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Hurrying back to the company, Lyman received Gareth Antoinette, the director of the Colombian distribution department who followed him the next day.

Obviously, facing this temptation, the other party couldn't help it either.

"Is your company really ready for investment?"

The core figure in the Hollywood power circle is still a little skeptical of Lehman. 500 million is not a small number, let alone a very risky original work.

"Colombia is worried about our divestment halfway? Don't worry, since it has been decided, of course it will not stop."

In this regard, Lehman’s confidence is far deeper than the surface attitude. At least Mann Media is not subject to the board of directors like Disney. “I met with Director Cameron yesterday, which strengthened my investment heart. Think about it, a way of shooting that represents the future, the earlier you get in touch, the better, and I am also a director."

Haha, for a very powerful reason, Gareth laughed and said: "As long as the project funds can be fixed and there is a guarantee for the completion of the film, then our company will be fine. However, what you said about jointly issuing... I personally think that the scale of Blue Butterfly Pictures is not enough. The shooting budget of at least 350 million is not something you can participate in."

"Aren't you still there? Are you not responsible for the distribution?" Lehman asked rhetorically.

"No, no, no, simply providing cinema and pull films is just the basis for the "Avatar" project. We are definitely willing to match this point, but you also lack good advertising, don't you?"

Lehman spread his hands. "Do you mean Colombia eats all the advertising costs? This is unrealistic, sir. Let's just talk about the country. According to the general situation, the advertising costs should account for one-third of the total budget, which is About 130 million, 55 karats, and 65 million are allocated to Colombia. How about?

You should know that you are not the only option. It is that Firefly has taken the risk first, and then we can say whether there is any room for profit... Our two families must look forward."

Hehe, Gareth curled his lips.

Daniel is indeed such a reason, otherwise it seems like someone has no advertising channels at all. As long as it is a publishing company, who does not understand the left-handed and right-handed set, even Hasbro dare not easily get involved in entertainment. Between companies in the industry and Paramount, various contract specifications are strictly limited.

Let’s put it this way, like Warner’s tearing up financial reports and fraud, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" clearly has a profit of 160 million in deficit. After all, it is an example. He said that its distribution, advertising and copy costs account for too much of the expenditure Great, but obviously, everyone knows that these dollars are not spent on the ground.

Everyone has a book in their minds. There is a standard for how much investment a project should spend. Just like the investment in the promotion of a small-cost movie, if the market is good, it can often double or even several times the shooting budget, but the blockbuster basically remains at One-third or even half of the red line, and then overtake, it doesn't make much sense.

And these money, the hidden rule of Hollywood is to eat 20 to 30%. For example, for a movie with an investment of 100 million, it is said that the promotion cost should not be less than 30 million. The 30 million level of investment will be erased by the publisher. 9 million is an acceptable range for the producer.

Because people have their own TV stations, newspapers, and even advertising companies, they make money based on the market price. Many people actually don't care who earns the money, as long as the effect is up to the standard.

This is what Lehman meant. After carefully considering his own size with Liam, he determined that he could eat the 50-60 million level investment without delay, and naturally the rest could only be given to allies. It also settled people's hearts. As for overseas, if we can't leak it for the time being, we will let it all. We will not participate in publicity or distribution.

Sure enough, Colombia is actually not that greedy. They just feel that the terms signed by the two parties in the "Thor" project do not apply to "Avatar". Even if the domestic market vacates the theater share, Blue Butterfly Pictures cannot keep up. , Is to actually question from the perspective of project interests.

"Okay, okay, more specifically, we can find a time to have a good discussion." Lehman reminded: "I have almost a step in the agreement with that side. You Colombia will come up with some regulations first."

"No problem." Gareth readily agreed.

"By the way, I also hope that you can contribute to the transformation of the imax projection system and sign a projection contract with the theater in advance."

"It takes 800 to 1 million to transform a movie theater. Those vampires are not particularly generous. Don't expect too much."

"But the fare has gone up, and will it attract the audience more? Discuss it more, anyway, most theater operators are willing to allocate a share to host the 3Dimax hall."

"Well, listen to you. I just hope that the "Avatar" project can really achieve results, and don't lose money by then."

"On the contrary, why can't you return with a full load? With an investment of 500 or 600 million yuan in exchange for a future, is the probability of failure really high? I have always been able to win-win with partners."

"If it weren't the case, we wouldn't have agreed to so many conditions." Doubts turn to doubts, Colombia still wants to make more profits.

Gareth beckoned and left in a good mood.

After Liam also went out, Lyman lay in the boss chair and thought a few times.

Winning the "Avatar" and stabilizing Cameron, just pave the way for global distribution.

With such intangible assets and strong qualifications, coupled with the record that I once again spotted, how can it not impress overseas upstream and downstream channel vendors?

Hey, after "Unreachable" broke the record of French box office film history, the betting pressure "Avatar" directly broke the record of the global movie list. Who can ignore such a record.

Just thinking about it, assistant Mays knocked on the door and entered.

"Is there anything wrong with the company?"

"The last time I discussed with Hasbro to invest funds to promote Captain America, it worked. Last weekend, the decline was only 37%, and it continued to pick up, with an account of 4.87 million, ranking 8th... The box office has exceeded 300 million. In addition, Mr. Fitch is selecting the final round and wants you to discuss it in the past." Metz reported carefully.

"Understood, I will go to the audition first, if Hasbro has any plans, let Joseph decide."

Lehman walked out of the office and came to the Marvel production department, which was only one floor away. He only saw that a few familiar faces entered the final round, and the interview content was still very casual.

When he was next to Kevin, he knew a lot about the audition situation.

The role of Black Widow, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Natalie Portman, Gemma Arterton and other four post-80s female stars, none of them are bad.

But because of the preconceived relationship, Lehman had always been optimistic about Scarlett. After all, everyone knows the stubbornness of the bath water, not to mention that she is still young, with her appearance and figure just at the peak.

It’s just that. It’s just that. Lehman looked as if she was the only one among the few people in the final competition who dyed her hair and dyed it into a reddish-brown scroll with the image of a comic — the real thing, although a little deliberate in her mind, she can think of adding sub option.

"Kevin, what do you mean?" Lyman asked casually after sitting down.

"I can't be sure, boss.

Jessica's advantage is that it is easier to put pressure on, she has the least resources in the circle behind her, and she will not just pick and negotiate prices;

Natalie leans against the Jewish circle. I have received some greetings more than once, but she has already starred in "Thor" and stayed at the end in order to take care of her;

Gemma represents the British circle. If you consider overseas publicity, the UK is a big ticket warehouse, but her market appeal is the lowest;

As for Scarlett, she is the same. She is related to both Italians and Jewish descents represented by Coppola, but there are not many contacts that can be borrowed. However, she has been acting in independent works some time ago, and the audience has shown her acting skills. It is also quite recognized, second only to Natalie, the disadvantage is that it is not easy to suppress bargaining (remuneration)."

"Don’t think too much. Of these, I have dealt with Scarlett. When I was filming "Fatal Magic", I felt that she was a very clever actor who knew how to judge the situation and did not lack professional skills. There is a lot of lace news, but she doesn't care. If you don't satisfy the temperament of a black widow, please choose her."