Four Hundred and Ninety-Invisible Core Selling Point

"I have done detailed research before, and as early as the beginning of the comic creation, I was affected by the unique background of the times."

Facing the executives of 20th Century Fox, Wayne talked with his head slightly raised. "The most unique thing about these things that are influenced by the background of the times. For example, the black movement represented by Martin Luther King and Malcolm, the former is moderate, while the latter is radical, just like Professor Magneto.”

"I don't know what you mean, Wayne."

The shareholder representative sitting opposite him suddenly frowned, interrupted his narration, and looked at him as if he were looking at a boastful charlatan. "Mr. Greenberg, I need to remind you that we are now discussing how to succeed, not listening to you..."

Townsend-Rosman's stern look made the Fox shareholder representative gradually silence his voice. Although his words were unpleasant, they probably represented the doubts of most people present.

"I'm sorry, Wayne." Townsend-Rosman nodded apologetically, gesturing for him to continue.

"It doesn't matter."

Wayne shrugged, not affected by the interruption, and continued on with the topic. "What I want to tell you is that under the influence of the unique social background, the comics are full of thinking about the disadvantaged groups in society. This is, in my opinion, the most distinctive thing about the entire series of comics, and it is also the most prominent one. Selling point.”

Regarding this point, he came to the conclusion after a long period of thinking. Regarding the series of movies, especially the director Bryan Singer who was affected by his bisexuality, the storyline and discussion about the movie almost covered most of society. situation of vulnerable groups.

And the reason for its success must have this impact. The structural structure of North American society is destined to have a variety of socially disadvantaged groups, and these people may not necessarily understand these in the film, but they will only find the film particularly attractive to them.

After he understood what he said, everyone in the office nodded thoughtfully. These people were basically elites in the Hollywood commercial system and knew the meaning of Wayne's words very well.

Because no matter which aspect it is discussed from, a movie should have already targeted its audience before it is planned to be filmed. At least these things have been determined during market research for commercial projects.

Obviously, due to the special social background, the content contains a lot of discussions about disadvantaged groups in society. In fact, the main force of moviegoers in North America are the so-called people at the bottom of society. This will indeed become a unique invisible selling point of the movie.

After everyone digested it for a while, Wayne continued: "My opinion is that no matter how many parts of the series are made, this feature must be retained, preferably throughout. This is the core invisible selling point of the entire series."

It's a pity that what he actually regrets the most is that he has abandoned these thoughts in his previous life and these two films.

"As for the specific setting of the movie, I can briefly talk here. First of all, we have to pull out a timeline. Note that it is not the trilogy you are designing now, but a whole line. I said , we need to plan from an overall perspective..."

Without Wayne's appearance, it might seem that every movie is successful, but in fact the planning tends to be conservative and traditional Hollywood's old-school thinking. Although this is indeed the safest approach, it also loses the ability to integrate everything through overall planning. The videos are connected together to maximize their impact.

Produced by 20th Century Fox, it was initially just a trilogy of Hollywood classics, and was not intended to be filmed into a universe like Women's Federation. The reason why Wolverine appeared later was because this character was so popular. Of course, Tenth Century Fox will not give up making money from independent works.

The subsequent series of movies relied on time retrieval and time restart to create the second series. Such as,,,, etc. Therefore, at the beginning of the series project, there was no thought about what happened after the trilogy. This is obvious.

No one knows whether this is because 20th Century Fox executives are too conservative or simply because they are eager for quick success.

"...I hope that through a movie, I can create a solid and profound image of movie characters for the series, and let them interact with each other. The purpose is to let the fans of the movie characters also influence each other and become a box office The strongest guarantee point.

Listen, if my plan goes well, I believe you have seen some of the results above, so don't worry, you will see more in the following. What followed was an explosion in movie-related peripheral sales, and the diversification and skyrocketing cost of movie IP operating channels. This is what I call the movie universe model. Warner Brothers is taking the same path. "

Yes, Warner Bros. is indeed taking this path, and some initial results have been shown. However, what Wayne did not say clearly is that the upper limit of DC's entire comic system is far from being comparable to one, even if it is another one. Treasures cannot be compared to the entire DC.

You know, if it weren't for the weird operations of Warner Bros. management all year round, in the superhero market, whether it's comics or movies, the DC series has always been suppressing Marvel. It makes me cry when I talk about it. The three world-renowned justice giants were finally stunned by Marvel's desperate cosmic plan, and they were completely beaten and unable to hold their heads up.

"Relying on the overall design and planning of the timeline, there are obvious staged endings to wrap up the plot, and constantly push forward the expectations and heights of the story! What a genius idea!"

Avi Adela's muttering spoke the thoughts of everyone present. It was only then that everyone realized what future the young director sitting opposite had brought to Warner Bros.

As for Warner Bros. and even Time Warner's protection of him, everyone figured it out instantly. Wayne Greenberg will bring not only the current performance and revenue to Warner Bros., a media group, but if everything goes well, he will bring a new one worth tens of billions of dollars, different from Hollywood. Emerging markets for traditional revenue.

Townsend-Rosman seemed to have predicted it, and in fact, he did infer some things. "Wayne, what's the specific timeline planning plan? For the first part of the series, you..."

"Hey, hey, Townsend."

The corner of Wayne's mouth slowly raised, he looked at the other person and raised his eyebrows slightly, stretched out a finger to shake it from side to side, and said jokingly: "Those are the jobs after signing the contract, and this is why you paid a lot of money to hire me. It’s meaningful, isn’t it?”

"ok."

Townsend-Rosman stood up happily without any embarrassment and stretched out his right hand. "The conditions are as agreed with your agent. We will sign the contract as soon as possible. Don't worry, Wayne, 20th Century Fox will hold a grand press conference for you!"

"Tomorrow is Christmas, Townsend. As you know, the post-production work is still waiting for me." Wayne clasped hands with him, his face also full of smiles. "So I want the time to be arranged as soon as possible. How about the 26th, the day after Christmas?"

Townsend-Rossman thought about it and realized that time was indeed very tight. If he wanted to hold a grand media conference, reporters would not be far enough away to come in two days.

However, he didn't insist anymore. With his post-production work and coveting this year's Oscar, the young people opposite him would indeed be very busy during this period, so he finally nodded and agreed.

"I will inform the media as soon as possible. I hope our cooperation this time can be as pleasant as the one a few years ago."

"Don't worry, Townsend, I promise it's a win-win!"

For Wayne, this cooperation is firstly for his own commitment, and secondly for the large amount of money and movie shares paid by 20th Century Fox. There is also a deeper point. If the series is as successful as ever in the future, will they be satisfied with the movie? A character that only appears in the universe?

Think about the Fantastic Four and other copyrights in their hands. At that time, the tickets in their hands will be the tickets that are truly worth a lot of money.

After personally sending Wayne and others to the elevator, Townsend-Rosman put away his smile and returned to the office. Facing the Fox executives who were discussing, he first turned his attention to Avi Adela, who had been following the project in the early stages.

"Avi, you can continue to follow this series. Wayne Greenberg cannot be responsible for too many specific matters. You still need to perform the actual work of the producer. I hope it will start from script writing to subsequent film preparations. , you can all be deeply involved.”

"no problem."

Avi Adela nodded solemnly. Everyone knew that Wayne Greenberg would not be able to focus all his energy on 20th Century Fox projects for a long time. As long as the first part of the series was successful, it would be the other party who would bring the project with him. When large sums of cash and shareholdings are withdrawn.

And when the time comes, he who has participated in the whole process will become the leader of the entire project plan, which is equally attractive to Avi Adela.

He cast his gaze out the window, staring in the direction leaving Century City, and said with emotion: "There has always been a legend in the circle that Wayne Greenberg will become a top commercial producer even if he does not become a director. Sure enough, the rumors It often turns out to be true in the end!”

"Back then, it was Fox who personally sent him to Warner Bros." Townsend-Rosman did not shy away from his misjudgments. He shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Who knew, we would have to offer a sky-high price today, and then... Invite the other party back!"