Five Hundred and Seventy Three - Greenberg Studios Doesn't Mind Independent Productions.

With a total investment of 350 million US dollars, there was no attempt to test the market, and a complete set of filming was carried out directly as planned for the trilogy. Upon hearing these premises stated by Wayne, the two Warner Bros. executives frowned deeply at the same time.

Not to mention the horrifyingly huge financial investment, this is not Warner Bros.’s non-negotiable DC superhero series. The funding problem can be completely solved by financing. As long as Wayne Greenberg’s name is properly put on the stage, there will be plenty. The film fund is willing to pay for it with money.

But if we shoot a trilogy directly without testing the market, the risks involved will increase exponentially. The normal practice for film companies in the Hollywood circle is to usually plan a trilogy, but they will shoot the first part first to test the response of the theater market.

If the response from fans is relatively good, and all aspects of word-of-mouth and box office meet expectations, the production company will often launch follow-up plans after rigorous market research. Only in this way can risks be reduced to a minimum.

Of course, if the first film fails to meet the film company's expectations, the plans for the subsequent two films will be shelved without hesitation, or even permanently axed.

"In the near future, Peter Jackson, accompanied by Jimmy, will submit a complete project plan to Warner Bros." Wayne's voice was as calm as ever, as if he hadn't seen the expressions of the two opposite him. "Of course, if Warner Bros. is really not optimistic about this project, Greenberg Studio will raise funds and produce it independently, and it's perfectly fine for Warner Bros. to just do distribution work! Just like the current "Charlie's Angels"."

When he heard that Greenberg Studio was financing and producing independently, Jeff Robinov's childishness suddenly shrank to the size of a pinhead.

Through various conditions, of course he did not trust the New Zealander named Peter Jackson, but he trusted Wayne, because since the other party entered this circle, he has never had a movie that lost money. This is a man who always keeps his mind on film projects. If a sober young man says that the other party is joking about $350 million, he will believe it even if he is beaten to death.

"Let the New Zealander bring the plan to the company as soon as possible. I need to increase my persuasiveness in high-level meetings." Jeff Robinov said without hesitation under Bruce Rosenblum's surprised gaze. : "I will try my best to promote the relevant review work of the project, but, Wayne, I am not sure what the result will be!"

Wayne nodded and a smile appeared on his face. Of course he knew that even if the other party was the head of Warner Brothers, he was not qualified to decide on a project worth hundreds of millions of dollars on his own. This was a company with complete operating rules. As a Hollywood movie giant, every investment and production project will inevitably undergo a large number of meetings, discussions and market surveys.

It would be great if Warner Bros. can finally pass the review, which means that the financial pressure on Greenberg Studio will be much less, and the film preparation and shooting can also fully enjoy the resources and convenience of Warner Bros.

If it weren't for the huge amount of financing of 350 million US dollars alone, which would take too long, he really wouldn't mind producing independently. But this is the circle. Although joint investment dilutes the profits after success, it can greatly reduce his financial pressure. , film risks, and significantly reduce the time required to produce a film.

Time slowly passed during the discussion between several men. Seeing that they had almost talked about everything they could talk about, Jeff Robinov paused deliberately before leaving. Even though he knew clearly that the conversation in this lounge was not going to happen. Maybe others could hear him, so he looked at the closed door and lowered his voice.

"Bruce personally flew to England to talk about the book series about young wizards. I believe you have already received the news, right?"

After hearing this, Wayne paused while buttoning his suit jacket. All plans and information about this project should be Warner Bros.'s internal secrets. He didn't know what the other party's purpose was for suddenly mentioning this. .

"Well, whether you know it or not." Jeff Robinoff shrugged, not caring about Bruce Rosenblum's opinion at all, and continued: "This series of books, under the huge banner of Warner Bros. Under the operation of media resources, it has shown incredible sales potential. Similar to the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings" in your hands, although this series of books has shown amazing market potential, if you want to successfully carry out the film and television transformation, you must It is a huge and complex task that takes years to prepare..."

"I see."

He looked at Nina who was also surprised behind him. After seeing the assistant lady shake her head incomprehensibly, Wayne nodded, answered in a muffled voice, buttoned up his clothes, and took the lead in leading the two women out of the lounge. .

This involves the conversation in New York. To a certain extent, both current Warner Bros. CEO Jeff Robinoff and current Time Warner head Kevin Tetsuhara are in contact with Weibo. Wayne is firmly tied together. If these two people want to stay in power in the Time Warner ship for a long time, they cannot do without Wayne's potential support.

You know, the board of directors of Warner Bros., as the representative of Wayne shareholders, Colin Howard, has always raised his hand unconditionally for all the proposals of Jeff Robinov. This is the main reason for the close cooperation between the two parties, Jeff - Robinov knows very well that the more shares Wayne holds and the greater his voice within the company, the greater the support for his work.

Obviously, this simple reminder is to tell Wayne clearly that the main profit-making projects in the hands of Warner Bros. are still his DC universe plan and various sequel films produced by the company itself, but in the near future In the future, new profit growth points will inevitably appear again.

Projects co-invested and produced with Greenberg Studio are gradually increasing their share of Warner Bros.' revenue. This is a result that both parties are happy to see, such as "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" which just had its premiere. .

It can be expected that if this approach continues to succeed once or twice, this will become another key source of revenue for Warner Brothers. But if you look closely, you can find that the reason why Wayne has an increasingly important voice within Warner Bros. is because most of the company's revenue priorities are inextricably linked to him.

This is also what Jeff Robinoff and Kevin Tetsuhara most want to see. They all know that Wayne has a large number of unproduced project plans and an unknown number of various adaptation rights. What's important is that Greenberg's studio is becoming more and more important, and it's not just a big revenue stream for Warner Bros. and Time Warner.

As we all know, since the 1980s and 1990s, the six major Hollywood giants have been acquired by media groups one after another. The chain reaction has been that outstanding medium-sized film companies in the industry, and even outstanding small film companies, have been quickly acquired by the six giants. Divide with abundant funds.

This process will inevitably continue over time. It can be said that any film company that shows a little bit of potential will not be able to escape this fate. Wayne knows better than anyone else. Don’t look at the success of DreamWorks in recent years under the leadership of the three giants. Infinite, in the end it is actually impossible to escape this fate.

Then, it means that the same is true for his Greenberg Studio, even if it has no distribution business. As the copyright library in hand becomes more and more abundant, and more and more films are co-produced and distributed, this studio can bring The film library that brings huge profits will become more and more attractive, and in the end, it will only become an abnormal small film company, one that relies entirely on Warner Bros.'s distribution channels.

The result is quite obvious. Warner Bros. and even Time Warner must personally acquire the studio no matter what, and incorporate it into Time Warner's media system.

This is Wayne's purpose. He is far from the point where he wants to take a large amount of cash to enjoy it, so before the time in his mind comes, he wants to acquire this studio with unlimited potential in his hands. Warner Bros. and Time Warner, the only thing that can be sold is a large number of shares!

So, even though he is currently filming DC superheroes and only gets paid by top directors, what he thinks in his heart is that he is working for himself, and the money he should earn will still be in another form in the end. , becoming a potential asset for him to become the richest man in Hollywood.

And Jeff Robinov's inadvertent reminder was to let him pay attention to the relevant news. It would be best to expend all the capital in his hands before the potential of the Little Wizard movie is fully exploded, so that Warner Bros. and even Time Warner can decide The majority shareholder of the company, which is why Wayne actually only holds about 7% of Warner Bros.'s shares now, but he is not in a hurry to continue to increase his holdings. He has been working hard to hold back his big move.

"Little wizard, a market worth tens of billions of dollars..."

This was what Wayne said in a voice he could only hear before going out. No one knows better than him that this project with a market scale of tens of billions of dollars has been dragging down the brainless management of Warner Bros. in its previous life. It was not until the project was completely ended that Warner Bros. experienced a real decline.

"You're too impatient, Bruce."

When only two Warner Bros. executives were left in the lounge, Jeff Robinoff sighed and looked at his companions. "Yes, we have all seen Zack Snyder's potential and ability, and his camera language is indeed suitable for taking over Superman, but this should not be brought up by you and Wayne. Who knows whether he will misunderstand this in his heart. Are you trying to get involved in the DC series?"

In fact, as early as a few years ago, there have been rumors within Warner Bros. What should I do if I want to become the CEO of Warner Bros.? Fully support Wayne Greenberg's projects and develop a personal relationship with him, which means you have one foot on the throne of CEO.

Look, wasn't that what Jeff Robinoff did back then, working hard to lead and promote Wayne's projects, and then naturally amazing results would be delivered to his hands, and then he would become the major shareholder. With full support on the board, everything will fall into place.

"Wayne should understand that my proposal is the most reasonable!"

Bruce Rosenblum shook his head slightly, and was actually a little annoyed in his heart. The DC series is a project led by Wayne, and no one can easily reach out to this series. This is a recognized principle within the company, and it is also the best way to ensure To ensure the success rate of related projects, he naturally does not want any misunderstandings to occur.

"The Female CEO's Almighty Soldier"

In the Hollywood circle, there are basically sensitive personalities, otherwise all kinds of weird and bad things wouldn't happen all the time. In fact, he doesn't know whether Wayne will think too much about it.

"Okay, don't think too much, go back and wait for the early box office of "The Matrix."" Jeff Robinov patted his companion on the shoulder, got up and led the way out of the lounge.