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The total investment of 350 million US dollars was not done in any way to test the market, and the complete shooting was directly performed with the trilogy plan. Hearing these premises Wayne said, two senior executives of Warner Bros. frowned deeply at the same time.

Not to mention the huge and terrifying investment in funds, this is not the uncompromising DC superhero series of Warner Bros. It can be solved by financing. As long as Wayne Greenberg's name is appropriately placed in front of the stage, some movie funds are willing to pay with the money.

However, without testing the market, you can shoot the trilogy directly, and the risks in it will increase exponentially. The normal practice of film companies in the Hollywood Circle is usually planned to design according to the trilogy, but the first plot will be filmed first to test the response of the theater market.

If the fans respond well and their reputation and box office in all aspects meet expectations, the production company will often start subsequent plans after rigorous market research. Only in this way can the risks be minimized.

Of course, if the first song does not meet the expected goals of the film company, what is waiting for the subsequent two films will be hidden without hesitation and even permanently cut.

"Recently, Peter Jackson will submit a complete project plan to Warner Bros. accompanied by Jimmy." Wayne's voice was as calm as ever, as if he hadn't seen the expressions of the two people on the other side. "Of course, if Warner Bros. is really not optimistic about this project, Greenberg Studio will raise funds and produce independently, and Warner Bros. can only do distribution work! Just like the current "Charlie's Angels."

When he heard Greenberg Studio raise funds and independently produce this sentence, Jeff Robinov's children's hole suddenly shrank to the size of a needle tip.

Through various conditions, he certainly did not trust the New Zealander named Peter Jackson, but he trusted Wayne because he had never lost money since he entered this circle. This is a young man who kept his head awake at all times about the movie project. If the other party would joke with 350 million US dollars, he would believe it.

"I need to increase my persuasion at the senior meeting when I get the New Zealander to get the plan as soon as possible." Jeff Robinoff said without hesitation under Bruce Rosenblum's surprised gaze: "I will try my best to promote the relevant review of the project, but, Wayne, the result will not be confirmed!"

Wayne nodded and a smile appeared on his face. Of course, he knew that even if the other party was the head of Warner Bros., he was not qualified to decide a project worth hundreds of millions of dollars by himself. This is a Hollywood movie giant with complete operating rules. The investment and production of each project will inevitably have a large number of conferences and market research.

Of course, it is good that Warner Bros. can pass the review in the end, which means that Greenberg Studio will have much less financial pressure. The filming and shooting can also fully enjoy the convenience of Warner Bros.'s resources.

If it weren't for the huge figure of 350 million US dollars alone, it would take too long, and he really wouldn't mind making it himself independently, but this circle is like this. Although joint investment diluted the profit after success, it can greatly reduce the financial pressure, the risk of the film, and greatly reduce the time required to produce the film.

Time slowly passed by the negotiations between several men. Seeing that everything they could talk about was almost done, Jeff Robinoff paused deliberately before leaving. Even though he knew that the conversation in this lounge would be impossible to be heard by others, he still looked at the closed door and lowered his voice.

"I believe you have already received the news from the series about the little wizard that Bruce personally flew to England?"

Hearing this sentence, Wayne's action of buttoning his suit and top was also paused. All the plans and news of this project should belong to Warner Bros. He was not sure what the other party's purpose of suddenly mentioning this.

"Well, whether you know or not." Jeff Robinoff shrugged, not caring about Bruce Rosenblum's opinion at all, and continued: "This series of books has unbelievable sales potential under the operation of Warner Bros.'s huge media resources. Similar to the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings" in your hands, although this series of books has shown amazing market potential, it will inevitably be a huge and complex way to make smooth changes in film and television. The preparation time needs to be calculated over the years..."

"I see."

He looked at Nina, who was also surprised behind her, and after seeing the assistant lady shook her head slightly, Wayne nodded, replied in a muffled voice, buttoned up her clothes, and took the two women out of the lounge first.

This involves the conversation in New York. To a certain extent, whether it is the current Warner Brothers Ceo Jeff Robinoff or the current leader of Time Warner Kevin Tessulhara, they are all firmly tied to Wayne. If these two people want to take power for a long time in the big ship Time Warner, they cannot do without Wayne's potential support.

You should know that Warner Bros.'s board of directors, Colin Howard, as Wayne's shareholder representative, has always raised his hands unconditionally for all Jeff Robinoff's proposals. This is the main reason for the close cooperation between the two parties. Jeff Robinoff knew very well that the more shares Wayne had, the greater the voice in the company, the greater the support for his work.

Obviously, this simple reminder is to clearly tell Wayne that the main profit project in Warner Bros. is just his DC Universe plan and various sequel videos produced by the company themselves, but in the near future, new profit growth points will inevitably appear again.

The project jointly invested with Greenberg Studio has also gradually increased its revenue share in Warner Bros. This is a result that both sides like, such as the premiere of "The Matrix 2: Reloading".

It can be expected that if this method continues to succeed once or twice, it will become another key source of Warner Bros. But if you observe carefully, you will find that the reason why Wayne has become more and more vocal in Warner Bros. is that most of the company's revenue focus is closely related to him.

This is also what Jeff Robinoff and Kevin Tessulhara want to see the most. They both know that Wayne has a large number of unmade project plans and an unknown number of adaptations. What they want is that Greenberg Studio is becoming more and more important, which is not just as simple as bringing large revenues to Warner Bros. and Time Warner.

As we all know, since the 1980s and 1990s, the six major Hollywood giants have been acquired by media groups one after another, and the chain reaction brought about by the outstanding medium-sized film companies and even outstanding small film companies in the circle were quickly divided by the six major giants with abundant funds.

This process will inevitably continue over time. It can be said that any film company with a little potential cannot escape this fate. Wayne knows better than anyone else. Don’t look at DreamWorks, led by the Big Three, has been incredible in recent years, but in the end, it is actually impossible to escape this fate.

Then, it means that the same is true for his Greenberg Studio, even if there is no distribution business. As the copyright library in hand becomes more and more abundant and the number of films jointly produced and distributed, the library of films that can bring a lot of profit will become more and more attractive. In the end, it will only become a deformed small film company, a film company that relies entirely on Warner Bros. distribution channels.

The result is quite obvious. In the end, Warner Bros. and even Time Warner must personally acquire the studio and include it in Time Warner's media department.

This is Wayne's purpose. He is far from the point in his mind that he wants to enjoy it with a large amount of cash. So before the time point in his heart comes, he wants to acquire this studio with unlimited potential in his hands. Warner Bros. and Time Warner, all he can take is a large number of shares!

So, although he is now filming DC superheroes and only receives top director rewards, his inner thoughts are that he is working for himself, and the money he deserves to make will eventually become a potential asset for himself to become the richest man in Hollywood in another form.

Jeff Robinoff's inadvertent reminder was to make him pay attention to the relevant news. It would be best to explode all the capital in his hands before the Little Wizard's movie potential completely exploded, and become the major shareholder of Warner Bros. and even Time Warner, which can determine the direction of the company. This is why Wayne actually only has about 7% of Warner Bros.'s shares, but he is not in a hurry to continue to increase his holdings. He has been working hard to hold back his ultimate move.

"Little wizard, a market of tens of billions of dollars..."

This was what Wayne had only used the sound he could hear before going out. No one knew better than him. It was this project with a market size of 10 billion US dollars. In his previous life, he dragged the footsteps of the brain-dead management of Warner Bros. until the project was completely over, which made Warner Bros. truly worse.

"You're too anxious, Bruce."

When only two Warner Bros. executives were left in the lounge, Jeff Robinoff sighed and looked at his companions. "Yes, we all see Zach Schneider's potential and ability. His camera language is indeed suitable for taking over Superman, but this should not be proposed by you and Wayne. Who knows if he will misunderstand it in his heart? This is your attempt to interfere in the DC series?"

In fact, as early as a few years ago, there were rumors within Warner Bros. What should you do if you want to become the CEO of Warner Bros.? Full support for Wayne Greenberg's project and establish a personal relationship with him means that you have already reached the throne of CEO with one foot.

Look, this is not what Jeff Robinoff did back then, trying to lead the way forward, and then naturally, amazing results will be delivered, and then he will have his major shareholder and fully support it on the board of directors, and all work will come naturally.

"Wayne should understand that my proposal is the most reasonable!"

Bruce Rosenblum shook his head slightly, but in fact he was a little annoyed. The DC series is a project led by Wayne, and no one can easily reach out to this series. This is a recognized standard within the company and the guarantee that the success rate of related projects can be ensured best. Naturally, he does not want any misunderstandings.

In the Hollywood circle, there are basically sensitive personalities, otherwise all kinds of incredible and bad things would not always happen. Will Wayne think too much? In fact, he is not sure about it now.

"Okay, don't think too much, go back and wait for the early box office of "The Matrix"." Jeff Robinoff patted his companion's shoulders, stood up and took the lead to walk outside the lounge.