In a well-decorated study room.

The sunlight shines through the glass of the window and spills into the house, leaving behind shadows of light and shadow.

At this moment, David Finch, wearing a plaid shirt, was sitting next to the desk, with his head hanging down, but he was imagining.

The table was filled with literary works and documents, but the most conspicuous one was spread out. The cover reads "The Lost Lover" which slowly makes people feel depressed like the fog in the evening.

If it were an ordinary person, when he saw such a script, he might have thought about the plot design of a revengeful nature between marriage. It was nothing surprising, but David Finch was already hot in his heart.

He likes the black elements generated by the fateful misunderstanding between people - that is, the blurred boundary between good and evil (this is a major feature of the movies made by David and the theme of his black scar movies).

These black elements are also designed in "The Lost Lover" quite cleverly:

1. The kind-hearted people deduced the condemnation caused by a man cheating on his pregnant wife before the facts were proven;

2. The misunderstandings and dislikes of relationships and each other between a couple.

The outer shell of these camps that make people think about good and evil creates a wonderful black story - a wife with high IQ forged murder and framed her husband; when her husband is about to save herself with the help of her lawyer and sister, she is about to succeed in saving herself and break through public opinion, the wife returns to the public eye by killing another person, and gains sympathy by pretending to be pitiful, and once again leads public opinion to lock her husband in the house...

At the end of the story, when the husband is forced to continue living in the same room with his wife and raise children, the ending is the finishing touch, helpless and ridiculous, and the dramatic effect is full.

Thoughts are like springs, which may be what is happening to David now.

After he absolutely looked at the script, he was already thinking about the narrative structure and the effect of the film.

As a director, he is also a director with a strong personal style that forms a mark - he likes it especially and disdains the ones he doesn't like it, so he certainly has the ability to review scripts.

Furthermore, his directorial career was not smooth sailing - this guy was also an advertising director. Before entering the film industry, he filmed business for many singers and luxury brands. Then, although the Fight Club, which greatly increased his reputation, was not profitable from a commercial perspective...

"No wonder I was invited." David Finch leaned on the back of the chair and said to himself, "I really like this script. Leman said that he is not only a director but has a good vision. Is that true?"

......

A few days after the script was handed out, David Finch's agent team started moving as expected.

Inside the Firefly Building.

Lehman was handling some official duties, but not long after, assistant Metz came in to report the negotiations to the end.

"Boss, Ya'an is outside."

"Well, please come in."

After a while, a short white man of thirty-five or six stood respectfully.

"Sit down."

Leman looked at him, he was very calm. Leman thought to himself: There should be no problem with this task when he handed over it.

I think this producer, who has joined the company for less than half a year, has also supervised multiple projects in his previous studio and has rich experience, but if he wants to integrate into the production team of Firefly, he must need some opportunities to prove it.

"You are Aan Robert?"

"I am, boss." Ya'an said.

"You have been in the company for more than 5 months. Are you still used to it?"

"It's very accustomed to it," Ya'an said calmly, "but if I can, I hope to participate more in the production business."

Lehman picked up a resume: "What do you think of the project "The Lost Love"? You were just discussing compensation with Director David's agent, right?"

"Well. If you analyze the audience of the movie, according to the initial plan of the project, you were invited to direct it. The company must be the one who wants to operate long-term and attaches great importance to the quality of the movie. The main audience should be viewers who like storylines rather than special effects control. The age group will be more mature, mostly around 30 years old."

While speaking, Ya'an took out the first director contract and sent it to Lehman. "And his agent is very strong. After all, some days ago, "The Strange Things of Benjamin Button" directed by David achieved great success. Inviting them to such a trend, their price increase chips were very strong, so they always wanted to participate in the box office sharing."

Lehman took over the contract and skipped the previous template to see the director's salary: in addition to the basic salary of 14 million, he also proposed a 10% profit share in the world.

"What is his salary composition in "The Strange Things of Benjamin Button"?" Lehman asked.

"It's one-third less than this, mainly because 10% of the world's share accounts are a little more."

"Can you continue to talk?"

"I try my best. But depending on their intention, the proportion of the account may be reduced, but there will be no room for concessions."

"He has the capital to participate in the accounting division, but he can talk about it according to the terms of the ladder nature, and the maximum proportion is 80% and 500 million yuan worldwide."

"Yes, boss." Ya'an thought that this price space could still be negotiated.

"Then let's arrange it like this, and you will be the first producer of this project. By the way, the preliminary schedule of the project will be in early September next year, with a budget of 60 million, and the shooting cycle is still very loose."

"Yes, boss." Ya'an was happy. At Firefly, the management income of the production department is composed of, which is linked to the performance of specific projects. As long as "The Lost Lover" can make a profit, he can also get a considerable bonus.

"But you have to remember your responsibilities. No problems occur. Don't interfere with how the crew films. Your main task is to control expenditures, logistics management, and arrange accommodation and food."

"I see."

After joining Firefly, Ya'an discovered that Firefly's production system is the director-centered system. Although he felt that giving most of the power to a director, a group that is prone to emotional and impulsive will cause unnecessary waste and losses, the boss himself is a director. Whenever he encounters something, the producer also regards the crew account as a life gate, and it is not easy to meet irrational people.

Setting the tone, coupled with "The Lost Lover" as a medium-investment project, the director's expenditure is the big part of it, so naturally I can't afford to hire a first-line actor.

In fact, David Finch got an accurate reply from his agent. Knowing that the matter was done, he immediately started to make the storyboard and the construction of the team behind the crew. He had long forgotten that Pitt had verbally criticized several times, saying that he was targeted by Fireflies.
Chapter completed!