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"Is this your company?"

Wen Ziren stood at the door, looking at the metal nameplate on it, and said with interest.

"Yes, let me show you around."

Lyman patted him on the shoulder, leading him around inside.

After a turn, the two sat on the sofa to rest.

Seeing Wen Ziren still looking at the layout of his surroundings, Lehman was thinking in his heart how the Firefly Film Company should develop and grow.

Just the day before yesterday, after the company changed hands, Lehman entrusted Johnson with a copy of his ID card and other materials to go through the formalities at the Bureau of Commerce.

The whole process was nothing more than 700 dollars—200 dollars of which was still paid to California state government taxes.

After the company license is obtained, how about this film company should be a little substantive progress-with office locations, employees, and shooting qualifications, it can be said that everything is ready, only a suitable project is needed to practice Practice hands.

After Wen Ziren's interest was over, he suddenly said with excitement: "By the way, Lehman. Today, people from Universal came to me and asked me to make a movie. They also said that they would give me 5 million in remuneration."

Lehman is certainly not surprised by this. It is estimated that Universal will not be the last film company to invite. After he was happy for a while, Lehman asked: "Wen, I want you to join my film company. ?"

"Then I will make a movie..." Wen Ziren hesitated: "What will happen?"

Lehman smiled and said: "Not very good. If you join, you will definitely give priority to the company's projects. If there is no suitable schedule for Universal's movie appointments, they will be rejected. Of course, if you don't want it, then forget it, don't force it. I just have this meaning."

Wen Ziren was silent for a while before asking: "Will you be free then?"

Lehman didn't hide it, and told the truth completely, "Comparing working alone with joining the company, the former definitely has more freedom."

Wen Ziren was silent again, and nodded after a long while, obviously after a great heart struggle, "Well, I will join, I will tell my agent tomorrow to help me withdraw those invitations."

Lehman thought it was very interesting, and deliberately teased him: "That's a 5 million salary, I may not be so generous."

After Wen Ziren figured it out, he was not so twitchy, and said readily: "Did you give me a chance at that time, and let me be the deputy director of "Bad Guy", and later helped me tell Europa Pictures, Promote the establishment of my film project. Now that you have something, can I not help. Besides, I am already very happy to be a director. You help me, I always remember it in my heart."

"Haha," Lehman listened, somewhat happy, "Wen, how long have you been a director, just trust me like that."

Wen Ziren also smiled and said, "Of course, who treats me well and who treats me badly, can I still know myself."

"It's right to speak of loyalty and gratitude, but there are some things you can't wrong yourself too much, or you will be sold one day, and you will help count the money stupidly." Lehman patted his shoulder and said quite solemnly .

Wen Ziren rubbed his hands, laughed, but said nothing.

Lehman said: "I plan to shoot the sequel of "Chain Saw". It's still your director. I'll find someone to help you open a personal studio, and then I will be affiliated with me. The two companies jointly funded the shooting, and the pay is directly calculated into the box office Divide it."

"I also invest?" Wen Ziren shook his head repeatedly, and said: "Lehman, I know you are good to me, but I am still a newcomer. I can get points and achieve very good results, and I can also intervene in the investors to share offline income. Wouldn’t it be too good? Also, you believe me so, it makes me a little worried, if the movie loses, you have to give me money, the risks involved... do you Considered?"

"Will it fail? Based on the basis of the first film, will you still be afraid of the market's disapproval? Also, do you think that you have been a small director all your life? Look at me, I was not confident at the beginning, I was afraid of this and that Yes, it didn’t come here. As for investment, do you want to work for others for the rest of your life? Let’s not talk about me. Look at that Luc Besson from Europa Films, who is also a director. How good the company is."

Lehman continued: "This is the United States. You and I are both outsiders. If you don’t have any social status or reputation and wealth, you still remember how people discriminated against you. You are still young, so why don’t you have any fighting spirit than me? What's wrong, I don’t think it’s unusual for you to start a film company like me in the future. If you want to develop, you don’t have to work hard..."

In short, a lot of things are said, and the central idea is one: everyone works hard, gets rich together, and embarks on the pinnacle of directorship.

Such a brainwashing eloquence could not be stopped by a young man like Wen Ziren. He was flushed with his hands and clenched fists. Obviously, he was said to be in his heart.

In fact, from the very beginning, Lehmann planned to cooperate in this way.

The two are equal in status, and the investment is divided separately, just like a joint development project.

The most unbearable thing about human relations is temptation.

If Lyman is really blindly asking for it, which director is really willing to sign a contract.Wen Ziren may be willing, but it is not what Lehman wants.

What he wants is for the fireflies to grow steadily, not like DreamWorks, when there is a problem, the heart is not aligned. He always cares about gains and losses, and the inside becomes a mess of sand, and finally ends up being dismembered and divided.

So his idea is to be a cooperation platform similar to CAA. I can provide excellent directors and excellent projects. The distribution channel can still be handed over to Europa Pictures, Paramount Pictures or other powerful companies.

The production rights are all eaten, or the rights and interests are issued in cooperation. Due to various external reasons, money may not be able to do well, so let it out and focus on project development.

Not to mention becoming an industry overlord and being able to film independently is also good.

Someone may ask, what is the difference between this and opening a studio?

Of course there is a difference. As a producer, you can at least own the copyright of a part of the movie, follow-up offline operations, peripheral development, and role authorization. These fats have the opportunity to eat, unlike before, you can’t participate at all. Even if it's your own project, you have to give in.

There is also the box office benefit. If it is pure investment, in fact, no matter what, the share can not be too high. Independent production is not the same. You only need to sign an issuance clause with the issuing company, and the remaining proceeds will be eliminated. The line side, almost all take.

For example, a movie has a box office of 1 million and a copyright operation of 1 million. The producer can get 350,000 in the box office and 650,000 in copyright. If it is a pure investment, it is very conscience to get 500,000 in general.This is the gap.