Three Hundred and Seven - Hollywood Will Always Be Hollywood

Nina sat aside and remained silent, but based on her understanding of her boss, this lucky Mexican should be able to stay.

Her intuition has always been very accurate in this regard. She has long discovered something different about her boss. It seems that he has a calm and unsmiling personality, but in fact, sometimes he is really talkative when doing things.

Sure enough, Wayne's next words proved her suspicion.

"Gilmore, okay, can I call you this?" Putting down the resume that meant little to him, Wayne's eyes showed unabashed appreciation.

Guillermo del Toro nodded. "Of course, I mean there's nothing wrong with that title."

"My next project is still a few months away. If you want, you can stay in Los Angeles. There will be a celebration party for "Batman Begins" in Malibu tomorrow. You can come with me and get it in advance. Get to know the rest of the team.”

"You mean..."

Gilmore's eyes lit up. He didn't expect the so-called interview to be so simple. He thought there would be a long conversation to understand, but it seemed that all the understanding he had prepared for the shooting was useless.

"That's right." Wayne stood up from his chair and stretched out his right hand with a smile. "Welcome to join my production team and I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in our future work."

Gilmore hurriedly stood up and stretched out his right hand, saying excitedly: "Of course, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"Okay, we can talk about work later. Now you may need a formal suit."

Observing the other party's clothing, Wayne knew that he must also be a casual person, so he reminded him that tomorrow's party would be more of a formal reception.

"By the way, do you need my help where you live?"

Gilmour shook his head. "I'll stay in a hotel in Beverly first, and then I'll find a house through real estate experience. That's it, I'll find a suitable place to stay first."

"Okay, Nina." Wayne turned around and called the assistant. "Let Sergey drive him and help him find a suitable hotel. By the way, Gilmore, let me give you a suggestion. It's okay to walk around Beverly after dark, but don't run to the city center if you have nothing to do."

Downtown Los Angeles at night would become a different world. If a foreigner like this broke in, he was really not sure whether he would be able to come out intact.

After the Mexican left, Wayne tapped his fingers on the video tape left by the Mexican, thinking about his future arrangements.

"Nami is still sleeping?"

Thinking of the sleepy Australian girl who had been sleeping since getting off the plane, he asked curiously.

Nina shrugged and said, "Yes, I went to see her just now. She was sleeping very deeply. It seems that this trip around the world has really exhausted her."

"Forget it, let her sleep."

Wayne put the sunglasses on his face again, lay down together with one person and one dog, continued to face the bright sunshine of Los Angeles, and began to relax from the inside out.

There is not much time left to think about nothing. After tomorrow's party, there is still a lot of work that he needs to arrange.

The movie "The Matrix" will be approved soon. Even if he doesn't need to personally participate in the preparations, he still needs to make a good idea about the filming team and actors.

At six o'clock in the evening the next day, just as it was getting dark, the Rolls-Royce Silver Spur drove smoothly out of the manor. After picking up Gilmore, it went straight to the beach house in Malibu.

Naomi Watts had been listless along the way, wearing a sexy little dress, leaning against Nina, the two of them were looking at fashion magazines, and discussing in a low voice from time to time.

Looking at the exhausted woman, Wayne joked: "How do you feel? After coming back from this promotional event, it feels like your bones have been taken away. Are you really that tired?"

"Maybe I just didn't rest well, ha..." Naomi Watts raised her white palms, covered her mouth and yawned again. "The most popular person along the way is not me. The dozens of people on the crew are just Christian's foil. He is the big star who causes craziness wherever he goes."

"Nami, his performance and dedication to the film are worthy of everything he has gained now."

Speaking of this, he could immediately think of the situation during filming. Christian Bale was so immersed in the role that he couldn't tell the difference between the inside and outside of the film. His efforts were seen by everyone, and he also gained The respect of hundreds of people in the entire crew.

Because of this actor's dedicated performance, Wayne had already vaguely reminded him not to take any other jobs yet. He would also use him as one of the leading actors in the next project he prepared.

"Of course, his performance has been recognized by movie fans all over the world." Speaking of this partner who was slapped dozens of times by her, Naomi Watts did not feel jealous at all. Of course, if it were a female actor, Just another result.

The first reason why no big scandals broke out during the filming process was that there were not many female actors, and there was only one pure heroine, Naomi Watts. Coupled with Wayne's increasing status, he can also suppress these people.

"By the way, I heard during the promotion that Warner Bros. once wanted to let Batman be released across the Pacific Ocean. In the end, it failed to pass the review there. If it wanted to be released, a lot of footage needed to be cut. Warner Bros. finally gave up on this plan. . What a pity, that market is so vast!”

Listening to the Australian girl's gossip, Wayne shook his head slightly. He has known about this for a long time, but he has never expressed his opinion to Warner Brothers.

Sooner or later, that market will become the second largest ticket market in the world. No one knows the movie fans there better than him. It is too early to consider this now.

Moreover, the types of movies he shoots are destined to be banned films there. Even if the review standards are adopted twenty years later, from all aspects, it is impossible for them to appear in theaters smoothly. Films with black attributes are too special. Even if they can be released, they may not be well received in that market. He has known this for a long time and has never had any illusions.

Unless more than ten years pass, there may be some possibilities for superheroes, but no one can guarantee that the funny style of Marvel movies will be popular, and his dark and serious style of DC will also be popular.

When Nina heard the conversation about what happened on the other side, she suddenly remembered something. "Boss, Warner Bros. has done a survey there. The market potential there is too great, just like North America. Also, according to their survey, you are very famous among movie fans there. Unfortunately, they All I know about you is through pirated video tapes!

What confuses Warner Bros. is that no media has promoted you at all, but the name Wayne Greenberg is indeed known to many people, otherwise Warner Bros. would not be tempted and want "Batman Begins" to be there They want to cultivate the market in advance before it is released..."

Anyone who is a senior practitioner in the industry knows that the movie-watching habits of movie fans are all cultivated from scratch. The same is true for North America, the world's largest box office, which has also been slowly cultivated after the era of big studios. from.

Everyone can imagine the market potential there. The huge population base is more than that of North America. However, there are some things that cannot be taken for granted. Movies do not have national boundaries, and good movie fans do not respect national boundaries, but filmmakers do have national boundaries. of.

So he had already made a plan that as long as it was related to politics, he would definitely not touch it.

After Gilmore got in the car and said a brief hello, they also ended the topic. Naomi Watts returned to her sluggish look, leaning against Nina and whispering.

Warner Bros. has notified in advance that this party is relatively formal. Not only many well-connected insiders have been invited to attend, but there will also be some relatively special guests.

Every large-scale cocktail party of this kind is a stage for the six majors to show their muscles, and it is also a large-scale social platform. It contains many opportunities, and many cooperations start from this kind of occasion.

Of course, some of the handsome guys and beauties that are essential at this kind of party are invited by the party companies that Warner Bros. has contacted in advance, and a large part are young actors who are looking for opportunities and are brought in by their agents through connections. .

This is like buying a lottery ticket for them, and everyone is eager to find a chance to get ahead.

When the car drove into the beach house, before Wayne could introduce Gilmore to Zack Snyder and others, he was pulled over by Jeff Robinoff as soon as he got out of the car, who introduced him to this group of veteran members of the academy. .

"Wayne, I like your "Joker" very much. My grandson and I watched it more than once, but apparently young people like "Batman" more."

The old man who spoke had a huge aquiline nose on his face, and his Jewish features were very obvious.

After hearing what the other party said, Wayne touched him politely with the champagne. "Mr. Hawkins, thank you for your support. If it weren't for seniors like you who paved the way, I wouldn't have achieved what I have achieved now."

"Humility and patience are very good qualities."

The other person took a sip of champagne with a smile on his face. "As the media said, even if you only look at your contribution to the promotion of the Hollywood film industry, the Oscars should give you a statuette. Wayne, be patient, when the time comes, our own people will definitely support you! Hollywood will always be Hollywood."

After chatting with Jeff Robinov for a while, Wayne looked at the empty crowd around him and breathed a sigh of relief.

He had heard a lot of what the other party said tonight, and the CEO of Warner Bros. had been patiently introducing him to help him make more connections for the future.

Especially the sentence "Hollywood will always be Hollywood." The subtext is very obvious, which is to let him relax. In the end, the Jewish bosses still have the final say in this place.

Facing these special visitors, Wayne has been trying his best to deal with them and try his best to leave a good impression on these old men. This will be of great help to his next plan.

Although these people are outdated and cannot influence the theater market at all, when the awards season arrives, each of them represents countless votes behind them.

After dealing with these old men, he turned his attention to the party, looking for the crew members, and prepared to start the official nightlife.