Four Hundred and Forty-Seven - 1 Good Thing, 1 Bad Thing

After this episode, Wayne resumed his intense work again and wanted to be as prepared as possible before the "Dark Knight" project launch conference.

Once the project of "The Dark Knight" is announced next week, I'm afraid he won't have time to quietly polish the storyboards and scripts. There will be more work waiting for him to handle.

Once all core team members return, the film will immediately begin final preparations before shooting. Whether it is props, special effects, or actors' pre-training and auditions, they are the most energy-consuming troubles.

While making preparations for filming in the manor, he also occasionally paid attention to Jimmy's negotiations with 20th Century Fox. Compared with the previous times, 20th Century Fox was obviously much more sincere this time.

However, negotiation is never an easy task. Both parties will constantly test each other's bottom line, and then find various ways to gain a favorable position for themselves. This is far from being as simple as Wayne's treatment contract a few years ago. Now with his Every percentage point that your net worth decreases or increases involves huge benefits.

The negotiation work here can be left to Jimmy. Peter Jackson on the other side also needs his comfort from time to time. Facing such a major series as "The Lord of the Rings", unless the other party comes up with something that makes him I am completely satisfied with the script, otherwise it would have been impossible to rush into production with the copyright in hand.

From the copyright of "Lord of the Rings" to "The Matrix", as well as "King Kong", "Iron Man" and "Black Widow" that are still on paper, these projects in his hands will be in the next few years. Invest in the specific production one by one.

For Wayne, these things are not just as simple as making money, but also an invisible bargaining chip. When the weight of Greenberg Studio becomes more and more important, it is the time to work hard.

He takes a very far-sighted view of Warner Bros. and even Time Warner. No one knows better than him what kind of crisis this world-leading media group will experience after the turn of the century.

Perhaps relying on his constant influence over the years, he can avoid most of the bankrupt behaviors from happening, but to prevent the deal that broke Time Warner's muscles and bones from happening, I am afraid that with his current power over the company, it is also a mantis. Arm block car.

If you want to have the ability to influence the company's decision-making in acquisitions worth tens of billions of dollars, the most fundamental way is undoubtedly to increase the shares you hold.

Although Warner Bros.'s shares have been rising in the past two years, in addition to repaying the loan, the funds in his hand also have to maintain the development of the project in hand, as well as the animation studio whose appetite will become bigger and bigger, and in order to avoid contact with Some shareholders were sensitive, so he did not choose to continue to increase the acquisition of group shares.

But all the preparations made now are to accumulate capital that can affect the overall situation before an important time. By then, even if some people do not want to see a situation where one company dominates the situation, they will You have to hold your nose to recognize it.

Time moved forward slowly, and mid-August just passed. Wayne received two pieces of news at the same time, one good and one bad, which really made him dumbfounded and mixed.

The producer he specially trained for him, his senior brother Luke Simmons, who also graduated from the University of Southern California, broke a leg while skiing while on vacation. There is a high probability that he will miss the "Dark Knight" project. No one wants a helpless accident to happen, but this is life.

In desperation, Wayne had to inform Warner Bros. in advance and ask the company to choose a senior producer to partner with him. The existence of a producer with excellent working ability can definitely release most of his energy and allow him to concentrate on the filming work without having to be distracted by all kinds of messy things.

But if you encounter a producer who is equally strong or who cannot see the situation clearly, it will be very troublesome. Wayne never thought that he would also serve as the first producer. It might be okay for a small crew to do this, but facing a huge crew like "The Dark Knight", one person's energy is simply too busy.

The most basic tasks, such as constantly communicating with third-party insurance companies, ensure that the crew will not delay filming due to financial problems. Communicate with major labor unions in North America to ensure that low-level staff employed by the crew will not be affected by trivial matters.

What is even more troublesome is dealing with major non-profit organizations in North America. Whether they are animal protection organizations or others, they are all a troublesome group of people.

In fact, Tim Burton has always been the best candidate, but the reality is here. Both are famous Hollywood directors, and it is impossible for the other party to never produce his own works. Similar to Wayne, or in other words, these great directors all have the same personality. It's okay to act as a producer occasionally, but this is not their job.

Bad news can be a little disturbing, but good news can also be exciting. After a family gathering, Julia chose to join Wayne's team and be responsible for editing "The Dark Knight."

He also has superb editing skills. There is only one reason why he gave up cooperating with Dwayne Scott, and that is that this commercial film editing master of Warner Bros. is usually very busy, and there are countless films within the company waiting for him to do post-production. Work.

Julia is completely different. She can join the crew at the beginning of preparation. When the filming begins, she can carefully observe and record Wayne's shooting requirements and effects. She can even consider the convenience of post-production work in advance and communicate with the main camera team. Communicate.

And in order to shorten the production cycle of the project, Wayne is already prepared this time. As soon as the filming starts, he will set up a good pull-out room on the crew. With the help of Julia, he will do rough editing while filming. This will free up a lot of time for post-production work. This time, regarding the issue of Wayne's personal treatment, Warner Bros. gave Jimmy no room to play. The two parties quickly reached an agreement when they already knew the bottom line.

For example, the most basic personal remuneration and box office share, there is no doubt that twenty plus twenty, this is the top remuneration that Hollywood can offer now. Jimmy himself wanted to try to talk about peripherals and full copyright sharing, but Wayne stopped him.

There are many reasons for this. At least for Warner Brothers now, this aspect is a private territory that cannot be touched, and it is also the key to the company's revenue guarantee. They would rather make concessions in other aspects than give out this part of the share easily, unless I want both sides to completely break up.

Especially for the superhero series, everyone has seen the profitability of this series, and Warner Brothers is even less likely to let go. They would rather give up more profits in other projects that they will cooperate with Greenberg Studio in the future. Open this hole.

Another point is that Wayne stopped Jimmy. He once promised Jeff Robinoff, who represented the board of directors, that he would never interfere in the DC comic book series by any means or in any way. In his opinion, this is his own The key to being able to wear the same pants with Warner Brothers for a long time is that if you don't want to break up for temporary benefits, you must give your own attitude.

Although Wayne's personal remuneration and work benefits have been given to the top in the industry, Warner Bros. executives know that this is actually the result of his voluntary concessions, so in other aspects, they are also sincere.

Just the day before the "Dark Knight" project launch conference, a special guest came to the manor. Regarding Bella Grant's arrival, Naomi Watts chose to ignore it. The other party came here this time to have a serious job. She I wanted to take advantage of the heat to conduct an exclusive interview with Wayne before he got completely busy with work.

As we all know, there are only two media outlets that can get an exclusive interview with Wayne when he is not running publicity. One is Time Warner's "Times", and the other is Bella Grant's "Los Angeles Times".

"She's cute, isn't she?"

When the two sat down in the living room, it seemed that not only Wayne himself was attracted by the figure of the woman opposite him, but little Fendi next to him also rarely smiled at this strange aunt. He noticed the little guy's curious big eyes, and Bella -Grant said as he took out his voice recorder.

Wayne's eyes didn't leave the mountain peak under the other person's shirt, which seemed to pop out at any time, and he replied proudly. "Of course Fundy is the angel God gave me."

"If I were you, I wouldn't stare at another lady with such a lewd look in front of my own children." The beauty editor rolled her eyes and spoke up to him unceremoniously.

After waving to the housekeeper Hela and handing the child over to him, he said shamelessly: "Shit, this is just appreciation. You know how much I like them!"

"Okay, let's get started, otherwise I'm afraid that the woman upstairs will not be able to help but run down and kill me." Bella Grant completely ignored his teasing, turned on the recorder, and immediately entered her own The character asked: "Director Greenberg, many fans have seen your speech at the University of Southern California. Can you talk about why you gave such advice to your classmates?"

"ok."

After thinking for a while, he answered: "In fact, every student who can enter the University of Southern California with excellent results is an out-and-out genius in my opinion, with talents far beyond ordinary people in their respective fields." !but! Before success, talent is almost the same as shit!

Only by achieving impressive success can you prove everything about you. Therefore, the first thing you have to consider is to survive, and then you have to endure the pain caused by learning. The reason why I gave that advice is to tell those children that if you can’t persist in working hard for your ideals, you don’t deserve it. success. "

This is his true thought. In fact, every successful insider needs to go through such a long or short process, and the most practical way is to endure it and work hard. He couldn't remember hearing a saying somewhere. Once the tide ebbs, it will be obvious who is not wearing pants.