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After the crew turned on, Ronan took the initiative to reduce his presence on the set and maintain the director's authority in normal shooting. This is the most basic ability of a producer, unless the director makes a major mistake.

Ronan has self-knowledge. When it comes to filming on the set, he can't keep up with James Huang now.

Proper humility of heart is never a bad thing.

Moreover, the studio has always been under Ronan's control, and the daily financial expenditure needs his signature, and he will review the shots taken by James Huang.

He did the latter very seriously, on the one hand to confirm the relevant pictures that he could think of, and on the other hand to increase his own experience.

The producer is not the director, but he also needs to have a general idea of ​​what kind of picture is needed for what kind of scene.

A week after the shooting started, Ronan confirmed one thing. James Wong is really good at handling horror scenes. Although the shots were unprocessed and fragmented, they really felt.

And after a week of running-in and coordination, the actors and the various types of work behind the scenes have also become familiar, and the filming work is on the right track.

In terms of actors, as far as Ronan observed, the leading actors and actresses Robert Kneipp and Melissa Leo are both quite good at acting. For actors like them who have been unable to become popular after many years, most of the problems do not lie in their acting skills.

Two Arab actors are also available.

In comparison, Michelle Williams and Amanda Seyfried are a bit immature.

This is also normal and completely within the controllable range.

As a producer, Ronan also handled inquiries from several social organizations.

The Human Purge Project was advertised at the beginning, and it was somewhat famous, and the crew also attracted the attention of some organizations.

However, the project has not been registered with any labor union in Hollywood, and it is a typical non-union project. For the time being, no labor union organization has come to make trouble.

In this day and age, there are fewer and fewer non-union theatrical movies, but they are not unique.

After the filming started, the Producers Alliance was the first to come to the door. After all, The Purge of Humans had been registered with the Producers Alliance, and Shahai Entertainment, the investor and producer, was also a member of the Producers Alliance.

The Producers Alliance didn't come here to cause trouble, but to remind Ronan that the projects registered by the alliance need to pay a membership fee after earning income.

The amount is not much, but it must be paid.

This is actually a rule formulated by the Producers Union following the example of several major Hollywood labor unions. Projects filed by the union need to pay a certain percentage of industry dues to the union. Up to $1 million.

When a film crew employs a certain number of union members, it must register with the corresponding union, otherwise the union will cause trouble.

Ronan is very clear that if the Human Clear Project is successful, with the possible increase in investment in the future and the increase in the number of crew members employed, it is inevitable to deal with trade unions, and the new project will also evolve into a union registration project.

Thinking about wrangling with some labor unions in the future, he has a headache. How good would it be if all the labor unions in Hollywood obeyed the command of capital?

Another organization is much more serious than the Producers Union after joining the crew.

The Los Angeles branch of the National Child Welfare Bureau sent two commissioners to the crew to verify Amanda Seyfried's protection of children's rights and interests.

This is a must for crews with child actors.

California law has clear provisions for child actors under the age of 18, limiting the working hours of child actors, ensuring a minimum number of hours of education, and not participating in dangerous or health-damaging filming, etc.

In addition, California also stipulates that part of the salary of child actors cannot be paid directly, and the crew must be deposited in a trust fund for child actors as beneficiaries.

This is also to protect the future of child actors,

Especially when the parents of many child actors are unreliable.

Children represent the future, and any civilized country will actively protect the rights and interests of children.

Ronan will not ask for trouble in these aspects, and there is almost nothing to criticize in his work. After the commissioner of the Children's Welfare Bureau conducted a field inspection and asked about Seyfried's mother and daughter, he automatically quit the film crew soon.

Sending away the great god of the Children's Welfare Bureau, Ronan began to prepare for another work that was crucial to the Human Purge Project. to talk.

A movie, what else do you need after it's made?

In Shahai Entertainment's office, the four people gathered together again, and Ronan asked himself and answered, Obviously—release!

Robert looked at Ronan, saw him nod, and added: Whether it is directly entering the video tape market, broadcasting on TV, or showing in theaters, it can all be attributed to the work of distribution.

As we all know, the distributor is at the top of this industry chain, and can take a percentage of the producer's various incomes. The overall maximum ratio can reach 40%!

George and Mary didn't talk, and it doesn't make any sense if Human Purge Project can't enter the distribution process after filming.

Ronan knew that what Robert said was true. The distribution ratio of 40% was exaggerated, but it often appeared in the industry. Most of the companies with a super high ratio of 40% were delivered by the studios of the same group company. To the distribution label.

The benefits of this are obvious. A considerable part of the budget of Hollywood movies comes from financing, and well-known directors or actors often enjoy profit sharing. If a film is released with a high commission, the cost will naturally increase, and the profit will drop sharply. It must be lowered.

Hollywood's financial calculation rules are also what he has been studying carefully in his spare time recently.

This aspect is very interesting, especially for investors from overseas.

Not only the oil funds of the Arabs, Hollywood has attracted a lot of capital attention from overseas, especially Titanic is a big hit, it is easy to create an illusion for people outside the circle that it is very easy to make profits from Hollywood movies thing.

Ronan suddenly asked: I heard that an Indian inspection team recently visited Hollywood?

George was well-informed, with a wrinkled face, and said: They came here in early May. There were not many people. They left after staying for a week. It is said that they have the intention to invest in Hollywood movies, but they are still in the preliminary investigation stage.

Ronan nodded and said to Robert, Collect news about India, Bollywood and Mumbai, especially about Indians investing in Hollywood.

Robert responded, and asked with a little excitement: Are you going to India to do something big?

Think about what Ronan led them to do in Abu Dhabi, not only was there a monetary reward, but also mental stimulation.

That can definitely be blown to future generations for a lifetime.

Ronan said directly: I just have an idea, the specific plan has not yet been formulated, you first collect information, and make a plan to be targeted.

Okay! Robert said without hesitation.

George raised his hand: Can I not watch the house?

We'll talk about it at that time. Ronan smiled: Ideas become plans, and plans become reality. It's early.

Mary reminded: It's better to think about this kind of thing more, the more careful the less trouble.

This is a good sign, and even the most conservative Mary has no objection.

Ronan specially wrote down a note for the third brother in his notebook, maybe it will be useful for the third brother in the future.

It seems that the third brother has a group of people who got rich first?

Ronan turned the topic back: These are all things to do in the next stage, and the priority at this stage is to find a suitable distribution company for Human Purge Plan.

George continued: Sandsea Entertainment does not have the ability to distribute, and needs to rely on the distribution of other companies. This cannot be changed in a short time.

Of course Ronan knew this. He had only been here for a few months, and he had to understand the social and economic situation, solve the company's financial crisis, attract investment for new film projects, and adapt himself to American society. There was no time for distribution.

Let's go in two steps. He said slowly: Now we rely on foreign labels for distribution, but in the future we need to establish distribution channels. He looked at the three of them and asked, What's your opinion?

Robert crossed his arms and said: A film company wants to establish a distribution channel in North America. Generally speaking, there are two ways, one is to establish and expand distribution channels by itself, and the other is to directly acquire an existing distribution company.

Although he has been staying in Shahai Entertainment in recent years, he has worked in the industry for more than ten years and has a good understanding of the film and television industry: The former is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the representative is DreamWorks. DreamWorks was established in 1994. It was not until last year that a relatively complete The distribution channel released the first film Broken Lock Rage after the establishment of DreamWorks.

The latter needs to spend money. The acquisition of a distribution label or a company's distribution department requires a large amount of money. The representative is Lions Gate Films. This company was only established last year. Frank Gusta relied on the bank behind it to raise money. Sufficient funds, spent tens of millions of dollars to directly buy a distribution company, and released a new version of Lolita last year.

George added: Even if we have a distribution channel, we can't compare with the big companies.

Robert echoed: Yes.

Ronan nodded slowly. In the future, if Sandsea Entertainment wants to really develop, instead of companies like Carlock or Orion that have almost no ability to resist risks, it is necessary to establish their own publishing label.

Fortunately, the distribution in North America is difficult, but overseas distribution is the difficulty.

Neither DreamWorks nor Lionsgate currently have overseas distribution capabilities.

The cake of the distribution industry is also firmly controlled by the Big Six. In the future, the Big Six may become the Big Five, but the almost monopoly of distribution resources will not change.

It is almost impossible for Hollywood to become the seventh largest in the next twenty years or even longer, not even the Big Three of DreamWorks.

The path of traditional distribution is simply not feasible. Maybe the Internet is the future?

We have no funds for the time being, and the establishment of the distribution part will not be until next year at the earliest. Ronan was very clear-headed: George, please pay attention to see if there is any suitable distribution company that can be acquired.

Mary chimed in: We don't have the funds.

Ronan frowned slightly: I will find a way to raise money. He then ordered: Sort up the materials of Human Purge Project, and send official business letters to all Hollywood distribution labels. In addition, Mary, starting tomorrow you Accompany me to visit several distribution companies.