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"Good Mr. Caron."

"Caron Produced..."

Alfonso Cuarón walked out of the set rented by the crew, and there were respectful greetings along the way.

When we arrived at the parking lot, we drove towards the Firefly Pictures Building.

Topi told him that after Lehman asked him to meet, Alfonso would naturally go to the meeting.

Cars passing by the bustling area, from time to time you can see the movie posters of "Water Monster in the Lake" hanging on the billboards on both sides.

There are always enthusiastic discussions or queues for ticket purchases near the theater.

In the past two days, "Water Monster in the Lake" is really hot. What the media sees is all news about the movie's hot show.

After Alfonso drove to the Firefly Pictures building, the front desk had been instructed to report his name and led him upstairs.

In the office, Lehman was the only one sitting in the boss chair and looking through the documents.

When Alfonso came in, he smiled and greeted: "Director Caron, please sit down." When Lehman's assistant brought a cup of coffee, Lehman said again: "These are coffee beans shipped from South Africa. After that, the taste was very good."

"Thank you." Alfonso was a little apprehensive, wondering why he was so kind to him.

In terms of qualifications and grades, he is nothing more than that, and it is farther behind Lehman's status. The more polite Lehman is, the more restrained it makes Alfonso feel.

As expected, Lehman was like a courteous corporal, so he could get him on board.

Others don't know, Lehman doesn't know that Alfonso's directorial career has not yet ushered in its peak.

After some greetings, Lehman brought the topic to cooperation matters.

He said: "Listening to the director of Gyro, do you want to cooperate with Firefly Pictures in the form of a director's studio?"

Alfonso hadn't figured out why Lehmann was polite for a while, but he was really excited about this, and he really wanted to change the environment, so he nodded.

Lehman laughed and said: "Then, if the conditions are met, Fireflies are treated in the same way, and they will be treated according to the rules. If you have a good idea to shoot a movie, the project funding is not a problem, but the risks need to be shared. Normal studio operations On the one hand, Firefly does not intervene in the management. In terms of human resources, it recruits or has employees behind the scenes in the production department. For specific project profit sharing negotiations, you can ask the brokerage company to intervene, anyway, there are rules. All I want is a win-win situation and companionship. If the project fails, maybe there will be a certain amount of censorship the next time the shooting plan is submitted, or it may not be invested again, but in general, the company is willing to invest. I am a filmmaker, and I can understand filmmakers."

Lehmann said it sincerely, and Alfonso could hear it, and indeed, as the top said, this company does not have so many rules and regulations, and will limit the shooting themes.

However, there is one point. If you lose, you must recognize it, and you may not continue to support it.

But no one’s money comes from a strong wind. In terms of auditing projects, Firefly is already considered generous and generous.

This point, Alfonso can understand after comparison.

However, directors who have a bit of skill are also more willing to be more free. Whatever continuous shooting, how to shoot, and the editing of the film are always intervened by others, either by the management, the producer, or the board.

In short, Lehmann’s proposal is in the heart of directors like Alfonso. He doesn’t like all kinds of calculations, all kinds of analysis of the market, all kinds of forward-looking, and I don’t know if the movie can make money after it is shot. It's up to you, you must know it.

In almost an instant, he made up his mind.

What's more, Lyman also started as a director, which is a sense of identity.

Moreover, when the film is shot, it is not worried that there will be no theaters, even distribution companies have them.

So, is there anything to worry about?Maybe not.

Anyway, if it doesn't go well, you can leave at any time.

Hollywood directors, especially those who have made achievements, have no restrictions at all.

If you don’t invest money in his project, he has to find other studios.

The copyright ownership of the project is the key, but the project is proposed by people.

Alfonso is not a very ambitious person, but as a director, who does not want to gain greater autonomy.

Therefore, this temptation is really unstoppable.

When Alfonso verbally agreed, he was ready to cooperate with Firefly, and he returned to the set of "Pan's Labyrinth" happily.

And Lehmann was also very satisfied with Alfonso's joining.

Studios need talents and a lot of film talents, and among these, directors who are capable are the most important.

When DreamWorks was at its strongest, Spielberg didn't support it alone.

In fact, Ridley Scott was among the best performers at Pinnacle DreamWorks. A "Gladiator" not only scoured various Oscars, but also helped DreamWorks win more than 400 million box offices worldwide. .

Of course, now DreamWorks has fallen. The fiasco of "Escape from the Clone" in July this year further accelerated Paramount’s acquisition pace. By November, Paramount began to reorganize all aspects of DreamWorks’ business, perhaps until next year. There is nothing left except this label and some high-quality copyrights.

The only pity for Paramount is that DreamWorks Animation has already been separated out independently, and this part of the very delicious deliciousness has not been included in the bag.

Now, it is also the period of rapid development of Firefly Pictures.

Take this year as an example. The annual output of Firefly is less than 7 movies, which is far worse than the number of at least 12 movies per year for the Big Six, not to mention that there are more than a dozen or twenty movies released each year.

But even if Blue Butterfly Pictures is struggling to catch up, but its inherent inadequacy, it can barely maintain profitability. The most important thing is that it is a vassal under Firefly Pictures. In a short time, oh no, maybe it will be impossible for several years to become a group. The business development of profit-making entities, even if they have the opportunity to participate in the Cannes Film Festival.

After all, most of the film works screened at the film festival already have sponsors, and independent productions also need to compete, basically to ensure the market opened up by the film source, not to say how big a profit is.

If it is very profitable, will the French local film industry and the strong Six Conference let go of this piece of fat?

Obviously, everyone is taking some film sources to maintain the distribution business, so that it will not be spent in vain on staff salaries. To make money, there must be other aspects.

For a studio, it is of course a production.

Can produce, need good projects, where do good projects come from?

One is hoarding scripts and buying the copyright of adaptations of popular novels, and the other is creating your own original works.

And the latter is more friendly to Firefly Pictures, because the most popular novels have been collected by the Big Six early, and some established authors also prefer to cooperate with the Big Six, and it is difficult for Firefly to find out.

Ever since, Alfonso, a filmmaker who can write and direct, as well as his own ideas, is undoubtedly the type of talent that Firefly needs most, and it is definitely worth coming forward to win over.