Hollywood legendary director

On the street near the Europa Studios building, Johnson-Blanton hid in the shade of a tree and rested for a while before he took out his cell phone and called Lehman.

"Dudu..."

It didn't take long for the alert tone to sound, but a voice came from the other end of the phone.

"How is the negotiation going?"

Lehmann, who was still in his apartment in Cannes, put down his pen to draw the film scenes and continued: "Did Europa Pictures agree to our terms?"

"Not yet. They seem to be quite dissatisfied with bringing capital into the group. They even want to increase your director's salary in exchange for us to give up this part of the negotiation terms."

"How much does it improve?"

"Five million U.S. dollars plus a 5% box office share, and if we abandon the cooperation plan to bring capital into the group, I am confident that this part will be more advantageous again."

"Oh, it's impossible. I won't give up on this point either."

Hearing the resolute answer from the opposite, Johnson Brandon stroked his forehead, his tone suddenly serious, "Then we will do the difficult work in the interview process."

"Relax, I am mentally prepared for this."

"Then I can now let the wind say that the new project is in a deadlock with Europa Films, and use external pressure to further force them to make concessions, okay?"

Facing the agent’s proposal, Lehman thought about it for a while before he said: “We can release the news, but our first choice is to cooperate with Europa Pictures first.”

"okay, I get it."

Hanging up the phone, Lehman sat quietly on the sofa in the apartment, and for a while, he lost the ability to draw the film's shot script.

At the time of his downfall, Europa Pictures offered a helping hand, and he always remembered it.

However, even though there is such a friendship in it, it does not affect Lyman's judgment too much.

Europa Films can be placed on the highest level of priority cooperation, but it is not absolutely necessary.

Cooperation, cooperation, it is always right to make both parties satisfied, just let oneself regress, that is what kind of cooperation.

Both of his works have brought each other a return far exceeding the investment amount. He doesn't owe anything, and he only wants relatively fair cooperation terms.

There is nothing wrong with this.

......

At the same time, in the conference room of Europa Pictures, Luc Besson was still discussing cooperation with Williams, the head of the marketing department.

He said with emotion: "I also came here back then. I am a human being, who will think in the face of huge interests. He wants more ideas. In fact, I understand very well, who would like to see the creation. The value is less than a few tenths of the income."

This sentence of the boss can be regarded as setting the tone of the topic.

Williams followed along and said: "But he wants too much, one-fifth of the revenue share, it is really..." He thought for a while before he said, "It's a little too taken for granted. "

"Could it be that the channels, publicity, distribution, and media public relations we use to promote the film do not require energy and cost? We finally got the situation like today, during this period, the manpower, material resources, time and capital costs Isn’t it a manifestation of resources or value?"

"I don't think that he can be on an equal footing with us with a directed work."

Hearing the ubiquitous resentment in the old man’s words, Luc Besson laughed openly, “Negotiating? There is no such thing as a bite to death. Maybe they don’t want so much.”

"I don't think he thinks that way. When he opens his mouth, it is divided into one-fifth, which is really majestic."

"Okay, keep in touch. They want to bring money into the group. Basically, they don’t have to run. Let’s make the corresponding psychological preparations. As long as it does not exceed US$8 million, they can still be discussed. This is ours. Bottom line."

Williams said helplessly: "Well, I know, I will try my best to fight for it."

Two days later, Johnson Brandon once again reported the results of the second round of negotiations with Europa Pictures. Although they still failed to reach a conclusion, their tone was slightly relaxed.

The news that the negotiations were deadlocked at the beginning has gradually spread to the ears of several other film companies.

First-tier major companies such as Paramount and Warner, as well as second-tier film companies such as Artisan and Miramax, have come to consider their willingness to cooperate, which has added to the burden of Europa Pictures’ negotiations.

As Johnson Brandon expected, with Lehman's past achievements, there is absolutely no shortage of collaborators.

After another negotiation, the situation was even more favorable to Lehman. Europa Pictures agreed to the conditions for joining the group. What remains stalemate now is undoubtedly the question of the share of funds and the proportion of income.

Just when Johnson Brandon secretly cheered up for the next negotiation, loosened a little amount of funds and successfully won the negotiation on the terms of cooperation, CAA headquarters called...

Things went back a day ago, just as many film companies are optimistic about the prospects of Lehman's new projects, CAA can't ignore this aspect.

And after the latest news that Detective Johnson Brandon kept coming back in front, they also knew far more inside stories than others.

In the CAA headquarters in Century City, Los Angeles, the atmosphere in the conference room is still quiet.

Brian Lauder is asking his assistant to distribute documents to many senior brokers, including Kevin Howen. This is the relevant information carefully compiled by their research department.

After all, the achievements of "Three Fools in Bollywood" are still vivid, no one can remain unmoved, even if Johnson Brandon has already said that the negotiations with Europa Pictures are on the right track. Can't stop everyone from having a different idea.

The information was quickly posted, and it was full of detailed insights into Lehman's career as a director, the comparison between the market revenue and the amount of investment generated by the works he directed, and some internal statements related to the new project.

"Let's take a look." Brian Lauder slowly said: "Our people are already helping Lehman negotiate with Europa Films. Although the final result has not yet been obtained, I want to come. There is no cooperation between the two sides. It will be too far."

"Let me add," Kevin Hoween also said: "It is said that Paramount Pictures also has ideas for new projects. Think about it, can we take this opportunity to get in."

"Didn't it mean that their negotiation work went smoothly? Can we have a chance?" a CAA executive asked suspiciously.

"In this world, as long as there are enough benefits, can we still find the opportunity to intervene? The key question now is what price we can pay to qualify for entry." Another senior retorted.

"That's right, but what can we give? Or what are we willing to give?" The words of the person who asked the question earlier made the conference room silent again.

Yes, others have to meet the conditions. How can they enter the game? They can't provide better salary to Lehman. At this point, they may not be as bold as Europa Pictures.

The intricacies of CAA’s internal powers and shares are far from what Europa Pictures can match. This also means that a major decision has to be made, which is often impossible to pull internally, which consumes time and energy in vain, not to mention. It also involves the issue of capital investment, which is even more difficult.

Although the group of people on the board of directors does not participate in the company's daily affairs management, they unexpectedly value the financial aspect.

Only allowed in, not allowed out, maybe that's what it meant.

Hard!

Everyone was thinking about how to enter the game. Kevin Hoween said, "Everyone, I heard about a situation. Paramount Pictures wants to directly discuss the release of this new work and try to get the release of the film. Copyright, no matter how bad it is, we have to fight for channel rights in North America. This may be an opportunity for us."

"How to say?" someone asked.

"Cooperate with Paramount Pictures to negotiate with Europa Pictures to gain entry."

"But Paramount doesn't seem to be of any use to our place, can this work?" Someone said doubts.

"Didn’t they have a project that we want us to provide convenience? They promised them, and in the joint operation, they only asked for short-term revenue from the box office, and did not participate in the peripheral revenue from offline and film copyright operations. I think that in this way, they are very I will probably agree."

"Is it worth it?"

After all, you have to pay so much and only strive for a short-term gain.

"As long as this movie can be as good as his upper work, it is worth it. What's more, Lehman's agent contract is signed in our company's hands. This is also a disguised investment." Kevin -Howen continued: "Furthermore, in my opinion, the project that Paramount Pictures wants to operate, although the market prospects are general, it is not without a good way. Provide a little convenience and strive for the opportunity to enter the game. In my opinion, it is very worthwhile."

"What do you think?" Brian Lauder said.This is for everyone present to express their views.

"I agree."

"I agree."

"Seconded......"

"I think there is a problem."

A series of attitudes have shown their respective meanings.

Brian Lauder made a summary, "10 votes to two votes, Kevin's proposal passed, now, immediately contact Paramount Pictures, let us know our intention, and strive to work together to submit a request to Europa Pictures."

"If there is nothing wrong, let the meeting adjourn." After Brian Lauder finished speaking, he stood up first and left the meeting room.

The fight for action has begun...