Of course, as a time traveler, Lehman knew about the iron law of survival such as keeping secrets and planning for later action.

He also didn't intend to explain to Nolan where his confidence came from.

Although Barry Meyer had quickly thought about it when he proposed the project and decided to seize the opportunity and participate.

All of this now is just developing on the established track.

Even without Firefly Pictures, Warner would introduce Legend Pictures to the company due to financial issues.

No matter which company is involved, it will not affect Warner's plan.

However, what Lehman is doing is a response to the better development of Firefly Pictures.

After driving in, Lehman sent Nolan home first, and then rushed to the company.

All the preparations can be done are done, and the rest depends on how determined Warner is to adapt. If they are unwilling to let go, then no matter what, Batman's project will not be launched.

Even so, before that, Lehman still had some small doubts that needed to be answered.

He called Joseph and asked him to call the legal lawyer from a law firm he often cooperated with.

Firefly Film has a legal department, but it is basically an empty shell, and they are not able to support a formal and powerful team of lawyers.

You know, American lawyers are very high-quality professions.

The annual salary is very high and the social status is higher.

In ordinary small companies, there is no spare money to support such a group of gold-eating monsters. Only top media groups like Disney would want to concentrate the most lawsuits in the world, and serve them online, because they have lawsuits every day, and they are not idle people.

Small companies like Firefly sign business cooperation with a law firm. They will only be used if something happens or if there is any legal consultation. They are charged per-view, expensive sub-spiders.

Otherwise, only rich people can find lawyers.

Soon, the representative of the firm invited by Joseph came over.

This is a middle-aged white man in his forties and a little bald.

He was wearing a professional formal attire and holding a briefcase. He had a good attitude and looked very polite.

"Mr. Lehman, my name is Lucas Jon. What are your doubts?"

"In terms of film collaboration."

"Is it copyright?"

"No, what I want to ask is how to guarantee the rights and interests of subsequent participation in a serialized film project."

In Lehman's plan, "Batman" must have three plans to produce it.

But if copyright is not involved, Warner can easily dominate the project. What if they turn against each other and kick out Fireflies for profit?

This is a very important point to be considered. He doesn't want to work in vain and can't make much money.

After all, although the first part of the trilogy was successful, the last two parts were still the ones that benefited the most.

Barry Meyer, he is not an honest person. Now he can still agree verbally, but he won't admit it if he is not sure.

In this way, he had to have a countermeasure in the project signing contract, except for director Nolan.

In case, Warner felt that he was OK again, not only to withdraw Firefly's funds, but also to change the director. This is not impossible.

"What do you mean?" Lucas asked.

"The first question is, if the producer does not have copyright in cooperation, how can offline income be guaranteed? If Warner refuses to pay, can he win a lawsuit?"

"Of course." Lucas took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Lehman. "This is a very standard letter of intent to entrust shooting. If the producer is involved, it is agreed in accordance with the production agreement. As long as there is capital investment or other forms of relevant regulations are signed, the issuer must also guarantee the producer's profits. If the arrears are defaulted, it will require the help of a lawyer. We are very familiar with this."

Hollywood goes to court every year due to profit division issues, but it supports many lawyers and accountants.

"The second question, can we regret it by raising clear participation conditions for sequel production?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on how detailed the signing conditions are, otherwise it will easily get loopholes."

"Is it troublesome?"

Lucas shook his head, "It's mainly meticulous and cumbersome. For us professionals, it's not a hassle, but all regulations must be clear and legally effective, and cannot be blurred."

What does it mean?

For example, the lawsuit against Lord of the Rings has been arguing with Miramax since the movie became popular until now, among which the company established by Tolkien's family also claimed that their rights were eroded.

Tolkien Heritage Trust believes that they only gave the filming rights for the filming, and the new line does not have the right to use the characters in it to make a second profit.

Well, Xinshi is advertising with characters and plans to develop games.

In this regard, Xinxin also said that when he got the authorization, he had paid an additional million US dollars in authorization fees.

However, the trust company refuted that the agreement was signed that only allowed New Line to create tangible goods under the authorization, rather than digital products. New Line refuted that there were no detailed terms on this aspect in the agreement and did not have legal strength.

Such a thing has been delayed and has also postponed the adaptation project of Xinyi Film for "The Hobbit".

Actually, I just didn’t explain it clearly and took advantage of the new line.

According to Lucas's meaning, if you really want to guarantee your own rights, in the contract, all cooperation terms must be specified in detail, including the development of the sequel, how much is it occupied, what is the year, and how to divide the profits? Is it installment or one-time? Warner entrusts Firefly to shoot with copyright, what are the regulations? If the project is suspended, who will be responsible? It even needs to be subdivided into the TV window. If the movie is drawn and enters the family entertainment market, the TV station chooses Warner's DW TV station. How to ensure that it is the result of market choice, rather than a secret operation, give benefits to it, and lose the rights and interests of the producer.

One by one, everything must be discussed clearly in black and white, so that it can bear legal risks for any actions that are unfavorable to the producer in the future, and ensure that even if it is a delay, you can win the lawsuit.

He even reminded Lehman that if there is really financial transaction, it is best to calculate it separately, otherwise, if Warner makes trouble in the taxation, if the contract is exposed, it is likely to cause trouble from the IRS. This trick is also the point where some large companies dig holes.

If you really accidentally fall into it, everything will be a big flaw in tax evasion.

After the consultation, Lehman probably knew how to play.

In the past, he had copyright, either one-time cooperation, and didn’t care about sequels. Now, he has the first time to start a sequel program for a first-line production. Unexpectedly, there are so many twists and turns in it. He also made up his mind to pay attention to this aspect and not suffer any secret losses.
Chapter completed!