Chapter 804： Not enough characters

In the brightly lit city, human beings will always ignore those visions consciously or unintentionally - peeling walls, cracked ground, chilling winds, inexplicable surging of the streets.

The human world and **** have made a truce contract since ancient times. As long as the contract is not surpassed for one day, the demons of **** cannot do anything wrong.

For thousands of years, the two worlds have been at peace with each other, so several generations of human beings have long forgotten that mysterious world, and even sneered at it. However, people don't know that the peace contract is already in jeopardy, and in hell, a long-brewed evil force is quietly gathering momentum...

In the world, in an auction venue, more than 70 guests survived, and the scene was razed to the ground. The seemingly ordinary case of murder and destruction is actually the arrogant declaration of war by the leader of the evil forces, Prince Nu Yada.

This cruel tyrant who travels through the realms of yin and yang, not only regards the truce contract as nothing, but also tries to awaken the invincible army of monsters with blood and burn the world with the fire of hell. Under the call of his blood, the beasts who had been dormant in the depths of **** for a long time rushed out of the ground, destroying and slaughtering like hell, and seeing the world become a demon...

In the face of the invincible golden army, the US government has nothing to do. The only one who can save the world from falling into purgatory is the son of Satan - Hellboy.

Despite the blood of demons on his body, the red-horned Satan, who had already converted to goodness, stood up and stood on the side of mankind.

Together with the allies of the "Supernatural Research and Development Bureau" such as the flame girl and the murloc, he will cross the two worlds of Yin and Yang to slaughter demons and resist the catastrophe on earth...

Good guy, the second part is much bigger than the first one. It looks a bit like the hero fighting against the boss in a group, but the problem is that apart from the detailed description of Hellboy, the other characters that appear are all new additions. is definitely not attractive.

Converting it, it should be that "Iron Man" was just released, and the reunion was launched. It is not clear who the audience is, and not everyone is a loyal comic fan.

But if a single character is filmed, the dramatic tension is not enough, because it is not easy to portray, "Hellboy" is not as grand as the Marvel theme, and it is easier to determine the plot.

For a time, Lehman had some feelings.

Because the reason for the failure of this "Golden Legion" is that there are too many characters and too complicated, it is difficult to establish an impression. The original time and space spent 85 million budgets, and the world added up to only 160 million, and it was appropriate to pay 30 million to 40 million.

But don't do it, looking at the positive appearance of the top, it's really hard to refuse - I don't know what reason to refuse.

After all, it is impossible to directly say that this project is bound to cross the line. After all, the two projects of others are profitable. Pulling in Alfonso will also increase the company's strength and production output in disguise.

Furthermore, not every director has a keen market vision, and it is normal to make or lose money.

By the second day.

"Lone Castle" and "Golden Legion" were set up within Firefly, with a budget of 5 million US dollars. Juan didn't plan to ask for a salary at first. As a result, Lehmann gave him 500,000 plus a percentage of the North American box office. Thirdly, because this guy is very powerful, he also filmed "Jurassic World 2: The Lost Kingdom" later. He is not an ordinary tool director, and Lyman intends to win over him seriously;

As for "Golden Legion", 85 million cannot be saved if the filming is to be effective, and Gyro took 8 million salary + part of the production income.

In addition to "The Death Penalty" which has been completed by Wen Ziren, one of Lehman's own works to be prepared, "The Incredible Hulk" directed by Li Press and "Iron Man" which is waiting for the schedule, there are 6 projects in total. 10 and 4 more.

By the end of January, "I Am a Hero", which has been showing for more than a month, has accumulated 270 million in North America, 310 million overseas, and a total global box office of 580 million. It will be a matter of time before it breaks 6.

Among the several projects under preparation, "Golden Legion" is the fastest to enter the shooting stage. First, Juan is more refined on his screen debut. He has drawn many drafts of the storyboard, and has not yet decided. The leading and supporting roles are also Interviews one by one, as for Lehman, he is now working as a producer on the crew of "The Incredible Hulk", and controls Li Press not to be too literary when shooting;

Second, Gyro has a wide network of contacts. With the funds, the crew will be formed soon. The actors are also old acquaintances, one monster professional Ron Pullman and one Doug Jones. The two have a schedule and sign a contract. Just start shooting.

A few days later, "I Am a Hero" officially broke 600 million. For this reason, Lyman had to leave the crew of "The Incredible Hulk" and return to the Firefly Building.

Not for anything else, just for Zack Snyder's promotion.

It's still the same sentence, there is no reward for merit, and interests are not bound in time, always thinking of giving people unfair treatment, and one day they will be divided.

Among all the directors of Firefly, Christopher Nolan is the first to come forward. "The Dark Knight", "The Mystery of the Shadow" is close to 400 million, and "Deadly Magic" is 110 million. The salary can't simply be in North America. The account-sharing binding has been upgraded to omni-channel profit.

And Zack Snyder's "New York Tour" has 400 million global, "Spartan 300 Warriors" 100 million plus the current "I Am Hero" with a total placement of more than 600 million, the qualifications are enough.

"Boss, the corresponding cooperation terms have been formulated. Since then, Zha Dao's studio is also a cooperative subsidiary of Mann Media, enjoying channel benefits."

Joseph prepared early and laid out the regulations one by one, showing his sincerity.

In other words, at the level of directors like Nolan and Zha Dao, people can pull in funds at any time, and whether they can maintain a good cooperative relationship with Firefly really depends on the relationship. Huairou.

In the afternoon, Lehman personally called Zha Dao and said that he wanted to celebrate his achievements.

In the hotel box.

Only Lehman and Zha Dao came.

This product has been in the limelight recently, and has ushered in a new round of wooing. In just a few weeks, studios such as Warner, Universal, Sony, etc. are all enthusiastically approaching him, and even Lionsgate wants to dig a corner.

No, it’s the 21st century, and there is no slavery. Zha Dao himself is a free man, but he cooperates with Firefly a little more closely. It can only be said to be a direct line. Firefly has not prohibited him from cooperating with other companies. what.

Drink and eat food in a relaxed atmosphere.

For talented people, the world will be warmer to him, and Lehmann is no exception.

When he was full and all the delicacies on the table were removed, Laiman came up with new terms of cooperation, which were more generous and looser than before.

With the relationship between Zhadao and Laiman, there is no need to wiggle and agree happily.

Americans don't like being polite. They always think that if their abilities can match better treatment, they will basically bring it up.

Lehman said, "I heard that a few studios have been approaching you recently. Have you come across a project you like?"

Zha Dao nodded, even speaking of this matter with a little bit of self-confidence, Lehman rarely sees him not self-confident, "Warner's "Watchmen" prepared for me, I was hesitating. The project is good, the related comics are my university I like it very much in the era, and I will read it until now, but I am worried that this story cannot be told well. It is too heavy and completely different from the general superhero theme Lehman asked: "Have you met What's the problem? "

Director Zha replied: "The story is too long. I feel that it will take at least 4 or 5 hours to make it into a movie. If I cut too much, everyone who likes this comic will hate me, but I don't cut it. Anything longer than three hours is a disaster."

In history, countless movies with too much content failed to warn the filmmakers of later generations, because the audience's energy is limited, and the rhythm of the movie should be prioritized so that the audience can breathe a sigh of relief. With so much content all at once, who can be completely patient? watch it? It's impossible to rely on fans to pay for such high-budget works, that's unrealistic.

Furthermore, the cinema line is not good at arranging films, and it is likely to reduce the screen share - if you arrange a shift, those 8- and 90-minute films are shown twice, and the ticket price is the same, which is quite uneconomical from the perspective of profit.

Why do movies need to control the length of time? The truth is that simple.

It is the production experience summed up by the market and audience needs, which can control the projection risk to the greatest extent.

After learning about it, Lehman did not give any good suggestions. It is possible to show two parts, but Warner's distribution resources are not well coordinated, and the market is not owned by it...