Chapter 858： intervention

Because of Lyman's intervention, "I Am Legend" was born a year later, and the original novel has always been excluded from the studio due to the layout and difficulty of production. The original time and space is also the screenwriter found by Goldsman as the producer. The team made it easier to shoot a few before the project was approved.

Of course, this play is a typical novel and ingenious opening, and the middle and second sections become clichés, forcibly adding sensational scenes, but the plot in which the night devil begins to become intelligent and thinking is well designed. This version also uses Yes, but the system is still based on the background environment of "I Am a Hero" and "New York Row".

From a commercial point of view, the beginning of the film is more than 10 minutes of zombie siege, the epitome of the fall of other areas, and then 4 to 50 minutes is the daily life of one person and one dog plus the protagonist's research on zombies, hoping to develop a medicine to save the victims. A virus ravaged society, then supplemented by desperate personal drama and the evolutionary path of zombies.

In terms of duration only, the content of the feature film will be controlled at about 85 minutes, which is relatively short in first-line production.

In dealing with the economic team behind Smith, even if both parties belong to CAA, they did not dare to raise prices because of this relationship.

The first contact, the other party offered 20 million + 17% of the project profit, which is enough to witness the commercial value of a top-notch and recognized artist.

In other words, with the entry of capital, it will not be far for a movie to exceed 100 million yuan, because the salary increase of actors is basically fired by industry capital. Behind the large salary increase of action actors at the beginning, German and British capital In order to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood, he enthusiastically pursued stars who had commercial security at the time, and constantly offered high salaries in the industry to break the ceiling.

However, an actor with a little brain will not ruin his future for a temporary gain. If an actor makes a bad movie, the commercial value will drop rapidly.

Like Smith, he is very clear about how he got his current status.

After all, a very popular artist suddenly loses popularity. Apart from the age issue, most of them are not because they don’t work hard and don’t cherish their stars. It’s because there are no good works that come out, and the audience and the market spontaneously put you on the line. Forgetting, it is difficult to have conditions and choices if you want to fight hard.

As the most profitable movie star Cage in 2007, it's not that he can't manage his assets, and the sudden loss of wealth makes him unacceptable. When his temper changes, he fills the vacancies frantically, and then his salary slides all the way to the bottom, and his popularity Also, this is a pretty standard example.

Of course, Cage's life has been changed since the filming of "Fury". If you want to rank a most valuable male star, this guy will be in the top five - his fans' desire to buy is not so strong, compared to Will , Depp and others, but the victory is that he has no shortage of awards, both business and literature and art are blooming, and the capital in the circle likes him very much.

In the next few days, when the "Golden Legion" has been abandoned by the theater, the screening share has been rapidly reduced, and the box office decline is like a bungee jump, the condition is already 22 million + 10% of the net profit.

On October 22, a regular meeting in the Firefly Building.

Lyman and the management of the "I Am Legend" preparatory crew discussed again.

Analyze whether the money can be paid in terms of commercial value.

After all, the cost of special effects + group performances and location venues is about 95 million yuan. If the salary ratio of other main creators and filming staff is too high, then the cost of publicity will be too much, which is not conducive to the film's revenue generation.

"The current environment is like this. As long as Will can bring a box office increase like "Superman for All" and make more black movie fans pay, no matter how you look at it, it will be a good deal."

As a project producer + screenwriter, Goldsman is still very optimistic about this. He thinks that he has done a good job and has reduced the proportion of accounts to 10%, which almost touches the psychological bottom line of the other party. It is because people see that the project itself is less risky and easy to produce results, and it is good.

400 million will not be lost, and 600 million and 700 million can be earned, so why not choose a movie star with enough appeal who can raise the box office?

Many people are confused about why they want to split the money out. Please, you choose an unknown newcomer to speak entirely on the market of the works, or you should make a splash. It will be easier to make money with quality + strong topicality. Isn't the standard a question of whether the pay and the reward are worth it?

In other words, with the foundation laid by "Travel to New York" + "I Am a Hero", it can be expected that this drama will break through 600 million, but there is a little uncertainty.

Then, if you spend tens of millions more to find a popular movie star, this play is expected to hit 800 million worldwide. Whether it is popularity, performance profit, or copyright value, it will be an all-round improvement. Besides, can this money be spent?

This is the case with "Superman for All". Columbia has divided Smith 80 million. Will it hurt? Yes, but it will still do so, because this film has greatly exceeded the estimated results, with 640 million in the world. It is not an exaggeration to say that it exceeded the imagination when the project was prepared.

"I went to the data of Smith's starring works. If I analyze the market, just relying on his huge appeal among the black community, he can increase the revenue of each film by an average of 30%." Liam sat in the seat, quite objectively.

He doesn't say whether it's worth it. After all, sometimes the return is higher, and sometimes the return is lower, which is a normal market reaction. He just gives an average value for reference.

Lehmann thought about it for a while and asked, "How's the connection with Dao Zha?"

"He's still with Warner, but the project has entered the final stage. The schedule is not a problem. It should be guaranteed to start in mid-November."

Speaking of which, Director Zha had a hard time shooting "Watchmen". Although he also brought his team over, most of them were filming staff from Warner. In addition, the production team they dispatched liked to intervene in the filming. The guide is very uncomfortable, and friction is easy to occur on the set.

After all, filming is inherently meticulous, with lots of trivial matters and annoying things, and the crew is still restless, so you can imagine how the mood will be.

I finally managed to get through this. There are more **** in the editing process. I have to respect the original work for a while, consider the market for a while, and say that passersby don’t understand it, so I have to intersperse some explanations and foreshadowing. In the end, there is even a problem with the length of time. , The disputes have never stopped, including the team that Warner is responsible for are arguing.

Zha Dao felt bitter in his heart, but because it was the subject of his favorite project, after he gritted his teeth and cut a version, he kept compromising with Warner, and frantically cut out the shots...

And he is in the first echelon of Mann Media's co-director. According to the rules, he can get 20 million + 10% of the income of the project.

"That's it, those conditions are agreed, and a group will be formed as soon as possible."

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