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France, Paris International Airport.

Going out from the not-so-wide connecting passage, some company personnel from Europa Pictures waited here near the airport pick-up port outside.

The leader is Luc Besson.

The reason, naturally, Lehman flew over and said he wanted to talk about cooperation.

Lehmann's actions were also very fast. In order to raise funds, after thinking of some film capital in France for the first time, he immediately started the matter.

After all, it is not a day or two for the French film industry to get a share of Hollywood.

They have not invested money in it, but they have also said that the Hollywood movie market is a bit pitted. If they want to release the theater chain, the big picture is taken away by the Big Six, and the risk has to be carried by themselves. Mann's open market vision makes no money at all.

And if it is to make a small amount of money, they don't have to enter Hollywood, they can make it locally in France.

During the same period, capitals such as Germany and the United Kingdom were also rushing to Hollywood. For example, film companies such as Mubao Pictures, Lionsgate, and Summit have initially gained a foothold.

But after all, are France's national conditions different? It still holds the glory of being the birthplace of movies in the past. Some of them don't look at Hollywood's business model, so they are so rigid.

Occasionally there are clever people, such as Luc Besson, but this kind of alien is in the minority.

In other words, in the current French film market, those who have capital do not have the ability, and those who have the ability do not want to go. The situation is strange.

But Lehman is different.

He didn't have that hesitating thinking. He was out of the airport at the moment and got on the Europa Pictures pick-up vehicle. He was also weighing how to cut the meat and get the money.

Although Firefly Pictures does not have much liquidity, Firefly has a large number of profitable projects. Is it a good way to get some funds first?

For the French film industry, their total market value is really not too much. For Lehmann, who has come to alms, he is a walking big sheep in itself.

why?

Firefly Pictures has a strong wealth-gathering ability with a film income of hundreds of millions, who is not envious or greedy.

After all, the Sixth National Congress is also making money, but there are too many shareholders behind them and they can't get involved, but Firefly Pictures is run by a French director, and maybe it's on the way.

Besides, this time it was Lehman who took the initiative. No matter how you look at it, there is great hope.

Luc Besson, who ran over with his employees, was thinking at this time: It is best to buy some shares of Firefly Pictures, everyone is their own, no matter how bad they are, they must also get the investment rights of the project... …

Lehmann didn't know that Luc Besson thought so much at this time. After all, Lehmann was not very strong at the beginning, but was just a profitable film director. Although important, it is not important to go there. It is like now. The more mixed the better, they are better than Europa Pictures-the profitability is stronger, and the channels are still incomparable.

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"Lyman, why are you here today?"

After returning to Europa Pictures headquarters, Luc Besson spoke warmly in the office.

Lehman smiled and said: "I am here to seek help for the better development of the company."

"What? What difficulties did Firefly Pictures encounter?"

"Well, in order to master the North American distribution channels, I no longer look at all the six faces. I gritted my teeth and bought one. Now the company has insufficient liquidity, and I want to develop projects, but I have no intentions. Moreover, the rate of return of funds is too slow. , Warner stuck with the theater line's account for a long time to come." Lyman said deliberately.

Of course, he didn't lie either. This is something you can know if you just look into it, but if you say that you are stuck in the theater, it is actually based on the contract, and Warner is not a good person, so take the initiative not to get the benefits.

"Really?" Luc Besson was very happy.

Sure enough, it was an opportunity, and he knew it.

After all, to say which Hollywood studio the French media pay the most attention to, it must be Firefly Pictures. After all, it is "my own family" and often reports relevant news.

Lehman didn't have the time to explain too much of his plan for this trip to Luc Besson, and then he said: "If there is anything, I can talk about it tomorrow, I have to go to rest first, too tired, the jet lag has not reversed. "

"Okay."

Everyone is here, and they really want to talk about cooperation. Even if they can't get away, Luc Besson can't be too impatient.

Too impatient, this condition is not fixed.

...

"Joseph, you will contact a few more film companies later, and it's better to reveal our needs."

Lehman went to the hotel and immediately ordered-he naturally couldn't come alone to pull investment, he also brought the company's president and legal department.

After all, you have to arrange it well.

"Don't talk to Europa Pictures?" Joseph wondered because he knew Lyman's relationship with Europa Pictures.

"They only have a lot of capital reserves. Besides, the company does not listen to Luc Besson alone. We will go home early when they are done. So the best way to attract a few allies during this trip is also convenient for us. Negotiations, take the lead."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Joseph already knows about Lehman's plan to acquire the digital field, and he has also seen how profitable special effects blockbusters are-most of the top boxes at the box office in recent years are special effects giants.I also feel that Firefly Pictures has its own special effects company will be a big reinforcement.

So I took someone to contact EMI, Foxatom and other French local film labels...

"this is……"

Dennis Bernard, CEO of EMI Pictures, looked at the invitation letter from Firefly Pictures from the front desk of the company, and everyone was stupid.

They can all see how fast Europa Pictures has developed in recent years.

If you want to say how powerful Luc Besson is, it is not enough. Everyone does not know that the majority of their profits are film distribution.

And where do good film sources come from?Of course the Firefly Pictures is providing it.

Although the number is only that, it is not enough in the eyes of the Big Six, but it is different in France. Everyone has trouble with brothers, and they didn't make a lot of money. The local filmmakers are not good enough, and the works produced are also sold in France. , Other places simply cannot be sold, and no one wants to watch too boring and boring literary movies.

Even if France has the best literary foundation, such as "The Spring of the Cow Herding Class" released by EMI last year, it won the monthly box office champion in France, but this quality is not that every literary work can achieve. In general, the market is still sluggish and the box office can’t sell, thanks to the government’s policy support.

Local forces such as EMI did not want to catch the Hollywood fast windmill and sell movies to the world-Hollywood has signed a memorandum, supported by the state, and used various threats from the United States to suppress the film industry in other regions.

Well, China will introduce Hollywood blockbusters, and the increase in the number of introductions during the second negotiation will also be the result of various parties.

Otherwise, why do Hollywood movies sell to the world and use their power to generate electricity?It would be better to directly introduce a policy restriction that is not allowed to be introduced.

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