Six Hundred and Nineteen - I Already Have a Statuette, Forget It This Time.

The atmosphere in the entire office suddenly fell into inexplicable embarrassment following Wayne's sudden change of expression.

Jeff Robinoff had hoped that several crew members would be able to persuade Wayne at the right time, but when he looked at them, he almost lost his breath and was so angry that he died.

As the director of the entire "Matrix" series, Zack Snyder immediately chose to lower his head after hearing Wayne's serious rejection, as if there was something in the coffee on the coffee table that interested him. The same, without blinking, looking at it with gusto.

Ector Henry wanted to say something, but he was the least qualified here. In addition, his career breakthrough was all dependent on the man opposite him, so he looked resentful and said to Jeff Rowe. Binnov shrugged and spread his hands silently.

Not to mention the actors, Li Guohao didn't even look at the Warner Bros. CEO. He would whisper to Charlize Theron from time to time and expect them to talk. Obviously there was no possibility.

Jeff Robinoff sighed, looked at Bruce Rosenblum, waved the big cigar helplessly, and nodded to Wayne.

"I will tell everyone the results of the conversation at the high-level meeting tomorrow. So let's leave it as it is. The plans related to "The Matrix Revolutions" are all in accordance with the contract."

After hearing his words, Wayne's expression gradually softened. Some problems cannot be explained at all. Is he going to tell everyone that there will be an unprecedented ship that will crush the global film market for half a year?

"Okay, let's talk about something happy."

Seeing that there was no room for change, Bruce Rosenblum stood up from his desk and came back with a document with a smile on his face. "Look at this, it will definitely scare you."

"What?"

Taking a few documents with a hint of confusion, Wayne looked down and noticed at first glance that this was a rigorous statistics table. The specific box office statistics of "The Dark Knight" in various countries around the world are all reflected above.

Since he has never cared about these things during this period of time and focused all his attention on work, if the other party hadn't given him this thing today, he might not have taken the initiative to understand it.

The global screening of "The Dark Knight" has actually begun to come to an end. Even in the North American market, the home base of Hollywood, there are still only a thousand theaters showing the film. Around this time, box office growth has slowly come to an end.

In fact, Wayne knew better than anyone else that all expectations for this film had been exceeded. The last time I paid attention, the film's total global box office had reached 1.2 billion U.S. dollars, and it was basically impossible to have any growth points.

Another point is that he has never been involved in the so-called box office number one in film history. After all, he knew very well that before long, this position would have to be given up to others whether he wanted to or not.

"Huh......"

After getting the data analysis form, Wayne immediately turned to the last page and glanced at the movie's global box office. At this moment, he raised his head in surprise and looked at the two senior executives sitting opposite. Tube.

"I knew he would be shocked!"

Bruce Rosenblum picked up the coffee cup, made a winning face to Jeff Robinov, laughed and joked in a low voice.

Don't blame him for teasing. When Wayne saw the total box office figures, his first feeling was that his eyes were a little dazzled due to the pressure of work. It clearly reads US$1.23 billion in Arabic numerals.

Both the marketing department of Warner Bros. and Wayne's own analysis have given an estimate of the film's final box office of around US$1.19 billion. If it had not been for the final large-scale release of the film in the East, it would have successfully reached 12 100 million US dollars, it should take some time.

"So that's it."

Returning to the first page of the document and seeing the specific investigation report, he nodded thoughtfully. "The Dark Knight" was successively canceled in other regions, which did not surprise him. However, in the East, the film was able to obtain close to 30 million US dollars, which really surprised him.

The development of things was completely beyond Warner Brothers and his plan. It has been proven that "The Dark Knight" will be popular there, but the reason why the subsequent box office continues to explode is that no one expected it.

After the release of "The Dark Knight" in the three provinces where the Chungchang International Film Festival was held, the entire three provinces accounted for a normal share of the national box office. However, as time went by, the enthusiasm for watching movies in other regions subsided. These three provinces It still maintains a very high box office trend.

The reason is very simple. In the mid-to-late 1990s, a freezing cold wave swept across the three provinces. It envelops millions to tens of millions of workers, ruthlessly crashing into the crossroads of destiny. For a time, the anxiety and confusion about unemployment spread to the entire three provinces.

People who were temporarily confused about life entered the cheap movie theaters one after another, especially the young people who took the trouble to watch the movie over and over again with a certain escape mentality.

Along with this wave of unemployment, not only "The Dark Knight" has attracted countless viewers, but another Chinese song "Start Over" has also become popular on the streets. Most young people choose to wait and see, waiting uneasily for the announcement of being laid off.

Others present did not understand, but Wayne knew very well that the country was undergoing rapid changes. After the short-term pain, the speed of economic development would shock the whole world. All signs were proving that when he went down When you go there again, the changes will be huge.

"1.23 billion US dollars, 1.23 billion US dollars globally."

Zack Snyder kept chanting, looking at the side with complicated eyes, filled with some kind of admiration. "Boss, you are still making history, and "The Dark Knight" hasn't stopped yet!"

Smiling and waving his hand, Wayne threw the data sheet on the coffee table with no desire to continue reading. It not only marked the detailed box office figures of each region, but also listed in detail the peripheral income that has been kept secret from the outside world. However, none of this has anything to do with him. His income is only related to the box office figures.

"Warner Bros. has communicated with the theaters."

Seeing that he was a little uninterested after watching it, Bruce Rosenblum crossed his hands and put them on his lap and said: "The Dark Knight will be on a larger scale in the mainstream theater market." By the end of the Oscars. I have discussed it with Jeff, and if you are interested, Warner Bros. will use all its media resources to send the film to the Oscars."

"Not much hope."

Wayne has a very clear understanding of this aspect, so the moment the Warner Bros. distribution director finished speaking, he directly said: "Even if it costs some money, it is nothing more than winning a few technical awards, heavyweight The prize hopes are very slim.”

Everyone nodded silently. The Oscars' discrimination against non-realistic films definitely did not start with "The Dark Knight". In the past few decades, there has been no non-realistic film adapted from comic books. On that stage Received great awards.

As early as the end of the Oscars in early 1994, almost half of the North American media were aggrieved that "Joker" was ignored by the Oscars. But in fact, even Wayne himself knew very well that even if he had not encountered "Schindler's List", even if he was old enough, he would not be able to win the Oscar statuette for "Joker".

Regardless of anything else, just the fact that this is a work adapted from DC comics can kill all possibilities of winning awards. The same situation is actually the same for "Batman: The Dark Knight".

"No, Wayne."

Who knows, Jeff Robinoff smoked a cigar and shook his head, looked at him and said: "At the party held by Warner Bros. before, I had contact with several old men. At least the news I heard showed that "Batman" The exaggerated market performance of "The Dark Knight" has shattered the traditional concepts of countless academy members!"

"Aha?" Wayne raised his head in surprise, his face full of disbelief.

"Don't be surprised. My idea is to use our media resources to hype this concept!" Shrugging, Jeff Robinov said calmly: "You have to know, 1.2 billion US dollars is a It’s a very suitable digital node, because you and Steven have already raised the total box office to close to 1.1 billion!”

Wayne nodded slightly. From this aspect, "The Dark Knight" is not without any hope. Just like what the other party said, the figure of 1.2 billion US dollars is exactly a numerical node that can crush most people. It should not be a surprise to the thousands of members of the academy.

But what makes him feel even more helpless is that more than a month later, another more abnormal business masterpiece will appear and sweep the world.

"Forget it, there's no need."

After thinking for a moment, Wayne decisively refused again. "I already have a statuette, and I have no intention of fighting for a second one in the short term. Unless Warner Bros. wants to continue marketing the film, my advice is to let this Oscar take its course."

Despite his high-sounding words, he was still wondering how to watch a show during the awards season. The year before, he had just clearly demonstrated the Jinyuan PR process to everyone in the circle. This year, some people will inevitably copy it. By then, the fun will naturally come soon?

All the directors and films that are interested in Oscars this year will become the backdrop, no matter how powerful the gold and dollar offensive is, it will be useless. Because the two most important Oscar statuettes next March involve the impartiality and social sensitivity of the academy.

When such market performance occurs, if the Oscar is not given to a big ship, it will definitely arouse strong doubts from the public. If this is not given, is there any fairness in the Oscars? Although the old men in the college are old-fashioned, they have never been stupid. On the contrary, they have very keen social sensitivity.