~： Six hundred and eighty-five - thank you.

"Jiang, I personally like your "Sunny Days" very much."

Some of the guests who came to send their blessings were familiar, and some had no impression. However, under the introduction of Miss Lizao, he shook hands with the national teacher and his party. It is the business mutual blow that can most draw in the goodwill between people.

Especially Jiang Xiaojun, this guy is a rare actor who can be accepted by Western audiences. It is worth mentioning that the reason why he can be accepted by fans around the world is not his face or body, but his strong male hormone breath. This hormonal male actor is basically popular in most markets around the world.

"My story always happens in summer. The hot climate makes people more exposed and can hide their inner desires. At that time, it seemed that it was always summer, Tai always came out to accompany me, the sun was full, too bright , making a burst of blackness in front of my eyes..."

Wayne didn't hesitate, and in front of everyone around, read out the opening monologue of "Sunny Days" fluently in Chinese.

His behavior is very easy to make people feel good, just like Jiang Xiaojun at this time, tilting his head slightly, his eyes flashing with strong curiosity and surprise.

"Director Greenberg, even many oriental audiences may not be able to recite this monologue completely." Jiang Xiaojun's voice was as deep and bold as his appearance. He stretched out his right hand again and held it with Wayne. Shaking vigorously together. "If there is a chance, I will invite you to drink a good drink, and we will have a good exchange."

"no problem."

Although the promise was very happy, Wayne knew very well in his heart that there is a high probability that there will be no such opportunity in the near future, and his travel time is not at all generous.

And he has already thought of it, Jiang Xiaojun, the good wine in his mouth is most likely Erguotou, anyway, this is not a time for Hollywood filmmakers, the title of "Hollywood Chinese Promotion Ambassador", press on him There's nothing wrong with the head.

What "n, b." "The Force is true t, m, d is good", "Tai Mao is the good wine you think, we Beijing gentlemen will drink Erguotou, drink this, you will not hide when the atomic bomb comes", etc. Wait, wait, the number of Hollywood filmmakers who have been fooled by him is not at all.

Basically, every foreigner who has cooperated with him can learn something special about Chinese.

Seeing that the foreigner was not holding up at all, and the chat with Jiang Xiaojun was quite lively, the national teacher nodded secretly and said, "Director Greenberg, your "The Flash" is astonishingly shocking, and the special effects are simply too great. Excellent."

"Thank you, your humanistic care in the movie also left a very deep impression on me." Hua Huajiaozi was raised by the crowd, and Wayne was accustomed to similar scenes, and also complimented the other party.

"I don't know if you have time recently. I want to invite you to visit my crew." The national teacher immediately sent an invitation when he saw the show. He really wanted to chat with Hollywood directors and learn more about Hollywood commercials.

"Unfortunately, my travel time this time is very tight."

Wayne shrugged and politely declined the invitation.

In fact, he didn't lie. There was really not much time left on this trip, and it was also filled with various interviews.

The land of the East, after all, is not the market in North America with all traces to follow. Whether it is the viewing habits of movie fans, the profit model of the movie industry, etc., they are still in the initial stage of development. At this stage, the box office figures are more interesting. The only effective way is to carry out large-scale propaganda and public opinion guidance.

Warner Bros. and China Film arranged a lot of activities, especially Wayne's high favorability to Oriental fans, which led to his interview activities one after another, which did not end until he boarded the plane.

I hurriedly chatted with a few local filmmakers briefly. Tonight's premiere event is over, which is different from North America. Because of the special national conditions, Warner Bros. and China Film did not arrange a related reception after the premiere. , Wayne and his party can return to the hotel early to rest.

"Boss, Bruce Rosenblum personally sent the email."

The first thing Nina did when she got back to her hotel room was to check her work email, and the first email that caught her eye was from the director of distribution at Warner Bros.

"Just say something."

Glancing at the assistant miss, Wayne sounded with a tired voice. It's easy to deal with those media tonight. After all, the media here are much more polite than those in North America, but chatting with some so-called "big men" in the administration makes people feel uncomfortable.

Miss Lizao was very smart and immediately said, "I'll go take a shower and change my clothes."

Seeing that her boss nestled into the sofa and lit a cigarette, the Miss Lizao also walked into the master bedroom consciously, and Nina opened the email and reported. "It's the first-week overseas box office data of The Flash."

Wayne waved. "Let's talk about the key figures."

Nina habitually pushed the glasses on her face and said: "The Flash officially landed in the overseas cinema market last Saturday, and the British Isles and various regions in Europe were the first to appear. There were no accidents. "The Flash" "Xia" has a huge popularity among fans.

After Warner Bros.'s branches in various places have investigated, they have sent investigation reports back to Warner Bros. North America headquarters. The average score of movie fans watching in the theater is A, which is basically the same as that of North American movie fans. It is predicted that word of mouth will not appear too much. Great landslide.

"The Flash" was released for a whole week, and the British Isles reported a box office receipt of 16.5 million US dollars, and it is still the leader in the overseas theater market. Followed by the country of sticks, "The Flash" caused a sensation once it was released, with a box office receipt of $15.55 million in its first week. It was followed by Australia with $13.25 million and France with $10.97 million.

$9.8 million in Mexico, $8.65 million in Brazil, $8.54 million in books, 6.7 million in Italy, 6.43 million in Germany, 4.9 million in Spain, 4.1 million in the Philippines, 3.56 million in Malaysia... "The Flash" has a total of 72 countries around the world Released in the regional theatrical market, the box office excluding North America totaled about 132 million US dollars.

Warner Bros. marketing department, as well as a number of third-party forecasting agencies in North America, said that the overseas box office of "The Flash" will not be less than 350 million US dollars. Up to now, the North American theater market has received 246 million US dollars at the box office, but it has shown a very serious lack of stamina, but even so, it is predicted that the global box office of "The Flash" will not be less than 700 million US dollars.... .."

This achievement is actually similar to Wayne's own expectations. In this day and age, basically the movies that have exploded in the North American theater market are unlikely to be released in the overseas theater market.

"But boss."

Nina glanced at the email again, turned around and said seriously: "Bruce Rosenblum also mentioned that the box office of "The Flash" in North America showed a cliff-like decline, a cliff-like decline without warning. "

"It's okay, that's normal."

Nodding, Wayne motioned for her to sit down and don't worry. "Commercial films that rely solely on extreme audio-visual effects cannot avoid the shortcoming of lack of stamina. Nina, "The Flash" is not "Star Wars" after all, and potential audiences were driven into the theater by us almost a week or two ago."

If you look at it from the perspective of this era, if the total box office of a movie in North America exceeds 100 million, it is already considered a success. In particular, the North American box office of "The Flash" has exceeded 100 million in ten days. According to traditional thinking, the follow-up box office of this film will definitely be more durable.

But Wayne had long anticipated the current situation, and he remembered it clearly in his head. After more than ten years, all mainstream commercial blockbusters will follow this box-office trend, especially commercial masterpieces with special effects as their selling point. Movie fans flocked to the theater repeatedly to buy tickets to watch the movie.

The distribution strategy he and Warner Bros. initially formulated was also based on this. In the hot summer season, more fans were rushed into theaters earlier and faster, and a very beautiful box office figure was achieved.

And this "Flash" is unlikely to be screened in the theater market for as long as "Batman: The Dark Knight". After the early harvest of the expected results, immediately down the file. Immediately following the various operations of offline copyrights, it is the most correct distribution method for such films to drain all the short-term interests of "The Flash" in a very rapid process.

"Is there anything else?" After hearing about the overseas box office of "The Flash", Wayne opened his hands, stretched a lot, and got up to take a shower and rest early.

"Angelina Jolie, officially entered the Warners Studios today and started action training."

The assistant lady nodded immediately without waiting for him to lift his legs. "This morning, uh... three hours before our time here, Angelina Jolie, accompanied by her agent and lawyer, signed the casting contract provided by Greenberg Studios. , Jimmy and lawyer Ryan received."

Hearing this, Wayne slowly sat back on the sofa and grabbed the cigarette from the coffee table again. While tilting his head to set fire, he looked at the assistant and asked, "Did they show any dissatisfaction?"

"It wasn't mentioned in the call from Jimmy."

Rolling her eyes without hesitation, Nina shrugged and said. That's right, that's what your boss does. Not only do I have **** with you, but you also have to make money for Lao Tzu. I am afraid that you will expand after becoming famous. Before making money, you will have to sign a long-term contract that restricts freedom.

You know, because of the role in the DC series, Angelina - Jolie has signed a five-film feature film contract with Warner Bros. Once this kind of actor contract is signed, it means that in the next few years, it will be completely tied to the film company.

And the actor's long-term contract has strict regulations on the increase of the actor's salary. It is similar to Christian Bale's contract. No matter how popular the starring movie is, and the box office results are excellent, don't even think about it in the first two or three movies. later divided.

Of course, with the popularity of actors starring in movies, the salary of the next sequel movie will inevitably increase significantly. But as long as the film is on a long-term appointment, the possibility of the agent's big opening will be eliminated in advance.

Angelina Jolie has already signed a long-term film contract, and it is still a harsh long-term contract with as many as five films. In this regard, she has no choice. Anyone who wants to join the DC film series and work with the producer Fang Warner Brothers signed a long-term contract is a prerequisite.

This also means that within a few years, she will be tied to Warner Bros. Now without hesitation, she has signed another five-film long-term contract with Greenberg Studios. If there is no accident, she will lose at least ten years of freedom.

Hollywood actors sign long-term movie contracts, and then because of the growth of fame and the expansion of ambitions, there are many examples of people who go back in the middle, but basically the actors who go back do not end well. Likewise, film companies did not get the expected results, which is a typical lose-lose situation.

Under Wayne's behest, Nina made this feature film agreement because she didn't expect Angelina Jolie to sign it happily. But an unexpected thing happened. The woman thought so quickly, and completely kidnapped the most beautiful age of an actress to Greenberg's studio.

"It seems that Angelina Jolie has given you a lot of benefits?"

Meng spit out a large group of cigarettes, Wayne's face was serious, but his tone was indescribably ridiculed. His feet were casually placed on the coffee table, and he just sat on the sofa and looked at Nina. "Tell me, why do you want to help her? Hey, dear assistant lady, don't tell me that Angelina Jolie's agent used a masculine trick on you."

The two of them have been working together for nearly ten years, and it can be said that they know each other very well. Nina seems to have expected that she could not hide her boss. glasses on his face, said:

"Because she's very smart, I just gave a short answer, and she can react to the series of arrangements that follow. Also, because she is the most suitable person, I remember those movie concept drawings you usually drew, several of them. The prototype of the protagonist of the movie is all based on her as a reference."

Taking a close look at Nina's eyes, Wayne nodded, raised his arm, stretched out his fingers holding the cigarette, and tapped the assistant's forehead in the air.

The thing is very simple. It is the nature of Hollywood actors to never easily tie their freedom to a film company. So Angelina Jolie happily signed a long-term movie contract, and has not shown any reluctance, she must have received some news in advance that would make him willing to abandon his freedom.

Over the next few years, Greenberg Studios will be producing a lot of commercial projects. Now he is not short of money, and even starting from the second half of this year, he will start to prepare several film projects one after another. However, most of these film projects are based on the perspective of female characters.

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The development plan of Greenberg Studio was completely negotiated by Wayne and Nina, and she also fully understood why they would produce a large number of films in the next two years. The assistant lady knew everything about what happened next. If it wasn't for her suggestion to Angelina Jolie, it would be hard for Wayne to think of other reasons.

"rest early."

With a wave of his hand, Wayne snuffed out the cigarette in his hand, got up and walked to the master bedroom. As for the fact that the assistant gave a hint privately, he didn't mean to blame at all. He wasn't a fool who didn't know how to do it. Nina did it all for herself.

The original plan was that if Angelina Jolie didn't want to sign a long-term contract, he would be looking for one or two other actresses. Hollywood lacks everything except sexy, hot and beautiful girls, but now it seems that this part of the effort can be saved.

"correct."

Walking to the door of the master bedroom, Wayne seemed to suddenly remember something, raised his arm and patted his forehead. He turned to look at the assistant and said, "Didn't Warner Brothers find a professional team to train Angelina Jolie's movements and body? Help me call Jennifer Connelly.

If she has time and wishes, she can also go to Warner Studios for the next movement training. "

Speaking of this, he pouted at Nina and joked: "If I were you, I would mention Jennifer Connelly again, maybe her agent will find you a dozen male models and so on. the stuff..."

"You're an asshole, boss."

"Thankyou, Ms. Klein."

He's an asshole, which Wayne has never denied. After opening the master bedroom door, he didn't forget to turn around and make fun of it again. "lifeisaf**kingmovie, life is like a play, you know what I mean."

In fact, the matter is very simple. Wayne holds a large number of film adaptation copyrights. It is precisely that he needs to produce as many as possible in the next two years, so that the value of Greenberg Studios has ballooned to an astonishing level.

Then, the shortest way is to turn the copyright in Greenberg Studios into several long-term profitable film series.

In late June, which is the end of this month, "Charlie's Angels" will be released in North America on a scale of nearly 3,000 theaters. If this film is unsuccessful, he will undoubtedly revise his plans for the future, and push back a large number of films that focus on women's perspectives for a few years, and wait until the influence of women's rights in society is greater.

But once "Charlie's Angels" achieves the earliest expected results, not only will Warner Bros. produce "Wonder Woman" without hesitation, but Greenberg Studios will also independently invest in a series of commercial films from a female perspective.

Now there are plans, including the "Tomb Raider" series, the "Resident Evil" series, "King Kong", and the "Mad Max" that all rights are owned by Warner Bros., and Wayne wrote before. A number of scripts written and prepared.

It never occurred to him to take the salary that Warner Bros. paid him from Greenberg's studio account. A large amount of dollars will be invested in the next film production. Even so, this amount of money may not be enough, and some projects have to be considered for co-production with Warner Bros.

Now his only thought is that the third film of "The Matrix", "Charlie's Angels" and other films to be released this summer, can provide enough cash flow for his next plan.

It's not that Wayne is too anxious and has to increase his capital wildly in the past two years, but with the development of the DC movie universe, there is not much time left for him. There are some things that have to be done before the DC Cinematic Universe can get out of itself.

For example, the CEO of Netflix, who has been chasing after him, has still not made a decision to invest. One is that I am really not sure whether my premature investment will affect the future trend of this streaming media giant, and the other is that I really don’t want to make extra troubles. My main energy for the past two years must be on DC and Green. In Berg Studio, there are always trade-offs.

"Bang, bang, bang. Are you asleep? Boss."

The usual reception was canceled on the night of the "Flash" premiere, but it was as if God was on purpose and didn't give Wayne a good rest. Just less than an hour after returning to the bedroom, the door was slammed, and at the same time, Nina's shout.

"f**k, what happened, your best praise gives me a reason enough, otherwise..."

In the master bedroom, Wayne sat like a knife on the balcony chair, wearing a white bathrobe. With a burning cigarette in his mouth, he squinted his eyes and raised his head slightly, looking at the twinkling stars in the night sky comfortably.

The knock on the door that he suddenly remembered completely interrupted his interest at this time, and it was not difficult to hear that there was a trace of annoyance and impatience in his voice.

"Someone is looking for you, you'd better come out and meet, uh..." Nina's voice outside the door was a little weird, she paused and then continued: "I mean the best."

"Damn it, wait five minutes for me."

As he spoke, he lowered his head, just in line with the eyes on Miss Lizao's delicate face. Wayne whistled impatiently and gave a stern growl. "Sweetheart, does it affect you, keep busy with your **** work, you still have five precious minutes."

After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath of the cigarette, squinted his eyes again, raised his head, and looked at the beautiful scenery in the starry sky comfortably.

Ten minutes later Wayne sorted out the bathrobe on his body, opened the door of the master bedroom with a relaxed face, and came out wearing the hotel slippers.

"Nina, who's looking for me? It's almost midnight now, what's the urgency..." He saw a relatively familiar face only halfway through his words. It should be said that it is a familiar face from TV and movies in the memory of his previous life.

A girl with a single ponytail looked over the moment he came out. The girl looked a little nervous, but she showed a beautiful smile since she saw him.

The white T-shirt, skinny jeans, ponytail, the girl dressed like the little girl next door, especially the delicate and familiar face, filled Wayne's mind with question marks. He quickly recalled it in a few seconds and was quite sure that he had no connection with the girl.

"Hello, Mr. Wayne Greenberg." The girl didn't give too much time for doubts. After he sat on the sofa, he immediately stretched out his white right hand. "I'm Ceciliag, from Xiangjiang, do you remember me?

At Los Angeles International Airport in 1993, my sister and I went back to Australia with my family, and we were detained by customs because we didn't understand the rules of cash declaration. You helped us explain it to customs..."

With the girl's urgent narration, a dusty memory was also turned over in Wayne's mind. At that time, it should be the only time that "Joker" had just passed its hot screening period and the only vacation to Australia with Naomi Watts. He still remembered that a group of Chinese was stopped by the customs, and he really helped to explain it clearly, otherwise those Chinese would be miserable.

It's just that his first feeling now is that he is cold all over his body. Could it be that he provokes the real heroine just by saying a famous remark of Brother Guanxi? A deep malice rushed towards him.