~： 447 - 1 good thing, 1 bad thing

After this episode, Wayne resumed his intense work again, trying to prepare as much as possible before the "Dark Knight" project launch conference.

When the "Dark Knight" project is announced next week, I'm afraid he won't have time to quietly polish the sub-shots and script, and there will be more work waiting for him to deal with.

Once all the core team members return, the film will immediately start the final preparations before shooting. Whether it is the problem of props, special effects, or the pre-training and audition of the actors, it is the most troublesome thing that involves people's energy.

While preparing for the shooting in the manor, he also occasionally pays attention to the negotiations between Jimmy and Twentieth Century Fox. This time, compared with the previous few times, Twentieth Century Fox is obviously more sincere.

However, negotiation is never an easy job. The two sides will constantly test each other's bottom line, and then find various ways to gain a favorable position for themselves. This is far from being as simple as Wayne's treatment contract a few years ago. Every time a person's worth is reduced or increased by one percentage point, huge benefits are involved.

The negotiation work on this side can also be left to Jimmy to be busy, and Peter Jackson on the other side also needs him to be appeased from time to time. In the face of the major series of "The Lord of the Rings", unless the other party makes him A completely satisfactory script, otherwise it is impossible to rush into production if the copyright is in hand.

From the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings" to "The Matrix", as well as "King Kong", "Iron Man" and "Black Widow" that remain on paper, these projects in his hands will be in the next few years. One by one into the specific production.

For Wayne, these things are not just as simple as making money, but also an invisible bargaining chip. When the weight of Greenberg's studio is getting heavier and heavier, it is the time to make a stud.

For Warner Bros. and even Time Warner, he has seen quite a long way. No one knows better than him what kind of crisis this world's largest media conglomerate will experience after the turn of the century.

Perhaps relying on the influence he has exerted over the years, he can avoid most of the bankrupt behaviors, but to prevent the deal that hurt Time Warner from happening, I am afraid that his power over the company now is the same as a mantra. Arm stop car.

If you want to have the ability to influence the company's decision-making in the acquisition case with tens of billions of dollars as a unit, the most fundamental way is undoubtedly to increase the shares held in your hands.

Although Warner Bros.'s shares have been bullish in the past two years, in addition to repaying the loan, he has to maintain the development of the project in his hand, as well as the animation studio whose appetite will grow, and in order to avoid touching Some shareholders are sensitive, so he did not choose to continue to increase the acquisition of group shares.

But all the preparations made now are to accumulate capital that can affect the overall situation once before a certain important time. Pinch your nose to recognize it.

Time moved forward without any hurry. Just after mid-August, Wayne received two news at the same time, one good and one bad, which really made him laugh and cry, with mixed feelings.

The producer he specially trained for himself, Luke Simmons, a fellow graduate of USC, broke a leg while skiing while on vacation. It is very likely that he will be absent from the "Dark Knight" project. No one wants the helpless accident to happen, but this is life.

In desperation, Wayne had to inform Warner Bros. in advance and let the company choose a senior producer to partner with him. The existence of a producer with excellent working ability can definitely release most of his energy, allowing him to concentrate on his work and not have to be distracted by all kinds of messy things.

But if you encounter a producer who is equally strong, or who can't see the situation clearly, it will be troublesome. Wayne never thought of being the first producer himself. It might be okay for a small crew to do so, but facing a huge crew like "The Dark Knight", one's energy is simply too busy.

The most basic work, such as constant communication with third-party insurance companies, ensures that the crew will not delay filming due to financial problems. Communicate with major trade unions in North America to ensure that trivial matters will not affect the lower-level staff hired by the crew.

What's even more frustrating is dealing with major non-profit organizations in North America, whether it's animal protection organizations or others.

In fact, Tim Burton has always been the best candidate, but the reality is here, the same is a famous Hollywood director, and the other party cannot never produce his own works. It's similar to Wayne, or these big directors have the same character. It's okay to be a producer once in a while, but it's not their job.

Bad news can be annoying, but good news can be just as exciting. After a house party, Julia opted to join Wayne's team to edit The Dark Knight.

He also has superb editing skills. There is only one reason why he gave up working with Dwayne Scott, that is, the commercial film editing master of Warner Bros., he is usually very busy with his work, and there are countless films in the company waiting for him to do post-production. Work.

Julia is completely different. She can join the crew at the beginning of the preparation. When the filming starts, she can carefully observe and record Wayne's shooting requirements and effects. She can even take into account the convenience of post-production work in advance and cooperate with the main camera team. communicate.

And in order to shorten the production cycle of the project, Wayne is ready this time. As soon as the filming starts, he will create a good drawing room in the crew. With the help of Julia, he will do rough cutting while filming. This frees up a lot of time for post-work. Regarding Wayne's personal treatment this time, Warner Bros. did not give Jimmy any room to play. The two sides quickly reached an agreement when they already knew the bottom line.

For example, for the most basic personal remuneration and box office share, there is no doubt that 20 plus 20 is the top remuneration that Hollywood can give now. Jimmy himself wanted to try to talk about peripherals and full copyright sharing, but Wayne stopped him.

There are many reasons for this. At least for Warner Bros. now, this aspect is absolutely untouchable, and it is also the key for the company to ensure revenue. They would rather make concessions in other areas than give this part of the share easily, unless I want the two sides to completely tear their faces apart.

Especially for the superhero series, everyone has seen the profitability of this series, and Warner Bros. is even more unlikely to let go. They would rather give up more benefits in other projects with Greenberg Studios later, and it is impossible. Open this mouth.

Another point is the reason Wayne stopped Jimmy. He once promised Jeff Robinoff, who represented the board of directors, that he would never interfere in the dc comic series by any means or in any way. In his opinion, this is his own The key to being able to wear a pair of pants with Warner Bros. for a long time, if you don't want to tear your face for temporary interests, you must give your own attitude.

Although Wayne's personal remuneration and work benefits have been given to the top in the circle, the senior management of Warner Bros. are aware that this is actually the result of his voluntary concessions, so in other aspects, they have also given enough sincerity.

Just the day before the "Dark Knight" project launch conference, a special guest came to the manor. Naomi Watts chose to ignore Bella Grant's arrival. The other party came here this time as a serious job. I want to take advantage of the heat to conduct an exclusive interview with Wayne before he completely gets into his busy work.

As we all know, there are only two media that can get an exclusive interview with Wayne when they are not running publicity, one is Time Warner's "Time", and the other is the "Los Angeles Times" where Bella Grant is.

"She's cute, isn't she?"

When the two sat down in the living room, it seemed that it was not only Wayne who was attracted by the figure of the woman opposite, but little Fendi beside him, who rarely showed a smile to this strange aunt. Noticing the little guy's curious eyes, Bella -Grant said as he took out his tape recorder.

Wayne's eyes didn't leave the other side's shirt, as if a mountain would pop up at any time, he replied proudly. "Of course, Fendi is an angel God gave me."

"If I were you, UU Reading wouldn't stare at another lady with such a wretched gaze in front of her own child." The beauty editor rolled her eyes and nodded unceremoniously. He said a word.

He waved to the housekeeper Hela, and after handing the child over to the other party, he said shamelessly: "Shit, this is pure appreciation, you know, how much I like them!"

"Okay, let's officially start, otherwise I'm afraid that the woman upstairs will not help but run down and kill me." Bella Grant completely ignored his teasing, opened the recorder, and immediately entered her own room. The character asked: "Director Greenberg, many fans have seen your speech at USC, can you talk about why you gave your classmates such a suggestion?"

"Ok."

After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and replied: "In fact, every student who can enter USC with excellent grades is an uncompromising genius in my opinion, and has a talent far beyond ordinary people in their respective fields. !but! Talent is hardly any different from **** until success!

You can only prove everything you have achieved when you are successful. So, the first thing you have to consider is to live, and then you have to endure the pain of learning. The reason why I give that advice is to tell those children that if you can't keep working hard for your ideal, you don't deserve it. success. "

This is his real thought. In fact, every successful insider needs to have such a process, long or short, and the most practical way is to endure it and work hard. He didn't remember where he heard a word, and when he endured until the tide went out, it would naturally be clear at a glance who was not wearing pants.

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