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Monday, November 13.

When Lyman got up from the bed, it was already 11 o'clock in the morning.

Buying a house here also reflects a benefit, as long as you don't want to wake up, you can wake up naturally.

There is no noise from the street, no neighbors-one manor on a hillside, no so-called noisy, and even the sounds of birds and dogs are far away from Rust Manor. It is really a sleep lover who is sleepy in spring and autumn. The blessed land.

Of course, the reason why he got up late was that he slept late last night, because he was busy with the negative reviews of "300", and the other thing was to determine the new theater line and the scale of the screening, which caused him to get to bed at 2 or 3 last night.

Butler Megan had already prepared lunch in the kitchen, and immediately set it on the table after Lehman finished washing.

Eva is not here, so she went to the crew.He ate this meal alone.

When Lehmann finished eating, the butler waiting for him to clean up the plates.

The evil capitalism has already corrupted a once-rooted social successor to such a degree, at least, Lehmann has long been used to it.

His manor is cleaned by the housekeeping company once a week, and the lawn and furniture are cleaned every two days. He never needs to worry about similar things.

After eating, the butler reminded Lyman that two phone calls came in when he was not up this morning.

Then sent an email to his mailbox.

Lehman went to the study and turned on the computer.

One email was from Liam, and the other was Francis Coppola.

Francis’s email said that the movie "She" was almost finished, Sophia immediately led the team back into the late stage...Finally, he said recently that he recently received a batch of white wine and cigars, and he has sent someone to deliver them. He accepted, of course, he also raised a mouth, hoping that Lyman could go to him when he was free...

"She" came to an end, but no accident.

After all, last week, Sophia also called and talked about the progress.

But the focus of this email does not seem to be on the movie.

You know, it's November now, and there is only more than a month left before the end of the year.

Moreover, the original cause of the friendship between the two is a kind of transaction.

Francis also promised that Lyman could help the Firefly not be squeezed out of the Oscars.

When it comes to public relations, you don’t have to be rich.

Although the entire email did not mention a half-line about the Oscar selection at the beginning of next year-fear of exposure and resistance to insider trading-it is no secret that privacy leaks in the Internet age, and everyone is very careful.On the contrary, I talked a lot about the shooting of Sofia. On the surface, it shows a father's affirmation of his daughter's career and some gratitude, but does this mean that Lehman's performance is very up to standard?

Inviting to be a guest, is it just a guest?

Lehman pondered it for a while and realized that Francis was about to pimp him, oh no, it was to introduce the judges who could influence the votes. Everyone knew each other.

It turns out that Lehmann guessed right.

The thing of friendship requires "communication", and blindly paying and blindly asking can not last long.

The filming of "She" is almost finished, and in a blink of an eye, the time is approaching, so naturally we have to plan more...

As for the email from Liam, it is about the detailed market feedback of "300".

Yesterday, after all, was the first screening weekend of "300", and a lot of people followed it.

Within the schedule, "300" was the worst critics of mainstream film critics, but it harvested 81.46 million US dollars in three days in the first weekend. There is no doubt that it won the North American Week from September 5th to September 12th with three days of accumulated results. Box office champion.

The large-scale investment of resources with priority betting is unexpectedly higher than the 70 million in the previous life.

With such a beautiful result, the critics can't say anything strange.

None of the new films of the same period can be played, but the old ones can stand out.

The second place is the comedy film "Borat", which has been screened for more than a week, with a total of 23.67 million in a week;

The third place, "Santa Claus 3", 17.52 million.

......

Further supporting the data is the average attendance rate given by chain theater operators.

78% on the first day, 73% on the second day, and 76% on the third day.

Maybe some people can't understand the market data of "300", but the audience will find that "300" is really fragrant.

The unique visual enjoyment makes most viewers feel that the ticket price is very worthwhile.

Therefore, according to the box office trend of the first weekend for three days, Firefly only needs two weeks to recover all the investment.

Before everyone, only the movie can make money, not the others.

You know, 81.46 million box office in the first week, in this era, is definitely a stable 200 million data guarantee in North America.

Over 100 million?Little goal.

......

When Lyman came out of Francis Manor, he was in a good mood.

They really came to fulfill the transaction.

Except for a few words of greeting at the beginning, he immediately mentioned the upcoming 79th Oscar.

Then, Lehman saw a huge pile of information preparation.

The new generation will replace the old, but it does not mean that the new generation can immediately control social resources.

At least at the Oscars, most of the judges are over 50 years old.

Many of these people have personally experienced the glory of "The Godfather". They have a good impression of Francis Coppola, and they have a lot of contacts.

One can imagine what kind of network Francis has.

After all, if you can make "Lost in Tokyo" a hot spot for awards, and get a director nomination and best screenplay, how can you do it without any strength-not that "Lost Tokyo" is not a good movie, but a good movie too Too many, can every movie have similar encounters?

Martin Scorsese has something to say...

But having said that, without diamonds, how dare you take this porcelain job?

If he is not certain, he will not propose a deal.

According to Francis, several of Lyman's films have the strength to aspire to awards, but only the votes are missing.

It just so happens that he can win many votes...

Furthermore, if resources cannot be used rationally, they have no value at all.

Of course Lyman would not know.

A great director who has only met a few times will think so much about his nephew's opinions and fortunes.

Perhaps it also feels that he has some accomplishments in directing, and the atmosphere of kitsch is not strong?

The old filmmakers still hate Hollywood after the capital invasion, but they are powerless to change.

Of course, for Lyman, his options are all.

As long as it is taken with great effort, regardless of business or art, he is willing to support it. This is not contradictory.

On the way back to the company, Lehman felt all the way.

This time, and even later, on an interest platform like Oscar, Firefly finally stopped watching.

The enhancement of the company's strength is really great.

Because awards are a super bonus to the image and reputation of a studio.

See you, because of Harvey-Weinstein's Jewish identity, and because of his ability to operate, Miramax only relies on Oscars to gather much capital.

Countless foreign filmmakers have been recruited because of this big pie-every time they negotiate and release, they habitually talk about Oscars and then use excuses to lower prices...

When Lehman returned to the company, assistant Mays reminded him that it was time for Nolan to audition the role of Prosecutor Harvey.

After all, "300" is a hit, but you don't have to worry too much about the rest, and other work will not be affected.

Furthermore, Lehman and Warner's initial vision is to let "The Dark Knight" unleash its potential in the summer of next year and eat up as much market share as possible, so just in terms of time, it is still very urgent.

Then several brokerage companies are helping to promote the casting work-this piece of cake is really attractive.

There is no delay in progress.

As a high-profile first-line blockbuster, Nolan has screened out many high-value actors in order to save budget.

However, it is still very popular and there are still many people.

After several rounds of auditions, the scope was always reduced.

"Thank you for coming over today. We will notify you of the audition results as soon as possible."

In the audition room, Nolan took the information of the actors and occasionally talked to Lehman.

In the outside lounge, 4 or 5 male actors in their 30s are still waiting, and sometimes they are happy for the elimination of competitors.

They are not very famous, so they need the opportunity to appear in "The Dark Knight".

Until, finally there is a result...