Four Hundred and Eighty-Nine-2 Points Premise

The entire greater Los Angeles area is filled with thousands of film and television production companies, large and small, and it is basically impossible to calculate accurate numbers. New film companies are established every day, and some film companies fail due to poor management.

Similar to film and television production companies, film dreamers from all over the world enter the stage of fame and fortune in Los Angeles every day. People come here with beautiful dreams, and they only see a handful of successful people. In the end, most of them become One of the unknown people.

As an executive at Twentieth Century Fox, Terry has seen many similar situations over the years. From the moment he gets on the elevator, he can't help but turn his head and look at the man next to him. It always reminds him of the young-looking graduate of the University of Southern California who came here with his own work a few years ago, and he always feels like he is in another world.

From the 1990s to the present, both his status in the industry and his wealth have been soaring like a rocket, and the name Wayne Greenberg has now become a successful name, the director of the other party. His career has also grown from a young age back then to a master in the black field today.

The caution that the other party used to have when he came to the Fox Tower is still in front of his eyes. Now, the young man next to him has once again faced the six giants of Hollywood and has been able to look at him as an equal. I am afraid that only in this circle can I realize the other party's presence. A huge increase in power.

After all, in Hollywood today, there are very few practitioners with the same status. It is this young man next to me who has succeeded again and again with different kinds of success. In just a few years, he has achieved something similar to what George Lucas took decades to achieve.

"Well, let's see who this is?"

No one expected that the newly appointed CEO of 20th Century Fox, Townsend Rothman, would be waiting at the door of the office. The moment he saw Wayne, he immediately opened his hands and gave him a hug. "Wayne, welcome back to Forks."

"That's too kind of you, Townsend."

Wayne opened his hands and patted the other person's back gently. After letting go, he shrugged and looked seriously at the head of Fox in front of him, saying the same polite greeting. "You know, in my heart, I always remember Fox's help to me."

Townsend-Rosman patted him on the shoulder, smiled and shook his head, but did not answer his words. Everyone can say nice things, but the other party's agent, who is like a vampire, will not say a few nice words for the other party at all, and just takes a step back from the negotiation, so it is better to just listen to this kind of greeting in person.

"Okay, let's go in and talk."

The two walked into the office chatting and laughing like a pair of old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time, but the moment they entered, Wayne saw someone who surprised him.

On the sofa in the rest area near the window, there were already several middle-aged people in suits and ties waiting. He had already thought of this in advance before coming. The preparations he had done would most likely be shown to these Fox executives. .

After they came in, several people stood up together, and following Townsend-Rosman's introduction, they shook hands with Wayne one by one and said hello. The gap is not big as expected. Most of them are executives from 20th Century Fox and a shareholder representative.

"This is Avi-Adela, Wayne, do you know him?"

Just as he was introducing a white-haired middle-aged white man, Townsend-Rossman noticed that the corner of Wayne's mouth twitched violently. This unexpected discovery aroused considerable interest in him.

"It can be considered acquaintance."

Taking the initiative to extend his right hand, Wayne nodded and turned to look at the filmmaker who impressed him so deeply. "Hello Avi, nice to meet you."

Although there was some confusion in his eyes, Avi-Adela responded: "Hello, Director Greenberg."

After a few people sat down, Wayne's eyes still glanced at Avi Adela intentionally or unintentionally. I am afraid that only he knows how capable this person is now. Such masterpieces as,,,, etc., are almost all produced by this producer and screenwriter.

The most important thing is that the other party had already become the president of Marvel Comics as early as 1993, and later became the president of Marvel Studios. When it comes to superhero movies, you can be said to be a connoisseur among connoisseurs.

"Let's get straight to the point." Townsend-Rosman glanced at several Fox executives, coughed slightly, and said to Wayne, who was sitting opposite him: "I believe your agent has told you We have learned everything about the negotiations. Fortunately, we have finally reached an agreement. Wayne, as long as your signature is on the producer contract, the conditions agreed by Fox can be implemented immediately..."

Having said this, he deliberately paused and glanced at Wayne, who was always expressionless, before continuing: "You understand, Wayne, 20th Century Fox is not my company alone, so we need to work with Let’s talk before you sign the contract and tell us what your thoughts are on the series.”

After pondering for a while, Wayne waved to Nina behind him, took the cigarette handed over by the assistant, lit one with a "click", and said at the same time: "Townsend, can you talk about your original plans?" idea.”

Speaking of specific matters, Townsend-Rossman shrugged, raised his finger and pointed at Avi Adela, explaining: "Originally, the company originally wanted Avi to be the producer, and by the way, the screenwriter was also He is doing it, and you can learn about everything related to it with him.”

Sure enough, Wayne nodded silently and looked at Avi-Adela. From the first moment he saw the famous producer, he knew he couldn't work without him.

"Okay, Director Greenberg."

With a serious look on his face, Avi-Adela picked up an apparently prepared document bag from the table, opened it, and started to introduce it directly. "We have been preparing around the trilogy in planning. The series of movies you shot gave us a lot of inspiration and tips..."

As the other party narrated, Wayne kept smoking silently without any interruption. At the same time, this confirmed some of my guesses.

With the success of DC superheroes at the forefront, 20th Century Fox's planning was obviously influenced by its own works. The general route has not changed. The plan is still the structure of a trilogy. In the current Hollywood environment, this is indeed the mainstream approach.

But in Wayne's eyes, doing so would be a bit short-sighted. From Avi Adela's narration, it is not difficult to find that in everyone's minds, it is obvious that the trilogy has been considered long-term enough. It is the most flexible plan in the short term and can be adjusted based on the results after the first film is released.

This is also a common practice among major Hollywood companies. If the results of the first film are not satisfactory, the subsequent two plans will naturally come to an end. Stopping losses in a timely manner is representative of the conservative thinking of executives of large companies.

Of course, it goes without saying that the film is successful, as long as it keeps filming. According to the shameless image-eating practices of major Hollywood companies, they will definitely continue filming this series until death, until they no longer make money.

"...This is just our temporary plan. What shareholders and executives want is to shoot the first film to test the market, and then adjust subsequent plans based on market performance."

As Avi-Adela's brief introduction ended, everyone turned their attention to the silent young man.

"In this way, if I want to join this series, I have to make two prerequisites clear."

Wayne's upper body leaned forward sharply on the sofa. He raised his hand to stub out the cigarette in the ashtray on the table. Through the smoke exhaled from his mouth, he once again glanced at the surrounding executives, and finally turned his attention to Townsend-Rosman, holding up a finger, said:

"First, I will overturn all the early plans you have made, including this so-called trilogy. The readjusted plan will be based on the overall situation. This is the premise."

He held out a second finger as he spoke. "Second, I can tell you right now that there is no need to deliberately study DC movies and play with the dark and depressing overall rhythm. This is not the main factor in the success of DC movies."

With the success of "The Movie" and "The Movie" in front, even if Universal Pictures' dark trend this year hits again and again, 20th Century Fox is still affected by the related influence. It is obviously not possible to make the overall tone of "The Movie" into a dark trend.

To be honest, some characters are indeed suitable for this style, but it does not mean that all are suitable. Blindly film noir will only become a reason to drive away the audience. After all, dark and depressing superhero movies are inconsistent with the purpose of mainstream audiences. Most ordinary people who go to the theater actually want to see a movie that makes them feel relaxed or refreshed.

"Hmm, this is the purpose of Fox inviting you."

Townsend-Rosman nodded. "We hope you can make a big plan just like you planned for DC. Of course, the importance of the first film is self-evident. Only with the protection of Mr. Success like you, 20th Century Fox will launch such a plan. "

His meaning is obvious, Wayne can overturn everything related to modifications. What 20th Century Fox wants is sustainable success, otherwise they would rather choose to make a trilogy to gradually test the market.

Wayne smiled with satisfaction. His mission was to put it bluntly, to design a continuous movie plan and then ensure the success of the first movie in the series. As for whether 20th Century Fox will follow its own rules in the future. Whether the designed plan is executed or even whether the follow-up movie is successful, who will be able to hold him accountable at that time?

"Okay, come on let's talk about what I think..."