Hollywood legendary director

Wan D headquarters.

Wang Jianlin sat on the boss chair and annotated a few documents before he looked at the watch and asked, "How often do they come?"

"Manager Li has already rushed over to receive him. If you are on the way, you can come right away." The secretary on the side replied.

"Well, are the meeting rooms all set up?"

"It has been set up."

"..."

Since the brief interview that day, Wang Jianlin has gathered a lot of information about Mann Media, and specifically selected the film and television business and Lehman himself.

In his vision, WanD's commercial real estate can definitely increase more added value with the help of film and television content, which is in line with the trend of real estate such as movie studios and theme parks that have become more popular in recent years.

In other words, he attaches great importance to this exchange of strategic intentions with Mann Media.

In the meeting room.

When Wang Jianlin came, Lyman and Andrew also arrived.

When the other party greeted him, Li Yaoguang was responsible for introducing, "This is the chairman of our WanD Group, President Wang." Andrew also introduced: "This is my boss, Lehman."

After introducing each other, Wang Jianlin stepped forward and smiled and stretched out his hand, "I have been very busy today. I just got out of time and couldn't receive him personally."

"Mr. Wang is polite." Lyman shook hands.

When he was seated and talked about the screening of "Pacific Rim", Lehman first thanked WanD Cinema for the preferential film arrangement.

After hearing the translation, Wang Jianlin said with an indifferent expression: "The audience loves to watch it. Of course, those of us who are doing theaters must support it. We have to sort out the film source without referring to the market. However, your film is good. It's already over 500 million."

Everyone carried the sedan chair, and after they praised each other, the atmosphere of the conversation opened up a lot.

In fact, for Lehman, it is definitely a good thing to be able to enter a Chinese capital prone to Firefly in Hollywood's theater alliance.

This kind of high-level influence is very effective. The theater screening system is not fair anywhere. If you speak loudly, you can arrange more and choose a good schedule. Many of them are unsophisticated and have no luxurious records. At the bottom of the small studio, it basically depends on the face of the academy, there is no room for selection at all, so that you can arrange it wherever you are. It is very afraid that the film will not be screened.

Of course, Wan D’s contact with AMC did not take the initiative to mention, Lehman would naturally not say first. Anyway, he could not directly participate in funding. Once this kind of thing is caught by a competitor, he basically has to do something. Cutting, it's better not to do it at the beginning.

He also knows that, instead of a little trouble in scheduling priority, WanD wants to make a difference in the film and television production side, and the demand is higher than them.

Sure enough, after chatting for some tricks, the important issues came out.

Wang Jianlin gave a wink, and Comrade Li Yaoguang said, "Your company's production capacity, we are also known for a long time. Well, after some films have been introduced, they have been loved by mainland audiences."

"And "Pacific Rim", as the first co-produced film, should not lose sight of the situation. For everyone, it is definitely happy to see. It is also for our WanD Cinemas, which also proves Our market is getting better, and films that can afford higher investment are in line with international standards."

Lyman and Andrew glanced at each other, both waiting for each other's words.

"So, what do you think of the Hollywood theaters?"

"You guys who do theaters must know the Hollywood theater market better than I do." Lehman laughed.

"Yes, everyone actually understands that Hollywood represents the international film market. For films that can achieve results there, the revenue of other regions will not be bad. On the contrary, let you make a lot of noise in the local area. Going there is a lot of shame."

"The industry chain there is also neat, and the people generally regard watching movies as a regular form of entertainment. It has many advantages. After all, the first ticket warehouse naturally has the charm of the first ticket warehouse, especially for our aspirations. For those who open up the film and television business, if they don't go out, the structure will be smaller, so many powerful companies want to stand firm there.

Shaw Brothers tried, followed by Jiahe, and the Bay Province also came in groups...haha, but we outsiders, after all, there are some inconveniences, right?"

"If you have something, please tell me directly. We can sit here and we have naturally considered it." Andrew looked at Lehman's meaning and said.

Li Yaoguang laughed twice, and did not continue to bend around, "I hope that your company's project can cooperate with us. In 5 years, we plan to support your shooting business with a five-year assortment of 800 million US dollars."

Lehman pretended to be surprised and asked: "Don't look at our successes a lot, but it's not without failure. Movies, the audience is always the most difficult part to predict. Are you afraid of losing?"

Li Yaoguang smiled, "It is true that every project has risks, but does high risk also mean high returns? We fully believe in your ability, as long as you are willing to raise some points."

Although the words are polite, the meaning is also very clear. Moreover, Lehman himself will not deliberately corrupt the image of the Firefly label. It is just that the success has been too much attention, and he invested in some money-losing works that do not hurt the foundation, especially It is deep.

As for the so-called platter fund, it is the production model represented by the original Space-Time Legend Films. The advantage is that it reduces the trial and error cost of the studio. Not only can it borrow and share the budget, but it can also be used for long-term operations.

800 million in 5 years, which is a lot.

"The essence of cooperation is to learn from each other's strengths and cover up weaknesses with strengths. If you have investigated, you will know that Mann Media has a wide range of profit channels and is not financially tight." In a word, this condition is not enough.

It's not that he's appetizing, it's that he really did not meet Lehman's strategic expectations.

"Cinema and production have always complemented each other. Movies need theaters to show, and theaters need good films to attract audiences. What I can provide is theaters. Not only the 10,000 D theaters in the mainland, but also Hollywood theaters." Wang Jianlin didn't hide it anymore, and if he didn't invest enough chips, it would definitely not be possible.

For Lehman, it is nonsense to want to get a satisfactory result without giving a little substance.

Only when it comes to publicity, the next words can be discussed in depth.

Without ambition, how can you gain a foothold in Hollywood?

Lehman clapped his hands, "AMC? I also know some people in Hollywood. If you want, I can ask CAA to help."

Wang Jianlin is not polite, "As allies, we should work together in Hollywood. Of course, film screening emphasizes a marketability. As long as it meets the market, we will stand by your side. What about this promise?"

Both sides suddenly laughed...