It turned out that although Francis Coppola did not show up at this Oscar ceremony tonight, she also hosted several judges who were familiar with her daughter.

Just now, Lehmann presented South African filmmakers with the best foreign language gold man, and was seen by Francis Coppola, so he asked Cage to verbally invite him after the banquet.

The next evening, Lehmann took Eva to the appointment on time.

The location is not in the rich Beverly Hills, but in Pasadena, a downtown area under Los Angeles. It is not as famous as Beverly Hills, but it is actually a place to rest.

The Coppola family is not only very influential in the film and television industry, but also participates in other businesses. After all, the Italians, the fourth-race in the United States, are respected by Coppola.

It can be said that many old guys are willing to give face to their family members because they can have a smooth life in Hollywood. In fact, they value the overall strength of their family.

After the two went to Coppola Manor through access control, they all went along the way with sculpture fountains, pastoral scenery, and even a wide-reaching golf course. Not to mention that Lehman and Eva were not walking, but riding on an off-road motor for transportation.

This hasn't reached the residential area yet, it can be seen that the manor is so large.

Francis came out to greet him with someone - he was a little fat, slightly panting, with a big beard, not formally dressed, and a little close smile. Lehman shook hands with him, with courtesy and respectfulness.

Today he was completely like a junior visiting his seniors, which made Francis Coppola feel satisfied - a director of a wealthy big guy is not arrogant, and he can really praise him for being gentle.

However, Francis did not take any attitude of his senior, and he greeted Lehman very politely.

Then he introduced several juniors to him. Lehman soon understood that this must be something to ask for.

Among them, besides Cage, whom he had known, there was another person who asked Lehman to take a few more glances and thought to himself: Isn’t this Miss Sophia? After becoming a director, he did not pay attention to maintenance and ran around in the wind and rain, and almost didn’t recognize him.

You know, this man worked as a model when he was young, walked across the runway, and won the Sour Plum Award. It was said that Frances was trying to help him grow. A new actor who gave her a work like "The Godfather 3" would not be scolded?

After talking politely to each other, Francis said to Lehman again: "I have collected several fine cigars. Do you want to taste them?"

"It's trouble."

Mr. Coppola invited me, and of course Lehman would not refuse (this kind of person asked you to do something and find a reason to talk to each other privately, but the fool refused). When he went to the cigar house behind, no one followed him. The two sat opposite each other, cut off the coat in front, and slowly roasted for a while. A breath of smoke drifted upwards, and the fragrance was strong.

Lehman thought Francis Coppola was looking for him for roles or film production, but unexpectedly, he never mentioned these things. Instead, he talked about Hollywood in the past, and his words meant to be close.

By the way, as an internationally renowned director, Francis Coppola's "The Godfather" trilogy is a classic among classics. In the past 7 years, the cost of more than 6 million yuan was sold worldwide for more than 200 million. This result is also easy to see the explosion, not to mention that the influence of this series of movies is not enough to be measured by box office.

Such a big man lives a worry-free life and is not short of money. Logically speaking, there is no place to get to Lehman.

But don't forget that he is a filmmaker and a director.

He is an old man who has devoted his entire life to the film career.

When talking about MGM, he would hate it and be dissatisfied with dissatisfaction. In the 1980s, MGM was taken over by the casino tycoon Cork Corkerian, and completely became a capital toy. He did not make movies well. Instead, he started real estate, buying and selling in the middle, increasing the company's market value in various ways, and then on the verge of bankruptcy. After a few round trips, MGM was ruined and its value was emptied.

It can be said that the entry of capital has not only given rise to the wider global influence of Hollywood today, but also brought about a very bad atmosphere, that is, to look at the market all, not the works.

For example, as long as you sell, the movie will definitely be serialized. If you can tell a story clearly, you will always have a sequel. For example, commercial operations and abandon original creations. Compared with Hollywood before, the living space of original movies is getting smaller and smaller. There are almost no original movies on the North American rankings. They are either novel adaptations or comic adaptations. If they are not good, they will use real-life biographical themes to the big screen.

This is quite unfit for older filmmakers like Francis Coppola.

——Times Group took over Warner, Viacom took over Paramount, Disney acquired ABC for 20 billion US dollars, Columbia was sold to Sony, Universal became a Comcast subsidiary, and Fox was taken over by News Corporation. This world has become too fast.

There are only 10 or 20 rooms, and Hollywood is a bit strange.

Francis Coppola's conversation made Lehmann quite surprised.

What does capital invasion of Hollywood have to do with him?

He himself is subject to the Six Majors.

But he didn't expect that Cage was rejuvenated in his hands, and his acting career was better than the past. Not long ago, the suppression storm dominated by Warner and Paramount was easily resolved. It was at that time that Francis Coppola truly valued the rise of the independent studio, Firefly.

In fact, Francis thought he could still support the flag of the Coppola family in Hollywood, but he had to admit that he was old and might not be able to walk on one day. Moreover, the continuous defeats of more than eight years also caused him to suffer hardships.

Therefore, he needs to consider the younger generations of the family and seek a backer.

He had thought about Paramount before, but now, he has a better choice.

First of all, he thought about the history of Fireflies' success and found that most of the movies produced were original, which was the first in all studios, which made him quite fond of;

Secondly, there was a bridge of familiarity with each other, Nicholas Cage (no matter how he changed his surname, he was always a member of the Coppola family.)

Third, Fireflies have a high risk resistance. They are not the kind of studio that is easily eliminated, and have a certain foundation.

Fourthly, what Fireflies lack the most is the Coppola family, which is the relationship network of the older generation of filmmakers.

This is a question, what is the use of a network of relationships?

Haha, if Fireflies have Coppola’s help, can the movies produced by Fireflies still be with them repeatedly at the Oscars?

You know, Sophia made a Tokyo version of "The Mood for Love" by learning the style of King of Sunglasses, and it could become the favorite of winning the award that year. She was shortlisted for all four major awards and finally received the best original script. This connection is envied by others, so she wants to cry. Sophia said during an interview that one of her favorite directors is King of Sunglasses. By the way, the King of Sunglasses really played with the atmosphere.

Francis deeply understood one truth: no matter how good the cooperation or the good relationship is, if one party cannot help the other party, or it is useless, small things are okay, and it will not last long when it comes to interests. You must have enough chips to communicate with each other.

And his network of connections that he has been running for decades is the best bargaining chip - talking about money. Lehman is not short of money now, but just a chance to continue to expand his foundation.

Fireflies are actually developing for too short time now, and they are far from being able to be strong.

Without capital blessing, it is really a step by step.

In comparison, the way of buying and expanding the acquisition in case of trouble is called wealthy. You must know that Lion Gate has acquired dozens of film and television companies related to film production or distribution.

Therefore, the expansion of the Lions Gate is so fast.

Friesis has been thinking comprehensively for the development of his younger generations. He has to say that his proposal is very feasible and also very touching Lehman.

In fact, no one suffers a loss in this kind of exchange of interests, and it is a win-win situation.

The Oscar shortlist is a scarce resource. No matter whether you can win a grand prize or not, you can still make a long-term business.

After all, this kind of platform that gains both fame and interests is rare in Hollywood.

Think about it, if you win the award, your popularity will skyrocket and you don’t need much publicity and publicity. The theaters and audiences are willing to support you. In addition, the winning films benefit the entire crew, which invisibly brings many invisible benefits from rising status.

——Leiman knew that Oscars had a lot of potential, just look at Miramax, but he really didn't have the ability to control before, it just depends on luck.
Chapter completed!