The sun rises in the east, and the summer breeze is slow.

When the warm sun rises above the roof, several birds sing loudly, and under the gentle gaze of his wife, Toby. Emmerich drove away from home and headed for Warner Pictures headquarters.

All the way was smooth until he made it to Hollywood.

At the entrance to Hollywood, a group of people are protesting against the studios paying them too little and exploiting their production value.

Most of these people wear glasses, and most of them are screenwriters.

They stood there silently holding banners.

Hollywood screenwriters have always been restless, and from time to time they have to come out to protest, and they don't know if they really feel oppressed or want to take advantage of the opportunity to be lazy.

When Emmerich saw this, he smiled disdainfully.

Even if these screenwriters are constantly protesting, they are not honest jobs in the end.

Now Hollywood harvests talents from all over the world, they just write scripts, and they don't need the level of Nobel Prize masterpieces.

These Hollywood screenwriters are actually not worth much, and the top management of the big six film companies will not care about them.

Emmerich was at the top of the company and couldn't empathize with these writers, so he stepped on the gas pedal and left the writers behind him even faster.

As the car came to the underside of the Warner Pictures building, Emmerich saw a group of people holding banners, different from the writers he had just met, this group of people was younger, more radical, they were shouting loudly, and their accusations could be heard far away.

"Warner, don't shoot 'Joker.'"

"Stay away from the holy clowns, you disgusting merchants."

"No Lee, no Phoenix, no this disgusting project."

"Emmerich get out of Hollywood."

Emmerich couldn't help but turn his head to observe, and saw that some people were wearing clown masks.

The clown's exaggerated smile is even more eerie in the dazzling sunlight, as if it is hiding an ulterior secret.

Even though it was broad daylight, Emmerich couldn't help but shudder.

After a while, he felt better after listening to the car, and he left the car and headed for the elevator in the underground parking lot.

"Da Da Da!"

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps, and I saw a man suddenly flash from behind a pillar, this man was wearing a clown mask, he was wearing a wide trench coat, and then he took a few eggs from the trench coat and threw them on Emmerich one by one.

Emmerich hurriedly protected his head.

There were eggs thrown in his hands, the shells were broken, the egg liquid flowed out, slimy, and very fishy.

He usually likes to eat omelettes, and he hates eggs the most.

"Bitch, don't touch the clown, he's my idol, if you dare to promote this project, I won't spare you."

"Remember, this time it's an egg, and next time I'll throw on you."

The attacker shouted and threw eggs.

At this time, the security guard in the parking lot hurriedly ran over, and the sneak attacker turned around and ran away.

"Are you alright, sir?"

Two security guards went after the attacker.

Another security guard stopped to reassure Emmerich.

"Damn, how do you let outsiders into the company parking lot?"

Noticing that the person who was attacked was Emmerich, a company executive, the security guard hurriedly explained: "We have been very careful, it should have been an accident, and I can guarantee that there will be no next time." ”

Emmerich glanced at the security guard coldly, "Remember my car, see my car in the future, follow me immediately, I don't want to have a next time." ”

With that, he left the underground parking lot.

His office has a breakout room with several sets of clothes that he can change into.

When Emmerich entered the office under the curious eyes of his colleagues, changed his clothes, and the security guard came to report the situation.

"Sir, we caught that person, he is a student at the Los Angeles Institute of Technology, his name is Finch, he is twenty-one years old, he is from Texas, his parents are ordinary farmers, what are we going to do?"

When Emmerich heard this, he was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "You keep the video of him attacking me, and then let him admit the fact of attacking me." ”

The security guard gave Emmerich a quick look, "Yes, sir, I'll go now, and I'll give you a satisfactory result." ”

He understood what Emmerich meant, that he was going to sue the college student.

The college student will definitely be banned from Emmerich in the future, and may face extremely high compensation.

After the security guard left, Emmerich contacted a lawyer and asked him to sue the student, Finch.

He thought for a moment, then put on the same clothes that had been smashed by the eggs and messed up his hair, making himself look a little embarrassed, and then took a few selfies in a row.

He chose the most embarrassing photos and posted them on his Facebook and Twitter with the caption, "I was attacked, I'm a crazy clown fan, I swear, all extreme clown fans will regret it, they boycott me at this time, but we'll make a great clown movie." ”

The tweet was sent quickly.

And it quickly attracted the attention of many people, including many crazy clown fans, who quickly left messages.

"You damn businessman, put away your hypocritical feelings, you just want to squeeze the commercial value of the clown."

"I hate you businessmen the most, you deserve it, and you have evil retribution."

"Believe me, this is definitely not the last, maybe a hundred rotten eggs will fall on you tomorrow."

Emmerich was slightly stunned when he saw such a message.

In order to take the black and red route to maintain the heat, he took the initiative to arrange for people to sing the clown.

invited a Chinese director, Phoenix is unreliable, completely different from the comic version, etc.

All kinds of news about the decline have indeed attracted the attention of many audiences.

A lot of people think "Joker" is going to be a bad movie.

In such a situation, those extreme clown fans began to attack the "Joker" crew.

At this time, Emmerich realized that although the clown was a villain, due to the excellent performance of the previous actors, this character had a very strong charm and attracted many fans.

Maybe in the DC universe, the Joker has more fans than many superheroes.

His previous behavior has undoubtedly offended clown fans, and he will inevitably encounter more obstruction before the movie is released.

"Well, what a headache."

Emmerich shook his head helplessly when he thought of this.

Just then, the secretary knocked on the door and walked in, "Sir, the president has an emergency meeting." ”

Jeff. Robinoff has already decided to leave Warner Pictures, and he doesn't know what to do at this time.

Emmerich was so upset that he had to change into clean clothes and hurried to the conference room.

He soon saw Robinov, as well as some of his colleagues.

"Toby, I heard you got rotten eggs?"

"Toby, good luck."

"Man, I'm looking forward to your strong counterattack, I can introduce my lawyer to you, and at least you can get 100,000 dollars in compensation."

Emmerich coped with them all.

Soon after, the conference officially convened, and Robinov sat at the front, with a big screen behind him.

He was dressed in a suit, his hair was meticulously combed, and he looked very formal, but his eyes were very tired, and you could clearly see the helplessness and frustration in his eyes.

The voice is also weak.

"Guys, something really bad has happened, the New York Times will run a news article tomorrow that counts the five worst movies in the first half of the year, and unfortunately, we will be the most conspicuous people in this news."

He then clicked the mouse, and saw a news item appear on the big screen.

This news article counts the five worst Hollywood movies that lost money in the first half of 2014.

They are "The Expendables 3", "Sin City 2", "300 Warriors: Rise of the Empire", "Hercules: Battle of Thrace", and "Edge of Tomorrow".

"The Expendables 3" is a movie invested by Lionsgate, 90 million US dollars, and the North American box office is only 38 million, which is not as good as the mainland box office, but the mainland box office is high, but the share is small, the global box office of this movie is 200 million US dollars, and it can reach the hands of the producer, no more than 60 million, this movie must be a loss.

"Sin City 2" is a movie of Emperor Pictures, a comic adaptation, which can also be said to be a superhero movie, with an investment of 80 million, but the North American box office is only 13 million, the overseas box office is negligible, and the global box office does not exceed 20 million.

It can be said that it is a loss to grandma's family.

"300 Warriors: Rise of Empires" is a film invested by Warner Pictures, with a cost of 100 million, a North American box office of 106 million, and a global box office of 150 million, not to mention a loss of at least 50 million.

"Hercules: The Battle of Thrace" is a Paramount movie, with a cost of 160 million, a North American box office of 71 million, and a global box office of 210 million, and the pants are all lost.

"Edge of Tomorrow" is a Warner Pictures movie, with a cost of 17.8 billion, and Tom Cruise was invited, an absolute sci-fi blockbuster, with a North American box office of only 100 million and a global box office of 360 million.

Because there are more overseas box offices and fewer account sharing, the producers will not get more than 110 million US dollars.

Warner must have lost sixty or seventy million.

In the first half of 2014, the five films that lost the most were two from Warner, one from Paramount, one from Lionsgate and one from Emperor Pictures.

Hollywood's Big Six, only Warner and Paramount, of which Warner has the most.

No wonder Robinov is going to die, when the news is sent, he is the laughing stock of Hollywood.

Robinov said with a wry smile: "Everyone has seen it, our performance in the first half of the year is very bad, and we can only hope that we can make up for it in the second half of the year.

The second is that all new movies will be questioned and ridiculed by the outside world, and I hope everyone can be strong and have enough confidence. ”

Robinoff paused for a moment, then said, "Especially Toby, I saw your tweet.

In fact, there are a lot of tweets about "Joker" on Twitter, and there is also a real-name vote, and more than 10,000 people oppose our filming of "Joker" with their real names.

Toby, please remember that the company will always have your back.

But you have to work hard, and if you fail, there will be a lot of pressure on the company and you. ”

Toby. When Emmerich heard this, his face stiffened and he nodded.

He was a little puzzled, what did Robinov mean by giving him a special order at this time?

The two of them have a good relationship.

When the other executives heard this, they all looked at Emmerich with a smile.

"Toby, how much do you invest in your new movie?"

"It's not a lot, the budget is 70 million US dollars."

In fact, the cost of the movie is indeed not high, the actors' salaries are average, there are no big scenes, there is no need for complex computer special effects, and the highest cost is Li Shengyao's salary, which is 20 million US dollars.

When the other executives heard this, they all had surprises on their faces.

There is so much news about "Joker", I thought it would be a blockbuster like a superhero, with an investment of hundreds of millions, but in comparison, 70 million is indeed not high.

If this movie can be introduced into Huaxia, with Li Shengyao's past achievements, even if it loses, it won't lose much.

Thinking of this, the other executives looked at Emmerich with a little less mockery.

Emmerich vaguely understood what Robinov meant, and he nodded at Robinov.

Soon after, after the meeting, Emmerich immediately made a few phone calls, and he contacted a few well-connected reporters to ask them to hype up the cost of the movie "Joker", saying that the cost of the movie was 100 million, and it was a superhero movie to get scale.

After a busy day, Emmerich drove home.

He lives in one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and it's very safe and secure, but he doesn't have to worry about someone throwing rotten eggs.

He went all the way back to the house, but saw his wife sitting on the sofa with a worried face, saw him, stood up excitedly, and then threw himself into his arms.

"Honey, are you alright?"

Emmerich shook his head, "Don't worry, it's just an egg, I'm fine, there's no problem." ”

"I've seen some news, my dear, a lot of people are against the production of Joker, we already have enough money, you don't need that, we can quit."

"No, I can't quit now, I've put a lot of energy into it, as long as the movie is a big hit, then I can get a very high evaluation, I have a great chance to go one step higher, you have to support me."

"But with so many people resisting, can we succeed?"

"Yes, this is a story written by Lee, he is a film director, he has been successful in the past."

Emmerich had no bottom in his mind.

He originally thought that he could control public opinion, but now it is obviously out of control, and "Joker" has attracted a lot of extreme fans.

In the future, these fans may create more trouble.

However, in the face of his wife, he does not want to worry her, he wants to show a bright future.

After placating his wife, Emmerich went to the study, turned on the computer, clicked on his Twitter, and found more clown fans attacking him and all kinds of foul language.

He thought about it for a moment and ordered a ban.

After a moment's hesitation, he lifted the ban.

Let these clown fans scold him, in fact, it can maintain a certain amount of heat.

He then searched for movie clowns, and soon found some news related to the cost of movies, all of which said that they cost 100 million, and under these news, they were all ridicule and abuse, they thought that the movie would inevitably lose money, and Warner would definitely regret the establishment of this project.

Emmerich looked at it for a moment, barely seeing a word of support.

He exited speechlessly.

The vast majority of people look down on clowns, and this time they have to fight for it.

(End of chapter)