Chapter 905： Money and Soft Power

I just know that Avatar lacks funds, and it is not easy to get involved.

Of course, there must be room for manipulation. With Joseph's relieved expression, Lyman and Liam sat together.

There are many project scripts neatly arranged on the desk. Some Lehmans have read them and marked them, but there are still many to be read.

"Boss, we want to invest in Cameron's project, and we need a little push." ​​After Liam knew about Lehman's plan, he also understood that it would not work if he only spent money. "In terms of distribution, our family can't afford it. You have to find a backer first, otherwise it will not be done much and the risk will be too high.”

Backed by Marvel and its own hematopoietic channels, Mann Media's cash reserves have almost accumulated 1.25 billion. Money has never been a problem, and Cameron is not just for money, otherwise he doesn't have to keep spinning between the five majors, never. Other studios were considered.

Hollywood is a circle with more mature rules of the game. Even if it's all money, it's divided into three, six, nine, and so on.

The same is 100 million yuan. Producers and directors will be happy for the five major investments, but they may not be rare in some small companies that can't even do theatrical distribution.

Just like when Lehmann couldn't get in touch with the top executives of French studios, he would rather go to the film festival to gamble on his luck than enter the offline market hastily.

Soft power has always been a measure of capital thickness.

Even now, Mann Media seems to be thriving, and its capital chain is not healthy, but Blue Butterfly Pictures, including Firefly Productions, has few opportunities to take over the business of outsiders.

This is not a problem of lack of vision, but everyone is rushing to the head resources. Well-known producers in the industry have discovered projects that they think are good. The first thing that comes to mind is the five who are familiar with cooperation.

A similar feeling is like a draft. The first-class ones are selected by the strongest ones first, and the rest are selected by Searchlight, Focus and other manufacturers who specialize in chasing independent works, then Lionsgate, and then Mann. En, Mubao, Constantine Pictures and other companies with less soft power compete for it.

In other words, those who can take the initiative to cooperate with Mann Media have been screened for several rounds, the risk is high, and the hope of finding treasures is not high. Missing items like Little Beauty and Juno.

The same is true for Cameron. He is not stupid. He opened his mouth to invest 500 million yuan. If there is no strong publicity channel to get the bottom of it, he is not really joking about his career prospects and reputation.

Once Avatar is defeated, Cameron will definitely have a hard time, so if he wants to impress them, Lehman must draw an ally in advance, and when his own strength really needs time and experience to accumulate, continue to make profits.

As a result, Lehman and Liam talked about the topic, which was basically five schedule arrangements and cooperation intentions, and picked the most suitable one.

First rule out Fox.

As for the other 4 companies, if they only undertake the distribution work, they have no intention of rejecting them, even Universal and Disney who have already disembarked.

After all, there is no need to take risks, and the advertising resources are left-handed and right-handed, and they are wasted when they are not used. The operating costs are still burdened, so why not do it?ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм

Of these 4 families, Warners must be the most in demand. After all, in 2009, they had already lost 3 masterpieces and needed results urgently. It would be better if they didn’t have any production risks, but Lehmann still wanted to play the idea of ​​dc adaptation rights and ruled it out;

Paramount, there are a lot of entanglements. Although Shirley Lansing has stepped down, Lehman still doesn't want to get in touch too much and excludes it;

Then there are only Sony Columbia and Universal.

The latter worked with Cameron, so Lehmann leaned toward Sony.

Without him, Sony has become the king in the field of audio and video products, and the copyright library resources in its hands are also the most abundant. Handing over to Sony for operation can increase the upper limit of Avatar copyright development. .

Considering the pros and cons, of course, Lehman still likes to make the project cake bigger, and everyone can share it more easily. After all, Avatar's audience is not single.

After all preparations were adjusted, Liam ran to communicate with Columbia and Jon Landau, and Lehman naturally went to see Cameron.

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Around 5 p.m.

Lehman saw James Cameron in casual clothes at the agreed private club. He was still the same, only more old-fashioned, but in good spirits. Under his thin body, he still had that paranoid energy.

Of course, Cameron had more thoughts than when Lehman saw him.

I remember before, the first time the two officially sat down and talked was because of the sale of shares in the digital field. In the second time, Lehman could easily spend 500 million to invest in a movie, or the movie he was rejected by Disney and Universal. .

This kind of thing, even Cameron, felt that the world was changing too fast.

Fortunately, although he is obsessed with utilitarianism, he actually hates managing trivial matters. On the contrary, he can retain his enterprising and exploration heart for movies. Young is young, powerful is powerful, and money is rich, as long as it doesn’t interfere with my shooting of Avatar, what about the set? , How to make a film later, it is best to watch.

Yes, today's meeting between the two is not only important to Lehmann, but also to Cameron.

Don't forget, Cameron's studio still owes Disney and Weta Digital's project money. To be honest, this guy has made so many movies and has not saved any money at all. It's not a divorce to share with his wife, Just enjoy life spent.

Furthermore, Hasbro knows how to find backers to develop projects, and Marvel also distributes a lot of profits. Cameron and Jon Landau have long thought about taking Lehman's money, and they can also match them with one of the five middle schools.

In other words, Cameron recognized Lehman's investment strength. What he has to do is to strive for the conditions to be implemented as soon as possible. Avatar should not and cannot be delayed.

So after the two were seated, Cameron directly took out the script and the scene that had been finalized, "I understand your doubts, why is it an original project, and the design of the dramatic conflict is too simple."

As a director, Cameron is a routine to deal with management. After Avatar is established, it will be a lot of trouble, so when he opens his mouth, he sets the tone first, so as not to explain unclearly.

"If you put aside the background and world view, this is really a very simple story, is it old-fashioned? I don't think there is innovation, but I never care how complicated the script is or how novel the narrative is. The point is how you tell the story. ." New 81 Chinese website updates the fastest computer terminal: https://

"Every director has his own way of telling a story, I can understand that, Mr. Cameron." Lyman said with a smile: "I want to know more about your original intention when you conceived Avatar and how it is in the What do you think the movie will be like when it comes out?"

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