~： Four hundred and thirty-five - I am optimistic about the future of computer animation

"Hey, you don't want to go to work and come here to make fun of me, right?"

After Wayne went downstairs, he didn't stop in the living room, raised his finger to the lawn in front of the garden outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and took the lead in walking towards his favorite awning.

"I'm here to share good things with you." The two walked out side by side, Jeff Robinoff said, looking at the beautiful woman behind him.

Hearing this, Naomi Watts' face changed immediately, and even Wayne was taken aback and muttered in his heart, is this old guy playing so crazy in private?

"Damn, don't think too much."

Seeing the strange expressions on their faces, the CEO of Warner Bros. raised his hand, patted himself on the forehead with a "pop", and quickly explained. "Amanda is a graduate of Habanos Academy in Cuba, and she knows everything about cigars, and you'll see in a while."

When the other party said this, Wayne probably knew what he meant. He had heard of a similar profession in his previous life, and it was called a stalker on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

When he came to the awning, the two of them were leaning on the reclining chair. He looked at the Cuban beauty curiously, opened the small wooden box that he had always carried with him, and took out the two thick cigars he had prepared.

"I am definitely a professional in how to better enjoy the beauty of cigars and enhance the pleasure of smoking cigars." While watching a beautiful woman named Amanda trimming cigars, Jeff Robinoff pointed to the quiet surroundings environment, said:

"A comfortable and undisturbed time and space, choose two properly maintained cigars, Amanda has already helped us choose from my collection, by the way, you should have a good black tea here, right? It will be better when paired. It's comfortable. Trust me, it'll give you unparalleled satisfaction."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the cigarettes on the table with contempt. It could be seen that he always wanted to share the hobby of cigars with Wayne.

A delightful Cuban beauty, the aftertaste of the long black tea, the two men were smoking thick cigars, half lying on the chair together, smoking clouds.

Both of them knew in their hearts that as the leader of Warner Bros., Jeff Robinoff would never be so idle to bring a beautiful woman to enjoy a cigar, or a vacation.

In fact, this kind of high-end enjoyment full of formalism, Wayne has never caught a cold. He was not used to smoking from the very beginning. Although he can now appreciate the beauty of cigars, he felt in his heart that this thing is far inferior to Cigarettes are happy.

Maybe when he is older, he may like this kind of leisurely enjoyment.

"Wayne, I heard." Jeff Robinoff turned his head and looked at the young man beside him who was learning how to close his eyes and enjoy. "I heard you took over an animation studio?"

He came here this time, and there is indeed an element of emotional communication, but there are other things, and he must find a way to get accurate answers from the other party's mouth. This is related to some of Warner Bros. strategy in the next few years. .

"That's right."

Wayne opened his eyes and looked at each other sincerely, without any hesitation, nodded directly. "Jeff, there's nothing to hide, I'm very bullish on the future of computer-animated feature films."

The CEO of Warner Bros. was silent for a few seconds and frowned slightly. He originally wanted to give some advice, but now it seems that the other party is just like those young people who have succeeded earlier, with extremely conceited personalities, and I am afraid he will not listen to others. Opinion.

If an animation studio wants to develop, it will burn money. He, a media tycoon, knows too much. Not to mention, even traditional animation giants like Disney have been trying to cut their own hand-painted animation department. Simple, an animation department without successful works is struggling to support even a giant.

He thought about it and decided to change direction. "You are optimistic about the computer animation market now, just as you were optimistic about the comic book movie a few years ago?"

"That's right."

Wayne nodded, spitting out a thick cloud of fog. "Jeff, the development of special effects in movies is changing with each passing day. You should have noticed that while the special effects are constantly improving, the cost is decreasing year by year.

As early as a few years ago, I felt that it might not take too long. Those scenes that have always existed in people's imagination, and the special abilities that only exist in comics, everything can be perfectly displayed on the big screen using special effects. "

What he meant was very clear. With the cost of special effects getting lower and lower, those big investment scenes that were difficult for the production company to bear have gradually become acceptable. Although special effects are still the most expensive place in movies, the trend is already very obvious.

After a pause, he continued: "The same is true of computer animation. The decline of Disney's hand-drawn animation means the rise of computer animation. The speed of computer and network development is too fast. I am very optimistic about this market in the future."

There are some things he didn't say, otherwise it would be predicting the future. In fact, in Hollywood, as long as there are Pixar's group of technicians who have opened plug-ins, future computer animation feature films will not only completely replace the glory of hand-painted animation, but also The already huge market share has opened up even wider.

But if you want to eat this cake, the technical barriers are very high, and it is far from being as simple as producing popcorn on a Hollywood assembly line. Therefore, either take advantage of the last chance to enter the market, or simply ignore it and wait for a few years. Witness the highlights of Pixar and DreamWorks Animation.

Jeff Robinoff nodded and stopped talking about this topic. He still understood Wayne's real wealth and knew that the other party held a large amount of cash flow. Not to mention some Internet shares that can be cashed out at any time, just the money earned from the movie project can also withstand the other party's temper.

And he has already been informed that accountant Colin Howard, after obtaining the authorization of Wayne, successfully bought the Blue Sky Studio in New York, and it is too late to say anything. When he brought up the topic about the animation studio, it was just some of his temptations to Wayne. Seeing that the other party had no intention of concealing it, he slowly organized the language and asked, "I heard that you have several project plans in your hands. There are also some copyrights, when are you going to start making them?"

This should be the main purpose of coming here. Wayne's mouth slowly rose, and he shook his head with a smile. "When the time is right, Jeff, I am a major shareholder of Warner Bros. No matter when these projects are produced, the publisher will only be Warner Bros. This is my promise!"

Hearing his reassurance, Jeff Robinoff dropped half of his heart. "Of course, of course I believe you, no one in the circle knows that Wayne Greenberg's promise is more guaranteed than a contract written on paper."

He said that he didn't need money to compliment, he suddenly remembered something. "You mean distribution? What about the producers? Are you going to invest in the production yourself? Or with other..."

This is equally important, and the best outcome, of course, is that Warner Bros. invests in the production, and then distributes the film by its own distribution division.

But this is obviously impossible. Wayne is by no means a big fool. He worked hard to acquire copyright at a high price, adapt the script, initiate the project, and then only get a small part of the profit of the film. According to Hollywood rules, the copyright of the film belongs to the distributor.

And now Greenberg Studios, the joint investment and production model with Warner Bros. is the most suitable way at this stage. "The Matrix" and "The Departed" are both products of this model. There is already quite a bit of experience.

Jeff Robinoff doesn't dislike Wayne's investment and production alone. As long as the film is handed over to Warner Bros. for distribution, the company's revenue will not be less. After all, in Hollywood, the distribution company is the top of the food chain.

What he is worried about is that the other party will reach a deal similar to 20th Century Fox with other giants again because of certain things. Who can guarantee that there will be any accidents in the middle? It is also clear with the feet that the other five giants are trying their best to disintegrate the cooperation between Wayne and Warner Bros.

"Jeff, as long as it is a project initiated by me." Wayne thought for a while, and said happily: "Unless Warner Bros. fails the review, it is impossible for me to choose other investors."

As early as a few years ago, he was actually completely locked up with Warner Bros. This is not only his own thinking, but also other companies in the circle.

Unless the board of directors of Warner Bros. and the top management together with cerebral palsy and offend Wayne to death, he will never be able to sell shares, give up his hard-earned status, and the DC universe that has already begun to emerge.

It is very simple to choose another production company to cooperate with. With his current status, those five companies and DreamWorks will be willing to pay no matter what the cost, but then he will lose his hard-planned career Another important point is that in Marvel Comics, he has already kicked himself into the well. This time and space wants to turn over like his previous life, and the difficulty has increased many times. This is still in the situation that he will not secretly make trouble. Down.

So even if it is purely for DC, he will not easily destroy everything he has in Warner Bros. Hollywood has always been a commercial society, and it is normal for Jeff Robinoff and the executives to worry. After all, Wayne in their eyes has always been a Jewish capitalist with an elusive personality and greed. .

And the Jewish racial profile is known to not hesitate to sell everything when the greater good comes before them.

After getting the promise he wanted, Jeff Robinoff completely relaxed, just like he really came to Greenberg Manor to visit friends and go on vacation. Hear the secret inside the circle that will definitely cause an earthquake.

"By the way, the second and third sets of "The Matrix" are expected to pass the review soon. You have the funds ready. You'd better take some time to talk to Zach."

Wayne shook his head. "I'm not going to get involved in the last two installments of this series, except as a producer and writer. We have to give Zach enough credit, Jeff, which is very important for a creator like a director."

Although he said that he would not intervene in the latter two films, the necessary insurance measures would definitely be in place. He felt that the producer of Hector Henry did a good job, and he planned to propose him as the first producer later, as his own eyes, always watching all the work in the crew.

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