Chapter 1754

"... the only requirement is that he hopes you can work as a producer for Disney and be responsible for a few works of nominal name..."

This is the only additional requirement of Bob egger in the negotiation process. As expected, what he planned was a more long-term and broader blueprint. "Grand theft one" made concessions in terms of film pay, and the price was lanli's "invincible aura" - it can be roughly said that it was equivalent to "selling" lanli's reputation and reputation with the three million increase in film pay, For Disney's follow-up works escort.

More importantly, Bob didn't think Langley had a reason to refuse.

Recently, lanli has made frequent moves, combining Warner Bros., Sony classics and Disney, in order to create a strong momentum in the industry and form an absolute advantage over Thomas tour and van diesel; Now, Disney not only meets the conditions of lanli, but also goes a step further: the title of producer of many Disney works, whether real or nominal, means that Disney has pushed lanli's power to the top of the pyramid.

It's hard for Langley to refuse such a deal.

As for Disney itself, the so-called "producer" is just a title. They can decide whether to adopt the opinions of lanli according to the specific situation of specific projects. Some works can borrow lanli's false name; Some works can be operated by Lan Li. In the process of cooperation, Disney has the initiative.

In other words, although Langley doesn't need to sign many works at once like the superheroes of Marvel movies, he still needs to work as a "coolie" in another way to develop a more long-term cooperation with Disney.

This also confirmed lanli's previous conjecture that his "invincible aura" and "ego aura" are becoming alternative chips, just like the brand value image. Disney sacrificed a small part of the number of film reward benefits, but completed the recycling through the way of brand value. Obviously, the value of the latter cannot be simply calculated by numbers, and Bob's abacus is more sophisticated than anyone else.

"Ha, don't they worry about me becoming the next Thomas tour?" Lan Li did not imagine anger and chagrin, on the contrary, he laughed happily.

Andy's mood is also a little relaxed, "because you love feathers more than Thomas."

"A nominal producer is just a nominal producer. Steven Spielberg's nominal works are not 100, but there are 80, and there are countless failed ones, but no one will blame Steven." Lan Li was still open and said in a relaxed tone.

Andy didn't buy it at all. "That's to say, are you willing to nod?"

The point has never been the name or the real power, but Bob's Exploration - which means that Bob is exploring the bottom line of lanli. Once lanli gives in, it will be implemented in black and white in the future, and then lanli must be subject to Disney. Whether it is three or five works, it will bind lanli to Disney.

Bob's abacus is definitely not that simple.

To Andy's surprise, Lan Li raised his eyebrows and gently agreed, "why not?" But Andy still showed the expression of doubt, Langley then said, "the premise is, with my schedule. If I don't have the right schedule, then even a nominal producer doesn't count. "

What kind of calculation is this? Even if Lan Li can delay it in the way of schedule, as long as the agreement is signed, it will have legal effect and must be fulfilled sooner or later. It can be postponed for one year or two years, but it can't be postponed forever.

It's impossible that Lan Li didn't know this, so what's Lan Li's subtext?

Andy did not continue to guess, but directly asked out, "what is improper schedule?"

"You lack a little patience tonight." Langley is still slow, which makes Andy pause for a moment, then smile lightly. He doesn't speak and makes a gesture of invitation. Langley doesn't continue to beat around the bush. He briefly describes the action and planning of Sisyphus film during its stay in park city.

The ambition of Sisyphus pictures is a very, very huge plan. To be exact, it should be that the blueprint that lanli has drawn for Sisyphus pictures is particularly grand. At this stage, it is still in a state of confidentiality. Andre needs more preparation work and thinking time, and then complete the preliminary preparation. If it is not necessary, the less people know about it, the better, No one can predict whether there will be extra twigs.

Lanli is willing to tell Andy, the first is out of trust, the second is out of cooperation.

In the huge planning of Sisyphus pictures, it is not enough to rely on the ability of Randy and Andre alone. They need the help of the whole team, and Randy also hopes Andy can become one of them.

Andy is quietly watching lanli. He doesn't speak. He seems to be digesting.

Lenley did not worry. He held up his coffee cup again and added, "Andre is discussing the possibility of future cooperation with Sundance in park city. He will come to Los Angeles next week and meet with Sony at that time. Only then can things have a clear outline. Now it's just in our conception stage."

That is to say, it's just a matter of paper. It's still unknown whether it will be possible and to what extent.

Andy still did not speak, watching the slow taste of coffee blue Li, asked, "Andre and Robert Redford are discussing what cooperation?"

"Oh, just an idea." Lanli was still holding the coffee cup with a smile on his lips, as if he was discussing what kind of dessert coffee should go with. "If we have our own streaming media platform, I think maybe we can set up an independent film or art film channel, and then cooperate with the film festival, those works that can't get the favor of distributors, Put them all on the platform. "

For independent films, it is still the best choice to go to the upper court through the distribution company. Lanli knows this deeply and supports it; But not all films can stand out, which also means that every year's Film Festival is bound to leave many regrets. Some works may never be able to meet the audience, and the efforts of the creators will be put into practice.

Far from it, Damien chazere's "pop drummer" is just like this. In order to raise money, he made a short film and won the award above Sundance, but no one paid attention to it. Works like this, if you can log on the streaming media online platform, it means that they get more attention——

Creators can get part of the money in return, although the amount is not too much, but at least a breakthrough; What's more, their artistic creation can be shown to the public, and even their talents may be appreciated by a producer, so as to win more creative opportunities.

Andy thinks his brain is like a paste. Now he can't think about it at all: distribution channel? Online streaming? Build original film library? Establish independent film channel in cooperation with Film Festival? Where are these!

"Now Andre is discussing the possibility with Robert. If Robert is willing to cooperate, the film library resources of streaming media will have a clear direction, which is very important for the early positioning; What's more, Robert knows a lot of important people on Wall Street, and he can help a lot. "

Lanli was still explaining the situation, "by the way, I'm going to Berlin in early February. I want to ask if Dieter is willing to join the streaming platform. "

Dieter kosslick, the current chairman of the Berlin Film Festival, has been in the chair since 2001. He is a journalist and film critic. His insistence on art film runs through the development of Berlin Film Festival in the past ten years.

Although Landry has a good relationship with the three major European film festivals, Berlin is always special. When he landed in the film festival with "detachment", Landry was invited to participate in the academic seminar and met many European filmmakers. He can feel the deep artistic and cultural atmosphere inside and outside.

However, the Berlin Film Festival has gradually withered because of its own artistic persistence. Now many excellent works of art are more eager to go to Cannes, not because Cannes more recognizes art, but because Cannes can win more exhibition space and platform, which means that works of art can get more opportunities.

If the Berlin Film Festival is willing to cooperate with Sisyphus film's streaming media, then perhaps both sides can open a new world and open up more possibilities.

First Sundance, then Berlin?

Andy can't help shaking his head again and again. His helpless and absurd smile rises in the corner of his mouth. At last, he rubs his face with chagrin, takes his coffee cup and takes a big drink. His whole face is twisted because the coffee is too hot, but he finally regains some consciousness.

"Jesus Christ!"

This is Andy's only reaction now, because he was so shocked that he calmed down quickly. "Now I finally know why you are equal to Bob."

Compared with Bob's strength, Andy thought he knew Langley very well, but now he found that he just dug out the tip of the iceberg, and the shock was more turbulent.

Andy laughed again. "Oh, my God! So you mean, you're going to be very busy and you don't have time to work with Disney, do you? Are you not afraid to offend Disney? I signed a formal agreement, but I put them aside to do my own business? "

What's more, Disney also has its own streaming media platform, and it will be a competitor in the future, so it will be more dissatisfied with lanli's "backstage stabbing" behavior.

"Andy, this is the mall." "What's more, if you pass on my condition to Bob, do you think he won't notice the abnormality? They don't know nothing about Sundance. "

"So... What about that?"