Hollywood Drawing

Post-production continued until the end of December. When the temperature in Los Angeles dropped to the lowest point of the year, "Get Out" completely completed all the work.

Warner Bros. has obtained the latest trailer. This 15-second commercial has been aired first on Time Warner in the evening.

Warner is still in early stage promotion and will not launch a large-scale promotion until the film is released.

At that time, its TV stations such as HBO, TNT, etc., and its various print media will participate in relevant publicity and distribution work. Of course, everything Warner Bros. does has only one purpose, and that is profit.

All these publicity methods have a premise, that is, the media and film critic test screenings will begin soon.

At this moment, in a small conference room in the Warner Building, several core team members, Wayne, Luke, and John, were accompanying Jeff Robinov, Warner's film and television production director, and three of Warner's film selection experts. Watch this video.

As the projector stopped working, the lights in the conference room came back on.

"The final effect of the film is great, you did a great job," Jeff said after watching it, he clapped his hands politely and then looked at the three film selection experts.

This film will eventually go to the market and face the public audience, so the opinions of these film selection experts are very important. Their opinions are likely to affect the implementation of subsequent publicity plans.

"The film is 104 minutes long. The control is very good and the plot is logically coherent." The film selection expert who spoke first stared at the record in his hand and only said these two sentences. They obviously had a reasonable division of labor.

At this time, the only female film viewing expert took over his words and continued: "It is well-produced with a small budget. Director Greenberg obviously knows what the audience wants and knows how to create a commercial film.

The slightly cliche plot has twists and turns and twists and turns. Personally, I think this is the highest level of thriller I have ever seen. "

After speaking, he looked at the last film viewing expert.

"A combination of suspense, comedy, optimism, anti-mass murder, and social satire, with exquisite expression and innovative ideas. The details are echoed layer by layer, and the weird and uneasy atmosphere runs through the entire film. The night gardener's sprint and the metaphor of the deer Just right.

It can be said to be an excellent visual presentation of racial issues in North America. However, special attention needs to be paid to whether the bloody scenes at the end of the film may arouse the disgust of some white people. "

Jeff has been listening to their words. These are all senior Warner employees. The conclusions they give, whether they are praise or criticism, will be from an absolutely objective standpoint.

"Okay, Wayne! I have to say this is a masterpiece of a thriller." Jeff thought about the film he just watched and looked at the director sitting opposite.

"Warner has sent invitations to the media, film critics and the North American Theater Alliance. The preview will be on the 15th. You have to be prepared!"

"No problem, Jeff." Wayne breathed a sigh of relief and seemed to be generally optimistic about this film. "That's it, I'll go back and prepare first!"

Wayne's original editing concept was to avoid confusing the audience, distracting them from the main plot, or making them feel bored.

The entire main frame of the film must be simple and easy to understand, so that most of the viewers who walk into the theater will not be confused after watching the film.

As for what the film viewing expert said, some white viewers might be disgusted, but he was not worried about this situation. This is just a movie, not a beautiful movie that everyone will love.

Even if a movie is a hit at the box office, some people will not like it. Even with the brilliant "Avatar", aren't there a large number of fans who complain about the weak story? But this does not affect the commercial success of "Avatar".

After walking out of the Warner Building, Wayne and Jimmy got into the car and prepared to return to the manor. The film is completely produced, and his work on this project has basically come to an end. The most important thing left is to participate in the announcement of the film, but all subsequent matters are focused on Warner, and he can now let go of most of the burden.

"Wayne, I have to say, this car has more space than a Cadillac." Sitting in the new car Sergey drove back, Jimmy leaned on the large sofa and marveled.

"I think so too!" Wayne also said, leaning on the sofa. "It looks like I can handle work on the road from now on!"

This Rolls-Royce Silver Spur is an extended version. If you ignore its slightly old-fashioned appearance, the interior space is designed to be particularly comfortable. And after the car started moving, the two people sitting inside almost didn't feel any bumps at all.

"Your lawyer Ryan called me." Jimmy's eyes revealed a complicated look. "Phelan Goodman's attorneys have proposed an out-of-court settlement. They seem to have had enough of you biting him off."

He had been busy with work and had hardly cared about this matter. Now when he heard that his agent had arrived early, he remembered that he was still involved in the lawsuit.

"What did Ryan do? To make Phelan Goodman bow down so quickly? I will have to play for at least another year and a half." Wayne asked him curiously. It was Jimmy who followed up on this matter.

"It's not that Phelan Goodman wants to bow his head. It's that he has to bow his head. Ryan not only sued him for defamation, but also did other bad things. I only know that Ryan's law firm contacted a private investigator and kept Investigating him."

When Jimmy said this, he also felt a chill. These lawyers had no bottom line at all for dollars. Because they knew about Philan Goodman's net worth, they began to desperately try to bite him to death.

"Aha, it seems that my promise to give them 30% of the lawyer's compensation has played a huge role!" The contract he signed with the lawyer contained clear terms. Not only will the attorney fees be paid, but the final compensation will also be 30% of the participants.

In North America, more than 90% of cases like this will result in a large amount of compensation.

"What conditions did the other party offer?" Wayne asked him curiously.

Jimmy returned to his complicated gaze. "7 million US dollars, settled out of court. According to the lawyer's investigation, this money can be said to have sucked his blood. It seems that Phelan Goodman wants to end the lawsuit as soon as possible. He knows that your purpose is to bite you bite by bite." he."

Jimmy witnessed almost the entire incident and was contacted in the follow-up. Wayne easily made millions of dollars without ever caring.

"Are we going to agree to an out-of-court settlement? Wayne." Jimmy took out a bottle of water from the cabinet and took a sip. "Ryan's suggestion is that we can agree. This is almost all the money the other party can afford."

Wayne thought for a while. Since the goal of making him a pauper had been achieved, there was nothing more to say. "Tell Ryan that this condition is acceptable and I will fax him the authorization letter."

7 million US dollars is already a lot of money. If the other party fights to the end, they will definitely not get so much money. It's probably because Philan Goodman knew his purpose that he cut off his tail to survive.

Time slowly advanced to mid-January inadvertently. On the third floor of Greenberg Manor, Wayne looked in the mirror and put on a dark suit.

Due to personal habits, the huge wardrobe, which is almost entirely filled with dark suits, looks a bit monotonous. He has never been too concerned about dressing. He just keeps one principle in mind, that is, no matter what the occasion, a man can never go wrong wearing a dark suit.

"Honey, are you okay?" Halle Berry looked mysterious and sexy in a black low-cut tight evening dress.

It has to be said that Black Pearl, who is in her best years, is not as dark as imagined. Her smooth skin, which is close to chocolate color, paired with a sexy tight fishtail skirt, makes her extremely gorgeous.

"Get ready, we'll leave soon." Wayne turned around and looked at Halle Berry, with a look of surprise on his face. "Harry, you look so charming tonight!"

Hearing his praise, Halle Berry puffed up her chest, walked to Wayne and took his arm, and together they went downstairs to prepare for today's film preview.

The Rolls-Royce drove smoothly on the road. After closing the isolation door in front of it, Halle Berry held a small mirror and kept observing the makeup on her face.

"How do I look?" As she approached the theater in West Hollywood where Warner held a preview screening, she finally put away the small mirror and scattered cosmetics and asked with an uncertain tone.

"It's perfect, Harry."

"Dang, Dang!"

Nina in front knocked on the partition, and when Wayne opened it, a reminder came from the other party. "We've arrived, boss."

"Okay, Harry, this is not a movie premiere. There is no red carpet for you to walk on. Let's get out of the car!" He opened the car door directly, took her with one hand and walked out.

Completely different from what Harry imagined, there were neither a large number of reporters nor a crowd of movie fans at the entrance of the theater. She could only hold Wayne's arm and follow him quickly into the theater.

Tonight, Warner Bros. held a preview screening of "Get Out" here. Not only did they invite media reporters, but also a small number of movie fans and critics. There are also representatives from the most important theater alliances, including film viewing experts from AMG Cinemas and Imperial Entertainment.

Theaters have always had only one choice in selecting films, and that is whether they can win the box office. They will never directly show it on theater screens just because it is released by a Hollywood giant. Their interests are involved in this.

How many theaters and screens a film produced for commercial purposes can win, in addition to the capabilities of the distribution company, must also be considered whether it can impress the theater chain.

Experts who watched the film in theaters at the preview felt that the film was destined to be a blockbuster without any selling points. No matter how hard Warner Bros. works on public relations, the film won't get much resources.

"Hello, Director Greenberg!"

As soon as he walked into the theater door, someone greeted him in the passage and walked over. At this time, Nina, who was following him, explained in a low voice: "This is the senior film selection expert of AMG Cinemas, Downs Bell!"

With Nina's reminder, Wayne reached out to him. "Hello Mr. Bell!"