Hollywood Drawing

"Daisy's event went very smoothly. Your autographed video tape went very well. Her discussion group now has more than 2,000 die-hard fans."

In the business class of a plane flying to Australia, Nina said to Wayne, who was sleeping next to him with his eyes closed.

Although Daisy usually communicates with her agent Jimmy, Nina is also concerned about this aspect of work. These movie fans are her boss’s base. As long as this fan organization grows stronger, her boss’s new movies will become more popular. Guaranteed success.

"I know." Wayne nodded.

The potential of this fan organization has not yet been fully realized in his mind, and it still needs time to settle.

As long as 1997 passes and IMDB is acquired by a certain Internet giant and then becomes bigger, this kind of fan organization will have a huge influence.

By then, they will be able to influence more than just their relatives and friends, and online marketing will be able to take the stage in advance.

Wayne even has other ideas, considering whether to let the anti-fan organization appear in advance. With the anti-fan leaders in his hands and the Internet trolls, I am afraid that the film released at the same time as his movie will be hacked by these people. Come.

Times have begun to change gradually. The Internet will become the platform that has the greatest influence on young people. Print media and TV media may not have imagined that one day they will decline so completely.

Thinking of the large amount of cash he was about to receive, Wayne opened his eyes, looked at the assistant and asked, "How's Colin doing there?"

Nina shrugged, an excited expression on her face. "It went very smoothly. Warner Bros. didn't mess around. The first box office share should be credited to the studio's account tomorrow."

According to the original contract signed, Wayne enjoyed 20% of the global box office, and the initial salary of US$20 million was paid in three installments before the film started shooting and after the film was completed and released.

The first box office share of "Batman Begins" involves 20%, a terrifying share figure.

Warner Bros. took out the US$250 million it received from the North American box office for the first time and the US$200 million it received from the overseas box office, all of which were included in this share. For the first time, Wayne was able to get as much as US$90 million. .

This figure is among the top three highest-paid directors on record, except for Spielberg's "Jurassic Park."

However, this number now seems so high that laymen may find it incredible. Theoretically speaking, movie companies have always played the role of vampires, and it is difficult for them to shell out the money. There is only one reason why they are willing to pay such high remuneration, and that is that the value created by the director for them is far greater. exceed this number.

In the mid-1990s, Wayne's share ratio was still among the top in Hollywood, but in the past few years, it was nothing. Many commercial film directors had received this figure.

Twenty plus twenty is no longer an exclusive treatment for superstars. The number of directors or producers who receive this treatment far exceeds that of film and television superstars who have scarce resources.

For example, Peter Jackson, a New Zealand bearded man, became a god in one fell swoop because of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. When he filmed the next "King Kong", his salary was immediately increased to 20 plus 20, which is a basic salary of 20 million in the initial stage. Plus 20% global box office share.

If you are the director of a sequel movie, this number may be even higher.

Before Wayne and Spielberg, George Lucas was the only one who could get hundreds of millions of dollars from director's share. Not to mention "Star Wars", which has become a cultural icon, that series is too special.

The film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" alone brought him more than 170 million US dollars in revenue after it was released.

Among pure producers, relatively few can get this kind of sharing contract. In its heyday, the only one who could stably control the film company was Jerry Bruckheimer.

"Nine million dollars! Well." Wayne made his mouthful, although he knew the number early, but when the money was really given to him, it still made him feel a little incredible.

You know, this is the first box office share, and when the film is released from the global market, there will be a large share waiting for him.

"When the money arrives tomorrow, you contact Colin immediately and ask him to take necessary tax avoidance measures. If such a large amount of cash comes, I'm afraid the vampires from the IRS will target us. Tell Colin that I would rather give more to children. I’m organizing a donation of supplies, but I’m not willing to give an extra cent to those vampires!”

If there's one thing that gives Wayne the biggest headache, it's probably the IRS. Because the income from work is large sums of cash, the vampires have been keeping an eye on celebrities like them.

Ironically, in this country that started out as a country that resisted taxes, the only two things that people cannot escape are death and paying taxes. Even the super-rich who have many ways to avoid taxes have a huge headache for the IRS.

"Okay." Nina nodded. "I suggest that in addition to setting aside part to repay bank loans, the rest should be transferred to the Greenberg Charitable Fund first."

"Okay, don't touch this money for now. I want to think about it." Wayne thought about it for a moment, but he still wasn't ready to continue investing the money in the stock market. He wanted to get involved in "The Lord of the Rings", otherwise he would have bought it with so much hard work. It would be a huge loss if Warner Brothers took away most of the copyrights and profits.

Moreover, he has never forgotten Townsend Rothman's words. It may not be the right time now, but it may not be certain after the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox is replaced.

Coupled with Marvel, which he has been hanging on to, the value of superheroes has begun to show. If you want to cut flesh from them, you will also need a lot of cash.

Putting money into the Greenberg Charitable Fund is the best way now. It can avoid taxes in the name of charity and does not affect daily use.

Now the daily expenses of the entire estate, the salaries of more than twenty security guards, gardeners, and service staff, as well as the expenses of Nina, Sergey, and even Wayne themselves, are all paid from the charity fund account.

This is also an unspoken rule among wealthy people in North America. For example, the two new Rolls-Royces ordered by Sergey were also paid for using a charity fund account, but the person who usually controls this account is an assistant.

"We should take Nami with us." After talking about business, Nina said casually: "Leave her alone in Los Angeles. You can see that she is very unhappy."

Wayne had no room for negotiation on this issue. "No, I'm going to observe Zach's filming progress and go to work. Her belly is already big, so it's inconvenient to take her with me."

Naomi Watts has been deliberately controlling herself during this time, trying not to go out of the manor gate to avoid having her belly photographed by the paparazzi.

I am accompanied by Golden Retriever every day, either reading books and studying, or watching bloody TV series.

"Nina, when I get back, I will immediately start working on the preparations for the new film." Wayne thought for a while and decided to find something for the Australian girl to do to distract her from her prenatal anxiety. "You can help me find some books about producers and let Nami read more of them. It will be good for her in the future."

"no problem."

Now that this woman has his child, in his heart, he is actually not willing to let her continue on the road of stardom, but that is her ideal, and he has no reason to stop her.

Not many female celebrities have done well in career planning. In his memory, the one who did the best was Julia Roberts.

From a first-line superstar who could get twenty plus twenty, he slowly transformed into a behind-the-scenes producer. Dazuizhu did an outstanding job. Even though he lost his appearance as he got older, his status in the industry became higher and higher, and his net worth It is also getting thicker.

After the plane landed smoothly, Wayne and his three friends pushed their suitcases and walked out of the airport terminal, where they saw Luke Simmons waiting.

After a few people got in the car, they drove directly to the crew in the suburbs of Sydney without going to the booked hotel first.

"Zach's filming work went smoothly, and the communication with Industrial Light and Magic was no problem." While driving, Luke Simmons introduced the situation of the crew. "There were several times when things went wrong and I thought Zach was going to explode, but he still suppressed his temper. It was like he was a different person."

Thinking of Zack Snyder's red face because he was holding back his temper, Wayne said with a smile: "This shows that he did a good job. Losing his temper will serve no other purpose than making the staff more nervous."

Raising his eyebrows, Luke Simmons nodded. He knew in his heart that no matter how big or small directors in Hollywood were, basically all of them had bad tempers. Under the huge investment pressure and work pressure, any mistake at work could ignite a powder keg.

However, after following Wayne for several years, Zack Snyder not only learned how to control the crew, he also learned how to suppress his temper and prevent his anger from affecting his work.

"I saw your new film press conference on the news. I'm afraid I won't be able to stay long this time, right?"

"About two days." Wayne opened the car window and looked at the unusual scenery outside the car. "So if you have anything difficult to deal with, you'd better tell me as soon as possible. I have to rush back before the 15th to start preparations for the new film."

Before December, in half a month, he will complete the audition work of the main actors. He will also complete location scouting and other work in early December, trying to start filming before the New Year.

This film is a purely realistic style and will basically not involve complicated special effects production and additions. Wayne has calculated that if the filming goes smoothly, his work may be finished earlier than Zack Snyder.

"Why, something happened on the set that was beyond your control?"

Luke Simmons shook his head. "Not yet. The actors are very cooperative with Zach's work. Except for the behind-the-scenes team, which is a little slow to get along, not many bad things happened."

Of course, there are a lot of bullshit, especially among actresses, but those are minor issues and there is no need to let Wayne know.

The error-free chapters of "Hollywood Drawing" will continue to be updated. There are no advertisements on the site. Please bookmark and recommend it!