The Best Entertainment Era

In the office of Shahai Entertainment, Ronan received Semir from the Los Angeles Directorate of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority who came to visit.

Mr. Anderson, I just transferred to Los Angeles from Abu Dhabi.

This Arab man in a suit and leather shoes speaks English as fluently as Saleh: Minister Mansour asked me to say hello to you.

Ronan didn't know why this guy came, but he had a warm smile on his face: Thank you. He said politely: When the film project in hand is completed, I will definitely go to Abu Dhabi again and thank Mr. Minister personally.

After a few polite words between the two, Samir turned to the topic: The minister is very concerned about your two new projects, are they going well?

Ronan secretly raised his vigilance in his heart, but said casually: Everything is going well. One of the films will be released in November, and the other will be released in early December.

While speaking, Ronan was also thinking, what is this Samir here for? If the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority wants to meddle with the crew's affairs at this time, it will be quite troublesome.

This is not after the project is completed, large sums of money are being transferred between projects, and there will inevitably be loopholes in the accounts.

Samir came to Los Angeles not long ago from Abu Dhabi, with Mansour's special mission on his back.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has contacted the acquisition of Hollywood companies several times, but without success. The division of medium and large companies has long been completed, and it is meaningless to buy small companies.

The last eyes can only fall on old acquaintance Ronan Anderson's Shahai Entertainment.

Of course, it is still in the wait-and-see and investigation stage. According to the idea of ​​the senior management of the Investment Bureau, the company will be acquired after the scale of Ronan Anderson's company expands and the business situation stabilizes.

Semir turned to ask: I heard that you bought a publishing company some time ago?

A very small distribution company. Ronan sighed deliberately: The Human Purge Project has repeatedly suffered setbacks in finding a distributor, and is severely restricted by large companies controlled by Jewish forces. The film Kingsman is looking for It is even more difficult for the publisher, in order to avoid the situation of Human Purge Project again, I decided to establish my own distribution channel.

Samir praised: Mr. Anderson has plans, ideas, and execution ability. He is indeed a business elite.

After I came here, I learned that distribution channels are very important to the film industry. Ronan Anderson has established a distribution channel. If the film can be successfully distributed, the value of Shahai Entertainment will be even higher.

Ronan couldn't figure out the real purpose of this guy, so he could only say, It's overrated, it's just for the sake of fair distribution channels for the films we cooperate with.

There is a production company and a distribution company. Samir said with a smile, Sand Sea Entertainment will definitely have a bright future.

Ronan figured it out, the topic of this guy was always around the movie company.

Does Abu Dhabi have ideas for their own company?

He said with a slightly heavy voice: In Hollywood, it is not easy for small companies to develop, and it may attract pressure from big companies at any time.

Samir glanced at Ronan and said meaningfully: Mr. Anderson needs to win the support of more friends.

As soon as these words came out, Ronan suddenly remembered the people from the investment bureau who came to the door during the Human Purge Project, and instantly understood this person's intentions.

Of course. He followed the other party's words: Without the support of Abu Dhabi, it would be impossible to have the current Shahai Entertainment.

It's better to be fooled first, several projects are in operation, don't cause any trouble.

Samir glanced at the time and said, I still have something to do later, so I won't bother you. I'll keep in touch.

Ronan shook hands with him and bid farewell: Welcome to come often.

After sending off this Semir, and returning to the office, Ronan sat behind the computer, lost in thought.

Last time,

Saleh, the leading party, told him that Mansour was planning to acquire a large and medium-sized film company in Hollywood, but unfortunately the acquisition was very unsuccessful and no suitable target was found, and then those people stopped by here to talk about the Human Purge Project UAE copyright issues.

Ronan let out a breath, and suddenly felt that he had underestimated Mansur.

The chief supports him and Shahai Entertainment, and there is a purpose behind it. If the inference is correct, is this a game of killing fat sheep?

The sheep are fattened and then killed.

And Shahai Entertainment is that sheep.

Even, it was just a spare sheep.

Ronan guessed that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's acquisition of other companies was not going well, and then turned his attention to Shahai Entertainment.

After all, they are more familiar with Shahai Entertainment, and the boss of his company has a good relationship with Abu Dhabi and is an old friend of Abu Dhabi.

If it is acquired, Abu Dhabi will definitely not treat him badly in terms of money.

But selling the company...

Unless they are willing to buy shell companies.

Ronan thought about it, is this feasible?

Either way, he's not going to tie himself to the Arabs.

This incident also attracted Ronan's attention. In addition to the French director last time, Ronan raised the risk factor of Abu Dhabi by another level.

Everything tells him that the Abu Dhabi line should be temporarily released.

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Entering April, Jessica Felton completed the recut of The Blair Witch.

Have you finished reading?

Jessica Felton washed off her greasy hair in the rest room next to her, returned to the editing room, and said to Ronan: The director shoots limited material, except for those shots with obvious flaws, the rest basically use up.

Ronan just read it once and said, One hundred minutes is too long.

Jessica Felton wrapped her hair, pulled out a chair and sat beside her, and said, I haven't had a good cut yet.

The length of the film should be controlled at more than 70 minutes, and the longest should not exceed 80 minutes. Ronan rubbed his eyes: The camera shakes too much, and the audience can't stand it for a long time.

At that time, there will be frequent large-scale early exits, which is not good for film promotion.

Jessica Felton nodded: Yes, the audience has a limit. At least 20 minutes of content had to be cut, and she asked, What about other places?

Ronan turned on the player, pointed to the screen and said: The film began to add a subtitle, to the effect that the film of this film was taken from a video camera lost in the forest, that is to tell the audience, the story of this film It happened for real.

He coughed, and said again: The content of the initial interview, continue to be streamlined, and the third person is directly removed, and the traces of performance are too heavy.

Daniel Malik hired the cheapest extras to act as residents of the town, and some of them were not good at acting, so the interviews seemed a bit fake.

Look at this one. Ronan continued to play the screen: The design of the second half of the line deviates from the theme, so cut it out and try to be as natural as possible.

Jessica Felton took out a notebook and kept recording on it.

As an editor, she is very clear that the final choice is not in her own hands.

In most cases, the editor is often the embodiment of the will of the producer.

Ronan added: The rhythm is a little tighter, and all the shots of hesitating by the witch's hut before the end are cut out. Also, when the camera lens falls down, the middle part is removed, and the shot of another person facing the wall is directly connected. In In the opening interview, some villagers mentioned that the witch doesn’t like the people she wants to kill staring at her, so she always makes the victims face the corner.”

Jessica Felton nodded: Okay, no problem.

Ronan thought for a while, and then said: Such as the straw man on the tree and the screams at night, these are all reasonably used, and we rely on these to create a terrifying atmosphere.

That's all? Jessica Felton asked, looking up.

Ronan nodded: That's all for now, I'll tell you what comes to mind later.

No matter how this film is edited, it will not become a good movie. Good shooting techniques do not necessarily make a good movie, so some classic movies will last for a long time, not because it set a precedent.

If it doesn't look good, it doesn't look good, and if it's not scary, it's not scary. It doesn't matter what era it is.

Seeing Jessica Felton sitting in front of the workbench, and habitually spreading the two big groups on the workbench, Ronan tapped the table lightly and said, Take a rest for an afternoon. Let's go, Jessica. Xi, I invite you to lunch.

Jessica Felton shook her head very firmly: It's fine to eat. After eating and watching these scenes, I feel like vomiting.

Ronan continued to invite: It won't take long for a lunch.