Two Hundred and Sixty-Eight - the Thoughts of a Good Old Man

The Rolls-Royce Silver Spur drove smoothly towards Beverly. In the car, Nina casually threw aside the missing persons notices that had been flooding in during this period.

Wayne can put all his thoughts on the post-production of "Batman Begins", but Nina has been paying attention to the fermentation of this matter. Now the legend about witches has been unknowingly stirred up a lot. Big heat.

Jimmy was supposed to be communicating about this investment plan that was like a boss game, but during this period, the broker was working with his colleagues to register a new brokerage company and rent office space, so this matter fell into place again. Nina's head.

The assistant lady knows that her boss does not need to care about the subsequent development, as long as she invests money, she must pay attention to the direction of things. If she invests hundreds of millions of funds, she must see sufficient returns.

Moreover, she has always been uneasy about the fat man Harvey Weinstein. This fat Jewish man has a bad reputation in the industry, and his evaluation has always been mixed.

This big fat man has a sharp vision. He is definitely the kind of bastard who can keep the bottom line as low as possible for the profit of his own films. However, he can constantly give opportunities to new directors, just like Quentin Tarantino who is enjoying his career.

The other party's attitude towards actresses, especially young actors who have not yet become famous, is almost like another person. He is an out-and-out tyrant, or a dishonest bastard. There has never been such news about him. All quite a lot.

In Nina's mind, compared with her boss, she is a good man who keeps his word and does what he says. At least he doesn't rely on deception and power to play with women.

"Where's Nami? Have you already boarded the plane?"

Opening the car refrigerator, Wayne took out a bottle of lemonade, took a sip, frowned slightly and asked about the Australian girl.

Nina nodded and said, "If the flight was not delayed, we should have arrived in Australia by now."

Over time, as long as the post-production of "Batman Begins" is completed and after the preview screening, non-stop pre-screening promotion activities will begin. As a hot actress in Hollywood now, Naomi Watts can't rest. How long will it take to conduct frequent promotional activities under the arrangement of Warner Bros.?

So this Australian beauty, taking advantage of the fact that she still has some free time, got on a plane and rushed back to Australia to be with her family.

This also gave Wayne a headache. As soon as Naomi Watts got on the plane, John Gray, his old partner at Warner Bros., called Nina and informed him that there would be a cocktail party in the evening. It's good that he can attend.

Generally, at a formal cocktail party like this, everyone will bring a formal female companion as a rule. This is not a rave party, but a high-end drinking party that favors the upper class.

"Want me to call Bella Grant for you?"

The assistant lady understood what he was thinking, so she took the initiative to take out the phone book and mobile phone from her bag, preparing to help him find a female companion temporarily.

"Forget it." Wayne shook his head. "Just the two of us can go alone. If it weren't for Oscar, I would rather stay in the manor and walk the dog."

Nina shrugged and put away what she had taken out. As long as her boss doesn't care, she won't care either. At worst, they won't bring a female companion. Anyway, no one will look at them and find fault with their rudeness.

Originally, Wayne was never willing to attend this kind of cocktail party, but he still had some thoughts about Oscar in his heart, and he also had a temporary plan to make changes.

He definitely has no hope for this year's awards ceremony, but it's hard to say what will happen next. Since the company wants to pave the way for him and introduce him to several college big guys, he might as well just go and get acquainted with each other to prepare for future votes. Work ahead.

After the car drove into Greenberg Manor, Wayne quickly took a shower and changed clothes, then got in the car and left the manor, and arrived at the Beverly Four Seasons Hotel before it got dark.

As soon as the car stopped, the hotel doorman opened the door for him. When he took Nina into the hotel lobby, he saw Jeff Robinov at a glance. Apparently, the CEO of Warner Bros. was waiting for him.

"How was the post-production work? Is everything going well?"

The two briefly greeted each other, and Jeff Robinov asked after entering the elevator.

"Everything went smoothly." Wayne nodded and calculated the approximate progress in his mind. "If nothing else happens, all the work on the film will be completed around April, and it will not be later than mid-April. It will definitely not delay the film's test screening."

The elevator dinged and stopped on the 17th floor. As the two people walked out, Jeff Robinov said: "As long as everything goes well, the reception has already started. Let me introduce you to some old guys from the academy. .”

There were people coming and going in the banquet hall on the 17th floor of the hotel. Almost all the participants were wearing formal attire, holding wine glasses and talking to each other politely. The waiters were carrying drink trays and constantly shuttled among these successful people. .

Ever since Wayne and the others entered the reception, they immediately attracted more than one glance. Even though the guests here all had some achievements in the industry, they still looked at the young man invariably.

"It seems that Warner Bros. has very high expectations for him. The director seems to have ideas for academic awards."

Tom Cruise was holding a glass of champagne, watching the CEO of Warner Bros. taking Wayne, constantly introducing him to various big shots in the industry, and sighed to his agent Pat Kingsley.

"According to the news circulating in the circle." Pat Kingsley was also observing the other party. "At least one-third to half of Warner Bros.'s revenue figures are related to his works. Also, I heard that Wayne Greenberg owns more than 5% of Warner Bros. shares!"

"What?!"

Before her superstar husband could speak, Nicole Kidman turned her head and looked at her agent in surprise when she heard this number.

Pat Kingsley shrugged. She had her own information channels. Even if the number was not accurate, it wouldn't be too different. Glancing at the people around her, she continued in a low voice:

"You heard that right. Even if Wayne Greenberg has not been buying shares for a long time, his investment income should have risen a lot. Warner Bros.'s stock price has been rising steadily this year. Even if you don't count his other net worth, just With this portion of shares, he is already one of the richest people in the industry."

There are some words she hasn't said yet. Judging from the current momentum, as long as the other party's "Batman Begins" can continue to be successful in the summer, Warner Bros.'s stock price will definitely soar again.

Almost none of the stars and directors in Hollywood believe in the financial market. They would rather invest in art than the stock market. But regardless of whether the other party did this intentionally or not, his vision and decisiveness are stronger than 90% of the people in the circle.

Nicole Kidman looked over there with complicated eyes. Even now, she can still think of what the other person said that day when she rejected her from time to time.

She glanced at Tom Cruise lightly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her superstar husband didn't know about it, and Pat Kingsley didn't say much. Otherwise, with his petty attitude, there will definitely be endless quarrels.

Not far away from them, an emerging force in Hollywood, the two bosses of DreamWorks, were also observing Jeff Robinov and the others.

"Steven, are you really going to do this?"

Looking at the young man, Jeffrey Katzenberg took a sip of champagne and asked the old man beside him softly.

Steven Spielberg nodded and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "We need a big win at the box office! And this young man is the most suitable candidate now."

When the three giants of DreamWorks come together, their purpose is not to become a small and medium-sized film company. All three of them have huge ambitions and want to become the seventh giant in Hollywood.

But Jeffrey Katzenberg's animation department has a particularly long film production cycle. Although animated feature films are incredibly profitable, the same production costs and time are much greater than those of live-action films.

The only thing that can make a name for itself as soon as possible is Steven Spielberg's live-action film department. If Wayne Greenberg can be invited, it will undoubtedly be the best way to ensure success and box office.

"It's difficult, Steven." Jeffrey Katzenberg swung his glass, turned his head and looked at the other party seriously. "I think it's better not to have high hopes. Neither Warner Bros. nor that young man will easily agree to your invitation. He is not a small director looking for a chance to get ahead."

In fact, in his heart, he also felt that inviting that young man would be the fastest and best way, but the possibility of this happening was almost zero. The three bosses know best about the change in the attitude of the six giants towards them, unless they are willing to give up their ambitions and become a content production company with peace of mind.

This is absolutely impossible, they will not give up the original intention of establishing DreamWorks. And that young man, technically speaking, is also one of the bosses of Warner Brothers. He naturally has a different attitude from them. How could he watch the rise of DreamWorks?

Many people in the industry know that Wayne Greenberg is definitely not easy to mess with. In addition, they are backed by Time Warner, a media group. They are already doing well without suppressing them. Now they still want him to make movies for DreamWorks. , that would be too difficult.

Thinking of this, Jeffrey Katzenberg continued: "I think if you shoot it yourself, you will be more sure of success."

"No." Steven Spielberg shook his head. "If you want to be a box office bomb, this junior among our "own people" is the best choice. His production style is naturally suitable for this project. In this kind of R-rated film, even I can't compete with him compared to."

After speaking, he saw that the crowd surrounding the other party had dispersed, and it was obvious that he had already met everyone he should know. "Let's go and talk to that young man. I hope my chips can impress him."