Chapter 1041

Barry believes in and adores big money.

At the end of the "Batman prequel" trilogy, Warner Brothers is even willing to give up the box office bonus in order to retain Christian bell and Christopher Nolan; Unfortunately, both of them are artists whose art is superior to their interests. Without any negotiation, they both rejected the proposal and declared the end of the trilogy.

Even so, Warner Bros. still gives the green light and pays for a series of films by Christopher Nolan, which does not affect the cooperation between the two sides.

Now, to restart the Batman Series and Superman series, Warner Bros. still focuses on the top stars, at least the first-line actors and directors.

In essence, Barry still has the pride of a superior. He refuses to copy Marvel's road to success, and is eager to open up his own road and Warner Brothers' road, leaving his own name on the history books. As for whether such persistence is a blessing or a curse, it is impossible to predict.

Originally, Lan Li was the first candidate on the waiting list; But after "tomorrow's edge," Barry changed his mind.

Different from Robert Downey Jr., who built his reputation with "Iron Man" and Johnny Depp, who is charming in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, Langley has unique characteristics, such as acting skills, temperament and image, audience reputation, professional posture, etc., and gradually established his own "brand".

In the 1980s and 1990s, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise and Will Smith were typical representatives of such brands, including Tom Hanks. Compared with Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp Jr., these actors still have a strong appeal after a series of films without personal characteristics, and they are still effective in the 21st century.

The difference between the two lies in:

The former must focus on the combination of actor image and brand image, and consolidate the role image step by step through one work after another, and the film company can only benefit from one series.

The latter has no such limitation. The agent team and public relations team of the actors will be responsible for the brand packaging and operation of the actors' personal image. The film company doesn't even need to spend energy. It just needs to prepare suitable projects and send out invitation. In principle, the film company can apply the actor to any commercial film template.

Of course, this is the theoretical result on paper. In the actual operation process, there are bound to be many problems, but on the whole, this is the truth. That's why the film market has always admired top actors——

Since the "Star Wars", the Hollywood film industry has gradually matured, but in 35 years, only Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise and Will Smith are really box office stars. It takes only ten years on average to get one. It's a real wave and a real gold fire.

After the great success of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Johnny Depp's film appointment was almost softened, which is the most direct proof, because the major film companies think that another Tom Cruise and another Will Smith have been born; But soon, the industry were disappointed, Johnny's limitations gradually revealed.

Later, when the iron man was born, the market was much calmer.

Now, lanli has the potential to become the next top actor. It doesn't need the image bonus of Batman, and the market appeal is enough. So Warner Bros. also uses lanli to play a superhero, which is outrageous.

In Barry's idea, they should give other works that need more star effect bonus to lanli, and maximize the market value of lanli. This is the most reasonable and effective business strategy.

After entering the 21st century, the global film market is gradually evolving towards "serialization". Series films, sequel films and fan films are becoming the leading roles in the market, while the personal appeal of actors is gradually declining. In particular, the strong rise of grassroots stars in the Internet era means that all people can become stars, which further weakens the aura of stars.

Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. reached the top of Hollywood in the new century and created brilliance, but they could not reproduce the powerful star effect of the 1990s. Now, with the emergence of Langley, can he turn the whole era around?

In Barry Meyer's eyes, everything is a string of numbers. The reference data of "speed and passion 5", "crazy love" and "anti-cancer me" are still too few. However, the unexpected explosion of "tomorrow's edge", especially the emergence from the super schedule, is even more eye-catching, which has changed Barry's idea.

Barry wants to gamble and really test how big the number of interests represented by the name of "Langley hall" is, how deep the potential number is, and more importantly, how much role it can play in the future of Warner Bros?

As a result, Barry personally appeared in London, not for a specific project, but for the whole future blueprint. What if Warner Bros. could make "Langley hall" a brand and build a series around it, a series beyond DC Comics?

After a real face-to-face conversation, Barry further confirmed his confidence. "Two days ago, I just received the cumulative box office data of" tomorrow's edge "worldwide. Congratulations, you have completed a wonderful job." He raised the whisky in his hand and signaled his congratulations.

Lan Li was slightly surprised at Barry's directness, no polite greetings, straight to the theme; At the same time, lanli was slightly surprised that the success of "tomorrow's edge" shocked the CEO.

In the past few weeks, Nathan talked about the box office of the movie in lanli's ears. But lanli didn't have a deep understanding of the specific figures. He took it for granted that it might be the same level as "speed and passion 5", but now it seems that there are still surprises——

After going back, with curiosity, lanli inquired about Nathan and learned about the cumulative box office so far. He was surprised and opened his mouth slightly, which made Nathan and Roy laugh happily.

Even Lan Li himself, when he heard about the box office of "tomorrow's edge", made a slight gaffe, not to mention other people?

"My pleasure." With a smile, lenley raised his whisky and responded, "fortunately, our bold attempt has been well received by the audience, otherwise it would be a different situation now. I think Paul will be very happy. " It's not intended to be emphasized, but obviously it's the director Paul Greengrass, not the same Paul Walker.

"Ha ha, of course, of course." Barry laughed merrily, nodded, took a big sip of whiskey, looked comfortable and relaxed.

But then the words changed, sharp tone attack power does not drop, it can be known that relaxation is just a confused appearance, in fact, attention still maintains a high degree of concentration, "for the sequel, do you have any idea?"

Although it was a question, Barry didn't wait for Langley to speak. Then he said, "yesterday, Paul and I talked about the idea and creativity of the sequel on the phone. He has some good ideas, but he thinks it needs further discussion and improvement. Paul mentioned that in the production meeting of this work, you also contributed a lot of inspiration. Maybe you can provide more ideas about the sequel. "

"No, to be honest, I don't have any ideas at the moment." Lan Li chuckled, shook his head, and said sincerely, "in the past, all my energy and attention have been focused on the work at hand. It's a hard job, and no distractions are allowed. Even in the publicity period of the film, I have been looking through the script and keeping in shape. So I really don't have any ideas about the sequel. "

At this point, lanli gestured to his chin with his right hand, and his eyes showed a trace of narrowing. "In fact, before the movie was released, we didn't expect that the sequel would be taken into consideration; Even now, I'm still out of the picture. So, are we seriously discussing the possibility of a sequel? "

"Yes." Barry's eyes flashed a ray of smiling light, and he said, "the sequel has been put on the agenda. If you are willing to join, it's a certainty."

There is no exaggeration, just a simple sentence, but it shows Barry's killing and cutting decision: there is no need for cumbersome sweet words, a simple invitation has full weight. It's self-confidence, it's simple, it's crisp.

Lan Li could clearly feel the weight of Barry's words. He could not help picking his eyebrows, and his eyes showed a playful look.

I've heard of some special situations before, and the sequel has been determined before the film officially starts shooting. Maybe even the trilogy is packed and signed in one go. Even if it's not "Iron Man" or "Thor," it's a cartoon adapted movie.

But now, "tomorrow's edge" is still hot, Warner Bros. has put the sequel on the agenda, which is very rare.

"Without a script?" Lanli's first reaction made Barry smile. From the corner of his mouth to the bottom of his eyes, lanli could not help but smile and said half jokingly, "it seems that I made a rookie's mistake and asked an inappropriate question."

"It's no surprise." Barry's smile narrowed slightly and his face became serious“ What I'm more curious about is, if there is no script, are you really reluctant to sign up? Even if Warner Brothers is willing to pay 20 million dollars for the film? "

Langley can detect Barry's superior posture, which reminds him of Harvey Weinstein. In a way, after these top leaders are used to giving orders, they have more or less similar habits and posture.

When facing Harvey at the beginning, lanli went his own way; Now in the face of Barry, Langley is still full of confidence.

"Yes." There was no roundabout response, no polite response, no empty talk. Lanli frankly admitted the "accusation".