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The latest website: This initial interview went well, Ronan then had another talk with him, and Scott Swift accompanied him in Los Angeles to inspect many projects invested by the Pacific Investment Fund, including movies and dramas. items.

Both Ronan and the Pacific Investment Foundation have shown enough sincerity to cooperate, and they don't have the superior attitude of traditional American companies facing Eastern investors.

Cooperation is win-win, and respect is mutual, which is also conducive to attracting investors.

What's more, this seemingly young steel and natural resources tycoon is quite interested in the entertainment industry, and it is said that he also has extraordinary relationships with some female stars in the local entertainment industry in his home country.

Such a high-quality client has come to Los Angeles and the Pacific Investment Fund. Of course, Scott Swift will not let his achievements go unnoticed.

After many efforts and a series of inspections by the investor and his team, the two parties finally reached an investment agreement.

The Pacific Investment Fund has attracted up to 400 million US dollars of investment from the counterparty with a fixed annual rate of return of 6%.

It has to be said that these tycoons in the natural resource industry do not have a lot of cash flow in their hands.

The two sides will continue to discuss follow-up cooperation depending on the specific situation.

After opening up many investment markets, through unremitting efforts, the Pacific Investment Foundation has attracted more and more investors' attention with its good reputation and stable investment returns.

Especially in the East, among the first to become rich, there are many bigwigs who are interested in developing into the film industry.

For example, the one who used to build an urban commercial complex, in a few years, will frequently invest heavily in Hollywood and the North American film market, and once even wanted to build an oriental Hollywood.

Ronan felt that when the timing and conditions were right, he could definitely talk to this guy about cooperation.

This is completely different from when he first faced the Arabs, that is, normal business cooperation will operate within the scope of laws and regulations.

Ronan also asked the Oriental Branch of the Embassy Films to make preparations in advance for emergencies.

This member who seems to have wanted to acquire the six major Hollywood companies more than once, but has never been able to do so, may be of some help to Relativity Entertainment's future plans.

If it doesn't work, you can also be a catcher.

After all, even buying a studio, like Relativity swallowing Artisan, some businesses are redundant to Relativity.

But in the eyes of other companies, it may be a high-quality resource with great value and nowhere to buy it.

Ronan always believes that no matter what the plan is, several more filings must be made.

At the same time, two pieces of good news came from Robert Iger. On the one hand, after many private negotiations with Avi Arad, Avi Arad will step down from Marvel Entertainment after his contract expires in September this year. The position of CEO, the new executive will be held by Ike Palmter.

Kevin Feige will also be promoted to the executive president of Marvel Entertainment at that time, responsible for Marvel's film and TV series projects.

On the other hand, the expedition team sent by Relativity Entertainment to Estonia returned to Los Angeles and brought back good news.

Estonia’s cooperation is full of sincerity, and its natural and cultural scenery is also suitable for location shooting. In order to attract the crew of Relativity Entertainment, not only will it establish a professional studio area, but it will also have some tax and fiscal policies.

After a while, a team headed by Carmen Kath and officials from the Estonian business department will come to Los Angeles to negotiate with Relativity Entertainment.

Carmen-Case also made a special phone call with Ronan and exchanged some opinions.

Compared with some countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Estonia also has its own advantages, such as a very stable political situation.

The lack of some strategic resources is not a bad thing for many small countries.

It would be terrible to have a huge treasure in your body without the corresponding protection ability.

In mid-July, another The Martian, whose copyright is in the hands of Relativity Entertainment, was published by Random House. It was similar to Twilight and The Hunger Games when it was just released, and did not cause much sensation , takes time to ferment.

This can be regarded as a relatively hard-core sci-fi. Reading requires a certain threshold, and the audience is relatively small.

But it can always bring an audience base for future film adaptations, which is a natural advantage of adapted films.

At present, Hollywood as a whole is becoming more and more cautious about the investment of medium-scale original film projects. They would rather hold it in their hands for a few more years, and would not invest rashly.

This week, Shahai Entertainment has launched a brand new film adaptation project, Kick-A-Bian King adapted from Mark Miller's comic of the same name.

The film and television adaptation copyright of this comic has been in the hands of Shahai Entertainment for two years. In order to obtain the copyright from Mark Miller, Ronan also authorized the comic copyright of Kingsman to Mark Miller.

At present, a new version of the comics that is closer to the original Kingsman has been published through Marvel Entertainment.

Under the control of Ronan, the preliminary planning of Kick-Ass was very fast. For example, Guy Ritchie's deputy was invited to serve as the assistant director and executive producer in Two Smoking Barrels and Stealing and Kidnapping People's Matthew Vaughn served as project director.

The British director was able to enter the sight of Ronan and Shahai Entertainment not because of Kick-A-Bian King, but because of Thor that Marvel Entertainment is currently planning.

Matthew Vaughan submitted information to Shahai Entertainment, wanting to apply for the director of Thor, but Ronan has seen his resume, especially after the recent film Layer Cake he directed alone, and feels that he is more suitable for Hai Bian The large-scale violent style of The King simply made Shahai Entertainment talk to him about this project.

The two hit it off.

In addition, Sandsea Entertainment also found relevant information about Chloe Moretz.

This actress was also a child star. Since 2004, she has played some supporting roles in many Hollywood film and television dramas. In the first half of this year, she also participated in the dubbing of the Disney Children's Channel animated series Winnie the Pooh and Tigger.

Ronan was extremely impressed with the former Super Killer. When he first thought of this project, he always thought that the Super Killer was the protagonist. He didn't even remember that there was such an inexplicable male protagonist as Kick-off King.

Judging from the data, Chloe Moretz is a mess, but the only problem is that she is only nine years old this year, so she is really a little younger.

Whether or not to choose Chloe Moretz, Ronan did not make a decision lightly. Together with the information on girl stars such as Dakota Johnson, it was transferred to director Matthew Vaughan. Consider the director's opinion comprehensively.

Matthew Vaughan has just taken over this project as a screenwriter and executive producer at the same time, which means that the script will be created by Matthew Vaughn

The actual filming will take place next year. Caucasian girls have always developed very fast. It may take more than half a year for a little girl to grow up a bit.

As an atypical superhero movie, it will definitely be rated as an R-rated movie in the future. Of course, Kick-Ass cannot be as high-invested as a Marvel superhero movie. It is inevitable to control the investment scale. If you spend 100 million US dollars Shooting and production, this film is more likely to lose money.

Ronan only earmarked a $20 million production budget for Kick-Ass.

If Matthew Vaughn's filming and production can be a great success, he can also be in charge of the new Ace Agent later.

Regarding the headshot fireworks and the killing of hundreds of people, Ronan has already had people communicate with Mark Miller, and these elements that were once great highlights will be added to the comics.

For the new version of comics, Marvel Entertainment adopts a typical comic cooperation model. Mark Miller has the right to create, but not the copyright.

Today, comics in North America are basically created in this way.

Like the Civil War that Marvel Entertainment is serializing, and the New 52 series that DC Comics has just begun to create, they are all of this type.

From science fiction to business, from large investment to small production, from horror films to literary awards, Relativity Entertainment has established an effective long-term mechanism.

As a typical example of literary entertainment, Ang Lee and Relativity Entertainment still have film contracts to execute, but this type of director is different from commercial directors, and often requires more free creative time and space.

Brokeback Mountain was officially released from North American theaters in mid-July. The North American box office finally accumulated 121.56 million U.S. dollars, becoming Ang Lee's second highest-grossing film after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Overseas, the cumulative box office of Brokeback Mountain has gradually approached 100 million US dollars, and the global box office has exceeded 200 million US dollars.

For such a medium-to-low investment film, through the operation of the Oscars, it has won a big commercial victory.

Li An specially came to Ronan's office.

What's the next plan? Ronan asked directly.

For the time being, I won't rush to make movies anymore. Ang Lee was still worried about the failure of Hulk back then: I plan to take a good rest for a while.

Ronan said: Li, you should take a full rest, Sandsea Entertainment is not a problem, time and plan can cooperate with you.

Ang Lee said with a smile: Brokeback Mountain made me understand a lot of things, and I also thoroughly understood my own strengths and weaknesses. I believe this will help me in my future creations.

This idea is very good. Ronan affirmed: Experience more different things, and you will always gain something.

Ang Lee echoed: That's what I think.

After thinking about it for a while, Ronan said: At present, there are three largest film industry bases in the world, one is Hollywood and the other is Hong Kong City. You are familiar with both of them. My suggestion, if you have enough time, you can go to India. Go around and see Bollywood film shooting and production, and Indian film culture.

Ang Lee said: India is already on my itinerary. I have wanted to visit India and Bollywood for a long time.