Chapter 1078： don't know how to fail

February 3, overcast.

Fox president Jim Garnopoulos came into his family's reception room with a smile on his face.

"Hi, long time no see. Hope you didn't bring bad news."

After several rounds of negotiating with his negotiators, Joseph and Jim finally sat down together.

Next to him, Brian Lord, the senior manager of CAA who had been waiting for a long time, stood up, hugged him, and greeted eagerly.

In the face of the first-line projects that Lehman fancy, their CAA is naturally extremely willing to promote the formation of groups and provide behind-the-scenes and front-of-stage packaging services.

Many people say that CAA fees are expensive, which increases the production budget and profit risk in disguise, but that is because the director's position is not high enough. If it is Lehman and Spielberg's level, CAA is still very worry-free. , because they know that they can't make people satisfied, and their peers are eager to dig corners. Who doesn't want their own agency to have a big-name director?

And with them there, from props to scenes, to the sub-director's group shooting, there are plenty of people in Yingying, who can pick and choose at will, and directly form a rich talent pool with the labor union, and there is no need for the production company to spend money to support them.

After all, the production staff of Firefly are all the backbones, the number is relatively small, and most of them are art, photography, and production.

"I'm here to sign the contract today, aren't you?" Jim smiled and said, "Fox will guarantee that it will be fair and responsible with Blue Butterfly Pictures in the distribution. You are also the first investor. Of course, you also pay the corresponding investment proportion for the promotion fee. We are responsible for liaising with the cinema to provide schedules, which have already been negotiated."

"Yes." Joseph praised with a smile at this moment, "Our two families have always been very close, and this is a win-win situation."

"Of course. And after our internal review and report, the TV, media, and radio companies under News Corp will give us priority support for our co-production project in terms of publicity." Jim looked at Brian, "Your CAA will also become a service platform for this project. ."

Brian responded easily, "Don't worry, I will draw up a list of producers who are suitable for this theme when I go back."

Well, CAA is a typical brokerage company that eats two ends - it eats the employment share internally, and it eats the agency fee externally.

So even if the box office profit of the project is not required, in essence, the more job opportunities are provided, the greater the chance of success, they will definitely be happy, and the intermediary fee Firefly still has to pay, not much, 8 million.

"Pleasant to work with."

"Pleasant to work with."

......

Just when Firefly and Fox confirmed the agreement for the remake of "Planet of the Apes", they slept well, but Ryman, who got up early in the morning and rushed to the company, went to the Warner Films Building.

Under the guidance of the front desk, as soon as I walked into the production department, there was a hearty laugh behind me, "Hi, Lyman."

Kevin Tsujihara came over and held Lehman's hand, "Long time no see, I heard that you went to Japan some time ago."

"For the follow-up development of "Pacific Rim"." Lehmann pretended to be distressed, "That movie is not very popular in the European and American markets, and can only be supported by the Asian market. So...of course it is important to please the Japanese people. , or you will lose money.”

Kevin smiled and didn't care, he was just looking for a topic to cut into.

Compared with the value of "Reunion" and Marvel, whether it is "Pacific Rim" or "Godzilla", Warner does not pay attention to it. After all, its value is there, and the industry also knows that in this transaction, Firefly can't make much money - "Pacific Rim" has 480 million worldwide, and the expenditure alone is 200 million. If you remove the cinema split, remove the regional split, and then deduct the share of other investors, from the box office, Firefly not only failed to make a profit. If it was a penny, more than 20 million yuan was posted instead. If it weren’t for the strength of the Chinese region, the standard of credit sharing after co-production was 43%, enjoying the treatment of domestic films, and the cost recovery was even less.

Moreover, the profits made by the Chinese side are basically divided by China Film, Bona, and Huayi. Although the offline market and licensing market of "Pacific Rim" are also profitable, this time-based method is very important for Hollywood. No one appreciates it.

In other words, many people think that this is some sacrifice made by Firefly to expand overseas channels, but only Lyman knows that the paved monster universe will have a bright future.

Back to business.

Warner wants to talk to Lyman about "Batman 3".

Just before he went to Japan, Warner Bros. released the news of the upcoming project, which attracted the attention of many fans.

It is even said that in the spring of 2011, there is no more sensational shooting news than this.

Without him, "The Dark Knight" is still at the top of the scoring list of movie websites such as IMAD. The home entertainment market of the film has brought Warner's gross amount of 530 million so far, and Batman's peripheral goods and costumes continue to sell well. .

The three words Batman just sound like money.

In the words of some forecasting agencies, as long as the third film can be filmed, with the popularity accumulated before, it can basically be summed up in the ranks of the most powerful contenders for that year's annual crown, and its profits will definitely be higher than nine. A studio's film business is more profitable throughout the year.

This is basically a fact. After all, which studios can guarantee to earn more than 1 billion yuan a year, with an output value of more than 5 billion yuan.

Those who can meet this goal are not the Big Six, or Mann Media or Lionsgate, which is gnashing its teeth.

The so-called trump card project, the charm should be like this, the madness of the output is a market weapon that can easily make the financial report beautiful.

Just look at Paramount, which has been in the top spot in the Hollywood film market in recent years, and they rely on "Transformers" and "Special Forces" to support their big business.

Therefore, when the determined Warner broke out with unparalleled execution, they hoped to push forward the project as soon as possible. In addition to keeping in touch with Mann Media every day, the executives who carried out the DC Universe plan also quickly managed the Nolan Brothers~www.novelhall. com~ No way, they give too much.

15 million + 20 global accounts is already the highest salary in the director industry. As for Lehman, it is omni-channel 10, and Firefly is still the first investor.

Of course, Warner's atmosphere is completely forced by the situation. Anyway, in this life, Nolan and Firefly are tied up, and the two parties are raising each other's prices - it is also because the output benefits of "The Dark Knight" are too high, and the price increase is too high. Have no fear.

Let's put it this way, for the sake of visible benefits, Warner cuts the meat first, which is nothing.

Anyway, in the Batman project, if Warner, which holds the copyright, works well, it will definitely make much more money than the production, and it will be a long-term and stable cash flow. It is conceivable that even in 2020, a new generation of audiences grows up, and classics like the Batman trilogy can still bring benefits to Warner.

in the conference room.

When the filming agreement was actually signed, not only Kevin Tsujihara, but also the top executives of the distribution department around him were relieved.

They are very confident in how much energy the market hype at the end of the project can generate.

Just refer to "Spider-Man 3" - the story is not strong, and the word of mouth is the most among the three films. They all took away 336 million in the North American film market in 2007, and they got 60% of the total box office in the first two weeks. The flow effect can be imagined.

For project fans, do they particularly care about quality? No, that's what passers-by care about. The die-hard fans are looking forward to buying tickets to watch as soon as possible after the release. The key Batman is the top of DC, and Nolan is in charge of shooting, and it is the last part of the trilogy. Get up - "How do you lose the flying dragon riding your face?" Well, fast-forward to the pre-release period. It's hard to get a ticket.

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