Four Hundred and Eighty Six - Wayne, You Need to Get Busy.

"I put everything in a Wells Fargo vault."

Lloyd Connor smiled bitterly and decided to follow the plan he had designed and let the big fat man handle everything by himself. As he spoke, he took out a key from his pants pocket and gently placed it on the coffee table. "Roger spent millions of dollars on these things, and you know, he wanted to make as big a splash as possible."

Harvey Weinstein frowned, obviously feeling that the other party was a little too cautious. Of course he understood that the other party was using him as a gun, but when things have developed to this point, with his character, he would not do it if he decided to do it. Any hesitation.

If "The English Patient" wants to gain something at the Oscars, it will inevitably face Warner Bros., or Wayne Greenberg's "The Departed."

It can be said that his opponent has been preparing for the prize since the beginning of the preparation for the film. Faced with an opponent who is superior to him in terms of strength, money, and channels, he can only choose some alternative methods.

The reality is that the box office revenue of "The English Patient" is just over 30 million US dollars, and there is simply no way to recoup it. Once the Oscar halo is added, the film's screening scale in North America will not only expand again, but also return to the mainstream film scheduling plan of mainstream theaters, and the overseas distribution issues of the film that have been stuck will also be perfectly resolved.

Of course he knew what kind of person Wayne Greenberg was. In Harvey Weinstein's heart, he always believed that if he were fatter, he would be another version of himself, even greedier and more vicious than himself. , but all of this is deeply hidden under that sunny and tough face.

To be honest, if there is any other way, he is not willing to confront the opponent easily. This kind of person may not be a friend, but being an enemy will definitely be very tiring.

But all this becomes insignificant in the face of millions of dollars, or even tens of millions of dollars in profits. With so much money, not to mention an enemy, even brothers may turn against each other.

"Look at that."

Harvey Weinstein had no intention of continuing the conversation, and he didn’t want to know what the other party’s plan was. Since everything was given to him, he had the final say on how to launch it. He pointed at the man who was obviously drunk. Female companion. "Kathy, she is a girl from Texas. Even though she has a weak figure like a model, she is wild and unrestrained like a real Texas cowboy."

As he spoke, he showed a strange expression that every man would understand, and winked at Lloyd Connor. "There's still an empty room upstairs. You can rest first. We'll talk later when we have time."

This is the reality. There is no shortage of beautiful actresses in Hollywood, but in the minds of industry bosses like Harvey Weinstein, they are all disposable tools. People like them have enough capital and don't care about one or two small actors. Anyway, there will be countless beautiful girls who will keep posting.

Facing the temptation of the blonde hottie, Lloyd Connor was not embarrassed at all. He also showed a smile that every man knows. He stood up, picked up the wandering little wild cat, and walked upstairs without hesitation. This time he came to Los Angeles. It can be said that things are done, and all that is left is to enjoy the time.

The only truly sober person in the living room was Harvey Weinstein. He didn't take a second look at the two remaining women and turned around and walked out of the villa without hesitation.

It wasn't until he got into his car that he took out his mobile phone and made a call.

"Bob, anyway, I've got the stuff. Please help me contact Disney and Universal Pictures as soon as possible."

Bob Weinstein on the other end of the phone obviously paused and was silent for a few seconds before he said, "Harvey, are you sure you don't want to think about it anymore?"

"That's it, you know our situation." Harvey Weinstein started the car impatiently and continued: "What we do now will be our capital in the future..."

"I see."

After hanging up the phone, the car slowly started to move towards the brightly lit center of Los Angeles. Looking at the flashing neon lights outside the window, Harvey Weinstein deliberately slowed down the car and slowly began to consider what he had in his hands.

The Weinstein brothers have been making progress all along, and they are ambitious to make Miramax bigger. As expected, Miramax gradually grew from a small company that could only rely on the distribution of video tapes to a medium-sized film company worthy of Hollywood under the leadership of the two brothers.

This process also brought wealth and power to the two brothers. It was also because of their own ambitions that they accepted investment from Disney during the initial difficult period and became a subsidiary of one of the six giants.

But as Miramax's performance has gotten better and better in the past two years, and its film library has grown stronger, its parent company, Walt Disney, has also begun to take action. It is obvious that Disney wants to completely control this company. The management of Miramax, an incredibly valuable subsidiary, also began to have people kicked out.

In fact, all this is within the tolerance range. As one of the subsidiaries of the six giants, there is no possibility of just enjoying the convenience without paying anything, which made Harvey Weinstein feel crisis. It's the increasingly bad relationship with Disney emperor Michael Eisner.

As Disney continues to increase its stake, it is now very close to becoming the largest shareholder of Miramax. Faced with the acquisition of other small shareholders, Harvey Weinstar has shown great Obviously dissatisfied, but also helpless, after all, this is a legal business practice.

What he couldn't accept was that Michael Eisner did not keep his promise. The other party did value Micah Max's ability in the live-action film business, but he had no intention of supporting them in investing in large-scale productions. It was obvious that Michael Eisner Sner only wants to treat Miramax as a subsidiary that produces and distributes niche and literary films to supplement Disney's live-action film business. Even as Disney controls more and more equity, it has begun to be unable to resist meddling in the management of Miramax. Michael Eisner's domineering management style meets Harvey Weinstein's equally lawless character. This is the main point of conflict between the two people.

According to Harvey Weinstein's own analysis, sooner or later, Disney will completely swallow up Miramax, which he and Bob worked hard to create. This is just a matter of how long it will take.

Therefore, he must prepare early and leave Miramax in a more honorable way when everything is irreversible. Only those who have power will understand that almost everything the two brothers do in Hollywood comes from Miramax. He must ensure that the two brothers can quickly create a better "Miramax" after they leave.

And "The English Patient" is actually a test for Oscar. This is not only related to how much money he can make, but also whether he will change his strategy in the future and focus on public relations for Oscar movies.

No one knows the reality of Hollywood better than him. With the capital that the two brothers now have, they simply cannot handle large projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Even if they can barely get a part of the investment, their ability to resist risks is still too weak. As long as one link appears. The problem will be bankruptcy and liquidation.

Therefore, Harvey Weinstein, who started his career in niche and literary films and relied on his sharp market vision, can only continue to follow this route. Once niche and literary films get Oscars, they will inevitably Profitability has greatly increased, and it has become a low-risk method to make big gains with a small amount.

If Wayne knew all his thoughts, he would definitely be willing to tell him. In fact, you did it. Not only did you continuously lower the value of the Academy Awards by relying on the attributes of the Oscar troublemaker, but you also managed to get it out after leaving Disney. Another successful Miramax.

Looking back in the direction of the top of Beverly Hills, Harvey Weinstein muttered. "Wayne, get busy. You need to get busy. This is not enough now. You have to be so busy that you don't even care about the public relations for the Oscars. An investment of hundreds of millions of dollars may be related to the success or failure of a billion-dollar box office. It has nothing to do with the Oscars." Little Golden Man, which one will you choose..."

After muttering, Harvey Weinstein smiled slowly. Based on his understanding of the young man, he could be called a greedy vampire. His code of conduct must be to put profit first, because he has such a character.

The car drove away from Beverly Hills amid the colorful night view of Los Angeles. At the same time, the direction Harvey Weinstein had just looked at was located at the Greenberg Manor at the end of Mulholland Drive. Wayne was smiling like an aunt, his eyes fixed on his lovely daughter.

"Hey, little Fundy."

Naomi Watts also knelt down on the carpet in the bedroom, clapped her hands and looked at her daughter, pointed to the small plate of food in front of the little one, and said: "My little angel, mommy is also very hungry, you can give some to mommy. Food?”

"Hey, Nami, she's too young to understand what you're saying right now." Wayne shrugged helplessly. The first good news he got when he came back was that his daughter had already developed teeth due to premature development. Hela is obviously more experienced in this area. It is said that the little one is willing to eat these things because his teeth are itchy.

The doctor has examined the child and found that there is no problem with the child's body. On the contrary, he is very healthy. This is why the little guy's teeth grow earlier than ordinary babies.

"Are we really not going back to the farm for Christmas?" Naomi Watts didn't take her eyes off her daughter, and the motherly love on her face was visible to the naked eye.

"never mind."

Wayne shook his head, sighed and said: "There is still a lot of work on The Dark Knight. We don't have time for a farm vacation. You know, after Christmas, I will start the post-production work of the film immediately."

Film editing, dubbing, adding special effects, and communicating with John Williams' team to score the soundtrack. Just thinking about these tedious tasks waiting for him made him stop wanting to go back to the farm for Christmas vacation. Only by pushing forward the work on "The Dark Knight" as much as possible can he find time to participate in awards season public relations.