Documentary director Burgess Moran was once a military war correspondent who went into the European battlefield to shoot war documentaries. After retiring, he joined MGM. His documentaries had won some awards, and his conditions fully met Hardy's requirements.
Hardy told the whole story to Director Moran, who was somewhat excited. "I think it's very interesting to record the whole process of catching bank robbers."
"I wanted to capture that thrilling feeling because I'm going to release it in theaters later," Hardy said.
Moran became even more excited when he heard this.
All the things he shot before were documentaries, and none of them had ever been shown in theaters. "Don't worry, Mr. Hardy, I will definitely make the film tense and exciting."
He thought for a moment and said,
"I want eight cameramen and eight handheld cameras," Moran said.
"no problem."
"I want all of them in colored film."
"Can."
"I also want to interview Bank of America and the police department."
Hadi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've arranged all this for you."
......
Bank of America Los Angeles branch headquarters.
There is a meeting going on in the conference room.
President Moriah Johnston was furious about the bank being robbed and decided to offer a reward of $20,000 for clues leading to the robbers.
"Our motto at Bank of America is to protect the property of our customers to the greatest extent possible. We will never tolerate anything that damages our customers' property. This matter must be investigated to the end."
The shoot is over.
Edward, the interim general manager of HD Films, walked into the president's office with a smile.
"Mr. President Johnston, our boss said that he has already agreed with MGM that this movie will be made into a documentary and released in major theaters across the United States. It will also be submitted for an Oscar nomination."
"This is a great publicity for Bank of America. My boss asked me to ask you if you would like to have more shots of Bank of America in the documentary. Of course, frontal shots."
Edward was originally the manager of HD Agency, but HD Pictures was just an empty shell. Hardy had only borrowed his name before. Later, as more things became necessary, such as the cooperation with MGM, they had to find someone to manage it. So Hardy made Edward the general manager of the film company.
Edward is a very smart guy with strong business capabilities. He has been managing the company well from the beginning to now.
Hardy also asked Edward to be in charge of the documentary business this time.
hd movies.
As soon as President Johnston heard it, he knew that they were from the same company as HD Security.
Playing the film in major theaters across the United States and submitting it to the Oscar documentary competition will indeed have a huge publicity effect on Bank of America.
But what do you mean by the last sentence?
Front shot.
That means there is also a reverse shot.
This is a naked threat.
President Johnston also knew that Bank of America was the victim of the robbery and did nothing in the aftermath. The filmmakers could cause great damage to Bank of America's reputation with just a flick of their fingers.
Who allowed these public opinion media to have the right to speak?
Johnston asked Edward to go out first and picked up the phone to call the president of Bank of America. He was only the president of a branch bank and he also needed to ask for instructions on such a major event that might affect the entire Bank of America.
"President Mark, I have something to ask you..."
Johnston told him about the plan to capture the robbers, shoot a documentary, and that MGM would release the film nationwide and submit it for an Oscar.
Finally, he said: "The film company asked us at Bank of America how much frontal footage we were willing to keep in the documentary."
President Mark understood the film company's intention as soon as he heard it.
"Of course the more the better, and all of them must be front-facing shots. I hope that in the documentary, I can emphasize the Bank of America's philosophy of 'serving customers first'."
"The documentary must not contain any negative news about Bank of America. Do you know how serious the consequences of negative publicity are? It may destroy a company. One piece of negative publicity may make it difficult for the company to recover for years or even decades," said President Mark.
"If we deal with negative news, our stock price will plummet. Shareholders will not let us go, do you understand, Johnston?"
"President Mark, I can sense a threat from that film company. They definitely want money," said Johnston.
"Of course I heard it. This is actually a good thing. At least the other party is willing to negotiate. If the documentary promotes our positive side, it will be of great benefit to our company, and we should pay for the publicity." President Mark said.
"So how much money do you think is appropriate?" asked Johnston.
In fact, Johnston already knew the result of his call. He was not stupid, and the president was even smarter. But he had to make the call because the amount of money was probably not small, not 30,000 or 50,000 yuan. It was difficult for him as a branch manager to make the decision.
"Did the other party mention any specific figures?" President Mark asked.
"no."
The person on the other end of the phone hesitated for a moment.
"Johnston, transfer $100,000 in publicity funds from your Los Angeles distribution center to the other party."
Johnston thought to himself that the president was really generous and spent $100,000. It was definitely not something he could decide to spend $100,000 on advertising at one time.
But he didn't expect this was not the end.
President Mark continued, "I will transfer another $100,000 from the headquarters to the other party. Let's pay a total of $200,000."
The headquarters also came out.
Johnston was surprised.
"Isn't 200,000 a bit too much?" Johnston said.
"As long as the other party promotes Bank of America in a completely positive way and plays the film in major theaters across the United States, our money will be well spent," said President Mark.
"Okay President, I understand."
......
200,000.
Edward was so excited when he heard this number.
A documentary,
The filming hasn't started yet.
He has already earned 200,000 yuan in advertising fees.
A director, eight cameramen, and some film reels were borrowed from MGM, and the total cost was estimated to be less than $20,000.
But now we have got back 10 times the profit.
Johnston looked at Edward and said seriously, "Mr. Edward, we at Bank of America are willing to invest a huge amount of money in advertising, but we also have to protect our interests. We must promote our ideas as much as possible in the film and there must not be any negative reports."
Edward smiled.
"Don't worry, once the film is finished, we will gather a few people to watch the sample together. It will only be officially released after everyone is satisfied with the sample."
Johnston was finally relieved after hearing what Edward said.
Edward left with a check for $100,000. As for the remaining $100,000, Johnston said he would pay it after he was satisfied with the movie, and Edward felt it was his duty.
The 100,000 yuan in hand is already a big profit.
......
Los Angeles Police Department.
Chief Ed faced the camera and introduced the entire robbery case. Finally, he expressed passionately that he would do his best to capture the robbers and protect the safety of the citizens.
......
hd security company headquarters.
In the square,
A team stood there.
They were wearing black combat uniforms, steel-plate bulletproof vests, helmets on their heads, pistols on their waists, grenades, flashlights, and magazines in their pockets. Some were holding submachine guns, some were holding sniper rifles, and their faces were covered with masks, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes.
This outfit is very similar to that of special forces in later generations.
The black training uniform and this set of equipment were specially made by Hardy when the security company was first established. Now they are not available at all, but Hardy let them come out ahead of time. If nothing else, they look very cool.
Each team will also be equipped with a wireless walkie-talkie, which is somewhat similar to the mobile phones of later generations. Although the calling distance is only 1.5 miles, it is a veritable black technology in this era and can play a great role in the command of such small-scale operations.
When this team stood there, people immediately felt a sense of toughness.
Looks very professional.
It was the first time for Director Moran to see such a team. He was greatly shocked and ordered several cameras to shoot from different angles in an effort to capture the most majestic side.
Inside the Strategic Research Laboratory.
Lanster was interviewed.
"All our HD Security personnel are veterans. They have fought bravely in the battlefields of Europe and Asia. They are all combat heroes and have made great contributions to world security. After joining the security company, they receive more formal security training from our company, become security personnel, and continue to serve the safety of the people."
"After the Bank of America robbery, we were hired by the Bank of America to investigate the robbers. We used a large number of intelligence personnel to collect intelligence and eventually determined the robbers' hiding place."
"We have already contacted the Los Angeles Police Department, and the two sides have reached a cooperation intention to carry out arrest operations together. I believe that our HD security will also become a force to protect the citizens of Los Angeles."
"We have already found out that there are six robbers in total. There may be other people hiding in the area. There should not be more than 10 people."
"We have prepared six combat teams, five combat teams and one sniper team. In fact, we are confident that we can eliminate the robbers with just one team, but for the safety of the people, we are ready to send out six teams to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
"Let's go~!"
With an order.
Sixty security personnel climbed onto the command vehicle. Lanster, as the commander, sat in the command vehicle. There was a radio in the vehicle that could communicate with the six combat teams.
Several photographers followed different units and took pictures non-stop, especially inside the command car, which was the focus of the pictures.
At the same time,
The police department also dispatched a team.
20 people in total.
The police and HD security gathered about 3 kilometers away from the waste collection station, and both sides got off the car and stood together.
The police looked a bit slack, their weapons being just pistols and a few rifles. The security company team next to them exuded a tough and sharp aura from the inside out.
The difference is obvious.
Director Ed shook hands with Lanster.
Ed said to the camera: "Those bank robbers are a group of inhumane thugs. The police station lacks firepower, so we have specially cooperated with HD Security. The arrest operation will be led by HD Security, and we will assist."
Ed turned to Lanster and asked, "Are you sure the robbers are still in the scrap yard?"
"Yes, our intelligence personnel have been keeping an eye on it." Lanster said.
"Let's get started now, shall we?"
"Action~~"
Following a command, the HD security personnel got in the car again and headed towards the scrap collection station in a mighty manner.
The convoy stopped 500 meters away from the scrap collection station.
The action team got off the vehicle and rushed forward from different directions.
The camera crew followed closely behind the team.
At the end are the police.
In another luxury car, several big shots were sitting inside, including MGM boss Mayer, Los Angeles Mayor Ross, Bank of America Los Angeles branch president Johnston, and HD security boss Hardy.
It was also the first time that Hardy met Mayor Ross and President Johnston. He asked MGM owner Mayer to invite them to come here and watch the show.
It’s more about building connections.
He is now qualified to treat these people as equals.
"Mr. Hardy, I admire your ability to build such a strong security team. I believe HD Security will have great development in the future." Mayor Ross said.
President Johnston looked at the young man in front of him and said with a smile, "I admire his management ability even more."
HD Films took $200,000 from him easily yesterday, and he even thanked them for promoting his film.
And he also agreed to cooperate with HD Security in the future.
Meyer looked at the Counter-Terrorists who rushed into the recycling station, then turned to Hardy and said, "Hadi, I suddenly feel sorry for those robbers."
"Why?"
“Because they met you.”