Chapter 701： The price of being away

In order to maintain the price of freedom, no studio will put first-class resources into Jason Reitman.

In other words, you are no longer my long-term mix, who has the patience to cultivate?

Jason's foundation was firmly established with his father, and he gradually walked out of his own way.

But to this day, he has not taken over any major productions.

Oh, no, more than 90% of directors will not have the opportunity to direct, he is normal.

After all, the director’s profession is still a place where competition is intense like Hollywood.

The most important thing is grades and qualifications, and Jason's grades and project returns are not very high. Most of the time, he barely makes a return, relying on time (offline) to make money.

At the same time, in terms of awards, that is, the Oscars, Cannes, Berlin Film Festival and other places, he has nothing to win.

To sum up, he has always followed the low-cost route. After filming, he often went to the TV industry to do some projects.

Therefore, if he really does not lack project production, a film director is probably not very fond of TV dramas.

Does the industry despise the chain? There are everywhere.

He was invited over, and Lyman treated him politely, and he must be comfortable.

But to say how urgent it is, it is not.

This product is covered by his father, and he is not short of money. Of course, this money refers to basic living security.

No worries about house, car, food or clothes.

And people, who have a guaranteed life, naturally pursue spiritual enjoyment.

Being a director, not an actor, is his choice.

Over the years, his output has not been high, and he will only shoot one film in two or three years.

Not only because good scripts and good projects are rare, but also because there are always differences in terms of investment and treatment.

If there is no agreement, then naturally there will be less than one cooperation.

After all, the studio of this product has no distribution capability, and its production capability is also worrying, so it needs to cooperate with the studio.

The remuneration package offered by Lehman is already the highest one that Jason Reitman has come into contact with.

Money? I'd be happy to have more.

But even so, the urge to hug his thighs for a moment in his heart quickly dissipated.

He doesn't even want to be bound by big companies like Fox and Universal, let alone Firefly?

Lehman doesn't care about that.

People who are willing to join are naturally welcome, and they are unwilling and not demanding.

He was given a relatively high salary because he was worth the price, so he had a goodwill attitude.

After all, the director of this product is really good, and there are definitely better opportunities for cooperation later.

After chatting for a while and talking about the shooting direction of the project, Lehman added: "In terms of preparation, I will let someone cooperate with you. If you find a good actor, just shoot directly. At best, it can be launched in March next year. Cinema."

"rest assured."

Jason is even more satisfied without even the actors and staff intervening.

As for the filming and production, it took nearly 5 months, so it can be completed anyway, and there is plenty of time.

Therefore, the "Juno" project can be started in this way.

The investment budget is 11 million yuan, which is 4.5 million yuan higher than the previous life's 6.5 million yuan, mainly because of the increase in the director's salary. Of course, these increases are still low-cost productions in terms of investment scale.

Wait until the next day, after signing the official director contract,

Lehmann asked Garcia to draft a project plan and let him serve as a project producer, mainly responsible for finance and crew management.

After all, no matter how you recognize your strength, there are still necessary restrictions, but it's not just about shooting.

As for the post-production part, as long as you don't fool around, you generally won't interfere too much.

Afterwards, Eva, who was idle at home and came back from France, who had shot a few commercials and had no shooting assignments, also came over after knowing that "Juno" was launched.

Since that day, she was encouraged by Lehmann, and she also has the intention to develop behind the scenes.

To be honest, in a place like Hollywood, producers with superficial beauty and real power and resources are more promising in any way.

Active and passive relationship, smart people know what to choose.

Of course, this does not mean that Eva will not be an actress. If there is a suitable project, it will not delay her filming, as long as the schedule is coordinated a little.

"You can study with Garcia, and I will greet him." Lehmann said to Eva with a smile: "Look more, if you don't understand, just ask. In fact, the production work is not difficult. Getting started soon."

"I will." Eva said confidently.

After finishing speaking, she went to help prepare the crew together.

For the project "Juno", before the filming started, Eva had done her homework, and she had a certain foundation of familiarity in all aspects.

After all, she saw the changes in the script several times, so how could she not know where the focus of the filming was.

Just when Firefly allocated part of its resources to "Juno", "Deadly Magic" was still reaping the box office in the schedule market.

The following week Monday, he also received $5.85 million.

This trend can only be said to be good, there is no collapse, and there is no contrarian increase.

However, the distributors of Blue Butterfly Pictures were quite satisfied with this, and Liam followed closely with Fox's overseas distribution network to open up the theater market in other regions.

In this way, "Fatal Magic", which is likely to be able to recoup its cost at the box office, also made some Warner executives unable to sit still.

Facts have proved that the combination of Nolanga Christian Bale is still a very good tool to attract money.

September 19.

While Lehman was checking the progress of the project in the office, Mays came in to report: "Boss, someone from Warners is here. Want to meet?"

"Oh? Who is it?" Lyman thought to himself, and he still couldn't hold his breath.

Of course, if it was him, he might not be able to hold his breath.

Watching "Deadly Magic" sell at the box office and predicting the possible profits, the same main creator, the more likely successful "Batman" project can still be held back forever.

"Head of Production, Jonsson Campbell, he's already called."

"It's him." Lyman nodded lightly, "He was also busy with this matter some time ago?"

"Well, I ran several times."

After replying to the boss, Mays immediately called the front desk to let them pay attention to Johnson's arrival.

......

Jonsson Campbell is really taking it seriously.

The failure of "Superman" brought about a series of chain reactions. Now Warner has managed to silence its shareholders, and naturally they are more cautious about the production of the project.

It is said that the Warner family has a big business, which is true, but the family business is big and there are many people.

When there are many people, it cannot be just one voice.

When it comes to power and profit, it is impossible for every investor or shareholder behind it to remain silent, or when the company fails, it is even more necessary to speak up to maintain a sense of existence.

They are like a bunch of leeches living on the giant Warner. They don't know much about project shooting, but it doesn't prevent them from sucking blood and yearning for more and better blood sources.

Just over ten minutes.

Jonson drove to Firefly.

Unfortunately, the talks still didn't go well.

In other words, Lehman thought that Warner had figured it out, but who knew that they were still clinging to the past conditions and polite words such as sincerity.

Today is different from the past, and fireflies are not easy to talk. Lyman quickly ended the unnecessary negotiation.

Also ten minutes.

Qiao Sen came out of the building indifferently, his mood was complicated, he had experienced a lot, and even his expression was calm.

Lyman's gentle but refusal smile still lingers in his mind He is not hating or blaming, business dealings have never been warm and affectionate. It's not that Warner miscalculated the toughness of the opponent or the tenacity of not bowing his head.

In this matter, it can only be said that Warners should not have introduced a producer with too much power like Firefly in the first place.

If it is Legendary Pictures of the original time and space, its production capacity is worrying, and it is an investment bank with a Wall Street background, then it is not just how Warner wants to do it.

Of course, there is a lot of scrutiny. After the end of the cooperation period, Legendary Pictures decisively threw itself into the arms of Universal...

From Johnson's point of view, Warner has two options now, either willingly sacrificing profits and agreeing to restore the decline of DC's comic reforms; or, just don't talk about it and wait for the contract to expire.

How can it be that you want to shoot and hesitate.

Although, Warners are also very concerned. First, they affirmed the achievements of Nolanga Christian Bale and other main creators. If the first mover did not win over, they would inevitably fall into a passive position. Second, Warner also regretted it a little.... ..