Two Hundred and Twenty-Nine - US$200 Million that Broke Through Many People's Psychological Defenses

"Charlie's Angels" was just Wayne's first reaction. After all, this is Cameron Diaz's most successful series and the most profitable series.

However, when he thought about the current social environment, he immediately rejected the idea. In this social environment, the risk of a film with a purely female protagonist is too great. No one can guarantee whether the public movie fans will accept a female protagonist.

Even if in a few years, women's status slowly rises in society and the feminist movement slowly gains momentum, such projects must still be cautious.

Even in the past two decades, movies with purely female protagonists have only accounted for a very small part of the total number of Hollywood movies every year. This industry has always been dominated by male chauvinism. This is indisputable.

"If Warner Bros. has a project that suits you, I can recommend you to audition, but it's just a recommendation! Whether you get the role in the end depends on your own efforts."

Wayne reached out and stroked Cameron Diaz's hair, still willing to help her a little. This girl made him feel good. Her straightforward and enthusiastic personality made it easy for men to favor her.

Of course, her hot figure is also her advantage, especially her motor-like waist, which is definitely one of her most charming skills.

"Thanks, Honey!"

Cameron Diaz understands the meaning of this promise. Maybe for Wayne, it is just a matter of saying hello, but for little stars like them, it is a huge audition advantage.

Even if you won't receive special treatment during the audition, you will at least be guaranteed to compete in a relatively fair environment. And with his commitment, most of the messy things in the audition will definitely disappear on their own.

"How do you want me to thank you, my dear."

Cameron Diaz raised his head, with a watery light in his big eyes, and a heart-wrenching smile on his sweet face, as if all the bones in his body had been taken away, and he gradually softened from the chair.

Sitting on the balcony on the third floor, where he could see most of Beverly, Wayne raised his hand, picked up a cigarette from the table, lit one, and looked at the traffic down the mountain through the bursts of green smoke.

Just when he was about to finish smoking a cigarette, the door to the third floor was suddenly pushed open. Charlize Theron, like a little bear stealing honey, poked his head into the room and observed what was happening on the balcony. Behind his back, he closed the door and walked in quietly with his handbag in hand.

"Pleasantly surprised!"

She quietly came up behind Wayne, suddenly shouted something loudly in his ear, and reached out to cover his eyes.

"oh my god!"

Wayne covered his eyes by her. The two women lowered their heads and looked up, stunned as they looked at each other...

When the bright sunshine of Los Angeles once again shined directly into the bedroom through the large balcony, Wayne opened his eyes in a daze. When he stretched out his hand to block the dazzling sunlight, he was suddenly stunned.

You can see that Cameron Diaz is still sleeping on her chest, with her messy hair covering most of her face, but there is obviously an arm holding her next to her.

The sore waist suddenly brought back all his memories and made him wake up completely.

Cameron Diaz woke up from his actions, opened his confused eyes and looked at him for a few seconds, and then said hello very naturally.

"Good morning darling."

"Well, good morning."

Wayne glanced at the quilt that had slipped down. There were still clear big slap marks on Cameron Diaz's body, which should have been slapped by him when he was crazy last night.

"Hi, good morning!"

At this time, Charlize Theron on the other side also woke up, glanced at the other two people, didn't care about their eyes at all, and said hello very naturally.

"What time is it now?" She grabbed Wayne's watch on the bedside, looked at the time and muttered: "It's almost nine o'clock, no wonder I'm so hungry! Honey, let's get up and eat, I'm going to be hungry Got it!"

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at the man leaning on the head of the bed.

"Okay, let's go eat." Wayne yawned, stood up from the bed, put on his pajamas and walked to the bathroom, ready to wash up.

He believed that he didn't have to worry about those two women. He didn't force them to stay together last night. On the contrary, they cooperated very well.

Not long after, the two women also walked into the bathroom together and began to wash up with the sound of running water. From time to time, the two women would chat for a while.

Both women know that in this circle, this matter is indeed nothing. The men and women who play crazy are much more excessive than this. Neither of them is a rookie who has just entered Hollywood, even if they have never seen this scene with their own eyes. , and have heard of it a lot.

When the three people changed their clothes and walked to the restaurant downstairs, the assistant lady was eating breakfast and flipping through a pile of newspapers. When she saw them sitting down, she said hello in a friendly way.

"Good morning, Cami, Sally!"

Then he stretched, turned to look at his boss, raised his eyebrows, and said: "Boss, do you want to hear the latest news about "The Return of the Clown"?"

"uh-huh."

Wayne nodded, picked up the milk and drank half the glass in one sip, then picked up his favorite cod sandwich. His stomach was also protesting silently. He played too crazy last night and didn't bother to eat dinner. Now he felt so hungry that his chest was touching his back.

Glancing at the two women who were eating with calm faces, I sighed in my heart, sometimes I still can't be too indulgent, but how many normal men can resist the double temptation of this ancient way?

"This is a report from the Los Angeles Times. The editor-in-chief is Ms. Bella Grant. What a coincidence..."

Nina's first words were obviously ridiculing. After her boss glared at her, she continued reading seriously: "After ten days of screening in the theater market, "The Return of the Clown" has already been released. With rare speed, it earned more than 180 million U.S. dollars at the box office.

Even in the second week of working days, the popularity of the film has not diminished, and more young people have chosen to go to the theater to support this controversial horror film. Now there is even a trend among young people. Do you want to prove that you are brave enough? Then go see a game of "The Return of the Clown"!

There are also many people who buy tickets to watch the movie multiple times in order to compete with their friends in bravery. With the enthusiastic support of countless young people in North America, the box office performance of "The Return of the Clown" on weekdays is also amazing. It reported US$4.2 million on Monday, and its performance is still extremely strong.

Tuesday is a discount day for traditional theaters in North America. The box office has increased compared to Monday. It once again received 5, 3 and 4 days, each receiving 4.02 million U.S. dollars, and 3 films continued to earn 17.51 ​​million U.S. dollars.

"The Return of the Clown" has been released for two full weeks, and it has unexpectedly made a total of 100 million to 200 million US dollars. The club should be today. Just as it is about to enter its third weekend of screenings, this record-breaking horror film will also be launched in overseas markets this Friday, led by the United Kingdom..."

Nina did not continue reading because she knew her boss's habits. He only looked at the box office figures and always scorned the various comments that followed.

However, this box office figure still made the two women, who had been concentrating on eating just now, stop what they were doing, and looked at the man with their mouths open in surprise.

Cameron Diaz took a big sip of milk, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said to Wayne: "Two weeks, 200 million immediately, my God!"

She understands what this number means. "The Man in Disguise" scored 1.1 in two months, beating a star like Jim Carrey and making herself famous.

She doesn't even need to watch TV now, she can imagine how popular the actors who are still running promotions across the United States will be. If nothing unexpected happens, they will immediately start their overseas promotion trip. These people are simply so lucky.

"Is there anything surprising?" Charlize Theron picked up the knife and fork again and continued to put scrambled eggs in her mouth. "When Wayne's movies don't succeed, when he fails once, will it become news that shocks the United States?"

Cameron Diaz glanced sideways at her, saw all her movements, and mouthed "bixxh!"

Listening to the set of numbers read out by the assistant, Wayne didn't feel anything special. He and Warner Bros. had done everything they could, and this result was normal.

Picking up the tissue on the table and wiping his mouth, he suddenly asked: "Nina, are there any new movies released this week?"

"Jimmy talked to me on the phone this morning. There will be two new movies released today, but the screening scale is very small, with less than 500 theaters. This week's theater market should still be based on "The Return of the Clown" which was released in its third week. , and the second week will mainly feature films such as "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Forrest Gump."

Nina opened her notebook, took a look at it and continued: "The rest of the films, such as "The Cannonball Guy", "The Lion King", "The Pursuit" and other films, still have hundreds of screenings, and these films continue to be screened. Purpose, there should be an Oscar reason.”

"Well, I understand."

Wayne nodded. It seems that "The Return of the Clown" can dominate the North American theater market for at least a week. Judging from the current box office trend, this is enough.

If you add in the subsequent screening time and are lucky, it is not impossible that the film's box office will exceed 300 million US dollars.

"Boss!"

The housekeeper Hela walked into the restaurant, glanced at the two women who were eating, and said: "Tim Burton called and he said that Michael Caine has agreed to play Alfred. Neeson also contacted him through his agent and expressed that he wanted to find a time to chat with you."

"It seems that the box office power of "The Return of the Clown" is strong enough, isn't it?" Wayne smiled and shook his head. Two hundred million dollars may have broken the psychological defenses of many people.

"I know, I'll call him back soon."