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The original filming cycle of "Micro Love" was to start filming at the end of July, and then strive to complete the filming work at the end of August.

One month’s shooting time is logically enough. After all, there is no big scene in this movie. The scenes are mostly around two or three places, without frequent transitions.

It's probably a bit more difficult than "Buried Alive"-"Buried Alive" was filmed in three weeks.

But the idea is beautiful, and I can't bear the gap between reality.

Neither Lyman nor Ryan participated in the preliminary preparations of the crew. Thomas was mad alone and failed to prepare quickly.

It was mid-August, and Lehmann finally remembered his job.

In the afternoon, the three successfully arrived at Paris International Airport.But it was about half an hour late.It's pretty normal.

As soon as he exited the ticket gate, Lehman hurriedly called to contact the people at Europa Pictures.

"How is it?" Eva asked seeing Lyman put down the phone.

"Waiting at the door, I told them, I won't go there to say hello, and will send us directly to the studio."

......

To be honest, the weather in Paris is not as good as Los Angeles. It is already August and the heat is still obvious.

The three of them wore big long sleeves and soon felt hot.

Each person took his suitcase and walked out of the crowd.

Just out of the hall, I immediately found the person who was coming to pick them up.

No way, it's a bit obvious.

The "Micro Love" written on the big sign is very eye-catching.

And the person holding the sign was even more exaggerated, for fear that Lehman would not be able to see it, so he held it high.

Lyman hurried over to talk.

The man listened, smiled happily, and took them out to find a car.

The car was parked across the road from the airport exit-two Peugeots.Well, Peugeot is a subsidiary of the French Citroen Group. In France, it is considered a relatively popular model.

There were still people sitting in one of the cars. Xu Ye saw them and opened the door to greet them.

"Come on, get in the car."

This man is George who has not been seen for a while.He is still the middleman for Europa Pictures to be responsible for Lehman's project.

"Trouble you." Lyman smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"It's okay. I was just idle today. Besides, the transfer is more troublesome. In that place, it is not easy to drive through, and a section of the road in the middle is broken and is under repair. If you take the train, I am afraid you will not find the way."

Several people got in the car, drove slowly away from the airport, and went straight to the southeast without passing through downtown Paris.

George took the notice and the schedule with him, and gave Ryan and Lehman a copy. At the same time, he briefly reported on the preparations. "Now we are setting the castle manor in the small town of Annecy. The project is quite large. , Thomas is still in charge over there."

"As for the actor, Sophie Marceau came here once, saw you not there, and left again, saying that it was before the filming, to call her. As for the actor, what do you think?" George asked.

"Micro Love" has about three main characters plus a supporting role with a fairly large part.

The heroines Sophie Marceau and Eva Green have long been confirmed, but the two actors are still uncertain.

"Heath Ledger is one. I'll be looking for the male partner left. I'm not in a hurry anyway, there is still time."

"Yeah." George didn't refute anything either.

In terms of current position of Lyman, he has the right to be willful.

"But hurry up. The shooting will start at the end of August at the latest, otherwise the shooting budget is uncertain." George reminded.

"Don't worry, it's more than half a month. It's okay."

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For small investment movies like "Micro Love", the cost is initially set at US$10 million.

Even if Lehman has enough strength and capital, it is impossible to unilaterally take the job.This is a very bad signal. Regardless of the fact that he has been happily working with Europa Pictures and Paramount Pictures, it is also based on his ability to bring benefits to each other.If once he reveals the idea of ​​eating alone, believe it or not, the relationship that is still very friendly will be broken immediately-Luc Besson admires Lehmann, he is also the president of a production company, and he needs to be responsible for his company.

Moreover, in the entertainment industry, what everyone hates most is eating alone.

Disney, Warner, Universal...If they have channels and control, they have to introduce the capital of Wall Street or allow other forces to share profits. Why?

Without him, a circle that is intertwined by layers of interests and human relationships must also be scrupulous about this and that.

What's more, a person's resources are limited. If you rely solely on yourself, the risk is too high, and there is not much benefit.

The most common method is to find a few more partners to share the cost.

This time, it still followed the previous cooperation-the three companies contributed funds and jointly undertook the project production.

The only difference is that Lehmann's Mann studio's investment ratio has increased slightly, accounting for 35%, and he has not calculated his personal worth-the basic salary of two million US dollars, plus North America and France combined. 15% of the box office profit.

For this reason, Europa Pictures’ board and management also criticized Luc Besson’s agreement.

Unfortunately, Luc Besson sees farther than anyone else, and understands that to maintain the relationship between the two parties, one can’t always be superior and treat cooperation as charity-a large number of management think it is Europa’s shadow Karma made Lehman such a position.He deserves to know each other.

Haha, it's funny to hear.

Isn't it all about getting up with the results step by step?

From the two million buyout of "Buried Alive" without any dividends, to the box office revenue of "Three Fools in Bollywood", to the investment share in "Furious"...

Who doesn't rely on strength to speak.

If he didn't have this qualification, Paramount would not agree to this condition.

However, some people will always ignore these deliberately.

For distribution, Europa is in charge of the international market, and Paramount is in charge of the U.S. and Canada. (The Canadian film market is generally counted with the U.S. As for why, check it yourself.)

In this way, in addition to guaranteeing distribution channels, there are also many benefits.For example, the castle is a small development area. Without Europa's help, it wouldn't be possible to get the right to shoot so quickly.

From the airport to the train station in Lyon.It took about two hours to drive.

Then he changed trains twice, and finally reached Annecy at around 5 pm.

Is it a long way? It's not too far, it's trouble.

Not to mention that there are no airports in several nearby towns, and even taking the train is very bad.Because there are not a few trains at all, and the railways in France are not well developed, let alone such remote places.

In short, toss all the way.