Three Hundred and Sixty-Four-The Sharing Is Coming Again

As the natural majority shareholder of Warner Bros. and a major contributor to the company's revenue, Wayne's remuneration and box office share have never had any fluctuations.

No one knows better than Warner Bros. what exactly this young man is. He is a typical sunny young man who appears to be broad-minded on the surface. But secretly, his bottom line is so low that he can make any money if he wants to, accompanied by the madness of a man who will retaliate. Be petty.

There has always been a saying in the West that talented people have unusual quirks, and Wayne is definitely one of them. Forget that he has the moodiness of a traditional Jewish capitalist under his handsome face. From the ex-girlfriend Katie, whom Warner Bros.'s legal department is fighting, we can find that the rumors of similar sadism are not necessarily groundless.

For such a person who is easy-going on the outside but complex and changeable on the inside, who holds a large stake in Warner Bros. and is extremely important to the company's revenue, the board of directors and senior executives will only delay giving him his share until the end of the deadline unless they are crazy.

If anything dissatisfied this willful and dark madman, there are at least five big companies waiting in line to see them break up. Some of them are willing to give up their own shares to welcome this black jewel in the crown of Hollywood movies. .

In this commercialized society, don’t think that if two parties are tied together, they can rest easy. The founders of large companies will still quarrel over trivial matters, let alone the extremely realistic entertainment industry. I am afraid that this can only happen in the drunken and dreamy Hollywood. , so many weirder things than in the movies can happen.

"Well, you keep an eye on Colin Howard personally and do a good job of avoiding taxes on this money."

After carefully looking at the digital report, Wayne couldn't understand anything except the figure at the end of the report, which was close to 70 million US dollars.

The global box office of "Batman Begins" is about 790 million US dollars. Warner Bros. cannot afford to spend this money, not to mention the team of accountants led by Colin, who have been keeping an eye on this.

He took the pen from the assistant lady, signed his name on the authorization document, and continued: "The money will be placed in the studio account first. We are not in a hurry to invest it."

"no problem."

Nina nodded, put away the documents, and placed another organized information in front of him. "This is the price that Jimmy finally negotiated. Marvel insists on holding on to 6% of the profits from the film and television production. This should be their bottom line."

No matter what method the agent used to negotiate the agreement using Wayne's name, he was very satisfied with the price in front of him.

The film and television rights for the Iron Man and Black Widow animations were packaged and exclusively bought out to Greenberg Studio. In addition to paying $17 million in cash, Marvel Comics will own one hundred percent of all copyright profits from the film and television adaptation. Six out of ten.

This condition is relatively normal. It is similar to Universal Pictures' Hulk, Sony Columbia's Spider-Man, Fox's X-Men, Fantastic Four, etc., and the share ratio is not much different. This is the only hope that Marvel Comics retains.

At a certain period in the previous life, Marvel Comics watched helplessly as films such as "Spider-Man", "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" became popular, but they could only get a small share of the huge profits to survive. of sustaining the company.

In this current time and space, it's like Wayne has taken away the capital of Surprise's desperate effort and dismantled Surprise to pieces with his own hands, but so what, just let them continue to survive.

What annoyed Jimmy the most about the whole thing was that Batman was produced by his own client. Without the success of Grandpa Bruce Wayne, it would have been impossible to obtain the copyrights of these two second- and third-tier heroes for nearly 20 million US dollars. .

"Good news is coming one after another. Don't worry, your bonus will increase again. If this continues, you can consider hiring a few male models."

Wayne happily handed the document back, took out a cigarette in a happy mood, and teased the assistant lady.

As if she didn't hear the extremely tempting suggestion, Nina carefully checked the signature on the document and put it into the briefcase together.

In fact, this is not a joke. As an out-and-out little rich woman, the assistant lady can get a lot of bonuses from every income of Wayne. It is definitely not a delusion to hire several male models.

Now when people in the industry talk about the money-making service providers around celebrities, the first thing that comes to mind is Pat Kingsley, Tom Cruise's agent and head of the public relations team. This woman joined the 10% club early on.

However, the income of the assistant lady in the past two years will never be much different than that of her counterpart. After all, her boss's ability to attract money is much higher than that of the superstar.

This is just one of the aspects. Nina's ordinary face may have an IQ higher than 90% of practitioners in this circle. She has also been investing in the two Internet companies Colin Howard helped Wayne buy. It is the bulk of the income.

The Rolls-Royce Silver Spur turned into the manor. What was different from usual was that now there were more and more paparazzi waiting at the gate of the manor.

These practitioners at the bottom of the circle can all be called human beings. They collect all information that can be sold for money, and the little Greenberg who is about to be born is the reason why this group of people are gathered here.

"Should we find a way to get rid of them?"

After the car stopped, Sergey stretched out his long arm and pointed in the direction outside the gate. "Brothers told me this morning that the number of paparazzi is constantly increasing. These cousins ​​raise them. If they affect Nami, I swear, I will break the necks of these little cousins ​​one by one."

"never mind."

Wayne got out of the car and adjusted his suit. He reached out and patted the Russian bear on the arm, smiled and shook his head. "Let them be, we will accompany Nami to the hospital tomorrow."

He originally planned to set up a small infirmary in the manor, but he met with firm opposition from the Australian girl. There was no problem at all, and he would be able to feel at ease in just two days.

The housekeeper Hela was waiting at the door of the main building and walked a few steps to his side. The two of them reported softly as they walked in. "Mr. Peter Jackson has been waiting for an hour, and Ms. Watts is accompanying him in the living room."

"Well, I understand."

Entering the living room, the New Zealander in front of me looks much neater today. His messy beard has been specially tidied up, his clothes are still casual, but there are no obvious wrinkles, and his face has returned to its normal color.

"sit down."

Seeing them come in, Peter Jackson clasped his hands, looking nervous as he waited for the trial in anticipation.

Before he could say hello, Wayne waved his hand to indicate that you were welcome and got down to business.

The New Zealander asked impatiently before he could sit down: "Mr. Greenberg, the script I adapted..."

"no!"

Looking at the other person's lonely eyes for a moment, Wayne's tone did not change at all, and continued: "I watched that thing from beginning to end. Compared to making it into a trilogy series, it is too long and too messy. , such a script is completely unqualified.

All plots that have nothing to do with the main plot must be cut off, and some main plots must also be deleted as appropriate. The script you have adapted now, let alone a trilogy, even has enough space for five movies, and there is still a lot of time. Take it back and revise it again . "

"I see."

Peter Jackson didn't talk nonsense. After understanding the request, he turned around and prepared to go back and continue working. He is a die-hard fan of this series, and his first thought must be to cram all the plot into the script.

Since the current version doesn't work, he is not particularly disappointed. As long as the other party has no intention of replacing him, it is not a big problem to continue to modify the script.

"Another workaholic." Looking at Peter Jackson's leaving figure, Nao Milworth sighed.

“Only dedicated people deserve success.”

Wayne shrugged, agreeing with the Australian girl. Making the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is destined to be impossible. The script is just the beginning, and there will be more troubles waiting for the New Zealand bearded man.

When it comes to himself, Peter Jackson is already very lucky. He only cares about his work and doesn't have to worry about anything else.

You know, in the previous life of "The Lord of the Rings", the project almost went bankrupt during the preparation period. The Weinstein brothers, who initially agreed to invest in two parts, suddenly changed their minds and told the busy New Zealanders that they only had enough money to make one part.

Peter Jackson, who was so angry that he had done a lot of work, directly cursed. In the end, the New Zealander played delaying tactics and took his money to shoot a 25-minute demo, begging grandpa and grandma to secretly attract investment.

It wasn't until New Line Cinema's President Shea, after seeing the sample film he shot, that he concluded that the film would definitely be a hit, and then raised a question: The original work was a trilogy, why did it need to be made in two? Wouldn't it be better to just make a trilogy?

He didn’t dare to tell the truth because the Weinstein brothers were annoyed by him and refused to give him money. They were afraid that directly telling the required figures would scare away the only potential investors who were interested.

The development of the matter was unexpected. New Line Cinema did not hesitate at all and expressed its willingness to pay for the investment of more than 200 million US dollars in "The Lord of the Rings". After many obstacles, the film officially started shooting.

The only ones who suffered a loss here were probably the Weinstein brothers. The rights to The Lord of the Rings were first integrated, and most of the profits from the final film were taken away by New Line Cinema.

According to the rules of the industry, the company that invests in the production and distribution of the film enjoys all copyrights of the work.

In fact, before the film was made, no one expected it to be so successful. Otherwise, that big fat guy Harvey would not let New Line enter the film easily, especially the early investment of production funds, which was 280 million in real money. Ten million dollars!

This price, no matter what era it is placed in, is an astronomical sum for anyone, let alone the late 1990s, when the purchasing power of the US dollar was still extremely strong.

"Wayne, hey Honey?!"

Naomi Watts waved her hand in front of Wayne's eyes, knowing that he was habitually distracted again.

"What?" He shook his head vigorously and looked at the expectant mother beside him.

"Promise me not to go into the delivery room, I don't need you to accompany me!"

This question is very important. The Australian girl does not want him to leave some shadow. It is not a new thing here for the father of the child to accompany the expectant mother into the operating room.

"Okay, you have the final say."

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