hollywood draw

97 - Lobbying (shui)

Naomi Watts walked out with Wayne's arm on his shoulder, and from time to time the two would nod and greet people politely.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Wayne looked back at the girls just now. "I think you talked to them about the good things just now."

Naomi Watts shook his head and waited until the two got into the car before he spoke: "It's just on the surface. I don't have to pay attention to them, just a bunch of bitches."

"Okay, don't think too much. Successful people never care about the feelings of losers." Wayne comforted her.

These things are unavoidable. Naomi Watts was once one of them, and he might not be as good as them. At least they don’t have to work in a convenience store.

Now seeing that she has gained great popularity with two films, some people are just unbalanced.

After returning to the manor, Naomi Watts consciously came to the third floor with him and skillfully changed his clothes. He understood Wayne's taste better than anyone else, and this man liked rough games.

It happened that she could accept it and get happiness from it, so she always felt that the two of them were very compatible in certain parts.

"Maybe we can customize some new clothes and toys." Naomi Watts lay on his chest, lifted the quilt up, and said as he looked at the torn clothes on the floor.

"Of course, what new tricks are you thinking about?"

Feeling the reaction of the man in the quilt, Naomi Watts curled his lips.

"You're just a beast, Wayne! Okay, I'm very tired, tell me some serious things."

Wayne took out his hand from the quilt, leaned against the bed, lit a cigarette, and said, "What's the matter?"

Naomi Watts took a deep breath and stuffed it back into his mouth.

"I know there are some things that should not be bothered by you, but I have no idea. This is definitely the last time I will bother you." She looked at the man's face and slowly tentatively. Seeing that he did not have an impatient expression, she breathed a sigh of relief and continued.

"I asked me for both videos, and my auditions were fine. Can you give me some advice?"

"Nami!" Wayne frowned. "I am not an omniscient God. At most, I can only help you analyze. These tasks should be handed over to your agent! Tell me, what kind of movies are they."

Seeing that he agreed, Naomi Watts jumped out of the bed naked and took out two wrinkled scripts from his handbag.

If others say this, she might have taken it seriously, but no one knows this man better than her. If he is a genius in his job as a director, then with his precise vision, producers are what he is best at.

Putting the two scripts briefly on Wayne's chest, she sat on the bed running errands, watching him read the script with a serious face.

The moment he got two copies of the printing paper in his hand, Wayne actually made the decision for her. He had a copy that looked too familiar, and even the specific plot was still impressed.

"The director of "The Slim Daddy" is Chris Columbus, right? Let's strive for this film. This director is very good at this type of film, and he will hardly miss it."

After saying that, he put the script of "My Slim Dad" on the girl's lap, and threw the other copy under the bed without even reading it.

Do you still have to hesitate to see this movie? One of Chris Columbus's pinnacle works, people only remember the "Home Imperial" series, but forget that this movie has a much higher box office than "Home Imperial".

Later movie fans have summarized a truth. For this kind of young film type, Chris Columbus is the absolute true god. His disadvantage is that he can only shoot the first movie, and shooting a sequel will increase the risk.

"Thank you, I will ask my agent to negotiate the contract tomorrow. This time I will have to pay a big price."

Wayne knew she was complaining about her stinginess, but she didn't get any pay for the two heroines.

"They like you are your youthful and beautiful appearance, your likable and sweet face, and the influence of the success of two consecutive videos. You're welcome, let your agent offer a high price."

Not to mention that Westerners are not superstitious, in fact, Europeans and Americans are far more superstitious than those in the East. If you don’t believe it, look at the tarot divination houses that can be seen everywhere, and there are also things like crystal ball divination, which are popular here.

Hollywood production companies are among the best. For actors who have succeeded no matter what film they participate in, they are willing to spend a lot of money even if they know that the other party is just a vase.

Naomi Watts carefully put the script back in his bag, and didn't even look at the thrown part. After returning to the bed, he got into the quilt.

You could vaguely hear the murmurs from the quilt. "This is a reward, Wayne, you damn animal!"

The sunshine in Los Angeles is endless all year round, making it difficult to separate the boundaries of the four seasons until the end of July Jimmy brought him the first good news.

Warner Bros. has completed the calculation of his directorial share, so Jimmy told him that he could take the accountant to settle the bill at any time.

This is the most exciting news that Wayne has received over the past period of time. He called Colin Howard from New York and asked him to fly to Los Angeles to help him settle his salary.

The next morning, Wayne brought assistant Nina, agent Jimmy and accountant Colin Howard to the Warner Building.

After entering the building, Jimmy and Colin followed Warner staff to calculate the share issue. Wayne took Nina and directly rang the ceo Kevin Teshura's office.

He needs to lobby for the new project himself. If he cannot get the support of Warner Brothers, he will do useless work in the early stage, which will have a greater impact on his subsequent plans.

The project "The Joker" does not necessarily require DC's authorization. Just like the script he first registered with the Screenwriters Association, as long as some comic color is removed, as a separate film, there is no problem at all.

This is just Wayne's last choice. If he does that, he will leave the Warner Bros. giant and look for a production company, his entire plan will be disrupted.

"Wayne, this is Jonathan Keller, the president of DC Comics." Jeff Robinoff enthusiastically introduced them.

"I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Keller."

"Hello, Director Greenberg!"

After a brief greeting, the few people sat down. Wayne took the briefcase from Nina and took out the same plan from it.

"Are there any questions? For this project." He took the lead in breaking the silence and looked at these three executives who could determine the fate of the film. "It doesn't matter, you can raise it directly, I can explain it to you."

Jeff and Kevin both turned to look at Jonathan Keller, and the president of DC Comics was also observing Wayne. He didn't need to read the plan and script, and he had studied it countless times in the past few days.

The director's face was too young and calm. Judging from his appearance, he was not a character who could make such a black film. However, the other party's brilliant achievements in the past two years were constantly reminding him that this was definitely not a simple young man.

"Director Greenberg, I've read your plan and script carefully." Jonathan Keller pointed to the documents on the desk and took out the script separately.

"The work on the plan has little to do with us, it's mainly this script. You reveal many problems that reflect real society through the negative character Arthur Clown.

I have some doubts about how you plan to make such a complex film. Batman's audience reputation has collapsed, which has affected DC Comics' revenue. We don't want to see another character who is disappointed by the vast number of comic fans."

Wayne understood that the other party's concerns made a lot of sense, but he still underestimated the degree of Batman's collapse. If Wayne did not appear, Warner Bros.'s honey operation would make Batman worse.

In his impression, there will be another Batman movie that will fail this year, and Bruce Wayne, the ill-fated superhero, will continue to sink.

"Mr. Keller, this script was carefully written by me in combination with my own shooting style and story concept. If you observe carefully, you will find that I have removed all the humorous scenes.

Through the training of the first two videos and the temptation of the market, I have every reason to believe that popular movie fans are very willing to accept this dark and deep story style, and I am fully capable of producing the effect of the script depiction.”

Just as they thought, Wayne was confident about the project and his abilities.

After pausing, Wayne continued: “This is a dystopian film, just like my first two works, but this one is executed more thoroughly.

This is not the "normal" clown in a comic. He has no unreasonable chaos and unpredictable nature. I gave him a tragic but traceable core. If I were to name this movie based on the comic, I would call him "Joker-Origin".

Jonathan Keller kept listening to his words carefully, and he couldn't help asking. "You mean, to recreate a clown? Tell the public movie fans how the clown became that evil villain?"

"Yes, Mr. Keller. Arthur, the clown, was definitely not a chaotic villain." Wayne picked up the coffee on the table and drank half a cup.

"The DC comics are full of darkness, seriousness, and twisted humanity all the time, and Arthur, the clown, is the best among them. Is the villain born a bad guy? No, he also gradually turns from a kind person to the final clown."

Jonathan Keller frowned and thought, he could not tell whether this was good or bad. In the past, whether it was a comic or a movie, all the bad guys appeared in it were born bad species. They did not have their own ideas, and most of them were opponents of positive characters.

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