Four Hundred and Ninety-Three-Not a Multiple-Choice Question, but a Required Choice.

Bruce Rosenblum had just begun his narration when he was immediately interrupted by Wayne's angry and surprised swear words. The news was really shocking.

Producer Charles Rowan, who was in the office, felt a chill all over his body. As a producer who has been in Hollywood for many years, he knew all too well the harm caused by leaking secrets in advance.

During this period of time, he has been running around with the crew. Even though his sense of existence is quite low, it was done deliberately by himself. Charles Rowan understands that his task is to protect the crew's funds, etc. Logistics support, and then just wait and follow the success of the movie.

In fact, this is also the case. Almost all the core team members of the crew are old people from Wayne's team. They are basically all industry experts left behind by the big waves. Because they have not cooperated with each other once or twice, there is no common friction with other crews. The problem was put into working mode as soon as it came up, and the cooperation between various departments was quite tacit.

All kinds of circumstances resulted in the shooting of camera footage and other work, which went so smoothly that it was unbelievable. For a moment, Charles Rowan had the illusion that "The Dark Knight" would complete all the work smoothly, and success was within easy reach. In front of you.

For a long time, senior practitioners in the Hollywood circle have understood a rule, that is, no matter which giant company's large-scale investment crew, there will always be some inexplicable troubles encountered during filming. Everyone knows the specific reasons, and some of them are broken. The causes of things can eventually be found, and some simply look like natural disasters or man-made disasters.

After a long time, everyone has become accustomed to the appearance of these inexplicable obstacles, and few companies conduct serious investigations. Because as long as these bad things happen, the giant production companies don't need evidence at all. They can determine the approximate target just by guessing, and they can just find a way to pay it back in the future, right?

On the contrary, this time the crew of "The Dark Knight" could be said to have encountered no inexplicable obstacles that affected the filming progress of the crew. Even if there was harassment from some private non-profit organizations, it was just a minor trouble and everything went smoothly. Surprising.

In Charles Rowan's mind, he always thought that it was Wayne's lunatic-like behavior that made several other companies capable of causing trouble unwilling to provoke this dark and sinister lunatic. However, he did not expect that the trouble that should come would eventually come. It's coming, and it's going to be a life-threatening problem.

"How could it be leaked?!"

Charles Rowan's face was equally ugly, and he subconsciously stretched out a hand and grabbed Bruce Rosenblum's arm. "I remember that the screenwriting department within Warner Bros. had strict confidentiality clauses, and those screenwriters worked in groups and were basically only responsible for the part after being split!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't get excited."

Unexpectedly, Wayne was the first to regain his composure. He picked up the cigarettes and lighters on the ground. He raised his arm and patted Charles Rowan on the shoulder. "Let Bruce finish."

An investment of nearly 200 million U.S. dollars, which is a real cash investment. Because of the profit guarantee of the project, Warner Bros. directly rejected investment requests from overseas film funds and funds from the industry, because Warner Bros. executives and shareholders I am full of confidence in "The Dark Knight" and it is impossible to give away any profit.

Even if it is a media group with good revenue, Wayne believes that Warner Bros. cannot afford this loss. If the film fails to achieve expected results due to leaks, it will not only be a matter of large sums of money, but also follow-up The accountability of a series of personnel will definitely be carried out, and I am afraid that no executive is willing to resist this big pot.

Therefore, the most anxious people now are actually the executives within Warner Bros., especially the executives who know the detailed plans of DC. Just look at Bruce Rosenblum's face and you will understand how panicked the other party is.

"That's right, it's the screenwriting department."

The head of distribution at Warner Bros. took a deep breath and directly stated the root of the problem without hesitation. "Jeff and I thought of it immediately. Unfortunately, the initiator has been on sick leave for more than a week and we can't contact him at all."

Mentioning this matter, Bruce Rosenblum wanted to vomit blood. The smooth sailing on the DC project had slightly paralyzed his vigilant nerves. Now he can imagine that the team leader responsible for this part of the screenwriting will definitely After disappearing from people's sight, finding each other is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

But what if we find each other? It doesn't help in the slightest with what's already happened, and who knows how long it's been since this stuff was leaked?

Charles Rowan frowned, looked at Bruce Rosenblum, and asked tentatively: "Bruce, can you activate the relationship between the parent company and intercept the news..."

"It's hard."

Without waiting for the Warner Bros. distribution director to answer, Wayne shook his head first, exhaled a large puff of thick smoke, and said: "This is a premeditated action. I even suspect that the other party deliberately let Warner Bros. receive the news in advance. Let me think about it, what is the purpose of this?”

"Purpose?" Charles Rowan was stunned for a moment and said subconsciously: "Of course it is to make "The Dark Knight" fail at the box office..."

"That's not right." As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately rejected the speculation. "Now the film has just entered post-production, and Julia has just started editing. As long as we modify part of the plot, then gather the crew again and return to New York to reshoot some modified shots, the impact of their actions will be Weakened to the maximum extent.”

"That's right."

Bruce Rosenblum nodded, and a hoarse voice came from his mouth. "This is what Jeff and I mean, if the news breaks out in a big way tomorrow, it would be great if we make a statement in the media and change the way some of the films are presented."

This was the best solution. Fortunately, everything came in time. This was the main reason why he hurried to Wayne to discuss it.

"No, no, no." Charles Rowan retorted subconsciously and muttered to himself: "If I were the mastermind behind the information that I spent a lot of money to obtain, I would definitely not choose to expose it at this time. , If you want "The Dark Knight" to be unlucky, why not just a week before its release..."

"Shit, the other party wants to hold Wayne back!"

Speaking of this, Charles Rowan suddenly stood up from the sofa, and together with Bruce Rosenblum, cast worried eyes on Wayne, who was deep in thought.

Basically, that's right. The two of them are now certain that the other party just wants to hold back Wayne's energy. Most of the behind-the-scenes members and actors of the crew have been disbanded. I'm afraid some of them have flown from Los Angeles to various places around the world to start vacationing.

It will definitely take some time and effort to bring everyone back together again. At the same time, some movie plots must be modified to determine which lens materials should be retained and which lens materials need to be re-shot in a different way.

Now, the overspending of filming funds has become the least worth mentioning. After all, so much money has been invested in this film. In order to ensure the performance of the film, Warner Brothers will never be stingy in investing more money, as long as the quality of the film can be guaranteed , all this can be earned back anyway.

The most important thing is that no one can calculate how many days it will take to complete the whole process. However, according to Charles Rowan's estimation, even if the efficiency is high, at least one person will be needed to get all these messy things done. Months and above.

Wayne suddenly smiled, but the raised corners of his mouth brought not warmth, but deep ridicule. "Someone doesn't want me to participate in PR for the upcoming awards season. What a trick! Very good, very good multiple choice question..."

In fact, this is a must-choose question. Regardless of his identity as a shareholder of Warner Bros. or his emphasis on the foundational work of DC movies, it is impossible to allow the slightest accident in "The Dark Knight". Warner Bros.'s shareholders and executives will not allow the film to risk maintaining its status quo.

On the contrary, in such a comparison, the professional awards during the awards season do not seem so important when compared with hundreds of millions of dollars of investment and billions of dollars of expected revenue.

After all, there is an awards season and an Oscar every year. Wayne's age is his biggest advantage. These things can be fought for again in the future. He was sure that the person behind the scenes had similar thoughts.

So this is not a multiple-choice question at all, but a must-choice question that tests human nature. If he dares to go crazy again and pursue award public relations regardless of anything, this time Warner Brothers and Time Warner will not only not help, but will also He generates huge opinions.

"A ruthless conspiracy, good tactics, and just the right time." Bruce Rosenblum sighed, and he even wanted to high-five the person who made the move.

"Charles."

After thinking everything through, Wayne calmed down and returned to his ice-like expression. He looked at the producer calmly and said, "Help me go out and announce to everyone. I'll suspend everything I'm doing right now." Work, let everyone go back and rest today.”

"no problem."

Charles Rowan nodded, stood up from the sofa and opened the office door. Just two steps out of the office door, he heard the voice behind him again. "By the way, please call Nina for me. She is my personal assistant. He should be handling the work in the corner. Thank you."

When there were only two people left in the office, Bruce Rosenblum gritted his teeth, stood up and closed the office door. Under Wayne's surprised gaze, he walked up to him, bent down and stared into his eyes seriously. , whispered: "Listen, Wayne, based on our personal relationship, I should actually respect all your decisions, but I am a Warner Bros. executive first!

So, listen to me, don’t be impulsive, don’t try to test human nature with benefits...!”

493-It is not a multiple-choice question, it is a required choice.