Three Hundred and Forty-Eight - Technology Suddenly Becomes Unwieldy.

100 Universal Plaza Avenue, located at Universal Studios halfway between Los Angeles and the media capital Burbank. The distribution, administrative and other departments of this Hollywood's second-oldest film industry giant have moved to New York, with only the production department and offices Still here.

It was completely dark at this time, and Universal Pictures CEO Ron Meyer stood in front of the office window, holding a cup of coffee and watching the brilliant lights of Burbank in the distance.

It is recognized as the center of the media industry. It is not a large area and is home to hundreds of large and small media companies. Most importantly, there is also the Hollywood giant Warner Brothers.

The film industry giant has expanded rapidly in recent years. Through the continuous success of sequel movies and Wayne Greenberg's blockbuster noir films, its revenue figures have become more and more staggering year after year. Especially this year, revenue It has been confirmed that it will be ranked first among the top six.

If this is nothing, the Hollywood giants will have their ups and downs, and no one will be complacent for too long. Maybe the loss of a super-large production can wipe out all the profits for a year?

Especially in recent years, the scale of large-scale productions has become larger and larger, and the investment has also increased. The cost of a Hollywood first-line science fiction or action blockbuster has increased to hundreds of millions of dollars in investment. If such a terrifying investment is taken away, Even the six giants will be slow for a long time.

There are still media groups behind these giants. If it is a small and medium-sized film company, the failure of a first-line project will cause this kind of film company to go bankrupt and reorganize.

But when everyone feels like gambling every time they invest in a movie, Warner Bros. has taken the lead to find the weight that is almost guaranteed to win. The first-line projects they have invested in in the past two years have become more conservative, and their targets are all aimed at sequel series with a success rate much higher than that of the original. .

Because the sequel film has a huge fan base, it is difficult for Warner Bros. to stumble in this regard.

They also have Wayne Greenberg, a dark genius. The comic book movie he shot and released this year has gradually improved Warner Bros.'s offline marketing channels. In this regard, it has ranked second among the six major companies. Walt Disney, which started out pursuing animated feature films, has created various derivatives, licensing, etc., creating unplanned profit points for the company.

However, to the disappointment of other giants, this is just the beginning. In the latest news revealed by Warner Bros., Batman Part 2 can start preparations for filming at any time. At the same time, they have also established a new screenwriter department to specifically assist Wayne. -Greenberg writes other superhero scripts.

What various information revealed is the ambition of Warner Bros. and DC Comics. Their comic adaptation plan has been fully planned, and it is very likely that it will be designed in a few years.

However, there is only one absolute core of the comic book adaptation plan, and that is Wayne Greenberg. This is the irreplaceable executor of the DC series of movies. It can be found from the work plan he revealed to the media during the previous press conference of his new film. After this film, comic book blockbusters began to appear on the big screen frequently.

No one wants to see such a scene, but now that young man has unknowingly gained full wings in a few years, and it is difficult to suppress him easily.

The acquisition of shares in Warner Bros. completely changed Wayne Greenberg's identity. From the day he took shares, he was no longer a weak director. He turned into one of the bosses of the film giant, actively integrating capital and becoming a an integral part of capital.

So when the opportunity arises, everyone tacitly reaches out, hoping to reduce the success rate of his works through various means. No one can usually come out of these chain-linked methods intact. This is also the most commonly used and most effective method for giants to use resources such as media, channels, and capital.

"CBS's ratings are wide enough, so the effect shouldn't be bad!" Ron Meyer, who had been staring out the window, suddenly said after taking a sip of coffee. "Notify our media outlets, as well as the parent company's cable TV network, to follow up on this topic starting tomorrow morning."

"The media has already said hello. I believe we will follow up when the time comes." Justin, who hurriedly came from New York, replied in a low voice. Anyway, Wayne Greenberg has been very popular during this time, and everything reported about him is Will lose money.

According to the unknown tacit understanding before, they will definitely not be the only ones to follow up tomorrow. As long as they don’t want to miss this opportunity, they will probably follow the hype silently and guide public opinion.

In the past two years, this kind of tacit understanding has only appeared twice among the giants. The first time it was targeted at a Jew, the good old man from DreamWorks, Steven Spielberg.

No one wants to see a seventh giant appear in Hollywood, but everyone knows the ambition of the good old man. This is just the beginning. As long as the Jewish director does not give up his ambition, more and more inexplicable attacks will follow.

Wayne Greenberg is the second one, for the same reason. No one wants to see Warner Bros. develop faster and faster because of him. Now the total North American market is so big. Every time Warner Bros. takes more, the other five Just lose a little bit.

Although there is a lot of cooperation between the major Hollywood giants, competition with each other is always the main theme.

"We need to speed up the production of "The Incredible Hulk", we need our own superhero!"

Walking back to the rest area, Ron Meyer put down the cup and continued: "If this "Hulk" can be successful, I will contact Marvel Comics immediately. Although their first-line characters have been sold out, but the second-line heroes There are many more, so the first one is really important!”

Being able to hold the position of CEO of one of the top six companies is enough to prove Ron Meyer's ability and vision. He actually wants to get in touch with Marvel Comics now. If he can make the decision, he even wants to buy the comic company directly.

But he is just a senior employee, not the boss of Universal Pictures. The real decision-makers are the shareholders, the parent company of Comcast, the second largest television operator in North America.

Therefore, until there are no results to prove the value of Marvel Super Heroes, the board of directors and the top management of the parent company will not support any of his ambitions for Marvel Comics.

Whenever he thinks about this, he is filled with jealousy towards Jeff Robinov, who is also the head of a movie giant. Warner Bros. is not only an important part of the media group, but also owns the treasure trove of DC Comics.

Justin shrugged, his tone full of teasing. "Bill Baker had other ideas. The producer had told him that the film had to be dark, otherwise we wouldn't mind changing the director."

Since "Batman Begins" has a dark and serious style and has achieved great success, there is no reason for "The Hulk" to risk changing its style. This is the unanimous opinion of Universal Pictures executives.

Take a look at Batman, which has been on the screen for six months. During such a long screening period, it has never experienced a cliff-like box office drop. Even though it is now approaching its next release, the screening scale has been reduced to less than 200 theaters. Rates are still partially guaranteed.

For this reason, they have no reason to innovate. With Hulk's good reputation and proven successful shooting style, what Warner Bros. can do can be replicated by Universal Pictures.

Seeing that it was already very late, Ron Meyer finally asked in a low voice: "That woman hasn't let go yet?"

Justin had a toothache when he mentioned this. "No, that woman seems to be delaying on purpose, and has been acting hesitant."

"The filming of "The Big Talker" is about to start. I need to find a way to get the agent to contact her again and tell her that this is her last chance. If she continues to hesitate, she will only miss out on a second collaboration with Jim Carrey!"

Ron Meyer shook his head. The key to the next plan is women. Logically speaking, there should be no actress who can refuse the heroine of a first-line production.

The other party's first success was achieved by cooperating with Jim Carrey. Now that this opportunity is in front of him, he doesn't believe that the woman can refuse.

As for giving up the opportunity presented to him for Wayne, he didn't even think about it. This circle has always been extremely realistic. It is normal to turn your back and ignore talents. Everything is only based on the size of the benefits. No one is stupid enough to talk about relationships. , not to mention that there is a fart feeling between them.

The temptation was not limited to the project "The Big Talker". As far as Ron Meyer knew, the agent also brought an invitation to "Men in Black", and he didn't believe that the woman would refuse in the end.

Everything that is happening and will happen in Los Angeles has no impact on Boston. At this time, in the master bedroom of the penthouse suite of the Four Seasons Hotel, Wayne is sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the phone in his hand and responding from time to time.

"Kami, it seems you are not so easily tempted, right? I really didn't expect you to take the initiative to tell me this."

Cameron Diaz's voice came out on the phone with a hint of annoyance. "Damn it, sugardaddy? You definitely don't know how much I gave up! But I believe you will give me more."

Wayne was silent for a while and then said: "You won't regret your choice today, Kami, you will get more. Oh, fxxk, be gentle..."

"What?" Cameron Diaz asked doubtfully on the phone.

"It's okay. Don't reject them in a hurry. I'll ask Nina to contact you later. That's it. Just hang up."

When he pressed the phone on the table, he looked down and saw Jennifer Connelly's innocent face, winking playfully at him.

"I'm sorry, honey, I didn't mean to hurt you, I swear!"

"Shit, I want..."

Before Wayne could finish speaking, the phone rang again. He had no choice but to suppress his impulse again and reached out to take the phone again. But he didn't speak in a hurry. Instead, he covered the phone and looked down at the innocent face.

"Listen, if your skills suddenly become clumsy, I will definitely make you regret it!"

After speaking, he felt it carefully and answered the phone with a satisfied expression on his face. "Hi, good evening, this is Wayne Greenberg."

"Wayne, I'm Harry, there's something I have to tell you..."

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