hollywood draw

For five consecutive days, Wayne carefully observed the preparation progress of "The Lord of the Rings". From props, special effects models, armor costume design and production, to the outskirts of Wellington, New Zealand, a small half of the outdoor location had been built. He carefully observed them all.

Especially Charles, who has already had a prototype, whether he is watching from a distance or approaching, he is like a painting, as if he has entered the fantasy Middle-earth world. From this point of view, Peter Jackson did a very good job and is completely worthy of being a hard-core "The Lord of the Rings".

"When will John Gray return from Los Angeles?"

The night before leaving New Zealand, Wayne and Peter Jackson sat on the balcony of the hotel, holding a wine glass and chatting.

It was also a coincidence that he came here this time. As the producer representing Warner Bros. and Greenberg Studios, John Gray flew back to Los Angeles temporarily.

"It should be soon. I don't know his work arrangements."

Peter Jackson shook his head slightly, Hanhu responded without giving the exact time.

In fact, since he came to New Zealand, Wayne has noticed something. As a producer, John Gray is likely to have an unhappy job with the future film director.

However, this is the normal situation for the Hollywood crew. Once you join the crew, you must distinguish the primary and secondary, and the size of the power. It is precisely the project "The Lord of the Rings" that is definitely centered on the producer in the crew.

As Wayne's old partner and an executive in the Warner Bros. His existence is the first factor that makes Wayne and Warner Bros completely relieved the crew.

"I'll be on the phone with him."

He picked up the wine glass and signaled that Wayne touched the big fat New Zealand, raised his head and took a big sip and said, "Wait until early July, you will return to Los Angeles with John, and we will start the cast audition."

“I hope to get the right to recommend the actor.”

Speaking of this, Peter Jackson immediately straightened his upper body and stared at Wayne with his eyes nervously. "You know, I don't want to be excluded from the audition work, that's not good for filmmaking."

So far, this is the thing that the fat man in New Zealand is most concerned about. He is very clear that with his qualifications, if he wants to make an opinion in the actor audition, he must first get the other party's support. If the other party is unwilling to say hello to producer John Grey, the producer will definitely dare to exclude him as a director from all the work except for shooting.

Of course, Peter Jackson was unwilling to give up. He became a filming machine on his favorite project, and no director was willing to.

“I will say hello to John.”

Putting down the wine glass in his hand, Wayne smiled and patted the fat man in New Zealand on the shoulder, nodded and agreed.

Since he chose to trust this fat man, he would not turn the other party into a mascot. He would communicate with John Grey before the filming of the movie officially begins. Everything else is easy to say, but when filming the movie, you must try not to limit the fat man's hands and feet.

Speaking of which, Peter Jackson is the most tragic one among the Hollywood directors in his memory. In the eyes of movie fans, he is a parallel person who can't make good movies without the "Lord of the Rings" series. In the eyes of Hollywood Film Company, he is a bully target, and even the celebrities he works with rarely respect him.

This situation is basically the only one among Hollywood directors of the same level.

People know that he earned a large amount of box office share and directorial salary because of filming the "Lord of Rings" trilogy, but many people don't know that this guy ended up having a lawsuit with the producer of "Lord of Rings" for many years, but he still didn't get the full reward he deserved.

So, what kind of virtues does Hollywood Film Company have? You can see from this matter.

Finally, I took advantage of the limelight of "The Lord of the Rings" and the Oscar Little Golden Man to break into the 20-20 club, but I only used one King Kong and was beaten back to the prototype. In the end, I had to continue picking up the leftovers of "The Lord of the Rings".

In fact, when he finished filming "King Kong", he couldn't wait to reveal to the media that he almost made things difficult for Naomi Watts several times, so he couldn't help but leave the crew. You know, Peter Jackson was already the winner of the Oscar Best Director at that time.

"King Kong", which was finally finished, was pretty good in the eyes of movie fans. It also received nearly 600 million US dollars in global box office, which was not a failure no matter how you look at it. Naomi Watts, who was late for success, also gained the attention of otaku from all over the world with this film.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of producer Universal Pictures, this project is definitely not worth the loss. Not only does it pay Peter Jackson a basic salary of 20 million US dollars, but it also has to give him 20% of the total global box office.

By the last calculation, the only one who really made money was New Zealand's Big Fatty Man, and Universal Pictures' large investments were all working for him alone.

This time, the mainstream Hollywood film company immediately let him see the ability of this New Zealand Oscar best director. It was also this time that he had moved further and further away from mainstream production projects from now on. There was no way. The film company had a lot of concerns about asking him, and no one wanted to become the second Universal Pictures.

"Perform Peter well, if you do well in your shooting, I would suggest to Warner Bros. to get you involved in the post-production of the movie."

Before Peter Jackson left, Wayne gave him a reassurance, or a big pie, successfully replacing the bright smile of this fat face.

"Thank you, thank you." After thanking with a happy face, the New Zealander turned around and left the hotel suite, ending the conversation between the two.

"Nina."

Wayne turned to the assistant lady and told her: "Let Jimmy and Colin come to New Zealand as soon as possible. 35% of the shares of Witta Special Effects Studio must be signed as soon as possible. When you go back, you will prepare 17 million US dollars, and as long as you sign here, you will immediately call it."

The assistant lady sitting on the sofa nodded. "Don't worry, boss, it will definitely be done within a week."

That's how it happened. Wayne nodded without hesitation when facing Peter Jackson's 35% share of shares offered on behalf of his two friends. This was also his biggest purpose in flying to New Zealand himself.

In fact, in this era, investing 17 million US dollars in Witta Special Effects Studio is definitely not a cheap price. But in Wayne's eyes, as long as it continues to develop normally, this is definitely one of the rare big advantages.

According to statistics from Forbes, an authoritative North American magazine, Peter Jackson unexpectedly ranked first among the ten highest-paid public figures in 2022.

When many people mention this Hollywood director, the first question that flashed through their minds is definitely questioning, because this guy has really made a living on "The Lord of the Rings" for half his life.

However, in fact, he did not spend half his life with the Lord of Rings, but more than enough for several lifetimes. That's right, he was owed a salary on the project "Lord of Rings", but after the completion of "Lord of Rings", he also left him with the most easily overlooked huge assets.

By selling shares in special effects companies, he can rank first among all the workers in the film and sports industry around the world. And those behind him can be said to be all world-renowned artists.

There are Nobel Prize in Literature, winner of the Gladimir Lifetime Achievement Award, Ryan Ted, the creator of world digital music, black comedy master Tyler Perry, rock star Paul Simon, founder of South Park, Kanye, who sells coconuts around the world, Dwayne Johnson, the only Hollywood superstar who can win a box office in the past decade, and hip-hop king Jay-z, etc.

If you look at the people behind him, you will understand the value of this income list. But it is Peter Jackson, a big fat man in New Zealand, who has firmly pressed all of these people under him by selling shares in the special effects studio.

From this most intuitive perspective, the value of Witta Special Effects Studio is much clearer. Moreover, even if it ignores the value many years later, Wayne will invest without hesitation, simply because it can grow into one of the three major special effects studios in Hollywood, which is crucial to his subsequent plans.

The itinerary in New Zealand ended. The next morning, Wayne and his group boarded the plane back to Los Angeles and prepared to start a short vacation. At this time, the North American theater market was playing the scene where you finished your debut.

Starting from early June, "The Flash"'s box office in the theater market began to fall sharply because of its unique film attributes. However, no one said that the box office of this film failed, whether it is the media or the Hollywood community, even if the theater companies have quickly reduced their screening scale, and even if the Japanese box office in North America fell to one million US dollars, no one said that the box office of this film failed.

"Godzilla" produced and released by Sony Columbia has a very low box office trend in North America. Even though he tacitly squeezed "The Flash" with Paramount Pictures, he did not end up with the decline of this book monster.

The film will only have a box office of over 100 million in three weeks after it was released. Similar to the experience of "The Flash", theater companies quickly reduced their screening scale in early June, and this film is destined to be Roland Emmerich's Waterloo.

Sony Columbia executives seem to be hoping that the film can earn more box office, and are still adding marketing funds despite the extremely unfavorable reputation of fans.

That is, Sony Colombia's abnormal behavior made most of Hollywood film companies fall into doubt. Even the leader of a small company understands the principle that things cannot be stopped in time. However, Columbia Pictures, one of the six giants, is still spending money and struggling to death.

However, before these abnormal actions could be found, a movie released on June 5th strongly suppressed "The Flash" and "Godzilla" as a dark horse.

On June 5, 1998, North American time, "The World of Truman", which was criticized but has always been regarded as a genre by Paramount Pictures, caused a strong social discussion as soon as it was released.

Originally, Paramount Pictures’ focus this year was its sci-fi masterpiece "The Great Collision of Heaven and Earth". They did not expect that "The World of Truman" caused huge discussion after its release, and won 31.54 million US dollars in the first weekend.

Moreover, due to the social topics, the subsequent box office trend of the film is very promising. Paramount Pictures responded quickly and immediately increased its investment in the film's publicity. Jin Carrey, who has always been a comedy star, has attracted countless fans because of this extremely special performance.

It has to be said that the concept of this film is quite avant-garde. No one knew the term live broadcast in the late 1990s, but it did not prevent countless ordinary people from finding their own shadow in "The World of Truman".

"Am I alive in Truman's world too?"

This is the true thoughts of countless young people who have watched movies, and it is also the reason why more fans enter the theater.

Three days after the first weekend of "Trumen's World" was released, it won 31.54 million US dollars from the North American theater market in three days. Without anyone outside expected it, it won the first weekend box office championship.

Everything seems to be just the beginning. When it comes to workday, the theater market is still dominated by "Trumen's World". This film, which has attracted countless fans to reflect, has won the weekly box office championship again the next weekend after its excellent performance on the first weekend. Ten days after the film was released, the box office in North America has exceeded US$90 million, which is the first batch of box office dark horses this summer.

With Paramount Pictures' continued promotion and trying to further boost the box office in North America, another highly anticipated film held its premiere two weeks after the release of "The World of Truman" under the gaze of countless media and fans.

At 7 p.m. on June 19th, North American time, a long red carpet was laid in front of the gate of the Hollywood China Grand Theater. Hundreds of media reporters gathered on the scene, and a large number of movie fans waved movie posters in their hands, crowded on both sides of the red carpet.

However, the seemingly grand premiere was extremely dark. There were not many big names in the circle coming to the stage today. The only thing that excited the fans and the media was Wayne, who walked on the red carpet alone.

"Mr. Greenberg, why did you invest in making a female movie? What do you think about the outside world's lack of optimism about "Charlie's Angels"?"

"Wayne, what are your expectations for "Charlie's Angels"? Can you talk about your original intention of making this video..."

"Hey, Wayne, there have been news from the outside world that the reason you invested in "Charlie's Angels" is that some actresses..."

When Wayne stepped into the media interview area, the reporters seemed to ask the bloody shark and immediately surrounded him. Various questions were thrown at him in an instant.

In fact, the media has never stopped speculating about the film since the pre-screening promotional work. In today's Hollywood, a commercial film starring entirely by actresses seems too alternative and makes people curious.

No one in this circle is unaware of the risks of films from female perspectives. The lessons learned from Hollywood over the past decades have always told film companies and investors that commercial films shot purely from female perspectives have never gained market recognition.

"Hey, hey, hey, gentlemen."

Faced with the questions raised by the reporters, Wayne frowned, raised his hands and pressed down, signaling everyone to listen to him. "Come one by one, ok?"

"Director Greenberg, I am Chandler Wisk, a reporter from The New York Times." A reporter standing in front raised his hand and asked loudly: "Can you talk about why you invest in such a movie? There is news that you are for the three "hot girls" in the movie, is that right?"

When he heard the reporter's question, the scene immediately returned to silence, and all the reporters were waiting for his answer. Wayne smiled at everyone, pondered for a while, and said to the microphone and dozens of recorders in front of him, "First of all, I have to declare that the only purpose of writing this script and investing in filming the video is that fans will like it, which is very important."

Although this answer made most people at the scene secretly sneer in their hearts, no one was so stupid that they interrupted him at this time.

"I personally think that since the birth of the art form of movies, there has been no movie that can please all movie fans. There is a question that countless people have discussed, what is a good movie? In my understanding, a good movie is a movie that most movie fans like, just like my "Batman: The Dark Knight", just like "The Flash" that is still in the theater.

That’s right, what I want to say is that “Charlie’s Angel” is also a wonderful and good movie. I’m confident that it will win the love of fans. This is the only reason to invest in this movie.”

Just as he finished speaking, another reporter asked: "Wayne, Hollywood's commercial films that are purely from a female perspective have not yet appeared in the box office. Can you talk about your box office expectations for this movie?"

"Charlie's Angels will be the box office champion this weekend." He immediately answered confidently at the moment he heard this question.

"Wayne, North American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, has released the top 100 movie list, and you have two top 10 movies. People from all walks of life have different opinions on this list and question the college..."

"Man, please ask questions related to "Charlie's Angels", OK?"

Before the reporter could finish his words, Wayne waved directly to the crowd, saying that he refused to answer questions that were not related to the movie.

In fact, the popularity of the top 100 movies in a century has not passed until now. The most controversial point in this list is that Wayne has extremely strongly occupied the two top ten positions. When the list was first released, he flew to the East, and countless reporters’ interview target today is this.

However, he did not give the reporter a chance, and then briefly talked about his expectations for "Charlie's Angels" and followed the on-site staff to leave the media interview area.

"Charlie's Angels attracted a lot of attention. Now I just hope that this movie will not be sorry for the work done by Warner Bros."

In the lounge on the second floor of the Chinese Grand Theater, Bruce Rosenblum, who entered the venue early, hugged Wayne and whispered in his ear.

"Don't worry, you should believe my vision."

After sitting down, Wayne tilted his head and lighted a cigarette, saying, "It's also a female perspective. Some people make art films that take off their clothes, but what I want is a commercial film that meets the aesthetics of the mainstream market! Use movies to make money and make countless male movie fans willing to pay for the bill. This is the difference between me and other producers!"

"Bruce."

He took a deep breath of cigarettes and let the smoke squirt out of his nose. With his fingers holding the cigarette, he pointed at Naomi Watts who was walking on the red carpet from the air and continued: "You should understand me. My principle for movies is whether it should be done from the perspective of interests, whether it should be profitable from the perspective of risks, whether it should be profitable from the perspective of ability, whether they are worth my investment, and whether it can bring me greater benefits from the perspective of results!

It’s definitely not to follow the so-called Hollywood experience and let these experiences tell me whether they are doing it right! Bruce, you should understand the reason for me to do this. If "Charlie's Angels" achieves ideal results, it will not only bring me those damn benefits, but will also bring enough market response survey data to the subsequent "Wonder Woman"!"

Bruce Rosenblum shrugged and looked out the window at the lively red carpet in front of the theater, without further ado.

So far, the North American box office has earned 270 million US dollars and the overseas box office has exceeded 230 million US dollars. This movie, which is an over-defying DC, has completed the task perfectly in order to lead to the two important characters behind it.

And this is far from the end of the box office of "The Flash". The summer season is still very long and the movie has existed in the theater for a long time. No one will be too stupid to question whether this film with audio and video special effects as its selling point.

Now the senior executives of Warner Bros. have actually focused on the two subsequent DC movies, one of which is the top priority Wonder Woman.

However, one problem that cannot be avoided is that Wonder Woman Diana Prince, no matter how popular she is, is still a female character. Movies and comics are completely different. The acceptance of consumer groups faced by a movie made with an absolute female character and a female character's comic is completely different.

So, everyone's eyes were all put on this "Charlie's Angels". No matter what achievements the film achieved, the subsequent detailed market surveys can provide a lot of experience for the production of Wonder Woman, whether it is successful or failed experience.

"Let's go, let's go down."

It wasn't long, and the three heroines walked across the red carpet at once. Since the publisher Warner Brothers did not invite any guests in the circle, the entire red carpet process was much faster. Wayne greeted and took the lead in walking towards the screening hall.

After the two arrived at the screening room, Bruce Rosenblum saw the three heroines of the movie, Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie and Naomi Watts, all of whom were talking about something with smiles.

"Seriously, man." Warner Bros. Distribution Director raised his arm and poked Wayne beside him, mysteriously approached, deliberately lowered his voice and joked: "How did you deal with the three of them? Do you know that the movie was able to be successfully filmed and the crew was not disbanded by these three women. This is the unsolved mystery of the world!"

"Want to know? Bruce."

Wayne looked mysterious and raised his hand and patted Bruce Rosenblum's shoulder. He whispered solemnly under the curious eyes:

“I'm Wayne,I'm rich!”

“m**her f**ker?!”

Bruce Rosenblum stood there and sweared, watching the man who claimed to be Batman hugged three sexy and hot women one by one, and sat in the middle of the first row with a proud look on his face.

However, unlike what others imagined, after Wayne sat down, he didn't even look at the three women around him, and didn't even pay attention to the lights that were turned off at any time. He just stared at the opening animation that had appeared, and his mind kept surging, and the next "big plan" on his desk!

"Wonder Woman", "Superman", and even the later "Justice League"! After a few years of brewing and a few years of preparation, if nothing unexpected happens, he will tell the entire Hollywood and the entire world how he created a big scene!