hollywood draw

"Good evening, Mr. Greenberg."

In a corner of the balcony, Ben Affleck brought his friend Matt Damon to come over and greeted him politely.

"Good evening, I'll sit down."

Waving his hand to the position beside him, Wayne had a smile on his face, signaling the two of them to sit down and chat without being polite. "Matt, you performed very well in the movie, and gave everyone a surprise tonight."

“Thank you, Mr. Greenberg.”

Matt Damon, who had just sat down, immediately straightened his back and nodded cautiously. Everyone could see that he was quite tense when facing Wayne, and carefully observed the big boss of Hollywood beside him.

There is one thing he has to admit that this young powerful figure in the circle is at least not picky about appearance. Especially with a three-piece suit that has not changed all year round, the other party's overall temperament is very calm, and the first impression it gives people is that it can be trusted.

If you add a tough face and deep and vivid eyes, it is no wonder that those sexy female stars want to climb onto each other's bed.

Especially when they sat together, Matt Damon even felt that this powerful director had gone into the wrong position, and the other party was obviously more talented than himself and his friends.

God gave the other party a tough and handsome face that conforms to the mainstream aesthetics, and a tall and solid figure. If he is willing, he doesn't even need any so-called "acting skills". He can easily become a qualified male vase in Hollywood commercial films by relying on his appearance.

Anyone who has been in the circle for several years knows that no matter people's subjective acting skills or the so-called "excellent line skills", they are far less beautiful than God's beautiful appearance.

For example, when you come to Onardo DiCaprio now, he doesn't need to consider anything else. As long as that face appears on the big screen, it will attract countless girls to buy tickets and support them.

Just like he was observing intentionally, in fact, since he sat down, Wayne was also watching Matt Damon carefully during casual chat with Da Ben.

"Mart, you have a good image."

No one expected that Wayne suddenly looked at Matt Damon and said this. "I am optimistic about your future and appreciate your talent in "The Spirit Catcher". If you have the chance, maybe we can work together once."

"I believe no actor would not expect to work with you."

Although he didn't know whether the other party was saying true or not, Matt Damon still responded politely, even if the people present knew in their hearts that this might be a polite scene.

Unexpectedly, Wayne suddenly smiled and said with a point of view: "There will be a chance..."

In fact, he said that Matt Damon had a good appearance, and it was not a polite statement. In his opinion, this guy was like Tom Hanks who was surrounded by everyone not far away.

Yes, their appearance is definitely not as handsome as traditional, but in life, there are not so many handsome guys around anyone, right? For example, Tom Hanks' face always gives the audience the first feeling that it is trustworthy.

In other words, such male actors are very popular with the audience. There are still many faces trusted by the audience. If you are willing, you can find handsome guys from all over the world in Los Angeles, but ordinary faces like theirs that can easily be trusted by the audience are actually completely considered scarce resources.

"Mr. Greenberg, we still have social engagements..."

Ben Affleck saw the tension and caution of his friend. Although he felt that Matt Damon was a little too subjective, he still exchanged a few greetings and prepared to get up. "I will continue to strengthen my body exercise before October, and I will never delay my work after joining the group."

“OK.”

He stood up and patted Ben Affleck's arm, and Wayne nodded with satisfaction. He had seen it since the two of them sat down. The guy's figure was very strong, the tight shirt in the suit and the slightly slimming trousers and thighs all showed how strong this guy was.

But this is not enough. Fitness and weight gain must continue. It is best to exercise more strongly before joining the group in October. A strong body that ordinary people cannot reach will be convincing on the big screen. This is the prerequisite for playing the strongest hero.

Of course, Hollywood has never lacked balloon people, nor has it lacked actors who can eat no matter how much they eat. If the actor's figure still does not meet the requirements of the script on the eve of filming, the actor's figure still cannot meet the requirements of the script, and can barely achieve the same effect through makeup, shooting angle, lighting, and even post-production, but it is certain that the figure that he has trained himself is naturally expressed.

"Notify Jimmy."

After the two actors left, Wayne did not continue to stop and was about to say hello to Steven Spielberg and others, and then went back to rest early. While buttoning the suit top, he whispered to the assistant lady:

"Let him investigate whether the copyright class for film and television adaptation of Robert Lutheron's novel "Borne's Identity" is still in the hands of the author."

When Nina heard the inexplicable order, she was obviously stunned and asked: "Robert Ludron, the king of thriller novels?"

"That's right."

"According to normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for the copyright of film and television works by Robert Ludron, the king of world thriller novels, to be kept in his hands."

Following Wayne, Nina whispered to remind that based on the information she learned, Robert Ludron's identity as the king of thriller novels was basically not a trace of moisture.

Due to the characteristics of his novels, he has always been one of the most popular and loved writers around the world. After all, the works he wrote are popular and there is no reading threshold at all.

The above reasons lead to Robert Lutheron's thriller and spy novels are very popular. After all, there are only a handful of writers who can translate traditional literary works into dozens of languages ​​and sell nearly 300 million copies.

Such local best-selling writers in North America are almost the main prey of Hollywood Film Company. Some of their best-selling film and television copyrights were acquired decades ago.

"Let Jimmy investigate it first."

Wayne whispered and told again. "If you have the chance, let Jimmy directly take down all the film and television adaptations of the "Borne" trilogy!"

Of course he knew that the assistant lady was giving herself a vaccination, just like the previous copyrights of Transformers and Special Forces. Any copyright monster like this too famous IP, Hollywood Film Company, would probably have eaten up all the money.

Especially for film companies led by the six major Hollywood giants, they would rather buy film and television changes at a high price and then put them in their copyright library to eat dust, than easily miss any opportunity that may create profits.

"Okay, I understand." Nina shrugged and agreed softly.

In fact, many times, she cannot understand her boss's obsession with copyright, or it can be said that she has taken some excessive attention.

In terms of paying attention to copyright, my boss even surpasses the film company. Look at the current Greenberg Studio. As far as Nina knows, there are several second-rate and third-rate superheroes, and several game film and television copyrights.

However, as a personal assistant, she did not indulge her curiosity. Just like in the safe in the study on the second floor of Greenberg Manor, there are a large number of manuscripts written by her boss, and the subsequent drawings, and even some "special records" composed of "cube characters" and "letters".

Some Nina can understand, some can be guessed, some can be associated with some things, and some of her know that she can understand it by learning some Chinese and "pinyin", but she has never had that kind of thought.

She was able to organize those things by herself, manage all Wayne's wealth by herself, and even help plan some of his future plans, relying on the absolute trust of her boss. In order to gain this absolute trust, Nina had not had a formal boyfriend for nearly ten years and had eaten and lived with Wayne for nearly ten years. She could not easily lose this trust.

Yes, she knew that her IQ was far higher than everyone around her. But if she wanted to succeed, it was not just a smart head. But as long as this absolute trust always existed, she could gain "success" that lasted for the rest of her life.

Therefore, the smarter a person is, the better he can do every multiple-choice question in his life and the more he can understand the meaning of choices.

"People only see the artistic nature of his works, but ignore it. He really understands the market and what movie fans want to see."

Just as Wayne hugged and said goodbye to Steven Spielberg, walked into the elevator with his assistant lady, and with a shiny bald head, a pair of small eyes on his face, the tall and thin Jeffrey Carsonberg came over, stood beside his friend, and looked at the direction of the elevator together and exclaimed.

"only......"

He raised his head and took a sip of champagne. Jeffrey Carsonberg took off his glasses and wiped them, and continued in a low voice: "He is really too unsociable. Among many of us "our own people", there are many unsociable voices."

"Jeffrey."

Unexpectedly, Steven Spielberg smiled and shook his head, turned his head and joked, as if it was true or false, "Beasts are always alone, and only sheep need to survive together."

Without waiting for the friend to say something, Steven Spielberg shrugged and continued, "I know this child, no matter when he is, he is our "personal person". Jeffrey, is there anyone among the young people who can do better than him?"

Yes, is there anyone better than him? Jeffrey Carsonberg nodded silently. Not to mention young people, even if he had been through Hollywood several times, Wayne was second to none in any aspect.

How many years did Steven Spielberg obtain his current power, status and wealth? How many years did George Lucas take? Looking at the young man, it took less than ten years, whether it was power, status and wealth, he had all entered the top group of Hollywood.

As a highly commercial circle, power undoubtedly represents everything. Here, the cornerstone of power is power and the other is money. North America has always subdivided power infinitely, but it does not restrict money at all.

If it is enlarged, it means that the government's power is time-efficient, but the capitalist's money can last forever. The final result must be that all aspects of the society are constantly serving money, including the zipper in the white house.

Do you think he was so willing to forcibly pass the Congressional Gold Medal for Wayne? Basically all the upper classes of society know that if Time Warner asks him for it, he must give it to him.

This is the lowest logic of North American society, because Wayne represents a young capital with infinite vitality, and Time Warner needs this capital with infinite vitality to create more fundamental benefits for them.

The star-studded cocktail party ended, and Los Angeles gradually became quiet. When time passed through midnight and in the early morning, Angel City was completely in silence, and the noise began to be replaced by darkness.

The CEO office is still on at Warner Bros. Building, the media capital, Burbank, and the office owner is still working overtime tonight.

Jeff Robinoff held a thick cigar in his hand and nestled on the sofa in the rest area, watching the quiet night outside the window spit out a large cloud of blue smoke. Opposite him, Bruce Rosenblum held the cold coffee and was also sucking the smoke in big mouthfuls.

"The North American box office of "Charlie's Angels" has completely met our expectations. The survey reports collected by the marketing department and DC Comics also show that mainstream North American audiences do not reject similar female movies. Even because of "Charlie's Angels", many viewers are now looking forward to more similar movies released."

Gently in the ashtray on the coffee table, Jeff Robinoff pondered for a moment and continued: "There is no doubt that Wayne will definitely make "Wonder Woman" in the next film."

It can be said that the box office and market research report of "Charlie's Angels" has dispelled most of the doubts about Warner Bros.'s senior executives and shareholders. The North American box office is now 120 million, and overseas releases will also be launched next week. It can be foreseeable that overseas box office will never be lower than North American box office.

Although Warner Bros. did not invest a cent in this film and would only earn the issuance fee simply, the meaning behind it made countless people feel relieved.

Even to a certain extent, many executives are more concerned about "Charlie's Angels" than the masterpiece "The Flash", which started this summer. After all, everyone knows that "The Flash" personally led by Wayne is almost unlikely to face failure.

"Jeff, we have to talk to Wayne."

Bruce Rosenblum frowned slightly and sighed and said, "The DC movie universe must be laid out quickly. We cannot wait for him to film one after another."

In fact, I don’t know how many times the two have talked about the topic of "Wonder Woman" and "Superman", but it is obvious that if you want to speed up the preparation of the DC movie universe, you must get Wayne’s nod.

Neither Jeff Robinoff nor Bruce Rosenblum could he tinker with the "Black Catwoman" without notifying Wayne.

"It's too difficult, Bruce, it's too difficult..."

Just whenever Jeff Robinoff thought of this, he felt a headache instinctively.

Even the bottom-level employees of Warner Bros. understand that if the Big Three Justice wants to achieve greater results, Wayne must produce it himself. The explosive box office and reputation of "Batman: The Dark Knight" is still vivid in my mind, and no one dares to joke about the Big Three Justice.

But if you want to speed up the construction of the DC universe, it is impossible to expect Wayne to shoot it slowly one after another.

Even if he is a famous fast gunner in Hollywood, he still can't do it. The movie has its own production rules, especially blockbusters that rely heavily on special effects. Even if they want to be fast, they can't get fast. In fact, it is already very efficient, but this is obviously not enough.

"Wayne trusts Zach, but it doesn't mean he will let Zach take over "Superman" directly!"

He looked at Bruce Rosenblum, and Jeff Robinoff shook his head. Both of them thought that whether Zach Schneider could direct "Superman" had nothing to do with whether he had that ability, because the three most important characters in the DC series involved Wayne's own interests.

To put it bluntly, it is related to his film history, reputation, and people are selfish. Wayne originally only received basic salary on the DC series. Although the salary figure is unprecedentedly high, compared to the benefits that the series can generate, does he really get more?

Therefore, no one dares to challenge his bottom line again. If the talk fails, no one can bear the consequences.

"I'll talk to him again."

Bruce Rosenblum gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse. "I've tested what he meant before, but unfortunately, he neither opposed nor agreed."

When the second part of "The Matrix" was released last year, Bruce Rosenblum tried it. To a certain extent, he believed that Zach Schneider was really suitable for Superman. Neo's feeling of going to heaven and earth in "The Matrix" was really touching.

With Zach Schneider's shooting style, it can be said that it is passed down from Wayne, and the filming will never deviate from the overall rhythm of DC. Based on various situations, he is the most suitable director to enter the DC series now.

"Listen, Bruce."

After thinking carefully, Jeff Robinoff raised his fingers and shook them left and right between the two, reminding him: "Don't test Wayne's meaning directly. You can talk to Ms. Klein first, and you may get a lot of rewards."

"OK."

Direct dialogue with Wayne will undoubtedly reduce the room for both sides to the extreme, but if you chat with Nina Kelaiyin first, you can achieve the effect of testing and leave enough room. Bruce Rosenblum nodded, and felt that this was the only good way.

After destroying the cigar in the ashtray, Jeff Robinoff said directly: "Tell Wayne's personal assistant that as long as he is willing to let Zach Schneider be the director of the opening episode of "Superman", I will personally serve as the producer of "Superman"! To ensure that there will be no accidents in this movie."

Although the voice was calm and reached Bruce Rosenblum's ears, it scared him. The Warner Bros. Distribution Manager raised his head suddenly, looked at his old boss in a different way, then nodded thoughtfully, and slowly leaned back to the sofa.

Yes, Jeff Robinoff is definitely qualified to pick out a production center character that everyone can rest assured. Don’t forget that he has been in the position of director of the film and television production department of Warner Bros., but he has been in the top three in the sixth year under his leadership.

For this reason, even Wayne will most likely not refuse tactfully. Who can deny Warner Bros. CEO's ability in film and television production?

After thinking for a while, Bruce Rosenblum raised his head and laughed and joked: "Then just add some chips, and I will also be one of the producers! In this way, Wayne will never be worried. With the relationship and face of the two of us, he should let go. Anyway, "Justice League is waiting for him, right?"

Just as the two were still discussing matters about the DC series, the door of the office was gently knocked. After receiving the response, the secretary gently put down a fax, turned around and left the office.

"It looks like the results are good."

The secretary sent something to "Save Private Ryan" in advance, Bruce Rosenblum asked: "How many?"

Lifting up the coffee cup on the table, Jeff Robinoff touched him and said happily: "About $6.03 million, 93% of the audience in advance gave "Save Private Ryan" an A-plus rating!"

"Ha, maybe we should have a drink and celebrate."

$6.03 million, this number seems not high, but it must be considered that "Save Private Ryan" is an R-level film and an R-level war film. More importantly, the audience's reputation. Now this achievement has fully proved Steven Spielberg's ability and proved the box office potential of "Save Private Ryan".

The reason why the two waited until now is because of the release results of this film, which is related to the subsequent cooperation with DreamWorks. In Jeff Robinoff's heart, it is even related to Warner Bros.'s revenue in the summer season. After all, this is Steven Spielberg's masterpiece.

"Didn't DreamWorks have launched two more films recently?"

"That's right." Bruce Rosenblum recalled and said slowly: "One is directed by Robert Zemekis, which seems to be called "Crisis in the Crisis", and the other is "Gladiator" by Ridley Scott."

Jeff Robinoff tapped the table with one hand and said with a smile: "Give that good man the same distribution treatment, tell him that Warner Bros. is willing to maintain long-term friendly cooperation with DreamWorks."

The two looked at the box office report of "Save Private Ryan" on the table and laughed out loud. But after a while, Bruce Rosenblum suddenly put away his smile. Under Jeff Robinoff's unexpected gaze, he stretched out his hand and slapped the box office report of "Save Private Ryan".

"Jeff, DreamWorks, it was also brought by Wayne..."

Hearing his sigh, Jeff Robinoff was stunned for a moment. Yes, even DreamWorks was brought by Wayne. The more this happens, the less they can ask Wayne for it. "According to the plan, you can test it with Nina first..."