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Published at 3rd of November 2021 09:52:55 AM


Chapter 1040: 1040

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Barry believes in big-handedness, and he also advocates big-handedness.

At the end of the "Batman Prequel" trilogy, Warner Bros., in order to keep the two pillars of Christian Bell and Christopher Nolan, even willing to give up the box office dividend; but unfortunately, these two are more artistic than Interested artists, almost without any consultation, both rejected the proposal and declared the end of the trilogy neatly.

Despite this, Warner Bros. still gave the green light, boldly paying for Christopher Nolan's series of movies, which did not affect the relationship between the two parties in the slightest.

Now, restarting the Batman series and restarting the Superman series, Warner Bros. still sets its sights on top stars, at least the first-line actors and first-line directors.

In his bones, Barry still has the pride of a superior, refuses to copy Marvel's road to success, eager to open up his own road, the road that belongs to Warner Bros, and leave his name in the annals of history. As for whether such persistence will be a blessing or a curse, it is unpredictable.

Originally, Lan Li was the first candidate on the list of alternate actors; but after "Edge of Tomorrow", Barry changed his mind.

Unlike Robert Downey Jr., who built his reputation with "Iron Man", and Johnny Depp, who is glamorous in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, Lanly has unique characteristics. Acting skills, temperament image, audience reputation, professional attitude, etc., gradually established his own "brand".

This kind of brand, in the 1980s and 1990s, Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith were typical representatives, including Tom Hanks. Compared with Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp, these actors still have a strong appeal after they are separated from the series of personal characteristics, and they are still effective after the 21st century.

The difference between the two is:

The former must focus on the combination of actor image and brand image, and step by step to consolidate the role image for the camp through one work after another, and the film company can only benefit from one series.

The latter is not so limited. The actor's agency team and public relations team will be responsible for the brand packaging and operation of the actor's personal image. The film company does not even need to spend energy, just prepare suitable projects and issue invitations, and that's it. In principle, the film company can apply this actor to any commercial film template.

Of course, this is the theoretical result of talking on paper. In the actual operation process, there are bound to be many problems, but on the whole, the truth is like this. This is also the reason why the film market always respects top actors-

Since the "Star Wars", the Hollywood film industry has gradually matured, but in 35 years, only Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise and Will Smith have truly been called box office superstars. It takes only ten years on average to produce one, the real big wave scouring the sand, the real real gold fire.

After the great success of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Johnny Depp's film contract was almost softened. This is the most direct proof, because the major film companies believe that there is another Tom Cruise and another Will Smith. It turned out; but soon, people in the industry were disappointed, and Johnny's limitations gradually became apparent.

Later, when "Iron Man" turned out, the market seemed much calmer.

Now, Lan Li has the potential to become the next top actor. It doesn’t need Batman’s image bonus, and the market appeal is enough. Then Warner Bros. also uses Lan Li to act as a superhero, which seems violent.

In Barry’s vision, they should hand over other works that require more star effect bonuses to Lan Li, and maximize Lan Li’s market value. This is the most reasonable and effective business strategy.

After entering the 21st century, the global film market is gradually evolving toward "serialization". Series films, sequel films, and fan films are becoming the protagonists of the market, while the personal appeal of actors is gradually declining, especially the grassroots stars in the Internet age. A strong rise means that everyone can become a star, which further weakens the aura of a star.

Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. reached the top of Hollywood in the new century and created brilliance, but after all, they could not reproduce the powerful star effect of the 1990s. Now that Lan Li has appeared, can he reverse the situation of the entire era?

Everything in Barry Meyer's eyes is a string of numbers. Reference data for "Speed ​​and Excitement/Emotion 5", "Crazy Love" and "Anti-Cancer Me" are still too few, but the "Edge of Tomorrow" is unexpected. The explosion of the land, especially from the super-schedule, is even more eye-catching, which changed Barry's thinking.

Barry wants to gamble and really test how big the benefit figure represented by the name "Ren Li-Hall" is, how deep is the potential figure, and more importantly, it can play a role in the future of Warner Bros. How effective is it?

Therefore, Barry personally appeared in London, not for a specific project, but for the entire future blueprint. What if Warner Bros. could build "Renley-Hall" into a brand and build a series around this brand. What will happen to the series outside of DC Comics?

After the real face-to-face conversation, Barry further confirmed his confidence, "Two days ago, I just received the cumulative box office data of'Edge of Tomorrow' on a global scale. Congratulations, you have completed a wonderful job." He lifted it up. He took the whiskey in his hand, gestured for a moment, and congratulated.

Lan Li was slightly surprised at Barry's directness, without a polite greeting, and went straight to the subject; at the same time, Lan Li was slightly surprised that the success of "Edge of Tomorrow" actually shocked the CEO.

In the past few weeks, Nathan has been talking about the film’s box office Changhong in Lan Li’s ears. However, Lan Li did not have a deep understanding of the specific numbers. He assumed that it might be related to “speed and excitement/emotion”. 5" is the box office of the same level, but now it seems that there are surprises——

After returning, with curiosity, Lan Li asked Nathan and learned of the cumulative box office so far, showing a rare expression of astonishment. He opened his mouth slightly in astonishment, and both Nathan and Roy couldn't help but laugh. Laughed very happily.

Even Lan Li himself, heard that the box office of "Edge of Tomorrow" was a little gaffe, let alone other people?

"My honour." Lanly smiled and raised the whiskey in his hand, and responded, "Fortunately, our bold attempt got the audience's response, otherwise it is a completely different situation now. I think Paul should be. Very happy." I didn't emphasize it, but obviously it refers to the director Paul Greengrass, not Paul Walker, who also starred in the work.

"Haha, of course, of course." Barry laughed happily, nodded repeatedly, took a sip of whiskey, showing a comfortable look, and gradually relaxed.

But then the conversation turned, and the sharp tone of attack did not decrease but increased. This shows that relaxation is only an appearance of confusion. In fact, attention is still maintained at a high level. "For the sequel, do you have any ideas? ?"

Although it was a question, Barry did not mean to wait for Lanly to speak, and then said, "Yesterday, Paul and I talked about the idea and creativity of the sequel over the phone. He has some good ideas, but he thinks it still needs Further discussion and improvement. Paul mentioned that you also contributed a lot of inspiration to the production meeting of this work. Perhaps, about the sequel, you can also provide more ideas."

"No, to be honest, I don't have any ideas right now." Lan Li chuckled, shook his head, and said sincerely, "In the past period of time, all my energy and attention have been focused on the work at hand. This is a difficult job and no distractions are allowed. Even during the promotional period of the movie, I have been flipping through the script to keep it up. So, I really don’t have any ideas about the sequel."

Speaking of this, Lan Li gestured to Barry with his right hand, and there was a hint of narrowness in his eyes, "In fact, before the movie was released, we did not expect that the sequel was taken into consideration; even now, I am still Outside of the situation. So, are we seriously discussing the possibility of a sequel now?"

"Yes." A smile flashed through Barry's eyes, and he said, "The sequel has been put on the agenda. If you are willing to nod and join, it will be a certainty."

There is no chaos, just a simple sentence, but it shows Barry's bones of killing and decisiveness: no tedious sweet words are needed, a simple invitation is full of weight. This self-confidence, succinct and clear, simply and neat.

Lan Li could clearly feel the weight in Barry's words, his eyebrows couldn't help but raised slightly, and a playful look appeared in his eyes.

I have heard of some special circumstances before, and the sequel has been confirmed before the film officially starts shooting, and it may even be that the trilogy is packaged and signed in one go. Even if it is not a comic-based movie like "Iron Man" and "Thor" ~www.novelhall.com~ But now, "Edge of Tomorrow" is still in theaters, and Warner Bros. has put the sequel on the agenda, which is still very rare. of.

"Without the script?" Lan Li's first reaction caused Barry to chuckle, with a smile from the corners of his mouth to the bottom of his eyes. Even with that, Lan Li couldn't help but smile, and said half-jokingly. "It seems that I made the mistake of a rookie and asked inappropriate questions."

"This is not unexpected." Barry narrowed his smile slightly, his expression becoming serious. "What I am even more curious about is, if you don't have a script, are you really unwilling to sign? Even if Warner Bros. is willing to pay 20 million dollars in remuneration?"

Lanly can perceive Barry's posture of a superior person, which reminds him of Harvey Weinstein. From a certain perspective, these top bosses have more or less similar habits after they are used to giving orders. And gesture.

When facing Harvey, Lan Li did his own way; now facing Barry, Lan Li is still full of confidence.

"Yes." Replied simply and neatly. There was no roundabout, no polite response, no falsehoods, and no frankness. Lan Li frankly admitted the "accusation."




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