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A good relationship with China Film is Lehman's move to Asia in the global market.

Although there is actually a relationship between Firefly and China Film, after all, the two parties will definitely have contact with the introduction of the film, but this relationship is not much different from other Hollywood manufacturers, and what Lehman wants is "equal treatment." Extra benefits afterwards.

It's just that this special status is not so easy to get.

Even if China Film’s sense of firefly is not bad, it has repeatedly cooperated with publicity and paid for it out of pocket, but it also needs a real in-depth opportunity to continuously reinforce this impression, in order to achieve long-term benefit partners over short-term benefit allies.

Whether it is Marvel's actual interests or considering the rising film market in the future, this trip to China is necessary, and Lehman will also go with the "Avatar" crew.

Of course, there is no other reason for the latter, just a way.

After all, Colombia has long decided to go to the two regional platforms of China and Japan for delayed screenings, but they initially set a route to China first, but under Lehman's suggestion, they will fly to China first.

In the study.

That is, on the night of January 2, Lehman was thinking about some things that he needed to prepare for the China trip.

He is not worried about the announcement of "Avatar". After all, "Avatar" has passed 1 billion US dollars in 17 days. The audiences in China and Japan have long been expecting to fill up. The agency of China Film will not be a problem at all, so What he prepared was some more detailed information on "Pacific Rim".

In the final analysis, "Pacific Rim" is his most sincere props for this trip. It is also the first special effects blockbuster that has participated in multiple parties since China joined the WTO. It will also abide by the rules of joint production. It must be very attractive to China Film. Big.

Is it in harmony? The essence of the exchange of benefits and mutual benefit is not as simple as outsiders imagine. A proposal like Lehmann is clean and free of traps, and it is not a literary theme that focuses on exploring social issues. The combination of the two can be described as rare Since there are few, China Film has never encountered such a good thing, so after a period of doubt, they decided to invest, but they still want to know more. This is also the reason for Lehman's past.

As for the second point to be prepared, it is the right to use the well-known monsters in the monster universe, that is, the right to use Godzilla and its derivative monsters.

This matter is not difficult to say. As early as more than ten years ago, DC and Warner rented the image of Godzilla for a short time. All rights reserved Fang Dongbao Films is also willing to actively explore the commercial attributes of Godzilla. After all, they filmed themselves. Movies about Godzilla have been shot over and over again, and the image potential of Japan is almost exhausted.

For example, in 2004, Toho Cinemas launched the last Godzilla movie of the same name, "Godzilla: The Ultimate Battle", with an investment of nearly 1.7 billion yen, and the box office harvest was only 1.26 billion yen. To 1 million people, it is the third from the bottom of the works of the past, and Dongbao Cinema has completely announced that the development of Godzilla has been shelved.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the 28th part of this series was shot, and there is no room to discover. If you continue to shoot, you can only continue to lose money.

However, if you simply apply for the image of the loan, you will also face Toho's face change in the future-the original time and space, after the "King of Monsters", Wanda's legendary film industry has to re-negotiate Godzilla with Toho. The use of images is at a disadvantage.

Therefore, after considering for a period of time, Lehman's countermeasure is to not only give Toho Cinemas the exclusive authorization to distribute the project in Japan, but also to fight for them to join the investors with the right to use the image instead of introducing funds or expanding the share of the project. Tied up.

Because Toho doesn’t know about Lehman’s ambitions, it is very likely to hold the same indifferent attitude as in the previous life. Moreover, the part of Zhongying’s share is that they have this value and future expectations. The Japanese market has come to live-action movie-based Firefly That said, it is still not very friendly, and there is no need to make such a big bet.

There is a saying that is right in the film industry. How much interest determines how much investment. China Film is considered to be the largest and most worthy company in the Asian market for Man Media. Whether it is policy support or publicity, it is an urgent need. In comparison, Dongbao Cinema is far behind. Too much flattering means too much damage to its own interests——

Although this idea is utilitarian, it is indeed the most appropriate approach.

Thinking about this, Lehman sorted out the information, then took out his cell phone and made a call to Ryan, "The preparations for "Tuner" are troublesome for you. As for the role, I talked to Ledger for the blind man this morning. He promised to vacate the schedule, but you still have to confirm the actor contract and salary with his agent."

"I see. Are you flying to China tomorrow?"

"Ok."

Ryan cared a few words and hung up the phone.

In this multi-reversal project, the male protagonist is not the right angle of the traditional Hollywood-style flatness, and it is suitable for Heath Ledger.

When Lyman decided to shoot this film, he actually had this idea.

In addition, Heath Ledger, who shines with the role of the clown in "The Dark Knight" and has received more attention, will naturally have a bonus to the "Tuner" project, and if he changes his image, he will not play a role. An evil villain who relies on the sympathy of others to gain benefits is better than he stays in the mask of a clown and is exhausted by the eyes of the audience.

Yes, he has recently been embarrassed by the character limitation. This is what Lyman discovered when he heard Ryan talk about it some days ago. Maybe he hasn't encountered characters and works that have enough room to play. The result of the audience being picky about him is He has acted in several independent films, but the media and audiences complained about him.

After all, it is not easy for the audience to care that an actor wants to meet a good role and a script that is conducive to his personal play. It is better to cover up his eye-catching show that fans are relishing, give the audience a new impression, and open up a new way of acting.There is nothing more suitable than "Tuner"——

"Blind" people, reversal, multi-line narrative, and the combination of reality and reality, "Tuner" is extremely complicated in shaping the protagonist, and will not be flat. It is used to reshape the audience's affinity and use acting skills to hype the traffic, which has caused movie fans. Curiosity really kills two birds with one stone.

As for the choice of other roles, they are basically acting. For example, the cheating police chief Lyman plans to let the hunter Josh Brolin from "Old Nowhere" play, and the naive heroine considers Kate Dailins. The second female is to kill her husband, and the story begins with Felicity Hoffman, who was nominated for Best Actress Oscar in "Cross America".

After selecting these people from the cast list and handing them to Johnson to inquire about the schedule, Lehman got on the flight to Beijing...