Chapter 206： Annecy

The original shooting cycle of "Micro Love" was to start shooting at the end of July, and then strive to complete the shooting work by the end of August.

One month's shooting time is reasonably enough. After all, this movie doesn't have any big scenes. The scenes are mostly revolved around two or three places, and there is no need to make frequent transitions.

It's probably a bit more difficult than Buried Alive -- Buried Alive was shot in three weeks.

But the idea is beautiful, can not stand the gap between reality ah.

Neither Lyman nor Ryan participated in the preparatory work of the crew, and Thomas was so busy alone that he couldn't prepare quickly.

It was mid-August, and Lehmann finally remembered his work.

In the afternoon, the three arrived at Paris International Airport smoothly. But it was about half an hour late. It's pretty normal.

As soon as he got out of the ticket gate, Lehmann hurriedly called someone from Europa Pictures.

"How's it going?" Eva asked when she saw Lyman put down her phone.

"I'm waiting at the door. I told them, I won't go there to say hello, and I'll take us directly to the studio."

......

To be honest, the weather in Paris is not as good as that in Los Angeles. It is already August, and the heat is still obvious.

The three of them were wearing long sleeves, and after a while, they felt hot.

Everyone took their suitcases and walked out along the crowd.

As soon as they left the hall, they immediately found the person who came to pick them up.

No way, it's kind of obvious.

Just the "Micro Love" written on the big brand is very attractive.

And the person holding the sign went too far, for fear that Laiman and the others would not see it, and he held it high.

Lyman hurried over to talk.

The man listened, smiled happily, and took them out to find a car again.

The car was parked just across the road from the airport exit - two Peugeots. Well, Peugeot is a subsidiary of the French Citroen Group. In France, it is a relatively popular model.

There were still people sitting in one of the cars. Xu Shi saw them and opened the door to greet them.

"Come on, get in the car."

This man was George, whom he hadn't seen for a while. He remains Europa Pictures' go-between for Lehmann-directed projects.

"Excuse me." Lyman smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"It's alright, I'm just idle today. Besides, it's more troublesome to transfer. It's hard to drive there. There is a section of road in the middle that has collapsed and is being repaired. If you take the train, I'm afraid you won't be able to find the way."

A few people got into the car and slowly drove away from the airport, heading southeast without passing through downtown Paris.

George took the announcement and the schedule with him, gave Ryan and Lyman a copy each, and briefly reported the preparations, "Now we are setting the castle manor in Annecy, and the project is quite big. , Thomas is still in charge over there."

"As an actor, Sophie Marceau came here once, saw that you weren't there, and left again. She said that she should call her before filming. As for the actor, what do you think?" George asked.

"Micro Love" has about three main characters plus a supporting role with a relatively large number of scenes.

The heroines Sophie Marceau and Eva Green have long been confirmed, but the two male actors are still undecided.

"Heath Ledger is one, and I'll be looking for the remaining male lead. Anyway, there's no rush now, there's still time."

"Yeah." George didn't refute anything.

Given his current status, Lehmann has the qualifications to be willful.

"But hurry up and start shooting at the end of August at the latest, otherwise the shooting budget will be uncertain." George reminded.

"Don't worry, there's still more than half a month. It's fine."

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Small investment films like "Micro Love" - ​​the cost is initially set at 10 million US dollars.

Even if Lehman has enough strength and capital, it is impossible to take the job unilaterally. This is a very bad signal, despite the fact that he has been very happy to cooperate with Europa Pictures and Paramount Pictures, it is also based on the benefits he can bring to each other. If once he reveals the idea of ​​eating alone, the relationship that is still very friendly will be broken immediately - Luc Besson appreciates Lehmann again, he is also the president of a production company, and he needs to be responsible for his own company.

Moreover, in the entertainment industry, what everyone hates most is eating alone.

Disney, Warner, Universal... have channels and control, but they have to introduce capital from Wall Street, or allow other forces to share profits, why?

Without him, the circle of interests and human feelings intertwined in layers will inevitably need to be concerned about this and that.

What's more, a person's resources are limited, and if you rely on yourself, the risk is too high, and there is not much benefit.

The most common method is to find a few more partners to share the cost.

This time, the previous cooperation was still followed - the three companies contributed funds and jointly undertake the production of the project.

The only difference is that Lehmann's Mann studio's investment ratio has risen slightly, accounting for 35%, and he does not count his personal worth - the basic salary of two million US dollars, plus North America and France combined. 15 percent of box office profits.

For this reason, the board and management of Europa Pictures also criticized Luc Besson's agreement.

Unfortunately, Luc Besson sees farther than anyone else, and understands that in order to maintain a good relationship between the two parties, one cannot always be high above and regard cooperation as a charity - a large number of management think it is Europa film Karma has made Lehmann such a position. He should be acquainted.

Haha, it's funny to hear that.

Isn't all his achievements now striving for it step by step?

From the 2 million buyout of "Buried Alive", without any dividends, to "Three Silly Bollywood" with 8% of the box office revenue, and then to the investment share in "Fury"...

Who doesn't rely on strength to speak?

If he does not have this qualification, Paramount will not agree to this condition However, some people will always ignore these deliberately.

In terms of distribution, Europa is responsible for the international, and Paramount is responsible for the United States and Canada (Canada's film market is generally counted together with the United States. As for why, check Du Niang yourself.)

In this way, in addition to guaranteeing distribution channels, there are also many benefits. For example, the castle is a small and medium-sized development area. Without the help of Europa, the filming permission would not have been obtained so quickly.

From the airport to the train station in Lyon. About two hours on.

Then there were two more train transfers in a row, and it wasn't until about 5:00 p.m. that we finally reached Annecy.

The journey is not far, it is trouble.

Not to mention that there are no airports in several nearby towns, and even taking the train is not good. Because there are not many trains at all, and the railways in France are not developed, let alone such a remote place.

In short, toss all the way.