He said warmly that Jill Nate, a well-known producer in the circle, has been responsible for works such as "The White-Headed Detective", "Walking in the Clouds", "Sniper Phone Booth", "Marley and Me", "Private Items", "Weaknesses", etc. From the content of these works, it can be seen that he is a person who is good at choosing award-winning subjects and an expert.

He didn't need to be too polite to Lehman at first. There is only one reason to be too polite, and he has something to ask for.

For a producer like him who has his own career and connections, Hollywood studios will not refuse to talk to him about projects, proposals, etc. He has too many places to go and can still start the price.

But, unfortunately, Jill Nate is a little embarrassed in the circle now. This is the case with the production. If you are not sure about it for a while, the capital will be strict in your scrutiny. It is strange. In 2007, he confidently collaborated with Stephen Van Mill and persuaded Fox to shoot a magic film. Everyone knows that few people who followed the trend and played magical themes during that period were successful.

And his failure is also the loss-making masterpiece "Dragon Knight" that can compete with "Golden Compass".

This A-class work, which has a marketing cost of 150 million, has an IMDB score of 5.6, and a domestic closing (30%) of 75.03 million. If it weren't for the market hunger for such money-burning visual effects films, the international (70%) has obtained 175 million, with a total global cumulative total of 250.4 million. In addition, Fox's ability to recover losses is outstanding, so he only lost more than 43 million.

This number is also a pain for Fox, and it is a devastating blow to veteran producers like Jill Nate. Not to mention anything else, how many award-winning projects he has to win to make this money?

More importantly, this is the collapse of capital's reputation. Independent productions rely on their vision to make a living. If someone distrusts this aspect, how much room can be operated? I'm afraid that no matter how much you say, others will always have a little hesitation.

"Haha, it's a bit presumptuous. We came here without making an appointment."

Elevator entrance.

Jill Nate, who is 58 years old this year, has no qualifications or arrogance at all. Seeing that the master has arrived, he quickly wanted to come over and shake hands.

"Lyman."

The person who came walked out of the elevator with a signature depressed smile. But it was director Li An.

After filming "Invincible Hulk", this man hid for a long time because of the things in "Lust and Caution" in the mainland. In the past two years, he really couldn't stand the loneliness and held the guide. He only made a memoir movie like "Making Woodstock Music Festival" - a gay writer inadvertently led to the story of the 1969 music event.

"Are you guys?"

After the social etiquette, Lehman looked at the few people and asked.

"This is David Margo, the gold medal screenwriter who has worked on "Looking for Neverland". "Gill Nate first introduced the last one in the trio, and then said: "I have a project idea and I pay great attention to emotional portrayal, so I found director Lee to shoot."

Lehman just raised his arm to shake David's hand, and Li Zhao responded after hearing this, "I read this novel "The Fantasy Drift of the Young Pi", a book created by Young Matt. I had read it 7 or 8 years ago. I thought no one would want to move it to the big screen, but I was still very moved when Mr. Nate found me."

Li Zhang was still so unconcealed, "Using first-class visual effect technology to talk about a very plain main line: an Indian boy named Pai and a Bengal tiger on the sea day and night, without extra roles or any entertainment elements, but it is also very similar to a painting, a very delicate painting. I have remembered the sea scroll that Yan Matt gave it to me until now?"

......

“I can’t think of a better way to spread faith. No thunder from the pulpit, no condemnation of a bad church, no pressure from peers, only a scripture quietly waiting to say hello, as gentle and powerful as a little girl kissing your cheek.

?Despair is a heavy black. I thank God, it always passes.

A group of fish appeared around the net, or a knot shouted loudly to be suppressed again. Or I thought of my family, how they were free from this terrible pain. The black would stir up and eventually disappear, God would stay, and a shining spot of light in my heart. I would love."

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? "The reason why death is so closely linked to life is not the necessity of living things - but jealousy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a kind of jealous, possessive love. But life leaps gently over forgetting, and loses only one or two unimportant things, and gloom is just the shadow of clouds."

......

When they learned that everyone was looking for investment, the group quickly went upstairs and went to Lehman's office.

With outsiders here, Lehman didn't talk much about the past with Li.

However, when talking about the original novel of "The Fantasy Drift of Pi", several literary men seemed to be very topical.

Li Zhao was still like that, no matter how low the trough, questioned, or glory, and invited by all parties, there was not much impetuousness in his body.

Strictly speaking, he was the invited party. When Lehman reads the script adapted by David, Jill Nate was the most nervous person. Compared to the two around him who were immersed in the stories woven by the author and discussing the sentence fragments in it, although he also likes the kind of thinking about faith, life and fear revealed in the article, and has his own set of understandings, he is more or less the most utilitarian.

While talking about the direction of creation with Li Zhang, David and others, he stared at every emotional change on Leman's face, trying to analyze whether this trip was a result that he felt satisfied with.

After all, he no longer has many bargaining chips to lose. In the battle of "Dragon Knight", he lost most of his career. The mockery that some of his "friends" around him inadvertently made him angry and sigh.

He was silent for a long time and even produced a comedy. But in the end, he looked through various books and scripts and chose the most familiar and expertly in-depth project projects for his works.

"So, Fox has been hesitating about this adaptation project, and then you guys come to Fireflies?"

After a while, Perlman came and brought some information.

Jill Nate asked back: "Everyone has many considerations about the script. Mr. Rust, what do you think after reading the script?"

"The scenery is like a painting. But it is not cheap to shoot such an effect." What Lehman impressed the script the most was the scenery of a small boat floating on the sea. As for those thinking, it was just a part that raised the meaning of the landscape painting.

"Yes, anyone who reads the original work will feel the picture is full of pictures. And Fox is not disapproving of this project. It is just that someone suggests that the budget of this work should be controlled at around 40 million so as not to be too risky of losses, but I deny it." Jill Nate is more or less a bit stubborn, or the independent producers who can stand out are all stubborn guys, otherwise they will not look for subjective irreplaceable between the market and the individual. "A 40 million cannot shoot a sea scroll. This is the most exciting and most scene in the entire script. I don't think it can be achieved by saving the results."

"But you still want to shoot with the 3D visual effects system of "Avatar". To be honest, that's too expensive. The technical expenses paid to Vita Digital alone and their processing costs in the later stage are at least about 30 million. I don't think a literary and artistic film requires so much budget to spend on such expensive things, and then other simple visual effects parts, adaptation costs, labor, equipment, props, etc., as well as your salary. It's unheard of for a literary and artistic film to spend hundreds of millions of dollars, and I don't know how to make a profit." Perlman mentioned, "It's also a rental Vita's visual effects system. "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes" that Firefly launched a project to shoot some time ago, and the total budget is maintained at 95 million."

Li Zang was also a little embarrassed, which was why he didn't think anyone would adapt after reading the article: if you want to shoot the storm and waves at sea, you have to learn "Titanic" on the lake and create a wave machine to create the effect of rolling waves. This set problem alone is very troublesome and cost money, not to mention that Matt uses his exquisite words to create a magnificent picture, which is not ordinary visual effects. In order to reflect the fantasy color, rather than the plastic feeling, can it be done without spending money?

It’s okay to spend money. Hollywood is not afraid to invest in blockbusters, but investing in blockbusters does not want to have depth, simplicity, straightforwardness, and coolness, which is considered to take into account the communication and popular nature. In other words, it is not a low-cost expense. Why do you want to shoot such a subject? There are many better choices outside.

"The script in this context." David Margo also spoke, "It is difficult to reduce the cost unless the texture of the film should be."

"But all the actors are Indian?"

"You can't buy the original adaptation rights and then replace the characters in it with white people. I'm not that shameless." David was unhappy. He was a skilled screenwriter after all, and he did not buy into the so-called commercialization. In the hearts of people like him, he clearly distinguished his personal pursuit from simple work salary.

"The original work itself is the author's perception of India's religious beliefs, patriarchy, social oppression, etc. projected into the dialogue between the school and the tiger, and got along. Young Matt has been there for a long time." Li Xing added, "This is actually not a matter of the role. Anyone who plays must serve the theme."

"But the audience doesn't buy it. Sorry, boss, I'm not talking about you." Perlman continued: "Apart from "Three Idiots Make a Fight for Bollywood" and "The Millionaire in Slums", I have not seen any works that Indian actors can be accepted by European and American circles so far, and the results of these two films are only somewhat famous in the international scope." He looked at Lizhang, "Director Lizhang should have a deep understanding. Not to mention Indian actors, no one will pay attention to even a larger number of Asians in this land. Many viewers cannot see their familiar faces and will not enter the theater no matter how they promote them."

During the discussion of several people.

Lehman read through the script again and kept applauding David Margo and the literary thoughts of the original work themselves. Instead, there were too many emotional changes because of the name "Pi's Fantasy Drifting".

Market vision is very important, but knowing how to shoot is more important.

From this perspective, he admired Jill Nate's judgment - this art film, even many people who watch it, need to interpret it one by one, really won the picture... Although the expected audience of the film is a group that has received higher education and has a better understanding of the nature of literature and art, in fact, the main force of "Pie" contributes to the box office audience, with each picture quality control, and praises the sense of picture expressed by the film, even if the dialogue is long-lasting.

As for Perlman, his judgment cannot be wrong. "Pie" is really not profitable, but it is also a good project. Sometimes, the influence of a masterpiece is not calculated solely by box office. He does this, but it is a bit of a black face.

"Okay, our Firefly Pictures has a big gap next year's project."

As soon as this was said, Jill Nate's morale immediately rose when he was hit.

I heard Lehman say, "So I don't care about your argument anymore. If the market doesn't want to put the market aside, I will ask what the funding gap is in this project?"

"My personal studio can invest some money, and Lee seems to have to share the needs of the director, right? Then David, what about you?" As the initiator of the project, Jill Nate's distribution of interests is considered as taking care of partners. Can it be motivated?

"I asked James Shams, who and I invested 10 million as a studio." - James Shams, currently CEO of Focus Pictures, also served as the screenwriter of Li Zha. The projects they worked together include "Food, Men and Women", "Ice Storm", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Brokeback Mountain", "Lust Caution"... So, don't think that Li Zha has no connections in Hollywood, but the West's grasp of favors and business is more open than that of the East. Li Zha is unlucky, and everyone will not be emotional, but it is really at the point of asking for help. He still has some energy in the circle who can win the Oscars with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"I'll invest 2 million yuan in person." David hesitated for a moment, but he really had great expectations for this project. He gritted his teeth and made a sum.

"According to my prior estimate, the project production funding will cost about 100 million to 120 million. If there is a gap, it is still between 68 million and 88 million in preparation process."

"What a big deal." This number made Perlman, who was used to watching large investments in the circle, feel that he exceeded the psychological bottom line of art films.

"If you write a plan, I will let the Finance Department review it. If nothing is wrong, pull the crew up first."

Perlman was still muttering, "I can guess how those newspapers will write this investment."

"Well..." The three of them looked at each other a few times, and unconsciously felt much more physical and mentally. Especially Jill Nate, this project was stuck for several weeks during the Fox project review. The executives he knew were also embarrassed and said they were fighting for something, but in fact they were all busy with other things. Fortunately, after pulling Li Shuan, he suggested that the investment probability of Firefly Lala would be greater.

According to Li Zhao, "Leiman is also an excellent director, and he can also read the emotional side of his works."

As expected, such a work was passed without hesitation.

Think about it, maybe it's also rich. Jill Nate remembered some newspaper reports from some sources, saying that Firefly's profit returns in recent years are very high, and a large amount of floating wealth has accumulated on the capital chain. It is conservatively estimated that 2 billion yuan (Firefly is not a listed company, so there is no need to disclose financial reports. The editor can only speculate on how much money it has made based on box office data and other information.)

Alas, is this the willfulness of rich people? I am really envious. There is no need for complicated meetings and discussions, no need for all kinds of provocations, hesitation, and various risks of commenting on the market. The investment in A-level movies is just a matter of one sentence.

After the three of them left happily, Perlman continued: "Will it be a bit of a big deal? Investing in art films is of course a good thing. It can increase the audience's favorability for the label and establish a better impression and international prestige. But with such a high investment, will the Arisandro group of people also make a high budget?"

"You know, for people with artistic thinking, they never want to control costs. They just want to spend money on what they want. If they can infinitely improve the texture, who can hold back and spend more money. This undoubtedly opens up a bad idea. The concepts of 10 to 20 million and 100 million are completely different."

"If they are smart enough, they won't. Not every movie is adapted to 3D and to higher-level pictures. Some movies serve the plot." Lehmann didn't say anything: Mexican Sanjieli can only do it. He is very particular about the picture, but he is now busy with the monster universe.

Lehman flipped through the documents on the table, "By the way, has there been any proposals for the Hulk shooting across the Universal?"

The Hulk is very important to the MCU and cannot be avoided now. Especially the Miracle of "Avengers" has gained a high reputation, and it is even more impossible to report that there is no problem that it cannot communicate with the global project characters.

"It's just profitable." Perlman also sat down.
Chapter completed!