hollywood draw

"Hey, you won't be out of work, you came here to tease me, right?"

After Wayne went downstairs, he didn't stop in the living room. He raised his hand and pointed to the lawn in front of the garden outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and took the lead in walking towards his favorite awning.

"I'm here to share good things with you." The two walked side by side, and Jeff Robinoff said as he looked at the beauty following behind him.

Hearing this, Naomi Watts's face changed immediately. Even Wayne was shocked and muttered in his heart, "As the old man is playing so crazy in private?"

"Damn it, don't think too much."

Discovering a strange expression on their faces, the CEO of Warner Bros. raised his hand, slapped his forehead with a "splash", and quickly explained. "Amanda graduated from Habernas College in Cuba. She is very proficient in everything related to cigars. You will understand in a while."

After the other party said this, Wayne probably knew what it meant. He had heard of similar professions in his previous life and was called Shiqi Master across the Pacific Ocean.

When he arrived under the sunshade, the two of them leaned half on the recliner. He looked at the Cuban beauty curiously, opened the small wooden box that he had always carried with him, and took out the two thick cigars that had been prepared.

"I am definitely a professional in how to better enjoy the beauty of cigars and enhance the pleasure of smoking cigars." While looking at the beautiful girl named Amanda trimming cigars, Jeff Robinoff pointed to the quiet environment around him and said:

"A period of comfortable and uninterrupted time and space, choose two properly maintained cigars. Amanda has already chosen us from my collection. By the way, you should have a good black tea here, right? It will make people feel more comfortable when paired. Believe me, this will definitely give you an unparalleled sense of satisfaction."

After saying that, he glanced at the cigarettes on the table with contempt. It could be seen that he had always wanted to share the hobby of cigars with Wayne.

The beautiful Cuban beauty enjoys the long black tea. The two men hold the cigar that has always been thick, and they are half lying on the chair and sucking mist.

Both of them knew in their hearts that Jeff Robinoff, the leader of Warner Brothers, would never be so idle, bring a beauty to enjoy a cigar, or to enjoy the holiday.

In fact, Wayne has never caught a cold with this high-end enjoyment full of formalism. From the beginning, he was not used to smoking. Although he can already experience the beauty of cigars, he felt from the bottom of his heart that this thing is far less pleasant than the cigarettes.

Perhaps when he gets older, he may fall in love with this leisurely enjoyment.

"Wayne, I heard." Jeff Robinoff turned his head and looked at the young man beside him who was learning to enjoy with his eyes closed. "I heard you took over an animation studio?"

This time he came here, there was indeed a communication element, but there were other things that had to be found to get accurate answers from the other party’s mouth. This was related to some of the strategies of Warner Brothers in the next few years, so he simply used the news he got not long ago to test it.

"That's right."

Wayne opened his eyes and looked at the other person sincerely, without hesitation at all, nodded directly. "Jeff, there is nothing to cover up. I am very optimistic about the future of computer animation feature films."

The CEO of Warner Bros. was silent for a few seconds and frowned slightly. He originally wanted to say some advice, but now it seems that the other party is like those young people who succeeded earlier, with a very conceited personality and may not listen to other people's opinions.

How much money will it cost to develop the animation studio? He, a media tycoon, is too clear. Not to mention the distance, even traditional animation giants like Disney are trying to cut off their own hand-drawn animation department. It's very simple. An animation department with no successful works is difficult to maintain even a giant.

He thought about it and decided to change direction. "You are optimistic about the market for computer animation now, just like you are optimistic about comic-adapted movies in the past few years?"

"That's right."

Wayne nodded and spit out a thick cloud of fog. "Jeff, the development of movie special effects is changing with each passing day. You should have noticed that while the special effects are constantly improving, the cost is showing a trend of decreasing year by year.

As early as a few years ago, I felt that maybe it won’t take long. Those scenes that have always existed in people’s imagination and the special abilities that only exist in comics can be perfectly displayed on the big screen with special effects."

His meaning is very clear. As the special effects cost becomes lower and lower, the large investment scenarios that are difficult for production companies to bear have gradually become acceptable. Although special effects are still the most expensive place in the movie, the trend is already very obvious.

After a pause, he continued: "The same is true for computer animation. The decline of Disney's hand-drawn animation means the rise of computer animation. The development of computers and the network is too fast. I am very optimistic about this market in the future."

There are some things he didn't say, otherwise it would become a prediction of the future. In fact, in Hollywood, as long as Pixar's technicians who have opened plug-ins, future computer animation feature films will not only completely replace the glory of hand-drawn animation, but will also expand its already huge market share.

But if you want to eat this cake, the technical barrier is very high, far from being as simple as producing popcorn on the Hollywood assembly line. So, you either take advantage of the last chance to enter the market, or just don’t watch it, and wait for a few years to witness the highlights of Pixar and DreamWorks animation together.

Jeff Robinoff nodded and did not continue to talk about this topic. He still knew Wayne's real wealth and knew that the other party had a large amount of cash flow. Not mentioning some Internet shares that could be cashed at any time, just the money earned from the movie project could withstand the other party's permissiveness.

And he has already received news that accountant Colin Howard, after obtaining Wayne's authorization, successfully bought the Blue Sky Studio in New York. It's too late to say anything.

When he mentioned the topic of animation studio, he was just some of his temptations about Wayne, and seeing that the other party had no intention of hiding the slightest, he slowly organized the language and asked, "I heard that you have several project plans and some copyrights. When are you going to start making them?"

This should be the main purpose of coming here. Wayne's mouth slowly raised and he shook his head with a smile. "When the time is right, Jeff, I am the major shareholder of Warner Bros. No matter when these projects are produced, the publisher will only be Warner Bros. This is my promise!"

Hearing his promise, Jeff Robinoff let down half his heart. "Of course, I believe you, who doesn't know about it, Wayne Greenberg's promise is more secure than a contract written on paper."

He said that he didn't have money to compliment, and suddenly he remembered something. "Do you mean the distribution? What about the producer? Are you going to invest in the production yourself? Or do you have other...?"

This is equally important, and the best result is of course Warner Bros. investing in production and then distributing the videos by its own distribution department.

But this is obviously impossible. Wayne is definitely not a fool. He worked hard to acquire copyrights at a high price, adapted scripts, initiated projects, and then could only get a small part of the profits of the film. According to Hollywood rules, the copyright of the film belongs to the publisher.

Now Greenberg Studio, which has jointly invested with Warner Bros., produces the model that is the most suitable method at this stage. "The Matrix" and the popular "Walker" are both products of this model, and they have already had a lot of experience.

Jeff Robinoff is not disgusted with Wayne's investment in production alone. As long as the video is handed over to Warner Bros., the company's revenue will not be less. After all, in Hollywood, distribution companies are the top of the food chain.

What he was worried about was that the other party would once again reach a deal similar to the 20th Century Fox with other giants because of some things. Who can guarantee that there will be any accidents in the middle? It is clear with your feet that the other five giants are now trying their best to disrupt the cooperation between Wayne and Warner Bros.

"Jeff, as long as it is the project I initiated." Wayne thought for a while and said happily: "Unless Warner Brothers fails the review, I cannot choose another investor."

As early as a few years ago, he was actually completely locked up with Warner Bros. Not only did he think so, but other companies in the circle also had this perception.

Unless the Warner Bros. board of directors and senior executives have cerebral palsy and offends Wayne to death, he will never be able to take over the shares, give up his hard-working position, and the DC universe that has begun to show signs.

It is very easy to choose a production company to cooperate with again. With his current status, the five and DreamWorks will be willing to pay no matter what the price, but that will lose their hard-planned career.

Another important thing is that Marvel Comics has been kicked into the well by himself. It is difficult for this time and space to turn around like his previous life. This is because he will not make trouble in secret.

So even for DC, he would not easily destroy everything he had at Warner Bros. Hollywood has always been a commercial society, and it is normal for Jeff Robinoff and the senior management to worry. After all, Wayne in their eyes has always been a Jewish capitalist with a calm appearance, an elusive personality, and a greedy personality.

And the racial characteristics of the Jews are well known that when greater interests appear before them, they will betray everything without hesitation.

After getting the promise he wanted, Jeff Robinoff completely relaxed, just like he really came to Greenberg Manor to visit friends and on vacation. Not only did he introduce the knowledge of cigars with great enthusiasm, but he would occasionally tell some secrets in the circle that would definitely cause earthquakes when heard by the outside world.

"By the way, the two or three sets of "The Matrix" will probably pass the review soon. If you have the funds ready, it's best to take some time to talk to Zach."

Wayne shook his head. "I am not going to intervene in the last two series except as producers and screenwriters. We must give Zach enough trust, Jeff, which is very important for creators like the director."

Although he said he would not intervene in the last two films, he would definitely have necessary insurance measures. He thought that the producer Ector Henry did a good job and was planning to propose that he be the first producer, as his own eyes, always keep an eye on all the work in the crew.