Legendary Hollywood Director

The 75th Oscars came to an end, and the Oscar night organized by Vanity Fair also ended in everyone's friendly communication.

The media did indeed scramble to report the grand occasion of the awards, and for a while, the Oscars became a hot topic among the people.

But if you really want to say that the Oscar winner for the best foreign language film also had a big impact on Lehmann's life, not necessarily.

He can say responsibly that the impact is really small.

After all, life has to go on, and life won't stop just because of a so-called award.

Lehman celebrated in the United States for two days, and also thanked the people of CAA and Paramount, and further strengthened the relationship.

Then, I returned to France with Ryan, Thomas and George, ready to take a break or start a new film project.

Shooting new works has always been something he is very happy to do, which is hidden in his bones.

In a twinkling of an eye, the time has come to March, and Fury has been drawn in the markets around the world, and the work on this film has also entered the final stage, waiting for the theaters around the world to transfer the film's box office revenue to the distributor Europa Films When the account is on, the money-sharing conference can also begin.

On March 3, Lehmann and Ryan rushed from Cannes to Paris, intending to settle a portion of their studio's earnings.

The box office share in North America was already calculated by Paramount Pictures under the supervision of all parties.

That's why it has been delayed until now.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the two came directly to Luc Besson's office, exchanged a few words with each other, and then got to the point.

This is your income statement. You can take a look at it first. If you confirm it is correct, wait for the finance department to sign it, and the money will be credited to your studio's account.

Thank you, Mr. Luc Besson.

The two took over, and with the help of the professional accounting team members hired on the side, checked the various income.

Speaking of which, it is really difficult to track the details of the overseas box office this year. Even if the team hired by Lehman participated in the whole process, I would not dare to say that this part of the income is completely real. In an atmosphere that is not too big.

The details of the accounts in hand are very detailed, and even people like Lehmann who don't know much about finance can understand it in general.

The total global box office of Fury is 542.3 million US dollars. According to the distribution agreements signed by various places, and after deducting fixed expenses such as taxes by local theaters, Europa Pictures received a total of 285.2 million US dollars. The box office share.

Although Europa Pictures used the tax refund quota on Fury and cashed out a total of $3.5 million in tax refunds in Australia, one of the main filming locations, according to the agreement, this part of the money is not included in the film's income that can be divided.

In this way, from the box office market revenue, Europa Pictures will then take away the corresponding distribution fee, and deduct the total of 33 million US dollars of publicity and distribution expenses, and this part of the funds will remain at 165.3 million US dollars.

Among them, some of the remaining salaries of the cast members and other industry association expenses will also be paid, with a balance of 152 million US dollars.

Because the production funds include $6 million from Mann Studio, which Lehmann belongs to, $20 million from CAA and Paramount Pictures, and the rest is from Europa Pictures.

Therefore, these three parties can enjoy their due share according to the proportion of their respective investment.

According to the agreement, Mann Studio will receive nearly $18.24 million from the box office proceeds.

Although I still have to pay income tax and other messy taxes, I think the profit will be more than 15 million US dollars.

And after the movie Fury was released from France and the United States, Europa Pictures joined with Paramount Pictures and began to negotiate with Blockbuster, the largest video tape chain in the Americas, about the basic transfer fee for video tape copyrights and rental sales. .

The former is cash, the latter is long-term income, so the second half of the channel sales basically has little to do with Mann Studio, and there is not much that can be obtained. Agreed on the numbers.

Then there is the use of TV broadcasting rights, secondary development of film rights and other peripheral applications. This is also where Mann Studio can enjoy a share as an investor. The basic licensing fee of 9 million US dollars is also in line with the value of the film.

Combined, these two aspects earned Mann Studios $2 million.

Adding all the income together, the book number that Mann Studio can get in this half year is more than 16 million US dollars, which has already deducted the employment fees of those professional accountants that need to be paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers and the agent Johnson There is a fee for the service in this.

As for the remaining long-term benefits, some will have to wait. Come to think of it, none of them will be seen in a year or two.

After checking the film's earnings, Lehman relaxed, and Ryan didn't wait too long, so he simply left and went to the finance department of Europa Pictures to go through the formalities.

Watching Ryan leave, Lehmann smiled, and then he thought of the business again, Mr. Luc Besson, I already have a general idea about the new movie, the script has been perfected, and the shooting plan report has also begun. Done.

Hearing this, Luc Besson's eyes lit up.

Winners are always successful, which is what he has always believed. Besides, seeing Lehmann come up step by step, he is naturally very interested in his new film.

What subject?

It should be a crime movie.

This......

crime theme.

Lehmann is really changeable in style, and each one has a relatively large span.

However, Luc Besson didn't care either. He was used to Lehmann's way of not being limited to one or two subjects. He became more and more interested when he heard the words, How much to invest?

I like live-action filming very much, presumably, Mr. Luc Besson should know this.

Luc Besson nodded. The three films in a row were in a similar situation. Even the tank scenes were filmed as real as possible, rather than just building models. Presumably this directing method is his own style.

So, this play will involve many scenes and a large number of extras, which will be a huge expense.

Can you give me a rough estimate of the production cost? Luc Besson was not deterred, and his continuous success made him very optimistic about Lehmann.

At least $100 million. Lehmann said slowly.

It seems that the number he said is really just a number, very calm, but there is a huge confidence in that calm.

To achieve the effect I want, basically this number is almost the same. Lyman added.

Opposite Luc Besson fell into silence. Don't look at Europa Films who have invested in similar big productions, but most of the funds are not borne by them, but looking for financing. Even if there is a risk of losing money, it is not them. Take most of the stress.

To put it bluntly, even if the project fails, it is the money of investors and overseas publishers that will be swindled. For them, it will have little impact, and maybe they will still be profitable.

But now, when Lehmann said this number, even if Luc Besson had expected that the investment scale of the new film would not be too small, the large sum of 100 million US dollars still made him doubtful.

Such a scale of investment or financing requires careful measurement by Europa Films.

You can make the relevant plan report first, and I will let the company's market analysis department approve the project. Luc Besson thought for a while and said this.

In any case, let's get Lehman's new film over first, and we'll find a way for the rest later.

After a few more chats, the two officially confirmed the Bad Guy project, which currently only has a code name.

Ryan then returned to the office and signaled to Ryman that the payment procedure was complete.

Thinking that his studio is just an empty shell, Lehmann said again: Mr. Luc Besson, I want to buy some filming equipment, can you please do it conveniently?

It’s not a good thing to rent equipment for filming. Even if the two have no intention of taking care of the studio, they should try to be as good as possible.

What's more, the two of them have already planned on this aspect, and it just so happens that they have the money to buy it while the proceeds from Fury arrive.

Is Lehmann going to buy the equipment himself? asked Luc Besson.

Well, I didn't have enough money before, and I've been borrowing your company's equipment. Now that the funds are better, I want to make the studio's business more formal.

That's a good thing. Luc Besson didn't care either. Their company had contacts with major European equipment manufacturers all the year round, and it was common for similar purchases of shooting supplies.

Getting goods from him is not only convenient but also saves money.

They are all old customers, and they offer a discount, give a discount, etc., but it is very simple, and naturally they can understand Lehman's thoughts.

Luc Besson didn't say anything else, because if you have money, buying equipment is more cost-effective than renting equipment.

Do you have a list? Or what needs?

Lyman was prepared for this, and took out a small notebook from his pocket, which recorded the densely packed shooting equipment.

Luc Besson made a call, and then a staff member of the logistics department took it to account.

It didn't take long for the corresponding quotations to be released.

Lehmann took the list and looked at it carefully. If he went through the channel of Europa Pictures, the cost would be close to 2.3 million US dollars.

It's really expensive, but it's also expensive for its reasons. These are all made by first-tier manufacturers, and maintenance is guaranteed.

That's okay, just click on this to help me buy, thank you, Mr. Luc Besson.

Don't be so polite. It's just a trivial matter, and it's not worth mentioning at all compared to a new movie project.

I hope to come up with the project plan as soon as possible, our company needs to push forward the review. Luc Besson continued.

I will......

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