After the crew started, Ronan took the initiative to reduce his presence on the set and maintain the director's authority in normal shooting. This is the most basic ability of a producer, unless the director makes a major mistake.

Ronan is self-aware. When it comes to filming on the set, he can't catch up with James Huang now.

It is never a bad thing to keep proper modesty in your heart.

Moreover, the set has been under Ronan's control, and he needs to sign his daily financial expenses, and he will review the shots taken by James Huang.

The latter is very serious. On the one hand, he is more accurate in proof of the relevant pictures that can be remembered, and on the other hand, he is also increasing his own experience.

The producer is not a director, but he also needs to have a general concept of what kind of scenes you need.

A week after the shooting began, Ronan confirmed something. James Huang was really good at dealing with horror scenes. Although the shots were not processed and somewhat fragmented, they were really touching.

Moreover, after a week of running-in and coordination, the actors and various jobs behind the scenes became familiar, and the shooting work was on the right track.

In terms of actors, according to Ronan's observations, the actors and heroines Robert Knepp and Melissa Leo have both good acting skills. Most of the problems with actors like them who have been unable to become famous after years of experience are not due to their acting skills.

Two Arab actors can do it too.

By contrast, Michelle Williams and Amanda Seyfried are a little immature.

This is also a normal situation and is completely within the controllable range.

As a producer, Ronan also deals with inquiries from several social organizations.

"Human Purge Plan" was originally promoted and was somewhat famous, and the crew also attracted the attention of some organizations.

However, the project has not been registered with any union in Hollywood, and is a typical non-union project. No union organization has come to ask for trouble for the time being.

In today's era, there are fewer and fewer non-union theater movies, but they are not unique.

After the crew started filming, the first person to come to the production team was the producers' alliance. After all, "Human Purge Plan" has been registered in the producers' alliance, and the investment and producer Shahai Entertainment are also a member of the producers' alliance.

The Producers Alliance is not here to cause trouble, but reminds Ronan that after the projects registered by the Alliance obtain profits, they need to pay a membership fee.

There are not many, but you have to hand over.

This is actually a rule formulated by the Producers Alliance to imitate several major Hollywood unions. The union-recorded projects require a certain proportion of industry membership fees to the union. When the total project income (including box office is not limited to box office) exceeds US$100 million, the cost is as high as US$1 million.

When a crew hires a certain union member to reach a certain proportion, they must register with the corresponding union, otherwise the union will cause trouble.

Ronan knew very well that if the Human Clear Plan was successful, as possible investment in the future increased and the number of personnel employed by the crew increased, they would inevitably have to deal with the union, and the new project would also evolve into a union registration project.

Thinking about whether he would argue with some unions in the future, he would have a headache. How good would it be for Hollywood unions to obey the instructions of capital?

Another organization is much more serious when it comes to the crew than the producers league.

The Los Angeles Branch of the National Children's Welfare Bureau dispatched two specialists to the crew to verify Amanda Seyfried's children's work rights protection.

This is a program that a crew with child actors must go.

California law has clear provisions for child actors under the age of 18, limiting the working hours of children actors, ensuring a minimum number of hours of education, and not participating in dangerous or health-damaging shootings, etc.

In addition, California also stipulates that part of the salary of child actors cannot be paid directly, and the crew must be deposited into a trust fund for child actors as beneficiaries.

This is also to protect the future of children actors, especially when many children actors’ parents are not reliable.

Children represent the future, and any civilized country will actively protect the rights and interests of children.

Ronan would not cause trouble in these aspects, and he did almost nothing to be criticized. The specialist of the Children's Welfare Bureau conducted a field trip and asked Seyfried and his daughter that he would soon automatically withdraw from the crew.

After seeing off the great god of the Children's Welfare Bureau, Ronan began to prepare another work that was crucial to the "Human Purge Plan". The director couldn't handle this work, so he, the producer, had to go to talk to him personally.

"What else do you need after a movie is finished?"

In Shahai Entertainment's office, the four people gathered together again, and Ronan asked and answered, "It's obvious - release!"

Robert looked at Ronan, nodded when he saw him, and added: "Whether it is directly entering the videotape market, broadcasting on TV stations, or screening in theaters, it can be summarized as the distribution work."

"As we all know, the publisher is the top level of this industrial chain, and can take a commission from the producer's various incomes, and the overall maximum proportion can reach 40%!"

George and Mary didn't talk. If the "Human Purge Plan" was filmed and could not enter the distribution stage, it would have no meaning.

Ronan knew that Robert was talking about the truth. The distribution ratio of 40% was exaggerated, but it often appeared in the industry. Most of the companies that played the super high commission ratio of 40% were handed over to the distribution label by studios under the same group company.

This benefit is obvious. A considerable part of the budget for Hollywood movies comes from financing. Well-known directors or actors often enjoy profit sharing. When a film is released at a high cost, the cost will naturally increase, and the profit will also drop significantly. The income from the profit sharing will inevitably decrease.

Hollywood's financial calculation rules are also something he has been carefully studying after work recently.

This aspect is very interesting, especially for overseas investors.

Not only Arab oil funds, Hollywood has attracted a lot of capital attention from overseas, especially the big sale of "Titanic", which can easily create an illusion for people outside the circle, and it is easy to make money through Hollywood movies.

Ronan suddenly asked, "I heard that an Indian delegation has been to Hollywood for an inspection recently?"

George was well-informed, wrinkled with a pleat on his face and said, "There are not many people coming in early May, and he left after staying for a week. It is said that they have the intention to invest in Hollywood movies, but they are still in the early stage of investigation."

Ronan nodded and said to Robert: "You collect information from India, Bollywood and Mumbai, especially the matter of Indians investing in Hollywood."

Robert responded and asked with a little excitement: "Are you going to India to have a big fight?"

Think about what Ronan took them to do in Abu Dhabi, which not only brought financial rewards but also mental stimulation.

That will definitely be a fan of future generations for the rest of your life.

Ronan said directly: "I just have an idea. The specific plan has not been formulated yet. You should collect information first. The plan should be targeted."

"Okay!" Robert did not hesitate.

George raised his hand: "Can I not keep a look after the house?"

"Let's talk about it then." Ronan smiled: "Thinking becomes a plan, and the plan becomes a reality, it's too early."

Mary reminded: "It's better to think about this kind of thing more, the more careful the more trouble you are."

This is a good phenomenon, and even the most conservative Mary did not object.

Luo Nan specifically wrote a note for the third brother in his notebook, and perhaps he would be able to use the third brother in the future.

It seems that Brother Third has a group of people who got rich first?

Ronan turned the topic back: "These are all things in the next stage, and the first priority at this stage is to find a suitable distribution company for the Human Purge Plan."

George continued: "Shahai Entertainment has no distribution capabilities and needs to rely on the issuance of other companies. This cannot be changed in a short time."

Of course, Ronan knew this. It has only been a few months since he came. He had to understand the social and economic situation, solve the company's financial crisis, attract investment for new film projects, and change himself to adapt to American society. He had no time to operate the distribution.

"We go in two steps." He said slowly: "Now relying on the issuance of foreign labels, we need to establish distribution channels in the future." He looked at the three of them and asked, "What about your opinions?"

Robert said with his hands on his chest: "A film company wants to establish distribution channels in North America. In general, there are two ways: one is to establish and expand the distribution channels itself, and the other is to directly acquire an existing distribution company."

Although he has been in Shahai Entertainment in recent years, he has been in the industry for more than ten years and is very familiar with the film and television industry: "The former is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it represents DreamWorks. DreamWorks was established in 1994. It was not until last year that it truly established a relatively complete distribution channel and released the first film "The Lock-breaking Tide" after the establishment of DreamWorks."

"The latter needs to spend money. It requires a large amount of money to acquire the issuing label or the issuing department of a company. It is represented by Lionsgate. This company was established last year. Frank Gusta relied on the bank behind it to raise sufficient funds and spent tens of millions of dollars to buy a issuing company directly, and released a new version of "Lolita" last year."

George added: "Even if we have distribution channels, we can't compare with big companies."

Robert echoed: "Yes."

Ronan nodded slowly. In the future, Shahai Entertainment wants to truly develop, instead of having almost no ability to resist risks like companies such as Carlok or Orian. It is necessary to establish its own issuing label.

It’s okay to publish North America, but overseas is the difficulty.

Neither DreamWorks nor Lionsgate Pictures now have the ability to publish overseas.

The cake of the issuance industry is also firmly controlled by the six majors. The six majors may become five majors in the future, but the nearly monopoly issuance resources will not change.

Hollywood has almost no chance of becoming the seventh largest in the next twenty years or even longer, and even the three DreamWorks cannot do it.

The traditional distribution path is simply not working. Perhaps the Internet is the future?

"We cannot withdraw funds for the time being, and it will take next year to establish the issuance part as soon as possible." Ronan was very clear-headed: "George, please pay attention to see if there are any suitable issuance companies that can be acquired."

Mary interjected: "We don't have funds."
Chapter completed!