Seven Hundred and Fifty-Seven-Wayne Who Is Not Greedy

After the dinner with George Lucas, Wayne immediately called Bruce Rosenblum and briefly explained what Fox meant. After getting the call from Jeff Robinov, he discussed it as soon as possible. After responding, he put the matter aside and continued to work on the post-production of "Wonder Woman".

In fact, in his heart, he is actually more inclined to cooperate with 20th Century Fox. After all, no one knows better than him how terrifying Disney is after the civil strife gradually ends.

Even in Wayne's mind, the current actions of major Hollywood movie companies to target DreamWorks together are far less effective than targeting Disney together. After all, no matter how much DreamWorks stirs up, in the end the three giants will be hit by global distribution channels, but Disney, the temporary behemoth in its hands, will not.

As for "Star Wars", he believes that as long as Warner Bros. executives have their brains intact, they will definitely not be willing to touch it.

Not to mention the current head of Warner Bros., Jeff Robinoff, even in my own memory, the group of executives who made strange moves twenty years later knew very well not to touch "Star Wars" for nothing, and that was still After leaving George Lucas, Disney tinkered with "Star Wars".

Speaking of the fate between "Star Wars" and "Wonder Woman", we have to mention "Wonder Woman 1984". Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this movie was an unexpected hit because of its predecessor, and was urgently made to make money. It captured the appetite of movie fans around the world before it was released.

But the result is that "Wonder Woman 1984" has changed its release schedule many times in a row. Almost every time it is announced that it has changed its schedule, the famous female director Patty Jenkins will praise her to the media. Film.

"I really regret delaying the release of "Wonder Woman 1984". God, I shot it so wonderfully. When I watch the edited version myself, I can't help but get excited!"

Every time the movie was rescheduled, the female director would come out and say the same thing again. Later, many ordinary movie fans saw that something was wrong.

Some smart movie fans quickly discovered the problems. The reason for changing the release schedule of "Wonder Woman 1984" is very simple. The first one is to avoid the new "Star Wars", and the second one is to avoid the new "007". Maybe in the end, Warner Bros. felt sorry for it and moved the film to the third time. The schedule was changed three times to the summer schedule.

In fact, Hollywood's marketing and promotion, and even the means of making money from commercial films, have not changed at all in the past twenty years.

Now that the "Wonder Woman" in Wayne's hands has the success guarantee of several previous popular DC movies, and even though there is no threat from similar superhero movies on the market, when it comes to publicity and marketing, he is still keen on Warner Bros. The plan is to ride on the popularity of "Angel Super Model" in the Super Bowl.

"Wonder Woman 1984", which was urgently produced to make money after Front Seat became a hit, did the same thing, and it went much further than him.

Why did Warner Bros. schedule it several times? It's obvious that the film was viewed poorly within the company. The reason why they avoided the popular movies of the year time and time again and insisted on releasing them in 2020 is because of the content of this film.

It can even be said that the setting of many contents of this film is naturally to ride on the popularity. If it is not scheduled to be released in that year, let alone making money, there is a high probability that Warner Bros.’s DC superheroes will be buried in the grave. A handful more dust.

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Putting aside everything else, Warner Bros.’s instinct to capitalize on hot topics is simply a true portrayal of the Hollywood studio.

But Warner Bros.’s luck went to grandma’s house this time...

"Twentieth Century Fox announced to the media this morning that the much-anticipated new "Star Wars" will be officially scheduled for summer release on June 23. This film was filmed by George Lucas, the father of Star Wars, over many years. work, and also announced the title of the film "Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace"..."

""Star Wars" is officially scheduled to be released in late June, and the summer season is about to usher in the biggest box office bomb. By then..."

“Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace is coming, and 20th Century Fox has announced that this new Star Wars movie is destined to arouse carnival among all movie fans..."

At the end of February, 20th Century Fox suddenly announced the release date of "Star Wars" to the media. For a time, all topics in North America turned into hot discussions about Star Wars, and even the prediction and analysis of various award ceremonies , were all suppressed by discussions about Star Wars.

Not only the mainstream entertainment media, but also all serious mainstream newspapers, the headlines have changed to topics related to Star Wars, which shows how influential this series of movies is in North America.

For a time, celebrities from all walks of life expressed their high expectations for the new Star Wars in interviews with reporters. The sudden release of the new Star Wars news seemed to explode instantly, and countless Star Wars fans, from politicians and businessmen to celebrities and celebrities, expressed their expectations for Star Wars through the media.

"That's the impact of George, that's the impact of Star Wars."

In the post-production studio of Warner Studio, Wayne threw down a few newspapers, whistled helplessly, and sighed to the people in front of him: "Star Wars has long been more than just a movie. It's accurate." In other words, it has become a cultural phenomenon and a cultural business card in North America."

"Wayne, you're not bad at what you did."

Looking at the newspaper on the table, Luke Simmons glanced at him and said with a smile: "Maybe in two years' time, when people mention superheroes, they will also call them a cultural phenomenon, right? ?”

"It's hard, Luke, I'm still in my head."

Wayne shook his head. Although he envied the storm caused by "Star Wars", his mind was still very clear and he understood that no matter how hard he tried, he would never be able to make DC superheroes a cultural phenomenon like Star Wars.

However, if it can become a cultural calling card of North America, it is very possible.

"No, it's not difficult at all in my opinion."

Avi-Adela on the side put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at the man across the table seriously. "It's not difficult at all if you want it. You know..."

wcxsw/62714/"Sword Comes"

Looking with a headache at Avi Adela, who was about to speak at length, Wayne waved his hand helplessly, interrupting the other person's next words. "Hey, Avi, put away your wild ideas, you see how busy I am now.

After the post-production work on "Wonder Woman" was over, there was still the entire crew of "Superman" waiting for me. I didn't have time and couldn't spare the time, okay? "

Since Wayne began the post-production work on "Wonder Woman", Avi-Adela has come to the studio countless times. His purpose has always been very clear. He hopes that Greenberg Studio will produce the amazing superhero film. A hero movie can be directed by Wayne himself, even with a single name, so that it can open up all markets from the beginning.

More importantly, Wayne has been delaying the project plan he made by himself for various reasons, making him eager to find out when the other party is going to produce Marvel Super Heroes.

"Just tell it, Avi."

Seeing that Avi Adela still wanted to continue to persuade, Wayne shrugged and said directly: "Greenberg's work is that all the money above must be given priority to ensure the operation of the projects that have been started, Avi. You should know that if Start working on your Iron Man submission now, the only way we can get it is to raise money.”

"I heard..."

Avi-Adela hesitated for a while, but in order to observe the face of the man opposite him, he said cautiously: "I heard that there is an investor in the circle who is very interested in all the projects of Greenberg Studio. Since he has already invested in other projects of the studio, why not..."

"No, Avi." Faced with Avi-Adela's proposal, Wayne shook his head directly. "I originally had this idea, but after careful consideration, I decided not to accept any form of external funding for the superhero project. You should be able to think clearly about the reasons for my decision."

Of course he can think clearly, there is no other complicated reason, it is purely due to his confidence in his superheroes.

Once a superhero movie is successful, the profits reaped would make the entire Hollywood movie company jealous. Not only does it have explosive potential at the box office, but more importantly, it also has offline revenue, copyright licensing and sales of various peripheral products. The other party has proven its explosive profitability countless times on DC superheroes.

No matter who is holding such a project in hand, I am afraid that he is not willing to let others get involved. Look at Warner Bros. today. As long as it is a DC series project, even if the production cost is often as high as 200 million US dollars, they have never accepted any external financing.

"May at the latest, Avi."

Wayne secretly calculated in his mind and gave a relatively certain answer this time. “Before May, whether it is the box office share of “The Flash” or the income from “Charlie’s Angels” and “The Matrix” Part 3, Warner Bros. will pay the studio account on time.

Of course, when the time comes, 20th Century Fox will also divide my share of "X-Men" and bring it in all at once. So, you have to wait a few more months. "

"All right......"

After sending Avi-Adela away, Wayne stretched out a hand and rubbed it on both sides of his forehead. He already regrets a little now, maybe he shouldn't have squeezed everything into just one or two years.

Greenberg Studio produces a large number of film projects, such as "Lord of the Rings" which was filmed in New Zealand, "King Kong" which also went to New Zealand, and "John Wick" which was finalized in New York. After the filming of "Wonder Woman" is over, Angelina Jolie basically has no time to rest. She will start training related to "Tomb Raider" before April...

There is also another planned game adaptation project "Resident Evil" and another feature film about dogs. Basically, it is impossible for him to ignore these tasks.

More importantly, as soon as "Wonder Woman", which he is currently working on in post-production, ends, he will immediately have to preside over the filming of "Superman". According to Warner Bros. and his plan, both movies must be released within this year. , in order to lay the groundwork for next year’s blockbuster.

In fact, when the summer season arrived in previous years, although Wayne was also responsible for leading the crew in promotional activities, he was still able to squeeze in some time to rest.

But this year, if he works according to plan, he will basically not have any time to rest. Even after "Superman" is officially released, what awaits him will be "Justice League".

You know, while he is busy with his own work, he also needs to care about the projects invested and produced by his studio. Even though these projects are basically co-produced with Warner Bros., and there are producers sent by Warner Bros. to control the direction, he has never overestimated Warner Bros.'s bottom line, and it is impossible to completely let it go and wait to collect money.

In fact, it was not Wayne's original intention to suddenly accelerate his customized development plan. In fact, he is forward-looking and knows too well that the best opportunities are this year and next year. Reality forces him to continue doing this.

Once these plans are delayed until the first year or two after the advent of the new century, no matter how careful the plans and complete preparations are, they will be disrupted by force majeure external factors.

The first is the merger between America Online and Warner Bros. He knows better than anyone that it seems like two world-class giants are merging into one, but in fact it is true that Warner Bros., the world's largest film and television entertainment production company, is going to The beginning of decline.

Secondly, there are factors that are even more powerless to intervene. When two iron birds with wings crashed into the Twin Towers and disappeared, the Hollywood film industry inevitably ushered in a two-year winter period. By then, ordinary people throughout North America will resist the entertainment industry from the bottom of their hearts, and the number of movie fans entering movie theaters will plummet.

Faced with these two major difficulties, all Wayne can do is to complete all his plans as soon as possible before these two nodes arrive.

Especially the disappearance of the Twin Towers. If he wants to make full use of its influence, he must completely smash the superhero brand into the hearts of all ordinary people in North America before it happens.

Everyone knows that when all Hollywood movies are ignored because of this, there is only one type of movie that can make a lot of money, and that is superheroes. The spirit of the people of North America needs to be saved by these superheroes. As for their economy and body, what does that have to do with Wayne?

Hollywood works hard to market even dead people, so it wouldn't be out of line for him to use the pain of the North American people to market it.

And to be blunt, Wayne never worried about the two iron birds, but was more worried that they would not arrive as promised. After all, as long as this world-shaking thing happens, the DC superheroes and some of the Marvel superheroes in his hands will usher in an unprecedented period of huge development bonuses.

Seeing that Wayne was so lost in thought that he didn't even notice that the cigarette in his hand was almost burning his fingers, Nina carefully took the cigarette butt from his fingers and pressed it into the ashtray on the table.

"I was distracted." The assistant lady's actions still woke up the thoughtful Wayne, who smiled and shook his head.

"Actually, boss..."

Seeing that he had no intention of continuing to be lost in thought, Nina hesitated for a moment and then suggested: "Maybe we should accept the investment from that Christopher Rockencourt. Since we have already accepted his previous investment, why not use it?" The heavy bait of a superhero will drain him dry in one fell swoop.”

In fact, from the beginning, Wayne and Nina's plan was to rely on superheroes to drain the "movie investor" at once. But later, for the sake of insurance, Wayne changed his mind and only accepted an investment of US$50 million from the other party.

"I know what you mean, Nina."

Wayne licked his lips, resisting the temptation of money. "But, have you ever thought about it, if that guy continues to invest in "Iron Man", he will have to continue to absorb more money from the industry. Once the business becomes too big, we may have to smell bad.

Moreover, if "Iron Man" is too successful, I'm afraid there will be countless lawsuits waiting for us later. "

"Make money." Nina whispered softly. "Anyway, there are countless law firms on Wall Street who are willing to accept our entrustment..."

"Forget it, these two years are too important to us, let's try not to cause too much trouble."

In fact, Nina and Wayne knew in their hearts that no matter how much money Christopher Rockencourt invested in the studio's projects, he would not get a penny in the end. This has a lot to do with what "Hollywood Eye" investigated.

Wayne was not greedy at all, and had no intention of touching the other party's principal. At most, he was borrowing money to lay eggs, and finally returned the investment principal in a "just" image. Just like he said, he didn't want to cause too much trouble for himself during his most important two years.