hollywood draw

Just as Wayne finished the publicity and returned to Los Angeles to continue writing the script, a fat man was holding a stack of newspapers and watching the report on "Happy Day".

Miramax has been quiet today. No matter what the employees do, they are carefully trying not to make any sound. Just in Harvey's office, separated by a wall, many people heard the sound of cups being thrown on the wall and shattered.

Harvey looked at the entertainment page, and the number one in the North American box office rankings is "Happy Day".

"Happy Day" ranked first in the box office rankings last week with $29.68 million, while the second place was the famous Mel Gibson's "Lawful Weapon 3".

This movie, which costs up to $1 million, actually won $19.83 million from the North American theater market in three days last weekend and became the box office champion.

A horror film actually achieved such results during the off-season of North American films in April, and the film is still being screened and there is room for box office growth.

His estimate for this film is only 10 million US dollars at most. As it turns out, Harvey Weinstein has also misunderstood. If he knew that the film would be so popular, even if the young director asked for a price of 4 million, he should have bought it in time.

Harvey Weinstein calculated silently, and with the previous box office, the film has achieved a box office of more than 50 million US dollars, which is not a damn five thousand US dollars.

This number is too exaggerated. The box office output is already more than fifty times the cost of the film. Harvey suddenly felt a lot of heartache. He couldn't believe how much profit this was, and he actually slipped away from his own hands.

Based on his years of experience, even if "Happy Death Day" is a niche horror thriller, the screening cycle is not long, and the final box office will not be less than 60 million or even 70 million US dollars. In addition, there will be subsequent video tape revenue, TV copyright and peripheral authorization, how much will the final revenue be?

Since entering Hollywood with his younger brother, Harvey has always been famous for his sharp vision and has operated many successful films over the years, but the expected profit of this film still makes him feel dizzy.

Especially when I think of that young director, I want to sell the film to myself several times, it is Chi Luoluo slapping himself in the face, like mocking him for being short-sighted.

Wayne Greenberg!

When he thought of this name, he felt awkward. He couldn't stand it and walked around the window twice before he felt a little more comfortable with his chest.

Since the name appeared in the newspaper, he felt that he had done something wrong and had taken a look. This unknown young director seemed to know how to grasp the market, the movie targeted the people, and indeed had his own ideas.

Sitting back to his desk, he picked up the newspaper and drew a circle hard on Wayne Greenberg's name.

The new week begins, Wayne returns to his apartment. To be precise, the film has nothing to do with him even if it has a box office. Fox will not pay him a cent.

He also threw the vacation plan behind his head. Wayne now just wants to make a project plan as soon as possible and start his next plan.

This circle is always following the successful ones. If he can't continue to succeed, he can be sure that as long as the next movie fails, he will recover to no one's attention.

He wanted to take advantage of the popularity of this movie and try his best to sell his new projects and find the film's investment company. Investing in his own films is just the last choice. The road to independent production is too narrow, which is inconsistent with his positioning for himself in the future.

Wayne hopes that he can be a Nolan-like director in the future. The films he makes are both a carnival for movie fans and can also bring benefits to the production company. Independent production cannot achieve his goal of training himself. There are too many chores that require him to care about and cannot focus all his attention on shooting.

"Wayne Greenberg, the rising new director in Hollywood..."

"The young director Greenberg, who achieved a box office of $66 million in his first film, will become the benchmark for the new generation of young directors..."

Throwing down the newspaper in his hand, Wayne sorted out his suit and prepared to attend the celebration banquet held by Fox. Today, his name appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. The video was about to go down, but everyone knew that the video would definitely exceed 70 million US dollars.

Fox held a small celebration meeting specifically. For their efforts, the expected revenue of the film made Fox very generous.

Although the sun set very early, the weather did not cool down. Wayne was already sweating when he drove to the hotel where the celebration party. It was not until he walked into the hotel lobby that he let him breathe slowly.

"Hi Wayne, are you ready? You are the protagonist today!"

Terry saw him walking into the hotel and hurried over to say hello. Without waiting for him to speak politely, he took him into the second-floor banquet hall of the hotel, obviously waiting for him here.

After entering the second floor banquet hall, before Wayne got used to it, he heard a sound of applause. He knew that the applause was for him.

There were not many people in the banquet hall. Except for the staff of the Fox distribution department and several actors in the crew, Wayne basically didn't know the rest. He refused Terry's kindness to introduce him to various people. He didn't want to know anyone without purpose. Now he is still a little transparent person, which is more in line with his plan for himself.

"Director Greenberg, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

As soon as he got a glass of champagne, Uma Thurman walked up to the side and said polite words. She knew how important it was to get along with a successful director in this Vanity Fair.

Wayne looked at her, lifted it and was touched with her. "That's because you acted well by yourself, Uma."

"I heard from the agent that you are preparing for a new project. Is there a role that suits me? I believe I can do any female role."

When he heard her ask about the new project, he knew what the other party was going to do. However, before he could determine the specific matters of the next project, he personally didn't like this woman very much, so he said tactfully:

"The specific situation of the new project has not been determined yet. If there is a role that suits you, I will contact Jimmy."

After saying that, he ignored the woman, chose a corner seat, and sat on the sofa.

"What is that bixxh looking for you?" Naomi sat beside him with a glass of wine, staring at Umathurman and asked.

"Hey, Nami, the work is over, don't bring those bad things into life." Looking at Nami, he felt helpless. As long as the two women didn't appear in the media, they would never say anything good to each other.

Naomi turned her head, looked at Wayne, and asked in confusion: "You haven't looked for me during this period. You won't get involved with this bitch, right?"

"Nami! I'm preparing for a new project during this period. Can you think of something normal in your mind? Even if I really get involved with others, that's my private life."

"Oh, sorry Wayne, it's my fault. I'm just afraid you're deceived by that bitch." Naomi saw his tone becoming stiff, and obviously didn't want to fall out with him. "New project, can I know what type of film it is?"

Wayne resisted the urge to roll his eyes. The woman knew him too well and knew that she could not be really angry. "It's still a thriller, but I'm not sure if any company is willing to invest in it. The cost of this film will be a little higher."

"Of course there will be, Wayne. If you make a project plan, you can send it directly to 20th Century Fox. Believe me, Fox will definitely review your project first."

Wayne turned around and saw Terry sitting next to him, apparently he heard his Naomi's words.

"Yes, I will send it to Fox as soon as possible, give me some time, and the project plan will be completed immediately."

Just as Terry and Wayne were sitting together and chatting, at the other end of the banquet hall, Harvey Weinstein and Tallie looked opposite each other, Harvey stared at Wayne and asked Tallie:

"Are you sure? Wayne Greenberg has filed a new script with the Screenwriters Association?"

When Tallie heard her boss's words, she replied in a positive tone: "Of course, boos, I found out that he had registered three scripts at the Screenwriters Association, and his next project would definitely be one of them. The scripts he registered were basically all horror thrillers, which is exactly the type he is good at."

After hearing her words, Harvey took a big sip of champagne, stared at the little director opposite him, and seemed to have made a decision suddenly and walked over with a wine glass.

Seeing Wayne was discussing a new project with Terry, Naomi poked his waist with her hand. Seeing him looking over in confusion, Naomi rushed forward with her mouth and said, "That big fat man is here, he may be here to find you."

Hearing Naomi's words, he looked up and saw Harvey Weinstein walking straight over. With the puzzled eyes of several people, he sat directly on the sofa opposite.

"Sorry, can you let me talk to Director Greenberg alone?" Harvey said, focusing his eyes on Terry, with a clear idea, and he didn't want others to hear their conversation.

Wayne saw Terry and Naomi's worried gaze and waved his hands at them, saying that he was fine. When he saw them walking aside and sitting, he asked:

"Mr. Weinstein, what's wrong?"

Harvey tried hard to see the young man in front of him, but the young director couldn't hear a hint of pride in his tone, as if he was not the one who tried to sell the video to him before.

"I'm here to congratulate you, Wayne. It turns out that I have a good attitude, right? The movie "Happy Day" has really sold well, and you did a great job." After saying that, he raised his glass.

Wayne touched him, took a sip of champagne, and then asked directly: "Thank you, I believe Mr. Weinstein should have something else to do. I need to talk to me. Just tell me, our time is precious." He stared at the other party with his eyes fixed on him, and he didn't know what this fat man was going to do.

“I heard you are preparing for a new project? Wayne, Miramax can invest in your new project, and believe me, big companies are not the first choice.

Their review mechanism is very complicated. If a video is handed over to Miramax, it will pass the review soon, which will be beneficial for the filming of the movie as soon as possible."