~： Five hundred and twenty seven - Something just like…

There was a brief silence in the living room of Greenberg Manor. Bruce Rosenblum had actually just returned to Los Angeles. After seeing the news related to "Jurassic Park 2", he arrived here as soon as possible.

In a way, Ron Mayer, CEO of Universal Pictures, didn't play the game very well, but the timing was just right.

"The Dark Knight" has been bombarded with intensive publicity for several months, and its popularity is the first in this year's summer. He chose to announce the release of "Jurassic Park 2" at this time, and then used the media to spontaneously The gimmick to hype the showdown between the two top directors saved tens of millions of dollars in promotional and marketing funds for the film.

In fact, the reason why the other party dares to play like this is simply because of his confidence in the Tyrannosaurus Rex. It can be said that in the whole summer of this year, except for the king bomb of "Jurassic Park 2", it is really not at the same level as "The Dark Knight". 's film.

Wayne has just won the highest recognition of the Oscar, and Warner Bros. has also carried the name of the new best director of the Oscar. They are constantly promoting "The Dark Knight", and they have even entered the final sprint stage before the release, which can be seen everywhere. information to the video.

It can be said that the more intense the promotion of Warner Bros., the greater the benefits for Jurassic Park 2 at this time. The media has been eager to hype the showdown between the two great directors since this morning. It is difficult to not attract attention. .

"If you can be an old guy in the CEO seat of one of the six giants, there is no easy product." With a click, he lit a cigarette, and Wayne muttered while looking at the newspaper on the table.

In fact, the two people present knew that the CEO of Universal Pictures was using public opinion to confuse the attention of most ordinary movie fans. .

To put it bluntly, it means that you have enough confidence in your own film. After the popularity of "The Dark Knight", you can ensure that "Jurassic Park 2" will stab Warner Bros. in the **** the next weekend.

If they didn't have confidence in their own films, they wouldn't dare to put the film on this schedule, because as long as "The Dark Knight" has enough stamina, it is entirely possible that fans will be diverted, and both sides will suffer.

As for the peak duel stunt of the two big directors that the media started to hype up this morning, if you think about it carefully, you can see that this is simply a stealing change of concept, because the two films were not released together on the same weekend or on the same schedule. Since it is a commercial The showdowns above are not released on the same schedule, so how can there be a fair showdown?

"Warner Bros. has always been working hard to create and maintain your character. You should be aware of this, right? Wayne."

After a brief silence, Bruce Rosenblum looked at the man opposite him seriously through the constantly drifting smoke. "From the incident of the boy who painted his own bat suit to the bank hijacking that earned you the Congressional Gold Badge, Warner Bros. has gone to great lengths to guide public opinion.

In the eyes of the public, you are the representative of the American Dream. Although you are a playboy, no woman has ever spoken badly about you in front of the media. More importantly, it is the persona of your modern chivalrous owner! I have an idea, we can work on this, okay, you have to hurry up and give me a decision. "

As his voice became smaller and smaller, a simple and quick plan was slowly narrated in this way. There were only the two of them in the living room, and he was not afraid that what he said would not be heard by others.

Moreover, according to Bruce Rosenblum's understanding of this man, the other party will probably not reject his proposal. As long as the interests are large enough, he believes that the young Jewish capitalist opposite will dare to start the third world war, provided that Yes, the benefits must be large enough.

There was a brief silence in the living room again, and Wayne was smoking cigarette after cigarette. No change in the expression on his face. No one could see whether he agreed with the idea just now, but one thing Warner Bros. distribution director was certain was that he did. It's a serious consideration of feasibility.

"Two difficulties."

About three minutes later, Wayne put out the cigarette **** in the ashtray on the coffee table, looked at each other, raised his arm and stretched out a finger, and said. "First, you have to assure me that the child in this matter does exist, and it was not made by Warner Bros. through some means, Bruce, you know, I'm learning how to be a good father, so I don't want to hurt any children!"

Seeing the other party nodded with a smile, he frowned slightly, raised his arm, and extended a finger again. "Give me a team, the team within Warner Bros. Hurry up, the core members of my team can't be together in a short time, and they will probably come back from the vacation place before the movie is released. It is better to use Warner Bros. Brother's man."

"Ok, I'll go back and prepare now." Bruce Rosenblum nodded again with a smile, got up and was about to leave the manor to make preparations. "By the way, there are all reporters at the entrance of the manor. If you want to have a good effect, you'd better not accept any media interviews. It doesn't matter if you let Universal Pictures laugh for a few days."

"and many more."

Before the other party walked to the door of the living room, Wayne seemed to have suddenly remembered something. He suddenly went from a relaxed state to sitting upright. "I have other ideas, you need to do some other preparations..."

When only himself was left in the living room, he thought it over carefully from the beginning to the end, making sure that there would be no mistakes, and the corners of his mouth began to rise gradually. If Naomi Watts was by her side, she would immediately know that this man must be What kind of bad taste is there, usually a bad taste that is difficult for outsiders to understand.

"Nina!" Wanting to understand everything, Wayne called out loudly to the study upstairs. "Dear Ms. Klein, I remember that there is a good article in the pile of documents in the safe. Help me get it down."

"What?!"

At the corner of the stairs on the second floor, the assistant lady looked at the boss who suddenly became nervous downstairs and asked another question. "what?"

Wayne simply stood up, looking in a particularly good mood, and whistled rarely. "Forget it, I'll find it myself, and you can go on with those **** financial statements."

On this day, almost all the media in North America are filled with the news of Wayne Greenberg's "The Dark Knight" and Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park 2", which is very important for the two film companies. It's not a good thing or a bad thing, but for the media and fans, it's an out-and-out carnival.

In May, the beginning of the summer season, there were two rare battles between kings and bombers. The fans felt extremely happy. Countless teenagers were carefully counting their pocket money, eagerly preparing and enjoying the game. Movie feast.

"I believe that most movie fans who pay attention to movies still remember that as early as the summer of 1993, a similar peak match had already been staged once. Back then, "Joker" was a dark horse, ahead of the North American theater market several times. It has grossed more than $310 million in a week and has also grossed over $1 billion at the global box office.

Just when people couldn't wait to pay homage to Wayne Greenberg and exclaimed that no one could surpass such a box office record within ten years, it was still in 1993 that Steven Spielberg brought "Jurassic". The first part of "The Park" broke this record in a short period of time, and the influence of the big dinosaur was so terrifying that countless people once again worshipped it.

So far, the top two North American box office rankings are still Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park", and Wayne Greenberg's "Joker" and "Forrest Gump". This North American box office also broke 300 million US dollars. Originally, countless people had high hopes, hoping to catch up with the first two films, but unfortunately it fell short in the end.

It was also the only film in several years that came close to catching the box office records of Jurassic Park and Joker, and then, let alone threatening the former two's positions on the North American grossing charts, Hollywood Even the North American box office works that exceed 300 million are very few. This has also calmed down countless media and filmmakers, and reconfirmed that if a work that wants to surpass the box office of those two films will appear, I am afraid it will really take another ten years.

However, after the two internal previews of "The Dark Knight", whether it is the film selection experts of the three major theater chains, the media film critics, or the fans who are fortunate enough to see the film in advance, they are all certain that this film will En-Greenberg's superhero ambition is no less of a quality than 93's "Joker", or even better.

Todd McCarthy, the famous film critic of "Los Angeles Times", after watching the internal test screening, once swore in front of the media that the North American box office of "The Dark Knight" will definitely exceed 300 million US dollars, and he is fully capable of completing the evaluation of "Joker". ” and “Jurassic Park” beyond.

All kinds of remarks about "The Dark Knight" are getting louder and louder, and at the same time, people's expectations for the film have been raised to the highest level. However, before the fans were happy for too long, another news that drove them into madness was also announced. The Tyrannosaurus rex that once caused a global sensation is back, and "Jurassic Park 2" will be released in "The Dark Knight" A week later, officially meet with fans.

Now it seems that this peak match is very likely to continue the grand occasion of 1993. Whether it is Steven Spielberg or Wayne Greenberg, these two great Jewish film masters are very likely to personally Breaking each other's box office records, pushing the numbers on the North American box office charts even higher..."

George Lucas put down the newspaper in his hand with a smile, and touched the delicately trimmed beard on the side of his face with one hand, his eyes full of smiles.

As long as he thinks that his old friend will have a head-to-head confrontation with his little friend, it is difficult for him to keep calm. These two Jewish directors can be said to be the two most popular in the market in the past two years. The two have great similarities, that is, both of them are typical fast shooters among directors, and they can always work as producers and supervise other projects on the premise of maintaining one work a year.

Of course, there are more differences. The two are completely different in the types of films they are good at, but this is also the most exciting point. Strictly speaking, Steven Spielberg has a better chance of winning. The influence of the dragon is too great, and the film is the most suitable family fun for selling tickets, and the release date is also a bit tricky.

On the other hand, although the type of film on Wayne’s side is not the R-rated film that he used to see, and the audience is much wider, it still suffers a little compared with the family-friendly fun that people have deeply rooted in. However, Batman Its popularity and influence are not something that anyone can underestimate. In the end, it is really hard to judge who can be better.

"Ding. Bell, bell, bell, bell, bell..."

Just as the father of Star Wars was enjoying a moment of bad fun after his busy work, his personal phone rang, and he was stunned for a moment. Unless this number is close to close friends and family members, generally no one knows, who will? Calling during your own business hours?

He answered the phone suspiciously, and after hearing the voice on the other side, a smile appeared on George Lucas' face again.

"...I know that you are very busy now, and all your time is spent preparing for the new Star Wars, but there is something I would like to ask if you are interested."

"What's the matter?" The old man turned to lean on the desk, looked at the scenery outside the window, and joked, "Don't expect me to help you find out about Steven, it's a matter between the two of you, You know, I was looking forward to the box office showdown between the two of you just now! Don't worry, boy, I'm on your side mentally."

"Hey! Comeon, don't be like this, just listen to me." The voice on the phone was helpless, and then it gradually became smaller. "George, do you remember the joke at the last alumni party? What did you say? We formed a band and entered Grammy together. I have a plan, I believe you will be interested, a few days. Time is over, do you want to come and play?  …”

As the voice in the microphone gradually became smaller, the eyes of the father of Star Wars became brighter and brighter. Until long after the call was hung up, one of his hands was constantly stroking his beard, and the expression revealed in his eyes. Emotions are quite exciting and interesting.

After a while, he picked up the phone on the table without hesitation and dialed his secretary. "Mary, Mary. Help me and the special effects team to inform me that I will take a few days off, yes, just a few days, damn, it won't delay the work of "Star Wars", just a few days."

In the next few days, the media compared "The Dark Knight" and "Jurassic Park 2" in various aspects. Countless so-called film experts vowed to analyze the outcome of the two films, from the screening. From the scale to the number of screens, from the cast to the behind-the-scenes team, the two upcoming films were analyzed from head to toe by countless people before they officially landed in the theater market.

Ron Mayer has been in a particularly good mood these days. With an unexpected trick, he successfully saved tens of millions of publicity and promotion funds for "Jurassic Park 2". Warner Bros. on everyone's head is miserable, and there's nothing more gratifying than that.

Even as one of the six absolute top executives, he has given rare interviews to the media in the past few days. Facing a camera and a voice recorder, his self-confidence has almost reached a level known to everyone.

Taking advantage of this sudden nationwide discussion, the distribution department of Universal Pictures followed closely to match the scale of Warner Bros.'s promotion, and also began the final promotion sprint for the film in North America. News, gossip, etc., flooded all channels through which people could receive information.

Compared with the high-spirited Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. is not so excited, as if they were not interrupted by the other party at all, and carried out the final publicity before the release step by step, through TV commercials, newspapers, magazines, Film critics' columns and the Internet are constantly releasing information related to the "Dark Knight" film.

Sometimes it's a few new posters, sometimes it's a short new trailer. In the past two days, I have also joined the interviews of Christian Bale and other leading actors. The attitude is slow and slow, so that countless insiders can't see clearly. What the **** were they thinking.

No one believed that Warner Bros. would be willing to let Universal Pictures do this, and then indifferently follow the plan designed by the other party. People are waiting.

But it was destined to disappoint those who watched the fun. After a few days, there were all kinds of information in the media, almost one-sidedly hyping Wayne against Spielberg, and there was no Warner Bros. view.

Countless media reporters are squatting on Wayne, trying to get some explosive gimmicks from him. Unfortunately, for a few days, he has been hiding in the car and not showing his face. Major media sent it to his agent Jimmy. The interview invitation is also like a rock sinking into the sea, no one knows what his attitude is now.

But one thing is predictable, that is, the collision between "The Dark Knight" and "Jurassic Park 2" is bound to happen, there will be no more accidents, and now it is more interesting, who will be the last Winner, there's a lot to be said for that.

Even many unscrupulous media have prepared two press releases in advance. If "Jurassic Park 2" ends up being a better box office, they are ready to blow Steven Spielberg into the sky. If "The Dark Knight" wins in the end, they will describe it as the handover of the scepter between Hollywood's old and new Jewish film masters. Anyway, this gimmick full of explosive points will never be easily given up by the media.

Just as the two companies were making the final impact before the release of the film, time was also slowly advancing. Before the official arrival in mid-May, the core creative team members of "The Dark Knight" returned one after another and began to work in the distribution department of Warner Bros. Arrangement, start the final promotion of the film.

What confuses all fans and media is that Batman Bruce Wayne plays Christian Bale, Joker plays Nicholas Cage, main actors Samuel L Jackson, Naomi Watts, Michael Kay En, Ralph Fiennes, and Charlie Sheen, who is constantly showing the prodigal character in the media, all began to appear frequently, but the film director never appeared in public.

To say that Wayne doesn't pay attention to this film is a pure joke. No one believes that he will not stand up at this critical juncture and use his huge influence and the limelight of the new Oscar's best director to cheer for the film. , this is not the case at all.

Perhaps Universal Pictures feels that it is on the cheap, and has been advocating everything about "Jurassic Park 2", and its CEO Ron Mayer has made frequent appearances in the media. However, Steven Spielberg has always kept a relatively low profile when facing the media. He attaches great importance to his competitors. With their friendship and mutual understanding, it is possible to know who will win and who will lose. .

The good old Jewish man understood quite clearly that Wayne has always been a smart person. In the face of Universal Pictures' sudden move, he would never be willing to let the other party kick his **** in vain.

Although in the film "Jurassic Park 2", he has all kinds of copyright income, but in the interview with media reporters, he even jokingly said: "Whoever wins and who loses has Possibly, I beat him in '93 with the previous Jurassic Park, who knows if he will beat me with the Batman sequel this time?"

Everyone knows the relationship between the two Jewish directors. Many insiders know that the reason why DreamWorks will hand over the distribution business after this year to Warner Bros. and simply abandoned Paramount neatly is because Wayne was in the previous The matchmaking gave DreamWorks a breather, and it was too hard for the good old man to say something unfavorable to the other party.

In fact, Steven Spielberg felt right, and when it came to May 13, two days before the premiere of The Dark Knight, people finally knew what he was up to. .

"This is NBC Universal News Channel. At the end of the program, we received an update." At around 7 pm on May 13, it is also the so-called prime time of TV stations. Under the watchful eyes of countless North American families, NBC Universal News Channel Before the end of a news program in , the white hostess broadcasted the latest news at a rapid rate.

"This year's North American summer film market is particularly anticipated. As we all know, "Batman: The Dark Knight", which countless fans are looking forward to, will premiere on the night of the 15th, which is Thursday, which is the new Oscar for best director. , The latest masterpiece directed by Wayne Greenberg, the recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, But on the eve of the film's release, countless fans have discovered that the film director has disappeared."

Following the broadcast of the white female host, the TV screen changed rapidly, and the host's voice gradually became quieter. In front of the TV of countless families in North America, a little boy who had nothing to do with the news appeared.

Just when everyone felt inexplicable, as the music slowly sounded, the host's voice was clearly audible again: "In early May 1997, in order to fulfill the dream of a terminally ill little boy, around Ventura County, Los Angeles. All the residents of a small town, all of whom have been completely disappeared from the media's attention for a long time, participated under the organization of Wayne Greenberg.

His name is Thomas. He was diagnosed with leukemia when he was one and a half years old. His parents asked him if he had any wish to fulfill. Thomas said he wanted to be Batman and save the world! When the Greenberg Charitable Foundation learned of the situation by accident, it immediately notified Batman creator Wayne Greenberg.

Wayne, who was busy with the release of "Batman: The Dark Knight", immediately stopped all work at hand when he found out, and took the initiative to let his foundation contact the parents of the little boy. boy's wish. He then contacted his good friend George Lucas, and the two of them planned a complete set of plans in this small town around Ventura County..."

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