Legendary Hollywood Director

Among the three candidate directors, Tony considers himself the least competitive.

After all, the above two have achievements, only he has only shown his talent in screenwriting - not only the script of the Bourne Bourne series, this guy has participated in the writing of many scripts, after all, in Hollywood, he has already After working together for more than 20 years, I still have personal connections and often get job opportunities.

Of course, the embarrassment is that his own goal is to gain something in the direction of the director, not what to edit the script, but he has already failed once, and it is difficult to get a second chance to direct in the highly competitive Hollywood.

After going back and forth, I just kept writing the script and so on, but in my heart, I definitely still want to be a director.

Otherwise, he wouldn't make the effort to manage the network of relationships within the studio.

Yes, the Paramount production executive didn't help, and he still had friends from Universal and Twentieth Century Fox.

No, it's time to work hard.

The Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-produced by Firefly Pictures and Paramount is his best action theme. In the past, he also often learned from the crew how Doug Liman dispatched the filming of Bourne Bourne. After reading the script, when I told Shirley Lansing about the shooting idea, I also passed the test easily and was affirmed.

But the problem is, who can't talk about ideas, in this regard, he has not enough advantages, and it is still difficult to compete with the two candidates.

But Doug Liman may have been out, and Tony was happy for a while.

The person next to him asked, so, the directorship has not yet belonged?

The supervisor took over the topic and said, Well, this aspect may still need to be negotiated.

Another person said: Then, Tony, you should fight for it more, now there is a great chance.

Tony smiled bitterly: Isn't there another one on top of me?

There are no outsiders here. Let me give you an idea. The supervisor said: Instead of going the way of Paramount, it is better to try to convince Lyman. Although Shirley Lansing has complained about him a lot in the past, she trusts this person very much. It is a cooperation between the two, and I should listen to this person’s advice more.”

Tony thought to himself: If I can make money making movies, I must be so...

Of course, if I think so, I can't say that, so I can only nod my head to express my approval of this suggestion.

But to go to Lehman, how to convince it? This is also a problem.

Thinking like this, after they left, Tony was still thinking about it when he got home.

In terms of qualifications, the two are not in the same grade at all, but they can find a place to surpass Lehman in terms of age. Thinking about it this way makes me a little sad.

So, how to convince it?

...

Just as Tony was thinking about this, he was trying to convince Lyman, who made him the decision-maker for a first-line production director position like Mr.

During this time, some of the proceeds from The Mist and Million Dollar Baby have been transferred to the company's accounts, but Firefly's financial situation is still very bad.

It took more than 2 years of accumulated wealth to win the North American distribution channels and business channels, and the loan was repaid. Finally, relying on the excellent TV drama production, I got some improvement, and I seized the opportunity to enter the special effects industry. Not only did I not save money, but also The project is mortgaged with 200 million US dollars. Now the TV series is still being filmed, this cost is still a burden, and once the revenue is shared, it is almost always prioritized for internal digestion within the company, salary, bonus and the like.

Therefore, even if the company's operating conditions are increasing day by day and the means of making profits are improving day by day, in exchange for it is almost no working capital and high debt.

But hesitating when it’s time to develop vigorously is not enough. Lehmann knows that it will only be two years before he will accumulate strength.

In the future, the entry of capital into Hollywood will only be more powerful than it is now. At that time, if Firefly Pictures wants to rise, the difficulty will rise by another level.

In the office, Lehmann signed a $10 million payment to the company's financial department, asking them to implement it as soon as possible, and then said to Joseph: In this way, you can take the equity of Firefly Pictures as a pledge, loan a sum of money to the bank, and pay it first. Preparing for the release of Daydreamer for Blue Butterfly Pictures can also ease the financial pressure, but in the current situation, if the company has any good projects, there is no money to shoot.

Actually, there's no need to be so urgent. After the second half of the year, when the money from the offline market is recorded, there won't be much of a problem. Joseph persuaded: You don't need to mortgage the company's high-quality assets.

But I can't wait any longer.

Do you have a new project?

Lyman shrugged, Having a little idea of ​​shooting.

Okay, let's take a loan.

The projects that Lehmann is optimistic about are still very profitable, and they must borrow money to shoot.

And, having borrowed so many times, this method of spending other people's money to push a company forward is addictive.

Even if you think that most of the proceeds from the next film production will be used to repay the debt, it doesn't matter if you borrow it.

Anyway, as long as the company can maintain this kind of profitable growth in the production and distribution business, the debt it owes is not difficult to repay.

You must know that the debt owed by the acquisition of Blue Butterfly Films last year is only 20 million yuan short of repayment. When the offline income of Million Dollar Baby arrives, it can be paid off...

After Joseph left, Lyman continued with some chores.

After a while, Ryan knocked on the door and came in.

In other words, the filming of The Walking Dead Season 1, which he is the producer of, has been completed, and the start of the second season will not be filmed until September or October of this year, and on the closing day of the first season, the number of viewers hit a new high, reaching It has more than 37 million users, and an average of 35 million users are chasing dramas. I am so happy that HBO employees all work with smiles on their faces.

How are you doing recently?

I've only been out for a few days. Ryan continued, But Barry Mayer just called and wanted to invite you to meet?

Why didn't he call me directly?

I don't know. Maybe it's because of Paramount?

Well, it seems that Warners has a little temper, but I don't know how big the gap is?

But Lehman doesn't care much, he knows, which of these business people will act with temperament?

Only profit is eternal.

Of course, Ryan reminded him that Lehman had to call in person.

Mr. Mayer... Haha, I've been wanting to chat with you for a while... Okay, I'll definitely come over... Of course, see you later.

Hanging up the phone, Lyman and Ryan looked at each other.

How to say?

What else can I say, let's talk when we meet. Ryman shook his head. Fortunately, I am still prepared. I think Warners will not refuse to continue to cooperate. Then, the work of the second season of Prison Break will be handed over to You, remember to coordinate the various investors.

You really will find something for me to do.

Are those who can work hard?

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