Legendary Hollywood Director

On the coastal road, the black Mercedes-Benz business shuttles smoothly through the traffic. Sitting in the co-pilot, Eva, who wears a white one-shoulder dress from time to time, takes out her vanity mirror and looks at her makeup from time to time.

Lyman, help me see, is there anything wrong with the makeup on my face?

The girl looked at it for a while, and tidied up the bangs on her forehead before turning her head and asking.

Lehman looked around while holding the steering wheel, and quickly turned around: Not bad, dressed very delicately.

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

I'll appreciate it when I have time tonight.

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

The Walking Dead celebration party chose a manor near Marbury.

Early, contact the party organizer to prepare.

When Mercedes-Benz came to the door of the manor, Lehmann handed the key to the waiter and walked towards the manor with Eva in his arms.

When the news of Lyman's arrival was received, HBO CEO Morik Ruger, who had come one step ahead, also greeted him with a smile.

Lyman scrutinized the opposite middle-aged white man with considerable power in Hollywood before he was 50 years old.

There is no doubt that Morik's ability to develop HBO's market value influence to such a degree is beyond doubt.

At this time, he was wearing glasses, his hair was meticulously combed, and there was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, and he could not see any dignity.

However, no one can take him lightly.

While Lyman looked at each other, Morik was also scrutinizing the young director who had risen to fame in just a few years.

This process didn't last for a few seconds, and the two reached out their hands at the same time.

Hello, Mr. Ruger, my name is Lyman Rust.

Although the other party definitely knew him, out of courtesy, Lehmann introduced himself first.

Hello, Lehmann. Morik shook hands with Lehman, then turned to Eva: This must be the beautiful French Rose Eva-Greene. Several of your works are excellent.

Well, Rose de France was shouted out by the local media when Row to New York was released in France.

And it was the first time for Eva to be praised in front of her boyfriend, let alone the identity of the other party.

She showed a slightly shy expression, reached out and shook the other party: Thank you, Mr. Ruger.

After the greeting was over, Lyman gave Eva a look.

Eva also understood that the two had something to talk about, so she took the initiative to go inside.

Looking at the figure of his girlfriend leaving, Ryman said again: Mr. Ruger, let's go in too.

At this moment, about twenty guests have come to the manor, and as time goes by, more people come one after another.

In addition to the main creative team and behind-the-scenes personnel of The Walking Dead, Lehmann also asked caa to bring many Hollywood stars to join in.

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

Take the initiative to talk about other topics.

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

Lehmann nodded, turning 27 last November.

Speaking of which, when he came here, he didn't care much about birthdays and the like.

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

Lehman laughed a few times, not knowing how to answer. He can't always say that it took him a long time to accumulate experience on the set before.

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

Yes, the preparatory work is almost complete, and the filming will start in a week at most, and the time is still quite tight. Lehmann pointed out.

Morik pretended not to understand, and said instead, Lehmann, speaking of which, several of your projects have been cooperating with Warner. We have always been very happy with each other, haven't we?

Of course, it's a win-win. Lyman shrugged, implying that Morik's emotional card was useless. If it's Barry Mayer, it's about the same.

At the beginning, with the strong publicity of Warner, he had enough financial strength to develop Firefly Pictures, and he also acquired Blue Butterfly Pictures, so he had his own North American channels.

But Lyman doesn't think he owes anything.

Just like Paramount helped him gain a firm foothold in Hollywood, repaid Paramount’s tens of millions of box office profits from American dramas, and helped Shirley Lansing regain the trust of the board of directors, Warner has never suffered any loss in cooperation. .

The total revenue of a New York Tour adds up to at least 400 million, and Firefly Pictures only took less than 170 million from it. Speaking of which, Warners put aside the publicity expenses, basically around this number. It's just money without risk.

Morik originally thought of getting close first, but he was pushed back like this, and even the face that was used to seeing things in the world flashed a hint of embarrassment.

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

Yes, the terms of their cooperation are very attractive.

Morik was a little irritable, and 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, Lehman will definitely not let go first.

So, let's get straight to the point.

Lyman, do you think this is good? HBO will divide the subscription for Firefly to 35% starting from the second season?

HBO is willing to give some benefits to its allies as long as they can sign the broadcast rights for the next few seasons.

However, Lyman 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 constrained by relevant anti-monopoly laws, TV stations can produce their own programs for self-sufficiency, and where can outsiders have the bargaining power.

Therefore, the TV platform is used to being strong, and if it is pushed forward ten years, the TV series are all bought out, and it is still a one-off price, and the ratings are not considered by the TV station.

Now, these platforms will only sell a small part of the benefits, which is simply harsh compared to the film industry.

At least, the film industry often has a situation where the producers take the big bucks.

Mr. Ruger, The Walking Dead will allow HBO to attract a large number of new subscribers and consolidate the paid market. Even without mentioning the affirmation of the old user crowd, this season's super-high ratings of more than 27 million people will make HBO a lot of money. , Compared to these, the price you just asked is what HBO can get, do you think Firefly Pictures can be satisfied?

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

I just want a little bit of fairness.

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