Chapter 830： aesthetic problem

When Isaac talked to Lyman, Neil McNico kept quiet and watched.

He actually had a complicated mentality with Lehman. He felt that the other party was excellent and worth betting on. He was also afraid that the smooth success would make people feel complacent, and then when the blow was hit, it would never come back.

He has seen a lot of similar things.

So he wanted to figure out what kind of attitude this guy had on Daredevil's copyright. serious? Or as he himself said, he has this mind to talk about the repurchase and have no plans to develop.

Although he also felt that the last option was impossible, it was ridiculous.

As for the US team project mentioned later, you also have to know if you are really interested, instead of just seeing the success of "Iron Man", swarming up, picking out a somewhat well-known character and starting development, in terms of planning and doing things. A few cents.

A project with a high investment like this is too big. If the operation is not good, the people who follow it will also get angry and suffer losses - the waste of schedule resources is the loss of the studio, and it is not necessary to measure only with funds. .

But then again, Lehmann doesn't seem to be a rash person, and he came well prepared - it can be seen from his unhurried pace and always controlling the pace of the conversation. Sly feeling.

Isaac thought so too, but more so in the heart.

He didn't have as much thought as McNico, but he just felt that if Team America could have the "Iron Man" result, it would have to be achieved no matter what, even if it was less.

The atmosphere was suddenly quiet, but it turned more and more. Isaac was sweating a little and looked at the calm Lyman, as if he didn't speak the proposal just now, so he could only smile with a bit of enthusiasm and ask: "This , Team America project, what are your thoughts? Let’s talk about it in detail, and if there is a place for cooperation, feel free to speak up.”

"Marvel Pictures invests and shoots, Fox communicates with theaters and arranges films, Blue Butterfly Pictures is responsible for North American publicity, and overseas will be handed over to you."

"Why is it so troublesome, Fox is fully responsible for the announcement." Isaac asked tentatively.

"No no no, this is the basic condition of cooperation. What do you think?"

Lehman pondered in his heart that the US team is a large part of the Marvel Gold Mine. How could it be possible to give too much room to meddle, and at most only give up part of the overseas revenue for the exchange of resources.

Isaac was a little stunned, but there was not much he could do in the face of the increasingly powerful Mann Media.

In the final analysis, people are no longer a "dispensable" little role, and cooperation with Lionsgate and other studios is also indispensable. The dominance is always owned by others, and even if the cooperation fails, friendship must be maintained.

Furthermore, this project can make hundreds of millions of profits, and if you share a cent, you have to get tens of millions of dollars, which is already quite a lot. If Fox can earn this kind of money from each project, it will not be euphoric.

Anyway, we have to talk about it. It is not unacceptable to give up North American income. Anyway, people already have this strength, right? The key is to hang up the relationship first.

"What about specifics?"

Lehman smiled politely, "Summer vacation or Christmas is a priority of no less than 7 weeks, and a sufficient number of screens."

This condition is normal, Isaac nodded and continued.

"Overseas 15, offline 13..."

"Priority account sharing, can't be in arrears..."

"Fox has only three years of copyright use rights, not involving peripherals, in addition..."

Layman finally said: "It would be great to be able to negotiate the copyright of Daredevil in advance. This trivial matter is a small issue to be dealt with between Transverse, isn't it?"

The two looked at each other, and no longer bothered about Daredevil, Isaac quickly asked, "If the results of the first weekend are not up to expectations - generally, the investment will be estimated in advance based on the investment amount and distribution size, and Fox has the right to reduce investment. , and prioritizing cost recovery, and then co-promotion, Fox has the sequel.”

"Oh, that's how it should be..." Ryman reminded, "Then what about Daredevil's copyright? Can you coordinate it?"

McNico immediately decided, "Just find a time to transfer it."

......

The summer sun leans very slowly.

From the morning to the afternoon, in addition to spending some time to have a meal together, the rest were discussed in detail, and the preliminary agreement on related cooperation was reached.

Questions such as what kind of publicity investment to maintain at what stage, and what resources to give according to the box office performance, these issues need to be confirmed in advance.

The re-contact with Lehman also made Fox, who was accustomed to mastering the initiative, feel passive, but he could not resist the temptation of profit.

In other words, the capital that Lehman has at the moment has already made him no need to embellish anything with a low attitude. Everyone's chips are on the table, and they can be a partner if they are suitable, and they are not reluctant if they are not.

The distribution of benefits is achieved, which also proves this.

night.

Back home, Lyman spoke to Lionsgate president Jon again on the phone.

The other party first talked about it, continued to want to eat peaches, provided overseas distribution channels to soak up the cake of the Marvel project, and then talked about the offline market of "I Am a Hero".

Although "I Am a Hero" does not have the exaggerated appeal of "Twilight", which makes overseas women also stimulate consumption, it is not bad, and it is worthy of the foreshadowing of the previous work.

After so many months of operation, the actual revenue exceeded 120 million.

Excluding several other partners and Lionsgate's 10% share, Firefly has another $68.7 million in the account.

Two days later, after careful review by the two legal affairs teams, Marvel Studios and Fox officially signed two contracts, and Daredevil returned to Marvel.

At this time, the North American film market has also undergone certain changes.

The first to bear the brunt is that "Kingdom of Narnia 2: Prince Caspian", with a cost of 225 million and Disney's overwhelming publicity, quickly ousted "Iron Man", which dominated for two weeks, from the top position, but the audience responded somewhat. wrong.

Compared to the first part, the whole second part seems a little dark, especially the scene where the bull monster collapses against the city gate and traps countless Narnians inside the gate - not finished , but a little bit of association makes it bloody, which directly arouses the dissatisfaction of some parents.

Because of the grading everyone is holding on to tease their children, believing in the word of mouth of Disney Family Entertainment, and as a result - they are all ready to have a good time, why are you playing this?

In addition, the adaptation of the original work more or less restricts its freedom of play, so "Prince Caspian" is somewhat poor in terms of visibility.

Even if the main line is clear, the narrative is concise, and there is no deep play, it is a little bland.

Moreover, there are not many settings for ** points, and the final battle is long overdue. It is completely different from the "Iron Man" that throws a contradictory point from time to time to guide emotions. It is not coherent and the dramatic tension is not enough, which makes people feel Not happy to see.

The other is that there are many characters. In terms of supporting roles, except for the "Robin Mouse", which is quite innovative and the dwarf who loves to play bad jokes, the rest are hard to remember, the children are even more confused, and many scenes in the film are even more It seems familiar, the biggest reason is that the theme of magic has been too flooded in recent years.

I also watched this film, and the other biggest flaw is that when Susan kisses Prince Caspian, the whole theater is full of sighs, which is very unappetizing. One line:

"Help Master, the taste is too bad!"