Chapter 668： The CW Television Network

Francis Coppola sat quietly in the room for a while, and saw Sofia walking in with a smile after sending Lehman away.

She is really satisfied with the soft sci-fi setting of "Her".

Afterwards, Sophia recounted the content of the conversation with Lehman just now.

Mainly about production shooting, production business and distribution.

Generally speaking, Firefly is in charge of the project, giving money and resources, dispatching a producer to supervise or have any requirements for distribution, all of which can be strongly ordered.

But Lehman did not do this at all, just managed the finances of the crew, not for interference, but for normal fund management.

Therefore, Francis continued to be the first producer to support his daughter-Sophia made a movie, and Francis helped a lot. Really attentive.

"Lyman, it's not easy."

Francis was not bewildered by such politeness and did not intervene in the filming, but he appeared to be very generous, but the Coppola family was inferior, and dare not pay attention in the future?

Of course, knowing is knowing, but this is a conspiracy, and Francis still accepts this favor.

First, the project itself is good; secondly, even if it pretends to be generous, people are really generous.

"How's the crew preparing?" Francis put down the matter and asked.

"It's almost time to choose a suitable location."

"Be attentive..."

......

Not to mention the busyness on Sophia's side, Lehman returned home at this time in a good mood.

The same thing can have different effects on different occasions.

If it was given such a convenience from the very beginning, although it would still be necessary to accept it, it is hard to say how much it weighs.

But now, it was Lehman who provided the project, provided the funds, provided the channels, provided convenience, and took the initiative to get close. Coppola owed Lehman more favors.

In a nutshell, transactions are also so complex and unified.

What is unified is the purpose, and the complicated is the process, so what you get will also be inconsistent - with great effort and sixty percent of effort, will it be the same effect?

Since you want to get this senior network of contacts, of course, you must make the other party feel more worthy of it. Moreover, a project with low- and medium-level investment is still a suitable style.

Lehman can even think that Sophia's effect is not bad. Maybe she will bring good income to Firefly while gaining fame and fortune.

If it is better, it is also Sophia's ability, and there is no problem of losing money.

Well, it's not a pit anyway.

Back home, Eva greeted her, but instead of talking to Lehman as before, she turned her head and ran to the study upstairs.

In some cases, Lyman thought.

Stepping into the study, I saw Eva earnestly taking out a document to study.

But it's about the production of the "Juno" project.

Oh, by the way, after this movie was approved, it has not been on the right track.

After going to Cannes, it was delayed.

Lehman asked curiously: "Why are you looking at this? You are not suitable for this role, you are not the right age."

Eva rolled her eyes at Lehman, and said with a little worry: "It's getting harder and harder for me to have a suitable role in filming now, and suddenly I feel that it's good to go behind the scenes. Now I'll learn more and know how to manage and make production plans. But "..." He hesitated again in embarrassment.

"But what?" Lehmann laughed. "It's a good thing. Didn't I suggest it before, and you said that you liked acting more. How do you figure it out now? I don't have to hesitate."

Eva said with a bitter face: "I have no experience, I have never been a producer, and I can't even understand the capital expenditure of the project. Can I do it well? Besides, if I can act, of course, it is better. Although I also really want to help you......"

"Haha, why are you so sentimental today. If you want to do it, learn it. I'll have someone show you. You can act whenever you want. You can even talk to me about investment projects. I'll check it out for you. Don't think too complicated. , take it easy. Besides, if you are tired and out of shape, I will lose a lot. Sleep."

Wine can add to the fun. Lehmann, who drank some white wine, was naturally in a state of bravery and disorder.

After it was over, Eva didn't have the heart to think about anything else.

Maybe it was because she couldn't receive good projects after filming "Casino Royale", so she had nothing to do, so she naturally thought more.

But that's not even a problem.

The next day, Lehmann went to the company and learned about the progress of the company's projects.

Among them, "Sparta" finally entered the shooting stage, and the army of macho men who were locked in the training camp and worked hard was freshly released, and all of them were able to show off their muscles.

Of course, the leather armor pants and the red cape are also designed to allow the actors to show off their figures. If they were filmed according to the ancient wars, they would all become iron kings, and they would definitely not be beautiful enough.

In this regard, Zha Dao still understands the audience very well.

In addition, "Deadly Magic" has entered the post-editing stage, and Jonathan returned to the company to preside over the scriptwriting of the third season of the TV series "Prison Break". The focus of the drama is around the audience's support rate and the most interested characters, which is very flexible.

Moreover, the broadcast platform of this show has shifted from WB to CW.

Because WB's performance was bleak, it really couldn't continue to operate. Even if it was a good boutique drama like "Prison Break", it was maintained for a while, but it was eventually abandoned by Warner Group.

In early February 2006, Warner Bros. negotiated with CBS Group and formally reached a transfer agreement to sell WB Television Network to CBS in cash and equity.

It is conservatively estimated that Warner has recovered a lot of blood in this transaction, and holds a part of the equity in the new TV network, namely CW, and does not occupy decision-making and management rights-CBS is also an old TV network. The gold master's banner is also involved in the broadband installation business. If he has money and strength, he will definitely not let Warner interfere in their TV station operation.

So naturally, the only "Prison Break" series broadcast rights that WB can hold, CBS's management certainly won't miss it.

After all, after more than two years of fermentation, this show has a lot of fans, and most of them are young audiences aged 16 to 24. Advertisers who mainly focus on this part of the market are still willing to intersperse advertisements in this show to promote products and enhance their brands. influential.

Not to mention the two seasons of the broadcast, the ratings have gone from breaking 5 at the same time to 6 now, and it is also possible to reach 7 in the peak period. The potential of the drama is there.

After CBS changed the management of the original WB TV station and reorganized its assets, the ace promotion project in the autumn was "Prison Break 3", and they also signed a new broadcast copyright with Firefly, which is roughly 5.4 million per episode plus 100% of advertising revenue. 30/30——After the strength increases, the advertising money that can be obtained has increased.

It is estimated that there will be no accident in the third season, and it will bring a net profit of not less than 80 million US dollars to Firefly, and the actors will also benefit. Although signing a long-term contract is considered a harsh starring role, but now he is famous. Afraid that there will be no commercial endorsement or other roles to come?

Therefore, the main actors of the crew did not make any troubles requiring a substantial increase in their remuneration.

Of course, if someone really does this, they feel that the efforts of a whole crew are not as attractive as the attraction brought by a character, and the restriction clause is to teach him the sinister society.

In this transaction, it was also announced that Warner's TV network plan was half unfinished There is only one HBO and several local TV stations left, and HBO still relies on subscriptions to live channels. In fact, the risk is very high. Support the layout of Warner Group in the TV field.

It's a pity that Warner is not Fox, and it did not break through successfully, but was strangled by the three old TV networks.

Of course, if it is only calculated on the basis of temporary gains and losses, Warner did not lose much, at least the funds invested in the construction of the TV network were taken back, but so much energy, effort and time were wasted in vain.

Then, "Little Beauty in the Sun" was already completed and entered the later stage. The filming of this film was relatively fast, and it only took 35 days to complete the shooting. Is the scene simple after all?

In addition to the completed "Pan's Labyrinth", "Tower of Babel" and "No Country for Old Men", "Juno" and "I Am a Hero" that have not yet started, and the one "Untouchable" in hand, this year's Firefly The output is enough to 9.

Of course, this number is still relatively small. Lionsgate still has 14 or 5 independent projects every year.

In this piece, Firefly still needs a certain amount of accumulation. After all, Blue Butterfly Pictures has been forced to make up for the release of the final stream, which is much worse than the six majors.