Chapter 524： Warner Invitation

Of the three candidates, Tony considers himself the least competitive.

After all, the above two have achievements in hand, only he has only shown his talent in screenwriting - not only the script of the "Bourne Bourne" series, this guy has participated in writing more scripts, after all, in Hollywood, he has already After working together for more than 20 years, I still have personal connections and often get job opportunities.

Of course, the embarrassing thing is that his own goal is to gain something in directing, not editing the script, but he has already failed once, and it is very difficult to get a second chance to direct in the highly competitive Hollywood.

After going back and forth, I just kept writing the script and so on, but in my heart, I definitely still want to be a director.

Otherwise, he wouldn't try to manage the internal network of the studio.

Yes, the Paramount production executive didn't help. He also had "friends" from Universal and Twentieth Century Fox.

No, the opportunity to work hard has come.

The "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" co-produced by Firefly Pictures and Paramount is his best action theme. In the past, he also often learned from the crew how Doug Liman scheduled the shooting of "Bourne Bourne". After reading the script, when I told Shirley Lansing about the shooting idea, I also passed the test easily and was affirmed.

But the problem is, who can't talk about his ideas. In this regard, he has not enough advantages, and it is still difficult for him to compete with the two candidates.

But Doug Liman might have been out, and Tony felt happy for a while.

The person next to him asked, so, the directorship hasn't been assigned yet?

The supervisor took over the topic and said, "Well, we may need to continue negotiation in this regard."

Another person said: "Then, Tony, you should fight for it more, now there is a great chance."

Tony smiled bitterly: "Isn't there another one above me?"

"There are no outsiders here. Let me give you an idea." The supervisor said: "Instead of going the way of Paramount, it is better to try to persuade Lyman. Although Shirley Lansing has complained about him a lot in the past, she trusts this person very much. It is a cooperation between the two, and I should listen to this person’s advice more.”

Tony thought to himself: If I can make money making movies, it must be so...

Of course, if I think so, I can't say that, so I can only nod my head to show my approval of this suggestion.

But how to persuade him to go to Lyman? This is also a problem.

Thinking like this, after they left, Tony was still thinking about it when he got home.

In terms of qualifications, the two are not at the same level at all, but they can find a place to surpass Lehman in terms of age. Thinking about it this way makes me a little sad.

So, how to convince it?

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Just when Tony was thinking about this, he wanted to persuade Lehmann, who decided to let him take up the position of first-line production director of "Mrs. Smith", but he was discussing with Joseph about the financial problems of approaching Firefly Pictures.

During this time, some of the proceeds from "The Mist" and "Million Dollar Baby" have been remitted to the company's accounts, but Firefly's financial situation is still very bad.

It took more than 2 years of wealth to win the North American distribution channels and business channels, and the loan was repaid. Finally, relying on the excellent TV series production, I got some improvement, and I seized the opportunity to enter the special effects industry. Not only did I not save money, but also The project has been mortgaged with 200 million US dollars, and now the TV series is still being filmed, this cost is still a burden, and when the revenue is shared, it is almost always prioritized within the company to digest, pay wages, bonuses and the like.

Therefore, even if the company's operating conditions are increasing day by day, and the means of making profits are improving day by day, in exchange for it is almost no working capital and high debt.

But hesitating when it is time to develop vigorously is not enough. Lehmann knows that it will only be two years since he will accumulate strength. In the future, capital will only enter Hollywood more vigorously than it is now. At that time, Firefly Pictures wants to To rise, the difficulty has to rise by another level.

In the office, Lehman signed a payment of $10 million to the company's financial department, asking them to implement it as soon as possible, and then said to Joseph: "In this way, you can take the equity of Firefly Pictures as a pledge, loan a sum of money to the bank, and pay first. Preparing for the release of "Daydreamer" for Blue Butterfly Pictures can also relieve the financial pressure, but in the current situation, if the company has any good projects, there is no money to shoot."

"Actually, there's no need to be so urgent. After the second half of the year, when the money from the offline market is recorded, there won't be much of a problem." Joseph persuaded: "You don't need to mortgage the company's high-quality assets."

"But I can't wait any longer."

"Do you have a new project?"

Lehmann shrugged, "I have a little idea of ​​shooting."

"Okay, let's take a loan."

Lehman's optimistic projects are still very profitable, and he must borrow money to shoot.

And, having borrowed many times, this method of spending other people's money to push the company forward is addictive.

Even if one thinks that most of the proceeds from the next movie production will be used to repay the debt, it doesn't matter if you borrow it.

Anyway, as long as the company can maintain this kind of profitable growth in the production and distribution business, the debt it owes is not difficult to repay.

You must know that the debt owed by the acquisition of Blue Butterfly Films last year has only been repaid by more than 20 million yuan. When the offline revenue of "Million Dollar Baby" arrives, it can be paid off...

After Joseph left, Lyman continued to deal with some chores.

After a while, Ryan knocked on the door and walked in.

In other words, the filming of "The Walking Dead Season 1", which he is the producer of, has been completed The start of the second season will not be filmed until September or October this year, and on the day of the end of the first season, the ratings The number of visitors reached a new high, reaching more than 37 million, and on average, more than 35 million users were chasing dramas, and HBO employees all worked with smiles on their faces.

"How are you doing recently?"

"I just went out to relax for a few days." Ryan continued: "However, Barry Mayer just called and wanted to invite you to meet?"

"Why didn't he call me directly?"

"I don't know. Maybe it's because of Paramount?"

Well, it seems that Warners has a little temper, but I don't know how big the gap is?

But Lehmann didn't care much. He knew, which of these business elites would act with temperament?

Only profit is eternal.

Of course, Ryan reminded him that Lehman had to call in person.

"Mr. Mayer... Haha, I've been wanting to chat with you for a while... Okay, I'll definitely come over... Of course, see you later."

Hanging up the phone, Lyman and Ryan looked at each other.

"How to say?"

"What else can I say, let's talk when we meet." Ryman shook his head. "Fortunately, I am still prepared. I think Warners will not refuse to continue to cooperate. Then, the work of the second season of "Prison Break" will be handed over to You, remember to coordinate the various investors."

"You really will find something for me to do."

"Are those who can work hard?"

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