Chapter 181： Producer

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Provans International Airport.

It only takes about two hours to fly directly from Paris to here.

When Lehmann left the airport, the sun was shining outside.

I have been here for over a month, do you feel full and a little tired?

It's also a little strange.

He really didn't expect that after being spared, he would meet by fate, and "The Chainsaw" would give him a chance to intervene.

After the movie is released, Paramount Pictures and Europa Pictures will have another big surprise.

This is a project that can be serialized. If there are five, six, seven or eight films, the profit margin should not be too large, and the offline operation will be more likely to form a virtuous circle.

That's why franchises are such a big hit in Hollywood.

For them, a mature and stable development trend is far more acceptable than betting on the market.

Lehmann can only sigh about this: time is time, fate is also.

"Sir, I'm the head of Europa Pictures' Cannes office. My name is Sweet Wyman."

The staff that Luc Besson had greeted in advance drove to pick him up as usual.

Seeing Leiman exit the airport corridor, he immediately joined up.

"Thank you, thank you for your hard work."

After saying the last sentence politely, he got into a black Lincoln, turned two corners, and drove in the direction of home.

Today is June 24th, and in a few days, it will be July again.

Think about it for a moment, I feel that I have been busy with nonsense for the past two years, and I really didn't make a lot of sense.

But from a practical point of view, it seems to be pretty good.

Several movies have been made, and the box office is not bad. I can make money. I even bought a big house. I will renovate it a few times and I can live in it.

After tossing and tossing, I also tossed something out, which is really good.

After all, he has no plans for any development of his career. To be able to make a movie easily, what else can I ask for?

It doesn't matter where you go, anyway, you were owed to God in your last life, and you will be compensated in this life.

Not bad, but more importantly...

"Lyman."

As soon as I got off the car and was less than a few steps away from the door of my house, I heard someone shouting beside me.

He looked up and saw Eva Green standing in the branch next to the house. He was waving his hands vigorously.

He has her.

"Aren't you hot?"

Lehman pulled the box over and couldn't help but blame him.

This silly girl was wearing a long beige dress with a jacket outside. Even if she was hiding in the shade, her forehead was covered in sweat.

"You don't pay attention on this hot day."

"Did I just come back from the plane? I forgot about the situation here." She stuck out her tongue and said, "Why did you come back so suddenly? Didn't you call the day before yesterday and say that things weren't clear?"

"It was decided temporarily, and I will go there in a few days."

"Ah? You're tossing back and forth, aren't you tired?" Eva Green said with a bit of loneliness.

After learning that he was coming back, she didn't even continue to run the promotion, just to be able to stay together for a while longer, but she didn't expect to be so busy.

"Would you like to accompany me there too? It just so happens that I am also very tired running around alone. If you can come, you can share it. I'm just afraid that you will also find it hard." Lehmann said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

He will be really busy during this time.

The new project may be able to be delayed. After all, the actors and shooting arrangements have not been made, but "Chainsaw" can't wait.

Wen Ziren is estimated to have the opportunity to direct independently, which is called a highly motivated person.

When he knew that Lehmann would go to Europa Pictures to discuss with Luc Besson, he immediately got a new script, added the suspenseful reversal ending at the end, and slightly improved the relationship between several characters. line dialogue.

And when Lehmann stated that he still needed a specific shooting plan, he patted his chest on the phone and said that he would not make him wait too long.

It will take three days at most, he said.

As soon as you put down the phone, you can even split up and use one person as two people.

After throwing away other chores at hand, I hurriedly started to devote myself to this work.

When he said that it was three days, he was serious.

Even if the review and preliminary preparations are included, within two weeks, according to this momentum, the filming session will definitely be entered.

And "Chainsaw" is a plasma thriller movie, so for it, the most suitable time for release this year is around Halloween.

Lehmann actually had this idea too. It would be good to let the crew of "The Saw" get on the right track first. After all, time is very tight right now.

Shooting, post-production, and setting aside time for publicity, generally more than 4 months, can not be delayed.

What's more, Lehman will not only be in charge of the investment, he is also the producer of the project.

Originally, I wanted to find someone else, such as George or other professionals from Europa Pictures.

However, Wen Ziren does know how to be flexible and take chances.

This aspect was hinted at as early as on the phone.

In fact, Lehman can also guess the purpose of what he did.

It's nothing more than pulling his banner for the filming and post-production. As a director, he has more right to participate and can add a guarantee.

As for why he is flexible, of course Wen Ziren knows how much a producer can play a role in a production crew, and Lehman certainly doesn't have time to worry about it, so he is just a name. In fact, he will find a special person to be in charge of this. But it is not called a producer in name, it is called a production manager.

The difference between these two characters is reflected in the rights and confidence in the crew, which is completely different.

How to say people have ideas, Lehman thought about it, and agreed.

He can indeed give support in this regard, and he doesn't think Wen Ziren is too much or asks too much.

The rights and interests are all fought for by oneself, why can't it be better.

Besides, he didn't suffer any loss. By helping to build the crew, he could get a bigger return. Moreover, he really felt that he could have more actions.

For example, the studio is sitting on so much idle funds, but it has never been used for investment. It is all produced by Lehman alone, and it cannot grow rapidly.

So he also came up with the idea of ​​cultivating Wen Ziren well.

This person, once there are more resources that can be mobilized in society, naturally, there will be some plans to use them.

Some people attribute this kind of planning to a concept called ambition, but Lehmann wants to talk about confidence.

With that kind of attempt, even if it fails, it's not a big deal.

"Of course." Eva Green smiled and asked, "Then how many days can you stay here?"

"Two or three days. When the project plan is finalized, it will be handed over to Europa Films for review. After going through the process, I will go directly to Los Angeles, and the shooting will be completed there."

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