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Post-production went on until the end of December, and when the temperature in Los Angeles dropped to its lowest point of the year, Escape from the Deadly Town completed all the work.
Warner Bros. has received the latest trailer, and these fifteen-second commercials have been broadcast first at Time Warner in the evening.
Warner is still in advance and needs to wait until the film is released before it starts a large-scale promotion.
At that time, its TV stations such as HBO, TNT, etc. and various newspaper media will participate in related publicity and promotion work. Of course, all this Warner Bros. has only one purpose, that is, interests.
All these promotional methods have a prerequisite, that is, the media critics will be trialed soon.
At this moment, in a small conference room in the Warner Building, Wayne, Luke and John, several core team members are accompanying Warner Film and Television production director Jeff Robinoff and three Warner film selection experts to watch the video.
As the projector stopped working, the lights were on again in the conference room.
"The filming effect is great, you did it very well," after Jeff looked at it, he clapped his hands politely, and then looked at the three film selection experts.
This film will eventually go to the market and face the general audience, so the opinions of these film selection experts are very important. Their opinions may greatly affect the implementation of subsequent promotional and promotion plans.
"The film lasts 104 minutes, and the control is very good. There is no problem with the plot logic coherence." The film selection expert who spoke first stared at the records in his hands and said only these two sentences. They obviously had a reasonable division of labor.
At this time, the only female film expert took over and continued: "There are low-cost but excellent production. Director Greenberg clearly knows what the audience wants and how to create a commercial film.
The reversals and reversals appear in a slightly clichéd plot. Personally, I think this is the highest level of thriller play that I have seen so far.”
After saying that, he looked at the last film watching expert.
"The combination of suspense, comedy, optimism, anti-slaughter, and social satire, with exquisite expression and innovativeness. The details are echoed layer by layer, and the atmosphere of weirdness and uneasiness runs through the entire film, and the night gardener's sprint and the image metaphor of the deer is just right.
It can be said that it is an excellent image of the racial issue in North America, but it is particularly important to note whether the bloody scenes at the end of the film will arouse some white people's disgust."
Jeff kept listening to them. These are senior Warner employees. The conclusions they gave, whether they praise or criticize, will stand an absolutely objective standpoint.
"Okay, Wayne! I have to say that this is a thriller masterpiece." Jeff recalled the video he had just watched and looked at the director sitting opposite him.
"Warner has sent invitations to the media, film critics and North American theater alliance. The test film will be on the fifteenth day, you must be prepared!"
"No problem, Jeff." Wayne breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was basically optimistic about this video. "Then that's it, I'll go back and prepare first!"
Wayne's editing philosophy at the beginning was to not cause doubts to the audience, not let them be distracted or bored outside the main plot.
The entire main framework of the video is simple and easy to understand. Most viewers who enter the theater must not feel confused after watching the video.
As for what the film expert said, some white audiences may feel disgusted, and he is not worried about this situation. This is just a movie, not a beauty that everyone loves.
Even if the movies are sold at the box office, some people will not like them. Even if it is the extremely brilliant "Avatar", there are still a large number of fans who complain about the weak story? But this does not affect the commercial achievements of "Avatar".
After walking out of the Warner Building, Wayne and Jimmy got into the car and prepared to return to the manor. The film was completely completed, and his work on this project was basically the end. The most important thing left was to participate in the film promotion, but the follow-up matters were all mainly Warner, and he could now put down most of the burden.
"Wayne, I have to say that this car has much more space than Cadillac." Jimmy leaned against the wide sofa and was amazed.
"I feel so too!" Wayne said, leaning against the sofa. "It seems that he can handle work on the road in the future!"
This Rolls-Royce Silver Spur is an extended version. If you ignore its slightly old-fashioned appearance, the interior space is designed to be particularly comfortable. Moreover, after the car started, the two people sitting inside had almost no sense of bumps.
"Your lawyer Ryan called me." Jimmy's eyes revealed a complicated look. "Feren Goodman's attorney proposed an out-of-court settlement. They seemed to have had enough of you biting his flesh one by one."
He has been busy with work and has hardly cared about this matter. Now when he heard the agent coming in advance, he remembered that he was still suing.
"What did Ryan do? Will Faren Goodman bow his head so quickly? I'll have to play for at least a year or two in the future." Wayne asked it curiously, Jimmy has been following up on this matter again.
"It's not that Ferren Goodman wants to bow his head. It's that he has to bow his head. Ryan not only sued him for slander, but also some other bad things. I only know that Ryan's law firm has contacted a private detective and has been investigating him."
When Jimmy said this, she felt a chill. These lawyers had no bottom line for the US dollar. Because they knew Feren Goodman's wealth, they began to try their best to bite him to death.
"Ah, it seems that I promised the lawyers to give them 30% of the compensation, which played a huge role!" The contract he signed with the lawyer had clear terms. Not only did the lawyer's fees be paid, but the final compensation was also 30% of the participants.
In North America, more than 90% of such cases will be compensated.
"What conditions did the other party give?" Wayne asked him curiously.
Jimmy regained her complex gaze. "7 million US dollars, an out-of-court settlement. According to the lawyer's investigation, the money can be said to have sucked his blood. It seems that Feren Goodman wants to end the lawsuit as soon as possible. He knows that your purpose is to bite him bite."
Jimmy witnessed this farce almost throughout, and he contacted him later. Wayne never cared about it, so he easily earned millions of dollars.
"Do we want to agree to an out-of-court settlement? Wayne." Jimmy took out a bottle of water from the cabinet and took a big sip. "Ryan's suggestion is to agree, and this is almost all the money the other party can take out."
Wayne thought for a while, and since he had achieved his goal of turning him into a pauper, there was nothing to say. "Tell Ryan that this condition is acceptable, and I will fax him the authorization letter."
7 million US dollars is already a lot. If the opponent fights to the end, he will definitely not get so much money. It is because Feren Goodman knows his purpose that he will die and survive.
Time slowly advanced into mid-January, on the third floor of Greenberg Manor, Wayne changed into a dark suit in front of the mirror.
Because of personal habits, the huge wardrobe is almost all dark suits that look a bit monotonous. He has always been not very concerned about his clothes, but just keeps in mind one principle, that is, no matter what occasion a man is, he will never make mistakes in dark suits.
"Dear, are you doing well?" Harry Berry looked mysterious and sexy in a black low-cut tight evening gown.
I have to say that the black pearl at her best age is not as dark as I imagined. It is close to chocolate-colored smooth skin, and a sexy tight fishtail skirt, which makes her look extremely gorgeous.
"You're ready, we'll leave right away." Wayne turned around and looked at Harry Berry, with a stunning look on his face. "Harry, you're so charming tonight!"
Hearing his praise, Harry Berry raised his chest, walked to Wayne and took his arm, went downstairs to prepare to set off, and participated in today's film preview.
Rolls-Royce drove smoothly on the road. After closing the isolation door in front, Harry Berry kept holding a small mirror and observing the makeup on his face.
"How do I look?" As she approached the theater where Warner held a trial, she finally put away the small mirror and fragments of cosmetics and asked in an uncertain tone.
"It's perfect, Harry."
“Dong, Dong!”
Nina knocked on the partition in front, and after Wayne opened it, the other party’s reminder came. “I’m here, boss.”
"Okay, Harry, this is not the premiere of the movie. There is no red carpet for you to go, let's get out of the car!" He opened the car door directly, held her with one hand and walked down.
It was completely different from what Harry imagined, there were neither a large number of reporters nor crowded fans at the entrance of the theater. She could only hold Wayne's arm and follow him quickly into the theater.
Tonight, Warner Bros. was invited to attend the preview for "Escape from the Deadly Town", not only media reporters, but also a small number of movie fans and critics. There are also the most important representatives of the theater alliance, including AMG theaters and Emperor Entertainment's film viewing experts.
There has always been only one choice for theaters, that is, whether they can win the box office. They will never give theater screens just because they are released by Hollywood giants, which involves their interests.
A film produced for commercial purposes can win many theaters and screens. In addition to the ability of the distribution company, it also needs to consider whether it can impress the theater chain.
If the film experts watch movies in theaters at the preview, they feel that the film is destined to be just a floppy work and cannot find any selling points. Even if Warner Bros. works hard to public relations, this film will not get much resources.
"Hello, Director Greenberg!"
As soon as he walked into the theater gate, someone greeted him in the passage and walked over. At this time, Nina, who was following him, whispered: "This is a senior film selection expert at AMG Theater, Towns Bell!"
With Nina's reminder, Wayne reached out to him. "Hello Mr. Bell!"
Chapter completed!