Legendary Hollywood Director

On the street near the Europa Films building, Johnson-Blanton hid in the shade of a tree to rest for a while, then took out his mobile phone and called Lyman.

dudu...

It didn't take long for the prompt tone to sound, and a voice came from the other end of the phone.

How's the negotiation going?

Lehmann, who was still in his apartment in Cannes, put down the pen to draw the film split and continued, Has Europa Pictures agreed to our terms?

Not yet, they seem to be quite dissatisfied with the part of bringing capital into the group, and even want to increase your director's salary in exchange for us giving up this part of the negotiation conditions.

How much?

Five million dollars plus 5% of the box office share, and if we give up the cooperation plan with capital into the group, I am confident that this part will be better again.

Oh, it's impossible, I won't give up on this either.

Hearing the resolute answer from the other side, Johnson Brandon stroked his forehead, his tone suddenly serious, Then we have to do the difficult work of the interview process.

Don't worry, I'm mentally prepared for this.

Then I can now let out the wind that the new project and Europa Films are in a deadlock, and use external pressure to further force them to make concessions, okay?

Facing the agent's proposal, Lehmann thought for a while before saying, We can release news, but our first choice is to give priority to cooperation with Europa Pictures.

okay, I get it.

Hanging up the phone, Lyman sat quietly on the sofa in the apartment, and for a while he lost the motivation to draw the script of the movie.

When he was down, it was Europa Pictures that helped him, and he always remembered it in his heart.

However, although there is such a friendship in it, it can't affect Lehman's judgment too much.

Europa Pictures can be placed in the highest priority level of cooperation, but it is not an absolute must.

Cooperation, cooperation, it is always necessary to satisfy both parties. If you only blindly let yourself go backwards, that is what kind of cooperation.

Both of his works have brought each other a return that far exceeds the investment amount. He does not owe anything, but he only wants relatively fair cooperation conditions.

There's nothing wrong with that.

......

At the same time, in the conference room of Europa Pictures, Luc Besson was still talking about cooperation with Williams, the head of the marketing department.

He said with emotion: I also came this way back then. As a human being, I always think in front of huge interests. He wants more ideas. In fact, I can understand it very well. Who wants to see the creation of The value is less than a few tenths of the income that can be obtained in your own hands.”

This sentence of the boss can be regarded as setting the tone of the topic.

Williams said along the way: But he wants too much, one-fifth of the revenue share, it's really... He thought for a while before he said, It's a bit too taken for granted.

Could it be that the channels, publicity, distribution and media public relations we use to promote the film do not require energy and cost? We have managed to have the situation we are today, and the manpower, material resources, time and capital expenses during this period have been spent. , isn’t it a reflection of a resource or value?”

I don't think he can be on an equal footing with us just because he can direct a work.

Hearing the ubiquitous resentment in the old man's words, Luc Besson laughed happily, Negotiate, and there is no such condition as one bite, maybe people don't want so much.

I don't think he thinks that way. When he opens his mouth, he will be divided into one-fifth of the ratio. It's really powerful.

Fine,

Let’s keep in touch. They basically don’t have to run away if they want to bring capital into the group. Let’s prepare accordingly. As long as it does not exceed 8 million US dollars, it is still negotiable. This is our bottom line.

Williams said helplessly: Okay, I know, I will try to fight for as much as possible.

Two days later, Johnson-Brandon again came back with the results of the second round of negotiations with Europa Pictures. Although they still failed to negotiate, the tone has been slightly loosened.

The news that the negotiations were deadlocked at the beginning gradually spread to the ears of several other film companies.

First-tier companies such as Paramount and Warner, as well as second-tier film companies such as Artisan and Miramax, have come to consider their willingness to cooperate, which has increased the burden of Europa Pictures’ negotiations.

As Johnson-Blanton expected, with Lyman's track record, there will be no shortage of collaborators.

After another negotiation, the situation is even more favorable for Lehmann. Europa Films agreed to the conditions of bringing capital into the group. The stalemate is undoubtedly the issue of the share of capital and the amount of income.

Just when Johnson-Blanton was secretly cheering for the next negotiation, loosening a little amount of funds and successfully negotiating the terms of this cooperation, CAA headquarters called...

Things go back to a day ago, just as many film companies are optimistic about the prospects of Lehman's new projects, CAA naturally cannot ignore this aspect.

And after the latest news from the front detective Johnson-Blanton, they also know more of the inside story than others.

In the CAA headquarters in Century City, Los Angeles, the atmosphere in the conference room is still quiet.

Brian Lauder is asking his assistants to distribute documents to a number of senior agents, including Kevin Howian, which are carefully curated by their research department.

After all, the achievements of Three Silly Trouble in Bollywood are still vivid in our minds, and no one can remain unmoved, even if Johnson-Blanton has already said that the negotiations with Europa Pictures are on the right track. Can't stop everyone from having a different idea.

The material quickly circulated, full of detailed insights into Ryman's career as a director, a comparison of the market returns and investment amounts generated by the works he directed, and some insider accounts of new projects.

Let's take a look. Brian Lauder said slowly: Our people are already helping Lyman negotiate with Europa Films. Although the final result has not been obtained yet, I think it is not a matter of cooperation between the two sides. would be too far.

Let me add, Kevin Howian also said, It is said that Paramount Pictures also has ideas for new projects. Think about it, can we take this opportunity to step in.

Isn't it that their negotiation work went well? Can we have a chance? A CAA executive asked suspiciously.

In this world, as long as there are enough interests, can there be no chance to intervene? The key question now is, what price can we pay to get the qualification to enter the game. Another high-level retorted.

That's right, but what can we give? Or what are we willing to give? The words of the person who asked the question earlier caused the conference room to fall into silence again.

Yes, everyone else has to meet the conditions. How can they enter the game? They can't provide better salary to Lehmann. In this regard, they may not be as bold as Europa Pictures.

The intricate internal power and shares of CAA are far from comparable to Europa Pictures, which means that a major decision has to be made. It also involves the issue of capital investment, which is even more difficult to achieve.

The group of people on the board, although not involved in the day-to-day management of the company's affairs, are unexpectedly concerned about the financial aspects.

Only allowed in, not allowed out, maybe that's what it means.

Difficult!

Everyone was thinking about how to enter the game, Kevin Howian said, Everyone, I heard a situation, Paramount Pictures wants to directly discuss the release of this new work, and wants to try to get the release of the movie. Copyright, no matter how bad it is, we have to fight for channel rights in North America, which may be an opportunity for us.”

How? someone asked.

Join Paramount Pictures to negotiate with Europa Pictures to gain entry.

But Paramount doesn't seem to be of any use to us, can this work? Another questioned.

Don't they have a project that they want us to facilitate? Promise them, and in the joint action, they only ask for short-term revenue at the box office, and do not participate in the peripheral revenue of offline and film copyright operations. I think, in this way, they are very Probably will.

Is it worth it?

After all, you have to pay so much and only strive for a short-term gain.

As long as this movie can be as good as his previous works, it's worth it. What's more, Lehman's agent contract is signed by our company, which is also a disguised investment. Kevin -Howian continued: Moreover, in my opinion, the project that Paramount Pictures wants to operate, although the market prospect is generally good, it is not without merit, provide a little convenience, and strive for this opportunity to enter the game, in In my opinion, it’s still worth it.”

What do you think? Brian Lauder said. This is the statement of everyone who is going to be present.

I agree.

I agree.

Seconded......

I think there is a problem.

A succession of attitudes has already made its mark.

Brian Lauder made a summary, 10 votes to two votes, Kevin's proposal passed, now, immediately contact Paramount Pictures, release our intentions, and strive to work together to submit a request to Europa Pictures.

If you have nothing to do, let's end the meeting. Brian Lauder said, stood up first and left the conference room.

The fight for action begins...