The Best Entertainment Era

You went to Germany for a while, and brought back another $4.5 million.

In Shahai Entertainment's office, Robert praised again and again: Ronan, how did you develop your financing skills?

How many years would it take Sandhai Entertainment to earn the $4.5 million before The Purge of Man was released?

Ronan was very calm and said, Actually, the opportunity has always been there. I also studied some cases, only to find that there is a loophole in Germany that can be seized.

In addition to the $4.5 million, he still had $10 million not paid to Koch Films, and the trip to Germany actually raised $14.5 million.

Of course Ronan will not renege on his debts, and the $10 million will definitely be returned to Koch Films when Reaper Comes is settled.

Mary interjected at this moment: You two, I said there is no harm in reading more books, right?

George Clint smiled: I am good at publicity and media relations. You can ask me to talk about acquisitions, but it is a bit difficult to attract investment.

The atmosphere in the office was very harmonious. After Ronan returned to Los Angeles, he immediately distributed the rewards for the trip to Abu Dhabi. Including himself, everyone received a 1% cash reward, which was 400,000 US dollars.

Ronan clapped his palms, waited for the office to quiet down, and began to talk about business: Mary, the tax rebate income of 4.5 million US dollars belongs to Shahai Entertainment's legitimate income from Koch Films, and it does not need to be included in the income of the two film projects.

Mary nodded slightly: Okay, I know what to do.

George Clint praised: This is a reasonable and legal company income.

Ronan said regretfully: The tax refund quota in the UK was divided up last year, otherwise I can go to the UK again.

The tax rebate policy in the UK is not particularly strict. As long as some scenes are filmed in the UK and the main cast members are British, the application requirements are met.

However, compared with Germany, the cooperation between Britain and the United States is closer, and the annual tax refund quota will be determined several months in advance.

Robert said with a smile: This 4.5 million US dollars is already a surprise you brought us.

Several people discussed the tax rebates for movies around the world, and Ronan then asked, How are the two movie projects going?

The initial planning of Death Comes has been going on. Robert replied: James Huang's detailed shooting plan, scene plan and storyboard artwork were all submitted to the company, and I put them in your filing cabinet.

He thought for a while, and then said: As for the behind-the-scenes team, James Huang means to use the behind-the-scenes staff of the Human Clearance Project as much as possible. I am in contact.

Ronan nodded: Yes. It is better to have a basis for cooperation. He appropriately delegated authority: You are responsible for the negotiation of these personnel.

Robert also said: James Huang's agent Edward came to him several times and asked for an increase in James Huang's director's salary. He believed that the Human Purge Project was a great success, and the $300,000 remuneration was seriously inconsistent with James Huang.

In the contract signed at the beginning, James Huang had to lower his own conditions in order to win Ronan's financial support, but the success of Human Purge Project undoubtedly raised the tide for this Chinese director.

Ronan is not a rigid person: I will find time to talk to Edward.

An appropriate salary increase is not impossible, but the amount will certainly not be very high, and it will take a while.

In fact, while speaking, Ronan roughly thought of a plan that could stimulate James Huang's subjective initiative.

What about Kingsman? he asked again.

Robert quickly replied: Muhammad has already agreed to play the leading actor, I talked to his agent once, the condition is not too much, $500,000 plus box office bonus.

As for directors, I posted a recruitment announcement and have received twelve director recommendations so far.

Ronan said: Continue to negotiate with Muhammad. Box office bonuses can be given, but the base salary must be lowered. If the North American box office of this film reaches the budgeted cost, you can give him a box office bonus equal to the base salary at one time.

Hearing this, George Clint looked at Ronan. As expected of the boss and producer of the film company, he was very dark and qualified.

According to the established plan, the public budget cost of Kingsman Agent is as high as 25 million U.S. dollars. Can such a movie about Arab agents save the world get 25 million U.S. dollars at the box office in North America?

If the director wants to talk, then contact a few agency companies. Ronan said slowly, See if they have any suitable candidates to recommend.

He looked at the three of them and said, It's very difficult to make money on this film, but we can't give up. We must treat it with the most serious and responsible attitude.

Robert understands that if he can pay less, it is better.

Although all the money lost was from the Arabs, through Hollywood-style calculations, a considerable part of the extra money earned by the film can be converted into legitimate income for Shahai Entertainment.

Ronan frowned slightly. The film Ace Agent is more difficult to operate than Reaper.

But any director who has a choice, when he reads the script's male lead, he probably won't even touch it. He can't direct in person, right? It must be a pot of porridge.

How to maximize the benefits of getting money out of Abu Dhabi also requires careful planning.

If it doesn’t work, I’ll look for directors who shoot MVs. Directors who come from the MV industry are basically visual people, and the shots are shot at a particularly fast pace, which is most suitable for action-type commercial movies.

Let's see if anyone dares to take this pot.

At this time, Mary reminded: James Huang called yesterday, he needs funds.

The money can be approved, and you can monitor it well. Ronan said: This project is almost done. George, you choose a suitable time, contact the media, and hold a press conference for the project approval of Death Comes.

George nodded: Okay.

Have you contacted the embassy film industry? Ronan put the most important question at the end: What's the reaction?

Robert said: George and I contacted the three major shareholders. They have the intention to cash out, but the intention is not strong enough, and the company's management also has doubts.

George added: This distribution company is not large in scale, but it also has a stable income of several million dollars a year and supports many people. The company's management is worried that the company's future is normal.

Ronan thought for a while and said, Continue to talk to the shareholders, and also contact the management to properly demonstrate our strength. He reminded: Don't forget, we have the support of a big chaebol behind us.

As soon as the words came out, both George and Robert laughed.

The meeting was over, and soon Ronan was left alone in the office. Ronan sat behind the desk, focusing on the issues of the issuing company.

Reaper is on the right track, Ace Agent mainly depends on how much money can be recovered, and the publishing company directly determines how wide the road will be in the next ten years.

Ronan counted the funds in his hands, and the revenue of Purge of Human Beings has 20 million US dollars reserved, and the trip to Abu Dhabi has 10 million US dollars in addition to the real needs of the two films... Yes, the four of them will also share After taking away 1.6 million US dollars, there is the harvest from Germany, 10 million US dollars from Koch and 4.5 million US dollars in tax rebates.

This amount of money should be enough to acquire a distribution company.

It's okay to say that the funds are not enough, that Miss Judith will contact him from time to time, presumably it is not difficult to get a loan from the bank.

The most important thing is whether the other party wants to sell.

Intentions are subject to change at any time.

Ronan found out the information of the three major shareholders of the embassy film industry. These three are all in their forties and fifties, and they belong to partners who have cooperated for a long time and have relatively good relationships.

An item marked by Robert on the information has attracted his attention. The three people have invested heavily in Nasdaq. With a large amount of cash flow, the three intend to sell their shares and continue to invest in Internet shares.

This may be an opportunity.

But how can we really grasp this opportunity? These three people only intend to sell, and no one can guarantee whether they can sell in the end.

Distribution channels are too important for film companies, the sooner they are resolved, the better.

Ronan had been thinking about this all afternoon. If he could win the distribution company, he could go to the upcoming Sun Denis Film Festival.

When he was about to get off work, he finally had a general idea. He was just about to leave the office when he received a call from Greg Enrique from Lionsgate Films.

This person asked him to meet and talk about the next publishing cooperation.