hollywood draw

The sunshine in Los Angeles at the end of March has returned to a violent temper. Not long after the morning passed, it began to pour heat into the earth desperately, illuminating the entire manor, bright and dazzling.

Jimmy sat in the living room and rest area of ​​the manor with a tired look, staring at a copy of "The New Yorker" boredly. The other people sitting in the sofa area were the same. Everyone seemed to be trying their best to lighten their movements, as if this would not disturb the owner who was still sleeping in the bedroom on the third floor.

But in fact, even if they shouted together in the living room, they could not make a noise about the main building of the villa with first-class sound insulation, let alone the master bedroom with excellent enclosure effect.

The reason why several people, including Ruben and Anna, did this is because everyone knows how much pressure Wayne was during this period. When everything is over, he suddenly gains the best result. He will inevitably relieve all the pressure, relax his tense nerves, and have a good sleep.

"Jimmy, are you sure you don't need some breakfast?"

When the agent's belly made a clear protest sound again, Anna Greenberg raised his eyes from the newspaper in his hand, looked at the agent sitting opposite the coffee table, and asked again. "Wayne and the others don't know how long they will sleep, and who knows if they will go to bed until noon? If I were you, I wouldn't be hungry and wait."

“Ok.”

The agent stood up, opened his hands and stretched his waist hard. He looked at the time and found that the hour hand had passed the numerical nine. He shook his head helplessly. He was sleepy and hungry now, but the main owner who was waiting for was hiding in the quilt and sleeping soundly.

He nodded politely to Ruben and Anna, Jimmy walked towards the restaurant and shrugged at the butler Hela who happened to enter the living room. "Damn it, I feel like I'm about to starve. Madam, please get me some food, it's best to serve it on the dining table quickly."

The butler nodded slightly and turned toward the kitchen. "No problem, wait for five minutes."

Sitting at the wide dining table, Jimmy heard the screams of his stomach again, curled his lips and smiled bitterly. If he had known this was the case, he would have rested at home for a few hours before coming over.

While he had eaten before he was served, he once again looked at the newspaper he had been holding in his hands. As he imagined, the newspapers issued this morning, whether they were mainstream media or third- and fourth-tier gossip tabloids, sang praises to his customers and praised them. Even if he read them, he would feel numb.

It is understandable that those smaller entertainment media do this. After all, they need to use various hot events to add extra supplements to attract attention and increase sales. However, even some authoritative media have spoken in this tone, which makes Jimmy feel unrealistic, as if she really doesn't understand the true face of her customers, even though they have been working closely for almost ten years.

For example, the New Yorker in hand is a famous Mesozoic film critic who is well-known throughout North America. In an article written by David Denby, he said:

"Wayne Greenberg, who is the strong elephant in Hollywood in North America, and the group of followers (hard-core movie fans) closely surrounded him regard him as the director's banner to open up a new "golden age" in Hollywood. The North American public calls him the owner of the last chivalrous spirit among all billionaires! What kind of legendary life makes him have such a high evaluation?!"

抬起自己的一只胳膊,吉米用力抓了抓有些蓬乱的头发,他此刻最想干的事情,就是狠狠的给自己的大腿上两巴掌,看看到底是谁在说胡话!这难道说的是自己那个阴险,唯利是图,贪财好色又怕死,身体里天生就流淌着资本家肮脏血液的客户?!

No one can explain this answer to him. After all, there are more than one media that sings praises to Wayne, and more than David Denby, the critics who have praised him for their destiny.

无奈的摇了摇头,他继续顺着报纸往下看去.“1970年3月3日,洛杉矶传统富人区马里布海滩的一家私人医院,诞生了一位即将颠覆北美电影规律的犹太男孩,韦恩-格林伯格!

韦恩的母亲安娜是一位温柔女性,身兼短篇小说作家,编剧和制片人几个身份,对电影艺术有着独特的见解.父亲鲁本,则是一家小电影公司的老板,同时也自然是制片人联盟中的一员.

这样一个电影艺术世家,却在韦恩五岁时搬离了灯红酒绿的洛杉矶.即使远离了世界电影艺术的中心好莱坞,也并没有使幼小的韦恩远离电影艺术,在搬到远离洛杉矶市区上百公里的文图拉县农场两年后,他就对父母说,自己的愿望是长大后能成为一位成功的导演.

八岁独自写出第一个短片剧本,十四岁时开始摆弄16毫米手持摄像机,这个立志要成为大导演的小男孩,几乎把自己童年和青年的所有时光,都交给了让成年人看了都会感到头疼的电影理论书籍!不仅如此,他在沉迷学习制作电影相关的一切知识时,在学校里每门功课还都保持着A的评分,包括体育运动.

面对这个孩子从少年时期就开始坚持的梦想,母亲就像是他身边不断闪烁的光,每当休息时,总会通过自己当年的关系,带他走进好莱坞中的各大剧组,亲眼观看一部电影是如何诞生的,这个过程,一直持续到韦恩离开父母的庇护,在母亲的支持下,独自一人回到洛杉矶读大学.

是的,他以异常优异的SAT成绩,成功收到了拥有全北美排名第一的电视电影艺术专业,南加州大学的入学邀请函.从入学那天开始,他就成为了同学和教授眼中另类的怪人,他所拍摄的实验短片,几乎都有着共同的特点:血腥,暴力,黑暗,玩弄人性等等元素,被所有人认为是小众到不能在小众的电影类型,曾经有一些教授断言,这个天赋惊人的孩子即使毕业,也很难在好莱坞中生存下去.

不过,金子的光芒终究无法被掩盖,南加大资深影视教授安德森-霍罗威茨先生,一眼就发现了这个孩子的与众不同,在其他人纷纷都不看好的情况下,一直鼓励他要坚持自己的风格.有了霍罗威茨教授的照顾,让韦恩在南加大的四年学习生涯中,逐渐完成了一个导演学徒到正式导演的积累.

Four years later, this unique boy, holding a check of $1.2 million from his father, took less than three months to produce his graduation feature film "Happy Death Day" with no one favoring him! Although he could not find any film company willing to release this novice work, and despite repeated walls at the St. Denis Film Festival, this still did not destroy his directorial dream.

A few months later, Wayne Greenberg, who was copying the film "Happy Death Day", knocked on the door of Twentieth Century Fox, one of the six traditional Hollywood giants. He was originally just trying, and after watching the video, he was directly given a very rare buyout and issuance contract for newcomers.

Therefore, this absurd black horror film with college students as the main perspective attracted the attention of countless young people as soon as it was released, and the box office hit new highs despite the stunned gaze of countless people in the circle. Therefore, Wayne sold all the copyrights of "Happy Death Day" to 20th Century Fox and reaped the first pot of gold in his life!

Just as the movie was in full swing, the strange name Wayne Greenberg became the focus of investigation by countless film companies. The turning point came. When his new project was given to 20th Century Fox for review, he was poured with cold water. In the end, for various reasons, the two sides ended a short and sweet cooperative relationship.

Kevin Tesuhara, then CEO of Warner Bros., accidentally heard about the child's directorial talent and sent someone to find him, saying that Warner Bros. is willing to invest in this genius and will not interfere with his creative freedom. It was also during this period that Kevin Tesuhara's move gradually showed clues to the future scene where Warner Bros.'s revenue surpassed other five Hollywood giants.

In the summer of 1992, Wayne produced the Oscar-level movie "Escape from the Deadly Town" as a screenwriter, director, producer and other identities. After it was released, it caused a huge sensation. It was also from this film that he laid the foundation for his special production style that both took into account both art and guaranteed commercial. Later, in the following years, he produced successively "The Joker", which was destined to be famous for film history, and "The Joker" which is still called the ceiling of horror films by movie fans.

However, this God is jealous of his talented child, and is obviously not satisfied with his current artistic pursuit. He successfully created it with the DC animation under Warner Bros...."

"Jimmy, Jimmy!"

Just as the agent was already fascinated by the sight, he shouted several times, which made him raise his confused eyes and look at the housekeeper Hela who looked surprised next to him.

"The thing has been coming up for so long, but you haven't moved a little?" Hela looked at the other person speechlessly, pointed to the sandwiches and scrambled eggs on the table, and said, "Didn't you say you're about to starve..."

"Damn it."

Jimmy instantly felt a protesting sound in her stomach, nodded to express her gratitude, picked up the milk in front of her, and drank half a cup in one breath. After breathing a long sigh, she reached out and grabbed the sandwich and stuffed it into her mouth.

However, his other hand was still holding the New Yorker supplement, keeping his mouth stuffing food, and his eyes didn't leave the newspaper articles.

In his eyes, the well-known film critic wrote something completely different from those media that only know how to sing praises without brains. It was investigated at first glance. Although some of the events were a little artistically processed, Jimmy, who was the one who experienced most of the events, had an unspeakable memory, which made the already blurred picture in his mind clear again.

"What are you looking at? You're so enchanting."

Not long after time passed, Wayne interrupted the agent's thoughts again with a lazy and relaxed voice. When he started, the two of them who had just woken up were already yawning and sat at the dining table.

"Good morning, Jimmy."

Naomi Watts waved his hand and greeted him.

"Good morning..." Jimmy nodded subconsciously and then looked out the window blankly, seeing the sun that was about to run to the middle of the sky, then she reflected. "Hey, hey! It's not morning now."

Wayne and the Australian actress looked at each other, shrugged slightly awkwardly, and directly ignored the resentment on the agent's face. He turned his head and glanced at the newspaper in the other party's hand. He asked strangely: "You came here so early to see the nonsense of these media?"

"This is written by David Denby." Jimmy grabbed the newspaper and waved it, saying, "It records in detail all the major events you experienced since you were born until you got the damn Little Golden Man last night. I have to say that he wrote very well. In this article, you have become a representative of the term American Dream."

"Thanks."

While taking the food from Hela, Wayne nodded indifferently. In his opinion, nothing matters. The special celebration at midnight last night consumed the last little energy in his body, and now he urgently needs to replenish his energy.

"Good morning, mom."

He greeted his mother who entered the restaurant, and he began to lower his head to concentrate on eating. If there were any problems, he would have to wait until he had enough to discuss it.

"Nami, what's wrong with your neck... shit!"

Anna Greenberg wanted to take a look and leave, but after accidentally discovering the traces on Naomi Watts' neck, he raised his face and asked, "Hey, girl, tell me, did Wayne abuse you? Or did he beat you up?"

The Australian actress subconsciously shrank her neck, and the crazy games of last night sounded, and immediately reflected it. Under Jimmy's special gaze, she stood up, pulled Anna Greenberg's arm directly, walked out of the restaurant, while still whispering to explain.

"Game!~"

The two of them left a surprise question and their figure disappeared into the restaurant.

Jimmy looked at the empty plate in front of him, just like not seeing what had just happened, like a rare beauty on the plate, which made him linger and never want to leave for a moment.

Compared to Naomi Watts' personality, Wayne's skin was thick enough, and he kept stuffing it into his mouth quickly. It was not until the last small piece of beef that he relaxed onto the back of the chair and lit a cigarette comfortably.

"Tell me, I came here early in the morning. What's the matter?"

Hearing the question, Jimmy raised her head and said in a hurry: "A lot of media interview invitations, invitations from celebrities from all walks of life, and..."

"You should know that I don't have that time!" Wayne waved his fingers holding a cigarette and said helplessly: "At most two days off, I have to rush back to the Warner Studios late-production studio. The fine cutting work of "The Dark Knight" is about to be completed. I have to grasp the final direction, as well as the addition of soundtracks and some special effects, whether it is necessary to re-duplicate, etc., there are countless jobs waiting for me."

When the Oscars officially ended, he knew very well whether he had obtained the rewards he wanted or not. He had to withdraw his energy in the awards season as soon as possible and devote himself to "The Dark Knight" which will be released in May.

The importance of this film is self-evident. Warner Bros. has been conducting large-scale and intensive publicity and promotion. If an accident occurs in the later work and needs to be postponed, it will be a major accident. At that time, the loss will not only be a little bit, but all the large amount of publicity funds invested in the early stage.

"No, what Warner Brothers meant is that you would accept some media interviews or more famous interview programs." Jimmy explained patiently. Of course, he knew his client's work stress, but some obligations could not be rejected.

"You know, "The Walker of the Infernal Affairs" has never been completely out of the theater, and it's just this day. Warner Brothers invested so many media resources to return to the theater on a large scale and make a lot of money after getting the film. So, at least you have to accept some media interviews and talk about various information about "The Walker of the Infernal Affairs" in front of North American audiences."

The second promotional video, so Wayne understood it. No matter what, Oscars have an influence that cannot be underestimated in North America and the entire Western stage. In addition, the Academy made careful arrangements at the Oscars ceremony and did not take advantage of the unparalleled marketing benefits of Oscars, Warner Bros. was just stupid.

You should know that he can get half of all the benefits of "The Walker of the Skies". As long as he thinks of this, he nodded silently, completely losing his impatient appearance just now.

Although using the Oscar, the highest honor in the circle, to discuss interests, seems to be completely different from the award ceremony full of artistic atmosphere, this is indeed the best marketing gimmick in Hollywood, and there is only one marketing gimmick every year. Otherwise, why would so many production companies spare their lives to win awards every year?

To a certain extent, the ownership of every little gold man in the Oscar can be converted into a film's revenue figure with a unit of US dollars.

"You communicate with Nina and discuss a recent show." Wayne stood up and took the lead in walking towards the living room while instructing. "It's better to be a local media show in Los Angeles. Before May, I don't have time to be a flying man."

Jimmy nodded. "Okay, by the way, the big bearded man in New Zealand named Peter Jackson is clamoring to find you again during this period. The script in his hand seems to have been modified almost, but he said that he will not be able to watch it except you."

"Tell me help me, I'm very busy during this period, and let him make good changes. After this period of time, I will find him."

For Wayne, winning the coveted Oscar Little Golden Man also means that his work is busier. Most interview invitations and various invitations can be ignored, but there are some activities that cannot be avoided at all, because the benefits of "The Walker of the Infinite" are closely related to him.

After a simple discussion, Nina and Jimmy had a simple communication with Warner Bros. The speed on Warner Bros. was quite fast, and no one was more worried about the progress of "The Dark Knight" than them. The next afternoon, everything was arranged.

"The Walker of the Insular can be said to be a summary of my study career. Perhaps this film is not the best box office in my work, but it is indeed one of the most satisfying things."

Located in the ABC TV Channel studio in Burbank, Los Angeles media capital, Wayne sat on a single sofa and talked to the host to the live broadcast. "This video may not be suitable for all viewers. Some people don't like the violence, blood and other scenes inside, and some people cannot accept the swearing, but the definition of this film is an R-level film, and perhaps my last R-level film!"

Of course, he never forgot what his task was to sit here. As one of the investors behind the film, he once again emphasized the "the concept of the last R-level film" without hesitation.

"Many viewers are aware of the progress of your new movie "The Dark Knight". Can you talk about this or you can reveal some information about the video."

After chatting about "The Walker of the Side", the host began to gradually change the topic and wanted to attract the content of the conversation to the more interesting "The Dark Knight". "You know, movie lovers in North America all have deep expectations for this movie."

"This is a story that connects the past and future of DC movies, and also a story about concepts. I think if I want to describe the positioning of Joker and Batman in this movie, I will use the two sides of the coin to compare it." Without giving the host the opportunity to continue to entangle, Wayne said directly to the camera: "The production progress of the film is very good. The trial will be held before the release. At that time, there will definitely be lucky fans who can watch it in advance."

It's the end of March, and April is about to begin, and it won't be too long before the film is released. The previous plot leaks disrupted some of his plans. Although Warner Brothers started publicity in advance and they also gained benefits from it, in order not to have other accidents, he would never spoil the spoilers in advance at this point, even for publicity.

After the conversation, Wayne did not stop at all and took the assistant lady down the TV station building and prepared to go directly to Warner Studios to complete the final work of the film.

At the same time, just when he was interviewed by the media and talked to ABC live broadcast, taking advantage of the current media's popularity of Wayne and the film's Oscars, Warner Bros. and the theater alliance once again made "The Walker" appear in theaters on a large scale on the same day and started screenings again.

The marketing effect of the Oscars is undoubtedly revealed. There are too many fans in North America who have never watched this film. Influenced by the Oscars, they walked out of their homes and went to nearby theaters to buy tickets to watch.

This also made "The Walker of the Insular", which expanded from dozens of theaters to 2,200 theaters, present a short burst of hard to find. What is even more surprising is that it has basically dropped to a box office of 30,000 or 20,000 yuan per day, and soared to just over 3 million US dollars on the first day after the film returned!

Warner Bros. and the theater alliance know that this situation will not last for a few days, but they are also happy at the same time. Now every cent of the box office revenue is in their expected net profit. This is especially true for the publisher Warner Bros. After all, after a short screening, it means that more profitable time is coming...