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On December 26th, Lehman met the investors of the "Resident Evil" series in the company's reception room.

Among them, there is no French agent.

After all, that company is only responsible for the promotion of the international market and does not account for the investment share.

Naturally, the relevant exchange of interests is not reconciled.

A group of people have negotiated and negotiated in private, so they have a certain charter.

To be polite, Paul Anderson directly set out their conditions as a representative.

"Mr. Lehmann, for the subsequent project development of "Resident Evil", we can give up 30% of the investment, but the source of the film still belongs to Constantine Pictures."

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"After the movie is released, the box office share is not less than 20%, and offline can account for 15%."

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"You can't interfere in the production of the film, but you have the right to make suggestions and part of the casting rights. We will choose the people involved in the shooting. If we encounter any difficulties, we will solve them together. How about?"

A large number of conditions were enumerated, and Paul Anderson handed over a document containing a formal cooperation agreement.

It can be seen that they have indeed reached an agreement and want to cooperate with Firefly Pictures. Otherwise, they will not squeeze out 30% of the investment share-Constantine will have more than 30% of the investment, and other investors will continue Let a part out together.

The conditions are sincere.

Lehman nodded slightly, and took out the script for the first season of "The Walking Dead", "You can take a look and comment. If you are satisfied, this will be the basis for cooperation."

"Is this script written by Mr. Lyman himself?" Paul picked up one of them, and when he saw Lyman's name hanging in the line of screenwriters above, he was a little curious.

In fact, even if Lehman didn't come up with the script, these people still held a polite and cooperative attitude.

But showing a bit of sincerity can make the identities of the parties in a relatively equal position. At this time, when discussing the distribution of benefits, the opposite party can be more at ease.

Lehman waved his hand and did not put gold on his face. "I just mentioned some creative ideas. The storyline is carefully worked out by the screenwriter department. I have read it several times before you, and the script is still very well designed. There is market potential."

Paul glanced at the short half of the page briefly, and said with some doubts: "This script does not seem to follow the main line of "New York".

Lehman smiled and said: "If the scene is set in New York, the cost of shooting will be too high, and the story arrangement will be difficult, so it is only based on the background of "New York Trip." Anyway, if the time comes to promote it, it will rely on the popularity of the movie. Well, it doesn’t necessarily need to get closer to "New York Trip."

Furthermore, "The Walking Dead" has a clearer concept of shaping zombies. As long as the ability to tell stories is qualified, the probability of failure is still very low.

At this time, the person in charge of Constantine Pictures suddenly asked: "Does Mr. Lehman have a favorite project director?"

"Have any of you watched "Hellboy"?" Lyman asked rhetorically.

""Hellboy"? That Mexican director." Another middle-aged white man from the British capital seemed to have some impression of the movie and said.

Lehman nodded: "Well, this is also our company's co-director. He also directed "Blade Warrior 2" before. The style is just right for similar productions, and he is very good at shooting inhuman concepts. Especially for clothing. Tao, the overall aesthetic conception, even I admire it tightly."

The top is so good that he is a serious art director and has been honed in various crews for more than ten years.

I am very knowledgeable about the grasp of the Tao of Service.

However, this person is just a bit weak in storytelling, and always likes to shoot messy content.Well, being too imaginative is not a good thing.

A representative from a Wall Street investment bank was worried: "Why not look for director Zach Schneider? It would be better for someone with experience to shoot."

"I have been tired from running the road show for more than half a month and need a vacation. And he will also direct one or two episodes." Lehman said in a certain tone: "Furthermore, TV series are not more demanding than movies. Directing ability, as long as you follow the context of the story, it is impossible to mess up."

"So, if the TV series is filmed for trial broadcast, which TV station does Mr. Lehman want to cooperate with?"

"Maybe it's HBO. My relationship with Warner is still good."

Speaking of which, when the 8th episode of "Prison Break" was broadcast, the ratings even surpassed the third season of "FireWire" broadcast by HBO.

Paul smiled and said, "Perhaps I should say a good cooperation in advance."

Lehman promised them: "Don't worry, your investment in "The Walking Dead" will also not be less than 30%. The proportion is based on industry rules, and the film and television copyright belongs to Firefly Pictures."

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After the group's cooperation intention is roughly determined, the other detailed rules and terms will be easier to talk about.

Actually, there are basically no differences.

Constantine Pictures and other production companies are reluctant to intervene in the production of "Resident Evil", nor are they willing to change the distribution company-Lehman's proposal to let Blue Butterfly Pictures undertake part of the announcement was rejected.

In other words, they are unanimously recognized for the publishing ability of Mubao Pictures-this company has also released the "Anacondas" series before.

As for the production and shooting of the film, they really recognized Lehman.

But Lehmann has promised Paul Anderson to support his right to speak in project development.

After all, Paul's market vision is not bad, and he also knows how to make the "Resident Evil" series.

In other words, the "Resident Evil" series has long been branded by Paul Anderson.

This fellow has been a project director, has participated in script creation, and is also a project producer.

This is also the difference between him and ordinary filmmakers. Constantine Pictures supported him in establishing the project and gave him a certain right to speak.

However, after all the interest distribution parties were involved, he became a negotiator.

Try to coordinate the operation of the project.

In short, Paul Anderson is not only a senior wage earner, but he also wants to be able to sign and speak.

For Lehman, in addition to investing money, it is to support Paul Anderson in dealing with several forces.

After all, in the face of interests, brothers can produce hatred.

Not to mention that this group of investors are all pretending to be ghosts and want to eat more profits.

Fortunately, the big guys also know that they can't set up the stall, and all the fights are not too much-at least, on the bright side, they still make money together in harmony.

After discussing business matters, all cooperation agreements were signed, and the group went to have a meal again and contacted each other at the table.

After drinking a lot of alcohol, Lyman found Paul Anderson again.