The Best Entertainment Era

Chapter 64 The situation has not collapsed yet

In the reception room of the luxury suite, Ronan received Hassan and his party of five.

This script is very interesting. Hassan was obviously the leader, and said, It's much more interesting than the story of Human Purge Project.

Ronan said truthfully: But if you want to shoot the desired effect, the cost is also higher.

Hussein continued: We believe in Mr. Anderson's ability.

You have read the plan and the script, and I am emphasizing a few points. Ronan continued to maintain his usual image: The director of this film is James Huang, that is, the director of Human Purge Project. An excellent The director is very important to the film, and several of you must understand this.

Aziz said first, Isn't the chance of success higher this way?

Ronan smiled: That's true. He added: In addition, this film has a larger investment than Human Purge Project, the shooting time is longer, and the capital recovery cycle is also longer.

Hassan nodded slightly: We understand.

That's good. Ronan pointed to the plan: Besides these, if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Hassan asked a few people with his eyes, and said with a smile: This plan is very detailed, let's talk about the investment part.

Of course Ronan would not object: Yes.

Hassan said: The five of us jointly contributed 8 million US dollars to invest in the project Reaper. The terms of return on investment are consistent with the contract of Human Clearance Project. The long period of time should not exceed three years, and you have settled the project income, and you need to settle the investment income with us immediately.

He added emphatically: As with the film shown tonight, our names and portraits will be displayed in the prologue.

Ronan thought for a while, and said, No problem. He smiled, and said, I have some requests, too.

Hassan nodded: Please tell me.

Because he didn't understand the Hollywood model, the other party's request was not excessive at all. Ronan just said: Your party must not interfere with film production, distribution and various operations. I need professional people to do professional things.

Hearing this, Hassan laughed, Ronan Anderson was still that honest Yankee.

I can assure you of that, he said. We trust Mr. Anderson's professionalism.

The two parties have reached an agreement on the main terms, and there will basically be no problems with this investment cooperation. The rest are some details, and Ronan can hand it over to Robert to discuss later.

Two days later, the two parties successfully signed the contract, and Ronan also received the first investment for the second trip to Abu Dhabi.

During this period, he took the time to carefully read the script called Arabian Life.

This script is aimed at ordinary people in the United Arab Emirates. Although there are many contents showing the affluence of Abu Dhabi, the theme tends to show the dark side of society.

how to say? This is a realistic book.

It is very in line with the normal situation of human society. Anyone with a slightly clear head knows that no country or society will only have a good side.

In addition, with Ronan's eyes, it is not difficult to judge that this is a movie that is heavily biased towards literature.

Once a literary movie is made, the focus will often fall on the dark side.

Subsequently, financing will be held on time.

The five-person team headed by Hassan was also pleased to be invited to appear at the financing meeting held by Shahai Entertainment for Death is Coming.

The Purge of Mankind is being screened in Abu Dhabi. Project investors are being rewarded. With the recommendation of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the famous leading party comrade Saleh, this round of financing will be much smoother than the first time. .

Like the first fundraising meeting, it took three days to raise only US$3 million, excluding the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's funds.

With a successful foundation, it is much easier to raise funds again. This time, the financing meeting reached an intended investment of 12 million US dollars, and the actual contracted financing was 7 million US dollars.

In this way, the project Death Comes has raised 15 million U.S. dollars. Although it is a bit far from the ideal state of 20 million U.S. dollars, according to the news brought by Saleh, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has basically approved Ace Secret Service Agent, the investment amount may be around 25 million US dollars.

The Kingsman project can be said to be an important reason why Abu Dhabi Investment Authority continues to support Shahai Entertainment.

It is impossible for Ronan to give up on this project with a very limited audience, not only because Death is Coming is 5 million US dollars short of the ideal budget, but also because of the funds for Sandsea Entertainment to acquire the distribution company.

Even though it is only the late 1990s, the U.S. dollar is still relatively strong, but the distribution companies with slightly better distribution channels cannot get tens of millions of dollars at all.

If a company with a well-established distribution channel can be bought with a few million dollars, or a distribution channel can be easily established, there will not be so many production companies willing to endure the high commission of the distribution company.

For example, in the early 1990s, many other films including Terminator 2 produced by the famous Carlock Films were all released by other companies.

Similarly, there is Orion, the producer of The Silence of the Lambs.

Although there was no formal contact with Embassy Pictures, Ronan was determined to solve the distribution problem.

It happens to be able to bring more investment back from Abu Dhabi.

After the financing meeting, the agreement was signed with the investors, but the investment from the Investment Bureau has not yet been approved.

Ronan accepted Al-Mansour's invitation to a small meeting, along with a proposal for the script for Life in Arabia.

He is still trying to get an investment from the Investment Bureau. Mansour has formally consulted him for his opinion. Of course, he should take it seriously.

This script was given to Mansur by a Frenchman.

Walking up the corridor of the building, Ronan told Robert the news he had inquired from Saleh: The news of the financing of the Human Investment Plan gradually spread, and we are not the only ones eyeing Abu Dhabi.

Robert had a headache: There are too many people coming here, so it's easy to make mistakes.

Ronan nodded slightly, and said in a low voice: After this time, Abu Dhabi should stop here. We can't wait until something really goes wrong.

Maybe it won’t be a problem once, it’s okay twice, or even three times. If there are too many times, it will definitely not always go smoothly. Now the information between the two sides is not equal. Abu Dhabi doesn’t understand Hollywood, but they can’t never understand. .

Robert has said several times that filmmaking is not as good as professional financing, but he can control the greed in his heart. At this time, he said: Now I am just a Frenchman. Once he succeeds in financing, the British, Italians and Germans may be behind. Follow along.

Ronan thought so, and said, It's time for us to change our target.

Sandsea Entertainment is in its infancy and needs a large amount of capital. The company has limited liquidity, so it can only find ways to borrow chickens to lay eggs.

Besides, movies are a high-risk investment after all. Isn't it stupid for a company to use its own money to make movies in the initial stage?

When the company has sufficient funds and a strong ability to resist risks, self-investment and self-portrait can become one of many choices.

Robert reminded again: When these two projects settle funds, we don't have to come here in person, and international settlement is not too troublesome.

Obviously, he was worried that something might go wrong and he wouldn't be able to go back.

After all, this is Abu Dhabi, not Los Angeles.

Don't worry. Ronan patted his arm: The situation hasn't collapsed yet.

Robert couldn't help shaking his head and smiling: Indeed, it's still far from crashing.

When the two came near the door of the meeting room, a middle-aged man in a suit suddenly walked over from the opposite side.

Ronan glanced at him. This man seemed to be of mixed race, with some Arab features.

Are you Ronan Anderson from Sandsea Entertainment? The man spoke with a weird English accent.

Ronan could hear the man speaking with a French accent, I am. Excuse me...

Before the words were finished, French English sounded again: Didn't you raise 15 million US dollars? Are you still leaving? You can't be too greedy!

Ronan was puzzled at first, and then thought of who this person was.

Probably because there was a sound outside the door, the door of the meeting room was opened from the inside, and a thin man came out and said with a smile, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Fontaine, you are all here, please come in.

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