One Hundred and Twenty-Six - 1 Phone Call that Affects Your Life!
Of these two options, Wayne will definitely choose the second one without even thinking about it. This is already a blessing among misfortunes.
"Thank you, Mr. Feinstein. I will shoot the indoor scenes first in the next few days. I will prepare what I need for the shooting. When the time comes, I will shoot quickly and I will never cause any more trouble."
This result is already very good. He is going to put aside all the doubts in his heart, speed up the shooting, and explain the cost issue to Warner Bros. when he returns to Los Angeles.
"That's it, Director Wayne Greenberg, you did a great job, and many people are expecting you to do better!" Saul Feinstein stood up, shook hands with him, and then took the photo with a smile. Tap him on the shoulder.
After sending the two people out of the hotel and back to his room, Wayne breathed a sigh of relief. Now he had time to think about it, otherwise this feeling of suffocation would drive him crazy.
The reason why the other party agreed to let him stay in New York and provide him with follow-up work assistance was Wayne understood why Saul Feinstein finally agreed.
The words he patted him on the shoulder before leaving the hotel explained everything. The solidarity and mutual help of the Jewish people gave Wayne an advantage. This group has been persecuted too many times and has basically formed the habit of helping each other.
Wayne always talks about not liking the glassy heart and persecution paranoia of African Americans. In fact, Jews are the real people with persecution and paranoia. This stuff is engraved in their blood.
Especially the current Jewish community in North America. These people are shrewd, greedy, rich and brainy. They have controlled a large amount of wealth and more social status in North America in just a few decades.
Especially in the media industry, almost all the capital bosses behind the scenes are Jews, and no one attaches more importance to the channels of speech than this group.
"Nina, help me call Jeff Robinov at Warner Bros. and tell him that I have something to talk to him about." Wayne tapped his fingers on the newspaper on the coffee table, instead of rushing to read the reports. , the matter has already happened, and it will not change the result no matter when we look at it.
The assistant took out her phone book and dialed the number of Warner Bros.'s film and television and production department. After being transferred by the secretary, she handed the phone to her boss.
After taking the phone, Wayne didn't rush to speak until a greeting came from the other side.
"How about Wayne, isn't this a very rare experience a good one?" The strange thing is that Jeff Robinov, as the initiator of the project, does not seem to be in a bad mood because of this incident.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Wayne said: "John should have told you everything, and the crew is full of Warner employees. You should know very well what happened. Why don't you seem to be in a hurry? Don't forget, Jeff, you He is the first initiator of this project!”
"Don't make a fuss!" Jeff's voice was always full of reason. "Let me tell you, what you are currently filming is a large-scale Hollywood production, not a small-budget production in the past. Have you ever heard of any first-line project that can be smoothly produced to completion?"
"You're telling me this has become completely normal?"
"Of course it's normal, Wayne. The competition in Hollywood is not that simple. No big production can succeed easily. Everyone knows that only with big investment can you get high returns. The advice I can give you is to put your mind on the film." Production-wise, Warner Bros. will take care of the rest.”
Yes, Wayne suddenly realized that he was still too immature and had been dazzled by the modest success of two films. Perhaps now he had truly seen the tip of the Hollywood iceberg.
"Hello! Hello! Wayne!" Jeff Robinov called twice across the phone line without hearing the feedback from the receiver.
After Wayne finished his daze, he quickly said: "It's okay, Jeff, I just suddenly feel that I still have a lot to learn. I used to think that just making a good film was enough, but it seems that things are always more complicated than imagined! "
In the Warner Building in Burbank, Los Angeles, Jeff was sitting in his office holding a phone. He pointed at his secretary. After she closed the door and went out, he continued talking to the phone:
"Listen, Wayne, what you are going through now is normal. You are not going through this alone. All great directors have emerged from various competitions. In circles like Steven Spielberg Good old man, do you see anyone who dares to really try to play tricks on him?
All you have to do is put your mind on the shooting, put everything else aside and keep calm. Why do those media outlets issue press releases within half a day? Why should the police accept interviews after arresting someone? Someone is watching you, and their purpose is to prevent the success of the film. Don't let them succeed! "
"..." Wayne never dared to underestimate this circle, but he didn't expect that he was still too one-sided. "Can't I do anything now? Jeff, I'm not stupid. I can know many things with just a guess. Are you still planning to collect the evidence before fighting back?"
Raising his hand to look at the time, Jeff Robinov realized that it was still too late, and said calmly: "I'll tell you a little story, just listen!
A huge fire broke out on the filming set of "The Empire Strikes Back" on a project led by George Lucas. This inexplicable fire burned many props necessary for the movie, and the most important part of the film! "
When he heard what he said, Wayne's eyeballs suddenly shrank in, burning the film that he had worked so hard to shoot! And it was a project film like "Star Wars". If it were him, he would probably go crazy with anger!
"The final investigation result of this fire was an accident. No matter what method was used to investigate, it was a complete accident! George Lucas did not lack money to investigate and retaliate, but he still resisted the urge, and I put all my energy into the film.
Wayne, I hope you understand that the reason why someone uses some means against you is because you are no longer a dispensable person. Think about what George Lucas did, and look at him now. status, he is the richest man in Hollywood and the undisputed richest man.
At that time, George Lucas also had the full support of 20th Century Fox, but he chose to forget it all for the time being. The less others want to see his film succeed, the harder he will work to do all the work. This is the right thing to do! "
Wayne smiled softly, little story, aha! Jeff Robinov should think very highly of himself, far beyond his current ability, to say this to him.
"Jeff, you shouldn't compare me with the great father of Star Wars. I still have a lot to learn along the way." Wayne tried to relax his emotions. "I still have to ask some questions. I have some guesses in my mind. What do you think?"
"Then hold it in, don't say it! Just keep it in your mind. Let me tell you, you never need to find damning evidence for this kind of thing. You just need to think about it if your film overspends, is delayed, or even dies. Whoever is the last vested interest group is the leader of all troubles!"
This was exactly what Wayne was thinking. Now hearing Jeff's attitude made him relax his tense nerves. After all, there was no need to worry about some things.
"Okay, Wayne!" came the secretary's voice from Jeff's side. "Remember what I said to you, back then George Lucas had the support of 20th Century Fox, and now you also have the support of Warner Bros. We are even more powerful, with our parent company Time Warner behind us.
Lift your head high and stop looking at your feet. Think about this little story, go all out until you reach the top of this circle, do you think anyone still dares to trouble the richest man in Hollywood? I'm going to a meeting soon, so let's do this first! "
It seemed that Jeff Robinov was really busy. While he was still hanging up the phone, Wayne asked the last sentence in an urgent tone.
"Jeff, what did George Lucas do after he became successful? I mean the man behind that incident, and what happened in the end."
"..."
"You're too curious, Wayne! The phone in my office is encrypted, so I'll tell you. There's no one behind the scenes, there's just someone who will be locked up in a mental hospital for the rest of his life with a group of severely mentally ill patients. Mental patient!"
After speaking, Wayne heard a "pop" in his ear, and the other party hung up the phone!
"The richest man in Hollywood!"
Money equals power, this is a truth that will never be broken in this country! This story peeled away all the fog for Wayne and made him feel as if he had found his way forward...