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After solving the actor's problem, the director hurriedly went to the set to host the preparatory work before shooting, and then called a group of leading actors to try out and shoot the makeup photos.

As for Lehman, he finally came to relax, wandering around the company all day, occasionally ran to Warner Studios to see the progress of the shooting of "Hellboy" directed by Gyro.

In other words, Wen Ziren is already busy editing "Chain Saw 2", and the top of the top is only half of the filming. The filming speed is really touching.

Another day, Lehman was interviewing new employees.

The staff at the front desk dialed his phone.

"President, there is a film company boss at the front desk that he wants to see you."

"Who?"

"Jon Fellermei of Lionsgate."

Why did the executive officer of Lionsgate come to me for?

Although Lehman was a little puzzled, he still asked him to come to his office.

This guy is in his fifties, but he seems to be in good spirits.

Speaking of this person, Lehman still admires him.

Lionsgate is a film company controlled by capital. The founder Frank Gusta was originally a banker in Canada. For the Lionsgate industry, he hoped to invest in profit.

He didn't know how to make movies, so he hired the former Colombian president Jon Fellerme to manage the company.

Over the past few years, Lionsgate has been able to develop so fast, relying on this person at the helm, and the business of production and distribution has been growing, which undoubtedly proves the talent of this person.

It's just that such a Lionsgate executive, who has a lot of influence in Hollywood today, suddenly visited him, the owner of a small company, and it really made Lehman unable to guess his mind.

Lehman shook hands with him enthusiastically, pretending to be surprised: "Mr. Jon is here, why don't you tell me in advance? I'm also ready to have something to entertain the distinguished guests."

Jon Fellermei smiled heartily: "You don't need to be so polite, didn't we meet at Paramount's celebration last time, and said we had the opportunity to work together."

Is it true that the politeness of the hypocritical place?

Lehman wondered what he wanted to make, and when he heard him talk about cooperation, he wondered if he wanted to cooperate with him in filming?

It is not easy to guess for a while, Lehman simply pretended to be confused, chatted with him, and said some company management things around the corner.

After walking around for a long time, seeing Lyman not accepting the move, Jon-Ferremer simply asked: "Lyman, I heard that your company has finished filming "Chain Saw 2?"

Lehman felt that he was on the subject, and he immediately nodded and said: "Yes, it's done, and editing is in progress."

Jon Fellermei asked again: "I take the liberty to ask, when is it going to be released? Is there a plan?"

This is a bit of non-compliance. Paramount is doing the release, and the two are in a competitive relationship. As a production company, Lyman should rely on Paramount. What's more, the specific release schedule is It is a trade secret.

Lyman shook his head, pretending to be at a loss, "Paramount is still discussing the schedule, I don't know more specifically."

"Have you considered letting Lions Gate Pictures release it?"

I didn't expect this guy to make this idea.

It seems that the value of "Chain Saw" has also caught the attention of Lionsgate.Yes, the previous life was also developed by Lionsgate. Moreover, this company has always been good at developing horror-themed movies.

But Lehman still shook his head with a smile, and declined: "Lionsgate released more than 40 movies last year, and 6 were released early this year. The circulation is quite good in the industry, I am afraid there is no shortage of film sources."

Lionsgate is indeed doing pretty well in its issuance business. What is the use of more issuance?They are all European films or low-cost projects prepared by myself. It has been 4 months this year. More than 10 copies have been released, but only 3 of them have a box office of over 10 million. There are even a few of them that are losing money. Next time, the situation is not optimistic.

If it weren’t for the perfect distribution channels and there are many ways to make money, otherwise the investors behind it would have to withdraw their capital just for this kind of box office market gains. At that time, Lionsgate’s financial pressure would not be too great.

However, Jon-Felemer would not explain this situation to Lehman. He just smiled and said: "No one has too few good projects. Moreover, Paramount’s distribution business is not bad. When considering the gains and losses, in case the schedule of the movie is not well scheduled, you may sacrifice something. What do you think, Mr. Lehman."

This is of course what Lyman always cares about. After all, outsiders can never compare to his own. Who knows what Paramount will make when they collide with each other on the schedule, otherwise, he will not approach with a close attitude Warner.

Seeing Lehman hesitating, Jon Fellermael added: "The Lionsgate conditions are absolutely sincere. As long as you cooperate with us, you can decide the schedule. How about?"

It's a pity that the "Chain Saw" project has already been arranged, and it is impossible for Lehman to change his position at this time and bluntly said: "I have signed the release terms with Paramount, sorry, Mr. Jon."

"What about overseas?"

Rely, Lionsgate also wants to bypass the domestic market and seek overseas distribution.

This is a lot of thinking.

Who doesn't know his relationship with Europa Pictures, besides, Lionsgate's own overseas distribution has to be handed over to others.

Moreover, Lehmann had already signed a three-year distribution agreement with Luc Besson, and the overseas film market of Firefly Pictures was handed over to Europa for operation. Lehman also had certain investment rights for the films that Europa invested in.

Even if Lionsgate offers better terms, compared with Europa's investment income, the distribution costs saved in the middle are not enough.

This is also the reason why Paramount never mentions this requirement, because people also know that it can't be more favorable than Europa Pictures.

"Impossible." Lehman said firmly.

Obviously he didn't want to talk about it anymore, but Jon Fellermei did not give up.

He added: "The "Hellboy" that your company invested in hasn't signed a distributor yet, or we can negotiate about "New York Trip."

This guy really wants to win over Firefly Pictures, and is willing to make offers for projects that are still being filmed.

And this is not impossible to consider.

Lehman thought to himself that multiple partners can be considered multiple ways.

In case Paramount and Warner are unreliable, he still has to countermeasures so as not to lose the initiative all at once.

After all, Lionsgate still has the strength, and he also knows that Lionsgate is secretly establishing overseas channels at this stage, and plans to bypass the six major Hollywood and issue overseas business.

When the smuggling is successful in the future, it will also open a hole. It is bound to attract more film companies and seek more and better film sources to break through the six blockades of Hollywood.

At this time, boarding the ship first is equivalent to buying an insurance in advance.

Under various calculations of the pros and cons, Lehman nodded calmly, "If it is the release of "Hellboy", we can discuss."