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The outside world's publicity about "Wonder Woman" is in full swing. Disney also plans to start intensive large-scale publicity for "Pearl Harbor" a week later, in early May.

Within Hollywood's large and small film companies, it is rare to maintain a tacit understanding this year, that is, try not to collide with the works of Wayne Greenberg, the madman.

Even if "Pearl Harbor", which decided to be released two weeks later, Disney executives and crew creators dare not take it lightly when looking at this nominal competitor. There are indeed various dissatisfactions about "Wonder Woman", but Disney executives have never taken the truth from those commentary experts.

"2,950 companies, this is the largest scale of painting that we and the theater alliance can achieve, and..."

In an office at the headquarters of Bowei Films, Burbank, Los Angeles. Danny Gross, executive president of Bowei Films, looked at the Disney Emperor sitting on the sofa with a golden knife on the Malaysian sofa, frowned slightly and reported.

"etc!"

Before the other party could finish his words, Michael Eisner waved his hand and asked seriously: "And what?"

"And this opening scale depends on the performance of "Wonder Woman" released in the previous two weeks. If the market performance of "Wonder Woman" is still as strong as Wayne Greenberg's DC predecessor, then it is likely that it will not be able to squeeze out the scale of more than 2,900 opening scales."

After saying this, the expression on Danny Gross's face became calmer.

Over the past period of time, he has been constantly communicating with senior executives of AMC, Imperial Cinema and artist chains in the circle about the scale of the paintings.

Unfortunately, none of the senior executives of these theater companies gave a correct statement. Once he asked more questions, the answer he got must be "we will abide by the issuance contract signed with Bowei."

That's right, Bowei Pictures has indeed signed distribution contracts with major theater companies. But as long as an insider is aware that the number of screens on the contract and even the number of theaters are very loose.

This is the focus of his continuous communication with senior executives of theater companies. As Disney's most important top project this year, if the scale of "Pearl Harbor" is not guaranteed, it will become a joke in the circle.

Michael Eisner suddenly asked: "How many theaters are there in North America in Wonder Woman?"

"About 3,780 companies, this number may be higher."

Judging from today's era, although North America is building and renovating modern multi-hall theaters every year, professionals have a scale in their hearts to achieve such a huge screening scale.

This shows that no matter how big or small theatres are, even theaters that specialize in screening art films, or some independent theaters in remote towns, have joined the team of screening "Wonder Woman". Not to mention the others, just talking about the scale of the screening is terrifying.

In the late 1990s, the total number of cinemas in North America was completely impossible to compare with the next ten years. Even if this land has always been the world's largest bank. More than ten years later, a popular film with a medium investment or above can often have more than 3,500 or 4,000 paintings. In this era, it is obviously completely unimaginable.

"A group of profit-oriented words are nurtured."

Hearing the report from Bowei Film's executive president, Michael Eisner's expression was quite ugly, and he sweared in a low voice. He raised his wrist and glanced at the time, and whispered. "I will call the theater company in person. Don't disclose this news to Jerry and the others later."

"Okay, boss."

In fact, Michael Eisner has never really cared about Michael Bay. What he really trusts and cares about is Jerry Brookheimer, the producer of "Pearl Harbor".

Whether outsiders or in the eyes of Disney's staff, he is an absolute tyrant.

Especially in the past two years, after Disney has fallen into internal turmoil, many of his ways of doing things seem illogical on the surface, and because it controls the board of directors, these seemingly domineering decisions can often pass the vote.

But Michael Eisner always knew in his heart that the person who can really bring a lot of revenue to Disney now is Hollywood gold producer Jerry Brookheimer.

Unlike other traditional producers, Jerry Brookheimer is like Spielberg and Wayne Greenberg in the producers' business. He is extremely familiar with market demand and is a versatile player, proficient in a series of work such as screenwriter and production.

Most importantly, Jerry Brookheimer's production speed is extremely fast. Not only can he ensure that one or two works are released a year, but he can also maintain a frightening success rate. A producer like him is the biggest wealth of a large film company and the most desired long-term cooperation partner.

As for Michael Bay, Hollywood has never lacked directors who can win the market. In the past, there was no shortage of them now, and of course there will be no shortages in the future.

Although Michael Bei is extremely brilliant nowadays, even executives of production companies must respect him. But once he fails one day and causes the production company to lose money, his status in the circle will decline rapidly, or it can be called a cliff-like decline, and no one will be interested in it quickly.

This is the traditional perception of executives of traditional film companies. A gold medal producer like Jerry Brookheimer can usually achieve the success he deserves when working with any suitable director. But if Michael Bay leaves Jerry Brookheimer, there is a high probability that there will be no film company that will offer him a super salary contract of 20+20 with both hands.

While the main creators of "Pearl Harbor" have not arrived, the executive president of Bowei Films hesitated for a moment and looked at Michael Eisner, and said with uncertainty in his tone: "Boss, I have communicated with many theater companies these days and found some issues worthy of our attention."

Michael Eisner lit a thick cigar and asked with his head tilted, "what?"

"By communicating with those senior executives, I guess..." Danny Gross said while recalling: "I guess there should be more than one large film company that is putting pressure on those theater companies to target us."

"Danny, from the day when the senior executives of the three major theater companies were unclear about us, you should have thought of this!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing his speculation, Michael Eisner sneered instead, accompanied by a strong blue smoke, and glared at Danny Gross. "I will talk to the theater company in person about this. If you keep an eye on the promotion and marketing of "Pearl Harbor", you don't have to worry about communicating with the theater company."

Immediately, silence returned to the office.

Bowei Pictures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney, seems to be very glorious, but in fact, the executive president has obtained the freedom not even as high as the head of the distribution department of Warner Bros. Of course, there is a special situation here, which is also related to the original intention of Bowei Pictures.

At the earliest, Disney established Bowei Pictures and took a name that was so neutral that it would not have an association with Disney. It was for distribution and Disney invested in and produced works that did not conform to the brand image of "Disney Family Love".

A neutral name that does not associate with the parent company can be said to not only protect Disney's brand image, but also lay the foundation for the diversification of Disney's production.

But as time goes by, Bowei Pictures has also been expanding rapidly by chance. For example, the leading mid-sized film companies such as Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, and other mid-sized film companies, their parent companies are Bowei Pictures.

These outstanding medium-sized film companies have produced very good works in recent years. With the support of uninterrupted excellent works, as the publisher of all the films of these subsidiaries, it is expanding violently at a terrifying speed.

What’s embarrassing is that the top executives of the six giants in Hollywood and the three major theater companies in North America did not treat Bowei Pictures’ executive presidents with equal dialogue. Now when talking about Bowei Pictures, people still only say “Oh, Disney’s distribution department.”

In fact? Bowei Pictures' size may not be compared with its parent company Disney, nor can it be compared with other five Hollywood giants, but in terms of scale, it is far more than all medium-sized film companies.

It was also because of this reason that Danny Gross could not communicate well with the theater alliance. In the eyes of senior executives of theater companies, they only recognized Michael Eisner and did not give him the opportunity to have an equal conversation at all.

"Sorry, are we late?"

The office door was pushed open from outside, and Jerry Brookheimer followed Michael Bay and several of the main creators of "Pearl Harbor" walked into the office together.

"No, it's still early."

Michael Eisner smiled and looked at Michael Bay's body with a wrinkled suit, teasing: "It seems that you are in a lot of trouble."

"Mike was surrounded by reporters in the parking lot." Jerry Brookheimer explained, and the few people exchanged greetings and sat down, directly putting the topic on the main business.

There is no doubt that the reason why the creators of "Pearl Harbor" came to Bowei Film Headquarters together was to follow the promotional and promotion plan of "Pearl Harbor".

"Ms. Beckinsale."

As the head of the promotion and distribution of "Pearl Harbor", Danny Gross briefly introduced the relevant plans and immediately looked at the heroine of the crew. "Do you mind continuing to stage a scene of falling in love with director Michael Bay?"

It has to be said that Hollywood's hype with the crew's main creators has become one of the conventional means of major distribution companies. There is no other reason. It is simply because doing so is one of the lowest cost and best ways to maintain popularity.

"I personally don't have any problems."

This new "British Rose" from England, after finding that everyone looked at him, he did not hesitate. He just glanced at Michael Bay, nodded and said, "But I want to go back and discuss with the agent. You know, Mr. Gross, I have strict restrictions on contracts with the agency..."

No one asked Kate Beckinsale if she had a formal boyfriend in private, and the answer she gave obviously did not care about this issue.

"Ok, I hope to get a reply as soon as possible."

Nodding with satisfaction, Danny Gross certainly knew that basically every actor would sign similar restrictions with the agency. For example, not allowing public love, not allowing public statements, etc., these are actually for the sake of the actor's career, not simply demanding the agency.

But whenever he looks at this "British rose", he always can't help but curse Michael Bay's unique aesthetic.

You know, in the film, this "British Rose" starred in a sexy beauty who caused two men to fall in love at first sight! However, in reality, the first glance at Kate Beckinsale made Danny Gross feel awkward. There is no other reason, it is simply because this lady's breasts are too small.

What is the image of a sexy beauty in the hearts of ordinary people? First of all, she must have a blond hair, and then she must have a sexy and hot figure. Otherwise, why would you make the two male protagonists fall in love with you at first sight? It is definitely not with her flat breasts. Well, although she is not flat, at most, she is the standard of a normal person, which is definitely not as good as sexy and hot.

In his opinion, except for the qualified face, this lady Beckinsale did not meet the standards of a commercial big-name female vase.

Finally, after giving some advice to several main creators, he looked at Michael Bay, his eyes rolled and said, "Mike, do you mind if we talk about it separately later? I have some plans for the promotion of Pearl Harbor here, and I may need to ask for your opinions."

Michael Bey, who had been silent all the time, was stunned for a moment and nodded happily. "Okay, no problem."

About an hour later, everyone else in the office had left, including Jerry Brookheimer and Michael Eisner, who also stood up and left together. Only Danny Gross and Michael Bay were left in the entire office.

"Mike, I believe you have also seen various posters, trailers, and even extended topics about Wonder Woman, which are filled with almost all media platforms. So, why don't we take advantage of our opponent's popularity?"

Danny Gross' voice slowly lowered, while Michael Bay's brows gradually frowned under the other's words.

"Once there is no problem with Kate Beckinsale, I will arrange for you as soon as possible...you just need to..."

"As long as you are sure to do this, it can increase the box office of Pearl Harbor and increase the popularity of Pearl Harbor." More than ten minutes later, Michael Bay nodded.

"Okay, I will cooperate with your publicity plan..."

Things were going very smoothly. Kate Beckinsale contacted Bowei Pictures that night. Then the next morning, Michael Bay's agent and Kate Beckinsale's agent walked into a conference room of Bowei Pictures.

A contract with confidentiality clause was signed under the witness of two agents. It clearly states when Michael Bay and Kate Baykinsell are in the open relationship, when they hold hands and kiss in public, and even when they move together and when they break up.

Time quietly advanced inadvertently. Three days later, after the last media preview of "Pearl Harbor", Michael Bay and Kate Baykinsel joined hands to accept an interview in front of many media reporters and film critics.

The relationship between the two instantly attracted the attention of reporters, but compared with this relationship, when the reporters asked about their opinions on "Wonder Woman", their answers directly triggered public opinion the next day.

Michael Bay admitted to reporters that Wayne Greenberg was blinded by uninterrupted success and did not feel much pressure from the upcoming "Wonder Woman". "How to watch "Wonder Woman", in my opinion, it looks like Double from "Cutting the Throat Island"!"