In the hotel room, Deng Wendi was talking on the phone with the headquarters.

"I didn't see him in person, but I did meet his assistant......"

There was a buzz on the other end of the phone, apparently more than one person was listening, and then one of them interrupted impatiently: "This progress is also worth reporting to us?" ”

"If I say that the woman and Lin Youlun are likely to be lovers, do you still think her words are insignificant? If that's not enough, I can tell you one more thing, Lin Youlun's entire real estate business in Chinese mainland is managed by another lover of him, and according to information provided by McKinsey, this part of the property is worth at least $3 billion. ”

The other end of the phone was silent, and everyone was shocked by the news provided by Deng Wendi.

"So, are you sure that this assistant lover of his can influence Lin Youlun's decision in this matter?"

"That's pretty much it." Deng Wendi stretched out his hand and rubbed his temples on both sides, but there was a look of chagrin on his face.

Although she persuaded the top management of 20th Century Fox, she was not happy at all, the position of Lin Youlun's assistant should have been hers, but because Lin Zhiling was more beautiful than her, she became a loser.

Although this incident has passed for a long time, Deng Wendi is still haunted, and even one of the important reasons why she worked so hard to "climb" to the News Corp was to prove to Lin Youlun that his original decision was wrong.

When they met at Hasbro, Deng Wendi thought she was close to that goal, but what happened next made her very depressed. Lin Youlun easily won the victory in a simple and crude way. And all the efforts she had made before. In the eyes of the other party, it is no different from a clown in the circus.

The gap in status is like an insurmountable barrier between the two, ordinary people will only despair, and only an ambitious woman like Deng Wendi will think of crossing it.

Of course, Deng Wendi also knows very well that if it is in an ordinary way, she estimates that she will not be able to reach Lin Youlun's level in her life, and if she wants to succeed, she must go through some other "special" means.

I recall the interested look in News Corp. President Murdoch at a recent banquet within the company. The corners of Deng Wendi's mouth couldn't help but show a light smile.

She already knew what she had to do.

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Taking the coffee handed by Lin Zhiling, Lin Youlun leaned half against the desk with a thoughtful expression.

"If I'm not mistaken, Wendi Deng's position at Twentieth Century Fox seems to be that of assistant to the president."

"That's right, that's what she's here this time in."

Lin Zhiling looked at Lin Youlun, but a trace of doubt flashed in her beautiful eyes, she didn't understand why Lin Youlun didn't care about those more important things, but asked about Deng Wendi's position.

"This is the so-called sincerity of Twentieth Century Fox, sending an assistant to the president to talk to me about this?" Lin Youlun sneered and stopped talking.

Lin Zhiling had already reacted. It turned out that Lin Youlun was dissatisfied with this.

Twentieth Century Fox is not the only studio that has its eye on the superheroes of Marvel Comics, and Paramount, which responds the fastest, sends a vice president over. Sony is a director, and Deng Wendi's identity is obviously incomparable to these people, so it's no wonder that Lin Youlun feels that Twentieth Century Fox is not sincere.

"Maybe Deng Wendi is just here to fight the front, if our side shows the intention of cooperation, that side should send a higher level of people to preside over the negotiations, and put these aside, with the current situation of DreamWorks, it really needs an ally like News Corp."

Lin Youlun looked at Lin Zhiling in some surprise, "Don't you like Deng Wendi very much?" Why did you suddenly help her talk? ”

Lin Zhiling immediately corrected and said: "These are two different things. ”

Lin Youlun smiled and shook his head.

"In my opinion, the two are really the same thing. You don't like her, and I don't like her, so I don't want to work with Twentieth Century Fox, it's as simple as that. ”

Lin Zhiling glanced at Lin Youlun with a complicated expression, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Lin Youlun raising his hand.

"I know what you want to say, is this too rash, but from another point of view, what are many people working hard to climb up the ladder? Isn't it just so that you can do more of what you love without being constrained? As I am now, if I still have to think about this and that, then haven't I been busy all these years? ”

"That's not a good reason to convince people."

Lin Zhiling showed an unmoved attitude, and Lin Youlun couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing for a woman to be too smart."

"At least you won't be deceived by men!" Lin Zhiling immediately retorted.

Lin Youlun shrugged, "Okay, I can't hide it from you, in fact, I don't want to cooperate with News Corp., because the more we use each other now, the more places we will be subject to others in the future, on the contrary, if DreamWorks can withstand the pressure from all sides at the beginning, then the road will be more and more spacious in the future." The major Hollywood studios are not monolithic, and at first they may join forces to put pressure on them because of the pressure brought to them by DreamWorks, but they will definitely not be able to sustain it for a long time, and the growth of a company, if it is too smooth at the beginning, may not necessarily be a good thing. ”

"But such a direct refusal is tantamount to setting up a formidable enemy for DreamWorks, have you really thought about the consequences?" Lin Zhiling said worriedly.

Lin Youlun had an indifferent expression on his face, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sooner or later, you will become an opponent, what does it matter if you are sooner or later?" ”

For Lin Youlun's careless attitude, Lin Zhiling couldn't help but be a little annoyed.

"Okay, then I'll be fooled."

Seeing that Lin Zhiling was angry and wanted to leave, Lin Youlun hurriedly put down the coffee in his hand and rushed forward to stop her.

"Okay, I apologize to you...... I know you care about me, but this matter is really not as serious as you think, although News Corp has many industries in the United States, but not every industry dominates, especially in the field of television and film, News Corp is still facing a lot of powerful competitors, even if this cooperation does not work, that side will not really turn against us, because this will only force us to the side of its competitors. ”

Seeing that Lin Zhiling's expression was slightly softened, Lin Youlun immediately changed the topic.

"Okay, let's not talk about that for now, there's something I'd like to discuss with you...... Yesterday you persuaded me those words, I went back and thought about it seriously, it is true that it is not good for me to directly reject Wang Jing like that, whether it is from the position of a friend, or for future cooperation, it is a little inappropriate, so now I have changed my mind. ”

"But didn't you say that Wang Jing brought that script badly?"

Lin Zhiling's beautiful eyes were full of complicated looks, Lin Youlun was very happy to listen to her, but from the perspective of film investment, she was a little worried that doing so would cause Lin Youlun to lose a sum of money in vain.

Lin Youlun pressed Lin Zhiling's shoulders and pushed her to his seat to sit down, and then he stood next to him and talked eloquently.

"Wang Jing's script definitely can't be used, but his idea gave me a little inspiration...... Maybe I can transplant the character of Iron Man from Marvel Comics and rewrite a new script based on the situation in Hong Kong, what do you think? ”

Lin Zhiling's eyes lit up, and she had to admit that Lin Youlun's idea was indeed very operational.

If others want to implement this idea, copyright is a big problem in the first place, and for Lin Youlun, this is precisely the link that needs to be considered the least. The entire Marvel comic is in his hands, and it is very simple to obtain the rights to adapt the movie "Iron Man".

can direct the Hong Kong version of "Iron Man", Wang Jing will definitely not refuse, and Lin Youlun's intention to shoot this film is not limited to this.

At this stage, DreamWorks can only survive in the cracks of several major film companies, and Lin Youlun has a resource in his hands that makes all major film companies covetous, of course, he can't eat alone.

The most profitable superheroes, Lin Youlun will definitely not come out to cooperate with others, and it is a good choice for other superheroes to take out a group of allies, and the main problem with the contact with several film companies has not been substantial is that the main problem is that it is stuck on the price.

At present, although several major Hollywood studios are interested in the superheroes in the hands of Marvel Comics, the market for comic book adaptations is still in a very conservative estimation stage.

One of the biggest benefits of starting the filming of the Hong Kong version of "Iron Man" is that it can prove the market potential of comic book adaptations to Hollywood film companies, and at the same time will not make everyone feel threatened by competition, because the Hong Kong version must all use Asian actors, no matter how good the results are, it will always be just a foreign film for Hollywood, and it will not endanger the fundamental interests of major film companies.

At this time, if this movie is made in the name of DreamWorks, and all American actors are used, the major Hollywood film companies should have trouble sleeping.

The benefits of the Hong Kong version of "Iron Man" are obvious, that is, Lin Zhiling can't help but be a little excited, once this movie is successful, everyone sees the market potential of comic book adaptations, it should be several major Hollywood film companies waving checks to ask Lin Youlun for cooperation.

"Then Twentieth Century Fox should not be busy refusing, if it drags on like this, it will play a big role in negotiating with other film companies in the future." After understanding Lin Youlun's entire intention, Lin Zhiling finally made such a suggestion. (To be continued......)