Chapter 7: Playing big

In the lounge, Saleh showed his identity.

Ronan and the others had already performed a rehearsal.

They were a little surprised at first, and then really surprised.

Everything seemed natural.

Saleh asked directly, "Ronan, have you considered looking for investment in the Arab world in the past?"

Ronan was not hypocritical, and asked with surprise, "You represent the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority?"

He looked at Saleh, "Do you want to invest in my film?"

Saleh shook his head quickly, "No, no, the amount is too high, I don't have such a big power.

But I can recommend you to Abu Dhabi, in the name of the Investment Bureau"

"Really?" Ronan nodded when he saw Saleh and said,

"It's great that you are willing to help. It can solve my biggest problem."

Saleh said with a smile: "You are welcome, your movie is speaking for Arabs so this is what I should do."

"Thank you." Ronan was very sincere.

Saleh waved his hand, "I can only recommend you, but whether you can impress people in Abu Dhabi to invest, I can't guarantee.

Ronan, you better have a plan."

Ronan quickly stood up and looked for something, took out a document from his briefcase, and handed it to Saleh,

"This is my plan for the trip to Germany."

Saleh heard Ronan mention before that he was planning to go to Germany to look for investment.

He took the document and opened it. Although he didn't understand it, he could see that it was a very complete plan.

Ronan has done a lot of feasible work for this project.

This young man seems to be reliable.

Ronan said at this time, "My father has worked with Germans before, so I am going to borrow my previous connections to organize a film investment fundraising meeting in Germany."

Whether it was this plan or everything before it, Saleh can feel Ronan's effort in this project.

Compared with those brothers in Abu Dhabi who are eating and waiting to die, Ronan Anderson is a man with great ambition.

"How about this plan?" Ronan asked.

Saleh returned the plan and said vaguely: "It's okay."

Ronan asked again, "Is it feasible to go to Abu Dhabi?"

Saleh thought for a while, and said, "It should be no problem.

The Investment Bureau can assist you.

However, some details about diet and other aspects need to be changed."

"Don't worry." Ronan nodded and said,

"We will respect the customs of the Arab brothers."

If he can get the investment, he wouldn't mind going there and changing his total eating habits.

Saleh confessed something more and left the hotel soon.

The press conference ended.

After returning to the company, Ronan once again held a brief meeting to mobilize the whole company.

Mary will assist Saleh to go through the formalities from tomorrow.

George will stare at the media and Robert will prepare all the necessary materials.

Although he had heard that the oil tycoons don't take money seriously, and used Saleh, a young son of the royal family as a leading party,

Ronan would not be careless in the slightest.

If he wants people to spend money and invest, he must do his best to impress them.

What he prepared is indeed a scam, but the movie project is real.

All the preliminary work is extremely real.

Ronan made corresponding preparations for the company's various documents, tax payment records, past films, membership certificates of the Producer Union,

relevant reports that have appeared in the media, etc.

The next day, when the media reports came out, he bought some newspapers that specifically reported the relevant news.

Although the Los Angeles Times has only a fist-sized report, the name of one of the three major newspapers in the United States is still very useful

Even if the scale of the report is not big, it has some effect.

The most intuitive thing is that more than a dozen agents have delivered director and actor resumes to Sand Sea Entertainment.

Some people called and asked about the recruitment of behind-the-scenes positions.

Ronan certainly won't hire directors and the behind-the-scenes team now, everything has to wait until the trip to Abu Dhabi is over.

When it comes to investment, the "Human Removal Plan" can be operated as planned;

If it fails to attract investment, he had considered going to India or other Asian countries

For more than a week, Ronan kept in touch with Saleh.

Saleh visited Sand Sea Entertainment several times.

He saw dozens of film videos in the library and believed that this was a small production company with a certain background

He also obtained Ronan's consent to send back a large number of materials including the data of Sand Sea Entertainment and the script of the "Human Removal Project" to Abu Dhabi.

Somewhat beyond Ronan's expectations, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority attached great importance to it.

Not only did they send a formal invitation letter, but they were also responsible for the air ticket, boarding, and lodging expenses of Sad Sea Entertainment.

This made Ronan more than happy, but he was worried that he had got too much already

But thinking of the money in the hands of the Arabs, this worry disappeared immediately.

Besides, this is not cheating money at all, he will complete the "Human Removal Project" project.

During this time, apart from preparing projects,

Ronan was also not idle, he was learning more about the social and economic conditions,

Especially combining the memories in his mind, looking for some ways to assist in starting a business.

Sand Sea Entertainment needs to turn losses into profits using movie projects.

If there is a profitable company, there will be a chance to enter the financial industry.

Borrowing chicken to lay eggs is the norm in the film industry, and the film fund needs to have some feasibility.

In this regard, he needs to further investigate and learn relevant knowledge.

As for the importance of Abu Dhabi, Ronan can guess a little bit.

In their eyes, the expenses of Sand Sea Entertainment were nothing at all.

Now Abu Dhabi lacks reputation and influence but does not lack money.

How much did Abu Dhabi spend in the previous life to expand its influence?

The cost of spending in the Premier League alone is astronomical.

Hollywood has a worldwide influence, but the Arabs in Hollywood movies were always bad guys

The Arabs probably want to change this concept.

Ronan was more confident after receiving the invitation from Abu Dhabi.

In his previous life, scammers were able to get money from Hollywood connoisseurs with their sweet mouths and fake projects.

And for a real project like the "Human Removal Project", the possibility of getting money from the Arabs who don't understand Hollywood that much is very high

More importantly, after attending the press conference, Saleh has been in very high spirits.

He had already called him and said that he would accompany Ronan to Abu Dhabi and assist him in preparing for the film investment promotion meeting.

"I just graduated and I have too little work experience," Saleh said,

"This can increase my practical experience."

There is a local snake to help, Ronan of course will not refuse.

Even though the situation was very good.

He did not relax at all.

He specifically asked a lawyer familiar with Abu Dhabi to make appropriate modifications to the template of the investment contract.

In addition, he prepared multiple plans.

The worst result is nothing more than failing to attract investment and returning without success.

Before departure, the materials prepared alone were filled with dozens of large boxes.

Anyone who reads it will think that the small team of Ronan is going to do some bad thing.

Of course, the money was also spent like flowing water, and Sand Sea Entertainment's account had less than 60,000 US dollars.

Ronan only took Mary and Robert Lee to Abu Dhabi, and deliberately left George Clint in Los Angeles,

allowing him to operate at the same time with money and contacts so that the "Human Removal Project" could show a face in the media from time to time...

In mid-February, accompanied by Comrade Saleh of Abu Dhabi Investments,

Ronan Anderson, a good friend of the UAE people, took an Emirates flight and arrived in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority gave a warm welcome to this friendly Hollywood company.

Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the most famous cities in the UAE.

Abu Dhabi in this era was already very beautiful.

"This is an Arab country?"

Sitting in the car, Mary was full of questions: "Is there such an advanced city in the middle east?"

Ronan just whispered, "They are very rich."

It's not only that Abu Dhabi doesn't know Hollywood, but Americans also don't know Abu Dhabi either.

The image of Arabs in Hollywood movies may be driven by Jewish forces behind it, but it was also a common perception among Americans.

The group of people stayed in the super five-star Emirates Hotel with the highest specifications in the local area.

There were also media reporters taking pictures at the entrance of the hotel

After some time, before Ronan went to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a senior official of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority came to him accompanied by Saleh and discussed the next itinerary with him.

So, with the help of Saleh and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority,

Ronan Anderson and Sand Sea Entertainment's names frequently appeared in the media here,

And there was also someone to assist Ronan in preparing for film investment and fundraising meetings.

Accompanying people from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to participate in several activities.

After receiving two interviews, Ronan gradually realized that,

To a certain extent, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is also using him.

Bringing a Hollywood team, no matter whether the investment is successful or not, is a great achievement.

The struggle for power and profit among the high-level Arab leaders was also equally fierce.

Sand Sea Entertainment and Film Investment Fundraising Meeting soon became famous in Abu Dhabi.

According to Saleh, the president of the UAE and the leader of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi privately asked about the Hollywood investment in private.

It seemed like he had made things a bit bigger

But now, Ronan can't retreat, because the investment has not yet arrived.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority assisted him in preparing for fundraising meetings and publicity,

But never talked to him about investing in the "Human Removal Project".

Ronan is not in a hurry, the hunter must be very patient.

And compared to the behemoth of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, he is more willing to fool those small and medium investors at fundraising meetings.

That way, the subsequent troubles will also be smaller.

But if the Investment Bureau throws a few million dollars, he will not refuse.

On February 25, 1998, a three-day film investment promotion conference kicked off at the Sheikh Hotel in Abu Dhabi.