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On this day, in Nolan’s apartment, on the sofa in the lobby, Christian Bale smiled and raised his hand. “The script has not been completed yet, and I feel more plump than the character image in the first part.”

On one side, Jonathan twisted his waist, moved his sedentary body, and chuckled, "Of course, if there is no change, what does it mean to shoot the same story routine? Lehman specifically explained that he wanted to design finely. some."

As he said, Nolan walked out as soon as the study door opened.

Christian Bell greeted solemnly: "Hi, Director Nolan."

Nolan's expression softened, and he sat down on the sofa, "You don't need to be so polite, just feel free. This time, you have difficulty in shooting. We found you a stronger opponent."

Jonathan laughed and echoed: "Yeah, don't be suppressed by the time. There is a lot of room for this role to play."

Christian Bale also laughed, but did not answer.

But Nolan nodded and said, "This time you have to prepare well. There are more plays than the front."

Bell sighed, nodded, as if unintentionally: "It's easy to play a repetitive role. Recently I also have special training...The key is what did Warner say?"

"How can we worry about this kind of thing? Lehman can do it. He has asked us to conceive the script first, and can't handle it properly." Jonathan took the topic of Bell and looked at Nolan, "Brother, you have What news have you received. Hasn't Warner called you several times?"

"They're looking for me..." Nolan shook his head, "No good intentions."

Bell lowered his head and sighed.

What can they do when it comes to two studios?The atmosphere became somewhat silent.

After a while, Jonathan said: "I went to the company yesterday and met Lehman. He said he was already in negotiations."

This topic did not continue to talk, because too many things were involved, it was inconvenient to talk about.

Nolan looked at Bell suddenly and sighed inwardly.

Although he is not a fan of comics, he can adapt such a project, inject his own thoughts and insights into it and gradually improve it, and he can get a sense of joy and satisfaction in the process. It is okay to say that he is not tired, but Bell is different , Most actors may not have much passion for playing repetitive roles.

But he is not easy to persuade similar things.

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Lehman was waiting in the company's office.

Waiting for a reply from Warner.

He has indeed started to negotiate matters and communicated the new terms through Joseph-to be a little bit behind the original terms, and then wait for Warner's response.

According to reason, this is definitely an excellent time, as long as it shows a willingness to talk, Warner will not miss it.

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Sure enough, "Little Sunshine" didn't make any waves in overseas regions. Because of regional cultural differences and a plot-oriented work, it has been in theaters for a month and has not exceeded 10 million.

Of course, if you only look at the North American market, the cumulative results are still very good.

The show was waning, and paintings began one after another.

The North American box office of 68.42 million, compared with less than 25 million US dollars of expenditure, made the entire Blue Butterfly Pictures very happy.

It's not how much you can earn, but the film itself is scarce.

When no one is optimistic about the project, it has full stamina. This meaning is different.

The reason why "Little Sunshine", a family comedy, can make such a big hit in North America, and has a higher box office than the previous life, is also very simple.

The schedule and the relatively good investment in theater resources set at the beginning, coupled with the topical publicity and the quality of the movie itself, which is worthy of praise, undoubtedly pushed "Little Sunshine" to another level.

After all, the original space-time Fox didn't invest such resources as Firefly at the beginning. It was completely because the follow-up trend of the movie was too stable, and it was pushed back afterwards, but the screening potential at the golden age has also been delayed.

You know, the North American film market after the new millennium has one of the most intuitive manifestations, that is, the reduction of the projection cycle.

It used to be common for a good movie to be released for three or four months, but now there is basically no market worth continuing to invest in one or two months.

One is the entry of capital, which has led to fiercer competition and increasing film output; the second is that information transmission is more convenient, and it is the influence of the Internet.

Finally, "Little Sunshine" is a little different from the previous publicity points. With the market appeal that Lehman has accumulated over the years, the film's momentum has been fired before it is shown, which makes the film start smoother and easier. Gathering reputation.

In short, the project is profitable.

When the film was drawn, another matter was also pushed into the work arrangement, that is, the accounts were divided among the parties.

"Little Sunshine" has 68.42 million in North America, 9.85 million overseas, and a total box office of 78.27 million.

Among them, the North American theaters took 27.36 million, the main creative team rewarded 3 million, as well as project expenditures and other miscellaneous losses, and the film's net profit was 12.06 million;

Overseas, there are very few. The movie itself is a type that cannot be sold overseas, and it is estimated that 1.5 million can be obtained.

So, "Little Sunshine" alone can bring about 13.56 million US dollars to Firefly in terms of box office.

According to the algorithm of at least 2.5 times the offline profit, it is still because "Little Sunshine" is restricted by the subject matter, and the surroundings cannot be sold at high prices. Therefore, based on two years, at least it can bring no less than 47.46 million US dollars to the Firefly project. Total revenue.

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However, Lehmann's eyes are not on the work of "Little Sunshine" at this time. The employees of similar process companies are already familiar with it.

This week, near the screening of "Deadly Magic", the pre-heated publicity has already begun.

Paper media and the Internet, the two voice platforms have arranged similar publicity drafts. As for advertisements, posters, and trailers, they are also laid out at the same time to ensure that the audience can learn about such a movie as soon as possible.

Marketing is always inseparable from two central points.

One is to let the audience know the information, and the other is to let the audience be interested in the information.

The point of interest is the slogan of the main creative team and Batman and Wolverine starring in a duel on the same stage.

After all, the roles of Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in the film are indeed a pair of magicians competing against each other. The topic of the duel on the same stage is not a deception, but just a little bit of image heat.

In this regard, Fox also acquiesced.

Who makes the relationship between the two be good, otherwise it might not be so easy to talk about the heat.

After all, every outstanding character in the "X-Men" series is Fox's precious treasure.

Liam's arrangement easily aroused the interest of at least several fan groups.

The first type is the individual fans of the actor, and the new play is being staged, which must be supported; the second type is Nolan's director fan. This is not unknown since his debut until now. Some people like it very normal; the third type That's a part of DC and some fans of the "X-Men" series. Seeing familiar faces can also arouse curiosity.

Afterwards, Blue Butterfly Pictures immediately held a press conference, and brought in two leading actors, and began to take a closer look at the image hot spots-ask a few familiar media to use the photos of the two in the same frame to make another wave of hype.

In short, it is to release the new film news to the greatest extent so that more people can receive it.

Regardless of what others think of it, the Big Six’s attitude towards Fireflies, North American theater operators, seeing this momentum and the possible commercial value of the film, have begun to make room for "Deadly Magic".

Of course, the arrangement belongs to the arrangement, and the resource tilt is not too much, but this is already the most favorable condition that Landie can obtain.

In this September schedule, there is still a lot of weight.

2450 companies have opened their screens, and 27% of the films are arranged, which is by no means a stalemate.

And, if the first weekend's performance is good, there can be an increase, which is also the consistent approach of theater operators.

In North America, after more than half a month of publicity and fermentation, many viewers are looking forward to the film.

Again, the combination of Nolan + Christian Bell + Hugh Jackman is very appealing.

It is also a work that needs to be treated cautiously for opponents screened at the same time.

Of course, similar momentum attracts not only interested audiences, but also Warner.

Because of the "Batman" project, they love and hate Firefly. When the new film is released, it is inevitable that they will cast their sights on the results as a reference for the next negotiation.

All this is witnessed by the market...