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Chapter 1 The Prodigal(1/2)

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The morning sun set on the straight road, illuminating the English letters all over the street. Ronan stood in front of the newspaper booth with a smell of alcohol, staring at the Los Angeles Times.

The dates in the newspaper are marked on January 5, 1998.

Ronan rubbed his haggard face and grabbed his bird's nest-like hair. In fact, when he woke up from the bar in the early morning, he realized what was going on, and now he was completely confirmed.

He came from across the Pacific Ocean more than 20 years later to Los Angeles in 1998.

To be precise, this is the satellite city of Burbank in Los Angeles.

"Good morning, Mr. Anderson." The owner of the newspaper booth said hello, "Come a newspaper?"

Ronan nodded, bought a copy of the Los Angeles Times, and walked towards the entrance of the small office building next to it.

"Isn't that Ronan Anderson?" A fat middle-aged woman appeared in the newspaper booth: "Look at his down-and-out look! He is such a prodigal son. He has lost all his property and company."

The newspaper booth owner pulled the woman: "Lisa, don't talk nonsense."

The middle-aged woman muttered, "Is that true?"

All these words came, and Ronan ignored them. They were right, the former owner of this body was already in a dilemma.

When he came to the office building, he easily found the name of Shahai Entertainment among the hanging piles of nameplates. Ronan did not enter the building immediately, and looked at the golden company nameplate and remained silent.

He got home drunk after drinking with the advertiser, lay down and woke up, and came from across the Pacific to a bar in Los Angeles, becoming a guy named Ronan Anderson.

Because there are names with the same pronunciation?

From the beginning of the morning to the present, my chaotic thoughts have gradually become clearer.

I have read many time travel novels, but it is not difficult to accept them.

I am alone on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and apart from a good job, I don’t have much concern.

Ronan lowered his eyes, and Ronan Anderson's memories emerged in his mind.

This guy can be described in one sentence: his heart is higher than the sky, and his life is thinner than paper.

Ronan Anderson has a good background. His father, Anderson, is a millionaire. He founded Shahai Entertainment Company in the 1980s and is mainly engaged in film production.

This company is very small in scale, mainly producing B-level films that directly release videotapes. Old Anderson is a typical conservative. He never touches projects with investment of more than one million yuan. His works are unknown during the ten years of establishment, but he has also accumulated a lot of wealth.

More than a year ago, the old Anderson and his wife went to Utah Geopark to hike, and both died in a landslide. The company and property fell on Ronan Anderson.

Nineteen-year-old Ronan Anderson dropped out of the USC Film Academy and took over Shahai Entertainment.

The company is very small and Ronan Anderson holds all shares.

The young man's idea was very radical. He wanted to develop Shahai Entertainment into a large company. He completely denied the business strategy of Old Anderson and suppressed most of the company and individual cash. The insurance income of Old Anderson and his wife also used a mortgage to his house, raised a huge sum of $6 million, and produced a bloody action film called "The Jedi".

This is an era when action movies are popular, and even literary and artistic stars like Nicholas Cage have transformed into action stars.

Unfortunately, in early October last year, "The Jedi" was released in North America and was released from theaters in just four weeks.

The box office in North America will reach 800,000 US dollars. After deducting various fees by the issuer, the box office share obtained by Shahai Entertainment can be ignored.

The film is a big hit in North America, and no one cares about the copyright of overseas distribution.

In the next two months, Shahai Entertainment's capital chain broke, banks came to collect debts, and employees left one after another. Ronan Anderson fell into the dilemma of a company and an individual going to go bankrupt.

The young man with a higher heart suddenly collapsed and began to linger in the bar to buy drunk.

Then he came here.

"I don't have the surname Ellison, so I actually dropped out of school and invested in making movies."

Luo Nan really didn't know what to say. Judging from the memories left behind, that person is talented, and he can even be said to be a top student at the Film Academy of Southern California.

Especially in drama, he has considerable attainments.

The script of "The Jedi" was written by Anderson Jr.

But talent and success are simply not equated.

Too ideal and too impulsive.

He actually invested almost all his capital to create high-risk products such as movies.

With Ronan's years of experience in his career, the best way to invest in movies is to borrow a chicken to lay eggs.

Of course, it is also very difficult to borrow chickens to lay eggs.

When he lived on the other side of the Pacific in his previous life, Ronan graduated from a second-rate theater school and has always been engaged in an industry related to film and television production.

Initially, he worked as an assistant in the crew. With his efforts and various means, he stepped on countless competitors along the way and became a small producer. With the popularity of Internet video, he moved to Penguin Video to coordinate some of the content production and operation work.

Looking at the nameplate of Shahai Entertainment and thinking about his mind full of film knowledge and operation experience, Ronan suddenly laughed.

Hollywood, the Internet, is very profitable.

Follow the times and may have the opportunity to stand at the highest point to see the scenery.

Standing high, the money and beauty I like...

But when I think of the mess left by Anderson, I can't help but have a headache.

Ronan entered the office building with newspapers. It was working hours. There were many people coming and going, and many people glanced at him.

Even some people's arguments can be heard.

"The company that Old Anderson developed in ten years has been done with his son in just over a year."

"Do you think Old Anderson would be so angry that he crawled out of the cemetery?"

"Look at his decadent look, maybe he will jump off the building at any time."

"Little Anderson is a failure in being a human being."

When Luo Nanquan said that he didn't hear it, he came to Shahai Entertainment on the second floor, and the only four remaining employees had arrived.

The company is not big, and with his office, it is estimated that it has dozens of square meters. Originally, there were nearly twenty people in the company, but most of them quit. The last four employees were all the confidants of Anderson back then.

A brown-haired woman in her forties came over and asked with concern: "Ronan?"

"I'm fine, Mary." Ronan shook his head.

The other party was formerly an assistant to Anderson, and later served as the company's financial director, with very strong work ability.

Luo Nan just entered the office, followed by a middle-aged man in his forties.

"Mr. Anderson." He placed a document on his desk: "This is my resignation report."

After receiving the resignation report, Ronan glanced briefly and said, "Jamie, the company has not gone bankrupt yet."

This is also a talent, he wants to try to keep it.

Jamie didn't hesitate at all: "I'm very sorry, I have a mortgage and a car loan, and I have two children, so I can't take risks."

The forced melon is not sweet, Ronan nodded gently: "Have you contacted the new job?"

"Yeah." Jamie responded.

Ronan picked up the pen, signed the resignation report, pressed the caller, and asked Mary to handle the resignation procedures for Jamie.

As soon as Jamie left the office, he faintly heard quarrels coming from outside.

That was Mary's voice asking Jamie.

Luo Nan knew very well that the company was dispersed. If there was no response, it would not take long for the rest of the people to resign.

How can I get out of the predicament as soon as possible?

The knock on the door sounded, and Ronan responded, and Mary pushed the door open and came in.

"Miss Judith from the bank is here."

The ex kept hiding from the bank. Ronan knew that this was not a solution and said, "Please come in."

A tall blonde followed Mary into the office.

"Hello, Miss Judith."

"Hello, Mr. Anderson." Judith placed the reimbursement notice in front of Ronan, smelling the bad smell of alcohol, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes, and said directly: "Your company's one million dollar mortgage loan in our bank has three months to expire, and your personal one million dollar real estate mortgage loan has six months to expire."

Ronan glanced at the notice of the refund and said, "I know."

Judith reminded: "I hope you can repay the loan in time."

The blonde woman said nothing more and said goodbye and left.

Luo Nan put away the payment notice, and the bank rarely comes to collect payments. The bank is probably worried about the situation of Shahai Entertainment.

Sandhai Entertainment's million-dollar loan is an old account, mortgaged by the copyright of the film produced by the company 97 years ago; Ronan Anderson mortgaged the North Hollywood apartment inherited from Old Anderson.

The bank does not want to take compulsory measures unless it is absolutely necessary.

He wanted to do something before, but now facing a huge debt of $2 million, Ronan has a headache and subconsciously has the idea of ​​running away.

Taking a deep breath, Ronan gave up this unreliable idea, and it was not until the end of his life.

If you want to use your own advantages to achieve something, even if you are reborn, you will not be able to do it.

He looked at the middle-aged woman: "Mary, how much money is left in the company's account?"
To be continued...
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