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"Pop." With a crisp sound, Harvey Weinstein threw a newspaper on the table and snorted, "Motivational drama movie? What the hell is this guy doing?"

In the huge office, Bob Weinstein, who had just delivered the newspaper, was sitting on the sofa.

Harvey was irritated at this time, but there was no sound.

Because he was also thinking about Lehman's new film.

Unlike other film companies who want to cooperate or see the dawn of a win, Miramax has never had such thoughts from beginning to end.

Perhaps Harvey has had it, but he gave up in rejection again and again.

To be honest, although watching people rise all the way and gaining both fame and fortune, Miramax has never regarded Lehman as an opponent, because the two of them are not at the same level-even Lehman's "Bad Guy" "So successful, a movie worthy of Miramax's one-year operating income.

Bob Weinstein also knew Harvey’s thoughts very well, but when Lehman founded a firefly film company, the box office of "Chain Saw" also overwhelmed "Kill Bill", but really, it was a bit depressed. There is no harm underneath.

After all, Miramax's main business is still publishing, and the production is supported by a leading figure like Quentin Tarantino.

In terms of distribution, although they are no better than Hollywood's Big Six, they are not comparable to Lehman's film company.Miramax is also an international distributor anyway. Although it uses Disney's channels, it is also very powerful, okay.

Every year you can make a lot of money just by operating other small companies’ film projects, and you don’t have to bear any risk or pressure. The Oscars season is their annual harvest time. As long as they successfully harvest the little golden men, the offline market is bound to be hot. , Selling discs alone can make tens of millions of dollars.

But now Lehmann suddenly turned to work with Warner, and the news released specifically stated what inspirational film the new film was, which made the Weinstein brothers vigilant.

The Oscars season is not far off.

If Lehman's new work succeeds again, and the subject matter is good, it will definitely have a huge impact on the operation of Miramax.

This kind of impact is far from beating "Kill Bill" at the box office.

As early as 1998, "Shakespeare in Love" took away Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" and claimed that public relations was the only standard for the Olympiad. After a few years, Miramax helped Countless gold masters and film companies have won the awards they want. It can be said that Harvey's success in the circle is inseparable from his abilities and the contacts he has made.

He also knows this. In addition to getting close to the judges on weekdays, some people ask him to help him and are willing to help. For example, in the third part of "The Lord of the Rings" this year, New Line Films reached a consensus with him and worked together. Oscars season.

Naturally, he is not particularly concerned about the success of other people's projects, but what about the next one?

He has been preparing for this for a long time, is there any change?

This kind of menacing force makes people think too much.

Bob Weinstein persuaded: "It's useless to think blindly. With our strength, we really have to match up at that time. It's just to see who is better at it."

In this regard, Bob is still very confident. They are Jewish and have been operating in the circle for so many years. No matter how you look at it, they are the one that has the upper hand.

Maybe you can't fight at the box office, but if it's better than anyone else, then you have to ask those judges if they agree.

However, Harvey still has some concerns. After all, is it Warner, who is stronger than Paramount, and he also suggested: "Bob, do you think it is possible to add some trouble to their project?"

Bob was surprised: "Why do you think of doing this? Warner made it clear that he was going to hold him up. If he is caught, have you thought about the consequences?"

"But this person is always an unstable factor, and he always makes trouble for us. If it can destroy the cooperative project between them, it is also a good plan. Do you think Paramount will also be willing to take action?"

Bob Weinstein watched Harvey step by step to the present, how can he not know Harvey’s character and methods of action, once this guy feels that someone is a competitor who will get in the way, what kind of nasty thing? , He dare not do it?

Last year, "Chicago" was able to beat a lot of competitors and won the best film. He did not lose sight of the black material, and finally forced the jury to abandon voting for "The Pianist" because of public opinion pressure.

Harvey now wants to disrupt the cooperation between Huang Lehman and Warner. The idea is also very simple. It is not only to clean up a threat, but also to have private revenge.

Against him twice, Harvey is not a good-tempered person.

He continued: "Lyman seems to be very ambitious. What does Paramount think about this sudden incident? Warner is Paramount's most natural competitor. Doesn't Paramount want to take any action? Many people can do this. Is Warner really willing to support him? I don’t think it’s necessary."

After analyzing it, Bob Weinstein could only sigh lightly: "Well, I'll go and contact Paramount people to see if it works."

He knew that once Harvey had an idea, he couldn't easily listen to it, so follow him.

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Beverly Hills, in Lyman's mansion.

Since he negotiated with Warner, he has not appeared in front of the media.

Began to concentrate on preparing for the shooting of "Million Dollar Baby".

With the acquiescence of Europa Pictures, most of his production team members in France also signed filming agreements with the crew one after another, followed by Ryan and Thomas. The former has some trivial matters to deal with, while the latter has already rushed over and is on the second floor. Sleep in the room, adjust the jet lag.

In addition, under the management of Johnson, the company leased the second floor of the commercial building to expand the company's facade.

In addition to the originally identified employees, several other staff members were recruited. They were all talents with market experience in the circle. They were dug up from several other film companies to form a market research department. Then, they were received by Jerry Bo Under the influence of Ide, Lehman asked Johnson to dig out several screenwriters at CAA and set up a review department to examine whether some of the scripts submitted have the value of adaptation and shooting.

In addition, in terms of finances, Wen Ziren’s sequel project has also begun, spending 15 million U.S. dollars in production costs, plus Lehman’s 12 million U.S. dollars in budget expenditures, and he has not yet made a profit. For the company's daily operations, the financial expenditure for the entire November is estimated to be 30 million U.S. dollars without the bottom.

However, this is just a start-up, take it slow.

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