Hollywood Drawing

Jenna's interview with Wayne has been going on for more than half. The biggest impression this young director gave him is that he is extremely confident in the films he directs and the box office, but he has not been blinded by the temporary success.

"Director Greenberg, we did a survey of movie fans before. The thing they are most curious about about you is your choice of film types. I heard that you wrote the scripts of these two movies yourself, right?"

This is what Jenna herself is curious about. Looking at this director alone, although he is not sunny and cheerful, he is also a very normal young man, definitely not the deep and gloomy type.

"Yes, I wrote the scripts of these two movies myself. I was just more interested in this type of film, so I started studying them as soon as I entered college."

When Wayne heard her asking about the type of film, he felt a little helpless. He had other ideas, but he couldn't give up the plan he had made since he was a child.

Since coming here, he has discovered the wealth in his mind. But if he wants to get out the things in his mind, he needs to strictly study film production. A director who has become a monk halfway will definitely not be as successful as an academic who has studied systematically.

In his previous life, he was an ordinary person. After being bedridden and feeling depressed, he became madly obsessed with this type of film. Except for some particularly impressive commercial films, this was the only type left in his mind.

It's not that he didn't want to choose something else. When he was a child, he even thought about being a producer. Compared to directing, it might be easier for a producer to succeed based on the memory in his head.

In the end, he gave up the idea of ​​becoming a producer. One thing that was obvious was interest. He was sure that he liked making movies and the feeling of being in control of everything.

Although Hollywood has always been a producer-centered system, for capable directors, this has never been a problem, and serving as a producer is just a routine operation.

Seeing that he was a little distracted, Jenna deliberately raised her voice and asked: "We all know that your family situation is good, and your parents love you very much, but where do you get the inspiration for your dark-style stories? ?”

"I think it's better to look more and think more." Wayne came back to his senses and pointed to his eyes. "As long as we pay attention to everything around us, we can get a lot of inspiration from it. For example, the script of "Get Out" first came to me from the racial discrimination that happened around me."

He worked hard to make up stories and tried to make them as realistic as possible, but he couldn't tell the other person honestly. I must have brought this from decades later.

"These inspirations belong exclusively to you geniuses." Jenna looked at him, as if she admired his talent. "Ordinary people like us will never find these inspirations. After this film is over, will your new project be produced soon?"

"Maybe not so soon." Wayne sat on the sofa and leaned back again. "I haven't had a break for a long time. I started making films before I graduated. After "Happy Death Day", I immediately made "Get Out". The continuous work makes me very tired. I may take a vacation first.

But it won’t be too long, I already have plans for the next project. "

"Can you tell me what genre it is? Or is it a thriller with some cold humor?" Jenna didn't expect to be able to ask about his follow-up plan, so she struck while the iron was hot and continued to ask.

"No, unlike the first two films, I can't reveal too much now. I can only tell you that this is still a Greenberg-style film."

Wayne pinched his eyebrows. Facing the media interviews still made him feel a little tired.

"Well, the fans must be looking forward to your new work." Jenna glanced at the time and felt that it was almost over. She saw Wayne's actions and knew that he must have impatient thoughts in his heart.

"How is your relationship with Halle Berry going? Many fans say they like your combination very much."

After all, this is an entertainment magazine, which inherently contains gossip, so the private lives of the exclusive guests will be more or less mentioned.

Wayne knew this and was prepared. He said casually: "Our relationship is very good. As for future progress, we need to leave it to God."

"Is Halle Berry your first girlfriend? I heard that she is also an actor. Have you ever considered letting her be the heroine of your new project?" Jenna was very rude and inquisitive.

Wayne was stunned for a moment, who is his girlfriend? After thinking about it, he still said vaguely: "It's the first one. As for her future filming, she needs to make her own decision. Whether to participate in my future projects depends on her personal wishes."

After that, Jenna asked them some questions about their lives, and ended the interview. Wayne stood up, shook hands with the other person, opened the door of the interview room, and walked out.

"Boss, is it over?" Nina saw him coming out, quickly came up to him, and handed him the prepared water glass.

Wayne took the water glass, drank a few sips, and then returned it to the assistant, complaining to Jimmy next to him.

"Facing interviews with media reporters, especially this kind of exclusive interview, is more tiring than playing a game of rugby."

"Wayne, this is a good opportunity to promote yourself. It will greatly increase your popularity." Jimmy turned his head and looked around, then said to them. "You guys should go back first. I'll stay here for a while and communicate with them to avoid things that shouldn't appear in tomorrow's magazine."

"Okay, let's go back first."

The main purpose of arranging for Wayne to accept an exclusive interview with Time magazine was to take advantage of the popularity to promote the film. As the production manager of "Get Out", Warner Bros.'s John Gray was also busy working on the film's box office.

At this moment, he is following the front desk of the Imperial Cinema Company to meet with their operations director. He has only one purpose here, and that is to ask the theater company to increase the screening scale of the film as much as possible.

Since Jeff had already spoken to them on the phone before he arrived, the front desk took John directly into the supervisor's office.

"Thank you." John sat on the sofa in the reception area and took the coffee from his secretary. He waited until there were only two people left in the room before he spoke.

"Mr. Campbell, I believe Jeff has already talked to you on the phone. I just came here to confirm how many theaters can be added to "Get Out" before this weekend."

Cohen-Campbell didn’t know John very well and had only chatted with the Warner production manager a few times at cocktail parties. However, he was familiar with Jeff Robinoff and had enjoyed working with Warner Bros. over the years.

"I promise that before Friday, 250 theaters will be released to screen your film. I have already talked with Jeff. Do you have any other ideas?"

Cohen-Campbell is not surprised at all. Now that the box office of this low-budget "Get Out" has exploded, Warner Bros. will definitely try its best to increase the film's box office, but he still doesn't know what John's plan is. .

"I just came from AMC." John took a sip of coffee and looked at the other person's face. "They have promised to add 300 theaters for the film."

His words gave Cohen Campbell the first feeling that he was lying. Theater companies like them all know each other very well. It is impossible for AMC to have so many theaters and squeeze them out for Warner.

Because the screening contract has basically been signed before the film is released, even if the number of screens needs to be increased, it will have to be squeezed out from elsewhere.

Seeing that Cohen-Campbell remained silent, John continued: "The box office potential of "Get Out" is obvious to all. I think you can reduce the number of screens in "Earth Ambition" and use it to screen our film. Don't tell me that you have signed a contract." Now that the contract is in place, I know there is definitely room for flexibility in the contract."

Theater companies need to make profits, and nothing is as convincing as a beautiful knife. Now it is obvious that the film "Ambition of the Earth" is doomed. Why can't we think of a way to escape from Death Town in multiple rows?

John also used the same method to persuade AMC, which originally planned to add about 250 stores.

"Okay, we will also squeeze out 300 theaters to allow more movie fans across North America to have the opportunity to see this wonderful film." Cohen-Campbell did not hesitate. This is just normal operation for them, and AMC has So done.

This film initially opened in 2,088 theaters. In fact, it was because of Warner Bros. Otherwise, the theater company would never have given such a low-cost film thousands of theaters.

Now that it has exploded at the box office, it is certain to expand the scale of screenings, it is just a matter of how much. So the theaters and screens added to "Get Out" can only be squeezed from Universal's film.

As for the contract issue, John was right. Their contract did have flexibility to cope with unexpected events.

"Warner has contacted the film processing factory, and all the copies will definitely be delivered before Friday. So that's it for now, I have to go to other theater companies."

John shook hands with him and left the Emperor Entertainment Company directly.

Regarding this trip, it was more like a routine notice to him. The two largest theater companies in North America readily agreed to his proposal, which made him a little uncomfortable.

And just after John left, Cohen-Campbell received a call from Universal Pictures.

"Karl, I will try my best to maintain the screening scale of "Earth Ambition" until the weekend. If there is still no improvement in the film's attendance, I will reduce the number of screens and theaters.

Yes, just until the weekend, Carl, this is just business, I am responsible for the group company, and the theaters also need to be responsible for the revenue. "

Everyone's thoughts are the same, they are all for the green and beautiful knife. Universal has not proposed to increase the scale of screenings, but just hopes to maintain the current status.

Cohen-Campbell could clearly hear that the other party was unhappy, but that was the fact, it was just business.