Hollywood Drawing

New Line Cinema, the last time Wayne paid attention to New Line Cinema was when "Seven" was released. According to the information he learned at the time, "Seven" was indeed a continuation of New Line Cinema. However, it has not changed much the actual operating difficulties encountered.

The situation is simple. Most of the profits from "Seven" were taken away by Warner Bros., the distributor, and not much ended up in the hands of New Line Cinema.

It stands to reason that given New Line Cinema's business conditions at the time, if blockbusters did not continue to appear, it would only be a matter of time before the company would be completely sold to Warner Bros.

Nina followed Wayne and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he just nodded slightly to show that he understood and had no other special expression.

It can be said that the assistant has been by Wayne's side since he was a little person at the beginning. She has an extremely thorough understanding of this big boy to the mature man he is now.

This man is actually very able to endure loneliness. In order to pursue success, he can endure all kinds of criticism and arguments, and he can also laugh off the gossip tabloids that have been working hard to throw dirty water on him. However, when certain issues involve his parents, it is a situation that this man will not tolerate at all. Nina knows better than anyone how much he loves his parents.

No one knows about his childhood and teenage growth. People usually see his current success. However, the assistant lady has chatted with Anna Greenberg several times and knows very well that old Ruben is the one whom her boss respects the most. , the idol that I love most in my heart.

"The new line should be running out of steam soon."

Seeing that Wayne didn't say anything, and greeted familiar and unfamiliar insiders along the way, Nina recalled it, and before she reached the crew of "The Departed", she whispered: "Their basic base, facing Among the low-cost youth horror films produced by young people in colleges and universities, there have been few successful works in the past two years.

If it hadn't been for the release of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" a few years ago and the subsequent production of "Seven Deadly Sins", this leader among medium-sized film companies would have already declared bankruptcy and reorganized, or completely switched to Warner Brothers. "

Today, New Line Cinema is still retaining its last bit of independent stubbornness. Since the parent company of New Line Cinema was acquired by Warner Television in 1993, New Line Cinema was also merged into Time Warner Group.

However, Shea, the president of New Line Cinema and the major shareholder, still retained the largest shareholding when New Line Cinema was first acquired by the parent company, so he has always enjoyed the company's independent management rights. Therefore, although New Line Cinema Both belong to the Time Warner Group, but its film operations, production, and distribution have nothing to do with other companies within the Time Group.

Obviously, the days of being able to enjoy Time Warner's vast media resources while also operating independent film and television companies are coming to an end soon.

"Don't talk about this. After a while, when I have some free time, remind me to pay attention to New Line Cinema."

Wayne whispered instructions to Nina, turned his head and a smile immediately appeared on his face. He took two steps and hugged George Lucas who was also walking towards him. It was possible to see the Star Wars movie on this occasion. Father gave him quite a surprise.

As we all know, the richest man in Hollywood had withdrawn from the Directors Guild many years ago and never joined again. There were many chain reactions at that time. In short, the father of Star Wars rarely attended the Academy Awards.

"Relax, kid, you've done everything you need to do." While gently patting Wayne's back twice, George Lucas leaned close to his ear and whispered in a low voice: "The rest is It’s up to God to make the decision, I hope those old guys won’t share the pork this year!”

"Thanks, George."

With a smile on his face, he nodded.

Before the two of them could exchange a few words, Wayne was lightly poked on the waist by Nina, and the assistant lady's voice sounded at the same time. "The boss is Harvey Weinstein."

Just when he turned around, he also saw the tall and fat head of Miramax. Different from what he imagined, next to this guy, there was an elderly white man with Mediterranean hair and the same suit. Leather and leather shoes, with the same domineering and proud look on his face.

The two people were probably just passing by, but they were both on the same aisle. Obviously, on this occasion, neither would give way to the other in advance.

"Next to that fat man is Michael Eisner." Without waiting for Nina to prompt, George Lucas said directly side by side with him: "Don't look at me like that, yes, he is the head of Walt Disney. Michael is the most powerful person in that circle.”

Wayne nodded slightly, squinting at the two people who were approaching each other, and kept muttering in his heart, didn't it mean that these two people have always been incompatible, why did they get together in public again?

Some insiders who are familiar with Disney, or rather Michael Eisner’s coveting of Miramax, have heard that the faster this Disney subsidiary develops, the shorter the time before it will be completely annexed. , the contradiction between the two comes from fundamental interests, and there is basically no way to reconcile them.

"Good evening, George."

With a smile on his face, Michael Eisner reached out and shook his hand with the father of Star Wars. Then he turned his head and looked at the young people beside the father of Star Wars, ignoring the entourage behind them. "George, why don't you introduce me?"

"Mike, do you still need me to introduce you?" George Lucas shrugged and said without hesitation: "In today's Hollywood, are there really some people who don't know Wayne?"

His words caused the head of Disney to burst into laughter. Judging from his current performance, this guy actually gave people the illusion of being bold.

"Good evening, Director Greenberg."

"Good evening, Mr. Eisner." Holding the hand offered by the other party, Wayne nodded slightly without being humble or condescending, with a reserved smile on his face. Then he let go of the other person's hand and looked at the fat man next to him. "Good evening, Harvey." In fact, even though the Temple Theater is not small, there are also many celebrities from all walks of life who have entered. Most of them are walking around and greeting each other, but from the moment Wayne entered the hall, people have been attracted to him. He caught the attention of quite a few people, and everyone knew that he was the protagonist of tonight's highlight.

When Michael Eisner and Harvey Weinstein collided head-on with Wayne and George Lucas, countless eyes were filled with amusement, and I don’t know how many people were gloating about their misfortune. , gearing up to watch the show.

"Wayne, good luck to you, I hope you get everything you want!"

It can be clearly seen that the muscles on Harvey Weinstein's fat face twitched a few times before he said hello, then paused and said again in a low voice. "Do you remember what I said to you? Wayne, who can guarantee the ownership of the statuette until the last moment?"

"Wow, wow."

Facing the fat man with an ugly face, Wayne didn't care at all about the people watching around him. He spread his hands exaggeratedly with a thick mocking smile on his face. "Harvey, don't remind me so deliberately. I'm afraid you don't know that I was scared by a dog when I was a child!"

“f**k.”

Harvey Weinstein suddenly swore loudly, and he immediately closed his mouth tightly. Warner Bros.’s overt or covert squeeze some time ago almost left him breathless. In the end, if it wasn’t for the Michael Eisner lowered his head. Miramax's troubles may still continue. Now he is not willing to engage in such a child-like verbal dispute with the other party.

Taking another deep look at Wayne's young and tough face, his tall and fat body turned around and walked in the direction he came from.

Even Michael Eisner on the side was stunned. He now seriously doubted that this fat man was still the same Harvey Weinstein who was fighting openly and secretly with him and had extremely tough management methods.

What made him even more disgusted was that the young man in front of him, who was called the representative of chivalry, spoke like a child fighting and spitting in the other person's face. We are all decent people. Even if the two parties have unresolved conflicts, shouldn't they still smile and hug each other, and then use all possible means to stab them in secret? This is simply not in line with how billionaires behave!

"Director Greenberg, are you interested in sitting down and chatting sometime?"

Although Harvey Weinstein had already turned around and left, Michael Eisner was not in a hurry. He raised his chin slightly and extended an invitation to the young man in front of him. "Believe me, Disney's upstream and downstream marketing channels are the best in all of Hollywood! Disney is very suitable for you. Of course, I'm not talking about production style, but business tolerance."

"no."

Wayne shook his head and rejected the other party unceremoniously. "Warner Bros. is actively improving its upstream and downstream channels, and I have the patience to wait for it to get better."

Although the other party's pride is visible to the naked eye, he has to admit that when it comes to a series of means such as peripheral sales and copyright operations for successful movie derivatives, Disney, which is in chaos, is still number one among the six major Hollywood companies. In fact, the other party is right about one thing. If superheroes are put into their hands, they will be the most profitable type.

Disney has been operating animated feature films for many years, and has accumulated various channels and methods, which Warner Brothers can still learn from.

"Don't reject it so completely, boy." Michael Eisner was not disappointed either. He took out a business card from his business pocket and handed it over. "If you have any ideas, you can call me at any time. This is my personal phone number. Disney always welcomes capable young people."

Nina took the business card with both hands, politely took out one of her clients, and handed it to the other party with both hands. The two parties didn't say a few words, they nodded politely to each other, turned around and walked in the direction of their seats.

"The party will start soon, and I have to make some preparations." Before leaving, George Lucas, with a full beard on his face, winked playfully and left under Wayne's inexplicable confusion.