Outside the window, the night was deep; inside, the lights were bright.
Ronan sat behind his desk, carefully and meticulously flipping through a professional book on funds.
Whenever he saw a key point, he would stop to take specific notes.
Occasionally, he would fall into deep thought, comparing the differences between the two sides of the Pacific Ocean.
There was no helping it; there were too many differences between China and the United States, from society to culture to law.
Someone coming from the other side of the Pacific needed to change more than just their lifestyle habits.
Fortunately, Ronan had inherited the vast majority of the younger Anderson’s memories, and so far, there hadn’t been any major slips.
Seeing the section on film funds, Ronan picked up the “California Entertainment Act” from the side to cross-reference them.
Whether it was the “California Entertainment Act” or various industry regulations in Hollywood, he had already finished reading them before; although he couldn’t recite them by heart, he had a general impression.
Over here, there was the same problem that regulations were dead, but people were alive.
These laws and industry rules ensured the normal operation of the Hollywood system and brought huge vitality to this massive industrial machine, but there were countless cases of people skirting the rules in the industry.
Only by understanding these could one exploit the loopholes.
Of course, the biggest purpose of Ronan’s reading was still to learn and enrich himself.
He had recently made two trips to USC to find Professor Johnson, the younger Anderson’s former mentor, and obtained many highly professional books from him.
Although Professor Johnson was an academic, he had struggled in Hollywood for a long time before teaching and had rare practical experience.
This was also a network belonging to the younger Anderson that he had picked up, but which the younger Anderson had neglected.
An old man nearing sixty, who had worked in Hollywood for many years and had been devoted to teaching at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for over ten years, represented a huge network.
The younger Anderson had actually only wanted to rely on himself to forge ahead, tossing aside even a network like the mentor who valued him.
Ronan really didn’t know what to say.
He was very clear about one thing: he was not a genius, and the younger Anderson was not a super genius either.
Even if their knowledge were combined, there were still many deficiencies.
To succeed in entrepreneurship, opportunity was the key, but capability was the foundation.
Returning to 1998 brought him unique and huge opportunities, but his capabilities urgently needed further improvement.
When he was on the other side of the Pacific, Ronan had the ability to lead a departmental team, but anything larger would be very difficult.
Living life over again did not bring an increase in capability.
That wasn’t entirely correct, though; many of the younger Anderson’s strengths were left to him, such as screenwriting ability.
The script for “the purge” had been revised three times, and Ronan had basically finished modifying it.
As for whether to make changes later, that would have to wait until the director was in place.
Was the director recommended by the Agent he met tonight reliable?
Ronan shook his head; once he saw the person later, it would naturally be clear.
His energy shifted back to reading and studying.
After finishing the section on film funds, he picked up a book about producers and started reading.
Independent film projects were relatively simple and didn’t have so many requirements, and “the purge” was not a union project, so there was no need to follow various restrictions, but operating it was still not easy.
It wasn’t until midnight that Ronan put down the book in his hand.
After reading for a long time, it was inevitable to feel dizzy, and he needed appropriate relaxation.
At this time, he would check the latest social trends via the Internet.
In North America at the end of the nineties, the popularity of the Internet was already very high.
Ronan found the Netflix website.
Just like in his memory, Netflix was a small company just getting started.
The website provided rental services for videotapes and emerging discs, but the quantity was pitifully small.
The copyright system in North America was relatively complete.
If they rented things out without obtaining authorization, Netflix would definitely be finished.
If this company wanted to develop, it first had to solve the problem of film sources.
Ronan thought for a moment and sent a work email to Marie, asking her to specifically look into Netflix after she went to work tomorrow.
Subsequently, he closed the website and opened his blog.
Blogs were not a new thing on the Internet.
This relatively primitive form of online self-media did not have nearly the influence it would have after 2000.
Ronan had applied for a blog a long time ago; this was a retreat he had prepared beforehand.
What he was doing currently actually carried significant risks.
If an accident occurred, he would have another path to take.
Publishing novels through a blog was something many new writers in North America had done in his past life, such as the original author of “the martian”.
Ronan had read the original work and had designs on “the martian” too, but he quickly gave up on it.
After reading a novel, if the impression was deep, one could naturally remember the main plot, but it was very hard to remember specific details.
“the martian” leaned towards hard science fiction, involving a lot of knowledge in physics, biology, and aerospace.
Ronan had very little reserve in this area, and it was impossible for him to spend a lot of time looking up information now, so he could only give it up.
Turning future popular movies into novels was extremely difficult and time-consuming.
Ronan didn’t have that much time.
Even though the screenwriting ability left behind by the younger Anderson was decent, a simple, formulaic novel that didn’t involve profound professional knowledge was the best choice.
Therefore, Ronan picked a novel he thought was relatively simple and could actually attract people—”Fifty Shades”.
The content of this novel had neither profound business operations nor professional academic knowledge, and it didn’t involve brain-draining conspiracies.
Its biggest features were Mary Sue, Jack Sue, and BDSM elements.
According to his plan, after writing the outline and settings, he would take out half an hour to an hour every day for writing.
No one could guarantee the success of the novel, but it could serve as a screenwriting exercise.
As a male, forget about Mary Sue; Ronan couldn’t handle writing from a female first-person perspective, unfolding the description from the angle of a female masochist—just thinking about it felt awkward.
This wasn’t a simple transformation, but S&M, and if he forced himself to write it, he would drive himself crazy.
Since he was going to write it, he would definitely have to unfold it from the perspective of a male sadist. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
As for the male lead, he could draw inspiration from himself: a handsome hunk who inherited a small business facing bankruptcy, fought his way to a net worth of tens of billions of dollars, and became a true top-tier figure in society.
But behind the infinite glory, the handsome guy had an unknown side—he liked BDSM games.
Since the male lead had a net worth of tens of billions, there certainly couldn’t be only one female lead.
There had to be several beauties, not only entangled in love and hate with the male lead but also playing various large-scale games.
Hmm…
the female leads could also play games with each other.
Thinking of this, two lines of poetry flashed through Ronan’s mind: “Is a golden scale a creature of the pond? Upon meeting the wind and clouds, it shall transform into a dragon.”
He still had to pay attention to the scale; although the scale of novels here was very open, he couldn’t really turn it into just some “creature of the pond.”
Ronan hadn’t considered the single female lead situation at all.
A handsome guy with a net worth of tens of billions and bad habits wouldn’t just hang himself on one Mary Sue.
After writing down the male lead’s settings and determining several main female characters, Ronan considered the main plot, but his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
Because he discovered a problem: this novel seemed easier to write than hard science fiction or brain-burning stuff, but it also required professional knowledge!
The BDSM, which was the most important thing, was a very professional and serious subject.
How could he write it without having been exposed to it?
Without even experiencing it, could writing it attract people?
Should he set aside time to watch films in this area?
Or go to the San Fernando Valley for a field trip?
Or…
Ronan had a bit of a headache.
Just like financing in Abu Dhabi, even if a reborn person possessed advanced information, doing things was truly not easy.
Capability!
It really required capability!
Ronan deeply realized that his capability was insufficient!
Sighing, he stopped thinking about this matter.
He would first come up with the outline and main plot settings, and when he really got to the relevant plot, he would deal with it then.
If it really didn’t work, he would think of a way to find inspiration.
Everything was for the sake of future career.
For several consecutive days, Ronan was busy with company affairs during the day and recharged at night, writing the outline for “Fifty Shades” and was extremely busy.
During this period, he also had a meal with a small Agent and finalized the temporary actors to be used.
After the new week started, Ronan received a call from the Agent named Edward, who would visit Sand Sea Entertainment with his director client the next day.
This director was named James Wong.
Hearing this name, Ronan felt a bit familiar and instantly thought of the Chinese-American director of “saw”, but thinking carefully, that wasn’t right.
That Chinese-American director named James was probably still studying and couldn’t have come to Hollywood to direct several episodes of “the x-files”.
Fortunately, he would be able to see the person soon.