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Bruce Rosenblum had just started his narration, and was immediately interrupted by Wayne's angry, surprised foul language. The news is really amazing.
Producer Charles Rowan, who was in the office, felt a chill all over his body. As a producer who has been in Hollywood for many years, he really understands the danger of leaking in advance.
During this period of time, he has been following the busy crew, even if his own sense of existence is quite low, but that is what he did on purpose. Charles Rowan understands that his task is to protect the funds of the crew, etc. Logistical support, and then just wait for the success of the movie to follow.
In fact, this is also the case. Almost all the core team members of the crew are the old men of Wayne's team, and they are basically all the industry experts left by the big waves. Because they have not cooperated with each other once or twice, there is no other common running-in in the crew at all. The problem, as soon as it came up, entered the working state, and the cooperation between the various departments was quite tacit.
Various circumstances have created the shooting of lens materials and other work, and the smooth progress is unbelievable. For a time, Charles Rowan has an illusion that "The Dark Knight" will complete all the work smoothly, and the success at hand is also imminent. in front of you.
For a long time, senior practitioners in the Hollywood circle have understood a rule, that is, no matter which giant company invests in the crew, there will always be some inexplicable broken things during the shooting. The specific reasons are probably clear to everyone. In the end, the cause can be found out, and some are simply like natural and man-made disasters.
After a long time, everyone has become accustomed to the appearance of these inexplicable obstacles, and there are very few companies that conduct serious investigations. Because as long as these bad things happen, the giant production companies don’t need evidence at all. They can determine the approximate target only by guessing, and it’s good to find a way to return it later, right?
On the contrary, the crew of "The Dark Knight" did not encounter any inexplicable obstacles that affected the progress of the filming. Even if there was harassment by some non-profit organizations in the middle, it was only a small trouble that was not necessary, and everything went smoothly. Surprising.
In Charles Rowan's heart, he always thought it was Wayne's madman's style of behavior, which made several other companies capable of finding trouble not willing to provoke this dark and cruel lunatic, but he never thought that the trouble that should come would eventually come. It's coming, and it's going to be a big trouble to kill people.
"How could it be leaked?!"
Charles Rowan's face was equally ugly, and he subconsciously stretched out a hand and grabbed Bruce Rosenblum's arm. "I remember that the screenwriting department within Warner Bros. has strict confidentiality clauses, and those screenwriters are working in groups, basically only responsible for a part of the split!"
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't get excited."
Unexpectedly, it was Wayne who regained his composure first. He retrieved the cigarette and lighter on the ground. He raised his arm and patted Charles Rowan on the shoulder. "Let Bruce finish."
The investment of nearly 200 million US dollars is a real cash investment. Because of the profit guarantee of the project, Warner Bros. directly rejected the investment request including the overseas film fund and the funds in the circle, because the executives and shareholders of Warner Bros. I am full of confidence in "The Dark Knight", and it is impossible to share a little benefit.
Even if it is a media group with good revenue, Wayne believes that Warner Bros. cannot afford this loss. If the film fails to achieve the expected results due to the leakage problem, it will not only be a problem of large sums of money, follow-up The accountability of a series of personnel will definitely be carried out, and I am afraid that no executive is willing to fight against this cauldron.
Therefore, it is the executives within Warner Bros. who are most anxious now, especially the executives who are aware of DC's detailed plans. Just look at Bruce Rosenblum's face to understand how panicked the other party is.
"That's right, it's the screenwriting department."
The head of Warner Bros. distribution took a deep breath and directly gave the source of the problem without shyness. "Jeff and I thought of it right away. Unfortunately, the perpetrator has been on sick leave for more than a week, and we couldn't get in touch with him at all."
Speaking of this, Bruce Rosenblum wanted to vomit blood. The smooth sailing in the DC project made him a little paralyzed of the nerves of vigilance. Now I can imagine that the team leader in charge of this part of the screenwriting will definitely Disappearing in people's sight, the difficulty of finding each other is no less than finding a needle in a haystack.
But even if you find the other party, what can you do? Couldn't help a little bit with what's been going on, who knows how long this stuff has been leaking?
Charles Rowan frowned, looked at Bruce Rosenblum, and asked tentatively, "Bruce, can you initiate the relationship between the parent company and intercept the news..."
"It's hard."
Before the Warner Bros. distribution director could answer, Wayne shook his head first, exhaled a thick puff of smoke, and said, "This is a premeditated action, I even suspect that the other party deliberately let Warner Bros. receive the news in advance, Let me think, what is the purpose of this?"
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"Purpose?" Charles Rowan was stunned for a moment, and said subconsciously: "Of course it's to make The Dark Knight fail at the box office..."
"No." As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately denied the speculation. "Now that the film has just moved into post-production, Julia has just started editing. As long as we revise a part of the plot, and then gather the crew again, and go back to New York to re-shoot some of the revised scenes, the impact of what they do will be affected. weakened as much as possible.”
"That's right."
Bruce Rosenblum nodded, a hoarse voice came out of his mouth. "That's what Jeff and I mean. If the news breaks out tomorrow, we'll issue a statement to the media and change the way some films are presented."
This was the best solution. Fortunately, everything was in time, which was the main reason why he hurriedly came to Wayne to discuss it.
"No, no, no." Charles Rowan retorted subconsciously, muttering to himself: "If I were the mastermind behind the information that paid a lot of money, I would definitely not choose to expose it at this point in time. , if you want "The Dark Knight" to be unlucky, why not a week before the release..."
"Shit, the other party wants to hold Wayne!"
Speaking of which, Charles Rowan suddenly stood up from the sofa and, together with Bruce Rosenblum, cast a worried look at Wayne who was lost in thought.
Basically right, the two of them can now be sure that the other party just wants to hold back Wayne's energy. Now most of the behind-the-scenes members and actors of the crew have disbanded, and I am afraid some of them have flown from Los Angeles to all over the world to start vacations.
It will definitely take some time and effort to get everyone back together again. At the same time, it is necessary to modify some movie plots to determine which footage material to keep and which footage material needs to be re-shot in a different way.
Now, the overrun shooting funds have become the least worth mentioning. After all, this film has already invested so much money. In order to ensure the film's performance, Warner Bros. will never be stingy to invest some more money, as long as the quality of the film can be guaranteed. , all of which can be earned back anyway.
The most important thing is that no one can calculate how many days it will take, but according to Charles Rowan's estimation, even if the efficiency is high, it will take at least one month or more.
Wayne suddenly laughed, but the corners of his mouth raised not to warm, but to a strong sarcasm. "Someone doesn't want me in PR for the upcoming awards season. Good trick! Good, very good multiple choice question..."
In fact, this is a must-have question at all. Regardless of his status as a shareholder of Warner Bros., or his emphasis on the foundational work of DC movies, it is impossible to allow the "Dark Knight" to have a little accident, and the shareholders and executives of Warner Bros. will not allow the film to risk maintaining the status quo.
On the contrary, in such a comparison, those professional awards during the awards season are not so important in the face of hundreds of millions of dollars in investment and billions of dollars in expected revenue.
After all, there is an awards season every year, and there will be an Oscar. Wayne's age is the biggest advantage. These things can be fought for again in the future He can be sure that the person who plays tricks behind the scenes should be Just having a similar idea.
Therefore, this is not a multiple-choice question at all, but a mandatory question that tests human nature. If he dares to go crazy again and pursue the public relations of the awards regardless of anything, this time Warner Bros. and Time Warner will not only not help, but will also He generates huge opinions.
"Vicious conspiracy, good tactics, and the timing is just right." Bruce Rosenblum sighed, and even he wanted to applaud the person who shot.
"Charles."
After figuring out everything, Wayne calmed down and returned to an ice-like expression again. He looked at the producer calmly, and said, "Help me go out and announce to everyone, first suspend all the work at hand. Work, let everyone go back to rest today."
"no problem."
Charles Rowan nodded, stood up from the sofa and opened the office door. Just two steps out of the office door, he heard the voice behind him again. "By the way, please call Nina for me, who is my personal assistant. He should handle the work in the corner, thank you."
When there were only two people left in the office, Bruce Rosenblum gritted his teeth, got up and closed the door of the office. Under Wayne's surprised eyes, he walked up to him, bent down and stared into his eyes solemnly. , whispered: "Listen, Wayne, in terms of our personal relationship, I should actually respect all of your decisions, but I'm a Warner Bros executive first and foremost!
So, listen to me, don't be impulsive, don't try to use interests to test human nature...!"
493- is not a multiple choice question, it is a compulsory question.