Hollywood legendary director

The day before "Bad Guy" was released, Lehman came to Los Angeles.

Compared with the film markets of the two countries, the United States always has more weight and needs more attention.

Hollywood, the headquarters of CAA.

In the well-decorated office, two people sat opposite each other on the sofa.

There is a solid wood coffee table with two cups of coffee on it.

Kevin Hoween took a sip, pointed at a document on it, looked at Lyman on the opposite side, and slowly said, "So, do you know the charm of Oscars?"

He stood up, drew the curtains a little to block the sunlight coming in, "Since you won the award, you have opened a new project, and it is going to be released now. We have never sat down and talked, anyway, always Something is distracting, and I haven’t officially congratulated you yet. I wish you a great new movie, Lehman."

Lehman smiled and picked up the coffee, "This is our business, and the profit is everyone's."

"That's right." Kevin Hoween also said happily: "Let you join CAA is an extremely right thing we did. I am now a little worried that you will be poached by other people or brokerage companies."

"Then you need to fight for me more." Lehman joked.

"We have provided you with the best service conditions, isn't that enough?" Kevin also laughed.

He came here today naturally for the offline operation of "Three Fools in Bollywood" after the Oscar was over.

So desperately working hard, spending countless words, connections, energy and money to win awards, for Lehman, it must be for the blessing of personal influence, and even for the effect of the potential value of this reputation, it is not a pity to pay a lot of Franklin for this. , But for companies such as Paramount, Europa, and CAA, fighting for Oscars is always for profit, or the kind of profit that can be seen for a while.

After all, compared to Lehman, using this award to decorate their appearance is completely dispensable for them, and only benefits and only benefits can make them tempted to operate.

The document on the table is their effectiveness during this period.

The data listed above is very detailed and clear at a glance.

In the US market alone, more than 730,000 video tapes and DVDs were sold. This is not even the income from rental sales. According to the unified point of view, the entire home entertainment market should have received 14.32 million US dollars in income.

Moreover, the first genius won the award. As soon as the related news was released, Paramount Pictures seized the opportunity to add a few more theaters to show "Three Fools in Bollywood", and the slogan was the best foreign language film Oscar.

The wind direction of this Olympics award is also immediate. The box office numbers of the repackaged "Three Fools in Bollywood" are actually quite good. Compared with the pitiful hundreds of thousands that I bought at the box office before, it instantly turned ten. Several times, the output per day can be more than one million US dollars.

Even many foreign film companies have come to ask for the distribution rights.

Germany, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan...These film markets are also visible, not to mention that offline channels such as video tapes and DVDs have always been a long-term business.

Even if you deduct publicity costs and public relations costs, the United States alone can wipe it out.Calculate the overseas market again. After deducting the money from the buyout and the distribution share, the income that falls in the hands of the producer is about 10 million or 20 million-these are almost pure profits, and the sales of DVDs and video tapes Because it looks impressive, the harvest can be more than 40 million US dollars.

Oscars are really very profitable. No wonder Miramax can have a good position among many manufacturers even at a small cost.

Awesome.

"Knowing this a long time ago, we can operate successfully, and the effect is very good. It should not be scheduled to be released in March. It should be screened first. After receiving the award, it will be rolled out on a large scale. It will definitely perform better. Believe me Lehman, when the time comes, that amazing box office number will make people feel excited..."

"I'm very excited now." Lehman glanced at Kevin Hoween and continued: "So, how is the income divided and settled, or is it the old rule?"

"Of course, the relevant accounts have been sent to your studio, and the channel payment for DVDs and video tapes is still the old rule, which ends in three months. We decided not to charge for this service." Kevin- Huoweien promised generously.Now he or CAA wants to maintain a good relationship with Lehman. For this reason, it is nothing to charge a little bit less service commission. After all, Lehman transferred most of his revenue share to CAA shared with Paramount.

So if you compare such a situation to a piece of cake, Lehman now only accounts for 8%, which should have been 25%.

Lyman smiled and said nothing.His biggest feeling in this regard is the rise in status and potential reputation. As for real money and profits, he does not value it so much.Of course, you should take it yourself, and you won't say you are polite.Just do business by office.

"Oh, yes, there's one more thing." Lehman looked at Kevin Hoween, "Help me find someone to talk to Sophie Marceau. I want to find her in the new play. I have to ask about her schedule and negotiation. Joining the group."

"Don't worry, leave this to me." Kevin fully agreed.

Although Lehman’s nominally highest business acceptance broker has always been Kevin Howen, but with his position in CAA, he will no longer follow up on a certain client’s work, and he usually focuses on major aspects. The specific is done by Johnson, the agent in charge of daily life, but because "Bad Guy" is about to be released, there must be a lot of things in the United States, and it is inevitable that you will be unavailable, so you need to find someone to go to France to deal with it. .

"Then if there is nothing wrong, I will go back first." After the related work had a solution, Lehman also took the initiative to say goodbye.

"That said, Lehman, I wish you success, the new film is selling well." Kevin Hoween said, extending his hand.

"Thank you." Lehman shook hands and said, "Then, see you next time."

After that, he turned and left the meeting room.

After leaving the headquarters building, the agent Johnson was already waiting in the parking lot.

"Let's go, back to the hotel."

The vehicle started slowly, and when it arrived at the hotel, they greeted Ryan and Lehman returned to his room.

Take a shower and clear away the exhaustion.

Until lying in bed, before going to bed, Lehman suddenly thought: It will be released tomorrow, and I don’t know what will happen...

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