Chapter 227： Initially identified
After the car bypassed a rockery fountain, it stopped in the open-air parking lot, and Lehmann got out of the car. Looking at the surrounding environment, he also sighed, "It's really good here."
Barry Mayer listened and smiled: "If you think it's not bad, you can come here often. Our group of old men often meet here to play golf. If more young people join, it will add some vitality."
The assistant secretary was secretly arguing on the side. As Barry Mayer, since he said such a thing, he really valued this young director.
Who is Barry Mayer?
Not to mention how powerful Warner Bros. Pictures is in Hollywood and how good its performance is, it is the network of contacts he has accumulated and the dividends he gets every year, so his worth is not low.
"Forget it, I'm not very good at golf. Compared to that, I prefer to think about movies."
"It's good for young people to be ambitious," Barry Mayer said with a smile.
Lehmann didn't answer any more, and went to a restaurant with him.
The decoration inside is still quiet and luxurious, and they are all set apart in the same way as private rooms.
However, this meal, to be honest, is quite tasteless.
With so much age difference, I was already bored and scruples.
After the meal, Barry Mayer took Lehmann to a private room of the club to continue talking about the project.
After a while, we got to the point.
"Apart from the investment conditions of cooperation, talk about your personal needs." Barry-Mayer said.
Although the data in Warner's annual performance report is still quite good today, in fact, various problems are also a bit of a headache.
Sony Columbia has risen with Spider-Man, and the worst part is Warner.
In the past, the field of super-English movies has always been respected by DC. Now that the Three Kingdoms hegemony (20th Century Fox's "Fantastic Four" and "X-Men") is suddenly taking place, Warner is naturally not willing to share the fruits with competitors.
But unfortunately, the adaptation plan of Superman and Batman has not been smooth. Not only are there many people in their own homes, but they also criticize the project, and the market prospects outside are not very optimistic.
Just when he was in trouble, suddenly someone really took over the olive branch he had thrown away.
This promising young director has already made Barry Mayer look forward to it.
When Barry-Mayer asked, Lehman bluntly stated his demands, "I am actually very simple, just give me more free shooting space on the set. Actor selection, film shooting, post-editing and even composition and shooting. The team is all up to me, how about it? As for the follow-up distribution rights and offline channel revenue, I can completely give up."
Barry Mayer smiled and said, "I agree to this request. But we have to discuss a plan first. If the film does not perform well, how about your company's investment and share priority to make up for Warner's losses?"
"Okay." Lehman continued: "In that case, the producer will also be the one I recommend, and Warner should not easily interfere with the filming of the project. Does this make it seem that everyone is cooperating in good faith?"
"good."
Barry Mayer is more and more pleasing to the eye the more he looks at Lehman, this young man is too appetizing for him, not only has the talent of directing, but also knows how to advance and retreat (actively giving up the film copyright and not participating in the offline operation is equivalent to taking the initiative to give up a piece of it) Meat out), not arrogant, and not so annoying in temperament.
"Director Lehmann, have you ever thought about joining Warner Bros? We will definitely treat you more than Europa Pictures." Barry Mayer still couldn't help but say this.
Faced with such a proposal, Lehmann refused without thinking, "Sorry, I am a director, as long as there is a good project, I will naturally cooperate, and there is no one to join."
This is bullshit. In the end, the reason is that Lehmann does not believe that Warner will really regard his project as a key operation. Compared with Europa, Warner’s competitiveness is too strong, and they have no shortage of profitable projects. , such as "Harry Potter", such as "Lord of the Rings", such as "The Matrix"...
Barry Mayer was not too surprised to hear that Lehman refused. Since Leiman has dealt with him, he has never expressed too many thoughts of wanting to join, let alone when it comes to related cooperation, he can advance and retreat freely while fighting for relevant cooperation. Very opinionated person.
It's a pity that such a talent can't be completely used by me. Barry Mayer exclaimed.
In the previous life, it was also Barry Mayer who was optimistic about the potential of Christopher Nolan. Without a word, he supported him to direct and restart the Batman series, and successively cooperated with "Deadly Magic", "Inception", "Interstellar" "... As for now, he thinks that Lehmann has great potential, and naturally he has the idea of whether to let him join Warner.
But Lehman is not Christopher Nolan. Nolan was just emerging at that time, and his reputation was not obvious. He was attracted by Barry Mayer, and he was a big platform like Warner. He must have the intention to join. If it was like this two years ago, maybe Lehmann would be very happy. But now he has worked so hard for so long, and with his qualifications, he has made several successful movies. No matter how foolishly he is tied to a company like Warner, he will definitely not be as free as he is now. He Lehman is not stupid.
Of course, it is also risky to have both sides. For example, what Europa Pictures and Paramount Pictures will think about cooperation is still unknown.
However, he wasn't afraid either.
Anyway, his own project is still the priority to cooperate with Europa. In addition to the kindness over the years (mainly due to Luc Besson's affection), there is also the idea of stabilizing the base camp there.
After the two of them had initially unified the general conditions for cooperation, Laiman got up and said goodbye happily. Barry Mayer wanted to send him off, but Lehman called his agent Johnson to pick him up and gave up.
After returning home, Johnson couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to cooperate with Warner on the new project?"
Lehman smiled and said, "Yes, when the time comes, you will need to pay more attention to the specific terms of cooperation, but in fact, it's almost done."
Johnson was stunned, he didn't know what the specific cooperation was, but the news still made him very happy, after all, his career was closely linked to Lehmann.
"Don't worry, I will pay more attention."
"Well, then you go back first, and I'll go upstairs first."
The roar of the engine sounded again, and Lyman returned to his big house, came to the spacious balcony, looked left and right, and couldn't help but relax.
After working so hard for so long, he should have succeeded, right?
: . :
Barry Mayer listened and smiled: "If you think it's not bad, you can come here often. Our group of old men often meet here to play golf. If more young people join, it will add some vitality."
The assistant secretary was secretly arguing on the side. As Barry Mayer, since he said such a thing, he really valued this young director.
Who is Barry Mayer?
Not to mention how powerful Warner Bros. Pictures is in Hollywood and how good its performance is, it is the network of contacts he has accumulated and the dividends he gets every year, so his worth is not low.
"Forget it, I'm not very good at golf. Compared to that, I prefer to think about movies."
"It's good for young people to be ambitious," Barry Mayer said with a smile.
Lehmann didn't answer any more, and went to a restaurant with him.
The decoration inside is still quiet and luxurious, and they are all set apart in the same way as private rooms.
However, this meal, to be honest, is quite tasteless.
With so much age difference, I was already bored and scruples.
After the meal, Barry Mayer took Lehmann to a private room of the club to continue talking about the project.
After a while, we got to the point.
"Apart from the investment conditions of cooperation, talk about your personal needs." Barry-Mayer said.
Although the data in Warner's annual performance report is still quite good today, in fact, various problems are also a bit of a headache.
Sony Columbia has risen with Spider-Man, and the worst part is Warner.
In the past, the field of super-English movies has always been respected by DC. Now that the Three Kingdoms hegemony (20th Century Fox's "Fantastic Four" and "X-Men") is suddenly taking place, Warner is naturally not willing to share the fruits with competitors.
But unfortunately, the adaptation plan of Superman and Batman has not been smooth. Not only are there many people in their own homes, but they also criticize the project, and the market prospects outside are not very optimistic.
Just when he was in trouble, suddenly someone really took over the olive branch he had thrown away.
This promising young director has already made Barry Mayer look forward to it.
When Barry-Mayer asked, Lehman bluntly stated his demands, "I am actually very simple, just give me more free shooting space on the set. Actor selection, film shooting, post-editing and even composition and shooting. The team is all up to me, how about it? As for the follow-up distribution rights and offline channel revenue, I can completely give up."
Barry Mayer smiled and said, "I agree to this request. But we have to discuss a plan first. If the film does not perform well, how about your company's investment and share priority to make up for Warner's losses?"
"Okay." Lehman continued: "In that case, the producer will also be the one I recommend, and Warner should not easily interfere with the filming of the project. Does this make it seem that everyone is cooperating in good faith?"
"good."
Barry Mayer is more and more pleasing to the eye the more he looks at Lehman, this young man is too appetizing for him, not only has the talent of directing, but also knows how to advance and retreat (actively giving up the film copyright and not participating in the offline operation is equivalent to taking the initiative to give up a piece of it) Meat out), not arrogant, and not so annoying in temperament.
"Director Lehmann, have you ever thought about joining Warner Bros? We will definitely treat you more than Europa Pictures." Barry Mayer still couldn't help but say this.
Faced with such a proposal, Lehmann refused without thinking, "Sorry, I am a director, as long as there is a good project, I will naturally cooperate, and there is no one to join."
This is bullshit. In the end, the reason is that Lehmann does not believe that Warner will really regard his project as a key operation. Compared with Europa, Warner’s competitiveness is too strong, and they have no shortage of profitable projects. , such as "Harry Potter", such as "Lord of the Rings", such as "The Matrix"...
Barry Mayer was not too surprised to hear that Lehman refused. Since Leiman has dealt with him, he has never expressed too many thoughts of wanting to join, let alone when it comes to related cooperation, he can advance and retreat freely while fighting for relevant cooperation. Very opinionated person.
It's a pity that such a talent can't be completely used by me. Barry Mayer exclaimed.
In the previous life, it was also Barry Mayer who was optimistic about the potential of Christopher Nolan. Without a word, he supported him to direct and restart the Batman series, and successively cooperated with "Deadly Magic", "Inception", "Interstellar" "... As for now, he thinks that Lehmann has great potential, and naturally he has the idea of whether to let him join Warner.
But Lehman is not Christopher Nolan. Nolan was just emerging at that time, and his reputation was not obvious. He was attracted by Barry Mayer, and he was a big platform like Warner. He must have the intention to join. If it was like this two years ago, maybe Lehmann would be very happy. But now he has worked so hard for so long, and with his qualifications, he has made several successful movies. No matter how foolishly he is tied to a company like Warner, he will definitely not be as free as he is now. He Lehman is not stupid.
Of course, it is also risky to have both sides. For example, what Europa Pictures and Paramount Pictures will think about cooperation is still unknown.
However, he wasn't afraid either.
Anyway, his own project is still the priority to cooperate with Europa. In addition to the kindness over the years (mainly due to Luc Besson's affection), there is also the idea of stabilizing the base camp there.
After the two of them had initially unified the general conditions for cooperation, Laiman got up and said goodbye happily. Barry Mayer wanted to send him off, but Lehman called his agent Johnson to pick him up and gave up.
After returning home, Johnson couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to cooperate with Warner on the new project?"
Lehman smiled and said, "Yes, when the time comes, you will need to pay more attention to the specific terms of cooperation, but in fact, it's almost done."
Johnson was stunned, he didn't know what the specific cooperation was, but the news still made him very happy, after all, his career was closely linked to Lehmann.
"Don't worry, I will pay more attention."
"Well, then you go back first, and I'll go upstairs first."
The roar of the engine sounded again, and Lyman returned to his big house, came to the spacious balcony, looked left and right, and couldn't help but relax.
After working so hard for so long, he should have succeeded, right?
: . :
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