Three Hundred and Sixty-Three-No One Can Knock Me Down with Money

It's just February, and the already crowded summer season has become even more confusing due to Wayne's random disruption.

The hottest schedule of the year in North America has not yet arrived. Various film critics with media columns and forward-looking forecasting third-party organizations and companies, in addition to the Oscar Awards ceremony that is just around the corner, have begun to debate the trend of summer movies three months in advance. endlessly.

Regardless of the various reports and predictions in the media, the most excited people at this time are the ordinary movie fans. They don't know the reasons for such blockbuster releases, and there is no need to pursue the truth behind them.

Faced with this kind of carnival of large-scale productions being released together, countless ordinary movie fans immediately remembered that two years ago, the summer movie of 1994 was like this. Countless blockbusters that made movie fans carnival were released one after another. That year was called movie fans It became the golden year of Hollywood movies, and produced classic films that I can’t finish in one breath.

The following summer season of 1995 was like dessert for movie fans. Although there were some memorable hit movies, they were far behind compared to the previous year.

In the media review at the end of 1994, more than one or two film critics in various authoritative film columns asserted that a grand event like this Battle of the Gods would never happen again in the next ten years.

From the perspective of ordinary movie fans, it seems that after only one year, there will be a scene like a fight between gods and gods in the Hollywood movie market this year. Everyone starts gearing up three months in advance to prepare for this movie viewing feast.

In fact, from Wayne's point of view, those film critics were once again right in their predictions. A scene like the one in 1994 will indeed never happen again, let alone ten years, even if it happens in the next twenty years, it will be the same. An unrepeatable year.

The reason why this year makes movie fans feel that blockbuster films are starting to pile up again is because out of pettiness and some bad taste, he forced various major productions that should have been released at staggered times together.

Coincidentally, such weekends when major productions collide will occur every one to two weeks starting from May, when the summer vacation begins. Coupled with the media's exaggeration and publicity, various companies start their promotions early, resulting in A scene that resembles false prosperity.

Every distribution department of the six existing giant companies in Hollywood has been working overtime in recent days. The executives of the distribution department were also caught off guard by Warner Bros.'s sudden and unreasonable move.

However, there is still one exception, and that is Sony Columbia. This giant is the only one of the six major companies that has stayed out of the matter. No matter how you look at it, this is definitely a good thing. The other five companies are all preparing to launch their summer shows in three months. In the melee, only their family is prepared to take advantage of the situation.

However, things are far from what they appear on the surface. Neither the local executives of Sony Columbia nor the executives who came here are happy at all.

The occurrence of this situation shows that not only the madman Wayne Greenberg did not take them seriously, but also the other five giants did not respect them.

In fact, the revenue of the Columbia giant has been at the bottom among the six major companies since it was controlled by Benzi. Regardless of the box office performance of investment and production projects, or its omni-channel operation capabilities, it has been vaguely excluded from the other five companies. outside.

The so-called period of pain for the company after the acquisition has lasted until now, and there is still no sign of coming out.

Looking back at Paramount, which has been reorganized in the past two years. After being acquired by Viacom, the third largest media group in North America, the pain period only lasted a year, and then it was led by the legendary female manager Shirley Lansing. On the track of rapid development.

Even though they had been vaguely ostracized before, now through the past two days, the local executives of Sony Colombia have realized the shame of being ignored. Several other opponents at the same level have not taken a fancy to them at all.

Just looking at the summer schedule that has been announced this year, anyone with a discerning eye will find that no matter which giant company, there are at least two to three major investment productions scheduled to be released, but Sony Columbia only has one relatively competitive work.

This "Mr. Sweetheart" was favored by the media in advance only because of the joining of Tom Cruise. Indeed, no one dares to underestimate the competitiveness of superstars.

"You haven't given up yet?"

In the post-production studio of Warner Bros., Wayne, Dawn Scott and others spent more than half a month to finally complete the first rough cut of "The Departed". As soon as they sat down to rest, Nina Come over and report quietly.

"Reply directly to Sony Colombia. I can't possibly cooperate with them. If that Paul Turner calls again, just hang up!"

Perhaps the outside world has been neglecting Sony Columbia, but a certain executive of this company has never given up. Especially during this period, he has been increasing his chips and wanted to ask him to direct a film.

"What a pity." Not only did she say pity, but Nina also had a look of pain on her face. "I heard that the CEO from the book was even willing to give you a sky-high 20+30 share in order to allow you to take over Peter Parker. Oh my god, even if the film really explodes at the box office, Columbia is still working for us. Most of them The profits will go into our pockets..."

"Ms. Nina Klein!"

Rolling his eyes at the assistant who looked pained, Wayne stretched out a finger and tapped the woman's glasses. "Tell them next time, don't wait for me to change my mind. This little money can't knock me out. If Spielberg's DreamWorks can't do it, Sony Columbia can't do it either!"

That little spider is indeed very attractive, and it is well-known in North America and even the world, but unless there is something wrong with his head, he will give up Warner Bros., which he has worked hard for several years for the sake of immediate gains.

Not to mention a little spider and an unreasonable salary, in front of the entire set of DC comics whose copyrights are still alive, Peter Parker, no matter how popular he is, is not enough, and he is not really crazy.

These things are not a secret. Dawn Scott, who heard the conversation between the two, said with emotion: "A company as generous as Benzi is so rare nowadays."

"Hmm, I'm not short of money."

Wayne shrugged and lit the cigarette with a nonchalant expression.

Don't think that the CEOs here are fools, these are the real smart people. They hold big IPs such as Spider-Man and 007 in their hands. Even if the company's performance is at the bottom of the six major IPs, they do not easily produce them to save revenue.

Sony Columbia will never make a reckless project unless it is forced to the point of no return and the success rate of the project can be guaranteed.

"Starting tomorrow, you and Gilmore will discuss the work here." After the initial cutting was completed, Wayne breathed a sigh of relief. He had plenty of time left and was not afraid of uncontrollable unexpected situations. "Nami's due date is coming soon. I have to stay with her. If you need anything, you can call Nina."

As he said this, he looked at Gilmour and Dwayne Scott. Hector Henry had always been a little transparent. His main role was to communicate with Warner Brothers and he had no say in the production of the film.

The Mexican and the editor nodded silently. They had both experienced the film and knew the editing effects the director needed. Unless unexpected situations occurred, they would not deviate from the direction set by the other party during the work.

Noticing Nina's special look, Wayne understood that there was still something he couldn't say in front of others. He raised his wrist and glanced at the time, preparing to end the day's work. "Okay, if you have any questions before get off work, fine cutting will start soon, so I'll finish it here while I'm here."

"Frame extraction!"

The Mexican director pointed to the film that had been edited for the first time, stared at him very seriously, and said: "I have studied all your works and found that in your strong personal style, you often use frame extraction to express certain scenes." The murder scene of the heroine in "Happy Death Day", the violent scene of the male protagonist at the end of "Death", as well as "Joker" and "Batman Begins" all involve this situation to a greater or lesser extent..."

"Dawn knows my habits, and the use of this technique can't be discussed right now. We'll have to wait until the final cut of "The Departed" before considering it." Wayne likes colleagues who work hard, and Mexicans are amazingly attentive. . "If you want to know in advance, talk to Dawn more. He understands all my habits."

Gilmore returned to silence and nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

After looking around at the three people sitting next to him again, he reached out and patted Ector Henry on the shoulder. Wayne picked up his suit jacket and walked out of the post-production studio with his assistant.

What Mexicans call frame extraction is actually one of the elements that make up his film style. Many directors have some personal habits, and different production and shooting habits are the reasons for the formation of different styles.

The movie screen is 24 frames per second. The fewer the number of frames, the more laggy the video the audience sees. At this time, combined with the deliberate slight shaking of the camera, the screen will have a feeling of fast and slow.

On this basis, coupled with the unique dark film filter, combined with the spacious and stage-like layout, it is a simple Greenberg style.

The most obvious one is Batman. The first scene the audience saw gave them a dim but solemn lens feel. The tall and wide layout everywhere brought a serious epic feeling like an opera.

In fact, if you only look at the use of pure frame extraction, another director may be more familiar to you. Wang Jiawei from the Far East used this technique extensively in his representative work "Chungking Express", creating a special oriental romance.

"What did you just want to say?"

After coming out of the studio and transferring to the car, Wayne took out a bottle of lemonade from the small refrigerator and looked at the assistant lady.

"Okay, let's do it one by one." Nina opened the briefcase, first took out a document that needed to be signed, and put it on the small table in the middle.

Only then can the stability and spatial attributes of Rolls-Royce be reflected, leaving a very comfortable office environment in the back seat.

"Have all the royalties from "Batman Begins" been paid?"