Chapter 706： Persist

Ryman had no idea that his company's reputation in Canada was so loud, so loud that only a low-budget movie of $11 million attracted enough attention.

Of course, this may also be partly related to Jason Reitman, who was born in Canada, as the project director.

Is it "acquaintance", it is always easier to deal with.

The next day, Jason Reitman brought the two leading actors over to sign an actor contract.

It was also at the office that Lyman met Ellen Page and Michael Cera.

The latter has nothing to say, and is quite a quiet person, but what about Peggy? It can only be said that the real person is more prominent than the photo.

He is not tall, a little thin, and has an outgoing personality. It was the first time I saw Lehmann, and I could say some opinions about the work and express my liking.

Not to mention whether she really likes the movies he made, being able to take the initiative to find topics to get closer is indeed helpful to her career.

It is no wonder that such a person can gradually emerge from a supporting role with little background and stumbling.

After all, if you can capture every possibility and make a good impression, maybe there is a suitable role that can remind people of her.

Opportunities, people who have to create conditions without conditions are undoubtedly very suitable for the actor's path.

Not to mention that the professional ability of the little girl is only considered to be very good in the same age group. In terms of performance alone, there is no lack of adaptability.

There are not too many restrictions on the play.

Lehman had a few conversations with Page, admitting that Jason Reitman still had some vision for the selection, and the other one was not so important.

After all, the movie "Juno" is actually a female main play, and the existence of the male protagonist is more meaningful to set off.

Because no matter from which point of view, Peggy's role has more roles, more performance space, and is the kind that is easy to shine.

The male protagonist, as long as the acting is immature...

After the two signed the contract and left, only Jason and Lyman were left in the office.

"When are you going to start shooting?"

"Next Wednesday, there are still some trivial matters to deal with." Jason replied.

"Well." Lyman nodded, "The rules and regulations of the guarantee plan are implemented by the Fire Insurance Foundation, and there will be two people there to supervise. Just pay attention. There is nothing else to do, you can concentrate on shooting."

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After Jason Reitman left, Lehman looked over the progress of the company's ongoing projects.

In the afternoon, a call was forwarded to him.

In fact, it was nothing. The news conveyed on the phone was an invitation from Warner Productions executive Jonson.

This product came several times, but this time it was more formal.

Judging from this situation, Lehman is also guessing.

After all, the only thing involved now is Batman.

After thinking about it for a while, I understand that it is estimated that Warner has made a decision, otherwise Jonson will not come to him again.

What Lehmann is curious about, though, is what terms Warner intends to offer.

Logically speaking, if you are inclined to talk about it, you must be ready to cut flesh and blood.

After so many contacts, Lehman's idea is actually obvious.

......

Qiao Sen and Chief Mayer did have many discussions, and roughly determined the maximum chip that could be paid.

Although there was no clear affirmation that the "Batman" project must be pursued, other voices were suppressed after the meeting, and the bottom line for negotiations was also arranged, apparently acquiescing to cooperation.

Johnson smiled, not knowing what kind of farce this was.

Perhaps the management of Warner did not understand why this year suddenly had bad luck and all kinds of unhappiness.

If it can make last year's generally outstanding results, maybe it can be more rigid.

Moreover, "Superman" was refrigerated again, to avoid the adverse effects of failure and reduce the negative memory of the audience, which is also a main reason for the softness.

After all, this is equivalent to Warner personally sealing an arm of DC, but what else can we do if we don't do it?

Qiao Sen was naturally aware of the change in Firefly's attitude, but he couldn't find a way to solve the current predicament.

Sometimes, he felt that when Lehman invested more than 100 million in cash to invest in "Mystery of Xia Yingying" with unknown risks, saying that it was going to be restarted was simply a stroke of genius.

Otherwise, they would not be so passive.

Of course, there are not so many ifs in the world.

Since the situation is like this, there is already a choice, only to pull the fireflies back to the warship again. In any case, in the project of "Batman", everyone's interests are the same.

But before negotiating, Jonson felt he needed to do something, like HBO...

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Sometimes it's weird how things go.

Even more so in shopping malls.

One moment may be enemies and rivals who hate each other, but the next moment they can't wait to be confidants, and they are the most reliable partners.

In this regard, Lehman is also very emotional.

After all, Paramount and Warner have repeated their attitudes towards him, and he himself is not clear about the reasons for this.

All that is involved is the word interest.

Once the interests are not in line with each other, turning heads will become strangers.

September 26, weekend.

The entrance to the Los Angeles Country Club.

The doorman, who had been informed of the news long ago, saw Lehman parked the car, and immediately greeted him enthusiastically, and said respectfully, "Mr. Rust, Mr. Campbell and Mr. Brian are already waiting for you, please come with me. "

However, Lyman is a little puzzled about the negotiations on "Batman". Why did he find Brian?

The business of film and television do not overlap, right?

If you don't understand, you don't want to.

Lehman followed the doorman, and soon saw the two people sitting on the sofa in the lounge in the East District.

Noticing Laiman's figure, the two got up and walked over together.

"Hello, Lyman, nice to see you again." Brian greeted warmly.

Lehman showed a polite smile at the right time, and shook hands with the two of them familiarly.

In fact, it's not the first time they've dealt with each other.

Seeing that the chat was over, Qiao Sen said, "This is not the place to talk, let's go in and talk."

After that, the club service staff on the side brought coffee.

The three of them were seated, and Lehman asked casually, "I haven't seen you for a few days, so I should have some plans."

Qiao Sen smiled and replied: "It's nothing, I've been promoting the continuation of the project. Of course, we need to negotiate some things. "Batman" is just a good project after all."

Lehman took a sip of his coffee, didn't pay attention to what he said in his mouth, or took the initiative to ignore if he wanted to reveal that Warner had no shortage of projects and other depressing values.

Instead, I was thinking that the more I said that, the more I needed it...

The three of them knew the purpose of this meeting, but they should not be anxious at the negotiating table, so no one was the first to throw the price, but to test the bottom line step by step.

Qiao Sen asked: "Do you still want to participate in North American distribution? To be honest, your distribution capabilities are not enough to support this aspect. How much can you get even if you participate?"

Lehmann doesn't mind being debunked of his way of raising prices.

Lu Xun said in "Silent China": Chinese people's temperament always likes to reconcile and compromise. For example, if you say that this room is too dark, you must open a window here, and everyone must not allow it. But if you advocate removing the roof, they will come to reconcile and open the windows.

Similar reasoning is actually more applicable at the negotiating table propose a difficult to accept, after the pressure on the other side is uncomfortable, only then propose to reduce it, come up with a condition that needs to be fought for, the other side It is easier to accept from the senses.

Lehman pretended to approve, nodded and said: "To tell you the truth, we are only talking about issuance, we are not able to meet this kind of investment quota project for the time being, so... how about cooperative issuance? Overseas and North American issuance income, We only need 40%."

"Impossible. It is meaningless to talk about distribution. I don't think there is a need for cooperation in this regard." - Warner Pictures can fully afford it, and there is no need for complementarity. Operation of the studio.

After all, the so-called channel has raised so many people up and down, and it is more convenient for producers to release resources that can be used.

In other words, with so many employees, we have to find something to do.

Is it possible to raise waste?

Even Blue Butterfly Pictures needs to find enough film sources to maintain distribution when there is no suitable project. How can Warner give up the distribution of first-line projects?