Chapter 740： Has the face of a middle-aged man

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"Honestly, you're not the first to call me. Old man."

"Maybe I'm just saying hello?"

"Oh, it's okay to say hello anytime, but never now. Say, it's for Martin Scorsese, or the cowboy, or not those two, someone else. You know, I'm only in charge of best director this year."

"...Martin Scorsese."

......

Under the turbulent flow, it is still calm.

In the past few days, in addition to attending banquets and cocktail parties, Lehmann has met many judges who will definitely not deal with each other often after seeing each other, and he has begun to promote the new project of Firefly.

There will be "Juno" in March, "The Dark Knight" will be tentatively scheduled in June or July and August, "Her" will go to the European Film Festival, and the second half of the year will be busy. "The Edge of Society" may be in October, because Alfonso Suo-Karon hasn't finished shooting yet, but more than half of the film's progress is over, and only the closing shots are left. After a little calculation of the post-production speed, it's actually not too much.

In this way, even considering the "Resident Evil 3", which has already been launched and has certain investment rights, the output is still small, especially compared to 2006.

Furthermore, in terms of distribution, the film source is still mainly independent production, and also includes some small-cost overseas and film festival Taobao works, but it is still unable to meet the gold swallowing beasts like Blue Butterfly Pictures.

In other words, one non-blockbuster film should still be guaranteed once a month. If it is a big production, two films a year should also be required. Otherwise, it will be too wasteful of human resources, wasteful expenditure, and no work.

Therefore, the "I Am Hero" project, which has been planned for a long time, has successfully entered the project approval stage.

At present, this project can be said to be mostly original, and the zombie trilogy also contains Lyman's great ambition.

After all, the original "Zombie World War" has a lot of big scenes, but the narrative and plot promotion are really messed up.

Starting from a small person, telling a story about a social order that is about to be destroyed by zombies in the image of a hero at the end of the road will surely add a lot of color to the details.

As for the director's choice, of course, it is Zach Snyder. He is the only one who is more suitable for the high-cost scene of zombies breaking through New York for at least 2 or 30 minutes at the beginning.

After all, this guy has a lot of experience in filming big scenes, and he has a foundation for the war scenes of "300". He knows how to shoot enough visual enjoyment better than Nolan at this time.

Furthermore, Nolan has no schedule, and "Tour to New York" is still shot by the director. According to the unspoken rules of the industry, this series is destined to be labeled with him, unless he doesn't do it himself - even if he is not a director, the producers will have him. name.

Hollywood still pays great attention to this aspect, and there is no one who develops a good project and is immediately replaced.

First, the risks outweigh the benefits; second, once they fall out, they will directly tear their faces, and there is no need.

Even if the salary increases, it is within the standard, so why bother.

Lehman thought for a while, then picked up the phone and informed Johnson, "The company has a new project, and the sequel to "Ride to New York" can be put on the agenda. You can talk to Zao's agent about cooperation."

Now that everything has been decided, the action is naturally fast.

And Zha Dao has a lot of affection for this series that helped him make a fortune, and he is definitely not willing to let him go, so he just has doubts about the director's salary, and there is no problem in other aspects.

However, when Johnson took back the first version of the negotiated contract, Joseph said, "Is it already 15 million basic salary?"

It turned out that Director Zha's agent gave a preliminary reply based on the market price. In fact, as early as "300" broke 300 million globally, many studios looked for him with projects every day. Zha Dao has a good relationship with Firefly, and he doesn't want to pick up other people's film appointments without notice. It is estimated that the schedule is long gone...

"This... Director Zha has never missed a shot. Both films have exceeded 400 million in the world, which is very popular." Johnson explained a little.

He is inside the caa, but he knows that Zack Snyder's rating is rising, and he is already a first-line leader.

Hollywood is so realistic. How can a director who can bring huge profits be treated badly? Don't mention the project provided by the protagonist. "Batman" is still Warner's. Flying up, this is two different things, you can't say some nonsense about cultivation, let people keep making movies at low prices, people are not your slaves...

Lehman waved his hand unconcernedly. If he had taken the film, it would have been over 20 million in salary. He just said, "This person is always paying this price, and his agent didn't mess around. Johnson, if If there is no problem, you can make a few more trips and follow this contract, and his studio still takes 25% of the North American revenue."

Lehman made a message, and Johnson continued to talk with Zhadao until all the details were negotiated.

When the people left, the office returned to silence.

With the momentum of "New York City" + "The Walking Dead", it is estimated that as long as "I Am a Hero" is filmed well, Zha Dao knows the audience - the commercial atmosphere is greater than the artistic atmosphere. For the box office, he can make concessions himself. Not worse than the first one.

Although the formation of the shooting team and even the cost of the second big scene is definitely staggering, it will be around 150 million after a little calculation, and the production expenditure may be close to 200 million, including actors and casts.

In this way, if you count the North American market, the box office will be at least 300 million, and if you count overseas, at least 600 million will be able to break even.

Lehmann now also knows that the higher the investment, the greater the risk.

There are 600 million overseas markets. At this time, Hollywood does not have one for a year or two, that is, the scale of the theater chain is increasing year by year, and the market is more developed, but it is not very easy to achieve.

Moreover, such a performance can even be said to be the market potential of the annual list champion. Just looking at the box office share means that there is no loss. To make money, you have to look at the long-term offline operation...

For studios, it's quite stressful.

Lyman sat in the boss chair and thought for a while.

It’s like a big gamble. If you win the gamble, you will make money; if you lose the gamble, it is very likely that it will take a year of operation to make up the hole, or you may have bad luck.

It's no wonder that "Cut Throat Island" directly shut down Carlock Pictures. After all, Carlock Pictures is not as profitable as Firefly. It has a variety of methods, and TV dramas are also selling well. They are doing big productions, and they keep adding money in the middle.. ....

In addition, such a high investment requires a good cast to drive topics and increase publicity...

The protagonist template is a hard-working office worker who is trapped in New York when he encounters a corpse tide... I was very scared at first, but gradually grew into a faceless one-on-one zombie without pressure... Finally, he was taken by the team. Members dissatisfied with resource allocation collusion...

In general, in the early and mid-terms, we followed the growth routine of heroes of adversity. In the later stage, we introduced some darker human nature that still could not be united within the team after the collapse of the order. This design is also for the third zombie to occupy the world and become a new one. Dominate the species.

In this way, the choice of the main character becomes more important.

First, the acting skills are better, after all, it is a change of mentality in the face of adversity. If you have no acting skills, you may perform very embarrassingly; second, it is the audience's appeal or the popularity of passers-by.

Lehman leaned on the back of the seat and found a comfortable position. While staring at the ceiling, he thought about suitable candidates There are not many actors who can meet the above two conditions. After all, the age must be over 30 years old, at least the first line, otherwise the effect of adding color to the project will not be outstanding.

Working hard as an office worker and being a hero in adversity—how did Nicholas Cage pop up in Lehmann’s mind when he thought of the word “hard work”?

Oh, yes, his classic clips in "Face Change" and "The King of War" just look at the expressions and feel a vivid interpretation of what a middle-aged hard man is.

Actually, I haven't worked with him for a long time.

Lehman thought again: He also called some time ago to ask if there was a suitable role. Coupled with the success of "National Treasure", Cage's market appeal is stronger day by day, and he also has a blockbuster series.

Well, just choose him.

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