The meeting ended soon after, and both Barbara and Wilson left, and before leaving, Anthony shook Lance's right hand and said meaningfully, "You know, you're a funny little guy, but you don't look like it at all." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" The subtext seems to say that people can't be disguised, and Lance's appearance is too deceptive.

After watching Anthony and the others leave, Lance sat down with Paul and Michael again, exchanged some ideas on the framework of the script, and about an hour later, Lance was ready to leave. Michael had a shallow smile on his face, "Although I had long expected that there would be many variables in working with you, but now it seems that I still underestimated that the rumors about you in the circle are not accurate." ”

This teasing remark made Lance laugh too.

Michael's point is simple, since Lance's plan has deviated too much from Sony's expectations, they will have to go back and have an in-depth discussion before they can give Lance an answer, but if nothing else, Sony Pictures will push for this collaboration with Chaos Pictures. In fact, the words before Anthony's farewell just now also revealed this meaning.

Neither Barbara nor Michael made a verbal commitment, and even though the words meant something positive, they still needed to go back and discuss it further. This is very normal, even if they nod and agree to cooperate on the spot, there is still a long way to go before it is determined in black and white, and the cooperation between companies like Chaos Pictures and Sony Pictures will inevitably involve many details of the division of interests, so even if the intention of cooperation is determined, the next interest negotiation is the core issue - if the distribution of interests is not negotiated, then it is not surprising that the cooperation talks have collapsed.

However, Lance is confident that this cooperation will go according to plan, especially after today's negotiations, Sony Pictures will make the right judgment and choice, and Barbara and others are bound to push the whole project forward.

Back on Green Ridge Street, Lance's tight shoulder line was a little relaxed, on the surface, he already had a plan, but he clearly knew that the significance of this cooperation was not only the "007" project, but also the cooperation between Chaos Pictures and Sony Pictures, which would become another boost for Chaos Pictures to take off.

Diorama Pictures had been looking for a long-term partnership with Warner Bros., but was unable to do so due to Lance's sabotage. But now, Chaos Pictures is about to cooperate with Sony Pictures, which is bound to become another important chess player for Sony Pictures after the acquisition of Columbia Pictures and MGM Pictures; What's more, the project itself contains huge commercial value, and the future is promising.

Ian is now in New York laying the groundwork for the company's grand blueprint, while Lance is not idle in Los Angeles, and Chaos Pictures is growing one step at a time.

But Lance still can't completely relax, the next distribution of interests of the "007" project is very important, he has no intention of showing weakness and winning his own interests, which is the fundamental reason for the cooperation between Chaos Pictures and Sony Pictures; In addition, the "I Am Legend" project must be put back on the table, and the patience on the part of Warner Bros. is approaching its limit.

“…… In the next moment, the project will be handed over to you, and I will start writing the script framework for 'I Am Legendary'. Lance briefly gave the interview a brief account of the day, and then handed over the follow-up to Theo and the new James Corden.

Theo is not surprised, Lance is bound to win this project, and unlike the Superman project and the DC Universe, Lance's changes are all within the acceptable range, and the entire scale is also within the control range. Of course, the most important thing is that even after only half a year, the weight of Lance's words is changing. So, Sony Pictures is willing to nod the head, and this shouldn't be an unexpected result.

"Need to get Ian back?" Theo immediately grasped the core of the problem, involving the details of the distribution of benefits, and Ian was the expert. Even if Theo knew it again, he was a law student, not as professional as Ian.

Lance shook his head, "You're in charge." Have a meeting with Ian to discuss the bottom line, and then you take James out with you. "Things have priorities, and things in New York must not be slackened easily," James, in terms of distribution, we may be able to use the power of Sony to open up the international market, and I need you to make an assessment to see how much money will be needed to invest more than we can currently afford. ”

Lance knew that the distribution department couldn't rush and that the international market needed to be gradual, but at least they needed to have a charter to set out their goals for the future.

Lance's words could be heard clearly in his ears, but there was a constant surge of emotions in his chest, and James felt that his thoughts seemed to be a little unable to keep up with Lance's pace. He knew that Chaos Pictures was looking to work with Sony Pictures, but he didn't expect things to go so smoothly — far more smoothly than he could have imagined.

All this is a little untrue, Chaos Pictures is really about to cooperate with Sony Pictures? Is Chaos Pictures really about to dominate the production of the next three 007 works? Is Lance really about to recreate the new 007 collection as executive producer? Chaos Pictures' distribution department is about to join forces with Sony Pictures to complete the distribution of the next three titles? Can they even rely on Sony Pictures to open up the international distribution market?

It's all so beautiful, it's like a beautiful dream.

This not only means that Chaos Pictures will enter a stage of rapid development in the next five years, on the one hand, it will maintain its competitiveness in independent films, and on the other hand, it will begin to really get involved in the operation of commercial films, and the two lines will go hand in hand and develop in an all-round way; At the same time, it also means that Chaos Pictures has officially gained a firm foothold among Hollywood's second-tier film companies and won a place in the fiercely competitive Hollywood.

You know, so far, Chaos Pictures has only launched four works - "Fruit Hard Candy" has not been released yet.

Such a feat is a dream for many independent film companies, but not for most. At the beginning, it took only five years for DreamWorks to develop into a first-line Hollywood film company, and once won the name of Hollywood's "Big Eight", but DreamWorks was created by the three giants, even if no works came out, the connections behind the three giants were the top of the best; But Chaos Pictures is almost self-made, relying entirely on Lance to support itself, which is really incredible, even in Hollywood, which is rich in miracles, it is still shocking.

James felt things were moving a little too fast, and not so long ago he was the CEO of New Market Pictures and had to go out of his way to get an independent film released, but now that he's about to be a guest of honor at Sony Pictures, all negotiations can be done with ease. In the blink of an eye, he also has the potential to be on the Hollywood power list, and such a change is indeed difficult to digest immediately.

"James?" Lance noticed that James was a little stunned, and couldn't help but raise his voice and shout again.

"Ahem." James finally came to his senses, but had to cough lightly twice to ease his embarrassment, "Yes, I know, I'll do an assessment next." ”

"This time, we will try our best to get 50% of the dividend, so in terms of distribution, you need to negotiate with Sony in depth." What Lance is talking about is 50 percent, but in fact, after deducting the 40 percent box office dividends received by the movie theater chain, the remaining 60 percent dividends are half, in other words, Chaos Pictures will strive to share their profits equally with Sony Pictures, with 30% for each side.

The "007" project is special, Chaos Pictures and Sony Pictures will jointly produce it, the former will be responsible for filming, the latter will be responsible for financing, and the copyright will be in Sony's hands. If this is the case, then it is not impossible for the two sides to share the profit dividends fifty-fifty, more often because Sony Pictures is a large company, Chaos Pictures is a small company, so part of the profits will be squeezed, resulting in an imbalance in the proportion, but fifty-fifty is a reasonable data.

However, Sony Pictures is one of the largest distributors in the world, and Chaos Pictures' distribution department has just been established, which means that distribution will be handed over to Sony. This also means that Sony Pictures will take 10 to 15 percent of the distribution dividends. In other words, according to common sense, Chaos Pictures should receive 15 to 20 percent of the total box office dividends.

Now, Lance wants to get 30 percent of the total box office dividends. It seems incredible, but considering that Lance is the executive producer, he plays a decisive role in the success or failure of the film, and may even override Barbara and others, his own dividends will hover between 5% and 10%, so it is not impossible. But there is no doubt that this is bound to be a tough battle.

"No problem." James had also regained his composure at this time, and his whole body was full of energy, "What about the 'I Am Legend' project?" ”

"I'm not worried about this for the time being." Lance waved his hand, "I'll wait until I write the script framework." ”

"I Am Legend" is special, and Lance is considering whether to give up a small part of his interests and focus on the creation of the work to pave the way for the potential possibility of the DC universe in the future; It still works like Project 007. But as Lance said, until the script comes out, any consideration is in the air.

James nodded neatly, "Do you need to release news in the circle?" Or the release of official news? ”

The cooperation between Chaos Pictures and Sony Pictures, if the news is released, is bound to cause a seismic chain effect, which can not only enhance the company's brand effect, but also help the rapid establishment of the distribution department and the absorption of more talents. Advocacy is also one of James' job functions.

"Sony will release the news, let's just follow behind." Lance's idea is very simple, the news of the cooperation between the two sides is actually not of profound significance to the general public, but more of an impact on the circle, so there is no need to let the media follow the hype. (To be continued.) )