hollywood draw

In the living room of Greenberg Manor, he fell into a brief silence. Bruce Rosenblum actually just returned to Los Angeles and arrived here as soon as he saw the news about "Jurassic Park 2".

In a way, Universal Pictures' ceo Ron Meyer is not very good at playing, but the timing is just right.

"The Dark Knight" carried out a bombing and intensive promotion for several months, and its popularity is the number one in the summer season this year. He chose to announce the release of "Jurassic Park 2" at this time, and then used the media to spontaneously hype the showdown of two top directors, saving the film a promotional and marketing fund in units of tens of millions of dollars.

In fact, the reason why the other party dares to play like this is simply because of his confidence in the Tyrannosaurus Rex. It can be said that this year's summer season, apart from the king of "Jurassic Park 2", there is no film of the same level as "Dark Knight".

Wayne just won the highest recognition of the Oscar, and Warner Bros., along with the title of the new Best Director winner, is constantly promoting "The Dark Knight", and has even entered the final sprint stage before the release, and the information about the film can be seen everywhere.

It can be said that the more vigorous the promotion of Warner Bros., the greater the benefits for "Jurassic Park 2" at this time. The media has been hyping up the showdown between the two big directors this morning, and it is difficult to not attract attention.

"There is no simple product for the old guy who can be one of the six giants." With a click, a cigarette was lit, and Wayne muttered at the newspaper on the table.

In fact, both of them were aware that Universal Pictures CEO was using public opinion to confuse the attention of most ordinary movie fans. The biggest purpose was to promote their own films, such as revenge, peak duel, etc., which were just accessories.

To put it bluntly, I have enough confidence in my own video. After taking advantage of the popularity of "The Dark Knight", I can ensure that "Jurassic Park 2" will stab Warner Bros. a hard weekend.

If they weren't confident in their own films, they wouldn't dare to put the film in this period, because as long as the Dark Knight's stamina is sufficient, it is possible that the movie fans will be diverted and both lose money and lose both.

As for the peak showdown gimmicks of the two major directors that the media started hyping this morning, if you think about it carefully, you will find that this is simply a change of concepts, because the two films were not released on weekends with the same weekends at all. Since it is a commercial showdown and neither was released in the same period, how could a fair showdown come about?

"Warner Bros. has been working hard to build and maintain your personality, you should be clear about this, right? Wayne."

After a brief silence, Bruce Rosenblum looked at the man opposite through the constant drifting smoke. "From the incident of the little boy who drew his own bat suit and the bank hijacking case that gave you the golden badge of Congress, Warner Bros. has spared no effort to guide public opinion.

In the eyes of the public, you are the representative of the American Dream. Although you are a playboy personality, no woman has ever said bad things about you in front of the media. More importantly, it is the character of your modern chivalrous owner! I have an idea, we can start from this aspect, whether it is OK, you must give me a decision quickly."

As his voice became smaller and smaller, a simple and quick plan was slowly described. There were only the two of them in the living room, and he was not afraid of what he said, so no one else could hear it.

Moreover, according to Bruce Rosenblum's understanding of this man, the other party is likely to not refuse his proposal. As long as the interests are large enough, he believes that the young Jewish capitalist on the opposite side will dare to start the Third World War, provided that the interests must be large enough.

The living room returned to a brief quiet again. Wayne sucked cigarettes one by one, and the expression on his face did not change at all. No one could tell whether he agreed with the idea just now. However, one thing that Warner Bros. distribution manager could be sure of is that he was indeed thinking about feasibility seriously.

"Two difficulties."

About three minutes later, Wayne twisted the cigarette butt into the ashtray on the coffee table, looked at the other person with his eyes, raised his arm and stretched out a finger, and said, "First, you have to assure me that the child in this matter does exist, and it was not created by the Warner Brothers through some means. Bruce, you also know that I am learning how to be a good father, so I am unwilling to hurt any child!"

Seeing the other party nodding with a smile, he frowned slightly, raised his arm, and stretched out a finger again. "Give me a team, the team within Warner Bros., be quick. The core members of my team will not be able to arrive in a short time. They will probably only come back from the vacation before the movie is released. It would be better to just use Warner Bros. people."

"Ok, I'll go back and prepare now." Bruce Rosenblum smiled and nodded again, got up and prepared to leave the manor and go to do the preparations as soon as possible. "By the way, the manor door is full of reporters. If the effect is good, you'd better not accept any media interviews first. It doesn't matter if Universal Pictures laugh for a few days first."

"etc."

Before the other party walked to the living room door, Wayne seemed to suddenly remember something, suddenly sat straight from the relaxed state. "I have some other thoughts, you need to make more preparations..."

When he was the only one left in the living room, he thought about it carefully from beginning to end, and confirmed that there would be no mistakes. The corners of his mouth began to gradually rise. If Naomi Watts was by her side, she immediately knew that this man must have had some great evil taste, usually a bad taste that is difficult for outsiders to understand.

"Nina!" Thinking of everything, Wayne shouted loudly at the study upstairs. "Dear Ms. Klein, I remember that there is a good thing in the pile of information in the safe, so I can take it down."

“What?!”

At the corner of the stairs on the second floor, the assistant lady looked confused and looked at the boss who was suddenly nervous downstairs, and asked again, "What's the matter?"

Wayne simply stood up, looking particularly good, and whistled rare. "Forget it, I'd better go find it myself. You can continue to calculate the damn financial statements."

On this day, almost all the media in North America were filled with Wayne Greenberg's "The Dark Knight" and was about to face off against Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park 2". This is not a good thing or a bad thing for the two film companies, but it is an absolute carnival for the media and movie fans.

In May, when the summer season begins, two kingly duels rarely appear. Movie fans feel extremely happy. Countless teenagers are counting their pocket money carefully and can't wait to prepare to enjoy this movie-watching feast.

"I believe that most movie fans who pay attention to movies still remember that as early as the summer season in 1993, similar peak duels had actually been staged. At that time, "The Joker" had a dark horse attitude, which won more than $310 million in a few weeks before the North American theater market, and also achieved a box office of over $1 billion worldwide.

Just when people couldn't wait to worship Wayne Greenberg, they were exclaiming that such a box office record could not be surpassed in ten years, it was in 1993 that Steven Spielberg and the first part of "Jurassic Park" broke this record in a short time. The influence of the big dinosaur was so terrifying that countless people worshipped again.

So far, in the North American box office rankings, the first and second place are still Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park", Wayne Greenberg's "Joker" and "Forrest Gump", a work with a box office of $300 million in North America, was originally highly expected by countless people, hoping to catch up with the first two films, but unfortunately, it failed in the end.

This is also the only film that almost caught up with the box office records of "Jurassic Park" and "The Joker" in a few years. Then, let alone threatening the position of the first two in the North American total box office rankings, Hollywood has very few works with a box office of over 300 million in North America. This also calmed down countless media and filmmakers and confirmed again that if the box office of those two films appears, I am afraid that it will really have to wait another ten years.

However, after the two internal previews of "The Dark Knight", whether it is a film selection expert from the three major theaters, media critics, or fans who are lucky enough to see the movie in advance, they all expressed with certainty that this Wayne Greenberg's superhero ambition work is of no less than "The Joker" in 1993, and even more so.

The famous Los Angeles Times film critic Todd McCarthy, after watching the internal preview, swore in front of the media that the North American box office of this "Dark Knight" will definitely exceed 300 million US dollars, and she is fully capable of surpassing "The Joker" and "Jurassic Park".

Various remarks about "The Dark Knight" are rising, and they also raise people's expectations for the film to the highest level. However, before the fans were happy for too long, another news that made them crazy was announced. The Tyrannosaurus Rex, which once caused a global bombshell, is back. "Jurassic Park 2" will officially meet with fans a week after the release of "The Dark Knight".

Now it seems that this peak showdown is very likely to continue the grand occasion of 1993. Whether it is Steven Spielberg or Wayne Greenberg, these two great Jewish film masters, are likely to break the box office records created by each other and push the numbers on the North American total box office list to a higher level..."

George Lucas smiled and put down the newspaper in his hand, gently touched the delicate beard on his face with one hand, his eyes full of smiles.

As soon as he thinks that his old friend will collide with his child, it will be difficult for him to remain calm. These two Jewish directors can be said to be the two most popular in the circle in the past two years. They have great similarities, that is, both of them are typical fast gunners among directors. They can always have the energy to be producers and supervise other projects while maintaining one work a year.

Of course there are more differences. The two are completely different in terms of the types of films they are good at, but this is also the most exciting point. Strictly speaking, Steven Spielberg has a higher chance of winning. The Tyrannosaurus Rex has too much influence, and the film is the most suitable family-friendly for ticket-selling, and the release date is a little tricky.

In contrast, although Wayne's film type is not the R-rated film he used to be, and the audience is much wider, it still suffers a little compared to the family fun that is deeply rooted in people's minds. However, Batman's popularity and influence are not something that anyone can underestimate. In the end, who can be better is really hard to judge.

"Ding. Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring..."

Just as the father of Star Wars was enjoying a moment of bad fun while he was busy work, his private phone rang. He was stunned for a moment. Unless this number was close friends and family around him, no one knew, who would call during his working hours?

He answered the phone in confusion, and after hearing the voices from the opposite side, George Lucas's face once again burst into a smile.

"...I know you're very busy now and have all your time to prepare for the new Star Wars, but I still want to ask if you're interested."

"What's the matter?" The old man turned around and leaned on the desk, looked at the scenery outside the window, and joked: "Don't expect me to go and ask Steven for information. This is a matter between you two, do you know? I was looking forward to the box office showdown between you two just now! Don't worry, boy, I'll stand on your side in spirit."

"hey!e on, don't do this, listen to me." The voice on the phone was helpless, and then the voice gradually became smaller. "George, do you remember the jokes made at the last alumni party? What did you say? We two formed a band and entered Gramme together. I have a plan. I believe you will be interested. It will be done in a few days. Do you want to play?..."

As the sound gradually became smaller in the microphone, the eyes of the Star Wars Father became brighter and brighter. Until long after the phone hung up, one of his hands kept touching his beard. The emotions revealed in his eyes were quite excited and interesting.

After a while, he picked up the phone on the table without hesitation and called his secretary. "Mary, Mary. Help me inform the special effects team that I will repair a few days of vacation. Yes, just a few days, damn it, it won't delay the work of "Star Wars Prequel", just a few days."

In the following days, the media compared "Dark Knight" and "Jurassic Park 2" through various aspects. Countless so-called film experts began to analyze the outcomes of the two films, from the screening scale to the number of screens, from the cast to the behind-the-scenes team, the two upcoming films were analyzed from head to toe by countless people before they officially landed in the theater market.

Ron Mayer has been in a particularly good mood these days, and unexpectedly made a ploy, successfully saving tens of millions of publicity and promotion funds for "Jurassic Park 2". Moreover, after a year, it is impossible to make Warner Brothers, who have been on everyone's heads, feel uncomfortable. There is nothing more happy than this.

Even as one of the six absolute senior executives, he has received several media interviews in recent days. Facing the camera and recorder, his self-confidence has almost reached a point that everyone knows.

Taking advantage of this sudden national discussion, Universal Pictures' distribution department followed closely, benchmarking the scale of Warner Bros. and also began a final publicity sprint for the film in North America. For a time, various news, gossip, etc. of the two films were flooded with all channels where people could receive information.

Compared with the energetic Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. is not so excited. It seems that it is not interrupted by the other party at all. It is conducting the final promotion before the release step by step, and continuously publishing information related to the "Dark Knight" film through TV advertisements, newspapers, magazines, film critic columns and the Internet.

Sometimes there are a few new posters, sometimes a small new trailer. In the past two days, interviews with starring actors such as Christian Bale have been added. The attitude of being unhurried and slow has made countless insiders unable to see clearly what they were thinking.

No one believed that Warner Brothers was willing to let Universal Pictures do this, and then followed the other party’s planned plan indifferently, and people were waiting.

But it was destined to disappoint those who watched the fun. After a few days, various information was spreading in the media, almost one-sidedly hyping Wayne against Spielberg, and Warner Bros. He did not express any opinions on the matter.

Countless media reporters were waiting for Wayne, trying to get some gimmicks from him. Unfortunately, for several days, he had been hiding in the car without showing up. The interview invitations sent by major media to agent Jimmy were also like a rock sinking into the sea. No one knew what his attitude was now.

But one thing that can be predicted is that the collision between "Dark Knight" and "Jurassic Park 2" will inevitably happen, and there will be no more surprises. What people are more interested in now is who will become the final winner, and there are too many things that are meant to be.

Even many unscrupulous media have prepared two press releases in advance. If "Jurassic Park 2" finally has a higher box office, they will be ready to blow Steven Spielberg to the sky. If "The Dark Knight" finally wins, they will describe this as a scepter handover between new and old Jewish film masters in Hollywood. Anyway, the media will never give up this gimmick full of explosive points.

Just as both companies were making the final impact before the release of the film, time was slowly advancing. Before the official arrival in mid-May, members of the core creative team of "The Dark Knight" returned one after another and began to promote the final promotion of the film under the arrangement of the Warner Bros. distribution department.

What puzzles all movie fans and media is that Christian Bale, the actor who plays Batman Bruce Wayne, Nicholas Cage, the actor who plays Joker, Samuel Jackson, Naomi Watts, Michael Kane, Ralph Fiennes, and Charlie Hin, who is constantly showing the character of a prodigal son in the media, all began to appear frequently, but the director of the film has never appeared in public.

It is pure joke that Wayne does not pay attention to this film. No one believes that he will not stand up at this critical juncture and use his huge influence and the limelight of the new Oscar-winning director to sway the flag and cheer for the film. This situation is simply not in line with the rules.

Perhaps Universal Pictures feels that it has stood at a disadvantage and has always advocated everything about "Jurassic Park 2". Its CEO Ron Meyer has frequently appeared in the media. However, when facing the media, Steven Spielberg has always maintained a very low-key position. He attaches great importance to his competitors. With their friendship and mutual understanding, it is possible that whoever wins and loses.

The old Jewish man read it very well. Wayne has always been a smart person. Faced with Universal Pictures’ sudden move, he would never be willing to let the other party kick his butt in vain.

Although he has a wide range of copyright benefits in the film "Jurassic Park 2", he even joked in an interview with media reporters: "It is possible that anyone who wins and loses. In 1993, I won him with the predecessor of "Jurassic Park". Who knows if he will win me with the sequel to "Batman" this time?"

Everyone knows the relationship between these two Jewish directors. Many people in the circle know that the reason why DreamWorks will hand over the distribution business after this year to Warner Bros. was that Wayne gave DreamWorks a breather while making a move. It was too difficult to let this good man say something unfavorable to the other party.

In fact, Steven Spielberg felt right. When it came to May 13, and there were only two days left before the premiere of the "Dark Knight" movie, people finally knew what he was doing.

"This is NBC Global News Channel. At the end of the show, we received the latest news." At around 7 p.m. on May 13, which is also the so-called prime time of TV stations. Under the gaze of countless North American families, before the end of a news program on NBC Global News Channel, the white female host spoke quickly and reported the latest updates.

"This year's North American summer film market is particularly anticipated. As we all know, the "Batman: The Dark Knight" that countless movie fans are looking forward to will premiere on the night of the 15th, that is, on Thursday. It is the latest masterpiece of director Wayne Greenberg, the winner of the Golden Medal of Congress. But on the eve of the release of the movie, countless movie fans discovered that the director of the film actually disappeared."

With the broadcast of the white female host, the TV screen quickly switched, and the host's voice gradually became weaker. A little boy who had nothing to do with the news appeared in front of the TV of countless families in North America.

Just when everyone felt inexplicable, as the music slowly rang, the host's voice was clearly heard again: "In early May 1997, in order to fulfill the dream of a terminally ill boy, all the residents of a small town around Ventura County, Los Angeles, who had completely disappeared from the media's sight for a long time, Wayne Greenberg participated.

His name is Thomas, and he was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of one and a half years old. His parents asked him if he had any wishes he wanted to fulfill. Thomas said he wanted to become Batman and save the world! After accidentally learning about this situation, the Greenberg Charity Foundation immediately notified the creator of Batman Wayne Greenberg.

Wayne, who was busy with the release of "Batman: The Dark Knight", immediately stopped all the work at hand and took the initiative to let his foundation contact the little boy's parents, hoping to realize the little boy's wish in his limited time. He then contacted his good friend George Lucas, who planned a complete set of plans in this small town around Ventura County..."