Chapter 751： "twilight"

I have been with Eva for a long time, and I have tried any position, and the bodies of the two become more and more familiar.

Early in the morning.

Lyman woke up with Eva in his arms.

Eva asked lazily, "What time is it?"

"Ten minutes past seven." Lyman picked up the phone.

"Are you going to the company?"

"Well, there are new projects."

"Ok."

Eva propped herself up, climbed over the naked Lyman, dressed and washed, and went to prepare breakfast.

By the time Lehman was ready, two blueberry jam toasts and two glasses of milk were already on the table.

After eating, it was about 7:45 to go out.

The two went to Lincoln Business, and Lyman first sent Eva to CAA, she had several advertising stations these days, and then drove to Firefly.

A few days ago, after several rounds of negotiations, Netflix successfully obtained the support of some content providers, including Firefly.

At this stage, all parties except Lehmann do not realize how much impact the streaming media business can bring to Hollywood's existing landscape, and they simply feel that they can get benefits by providing their own film sources.

In order to obtain film and television content, Netflix can engage in online viewing, and the number of views of those paying members is measured and converted into the distribution of benefits for copyright purchases.

Therefore, content providers really feel good, and they are also happy to open up a way to make money. In the future, they can draw offline in theaters, and they can also play online and collect money after offline channels.

But Lehman is too aware of Netflix's potential. He knew that this hurdle was over, until Disney-based content providers discovered the huge market for streaming media, and then realized that they wanted to sanction Netflix, but it was too late.

At this time, no one really thinks what Netflix can do.

At this time, its main revenue is online DVD rental, and Netflix bears operating costs and express delivery services.

Plus, they don't cultivate as many paying people as they subscribe to TV channels like HBO.

It doesn't seem to have enough strength in any way.

Not quite on the table.

Of course, whether Netflix is ​​strong or not is a matter of later, and Firefly is not qualified to participate.

It's useless to think too much, just keep paying attention.

After a brief thought, the work continued.

The development of the "Twilight" series, Jon Feilmay is even more enthusiastic than Firefly.

The main reason is that this project Firefly can be filmed or not, and at most, the performance is less, but Lionsgate really wants to completely establish overseas channels through the release of this series, so that those people know that there is also a lot of money to cooperate with Lionsgate. of.

Therefore, when the two parties negotiate, Lionsgate seems more urgent.

Even Jon Feilmei took the initiative to come to the Firefly headquarters to chat with Lehman.

in the office.

Lehman smiled and said, "Joseph has already told me the details of the cooperation. I believe it will be a win-win situation."

Jon Feilermei also laughed.

If possible, he still wants to buy the adaptation copyright of the "Twilight" series at a high price, but unfortunately, Firefly has no intention of selling it.

After chatting with Joseph for a while, both of them have an attitude of reaching a cooperation, and occasionally there are disputes, and the entanglement is also the issue of profit distribution, not the issue of joining forces.

"Ryman, you can rest assured. As long as the cooperation goes well, Firefly will be Lionsgate's most reliable partner." Jon Felemed vowed to make a promise.

This chat was even more enjoyable.

The plan for cooperative development was set, and the two parties found another time to sign the contract.

Among them, there are mainly two points.

First, the copyright belongs to Firefly, but Lionsgate has the right to participate in the operation of the copyright income, and after deducting other profits, Lionsgate holds 30%;

The second is the box office profit at home and abroad. The North American market belongs to Firefly, and Lionsgate assists the distribution. Overseas, Lionsgate takes 25% of the total revenue.

In addition, Firefly needs to ensure that within the next five years, at least two "Twilight" films will be operated, and no less than 10 film projects will be handed over to Lionsgate for operation.

In other words, in the past five years, in addition to the "Twilight" project, other overseas distribution businesses have been allocated each year, and Firefly will also provide two film sources. Because Lionsgate needs to build more film sources.

To this end, the price Lionsgate paid was to bear the publicity expenses and give up all the North American box office proceeds.

The content of the negotiation, the two parties decided to keep it confidential.

Mainly because they have their own scruples, even if they are in a group, they don't want to speak out, and cooperate in silence.

Time to enter April.

"Juno", which has been screened in its fourth week, has surpassed 160 million at the global box office, of which North America has contributed more than 90 million US dollars.

Of course, some regions are not impressed with "Juno" because it really does not have the elements of global popularity, but in general, so many overseas regions combined can still be on par with North America.

Early in the morning, Firefly Pictures convened a small meeting.

There is a saying that is well said, "If you want performance, you must have a meeting first."

Clear thinking is indeed a need for the operation of the company.

It must be reckless and unreasonable to make trouble if you don't know anything.

A team with a unified mind.

To hold a meeting is to let everyone know the goal and how to implement it.

For example, the "Twilight: Twilight" project, which is now coming to Firefly ahead of schedule, is scheduled to be directed by Kathryn Hardwick.

This art background, a woman who has turned into a director is rarely seen in the circle. Even though she is 52 years old, she still has a girl-like fantasy and romance.

Lyman found her because of her control over teen-themed films, because the use of the camera lens in her directorial debut "The Thirteenth" (2003) is already very Mary Sue, warm colors, short shots, good shots Close-up with side shots, not focusing on narrative innovation, focusing on the beauty of the lens...

Of course, Katherine Hardwicke is still a little transparent, and her debut film did not stir up any waves in the circle, mainly because Hollywood not only treats actresses differently, but also female directors.

Catherine doesn't have a big director father like Sophia, so naturally it's harder to walk.

"Twilight: Twilight" has been the only high-investment project she has received for so many years, with a total investment of 40 million US dollars. This movie has few special effects and few scenes. The whole process of filter + whitening makes the male and female protagonists beautiful. Bubbling up, getting teens to fantasize about love, and you're almost done.

To be honest, it's almost the style of Qiong Yao's drama. The difference may be that the author, Stephanie Meyer, doesn't have a mistress complex, but the same plot is bloody. If you remove the magical background, it's more like it.

However, Catherine was very satisfied with the project, which was in line with her appetite.

Does the old aunt also have a girlish feeling?

After receiving the invitation, the attitude is still very enthusiastic.

"how do you feel?"

Catherine held the script that was slightly changed according to her request. Lyman, who was on the side, looked at her expression. It might have worked well, but she still asked a question first.

Catherine nodded again and again, trying to calm down her slightly excited mood, "Really.... The plot is better... I'm very satisfied with the changes... It's great..."

The studio that respects the director so much, I love it.

I just wanted to fight for it, but I didn't expect Firefly to remove the unnecessary plots in the original work according to her idea and speed up the rhythm.

So for a while, Catherine didn't respond with any appropriate words to respond.

Lehmann smiled, and didn't want to say that this movie series has completely inherited the style of your pioneering work.

"It will be a discussion later, you are the project director, let's listen together."

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The theme type of the "Twilight" series itself is the representative of the kind of project that does not cost a lot of money but is very cost-effective.

Like "Summer of Jeans" in 2005, which focused on the youth love market, the original book of this film was very popular with girls, and the box office reached 39 million US dollars, not to mention "Harry Potter", which has a wider influence.

Original Time Twilight" with a production expenditure of 37 million US dollars, beat out the "super-cost-effective" of 192.8 million in the United States and 392 million in the global box office, bringing the theme of "Mary Sue" movies that were not mainstream before. Come spring.

To say why "Twilight" is so successful, it may be more romantic and more in line with the expectations of girls, or the magical background adds a lot of points, covering up the **** plot that is still very routine in nature.

Such success can only be said that in recent years, the traffic market of Hollywood Magic Direction is large enough, and movies related to werewolves and vampires have a considerable audience base in the United States.

conference room.

Lehman looked at the production department staff who had arrived, and said first: "Continue to contact Dave Myers and hurry up on the remake of "Hitchhiker"."

This is a suggestion made by an employee of the screenwriting department, and a new version of the script has also been written. The original is a remake of the classic thriller movie of the same name in 1986. Of course, the box office of this movie is not high, and it only paid 1.2 million US dollars. The investment budget for the remake is only 3.5 million US dollars. The intention of the filming is that the distribution resources of Blue Butterfly Pictures will not be wasted, and there is not much expectation for the box office.

Anyway, the original is not very good.