For a company, especially an entertainment company, the benefits of having its own theme park are obvious.
Promote your popularity, cultivate the next generation of fans, and so on.
There are a lot of benefits to these theme parks that can be listed almost at random.
But a large project like a theme park cannot be opened just because you want to.
The first is the cost issue. The investment and construction of a high-quality theme park alone will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, not to mention the future operating costs, equipment maintenance, and renovation and upgrade costs.
Besides, running a theme park is not that easy.
A theme park is a dream machine that needs to make every visitor feel like their dream has come true - especially the children.
For example, in Disneyland, people wearing puppet costumes are absolutely not allowed to take off their clothes in public.
Also, when facing children, service staff must squat down and ensure that their eye contact is level with the child, so that the child feels valued.
These business philosophies and management models are definitely not something that outsiders can learn simply by studying them.
This is also the reason why Washimine has always wanted to open a theme park, but has not taken action until now.
Washimine now has money and IP, but lacks people who can run a theme park.
This is not just one or two people, but an entire excellent team.
The most troublesome thing is that the theme park cannot be cultivated by means of power training.
After all, the initial reputation of a theme park is very important.
Minor problems are easy to deal with, but if something big happens, you won't have a chance to start over.
So although both Nanaya and Shion were envious of the theme park, they did not take action.
So now that Jeff Robinov mentioned the theme park, Nanaya naturally had some ideas in his mind.
Warner has its own theme park, so their team must have considerable experience.
It's just that Warner has already launched a Harry Potter theme park project, so collaborating with Washimine on a theme park is a bit…
What's more, if there is real cooperation, it is impossible for Warner to be the only one involved. Universal and Disney are also possible partners.
It was definitely not in Nanaya's character to make such a hasty decision.
So even though Jeff Robinov offered a lot of tempting conditions, Nanaya used the excuse of "needing time to consider" to shirk his responsibilities.
No matter how good the other party's promise seems at this moment, are there not enough beautiful promises in Hollywood?
Unless it is written down in black and white, don't believe a word these guys say.
This is seven nights of life experience.
"Then let me introduce you to the crew members."
Jeff Robinov also knew that lobbying alone would not be enough to impress the other party.
So after Nanaya declined, he smiled and introduced the actors of "The Dark Knight" to Nanaya.
But Jeff Robinov did not gain nothing.
Judging from Nanaya's expression, it seems that no one except him has thought of looking for Washimine to cooperate in the theme park.
I am now the first mover.
With this result, Jeff Robinov did not lose money today.
Faced with the invitation from Warner CEO, Nanaya had no intention of refusing.
After entering the theater, he followed Jeff Robinov to the front row and shook hands with the main members of the crew one by one.
No matter what, he is also a film director, and it is definitely not a bad thing to communicate with actors.
Of course, Nanaya is most interested in the male lead Christian Bale.
After all, the subsequent FGO plan requires a lot of handsome male actors, and the other party is also within Nanaya's consideration.
The other party was notoriously bad-tempered on the set, which made Nanaya a little hesitant.
But today is the movie premiere, so it's impossible for Bale to yell at the fans.
Except for a few freaks, Hollywood stars are always approachable in front of their fans.
People who can't even do this basically can't become stars.
"Hello, Mr. Bale."
Compared to the smooth face in the movie, Bale now has a beard and looks much older than in the movie.
Nanaya greeted him with a normal expression, "I really like your portrayal of Batman. I believe he will become a classic character in film history."
"Thank you." Bale said politely, "I think Heath Ledger's Joker will be more popular."
As the protagonist of today, Bell is quite busy.
After shaking hands with Nanaya, he went to greet others.
Nanaya didn't care too much. After all, he just wanted to get acquainted with everyone today.
I have to say that Nolan is really similar to Nanaya in some ways.
For example, when selecting actors, both parties prefer elderly people they are familiar with.
Basically, the actors we saw today will appear in Nolan's other films in various roles in the future.
If Nolan wants to create a movie universe of his own in the future, it will definitely be very interesting.
After thinking about the actor issue for a while, Nanaya turned his attention to the big screen and watched the movie attentively.
Although it was not the first time he watched "The Dark Knight", Nanaya was so familiar with the movie that he could easily guess the connection process between the shots.
But even so, Nanaya still watched very seriously.
Just like there are loyal movie fans who like to watch "Titanic" repeatedly, no matter how many times he watches this movie, Nanaya still watches it very seriously.
However, compared to Batman, the Joker is naturally more popular in this movie.
Disheveled hair, pale face, dark circles under the eyes, that crazy look in the eyes, smeared red lips and scars on the sides.
There was also strange laughter and the sound of venomous snakes spitting out their tongues from time to time when he was talking.
With just one glance, one can see the madness and evil of the person in front of him, which makes people feel chilled from the bottom of their hearts.
This is Heath Ledger's Joker, a fascinating villain.
Especially every time the Joker demonstrated his sophisticated criminal methods, Nanaya could hear the exclamations of the audience coming from the back rows.
This alone shows how popular the film is.
Although Nanaya is not the executive or investor of this film.
However, Nanaya was still very happy to see that his favorite movie was liked by other people.
How did that saying go?
Spiritual shareholder?
Judging from the experience and insights that Nanaya has accumulated over the past few years in the industry, the reputation of "The Dark Knight" will definitely explode.
There is definitely no problem for the movie to sell well at the box office, but I don't know who will have the last laugh compared to "Inferno".
But judging by the situation in his previous life, Nanaya estimated that it would not be difficult for "The Dark Knight" to have explosive box office results in North America, but the global box office would definitely be much worse.
The plot of "The Dark Knight" coupled with Heath Ledger's brilliant acting, Nanaya believes that the movies released at the same time and later will definitely be quite uncomfortable.
After all, with such a phenomenal movie, their audience will be snatched away.
Of course, not everyone can accept such a story.
Unlike Inferno, The Dark Knight is a superhero movie first and an action movie second.
In everyone's concept, superhero movies should be about justice and sunshine, and are simple stories of heroes defeating bad guys.
Many superhero fans have their own formula for this genre, such as the hero is always invincible, the heroine is always rescued, etc.
"The Dark Knight" is too dark, violent and heavy, which is really unacceptable for audiences who like light-hearted movies.
This is different from Nanaya's "Purgatory Flame".
The superhero shell of "The Dark Knight" is still quite misleading, and many audiences who only love popcorn movies were fooled into going to the cinema.
By the second half of the movie, Nanaya discovered that some audience members had left.
Nanaya guessed that the film would be as polarizing as he remembered.
But this is normal, after all, his own "Purgatory Fire" received the same evaluation.
But because of the superhero skin, "The Dark Knight" will be more differentiated than FZ.
Although a few viewers left early, it did not prevent thunderous applause from breaking out at the end of the movie.
Even Nanaya was among those who applauded.
"It's a very outstanding movie." Nanaya took the initiative to find Nolan, "Your application of IMAX lenses is worth learning. The visual impact is completely beyond my expectations."
"Thank you." Nolan shook hands with Nanaya. "Next time, you can let me see the 3D effect. I want to know if it is as shocking as you said."
"There will be a chance."
Nanaya smiled slightly, then took Lily away from the premiere.
As an outsider, there was no need for him to attend the subsequent crew press conference.
After walking out of the screening room, the smile on Lily's face immediately disappeared.
"What's wrong?"
Nanaya looked at her in surprise.
Lily curled her lips quickly, and without even thinking, she said, "I always feel like this movie is hard to watch."
Nanaya didn't react at first, he asked casually: "Why? It's probably the best superhero movie."
Lily straightened her clothes and said depressedly, "This movie is really chilling. It's not joyful or exciting at all."
"Forehead..."
Nanaya opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
After all, movie preferences are so subjective.
For me personally, if I like something, I like it; if I don't like something, I don't like it.
"Don't you like FZ?"
You know, when "Inferno" was released, Lily went to see it several times.
So Nanaya always thought that Lily liked this dark style.
If it weren't for this reason, Nanaya wouldn't have brought Lily here today.
"It's different."
Lily put her hands behind her back and mumbled quietly.
"What's the difference? Aren't they both dark movies?"
"Well...it's getting late, let's go to the parking lot."
Lily didn't answer directly, but just quickened her pace.
"Because it was taken by my brother-in-law, it's completely different."
Under the moonlight, Lily whispered in a voice that Nanaya couldn't hear.