hollywood draw

"As one of the most unlikely events in Hollywood, it is probably Wayne Greenberg's shooting of projects other than Warner Bros., but it actually happened..."

On a plane from Boston to Phoenix, Harry Berry waited until the plane stabilized, quickly untied his seat belt and changed his seat with Nina. He picked up the newspaper he bought before boarding the plane and read it to the man who was thinking at the white clouds outside the window.

There has always been a very interesting phenomenon around Wayne. The people who can read newspapers for him are almost the closest people around him.

This matter is normally Naomi Watts' job. If the Australian girl was not with him, she would be replaced by an assistant lady. Harry Berry took all his thoughts to get the job from Nina.

"After only one weekend, X-Men easily won over $70 million in North American box office. According to the latest information released by an authoritative third-party forecasting company, the North American box office location of X-Men is likely to be close to $200 million..."

Black Pearl's sound of reading the newspaper was crisp, and almost everyone in the cabin could hear it clearly. Director Boolean Singer, who was sitting not far away, had an undisguised smile on his lips and stared at the figure looking at the white clouds outside the window.

He knew very well that even if the media reported that he had not much information and all the flashes were given to Wayne, it was just the promotional and marketing strategy of 20th Century Fox, in order to attract more people to the theater and bring the appeal of the name Wayne Greenberg to the extreme from the beginning.

It is an indisputable fact that he is the director of the film "X-Men", especially after participating in the TV show yesterday, he had a phone call with Townsend Rossman of the 20th Century Fox. The other party had already made a hint in his words. If there was no big accident, he would still be the director of the subsequent sequel of the film.

Since the establishment of the X-Men project, Twentieth Century Fox has never concealed it. This is a major plan for a long-term sequel project.

The longer the production cycle, the more beneficial it will be to the creative team. Whether in terms of fame or money and income, it will roll upwards as the sequel begins.

In fact, there was not much communication with Wayne. He just strictly followed the other party's script and plan. The two were not familiar with each other, and naturally they were not friends.

But what he envies the most is the status, rights and achievements he gained from Warner Bros. As a Hollywood film director, no one doesn't envy Wayne Greenberg's freedom of shooting. Just now, there is the best opportunity to be placed in front of Blaine Singer.

As long as the first part of "X-Men" meets the expectations of the 20th Century Fox, the second part will probably be put on the agenda as soon as possible. With the success foundation laid by the first part, at least the success rate of the subsequent second part is still very guaranteed.

More importantly, he knew better than anyone else that the 20th century held the outline of the films produced by Wayne. The preciousness of this thing is second to none in front of all Hollywood film companies, and all he had to do was to start from the first part of "X-Men" and win the right to direct this series for a long time.

Then just follow the follow-up outline plan and slowly shoot one by one. And Brann Singer himself probably won't take long. As long as the second movie continues to succeed, his name will be closely linked to the "X-Men" universe.

This is his purpose. Wayne has already made the most perfect example for all Hollywood directors. As long as one success is successful, Bourne Singer is extremely confident that he can also obtain the filming freedom Wayne has obtained at Warner Bros. in the "X-Men" series of movies in the 20th Century Fox, instead of continuing to exist as a crew shooting tool.

Unlike Bourion Singh, Avi Adra, who is the actual producer of the film, has been silent since the beginning of the promotional event.

Even though the box office of "X-Men" exceeded expectations in the first week, everyone in the crew couldn't help but smile, and the calmness on his face never disappeared for a minute or a second. No one knew what he was thinking, but from today on the plane, he was silently observing Wayne throughout the whole process.

Slowly, Avi Adra's eyes narrowed, as if they were making some choice in their hearts, and dripping in their mouths with sounds that only they could hear. "There's not much time..."

This is Hollywood, and no one will look at Harry Berry's behavior with a strange look. At least everyone in the crew knows that this black beauty with delicate face and hot body has never lived in a hotel room arranged by the crew. From the first day, she blatantly moved into Wayne's presidential suite.

Even at this moment, this black pearl was reading the newspaper in front of everyone, while blatantly trying to find a way to send the body wrapped in a few pieces of cloth to the man.

At least everything is clear. If an actress wants to become famous and succeed in this circle, she must be cruel to herself and not be shameless. If you want to be shameless, then you might as well not come to Hollywood to pursue your dreams. It has never been suitable for pure girls to survive.

"Hi, Harry."

It took about five or six minutes to go, Avi Adra, who waited for today's newspaper to finish reading, stood up from his seat and leaned over to Wayne. He greeted him politely and said to Harry Berry: "Sorry, Harry, I think I have to interrupt you. Some things are to talk to Wayne alone."

“Ok.”

First, when the black beauty looked at the man beside her, she saw Wayne nodding slightly, then she stood up from the other party reluctantly. She took the newspaper she bought and nodded politely to the producer of the "X-Men" crew, preparing to return to her seat.

"Avi, what's the matter?"

As soon as Avi Adra sat down, Wayne turned to look at him, shrugged and joked: "If you are talking about something that is not that black beauty, I will definitely sue you harshly to Townsend."

He shrugged at the man who was teasing, and Avi Adra smiled and shook his head. He knew that the other party was joking.

At least since the establishment of the project "X-Men", he gave Wayne enough respect. Although the crew was doing the specific work himself, when the movie was released, he quietly became a transparent person again, as if he had not participated in the filming of "X-Men".

The clever approach of smart people has kept Avi Adra's relationship with the other party quite well. He knows better than anyone else that the young man around him seems easy to talk to, but in fact he is not very easy to contact. It can make the relationship between the two parties progress to a joke, and has already met his expectations.

"Ha, do you need me to call her back for you?"

With his hands spread out to the man beside him, Avi Adra whistled, put on an expression that men knew, and jokingly said, "I can wait a little longer and come and chat after you "finish your work."

"Shit."

The two men looked at each other and smiled on their faces at the same time. Wayne waved to Nina on the other side of the aisle, and made a move to hold a cigarette with his fingers. Then he put away the smile on his face and asked, "Tell me, Avi, what do you want to talk about when I find me."

Avi Adra did not speak in a hurry, but waited for the assistant lady to hand over the cigarette. After the other party lit one, he gradually became serious and said carefully: "Wayne, I heard that your Greenberg Studio will start multiple projects in the past two years?"

Hearing this question, Wayne was obviously stunned for a moment. He glanced at Avi Adra without any hesitation. He used his head to lower his head and smoked, secretly wondering what the other party's purpose was.

He originally thought that the other party wanted to talk about the matters related to "X-Men" and the subsequent sequels in advance. One thing Avi Adra was not wrong. He really admired this smart producer very much, and he also knew that if it weren't for his appearance, it was this guy who led Marvel Studios, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, successfully fought a comeback.

"Yes, my film studio will start to produce multiple movie series with Warner Bros. starting this year."

Nodding slightly, Wayne directly admitted this. These are not secrets in the circle. After the successful collaboration of films such as "The Walker of the Insular" and "The Matrix", Greenberg Studio and Warner Bros., after proving the profitability of this model, they will definitely increase the number of film production.

By smoking, he observed the other party without knowing how to speak and feel, trying to figure out the purpose of asking about these things.

"Wayne, I heard..."

Avi Adra looked straight into his eyes and said with a serious expression: "There are a lot of copyrights of the Amazing Superhero in Greenberg's hands, right?"

Here comes! Wayne frowned slightly, but nodded. "You know, Avi, I like to collect superheroes. Greenberg's studio holds basically all the second and third-rate hero copyrights. Yes, I like them, so I bought them."

From the perspective of this era, the prices he bought for those copyrights were definitely all considered market prices, and he did not take advantage of the situation with Marvel Comics. Although when buying Iron Man and Black Widow, Jimmy took advantage of Marvel's debt problem and put some pressure on the bank to withdraw loans, in terms of the purchase price, it is actually considered conscience.

This thing really depends on who you compare with. The ones Greenberg Studio bought are just a small fuss when it comes to other film companies.

There are countless superhero characters under Twentieth Century Fox, but to put it simply, there are all mutants, all Fantastic Four series characters, all characters in the Sia Empire, and all characters in the Scrapers.

The number is so large that you can understand how terrifying it is if you think about it carefully. But the copyrights of so many superheroes related characters have been won by robbery, and it did not cost much. Of course, there are reasons why it was taken earlier.

Sony Columbia's little spider series and Universal Pictures' Green Fatty Series were also obtained in this context. What is certain is that there were not many film companies that robbed the fire of surprise back then.

"Wayne, I'll just say it."

After hearing his answer, Avi Adra thought for a moment, but decided not to continue to make a turn and asked directly: "Does your Greenberg Studio need an executive in charge of film and television production?"

“What?”

When Wayne heard this question, he was obviously surprised, and he didn't even notice that the cigarettes and ash fell on him.

“I was very interested in superhero movies since you filmed the first DC superhero,” Avi Adra leaned in her seat and began to explain: “After this X-Men work experience, I have some special thoughts about the amazing superhero.”

"Hey, hey, hey, etc." Wayne stretched out a finger, shook it back and forth between the two, and asked curiously: "I guess, Twentieth Century Fox, or Townsend Rossman, must see you as the future head of the X-Men universe, right? What do you think?"

The copyright of the Marvel Heroes in the hands of Twentieth Century Fox is so numerous that it cannot be counted. One obvious thing is that Avi Adra has much more prospects to stay in Twentieth Century Fox.

Looking back at Greenberg Studio? Although there are several second-rate and third-rate hero copyrights in hand, even comics like Iron Man, according to the rules, the copyrights of relevant characters are packaged together in Greenberg Studio, and they may not be compared with Twentieth Century Fox.

It is completely unreasonable to take out a relatively well-known series, such as the Fantastic Four. The number and popularity of related hero copyrights can kill everything in Wayne.

Another important point is that the so-called Greenberg Film Studio has not made any expansion since the day of registration. Until now, it is still a small office rented in Delaware.

Strictly speaking, this is still a standard shell film company, with only one formal employee who works part-time black aunt operator.

The same operation as other Hollywood celebrities, the main purpose of this office in the early stage was to use the local Delaware government's policies on film companies to reduce taxes on Wayne's previous rewards.

Although Greenberg Studio has frequently joined forces with Warner Bros. to invest in film production projects in recent years, it can be said that the main office space, office staff, and all work related to the project rely on Warner Bros., and has not changed the essence of this shell film company.

Especially Wayne knows better than anyone else that there is no problem with a small film company of empty shells, even if the company holds multiple very profitable film copyrights in its hands. Because in everyone's eyes, Greenberg Studio is more similar to the existence of Warner Bros.

Once there is an idea of ​​expanding and growing, it means that the ceiling is a medium-sized film company. As long as it breaks away from the Warner Bros. system, a group of evil wolves will pounce on them and chew all the bones in Greenberg Studios.

This has nothing to do with Wayne’s personal assets. This is Hollywood’s industry principle. So what about the three DreamWorks? Steven Spielberg needs to be mentioned. David Geffen is the top big boss in the music industry and has another identity as a top billionaire in North America.

The rest of Jeffrey Carsonberg is even bigger, he is one of the creators of Disney animation and a top figure in the Hollywood animation circle.

It is like this that three billionaires, plus the existence of top big bosses in their respective professional fields, are still "nonsense" that are being run by the six giants? There are countless similar things in Hollywood, and there are also many latecomers who want to challenge the six giants but make themselves into six subsidiaries.

The funder behind Lionsgate Pictures is a group of vampires on the famous Wall Street, and the son of the North American richest man, Larry Ellison. He didn't still pay more tuition in Hollywood, but he was unable to develop his own company in the end.

So, with the backs of media giants like Warner Bros. and Time Warner, Wayne's head twitched would not be able to control his ambitions and make Greenberg's studio's dream bigger.

Moreover, in his future plan, he does not need to take this most difficult road at all. For such a challenging life struggle, Steven Spielberg should go.

"Wayne Wayne."

"Sorry, I'm distracted." Wayne shook his head hard, took a sip of the cigarette in his hand, signaled for a moment, and said apologetically: "You keep talking, I'm listening."

"Well......"

Avi Adra sighed and said, "I have watched the X-Men universe plan you made for 20th Century Fox. For me, I prefer to let 20th Century Fox start with individual characters and lay the groundwork. After accumulating enough popularity and reputation, all the results will be burst out through a video.

Just like you did on the DC series, it’s a pity that the executives and shareholders of Twentieth Century Fox only wanted to gain short-term benefits, so they chose to come up and shoot "X-Men."

Speaking of this, Avi Adra paused suddenly, and then continued in a tentative tone: "Wayne, since your studio is also holding the copyrights of several heroes related to the Marvel, why not put this Marvel Cinema Universe project directly in Greenberg Studio to implement it?

Trust me, Wayne, I know enough about superheroes, especially the Amazing superheroes. During the period of filming of "X-Men", I modified the plan you provided for 20th Century Fox. Yes, it was the modifications made according to the copyright of the superhero in your hands!"

Seeing that Wayne was just smoking silently and did not say anything, Avi Adra's tone became obviously a little quick.

However, when he found out that the other party looked at him with unconcealed appreciation, he immediately gritted his teeth as if he was encouraged, and said again: "I only need the opportunity to have a movie. Wayne, believe me, if I were the film and television director of Greenberg Studio, I only need the opportunity to have a movie..."

"I need to think about it, Avi."

Wave his hand, Wayne interrupted him and said seriously: "We both need time to think about it. Let's do this. When the promotional work of "X-Men" is over, you bring your own plan and we will make an appointment for a separate time before we have a good talk."

"Okay, I'll wait for your call."

Avi Adra knew that his goal had been achieved, so he nodded happily, stood up and changed his position with Harry Berry.

There is one thing that Wayne believes that only he knows in this world, that is the Marvel Universe in his mind. Avi Adra is one of the main builders, and even one of the most important people! There is no problem with his ability.

However, it is obvious that it is unlikely to copy that Marvel Universe, but it is still very likely to produce several successful movie series based on the copyrights of some of the characters in your hands.

As long as your plan goes smoothly, Warner Bros.'s issuance system can gradually become an exclusive distribution channel for the projects in your hands, which provides the greatest guarantee for the feasibility of this matter.

When Wayne told Nina the complete recommendation process of Avi Adella, the assistant lady firmly gave her opinions.

"Promise him, boss, we don't lack the amount of money to offer him a million salary. Copyright in your hands means nothing is worthless. My opinion is to let Avi Adra struggle with his dreams, as long as his plan can pass your eyes to review, it will give him the greatest creative freedom.

We can even find ways to acquire some amazing film copyrights while we have plenty of cash flow! Of course, the premise is that the plan made by Avi Adella can pass your own review. I believe that no one in Hollywood can compare with your vision in terms of film projects! However, these are not the most important..."

Listening to Nina's advice, Wayne asked, "What is the most important thing?"

"Once Avi Adella's plan can be successful, this is our retreat!" The assistant lady rolled her eyes. She didn't believe that her boss didn't expect this.

The two fell into a long silence, and this topic was never mentioned again because both of them knew that Wayne was already moved. That's right, once Avi Adra's plan succeeded, it would not only greatly increase his voice within Warner Bros., but also make Warner Bros. never dare to act rashly again.

Wayne is not stupid at all. Of course he understands what kind of virtue capital is! Once the amazing plan of his studio really achieves results, there is no doubt that he will have the right to turn the tables with Warner Brothers!

I'm afraid that as long as a movie is successful, everyone in the entire Time Warner system will understand that if there are any incidents like "Black Cat Girl" that angers Wayne, it's probably the card table will be blown off, so everyone will stop playing it.

The reason is very simple. DC has never been able to leave him in recent years. No one can guarantee whether DC superhero can continue to succeed after leaving Wayne. The Superman series and other movies that killed the movie and played the tragedy of sealing it can be said that it is still vivid in my mind.

Who knows if Wayne will bring another successful superhero universe to the arms of the other six giants after he really overturned the table? At least 20th Century Fox is definitely willing to take out part of the company's equity in exchange for his joining.