"Here are your company registration documents." Ronald's personal lawyer Lindsay Dole handed over a folder...
The original Ronald Lee film and television advertising production company has been upgraded from a studio that is convenient for tax filing to a new limited liability company. In this way, the company and personal responsibilities are completely separated, and Ronald can safely use it for film shooting production.
Filmed.
"Day Dreaming Pictures" is the name of the new company, which represents Ronald's good wish to dream more of the good movies he saw in his previous life.
"Daydream, this is a good name. Isn't a movie just a dream that a group of people have together in the cinema during the day?"
High school friend Douglas Jr. also came to congratulate the establishment of the new company. He signed the investment agreement handed over by Ronald, turned to the last page, signed his name, and then handed Ronald's accountant Lawrence Wang a ten
A check for ten thousand dollars.
"My happy life depends on you, Ronald. If your movie is a hit, then I have a reason to stay in prosperous places like Manhattan and Hollywood instead of going to the countryside of Staten Island."
"Don't let Donna hear what you're saying. She hates it when people say her hometown is the countryside."
"Okay, okay. Once you turn on the phone, I will go visit the class and find some more beautiful actresses." Little Doug still couldn't forget to communicate with Hollywood stars.
"I'll go back to Los Angeles tomorrow. Please call my agent before you come." Ronald put away the documents and patted Little Doug on the shoulder. "I also found a gym in Los Angeles. We can practice wrestling together.
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"Why, you don't even have a day off during the New Year holiday?"
"Hey, there are a lot of troubles involved in starting a movie. Auditions for actors for various roles, getting permission from filming locations, interviews with staff, everything from purchasing film to renting cameras. If I had known it was so troublesome, I would never have become a producer myself.
people."
Ronald couldn't help but envy Cameron. His girlfriend Gail had been practicing as a producer in the New World. Whether it was finding financing for distribution or handling various chores, she was much more efficient than him.
"It's such a troublesome thing. I won't be a producer in the future. I just need to invest in your movies."
After bidding farewell to Little Doug and others, Ronald returned home. Aunt Karen had already packed his luggage for him, "Take care of yourself."
"I will, Donna?" Ronald looked at Donna who was still on the phone, "Are you still busy with extracurricular activities?"
"I'm on the phone with Diane." Donna replied, you went back so early, I still have to explain to Diane."
"Explain what?"
"January 22nd is her birthday. I originally wanted to invite you to the birthday party."
"Oh, yes, I forgot." Ronald slapped his forehead. He only remembered his girlfriend Helen's birthday on December 15th and forgot about Diane's.
"I'm going to buy a gift. You can give it to her for me."
"Okay, remember to write a card."
Ronald ran out quickly and went to Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue to pick out a gift.
"Hello, sir. Welcome to Tiffany & Co. again."
The shopping guide at the counter still remembered him, "Are you here to pick out jewelry again this time? Should I buy earrings or change to a necklace?" As she said this, she took out several pieces of jewelry from the counter and wanted to introduce them to Ronald.
"No, no, this time I'm not buying it for my girlfriend, but for my sister's friend. Help me find one suitable for an eighteen-year-old girl."
"Is it a coming-of-age ceremony? I recommend this brooch." The shopping guide took out a butterfly-shaped brooch. This is the work of this year's new designer and is very suitable for little girls to wear dresses for the first time.
"Yes, wrap it up for me and give me a card." Ronald thought that Diane was also an actor and could wear it to formal occasions, so it would be more appropriate to give the brooch himself.
"To my dear Diane, may you grow up on the screen with American audiences." Ronald wrote the blessing and took it home and handed it to Donna.
The next day, in pursuit of his movie dream, Ronald revised the budget and shooting schedule on the plane with only a few people in attendance, and returned to Los Angeles.
Back in his comfortable apartment, Ronald washed away the fatigue from the journey and was about to take a rest when he received another call.
"Ronnie, you're back in Los Angeles? I almost called your agent. Come to my house, Jim and I got a new grill."
"Oh, okay." Seeing that it was Gale and Cameron who invited him, Ronald simply took nothing with him and went to his friend's house to have barbecue.
"Ronald, that's great. You happen to be in Los Angeles. It would be too disappointing to have such a happy day without you." Jim came up and hugged Ronald warmly.
Seeing Jim Cameron and Gale in high spirits, Ronald thought, "Have you found the financing for the Terminator?"
"Yes, Orion agreed to sign a distribution contract." Gale helped take out a few portions of raw meat and a few six-packs of beer bought from the supermarket.
Cameron helped light a fire in the yard, and several people began to eat barbecue.
Before the New Year, through his father and the contacts he had accumulated, Gale finally found an executive from Orion Pictures, persuaded him, and obtained an investment of US$3 million from Orion.
"Three million dollars?" Ronald felt that this budget was definitely not enough to shoot The Terminator.
"It's not enough. We have to find another investor ourselves and invest three million. Orion agreed to invest another three million and be responsible for domestic distribution."
"Anyway, congratulations and cheers." Ronald pulled away the beer ring, toasted with his two friends, and drank it all.
"If Orion is willing to invest and there is an issuance contract, then the rest shouldn't be difficult, right?"
Gale also took a sip of beer, "Actually, several studios appreciated Jim's script, but Jim wanted to direct it himself, so he gave up. We finally found Orion Pictures, a distributor that focuses more on art than money.
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The subsequent financing must also be accelerated. If it is delayed for too long in this industry, anything may happen. After all, Jim's script has been circulating among many companies in Hollywood for a long time."
Ronald understood that what Gale was talking about was that there were bad guys in some studios who would change the script, change the name, and the character plot, but the core of the story would still be the same, and they would shoot and release it before you get the investment.
If someone does this, even if they have the original script, it will be very troublesome to prosecute.
After eating the barbecue, the three of them went inside to watch TV and chat.
Cameron talked a lot about his vision for "Terminator" and showed Ronald the storyboards of many scenes he had drawn.
Ronald chatted with Cameron for a while, and actually felt a little jealous. Gale had been accumulating experience as a producer, and his family also had a lot of connections and experience. If he could find a capable producer like her, there would be no need for him.
Just do it yourself and concentrate on film preparations.
"Gail, I want to ask you a few questions. I still have some problems with the financing of my movie."
Ronald looked for an opportunity to ask Gale Hurd for advice, so that he could learn from his experience in making a one-time investment of three million.
“What’s the financing structure for your film?”
After Gale saw Ronald's financing structure, he criticized Ronald in person, "Your financing is too complicated. It is best to limit investors to two or three investors. Too many investors will cause problems."
More complex issues."
"Yeah, please tell me."
"Different investors will have different returns afterwards. You should find a professional to help you handle this kind of professional matter. Fortunately, our former boss, Mr. Roger Coleman, is a kind man.
You also have experience, and with him as the producer helping you at the helm, it won’t be a problem.”
"Is this investor your friend? This is an overseas distributor. Atlantic actually has the ability to distribute, but their financial strength is so weak that the production of one movie and other scripts will have to be postponed."
Gale is indeed a professional producer, and he sorted out Ronald's situation very clearly in just a few clicks.
"I am still short of an investment of 200,000 to 400,000 yuan. Do you have anyone here who is willing to invest?" Ronald looked at the figure of three million with envy and shamelessly made a request to Gale.
"My main job now is to find the remaining three million in financing for Jim. Let's do this. Give me a copy of the project plan. If anyone is willing to invest around US$200,000, I won't accept it. If
If they are interested, they can introduce it to you."
"Oh, thank you." Ronald was very happy and hugged Gail.
After returning to his apartment, Ronald sighed a little. Jim, a bastard, how could he have such accurate vision? Gale was beautiful and capable, so why didn't he have the foresight to hire Gale Hurd as a producer?
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If I had told her earlier, maybe my movie would have started filming a long time ago.
Thinking that others were still chatting with each other and that he was the only one facing work, Ronald was a little uninterested.
He dialed an international long distance call to London and waited for fifteen minutes. It was almost New Year's Day in Britain, and the service staff began to slack off. They couldn't answer the call from Pinewood Studios.
There was nothing he could do to hear Helen's voice. Ronald simply put on his coat and went to the movies.
Ronald bought a movie ticket and watched "Tootsie" by himself.
The great director Sidney Pollack's approach is extraordinary. The protagonist Dustin Hoffman plays an actor who disguises himself as a woman in order to make a living. He plays an old man named Rosie in the popular TV series, and Jessica Lange.
The heroine played becomes a friend.
Unexpectedly, his acting skills were so outstanding that everyone on the set, in life, and even the heroine's father fell in love with this independent old lady.
Finally, on the set, the male protagonist was so angry that he took off his wig and false eyelashes, and regained his male body in front of the national audience. Of course, everyone was happy in the end, and the male protagonist and the heroine came together again.
After Ronald became a director, he became more aware of the director's level. Sidney Pollack's level was very high, and the performances of the leading actors were spot-on. He himself also played a cameo role in the movie.
This level of sophistication is definitely not something I can achieve in these two short shoots.
Maybe after filming "Night of the Comet", it's time for me to study acting. I can't spend my whole life making exploitation films.