Most of the film projects filmed by Shahai Entertainment this year have reached the end or even completed stage. Ronan was very busy during this period and completely handed over the Oscar public relations of "Heroes" to the Embassy Film Company.

Anyway, the goal is just an Oscar nomination for the best foreign language film.

The core of this film determines that it cannot be as dazzling as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in the North American market.

Cultural differences are not talkative, but real.

Throughout mid-December, Ronan was busy with several key films.

Paul Greengrass completed all the post-production and editing of "Spy Shadows 2" and officially submitted sample films to him, the producer. After Ronan gathered senior executives from Embassy Pictures and Shahai Entertainment to watch it, he unanimously recognized the version edited by Paul Greengrass.

As long as there is no problem with the rating review of MPAA, this is the final release.

The release time of this film has also been determined. Embassy Pictures initially finalized the Memorial Day holiday at the end of May, but Disney Pictures is already ahead, and "Finding Nemo" will be released in this schedule.

The two masterpieces collided directly together and would only make their heads bleed. The schedule of "Spy Shadows 2" can only be advanced, and it was chosen for the second weekend in May.

The only film that really started painting on the same weekend was Sony Columbia Pictures' "Daddy Rangers", which is just Columbia Pictures' third-tier project, and there are not many competitors in front of "Spy Shadows 2".

Sony Entertainment itself does not pay much attention to this film.

But North America's summer season has always been crowded, so it's not to mention that they are all top Hollywood productions.

The beginning of the summer season seems to have gradually become the exclusive premiere of Marvel superhero movies, and the first weekend in May, the X-Men 2 produced and released by Twentieth Century Fox, and the Matrix 2: Reloaded, produced and released by Warner Bros., premiered on the third weekend.

There are also major productions such as "Fake God", "Finding Nemo", and "Terminator 3" that are released later.

2003 will not only be a movie New Year for Relativity Entertainment, but also a movie New Year for Hollywood.

Let’s not talk about the sequels of Relativity Entertainment and the small productions, but there are three movies that invest more than US$50 million in just to be released.

In addition to "Spy Shadows 2", there are "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Enemy of the People".

The post-production of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has entered its final stage, and the North American release schedule was set on the weekend after the Independence Day holiday.

In fact, in terms of schedule, it also shows that the distribution business of Embassy Films cannot compete with the six major companies.

There is internal tacit understanding and coordination between the issuance businesses of the six major companies. The best periods, such as the first weekend of the summer, the President's Day holiday, the Memorial Day holiday and the Independence Day holiday, etc., will basically be divided up by the six major companies early.

Check the annual North American screening schedule, these best schedules are basically occupied by the big productions of the six major companies.

If you don't want to get fucked with the commercial productions of the six major companies, you can only find the right premiere time from other schedules.

This Independence Day schedule has already squeezed into several well-known films such as "Terminator 3", "Stealing the Day" and "The Princess of Law 2". It can be said that it is very crowded. There is no need for "Pirates of the Caribbean" to fight the bad battle with these films.

In contrast, on the weekend after Independence Day, only a film like "Shocks from the Sky" was released on a large scale, which is a very good schedule.

Ronan has already watched the trailer for this movie, which is a bit similar to the Avengers. The protagonist is Sean Connery, who is about to say goodbye to the film industry completely.

By the way, this old-fashioned male star who is famous for being vulgar, irritable, arrogant and rude in the circle has been selling her gentlemanly character for decades, and it is difficult for her to leave the market decently.

Although there was no such thing as selling characters in that era, Sean Connery can be said to be one of the most successful Hollywood stars in selling characters.

The most important thing is that even when he retires, Sean Connery's character has not collapsed.

Another big production released by Embassy Pictures is "The Enemy of the People" starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron.

Of course, for Relativity Entertainment, the production cost of $60 million is an absolute big production, but in today's Hollywood, it can only be regarded as a medium-to-high-scale film at best.

In this era, the threshold for Hollywood first-line production has risen to $100 million.

If you don’t spend $100 million, I’m so embarrassed to say that I’m a big first-line production.

"The Enemy of the People" has just begun filming and its release time is scheduled for the holiday season after November. Will Smith has a huge appeal and is also the biggest reliance of the film.

As for Charlize Theron, box office appeal and other things can be basically ignored.

Then there are those sequel movies and small productions, such as "Human Clearance Plan 3", "Deadly Bends 2", "Legend of the Night 2", "Dungeon Siege", etc., which will be released one after another next year.

In addition, Wan Ziren's "Saw" is also making preparations for the preliminary preparations, and the schedule will be ordered after he has taken the shooting situation.

Currently, Wan Ziren and Ray Wernal are still revising the script. According to Wan Ziren, he can complete the filming and post-production of the film as long as it takes three months.

Ronan vaguely remembers that "Saw" seemed to have only been filmed for more than ten days.

The scene in this film is very simple, at best, it is more complicated than a bunch of people sitting together and listening to people bragging.

Having said that, the first part of "Saw" is a real classic, especially the moment Tobin Bell stood up, shocking countless people.

Relativity Entertainment is moving forward step by step.

In the past few days, the company's business situation has been continuously fed back to Ronan.

In addition to the movie project, "Grey's Anatomy" broadcast on ABC TV ended its first round. The first season of the show has been broadcasting all the way, with the total number of viewers in the last episode of the first season approaching 20 million.

abc TV has officially issued an order for the second season to Shahai Entertainment.

The copyright of the second round of playback of the show soared to $5 million.

Moreover, after the next round of broadcast, the DVD of "Grey's Anatomy" will be fully released, and Netflix will get the exclusive online copyright.

Relativity Entertainment's film and television production and promotional business provides Netflix with an excellent platform.

In the second quarter of 2002, Netflix achieved a profit turnaround in the quarter, and although its profit was less than US$2 million, it was also a good start.

By the third quarter, profits almost doubled in that quarter, reaching nearly $4 million.

Although the fourth quarter statistics have not been released yet, it is not necessary for the profit figure to rise again.

Even if there were huge losses in the first quarter, Netflix has great hope of making profits based on statistics of the annual performance.

Now that the DVD industry is developing rapidly, the Internet industry is gradually recovering from the blow in 2000, Netflix's business has great potential.

In addition to the film and television project, another news came to Ronan. Bell Griers led his team into the Atlantic Ocean and has now left the British waters. It really takes courage to challenge the rubber boats to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the traditional winter.

I can only say that Bell is a very adventurous person.

Unfortunately, he was not the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and he did not attract much attention.

Before Christmas, Ronan went to New York specifically. First, he met Lindsay Bill and asked about the results of her personal interview. Second, he looked at the filming situation of the crew of "The Enemy of the People", which is also considered Detective Smith's class.

New York, Central Park, crew filming has just ended.

"Here, Will." Ronan waved to Will Smith. Will Smith, who had finished taking off his makeup, came over and said, "How is it like filming a romantic comedy?"

Will Smith shrugged: "It's not bad, it's much easier than playing around."

Ronan turned around and walked towards the river, saying as he walked, "You can see that you enjoy it."

Will Smith said, "It's okay." He suddenly asked, "Ronan, this movie is a realistic theme. Can you apply for an Oscar?"

"It's hard." Ronan said the truth: "Don't forget, this is a comedy."

Will Smith sighed: "Yes, those people like to watch people cry, but they don't like to watch people laugh."

Ronan asked, "You haven't given up on Oscar yet?"

Will Smith said: "Oscars are also one of the pursuits of actors. Although I am on the commercial route, I also want to try an Oscar." He added: "Tom is the same, and he has been pursuing Olympiad in the past two years."

"I have a project in my hand, a reality." Ronan thought of Chris Gardner's life experience, who had already obtained the adaptation rights: "You may be more suitable."

Will Smith looked at Ronan with concern: "Last time I heard you say, you collect copyrights everywhere, is there really something suitable for me?"

Ronan nodded: "Biography-type subject. Will, have you heard of Chris Gardner? A black stock broker who went from wandering around the streets to becoming a listed company boss."

Will Smith was quite surprised: "The real version of the American Dream? It's not fake."

"It's true." Ronan said simply: "The copyright department of Relativity Entertainment has had detailed contact with him and has also verified that Chris Gardner's resume of making a fortune is even legendary than that of a movie, and is definitely a very suitable subject for movie adaptation."

Hearing this, Will Smith was moved. He had a close relationship with Ronan in recent years, so he naturally knew that the project initiated by Ronan was very reliable, and the biographical videos were simply customized for the Oscars.

Although the American Dream is just a dream most of the time, it does not prevent it from becoming a type that Oscar judges like.

Will Smith didn't even be polite to Ronan and asked directly: "Does there be a script?"

Ronan shook his head slightly: "The adaptation has not started yet. After filming this film, you can take a look at Chris Gardner's information first."

"Okay." Will Smith said.
Chapter completed!