Chapter 449： small talk

After the celebration dinner, Lehmann has been in contact with the investors of "Resident Evil" such as Constantine.

Now that the news of the new drama has spread, there are still many TV stations who want to cooperate and people in the circle who want to invest.

He has no shortage of cooperation foundations at all.

Asking the assistant to make a cup of coffee, Lehmann came to his office.

Go to the boss chair and stretch comfortably.

Around noon, Lehman was about to go out for lunch when he saw the spinning top coming out of the elevator. He smiled and said, "How are you doing recently?"

"Haha, Mr. Lyman."

Lehman asked again: "What are you doing in the company? I don't see you here usually."

He joked skillfully.

Top also laughed, "Come and make a payment with the finance department. Lionsgate has sent the third total payment for the offline DVD revenue of "Hellboy"."

The directors under Lehmann all cooperate in the form of personal offices, and they all have a share of film investment. This is also to attract talents and prevent the outflow.

Anyway, directors rely on their works to speak, and it is not easy to attract investment if they have good results. At least it has to show equality in attitude.

This time, Top has filmed the subject that he wants to shoot the most, and he can earn about 3 million + 9.65 million shares (box office incentives + investment income). He is still very satisfied with being able to join Firefly Pictures.

Lehmann patted the top on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, if there is a new project plan, I will definitely support it, and the company will not treat the hero badly."

The top is naturally not like a newcomer who has just debuted, and is excited because of a good word from the superior.

Just nodded with a smile.

He can maintain this relationship. In addition to the fact that the studio is 49% owned by Firefly Pictures, Firefly Pictures is more sincere. Unlike Miramax or New Line, who have been in the past, he likes to intervene. Creation, but also often questioned the subject matter of his shooting.

Moreover, there is a lot of development here.

Some time ago, after the hit of "New York Row", Zha Dao's first share will be as high as 20 million, and the subsequent offline market will also have his share - this proves that Lehmann is a good collaborator. Not stingy, not greedy, nor stingy Bara.

The two chatted for a while, and Lehmann took the elevator down.

As soon as he passed the front desk, the newly recruited employee said that someone was looking for him.

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Country Club, shade shelter for golf courses.

Lyman and Barry Mayer sat next to each other.

After chatting with each other, Barry Mayer said: "According to the stance of "New York Tour", maybe the global box office can reach 800 million. Or Lehman, your vision is the best, Zach Snyder has made advertising mv for so many years , who can see that he still has the talent to make movies, and give him strong support."

There was a bit of admiration in his tone.

At least, when he selected Lehmann, he also had two works that proved the market value.

Of course, Lehman can say that even without his support, Zach would be a director who would stand out.

Well, I can only accept all the praise.

"800 million may be a little difficult." Lehmann followed his topic and said: "The box office is rising so fast now, and it is supported by a large audience base. When this momentum passes, it will be as fast as the North American market. Fall down."

As of today, "New York Trip" has won a global box office of 687 million US dollars, and it has also been screened overseas for more than two weeks.

Of course, Barry Mayer also knows that it will be difficult to break through 800 million. He just has nothing to say. He needs to talk about the atmosphere first, and then he can better talk about business.

Although he is the CEO of Warner Entertainment Group, his status and power in the circle, as well as the film and television resources he has mastered, are not comparable to filmmakers like Lehmann.

But as the saying goes, no desire is just right.

Lyman is not begging for food under his hands, and he is not restrained by him. It is nothing more than the pleasure of cooperation between the two sides, but even if Lyman leaves Warner, he will not worry that no one will help him publish it, not to mention that this guy already has a perfect plan. The North American distribution channel, the only difference is the publicity resources.

Well, it just so happens that these resources cannot be arranged with money.

On the contrary, Warner's distribution department needs to find ways to win over Firefly Pictures and increase the number of excellent film sources.

The quality of the works is excellent, which can please the market, and there will always be no shortage of publishing partners.

Recalling that when the two met for the first time, Lehman had to carefully safeguard his own rights and interests, and also made a request that Warner would not interfere too much with his filming. The negotiating position of the two was entirely dominated by Warner.

But now, Lehman's general trend has been achieved, and when we talk about cooperation, the so-called advantages have disappeared.

Fortunately, Barry Mayer's attitude change is also very smooth.

As industry insiders who have come into contact with talented filmmakers such as Cameron, Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese, their upward momentum is also fast.

Let's not mention how the dark history of Cameron's investment and distribution is so low, and his dignity is completely thrown into the outer Pacific (this guy was filming his first self-written and directed sci-fi movie "Terminator", which was taken by him at that time. The head of 20th Century Fox, Alan Ryder, ridiculed that the plot was so pale and boring, that it was written by elementary school students, and it didn't even talk about logic, and it had no market value).

Then there is Spielberg. When he was young, his biggest hobby was to play golf, smoke cigars, play poker and other **** activities with a large group of old guys who were one round older than him (it was a pleasure to serve anyway) .

Of course, those old guys are senior executives of major production companies. He first had a good relationship, and after he had a certain friendship, he immediately took out his own projects to attract investment.

Even so, they are often rejected.

Moreover, this guy is a graduate of the University of Southern California, and the resources of teachers and students are also the force that helps him the most.

As for Martin Scorsese or his old friend Francis Coppola—that is, Cage's Coppola family, who has deep connections in Hollywood and introduced him to the Warner Bros. studio.

It was also very difficult to direct the first feature film of my life.

After the two chatted for a while Barry Mayer finally mentioned the new drama "The Walking Dead", and suggested that Andrew had approached him. However, Lyman fooled the past by pretending not to understand.

Of course, it's not that he doesn't give any inclination at all.

It was said that after one or two episodes of the new drama have been produced, we will look for a platform for the pilot broadcast—the underlying meaning is that when the project is almost ready, there will be a big atmosphere bidding.

This is also what those well-known producers or screenwriters in the TV drama circle often do. They also do not stick to one platform to broadcast, and whoever gives the best conditions will cooperate with whomever.

However, this is certainly not good news for WB TV.

If they can give good conditions, there will be no shortage of good dramas.

Because of poor management, their TV department doesn't have much money to buy dramas, not to mention that testing the waters and broadcasting is full of risks. If the bet is wrong, the ratings will not be ideal, and in the end, it will not be a loss.

When Barry Mayer heard this, he knew that WB TV had no chance.

He didn't feel that there was anything, anyway, the TV station was not under his control.

Take it as if it's really been a long time since I've seen each other for a chat.

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