18 Chapter 18 Difficulties (1/2)
In the morning in Cannes, the sun is shining and it is easy to sweat on the forehead while walking.Lehman looked at the high-rise building with a modern business architectural style, and walked forward without hesitation.
Just yesterday, Thomas also rushed over from Paris. After the trio assembled again, he couldn't wait to start the next job.
If a movie wants to be shown in theaters, naturally, it needs to negotiate between the distributor and the theater, and then the theater will arrange the schedule for its movie theaters. Finding a suitable movie distributor is the purpose of their trip.
In France, in the Alps, there are many film companies that have theater distribution channels, but they are roughly divided into two types. One is some subsidiaries established in France by major Hollywood companies that distribute their films globally, including Paramount, Columbia, Warner Bros., MGM, and French Film Federation-Fox Distribution Company, etc.; the second is the local film companies in France, such as Barker, Europa, EMI and other powerful companies, and then there are many independent distributors. , That's the Erdao trafficker who is shown in that area.
Lehman's ideal choice is of course those big companies. After all, big companies not only mean strong strength, but also richer film and television resources.
So his first choice was the office of Warner Bros. in France.
With so many large companies, the reason why the first goal is it, there is nothing special, because the office of Warner Bros. is near Cannes.
Well, the distance is the closest and convenient.
”Hello, welcome to the Warner Bros. France office!” The lady at the front desk greeted people with a smile. She was a white woman in her twenties. Although she smiled fakely, she was unexpectedly pleasing to the eye.
Lehman glanced at the work card hanging on her chest, and knew her name was Sivir-Woma, and said: ”Hello Miss Sivir, this is Lehman. Yesterday I made an appointment with your company to buy a movie. Department manager Gaiman meets.”
”Okay, please wait a moment.” Sivir turned around and started broadcasting and calling to confirm related matters.
When the three of them saw this, they were also casually sitting on the benches waiting for news.
Touching the sturdy seat under his butt, Lehman looked around the surroundings. For some reason, his heart suddenly became a little nervous.
At this time, the receptionist Sivir finished the phone call and said in a friendly and kind manner: ”Mr. Lyman, our manager is already waiting in the projection room on the second floor. I will take you up. Please follow me.”
”Okay.” The three of Lyman also stood up. Among them, Ryan and Thomas each took a briefcase, which contained various materials of the movie ”Buried alive” and a copy of the final edited version.
On the second floor, I first passed the Warner Bros. office area. It seemed that there were not too many people inside, but it seemed very busy. Everyone was working hard, or was just talking on the phone.
Sivir brought three people to an independent office. She stepped forward and knocked on the door. The sound of ”coming in” came from inside. She opened the door and reported inside: ”Mr. Gaiman, Director Lehman is here. That's it.” After that, she turned and went back to the front desk.
When the three of Lehman entered, they saw a middle-aged white man in his forties, with an appearance that is common in the United States, with thin hair, very bald, wearing a gray suit and black tie, sitting Behind the desk, looking at something.After seeing them coming in, he raised his head, smiled and got up and stood up, ”Hello. Director Lyman, hello.”
”Mr. Gaiman, hello.” Lyman smiled and shook hands with him, and said politely: ”It's nice to meet you.”
Thomas smiled and didn't say anything. Instead, he asked: ”Mr. Lyman, you look so young. Take the liberty to ask, how old are you?”
”25.” The answer was very concise.
After Gaiman heard this, he frowned slightly, obviously a little dissatisfied with the young director who said he wanted to work with him.At 25, I just graduated from university. This so-called movie won't be a ridiculous ”play house” game.
Although I didn’t want to see you and felt a waste of time, I agreed to meet and people came, so I couldn’t avoid it directly. So he said, ”Then, let me enjoy your movie first. Hope it will be. A pleasant experience.”
”I have brought the film to copy.” Lyman said, taking the briefcase from Ryan who was standing by.
”Well, let us see.”
Gaiman took the copy of the movie, put it in the player in the office cubicle, and pulled down the curtains installed in the room.
The four of them sat in comfortable chairs and looked at the small screen in front of them.
Gaiman pressed the start button of the remote control and saw a black screen lit up on the small screen.
As time went by, there was still nothing left on the screen, and it was still full of darkness.
”Wow, this...” Gaiman pressed the pause, looked at Lyman, and questioned: ”Director Lyman, are you sure this is a movie? Why doesn't the picture appear, is it a full movie? ?”
Lehman was thinking about this interruption, but when he came back to his senses, he quickly explained: ”This period of more than 20 seconds was drawn by sound. You will know what it means later.”