The Best Entertainment Era

How's the atmosphere in the new company? Ronan asked.

Robert thought for a while, and said: The overall situation is not bad, and the xenophobia is not strong. Of course, after I came here, I said that the popularity must be false, but it did not affect the normal work. The management, like Garcia and Thomas, In fact, they are willing to see acquisitions, they also want to release real big movies, instead of going overseas to buy some small movies every year, waiting to reap millions of dollars, the original three are too conservative.

Ronan does not exclude people in the company from having ideas, after all, people are not machines: Publishing work will get busy soon.

The two chatted a lot about the distribution company. The embassy film industry is not large, and the personnel relationship is relatively simple, but there are also factions and competitions inside, which are indispensable for any normal company.

Actually, what I'm most worried about is not the management. Robert said very seriously: Many employees of this company have gradually developed a habit of working at a slow pace. I am worried that they will not be able to keep up with our fast pace.

Ronan also has considerations in this regard, saying: Under the premise of ensuring smooth distribution channels, the survival of the fittest.

Yeah. Robert replied.

It's almost the Sundenis Film Festival. Ronan said about his plan: I plan to go to the film festival, buy a suitable small production, and let the distribution company get busy first.

After the completion of the acquisition, cohesion and centripetal force cannot be resolved in a short time.

The best way is to use the success of a film to bring the new company on the right track.

Robert nodded: This is a way to not only test employees, but also increase experience in large-scale distribution of films. He reminded: If you buy, the price should not be too high, right?

Regarding the distribution channel established and developed by the embassy film industry for more than ten years, Ronan still has some confidence, and said: Go and see it first, and then we can talk about suitable films.

The Saint-Denis Film Festival is a paradise for independent films. There are not only films produced by Hollywood, but also many small productions made by filmmakers who have nothing to do with Hollywood.

Under normal circumstances, these small productions cannot find distribution channels at all, and most of them will stay in the locker for a lifetime. The roadside screening at the Sun Denis Film Festival is the best opportunity for them, and in recent years , the Sun Denis Film Festival has also produced several small-scale but box-office blockbuster films.

Having just won a distribution company, Ronan is going to try his luck there after Kingsman Agent has a clue.

Maybe you can meet the ideal film.

Robert also asked about the film with concern: How is Kingsman Agent going?

Ronan shook his head slightly: I haven't found a suitable director yet.

This film is used to cheat money... No, it is used to raise funds, but I also want to make it as good as possible, at least to get back a little more money, and I can't just find a bad director.

Robert joked: It's really impossible for you to be the director yourself.

Ronan shrugged: It is conceivable that Kingsman will become the worst movie ever made in Hollywood.

After leaving the embassy film industry, he is still thinking about this film, and the script is still being perfected and revised, which is somewhat different from what Abu Dhabi Investment Bureau has seen.

Of course, the Arab protagonist will not change, and the supporting roles on the side of justice can include whites, blacks, Latinos, etc. Minorities still have a certain ability to consume movies.

Moreover, adding roles from other ethnic groups will also benefit future publicity and distribution.

If you want to recover as much money as possible, you can't just rely on Arab audiences to buy it.

Ronan then joined George Clint and went to various trade unions. With the success of Purge of Humanity, and the relatively high investment of these two crews, large-scale employment of employees is necessary, and dealing with trade unions is unavoidable. .

Otherwise, the trade union will really make trouble,

It will be a headache to death.

Shahai Entertainment is no longer an obscure video tape production company.

The Producers Union, the two major actors' unions, the technical and coordinating staff union, and the directors' union that James Huang just joined. for the record.

These two films have also become veritable union projects, and the corresponding actors and crew in the crew will be protected by the union. In the future, the films will generate income, and they will also have to pay a lot of management fees to the union.

Others are easy to say, but the trade union collects money from the capitalists, which makes Ronan very uncomfortable.

Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

However, this industry has been developed for nearly a hundred years, and there are already sound industry regulations, which are definitely not something that a small company can challenge.

Becoming a union-registered program also means employees are paid in compliance.

As we all know, unions have minimum wage regulations.

In addition, the crew must have complete insurance procedures, that is to say, the crew has to spend an extra sum of money to find an insurance company for insurance.

More than one insurance is required.

Ronan contacted the fire protection fund insurance company under the German Allianz Group, the insurance of Hollywood crews and even the third-party guarantee business used by mainstream commercial productions. More than 60% of them cooperated with this company.

Strictly speaking, insurance is not a bad thing. In case of an accident, the insurance company can pay for it.

During filming, anything can happen, such as equipment being stolen, cast and crew being injured, or locations being vandalized to name a few.

What if the chandelier falls and burns the carpet? What if someone breaks a leg during a shoot? When these bad situations happen, the only one responsible is Ronan, the producer.

And when renting locations or props and equipment, the insurance certificate can be used as a guarantee.

According to the requirements of several major trade unions, Ronan purchased actor insurance, film and video tape insurance, equipment insurance, work injury insurance, and error and omission liability insurance in the fire protection fund in one go.

Among them, because of the existence of the stunt team, the industrial injury insurance has an insured amount of up to 300,000 US dollars.

Mr. Anderson, I need a copy of the stunt script and stunt set design for record.

Bob from the Fire Fund Insurance said to Ronan: Once the insurance contract takes effect, without the consent of the insurance company, the stunt scene cannot be changed substantially.

Ronan had a headache, but he still said, Don't worry, I don't like doing dangerous moves either.

Bob said seriously: Let me tell you in advance that we will withdraw the insurance if we breach the contract.

Ronan nodded, knowing more or less about Hollywood's insurance business.

In his previous life, Tom Cruise, the most famous desperate man in Hollywood, jumped out of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world in Mission: Impossible 4. Practice climbing, running and jumping, hanging for a full eight days.

The original insurance company refused to insure the dangerous action and asked to change the script or use a double. Cruise refused and fired the insurance company. The producer was forced to temporarily switch to other insurance companies. It is said that no company is willing to cover the insurance. Finally, Personal funds guarantee it.

Tom Cruise is just an example. After all, although Hollywood actors are generally more dedicated, there are actually very few Hollywood actors who work as hard as he does.

It is not unique that insurance companies do not accept certain business.

For example, Robert Downey Jr. took drugs because of his youth and ignorance. From 1996 to 2001, he was in and out of rehabilitation centers for drug abuse many times. Because the risk was too high, no insurance company was willing to cover him. This made many movies give up Robert Downey Jr. Ni.

This situation was not improved until Mel Gibson guaranteed it.

And Nicole Kidman, the sinking of the Hollywood queen, also has the shadow of an insurance company behind it.

Nicole Kidman played the leading role in David Fincher's movie Trembling Room, but due to relapse of old injuries and personal reasons, Nicole Kidman temporarily quit the film crew, which led to the near abortion of the film, the insurance company I almost had to pay 54 million US dollars for this. Fortunately, Jodie Foster was replaced in the later stage to continue, but after the project was overdue, the insurance company also paid 7 million in compensation.

This directly led to Nicole Kidman becoming one of the least popular female stars of insurance companies.

When insurance companies on the market are unwilling to contract for a certain star, it will somewhat affect the choice of the crew.

Bob is just an inconspicuous small business manager in the huge fire fund insurance company. After finishing the insurance contract with the crew, he asked with his own thoughts: Mr. Anderson, I would like to ask, your crew Which company did you use as a third party guarantee?

This is a confidential discussion. Ronan said casually.

Third party guarantee? That is the next step that may be used. Isn't it asking for trouble if you use it now?

Bob was very smart, so he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he took out his business card and handed it to Ronan: You can call me if you need it.

Ronan put it away: I will.