hollywood draw

Rolls-Royce slowly stopped by the fountain in the small square in the manor. Wayne and his group got out of the car and walked towards the living room as the butler Hela greeted him.

"Where is Nami?"

When Wayne took off his suit jacket and handed it to Hela, he found that the living room was extremely quiet, and asked in a low voice.

The housekeeper took the coat and sorted it out carefully. These purely handmade clothes were all from an old tailor in the UK. Although there was no sign of identity on it, in fact, each piece was valuable and was not comparable to the so-called luxury goods outside.

"Ms. Watts and Elena are both accompanying Fendi on the third floor. Do you want me to call them?"

"Forget it, help us with some coffee."

Wave to Hela, Wayne took Jimmy and Nina to sit on the sofa, and looked at the information in his hand again. Blue sky studios, both Blue Sky Studios.

This animation studio, which is deep in his memory, is not famous even after twenty years, and was ruthlessly closed by his parent company Walt Disney in 2021.

It can be regarded as the little transparent among the three major animation studios in Hollywood, with the worst development, the smallest capital and the least works. Compared with Pixar Animation Studio and DreamWorks Animation Studio, it is very easy for people to ignore the past.

Today, when traditional hand-drawn animation in Hollywood is gradually declining, Jobs' Pixar Animation Studio has proved the trend of computer animation with a movie "Toy Story". At the same time, Pixar's group of plug-in-buys have also found its own direction.

Jeffrey Carsonberg's DreamWorks Animation Studio is also quietly accumulating technology and slowly exploring its own unique style. It will take at least a few years before "Monster Shrek" unexpectedly achieved great success before they can establish their own style of spoofing everything.

So far, only the leader of the three major animation studios in Hollywood has made the best. Because of its special nature, the animation feature films require too much time and money in the early stage. However, considering the profitability of successful animation feature films, all the investment has become particularly worth mentioning.

"This Chris Wedge is the founder of this small studio?"

Putting the information on the coffee table, Wayne picked up the coffee and asked the agent. "How big is the studio now? Why isn't it written clearly?"

"Because they can't talk about the word scale at all," Jimmy shrugged and explained: "Studio founder Chris Wedge was an animator at MAGI in the early 1980s. He resigned in 1985 and founded the studio. The headquarters has been in a small building in New York. Ten years have passed, and they are still there and there has not developed much."

Seeing Wayne's thoughtful look, Jimmy looked at the assistant lady hesitantly, and finally gritted her teeth and continued: "Wayne, I don't know where you heard the information from this small workshop. I asked me to investigate them early in the morning, but I must remind you that things like computer animation studios may not be able to afford to play with your current wealth!"

To support an animation studio without achievements, it requires too much money. It is not just as simple as making an animation movie. The accumulation of early technology research and development is like using US dollars as fuel.

Moreover, even with some technical accumulation, it is very difficult to produce an animated feature film. This is completely different from making a movie. There is no shortcut to go. Every frame of an animation scene must be rendered honestly.

Usually, the production time of an animated feature film is calculated in years. Hollywood's top commercial films only have an investment of over 100 million US dollars, but when it comes to this, it can only be considered an entry-level to medium-sized investment. Animated feature films have similar meanings to special effects, and they are all things that get what you pay for.

"I see."

Wayne lit a cigarette, sucked the clouds and spit out the mist and calculated the gains and losses in his mind at a rapid speed. He gently groped the stubble on his chin with one hand, and his eyes kept circulating on the investigation data.

He was considering whether he would even lose his last chance to enter the game if he didn't take action directly now.

For the three major animation studios in Hollywood, Pixar was the best buyer if the time was three or four years in advance. At that time, the leader of the Joe wanted to sell shares and quickly cash in to get his own new computer company.

But even a few years ago, Wayne was powerless. The little money he had in his hands was completely impossible to afford the studio composed of a group of kids.

DreamWorks Animation Studio doesn't have to think about it anymore. Jeffrey Carsonberg cannot let others interfere, even his friend Steven Spielberg cannot. Many of the conflicts that arose later were all because of these.

The only remaining small transparent is Blue Sky Studio. I'm afraid no one would have thought that this workshop-style small company would make a big wave in the future.

Thinking of this, Wayne decided to get in touch first. If he could successfully invest in the "Ice Age" series, he would sell some stocks to support them for a few years!

"Jimmy, take some time and you'll talk to that founder Chris Wedge to see if their vision for investment is strong."

"Okay, you have the final say."

Jimmy agreed happily, knowing that his customers had made up their minds, he still couldn't help but remind them of the huge risks, "They can't invest much, maybe it can be done with a price of one million US dollars, mainly because the subsequent investment will be very huge.

I heard that Disney is preparing to lay off employees, trying to get rid of the hand-painted animation department that has created countless history, an animation department that cannot continue to generate profits, and even a media giant cannot afford to support it."

"Let's talk about it first, let's talk about the rest." Wayne knew the agent's painstaking efforts and was afraid that he would lose a lot of money because of impulse.

However, people's hearts are always greedy. Whenever he thinks of the incredible brilliant achievements created by the "Ice Age" series, he always feels it's a pity to miss it.

That is a movie series, a series that earned $3 billion in box office alone in just four movies. This is just the apparent box office figure. As we all know, the box office only accounts for a small part of the profits of animated feature films, and the horrible profit is its long-term offline income.

The fewer potential investment targets like this with huge appreciation space in Hollywood, the higher the threshold they need.

As for the shortcomings of this animation studio, such as the production cycle is slower than other animation companies, and the disadvantages of just this successful series are nothing in front of terrifying profit numbers.

Besides, Wayne didn't expect to keep his shares in his hands all the time. After the success of "Ice Age", those big Hollywood companies will be willing to line up to take over. How valuable is a successful animation studio? No giant can be moved.

Jimmy then talked to him about the agency issues for a while, talked about Harry Berry's recent work, and Peter Jackson's script progress before leaving the manor with a hint of worry.

"It seems that there is a new place for money in the studio, right?" Nina pushed her glasses and said as she looked at the agent's back as she left.

"Well, that's the case now."

After the serious talk, Wayne walked upstairs gently. The little princess above was becoming more and more unique to a white girl during this period, which was a world of difference compared to when she was just born. Now, looking at her daughter every day has become his best way to relax.

At 10 o'clock the next morning, the iconic extended version of the Rolls-Royce Silver Spurs appeared in front of a golf course. It was a coincidence that Steven Spielberg's car arrived almost at the same time.

After getting off the car, the two greeted each other enthusiastically and walked into the stadium together. This scene was clearly recorded by the reporters squatting nearby with their cameras.

When the weather was approaching the hottest time in Los Angeles, Wayne was wearing casual clothes and a sun hat, and walked on the empty lawn nearby with Steven Spielberg, who was dressed in the same style.

"call!"

The old Jewish man swung a shot suddenly, looked at the ball he was playing, shook his head dissatisfiedly, and looked at the young man following him. "You should have learned to play basketball long ago, and work is not all in our lives."

Wayne shrugged and said, "This kind of exercise is not for me."

The two of them did not rush to walk to the tram not far away, but walked forward leisurely and casually. They both understood that the main purpose of getting into such a place was never to play basketball. Instead, because of its empty environment, it was suitable for talking about some more private topics.

"I heard that the production of "The Walker of the Infernal Affairs" has ended?" Because the caddie was not allowed to follow, Steven Spielberg carried the club himself. "How about it, do you have to seize the big one?"

He knew what the other party was referring to, and almost everyone in the outside world understood that the first goal of this "The Walker of the Skies" was Oscars. "It's not easy to say. If there is no accident, I'm more than 60% sure."

The good old man smiled and said, "It seems that you are very confident, don't be careless."

You know, you have 60% certainty about being a little golden man. The success rate is already very high, and many public relations companies dare not say such words.

Wayne did not deny the fact that he had confidence. He felt the occasional wind blowing on the stadium and looked at a small lake not far away. "If you have time, you are welcome to attend the premiere of "The Walker of the Skies."

"Of course." Steven Spielberg relaxed his expression and agreed without hesitation. "This year's summer vacation has been completely disrupted by you and became a world war. Wayne, we are friends, so don't go around the circle. Let me ask me here to talk about something, just make it."

The old Jewish man didn't believe it. The other party was just to play basketball with him. The summer melee was about to begin. It was destined to be impossible to make the other party put down the work at hand and come here.

"Well, Steven, I heard that DreamWorks is not in a good condition, how about it, do you need some help?"