Hollywood Drawing

In the office of the president of Warner Bros., several executives present looked at each other. Several people have a tacit understanding that Warner will definitely invest in this project. The main consideration is whether the production cost of such an alternative film will be as well received by the market as his previous two films.

As they discussed at the regular meeting, with Wayne's successful business achievements and million-dollar investment, Warner Bros. could even cast it with his eyes closed. With his directorial talent, there is no possibility of overturning.

But the cost of this project is tens of millions of dollars. This amount of money is a large amount in any era. Any company that needs to invest so much money will seriously consider the gains and losses.

Jonathan Keller reached out and tapped the script on the table. "DC Comics will authorize your characters. If the film officially starts preparations, we will send staff to participate in the production of the film."

"No problem!" Wayne nodded in agreement. "With DC professionals, we can communicate at any time if there is anything wrong in the production of the film."

There was nothing he could do about it. Since Wayne wanted to use other people's comic characters, he had to accept their supervision.

He is very clear about DC Comics' concerns. They are afraid that the film will be completely divorced from the character setting and affect the company's revenue.

Kevin Tetsuhara and Jeff Robinov looked at each other and understood that the project was basically finalized. Even if there was still review work to be done, it was just a formality.

Everyone present has read the script. If Warner Bros. is unwilling to invest, as long as the clown Arthur in the script is changed and the background setting is changed, it will immediately become another movie.

This method is very common in Hollywood. It does not require major plot changes. It is very simple to change the name of the clown and change the background. Warner Bros. cannot push this director to a competitor like 20th Century Fox. side.

"Director Greenberg, in addition to the investment of 50 million US dollars, your plan also requires real-location shooting in New York?" Jeff Robinoff asked, squinting his eyes.

"Yes, everyone knows that New York is Gotham in reality, but this requires communication between Warner and the New York City Government. If filming starts, there will be many scenes that require road closures."

Wayne is obviously having a headache about this, but New York is the best choice at the moment.

This world financial capital, city of wealth, an international metropolis composed of chaos and order, is naturally suitable as the background of the film.

Wayne thought for a while and emphasized: "What is Gotham? My understanding is that it is an exaggerated version of modern New York that amplifies all negative emotions. A metropolis that makes people at the bottom breathless, a city with a shiny surface , but it’s a rotten city that’s rotten to the core.”

Jeff Robinov frowned tightly. "Wayne, even if Warner Brothers comes forward to communicate with the New York City Government, they will never let you close the roads for a long time for filming. This is New York!"

Of course he had thought of this. If he really couldn't shoot the scene as planned, he had other plans.

"I'm not a stubborn academic!" When Wayne heard the other person's tone, he knew he had achieved his goal. "I'm not a technical person either. As long as it's beneficial to the film, it doesn't matter whether the pictures are shot in real locations or on models.

However, in the setting of the film, there are many unavoidable shots that must be shot in real locations. For the remaining shots that can be replaced, CG can be considered. "

After hearing his shooting plan, several people nodded. As long as they don't insist on all real-life shooting, there are many methods available, not only CG, but also many methods such as prop models.

"Warner will push forward the review of the film as soon as possible. You can go back and make preparations in advance." Kevin Tetsuhara said with a smile.

"If the review is approved, we will notify your agent. Once your personal treatment is settled, Warner will hold a media meeting to announce the film project."

These are unavoidable. Wayne is not the James Cameron of later generations. Even if King of the World is later launched, it will not be able to avoid all media. The more investment a film has, the more it needs to be promoted as early as possible.

After the serious talk, everyone relaxed, and Wayne politely said goodbye.

"Director Greenberg, I'm with you." When he was going out, Jonathan Keller from DC Comics stopped him, walked to him and whispered.

"Let's go down and have a few words alone."

The three of them went downstairs and sat down in the lounge area of ​​the Warner Building. Jonathan Keller looked at Wayne and said with a smile: "If this film can still be successful, you will become the most alternative first-line commercial film director in Hollywood."

"I just try to do my job well." Wayne said modestly, thinking about the other party's purpose in his mind. As an executive, time is very precious, and he couldn't just want to chat.

"Well, actually, I still have some doubts about the Joker project." Jonathan Keller stared into his eyes, trying to see through his true thoughts.

"I saw ambition in the film, not just for the character of Arthur. You left several foreshadowings in the script."

Wayne secretly sighed that the other party was worthy of being the head of DC Comics. He had done it very covertly, but he was still aware of it.

"You guessed it, there's nothing that can't be said. I hope that in addition to this Joker movie, I will have the opportunity to produce more DC comic characters in the future. Don't you think all your superheroes are particularly in line with my style? ?”

Jonathan Keller recalled the superheroes and stories one by one, and was confused by his half-truth and half-false explanations. Wayne was right. All the characters and stories under DC are quite consistent with the darkness of bitterness and hatred. style.

Regardless of Jonathan Keller who was sitting on the sofa thinking, Wayne saw the agent and accountant coming downstairs, said hello to each other, got up and left here.

"How's it going? Have you settled everything?" After the car started moving, Wayne began to care about his income.

Colin Howard took out some documents from his bag and pointed them out to him. "Most of it has been checked out, and there may be some sharing stipulated by the director's union in the future, but that part is long-term income, and the proportion is very small."

The document is clearly printed. The total box office of "Get Out" in North America is US$165 million. Although there are still a few remote theaters that have not yet been released, those are meaningless because the profits belong to the theater companies.

The global box office has exceeded US$300 million, but the overseas part has nothing to do with him.

According to the original director's contract signed with Warner Bros., if the film's box office can reach ten times the production cost, which is US$50 million, Wayne will receive 5% of the total North American box office as an incentive share for the director's work.

The North American box office reached 100 million US dollars, 10%.

One hundred and fifty million dollars, fifteen percent...

Although Warner Bros. believed it would be a success, it obviously didn't expect the box office to explode so high.

Therefore, according to the signed contract, Wayne can get 15% of the film's total North American box office, which is a huge sum of US$24.75 million.

This part of the income is stipulated and does not require him to pay any additional cost except filing taxes before April 15 of the following year.

"Look, Wayne, what a dazzling number." Jimmy's face flushed with excitement and he waved his arms as he spoke.

He is the person who has the most reason to be happy besides Wayne. A large part of the income will be distributed to Jimmy, which is much more than the salary paid to him by CAA.

"Tax avoidance, Jimmy, Colin!" Wayne was also very happy, but his first thought after seeing the money was heartache. One issue that can never be circumvented in North America is paying taxes. As a person who started fighting against taxes, only paying taxes and death are eternal.

With more than 20 million US dollars in cash, as long as he silently calculated the taxes to be paid in his mind, Wayne's face would twitch with distress.

It has to be said that although his soul still has the imprint of an Oriental, his whole person has become a qualified Jewish capitalist.

"Colin, you need to help me register a charitable foundation as soon as possible. Jimmy, help him hurry up and get this done."

There are many legal tax avoidance methods in North America, the most effective of which is charity. Therefore, almost high-income groups in Hollywood have their own charitable foundations.

What most celebrities do is that their income goes through the foundation's account, and all their daily food, clothing, housing and transportation go to the foundation's account. There is absolutely no way to investigate the things involved.

Of course Wayne would do the same. As long as the charitable foundation is registered, all his living expenses, including estate expenses, will go to the foundation's account.

Even if you really need to spend real money to do something, it is better than paying it directly to the tax bureau. At least you can still get some reputation.

"Warner Bros. will pay the box office share to Greenberg Studio's account tomorrow." Colin Howard said calmly. "I will register the charity foundation as soon as possible, so you won't have to worry about it."

Speaking of his role as an accountant and financial advisor, he is much more worry-free than his father watching Howard. Most of his job is to keep an eye on Wayne's stocks in New York without worrying about profits.

Although this kind of job does not allow him to use his professional skills, who doesn't like a job that is high-paying and comfortable?

"Wayne, do you have any plans to use a large amount of cash in the future?" Colin thought of the stock in his hand. As his boss, he had not cared about it since he bought it.

"I recommend continuing to buy the stocks of Microsoft and Oracle, and other Internet companies can also be considered. The market value of these two companies has been growing healthily, and now all stocks related to the Internet are going up like crazy."

Colin's suggestion reminded Wayne that buying these two stocks was definitely the safest way to invest. He just had to get out before the bubble burst.