Chapter 30: Ambition

Mark seemed to be splashed with a basin of cold water, and said in disappointment, "Why?"

Donald said: "Sophie's audit project is not less than 10 million US dollars, hundreds of millions of dollars is normal, millions of small money, her manager is responsible, you have high-quality assets as collateral, what reason does the bank have to refuse? ”

Mark turned his worries into joy and said, "I don't know what I should do, or what documents and materials to prepare, and what process to follow. ”

Donald said, "The expert is right in front of you. ”

Mark said, "Why don't we go to the bar and have a drink?"

Donald said: "The wine at home is better than the bar, of course, if you are not in a hurry, we can go to the bar and talk slowly." ”

Mark said: "Of course, the sooner the better, when the movie sells and makes money, I will definitely give you a big red envelope." ”

Donald said: "The last time I sang the theme song to you, I didn't make any money, but I was asked to post 3,000 US dollars. ”

Mark said confidently: "You can rest assured that your investment will pay off, and we will talk about the loan." ”

In the evening, Mark is invited to dinner at Lively's house, and Blake, who is jumping up and down in civilian clothes to open the door, is startled when he sees Mark.

This guy is dressed in a well-tailored suit, tied with a tie, his hair is neatly combed, not messy, and he is wearing hairspray, his leather shoes are polished and reflective, he has a bouquet of roses in his left hand, and a bottle of red wine with a ribbon in his right hand.

Blake said, "It's just a light meal, and you're dressed so ceremoniously, it's rude to us." She smiled and welcomed Mark in, sniffed the bouquet of flowers, and smiled more beautifully than flowers, and said, "I'll go and put it up, can you sit down?"

Mark came to the living room, Tom was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, and Mark hurriedly served the red wine.

Tom smiled, "Just a casual meal, Mark, you're too polite." He took a look and said in surprise: "Mouton, this is more than a thousand yuan!"

Mark said, "I'm in David's office, and Donald highly recommends." He sat down across from Tom, and Blake brought two cups of coffee and walked away cheerfully.

Mark said, "Blake is in a good mood today!"

Tom said, "Yes, she cooks today, and although it is unpalatable, I can promise that she will not eat the dead." With that, he laughed out loud at his sense of humor.

It's not funny, and out of politeness, Mark laughs along.

Tom said: "I heard about you, these rich second generations are like this, thinking of a play is a play, what you decide in the morning, you can regret it in the afternoon, in fact, you don't have to worry, after the release of "This Man is from Earth", someone will invest in your movie, Mr. Kevin's movie will definitely have a good performance at the box office, you have walked in front of many people, you can stop and rest, and you can go further after resting." ”

Mark said: "I want to give myself something to do, and it is better for a man to prove his worth with his career." ”

"You're very self-motivated, you're a good boy," Tom said. ”

Mark took the opportunity to say, "So you don't object to me asking Blake?"

Tom was stunned for a moment, then spread his hands and smiled, "You are very good at seizing opportunities." ”

Mark said: "If you are slow, the hot girls will ask people to leave, and I can tell you that ten love letters are in Blake's closet every day, but they are all thrown away by me." ”

Tom laughed, "You robbed Mason of his job." ”

Mark said: "I'm sure that if you don't agree, Blake won't go out with me. ”

Tom said, "I am an enlightened person, and if this is a formal and serious date, and you promise to send her home before twenty-three o'clock, I will not object!"

Mark said: "Thank you very much!" After a pause, Mark said: "You are at Warner, have you heard that Warner has rebooted "Batman"?"

Tom was stunned and said, "How is it possible to restart "Batman"?"

Batman is a superhero under DC Comics, first appeared in the twenty-seventh issue of "Detective Comics" in May 1939, is the first superhero in the history of comics without superpowers, his creation is inspired by the combination of Zorro and bats, is a superhero who does justice and fights crime.

Starting from the first "Batman" movie in 1966, there are five films, "Batman 1" in 1989, "Batman Returns" in 1992, "Batman Forever" in 1995, and "Batman and Robin" in 1997, which are Warner's popular series.

"Batman 1" and "Batman Returns" were directed by the famous Hollywood director Tim Burton, and 1989's "Batman" was his famous work, which set a record of 250 million in North America and 400 million US dollars in the world, and won the global box office championship in North America in one fell swoop, and the second part of the series in 1992 was also directed by him.

In 1995, the third "Batman Forever" was replaced by Joe Schumacher, and the actor of Batman was changed from Michael Keaton to Fung Kilmer, and the style has also changed, adding more elements of youth and sunshine, of course, Joe Schumacher also lives up to his reputation as a Hollywood director, and the movie is still a blockbuster, winning fame for the live-action version of "Batman".

It's just that by the time of the fourth "Batman and Robin", this film directed by Joe Schumacher and gathered by George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silveston and other superstars, the production budget alone reached 130 million US dollars, the highest production budget in the whole series, the lowest box office in the whole series, and barely exceeded 100 million in North America.

Tom said that how could it be is because of the huge loss of "Batman and Robin", which ranks among the top ten tragedies in North America and the world, and is famous in film history.

Mark said: "After 911, people liked fantasy and superhero movies, so there were "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" that were big hits, and the superheroes "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" were also very popular, and Warner had already tasted the sweetness in the fantasy category, and the idea of playing superheroes was normal. ”

Since the tragedy of "Batman and Robin", DC's super IP "Batman" is not as strong as before, and the value will not be so high, who would know that the rebooted "Batman" is a super gold mine, Nolan became a god in one fell swoop, Mark knows that this is a super gold mine, so he tries to get a kick.

This is the main series of Warner's subsidiary DC, they can't transfer it, Warner, who has deep pockets, doesn't lack that little money, but with a huge gold mine in front, Mark can't control his greed, so he wants to fight it.

The rebooted "Batman" was released in 2005, filming started in 2004, and there are still ten months before filming starts, and now some people may have proposed that the restart of this project, even if it is not, is soon, and Mark wrote "Batman: Time to War" immediately after completing the "Wedding Aoke" drama The script, he has confirmed, Nolan has not started writing the play, it is said that Mark has not been authorized by DC, even if he writes the play, there is no copyright, let alone registration, he is only doing this to seize the opportunity, as the initiator of the reboot, no one can ignore his existence.

Mark is in such a hurry now that he wants to make two blockbuster movies in ten months, and he is qualified to participate in and compete for the directing rights, which is difficult, it is simply an impossible task for Tom Cruise's famous movie, but Mark wants to give it a try, and the great glory he has received from directing the "Batman" trilogy has made him a world-class director, which is an irresistible temptation, which is his greatest hope in the near future.

Tom wondered, "What wind did you hear?"

Mark said: "No, I'm just a huge fan of "Batman", looking forward to his reboot one day, I even wrote a script called "Batman: Time to War", which is the first part of the trilogy, and will tell the whole story in three parts. ”

Tom was amazed: "You've written another play, and it's so easy for you to create?"

"When I'm inspired, I only complain about my slow typing," Mark says. ”

Tom said: "Without Warner's authorization, it is useless for you to write the script, and the Writers Guild will not register the copyright for you." ”

Mark said, "I know. ”

While they were talking, Blake exclaimed, "Gentlemen, it's time for dinner." ”

Tom said, "Let's go eat first." "Today Mason is not at home, this will make Mark even happier, Blake changed into a white dress, put on high-root shoes, which made her look elegant and moving, her outfit is very compatible with Mark, obviously to match him, Mark can not take his eyes off it, since he has feelings for Blake, he thinks that this girl, everything looks good, wearing different clothes have different styles.

Mark was a little distracted by Blake's attention, and Claire said, "Isn't today's food to taste?"

Mark came back to his senses, tonight's steak was heart-shaped, he smiled, he didn't have to guess who made it, and he said, "No! The food is delicious! Blake's dress is beautiful!"

Blake was praised by Mark, very happy, she ate very elegantly today, Sven, not at all when Mark invited her to eat fried chicken, the mouth and hand at the same time, gobbling up the evil appearance, they are all making changes for each other, began to pay attention to the image in each other's minds, Blake said: "I fried the steak, fried a lot, you can eat as much as you like." ”

Mark said: "Of course, you're welcome, can we go to see a movie tonight? "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Terminator 3", "Jedi Men 2" is very good, it is the best movie to watch this summer. ”

Blake said, "I don't want to see it. ”