Seven Hundred and Ten-Do You Really Think of Him as a Movie Director?

Just after lunch time, taking advantage of the lunch break, Warner Bros. was about to hold a special impromptu internal meeting due to a favor, after deliberately blocking Bruce Rosenbloom, in a small conference room in the film and television production department.

"Ellen, I suggest you put away all those thoughts that you should and shouldn't have."

In the office of the head of Warner Bros.'s film and television production department, a young man with a Hebrew accent leaned on an office chair with his legs crossed and watched the head of Warner Bros.' film and television production pack things.

With his arms folded in front of his chest, his body turned left and right with the office chair. It can be seen from his attitude that his whole body was very relaxed when facing this powerful figure from Warner Brothers.

"With my favor and face, I can only help you make an appointment with Jeff Robinov alone this time, unless you are sure that you can impress him. Listen, Allen, even if you can handle Jeff Robinov , you still have to find a way to get rid of Wayne Greenberg! Tsk tsk tsk, even though he has no actual power within the group, as long as he doesn’t nod..."

Listening to the young man's chatter, Alan Horn automatically blocked the teasing in the other person's words, put several prepared documents into his bag, and nodded silently.

After he was all ready, he sat down on the boss's chair behind his desk, widened his eyes, and looked at the man opposite him seriously.

"This is Hollywood, Vivi. From the first day I stepped into this industry, I have understood one thing early. Working hard may not change the outcome, but if you don't fight for it, then It’s destined that no one can see your ability!”

The young man named Vivi shrugged relaxedly, clapped his hands vigorously, stood up and adjusted the buttons of his suit jacket, and said casually: "Okay, you are right. But I can only help you this time, you know "If I interfere too much in Warner Bros.'s internal affairs, Kevin Tetsuhara and many Time Warner shareholders will have strong objections."

As an executive who has worked in the industry for many years, Alan Horn certainly has his own personal connections. After Jeff Robinoff was promoted to CEO of Warner Bros., he took over the position of head of the film and television production department. You can tell one or two.

In terms of personal ability alone, he is not as amazing as Jeff Robinov and others. Even in the various projects he led before, he focused on stability.

But in such a large, conglomerate company, being able to work for decades without making any major mistakes represents a manifestation of ability.

Moreover, in the past year, Allen Horn has found his biggest supporter, which is the young man in the office with a Hebrew accent, Avi Nevo. The other party is the largest private investor in Goldman Sachs Group and the largest individual shareholder in Time Warner Group.

No one knows the true background of this young man, but it is this Israeli-American of Russian descent who controls astonishing wealth in his early thirties.

Although this young Israeli Jewish tycoon does not appear frequently in Los Angeles or Hollywood, if the location were changed to New York, he would be the center of all media and a big star in upper-class social circles.

Many media, business, Internet, and Hollywood bosses have maintained good relationships with this young man. For example, James Murdoch, the chairman of News Corporation, Bill Gates of Microsoft, and Yang Zhiyuan of Yahoo. As well as many senior executives from Google, Universal Pictures, Time Warner, the presidents of Paramount and major North American television networks, and the CEOs of several authoritative newspapers, they are basically all regular guests at his parties and receptions!

From this point alone, we can see how unusual the powerful position of this young Israeli Jewish tycoon is. Coincidentally, Allen Horn met this young man at a Time Warner reception a year ago. In some matters, the two hit it off.

Why did the Black Catwoman project come about? There was definitely an element of testing Wayne, Warner Bros. executives and shareholders, but the reason why he dared to initiate this project in a legitimate way was because Ivey Nivo was standing behind him.

Alan Horn knows very well that Wayne Greenberg will come to the company this afternoon to discuss plans for DC's follow-up projects. He didn't have much time left and he had to find a way to do something.

There was another thing that made him very angry and frightened at this time. The new CEO of DC, with whom he had a very pleasant conversation not long ago, submitted his resignation letter to the DC Comics Board of Directors and the Warner Bros. Board of Directors in just one week!

This thing is simply too abnormal. Allen Horn has been operating at Warner Bros. for more than two decades, and of course he has his own connections and channels. After a little understanding, he understood that all of this was done by Bruce Rosenblum's poisonous snake.

What is before us is obvious. Anyone who hinders the development of the DC series is the enemy of Bruce Rosenblum and Jeff Robinoff.

Before entering the small conference room, Alan Horn took a deep breath. He knew that only by convincing Jeff Robinov could he retain any hope of climbing higher.

Otherwise, when Bruce Rosenblum frees his hands, he will definitely be the next unlucky one. If the former CEO of DC has an unclean butt, does his butt have to be clean?

"Hi Vivi."

"Hi Jeff..."

Looking at the two people who were greeting each other, Alan Horn's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking of ways to speak that could impress the most prestigious CEO of Warner Bros. in history.

But he didn't have time to think about it for too long. After a brief exchange of greetings with Ivy Nivo, Jeff Robinov immediately turned his attention to Alan Horn.

Jeff Robinov felt uncomfortable both personally and professionally. From the other party's standpoint, these actions all point to one goal, which is to use methods to enhance one's influence within the group so that he can take over the CEO position after his retirement.

But from the standpoint of the current CEO, he was not optimistic about the other party's actions at all. The reason was simple. The other party's actions not only pointed at Bruce Rosenblum alone, but also affected his plans.

"Jeff, I need a chance, a chance to prove that I can create something for the greater good of Warner Bros. …"

Frowning slightly, Jeff Robinov glanced at Ivy Niwo who was sitting beside him when faced with Alan Horn's words, and resisted the desire to interrupt him.

"Believe me, Jeff, I have done a lot of market research." Alan Horn saw a trace of impatience on the other person's face and obviously sped up his speech. “Wayne Greenberg has laid a solid foundation for DC, and now he is starting to produce more films about other DC characters, which has a very high success rate.

I'm sure you noticed that too, Jeff. In today's North American film market and even several overseas Hollywood film dumping grounds, DC superhero movies are in short supply. Wayne Greenberg's plan is very good, but he is just a film director and needs to shoot one film after another slowly. This is too slow and is delaying a major opportunity to create greater benefits!

Think about the box office results of "X-Men". Jeff, just this morning, the global box office of "X-Men" has approached 400 million US dollars. I believe you can see the reason for this better than me. ! We are fully capable of occupying all markets, and DC is also capable of dominating the entire superhero market! "

"Are you done? Allen." He shook his head helplessly. Of course Jeff Robinov knew that the other party was telling the truth in some aspects, but he had his own position and it was impossible for him to nod and support the other party's plan. .

At this time, Alan Horn was obviously a little anxious. He could see that his reasons did not change the other party's mind at all, and he immediately turned his attention to Ivy Nivo, who was smoking leisurely beside him.

"Jeff."

After receiving the signal from his eyes, Ivey Nivo curled his lips inwardly, but finally chose to speak.

"Vivi, I respect you very much, okay?"

However, before Ivy Niwo could say anything, Jeff Robinov put away all his smiles, turned to look at him with a serious face, and took the lead in saying: "All the conversations in this small conference room will be discussed outside the meeting room." After leaving this door, I will forget everything. But Vivi, I also hope you can give me enough respect for internal matters within Warner Brothers!"

No one can deny that with Jeff Robinov's current status, even if he gets to the top of Time Warner, he will still gain the respect of everyone.

No one else, because under his leadership, Warner Bros. became the number one film company in Hollywood, and this achievement was not achieved briefly. In recent years, Warner Bros.'s revenue has firmly suppressed other companies, leaving other Hollywood film companies with no hope of surpassing it.

Executives who can bring benefits to everyone are good executives. It can be said that Jeff Robinov's huge reputation is built up by strong revenue figures.

"No, no, no, Jeff, you misunderstood me."

Faced with the sudden cold-faced CEO of Warner Bros., Ivey Nivo still had nothing to do, but his strong social skills played an important role at this time. "I swear, I have no intention of interfering with Warner Bros. But, Jeff, what I want to tell you is the reason why Alan Horn convinced me!"

"Aha?"

After tilting his head and glancing at Allen Horn, Jeff Robinov took out a huge cigar and carefully started lighting it with a blowtorch. Obviously, he is also interested in this issue. Yes, he is very curious about how Alan Horn convinced the largest shareholder of Time Warner.

Seeing him start to light his cigar with his head tilted, Ivey Nivo slowly smiled and said directly: "The reason Allen gave me is that a DC without Wayne Greenberg can contribute to Warner Bros. and the Time Warner creates more revenue!”

Mentioning this, even Jeff Robinov couldn't help but nod while holding a cigar in his mouth. There is no doubt that in every DC movie series, Wayne has taken away a figure of money that is terrifying to ordinary people. Although he has created greater profits, in the eyes of capital, things naturally do not look like this. of.

In the first two years, no one would have thought about this issue. After all, from a Hollywood perspective, the profits Wayne created were nothing compared to the profits he took away.

But as time goes by, the DC movie series has established a strong enough foundation, and the entire series has countless fans and fans around the world. At this time, from a capital perspective, it is completely time to test the performance of DC characters after leaving Wayne.

North American society has been like this since ancient times. The normal approach is to kick Wayne away. Don't talk about favors and contributions. Putting those things in front of interests is just a puddle of red shit!

"Listen to me, Jeff."

Seeing Jeff Robinov puffing on a cigar and obviously lost in thought, Alan Horn quickly continued to add fuel to the fire. "The reason why I initiated the "Catwoman" project is supported by a large amount of reliable market research data. The character of Catwoman can naturally catch the popularity of Batman.

Moreover, this character's status in DC comics can guarantee that even if the film fails, it will never affect the important drama series headed by the Three Justices! We can definitely use Catwoman to test the market, and Catwoman can also be independent of the current DC universe, Jeff, believe me..."

"I believe you?"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jeff Robinov. "What do you want me to trust you with?"

Even though Alan Horn's voice was about to smoke, it obviously did not change his attitude. After patiently listening to all the other party's plans, Jeff Robinov finally saw all the intentions clearly.

"Jeff, my plan can create more benefits for Warner Bros." Alan Horn seemed not to see the face of the Warner Bros. CEO, ignoring the sarcasm in his eyes, and continued shamelessly: "I just need a chance , I can prove it to you..."

"An opportunity, ha." No one expected that Jeff Robinov interrupted him again, this time with a more firm tone. "Alan, what you said is actually not wrong. From the perspective of the CEO of Warner Bros., I was almost moved by your words, but!

But have you ever asked an important question? What would Wayne Greenberg think if I supported your plan within the company and gave you this opportunity to test the market? What will he say? What action will be taken? Do you really think of him as a movie director? laugh! "

The words of the CEO of Warner Bros. stunned Alan Horn and Ivy Niwo.

"You asked me to trust you, tell me, why should I trust you? Believe that you can once again create a series of blockbuster DC movies outside of Wayne Greenberg's plan? Regardless of the difficulty of the project's production , director, actors and other core lineups, even if "Catwoman" achieves the results you want, so what?

If your production of "Catwoman" can guarantee a box office revenue of more than one billion US dollars in North America and a profit of more than one billion US dollars from offline copyright operations, and you can achieve such results continuously, it may be worth my taking a risk on you!

Have you ever thought about what would happen to Wayne Greenberg's character when he felt that Warner Bros. was not on his side? Let me tell you, he will immediately sell off all shares of Warner Bros., take Greenberg Studio with unlimited potential, and join 20th Century Fox!

Believe me, 20th Century Fox would like Warner Bros. to do this, and even Mr. Murdoch of News Corporation would definitely not be stingy with the equity of 20th Century Fox! Ivey, you are friends with Mr. Murdoch, you should know if he can do it! "

Silence returned to the small conference room. Jeff Robinov's cold words were like a basin of ice water, waking up the other two people from head to toe.

In fact, the most important thing is what he just said, "Do you really regard Wayne Greenberg as a movie director?" This sentence is very important. Ivey Nivo and Ivy Lenhorn was reminded that Wayne Greenberg was not one of those directors in the industry who could be manipulated by film companies at will.

Think about his nicknames among other insiders. The media calls him the "King of Darkness in Hollywood" and "the shining black pearl in the crown of Hollywood movies." However, in private, insiders call him Be "that dark madman!" "Dark Tyrant"!

On the surface, it seems that Wayne's journey has been surprisingly smooth. People only saw his rapid growth and ability to balance business and art, but they ignored that almost every film he made along the way was accompanied by the fiercest competition!

That's right, no matter which of the top Hollywood directors, they fought bloody battles all the way to get there, including good guys in the industry like Steven Spielberg. However, who is as young as Wayne and has fought so hard to reach his current position?

To this day, when his projects are released, there are still competitions from other film companies. What cannot be ignored is that the current competition uses the most conventional methods. Which film company dares to use despicable methods that cross the red line?

Don't think that the studio has suddenly become kind. They dare to burn George Lucas's "Star Wars" film, dare to use animal rights organizations to stop Steven Spielberg's project, and dare to use even more despicable methods. Using this method, he uncovered all the dirty information about his competitors, causing them to be cast aside by all of North America overnight.

But in the past two years, they have never used similar methods against Wayne. The reason is very simple. All film companies know that if they cannot defeat Wayne with one blow, they will have to face this dark madman and unleash his will. Crazy revenge.

This is a mental illness that can risk losing its own interests just to vent its anger, and also disrupt the summer vacation for the whole year! No one will ever forget how "X-Men" came to be.

It goes without saying that even Jeff Robinoff's evaluation of Wayne ranked first as "narrow-minded," "old-fashioned," "extremely possessive," and "old-school Hollywood machismo." "etc.

That is to say, Wayne is deeply tied to Warner Bros., but judging from this man's character, as long as Warner Bros. gives a signal that both parties can no longer fully support him, this man will definitely clear out his equity without hesitation and turn around. Find a more suitable collaborator.

Just like when I left 20th Century Fox and came to Warner Bros. to start over from scratch without hesitation!

Compared to 1, he is no longer that little guy. He doesn’t even need to start over. The major Hollywood film companies will welcome him into the company like they welcome God.

"Alan, Ivy, do you know? In fact, I am not worried at all. Wayne will switch to five other major film companies in Hollywood."

After smoking nearly half of a cigar, Jeff Robinov raised his wrist and glanced at the time. He, Wayne, Zack Snyder and others had made an appointment to meet at 2 p.m. Seeing that there was still time, he simply explained everything clearly, hoping to eliminate all hidden dangers within Warner Brothers at once.

Judging from the current progress of DC movies, he will be ready to retire in three years at most. It didn't matter at other times, but in the two years before his retirement, he never wanted any more accidents.

The words of the Warner Bros. CEO instantly aroused Ivey Nivo's interest. "Jeff, what do you mean?"

Leaning back in his chair, Jeff Robinoff whispered: "Don't forget, the reason why "Saving Private Ryan" was released by Warner Bros. was who was behind it!"

"Hiss..." Alan Horn took a deep breath.

"F**k, DreamWorks!" Ivey Niwo also made a rare swear word.

Nodding silently, Jeff Robinov looked at Vivi Nivo, shrugged and continued: "Vivi, don't say you don't understand, Wayne Greenberg's status in North American Jewish circles! Once he I was also persuaded by Steven Spielberg to join DreamWorks, and Hollywood is really going to change!"

The most overlooked point is undoubtedly Wayne's status in Jewish circles. That's right, he has never liked socializing. Even in various social gatherings of Jewish gangs, you can hardly see him. It seems that work and female celebrities are everything in his life.

But not having contact doesn't mean that he is incapable of mobilizing these connections!

At first, all the Jewish bosses in the media industry only regarded Wayne as a junior with unlimited potential. However, as his achievements became greater and greater, his influence within the Jewish circle also increased day by day.

Another thing that cannot be denied is that his code of conduct since his debut is to allow all collaborators to get the benefits they deserve. A person who knows how to share interests will always be the person that everyone wants to cooperate with. Coupled with the bonus of his own Jewish identity, as long as he wants to, the resources he can mobilize are absolutely terrifying.

"Tsk, to be honest, I'm quite looking forward to such a scene."

Ivey Nievo shook his head and joked with a smile: "Once Wayne Greenberg joins DreamWorks, the seventh largest company in Hollywood will really come. Not even more than that, DreamWorks will expand in a few years." It will become a behemoth, and with his name as a guarantee, countless Jewish bosses will reach out to support it."

So far, some media reports in North America still refer to the seven major Hollywood film companies. In addition to Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney, Sony Columbia, there is also MGM United Artists, the most unworthy of the major film company.

Even though MGM and United Artists were brilliant in the past and left behind a huge film library, in fact many years ago, almost no one regarded it as a Hollywood giant, and the current six major companies will not Allow MGM United Artists to rise again.

But DreamWorks is definitely the most promising company at this stage to break through the blockage of the six major Hollywood giants, at least on the surface it seems like this.

"Okay, it's almost time. Let's stop here today."

Jeff Robinov looked at the time again, stood up and hugged Ivey Nevo. "When I go to New York next time, I will definitely have a few drinks with you."

After speaking, he turned to look at Alan Horn, thought for a while, and said: "Alan, if I were you, I would continue your previous working style. Believe me, this is your best way out at this stage. Give My suggestion, Alan, is to find some time to ask Wayne to play ball or something."

After saying that, he didn't stop for a moment, holding a half-burning cigar between his legs, and pushed open the door of the small conference room.

Ivey Nivo, who stayed where he was, looked at Alan Horn and shook his head helplessly, whispering: "Jeff's suggestion is quite good. He has already made it very clear, Alan. You must now Use your strong social skills to make up for the troubles you have caused during this period. This is the most appropriate way."