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Just when the co-production issues affected the sight of many people, Lehman, who flew over with the creator of "Avatar" who had packaged a plane, was chatting with the top about the preparations for the project.

As in the previous life, Lehman gave the top the work of filming "Pacific Rim". After all, this guy likes to tinker with monsters, and monsters are naturally within his hobby.

After getting off the plane, accompanied by the reception staff of the China Film Group and Andrew, the group went to the hotel.

Except for the appearance of the main creator of "Avatar", which attracted the attention of some movie fans, the whole pick-up process seemed very low-key-at least in performance, there was no fanfare, and the media was not notified in advance.

However, after the rest, the propaganda that should have started quickly.

It's just that Lehman's focus is not on the promotion of "Avatar". The next morning, after meeting some people's politeness, Lehman met with Director Han in the office of China Film.

While exchanging each other in the seats, Lehman raised his eyes and looked at this pivotal figure in the Chinese film industry.

Although Factory Director Han is 56 years old, he seems to be in his early forties, with a nice face and a clean shave, and the focus of their conversation is naturally "Pacific Rim".

The proposal was handed in a long time ago, and both sides are holding on to the implementation of the matter. There are nothing more than a few points that have not yet been negotiated. One is funding and accounting; the second is the construction team; the third is the framing problem; the fourth is the forecast Schedule.

Listening to Lehman citing the hidden dangers one by one, Director Han also found that this man is also a resolute temperament, but is it co-production? It involves filming at home and abroad. If you don't talk about it clearly, it does not work.

After all, in recent days, in the internal meetings of China Film, it is basically these issues. The two sides must reach a consensus on how to divide them.

Lehman went on to say: "As for the director, I have already been selected. I believe you have seen it yesterday. In terms of budget, we roughly calculated it to be around 150 million yuan. The Chinese side will contribute no less than 50 million yuan. What needs to be explained in advance is, Because of the adjustment of some subsequent works, we will introduce Dongbao Cinema as the producer of this project. As for other aspects, it is easy to discuss."

Hearing what Lehman said, Director Han's eyes lit up and he was not polite. He directly pointed out a few points of his concerns, "I hope that the project funds and transaction income will be financially calculated by the third-party agency we hire."

"No problem. In addition to the completion guarantee, we will hire firefighter insurance, and we will also hire PricewaterhouseCoopers to settle the financial sub-account. This can guarantee that our investment results will not be concealed."

"In the director team, do we want to have personnel arrangements?"

"The director of Gyro has his own deputy, but in addition to his team, two people can be added."

"Behind the scenes positions such as camera and lighting..."

"You can arrange part of it. We are co-produced. There are hard rules and we will definitely abide by it."

"As for the actors, the hero and the hero..."

"No, no, the female lead can use mainland actors, but the male lead can't."

Regarding these issues, Lehman had thought about it long after the decision, and after talking about it at this time, he still had a correct understanding.

Although "Pacific Rim" is aimed at the Asian region, it does not mean that it will abandon the American and European markets. What's more, if the male protagonist is a Chinese face, what do Korean and Japanese audiences think?Will it resist?These are all problems.

On the contrary, if the male protagonist is a native American actor, there are many tricks, and in the arrangement of the scene, it is enough to take care of the Asian market.

He is not really here to give benefits, ignoring the overall situation, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation are his goals.

In fact, he has plans for even the main fighters and the staffing. The Chinese storm is crimson, the American wanderers, the Japanese Tango wolves, the Russian Cherno Alpha, and the Australian Eureka Raiders. , These mecha pilots all have a description of the scene, even the supporting role also caters to the audience in the cities along the Pacific Rim, and they are always more substituting than other large regions.

In other words, this is a hodgepodge under the Hollywood shell, using a mature production system to shoot blockbuster movies that can be bought by Asian audiences, and then using the staffing in it, playing regional emotional cards can be hyped, and by the way Channel business resources expand their own channels and start the label.

Lehman thought so and did so. Director Han also took the initiative to skip the actor matters when he saw it. In his heart, Lehman was already very sincere, as long as the proportion of Chinese participation in the production and shooting reached three points. One, behind the scenes is definitely better than in front of the stage. Of course, there must be the faces of Chinese actors in front of the stage, but it just has to be there.

"If there is no problem before, then let's talk about framing."

Lehman gently raised his hand and gestured: "Just like the title, because of the setting of the background, the location will be a city on the Pacific coast. On the mainland, I am thinking of going to Macau and Guangzhou, mainly in Macau. Is it a tourist city over there? If the crew goes there to close the road for filming, it will not affect much, and it will also promote the tourism industry. It must be supported by policies."

Hearing what Lehman said, Director Han couldn't help but glanced at him more. He thought that this foreign devil was already one of the few overseas directors who could treat China objectively, but he knew so much about the geography and culture of the mainland?

However, this analysis is really reasonable. At first, Director Han thought he would choose to shoot on Hong Kong Island. He didn’t expect to have such a hand, but Director Han knew very well that going to Macau for shooting would definitely please more people. Mainland viewers.

In other words, he is now more satisfied. The conversation with Lyman dispelled his little worries, and he also aroused the idea of ​​giving more resources to support.

The co-production of this time is meant to be a model, but since people are so acquainted, it is also a standard commercial routine from the perspective of the script. If the box office bursts, it is really a political achievement in the political achievements. Therefore, Director Han is also Secretly wondering, if the quality of the film is guaranteed, it will definitely be the highest standard in the future. After 90% of the film, I went to the cinema and only "Rim of the Pacific" can be watched. It would be difficult not to sell.

But considering the schedule, some time slots are not easy to arrange.

Of course, Lehman didn’t know what Mr. Han’s thoughts were. He just took out his plan and continued: “We are going to start up in April at the latest, and transfer to the late stage in July. It will be screened in October, which happens to be. Is there a National Day holiday in October and there is no shortage of audience base, how?"

October?That's it, Factory Manager Han thought.