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Sandsea Entertainment also made contact with Martin Scorsese. Martin Scorsese is busy with the filming and production of The Aviator and has no time to attend to him for the time being. He will wait until the production of The Aviator ends next year before discussing it. other film projects.

Ronan is not in a hurry, after all, there is still plenty of time.

2003 is coming to an end, and the two films released by Relativity Entertainment in December are still being screened, and The Rival of All People has entered its second weekend of screenings.

This mediocre romantic comedy movie, perhaps due to Will Smith's personal charm, is so stable that it is jaw-dropping.

The box office of the second weekend was only 34% lower than that of the first weekend, and another US$38.6 million was collected. Including the previous harvest including the Christmas holiday, the film’s total North American box office successfully passed the US$100 million threshold, reaching a cumulative total of US$100 million in 1998. Ten thousand U.S. dollars.

Not to mention other people, even Ronan didn't expect that the trend of All People's Rival in Love would be so stable and smooth.

After all, this is just a funny romantic comedy, and its reputation can only be considered mediocre. Although the publicity and distribution of the embassy film industry are strong, it is not enough to make the painting such a stable trend.

In the final analysis, it can only be said that in the decade after the new millennium, Will Smith's personal charm and box office appeal are amazing.

It seems that as long as the film is not too bad, Will Smith can support the box office.

In addition, Lost in Translation is still screened on a small scale. Although it has entered the fourth weekend of screenings, the rhythm of the embassy film industry is very well controlled, and the word-of-mouth marketing is in place. Quite impressive, when the single-house box office continued to maintain above 10,000 US dollars at the weekend, the total North American box office has reached 15.1 million US dollars.

Additionally, the film garnered a string of nominations and awards.

Among the many Oscar outpost awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, New York Film Critics Association Award, Boston Film Critics Association Award and Chicago Film Critics Association Award, etc., Lost in Translation all won Best Director, Best Actress and Nominated for three awards for Best Picture.

Although Lost in Translation is not the strongest first film on the outpost, it has also gained a lot of money. As the new year is approaching, the famous weathervane awards will follow.

Directors Guild Awards, Producers Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Golden Globes.

These are the four wind vane awards that have the greatest influence on the Oscars. The judges of the first three highly overlap with the Oscar judges.

It can even be said that it is composed of the Oscar judges, and the final result coincides with the Oscar very highly. According to relevant statistics, the coincidence rate is over 95%.

The latter's judges have nothing to do with the Oscars, but they have a certain influence. Once they win the award, they will get a huge publicity effect and attract the attention of many people.

Of course, these are in the end to give the film more chances to get votes, and it is impossible to guarantee that any film will win 100%.

The so-called Oscar vane or outpost is nothing more than the title given by film critics, reporters and movie fans.

The original intention of many film awards was that they never thought that they would become an accessory of the Oscars. However, the status of the Oscars is too high. In North America, there is really no entertainment award that can compare with the Oscars in terms of qualifications and influence. .

Sometimes, when a person or an award reaches the highest level, the latecomers will inevitably be called accessories.

Before the New Year, there was good news that the tripartite negotiations between Preton Pictures, Embassy Pictures and Shahai Entertainment came to an end, and the three parties signed a formal cooperation agreement on the two film projects of Mamma Mia and The Da Vinci Code protocol.

Sandsea Entertainment and Prattone Pictures invest in each other's film projects. The former holds 51% of the investment in Mamma Mia directed by itself, and the latter holds 51% of the investment in Daffin directed by Tom Hanks. Odd Code also accounted for 51% of the investment.

Doing so can effectively guarantee their respective right to speak in leading projects.

At the same time, Rita Wilson is one of the producers of Mamma Mia, and Ronan will also serve as a producer on the Da Vinci Code project.

The omni-channel distribution of these two films in North America and overseas is all handled by Embassy Pictures.

With the publishing rights in hand, Relativity Entertainment has the absolute initiative.

Preton Pictures has no distribution capabilities and can only be in the downstream position of the industry chain.

Pleasant cooperation.

In the press room of the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Ronan and Tom Hanks exchanged contracts at the signing ceremony and shook hands tightly. Tom Hanks said with a simple smile: Happy cooperation!

The two hands were tightly clasped together, as if they were the closest partners.

The flashing lights of hundreds of media reporters flickered, as if they were going to blind people's eyes.

Then it was time for routine questions.

A reporter with a Yahoo Entertainment hangtag on his chest asked: Mr. Anderson, Mr. Hanks, congratulations to the two of you for reaching this strong cooperation. Can you tell us your views on this cooperation?

Tom Hanks glanced at Ronan, and Ronan made a gesture of please, signaling him to go first.

I am very honored to be able to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment. Tom Hanks is still a good man: Mr. Anderson is a very good producer, I believe this cooperation will definitely bring success.

Tom Hanks' words are very particular, and Ronan will not talk nonsense, and said with a smile: I have always been a fan of Tom, and I have wanted to cooperate with Tom since the 1990s, and now I finally got my wish.

This kind of scene talk is an essential skill in Hollywood.

At the end of the signing ceremony, Tom Hanks left the press room first, and Ronan then entered the lounge on the other side.

The private conversation between the two bosses of their respective companies was fairly peaceful, but it was definitely not as harmonious as it was in front of the media.

Involving an investment of more than 50 million U.S. dollars, and as a producer himself, Ronan was very concerned about the specific preparation plan for The Da Vinci Code, and asked, Tom, when will the film be ready for shooting.

Facing an extremely important job, Tom Hanks put aside his preconceived notions for the time being, and said, Start preparations in May next year at the earliest, and strive to start filming in the second half of the year, and release it in 2005.

Too much money is put on it, maybe there is nothing relative to the theory of entertainment, his Common Pictures will be very difficult, and this is the key to finally agreeing to cooperate.

With the strength of Pratone Pictures alone, the funding problem for filming and producing The Da Vinci Code is difficult to solve.

Ronan has no doubts about investment and funds. On the one hand, he is one of the producers of the crew and belongs to the highest power structure; on the other hand, both crews have hired the firefighter fund as a third-party guarantee for the completion of the film. , the investment will be controlled in a third-party account.

Where's the director? Ronan knew that Tom Hanks would play the lead actor himself: Have you decided on the candidate?

Tom Hanks said: It's basically finalized, Ron Howard has agreed to be the director of this film.

Ronan nodded slightly: This candidate is good, Director Howard is competent.

I think so too. Tom Hanks suddenly turned to ask: One of the heroines in Mamma Mia is played by your friend, but where is the other heroine?

Ronan said directly: I plan to invite Meryl Streep.

Tom Hanks frowned slightly: Her? Will she play?

It depends on man's will. Ronan simply explained: I may cooperate with Meryl Streep on several film projects.

Tom Hanks said: Her acting and singing skills are good enough for this role, your friend...

Ronan smiled: Her name is Amanda Seyfried, and she just starred in Mean Girls some time ago, and the film is still released in North America. She is not in Los Angeles now, and she is running the overseas promotion of Mean Girls all over the world. , when Amanda comes back, I can arrange for her to meet Ms. Rita Wilson first.

When it comes to expensive investments, Tom Hanks is also very cautious: This is the best.

Ronan is very confident that Amanda Seyfried is qualified for this role. Maybe Amanda Seyfried has mediocre acting skills, but she has excellent appearance and has quite good singing skills.

There are many actors who can't sing at all, such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise. Others ask for money to sing, and they sing to death.

Maybe even the female wolf in the Rocky Mountains can be recruited by them.

An all-round cooperation on the two film projects is about to start, and Ronan and Tom Hanks discussed for a while, especially about the investment, shooting and distribution of the film.

Fortunately, Mamma Mia has a production budget of 40 million US dollars; the production budget of The Da Vinci Code is as high as 110 million US dollars!

Even with the support of the Pacific Investment Foundation and not occupying the working capital of Relativity Entertainment, Ronan is still very cautious while paying attention.

Nearly half an hour later, Ronan was about to leave. Before leaving, he said specially: Tom, we are partners now, and we need to maintain smooth and good communication and work together!

Tom Hanks is neither a child nor one of those wayward stars in the industry, but a very mature and stable person who said: Ronan, this is exactly what I want to say.

Ronan shook hands with Tom Hanks before walking out of the break room.

Perhaps because of Spielberg's relationship, Ronan is very clear that Tom Hanks has a prejudice against him. The two may not be friends, but there is no need to become enemies.

In the circle of Hollywood, good connections and partnerships are sometimes very important.

The film industry in North America is still a business circle in the final analysis, and the approach of friend or enemy will only make it difficult for one's own side to move forward.

In the process of reaching a cooperation agreement for the two film projects Mamma Mia and The Da Vinci Code, Relativity Entertainment passed the critical year of 2003, ushered in the dawn of 2004, and continued to run wildly on the road of development .

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