Exploiting Hollywood 1980

When Ronald returned to New York, the first thing he did was to meet with his personal lawyer, Miss Lindsay Dole, and his personal accountant, Lawrence Wang.

"I think Cannon had the intention of hiding the box office revenue before. But then I did them a big favor at Cannes, so they let me know about Cannon's plan to distribute it in America."

After Ronald came back, he figured out some things, so he still found a capable person to supervise Cannon's box office share.

"Movie box office is a large amount of cash income, which has always been a big trouble in reviewing financial statements, and supervision is very difficult. If I were not a partner who has cooperated many times, I would not have any good ideas."

Lindsay Dole still looked professional, pointing out that it is precisely because movie box office has a large amount of cash income that it is a big trouble for the supervision of listed companies, let alone a private enterprise like Cannon.

Whether it is hiding part of the money to give to the producer, or injecting water to launder the gang's illegal income, it is an excellent entry point for accounting. Before the cash box is sent to the bank, it is very difficult to supervise whether it is taken out or put in a little.

"You can only rely on the statements sent by the cannon. I will find a few assistants to help you review whether there are any items that are inconsistent with the statements. This is the only thing that can be done for the time being." Accountant Lawrence Wang had no choice.

Really auditing box office revenue is something that a private accountant like him cannot do. That requires a company of the level of the Big Eight accounting firms to operate.

The two developed a method for Ronald to oversee the "Break Dance" box office. And contacted Yoram to formulate the settlement cycle and method for sharing.

It's almost Memorial Day every year, Aunt Karen's big day. It was rare for Ronald to be in New York. After a few years, he finally had the opportunity to attend a gathering of veterans and widows.

On the Hanson family lawn, veterans began their annual gathering.

Aunt Karen was so happy that she now stopped baking cookies and was wearing a dressy dress and chatting with a bunch of sisters from the leg warmer company.

"The lawn here is so big. It would be great if we could drink tea on this lawn every day." Mrs. Davis's family has moved to Staten Island, and she loves the lawn very much. His son, Bud Jr., was about to return home from the Marine Corps and was in a happy mood.

"It will happen in the future," Ronald smiled, looking at the new house he built for his aunt.

It will be finished soon. There will also be a small lawn for parties. Although it is not as good as the Hanson family's, it is enough to accommodate some old friends.

"Ronald!"

Little Douglas is about to graduate from college and came back today to attend the anniversary. He was very happy to see Ronald there, so he came over and asked, "How much is the box office of your break dance, huh?"

"Before the anniversary, it had already passed 25 million." Ronald said proudly, "It also sold well in Europe, with more than 10 million copies sold."

"U.S. dollars or francs? U.S. dollars? That's great." Little Douglas was very pleased. "What's your next plan? Show me some? I can withdraw the annuity from the family trust after I graduate from college. In addition to the investment market, I How about just following you? I will match the funding for all the movies you direct."

"Really? I may not be planning to shoot any more low-budget exploitation films recently. You may not be able to get into big productions. But I intend to try to be a producer, buy potential scripts, and find a suitable director to make them. You If you are interested, I will leave you a share of the investment."

"Then it's settled!" Douglas Jr. was very happy. Isn't Ronald the producer similar to the director?

Ronald is also very happy. Based on the current box office trend, Ronald can get at least one million US dollars in dividends. Originally, he planned to go to the bank for a mortgage loan with the dividend contract. Since Douglas Jr. is willing to invest money, then his "Daydream" production company will have the cost to try. It can start with a small production of hundreds of thousands. Test the waters through domestic distribution channels.

The release could be backed by Roger Corman's new company. Because the name New Millennium was too hard to pronounce, he had already changed the company's name to Concord Pictures. Because the new boss of New World did not enforce the acquisition agreement very well, Coleman's new films were not well distributed. In anger, he began to try to establish new distribution channels.

In addition, Minahan's Cannon has also begun to establish domestic distribution channels, and he can also choose to cooperate with their brothers.

"By the way, you were in Cannes, did you...?" Douglas Jr. smiled lustfully, showing a tacit expression.

"No, I only met Natasha Kinski and French star Catherine Deneuve."

"Oh, I'm jealous. You have to take me with you next time." Little Douglas regretted on the spot when he heard that it was Kinski who played Tess and Deneuve in "Belle de Jour" from his collection of movie copies. Go with Ronald.

"You want to meet her? I can arrange it. Kinski is coming soon to sign a film distribution contract with Minahan."

"What a good brother." Little Douglas was very happy, "She is the star of this year's Cannes Palme d'Or film."

"Actually, there aren't many scenes." Ronald reminded.

"It doesn't matter, I'm only interested in her."

"Her private life is quite active." Ronald reminded again.

"What's the point? I'm not going to marry her, right?"

"What are you talking about?" Donna came over to talk to Ronald.

"Hi, Donna, I'll send you to MIT in the fall." Seeing that she was a talented girl from Ronald's family, Douglas Jr. immediately put on a kind smile and chatted with her politely.

"I have Ronnie as a gift. He agreed." Donna hugged Ronald's arm and spoke politely to little Douglas.

"Okay, but I can give you a college gift, that's not too much."

"Really? Thank you." When Donna heard that there was a gift, she immediately changed her face to a smile.

"I'll give you a suitcase you need to move to your dormitory at MIT."

"Thank you," Donna chatted with little Doug for a while and whispered in Ronald's ear, "Diane is in New York these two days. She is taking a cover photo for a women's magazine. Do you want to meet her? Her The new film "Streets of Rage" will be released nationwide early next month."

Ronald figured it out, and his "Dragon Boy" was released just three weeks apart, so it can be considered a competition to a certain extent.

"Did she ask you to tell me?"

"No, Diane didn't want me to tell you that you were busy with the release of the movie. You must be very busy."

"Where was she filming?" Ronald actually didn't quite believe what Donna said.

"Tomorrow afternoon..." Donna told Ronald the address of the studio where the shooting would take place.

…

"Eddie, are you so dismissive of me?" The next morning, Ronald first came to the office of his agent Eddie Cohen in New York and joked with Eddie.

In addition to the investor Douglas Jr., in order for his "Daydream Pictures" to start operating, he also needs a general manager to oversee daily affairs.

Ronald wants to persuade Eddie to work for him and co-run the "Daydream" production company. But Eddie refused.

"My small economic company is doing well, and many adult magazine girls have found their way into the film and television industry through me."

Eddie spread his arms, he is currently unwilling to join Ronald's company as general manager. However, he was very optimistic about Ronald, so there was no problem in taking care of part of the business first.

"I can help you handle the day-to-day affairs of Daydream Company in New York."

"Okay, deal." Ronald shook hands with him and prepared an extra salary for Eddie so that he could have a reliable person to handle his affairs in New York.

"What is your first step in work?" Eddie quickly entered the role and opened his notebook to write down work arrangements.

“Start collecting scripts.”

Ronald replied, "Please help me pay attention to potential movie scripts, including plays suitable for adaptation into movies. Everything starts with the script."

"No problem, there are not many suitable directors on Broadway, and the scripts are no less than those in Hollywood." Eddie agreed.

"Is this it?" Eddie took Ronald and found the studio where Diane took photos for women's magazines. This is an ancient building in Midtown with a stone exterior. It was an old building before World War I. house.

"This is it." Ronald checked the address Donna gave him and walked in.

"Okay...give me a naughty gesture, click, click"

Far away, Ronald heard a female voice talking, which seemed to be Diane's photographer.

"Take off the stockings on one foot and put them on again."

Ronald turned down the aisle and entered the studio.

There was a sound of a shutter, and a beautiful photographer, wearing a small suit and trousers, knelt on the ground and took pictures of Diane opposite.

Diane was wearing a red suit, sitting barefoot on an apple box on the wooden floor, crossing her thighs, crossing her legs, and pulling up the black stockings on her right ankle with both hands.

Diane was wearing an old-fashioned millinery, still dressed like a showgirl from the 1920s and 1930s. However, this time the shoulder pads of the skirt are very high, and the collar is a V-shaped collar, which is a modern fashion. The collar reveals a bit of a proud figure.

Ronald entered the bright studio from the dark corridor, and the pupils of his eyes suddenly dilated.

Diane looked like a goddess under the light, and the action of pulling up her stockings was a bit naughty. Ronald felt that his fat figure was no longer a disadvantage, but on the contrary, it was a great advantage.

Ronald smiled silently, broadly.

"Click, click", very good, this expression is very good.

Diane spotted Ronald and started laughing too.

"Okay, keep this..." The female photographer began to press the shutter quickly. Suddenly, Diane's whole body seemed to be shining, and her feminine charm was emitted with high power.

"Ronnie", Diane couldn't help it anymore, stood up and rushed towards Ronald with bare feet, grabbed Ronald's neck, and gave him a hug, wearing high-end black stockings on one leg and half of the other leg. Pull it up and hang it at your knees.

Ronald picked up Diane in a hug.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Ronald felt Diane's familiar scent again. He hugged Diane tightly and took a deep breath into the girl's hair.

"Ronnie", Diane hung her legs on Ronald and refused to come down, "I'm so happy you came."

"Ahem, we still have a set of shots that we haven't taken yet."

The photographer watched from the side as the two hugged each other passionately and kissed them endlessly, and had no choice but to remind them.

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