The crew was still filming, and Ronan and Charles Rowan went into a nearby café and found a quiet booth.

"The Dark Knight has already started filming. Charles Rowan was the first to say: "If nothing else, the film will be officially released in the summer of 2007." I spoke at length with Christopher Nolan that he would only direct the established Batman trilogy, and when the Dark Knight Rises, he would be out of the series. ”

Ronan smiled and said, "Charlie, believe me, Director Nolan will leave Warner Bros. a very valuable asset. ”

This trilogy can be called the peak of superhero movies in terms of both word-of-mouth and business, and Batman, who was pulled down from the altar and turned into a man, won Warner Bros. a great reputation.

But on the other hand, the style of the film also profoundly influenced Warner Bros.

This kind of influence, not only Warner Bros. itself, but also the movie audience, when they see Batman and the DC superhero adaptation movies related to Batman, they will inevitably think of Christopher Nolan's trilogy and think of a humane old man.

Then, the later Batman and even related movies will always receive a lot of unfair treatment from fans......

No one knows better than Ronan that these trilogies have made DC comic movies and limited DC comic movies.

Charles Rowan agreed: "I also believe that the Batman movie has been reborn in your hands and Christopher Nolan. ”

Ronan looked at Charles Rowan, who came to him, not to say a few words of praise.

Charles Rowan's words really changed: "Such a masterpiece is very rare, so ...... Well, how to put it, Warner Bros. wants to keep the Batman trilogy. ”

Ronan had a faint guess, but he remained silent on the surface: "Didn't we have an agreement, Relativity Entertainment only has the right to invest and the corresponding right to dividends, and the copyrights of these three movies are completely owned by Warner Bros." ”

Charles Rowan said: "To tell you the truth, many of the senior executives of Warner Bros. have talked to me about wanting the Batman movie to become a full Warner movie. ”

Ronan suddenly laughed: "Does this mean that you want to kick relativity entertainment out?"

"No, no......" Charles Rowan quickly explained: "That's not what Warner Bros. meant, we wanted to buy out the investment agreement between Warner Bros. and Relativity Entertainment for the Batman trilogy in advance. ”

Ronan said very firmly, "Impossible. The funds for "The Dark Knight" have been invested, and Relativity Entertainment has made many plans for the promotion of "The Dark Knight", some of which have even been submitted to Warner Bros., and it is impossible for Relativity Entertainment to withdraw. ”

Charles Rowan also knew that it was impossible to get Relativity Entertainment out of The Dark Knight, and in fact Kevin Tsohara was not talking to him about The Dark Knight.

"The Dark Knight is still in accordance with the agreement we signed. Charles Rowan said: "But Relativity Entertainment withdrew from the investment and production of The Dark Knight Rise, the finale of the trilogy. ”

Ronan asked, "Warner Bros. wants to do the production as a sole proprietor?"

Charles Rowan didn't deny it: "It's one of the biggest signatures of Batman, Warner Bros. and DC Comics. ”

Ronan sighed: "Charlie, I have always been very particular about the spirit of the contract, and I can't do such a thing as breaking the contract halfway......"

Charles Rowan interrupted Ronan: "Warner Bros. can buy out the remaining contract. ”

"It's not a matter of paying for a buyout. Ronan shook his head: "Relativity Entertainment dares to invest in such first-line top productions, and there is no shortage of funds." ”

Charles Rowan understood and asked, "Ronan, your conditions?"

Ronan didn't answer, but said: "The first "Time to War", the final global box office was as high as 640.5 million US dollars, and I won't go into detail about the rest of the peripheral income. As a sequel, the box office of "The Dark Knight" will inevitably be higher than the first part, and I expect it may be as high as $1 billion, and the box office of the third part will most likely exceed that of the second part......"

Charles Rowan said: "There is also the possibility of a decline. ”

Ronan spread his hands and said, "Warner Bros. thinks it will decline? So, we still maintain the investment contract, Relativity Entertainment sets a guaranteed box office and revenue, and the excess is all owned by Relativity Entertainment......"

"No kidding. Charles Rowan smiled: "Even if I agree, the Warner Bros. board won't agree." ”

Ronan said directly: "So, why would Relativity Entertainment give up a project with such good profit prospects?"

Charles Rowan could only say again: "Ronan, tell me about your conditions." ”

The promotion and distribution of "The Dark Knight Rise" is in the hands of Warner Bros., and Relativity Entertainment is relatively passive, which is not a necessary project.

And Relativity Entertainment is doing its best to deal with Disney, and there is Twentieth Century Fox in the next stage, and it is impossible to scold Warner Bros.

Moreover, a big hole has been dug for Warner Bros., and Warner Bros. will focus more energy on itself in the future.

But Ronan will never give up easily, and he must show a strong enough attitude.

"If I take this step back, there will be a huge loss for Relativity Entertainment. Ronan said it beautifully: "But considering the good cooperation between Relativity Entertainment and Warner Bros. for many years, and considering my friendship with Kevin, this step can be taken back." ”

Charles Rowan breathed a sigh of relief.

Ronan continued: "Warner Bros. doesn't have to buy out, and it doesn't have to pay relativity entertainment compensation......"

Hearing this, Charles Rowan became nervous, because not wanting money often means more trouble.

As he expected, Ronan said unhurriedly: "I remember that Warner Bros.'s New Line Pictures has completed the integration of the film and television rights of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" series. Instead of this, Warner Bros. transferred the rights to The Hobbit to Relativity Entertainment. ”

Charles Rowan was already mentally prepared, but he was still frightened by this wide open lion's mouth, and he didn't think about it at all, and directly made an excuse to refuse: "Although New Line Pictures is a subsidiary of Warner Bros., it is an independent operation, and we have an agreement with Robert Shea that we cannot interfere with New Line Pictures, and this requirement cannot be done by Warner Bros. ”

Ronan certainly won't believe this kind of prevarication, once New Line Films failed miserably on "The Golden Compass", Warner Bros. immediately kicked Robert Shea out, and put New Line Pictures in complete control.

He also knew that it was unlikely, and used this time to think about the price Warner Bros. was willing to pay, and what the other party had and what might be exchanged for it.

"That's what makes it hard for me. Ronan thought about it and said, "I always have to give an explanation to the company." ”

Charles Rowan said: "I say something from the standpoint of a friend, Ronan, the conditions you set must at least be within the acceptable range of Warner Bros. ”

Ronan looked very persuasive: "Okay, let me think about it." He thought for a moment and said, "Warner Bros. supports Relativity Entertainment in the MPAA and gives another $50 million in compensation." ”

Charles Rowan simply ignored the latter words: "Into the MPAA?"

Ronan said, "It's just a nod of agreement, and it's not a hassle for Warner Bros. ”

"It's hard. Charles Rowan told the truth: "Warner Bros. will not agree. ”

Ronan spread his hands: "This will not harm the interests of Warner Bros., unlike companies such as Twentieth Century Fox, Relativity Entertainment has no fundamental conflict of interest with Warner Bros. ”

Charles Rowan said: "It's not for me to decide. He reminded: "Not only do you support your entry into the MPAA, but you also ask for compensation, which is too high." ”

Ronan thought for a while, looked very embarrassed, and said after a while: "Relativity Entertainment can give up the compensation, but I want the remake rights of several old Warner Bros. movies." ”

Charles Rowan's heart moved: "Which ones?"

Ronan smiled: "It's not very famous, and the investment is not high." ”

Charles Rowan said: "Well, I can truthfully reflect it to Warner Bros. management, it's not up to me to decide. ”

Ronan was very calm: "Don't worry, what we have is time." He deliberately said: "It's better to wait until the release of "The Dark Knight" before we officially negotiate." ”

Charles Rove confessed what he meant, once "The Dark Knight" really hit the box office, I'm afraid it won't be such a condition.

Maybe it's okay to continue to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment in "The Dark Knight Rises"?

Despite this thought, Charles Rowan has no corresponding power at all, and this is ultimately something that Kevin Tsohara is sure of.

Charles Rowan ended the meeting: "I'll contact you when there's news from above." ”

"Yes. Ronan was not in a hurry at all: "My conditions are actually very simple. ”

In fact, since the signing of the cooperation agreement for the new "Batman" trilogy, the initiative has been in the hands of Relativity Entertainment.

On the way back to the hotel, Ronan said to Connie, "Get me a detailed list of Warner Bros. films." ”

A few months ago, he also thought about "Joker" because of Stephen King's relationship.

The film and television adaptation rights of this film and television have long been in the hands of Warner Bros., and the adaptation into a movie in the early 90s, although it was not very successful, but under normal circumstances, companies like Warner Bros. will not easily give up the copyright of the films in the library.

Connie was very productive, Ronan had dinner, and a detailed list of films was already in the office of the hotel suite.

Ronan easily found the name of "Joker", then browsed through the titles of some old films, and found the familiar name - "A Star is Born"!

Subsequently, he circled the titles of several pleasing low-budget films, and specially asked Connie to write them down in case of emergency.

The next day, Ronan did not go to the set again, but waited in the hotel for Michael Eisner to come to the door.