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After "Little Sunshine" entered the next week, the decline mode was normally turned on, and the attendance rate began to decrease.

Of course, the decline is more than 30%, and the average daily harvest is 3 to 4 million.

In the Firefly office, Ryan was holding the report and couldn't help sighing: "Filming is really profitable."

Lehman listened and couldn’t help but jokingly said: “You only see the money-making, and don’t look at how many people lost their pants. At the beginning, we were not too depressed. Moreover, it is the theater line. It's really stable. No matter what film is released, you can always get money. You don't need to take such a big risk..."

"Unfortunately, after the Paramount Act, film and television production companies are not allowed to intervene in theaters, and even if they can, the investment is large, and the rate of return of funds may not be as fast as filming..."

"Forget it, I came to you today to discuss something." Lehman turned to the topic: "The company's production projects this year are still low. At the end of the year, the schedule is from December to January. I wonder if I will arrange an investment. The larger films compete for the market."

"Why, any ideas?"

"There are some, but still need to be polished..."

These few days, after careful consideration, Lehman decided to shoot another one.

"Sparta", "Fatal Magic", etc. are all planned to be released this year, and then several award-winning movies are not in the regular theater screening mode, not counting, "Untouchable" is too strong in French culture , The main battlefield is in Europe. From this point of view, the schedule is too loose. For Blue Butterfly, it means that many schedules must be handed in and free to use some film sources to recharge. This is obviously not in line with resources and interests. Optimal coordination.

Of course, Ryan was not surprised when he heard this. He felt quite justified and numb to Lyman's endless shooting ideas.

In the afternoon, in a conference room.

After Lehman and Ryan set the tone for the new work proposal, Joseph, Jonathan Nolan, Blake Cole, Garcia, Runir Gies and others all sat in their positions.

When it was said that the company was going to launch a new work, after some surprises, Joseph took the lead and said: "The time is a bit rushed. If it is to be released at the end of the year, the arrangement of the script and production plan..."

Lehman smiled, "It's a little hasty, but as long as there are no accidents and no delay, it can still be done."

"But what about the script, doesn't it mean that there is only a general idea? It may take time to write the idea into a script accurately?" Jonathan reminded.

"I understand what you mean. Don't worry, this project is not a prize-winning movie, but a comedy genre, or a big brainstorming episode collection." Ryan listened for a while and stood up and explained: "Story frame It's not big, and the scope is small. There is no need to move around. The location is single, which really takes time. On the contrary, it is post-production special effects. When shooting, the progress will definitely be fast."

"Comedy? It's quite possible. But boss, don't you still have the post work of "Untouchable"? You still have energy..."

Seeing that Lunier had misunderstood the meaning, Lehman said amused: "It's not me who filmed, and another director will be responsible."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was even more worried.

Lehman's achievements and strength are still very reassuring. He does not shoot, but feels that it is difficult to prepare.

However, let's listen to the project.

When everyone cheered up, Lyman saw this and motioned to Ryan to talk about the direction of the new work.

Ryan understood, stood up and said: "Since it is a comedy project, it is natural to be clear about the production of the jokes, or the setting of this series. The story of the new work is in the museum, a night shift staff suddenly discovered history one day All the specimens and wax figures in the museum come alive, what will happen?"

Jonathan Nolan frowned and thought, suddenly feeling that this project is very good, because this setting naturally has selling points and laughs.

The behavior of the wax figure after its resurrection, the response of the night shift staff, and the carrier of the museum have a lot of room for use.

Ryan gave an example first, "...The skeletal fossil of Tyrannosaurus roared towards you, but likes to lie on the ground and wag its tail to please. Those people are talking, taunting, and fighting each other. battle......"

At this time, Blake also thought about it: "Using the contrast of identity and a bit of fantasy to tell history... This is really great, a bit similar to the shadow of "Toy Story"."

"Yes, it's the same idea, but there are toys telling their hearts. Here is the resurrection of the exhibits in the museum at night, adding some spit and anthropomorphic style. I believe the audience will find it interesting after watching it. The premise is that we are prepared His smile is enough to impress the audience." Ryan agreed.

"This is simple, the setting is so brilliant, some of the surrounding dialogue and interaction can be turned into a joke." Runier believes.

Of course, as a qualified screenwriter, even if he is not good at writing comedy, it is still very easy to play some funny jokes at will.

The museum series contains too many things, and the containment space is large enough to hold a lot of brain holes.

In fact, the original is also a collection of jokes made by a group of screenwriters.

Right now, the story frame is given, and the task of filling in is really not difficult.

After all, a person may have limited thoughts, but a group of people can play at will and then determine the context-there is no context. "Museum Night" is a fantasy comedy with light and joy.

Even similar resurrection settings have long been ruined by Hollywood, but no one thought of filming a plot like a museum.

Well, in this time and space, Fox lost their ace project, but they still don't know at this time.

Because this script is the product of a multi-person creation, it is the first inspiration, and the later version is finalized.

The original screenwriter Robert Ben Galant was originally from Fox...

After having specific ideas about the direction of script writing, Joseph asked: "What about the director of the film?"

"Send an invitation to the project and see if there are suitable candidates?" Lehman replied.

"Well, it can only be so. If you don't choose well, I'm afraid there will be trouble." Jonathan has been with his brother Nolan for so many years, and he understands the importance of a good director for shooting.

After all, it is quite difficult to express the script accurately and express the meaning in place.

Otherwise, there won't be so few directors who have made achievements.

——Not everyone can put ideas on the screen.

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After the new project "Museum Surprise Night" was successfully established, the screenwriting department determined the first version of the script, and began to contact directors who have filmed comedy works.

However, those who have achieved results either have no schedule, or they have a shooting plan, and they are still slowly looking for and coordinating.

On this day, Lehmann was dealing with some trivial matters in the office.

The screening of "Little Sunshine" in North America has passed 45 million, but due to a large part of the market consumption and the insufficient audience, the box office trend continues to decline.

Since the preparation of the new project began, the director has not yet determined because of the deadline, and the actors have also begun to select.

This is simpler than the director, because the cast base is wide enough and there are a lot of people who are suitable. Instead, it becomes a question of choice, rather than no goal.

Afterwards, Lehman took a look at the progress of the company's various projects, and Metz came in to report and said that the protagonist had received a response.

Because when discussing "Museum Surprise Night", everyone knew that the investment was not small, and they felt that they wanted to find an actor with a strong comedy status and a strong appeal.

Otherwise, it is not easy to drive publicity and attract fans to enter the venue.

In this regard, at first, everyone hoped that Kim Carey would come to play. First, he was well-known among comedians. Second, the two sides worked together once, which is considered a foundation.

However, Kim Kerry is still preparing to transform and has taken a horror movie. There is no time for the moment, unless it waits until the end of October.

But for Firefly, it was obviously too long, so I had to contact a few others.

It just so happens that the other male protagonist whom Lehmann fancy has a schedule and is very interested in the project.

No, after receiving the invitation, they quickly rushed over with an agent.