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"Good evening, Lyman," Kevin Hoween on the other end of the phone looked very interested and asked in a relaxed tone: "Is it convenient for you? I have something I want to talk to you."

"It's okay," Lehman was sitting in the living room watching TV. He was alone at home. Although he was a little confused about receiving a call from Kevin Hoween, he thought about it and said, "Wait a minute. , I am looking for a quiet place."

Maybe something really matters?Although Lehman didn't think anything was going to be urgent in the near future, everyone clearly wanted to have a good chat. He also hurried back to the bedroom and closed the door to block the possible noise of the TV.

"Is the post-production of "Furious" going well?" After confirming the convenience, Kevin Howen asked first.

"It's terrible," Lehman couldn't help complaining about this. "It's a nightmare. Recently I have heard my tinnitus when listening to the soundtrack. When I go to the editing room every day, I will put a few pieces of music on I don’t think it’s appropriate...Also, don’t tell me, this is your focus today, and it’s more than a month before the scheduled release schedule. How about it, there’s no problem.”

Hans Zimmer is also an individual talent. He changes the tune every day, and he wants to "appreciate" him. Who can stand it.

I said a big deal in a mess, and even Lehman didn't know what to say. After vomiting the depression in my heart, I remembered that Howien Cage seemed to have something to do with him, should that be the case?

As early as after the filming was completed, I paid the agent Johnson’s remaining service commission, and it was a long time since I contacted CAA. After all, they couldn’t help with post-production. Fortunately, Lehman gave the agent a holiday. Up.

"I'm not here to ask you about the production progress of the new movie," Hovien Cage said helplessly: "I have something to tell you."

"Let's say it, isn't it just to talk when you call? I'm listening carefully."

There was a moment of silence on the other end, and the tone stabilized, "I'm here to congratulate you, Lyman, you made a good movie. We at CAA want to help you run this year's Oscar nomination, what do you mean?"

Lehman frowned strangely, running the Oscar nomination?My new work hasn't been completely finished yet. How did you know that it is a good movie? It is really more confident than me, the client.

"What? I didn't understand too much? Do you need to worry about running "Furious"?"

"Oh, sorry, blame me for not saying clearly." Kevin Hoveen said apologetically: "I mean to run "Three Stupies in Bollywood" and compete for this year's Oscar for best foreign language film. "

"Is there such a demand?" Lehman asked strangely.The movie has long been off the stage, and I have gained enough. What kind of title does it need?

"Of course," Kevin Hoween's voice was transmitted to his ears through the airwaves, "This is not very meaningful for the film itself, but it is a great help for your own director career. You know, as long as the film can be nominated, it is itself a gold-plated identity level, not to mention, we CAA deliberately hope that "Three Stupid Rare in Bollywood" will come to the end and get this little golden man. "

His voice sounds seductive, "Don't you want to get the first figurine in your director's life?"

Lehman admitted that at this moment, he was a little moved.

"So, how does it work?"

"We contacted Paramount Pictures, and they are also willing to nominate you for Guan Gong." Cage-Hovien had already planned on the whole plan, and said with a smile at this time: "At that time, Paramount will be in At the end of this year, around December 28th, we will make a few copies of the movie again, arrange more than a dozen theaters, and do long-term theater screenings until the arrival of the Oscars."

"Is it necessary? I don’t know how many video tapes have been sold in offline channels for a movie that has been shown once. Will anyone go to the cinema to watch it? It seems a bit wasteful." Lehman asked, "These resources Meng Pictures is really willing to do it, not what conditions?"

The question in the last sentence is more straightforward, just to say whether you two have any conspiracy.

After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. What's more, CAA and Paramount Pictures are not like good people.

Cage-Hovien smiled, naturally did not answer this question.Would he say his idea of ​​cooperating with Paramount Pictures to win over you, the director, how can he dig into the corner of Europa Pictures without accumulating some favors in advance?

It's just a dozen theaters, even if they are all empty, Paramount Pictures can bear the loss.

"You are a partner of our company. We see opportunities that will help you in your director's career. Naturally, we have to consider it for you. Besides, you can listen to our ideas and decide whether to try or not."

"Well, you continue to say..."

In order to redeem the prize, as mentioned in the previous article, at the end of the Christmas period, a bunch of literary and artistic movies or feature films are released.

Because people are animals that love the new and hate the old, imagine that when the judges want to vote on the list of nominated films for this year’s Oscars, are they impressed by a film that was released several months ago, or are they just entering theaters recently? The movie is impressive.

This is obviously a very good answer to the question of choice, and most of the judges can't escape the cage of "loving the new and disgusting the old".

Therefore, it is worthwhile to re-enter the theater, even if the number is lower and no audience is willing to watch it.It was originally not for the audience to watch, but to serve the judges.

And in order to keep a low profile, the theaters used for spot-screening are also of the kind in the suburbs.

The purpose of this is naturally to limit the popularity of the film. Everyone knows that Chong'ao films are too popular and too popular, which is not good for the Oscar selection.

At this point, Oscars are conservative like an old antique that existed in the last century. They always make some anti-trend choices to show their maverick, "fair and righteous."

Cage-Hovien explained the entire operation plan in depth and conciseness, which also gave Lehman a preliminary understanding of the marketing routines of Chong'ao films, and therefore more confidence in them-such a complete plan, It's not like it can be done simply by thinking, it must be based on overall thinking.

"I understand, then do what you think. Then how much do I need to pay for the public relations expenses?"

Oscar? Don’t play this game if you don’t have money. This is reality.

"If you are willing to give up half of the revenue from the offline channels of "Furious" to us, we will be responsible for everything, and it is not a problem."

After a long time, Lyman on the other end of the phone was still silent, and Cage-Hovien continued with a little regret: "It seems that your own wishes are not that strong, so let's calculate it separately. The cost of operating the Oscar foreign language film. Paramount is willing to provide channel resources for free, but you will be responsible for most of the expenses needed by the public relations judges. CAA will assist you in completing this public relations action. If it is true in the end If the competition is successful, we will also charge a service fee, which is about one-third of the revenue from offline channels of "Three Fools in Bollywood", what do you mean?"

"Thank you, so be it."

He hung up the phone quickly, and Lehman sighed in melancholy.

His personal influence is too low, so low that he has succeeded twice in a row. The partner Europa Pictures will still have a group of executives who will question his market appeal.

Is there any difference in yourself?Compare your own efforts with the production-line movie of "007"?It's really ironic.

Although finally relying on Luc Besson to persuade everyone to fight against it, but that is not what Lehman wanted.

Since then, he has been thinking, what should be used to prove himself?

Thinking about it, he didn't realize until this moment that his resume wasn't enough to have gold content.

And where is the highest level of recognition? In the United States, and even in the English cultural circle, it is the highest since the Oscar.

So knowing that he promised to owe a heavy favor, and even cost a lot of public relations expenses, he still agreed.

If "Three Fools Raise Bollywood" is successful, it will surely break out another wave of market enthusiasm after getting the golden man.

This is obvious and easy to see. Chong'ao movies all use similar operating routines to make profits.Miramax is even the leader inside, and relying on Oscar, it can be mixed.

But he still agreed to the conditions that CAA wanted to divide up. There is nothing to say about it. They do things for you, and they should always have something to gain.

In this calculation, he not only owes a personal debt, but also bears most of the public relations expenses.

Of course, Cage-Hovien didn't do anything for him. For things like this, as the distributor of the movie-Europa Pictures, doesn't it need to be interesting?

If the movie can get Xiaojinren, the biggest market feedback is undoubtedly concentrated on the income of the video tape.

Since this is the profit point, the publisher is embarrassed not to pay the cost of public relations, but this is for the good of the film, for the sake of better selling and good results.

Of course, Lehmann understood the idea that Cage Horwyn had made for him, and he also called Luc Besson.

As soon as he heard it, it was naturally necessary. This was originally a good thing. For Europa Pictures, how much can it lose even if it fails the prize draw?Some people want this "loss" without a chance.

Ever since, the cost of this public relations, both sides are also very fair-half of the burden.

Originally, Luc Besson wanted to buy it all, which could be regarded as a sign of closeness, but Lehmann refused.

He didn't want to involve any human relationships in relationships other than cooperation.

Because... I owe a lot.