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After discussing with Warner, the meeting time was set at two o'clock in the afternoon, the location? Naturally, it was their headquarters.

After lunch, when it was a little bit sooner, Lehman called his agent Johnson from his mansion in Beverly Hills and asked him to pick him up.

Getting in the car, Johnson asked: "Where to go?"

"Warner headquarters."

"Oh." Johnson has always agreed with Lehman, and he is very good at doing things. He never asks blindly. After knowing the destination of the trip, he does not ask what he is going to do. He starts the car directly, the clutch is loosened, and he heads towards Boban. G departs.

About half an hour away, Warner's headquarters building arrived.

After the two got out of the car and greeted the girl at the front desk, they knew that the other party had an appointment, and immediately took them to the sixth floor by elevator.

Only when I took it all the way to the sign with the president's office did I say goodbye.

Johnson knocked on the door with insight, and an assistant secretary came out inside.

After a few people entered, the outermost floor was the place where the assistant secretary just stayed, and then passed through a hall, and turned a corner inside is Barry Meyer's office.

The assistant secretary went in and talked, then opened the door to welcome Lehman in.Johnson didn't enter, he had to wait outside.

After getting inside, Lehman discovered that besides Barry Meyer, there was another person sitting there in the office.

It seems that Lehman is puzzled, Barry Meyer introduced: "This is the production director of our company, Michael Clough."

"Hello." Lyman stretched out his hand and greeted baba.

"Director Lyman, I've been admired for a long time." The other party stood up and said warmly while holding his hand.

I don't know, I thought how similar they were.

But Lehmann knew very well that this was the first time he saw him.

Barry Meyer is almost sixty years old, but the skin on his face does not have many wrinkles. He looked at Lyman with a pair of eyes and said, "Have your new film been filmed?"

"Ok."

After a few people were seated, Lehman didn't like to play virtual.

Then he said: "I am here this time to talk about the project you mentioned."

"A novel adaptation? Well, we should talk in detail."

......

Barry Meyer is sitting in the boss chair, with a realistic oil painting of a wheat field hung on the wall behind him. I don't know who it is.

Although Lehman didn't know much about it, he still had some appreciation.He doesn't know the value of this painting, but he knows that Barry Meyer will create a pattern of overwhelming people when facing guests with his back on this painting.

Coupled with the fact that the sofa he was sitting on was slightly shorter, Lyman instantly felt that the other person's figure was taller.

Lehman was a little funny in his heart. Why do many people like to play this tune? Originally, when he met with Paramount President Shirley Lansing, he also had such inferior senses.

Not long after, Barry Meyer said: "Do you have any thoughts on this project?"

"The story is a good story, but there are not many commercial elements, nor is it possible to describe the boxer’s life as drastically as in "Rocky". Even if you do this, it will not surpass "Rocky". My idea is to single out One aspect of this will be further processed, starting from the award season, first to win word of mouth, and then to consider the market."

This was also the path taken by "Million Dollar Baby" in the previous life, but it was used by Lehman.

"Which way?"

"Selected materials. Most of the stories in the novel are about those who are unsatisfactory in boxing. We start from this aspect, focusing on the life of the boxer after retiring from injury. Although this may not be so pleasing, it can be better. Live characters."

Barry Meyer nodded subconsciously. He doesn't know much about movies, but he knows how to direct.The words of directors like Lehmann who already have achievements are more convincing.

After all, even the issuance plan has been considered, and it is obvious that the project has been fully planned.

He looked at Michael Clough, and the other party understood in seconds, and then asked the topic: "So, Director Lyman, what are your directing conditions?"

"I don't need the basic salary, but I want a part of the investment share."

As soon as this remark came out, the two on the other side were not surprised. Obviously, they had inquired about some news before inviting Lehman to direct the film.

"How much?" Michael Clough asked again.

"40 percent." Lehman was not welcome.Of course, he thought it was quite reasonable.From his point of view, the investment in this movie is not much higher, and the profit is not too high. It is purely to take the redemption route, to check the qualifications, and to really like this story. Down.

With his current worth, it is completely in line with the market to call a basic remuneration of 9 million to 10 million US dollars plus a part of the North American box office share. Such a conversion, he is posting part of it, which is about 40%.

After Lyman finished speaking, Barry Meyer was not doing well, but Michael Clough couldn't sit still.

If the project is operated in this way, for Warner, the cake that can be shared is not ideal.Moreover, this was originally the script collected by their production department and was under his jurisdiction.

"Director Lyman, is this condition a little higher," he said euphemistically.

"Then, what do you mean?" Lehman didn't answer, and threw the question to the other party, wanting to hear what conditions Warner plans to invite him.

After all, Barry Meyer found him at the beginning of the project.

Lehman was not the active party, nor was he who rushed to seek cooperation.

"Okay, I agreed." For a long time, it was Barry Meyer who spoke.

When he opened his mouth, Michael Clough was shocked again.

Of course, Barry Meyer's mind is something that others can guess.

From the beginning, he didn't pay attention to such small projects.

A mere ten to twenty million, even if it is fully compensated, Warner can fully afford it.

What he values ​​is that through this collaboration, he can win over Lehman or see if the other party's directing methods can control the more important film plans he thinks.

For a long time, DC Comics is the blueprint he most wants to complete.

He has planned the restart plan for Batman and Superman for a long time, but the only difference is the talent who can grasp the general direction of the shooting.And this kind of rash can involve hundreds of millions of dollars in big productions, especially Batman and Superman have failed once, and can't stand another failure, even if he is the CEO of Warner, he dare not make a decision lightly.

As for Lehmann, the successive successes in recent years have also made him cast his eyes.

Now it depends on whether he can bear it.