Chapter 518： no Zuo no Die

Shirley Lansing was well prepared for this meeting.

I have to say that the reasons and conditions she gave were very impressive to Lehmann.

why?

Lehman never thought about which studio he was dependent on. If he became dependent, how would he climb up?

Besides, as Shirley said, if the schedule conflicts, outsiders will never be able to compare to their own family.

And, a studio's resources are limited.

Take Mann Entertainment as an example. Firefly Pictures can only produce seven or eight projects a year. No matter how many more projects are produced, it will not be able to shoot, even if the funds are sufficient. As for Blue Butterfly Pictures, it is even worse. In a period of time, almost only one movie can be released in theaters.

Taking the six major projects as an example, people's output is basically more than fifteen a year, and more movies are released, but there will be half of the project losses in this case - not to mention that making movies is like gambling, you can What I do is to minimize risks, not to make sure that there is profit. In other words, if you throw ten works to the theater, half of them can make money, and the performance is very good. This is the profit model of this industry. You can earn all the profits - take the "Twilight" series as an example, Lionsgate really broke through the blockade of the six majors and set foot in overseas distribution with these films. You can say the importance of quality content to the film and television industry. .

"Director Lehman, what do you think? As long as you come up with the project, we will give half of the investment, the offline market will be handed over to Blue Butterfly Pictures, and the theater announcement will not let you suffer, which is absolutely on par with Warner's conditions. , 60% of the copyright belongs to Firefly Pictures, how?"

Lehmann is still hesitating, but it is not because the previous cooperation broke down that he will no longer cooperate.

Is it business, the enemy can bow their heads and talk about the distribution of benefits, not to mention that he and Paramount have not reached the level of mutual hostility.

Moreover, it would be a pity if Paramount did not seize this kind of goodwill, but the problem was that he was thinking about what first-line projects he could come up with—low-cost movies didn’t need to cooperate with the Big Six, and Lehman was interested in it. It's Murdoch News Corporation's powerful publicity capabilities, and it saves money.

Lehmann sighed, "I don't have a clue about the planning of the movie project." - I don't have a suitable project on hand.

Shirley Lansing felt a little unhappy in her heart, and thought she was perfunctory.

After all, Firefly Pictures' film production is not low, so why did the cooperation with Warner come out one by one? ——Which studio does not have a backlog of 17 or 8 film projects, it can only say whether it wants to make it or not, whether it is suitable or not.

But after all, Lehmann has a very accurate vision for the market. If the script projects delivered by independent filmmakers or screenwriters are really suitable, he has already approved the project, so there is nothing left.

Of course, it's not easy to say this.

Like other studios, they rely on analyzing the market and the audience of movie fans to decide whether to make a project or not. As for Firefly Pictures, after reading the script, Lehman can decide whether to invest or not.

Shirley Lansing said unwillingly, "Don't you have any ideas for shooting a project?"

This person was so persevering that Lehmann had to search the memory bank carefully.

After a long time, it really reminded him of a work that really eats publicity.

He smiled and said, "We are definitely willing to cooperate with your company, but can we wait for a while?"

Seeing that Lyman finally let go, Shirley Lansing gave a clear answer and smiled again, "Of course, Paramount is always waiting for Mr. Lyman to come."

"Well, we'll be talking about the movie project later, so let's go out to the reception first." Having said that, Lehman's mind was still thinking about co-writing the script.

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About an hour later, the reception came to an end.

Many people present left one after another, while Lyman and Liam smiled and said goodbye.

Since the Hilton Hotel often has receptions held by people in the entertainment industry, there are paparazzi in the vicinity all year round.

Shirley Lansing returned to the car and said to the assistant, "Another ambitious person has risen, and I don't know what the result will be."

Being an assistant next to a Paramount executive is naturally not a simple role. The assistant can obviously understand what his boss is sighing. After all, the so-called ambitious people are still in Hollywood, and they should be eager to stand at the top. place.

But the top is already full, so who should go down?

"Firefly Pictures is developing too fast, why not suppress it?"

"Why do you want to suppress it? It's not vindictive to do business, don't say I'm not willing, even if I persuade the board of directors to put pressure on Firefly Pictures, if their project is beneficial, will the other few not cooperate? Besides, this Lehman is a bad guy. Smart man, you can see that every step he takes, he must be very stable when he steps out, and he doesn't eat alone. Who doesn't like a director who doesn't eat alone and knows how to cultivate relationships?"

Shirley Lansing is not stupid, she is just mad at Leman for being too demanding and decisive. After knowing that Paramount could not bring him the best interests, he turned his head and ran to Warner, but it does not mean that the two families will cut off contact from now on - let alone the benefits of Lehman's not eating alone, even if Warner does not want to see you, Lionsgate There are always ambitions, but the Sixth Congress has not yet seen the intention of this little lion.

The next morning, the media really reported the news of the people who participated in the reception.

It is also unknown who disclosed to the media that Lyman and Shirley had a good conversation.

For a while, many media were analyzing it.

"The Hollywood Reporter" said: "Or the two should be rebuilt, UU reading shook hands and made peace..."

"Los Angeles Times" said: "If Firefly Pictures returns to Paramount's arms, is it because of the filth with Warner and dissatisfaction with the terms of cooperation? Is there any conflict in the distribution of benefits?"

As a result, in the stock market that day, Paramount's stock directly rose by 3% - good news boosts the confidence of investment institutions, isn't it normal?

Of course, this disgusts Warner Bros.

As soon as several executives woke up, they saw news like this - You are not authentic, you hooked up with Paramount without saying a word.

To this end, Warner also held a high-level meeting.

Everyone discussed and discussed, but they didn't understand what Lehman and Paramount had reached.

But one thing is clear, the cooperation between the two is definitely beneficial to Lehmann-the cooperation will benefit both.

Then, Barry Mayer spoke up, meaning it was useless to say so much, Firefly Pictures was just like DreamWorks, and Warner didn't care who he collaborated with - who did the independent studios collaborate with, and not?

Moreover, Lehmann did not necessarily get on the big ship of Paramount. Maybe it was just a simple project development. It happened that the interview was very pleasant, and the decision was made.

Besides, the "Batman" project still has Lyman's participation, he will not have a bad relationship with Warner at all, there is no need to think about it.

Actually, it is useless to think too much.

As Shirley Lansing analyzed, as long as Lehman still has the brain to maintain the current situation and is willing to make gains, he will never be completely evil...

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