hollywood draw

On the balcony of the master bedroom on the third floor of the villa in the western part of Los Angeles, on the balcony of the third floor of the villa on the mountainside, the man tilted his head and listened attentively to the phone. He held a cigarette in his other hand and put it in his mouth from time to time to take a sip.

The two women sitting opposite him subconsciously remained silent. The atmosphere on the scene gradually began to become more and more solid as the frequency of the men smoked. Especially, Harry Berry, one of the protagonists, completely lost the joy of buying a new house, and his face was extremely complicated.

"I understand, that's how it comes first."

Wayne threw the mobile phone on the table, turned his head and continued to look at the scenery at the foot of the mountain. The cigarette in the corner of his mouth, rather than his slowly narrowed eyes, all of which showed that he was in thought at this time. The two women looked at each other, but neither chose to ask at the first time.

Things may be much simpler than I thought. Through Jimmy's report on the phone, he had already made a rough guess about the whole thing. The biggest possibility now is that the smoke bombs released by himself and Bruce Rosenblum were confused by some of the Warner Bros.

When The Flash was held for the first internal preview at Warner Bros., there was indeed a disharmonious voice, but both Wayne and Jeff Robinoff knew very well that this was normal.

The story of this "Flash" is relatively simple, and the overall tends to be commercial science fiction popcorn. It is indeed very different from his previous style. These are objective, but they are far less outrageous than the "good news" circulating in the circle.

The reason why the news was circulating was entirely because of the smoke bombs released by Bruce Rosenblum. In addition, in order to make more people believe that this film does have problems. After discussing with Wayne, the distribution department of Warner Bros. simply canceled the scheduled media preview, and naturally there were no movie fans' preview.

In fact, no matter how many core executives of Warner Bros. or Wayne themselves know it very well. The attributes of this film are relatively simple and far less profound than "Batman: The Dark Knight". The so-called preview will be difficult to distinguish the pros and cons. It is better to just move and stay calm. Keep the mystery of the film and raise the curiosity of the movie to the greatest extent.

The benefits of doing this are very obvious. They saw a lot of things clearly when they were suddenly hit by Universal Pictures the year before and joined "Jurassic Park 2" halfway. Who knows this year, besides "Godzilla", there are other opponents hiding in the dark waiting for the opportunity to stab them?

The facts are also obvious. Facing the seemingly controversial "The Flash", Paramount couldn't wait to jump out.

One thing Bruce Rosenblum and Wayne both agreed, that is, the enemy hidden in the dark is far less terrible than the competitors on the surface. At least you must know who the knife that comes with fierce competition is in.

"Ding, bell, bell."

Just as Wayne was still stunned, Nina's mobile phone that had just been put away rang again. The phone ringing sounded on the balcony of the empty and quiet villa bedroom, attracting the attention of three people in an instant.

"Give it to me."

Shaking his head slightly, Wayne waved to the assistant lady and suddenly grinned.

Seeing that Paramount Pictures' "The Clash of Heaven and Earth" will be released on a large scale this weekend, "The Flash" will also start intensive publicity throughout North America, and will also compete fiercely with "Godzilla". People say that whenever something big is about to come, he feels that it is mostly a storm.

The only thing he didn't expect was that it was not Paramount or Sony Columbia who handed the knife first, but someone inside Warner Bros., or it was impossible to wait.

"At this morning at the senior meeting, Allen Horn, the director of the film and television production department, submitted a project plan to the company."

The moment the phone was answered, after confirming that Wayne was answering, he no longer had the warm greetings and kind jokes of the past, and the voice of Bruce Rosenblum immediately came from it.

"This project plan is detailed and can withstand any market survey. It not only marks the production cost, but also makes more than one alternative plan even when shooting locations and the troubles that may be encountered in shooting. The crew members, including producers, directors, preferred invited actors, alternative invited actors, etc., have a very amazing completion rate.

I looked through the project plan carefully and saw at first glance that this thing was written by the old fox of Allen Horn. He was a typical producer in the circle back then. His production style was famous for being pragmatic, detailed, and well-prepared. The film's success rate was extremely high, but later it gradually transformed into management..."

Listening to the low voices that kept coming from the phone, Wayne could almost instantly hear a hint of panic from the other party's tone. He turned his head slightly, glanced at the Black Pearl sitting opposite, and interrupted the other party with a smile.

"Catwoman!"

"That's right."

Although his narrative was interrupted, Bruce Rosenblum paused for a moment, his affirmative answer came within two seconds of the phone.

"Allen Horn, I remember..." Wayne stood up in a white bathrobe, holding the mobile phone in one hand, and slowly walked towards the edge of the balcony guardrail, saying:

"He asked me frequently some time ago, but Nina rejected it directly. It seems that this executive wants to prove that even without my support, he can still intervene in the DC series and accumulate outstanding results!"

"Yes." Bruce Rosenblum's voice on the phone was still full of depression. "What surprised Jeff and I was that someone actually raised his hand to support the "Catwoman" proposed by him at a high-level meeting! Jeff is still in control now, and the atmosphere at the high-level meeting today is very bad."

Listening to the other party's words, Wayne's mouth twitched twice. Both of them knew that if there were enough senior executives and shareholders who expressed support, perhaps Allen Horn's plan would be really successful.

Don't think that submitting this project plan is like disgusting yourself with a mess, but as long as Allen Horn does everything according to the company's procedures and gets enough support at high-level meetings, even Jeff cannot forcefully stop a project that makes money for all shareholders.

This is the operating rules of large companies. Everyone works in restricted rights. Even as the CEO, you cannot let go of your hands and feet as you wish. Every movie project, even the smallest investment, is a million-dollar level. This money is a big money no matter where it is. It will definitely not work without the shackles of rights.

"What did Jeff say?"

"Jeff asked me to tell you." The voice from Bruce Rosenblum rushed to the phone was a little helpless. "He said he should take care of what was happening in front of him first. The so-called "Catwoman" will never be able to make a journey in a short time, and he will eventually be unable to escape your stance."

"yes......"

Obviously, Jeff Robinoff has always been very sober, and his reminder is undoubtedly the most correct choice. Wayne's voice suddenly brought a joke and said, "It seems that the success or failure of "The Flash" really has many problems.

Bruce, Jeff is right. Now we have to face the first thing we have to face is Paramount Pictures’ "The Great Clash of Heaven and Earth" and Sony Columbia’s "Godzilla". Everything depends on box office talks, or on success to make many people shut up, right?"

"But......"

Unlike Jeff Robinoff and Wayne, Bruce Rosenblum, who stands in his own position, certainly has other ideas. "But, during this time, I took the opportunity to find more supporters!"

"Let's relax, no one knows DC better than me. Even the outline of the entire universe is made by me! Without me, I dare say that even if he worked hard to create the project, he would definitely not succeed!"

By this time, Warner Bros.'s interests were no longer the first priority, and this was an inevitable product of internal struggle, and both of them knew it well. After receiving Wayne's guarantee, Bruce Rosenblum hung up the phone with confidence.

This has been the case since ancient times. When struggles begin to occur within, one must first take into account one's own interests. As for whether Warner Brothers will suffer losses due to the struggle, no one cares.

Wayne's final guarantee on the other end of the phone was also this. Everyone is adults, so there are some things that needless to say. Even if "Catwoman" really passes the high-level review and enters the actual production, the final ending will be a failure! This is his biggest guarantee.

As for whether Warner Bros. will lose money after the failure of "Catwoman" and whether it will affect the subsequent DC movie universe, it is not what they need to consider. After all, the first principle of internal struggle is always to find ways to defeat the opponent, and the rest are all trivial matters that are harmless.

Of course, Wayne holds a large number of Warner Bros. in his hand and definitely doesn't want things to go this far. Just as Jeff said, it's time to solve other problems when he gets free.

"It's strange, Harry."

Playing with the phone in his hand, Wayne turned around and walked back to the seat, bent down slightly, looked down at Black Pearl with a sense of oppression, and said in an awkward tone: "Tell me, why would such an important role invite you, an African-American actor, to join?"

"Hani, listen to me."

Here, Harry Berry knew in his heart that there must be such a chance, and anyone else would doubt it. A plan for him was chosen to choose a woman who was related to him, and this woman was an abnormal African, which was very suspicious.

In this circle, it is rare for Africans to win the absolute protagonists of the film. Although Harry Berry frequently appears in commercial productions, he is basically the main supporting role. If she wants to take the lead as an African actress, her box office appeal is obviously not qualified.

"I swear to God that I never got any news about this before I received a call from Jimmy..."