Chapter 713： Scheduled for November

Hollywood should be the most standardized place in the world for the film and television industry.

Since receiving Mays' reminder, Lehman first asked Liam to ask the theater line how many shares he could provide, or come to an internal screening to give the theater confidence.

This is actually a process, the task is not difficult, just follow the routine.

When it’s almost the same time, through the announcement, it will cause a topic and then push it into the market, and the rest will depend on whether the audience will buy it or not.

This time, the "Three Hundred Spartan Warriors" project has been taken seriously by the whole company.

The main creator of the crew pays more attention.

After all, the project is profitable, and Lehman is not stingy with rewards.

Those who have contributed a lot like production, photography, lighting, etc., generally have slightly better grades, and can get about one or two months' salary from the bonus.

Not to mention director Zach Snyder, who takes most of the net profit from the project itself.

Although it hasn't waited for that moment, the quality and marketability of the finished film still make people nostalgic.

"Tsk tsk, if the box office exceeds 300 million, it should be 70,000 US dollars."

The art director Hans was valued by Zha Dao because he joined him early, and he became a direct descendant. This time he was also eligible for more bonuses. He was counting the possible banknotes in his hand, but he didn't know if he could have that luck.

The props logistics staff sat beside him, squinting at the little guy behind the scenes who had just been assigned to take over the position of art for the first time not long ago, despising the other party's lack of knowledge, and was speechless.

In the crew, it is also divided into large and small classes.

Needless to say, handymen, studio assistants, and the like, are usually the goods that are ordered.

When it comes to their category, they are almost the top level of each position, such as radio, photography, recording... In addition to the difference in the degree of attention and the project, although the salary still has a lot of high and low points, the first name It is said that they are all on an equal footing, and each of them takes care of their own affairs and does not make trouble.

Therefore, in terms of plumbing and clothing arrangements, his salary cannot compare to Hans, who was newly promoted to art director... This is very angry.

No matter how many years he has been in the job and how much experience he has, the gap in his position still cannot be bridged, and there is more room for improvement than his job.

Seeing that the management of the same group did not speak, Hans smiled and calculated: "How much can Zao get this time? Can it exceed 20 million?"

"Maybe, it's all about nothing, why are you so keen on it?"

"That's right, it's about to be released. Isn't it said that the boss will come today?" Hans suppressed his inner joy and pretended to be light, but the smile on the corner of his mouth still exposed him.

"Hey, why hasn't the boss come yet?" Hans stretched his neck and looked at the door.

But next to him, he no longer answered.

......

The time is nine in the morning.

In a screening room in the digital realm, Lyman, Scott Ross, and Zach Snyder are sitting around watching a few scenes.

For such a period of time, the digital field is still in the stage of burning money and not making profits.

However, the money spent is not wasted, and it has become a variety of expensive graphics processing equipment and in-depth special effects technology.

The development of similar professional fields is driven by projects mixed with research.

For example, Zha Dao's idea of ​​"Sparta" imaging has been realized on the big screen, and there has been a special solution, which is equivalent to practicing.

Scarlet shirt, slow shot, oil painting processing...

This lens is so amazing.

At least, Zha Dao is also very satisfied. At this time, he coughed twice and said with a little show off: "How is it?"

"I think there is still room for improvement in rendering."

Scott's serious analysis.

Of course, from a technical point of view, there is no best, only better.

But from the director's point of view, the color processing of "Sparta" has made great innovations.

Keep a great personal imprint.

Non-directors may feel good and strong senses, but the more you enter the threshold, the more delicate the whole process will be.

After all, every step of innovation is not easy.

"Very good." Laiman praised Zha Dao sincerely.

Sure enough, Director Zha looked smug and felt at ease - I have worked so hard and spent so much thought to complete the directing work, don't I just want to be amazing.

Who in this world does not want to be recognized.

"Oh, by the way, "Sparta" is scheduled to be shown on Friday next week, which is November 10th." After watching the feature film, Lehmann patted his head and informed.

......

Cooperative distribution is profitable, and of course no one will refuse.

Regardless of whether it is Lionsgate or Mubao, after all, they have mastered certain theater resources. Anyway, if they can't participate in Christmas, and they don't have any potential masterpieces, it is also good to have a share of the "Spartan" project.

Things went more smoothly than Lyman had imagined.

This may also be due to the inadequacy of the schedule works.

According to the data, the market in October only increased by 1.5% compared with last year, while the number of screens increased by more than 4,000 compared with last year - the total amount from the early 40,000 to more than 46,000. There are many more, but the benefits that should be obtained are not as expected.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't meet the standard in a certain month. As long as the total market value shows an upward trend, then the cinema operators are willing to increase investment.

Social development and wealth growth are most easily affected by entertainment.

In recent years, both the stock market and real estate have been increasing in value. With more money left in the hands of the public, more people enjoy watching movies, and businessmen are not stupid. A little calculation shows the expansion of the market capacity.

Just like the golden period of film and television in the 1980s, behind the explosive growth of the number of theaters, it was because smart people wanted to make money.

Now the threshold is high. After all, is the theater chain chained? Without some strength, it is impossible to play the theater chain. The investment banks on Wall Street put their money into production, offline and other channels. In general, there are still many people who are optimistic about the film and television industry. .

The more resources in the industry, the more film sources, especially high-quality film sources, are needed.

After all, without excellent content, where will the subsequent benefits come from?

Even Disney has not begun to attach importance to live-action movies, and has also acquired Pixar at a high price for the animation industry.

Everyone has action.

In any industry with money, similar things are taken for granted.

Content is the foundation of the film and television industry.

On weekdays, as long as there is money to be made, the more the theaters share, it doesn't matter if they support it or not.

But there are not many excellent film sources in October, so when "Sparta" is scheduled to be released on November 10, Liam's communication with several major theater operators is not bad.

Screen, film layout, location and even internal promotion have all received a certain focus on resources.

Of course, it is only certain.

As Christmas is approaching, the five major projects have their ace in the air, but they just need to get through this period first.

After all, these old studios are more appealing.

Of course, Lehmann doesn't think his company is that attractive.

Movies, until the end, it is still the market.

The various investments in the early stage cannot be converted into actual box office, and it is also a waste of time.

Who knows where the big winners will come from?

"Boss, Mubao and Lionsgate have promised to provide no less than 1,000 screen canvases, but we have to pay for the promotion costs, and they can cooperate. In addition, they also want 10% of the net profit of the local box office~www.novelhall .com~ If our project results are not satisfactory, I am afraid it will be difficult to control the loss." In the office, Joseph worriedly reminded Zhongzhong.

This time the investment is the highest without the top five taking over, even more than "The Devil Wears Prada".

You know, Liam alone has negotiated 2,500 screens, and the terms of the subsequent additional screenings and the share of the film, plus the cooperation of the other two, the premiere of the canvas is as high as 3,500, which is basically enough for the five major first-line projects. If the results are not up to expectations, it will be equivalent to eating all the losses in several aspects - Lionsgate and Mubao are a business that can make a profit without losing money. Otherwise, the cooperative publishing will not fail to become the mainstream publishing model of Firefly. .

If it can be issued independently, who is willing to take the risk and share the money with allies.

Still, Sparta's potential is worth it.

Lyman didn't want to wait until after the release to realize that the theaters were lacking.

That's when it's troublesome!

Lehman replied: "Don't worry. Today, we will determine the direction of the announcement."