Hollywood legendary director

In order to prevent certain fanatics, the Lincoln Memorial was negotiated by the government to be used by the crew for filming from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. During the daily shooting hours, there would be no outsiders inside for fear of trouble.

In this way, the general manager of Wan D Cinema and the head of the U.S. branch of the Wan movies Louis followed the lead crew in, all the way to ignore the various cranes and slides, full of the meeting with Lyman.

By then, their demand for content will only increase, not shrink. Moreover, their think-tank analysts all agree that if AMC wants to turn a profit, not fall into financial crisis and become a drag on the real estate group, it must have some say in the film production side to better coordinate the screening business after the immediate need for cinema renovation has been solved, and not only in the United States, but also in the mainland.

There are only a few film producers with the most successful and stable output, among them, Disney, except for Pirates of the Caribbean, has not yet shown any other quality live-action film series, instead, in the direction of commercial real estate transformation, the two overlap.

Needless to say, Columbia was recruited by Sony, along with MGM's copyright library also fell into the hands of Sony, "James Bond" completely changed owners, Wan D with such a strong, so ambitious to become the offline market domination, monopoly CD-ROM, soundtrack specifications, production, production and marketing, content as one company to enter into strategic cooperation, do not feel that there can be any advantage to take advantage of, similarly, Warner, Paramount, Fox have been operating very comprehensive, they can also be indirectly on the cinema market intervention, laying problems for them almost non-existent, Baba put together, not to be pitted is a capitalist attack of conscience.

From this point of view, after Wan D entered Hollywood, in addition to actively operating AMC, making it financially look good and listing it on the stock exchange, as well as through buying and selling, and having a copy, production and distribution base, what they wanted to contact most was Lionsgate.

Of course, at that time, Lionsgate had a lot of capital interested in it, and Wall Street was partly invested in it, but there was no way for Wan D to buy it. If Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, Universal Pictures, Columbia, or any of the six major studios, or any of their healthy sub-labels, are willing to sell to Wan D, Wan D is interested."

He even went on to emphasize, "Only these six are truly global studios, the rest are not considered global at this level. Owning some of them is a necessary step if we want to build a real movie empire."

The purpose of this statement is partly because he really has a pressing need for production and distribution, and borrowing debt to finance his business can eat up any production, but also to portray an image of more money and continue to pursue other second-tier labels.

Lionsgate ignored him, immediately hooked up with Legendary again, and eventually bought ....... Before they bought Legendary Entertainment, Wan D had already invested in international projects, and they didn't put all their hopes on acquiring a competitive edge.

In the meantime, the lions are doing well, but not brightly enough, so naturally, Wan D is trying to get in touch with Firefly from outside the five major live-action films.

The two sides have their own little plans, how can they be friends?

......

Louis was with the top brass at the headquarters and saw Lyman up close for the first time outside of the premiere.

There are tabloids out there that have mythologized his fortune, but to those who have actually entered the wealthy class, it's just that the ladder of advancement is hard to find, but otherwise it's not an exaggeration.

It is also possible to use Wang Jianlin's 100 million theory to retroactively understand that it is difficult for a person who started from scratch to make 100 million, but it is relatively easy enough to make 1 billion on top of 100 million.

Throughout the ages, it has never taken much thought to figure out how to accumulate the first bucket of gold, but with the means of production, as long as you follow the path of success, the judgment is always well thought out, that's different.

Of course, the general manager of Wan D also feels that Lyman is more "imposing" than last time, perhaps because of the success of the "Fate of the Furious", see he always unconsciously wears the aura of one of the world's only two "1.5 billion" big director.

A polite greeting.

He said respectfully, "I've been very busy ahead, and I'm sorry I haven't come to pay you a formal visit.

"It's okay." Lyman smiled.

After shaking hands, he said, "The FUP has already sold 1.517 billion, which is a great result, and audiences all over the world love it."

"Haha, it's already sold out, it's coming out in large numbers about this Friday."

The conversation began to gel and Louis complimented, "Supersoul is not bad either, it should do over 400 million."

"Uh-huh." Lyman offered, "Let's get down to business, it's not easy for us to see each other."

"Lyman, we don't want to go too far into the international market, but right now we don't even have strong roots, so ......."

"Well, how far into the acquisition of AMC are you guys," Lyman asked rhetorically.

The two men saw that Lyman had read their minds and spoke more directly: "At least no one will stop the acquisition from going ahead, but we still need some time to raise cash and make other management plans."

"Oh, is there a more precise timeline? It won't take long to digest AMC, will it? You have done the hospital line itself."

"We'll have an accurate answer early next year ......"

The two sides talked for more than ten minutes, Lyman roughly figured out the other party's attitude, nothing more than the implementation of the hospital line soon, but the platter of investment in the project is still vague.

In the beginning, Lyman had promised that on the basis of the schedule, screen demand, the two launched a strategic cooperation, people come to remind, a little anxious, it is normal.

Lyman smiled: "The conditions remain the same, I can offer a project right now. Let's try to cultivate some rapport first."

"No problem, Louis can make the decision on the funding." The manager asked eagerly, "I wonder what the project is?"

"As you may know, Firefly is working with Fox on the remake of Planet of the Apes, and with a budget of $100 million, I have 70% of the investment. ."

Firefly's influence on "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is great, this little thing is very easy to cooperate, before not to mention, also because Wan D in the North American theater market does not have any guarantee, now it is different, he also wants to have a greater voice in the North American theater alliance and the ability to raise gear screen.

"How much relaxation?"

"Ten million dollars, not less than ten percent of each investment, that's our good faith, likewise, the other production side of the revenue generated based on the project itself, you can assign someone to carefully evaluate the financial accounting."

Lyman waved over one of the producers, "Maybe I can introduce you to Ryan, and you can talk about shooting arrangements. When he finished, he looked to the tool man and said, "Call the executive director and ask him to take care of it and exchange contact information."

At this time, the actor's side had just finished shooting a scene, and Lyman went over to care.

This is the cash cow of Comic-Con, so of course you have to be enthusiastic.