Hollywood legendary director

At five o'clock in the afternoon, a restaurant near Sunset Boulevard.

Lehman was thinking about something along the way, but when he got to the meeting place, he saw Barry Meyer was already waiting there.

"Sorry, Mr. Meyer, there is a traffic jam on the road, I am a little late."

"It's okay," Barry Meyer smiled. "I just came here."

Lehman greeted a few words, sat down opposite Barry Meyer, and listened to him: "What do you want to eat?"

"One serving of pasta is good."

When the waiter next to him heard it, he was busy going to the back kitchen to greet him.

At this time, Barry Meyer suddenly changed the topic: "I heard that Firefly Pictures has asked Paramount for a new project?"

"Yeah."-It really is in this respect.

"Why? Can't the new project cooperate with Warner?"

Barry Meyer was still smiling, as if he was just curious about this question.

Of course, now that Lehmann did this, he didn't intend to deny anything, and replied with ease: "Mr. Meyer, this is just a normal cooperation. Paramount is very sincere."

"Warner is also sincere. The conditions we gave are already first-class, aren't they?" Barry Meyer said slowly: "The cost of publishing "A New York Trip" is almost close to the production cost, and Warner paid more than 70 million US dollars. , But we only took less than half of the profits of the film, and even the offline copyright market was only 30%. Is there any problem with such a division of interests? I think that the top Hollywood directors are not worth more than this How much higher."

At the end of Barry Meyer's speech, there were already questions that couldn't be hidden.

When he first heard the news last week, he was so calm on the surface, but he was already suppressing anger.

"Firefly Pictures is not a subsidiary of Warner. How does it work? Does it have to be approved by Warner?" Lehman was still very relaxed, not at all frightened by Barry Meyer's explosive momentum. "If cooperation cannot be a win-win situation, I think I can’t cooperate. You just talk about how much you paid, but you don’t say that "New York Trip" has returned more than 75 million in revenue to Warner, and the long-term copyright operation has not ended, so the return is doubled, most All of the movies don’t necessarily have such a profit. Moreover, today we just sat down and talked about it and said that the others would be boring."

"Then what do you want to say?" Barry Meyer quickly calmed down again. He was just dissatisfied that Lyman suddenly changed his mind and got together with Paramount, but didn't want to break the relationship.

Of course, Lehman didn't want to be too froze, it was not good for him.

"Mr. Meyer, my cooperation with Paramount is not trying to get better terms from Warner. In fact, I have always believed that it is the most direct way for Hollywood to bring sufficient profits to all interested parties. The reason. Cinema, distribution, and production are all indispensable. Moreover, one person is right that Warner’s production capabilities are not lacking, and the tilt of internal resources is always worrying.” Lehman Quite sincerely said: "If Warner wants to release two films in the summer, one is its own and the other is a collaboration with other studios, can Warner really treat them equally?"

Barry Meyer was silent for a moment and shook his head speechlessly.

He disdains to lie in this regard, even if it is treated differently, Warner is still Warner.

But now that Paramount has persuaded Lehman to cooperate, what we have to think about is how to make up for it with new benefits.

After the event is irreversible, any emotional action is useless.

"Does Firefly Pictures still have a project plan?"

"Well, this is what I just wanted to talk about."

"So, is it handed over to Warner for distribution?"

"Personally, I am very happy, but the script needs some time to perfect."

"..."

Finally, Barry Meyer came with anger and left with satisfaction.

This made Lehman think it would be wise not to give the film distribution business to one film company.

The so-called promotion of Mien and Miqiu, if it benefits a person alone, it will seem to be taken for granted over a long period of time. If you don't give it, you won't be able to maintain a good relationship, and you will be inexplicably hostile.

Paramount is the case, and it seems that Warner is the same.

Lehman's behavior is obviously only to make a choice according to the situation that suits his greatest benefit, and Barry Meyer will feel unhappy.

He also understands why Hollywood has so many points, splits and reconciliations, and he often fights lawsuits with his friends on the front feet.

It is true that the issuing company has become accustomed to domineering, which also reminds Lehman of the correctness of "channel is king".

...

Lehman returned home and settled down. He planned to study the subject matter of the work he wanted to shoot. Of course, he must have the participation of digital visual effects work-because after Firefly Pictures entered the digital field, The company's operating conditions are much better, at least it won't be layoffs due to lack of wages, but in the long run, it is still not optimistic.

After all, such a special effects company, of course, has to occupy more shares in the special effects business market, not to mention how much it earns first, self-sufficiency should be achieved, and it cannot be a drag.

But now, in the field of special effects, the digital field is not the strongest. Lehman had to learn from Cameron and find a job for his own special effects company. In this way, he can experiment with technology and make a profit. ――Doesn't the fertile water flow into the field of outsiders? Kill two birds with one stone.Therefore, Lehman had long thought about making more movies with cg special effects.

However, what is suitable for the current digital field?

Anyway, don't worry about the announcement. Although Blue Butterfly Pictures is still weak, his relationship with Warner and Paramount is okay.

Just thinking about it, the phone rang suddenly.

Lyman took it, but Shirley Lansing came to him or asked about the director of the "Smiths" project.

Originally ruled out one, you don't have to be so entangled in choosing one.

However, the two directors were not impressed by Lehman. Both seemed to work, but neither seemed to work.

But this matter can't be delayed after all, Lyman and Shirley Lansing talked for a while, and decided to meet with the two again to discuss the candidates.

In any case, if you personally control the shooting and post editing, the quality will not be bad.Lehman was quite confident about thinking this way.

After all, the plot of "Smiths" is not complicated, and there are no bells and whistles in the shooting, and the main line shots are not difficult to schedule.

In addition, the two director candidates have rich experience in the circle, and there is no situation that cannot be grasped. I am afraid that I am afraid that they like to mix private goods in the movie, but they are not beautiful...

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