Hollywood legendary director

On the coastal road, a black Mercedes-Benz business shuttles smoothly in the traffic. Eva, who is wearing a white one-shoulder dress sitting on the front passenger, takes out her makeup mirror to check her makeup from time to time.

"Lyman, can you help me see, is there any problem with the makeup on my face?"

The girl looked around, then sorted the bangs on her forehead, then turned her head and asked.

Lehman held the steering wheel and looked around, and quickly turned his head: "Not bad, very well dressed."

"Does it look good?" Eva asked, holding back a smile.

"I will appreciate it if I have time tonight."

"Hmm." Eva heard the affirmation in Lehman's words, and seemed very useful, but the girl was not stupid, and soon understood the other meaning of this sentence, and a blush appeared on her face...

The celebration party of The Walking Dead chose a manor near Marbury.

Contact the party organizer to prepare early.

When Benz Commercial came to the entrance of the manor, Lehman handed the key to the waiter and walked towards the manor with Eva.

After hearing the news of Lehman's arrival, HBO CEO Morik Ruger, who came first, also greeted him with a smile.

Lyman looked at the opposite middle-aged white man who had considerable power in Hollywood before the age of 50.

There is no doubt that Morik can develop HBO's market value influence to such a degree, there is no doubt about his ability.

At this moment, he is wearing glasses, combing his hair meticulously, and a gentle smile at the corners of his mouth, without any majesty.

However, no one can take him lightly.

While Lyman was looking at each other, Morik was also carefully examining the young director who had gained fame in just a few years.

This process did not last for a few seconds, and two people reached out their hands at the same time.

"Hello, Mr. Ruger, this is Lyman Rust."

Although the other party must know him, out of courtesy, Lehman introduced himself first.

"Lyman, hello." Morik shook hands with Lehman, and then turned to Eva: "This must be the beautiful Eva-Green, Rose of France. Several of your works are outstanding."

Well, the French Rose was called out by the local media when "New York Trip" was released in France.

It was the first time that Eva was praised so much in front of her boyfriend, let alone the identity of the other party.

With a slightly shy expression, she reached out and shook the opponent: "Thank you, Mr. Ruger."

After the courtesy, Lehmann cast a look at Eva.

Eva also understood that the two of them had something to discuss, and took the initiative to walk in.

Seeing his girlfriend leaving, Lehmann said again: "Mr. Ruger, let's go in too."

At the moment, more than 20 guests have come to the manor, and as time goes by, more people are coming.

In addition to the main creative team and behind the scenes of The Walking Dead, Lehman also asked Caa to bring many Hollywood stars to join him.

Although Morik had been anxiously dragged by Lehman in the past two days, he secretly suppressed his emotions and did not immediately make an appointment.

Take the initiative to talk about other topics.

"Lyman, you are 27 years old, right?" Morik asked inexplicably.

Lehman nodded. He passed his 27th birthday last November.

Speaking of it, when he came here, he didn't care much about birthdays and other situations.

"It's really young and promising. When Spielberg was 27 years old, he was still shooting short videos to exercise. Maybe, in the future, it will really be your young people's world."

Lyman laughed a few times, and didn't know how to answer the conversation.He can never say that he used a long period of time to accumulate studio experience.

After Morik finished speaking, he changed the subject again, "Lyman, is "The Mist" about to start?"

"Yes, the preparatory work is about to be completed, and filming will start in at most a week. Time is still very tight." Lehman pointed out.

Morik pretended not to understand, and then said: "Lyman, speaking of it, several of your projects are cooperating with Warner. We have been getting along very well, right?"

"Of course, this is a win-win situation." Lyman shrugged, hinting that Morik's emotional card trick was useless.If it were Barry Meyer, it was almost the same.

At the beginning, backed by Warner's strong publicity, he had enough financial strength to develop Firefly Pictures, also acquired Blue Butterfly Pictures, and had his own North American channels.

But Lehman didn't think he owed anything.

Just like Paramount helped him gain a foothold in Hollywood, he repaid Paramount’s tens of millions of American TV shows’ box office profits, and helped Shirley Lansing regain the trust of the board of directors. Warner did not suffer any losses in cooperation. .

The total revenue of a "New York Tour" is at least 400 million yuan, and Firefly Pictures only received less than 170 million yuan from it. Speaking of which, Warner aside from the publicity expenditure, it is basically around this number. It is simply holding money without risk.

Morik had originally thought about putting it up first, but he was directly pushed back like this, even if the face that was accustomed to the world flashed with embarrassment.

"Lyman, I heard that people from other TV stations have called you?"

"Yes, the conditions for them to seek cooperation are very attractive."

Morik was a little irritable. He suddenly realized that the young man in front of him did not match his appearance because of his mental age.If he continues to consume like this, Lyman will definitely not let go first.

So, let's go directly to the topic.

"Lyman, do you think this is good? HBO will increase the subscription share of Firefly to 35% from the second season?"

As long as it can sign the broadcasting rights for the next few seasons, HBO is willing to give some benefits to allies.

However, Lehmann shook his head and said, "Mr. Ruger, is this the sincerity shown by HBO?"

The TV industry is different from the film industry. Because TV stations are not restricted by the relevant anti-monopoly laws, TV stations are completely self-sufficient in producing their own programs. Where can outsiders have the bargaining power.

Therefore, TV platforms have become more accustomed to it, and if you push forward for another ten years, TV series will be buyouts or a buy-in price. The ratings are not within the scope of the TV station's consideration.

And now, these platforms will only sell a small part of the benefits, compared with the film industry, it is simply harsh.

At least, the film industry often has the production side taking the big picture.

"Mr. Ruger, "The Walking Dead" allows HBO to attract a large number of new subscribers and consolidate the paid market. Even without the recognition of the old user population, the super high ratings of more than 27 million people this season can also make HBO a big profit. Compared with these, compared with what HBO can get at the price you just made, do you think Firefly Pictures can be satisfied?"

Morik stared at Lehman and said: "The offer just now is a condition that other producers can't get? What do you think?"

"I just want to be a little fairer."

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