Six Hundred and Eighty-Five-Thank You.

"Ginger, I personally like your "Sunny Day" very much."

Some of the guests who came to send blessings were familiar, and some had no impression of them. However, after being introduced by Miss Rizao and shaking hands with the Imperial Master and his group, Wayne started speaking without hesitation. This is the best way to build goodwill between people in business.

Especially Jiang Xiaojun, this guy is a rare actor who is accepted by Western audiences. It is worth mentioning that the reason why he is accepted by movie fans around the world is not his face or figure, but his strong smell of male hormones. This kind of hormonal male actor is basically popular in most markets around the world.

"My story always takes place in the summer. The hot climate makes people more naked and able to hide their inner desires. At that time, it seemed like it was always summer, and the sun was always free to accompany me. There was enough sunshine and too bright , causing the eyes to darken for a while..."

Without any pause, Wayne read the opening monologue of "Sunny Days" in fluent Chinese in front of everyone around him.

His behavior is very easy to make people like him, just like Jiang Xiaojun at this time, tilting his head slightly, with strong curiosity and surprise in his eyes.

"Director Greenberg, even many Eastern audiences may not be able to recite this monologue completely." Jiang Xiaojun's voice was as deep and bold as his appearance. He once again stretched out his right hand and held it with Wayne. They shook vigorously together. "If you have a chance, I'll treat you to a nice drink and we can have a good chat."

"no problem."

Although he promised happily, Wayne knew very well that there was a high probability that there would be no such opportunity in the near future, and his travel time was not generous at all.

And he has already thought that the good wine in Jiang Xiaojun's mouth is most likely Erguotou. Anyway, this guy has tricked Hollywood filmmakers more than once. The title of "Hollywood Chinese Promotion Ambassador" has been assigned to him. There is no shame in the head.

What about "n, b." "The original force is true t, m, d is good" "Taimao is what you think is a good wine. We men in the capital drink Erguotou. After drinking this, you won't hide when the atomic bomb comes", etc. Wait a minute, there are quite a few Hollywood filmmakers who have been fooled by him.

Basically, every foreigner who has worked with him has gained something special about Chinese.

Seeing that the foreigner was not showing off at all and was chatting quite enthusiastically with Jiang Xiaojun, the national teacher secretly nodded and said: "Director Greenberg, your "The Flash" is amazingly shocking. The special effects are simply too awesome. Outstanding."

"Thank you, the humanistic care in your movie also left a very deep impression on me." Everyone looked up to the charming girl. Wayne had long been used to similar scenes, and he also complimented the other party.

"I don't know if you have time recently, but I would like to invite you to visit my crew." When the national master saw that there was a show, he immediately sent out the invitation. He really wanted to chat with the Hollywood director and learn more about everything related to Hollywood commercial films.

"Unfortunately, my schedule is very tight this time."

Wayne shrugged and politely declined the invitation.

In fact, he didn't lie. There was indeed not much time left on this trip, and it was also packed with various interview activities.

After all, the land of the East is not the North American market with all traces. Whether it is the viewing habits of movie fans, the profit model of the film industry, etc., they are still in the initial stage of development. At this stage, the box office figures are more attractive. The only effective way is to carry out large-scale publicity and public opinion guidance.

Warner Bros. and China Film Group arranged a lot of activities, especially Wayne's high favorability among Eastern movie fans, which led to his interview activities coming one after another and not ending until he got on the plane.

After a brief chat with several local filmmakers, tonight's premiere event is over. It is different from North America. Due to the special national conditions, Warner Bros. and China Film did not arrange a related reception after the premiere. , Wayne and his party can return to the hotel early to rest.

"Boss, Bruce Rosenblum personally sent the email."

The first thing Nina did when she returned to the hotel room was to check her work email, and the first email that caught her eye was from the director of distribution at Warner Bros.

"Just tell me what happened."

Glancing at the assistant lady, Wayne spoke with a hint of fatigue. It was quite easy to deal with the media tonight. After all, the media here were much more polite than those in North America. However, chatting with some so-called administrative "big shots" made people feel uncomfortable.

Miss Rihaya was very smart and said immediately: "I'm going to take a shower and change clothes."

Seeing her boss sitting on the sofa and lighting up a cigarette, the Lizao lady also consciously walked into the master bedroom. Nina then clicked on the email and opened her mouth to report. "This is the overseas first-week box office data of "The Flash."

Wayne waved. "Tell me the key figures."

Nina habitually pushed up the glasses on her face and said: "'The Flash' officially launched in the overseas theater market last Saturday. The first ones to be affected were the British Isles and various European regions. There were no surprises. "The Flash" "The Hero" has a huge reputation among fans.

After investigations by Warner Bros. branches in various places, investigation reports were sent back to the North American headquarters of Warner Bros. The average score of moviegoers who watched the movie in the theater was A, which is basically the same as the score of North American moviegoers. It is predicted that there will be no big improvement in word-of-mouth. Big landslide.

"The Flash" has been in theaters for just one week, and the British Isles box office revenue was US$16.5 million. It is still the leader in the overseas cinema market. Followed by Bangzi Country, "The Flash" caused a sensation once it was released, with a box office of US$15.55 million in its first week. This is followed by Australia’s US$13.25 million and France’s US$10.97 million.

Mexico US$9.8 million, Brazil US$8.65 million, book US$8.54 million, Italy 6.7 million, Germany 6.43 million, Spain 4.9 million, Philippines 4.1 million, Malaysia 3.56 million... "The Flash" has sold in a total of 72 countries around the world It was released in regional theater markets, and the box office outside North America totaled about US$132 million.

The marketing department of Warner Bros. and several third-party forecasting agencies in North America stated that the overseas box office of "The Flash" will not be less than 350 million US dollars. The North American theater market has so far received a box office of US$246 million, but it has shown a serious lack of stamina. But even so, it is predicted that the total global box office of "The Flash" will not be less than US$700 million... ..”

This result is actually similar to Wayne's own expectations. In today's era, it is basically impossible for films that are popular in the North American theater market to be successful in overseas theater markets.

"But the boss."

Nina glanced at the email again, turned around and said seriously: "Bruce Rosenblum also mentioned that the box office of "The Flash" in North America showed a cliff-like drop without warning. "

"It doesn't matter, this is normal."

Nodding, Wayne motioned for her to sit down and not be in a hurry. "Commercial films that rely purely on extreme audio and video special effects cannot avoid the shortcoming of insufficient stamina. Nina, 'The Flash' is not 'Star Wars' after all. Potential audiences were almost driven into the theater by us in the first week or two."

From the perspective of this era, a movie with a total box office of over 100 million in North America is considered a success. In particular, the North American box office of "The Flash" exceeded 100 million in ten days. According to traditional thinking, the subsequent box office of this film will definitely be more lasting.

But Wayne had already anticipated the current situation, and he remembered clearly in his mind that all mainstream commercial blockbusters would have this box office trend more than ten years later, especially commercial blockbusters with special effects as their selling point, because it would be difficult for such films to win. Movie fans flocked to theaters repeatedly to buy tickets and watch movies.

The distribution strategy he and Warner Bros. initially formulated was also based on this. During the hot summer season, more movie fans would be rushed into theaters early and faster, and a very good box office figure would be achieved.

And this "The Flash" is unlikely to be screened in the theater market for as long as "Batman: The Dark Knight." After getting the expected results early, I immediately hit the gears. Following various offline copyright operations, squeezing out all the short-term benefits of "The Flash" in a very rapid process is the most correct way to distribute this type of film.

"Is there anything else?" After hearing about the overseas box office of "The Flash", Wayne opened his hands, stretched out, and stood up to take an early shower and rest.

"Angelina Jolie officially entered Warner Studio today and started action training."

The assistant lady nodded immediately without waiting for him to lift his legs. "This morning, uh... that is, three hours ago our time, Angelina Jolie, accompanied by her agent and lawyer, signed the long-term actor contract provided by Greenberg Studio , two people hosted by Jimmy and lawyer Ryan.”

Hearing this, Wayne slowly sat back on the sofa and grabbed a cigarette from the coffee table again. While tilting his head to light the fire, he looked at the assistant and asked, "Did they show any dissatisfaction?"

"Jimmy didn't say that on the phone call."

Rolling her eyes without hesitation, Nina shrugged and said. Yes, this is what your boss does. Not only do I have sex with you, you also have to make money for me. I am afraid that you will expand when you become famous. Before you can make money, you have to sign a long-term contract that restricts your freedom.

You know, because of her role in the DC series, Angelina Jolie has signed an actor contract with Warner Bros. for five feature films. Once such a long-term contract is signed, it means that the actor will be completely tied to the film company for the next few years.

Moreover, actors have long-term contracts, which have strict salary increase regulations. Similar to Christian Bale’s contract, no matter how popular the movie he stars in and how good the box office results are, the first two or three movies will not be included in it. Later divided.

Of course, with the popularity of actors starring in movies, and the next sequel movie, the salary will inevitably increase significantly. But as long as the long-term film contract is there, the possibility of agent Lion making a big announcement is eliminated in advance.

Angelina Jolie has already signed a long-term movie contract, and it is a demanding long-term contract of up to five movies. She has no choice in this regard. If she wants to join the DC movie series, she must work with the producers. It is a prerequisite for Fang Warner Brothers to sign a long-term contract.

This means that she will be tied to Warner Bros. in the next few years. Now she has signed another five-film long-term film contract with Greenberg Studio without hesitation. If nothing unexpected happens, she will lose her freedom for at least ten years.

There are many examples of Hollywood actors who sign long-term film contracts, and then regret it midway due to reasons such as the growth of their fame and expansion of ambitions. However, the actors who regret it generally do not end well. Similarly, the film company did not get the expected results, which can be said to be a typical lose-lose situation.

Under Wayne's instruction, Nina made this feature film deal because she didn't expect Angelina Jolie to sign it happily. But something unexpected happened. The woman thought so quickly and neatly kidnapped an actress in her best years to Greenberg Studio.

"It seems that Angelina Jolie has given you a lot of benefits, right?"

Suddenly spitting out a large ball of cigarette, Wayne's face was serious, but his tone was filled with meaningless ridicule. He put his feet casually on the coffee table and just lay on the sofa looking at Nina. "Tell me, why do you want to help her? Hey, dear assistant, please don't tell me that Angelina Jolie's agent used a beauty trick on you."

The two of them have been working together for almost ten years, and they understand each other very well. Nina seemed to have expected that she would not be able to hide it from her boss. She did not show any nervousness at all, and her face did not change at all. She just pushed. The glasses on his face said:

"Because she is very smart, I just gave a brief reminder, and she was able to respond to the series of arrangements that followed. Also, because she is the most suitable person, I remember those movie concept drawings you usually draw, several of them The prototypes of the film’s protagonists are all based on her.”

After taking a closer look at Nina's eyes, Wayne nodded, raised his arm, stretched out the fingers holding the cigarette, and tapped the assistant's forehead from a distance.

The thing is very simple. The nature of Hollywood actors is that they will never easily tie their freedom to a film company. So Angelina Jolie signed a long-term movie contract happily and without showing any reluctance. She must have received some news in advance, news that made him willing to give up his freedom.

Over the next few years, Greenberg Studios would be churning out commercial projects. Now he is not short of money, and he will even start preparing for multiple film projects starting in the second half of this year. Unfortunately, most of these film projects are from the perspective of female characters.

The development plan of Greenberg Studio was completely discussed between Wayne and Nina. She also fully understands why a large number of films will be produced in the next two years. The assistant lady knew everything that was going to happen. If she hadn't given Angelina Jolie a heads up, it would have been hard for Wayne to think of any other reasons.

"rest early."

After waving his hand, Wayne stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, got up and walked to the master bedroom. As for the assistant lady giving the tip privately, she didn't mean to blame him at all. He is not a fool who doesn't know good things. It can be said that Nina does this all for herself.

The original plan was that if Angelina Jolie was not willing to sign a long-term contract, he would be looking for one or two other actresses. Hollywood lacks everything except sexy, hot and beautiful girls, but now it seems that this part of the effort can be saved.

"correct."

Walking to the door of the master bedroom, Wayne seemed to suddenly remember something again, raised his arm and slapped himself on the forehead. He turned around and looked at the assistant lady and asked: "Didn't Warner Bros. find a professional team to train Angelina Jolie's movements and body shape? Give me a call to Jennifer Connelly.

If she has time and is willing, she can also go to Warner Studios to participate in the subsequent action training. "

Having said this, he curled his lips at Nina and joked: "If I were you, I would mention Jennifer Connelly again. Maybe her agent will find you a dozen male models or something like that." stuff..."

"You're such a bastard, boss."

"Thank you, Ms. Klein."

Wayne had never denied that he was a bastard. After opening the master bedroom door, he didn't forget to turn around and tease him again. "Life is a f**king movie, life is a drama, you know what I mean."

In fact, the thing is very simple. Wayne holds a large number of film adaptation rights, and he needs to produce as many as possible in the next two years, causing the value of Greenberg Studio to expand rapidly to an astonishing level.

Then, the shortest way is to turn the copyrights in the hands of Greenberg Studio into several movie series that can be profitable in the long term.

In late June, that is, at the end of this month, "Charlie's Angels" will open in nearly 3,000 theaters in North America. It would be fine if this film does not succeed, then there is no doubt that he will revise his next plan and postpone a large number of films with a female perspective in his hand for a few years until the impact of women's rights in society is greater.

But once "Charlie's Angels" achieves its earliest expected results, not only will Warner Bros. not hesitate to produce "Wonder Woman", Greenberg Studio will also independently invest in a series of commercial films from a female perspective.

Those that have plans now include the "Tomb Raider" series, the "Resident Evil" series, "King Kong", as well as the "Mad Max" that has all the rights in the hands of Warner Bros., as well as the ones previously written by Wayne Download and prepare multiple scripts.

He never thought about withdrawing the salary paid to him by Warner Bros. from Greenberg's studio account. A large amount of US dollars will be invested in the subsequent film production. Even so, this amount of money may not be enough. Some projects will also need to be co-produced with Warner Bros.

His only thought now is that the third part of "The Matrix" and "Charlie's Angels" to be released this summer can provide enough cash flow for his future plans.

It's not that Wayne is too anxious and has to increase his capital crazily in the past two years, but with the development of the DC movie universe, there is not much time left for him. There are some things that must be done before the DC Cinematic Universe can run away from itself.

For example, the CEO of Netflix has been chasing him. Until now, he still has not made an investment decision. First, I am really not sure whether my premature investment will affect the future trend of this streaming media giant. Second, I really don’t want to cause unnecessary problems. My main focus in the past two years must be on DC and Green. At Berg Studio, there are always trade-offs.

"Bang, bang, bang. Are you asleep? Boss."

The usual cocktail party was canceled on the opening night of "The Flash", but it seemed as if God was deliberately acting against him and did not give Wayne time to rest. Less than an hour after returning to the bedroom, the door was banged, and Nina's shouts were heard at the same time.

"F**k, what happened? You'd better give me a strong enough reason, otherwise..."

"The Romance of Fairy Wood"

In the master bedroom, Wayne was sitting on the balcony chair as if he were wearing a golden sword, wearing a white bathrobe. With a burning cigarette in the corner of his mouth, he squinted his eyes and raised his head slightly, looking at the twinkling stars in the night sky with pleasure.

The sudden knock on the door completely interrupted his interest at this time, and it was not difficult to hear a trace of annoyance and impatience hidden in his voice.

"Someone is looking for you, you'd better come out and see him, uh..." Nina's voice outside the door was a little strange, and after a pause, she continued: "I mean it's best."

"Dammit, give me five minutes."

As he spoke, he lowered his head, just in time to meet the eyes on Miss Rihaya's delicate face. Wayne whistled impatiently and growled harshly. "Sweetheart, does it affect you? Keep working on your damn work. You still have five precious minutes."

After speaking, he took a strong drag on the cigarette, squinted his eyes again and raised his head, looking comfortably at the beautiful scenery in the starry sky.

Ten minutes later, Wayne arranged his bathrobe, opened the door to the master bedroom with a relaxed expression, and walked out wearing hotel slippers.

"Nina, who's looking for me? It's almost midnight, what's the emergency..." He was only halfway through when he saw a relatively familiar face. It should be said that he is a familiar face from TV and movies in his past life memory.

A girl with a single ponytail looked over the moment he came out. The girl looked a little nervous, but she smiled beautifully from the moment she saw him.

With her white T-shirt, tight jeans, and ponytail, the girl was dressed like the girl next door, especially her delicate and familiar face, which filled Wayne's mind with questions. He quickly recalled it in a few seconds and was quite sure that he had no connection with this girl.

"Hello, Mr. Wayne Greenberg." The girl didn't give him much time to wonder. After he sat on the sofa, she immediately extended her white right hand. "I am Cecilia g, from Xiangjiang, do you still remember me?

In 1993 at Los Angeles International Airport, my sister and I returned to Australia with our family and were detained by the customs because we did not understand the rules for cash declaration. It was you who helped us explain it clearly to the customs..."

With the girl's urgent narration, a dusty memory was also brought up in Wayne's mind. At that time, "Joker" had just finished its hot release period, and he and Naomi Watts took their only vacation to Australia. He still remembered that a group of Chinese people were stopped by the customs, and he really helped to explain clearly, otherwise those Chinese people would be in trouble.

But the first thing he felt now was that he felt a chill all over his body. Could it be that just by saying a famous quote from Guan Xi, he had provoked the real heroine? A deep malice came over him.