Hollywood Drawing

Time slowly entered mid-June, and 20th Century Fox invited many entertainment media to hold a grand press conference at the Fox Building, announcing another superhero movie series that was different from the Warner Bros. DC series. 20th Century Fox’s own superhero movie is in preparation and is about to begin filming.

In fact, the "X-Men" series of movies has always been subject to various speculations from the outside world. The media, including many production companies in the industry, are paying great attention to this superhero film and television work that is different from the Warner Bros. DC series. After all, The previous Marvel A-list hero "The Incredible Hulk", which was produced by Universal Pictures on a large scale, would take at least ten years to recover the production cost.

Now the outside world is still full of doubts about this amazing superhero. No one is sure whether superheroes other than DC can win the favor of the market.

But when Wayne sat in the press hall of the launch conference to express his importance to "X-Men", he gave the media considerable confidence. As we all know, as long as he participates, at least this superhero film can be guaranteed. The transformation will not go astray like "The Incredible Hulk".

The main purpose of this launch conference is still for 20th Century Fox to promote the film in advance. This is the most commonly used marketing method in Hollywood. After the filming officially begins, the crew will release some news from time to time. Maintain the popularity of "X-Men" and continue to raise the expectations of movie fans.

The first producer of the film is Wayne, which has almost been reported by the media. The director is Bryan Singer, and the main actors include Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, etc. People, compared to the huge reputation of the producers now, these actors are obviously somewhat dim.

This is also the purpose of 20th Century Fox bringing Wayne to attend the press conference. Since the media knew early on that he would attend, almost all the authoritative entertainment media were present, and hundreds of entertainment media came to the scene. reporter.

Just from the specifications of the press conference, we can see that 20th Century Fox attaches great importance to this project. It is obvious that this veteran production company has high hopes for this project.

The media reporters at the scene all focused on the producer Wayne, who is the most famous among them, but in fact, he is quite hands-off about this project, even the specific details The preparations are being done by Kevin Feige and Bryan Singer.

Even in the most important actor auditions, Wayne gave the two full decision-making rights. He only participated briefly in the last round of auditions for half a day, and then plunged into Warner Studios again.

He has to be busy with the work related to three films at the same time, so he must make choices. This is unavoidable. After all, he is not a robot, and it is impossible to participate in all preparations, at least in the case of "X-Men". His main job is to control the general direction.

"The First Minister of the Ming Dynasty"

Just like after the noisy launch conference, he did not participate in the subsequent specific work. After it was determined that the second fund needed for the filming of the film was allocated by 20th Century Fox, he disappeared again from the core team of the crew. In sight, I continued to busy myself with the preparations for "Charlie's Angels".

This is inevitable. Now that the filming of "X-Men" will start soon, he wants to ensure that there will be no unexpected problems in the filming of "Charlie's Angels". This project with an absolutely female protagonist as the perspective is expected to be released in July. Official filming will begin. By then, Wayne will take back most of his energy and start work on "The Flash."

In the huge studio of Warner Studio, Wayne was sitting in the rest area, tilting his head and looking at the improvised training field. Three women were sweating profusely. With the help of the action guidance team, they let out one or two sounds of pain from time to time. groaned.

"The three of them must be able to meet the action requirements for filming on the big screen in less than a month, so there is no need to be polite to them in the early training." Director Joseph McGinty-Nee Che, and the producer Luke Simmons who was responsible for the main work, were all sitting in the lounge area, watching the three women training as if they were competing, and listening to Wayne's whispered instructions to the action director.

"No problem, Mr. Greenberg." The action supervisor was an old black man, taciturn as usual. After nodding in reply, seeing that he had no other requests, he stood up and walked towards the three heroines who were suffering.

This is not the first time that this old black man has collaborated with Wayne. He was first introduced by Li Guohao. He has participated in the action guidance of the Batman series of movies, so he is very clear about his performance requirements for actors. To put it bluntly, as long as he can perform in It's enough to show the showmanship of kung fu in front of the camera lens, which has always been his requirement.

"F**k!"

"No, no, no, God..."

Hearing the woman's strange cry, almost all the other staff in the studio cast curious glances.

"Wayne, Cameron Diaz is okay, regardless of whether she was a model before or learned to dance." Luke Simmons frowned, raised his elbow and poked Wayne, as if looking at these three The woman bent her legs and bent down, and there was a pained expression on his face. "But Nami has just returned to Los Angeles and immediately participated in such an intense training. Isn't it a bit too much? I should at least let her rest for a few days, right?"

"There's no time for her to rest and adjust." Wayne shook his head, not experiencing any emotional changes due to Naomi Watts' painful groan. "Unless she is willing to give up the project and return to the manor to see her children, this is the most basic professional quality of an actor."

Having just finished the global promotion of "The Dark Knight", it can be said that as soon as the crew disbanded and only glanced at the child in a hurry, Naomi Watts couldn't wait to join the cast of "The Dark Knight" the next day. The level of initiative in the preparation work was beyond everyone's expectations.

You know, even if you only need to be able to put on a show with kung fu elements on the big screen, it is definitely an extremely painful process for ordinary people who have not been exposed to these things.

But Wayne knew her very well. This woman had a very high level of tolerance for her career goals, and the three women undergoing painful training all knew in their heads that there were many women in Los Angeles who were willing to line up to suffer such an opportunity.

Especially Angelina Jolie, when faced with those anti-human cross-legged, lowered waist, and difficult flexibility exercises in high heels, Naomi Watts kept groaning, and Cameron, who has some basics, Diaz frowned sometimes, but this woman simply remained silent. It could only be seen from her expression that she was also enduring pain.

This is the price you have to endure if you want to become famous, climb the celebrity status, and make a lot of money. No matter how decadent and indulgent the actors in the industry are in their private lives, basically every actor knows this very well.

"The box office of "The Dark Knight" will soon reach 1.1 billion, right?" Joseph McGinty-Nitcher, a relative stranger, looked at Wayne with undisguised admiration. "Congratulations, Mr. Greenberg. If nothing else happens, "The Dark Knight" will soon surpass the box office of "Jurassic Park" of $1.099 billion. You will also soon surpass Steven Spielberg and become The true number one box office hit in history."

"That's right."

The relationship between Luke Simmons and Wayne is much more familiar, and his speech is not as reserved as Joseph McGinty-Nitcher. "Wayne, when you have free time, you want to treat guests and have a grand party with beautiful women and fine wine."

"Let's get through this first." Wayne nodded and looked at the busy staff in the studio. He turned his head and looked at the two people beside him seriously. "Listen, you two are the main ones responsible for the work here, especially for these three women. You don't have to consider my face. You can ask for whatever you ask for at work. If they cause trouble with each other, then use The contract speaks for itself!”

Speaking of this, he looked specifically at his senior brother Luke Simmons, his voice as stern as ever at work. "You should understand what I mean. If anyone affects the normal shooting of the project, you, as the producer, have the right to tell her to take her things and get out, including Nami!"

After looking at the three sweating women, Luke Simmons nodded silently. Since the beginning of the training, these three women have been groaning and swearing in a low voice, but everyone can see that the three of them have been competing with each other, and no one is willing to lose face in front of the other two.

This seems to be a good thing for the time being, but after the official filming begins, Wayne cannot always stay on the crew after all. Just like the ongoing filming of "X-Men", he can at most take time to go to the filming site to understand the work. Due to the schedule and funding situation, it was simply impossible to devote a lot of energy to asking specific shooting questions.

As for the ability of actresses in the industry to get things done, no one is aware of it. If these three women compete with each other after the filming starts and something happens that affects the progress of the work, it will definitely make the two main people in charge of the crew unhappy. A terrible headache.

As we all know, there is no harmony among the crew in the industry, and all kinds of troubles will never stop. Especially in such a crew with a large number of actresses, little tricks caused by mutual comparison are simply commonplace.

Luke Simmons has already thought about it. As long as the three of them don't cause bad things that affect their work, he will be patient and push the project forward. Now that he has Wayne's guarantee, he feels more confident. If there is a problem, he will talk about the contract as soon as possible.

Similarly, when it comes to the preparation work before the official filming of "Charlie's Angels", Wayne still fully delegates power. Basically, just like "X-Men", he will only control the general direction, and the specific work will be left to Lu G. Simmons and Joseph McGinty-Nitcher do it.

After giving some final instructions, he turned around and entered the office, continuing to work on preparations for "The Flash."

"Damn, I feel like my bones are falling apart."

After getting off work, Naomi Watts changed her clothes, took Wayne's arm, and walked outside the studio together. "Oh, I don't know if little Fundy missed me today."

"You can have a day off tomorrow."

Ignoring the Australian actress's low complaints, several people got on the tram, Wayne shrugged and said. "Wrong, it's half a day. You will accompany me to the premiere of "The Matrix" tomorrow afternoon."

"Aha, are you sure I'm going with you?"

Naomi Watts rolled her eyes and curled her lips at him, with an obvious yin and yang tone in her tone. "Black and white, huh? Are you sure you don't want to continue inviting those two b***hs to go with you?"

Although he is promoting overseas, the news that the famous Hollywood director Wayne Greenberg took two beauties in black and white to spend the night at his house after the party has long spread to North America. As for the gossip about such celebrities' private lives, The performance of overseas movie fans is no different from that of North American fans, and they are also full of inquiring spirit.

However, Naomi Watts only complained a few words. Seeing that the man began to close his eyes and concentrate, just like countless times before, she turned around and chatted with Nina about the dress and jewelry that needed to be delivered tomorrow, as if I forgot what I just said.

Due to the need to attend the premiere of the second part of "The Matrix", Wayne also had to interrupt his work. During this time, he was running between "X-Men" and "Charlie's Angels", barely taking any time to do other things. Yes, tomorrow's premiere of "The Matrix" will be attended by Warner Bros. executives, just in time to discuss issues related to "The Lord of the Rings" together.

Just as director Joseph McGinty-Nitcher said, the total global box office of "The Dark Knight" will soon exceed 1.1 billion US dollars, and countless media are also waiting for the arrival of this new global box office number one.

After "The Dark Knight" won the box office championship for four consecutive weeks, it finally lost this throne last week. The North American box office has officially entered the stage of accumulation based on time, and the market potential has basically been exhausted by 90%. , in North America, has made $15.2 million in just over a week.

At the same time, the Cinema Alliance has once again reduced the screening scale of "The Dark Knight". Currently, there are only about 1,900 theaters showing the film. The increased screening resources have been evenly distributed to all On the film that is showing now.

This is a normal market rule. After all, all film scheduling plans of theater companies are based on market performance. Over the past week or so, "My Best Friend's Wedding" has gradually shown the fan effect brought about by its strong reputation, and it has overwhelmed the audience in one fell swoop. "The Dark Knight" and "Jurassic Park 2", which have extremely strong box office trends, have become the new weekly box office champions.

Compared with the already weak North American theater market, the overseas screenings of "The Dark Knight" are still at the tail end. As more regions join this dark journey sweeping the world, Warner Bros. has recently released The overseas box office has reached 558 million US dollars.

Adding up the global box office, the total box office has reached 1.097 billion U.S. dollars. Although the North American daily box office of "The Dark Knight" has gradually fallen below one million U.S. dollars, many overseas markets are still contributing to the box office. If there is any surprise, after one night, it will most likely reach 1.1 billion US dollars, becoming the new number one film and television box office.

Wayne knows better than anyone that his "The Dark Knight" can achieve its current results partly because this era is a superhero desert, and there are far less superhero movies to choose from than in later generations. . On the one hand, entertainment resources in this era are relatively expensive, and movies are still the first entertainment consumption choice for most ordinary people.

Even if the North American box office of "The Dark Knight" can only rely on time, and it is foreseeable that there will not be much growth, but in his heart, it has exceeded the performance that this movie should have had, and more importantly Overseas, it is now officially the golden age when Hollywood dominates the overseas cinema market. At this time, the Hollywood film industry can be said to be a dimensionality-reducing blow to 90% of overseas regions.

Compared with the obvious box office figures, what has been making Warner Bros. silently make a fortune is the sales data of peripheral items during the period when the movie was in full swing. Although a keychain, a doll, or even a pencil case may seem so inconspicuous, the profit margins of these items are far beyond what movie box office can match.

What's more, there are even more lucrative Bat suits, masks, capes, Bat logos and other equipment. If you add pure-looking Bat motorcycles and Bat tanks, the profit margin can reach more than 80%.

Warner Bros. has not disclosed the sales figures for movie peripherals, but the latest email sent to Nina shows that the revenue in this area has reached a terrifying US$400 million, and this is just the beginning. Although the hot sales period It will pass, but extending this sales timeline to several years or even ten years is the biggest source of profit for film companies.

And this is just the income from the movie peripherals during the movie's release period. There are also various related authorizations later, including the sale of TV premiere rights, second-round broadcast rights, and even third-round broadcast rights in various regions, as well as Hollywood movie companies. The biggest profit point is video tape sales and rentals. These incomes are calculated in years, just like Disney's animation copyright. Even if decades have passed, it can still create tens of millions of dollars in net income for Disney every year.

On the afternoon of Thursday, June 13, Wayne ended his work at Warner Studios early and took Naomi Watts, who was dressed up, to the premiere at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. "The Matrix" red carpet.

This movie has a very high reputation among movie fans, so the fans who attended the scene were very enthusiastic. The atmosphere at the scene reached a climax after Li Guohao and Charlize Theron walked on the red carpet.

Compared to these big stars, Wayne is much more low-key. Even when faced with dozens of reporters frantically asking questions about the box office of "The Dark Knight," he smiled, shook his head, and said a few simple words. He praised "The Matrix" and quickly left the interview area, leaving the stage to Zack Snyder behind him.

"How long have you known Tom?"

In the foyer of the Grand Theater, Wayne was accompanied by Naomi Watts and Nina, chatting with Will Smith and his wife who came to support him. Just when he came in, he saw the black movie star and Tom Cruise and his wife. It was a very good chat.

"Ha, two years? Or a little more? We have always gotten along very well." Will Smith shrugged, with a unique black rap tone in his tone. "Hey, man."

Glancing at the Cruz couple who were chatting with other guests, he deliberately lowered his voice, took a step forward, and said with a mysterious laugh: "I heard that Tom wants to be little Fundy's godfather? what do you think?"

"Let's take a look again, don't be in a hurry, some things still need time to be verified." Of course Wayne knew what Tom Cruise was thinking. Not only he knew it, but also some of his friends around him, but when he thought about the name Scientology, he was beating the drum in his mind.

This sect seems to be called science, but according to the information he learned, even in the open and free land of North America, it is still a Chiluoluo cult. How deeply is Tom Cruise involved with it? Things that I have never been able to see clearly.

Thinking of this sect and some entertainment gossip rumors from his previous life, Wayne tilted his head involuntarily, looked into Will Smith's eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Shit, don't tell me that you are also involved in that Scientology church. Got it!"

The rest area was bustling with guests coming to the platform. The black movie star shook his head slightly, then nodded again and took the lead to a deserted corner.

"You should know that even if I get involved, I won't believe these ghosts."

"As long as you know it well." This is a country that pays great attention to personal privacy. All Wayne can do is to remind him that no matter how close the relationship between the two is, if they talk too much, it will no longer be the concern between friends, and it will become The trouble that makes people turn against each other.

"Ha, someone came to see our box office number one in film history." Will Smith joked, raised a hand as if making a phone call, and left the rest area with his wife beside him, welcoming the person who just came in. of Zack Snyder.

The black movie star couple here had just left, and Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg walked over. Their target was obviously Wayne, who had just become the number one box office director in film history. .

"Congratulations, Wayne." Steven Spielberg smiled and hugged him first.

"Thank you, Steven." Wayne knew better than anyone else that this old Jewish man looked like a good old man, but in fact he was definitely not easy to mess with. The other party gave him enough respect, so he naturally would not use it as a source of pride. "You're just a bit unlucky this time. The North American box office of "Jurassic Park 2" will soon reach 300 million US dollars, right?"

"It should be enough after this week." Steven Spielberg nodded, obviously not caring about the gossip in the media. Could it be that the temporary victory or defeat is really as hyped by the media? The handover of the reins to become the leading Jewish director in Hollywood? Compared with the old man's reputation among the Jewish community, Wayne obviously cannot shake it yet. This is by no means determined by the success or failure of a film.

"Congratulations, Director Greenberg."

After the two hugged, Jeffrey Katzenberg took the initiative to extend his right hand with an inquiring look. "You did an outstanding job. I saw the premiere of "The Dark Knight" and you are fully worthy of being the number one box office hit in film history!"

"Thanks, Jeffrey."

While shaking hands, Wayne also squinted his eyes to look at the thin bald man. This is the boss who single-handedly created DreamWorks Animation Studio after leaving Disney Animation. But at this point in time, it is obvious that he has not yet had a major conflict with Steven Spielberg.

Everything has to wait until the unprecedented success of "Shrek". DreamWorks Animation Studio has truly determined its own style. It is a crazy spoof, but with truth, goodness and beauty. With this style, it has achieved continuous success. This animation industry giant The old man will gradually become farther and farther away from the good Jewish people.

"Let's play golf together when we have time." Jeffrey Katzenberg patted Wayne on the shoulder from behind, with a smile on his bespectacled face. "I heard from Steven that your technique is very bad. Let's talk together if we have time. Maybe I can tell you some tricks."

"No problem, I'll make an appointment with you when I have time."

Nina promptly gave Wayne his personal business card, and the two sides quickly ended their brief exchange. Looking at the backs of the two DreamWorks bosses walking towards the theater, Wayne was now very sure that DreamWorks' most valuable In a few years, it was completely because of myself that I was bound to the big ship of Warner Brothers.

"The Matrix" is a key project of Warner Bros. Since the other party is attending the premiere, it means that the cooperation between the two parties is about to enter the honeymoon period.

Seeing people coming up to say hello one after another, Wayne shook his head helplessly and took the lead towards the theater. Today was Zack Snyder's home court. He didn't want to steal the spotlight from his student, so he simply entered the theater early. Waiting for the movie to start.