Chapter 620： Red neck is not easy to mess with

After the opening ceremony, the film festival organizing committee also had a small reception. Will Smith went to talk to Sophie Marceau who caused a sensation on the red carpet. Ronan showed his face at the reception and returned to the hotel.

I vaguely remember that Sophie Marceau was a person around 1965, really an aunt-level existence.

Ronan returned to the hotel and called Connie, who was accompanying him, and said, "You can contact the film crew of Embassy Pictures and ask them to contact Korean director Park Chan-wook, and ask if the North American copyright of "Old Boy" is still there? ...Well, if possible, even buy the remake copyright."

These names were very unfamiliar, so Connie quickly wrote them down in her notebook and asked, "Are there other movies?"

There are only a few movies that Ronan has an impression of. The Coen Brothers' "Old Woman Killer" has been talked about by Tom Hanks. It is a work of Disney's Touchstone Pictures, and a purely Japanese comic like "Ghost in the Shell 2" Limited in the North American market.

As for the film of King of Sunglasses, forget it, the market is too narrow.

But what about "Fahrenheit 911"?

The content of this film is more sensitive than "The Passion of the Christ". It was because of this that it caused a huge sensation later. Ronan didn't know the specific data, but remembered that it seemed to be the first documentary in North American film history with a box office of over 100 million.

Ronan hesitated and said, "Let them contact Park Chan-wook and his "Old Boy" first."

To be honest, Ronan didn't think about it.

"Fahrenheit 911" is such a big piece of cake in front of you, it is definitely false to say that it is not heartbeat, but "Fahrenheit 911" directly refers to not the family, and involves too much politics and its dark side.

The cake is big, but not so delicious.

Although Ronan planned to be a leftist from the beginning, he has become more and more leftist over the years, and his family is naturally not in the same line, but there is no need to provoke these traditional political families.

Texas red necks are not easy to mess with.

Ronan thought about it and decided to treat it as "Fahrenheit 911" does not exist.

There are many projects that can be sold in the future, so there is no need to take this kind of political risk.

Compared to "The Passion of the Christ", no matter how you look at it, the risk of "Fahrenheit 9/11" is much greater.

After Connie left, Ronan thought of the political situation in the United States from political films. With the development of Relativity Entertainment, it is necessary to invest in politics.

Not to mention anything else, when Relativity Entertainment has developed to a certain scale and wants to annex other companies, antitrust investigations will be enough.

I vaguely remember that Time Warner tried to merge with News Corporation several times, but was forcibly stopped.

Ronan thought of a name, turned on the computer and searched for public information. The black senator from Illinois was running for the federal senator.

If nothing happens, this man will not only be elected successfully, but will also reach the peak of his political career in the next few years.

Ronan made a phone call to Robert Lee, first confessed a few words, and then sent the public information downloaded from the website to Robert Lee through an encrypted mailbox, and Robert Lee was responsible for initial contact with the other party.

For some well-known reasons, political things cannot be too deep,

The efficiency of the Embassy Film Industry is very high. The next morning, Ronan had just eaten his breakfast, and the relevant personnel passed the news to Connie.

"They contacted Park Chan-wook last night." Connie said quickly: "The North American copyright of "Old Boy" has not yet been sold. It is currently in the hands of the production company. The Embassy Pictures today will issue and remake the copyright in North America. Matters, start formal negotiations with them."

Ronan ate a fried egg and nodded in satisfaction: "The action is fast."

Connie asked, "Are there any other itineraries except for "Shi Fa Hao" today?"

Ronan thought for a while, and said, "First go to the premiere of "Surrounded Haze", and then go to the film trade fair."

Connie said, "Okay, I will contact the vehicle."

Perhaps the great success of "Hero" in the world has given the producers and overseas distributor Sony Entertainment outside of North America enough confidence that they put the world premiere of "Small Haze" at the Cannes Film Festival , And rented Lumiere Hall for the premiere.

In addition to Er Zhang and Lionsgate’s Navas who met at the opening ceremony of the festival, Ronan met Chris, an old friend of Sony Entertainment, at the premiere.

"How much did you make in the previous "Hero"?" Chris asked directly.

Ronan smiled: "It's not losing money."

Chris shook his head and said, "That's weird. Those two Mr. Zhangs only have the copyright of the Oriental Market, and all the copyrights in other places are sold to your Embassy Pictures, even if the Oriental Market is eliminated, "Hero "The North American box office still has nearly 200 million U.S. dollars. You said the Embassy Pictures did not make any money?"

He deliberately lowered his voice: "The producer of "Hero" just got its name, and the real benefits were taken away by you and Embassy Pictures, right?"

Ronan just laughed, not taking Chris' words at all.

Chris asked: "Is the net profit 100 million dollars?"

Ronan coughed in a low voice and said vaguely: "tens of millions of dollars."

Seventy to eighty million dollars is also tens of millions of dollars. There is nothing wrong with that.

Due to the equity structure of Relativity Entertainment, it is difficult for outsiders to understand the company's very specific operating data. Chris originally wanted to borrow the good relationship with Ronan for many years and take a little look.

But seeing Ronan dripping water, I had to say: "Ronan, what do you think of this "Small Haze"? It is said that you also participated in the North American copyright auction organized by the New Picture Company.

Ronan shrugged: "Please, Chris, I haven't even seen the movie yet, how do you judge?"

Chris whispered: "I feel that no one in Hollywood knows Eastern movies and Eastern filmmakers better than you, otherwise there would be no success in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero".

Ronan didn't take his compliments at all. Instead, he said, "I have to wait until I have watched the movie."

Seeing that Ronan couldn't ask anything, Chris simply changed the topic: "Relativity Entertainment acquired Marvel Comics and reorganized it into Marvel Entertainment. In the future, we will have more opportunities for cooperation between the two sides."

Ronan nodded: "Yes." He went on to say, "Chris, we are old friends. I don't hide some things from you. For Spider-Man, I have many ideas. You can ask Sony Columbia Pictures for me. In response, Marvel Entertainment hopes to cooperate more with Sony Columbia Pictures on the "Spider-Man" project."

What Chris said just now is just a test, wanting to see the attitude of Relativity Entertainment to Spider-Man and Sony Columbia Pictures after the acquisition of Marvel.

There are rumors in the circle that the copyright department of the newly formed Marvel Entertainment has already been in conflict with Twentieth Century Fox. The two parties have a major conflict of interest in the "X-Men" series and the "Fantastic Four" series, which is very likely to cause trouble. Court.

If Marvel Entertainment didn't have the support of Relativity Entertainment Group and Ronan Anderson, he would not believe it if he was killed.

Sony Columbia Pictures is not afraid of Marvel Entertainment's trouble. After all, when Sony Entertainment bought Spider-Man from Cannon Pictures, it inherited all the rights and interests of Cannon Pictures in this series.

But some things are not a question of fear.

For example, he heard that Marvel Entertainment plans to make the Fantastic Four in the comics, and even let the Fantastic Four die as a villain.

This is really disgusting to death!

Ronan is also experimenting with Columbia Pictures and Sony Entertainment through Chris: "After Marvel Entertainment's film plan starts, it is better to let Peter Parker return to Marvel temporarily, and then..."

"Return to Marvel?" Chris interrupted Ronan directly: "I'm not responsible for this, Ronan, it's useless if you tell me."

Ronan nodded: "I hope you can convey Marvel Entertainment's request to cooperate with Sony Columbia Pictures to further develop the Spider-Man series."

Chris said seriously, "I will."

Ronan did not continue the topic of this aspect, to a certain extent, this can be regarded as a courtesy first and then a pawn.

If Sony Columbia Pictures can cope with it and develop the "Spider-Man" series with Marvel Entertainment ahead of time, Ronan doesn't mind letting Iron Man pretend and fly with Spider-Man.

In this way, the Avengers project can also borrow the heat caused by the "Spider-Man" series at the beginning.

But the difficulty is really great, after all, Sony Columbia Pictures has not experienced the spider but three stage.

If Sony Columbia Pictures refuses, Ronan will of course not give up, just do everything as planned.

Ronan then greeted Navas, found two more, and chatted with them for a while.

These two are full of spirits and want the new film to create "hero"-like glory.

Frankly speaking, this film is absolutely a commercial success, and nothing else, the US$20 million North American copyright fee paid by Lionsgate alone is enough for New Pictures to recover all its investment.

The rest of Sony Entertainment’s international distribution and gains in the Eastern market can basically be classified into the ranks of profits.

Er Zhang has done a very good business on the film "Surrounded Haze".

After Ronan left, the two looked at his back, with some emotion.

"Almost all the profits of the previous movie were taken away by him."

"Don't think too much, Lao Zhang. We have no choice. We don't have international distribution capabilities and our commercial reputation has not opened up. We can only sell international copyrights and let foreigners take the most of the profits. We exchange profits for market popularity. Facts have proved that this strategy It was a success, and we ushered in a market explosion on "Surrounded Haze."

Director Zhang said: "I am still a bit unwilling." He changed the subject: "The news and the media are almost ready, right?"

"It's ready." The producer wearing a white hat said: "This time I came to Cannes for the premiere. I said hello to all domestic media. The reporters are all our own, and the manuscripts written are all directed to us. advantageous……"