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After Zach Schneider got away from the work of platform propaganda, he was also depressed. Even the behavior of some real fans who pushed "Watchmen" to the altar did not make him much happy.

I should definitely be happy to be someone, but the problem is that this movie has failed, and there are more scoldings than praised, and I can't all be invisible and immersed in falsehood.

Of course, this emotion did not exist for long.

The more setbacks he suffers, the more Zha Dao can't wait to seize the time to devote himself to the set of "I Am A Legend" and put aside those troubles.

After shooting commercials for so many years, and finally squeezing into the movie circle, Zha Dao is quite tough.

So after communicating with Warner, I called Lehman again. Without even going to the Firefly Building, I contacted the team and ran to New York to contact the location matters. When the matter was handled, "I Am a Legend" would be almost enough. Boot up.

On the other hand, the three Mexican masters were not idle. This time the three of them launched a project together, in which Gyro was the producer and art, Alessandro was the producer and screenwriter, and Alfonso was the chief producer. The director is from Mexico, a middle-aged man named Rodriguez Garcia.

The cause of the incident was that Alessandro saw a script, but the draft script was handed over to him by a local filmmaker to attract investment. After seeing it, he liked it very much, and then combined it with the remaining two. ——Anyway, there is nothing wrong, so I got a piece, which can be regarded as providing some help for Mexican filmmakers to go abroad.

When the project was put on Lehman's desk, he also watched it carefully. The script is called "Love Is Around You", which is a typical literary award-winning theme. It tells about three women of different ages and raising the family. For some conflicts and emotional entanglements, the shooting budget is about 40 million yuan.

The reason for the slightly higher price is that Naomi Watts accidentally saw the script and felt that there was room for performance, so he could win prizes and raise the price. In addition, director Rodriguez wanted to collaborate with the actress.

So in terms of main creative expenses, even if Naomi cuts her salary, she still has to pay 6.5 million in salary.

But it’s nothing. This story is indeed of high quality. If you take a good shot, it will be guaranteed by the three masterpieces of Mexico. At least the word-of-mouth quality will not drop.

Again, the studio needs in-depth works to add a brand image. So, "Love is at your disposal" also officially became the fifth part of the Firefly's 2009 production plan, including "The Beauty Team" and " Thor", that is 7 movie projects...

Time entered into mid-March, when the North American film market still maintained a fairly good increase in the same period, but Warner was still the unlucky one, Sophia Coppola returned with ease and appeared in the office of Lehman Firefly Pictures.

"How was the time before? Did the trip go well?"

Assistant Metz brought coffee to the two of them, and Lehmann, who was sitting behind the boss's chair, stood up and approached and said hello to Sophia.

"I visited a small part of France, and it was actually quite comfortable. The kind of leisure that I don't want to think about, I go wherever I think, not for shooting."

Sophia talked a few words, and she was still in a pretty good mood, and she was also interested in the script that Lyman said.

The director? I'm very resistant when I'm tired of filming, but I can't do without the power source attached by the creative desire.

"Then you take a look first."

Lehman took out the new project he had prepared long ago from the drawer and handed it to the other party.

This is actually a story with a sense of life that was selected and polished by the screenwriter department. It was decided after the market approval that it was very messy.

Sophia sat on the sofa, leafing quietly.

In order to alleviate the silence in the office, Lehman took the initiative to introduce: "As a director, I personally think that this is a theme that values ​​rhythm and creates an atmosphere. An ordinary man who does not even like to socialize, for more than 40 years. She had been hiding in her mother's comfort zone, but she was dragged off by her mother to go on a blind date and met a depressed, withdrawn woman who was also not good at talking.

The two met, met, and finally returned to ordinary..."

This story is very similar to an Icelandic movie "Warm Men's Spring", also known as "The Virgin Mountain". It is a great healing work that suddenly went out of the circle in 2015.

In fact, as long as the scriptwriting department of Firefly finds a good script, it will be specially marked and sent to Lehman. This is how this story appears. The only change is that after confirming that the project can be established, it was revised by the screenwriting department again. In "Warm Men's Spring" in the same theme, the characters and scenes are simplified to make them fit.

Because of that Icelandic movie, the biggest advantage is that the early shots will permeate the chill and alienation, the cold mood and this lonely story are mutually blessed, but in the second half it gradually brightens, as if the ice melts, and it is extremely Contrast.

To be more thorough, it can be said that all the scenes are the reflection of the protagonist's (an older single introvert) mental map.

And this is why, after reading the script, the director that Lehman first thought of was Sophia, because she was good at using light and the angle of photography to tell the inner world of the character, which is very good.

So when Sophia carefully collected the script and prepared to study it carefully, Lyman knew that he had once again captured the heart of this young literary girl.

"Are you going to take over?"

"I like this clean story." Sophia generously affirmed.

"Do you have a certain outline of the character image?" Lyman asked again.

"Somewhat vague."

"I recommend an actor to you, Mark Ruffalo."

"Look at it." Sophia replied.

"Don't worry, when you meet him, you will understand why I said that." Lehman appeared confident.

Among other things, he is still very discerning in casting roles. Although Mark Ruffalo is now relying on "Invincible Hulk" to become a hit, and because of the role of the Hulk, he has been stereotyped by some fans. Temperament and age are suitable to star in an introverted warm man.

More importantly, the person is not handsome, and the sense of being single comes out.

"I will ask him to chat."

Lehman nodded, and said to Sophia: "I will work out the specific director contract in a few days. If the crew prepares, you can take care of yourself."

"Well, thank you, Lyman."

The filming budget of "Warm Men's Spring" is around 35 million, and Sophia's personal salary is 8 million, which is another project that takes the film festival route from the middle to the lower.

To be honest, with the support of the Coppola family, Lehman feels that this piece of land is more valuable than the project handed by the three Mexican masters.

After all, the family has been in Hollywood for so many years, and the connections and influence are not at the same level, and the fireflies can have less trouble.

As for Mark Ruffalo, it is purely suitable to push, and it is more realistic to get some awards and increase the number of cards.Anyway, the better his reputation in the circle, the better Marvel will be.