Chapter 78
The golden ponytail was combed behind his head, revealing a pair of big talking eyes. Amanda Seyfried walked into the writing room with a paper bag and saw the company nameplate and was sure that he had found the wrong place.
"Who are you looking for?" someone came over and asked.
Amanda Seyfried smiled and looked cute: "I'm looking for Ronan. My mother has just contacted him. He is still in the company, right?"
Such a cute girl was simply unstoppable, and the man hurriedly said, "Here, in the office."
It happened that Mary came in from outside and looked at Amanda Seyfried, and it seemed a little familiar.
"Are you looking for Ronan?" she asked.
Amanda also looked familiar with Mary, as if she had seen her on the crew, and quickly said, "Yes." She lifted her handbag and signaled: "I'll give him something."
Mary looked at the bag and said, "Come with me."
When she arrived at Ronan's office, she knocked on the door. When she heard the call from inside, she brought Amanda Seyfried in.
"Hello, Amanda." Ronan greeted the blonde girl: "Sit as you like."
Amanda Seyfried first placed the tote bag on the desk and then sat on a chair.
Mary turned around and wanted to leave. Ronan coughed and pointed to the office door. Mary nodded gently and did not close the door when she went out.
Amanda Seyfried pushed the tote towards Ronan and said, "You like cupcakes."
Ronan did not refuse, opened the bag and glanced at it, and said with a smile: "Thank you."
He put away his handbag, opened a drawer, and found a suitable gift for return.
Amanda Seyfried said again: "No thanks, this is a date we made on the crew. I have contacted you several times, but you are not available. I can only eat the cakes I made by myself."
Ronan found the right one: "I'm a little busy some time ago."
It was a box of chocolate, used to replenish energy when working, and pushed it to Amanda Seyfried: "Every time I eat your cake, I didn't give you a gift. This is the chocolate I bought when I went to Germany, so you can take it back and try it."
Amanda Seyfried picked it up directly: "Then I'm welcome." She looked back and forth through the box: "I haven't eaten German chocolate yet."
"The taste is OK, it's too sweet to me." Ronan doesn't like these Western sweets very much. "If you like it, I'll have someone mail it from Germany."
Amanda Seyfried hugged her in her arms and said, "Then we're going to settle."
Ronan nodded first, then asked, "How did you come here? Where is your mother?"
Amanda Seyfried replied: "Mom went to the supermarket in front to buy things, come and follow me later."
As soon as the words were finished, the ringtone of the cell phone rang in the small bag she was carrying.
Amanda Seyfried answered the call and said a few words to Ronan, "Mom is here, it's time for me to leave." She stood up and waved to Ronan, "Goodbye, Ronan."
Ronan nodded with a smile: "Goodbye, Amanda."
The blonde girl's figure quickly disappeared from the company's door.
Ronan took out the tote bag, left the office, handed it to Mary, and said, "Give it a point to everyone, someone will treat you."
That Mrs. Seyfried was really a scheming person.
Without thinking too much, you can guess what she thinks. "Human Elimination Plan" has been successful. Shahai Entertainment will definitely produce more videos in the future, including a role that may be suitable for Amanda Seyfried's competition. At that time, familiarity and favorability are very likely to become the decisive factor.
Not to mention anything else, even now, if there is a role, other young actors perform similarly in audition performances with Amanda Seyfried, the person chosen will definitely be Amanda Seyfried.
If Amanda Seyfried succeeds as always, Mrs. Seyfried's role is very critical.
The next day, Ronan came to the Embassy Film Company to discuss the release of "The God of Death".
"If it is scheduled to be released in December, it cannot be too close to Christmas."
In the conference room, Garcia thought while saying: "The competition for Christmas is too fierce. Our production scale and video type do not have an advantage, and we may be trapped in a market chaos."
He paused a little and said, "Early December is the best choice."
Ronan nodded slowly: "It makes sense."
Robert also commented: "First weekend?"
Ronan asked: "What big productions are now scheduled for the first weekend of December?"
"There is no big production for the time being." The person who spoke was Thomas, the director of the theater channel department: "If it is put on this weekend, the production budget for "The God of Death" is the highest."
Ronan still asked the professional: "It's scheduled for this weekend?"
Garcia nodded: "It's scheduled for the first weekend of December."
Ronan said again: "The work on distribution channels is about to begin now, and my requirements are very simple. In terms of theaters, make sure that "The God of Death" can open paintings in more than 2,000 theaters, and the more screens and screens, the better."
Thomas, director of the theater channel department, responded: "I will make a plan."
"Video tape and DVD." Although Ronan cannot understand the specific details of the release, it is still clear how to do it. Not to mention that he has studied Hollywood's distribution model, he has seen many related systems and cases after coming here. Therefore, he is very similar to an expert: "When the video is released, he started to contact manufacturers to make video tape and DVD, and he has to complete the distribution before 2000."
He looked at Garcia: "I remember the company had cooperation agreements with companies such as PepsiCo and Walmart?"
“Yes.” Garcia replied: “These two companies are our main marketing channels for videotapes and DVDs.”
Ronan reminded: "New media copyright is independent. If you cannot sell it at a suitable price and stay for the time being, there will be better returns in the future."
This time it is self-distribution, and there are no need to be subject to many restrictions like the "Human Purge Plan". If the Internet copyright of the film is now sold in a five-year or ten-year long contract, it is interesting to benefit.
Terry, who is in charge of the surrounding channels, asked: "Where are other copyrights?"
Garcia didn't speak, but was listening and observing more. From the words just now, he could see that Ronan Anderson was not unfamiliar with the release of the film.
Ronan thought for a while and said, "Television copyright is formulated. If the film has a successful box office, the TV copyright will be split, cable paid TV and wireless public TV stations will be negotiated separately, and the future broadcasting rights will be charged as much as possible. If the box office fails, the copyright will be sold out at one time."
Garcia nodded secretly, as long as the video is successful, it will undoubtedly guarantee the maximum profit.
"Derivatives..." Luo Nan said: "I will ask the crew to design a few special props and customize them at that time. If the response is good, then the goods will be distributed on a large scale."
The market for derivatives of horror movies has always been very small, most of which are left unattended throughout the year, and it explodes once when Halloween comes.
The general direction has been determined and more details of implementation have been discussed.
"What about publicity?" Garcia asked.
Ronan has considered: "Don't worry, we have limited funds, and we will start large-scale publicity when the filming is completed."
The meeting lasted for more than an hour, and more about the release.
Distribution sounds simple, and most North American cinemas are in the hands of six or seven chain theater companies. From the outside, it seems that the publisher calls with a regular customer, communicates and coordinates on the door, displays the product, and then advertises.
Indeed, distribution is just a few things, but if you don’t enter this circle, don’t lay out channels in advance, and you can’t even enter the door of theater companies.
Anyone who has made channels will have a deep understanding.
After the meeting, Ronan and Robert took the lead in leaving the conference room, and others left one after another.
No one around, Garcia lowered her voice and asked, "Thomas, what do you think?"
The theater channel manager said: "I'm not an outsider, the points I said are organized and targeted."
Garcia nodded slightly: "I feel that Ronan Anderson's acquisition is just the company's channels."
Thomas smiled: "This is also a good thing. He is ambitious and ambitious than the previous three, and we have increased our income and can release real big movies."
Chapter completed!