Four Hundred and Forty Four - Only 1 Winner

Wayne gained a lot from this party, which was very different from what he had imagined before. Although the several great directors in the industry he met under the introduction of George Lucas, although they all have different personalities, they are not as expected. That's difficult to live with.

He is canvassing votes for himself in advance. Everyone knows that this young man has ambitions for the Oscars early next year. On the premise that there is no conflict, at least on the surface he is willing to sell well in exchange for a favor.

The party lasted for about two hours, and people began to leave one after another. With the end of the party, Wayne's trip to his alma mater also came to an end. His drinking capacity was never good, and he felt a little dizzy by the time it was over. He got into the car in a daze and returned to the manor.

Just when Wayne was about to get busy again and start preparations for the second Batman movie, a clip of his speech in the auditorium of his alma mater appeared in the media, which attracted a lot of attention for a while.

Warner Bros. responded very quickly. They were very enthusiastic about marketing Wayne. After contacting the students who filmed the scene, they paid a price that the students could not refuse and bought the entire speech from them.

It only took one day for the carefully edited speech clips to appear on several TV stations under Time Warner. It not only attracted the attention of film and television-related professional staff, but also made countless ordinary people in North America interested in him. A more profound understanding.

In the public mind, Wayne is a talented director, and every film he makes is completely different from the traditional Hollywood popcorn.

The main reason why ordinary movie fans are willing to go into the theater every time and buy tickets to watch the movie is by no means the damn personal style. They don't care about those nonsense things. What attracts ordinary movie fans is that the story is told every time. This phenomenon of being able to empathize with the public movie fans was first triggered by "Joker".

For example, the subsequent "Return of the Clown" allowed movie fans to ignore the nature of horror movies. The main reason for watching it with the whole family was the film's description of a beautiful childhood and the appropriate reminiscence of friendship.

In addition to movies, people are most interested in his tidbits and wealth, not to mention how much fantasy he can bring to ordinary people with a net worth of one billion predicted by the financial media. His scandals with different female celebrities are also the enduring sales guarantee for gossip tabloids.

This speech clip allowed ordinary people to see a relatively real Wayne, especially his explanation of hard work, which not only encouraged students related to film and television, but also made countless young people engaged in other industries excited.

So in the next day's newspapers, many authoritative media put the sentence "The reason why geniuses in the eyes of mankind are outstanding is not that they are superior to others, but that they have made continuous efforts in private!" This sentence was placed at the top of the list. On a prominent section.

What should be noted here is that the authoritative media participating in the report this time are not only entertainment-related ones, but also social newspapers such as the New York Times.

For example, the "Washington Post" wrote in the social discussion section: "So gentlemen and ladies, whether you choose to enter the film history-related industry after graduating from college, whether you are confused about your development after graduation , whether you only have a few dollars in each pocket.

Go boldly and find something that you love and is worthy of your lifetime’s hard work! Let's work hard together and see you again! ”---Wayne Greenberg.

On the front page of the Los Angeles Times, the same sentence was published: "If you really want to succeed, don't be afraid, don't be confused, just keep moving forward, keep moving upward, and don't stop. Then, at least it will ensure that you are far away from the so-called Success will be closer and closer!" ---Wayne Greenberg.

Different from those social and entertainment newspapers, newspapers within the University of Southern California and even countless top-ranked universities in North America have uniformly published the sentence "Be sure to listen carefully to the teacher, because that may make you You become a billionaire!”

Compared with the confusion of most ordinary students, the incitement of this sentence is top-notch. In this land, no matter what industry you end up in, becoming a billionaire is definitely a sign that only a very small number of successful people have. .

Faced with various disturbing reports from the outside world, Wayne did not stand up and speak out again. Instead, he hid in the manor and began to patiently draw the storyboards of "The Dark Knight." Things that make people laugh or cry often happen. After his speech was widely reported, two Ivy League schools actually sent invitation letters to Jimmy, wanting to invite him to give a speech at the school.

In fact, none of these invitations were reported to Wayne. They were all rejected by Nina. She knew her boss too well and she didn't usually like to stay in the spotlight. Even "Times" Weekly", opportunities that others cannot ask for can be given up directly.

Now that he has begun to work, he is even less willing to show up in the spotlight. Some people may like to give speeches to increase their popularity, but Wayne is completely different. He never lacks opportunities for exposure, and he never needs to use hype to make money.

When Wayne returned to work and prepared the storyboard for "The Dark Knight", the first team member to report to the manor was Mexican-American director Guillermo del Toro, and this time the bearded Mexican-American will assist him Produce storyboards and participate in the entire project.

At the same time, while Wayne was hiding in his manor and concentrating on making preliminary preparations for his next God-like work, the North American theater market seemed to be calm. Since its release, "A Time to Kill" has been crushing, beating Miramax's "Until Dawn" without any power to fight back. According to the latest data released by an authoritative third-party forecasting company in North America, "A Time to Kill", as a film purely discussing the law, with its star-studded lineup, the North American box office will not be less than 100 million US dollars, and the global box office will be limited. Depending on the film type, it is no less than US$150 million.

On the other hand, Miramax's "Between Dawn", although it received praise from many film critics, and people even called Robert Rodriguez a genius who is expected to follow in Wayne's footsteps, the film is still in theaters. The market has been going down, or it has never gone up.

According to the analysis of various market professionals, the North American box office of this film will not exceed US$20 million. With luck, it may be able to reach the production cost line of US$19 million.

However, there is a high probability that this film will not lose money. Compared with the pre-cold market in the theater market, the type of film perfectly fits the video tape market. This type of film has always been popular in offline video tape rental transactions.

As for Wayne's "The Departed", due to the size of the audience and the current fiercely competitive market, during the week when "A Time to Kill" was released, the single-day box office had fallen below one million U.S. dollars, earning less than 4 million U.S. dollars. .

If nothing else happens, the screening scale will be reduced again next week. This is completely a normal rule of the market. Warner Bros. has not forced it on the theater companies. As long as the film reduces the number of screening theaters at a healthy rate, before the awards season, It can completely guarantee the screening scale of more than 1,000 homes.

The film is still moving towards the North American box office mark of US$150 million at a leisurely pace. Although the speed has become extremely slow, it has no tendency to stop.

It was only then that many people in the industry and the other five of the Big Six finally realized that the biggest winner in the entire summer of 1996 still belonged to Warner Bros. Once again, this time it was a complete victory for Warner Brothers.

As long as Hollywood's surviving production companies, even small and medium-sized film companies, know that the final results of a commercial film are not just about the quality of the film. There are many factors that can affect the box office after the release, including the film's theme, type, investment scale, and publicity and promotion scope. The number of theaters opened, the number of screens, etc.

Putting aside the influence of the stars and directors involved in the film, the type of audience for the film has the greatest impact on the box office. Therefore, when faced with Wayne's "The Departed", Disney did not do as it did with the previous summer release. There is a deliberate choice to avoid the film’s edge.

When a film like "Ransom", a pure summer popcorn, comes across a film that is clearly geared for professional awards, there is absolutely no need to hide, because it simply does not conform to the rules of Hollywood for decades.

However, the reality is rather disappointing. The masterpiece launched by Disney's new CEO was squeezed by such a movie and fell far short of expectations. With Disney's complete global distribution channels and upstream and downstream operation capabilities, this film can completely recover its costs in time in the end, but it will take years of time and cost, and Michael Ovitz should not be able to wait.

At this point in time, only Sony and Columbia among the six giants are staying out of the matter, but Wayne's crazy move to stir up the entire summer schedule has still left out the other five companies except Warner Bros., and he feels deeply malicious.

Through what happened this year, everyone has a ruler in their hearts. You may not be able to make friends with that dark lunatic, nor can you reach a cooperative relationship with him, but you must remember that you are not sure of killing him at once. , don’t easily throw dirty water on him or blackmail him, even if his existence has affected some of your own interests.

Because this madman has never had the patience to wait. Even if his revenge will hurt his own interests, it will make everyone unable to make money with him. Anyone who knows anything in the industry can probably guess the price Wayne paid for disrupting the summer season. No one wants him to go crazy again.