Hollywood Drawing

Just when Wayne was happily chatting with Kenneth Turan, he had become a child who could not be dogmatic in the eyes of Roger Ebert.

For this kind of young man who doesn't know how to respect authority, Roger Ebert doesn't want to control him anymore. When he suffers, he will regret not listening to his guidance!

Kenneth Turan and Wayne had a very good chat here. This Los Angeles film critic is one of the few who can observe the film from the perspective of the general group of movie fans.

Just as they were exchanging contact information and preparing to end this pleasant conversation, another well-known film critic in Los Angeles, Todd McCarthy, sat down next to them.

"Hi Kenneth, hello, Director Greenberg!"

"Hi, Todd Wayne, this is Todd McCarthy, the special film critic of The Hollywood Reporter." Kenneth Turan introduced him warmly. Judging from their familiarity, they have a good relationship, at least there is no conflict. .

"Hello, Mr. McCarthy." Wayne suddenly understood something. These two film critics are still young people, at least compared to Roger Ebert, they are both young film critics.

Todd McCarthy picked up the champagne and clinked it with him, took a sip and said, "I watched your last film more than once, and I have to say that in some aspects, you are simply a genius!"

"Thank you, I still need to learn more." Although he said humble polite words, Wayne always maintained a confident smile on his face.

"You may not like what I'm going to say next. I hope you won't be blinded by pride." Todd McCarthy leaned on his chair and crossed his hands on the table.

"Compared with your first film, this time "Get Out" is obviously a huge improvement. You can hardly see the immature language in the camera. But those damn funny scenes, can't you avoid them?

I heard that you write the script yourself, so don’t write something that you are not good at. What you should do most is to develop an attractive story from the dark and twisted human nature! "

The other party was right, this was something he planned to avoid in the future. Wayne had long discovered that his sense of humor was incompatible with this era, and there were a lot of American jokes. In his opinion, there was no sense of humor at all.

Looking at this serious-looking film critic, at least he didn't use a preachy tone, right? "You're right, Mr. McCarthy. My future plan is to completely abandon humor elements. Regarding these two films, it's because I'm not sure whether the audience will accept my stuff."

"Not a bad idea." Todd McCarthy smiled. In his opinion, the young man was very sober. "Whether fans can accept it will be known when the film is released. From my experience, with such a small investment cost, you will create a large amount of revenue for Warner Bros."

"Thank you!" Jeff Robinov came over and looked at the two film critics. "Todd, I hope your words will come true as soon as possible. But I have something to do with Wayne, so I can borrow him for a while. You can do whatever you want!"

After greeting them, Jeff took him to a lounge, where not only John was sitting, but also Warner CEO Kevin Tsuhara.

"How's it going, Wayne, I heard you had a good chat with those film critics?" Kevin Tetsuhara greeted him with a smile. "Okay, the questionnaire from the preview screening just now has been calculated. More than 95% of the audience chose a rating of A or above.

Of course, the target group has certain limitations. After all, the movie fans we invite are all young people between the ages of 18 and 30. "

Wayne looked at the table on the table. Warner's staff were very efficient and had prepared statistics in a short time.

"Our target group is these young people. At least for now, it seems that we are doing well!" Wayne smiled. This step has been basically successful. Now we only need to look at Warner's announcement.

Jeff smiled and said:

“Yes, our distribution department is already discussing with theaters, and they basically agree with our plan to focus more on theaters near African-American communities.

Starting tomorrow, the film will gradually enter a period of intensive promotion. We have initially set the release date in May, May 15th. You have to pay attention to the fact that the film will be on film, and Halle Berry will appear in front of the media more often. "

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems on my side."

After the short meeting, Wayne returned to the banquet hall. He was going to call Halle Berry and go back as soon as possible. He already knows everyone who can communicate, but he is still not comfortable with this aspect.

"Harry, how was the fun? We should go back." Seeing Halle Berry holding champagne and hiding on the balcony with Nina, Wayne went over to call them both and walked out together.

Halle Berry held Wayne's arm, not knowing what he was thinking, and suddenly said: "I just saw Harvey Weinstein. When I passed by him, I heard him chatting with others. He seemed to be interested in You have some opinions."

"Don't worry about him." Wayne didn't take it to heart at all. He knew why. He cooperated with him twice. Maybe in the eyes of the fat pig, he just didn't know how to appreciate it.

As soon as he left the hotel, Wayne was immediately surrounded by media reporters, and Halle Berry also showed a sweet smile.

"Director Greenberg, this is Bella from the Los Angeles Times. Your new film has received an overwhelming response from audiences. Do you predict whether it can surpass "Happy Death Day" at the box office."

"Hello, Bella, I have confidence in my film. The box office of "Get Out" will definitely surpass that of my first film." Wayne smiled at the camera. These things will help the film's box office. He is willing to do everything.

"Hello, Ms. Halle-Berry, is your relationship with Director Greenberg still stable? When are you going to get engaged?"

Halle Berry immediately showed a sweeter smile and looked up at Wayne, his eyes full of admiration. "We have a good relationship now. You know, Wayne is very busy at work, so we haven't communicated about the engagement yet."

"Director Greenberg..."

The nights in Los Angeles are always full of entertainment, but at this time in a suburban villa, there was only one desk lamp on, which only illuminated a small area of ​​the house.

"I heard that there will be a media preview of Wayne's new movie tonight?" Adam Goodman is completely no longer as energetic as he was a year ago. He has a long beard and looks particularly decadent.

His manager Gaia looked at his state and had no choice but to tell the truth. "Yes, Warner Bros. has invited a large number of media and film critics to build publicity for his new film in advance."

Adam Goodman was not surprised at all. He just listened silently and took a sip from the wine glass in his hand from time to time.

"Don't think too much, Adam." The agent was afraid that he would do something irrational again and looked at his client worriedly.

"I didn't think too much. Wayne Greenberg will definitely lose this time." Adam said and laughed. "My father used his last favor to allow me to stay on the crew of "Ambition Earth", and I will not let him down.

This time his opponent is not me, but Tom Cruise and Universal Pictures. I heard that their movie does not have A-list stars, but we have Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman! "

He has absolute confidence in the film he is participating in. Although "Ambition" is directed by Ron Howard and is not a film directed by him at all, it is enough to win over Wayne once, right?

And he firmly believes that Universal Pictures will never let his film pose a threat to its own "Ambition". There are some things that he doesn't need to use his brain at all, but it's a pity that he understands it too late now.

At the same time, in another mansion on Mulholland Drive not far from Greenberg Manor, several people were also talking about Wayne's new film.

I saw a middle-aged woman holding a fax, walked up to Tom Cruise, and put the fax in her hand on the coffee table.

"Tom, "Get Out" fan survey data." Pat Kingsley pointed at the fax on the coffee table.

There are basically no secrets to talk about among the six major Hollywood giants, and Warner Bros. has not deliberately concealed them. They are eager for someone to help them with free publicity.

Pat Kingsley knows the habits of his customers. Although his dyslexia has been cured, he still doesn't like to look at the data.

"Warner Bros. received a total of 407 feedbacks, and more than 95% of the viewers chose a rating of A or above. This at least shows that the reputation among movie fans is very good."

Tom Cruise stroked the tea cup with his hand. He understood what his agent meant. Fan reputation can be completely converted into box office figures, and professional reputation is two different things.

"Nicole, I remember that the heroine of this film is your fellow Australian, right?" Pat suddenly asked Mrs. Cruise who was sitting there.

In fact, neither Nicole Kidman nor her husband regard this film as a competitor. Only Pat Kingsley has always paid attention to this matter.

"Yes, Naomi Watts, we have a good relationship. I remember that when she first came to Los Angeles, she attended our hometown gathering." Of course she remembered her hometown friend, but she didn't see her much after that.

"Can I get a breakthrough from her..."

"Pat!"

Tom Cruise interrupted. "It's not necessary, Pat, it's just a low-budget thriller! Try not to use extraneous means outside the rules. Behind that little director are Warner Bros. and Time Warner. Universal Pictures is taking care of these things, so we don't need to think about it."

Although there is usually competition and cooperation between these giants in Hollywood, there is still a basic tacit understanding, and it is impossible to compete without a bottom line.

"Pat, we should focus on Paramount's "Skynet" and Disney's "Home Alone," especially Disney's films. Although the director Chris Columbus is not well-known, he is particularly good at directing these films. types of videos.”