Sins, Ronan found the first half very attractive, but when Kevin Spacey showed his real body, the attraction of the movie was greatly reduced in an instant.

After the meeting, Ronan did not stay at the Embassy Films. After lunch, he came to the Los Angeles branch of Merrill Lynch Securities, planning to talk to his stockbroker Scott.

It is now the beginning of November 1999, and it is time to deal with the funds invested in Nasdaq.

Mr. Anderson, do you want to invest more? Scott said with a bit of excitement and fanaticism on his face: Now Nasdaq is on fire, many stocks are skyrocketing every day, and wealth miracles are being created every day!

Ronan also observed carefully when he entered Merrill Lynch. Most of the people here were like Scott, with a kind of abnormal excitement.

The stock market has caused many people to go crazy.

Ronan remained calm and said, Scott, I'm not here for additional investment.

Scott was stunned, this was completely unexpected, and subconsciously asked: Aren't you going to invest any more?

I just acquired a film distribution company and need a large sum of money to expand overseas distribution channels. Ronan would never say anything about the stock market. He has limited knowledge of this, and he has already found a suitable reason and excuse: I Now I don’t have enough funds on hand, and I urgently need a large amount of money to turn around.”

He glanced at the surprised stockbroker: Scott, I want to sell the shares of Cisco and Yahoo.

Scott hurriedly said: Now is not the best time to sell! He further said: Now Yahoo's single stock price is close to $230...

Ronan raised his hand to interrupt him: Starting from December, you have mastered the scale and sold the two stocks in my hand one after another. You must sell them all before the New Year!

Due to limited understanding, I only remember that Nasdaq collapsed rapidly after entering 2000, but I don't know the exact time.

Having said that, if there is no special research, who will remember the exact time of the crash.

Besides, Nasdaq and Internet stocks have been fired so high, who would believe it without a big boss behind it? Just accept this kind of thing.

When I bought Yahoo, the unit price was less than 70 US dollars, and now it has more than tripled.

Cisco rose even more.

Already achieved a lot.

Ronan has invested two funds successively, 9 million U.S. dollars after the end of the first Abu Dhabi and 5 million U.S. dollars when the Human Clearance Plan settled the investment income, which is a total investment of 14 million U.S. dollars.

The shares obtained with this little money are just a drizzle compared to Yahoo and Cisco, which have increasingly terrifying market capitalizations.

It is estimated that throwing out in batches will not cause stock market shocks.

Scott wanted to persuade, but Ronan made up his mind.

In the next few days, Ronan went to Merrill Lynch several times. Scott quickly made a selling plan, starting to sell in December, and selling Yahoo and Cisco stocks every other day depending on the situation. It will definitely be sold before the new year. Light.