"The competition during Thanksgiving schedule is very fierce, and this "Ace Agent" has no advantage."

In the Embassy Films conference room, theater distribution director Thomas said: "So, the premiere date we finalized was November 19."

Ronan looked through the information about "Ace Agent" and said nothing.

Garcia asked at this time: "Are you sure there are many premiere theaters?"

Thomas replied: "A theater team held a trial meeting. The theater team was quite satisfied with the type of the film and the action scenes, but the setting of the male protagonist..." He looked at Ronan and told the truth: "The theater team unanimously questioned the identity of the male protagonist, which also affected the resources they invested."

This is completely within Ronan's prediction. As the absolute protagonist, anyone who knows a little about the North American film market knows that this kind of movie is less likely to sell.

"There will be about 1,500 theaters for the premiere," Thomas said again. "But each theater has only one theater to show at most, and some even share one theater with other films."

Garcia knew about the specific situation of the film and asked instead: "What about the publicity?"

David Villa's deputy Gilberto said: "There is currently $1.3 million in publicity, mainly focusing on outdoor hard broadcasts and newspapers and TV stations where ethnic minorities gather. Another $700,000 will be invested before the film is released."

Ronan closed the information and said: "Looking at the premiere situation, we will decide whether to invest more."

"Okay." Garcia said again: "1,500 copies will be prepared, and all of them will be delivered before November 18."

He also told the financial director Fiana: "The two films "Ace Agent" and "The God of Death are here", all the expenses are borrowed from Relativity Entertainment."

"Okay." Fiana said.

Garcia, who chaired the meeting, changed the topic: "Now talk about the situation of "The God of Death is Coming."

Robert took the lead and said: "Director James Huang is not very satisfied with a dubbing and soundtrack. He started to mobilize several major actors to re-duplicate them last Thursday. It will be completed in about a week. The media and theaters will be held next Monday morning."

Thomas continued: "Due to the success of "Human Purge Plan", the theater company has certain confidence in director James Huang's new film. There are no strong competitors on the same weekend. Currently, it can guarantee that there are about 2,000 theaters to open. How many theaters and screening rates can be increased later? It will take several theater representatives to see the preview before they can reach a final conclusion."

David Villa said at this time: "Pre-screening publicity is progressing steadily. The promotion will be increased from mid-November. The advertisement for "The Death is Coming" will also be posted in "Ace Agents". In addition, we have reached an agreement with Sony Columbia. The advertisement for "The Death is Coming" and "Ace Agents" will also be posted in the latest James Bond movie "Black Sun Crisis".

Hearing this, Ronan asked Garcia: "The copyright negotiations with Sony Colombia have been completed?"

"The big terms have basically been agreed, and only a few small details are still under negotiation." Garcia replied: "The formal agreement will be signed as soon as this week."

The two are talking about overseas copyright negotiations for "The Witch Blair".

Ronan did not directly participate in the overseas copyright negotiations of the film, but instead authorized the theory of relativity to Embassy Films, which was personally responsible for. Garcia had contact negotiations with five companies with overseas distribution capabilities, and the final partner signed was still Sony Entertainment.

There is no other reason in between, but Sony Entertainment has the highest bid.

In the final authorization clause, Relativity Entertainment licensed all copyrights of "The Witch Blair" including overseas screenings, family entertainment, TV stations and derivatives to Sony Columbia Pictures for $50 million.

The current differences in details between the two parties lie in the authorization period.

This is a movie that can make Relativity Entertainment revenue exceed 100 million.

The commercial clip "Black Sun Crisis" of "The Death" and "Ace Agents" is also part of the deal.

James Bond has a huge influence. If he can apply a piece, it will save Embassy Film and Television a lot of publicity and marketing expenses, and the publicity effect will be good.

Patch advertising can be said to be one of the oldest and most effective ways to promote in Hollywood.

It is never difficult to sell overseas copyrights for popular movies in North America, but Ronan did not sell the videotape movies of "The Witch" and Shahai Entertainment this time. There are not many films that do not sell overseas copyrights. To cherish them, it must be placed at critical moments, such as foreign investment projects such as "The God of Death is Coming".

Although he had an idea at that time, Ronan quickly figured it out that the copyright of "Blair the Witch" was completely in his hands, and there was no need to play this trick of sharing profits.

Ronan no longer cares about the overseas copyright of "The Witch Blair". He only needs to grasp the direction of some tasks, and leave them to his subordinates to do the specifics and supervise them well.

"How many media and theaters are currently invited?" Ronan asked.

Thomas replied: "Seven chain theaters including Empire Entertainment, Amg and American artists will send representatives, and some independent theater leaders near Los Angeles will also come."

David Villa also said: "Full-time reporters from the three major newspapers and magazines in the circle, "Variety Show", "Entertainment Weekly" and "Hollywood Reporter" will be present, and people from professional film magazines such as "Premiere" will also come. In addition, I have contacted a lot of entertainment reporters from major newspapers."

Ronan is quite satisfied with this result. After the great success of "Human Purge Plan", director James Huang has already gained substantial influence.

"Robert, how are the real people and real things you collected?" Ronan asked again.

"There are many examples in this regard, and many have actually happened. I found a few relatives of the parties involved, and it was a bit..." Robert shivered: "I all kind of believe that there is a God of Death in this world that seeks life."

He smiled and turned to the topic: "I have collected a lot of information, especially the cases that have occurred in the past two years. I also asked someone to conduct video interviews with several families and paid for negotiations for publicity. All of these were handed over to David."

David Villa said: "We will hype these real cases at the most critical moments before the screening."

Ronan thought for a little while and said, "Think of a suitable way to mix the fake stories in the video into these real stories."

More than a dozen real events, mixed with a fake story, can easily be regarded as. Ronan vaguely remembers that the plot of "The God of Death" was mentioned in the online media reports I had watched in my previous life. Although I was still reading at the time and didn't watch it seriously, I also remember that when an online media first introduced "The God of Death", it said that this was based on the real experiences of some people in the 1970s.

Then, he looked around for this movie. He had limited knowledge in that era, and he was almost scared.

To be honest, this is one of the few horror movies that Ronan has watched. It may be because of his young age at that time.

When I watched "Saw" later, I didn't feel this way, but it was more gastrointestinal discomfort.

Ronan has always recognized James Huang's concept of horror, and the most terrifying thing is invisible.

Many people who watch movies have similar mentality, such as "The Seven Deadly Sins". Ronan feels very attractive in the first half, but Kevin Spacey shows his true identity, and the attractiveness of the movie is instantly reduced.

After the meeting, Ronan did not continue to stay at Embassy Films. After lunch, he came to Merrill Lynch's Los Angeles branch and was about to talk to his stockbroker Scott.

It is now early November 1999, and it is time to deal with the funds invested in Nasdaq.

"Mr. Anderson, are you going to invest additionally?" Scott's face was a little excited and fanatic: "Nasdaq is hot now, and many stocks are skyrocketing every day, creating wealth miracles every day!"

Ronan also carefully observed when he entered Merrill Lynch. Most people here are like Scott, with an abnormal excitement.

The stock market has caused many people to go crazy.

Ronan kept calm and said, "Scott, I'm not here to invest additionally."

Scott was stunned, completely unexpected, and asked subconsciously: "Don't you invest more?"

"I just acquired a movie distribution company and needed a large amount of funds to expand overseas distribution channels." Ronan would not say anything about the stock market. He had limited knowledge about this and had already found a suitable reason and excuse: "I am short of funds now and urgently need a large amount of money to turn over."

He glanced at the stock economic man with a little surprised face: "Scott, I'm going to sell the shares of Cisco and Yahoo."

Scott said hurriedly: "Now is not the best time to take action!" He further said: "Now the single share price of Yahoo is close to $230..."

Ronan raised his hand and interrupted him: "From December, you have mastered the standards and sold two stocks in my hands one after another. All of them must be sold before the New Year!"

Due to limited understanding, I only remember that Nasdaq collapsed rapidly after entering 2000, and I don’t know the specific time.

Having said that, if you haven't studied it specifically, who will remember the exact time of the collapse?

Besides, Nasdaq and Internet stocks are being hyped so high, who would believe it without a big shot behind it? This kind of thing will stop when it is better.

When I first bought Yahoo, the unit price was less than US$70, but now it has increased by more than three times.

Cisco has risen more.

Have already made great achievements.

Ronan has invested two funds, including US$9 million after the end of the first Abu Dhabi and US$5 million when the Human Clearance Plan settled investment income, which is the total investment of US$14 million.

The shares obtained by this little money are just a drizzle compared to Yahoo and Cisco, whose market value is even more terrifying.

Throwing it out in batches will probably not cause stock market turmoil.

Scott wanted to persuade him, but Ronan made up his mind.
Chapter completed!