382 - Distorted Orientation
The noisy Thursday night passed, as if it did not affect Bruce Rosenblum's life at all. Although the first major production of the summer season was released last night, as the head of Warner Bros. distribution department, he did not change his lifestyle.
Unlike the Universal Pictures distribution director who also released the film, he did not work overtime to wait for the box office and statistics report last night.
Part of the reason is confidence in the film, and the bigger reason is that Warner Bros. never had too high expectations for "The Matrix". This became a tacit understanding within the company after the director of the film determined Zach Schneider.
Although this is still a project initiated by Wayne, the quality of the films is indeed somewhat unexpected, but this does not disrupt the promotional and promotional strategies that Warner Bros. had already formulated.
Their top summer project this year is "Tornado" produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Jane De Bonter. They have high expectations for this film. Whether it is the media preview or the movie fan trial, their professional reputation and movie fans have always remained high.
In addition to the movie "Tornado" which will be released in two weeks, the other key project is "The Walker of the Stop" directed by Wayne himself.
Although "The Walker" has called out the Oscars early, it seems to be an award-winning art film, they know that Wayne's movies have never lacked storylines and gimmicks, and those loyal fans are enough to ensure that this film will not be disappointed in the theater market.
Then there is "Scimitar Killing" directed by Joe Schumacher, and finally "The Matrix" directed by Zach Schneider.
Mainly because of the investment in "The Matrix", Warner Bros. only accounted for half of this, and this half was solved through financing. The company's expectations for this film, with a box office of $30 million in the first weekend, which can ensure that Warner Bros. is profitable.
This is both an original work and an R-level film directed by a novice director. If the producer was not called Wayne Greenberg, I would probably not even dare to expect 30 million Warner Bros.
"Dad, your newspaper."
Bruce Rosenblum walked into the restaurant and just sat down at the dining table. His daughter Gillian Rosenblum came up and put a few newspapers in front of him.
This action immediately aroused his vigilance. No one knew better than him what kind of personality he was, the lawless daughter. This child was at the end of the rebellious period and was definitely not so considerate in normal times.
He picked up the sandwich on the plate with one hand and put it in front of him. Bruce Rosenblum's eyes looked at his daughter who was well-behavedly sitting opposite him. "Tell me, what else do you want? Or what trouble did you make in school?"
“daddy!”
My well-behaved state didn't last long, and the girl heard him and returned to her original appearance. "Not one, Dad, can you help me get some tickets for "The Matrix"? I promised to invite Lucy and the others to watch the movie."
"Don't even think about it!"
Although his daughter's request was very simple for him, he still refused without hesitation. "The Matrix" is no matter what, it is also an R-level film. It doesn't matter if my daughter was previewed in the company. But taking a large group of underage classmates to watch it is another concept!
"What if I asked my mom to accompany us?"
"What?" Bruce Rosenblum looked at his wife, shrugging in the same direction. It was obvious that the mother and daughter had reached some kind of agreement. "Okay, you won, movie tickets are nothing, but don't cause trouble."
“yes!”
Gillian waved his fists excitedly. "I told Lucy and they said before how cool this movie is, they never believed it. I bet they would be stunned when watching the movie."
As he was talking, the phone rang. Bruce Rosenblum pointed at the phone. The girl put down the sandwich in her hand and ran over to pick it up.
"Hello, this is Rosenblum's house..."
It took not long, and the phone was hung up in less than a minute. The girl returned to the dining table, picked up the unfinished sandwich and took a big bite, and said to her father: "It's your secretary York. He asked me to tell you that the early box office of "The Matrix" was about 5.75 million US dollars. Dad, is this a good result?"
"Well, I've performed very well."
When the morning light shone into the restaurant, Bruce Rosenblum smiled when he heard it, picked up the milk and took a sip. "This number, when it comes to an R-level film, can definitely be said to be very high. It seems that Zach Schneider did not disappoint Wayne this time."
After having breakfast made by his wife, he found it was still early. He picked up the newspaper he had not had time to read and sat on the sofa in the living room, wanting to see the media's evaluation of the two videos first.
‘Greenber’s sci-fi masterpiece, a choice that must not be missed during the summer season!
Since the birth of the art form of movies, there have been many excellent science fiction films for human beings, but the Matrix is definitely one of the masterpieces, because it directly reveals the essence of science fiction - "the entire process of human cognitive revolution", which is the whole plot. Understanding the Matrix means understanding the paradigm of the evolution of the entire human thinking over the past 3,700 years. In fact, the answer lies in the title of the film:
Matrix, all human relations and cognitive structures, collectively referred to as matrix…’---Todd McCarthy
The first thing I saw was the film critic column. This well-known Los Angeles film critic praised the film without hesitation and called on more fans to watch it in person at the end.
This was not unexpected to him. The other party has been public relations from Warner Bros. It is basically impossible to say bad things about Warner Bros. Moreover, Todd McCarthy has always had a good relationship with Wayne.
‘Last night at 7 o'clock, our reporter interviewed Hollywood director Wayne Greenberg again at the premiere of "The Matrix". When asked about his opinion on the release of "The Hulk" this weekend, Director Greenberg said that this is a complete copy.
He is not optimistic about the box office prospects of "Hulk", thinking that the film is just imitating "Batman: The Moment of War", and is also a clumsy imitation of an unknown man, and it is not worth the fans' waste of time watching...'
---Los Angeles Times
Seeing this, he nodded. What Wayne said had a huge influence on most movie fans. The signboard he had already established could ensure that many ordinary audiences would consider more when making movie-viewing choices.
As he turned over the Los Angeles Times and looked at the Hollywood Daily Entertainment behind him, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared.
‘The Matrix’s leading actor Brandon Lee, a sexually-twisted man!
According to our reporter's investigation, as early as October 1992, when the preparations for "The Joker" were just started, Brandon Lee participated in the audition of "The Joker". After the audition failed, he joined Wayne Greenberg's behind-the-scenes team as a stunt actor.
Not only is he a stunt stand-in for the movie "The Joker", he also participated in the action guide of "Batman: The Moment of War", but he is also famous as the male lead and starring in "The Joker Back". This is obviously a bit lucky for a new Hollywood player, right?!
Our reporter recently interviewed the temporary workers of the crew of "The Joker". According to these temporary workers, director Wayne Greenberg has always taken great care of Brandon Lee in the crew. Brandon Lee is the only ordinary employee who can walk on the director's trailer and have lunch with Wayne Greenberg.
In addition, our reporter also interviewed Brandon Lee's ex-boyfriend! Yes, it's her boyfriend! He is an absolute Guy! From this point of view, Brandon Lee's career as an actor can be so smooth, does it mean that he has paid something to some big shots?
Think about it, first he was a stunt stand-in in "The Joker", and then immediately starred in "The Joker", participating in the action direction of "Batman: The Moment of War", and now he is the absolute star of "The Matrix". This actor who is suspected to be Guy is too lucky...'
"Bang!"
Bruce Rosenblum slapped the newspaper on the coffee table, causing a buzzing sound. His wife and daughter, who were still eating, looked at him together.
"I have no problem. Something unexpected happened. I'll go to the company first."
He said hello to his wife, he grabbed the newspaper on the coffee table, folded it in half and put it in his jacket pocket, came to the garage, and drove into the car and headed straight to Burbank, the media capital.
Competition in Hollywood has always been full of unexpected things. He is very clear about what this long report means. Now that Wayne is speculated by movie fans, it is all a small problem. Anyway, there have been gossip and tabloids hype about his romantic affairs, which is not so easy for movie fans to believe.
Mainly Brandon Lee! He is the male lead in the film. Any scandal will affect the box office of the film that opens to the painting. What is troublesome is the so-called Brandon Lee ex-boyfriend!
After arriving at Warner Bros. Building, Bruce Rosenblum did not return to his office, but walked directly to the seventh floor and knocked on the door of the CEO office.
"Bruce, ha, it seems you've seen that report too!"
As soon as he entered the door, he heard a joke. He realized that it was not only Jeff Robinoff who was sitting in the rest area, but also Wayne and the personal assistant who was always following him.
"It seems that I didn't see it myself, didn't I?" Bruce Rosenblum shrugged and walked to the rest area and sat down. "The male protagonist is suspected to be homosexual... This thing may affect many movie fans! I didn't expect Universal Pictures to do this."
Wayne nodded deeply. It was the mid-to-late 1990s, but it wasn't that more than ten or twenty years later. Feminist rights just showed signs in society, and various movements have not yet begun. Homosexuality is an absolute scandal.
The homosexual group is now one of the most marginal people in society. Almost no one dares to publicly announce their coming out, otherwise they will be surrounded by strange gazes from the whole society. Not to mention a small actor, even David Geffen, a dream factory tycoon who is well aware of in the circle, needs to hide his orientation problems.
Chapter completed!