In the small conference room on the second floor of the Warner Studios office building, Ronan convened a production team for a meeting, including the newly added casting director, and more than a dozen people attended the meeting.

"Brian." Ronan looked at a thirty-something manager and asked, "What are your plans for the choice of a location?"

Brunette said immediately, "I plan to look for it in downtown Los Angeles before going to the San Francisco Bay Area."

Ronan frowned and asked, "Why?"

Brian replied: "These places have neighborhoods and buildings that the audience is familiar with, and they will feel intimate when watching the movie, which is more conducive to being incorporated into the movie."

"What you said is right." The location manager hired by Ronan has worked as a location searcher for several large production projects. He has rich work experience, but his continuous work on large production crews has also caused some ideological rigidity. He reminded: "Brian, what you said is very suitable for big investment and big production projects, but the production cost of "The God of Death is Coming" is only $15 million!"

Brian scratched his head, and his inherent thoughts could not change for a moment.

Ronan simply said: "We are an independent film with a limited budget and the exterior venue must be avoided by big cities or economically developed areas."

Brian finally came back and said, "I understand, this can save the cost of the venue."

"That's right." Ronan emphasized: "Go to a small town around Los Angeles and find a suitable shooting venue. Not only do you have to convince the other party to accept the inconvenience caused by filming, but you also have to convince the other party to charge as little as possible or even not charge fees."

Brian didn't say anything, but he heard the boss's work style.

This is his first time as an outdoor location manager, and it is inevitable that he would continue his thinking when working for a large crew.

Facing such a boss who is stingy in money, you must be prepared to convince others.

But how to convince people to charge less? US dollars are truly a popular lover.

Ronan said at this time: "Let the venue owner believe that the movie will be helpful to him after it is released, believe that he is an important part of the filming, and believe that his contribution is an important guarantee for the success of the film."

"Uh..." Brian was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I understand."

It seems that the boss’s working style is a bit different this time.

Ronan hasn't finished saying: "Each outdoor shooting scene should have three or four shooting venues as alternatives to avoid accidents!" He knew that the more detailed the preparation, the less trouble he encountered during shooting: "You and your people should record the location of the sun at different times of each site, the condition of the nearby parking lot, the cooperation attitude of the owner of the site, and any other information that may be related to the shooting."

Brian was sure the young boss was not simple and said loudly: "No problem."

Ronan looked at the casting director Jason again and asked, "Have the actor recruitment been released?"

Jason, who was bald, said: "We posted job advertisements in the newspaper, and the two major actors unions left behind recruitment information and also sent audition invitations to most agency companies in the industry."

"Is there a reply?" Ronan asked again.

Jason looked down at the notebook: "As of now, hundreds of actor resumes have been received, and seven agency companies have responded."

Ronan nodded: "As of February, we will be on the audition stage."

In Los Angeles, there are a lot of actors who want to become famous. If the time goes on, it will be easy for the crew to receive thousands of resumes of actors.

But most of them are people who dream of Hollywood stars. Only a few of them have real acting skills, and even a few of them can perform convincingly on the big screen.

Faced with so many candidates for audition, the crew must organize multiple auditions.

This is also the main reason why Ronan specifically hires casting directors.

He has two projects to operate, both company operations, and also learn to charge. Hiring funds from casting directors will save him a lot of time and reduce unnecessary burdens.

All Ronan needs to do is to grasp the last round of auditions.

"The age of the main actors should not be over 22 years old. Some of the extremely excellent conditions can be relaxed." Ronan explained again: "But one thing must be noted that the actors must have distinctive appearances, and the male and female protagonists must conform to the public's aesthetic."

Jason looked at the notebook again and said, "The agents of Toby Maguire and Kelsten Dunst have expressed their interest in the hero and heroine."

Ronan smiled: "It seems that our project is still attractive."

Everyone else laughed, Toby Maguire and Kelsten Dunst were also among the best actors of the younger generation.

Ronan was a little curious. Peter Parker and Mary Jane were going to come to his crew?

"Jason, go talk to their agents." Ronan thought for a moment and said, "If Toby Maguire and Kelsten Dunstken receive a pay of less than $500,000, you can directly participate in the last round of auditions."

He frowned: "You can grasp the specific details of how to talk about it yourself."

Not to mention anything else, celebrity actors can at least bring more media attention to the film, which can be effectively transformed into propaganda power.

Next, the topics of equipment rental and prop production were discussed. Ronan asked the prop group and the art group to design props or clothing that could arouse people's interests.

These are purely business considerations.

At the end of the meeting, Ronan alone kept Associate Producer Andrew.

Andrew was less than forty years old and was the person he hired to be responsible for the daily affairs of the crew, and he was not a stranger. When Anderson was still alive, he worked with Andrew several times, and Andrew also worked in this job.

"How are you getting in touch with the advertiser?" Ronan asked.

Andrew shook his head: "It didn't go very smoothly. We sent advertisement invitations to many manufacturers, but no response."

Ronan was not disappointed: "It seems that there is not enough confidence in us." He pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do this, if someone comes to the crew for advertising, talk if possible."

Without a well-known cast lineup or sufficient investment, it is difficult to attract advertisers.

"By the way, Andrew, there's something else." Ronan remembered the documents he had read yesterday and said, "The main department of the crew should not hire inexperienced newcomers, and no matter how cheap it is, unless they are willing to be handymen."

Novice is indeed cheap, but looking farther away, it is not difficult to find that hiring inexperienced crew members is actually more expensive than hiring professionals.

Newbie who have just entered the industry are still in the learning stage, and their work efficiency is extremely low, which may even cause the crew to get into trouble.

For example, if you do not know how to take into account safety when laying cables in the venue, there will be safety hazards on the set; if a large soft yarn is not placed firmly, it may cause injuries.

If similar situations occur, they will take a lot of time and cost.

Then, Ronan went to another office to meet Mary, and the crew's finances needed to be properly handled.

"The progress of "Ace Agent" must be accelerated." Mary reminded Ronan: "Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to do the accounting."

Ronan nodded: "I know."

In fact, he has sent invitations to several Hollywood brokerage firms that provide packaged services, but unfortunately there is no response.

The Arabs are the supporting roles and the Arabs are the absolute protagonists, and there are very different things.

Suddenly, there was a little chaos outside, and someone seemed to be scolding him.

On this floor, Shahai Entertainment only rented half of it, and the other half belonged to the crew of "Roseville".

After scolding the crew assistant, Katherine Heiger entered the office along the corridor. Seeing the agent, his stern face immediately melted into a smile: "Dean, why are you here?"
Chapter completed!