"It's not difficult to buy a professional football team, it's rare to be an investment in the future."

In the reception room of Relativity Entertainment, Tom Cruise took the coffee handed over by Connie, said thank you, and looked at Ronan opposite: "I have some understanding of the Premier League, and all teams are losing money to operate. This is a completely money game."

Will Smith, who was upright, responded: "People who can afford to play professional sports clubs are not ordinary rich people."

Ronan understood the concerns of the two and said: "Tom, Will, we jointly invested in the acquisition. Even the top clubs in the Premier League, which are shared by everyone, will not have much funds, and they are mainly funded by me. As for operations, some football clubs can actually make profits."

Will Smith is an amateur in English football and doesn't know much about the situation, but he rushed over immediately when he heard Ronan's call out, out of trust in Ronan.

Tom Cruise is different. He has a connection with David Beckham. When he heard Ronan's words, he immediately asked: "Ronan, listen to your opinion, the acquisition goal is..."

Ronan nodded slowly: "That's right, it's it."

"It's not easy," Tom Cruise said seriously: "This is one of the top clubs in the Premier League. We are outsiders. If you really want to acquire it, fans may oppose it wildly."

Ronan waved his hand: "It's not as difficult as you think. The reputation of you two is persuasive."

Will Smith spread his hands and said helplessly: "What are you talking about, why can't I understand?"

Tom Cruise said half-jokingly: "Because we are guarding against you. Will, you are a big mouth. If you say it out, there is no secret to it."

Will Smith decided: "Am I that unreliable?"

Ronan smiled and said, "Unless you join in."

"I don't know football, nor the Premier League." Will Smith looked solemn: "But I know you, Ronan, I believe in you. So, this matter is my part."

Ronan said: "Don't trust me blindly." He analyzed simply: "Our target club has the ability to make self-produce, and its annual revenue is enough to cover expenses and even balances, so as long as the acquisition is completed, we don't need to invest money for daily operations."

Will Smith nodded slightly, and Tom Cruzno thought.

"You two have great reputations all over the world, which can reduce the resistance of fans." Ronan said: "Now the currency depreciation is extremely fast, and the value of Premier League clubs will rise rapidly with the development of commercial football, which is also a channel for asset preservation."

"Acquiring requires a lot of money, right?" Will Smith asked a key question.

Tom Cruise said: "Of course Ronan will raise the main funds, so we'll be a small shareholder."

Will Smith nodded and said, "It's good, my cash flow is not sufficient."

Ronan said: "Funding can be solved by loans, and you don't have to occupy your cash flow for the time being."

Neither Tom Cruise nor Will Smith had any objection, and the former asked: "When will we start acting?"

Ronan replied: "A team from Netflix has gone to the UK. They will do early work and are looking for a suitable operating team. We will wait until the Premier League ends this season and officially announce the news."

"Okay." Will Smith has always been confident in Ronan.

Tom Cruise and Will Smith were also very busy, and did not stay in the entertainment of relativity. After discussing this matter, they said goodbye and left one after another.

Ronan just returned to the office, and Connie knocked on the door and walked in.

She said quickly with a serious look on her face: "I just received the news that Mel Gibson's Aiken Pictures Company formally filed a legal lawsuit in the Los Angeles District Court for the distribution of the proceeds of "The Crucifix" on the grounds that the producer was fraudulent by the publisher Embassy Pictures."

"The interests are touching." Ronan said slowly: "Mer Gibson is jealous of our income."

This was clear at a glance, and Connie naturally knew it. She said: "Aiken Pictures' lawyer letter has been sent to Embassy Pictures. They asked Embassy Pictures to pay the producers the box office share and the late offline income share according to industry practice."

Ronan shook his head: "Industry practice?"

If industry practices can be applied in every case, what else do the law and contract do?

Connie said at this time: "Mer Gibson's agent has contacted Embassy Pictures in private and hopes Embassy Pictures will make more concessions to reach a settlement."

Ronan said without hesitation: "Notify lawyer Dinah and let her and her team respond with all their strength. I have emphasized that when negotiating and signing an agreement, you must record the entire video, let Garcia retrieve the video, copy the video a few more points, and leave a copy for Netflix. If Mel Gibson is stubborn to the end, it will be made public on the Internet..."

He was a little cold: "Since you need a legal lawsuit, you have to accompany the Embassy Film Company to the end, and you are not allowed to settle out of court with Mel Gibson."

Connie remembered it in her heart: "I'll inform you now."

Ronan said again: "Remember to tell Garcia that if Embassy Pictures takes a step back in "The Passion of Jesus", countless studios will approach two steps later."

Embassy Pictures bought out the video and lost money to himself. When he saw the box office boom, he wanted to come over and take a bite. How could such a good thing happen in this world?

Originally, Ronan didn't want to make a fuss, after all, the producers made a big contribution to the film, so they specially prepared a bonus.

But once a person's greed appears, it is difficult to satisfy.

It is obvious that in the face of the high income of "The Passion of Jesus", even people like Mel Gibson who have truly seen the world will inevitably have an imbalance in their mentality.

Moreover, Mel Gibson is not the only one who has an imbalance in his mind, but also the screenwriter of "The Passion of Jesus".

There are two signed screenwriters of this film, namely Benedict Fitzgerald and Mel Gibson.

Just the day after Mel Gibson sued Embassy Pictures, Benedict Fitzgerald sued Mel Gibson and Embassy Pictures to the Los Angeles District Court in a complaint.

Benedict Fitzgerald claimed that as early as 2001, when he accepted the invitation from Mel Gibson to create the script "The Passion of Jesus", Mel Gibson promised him that he was the only screenwriter, and that all the screenwriters' income and the corresponding film writers' income belonged to him personally, while Mel Gibson promised not to take any penny.

With this shot of heart-warming bet, Benedict Fitzgerald devoted all his efforts to write the script in the next few years and was willing to share "the ownership of the script" with Mel Gibson.

Benedict Fitzgerald believes that Mel Gibson, a big star, had burned the bridge across the river and failed to fulfill his original promise. Not only did he add his signature to the screenwriter column, but he also took away more than half of the screenwriter's compensation for the project.

Therefore, Benedict Fitzgerald accused Mel Gibson of breach of contract and committing fraud, demanding him to compensate $5 million, and Embassy Films was not allowed to pay Mel Gibson the post-production share of the screenwriter as stipulated by the industry union, but all the share of the share belongs to him.

The screenwriter union has a very low share of the screenwriter's share, and it doesn't cost much in other films. However, "The Passion of Jesus" has a huge box office, and the offline income will be expected in the future, and this share may reach millions of dollars.

There are always a lot of troubles in all super-selling movies, and "The Crucifix" is no exception.

Many movies are irrelevant people who want to share the cake. In this movie project, the people who jump out are people who are directly related to the movie.

No matter what, these are all troublesome things, which will inevitably involve a small part of the energy of the Embassy Film and Relativity Entertainment.

Benedict Fitzgerald is a registered screenwriter of the Screenwriters Union. The Hollywood union has never been a decoration and is one of the most troublesome existences of the capital. Moreover, Benedict Fitzgerald is not a malicious lawsuit, and he has also come up with the agreement he signed with Mel Gibson.

With the emergence of this lawsuit, not only Mel Gibson was in trouble, but Embassy Film was also involved, because the screenwriter union directly intervened, Embassy Film needed to cooperate with the screenwriter union's investigation and other work.

The intervention of the union will complicate the originally relatively simple matter, and Garcia Rogriguez, the head of the Embassy Film Company, also had a headache.

But Ronan smelled some other smell from it.

“We have had a lot of trouble lately.”

In the office, Ronan looked at Garcia and Robert Iger: "First it was the headhunter incident, and then some theater companies excluded "The Passion of Jesus". Now there are two lawsuits caused by interests, and whether there is any connection."

Garcia Rogriguez had already aroused his vigilance and said, "I always feel that some forces are targeting us, and there is no evidence to show it, but I think it is real."

Robert Eiger said: "On the surface, these two things are normal lately. The super high income of "The Crucifix" has caused jealousy from producers and screenwriters, but combined with our current situation, it is necessary to consider the worst."

Ronan tapped his finger gently: "In the next few years, we will develop rapidly, but the situation will be even more difficult. Not everyone wants to see Relativity Entertainment become the first-class company."

He made a conclusion directly: "No matter whether these two things are accidental or not, or whether there are other connections behind them, we should not treat them as simple litigation cases."

Robert Eiger said: "How can I say that Mel Gibson is arrogant, arrogant, and irritable. It's hard to say whether he's being treated as a gun."

Garcia Rodriguez continued: "Embassy Pictures and Mel Gibson have negotiated the buyout of "The Passion of Jesus". I am familiar with Aiken Pictures and the people around him. I let someone know the situation from the side."

Ronan nodded: "Yes."

Robert Eiger reminded: "Ronan, with the strength of relativity entertainment alone, it is impossible to deal with the top Hollywood forces at the same time. We also need allies."
Chapter completed!