Hollywood legendary director

2008 has passed, and the time has come to 2009.

Firefly, digital field, lighting entertainment, Blue Butterfly Pictures, Marvel Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, plus the apparel business that is still preparing for the cycle, are the foundation of Lehman's media business.

After the enjoyment and passion, the employees re-enter the state of work.

Early in the morning, in front of Eva's carefully prepared breakfast, Lehman took the latest issue of the Los Angeles Daily.

Sure enough, the "only" leader has already begun to announce "Austrian" rescue measures impatiently.

Although there is no targeted stimulation for the entertainment industry, it has accelerated the identity of black people.

This much publicized document, the economic revitalization plan with a total budget of about 825 billion US dollars, looked very refreshing. As a result, the Dow Jones Index plummeted by 4% the day after its release, reflecting that the crisis is far from that. Deep problems that are easy to cover.

After all, in the noisy four months (9, 10, 11, 12), the United States has laid off a total of 1.9 million employees. In 2008, 2.6 million people lost their jobs in the United States, the most since 1945.The unemployment rate soared to 7.2%.

Even if so much money is still squeezed out of the fiscal deficit, how to restore employment and guide new jobs is not as simple as imagined.

In addition, another highlight in the newspaper is the implementation of the main political platform during the election campaign.

After all, the war on terrorism initiated in Iraq and Afghanistan led by Bush Jr. has aroused dissatisfaction among many people. The voice calling for withdrawal of troops has become louder and louder. In order to fulfill the promises made when winning votes, the commander has begun to advance in a planned way.

Anyway, all the newspapers on the social page are staring at the pace of the new leader. The poor are concerned about relief and subsidies, the unemployed are concerned about the return of the labor industry, and the rich have repeatedly studied the part of tax cuts...

Lyman quickly turned to the entertainment section. This was the guy he ate.

Browsing the information in the industry can help him understand some changes in Hollywood or the trend of turning.

For example, several studios could not survive and close down, so that the "gamblers" who had joined the game with infinite enthusiasm were somewhat calm;

For example, the list of the 81st Oscar nominees has not been determined. The public relations campaign has already begun, such as the "Slumdog Millionaire" that has been guiding since December and the political film "Dialogue Nixon" directed by Ron Howard as reserved seats;

For another example, Britney Spears and her agent Jason Trawick have an ambiguous relationship. There are pictures and the truth...

Even more powerful is the separation of DreamWorks and Paramount-Spielberg was acquired by Paramount in 2006 for $1.6 billion and debt.

Since then, the two sides have begun the honeymoon period.

During this period, the production team led by Spielberg shot a series of highly successful films for Paramount, including "Transformers 1," "Rear Window" and "Blade of Honor".

However, the two sides soon became increasingly divergent due to the issue of profit distribution.

Until recently, India's RelianceBigEntertainment entertainment company injected 500 million US dollars into Spielberg's studio through the centering adjustment of ****, helping Spielberg to break away from Paramount and become an independent company.

Unexpectedly, Paramount's management did not show a strong reaction, but took the initiative to terminate the contract with the original DreamWorks executives and employees, this move allowed Spielberg's team to quickly transfer and reorganize.

Of course, the reason for Paramount's letting go was not only Spielberg’s inability to control Spielberg, and the stock market crash. The two sides also finalized a joint agreement for more than 40 development projects—that is, the shooting of hot IPs such as "King Kong" Quan is still under Paramount's control.

In addition, the farce of the screenwriters' union is over.

No way, the position of the screenwriter is so embarrassing.

The directors have made trouble, the capitalists will compromise, because the big shots don’t know how to shoot;

The actors have made trouble, the capitalists have compromised, and the salary space is extremely high, because the big names show up and no fans buy it;

The producers have made trouble, and the capitalists have compromised, because the Hollywood studio is a producer-centric system. Only the screenwriters make trouble every day, and the capitalists ignore it. They point to the door and laugh, "Get out."

Who will let someone who can write scripts and who can write scripts quickly become a producer or director? This is reality.

After reading the newspaper and eating breakfast, Lyman beckoned with Eva, slid to the garage and drove to the company.

"Hasbro's commercial authorization, as well as agent account sharing."

When Lehmann arrived, Metz had already brought in some documents that needed him to process.

When checking the documents, Lehman found that the surrounding value evaluation of "The Ninth District" is indeed not high. Signing the income documents totaling less than 5 million yuan can also see the embarrassment of most original projects.

Many fans like the story of "District Nine" and discuss the in-depth thinking reflected in it, but it does not mean that they will like the rough prawn figure or other derivatives in the wasteland, especially the mainstream group of the film is more rational consumption Of adult men, according to Hasbro’s research, the sales data of derivatives in District 9 is mediocre, and there will be no rise in the future.

It can be said that the last two months can still earn 5 million, and the next two months may not earn 2 million. The total sales is about 23 million.

Compared with "Iron Man", which has a market of more than one billion yuan, it is not even a star and a half. This is why compared to original projects, Hollywood is more and more chasing adaptations of popular novels and comics. It is a risk. Why not bet is better Profitable?

"Word of mouth is good, but the profit margin is really not outstanding. The more artistic depth, the more deviating from the masses, but the label image adds a lot."

Lehman murmured, feeling a few times, waited for the assistant Mays to go out, turned over the project preparation progress, and went to the production department on the third floor.

"How's it going?"

Passing through the busy office area, Lehman looked at Ryan, who was helping to build the "New Moon" group, "Is Eva in the studio?"

"Yes. The preparations are going well, and the stills for the makeup have been taken. I just wait for the union to send some suitable behind-the-scenes personnel." Ryan smiled and said: "In my opinion, Chris Weitz and his brother Paul The arrangement for the set can always be the one who has more experience."

"When can it be turned on?"

"It's completely ok on the 10th of next month."

Lehman nodded and ran to the new line studio.

There, Eva is working with Paul Weitz and two dispatchers from the Fire Fund Insurance to make detailed arrangements for the shooting and minimize the risk of accidents.

Lehmann watched for a long time, and Eva was always immersed in work.

She is getting closer and closer to a producer who can truly take responsibility.