Hollywood Drawing

Wayne and Jimmy were stunned for a moment when they heard Paul Charles' proposal.

Jimmy asked somewhat confused: "African girlfriend?"

"Yes, the official African-American girlfriend! Of course, this is just for the media and fans to keep the popularity of the movie "Get Out" in the minds of the public until it is released. "

Paul's words made Wayne think deeply. He was thinking about whether this matter would have any impact on him.

"Paul, if I agree, what arrangements are you going to make?" Wayne's hand holding the cigarette gently lit the coffee table. He wanted to hear Warner's plan before making a decision.

There are many ways to hype movies in Hollywood, and hyping romance is the most common way. Whenever a celebrity suddenly reveals that he is in love, don't rush to believe it. Check to see if any of his recent movies starring him are about to be released.

This kind of publicity method of using romance to attract public attention and maintain the popularity of the film is the cheapest and most effective one.

So for those celebrities who suddenly reveal their romantic relationships and give high-profile interviews, regardless of the touching stories they tell the distribution company, they are actually doing it for the box office of the movie and the money in the pockets of the movie fans.

"Halle Berry!" Paul Charles stared into Wayne's eyes and spit out a familiar name. “Don’t you think the plot of this farce of racial discrimination is too monotonous with its twists and turns?

Her acting path is completely cut off now. No director or producer dares to use her. Halle Berry's involvement is considered a taboo in the industry. "

Paul stared at Wayne's face as he spoke. The biggest difficulty in this matter was the director. If he showed disgust towards Halle Berry, none of Warner's subsequent designs would be feasible.

Seeing that Wayne's expression did not change with the name Halle Berry, Paul continued: "If you agree to this plan, we will be responsible for getting rid of that woman. She has no choice now, cooperate with us, her acting The dream can go on.

Warner's reporters will then interview her, and she will develop a liking for you because of your tolerance and generosity. You will meet at the right time and develop a strong relationship. "

"Is that it?" Wayne took a long puff of cigarette and slowly exhaled a cloud of white mist. "I believe you have follow-up plans, right? Otherwise, if you spend so much effort just hyping up our relationship, the most it will do is let the public see a couple.

This may increase the attention of the film, but the filming of this film has just started and it will be at least half a year before it is released. People are forgetful. "

Paul Charles suddenly understood why Jeff admired him so much. This director had a very smart mind and always remained sober and calm, and would not let emotions influence his judgment.

"Of course!" Paul said with appreciation in his tone. "This is just the beginning of the plan. Your love affair must last at least until the end of the film. In the meantime, you must always maintain exposure. The talented director and the African-American beauty, this golden child, must always appear in the public's ears.

As long as the news of your relationship spreads, it will definitely gain a lot of attention in a short period of time. Once this wave of popularity begins, Warner will immediately combine the film to make you broad-minded and educated, sympathetic to ethnic minorities, and willing to work for everyone. A gentleman who strives for equality. "

Maybe he felt that he was speaking too fast, and he was afraid that Wayne would not be able to receive so much information at once. Paul paused for a while, picked up the water glass and took a sip of coffee before continuing:

"This "Get Out" was written by you. The hints and thoughts about racial issues in it are simply not too obvious. A gentleman director who advocates racial equality for all has made a film that reflects racial issues. ’s video, isn’t it a perfect match?

Moreover, this director also has a girlfriend from an ethnic minority. You won’t know what this means. These conditions will allow countless ethnic minorities to enter the theater and support you, a local director.

Also, the main characters in this film are all African-American, and the male protagonist is a hip-hop star, so they will naturally get support from those people. "

Wayne leaned on the back of the sofa, slowly touching his chin with his right hand, listening to Paul Charles' plan, which was simply breathtaking. It can only be said that these film and television industry giants, in order to empty the pockets of movie fans, all use methods that directly attack the weaknesses of human nature.

This plan is quite feasible and can maximize the height of this small-budget R-rated film. As long as the plan is implemented, it will be more effective than hundreds of millions of dollars in publicity.

"I agree!" Wayne said calmly as he stubbed out the cigarette in his hand. "I agree with your plan, but I also have conditions!"

Seeing that he agreed, Paul was not surprised at all. This is a director with a bright mind. Regardless of the stories he wrote in the films, it would give people chills after watching them. The stories were dark from the inside out.

However, his films only have dark themes, but they definitely do not scare away the audience. Instead, they use many Hollywood tricks to keep the audience engaged. To put it bluntly, this is an alternative commercial film director.

For such a director, as long as there is a way to increase the income of the film, the other party will never refuse.

Paul smiled and asked, "If you have any conditions, tell me!"

"First, this matter requires signing a confidentiality agreement and contract with Halle Berry. The contract must state that our relationship will only last until the end of the film." Wayne stretched out a hand and raised a finger. .

"Second." He looked at Paul Charles and raised a finger. "I can cooperate with your marketing plan throughout the entire process, but Halle Berry needs you to convince."

At this Paul smiled and shrugged. "Of course, you don't need to worry about other things. We have a way to make the black beauty agree."

Wayne nodded, trusting his words. For such a film and television giant with a market value of tens of billions, it is very easy to recruit a small African-American actor.

"Thirdly, we are just a couple according to the contract. I don't even mind getting engaged to her! But after I break up with her at the end of the film, you have to be responsible for shaping public opinion.

That's all for now. If there is any situation in the future, we can discuss it again. If Warner can do it, I agree with this promotion plan. "

"These are not problems." After hearing Wayne's conditions, Paul nodded and agreed without any hesitation. "Our people will then go get the woman, and you can come over tomorrow to sign the contract."

After saying this, Paul thought for a while, his face became serious, and continued: "Warner's publicity department will make rigorous plans, when to announce the relationship, when to appear in public together for the first time, and when she moves in with you. In the manor, you will make rigorous plans for how often you show affection.

I want to remind you that Director Greenberg agreed to this plan and there must be no accidents when he quits midway! "

"You can rest assured, Paul!" Wayne also put away his relaxed expression and agreed with a serious face. "Since I agree to your arrangement, I will never quit midway. I also have interests in this. The higher the box office of this film, the higher my share will be!"

"Okay, that's it." Paul stood up and stretched out his hand. “Happy to work with!”

“Happy to work with!”

Wayne held his hand, exchanged a few pleasantries, and took Jimmy out of the supervisor's office, downstairs and back to the car.

"Jimmy, what do you think of this plan?" After getting in the car, Wayne reviewed the entire plan and asked Jimmy.

Jimmy has also been thinking with his head down. He is considering how much benefit this matter can bring to his customers and whether it will have any bad effects.

"No problem at all." Jimmy heard Wayne ask him. He raised his head and glanced at Sergey. Seeing that he was driving the car intently, he continued: "A company like Warner has rich experience in hype. Don't worry, as long as they If you want to use this incident to maintain the popularity of the film, it is impossible to let things get out of control."

After expressing his opinions, Jimmy said hello to Sergey. "Hey, big man, just leave me on the roadside. I won't go back to the manor with you. I have to go back to the company to make some preparations."

"Thanks, brother." The Cadillac stopped in front of the CAA agency. When Jimmy got out of the car, he made a phone call gesture to Wayne, said hello to Sergey, and left.

The car drove all the way through the streets of Los Angeles and headed straight to Mulanhe Road in Beverly Hills.

Wayne really didn't expect that he would be hyped up at first. We are not yet in the Internet era, and computers in North America are not that popular yet, so there is no place for movie fans to gather and discuss.

It's only 1991, and there aren't that many movie fans gathering together to discuss things online, so directors, a behind-the-scenes job, haven't yet stepped onto the stage and have their own fan groups.

In a few years, when the way information dissemination among mass movie fans has undergone fundamental changes, a large number of director fan groups will be born.

Compared with fans of other stars and actors, the director's fan group is much more die-hard. They will not hate you because you smoke leaf cigarettes, nor will they leave you because your private life is chaotic. The only way to make them lose fans is if you make a bad movie.

At that time, the director will have the opportunity to go from behind the scenes to the stage and personally promote his film. If it weren't for this farce, Warner wouldn't be hyping up a young director, because the effect is far from hyping up a star.

From the day he joined Warner, Wayne has silently revised his shooting plan in his mind. There are too many films suitable for his operation in Warner Bros.'s copyright library. This is one of the reasons why he cooperates very well with Warner.

He himself believes that as long as this film meets his expectations, his importance to Warner will become more and more prominent. He made Jimmy understand that although this giant company produces many films every year, the directors who work together can be Not really.