Chapter 352： backhand

Of course, as a traveler, Lehmann still knows the iron laws of survival such as keeping secrets and planning to move later.

He also did not intend to explain to Nolan where his confidence came from.

Although as early as when Barry Mayer proposed the project, he thought about it quickly and decided to seize the opportunity and get involved.

Now all of this is developing according to the established track.

Even if there is no Firefly Pictures, Warner will introduce Legendary Pictures because of funding problems.

And no matter which company is involved, it will not affect Warner's plans.

It's just that what Lehmann is doing is a strain for the better development of Firefly Pictures.

After getting into the car, Lehmann sent Nolan home first, and then rushed to the company.

All the preparatory work that can be done has been done, and the rest is to see how determined Warner is to adapt. If they don't want to let it go, then no matter what, the Batman project won't get off the ground.

Even so, before that, Lehman still has some small doubts that need to be answered.

He called Joseph and asked him to call a legal lawyer from a law firm he often cooperated with.

Firefly Pictures has a legal department, but it is basically an empty shell, and they cannot afford a regular and strong team of lawyers.

You know, lawyers in the United States are very good professions.

High salary and higher social status.

How can an average small company have the spare money to support such a group of gold-eating monsters, and only a top media group like Disney can’t wait to network and concentrate the most litigious talents in the world to work for them, because they have lawsuits every day. , is not an idler.

And small companies like Firefly have signed business cooperation with a certain law firm, and they will only be used if something goes wrong or if there is any legal consultation. Pay-per-view, expensive Asian ruffian.

Otherwise, only the rich can find a lawyer.

Soon, the representative of the firm invited by Joseph came over.

This is a middle-aged white man in his forties and slightly bald.

Wearing professional formal attire and holding a briefcase, he has a good attitude and looks very polite.

"Mr. Lyman, my name is Lucas Jon. What are your concerns?"

"Film collaborations."

"Is it copyright?"

"No, what I want to ask is how to ensure the rights and interests of subsequent participation in a serialized film project."

In Lyman's plan, "Batman" is definitely planned to have three productions.

But if copyright is not involved, Warner can easily dominate the project. What if they turn around and kick Firefly for profit?

This is a point that needs to be considered very much. He doesn't want to work for nothing, and he can't make much money.

After all, although the first part of the trilogy was successful, the most profitable ones were the latter two.

Barry Mayer? He's not an honest man. He can still verbally agree to it now, but he won't admit it if he's not sure.

In this way, he must have some countermeasures in the project contract, except for director Nolan's backhand.

In case, Warner thinks that he can do it again, not only withdrawing the funds of Firefly, but also changing the director or something. This is not impossible.

"What do you mean?" Lucas asked.

"The first question is, if the filming is co-produced and the producer does not have the copyright, how can the offline income be guaranteed? If Warner refuses to pay, can the lawsuit be won?"

"Of course." Lucas took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Lehmann, "This is a very standard letter of intent for commissioned shooting. If it involves the producer, it is negotiated in accordance with the production agreement, as long as there is capital investment, or other The relevant regulations of the form are signed, and the publisher must also guarantee the income of the producer. If it is in arrears, it needs the help of a lawyer. We are very familiar with this aspect.”

Hollywood goes to court every year because of the issue of profit division, but it supports a lot of lawyers and accountants.

"The second question, if you put forward clear conditions for participation in the production of the sequel, can you be repented?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on how detailed the conditions for signing are, otherwise it's easy to be exploited."

"Is it troublesome?"

Lucas shook his head, "It's mainly meticulous and cumbersome. For us professionals, it's not a hassle, but all regulations must be clear, have legal benefits, and cannot be vague."

What does that mean.

Take, for example, The Lord of the Rings lawsuit from the movie's popularity until now, New Line is wrangling with Miramax, and the company founded by Tolkien's family also claims that their rights have been eroded.

The Tolkien Heritage Trust believes that they have only given the filming rights to the film, and that New Line has no right to use the characters in it for secondary profit.

Well, New Line is advertising with characters and plans to develop games.

In this regard, Xinxian also said that when he got the authorization, he paid an additional authorization fee of millions of dollars.

However, the trust company countered that the agreement was signed only to allow New Line to create tangible goods under authorization, not digital products. New Line countered that the signed agreement did not contain detailed clauses in this regard and did not have legal force.

Such a thing, procrastinating, has also delayed New Line Pictures' adaptation project of "The Hobbit".

In fact, that is to say, I didn't make it clear, and the new line took advantage of it.

According to Lucas, if you really want to guarantee your own rights and interests, you must specify all the cooperation terms in the contract, including the development of sequels, how much it will be accounted for, in what form, what period of time, and how will the profit be divided? Is it in installments or a one-off, Warner entrusts Firefly to shoot with copyright, what are the regulations, and who will be responsible if the project is suspended? It even has to be subdivided into the TV window If the movie is drawn down and enters the home entertainment market, the TV station is to choose DW TV station under Warner. How to ensure that it is the result of the market choice, rather than the black box operation, so that the benefits will be given to oneself , the loss of the rights and interests of the producer.

One by one, all must be discussed clearly in black and white. Only in this way can Warner take legal risks for any future actions that are unfavorable to the producer, and ensure that even if it is a procrastination, the lawsuit can be won.

He even reminded Lehman that if there is a real financial transaction, it is best to calculate it separately. Otherwise, in terms of taxation, if Warner does anything and the contract is exposed, it is likely to cause trouble with the Internal Revenue Service. This move is also the point where some big companies dig holes.

If you really accidentally fall into it, everything will fall into tax evasion and evasion.

After the consultation, Lehmann probably knew how to play.

In the past, he owned the copyright, or it was a one-time cooperation, and he didn't care about the sequel. Now, for the first time, he has made a sequel plan for first-line production. He didn't expect so many twists and turns in it. In this regard, don't be fooled.

Originally, I was going to work, but I couldn’t be busy for a long time. When the boss came to pay the salary, I was fired for some reason, or the salary I deserved was deducted inexplicably. It would be too much of a loss.

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