Hollywood Drawing

As the newly appointed CEO of 20th Century Fox, Townsend Rothman’s knowledge of all aspects of movies is definitely among the best in the industry.

Judging from his half-life experience in Hollywood, the so-called DC movie universe is like an unusually beautiful loft in the sky. This is different from shooting a series of movies that exist independently. There are countless difficulties in balancing them.

In the fast land of North America, no matter what your skin color is, almost everyone can tell some stories about superheroes, especially those heroes from the DC camp, whose popularity is too high.

Even if you are not a comic book fan, as long as you mention the names Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne and Dana Prince, people will immediately think of the superhero who saves the world by wearing underpants, or It's the rich grandpa who wanders in the steel jungle of Gotham.

This is the advantage of DC comic-adapted movies. Everyone has probably fantasized about their favorite superheroes when they were ignorant teenagers and young adults. But when these superheroes were adapted into the big screen due to the rapid advancement of the film special effects industry, At the end of the movie, just relying on the influence of the characters themselves, they can use the feelings of most people to make them empty their pockets obediently.

As long as the superhero on the screen fits the image in the minds of most viewers, the excitement after watching the movie will become the main motivation for them to go into peripheral stores and spend money for love. This is also the reason why Warner Bros.’s horror peripherals One of the reasons for sales.

But after all, the form of expression in movies is very different from comics. They are completely two art forms. Some things that have been tried and true in comics cannot be directly realized on the big screen, such as the so-called movie universe.

In fact, Townsend-Rosman has been thinking about this issue for more than a day or two. On the one hand, judging from his own experience, Wayne's approach is like building a dream and it is impossible to complete. On the other hand, he is looking forward to the other party breaking the market again and again. Cognition, there are better ways to solve these problems.

In fact, he prefers his own "X-Men" to the complex DC universe. After all, in similar adaptations, the simpler the background, the easier it is to succeed.

The difference between the way of expression on the big screen and the way of expression in comics has fundamentally turned the DC system, which is so complex that it makes people's heads hurt, into a loft in the sky. Needless to say complicated things, in the comics, Super is saving the earth in a certain parallel universe, but maybe in another universe, he has become a completely corrupt villain.

In the DC comic universe, except for those die-hard comic fans, probably not many normal people can tell the difference. There is also a very important point. If you want to put all the heroes together like a pot of soup, one thing you must consider is the imbalance of the combat power system caused by various super powers.

On a very realistic point, with the fighting power displayed by Bruce Wayne on the big screen, how can the audience believe that the richest man in Gotham can fight Clark Kent back and forth? I'm afraid any normal person knows that with Superman's combat power, killing Batman is no more exhausting than killing a cockroach.

Townsend-Rossman has stood in Wayne's perspective countless times and has not been able to think of a perfect solution unless he abandons the concept of a movie universe and shoots independent movie series to turn these superheroes into individual individuals.

"Clang, clang, clang."

There were several crisp knocks on the door. Terry opened the door and walked in. After sitting across from the desk, he first glanced at a few newspapers on the table.

The media is now full of news and speculation about Wayne Greenberg, or whether this is "The Dark Knight." His busy work during this period is also related to the young director.

"Boss, I've investigated it."

Terry glanced lightly, then immediately withdrew his attention and looked at his immediate boss who was wrapped in the thick cigar smoke. “The DC Cinematic Universe was proposed by Wayne Greenberg more than three years ago, and various information indicates that he submitted a complete planning outline to Warner Bros.

The former CEO of Warner Bros., Kevin Tetsuhara, had in-depth discussions with Wayne Greenberg and saw the highly feasible plan before fully promoting "Batman Begins" within the company. . Before the movie was released, Warner Bros. and DC Comics jointly established a special writing department dedicated to serving DC Comics superheroes. "

"Everything was prepared so early..."

Townsend-Rossman nodded slowly, trying to suppress all the doubts in his heart. As long as they work in this circle, absolutely no one dares to underestimate Kevin Tetsuhara. The other party not only led Warner Bros.'s performance to rise steadily, but also laid a solid and perfect foundation for Warner Bros.'s rise before he was about to be promoted to CEO of Time Warner.

Now Townsend-Rossman really doesn't understand how to solve the problems in building the DC universe, but there is no doubt that he could have passed the review of Kevin Tetsuhara a few years ago and was willing to A plan that is fully promoted before promotion will at least have no loopholes in feasibility.

As long as this is confirmed, 20th Century Fox will not make any mistakes in judgment. No matter how big the plan is, Wayne will have to come up with a similar complete plan for them.

Townsend-Rossman has always believed that his own "X-Men" is much more feasible than the complicated and troublesome adaptation of the DC Universe.

He is now like a strong man holding a treasure box, but he doesn't dare to open it easily with brute force. He can only find ways to beg another strong man who has the key to the box. Thinking of this, Townsend Roseman slowly calmed down the heat in his heart, put the cigar in the ashtray, looked across the desk, and asked: "How are the negotiations with Wayne Greenberg's agent going? "

"That's a damn vampire! Bullshit!"

When he mentioned this, even when facing his respected old boss, Terry rarely used foul language, and his face had a strange expression of pain and unbearable torture. "Boss, that guy has completely lost his face. Whenever we take a small step back and want to reach cooperation as soon as possible, he will take a big step forward."

"It's normal."

Unexpectedly, Townsend Roseman showed no surprise at all. He smiled calmly and shook his head. "The reason why that agent dares to do this is because he has absolute confidence in his client. Look, he will most likely delay the negotiation until after the Oscars. It may even be delayed until after June next year. !”

Both of them knew that these were two very critical nodes. After the Oscars, if Wayne can get an important statuette, his net worth will inevitably increase.

It will be easier to postpone it until June next year. After "The Dark Knight" is released, if the film is more popular in North America and around the world than the first one, the agents will definitely not be satisfied with what they have now. The benefits are offered.

As soon as he thought about the painful negotiation he was facing, Terry felt a sense of boredom. He already regrets a little now, regretting why he didn't sign that damn contract earlier when Wayne had just agreed. Now they have neither been able to capture Zack Snyder's heart, nor have they lost the best chance to sign Wayne. timing.

"Are we just keeping an eye on him?"

As long as Terry thinks about the vampire named Jimmy, he immediately has the urge to give up. "We may be able to contact Wayne directly, or even disclose the negotiation process to the media. If the other party does not want to be known as breaking their commitments, they may choose to reach an agreement with us as soon as possible."

One thing he is sure of is that Wayne Greenberg is a very trustworthy person who keeps his promises in the hearts of many people in the industry. Various signs have long shown that the other party is a madman who is extremely true to his word. As long as the other party accepts the sacrifice, he can usually get high returns.

Credibility can be said to be one of the important reasons for the other party's rapid success, and it is also the basis for people to think that this young director is reliable.

"Don't be stupid, it won't work."

Townsend-Rosman shook his head and immediately rejected the idea. He believes that if 20th Century Fox does this, Wayne will definitely sign a contract with him as soon as possible due to the promise he made personally. However, such cooperation is definitely not the effect he wants.

Terry shook his head depressedly, knowing that he still had to face the torturous negotiation work, or continue to face the agent who was eager to delay the negotiation process with verbal threats and other means.

"Shit, why would Wayne Greenberg indulge his agent like this? I bet he knows what his agent is doing! This is all intentional!"

"Why? Ha."

Townsend Rothman suddenly narrowed his eyes. As two streaks of smoke blew out from his nostrils, a deep voice slowly came to mind from his mouth: "At the beginning of the 1990s, Wayne was still a little-known figure. At that time, Any one of the top six could beat him up without mercy! There was no need to even find a reason.

Two years later, everyone suddenly discovered that this young man would help Warner Brothers and pose a considerable threat to themselves. The big companies involved in the competition began to use some unconventional means to attack Wayne. Want to prevent him from continuing to succeed. It has been explained at this time that some large company projects are not completely sure to win in the competition!

At the end of the previous year, when several giants took advantage of their tacit understanding and began to use public opinion to attack him and throw dirty water on him in an attempt to completely discredit him, it had actually been proven that these giants relied on suppression within the rules. No advantage at all!

And today, when we have to sit down at the negotiating table with Wayne, the fact is that when facing that young man, any of the six major companies already needs to rely on compromise to cooperate! Terry, if you observe carefully, you will find that Wayne Greenberg has grown rapidly through constant competition.

So, why do you think he is so tough? Why do you dare to indulge your agent at will and use unscrupulous means to seek benefits for him outside? "