With the tax refund for "Spy Shadows", Ronan brought Paul Anderson, Samuel Hadida and others back to Los Angeles, handing over the remaining negotiations to Shahai Entertainment people to complete, and also contacted Mira Jovovich.

This person is easy to find. Not to mention Luc Besson's ex-wife, he is also a very famous star.

Ronan asked someone to place Priyaka Chopra and temporarily threw the Indian woman aside, with a series of work to deal with.

George Clint has sent his deputy to Japan to negotiate with Capcom about the subsequent film copyright issues of "Resident Evil". Ronan gave him the creative plan for "Death is gone" and he also convened a special person to discuss it. He believed that it is extremely feasible, but he has to wait until the sequel of "Death is here" is released before it is put on the agenda. After all, "Death is here" needs to have greater influence, and such derivative movies have a better audience base.

Ronan also agreed with their point of view. "The God of Death is Coming" has only been released, and it has been less than a month since the offline rental and sale is available. The derivative film is too early, so there is no need to worry.

In addition, negotiations between Shahai Entertainment and the Indian Mountain Foundation were completed last week. George Clint signed a formal investment agreement with the Mountain Foundation on behalf of Shahai Entertainment. Nick Ross Khan, who came to Los Angeles on behalf of the Mountain Foundation, has returned to Mumbai.

But an Indian who had worked for Los Angeles Video Film Company for many years stayed in Los Angeles as a representative of the Mountain Foundation and would join the crew's shooting and production.

According to the agreement between the two parties, the Mountain Foundation has no right to interfere with the crew's work, and this person only plays a supervisory role.

The three brothers are indeed more familiar with film production than the rich people in Abu Dhabi. They not only leave supervisors, but also hire PwC as a third-party account supervisor to grasp the financial status of the third-party film-finishing guaranteed account.

Of course, the same strategy cannot be used when dealing with different financing objects. Ronan was very clear about this before going to India, so Shahai Entertainment did not set any obstacles, showing its sincerity in cooperation.

Apart from the Hollywood common rules, Ronan has not set any traps in investment at all.

Therefore, both parties are very satisfied with the cooperation.

For example, the producer will charge a commission of 15% of the operating and management expenses and 20% of the profits in the future. Indians have no objection. Today, Hollywood films operate in this way.

The preliminary development costs of Shahai Entertainment, screenwriter costs and Matt Damon's third-party account pay are all included in the budget cost of "Spy Shadows", offsetting the $10 million investment belonging to Shahai Entertainment.

This is a legitimate business operation, and Indians naturally have no objection.

With the cooperation with the Mountain Foundation, the crew of "Spy Shadows" has been rapidly expanded and officially entered the preliminary preparations.

The other is to recruit actors.

Ronan asked someone to contact Ben Affleck and wanted to try whether he could bring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck into the same crew. At that time, the topic will be very interesting and will be of great help to publicity and marketing.

But Ben Affleck's $5 million offer directly defeated Shahai Entertainment.

Ronan then realized that he not only underestimated Matt Damon of this era, but also underestimated Ben Affleck. Ben Affleck's pay for "The Fate Is You" filmed last year was as high as 12.5 million US dollars.

After discovering this problem, Ronan remembered that Michael Bell's nonsense film about oil workers blowing asteroids, Ben Affleck is the male lead!

After getting together the ideas of this pair of good friends, Ronan naturally gave up and went to find a cheap actor obediently.

He can invest heavily in the male lead, but the supporting role with much fewer scenes is not worth it.

As for the heroine, Paul Greengrass recommended a little star named Jennifer Garner. The pay was very cheap, only $100,000. Ronan watched the audition video and agreed directly.

This actress is not pretty, but the crew has changed Ronan's setting for the heroine selling her face and figure, and an ordinary-looking actress is also suitable.

Will Matt Damon and Jennifer Garner spark during the shooting?

Many couples in Hollywood watch the right time during the filming of the crew, especially two people who play the couple's scene. Not to mention becoming couples, it is common to find a place to post it.

If Matt Damon and Jennifer Garner hook up, they might have made a few shots. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are getting together again, will gay love be affected?

Ronan didn't think much about this. In his eyes, the greatest value of the actor is whether it can bring commercial benefits.

After Koch Pictures' $20 million investment was received, the crew of "Resident Evil" was officially established. Ronan immediately asked the crew to pass the relevant information to Koch Pictures in Berlin, and asked Tony Koch to continue applying for Germany's tax refund subsidy.

Milan-Jovovic also contacted, and the two sides were having preliminary contact.

In addition, Capcom's representative came to Los Angeles from Japan. Ronan took the time to meet them and discussed some things about the adaptation. Then he asked George Clint's deputy to continue talking to the other party about the subsequent copyright.

The Japanese are very smart, and it is not easy to talk about it. A time-consuming and labor-intensive tug-of-war is essential.

Ronan also asked his assistant Connie to take someone to specifically check "Tomb Raider" and works about the werewolf vampire war. The copyright of "Tomb Raider" is in the hands of Madonna Sicone's company, and has been prepared for filming with Paramount Pictures.

The early development began when we obtained the adaptation rights in early 1998.

There are too many works, and the copyright belongs to a long time before the shooting.

Hollywood has a very clear understanding of the importance of copyright. Generally, it is too difficult for medium and large film companies to get copyright and let them spit it out again.

There will be a huge price to pay.

"To collaborate with Samuel Hadida on Resident Evil." Ronan reminded George Clint and Robert Lee: "Spread it as much as possible, so that everyone and the world know that Shahai Entertainment is well-funded, not only to produce our own projects, but also to invest in projects from other producers."

George Clint understands Ronan's meaning: "Attract some producers to the company to attract investment?"

Robert Lee also thought: "We lack our own production capabilities. We can only create projects alone, and we can shoot limited films every year."

Ronan said again: "Every movie project information submitted to the company must be summarized to me."

George Clint believed Ronan's vision very much: "I understand."

Luo Nan reminded him a few more words: Shahai Entertainment and even the entire Relativity Entertainment have too shallow foundations and do not have enough risk resistance. If a big production fails, it may bring serious consequences.

These cannot be solved in a short period of time. Since Ronan has the advantage of foresight, he must use it.

In my previous life, there were many film projects that were successful but not large and medium-sized film companies.

Some of them, Ronan thought about it out of thin air, and may not have any impression, but he will definitely remember it when he sees the relevant information.

The memories of the videos I have watched over 20 years in my previous life are mixed together. Some movies that have only paid attention to the news or only watched once are really vague.

I guess most people will feel this way.

There are many films in Hollywood that are initiated by independent producers, that is, when the producer has a project, he goes to the film company to get investment. The copyright of the films shot naturally belongs to the production company.

Of course, the producers also benefited a lot from it and could also avoid the greatest financial risks.

There is a very popular saying in Hollywood: Don’t use your own money to make movies.

In the past, Shahai Entertainment was too small and did not have the key distribution capabilities. Now it has gained a certain reputation and the videos it produced can also go through its own distribution channels.

This ensures the possibility of profitability.

Connie found a lot of related works about vampires and werewolfs. Ronan took the time to roughly read it. The main plot of "Monster Love" by female writer Nancy Collins is almost similar to the first part of "Legend of Night". No wonder the crew of "Legend of Night" reached an out-of-court settlement with the people who accused them of plagiarism in their previous life.

Ronan asked Connie to have a little contact with Nancy Collins. Nancy Collins was just a little writer with no fame. Since "Monster Love" was published in 1994, Shahai Entertainment bought the copyright of "Monster Love" for only 50,000 US dollars.

This money can help Shahai Entertainment avoid the copyright issues that are troubled. If the madman who shows off his wife shoots this series again, it will infringe on Shahai Entertainment's copyright.

A small author and a film company that is on track are completely different concepts.

Ronan is also preparing to adapt, at least he will create the script first, and then contact the director in his previous life. Because of Kate Beckinsale, he still remembers that the director was the assistant of the great director Roland Emmerich. The specific name is Lang Hoffman or Lang Wiseman, and he can't remember it very clearly.

As long as you ask Roland Emmerich’s assistants to know who it is.

Roland Emmerich has just filmed "Independence Day" and "Godzilla". He is a top Hollywood business director. The news about him is easy to check.

The crew of "Human Purge 2" has also entered the formal preparation stage. Director James Huang's strength in horror thriller films is undoubtedly. Producer Andrew also fully cooperates with the preliminary preparations. Technical otakus Jessica Felton continues to serve as the editor of this series.

At the suggestion of Ronan, she also took up the position of deputy producer in the post-production and was preparing to officially enter the production industry.
Chapter completed!