dognovel Chapter 411 When negotiating such a thing, leave it to a professional!
Chapter 411 When negotiating such a thing, leave it to a professional!
Although Lin Long didn't recognize this guy right away, he immediately knew who he was from his self-introduction.
The powerful figure of Warner Bros., the future CEO and chairman of Warner Bros., is also a rare Asian executive in Hollywood.
Richard Parsons!
"Mr. Parsons, long since!""
Lin Long shook hands with Parsons politely and said, "Are you used to talking about golf, or are you used to sitting and talking?"
"Hahaha, of course we were sitting and chatting." Parsons laughed and handed the club in his hand to the entourage: "Honestly, I think golf is very boring, if it wasn't for everyone else playing, I would Don't want to stand on the golf course for a second! If I had to choose, I would prefer a bit more intense, more confrontational sport. Of course, just watching. 35
Lin Long had to sigh that Parsons was as good as the rumors, a master at dealing with interpersonal relationships.
After being seated in the lounge, Parsons got straight to the point:
"Lin, I heard from Matt "Five Six Seven" that you have a great idea and script that even needs our copyright, can I take a look first?"
"certainly."
Lin Long smiled and took out the prepared script from his backpack.
Originally, this should have been done by Su Wan, who is an agent.
It's a pity that Su Wan left Lin Long to play golf, and Lin Long had to help her carry her bag.
"Batman Dark Knight"
These words were clearly written on the cover. Matt and Parsons, who had always been curious, saw these words at the same time, and then both of them could not help frowning.
Parsons said: "Lin, with all due respect, you should know that we have just prepared to seal the IP of Batman, and we are not planning to restart him in the short term.
Lin Long certainly knew what Parsons was saying, and why Matt Damon was a little disappointed when he saw the name.
Just over a year ago, Warner Bros. invested heavily in creating a star-studded Batman and Robin.
In addition to the production cost of up to 100 million, this film has brought together top or first-class stars such as George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman!
It can be said that this Batman has gathered a lot of expectations from Warners, devoted a lot of resources, and placed high hopes on him.
It's a pity that in the end, the film suffered a tragic situation where the box-office word of mouth doubled. Not only did Warners lose everything, but several of the leading actors nominated Golden Raspberry, which became a Waterloo in their acting career.
Even Warner Bros. because of the film's fiasco.
Encountered a lot of financial crisis, even Parsons' mentor, Steven Ross, who brought him into the industry, also indirectly resigned and left Warner.
This failure has even made Warner unable to relax until now. Coupled with the subsequent series of failed investments, it may be an exaggeration to say that Warner today is crumbling, but to say that they are precarious and chaotic internally, there is absolutely no any questions.
And it all started with this failed Batman!
Therefore, after that, Warner Bros. has decided to temporarily seal the super IP of Batman, and will never take it out for a remake in a short time.
That's why, when Parsons and Damon saw the title, they felt bouts of disappointment.
They thought that Lin Long would come up with a more anticipated, more creative and impactful script to help Warner out of the predicament.
The result is just a follower of ip.
Of course Lin Long could see the disappointment of the two, he laughed: "Are you really not going to see it before making a decision? If you treat him as an ordinary remake of a superhero movie, you will definitely regret it. 39
Lin Long has said this, Parsons and Matt, no matter how disappointed they are, always have to look.
Before even opening the book, Parsons had already figured out how to reject Lin Long later.
Anyway, this is a movie where a superhero beats a bad guy and saves the world in the end. It just means that the investment is not in place, the actors are hard to find, or the book needs to be polished.
But when they saw the first scene in the script, the two were a little surprised.
It didn't start with Bruce Wayne's dead family!
But the clown played tricks, let his subordinates kill each other and rob the bank.
Although they didn't see the picture, the two of them could feel the madness, arrogance and arrogance of the clown only from the words.
This rather interesting beginning immediately caught the attention of both of them!
After unconsciously raising their heads and looking at each other, they immediately continued to watch.
The next scenes were climaxes and suspenseful plots.
It made the two of them look fascinated and completely immersed in the plot.
The Joker's madness and illogicality, Batman's entanglement, to the Joker playing with people's hearts again and again, using his tricks to deceive people again and again, to Dante being defeated by him and becoming a horrible double-faced man who only remembers revenge. .....You can feel the infinitely exciting and exciting plot just by reading the text, and the two of them watched it all the time.
After reading the script almost simultaneously, Parsons and Damon gave each other a shocked look.
Then he looked at Lin Long with a smile on his face.
"Lin, first of all, you have to accept my apology from the bottom of my heart. Before reading the script, I had already figured out the reasons for rejecting you. After all, in my opinion, there is no way to make any superhero movies, but you let me know. Now, I'm an ignorant frog at the bottom of the well! There are many amazing geniuses in this world who can tell a story from an angle we can't imagine..."
Damon couldn't help but say: "Lin! You promised me! You promised me to play an important role! I can play Batman, Sheriff Gordon or Two-Face. Of course, my favorite is Joker! If possible, let me play the Joker! I won't let you down!
Lin Long didn't answer Matt, but smiled: "You guys like it, that's great! I think we can talk about the details of this movie."
"Details?" Damon hadn't responded yet.
But Parsons immediately understood what Lin Long meant. He strongly suppressed the excitement in his heart. Now he is almost 100% sure that as long as this film is made, it will definitely be a big hit! He can definitely get an imaginary. When the box office arrives, whether it is the company's profit or its own low position in the company, it can definitely be consolidated!
Especially, you can stand up again where your teacher fell down!
Prove that it's not the superhero movies that can't do it, but the people before it!
Parsons said in as steady a voice as possible:
"There's nothing wrong with copyright, I'll take care of it, the question is, what do you want?
Lin Long smiled and said: "Professional things, of course, have to be done by professional people! 35
Then Lin Long stood up and shouted at Su Wan who was swinging not far away: "Mom! It's your turn to play. 39
Hearing Lin Long's shout, Su Wan reluctantly put down her club, took off her sunglasses, and walked to Lin Long's side. She asked in Chinese, "Why 3.3 chat? Friendship price or cut to death?"
"Hack to the death! Capitalists' money, fools don't make money!"
Lin Long nodded firmly to Su Wan, then turned to Parsons and said, "This is my agent and my mother. This is Mr. Parsons, Warner's best executive, and my best. Brother. Mom, money doesn't matter, I just want to complete the art in my heart!"5
"I understand, you mean to let me give up my interests when necessary and fulfill your art? Don't worry."
Parsons looked at the two with a wry smile and said:
"You two, don't you know that I'm Asian, and I can understand Chinese to some extent."
"If you understand it, you can understand it." Su Wan shrugged indifferently.
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"Then we just go straight to the topic. Casting, editing, script, creative autonomy, we want all of these! Also, we are the Palme d'Or and Oscar hits, and the director's share is definitely indispensable.