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"There are about twenty minutes left, and the media meeting will officially begin."

In the office on the eighth floor of Warner Bros. Building, after the door was knocked twice, John Gray walked in and said to the few people sitting in the lounge area: "My god! The large conference room on the seventh floor has been occupied by those media reporters. Now, there are still people rushing over at the entrance of the building!"

His voice was full of excitement. When every major Warner Bros. production was announced, it would not lack media attention. But like today, it was still too rare to let media outlets spontaneously join in the fun.

John Gray had just learned about it with the staff. He came not only some familiar authoritative media, but even some gossip tabloids wanted to get in and get first-hand news about Batman's second part.

"Well, Charles, get ready to face the spotlight."

After John Gray sat down, Jeff Robinoff put down the big cigar in his hand and looked at the middle-aged white man beside him. "I hope that too much attention will not bring you too much work pressure."

"No, I will do all the work."

Charles Rowan is a senior producer of Warner Bros. He is clearer than anyone who considers what his cooperation with Wayne means. There has always been a saying in the circle that even if a dog is tied to Wayne, he will follow his footsteps and succeed, which shows people's admiration for Wayne in movie projects.

But for Charles Rowan, choosing to work with Wayne to become the producer of his leading project also means a considerable risk.

Basically, all the work will be observed by the media under a magnifying glass. If the film still achieves great success in the end, then everything will naturally be easy. If the film's final results are not ideal, the person who must be responsible for the project failure will be the project producer.

Even if this producer has almost no decision-making power on this project, he will definitely be regarded as the scapegoat by Warner Bros. Otherwise, would anyone dare to condemn the great Wayne Greenberg?

After looking at the young man sitting opposite each other and savoring the cigar with his eyes closed, Charles Rowan was still a little worried. After all, among all the rumors, this young boss in the circle is definitely a dark madman who is greedy, lustful, moody, and even likes to abuse female stars!

They had never had contact with each other before. If they had not cooperated with each other, they could speed up their success, so he would not be willing to cooperate with a rumored director who was very difficult to contact with.

In fact, the reason that impressed him was entirely Bruce Rosenblum's persuasion: "Charles, with my decades of experience in this circle, choice is more important than hard work! And who to go with is more important than the end of the trip! Believe me, although you will lose the dominance of the project with Wayne, you will get much more than what you think you have lost!"

Originally, Charles Rowan was the most talented producer among Warner Bros. He was able to let go of all his arrogance because of the achievements made by the other party. To put it bluntly, people with real abilities will be more likely to gain blind trust no matter which industry they are in.

"Wayne, this morning..."

Jeff Robinoff raised his wrist, glanced at the time, and said to Wayne, who was leaning on the sofa and closed his eyes to enjoy the cigar. "Earlier this morning, the company had warned CBS TV stations to take care of Roger Albert's mouth. You can rest assured that he would never cause any obstacles to "The Walker" after the awards season arrives."

The young man opposite nodded, obviously he did not want to express any opinions on this matter.

From now on, until May and June next year, Warner Bros. does not allow or want to see anything that may affect Wayne's work.

The Warner Bros. marketing department has already made an estimate of how much revenue this series can bring. The total revenue involved is too large. It can be said that whoever dares to affect the work of the young man on the other side at this point in time will pounce on him and tear him apart without hesitation.

"For cooperation between us! For success."

Wayne opened his eyes with a smile, picked up the coffee on the coffee table, signaled to Charles Rowan, who was stranger, and also signaled to Warner Bros. Ceo, as if he was a glass of champagne in his hand, he took the lead and sipped it all.

The other two old men looked at each other, smiled at the same time, picked up their own coffee cups, and drank them in one breath.

Both of them understood that it seemed that Wayne was saying to Charles Rowan, but in fact he also said it to Jeff Robinoff. No matter whether Warner Brothers had greeted him before warning CBS, he was willing to accept this small favor.

Putting down the coffee cup in his hand, Wayne stood up and began to tidy up his suit, preparing to go downstairs to attend the project launch conference. Although it is impossible to disclose too much content to reporters due to the need to keep the plot confidential, this is the first time that "The Dark Knight" has appeared in the media. Of course, he hopes that the higher the popularity, the better.

As for Jeff Robinoff and others' warnings to the Chicago man, he certainly felt it was right. Maybe Wayne couldn't figure out the overly advanced business philosophy, but there was one thing he understood very well, that is, everyone made money, no matter whether he was full or not, the role of eating alone would not be popular anywhere.

This is also one of the reasons why he is willing to give up intervening on the DC. He just took a small step back. It seems that he was suffering a loss, but it can get the benefits he needs more.

"After the temptation of the market by Joker and Batman: The Moment of War, Warner Bros. can tell you clearly that this "Batman: The Dark Knight" will become a new era for DC superheroes, with a pivotal and continual significance."

Fifteen minutes later, Wayne, Charles Rowan and Bruce Rosenblum sat behind the long table in front of the huge conference room. In front of them were media reporters from all walks of life. As the lights flashed, the director of Warner Bros. Distribution said to the microphone:

"I know that fans in North America and even the world are looking forward to Batman meeting them. Warner Bros. can promise fans here that this movie will never disappoint them. Due to the confidentiality regulations, I cannot disclose more information about the film yet, but I can tell you that the investment in this film is not less than $160 million!"

$160 million in production costs!

This is a superhero movie with a production cost of $160 million!

As soon as Bruce Rosenblum finished speaking, a "buzzing" discussion storm was immediately set off in the temporary news hall. The reporters at the scene were very surprised. The production cost was really too terrifying.

"Friends, this is just the beginning of the DC comic adaptation series!"

As the on-site discussion gradually subsided, Bruce Rosenbrunu threw a bombshell at the microphone again. "Warner Bros. promised that he would shoot and produce more comic-adapted superhero movies in the next few years, and the investment in each movie will not be lower than that of this "Batman: The Dark Knight"!"

As he said at the beginning, Warner Bros. had seen too much in "The Joker" and "Batman: The Moment of Clinic" in the early stage. Which two movies have tested and summarized the market? In the future, the DC comic series will inevitably speed up the shooting speed and investment amount.

Perhaps in the eyes of the media on site and other companies in the circle, this is like a big gamble, with nearly $200 million in production costs. Once something unexpected happens to the project, Warner Bros.'s liquidity will be short of money.

As long as people in the film industry understand that the recovery speed of funds invested in movies is too slow. They are always calculated in years. Even at the fastest speed, it will take at least more than a year to see the money back.

A slightly larger production company has a very easy way to borrow chickens to lay eggs, mainly to share risks and avoid financial crises that affect the company's operations.

But this series is different. No matter how stupid Warner Bros. is, he will not use financing methods to shoot Wayne's superhero. In order to avoid this series that is too terrifying to make a profit, he will inevitably use his own company's working capital after the film is released and the film will be released.

But even a media group has a lot of liquidity calculated in billions? In fact, if Wayne really messes up this time, it will definitely not be said to cause Warner Brothers to get hurt, but it will definitely affect many other projects within the company.

"Hello, Director Greenberg."

After Bruce Rosenblum's brief introduction, before the staff on site presided over the call, a white female reporter huddled in front immediately turned her eyes to Wayne sitting in the middle. "I am Jessica from the Los Angeles Times."

As I just said, this "Batman: The Dark Knight" is an important work that connects the past and the future, and is very important for the DC comic-adapted movie series. Does this mean that after the Batman trilogy, other DC superhero movies do not exist alone?"

In the traditional Hollywood concept, a big-selling movie will of course continue to shoot sequels to continue to make money. Because with the huge fans and popularity accumulated by the first successful movie, the second and third movies will often not lack box office even if the filming is not satisfactory.

The most common method used in a similar sequel is the trilogy. Now the situation has changed a little. From the explanation of Bruce Rosenblum just now, all the reporters on the scene smelled an unusual smell.

"Cough, cough."

Wayne coughed twice at the microphone, and the scene immediately became silent, and everyone was waiting for his exact answer. "Yes, the DC comic adapted superhero, if nothing unexpected happens, it will never appear on the big screen as an independent video...!"