Hollywood Drawing

Three Hundred and Seventy Four - War Is Coming

DreamWorks will face ubiquitous oppression, and it was thought of in advance when the Big Three began to get together.

What Steven Spielberg didn't expect was that there would be so many inexplicable troubles, and judging from the current trend, there will only be more and more in the future.

"Wayne, are you really willing to push Warner Bros. and open a hole for DreamWorks?"

The good Jewish man suddenly stopped, stood there with a serious expression, and looked at him seriously. The other party's identity is the major shareholder of Warner Bros., and his natural position is to oppose DreamWorks. Judging from his previous performances, this has also been proved.

No one who can become a successful person in the industry is a fool. Steven Spielberg simply does not believe that the other party will do something detrimental to Warner Brothers.

"Steven." Wayne turned around, smiled and shook his head. "If DreamWorks needs it, Warner Bros. can become your distributor and sign a global distribution contract."

"No! Wayne, I refuse."

Upon hearing this, Steven Spielberg immediately refused and shook his head in disappointment. In his eyes, the other party also wants to be like Paramount or 20th Century Fox, greedily sucking blood from DreamWorks.

After this young man put down the camera, he still did not break away from the racial instinct of the Jews. Under that calm and handsome face, there was a greedy capitalist soul hidden under his face.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with all this. Business is just business after all, and he does the same thing himself.

"Wayne, you want to turn DreamWorks into the second content production department of Warner Bros.? This is not an attempt to help!"

"Don't worry, listen to me."

Wayne walked back a few steps and stood side by side with the old man, while looking at the mountains in the distance. "Everyone knows the biggest problem facing DreamWorks. Maybe you can talk about North American distribution yourself, but the only companies with complete global distribution capabilities are the six existing giants.

It takes more than a year or two to establish a global distribution network. Are you willing to let Paramount absorb all the projects produced by DreamWorks during this period? I could push Warner Bros. to get you a normal-priced distribution deal until DreamWorks builds its own distribution network. "

If the biggest difficulty DreamWorks faces is that it does not have its own distribution network, according to Wayne's understanding, in his previous life, until it was acquired by Viacom in 2005 and completely became Paramount's content manufacturer, the old Jewish man Neither has established its own distribution network.

The further time goes by, the more difficult this matter will be. From his perspective, which is twenty years ahead of the present, DreamWorks basically has no hope of establishing a complete global distribution department.

So how did DreamWorks spend the past ten years? That's right, he was moving forward while being sucked blood by the six major forces.

Faced with the high-value distribution contract offered by the Big Six, DreamWorks could only hold its nose and sign, and then switch to another company after being fed up with it, and the cycle continued for many years.

During this period, they collaborated on five films with 20th Century Fox, eight films with Universal Pictures, five films with Sony Columbia, and finally became a content manufacturer for Paramount.

"Don't be ridiculous, Wayne." Steven Spielberg lowered his head and reached out to push up his small glasses. "Can you guarantee that Warner Bros. will only charge the industry's normal distribution fees for all films distributed by DreamWorks?"

Wayne nodded and said happily: "Of course, but I can only take the lead. You have to talk to Jeff yourself for details."

The good old Jewish man tilted his head and glanced at him, as if he was thinking about something. At this time, he obviously lost interest in playing ball. The two of them suddenly fell silent and walked together on the green lawn towards the rest area.

It can be seen that Steven Spielberg has been calculating the gains and losses along the way. This is not a trivial matter for DreamWorks, as it is related to their future discoveries.

It wasn't until the tram arrived at the rest area and the two of them sat under the umbrella that the old man suddenly asked, "What do you want?"

"What?"

"I said, if you help promote this matter, what do you want from DreamWorks? Wayne, don't talk to me like we are friends, tell me your conditions."

"Conditions..." Wayne reached out and pulled out a bottle of beer from the ice bucket, drank it slowly and pondered for a while, then turned to look at the old Jewish man. "I only play a leading role, and I will use my influence within the company to try my best to promote this matter. No matter what the final outcome of the matter is, you owe me once, how about it?"

For a favor, the scope is very large. Steven Spielberg would rather he put forward specific conditions, and the last thing he wants to hear is this. When you are in their position, debts of gratitude are the hardest to repay.

"I agreed."

After thinking for a while, he opened a bottle of beer and touched it with Wayne. "Remember that World War II movie that invited you several times? "Saving Private Ryan" will probably start filming next year. It can be the first film released by Warner Bros. for DreamWorks."

"Well, you go talk to Jeff, and I will greet you in advance."

Wayne waved his hand nonchalantly, but actually he was full of surprises in his heart. He really has no conditions, so if this matter can be negotiated, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

This is tantamount to snatching Paramount's fat and allowing Warner Brothers to replace other giants. Even if DreamWorks is given a distribution contract that complies with market rules and only takes a normal number of distribution commissions, the profits it can create will definitely not be small.

Temporarily giving up a little profit is nothing. In the long run, it will be difficult for DreamWorks to escape its original destiny. It can only become the content production department of Warner Bros. Helping them distribute films is one thing, but squeezing DreamWorks in other aspects is It's another matter.

It won't delay Warner Brothers' original plan at all, nor will it destroy the tacit understanding with several other giants. It will definitely kill two birds with one stone.

"That's it for today. I still have some work to deal with after that. We'll talk about it at the premiere of "Tornado" at the end of May."

After all that needed to be said, Wayne stood up, shook hands with Steven Spielberg, exchanged a few polite greetings and prepared to leave.

The old Jewish man smiled. "Okay, see you at the premiere of "Twister"."

Until Wayne disappeared with Nina and Sergey behind him, Steven Spielberg remained still, holding the beer he had just opened and standing there looking at the mountains in the distance.

What happened today was very sudden, and he is still thinking about what Warner Bros. plans are. He has a pretty good relationship with the company, and he is also the producer of this year's Warner Bros. big-ticket production "Twister."

But before today, this company had never revealed any news that it wanted to cooperate with DreamWorks.

This is not to belittle oneself. Although DreamWorks has the three giants, it has to be ahead of many small companies in the industry at the beginning. Now it is only a top-ranked medium-sized film company. Although the three of them have great ambitions, in fact everything is still good. In the initial stage.

Inside the golf course, the good old man was thinking carefully about the gains and losses, but outside the golf course, it was a different scene.

Wayne, who never easily accepts interviews from the media, rarely opened the car window today and showed no sign of impatience when faced with the reporters swarming him.

"Mr. Greenberg, were you playing ball with Director Spielberg just now?" A female reporter had quick eyesight and was the first to put the recorder in front of him.

Wayne squinted at the female reporter's badge, and after confirming that she was a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, he nodded with a smile on his face. "Yes, Steven has been very helpful to me since I entered Hollywood, and the relationship between us has always been very good."

The female reporter continued to ask: "Wayne, if you meet to play together, does that mean there is a possibility of cooperation?"

"It's still in the negotiation stage. Sorry, it's not convenient to disclose this."

"Wayne, last question, "The Matrix" is about to be released. As the film's producer and screenwriter, can you talk about your expectations for the film's box office?"

"'The Matrix' is a super cool science fiction movie, it will be the box office champion in its first weekend!"

After saying that, the Rolls-Royce raised the glass and slowly left the golf course, heading towards Beverly Hills.

Early the next morning, a photo of Wayne and Spielberg embracing was published on the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times. The headline read in a rhetorical question: Two major Hollywood directors met to play ball, Wayne Green. Will Berg and Steven Spielberg collaborate?

For ordinary people, this news may only be regarded as gossip before and after meals. Fans may have more room for imagination and look forward to what sparks the two can collide with. However, among some production company executives In my eyes, I tasted a different taste.

As the majority shareholder of Warner Bros., it is impossible for Wayne to make films for other companies. This is not a secret. Coupled with the ambiguous reports of reporters, it is difficult for people not to think the worst.

On this day, the phones in the Warner Bros. CEO office were inexplicably busy. Until the last call was hung up, Jeff Robinov had a sarcastic smile on his face.

Time passed quickly. In early May, "The Departed" held two media previews and received praise from a large number of film critics and media. However, before all the praise could be fermented, "Hackers" was soon followed. The large-scale opening of "Empire".

This is the highlight of the summer season. The two films "The Incredible Hulk" and "The Matrix" will premiere simultaneously on the night of May 14th, attracting the attention of countless media and movie fans.

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