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As the chief executive officer of Warner, Barry Meyer chose this project and naturally had to bear certain consequences for his actions.

What Lehman has to do is to reduce the risks he takes as much as possible, but the returns are not low.

In short, I will resist more risks and eat more benefits.It can be called a selfless dedication.

Otherwise, Barry Meyer would not be moved.

After all, the project itself belongs to Warner, and Lehman is an outsider no matter what.Even if this outsider had cooperated with Warner, he was equally optimistic about it by some senior executives.

But when Barry Meyer asked questions.

Lehman still said honestly: "The director of this project is not me. I intend to be a producer and lead the overall situation."

"You don't want to direct this project?" Barry Meyer was surprised.

"No, there is someone else."

Barry Meyer hesitated.

"Don't worry, it's about 200 million projects. Firefly Pictures will bear the funding for the shooting. We will not mess around. All the shooting plans will also be shown to Warner." Lehman laughed.

With that said, Barry Meyer nodded again.

That's right, the production risk is not on Warner's body. His worries are quite redundant.

"Then I will go back and talk to the board."

Barry Meyer thinks this kind of cooperation is very beneficial to Warner, and it can also dispel some people's worries, and plans to go back and discuss it.

"Wait, I have one more request."

Seeing Barry Meyer meant to leave, Lyman said quickly.

Although he intends to board the ship, he is not prepared to pay so much and get so little.

People should be greedy, which is commonly known as "acceptable".

Therefore, Lehman did not hesitate to ask: "If Batman can be successfully adapted, the follow-up Batman movie project must also have a place in Firefly Pictures."

"what do you mean?"

"If the first film is successful, the second, third and even subsequent Batman projects should give up part of the investment share to Firefly Pictures, or, in other words, cooperate as it is now, we pay the money and you release it. "

If it really proves the charm of Batman, Lyman doesn't want to be driven away by Warner and occupy the situation he has worked so hard to create.

This is very possible, like the original "Lord of the Rings" series, New Line Pictures and Miramax's farce, he does not want to repeat it again.

There is not a single fuel-efficient lamp in the top six in Hollywood.

There must be such follow-up guarantee.

"How much do you want?"

"At least 30 percent."

Lehman thought for a while and said seriously.

With a cake as big as Batman, he definitely can't eat it, and Warner won't allow others to share too much.

If it weren't for the management's great opinions and everyone's disagreement, in fact, they didn't even have the conditions for this first intervention.

But who made "Troy" fail.

The funding gap is there, and Warner is not willing to take too much risk.

Only then did Lehman seize the opportunity to deepen the cooperative relationship between the two companies.

But if the first one succeeds, Warner would certainly be reluctant to let people join.

The so-called Thunder, you come, road, I go.Probably this is the truest idea of ​​these film companies.

If Lyman doesn't say anything, maybe even Barry Meyer would subconsciously avoid it.

Didn't he know that Lehman took the initiative to give up the proceeds of copyright, and he would still be willing to develop such a project without any initiative?

He knew, but he didn't say.So, Lehman said.He has to pay attention again.

"Well, I will mention it to the board."

"So be it, look forward to your good news."

"You remember to take out a shooting plan first."

"The president really understands, so I will substitute coffee for wine and wish us a happy cooperation."

It seems that this product was really moved by Lehman's conditions, and he also actively reminded him to come up with a detailed plan to further persuade the board of directors.

Warner has a big business, but management is also troublesome.

The two finished their coffee with a smile, and then said goodbye to each other.

......

Lehman returned to the company and immediately called Joseph to talk about the cooperation with Warner again.

"This is the most important project in the next phase of the company. You have to be prepared."

"You want to make a new movie?"

After speaking, Joseph asked.

As the president of the company's administrative department, he is actually quite comfortable these days.

It's not that the work is easy, but that he feels it is worth doing.Tired, he is not afraid.What he is afraid of is not being reused, and his ambitions of his career have nowhere to be displayed, just like when he was transferred to the British branch in Colombia.

Seeing Firefly Pictures getting better and better, he also became more and more concerned about his new job.

"The company wants to set up a new project, and you need to prepare the shooting funds in advance."

"Are you not going to direct yourself?"

He was really smart, and Lehmann just explained it, and immediately reacted.

"I'm not very interested in such subjects. Besides, I already have a filming plan. Didn't I tell you about it?"

Hearing this, although Joseph wanted to say something, he thought that the production department was not under his control.Talking more is not helpful, and it will make the boss feel that the desire for power is too strong, so he re-spoken: "I will be ready."

"Well, remember to talk to Johnson and ask him if he knows a director named Christopher Nolan."

Come to think of it, now director Nolan is still a contracted client of CAA, and he has not come out to do it alone.

If you want to get in touch, there seems to be no other channel other than CAA.

"Anything else to order?"

"No, you can contact Johnson, remember to ask him to help invite."

"Ok."

......

Lyman was in a happy mood.

Warner was very cautious about Batman's project, but let him pick a bargain.

After coming to Legend Pictures, they won't fall out with Warner because they don't even have a chance to cooperate.

When people are happy at happy events, Lehman ran to the company's editing room again with a smile.

After finishing shooting "Hellboy", the guy Gyro stayed here for editing and post-production.

"How is it, how is the progress?" Lehman asked when he found the top.

"Look at it, the film has been cut out."

Later, the two took out the screening equipment and watched the feature film of "Hellboy" again.

"How is it?" The top was a little nervous.

"It's okay. I will contact the people at Lionsgate in a few days. They want the distribution rights for this movie."

"Really." The top breathed a sigh of relief.He was afraid that Lehmann was dissatisfied and asked to edit again.

Of course, Lehman nodded, in fact, because the story of the movie was really poor, and there were even logical problems, so I didn't know where to change it.

The main selling point of this film is the realistic monster images and costumes and props. There are also special effects, but they are not atmospheric.

Think about it, the market will not be so hot, but it should not be lost.For this subject, the craft of spinning top, if you don't have a brain, it's still very cool to watch.

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