~： 443 - Help me tell Wayne I want to talk to him

"According to the survey data from Warner Bros., the profit of Hollywood movies at the box office is decreasing year by year. Similar to low-cost horror movies and **** comedy movies, such special cases of low-cost and high-box-office films will still appear, but the frequency is the same. is showing a decreasing trend.

And the main part of the movie revenue is gradually generated by the movie peripheral derivatives, video tapes, and the copyright operation of various channels after the movie is downgraded, and the proportion of box office profits will only get lower and lower. "

In the corner of the screening room, Wayne was chatting with a glass of champagne. Almost all of the people around were big directors of the same weight as him. They also had the same identity, that is, well-known USC alumni.

"Well, Wayne, don't tell me, this is why Warner Bros. has been investing in big productions over the past few years?" Robert Zemeckis, who was just introduced by George Lucas, suddenly joked. one sentence.

"There are reasons for this." Wayne nodded with a smile, touched the glass with the other party, and continued: "This is also the reason why I am optimistic about the superhero market. A movie wants to arouse fans before it is released. Wide attention and interest must have something that can attract them. With the progress in special effects and post-production, it is obviously a possibility for comic heroes with enough topic to go on the big screen.

To make this type of film, whether it is sci-fi or action popcorn, or superheroes, requires a very large investment and production. Compared with constantly testing the market with a small and broad, large investment and large production can better guarantee the success rate. Therefore, to a certain extent, the future film will be more like a promotional film, and the focus of profit is the income behind the success of the film. "

Those present were all top figures in the circle, and more or less agreed with him. Moreover, Warner Bros. has been succeeding with this strategy in recent years.

This does not refer to Wayne's works alone. Other successful works of Warner Bros., if carefully analyzed, also follow the same path.

Steven Spielberg, who has been silent all the time, took a sip of wine and shook his head, sighing: "Such a trend is a disaster for small and medium-sized production companies. Before a movie is released, It is a gamble that no one can guess the outcome, after big investment and big production become mainstream, the failure of a movie can make small and medium-sized film companies go bankrupt several times!"

Among the filmmakers present, the Jewish good man was probably the one who felt the deepest feeling. When all the decisions of DreamWorks are on his shoulders, he can appreciate the difficulty.

In the face of the success of Warner Bros. in the past two years, Hollywood has already had high production costs, and unknowingly, it has again adjusted upwards a lot. Many people have this feeling. In the first few years, 80 million US dollars can still be regarded as a first-line big production, but in the past two years, it has been called a first-line investment, and it has silently exceeded 100 million.

In the face of huge pressure to return to their capital, many small and medium-sized production companies simply choose not to go to this troubled water, and continue to produce low-cost horror films to make money.

Everyone knows that large investment in large production means huge profit margins, but if a project with an investment of 80 million or even hundreds of millions fails, it means that small and medium-sized production companies will be insolvent, and the only way to go is bankruptcy and liquidation. Walk.

"That's right." Ron Howard nodded in agreement and said with emotion: "Wayne, not all production companies are Warner Bros. Warner Bros. is second to none in terms of risk resistance among the Big Six. That’s why I dare to make big investments.”

"So, I want to reduce the risk." Wayne shrugged, thinking of the common practice in the next ten years, and said: "The only way is joint production. In this model, multiple producers While companies share the risks, they also share the benefits, which is a good insurance.”

This is a pattern that has always existed, especially among the Big Six, with co-investing and sharing the risks and then sharing the benefits. There is both cooperation and competition among the Big Six, and cooperation is always ahead of competition. With the increasing cost of production, similar situations will occur more frequently.

"No, this is not the safest way."

George Lucas greeted other alumni, came over with a glass of wine, and faced a question that made everyone think, stretched out a finger, and shook it with a smile. "The safest way to make big investments and big productions is to let you participate. It's best to be the screenwriter, director, and producer. Well, of course, the project initiator must also be you."

"Hahaha, hey, I think George is right."

"George, trust me, you've found the Hollywood code of wealth! Hahaha."

Facing the ridicule and laughter of the crowd, Wayne shrugged helplessly. The actual age of the big directors around him is much older than him. Some people are more than enough to be their own fathers. Everyone maintains different degrees of innocence.

But what he didn't know was that although these people were laughing, it was rare that no one raised any objections, which obviously showed that they really agreed with the father of Star Wars.

"George, no one can succeed forever," Wayne handed the glass to Nina behind him, took out a cigarette, lit one, and said through the smoke he exhaled, "There are too many factors that can affect the success or failure of a film. Even now, I still walk on thin ice with every work.

Just like this "The Departed", I dare to swear that the effort invested in it is absolutely no less than that of "Joker" in 1993, but it is obviously much narrower in audience. To be honest, whenever I start filming with hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, I will be pressured to sleep well, worrying that one day I will suddenly lose my market acumen and fall into a big trouble. "He said these words from the sincerity, even if he knew that the project he made had a certain guarantee of success rate, but when the investment of hundreds of millions was carried on his shoulders, he would still be overwhelmed.

No one can tell him whether the future box office blockbuster film will be unaccustomed to the present, and whether the fans will be inexplicable when he modifies the future elements in the film. In fact, he is also constantly Temptation, non-stop adventure.

Don't look at Warner Bros. and he can wear a pair of pants now, that's because everyone from executives to shareholders can enjoy the huge profits he has created. Think about it, what would happen if "Batman: Hour of War" made a big hit at the box office and cost Warner Bros. hundreds of millions of dollars.

At that time, Wayne will definitely be reclaimed a large part of his privileges. The next film with an investment of hundreds of millions continues to fail, let alone the privileges in project production. I am afraid that even he will be selectively given up. , those executives and shareholders who lost money will definitely want to throw him to Mexico to sell powder to make money.

So things have never changed. The higher the status and privilege, the greater the risk and pressure. The change may only be some patience. Others may fail once and disappear in Hollywood, and he may be able to fail after the failure. There is also a chance to turn around.

"Come on, Wayne, we're not some fooling lay film critics."

Steven Spielberg raised his eyebrows, stretched out a finger, and nodded his shoulder, saying: "The purpose of the production of The Departed is not to mention the film's box office, and it definitely counts. It's not a failure, a gangster film with a production cost of only tens of millions of dollars has now won nearly 400 million US dollars at the box office, you call this a failure?!"

When everyone was talking and laughing, in a corner not far from them, there was a sturdy woman who looked like a black aunt. She was wearing a colorful dress and took a sip from time to time with a wine glass in her hand. Her eyes never left Wayne. A hesitant light flickered.

In fact, Naomi Watts, who was sitting alone, noticed this woman early in the morning. She herself often sees women giving Wayne special attention. She understands that a billionaire with a net worth of over one billion, coupled with the status and power in the circle, as well as good appearance conditions, it is difficult not to let women miss .

But as time passed, she gradually realized that something was wrong. This sturdy woman who looked like a black aunt in a slum, no matter how she dressed or looked, was obviously out of place here and wanted to attend the alumni party called by George Lucas, It's never been easy.

What made her even more puzzled was her eyes. The African-American woman's eyes did not have the greed of other actresses at all, but more like some kind of hesitation.

"Snapped!"

The Australian actress gave her a slap on the forehead Suddenly she remembered that she had indeed seen this woman, but it had been too long, and she didn't react at all.

"Julia?" Naomi Watts called out tentatively, holding a glass of wine, walking to the back of the black woman with a few steps.

The African-American woman in front of her turned her head and was obviously stunned when she saw her, but the Australian actress had already confirmed the identity of the other party at this moment, showing a warm and elegant smile, and greeted: "I didn't expect it was really you. Mygod! Wayne would be very happy if he knew you were here today."

At this time, Julia seemed a little overwhelmed. She didn't expect that the big star had only seen her once or twice and still remembered her appearance.

"Hello, Ms. Watts." Julia nodded, organizing the language while greeting. "I read on the news that you and Wayne have a baby, congratulations."

"thanks."

Naomi Watts remembers very clearly that Wayne may have rarely mentioned it in the past two years, but in the past few years, he always mentioned it inadvertently. His biggest regret was not being able to edit the editor. The extremely skilled senior sister was pulled into her team.

Later, the editing work of each of his films was taken over by Dawn, a senior commercial film editor. Gradually, he no longer missed the senior who helped him and shared his work experience with him.

"Ms. Watts, help me tell Wayne, find a time, I want to have a chat with him." Julia took out a business card and stuffed it into Naomi Watts's hand, ignoring the Australian woman. Xing responded by turning around and walking towards the door of the projection classroom.

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