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Because of Lehman’s intervention, the birth of "I Am Legend" was one year later than the meeting, and the original novel has always been excluded by the studio due to the format and difficulty of production. The original space-time was also the screenwriter found by Gosman as the producer. The team changed easily and took a few shots before it was approved.

Of course, this drama is a typical novel and clever opening. The middle and later stages are reduced to clichés and forced to add sensationalism. However, it is well designed for the IQ and thinking sections of the night monsters. This version also uses Yes, but the system still follows the background environment of "I Am a Hero" and "New York Tour".

From a commercial point of view, the beginning of the film is more than 10 minutes of zombies siege the city, and the epitome of the decline in other areas, and then 4 to 50 minutes is the daily life of one person and one dog plus the protagonist’s research on zombies, hoping to develop a potion to save A society ravaged by viruses, and then supplemented by desperate personal dramas and the evolutionary path of zombies.

In terms of duration alone, the content of the feature film will be controlled at around 85 minutes, which is short in the first-line production.

When dealing with the economic team behind Smith, even if both parties belong to CAA, they did not dare to raise prices because of this relationship.

In the first contact, the other party offered 20 million + 17% of the project's profit, which was enough to witness the commercial value of a top-tier recognized artist.

In other words, with the entry of capital, it will not be far away for a movie to exceed 100 million yuan, because the increase in the salary of actors is basically caused by the joint venture of industry capital. Behind the large salary increase of action actors, it is German and British capital. In order to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood and enthusiastically chase the stars who had commercial security at the time, he kept making high salaries in the industry and breaking the ceiling.

However, actors with a little brain will not ruin their future for temporary gains. If actors make bad films, their commercial value will fall rapidly.

Like Smith, he knows exactly how he got his current status.

After all, a very popular artist suddenly ceases to be popular. Except for the issue of age, most of them are not because they don’t work hard and don’t cherish them, and their stardom is dim, but because no good works come out, the audience and the market spontaneously treat you Forgetting, wanting to struggle, it is difficult to have conditions and options.

As the movie star Cage, who became the most profitable film star in 2007, it was not that his assets could not be taken care of, and the sudden loss of wealth made him unacceptable. As his temper changed, he was crazy to fill the vacancies at the same time, and then his salary fell all the way to the bottom. Also, this is a very standard example.

Of course, Cage’s life has been changed since the shooting of "Furious". If he wants to be ranked as the most valuable male star, this product is stable in the top five-his fan desire to buy is not so strong, compared to Will As far as people such as Depp and Depp are concerned, the victory is that he does not lack awards, business and literature are both blooming, and the capital in the circle likes him very much.

In the next few days, when the "Golden Legion" was abandoned by the theaters, and the screening share was quickly reduced, and the box office fell like bungee jumping, the condition was already 22 million + 10% of the net profit.

On October 22, a regular meeting in the Firefly Building.

Lehman and the management staff of the preparatory crew for "I Am A Legend" discussed again.

Analyze whether the money can be paid based on commercial value.

After all, the expenditure for special effects + group performances and location venues is about 95 million. If the salaries of other main creators and filming staff are too high, the cost of expenditure will be too much, which is not conducive to film revenue.

"The current environment is like this. As long as Will can bring a box office increase like "Superman for All" to the film, allowing more black fans to pay, it will be a good deal no matter how you look at it."

As a project producer + screenwriter, Gaussman is still very optimistic about this. He thinks he has done a good job. He has reduced the accounting ratio to 10%, which has almost touched the other party’s psychological bottom line. Let him say that this is already It is because the project itself is less risky and easy to produce results.

400 million won't lose, 6.7 billion can earn, then why not choose a movie star with enough appeal that can raise the box office?

Many people are entangled about why you want to divide the money out. Please, you choose an unknown newcomer to speak entirely on the market of the works, or you should be a hot topic. It will be easier to make money with quality + strong topics. This account is calculated Isn’t the standard a question of whether the effort and return are worthwhile?

In other words, with the foundation laid by "New York Trip" + "I Am a Hero", it can be expected that this drama will break 600 million yuan, but there is a little uncertainty.

If you spend tens of millions more to find a popular movie star, this movie is expected to hit 800 million worldwide. Whether it is popularity, performance sharing, or copyright value, it will be an all-round improvement. Let's talk about whether the money can be spent.

"Superman for All" is like that. Columbia has 80 million for Smith. Will it hurt?Yes, but it will still do so, because this film greatly exceeds the estimated results, 640 million worldwide, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is beyond the imagination when the project was prepared.

"I went to find data on the works starring Smith, and analyzed the market. His huge appeal among the black community alone can increase the income of each movie by an average of 30%." Liam sat in the position, quite quite. Objectively mentioned.

He does not say whether it is worth it or not. After all, sometimes the return is larger and sometimes the return is lower. It is a normal market reaction. He just gives an average value for reference.

Lehman thought for a while, then asked, "How's Zhadao contact?"

"He is still on Warner's side, but the project has entered the final stage. The schedule is not a problem, and it should be guaranteed to start in mid-November."

Speaking of it, Director Zha was very hard to shoot "Watchmen". Although he also brought the team over, most of them are the filming staff that Warner has found. In addition, the production team they dispatched likes to intervene in the shooting. The director is uncomfortable, and the set is prone to friction.

After all, filming is always meticulous, with many trivialities and annoying. The crew is still uneasy, and one can imagine what the mood will be.

After finally getting through this, there are more things to edit in the later stage. One has to respect the original work, one has to consider the market, and another said that passers-by don’t understand, so they have to intersperse with explanations and foreshadowing. In the end, even the length of time is problematic. , The dispute never stopped, including Warner's own responsible team are arguing.

Zhadao felt bitter, but because it was the subject matter of the project he liked, after biting his teeth and cutting a version, he continued to compromise with Warner and cut out the scene crazily...

And he is also a member of the first echelon of co-directing by Mann Media. According to the rules, he can get 20 million + 10% of the project.

"That's it, those conditions are agreed, and the team will be established as soon as possible."