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After this episode, Wayne returned to his intense work again and wanted to try to do more preparations before the project launch conference of "The Dark Knight".

Once the project is announced next week, he may not have time to quietly polish the score and scripts. There will be more work waiting for him to deal with it.

Once all the core team members return, the final preparations before shooting will be immediately started. Whether it is props, special effects, or the actors' preliminary training and auditions, they are the most energetic troubles.

While doing filming preparations in the manor, he also occasionally pays attention to the negotiations between Jimmy and Twentieth Century Fox. Compared with the previous few times, Twentieth Century Fox is obviously much more sincere.

However, negotiation is never an easy task. Both parties will constantly test each other's bottom line and then find various ways to win advantage for themselves. This is far from being as simple as Wayne's treatment contract a few years ago. Now, with his value, every reduction or increase of one percentage point, it involves huge benefits.

The negotiation work here can also be left to Jimmy to be busy, and Peter Jackson on the other side also needs him to comfort him from time to time. In the face of the major series "The Lord of the Rings", unless the other party makes a script that makes him completely satisfied, it is impossible to rush to produce it with copyright in hand.

From the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings" to "The Matrix", as well as "King Kong", "Iron Man" and "Black Widow" that stay on paper, these projects in his hands will be devoted to specific production one by one in the next few years.

For Wayne, these things are not just as simple as making money, but also an invisible bargaining chip. When Greenberg Studio is getting heavier and heavier, it is the time to make a comeback.

He has seen quite a long way to see Warner Bros. and even Time Warner. No one knows better what crisis this world-wide media group will experience after the turn of the century.

Perhaps relying on the influence he has been exerting over the years, most of the prodigal behavior can be avoided, but to prevent the transaction that hurt Time Warner from happening, I am afraid that with his current power over this company, he will also be blocking the car by the mantis arm.

The most fundamental way to have the ability to influence the company's decision-making in an acquisition case of tens of billions of dollars is undoubtedly to increase the shares you hold.

Although Warner Bros.'s shares have been rising all the way in the past two years, in addition to repaying the loan, the funds in his hands also have to maintain the development of the projects in his hands, as well as the animation studio with an increasing appetite, and in order to avoid touching the sensitive nerves of some shareholders, he did not choose to continue to increase the acquisition of group shares.

But all the preparations made now are to accumulate capital that can affect the overall situation once before a certain important time comes. At that time, even if some people don’t want to see a situation where one family is dominant, they will still pinch their noses and recognize it.

Time moved forward without any rush. Just after mid-August, Wayne received two news at the same time, one good and the other bad, which really made him feel a little amused and mixed.

The producer he specially trained for himself, Luke Simmons, who is also a senior brother from Southern California. He broke his leg on skiing while on vacation. He is likely to miss the "Dark Knight" project. No one wants to happen, but this is life.

In desperation, Wayne had to inform Warner Bros in advance and asked the company to choose a senior producer to partner with him. A producer with excellent work ability can definitely release most of his energy and let him concentrate on filming without being distracted by all kinds of messy things.

But if you meet a producer who is equally strong or unable to see the situation clearly, it will be a little upset. Wayne never thought that he would serve as the first producer. It might be okay for a small crew to do this, but in the face of a huge crew like "The Dark Knight", a person is simply too busy to be busy.

The most basic tasks, such as constantly communicating with third-party insurance companies, ensure that the crew will not delay filming due to financial problems. Communicate with major trade unions in North America, and ensure that the crew will not be employed by trivial matters.

What makes people feel even more painful is that they deal with major non-profit organizations in North America. Whether it is animal protection organizations or other groups, they are all troubles that make people feel headache when they see it.

In fact, Tim Bolton has always been the best candidate, but the reality is here. As a famous Hollywood director, the other party cannot never produce his own works. It is similar to Wayne, or these great directors have the same personality. It is okay to be a producer once a while, but this is not their job.

The bad news is indeed a bit annoying, but the good news is equally happy. After a family gathering, Julia chose to join Wayne's team to be responsible for the editing of "The Dark Knight".

He also has superb editing skills, there is only one reason why he gave up working with Dawn Scott, that is, this Warner Bros. commercial film editing master, who is very busy with work, and there are countless films waiting for him to do his post-production work.

Julia is completely different. She can join together at the beginning of the crew preparation. When the shooting starts, she can carefully record Wayne's shooting requirements and effects, and even consider the convenience of post-work in advance to communicate with the main camera team.

Moreover, in order to shorten the production cycle of the project, Wayne is ready this time. As soon as the shooting starts, he will create a good studio for the crew. With the help of Julia, he will perform rough cutting while shooting, which will free up a lot of time for later work.

This time, Warner Bros. gave Jimmy no room to play with regard to Wayne's personal treatment. Both sides quickly reached an agreement when they already knew the bottom line.

For example, the most basic personal pay and box office share, there is no doubt about 20 plus 20. This is the top pay that Hollywood can give now. Jimmy wants to try to talk about the peripheral and full copyright share, but Wayne stopped him.

There are many reasons for this. At least for Warner Bros., this aspect is a private land that is absolutely untouchable and is also the key to the company's guarantee of revenue. They would rather make concessions in other aspects than give this part of the share easily, unless they want both parties to completely break up.

Especially for the superhero series, everyone has seen the profitability of this series, and Warner Bros. is even more unlikely to let go. They would rather give up more benefits in other projects they collaborate with Greenberg Studio in the future than make this opening.

Another point is why Wayne stopped Jimmy. He once promised Jeff Robinoff, who represented the board of directors, would never interfere in the DC comic series in any way. In his opinion, this is the key to his ability to wear a pair of pants with Warner Bros. If he does not want to break up for temporary gains, he must give his own attitude.

Although Wayne's personal remuneration and work treatment have been given to the top in the circle, Warner Bros.'s senior executives know that this is actually the result of his voluntary concessions, so in other aspects, they have given enough sincerity.

Just the day before the launch of the "Dark Knight" project, a special guest came to the manor. Naomi Watts chose to ignore the arrival of Bella Grant. The other party came here this time and she wanted to conduct an exclusive interview with Wayne while he was full of busy work.

As we all know, there are only two media outlets that can get Wayne's exclusive interviews without publicity. One is Time Warner's Time magazine, and the other is the Los Angeles Times where Bella Grant is located.

"She's cute, isn't she?"

When the two sat down in the living room, it seemed that not only Wayne was attracted by the figure of the woman opposite, but Little Fendi next to her also rarely smiled at the strange aunt. Noting the little guy's curious big eyes, Bella Grant said while taking out the recorder.

Wayne's eyes didn't leave the other person's shirt, as if the mountain would pop out at any time, and replied proudly. "Of course, Fendi is an angel given to me by God."

"If I were you, I wouldn't have stared at another lady with such a despicable gaze in front of my child." The beauty editor rolled his eyes and said unceremoniously.

He waved his hand to the butler Haila and handed the child to the other party, he said shamelessly: "Shit, I am purely appreciating. You know, how much I like them!"

"Okay, let's start officially, otherwise I'm afraid that the woman upstairs will run down and kill me." Bella Grant completely ignored his teasing. After turning on the recorder, he immediately entered his role and asked: "Director Greenberg, many movie fans have seen your speech at USC. Can you talk about why you gave such a suggestion for your classmates?"

“Ok.”

After thinking for a while, he answered: "In fact, every student who can enter the University of Southern California with excellent grades is a perfect genius in my opinion, and has a talent far beyond ordinary people in their respective fields! But! Before success, talent is almost no different from shit!

Only by achieving success that makes people stand out can you prove everything about you. So, the first thing you need to consider is to live and then endure the pain of learning. The reason why I give such advice is to tell those children that if you cannot persist in working hard for your ideals, you are not worthy of success."

This is his true thought. In fact, every successful person in the circle needs to have a process of long or shortness, and the most practical way is to endure and then work hard. He doesn't remember hearing a sentence where he heard it. When the endurance fades, he will naturally see who is not wearing pants.