The Best Entertainment Era

Entering the banquet hall, Ronan immediately saw the Big Three of DreamWorks, and hurried over to greet David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg. , but it is difficult to remember him as a nobody.

Coming out of the circle of the Big Three, he did not hide, but instead tried his best to find people to talk to.

Ronan talked to a production director of Warner Bros. about the Harry Potter series that they got last year, and talked to a Japanese executive of Sony Columbia about the upcoming Godzilla, with Pyra The deputy director of distribution of Meng Pictures had a glass of wine, asked Miramax's executives about the integration of the Lord of the Rings copyright, and asked William Morris's agent about the salary of the third-tier stars...

A large number of people gathered around the Big Three to express their eloquent admiration.

Ronan didn't go there any more, but just watched the meeting on the periphery. The Big Three were ambitious and wanted to break the near-monopoly of the Hollywood Six, but unfortunately this road would not work at all.

The most critical is the distribution and industry chain, especially the former.

In the previous life, DreamWorks established a relatively complete distribution mechanism in North America, but it was powerless in the face of the broader overseas market. The overseas distribution of its films could only be handed over to six major companies, plus some other factors. Sadly ended.

In the traditional distribution industry, the biggest cake has been firmly held by the six major companies. It is too difficult to break this situation.

The DreamWorks model won't work.

Ronan is very sure of this, and fighting against an enemy who has the advantage of the right time, place and people, the odds of winning are extremely low.

If you want to break the situation of the big six companies, you can only find other ways.

If one day, Shahai Entertainment faces such a situation, what should it do?

For some reason, this thought flashed through Ronan's head, and it spread uncontrollably.

With the current situation of Shahai Entertainment, this is an unattainable goal, even an illusion.

But who has no illusions?

Ronan shook his head. At this stage, he can only think about it. For the time being, it is better to be pragmatic.

Good evening. Someone greeted him.

Good evening. Ronan responded immediately.

This man was in his thirties, with a simple and honest face. He looked at him with a feeling of reassurance. He gestured to Ronan with a wine glass.

A waiter passed by, and Roger asked for a glass of wine, raised it to the man, and took a sip.

Are you Mr. Anderson? The man took the initiative to call.

Ronan looked at the simple and honest face of the other party. If this person followed him to Abu Dhabi, he felt that he would be able to invest another 10 million US dollars.

I'm Ronan Anderson, he said softly.

The man introduced himself: Edward Buck, the agent of Moreby's agency.

Ronan shook his hand and said, Nice to meet you.

Edward Barker smiled honestly: I read the newspaper a few days ago, Mr. Anderson's company is hiring directors and actors?

I came here tonight mainly to look for opportunities, but it is a bit difficult for an ordinary broker to sell unknown clients under his hands to big projects.

I had already found a good position for a certain client, but the unreliable guy made an unreliable request, which caused the cooked duck to fly away.

The unreliable guy is the most likely to succeed under his hands.

Just look for another chance.

In this case, cast the net as wide as possible, and you may be able to catch fish.

Ronan could guess the purpose of the agent, so he simply asked, Does your company have a suitable candidate?

Edward Buck did not answer, but pointed to a place where there were relatively few people in the banquet hall, and invited, Let's talk there?

Ronan nodded: Okay.

The two came to the grand banquet hall near the terrace. There were not many people nearby. There were only five or six people in a circle. In the middle, a man was talking. It sounded like he was pulling investment or selling something.

Edward said: I have read the newspaper reports about Sand Sea Entertainment and the Human Removal Project. Sand Sea Entertainment seems to have financial difficulties?

Ronan ignored the other side and replied: Your news is out of date, I have successfully raised funds, and Shahai Entertainment has plenty of funds.

Hearing this, Edward's simple and honest smile became even more simple and honest: The budget cost of the Human Removal Plan is really 11 million US dollars?

Ronan smiled, but did not answer.

If there is really a budget of 11 million US dollars, the threshold of Shahai Entertainment has already been broken by entertainment agents.

The broker was well informed, Edward had heard of some situations, and he rejected multiple brokerage companies' intentional offers in a row. The budgeted cost of the Human Removal Plan would definitely not be 11 million US dollars.

That's fine, the competition will be much smaller, his clients are in urgent need of directing movies, and to increase their resume in this area, the pay is the second most important.

One of my clients has a director who might be a good fit, Edward whispered. He wrote the screenplays for The Boy Next Door and The Dragon Tigers, and served as an associate director and executive producer on three TV episodes. As a filmmaker, he has also directed a few episodes of The X-Files and is preparing to move from TV series to film.”

Ronan nodded, having directed The X-Files, which seems good.

In this era, TV dramas are far less powerful than movies. Even the famous Rachel is transitioning to the movie industry. Countless TV drama directors also want to enter the movie industry.

Ronan took out a business card and handed it to Edward: This has the company's address and contact information. You can bring someone here at any time.

Edward quickly put it away: I'll call you before I go.

He said a few polite words to Ronan, and then left with a simple and honest smile.

This trip is a bit of a gain. The resume of directing a few episodes of The X-Files sounds good, and the specifics will be discussed after the interview. Ronan was also about to leave at this time, but he heard the words from the small circle next to him.

The man who didn't know whether to sell or attract investment seemed to be a little excited and his voice was louder: Best's store leasing model is bound to become a thing of the past. They are slow to respond and lack the optimization and integration of video tape resources. Netflix's online rental business is the In the future, investing in Netflix means getting the future! Netflix has created a monthly fee system, consumers can rent movies unlimited times, and there is no late fee for delayed return. Netflix needs a sum of money and a platform...

A black-haired man with glasses suddenly interrupted him: Excuse me, how many paying customers does your company have? How many paying customers do you plan to develop next year? How many years can you go public?

Netflix has just been established. The man said, Our goal is the future...

The man with glasses shook his head and walked away.

When Ronan was socializing just now, he heard someone introduce this person, a certain executive of Disney's investment department.

Several others then left.

It is clear that the executives of these large companies have little interest in what this man has to say.

Ronan was very interested, walked over to say hello, and introduced himself: Hello, Ronan Anderson.

The man looked here and nodded: Hello, Reed Hastings. He noticed Ronan just now and asked directly, Are you interested in my company?

Ronan vaguely said, The model you're talking about is very interesting.

Reed Hastings looked at Ronan: Obviously, this model is very powerful, and with the development of the Internet, my company can surpass Blockbuster.

He has done Internet video operations in his previous life, how could Ronan not know the name of Netflix?

Glancing at Reed Hastings, he suddenly turned to look at the location of the DreamWorks Big Three.

Can we talk? Ronan asked.

Reed Hastings didn't answer, but asked, Who are you?

Ronan understood what he meant and said, I am the president of Shahai Entertainment.

I've heard of a small company that makes videotape movies. Reed Hastings is now engaged in movie network rentals. He has a good understanding of companies in the Hollywood industry. He shook his head and said, We don't need to talk.

Ronan was a little surprised: I can invest in your company.

Reed-Hastings said sincerely: Thank you, really, I'm very grateful that you are optimistic about my company. He smiled apologetically: I need more than funds, but also large companies. The big platform, your sand sea entertainment can't provide, the weak and the weak join forces, it means nothing to Netflix.

Ronan roughly understood the other party's thoughts. After all, he had seen the details of this person in his previous life. In a few years, Reed Hastings had nowhere to go, and even took the initiative to contact Blockbuster, preparing to sell the company to his nemesis.

For Reed Hastings, Blockbuster is a deadly enemy, and it is precisely because Blockbuster charges him late fees for video tape rentals that he has the idea of ​​​​founding Netflix.

Ronan tried a few more words, but Reed Hastings was stubborn and categorically refused.

Indeed, Shahai Entertainment cannot provide Netflix with hard conditions such as the much-needed film sources and platforms.

Investing sometimes involves more than just money.

It is impossible for Ronan to chase Hastings to invest, but Netflix just broke into his vision and gave him more ideas.

Now is not the best time, his funds are entering the stock market, and he cannot make large investments for the time being.

If I remember correctly, Netflix's startup can only be said to be a grass-roots team.

A company like Netflix is ​​simply burning money in the early stage, and Hastings will not be able to survive within two years.

Ronan watched Hastings leave, rubbing his chin lightly, and will focus on Netflix in the future.

This banquet has been fruitful, especially Netflix and Hastings.

Ronan thought and walked along the side near the terrace, not too far out, suddenly saw Leonardo DiCaprio.

Xiao Lizi, with a delicate and handsome face, is pestering a blond girl.

The girl was wearing a short goose-yellow dress with long hair and a shawl. She had slender limbs and a tall, well proportioned body. On her delicate little face, she had green eyes that were melancholy.

Blonde hair, long legs, this is the best bite of the little plum.

But the girl doesn't seem to buy Xiao Lizi's account very much, and she is obviously impatient and even disgusted with Xiao Lizi's entanglement. .