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Francis Coppola sat quietly in the room for a while, and after sending Lehman away, he saw Sophia walk in with a smile.

She is really satisfied with the setting of the soft science fiction "She".

Afterwards, Sophia recounted the content of the conversation with Lyman just now.

Mainly related to production shooting, production business and distribution.

Generally speaking, Firefly is in charge of this project, giving money and resources, sending a producer to supervise or having any requirements on the release, all can be very strong orders.

But Lehman didn't do this at all. He just managed the finances of the crew, not for interference, but for normal financial management.

Therefore, Francis continued to be the first producer to support his daughter-Sophia filming, Francis helped a lot.It's really hard.

"Lyman is not easy."

Francis was not confused by this kind of politeness. He didn't intervene in the shooting, but he seemed very angry. Instead, the Coppola family fell behind, dare not to pay in the future?

Of course, knowing it is knowing, but this is a shameful plot, Francis still inherited the favor in this respect.

On the one hand, the project itself is good; on the other hand, even if it is generous, people are indeed generous.

"How is the preparation of the crew?" Francis put down the matter and asked.

"It's almost time to choose a suitable location."

"Try hard..."

......

Not to mention the busyness on Sophia's side, Lyman was still in a good mood when he returned home.

The same thing can have different effects on different occasions.

If you give such convenience from the beginning, you still have to be grateful, but it's hard to say how heavy the weight is.

But now, it was Lehman who provided the project, provided funds, provided channels, provided convenience, and took the initiative to get close. Coppola owed Lehman a lot.

To sum it up, transactions are also so complex and unified.

The unification is the purpose, and the complexity is the process, so what we get will be inconsistent-will it be the same effect with great care and six points?

Since you want to get this senior network of contacts, of course, you have to make the other person feel more worthwhile.What's more, a project with a low to mid-level investment is still in the right style.

Lehman can even think that Sophia's results are not bad, maybe she has gained fame and fortune, but also brought good income to Firefly.

If it's better, that's Sophia's ability, and there is no question of not losing.

Well, it's not a pit anyway.

When she got home, Eva greeted her, but did not talk to Lehman as she did in the past, but turned her head and ran to the study upstairs.

There are circumstances, Lehman thought.

Stepping into the study, I saw Eva carefully taking out a piece of material to study.

It was about the project production of "Juneo".

Oh, yes, after the project was approved, the film has not been on the right track.

After going to Cannes, it was delayed.

Lehman curiously asked: "What are you doing with this? You are not suitable for this role either, the age is wrong."

Eva gave Lehmann a blank look, and said with a little worry: "It's getting harder and harder for me to have a suitable role in filming now. Suddenly I think it's good to go behind the scenes. Now I will learn more and know how to manage and make a production plan. But ......" The embarrassing hesitation stopped.

"But what?" Lehman smiled: "This is a good thing. Didn't I suggest it a long time ago? You said that you prefer acting. How can you figure it out now? You don't need to hesitate with me."

Eva said with a bitter face: "I have no experience, I have never been a producer, and I don't even understand the funding of the project. Can I do a good job? And, if I can act, of course it's better. Although I also want to help you......"

"Haha, why are you so sentimental today. If you want to do it, I will let you learn it. I will let you play as soon as you have a play. You can talk to me about how you want to come. You can even discuss the investment project. I will check it for you. Don't be too complicated. , Relax. Besides, if you are tired and out of shape, I will suffer a lot. Sleep."

Wine can add to the excitement. Lehman who drank some white wine is naturally brave and chaotic.

After it was over, Eva had no more thoughts about anything else.

Maybe it was because she couldn't get a good project after filming "Casino Royale", so she had nothing to do, so she would naturally think more.

But this is not even a problem.

On the second day, Lehman went to the company and learned about the progress of the company's various projects.

Among them, "Sparta" finally entered the filming stage, and the macho corps, who was locked into a training camp and worked hard, was freshly released, all of which can show off their muscles.

Of course, the styling of leather armor pants and red cloak is also for the actors to show off their figure. If they were filmed according to the ancient wars, they would all become iron kings, which would definitely not be aesthetically pleasing.

In this regard, Director Zha still knows the audience very well.

In addition, "Fatal Magic" entered the post-editing period, and Jonathan returned to the company to host the third season script writing of the TV series "Prison Break". The focus of the drama was around the audience's support rate and the most interesting characters, which was very flexible.

Moreover, the broadcasting platform of this play has changed from WB to CW.

Because of WB's poor performance, it can't continue to operate. Even if it encounters "Prison Break" as a good boutique drama, it has been maintained, but it was eventually abandoned by Warner Group.

In early February 2006, Warner Bros. negotiated with CBS Group and formally reached a transfer agreement to sell WB Television Network to CBS in cash and equity.

It is conservatively estimated that Warner has recovered a lot of blood in this transaction, and holds a part of the equity in the new TV network, that is, CW, and does not account for decision-making and management rights-CBS is also an old TV network, behind it The owner's subordinate also involves broadband installation business, rich and powerful, will certainly not let Warner intervene in their TV station operations.

So naturally, the only "Prison Break" series broadcast rights that WB can get, the management of CBS will certainly not miss it.

After more than two years of fermentation, the show has a lot of fans, and most of them are young audiences aged 16 to 24. Advertisers focusing on this part of the market are still willing to intersperse advertisements in this show to promote products and enhance the brand. Influential.

Not to mention the two seasons of the broadcast, the ratings have gone from 5 at the same time, to now easily past 6, and the peak period to 7 is also possible, the potential of the drama lies there.

After CBS changed the management of the original WB TV station and reorganized its assets, the trump card promotion project of the autumn file was "Prison Break 3", and they also signed the broadcasting rights with Firefly again, which is roughly 5.4 million plus 100% of the advertising revenue per episode. 30%-After the strength increases, the advertising money that can be taken has increased.

It is estimated that there will be no surprises in the third season, which can bring a net profit of no less than 80 million U.S. dollars to Firefly, and the actors have also benefited. Although they signed a harsh long-term contract, they now have a reputation. Are you afraid that no commercial endorsements or other roles will come to you?

Therefore, the starring crew did nothing to make a big increase in salary.

Of course, if someone does this, they feel that the efforts of a whole crew are not as attractive as a role, and the restrictions are to teach him that society is sinister.

In this transaction, it was also announced that Warner’s TV network plan was half unfinished. There was only one HBO and a few local TV stations, and HBO still relied on subscribing to live channels. In fact, the risk was high and it was trying to support Warner Group’s TV network. The layout of the field.

It's a pity that Warner is not Fox, and it didn't break through successfully. It was strangled by the three major television networks.

Of course, if only a short-term gain or loss is calculated, Warner hasn't lost much. At least the funds invested in the construction of the TV network were taken back. It's just that so much energy, effort, and time were wasted.

Then, "Little Sunshine" was already in the late stage. The filming of this one was relatively fast, and it only took 35 days to complete the filming work.Is the scene simple after all?

In addition to the completed "Pan God's Labyrinth", "Tongtian Tower", "Old Nowhere", "Juneo" and "I Am a Hero" that have not yet been activated, and the "Untouchable" in hand, this year Firefly The output is full of 9 units.

Of course, this number is still small. Lionsgate still has 14 or 5 independent projects every year.

In this piece, Firefly still needs a certain amount of accumulation. After all, Blue Butterfly Pictures has been forced to get the film source to fill up the film.