Hollywood legendary director

"Has the background frame of the whole show been conceived?"

Lehman came to the company early in the morning and went to the office area of ​​the screenwriting department to watch the screenwriters discussing the plot and roles of The Walking Dead, and asked curiously.

Today's screenwriting department has 12 full-time employees, but the collection of all inspirations can usually only be named by one person, and that is their leader Jonathan.

This can be regarded as the unspoken rule of the screenwriting profession.

"The background is determined. Because of the need to connect the story of "New York Trip", after the cataclysm, the infected mutated zombies will slowly rot like corpses. The vision is weak, the hearing is weak, and the desire for the smell of blood is enhanced. , Normal mobility is slow. When encountering blood, or loud noises, it will riot. The running speed will be two-thirds of the running speed of normal people, and it is very easy to cause a tide of corpses... The vitality of zombies is very tenacious It’s hard to die without headshot or cutting off the head, destroying the nerve center."

"Is the setting for zombies detailed." Lehman thought, not only retained some of the introduction to zombies in "New York Tour", but also added some new features on this basis, but the more you listen, the more it feels like A certain part of the setting of the game "Seven Days Killing" is the survivors fighting for survival, while emphasizing the exploration of the open world...

"Just write it, I think it's pretty good." Lyman patted Jonathan on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"We will come up with the first season script as soon as possible." Jonathan rubbed his red eyes because of staying up late, and said seriously: "It will take about a week or so."

"Well, don't worry."

Of course, that's what Lehman said. If he can't produce a version of the script a week, he will come over and continue to urge.

After returning to the office, Lehman sat down again to deal with the documents in his hand.

These days WB TV has been splitting the harvest with Firefly Pictures, and the two financial exchanges are frequent.

But the WB TV station always finds excuses to delay the payment of the payment. Be stingy.If it weren't for knowing that they were afraid to do tricks and just mobilized funds to make up for some of the previous vacancies, Lehman wanted to bring the accounting team to the door to ask for money.

The landlord’s life is also not easy. The "New York Tour" hasn't been painted yet, and there is no income. Now the entire company is supported by the profit of "Prison Break"-the year is closed, and the salary and year-end bonus must be paid.It is not a wonderful thing to be in arrears with employees.

After a while, when it was almost noon, another call was forwarded by the front desk.

But Paul Anderson explained the matter properly and brought people over.

"...Two o'clock in the afternoon, Hollywood Country Club..."

hang up the phone.

Lyman stretched.

Unexpectedly, Paul Anderson's execution was so fast, the day the two met and talked seemed to be yesterday.

If it weren't for a few pages torn from the calendar, I really doubt that this product has never left the United States-but I don't want a very profitable project to attract those production companies.

...

Although the name of the Hollywood Country Club is low, everyone who can enter it is not the real power in the Los Angeles film and television industry.

This kind of similar club is very popular in the United States, and it is also the best place to get people.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Lehmann took the bus half an hour earlier.

Go inside, grab a newspaper and read it in the lounge.

Lyman thought he was the first to come.

Unexpectedly, in the nearby golf course, Paul Anderson and several leaders have been playing for a while.

"Hello, Mr. Lyman."

"..."

Several people said hello.

Among the three people, one was about 30 years old, dressed meticulously and looked very rigorous and formal; one smiled enthusiastically on his face and kept looking at his eyes, and the other was slightly cold, as if he didn't believe it?

Haha, these idiots who usually think about seeking cooperation after really not reducing their risks.

But it's all here, so I have to find out what medicine is sold in the gourd.

Take a seat with a greeting.

Paul Anderson wanted to open up the topic, and deliberately asked: "Mr. Lyman, how much is the box office of "New York Trip"? Has it broken 400 million?"

Lehman pretended to be relaxed and replied: "If it is North America, it will be much worse, not so fast, but if it is the global box office, it will almost be more than 540 million US dollars."

As "New York Tour" shines in North America, the promotion work that Europa Pictures is responsible for has not known how much help-those theaters have been stimulated, and the number of film arrangements and screenings given are extremely generous. .

Hearing this box office data, everyone in this room is a film and television boss, and they can't help but envy and admire them.To know that their net profit for a year is also the income that this big-selling work can bring.

Paul Anderson answered very well: "Overseas, it's less than ten days after the release, and the box office is about to exceed 200 million. It's amazing."

Hollywood's box office is now up every year. According to Lehman, it has grown by almost 30% when he first came here.

In the past, it was not easy for the market to produce a market that broke 200 million yuan. Now, if you don't exceed 300 million yuan, you are embarrassed to compete for the annual list.

In just a few years, the film and television market has become more prosperous, which is enough to imagine the economic development speed of the United States in recent years.

Anyway, the more money the people have in their hands, the more urgent it is for their senses to meet their spiritual needs.The so-called Shengshi Entertainment, the future market will only get better and better.

This is why many bigwigs choose to write about the film and television industry.

Among other things, Guzman, Jobs and others have first-class vision and action.

Lehman said in a humble manner: "It is mainly because the content of "New York Tour" has been accepted by the audience, just like the adventure fever caused by the previous "Indiana Jones". However, although the market is getting hot, how to protect your interests is also Need to be considered."

This seems casual, but it reminds people of cooperative development.

Sure enough, after laying the groundwork, Lehman immediately talked about the production plan of the American drama "The Walking Dead", and from time to time revealed how much Firefly Pictures made on the "Prison Break" project.

The atmosphere of the chat is very hot, these few are willing to cooperate to make quick money, and what is afraid should be that Lehman put forward some excessive conditions.

Seeing that Lehman's attitude is still friendly, he is treated fairly equally.

Then things like the exchange of benefits are easy to handle.

It's just new to contact, so naturally it can't be said to be directly determined. How much investment and how to allocate should be discussed in detail.

But under the tone of cooperation, Lehman is not afraid that he will suffer.

Again, the plate of the TV series is still a bit worse than the movie.

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