The Hollywood film market, in other words, can also be called the North American film market, which is essentially a fully mature market. After decades of commercial development, the world's largest movie ticket warehouse in North America actually means that the market has been divided up long ago.

Even if there are only six large film companies left in Hollywood, they are actually very crowded. With the large film companies being taken over by the media group, the six major Hollywood leaders are that since they cannot fight each other, they will work together to protect this mature market and eliminate the soil for the rise of all new forces.

When Steven Spielberg joined forces with two other giants to create DreamWorks with a very high-ranking one, the company became the six major players who jointly suppressed it.

No one dares to underestimate Steven Spielberg's ability, not to mention that DreamWorks also have music giant David Geffen and former leader of Disney Animation Studio Jeffrey Carsonberg.

In fact, among the top leaders of the six giants, and even the top leaders of the media group behind the six majors, everyone does not believe that DreamWorks can break through the siege and become the seventh largest film company in Hollywood. But no one can guarantee that any accidents will occur. Everyone just boiled the frog in a tacit understanding.

If you want to say who is the biggest beneficiary in the past two years, it is definitely Sony Columbia, which invested in. Since Sony acquired Columbia Pictures, after years of development, it still cannot change the embarrassment of being at the bottom of the six majors. However, with DreamWorks attracting most of the firepower, it avoids putting them in a more embarrassing situation.

Otherwise, it is really impossible to say whether the revenue of DreamWorks, which has just been established by the Big Three, will suppress Sony Columbia in one fell swoop. If such a scene occurs, it will be destined to cause the entire Hollywood industry to fluctuate.

Unlike Sony Columbia, Warner Bros. itself knows Wayne very well, including executives and shareholder representatives led by Jeff Robinoff, all know clearly that once this Hollywood dark film master leaves Warner Bros., he will definitely not mind creating a big scene with his friend Spielberg.

To put it bluntly, this is what they are most worried about. Wayne is not the little person back then. He himself represents a considerable amount of capital.

"The global box office of X-Men is almost $400 million. Wayne, you are going to make a lot of money again this time."

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Wayne took Nina into the Warner Bros. When he pushed open the door of CEA's office, he saw Bruce Rosenblum throwing down the newspaper in his hand and teasing him enthusiastically.

"no, no, man, you have to forgive me, it's because I'm too one-sided." Before he could sit down and say hello, the director of Warner Bros. distribution shrugged and continued to tease with an exaggerated expression.

"It's not just the movie "X-Men", but also "Charlie's Angels", "The Matrix", "The Flash". Man, after a summer vacation this year, you will definitely be the biggest winner in the entire circle!"

"Yes, boss, you should have a big party to celebrate." Zach Schneider, who had just walked into the office, echoed while hugging Wayne enthusiastically. "Swimming pool, beauty, alcohol, by the way, aren't you having a good relationship with Tom Cruise? You can borrow his big yacht to hold a party."

"Okay, after this period of time, I invite you to attend a yacht party." Faced with everyone's teasing, Wayne sat down and shrugged, nodded with a smile and agreed.

Talked and greeted several people, he glanced at the newspaper that Bruce Rosenblum threw on the coffee table. This was a New York Times. The entertainment section opened, and the whole article was almost filled with news related to "X-Men".

The situation is obvious. Although the popularity of "X-Men" in North America has gradually passed, the publicity offensive of 20th Century Fox has not diminished at all. Even such authoritative newspapers and various commentary reports are emerging one after another.

Obviously, Twentieth Century Fox wants to inspire movie fans who have not watched it as much as possible, and take advantage of the popularity of "X-Men" to enter the theater and completely drain the market potential of the film.

Similar reports are not only seen in big media like the New York Times, but basically paper media and TV shows that are related to entertainment are all about the voices of discussing the X-Men.

Sober people know that the leader in the North American theater market is "The Matrix 3: Matrix Revolution". Those who don't know think "X-Men" is the box office champion last week, which shows how much publicity and promotion resources invested by 20th Century Fox are.

Inevitably, Wayne's name is frequently mentioned in a large number of publicity reports about "X-Men". Twentieth Century Fox is too clear. They are likely to cooperate with Wayne this time, and they have paid a huge reward. They will definitely take advantage of this cooperation to fully utilize his influence to the extreme.

"Look at this, boss."

Seeing Wayne tilting his head to look at the newspaper on the coffee table, Zach Schneider and others were not in a hurry to talk about the serious matters. He handed over a copy of the "Premiere" magazine.

As he took the magazine with a smile, he immediately shook his head as he looked at the title on the cover of the magazine. ‘A textbook success, Wayne Greenberg, this time he personally changed the superhero movie he dominated alone!’

There is only this huge title on the cover of the entire "Premiere", and the photo of the magazine's cover is a photo of Wayne on the set, holding the director's viewfinder in one hand. This photo was obviously taken by a crew member secretly.

Even though he thought about it, he didn't remember when the photo on the cover was secretly photographed. But these were not important. He opened the magazine casually and a report written in a professional tone came into his eyes.

'If you only know George Lucas, the father of Star Wars, but don't know this man called "King of Darkness", then I must suggest that you consciously find a Pepsika store and rent all Wayne Greenberg's videos to watch. Or you can read this report patiently and stand for two minutes by yourself, reflecting on what you have missed in the past!

Steven Spielberg regards him as his best friend. Will Smith and Nicholas Cage ask him how to act. Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are actually his loyal fans. Since he plunged into Hollywood, he has created countless stars that have made him famous!

Unlike traditional black film directors, although Wayne Greenberg's works still have many violence, death, crime and large-scale shots, themes of greed, deception, anxiety and anxiety, he perfectly balances these traditional black elements with business.

So far, he is the only special director in Hollywood who can attract a large number of movie fans to the theater while ensuring strong stylization. Because of his special film style, both professionals in Hollywood film circles and enthusiastic North American movie fans call him the "King of Darkness".

In the summer of 1993, Wayne Greenberg brought DC comic-making characters to the big screen for the first time. As soon as "The Joker" was released, it immediately caused a big discussion in the entire society. I think that fans who have watched "The Joker" all know how profound the movie has left in a special social context. Almost every audience found their own shadow in Arthur.

This attempt to adapt the DC comics movie completely made Wayne Greenberg let go of his worries. He knew clearly that countless movie fans fell in love with this series. In the following years, he filmed and produced a series of DC comics superheroes such as "Batman: The Moment of War", "Batman: The Dark Knight", and "The Flash".

There is no doubt that the DC superhero movie that is every year has become a sweet date between countless movie fans and Wayne Greenberg. No one can deny the great success of superhero movies! As time goes by, fans' appetites are getting bigger and bigger, and they are gradually no longer satisfied with the current situation of only seeing a superhero movie for a year.

So, just this summer, 20th Century Fox made a bold decision to join forces with Wayne Greenberg to produce amazing superheroes outside the DC superhero movie. No accident happened. This "X-Men", written and produced by Wayne Greenberg, has been popular with countless movie fans since it was released in the North American theater market in early August!

At the same time, Wayne Greenberg also invisibly changed the scene of him dominating superhero movies alone! This was like a perfect teaching for the entire Hollywood film industry. Wayne Greenberg personally told all practitioners how to shoot and produce superhero movies other than DC to gain recognition from movie fans!

Since the early 1990s, Hollywood producers have been afraid of adapting superheroes because they all think that heroes outside DC comics are difficult to shoot. But Wayne Greenberg and Brian Singer prove that this idea is wrong. Not only can superheroes outside DC be filmed, but it also proves that as long as the film is of quality, it will gain fans.

From this year's "The Flash" to the popular "X-Men", Wayne Greenberg has broken people's cognition time and time again.

The former is the first film in Hollywood that uses a lot of motion capture, and is also the first work that combines CG special effects, digital special effects, models, etc. This method of application based on the Hollywood film industry is worth learning from by all practitioners.

Needless to say, "X-Men" is still popular in the North American theater market. This work belongs to Marvel Comics, is completely different from the DC superhero's style...'

The core theme of the whole report is naturally Wayne, and his works have changed and promoted Hollywood movies. But as long as you watch it carefully, even ordinary readers can find that the whole article is actually promoting "X-Men".

"How is it? Boss. To some extent, this report is right. You did make a successful demonstration for everyone in Hollywood this time."

Seeing that he closed the magazine halfway through the sight, he raised his head and smiled to touch the cigarette. Zach Schneider took the magazine and threw it on the coffee table, spread his hands and said, "But the 20th Century Fox's little thoughts are too obvious. They obviously want to squeeze out all your appeal!"

"Zach, they paid."

Wave waved, Wayne rejected Jeff Robinoff's cigar and tilted his head to light a cigarette of his own.

His words made the people in the entire office laugh unconsciously. Yes, they paid the money and even paid a lot of money.

To put it bluntly, Warner Bros.'s senior executives have never paid attention to the film "X-Men". In the eyes of Warner Bros., who holds the full copyright of DC comics, in the past decade, there has been only one enemy of DC superhero movies, that is himself.

"Okay, let's talk about the main business."

After chatting, Wayne looked around the people in the office, his eyes went from Bruce Rosenblum to Jeff Robinoff, and finally stopped on Zach Schneider's face.

With his words, the men at the scene put away their smiles tacitly and focused on him.

"Zach, I remember you joined my crew since the end of '92, right?"

"That's right."

Hearing this sentence, Zach Schneider was obviously stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly. "The then deputy director Luke Simmons left the team, and I ran from New York to Los Angeles and got a valuable opportunity to join the crew of "The Joker".

To be honest, Zach Schneider's career as a film director was deeply influenced by Wayne. Although he is indeed close to Wayne's philosophy in terms of director style, there is one thing that everyone has to admit that Director Zach is a genius, and a genius who is good at learning.

Just from these three "The Matrix", you can discover the growth of Zach Schneider and the achievements of the "The Matrix" trilogy have already explained everything.

"Ok, Zach, for me personally, I have no objection to your ability."

Wayne stretched out his fingers holding a cigarette, knocked on the back of the sofa beside him, staring at Zach Schneider with his eyes, and slowly spoke while carefully thinking about it in his mind:

"Bruce and I have mentioned it many times, hoping to give you a chance to take over the latest Superman director. Let's put aside other external factors and tell me, Zach, what do you think?"

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire office fell into silence.

Including two Warner Bros. executives, John Grey and Nina sitting in the corner, all turned their attention to Zach Schneider, wanting to see what he said.

Everyone could see that Zach Schneider had a clear struggle on his face. He wanted to open his mouth and say something several times, but then he held it back. Undoubtedly, this issue also had many concerns for him.

Wayne was not in a hurry at all, just relaxed on the sofa, crossing his legs and smoking silently. In fact, he was the one who knew Zach Schneider the best in the entire office. To put it bluntly, this level of understanding is better than Zach Schneider himself.

From the perspective of God, Zach Schneider was one of the most successful Hollywood directors of his generation. His film works vary from historical epics to dystopian futures. However, each of his works shows a distinctive opera visual style, which some people call them a magnificent oil painting.

It can be said that the most obvious element in Zach Schneider's style is his preference for slow motion. Like many directors, he uses it to improve the expected mood of the camera. The benefits are obvious. Under the large number of high-speed slow motion shots, tragedy becomes more tragic and romance becomes more romantic.

If movie fans are careful, they will find that there are usually many sports and slow motion shots in his videos. However! This is also the one that worries Wayne the most.

The crazy obsession with high-speed slow motion seems to have been deeply imprinted in Zach Schneider's blood. Regardless of whether it is the conventional way of use or his signature curved speed change, it is like he will not be able to shoot action scenes without these slow motions that render emotions.

This is probably the most powerful thing that movie fans complain about on the Internet in later generations. No one denies the shockingness of director Zha’s shooting, but the frequent abuse of various slow motion is constantly eroding the fans’ favorability for the movie.

Looking through his most successful early work, "The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta", in various war scenes, fans can clearly see the transition between fast and slow motion. The shots that followed Leonida's chopping people were all shot at a speed of 100 to 360 frames per second, with the purpose of making it easier to edit fast and slow motion nodes at will in post-production editing.

So in the eyes of movie fans, Leonida's sword was shocked and burst into bloody flowers with heavy colors when it hit the enemy. Then there was the alternation of fast and slow motion, one sword after another.

This is not without benefits. The gorgeous shots like advertisements, as shocking visual effects as oil paintings, and the epic spatial layout can stimulate the emotions of the moviegoers to the greatest extent. It is also because of this reason that Zach Schneider is the most suitable for R-level films with blood. The larger the lens size, the more it can play Zach Schneider's style.

The key is, if you like various postures and abuse slow motion, it will definitely be more advantageous than the disadvantages when putting it in other commercial action videos.

But this guy is still a hardcore DC fan. The DC superhero movie he filmed is to say that it is to restore the comic world to the greatest extent. To put it bluntly, it is to take the world's top budget and produce niche genre films specially for DC fans to watch!

In addition to his slow-motion desire that he could not control himself, there were various slow-motion renderings and displays that could not be stopped once Superman entered the fight scene!

"Boss, I'm under a lot of pressure."

The silence atmosphere in the office was finally broken by Zach Schneider himself. He smiled bitterly and looked at Wayne and said directly: "The pressure is so high that I can't breathe. You know, directing the DC series is my dream, but this is different from the "The Matrix" where you arranged everything..."

Nodding silently, Wayne showed a strong appreciation in his eyes looking at Zach Schneider. Obviously, this guy was not blinded by the continuous success.

Outsiders don't know it, but they know it best in their hearts. The great success of "The Matrix" is inseparable from Zach Schneider's outstanding performance.

But it cannot be ignored. Before the first filming of "The Matrix", Wayne has perfectly planned everything about "The Matrix". It includes the script, the direction of the filming, and even the shooting order of the scenes, the camera position and lighting requirements, which were all done when filming the first film.

To put it bluntly, when filming the first part of "The Matrix", Zach Schneider was more like a traditional filming machine. From the second part to the third part, although Wayne did not continue to prepare for the film so perfectly, the general direction remained unchanged. It seemed that the crew was under the control of Zach Schneider, but in fact they were still working according to his plan.

"Zach, I believe I don't need to continue to emphasize the importance of Superman's opening..."

As Wayne said, the few people nodded slowly. They were all veterans in the circle. Everyone knew that every Hollywood director faced unprecedented pressure when taking on a big project. Directors who were crushed by pressure in the circle are not only not uncommon, but are everywhere.

You should know that from the time of signing a name on the director's contract, the director has been under pressure of tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars. This is also the reason why many directors generally have a powder keg that can explode at a glance in the crew. It is because the work pressure is too great. This pressure is not a day or two, but will last for several months to several years.

"So, Zach, I'll give you two choices."

Wayne looked at Zach Schneider, took a big sip of cigarette, stretched out a finger, and said slowly: "First, I can fully support you in directing the opening of Superman. Don't be happy, now I can tell you in advance that in my plan, the investment scale of Superman's opening should be around 180 million to 200 million US dollars.

This is one of the central characters in the DC series of movies. You must make the film to meet my requirements. Zach, there is no friendship in this regard. If you want to take over the opening of Superman, you will definitely prepare for the filming under the eyes of me and the producer. Once you make a mistake, I will replace you without hesitation."

Zach Schneider nodded, and he fully understood the meaning of Wayne's words. There is no doubt that Superman is really too important. On such a top Hollywood project, not to mention the little friendship between them, even father and son would not take $200 million to take risks.

“The second one.”

Seeing Zach Schneider nodding, Wayne stretched out a finger again. "You are the one who takes the lead in the filming of most of the scenes at the beginning of Superman, and even the entire film preparation, but you don't have to bear huge pressure to work. Just like you did in "The Joker Back", you are only responsible for shooting the camera material. The success or failure of the film has nothing to do with you, you just need to do the job I handed over to you."

Zach Schneider asked in surprise: "Associate Director?"

"Associate Director!"

"no, no, no." Unexpectedly, before Junzac Schneider said anything, Jeff Robinoff shook his head first and said, "Wayne, this is not possible. You will never be busy with it. You will be dragged down by work. In the end, everything may be delayed..."
Chapter completed!