Chapter 744： small eleven

The man who came in was a white man in his mid-30s with glasses and several statement documents in his hands.

According to Mace's reported identity, the man named Wilson is the president of an entertainment company that distributes through film festivals.

When he got to the front, Wilson took the lead in making friends. He said: "Mr. Lyman, I am your fan. You have made movies, and I have watched every one of them repeatedly..."

"Really. Sit first, if you have anything, you can say it directly." Lyman smiled and accepted what he was saying.

"Mr. is really straightforward." Wilson explained his intentions along the way.

In fact, it's nothing, I just want to talk to Lehmann about the repackage of Oscar-winning films such as "No Country for Old Men" and "Pan's Labyrinth", and the cooperation to re-harvest the wallets of literary youth with a different look.

"We can do these things ourselves, why bother your company?" Lehmann said politely.

"Ha, maybe there is some misunderstanding, our business model is different from that of ordinary film and television companies."

When it comes to his own business, Wilson appears more calm and speaks fluently.

"... of course, your company's distributors can operate the North American market, but most overseas are entrusted to Fox Films, but Fox has already released it before, so it is unlikely to invest too much resources, because their mainstream model is relatively large compared with other regions. In cooperation with the guaranteed distribution companies, these films have already been transferred to the hands of those people, and they may be transferred to the third hand, and there is a lot of loss in the middle."

Lyman listened and motioned for him to continue.

Layman is used to being tricked when it was released, and he can't catch it. As long as it's not too much, generally speaking, everyone defaults to the fees generated by the transfer.

If that's the case, it still won't impress Lehman.

Perhaps Wilson also knew that dry words had no effect, and finally began to shake the dry goods.

He handed the report to Lehman, talking about some market data they had worked with Miramax in the past.

"...Banwan sold 2 million US dollars, of which more than 30,000 DVDs were sold, making a profit of 260,000..."

"...The total amount of copyrights sold in Eastern Europe is 7 million US dollars, of which 850,000 US dollars are obtained from offline leasing..."

What does this mean?

It is equivalent to the approximate output of the Oscar movies they packaged when they operated in each location.

Lyman also understands how the company makes money.

Taking advantage of the herd mentality of some people or their bias towards authority, they sell the Oscar-winning films, especially those with a literary and artistic orientation, to a specific group of people. Moreover, they never cooperate with big companies, but they are looking for weaker distribution companies in various regions. Focus on one market.

No wonder they came to Firefly.

In addition to this year's film source problem, it is also because their single-type film and television company can only have great advantages at certain times, such as packaging Oscars.

In other words, after working for a long time, they have the confidence to operate the Oscar market most efficiently.

As Wilson spoke, he continued to transmit the concept of win-win for both parties.

It was obvious that they needed the film source, but instead of cooperating with them, Firefly suffered a big loss and made a small amount of money.

I have to say that Wilson's eloquence is still there, and his analysis is also in place, because Fox really can't do a detailed division of the single market, and it makes no sense for people to spend their minds just for a bite of Oscar's cake.

Lehman estimated the income disclosed in the report, even if there are tricks in it, there is still a certain temptation.

The most important thing is that in the future, it is impossible for fireflies to eat the cake of Oscar in the future.

In many years, even Ali will know how fragrant the Oscars are after winning "Green Book" at a high price. Smart people can see that this platform's natural call to expand its advantages.

In other words, no matter how many people complain about Oscar's political correctness and shady public relations, it can still affect the judgment standards of many people.

And that's what many studios are after.

Lehman pondered for a while, handed back the report, and then asked, "So, how do you want to cooperate?"

"The three-year management rights of those films will earn six or four points of the profits."

"We six?"

"Ha, we are responsible for the contact and operation of all parties in the middle, not to take advantage of your company." - Of course, we are six, and we are not here to do charity, so it is difficult to run.

"Okay, take some time to sort out the cooperation contract, and after the legal review, we will make a decision."

"Happy cooperation." Wilson suddenly found his throat a little dry.

Don't look at him so calmly, but before he came, he really didn't have the confidence to make this business with Firefly.

It is more important for them to be able to catch the film source of Firefly, because the film type is much more demanding than the general distribution selection for non-mainstream film festivals.

You give a popcorn movie and they won't get it.

This is a limitation of the single market.

Wilson suppressed the joy in his heart, said goodbye and walked out of the office door, feeling full of strength.

This is the impetus that Franklin brings.

......

The filming progress of "The Dark Knight" is more than halfway through, and the remaining funding still needs Lyman's approval...

To contact Perlman in the distribution field in various overseas regions to apply for the allocation of funds and personnel, to sign a confidentiality contract in personnel, and to arrange and review...

Blue Butterfly Pictures' copyright market data for February needs to be recorded and checked...  

Lyman sat in the boss chair, watching all these things.

Some are troublesome, some only need to be signed and approved, but it takes time and energy to deal with it.

Of course, this is also because Lyman did not give Joseph all the approval authority.

It's not for any other reason, it's just that it can't be completely separated from the company's actual business, and it doesn't matter.

After all, many people are power-hungry, and they can’t trust too much in personal qualities.

In reality, I don't know how many cases of internal thieves have occurred in the company, so we really need to be vigilant.

Even if Lehman went out to film, he would use emails to deal with the backlog of affairs in order to maintain a sense of presence in management.

For this reason, Blue Butterfly, Digital Domain, Lighting Entertainment, and Firefly are basically managed separately, and they are willing to waste some power resources.

Time to enter March.

The pre-screening publicity for "Juno" continues to build momentum, and the remaining few days will increase the investment.

On the other hand, the pilot work of "Stranger Things" on HBO is about to begin.

Saturday, March 3.

New York, in a residential building in Brooklyn.

John ate his dinner quickly and hurriedly sat down on the sofa in the living room, staring at the TV screen.

The brief opening segment is over.

The younger brother George also ran over, and after watching it for a while, he was surprised: "Isn't this short-haired actor the little girl in "New York City"?"

"Yeah." John affirmed briefly, not wanting to pay attention to his brother's babble.

He is 15 years old this year and his younger brother is 12 years old. Of course, he cannot tell his younger brother that he likes Dakota Fanning very much, that is, the short-haired actor that his younger brother calls him.

In this play, he knew early on that Fanning would play Xiao 11, and the trailer said it all, but John prefers her long hair in "New York Row" rather than the short hair style, especially with a hair clip on the side of the ear. ,so pretty.

......

Although the general plot of this version of "Stranger Things" produced by Firefly has not changed much, the cast has completely changed faces compared to the original.

After all, Wei Zi ran to pick up TV dramas at that time, but now people can still play the role of a girl, asking her to play a housewife, unless Wei Zi's economic team is crazy, otherwise it is absolutely impossible.

That's how Hollywood is. Once an actress takes a "backward" step, it's basically hard to think back.

In other words, you have already played roles such as "mother" and "grandma", and the performance opportunities of other age groups are reserved for other actresses.

Of course, Cate Blanchett does not have this concern. She is older and has less choice, and her acting skills are as good as Dakota Fanning's combination, which is not inferior to the original.

In other words, it was Lehmann who communicated with Fanning's team in person, and they agreed to act in the TV series.

With her fame and status among teenagers at this time, it can be said that she has the best development momentum among the new generation of actresses born in the 1990s.

At least, she quickly captured the hearts of teenage viewers watching the show.