hollywood draw

Unlike what Bruce Rosenblum thought, Wayne had no time to think about box office numbers at all. The frequent and intensive publicity activities almost drained the last bit of vitality of the entire crew. The better the performance of "The Dark Knight" in the theater market, the more intensive the various activities on the crew.

Everyone is almost not a newcomer. They have experienced more than once the promotional itinerary that they can't stop, so everyone has similar adaptations, that is, to seize all their free time to sleep, whether they are on a means of transportation or not.

In the early morning sun, a fleet of cars, accompanied by the lightning, was noisy towards the airport outside Boston. After the "Dark Knight" crew ended the Boston publicity plan, they had no time to rest and immediately boarded a plane and flew to the next city. The promotional task in the early stage of the movie was very heavy, and there was no time to give them a rest.

Unlike the situation a few days ago, after the group boarded the plane today, they couldn't wait to fall asleep immediately. The entire large passenger plane that was booked by Warner Bros. was filled with all kinds of excitement and noise. Although Christian Bale, Nicholas Cage and other major actors had tired blood in their eyes, they were still infected by the excitement and could not sleep.

"Wayne, Wayne, we set a new box office record, with the box office exceeding 200 million US dollars in the first weekend! Damn, 200 million US dollars!"

Compared with other main creators of the crew, Naomi Watts was more relaxed when facing Wayne. She pulled down the blindfold that the other party was buckled on her face, and excitedly stretched out her hands to grab the other party's shoulders, shaking them hard. "Hey, boy, don't tell me that you can still sleep. This is not 20 million, but 200 million!"

"Nami!"

He shook his head helplessly, and the corners of his mouth were raised upwards. Anyone who created such a box office record would definitely have a strong sense of accomplishment, and he was no exception.

Listening to the excited talk of the crowd behind him, Wayne knew that his plan to calm down just now was completely ruined.

With 200 million US dollars, this number is basically no possibility of being broken in this era. Although the North American theater market has been expanding rapidly and the latest multi-hall theaters are rapidly being built in major cities, at least in the past few years, it is still impossible to break this number.

Of course he knew that "Dark Knight" could get such an extraordinary box office number because of all kinds of coincidences, luck and other factors that could help him to achieve it. Even if he wanted to copy such results as "Dark Knight", it would be basically impossible.

"I want to remind you, Ms. Naomi Watts, after the plane lands, you will soon participate in a TV show. If you don't want to go on TV in this state, you'd better take the opportunity to rest for a few hours." Although Wayne was also full of excitement, his mind should be much clearer. "If you can't sleep, go and have some wine."

"Old and old...you're like an old man in his twenties."

He curled his lips at Wayne, and the Australian actress rolled her eyes and turned around and walked to find the excited crew members to share the happiness.

Just as he was about to pull his eye mask up and force himself to fall asleep again, it seemed as if the people in the crew had a tacit understanding and began to line up to send congratulations one by one. Everyone was obviously completely ignited by this terrifying number, and there was no quiet atmosphere on the plane at all.

"Mr. Greenberg, to be honest, I really don't know how to thank you!" Charlie Xin was waiting all the time, and after the other party was empty, he walked over with a sincere look on his face. He looked at the young face with a tired face. "This is very important to me, you saved my career."

After the film was released, it can be said that it immediately ignited the entire North American theater market. As the movie became popular, they were the main actors standing on the big screen.

Although most media will give the main space to Christian Bale and Nicholas Cage, compared with other actors in the crew, he, a two-faced actor, has also received a lot of attention. Moreover, as the agent has been helping to market his character of a prodigal son, it is now difficult to see those remarks that are unfavorable to him. It seems that in a moment, the bad things he did before were forgiven by movie fans all over North America.

And all of this actually came from the man in front of him. His eyes looked at Wayne sincerely, and both from his expression and words gave him enough respect.

"Don't think too much, Charlie." Wayne certainly knew that these actors had a bad private life. Ordinary audiences might believe in the drama of a prodigal son looking back, but he wouldn't believe it at all. But this is a common phenomenon in the circle, now and in the future.

"Before the movie was officially removed, Charlie, I don't want any ragged incidents to be reported by the media. You should understand what I mean."

"Of course." Charlie Shin nodded. "I mean yes."

Wayne didn't want to care about what the other party was thinking, nor did he even care whether his gratitude to him was true or not. His request was very simple, that is, no matter what he did, it would not affect the good situation of "The Dark Knight".

He winked at Nina beside him, and the assistant lady picked up a blanket and covered him. After Charlie Xin saw this, she smiled again, nodded, and took the initiative to leave Wayne's side.

"Boss, are you so sure he is not a real prodigal son looking back?"

Nina knew that her boss was not sleepy, so she whispered while looking at fashion magazines.

"I actually know everything in the crew." Wayne curled his lips. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't believe that the other party could quit those rags. Not only Charlie Xin, but almost all the actors in the circle are all a virtue. A prodigal son turned around? It is rare to be the one who can really turn back.

The reason he warned the other party was that after a few working days, "The Dark Knight" would inevitably face "Jurassic Park 2". For Universal Pictures, as long as it is a good thing for the films released by its own home, the other party can do anything. This is just the norm of competition in Hollywood, and he has not watched the bottom line of the production company at all.

Not to mention his relationship with Steven Spielberg, as long as both parties stand on the standpoint of competitors, he believes that any means that can hit each other will be used without hesitation. Sometimes, business is really just business, and the interests in it are forced to be ruthless.

"Jimmy called in the morning." Seeing whether Wayne should be asleep for a while, Nina took the opportunity to report on her work these days. "He said that the surprise side was already moved, but if he wanted to make the plan happen, there was probably some talk. The surprise ceo Avi Adra should want more benefits."

"Let him talk slowly, we don't have to hurry."

Wayne was also a little surprised. He had thought out a whim and didn't expect the other party to be really moved. He didn't expect Universal Pictures to hand over the Hulk's copyright, nor did he expect Yatson Entertainment to let go of Black Panthers easily. All this was just to disrupt Jing's plan to covet the copyright in his hands.

"Well, you're not surprised that those people really can act..."

He was also wondering about this because he had no plan to shoot Iron Man or Black Widow at all, but if he was surprised, he could really repurchase the copyrights of "Hulk" and "Black Panther" and disrupt his work plan, it would seem like it would be okay.

In fact, he was just inertial thinking, because the impression in his mind was deeply influenced by his previous life. The Marvel Dafa at that time was indeed very buggy to some extent, but the current situation was obviously different. This is a comic company that frequently resells shares and has to rely on banks and investment institutions to borrow funds back and forth, but in fact it is about to reach the end of the road.

"By the way, boss." Nina seemed to suddenly remember something, opened her own workbook, and habitually pushed the glasses on her face, saying: "Luke Simmons and Joseph have made almost all preparations. Now, we can start the preparations for "Charlie's Angels" when the first amount of funds is transferred to the insurance company account."

If this film wants to achieve a qualified screen effect, the investment will definitely not be too low. Wayne thought silently. The production cost he offered for the entire film is 5,000 to 60 million US dollars. Of course, this money can be divided into many times and entered the insurance company's account. As long as the preparation can be started in the early stage, it is enough.

"I need to remind you, boss."

Speaking of money, Nina's face became serious. "If you don't move the money you invested in the Internet stock market early and want to implement the next series of plans, Greenberg Studio's financial pressure is quite high. Blue Sky Studio is still fine in the near future, but this is always a bottomless pit that can swallow money at any time.

After "Charlie's Angels" is launched, according to your plan, the studio will launch projects such as "Tomb Raider" and "Resident Evil" in the next two years. By the way, there is also the preliminary preparations for "The Lord of the Rings", which also requires a lot of real money and silver investment, and the fund recovery cycle of this project is too long. There are also those two stories about dogs, uncertain Marvel superheroes..."

"Hey, hey, stop!" Wayne waved his hand irritably, wondering if he was taking a big step. "Go back to call Jeff, and the follow-up income of "The Matrix" is urged. Also, after I earned my income on "The Dark Knight", I should be able to relieve most of the pressure and let Jimmy talk to Fox to see if I can advance my early rewards on "The X-Men" in advance."

In fact, he knew that the only one who was truly under financial pressure was "Charlie's Angels". With the income from his related income, Greenberg Studio would not invest alone when starting other projects. It would inevitably lead to Warner Brothers' involvement, and even if he was too anxious, he would not be able to use the method of lending chickens to lay eggs.

In the next few years, it would be a long time ago that the plan would not change.