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Of course, Warner Bros. never opened a welfare home. In fact, after the project plan for "The Lord of the Rings" and the accompanying detailed script were submitted, Warner Bros. held no less than three high-level meetings full of fierce quarrels.

No one can tell how many book fans there are in the world. Even in Hollywood, there is no shortage of fans of this book, and there are also countless Hollywood movies that have learned from this movie in their settings.

To put it simply, whenever people mention the legendary elves, their first reaction is definitely their handsome face, slender body, and long ears. The image of the elves that everyone will subconsciously think of comes from this great masterpiece.

But so many years have passed, the reason why this epic was not brought to the big screen by Hollywood is because it is too difficult. In the circle, this book is called the most difficult film and television adaptation in history.

But in the end, Jeff Robinoff's speech played a decisive role in the reason why Warner Bros. passed the review of this project.

"Wynn said that if Warner Bros. did not participate in this project, Greenberg Studio would raise funds independently and independently produce this epic!"

No one would be so stupid that he asked Greenberg whether the studio had this ability. With the name Wayne Greenberg, there will be countless movie funds, movie investors, and even other giants in the six majors who are holding money to participate.

The success in the film industry countless times in the past has been Wayne's greatest source of confidence for Warner Bros. shareholders. If failure, that kind of thing seems to have never been to him. And this time, since he will invest real money, it means he is very optimistic about this project.

In addition, "Batman: The Dark Knight", which is now ranked first in the box office in film history, naturally some people appeared, and would rather choose to follow Wayne's investment choice without brains. There are many such people, and Warner Bros. has never lacked them.

Never think that they are superstitious. Los Angeles, or Hollywood, have always been the most superstitious North American circle, and the most superstitious in this circle will always be successful people.

So, how can we ensure that Greenberg Studio will invest real money in the project "The Lord of the Rings". After all, this is the confidence that many shareholders agree with Warner Bros. Investment. Giving money, yes, is giving money, paying Greenberg Studio a little bit in advance what sooner or later, and the large share that Wayne should have.

Once the decision was made, Warner Bros. was very fast. After the project "The Lord of the Rings" was reviewed, he immediately contacted Wayne's accountant Colin Howard to reconcile. At an extremely fast speed, Warner Bros.'s finance department transferred the money to Greenberg Studio account.

"The last production fund of "Charlie's Angels" is $30 million. After you sign it, you will transfer it to Merrill Lynch's account. Apart from this, there is no other major expense in the near future."

When a large amount of money entered Greenberg's studio account, Nina checked the financial statements immediately, and Wayne's handwritten signature was required for the various uses and directions of the money. "The preliminary preparation funds for "The Lord of the Rings" were 150 million US dollars. According to the investment ratio, we and Warner Brothers each received 75 million US dollars."

After looking at Wayne who was flipping through the documents, the assistant lady gave a special slap. After signing the documents, she continued to say: "Even if this part of the funds is deducted, there are still 130 million US dollars in the studio account. The subsequent investment of "The Lord of the Rings" will take at least one year, so, this money..."

Anyone who is a qualified rich man knows clearly that holding a large amount of cash in his hand is the stupidest way to manage his finances. At the current depreciation rate of US dollars, the interest rate that exists in the bank may actually not keep up with the depreciation of money.

Therefore, investment is always a topic that North American rich people cannot avoid. With Wayne's value getting higher and he has no habit of bulk consumption, investment is also an unavoidable topic.

"Don't move the money first, you should know what I think." Putting down the folder casually, Wayne smiled and raised his hand to point at Nina's glasses, shook his head, and said, "Be careful about tax issues, I don't want to be entangled by the group of vampires in the IRS!"

"You don't have to worry about this. I will stare at every tax avoidance plan led by Colin." The assistant lady pushed the glasses on her face, picked up the folder he had just signed, and stuffed it into her portable briefcase.

"Ok, what time is the media reception?"

"At 6 o'clock, Peter Jackson has passed, and we have no time to start from the studio." Nina cleaned up her desk and packed Wayne's personal belongings. She looked up and said, "Warner Brothers invited a lot of media this time. They made a gimmick of $350 million in production costs. After the media reception, there was a cocktail party."

Strictly counting "The Lord of the Rings", the total production budget is indeed 350 million US dollars. Warner Bros. will definitely not give up this publicity stunt. Although the relevant contracts have been signed in advance, they still invited the media to hold a press conference to announce the news.

You should know that the book "The Lord of the Rings" has a huge fan base, all of whom are potential audiences of the movie. The reason why Warner Bros. announced the project preparation through the media is also to remind this huge group that your favorite literary epic will be brought to the big screen soon.

Although the total investment budget of this project is 350 million US dollars, it is necessary to shoot a trilogy series after all, so looking at it separately, the funds are not sufficient at all. The only good news is that most of the investment in this project will definitely be used for film production, and the proportion of personnel salary will not be too high.

As the director, Peter Jackson actually signed the director and screenwriter salary for the signed director and screenwriter. Wayne, the producer who was named, also had a symbolic salary of only 200,000 US dollars. After all, he was really named this time and had no energy to focus on the preparation of the film.

The crew's power is definitely impossible to hold Peter Jackson's hands. Whether in terms of qualifications or trust, this matter is completely impossible. For this reason, the project "The Lord of the Rings" which has a preparation period of more than one year must have a producer that both parties can rest assured.

So, John Gray, a guy who has worked with Wayne and now becomes an executive of Warner Bros. Film and Television Production Department, is now on the project production manager again. He will partner with Peter Jackson to start the preparations for "The Lord of the Rings".

At 6 o'clock in the evening, Wayne walked into the news hall of the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly. His arrival immediately attracted all the media's long guns and short guns. The reporters directly ignored Peter Jackson, John Grey and others who were sitting in the middle.

"Mr. Greenberg, there is news that you are the copyright owner of "The Lord of the Rings" and have also participated in the investment in a project..."

"Wayne, Wayne, have you ever considered directing this project yourself?"

"Can you talk about your thoughts on the film and television of "The Lord of the Rings"?"

Before the host could announce the start, all kinds of questions were thrown in front of him. Facing the camera flash that was constantly flashing in front of him, and a large group of media reporters, Wayne raised his hands and pressed it down, and did not choose to answer any questions. Instead, he signaled the host to start as planned with a smile.

"The total investment of this "Lord of Rings" will reach $350 million, and will be jointly invested and produced by Greenberg Studio and Warner Bros., director Peter Jackson..."

As the host's narration was also surprised.

“350 million US dollars! my god!”

"What the f**k! Are Warner Bros. kidding? Such a big investment makes a novice director..."

Faced with the lowly comments from the reporters on the scene, the host did not stop his work. After introducing the video information step by step, he immediately announced that he had entered the media questioning session.

During the entire press conference, Wayne was like a mascot, sitting opposite the side and smiling. No matter how many questions the reporter asked him, the audience almost didn't answer any questions and completely gave the stage to Peter Jackson and John Gray.

To put it bluntly, he is just an investor in this video. Even if he has the title of producer, he will not interfere with the specific work of the project. For this day, the bearded New Zealand sitting in the middle has paid enough, and of course he knows that this guy can do well enough.

After the press conference, Wayne still left the news room in a low-key manner. After meeting with the assistant lady, he took the elevator to the banquet hall where the cocktail party was held on the fourth floor.

"That guy appears again."

Nina took advantage of the fact that they were the two of them in the elevator and whispered: "This is the 9th high-end party that the guy has attended this year."

Nodded silently, Wayne did not express anything else, but just thought silently about the opportunity to take action. With a "ding" sound, he had just left the elevator, and two unexpected greetings interrupted his thoughts.

"Hello, Director Greenberg."

"Hi, Wayne."

Not far from the elevator, two men holding wine glasses were standing, one of whom was Townsend Rossman, the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, and the other gray-haired old man, although they had seen each other more than once in the past few years, had not officially greeted him.

"Hi, Townsend."

With a smile on his face, Wayne moved forward a few steps to the two of them, first nodding to Townsend Rossman. Then he narrowed his eyes slightly to look at the gray-haired old man, and took the initiative to stretch out his right hand. "Good evening, Mr. Murdoch, long time no see."

At the same time, I was also puzzled that this guy shouldn't have appeared in such an occasion. Although this is a relatively high-end cocktail party, it was held for the Lord of the Rings in the name of Warner Brothers.