March 20, night, Hollywood, the famous Beverly Hills Hotel.

The Beverly Hills Hotel, located on Sunset Boulevard, is spread out in strips among the palms, and the whole hotel has a pink hue, which is known as the "Pink House" in the industry.

It is a favorite meeting place for the world's cinema industry, where Marilyn Monroe had her first milkshake, where Marlena Dietrie was denied access to the luxury lounge because she wore trousers, and where Elizabeth Taylor indulged in a luxury villa with her husband, who was different from her.

Beverly Hills Hotel, with its long history and culture, attracts celebrities from all over the world and has become the most famous "Horse Drinking Pool" in the world's entertainment industry.

At nightfall, a Rolls-Royce sedan stopped steadily in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the parking attendant, who was accustomed to seeing the powerful and celebrities, immediately stepped forward.

However, before that, the door of the Rolls-Royce was opened as soon as possible, and four tall bodyguards with fierce faces quickly formed a protective circle outside the car, and then one of the bodyguards opened the rear door of the Rolls-Royce.

The discerning parking attendant could see at a glance that the four Asian bodyguards were good, and although they were not as muscular as the Caucasian big men, their combat power was determined to be much stronger than those stupid big ones, after all, sometimes combat power has nothing to do with size.

With four Asian bodyguards as the base, the parking attendant was not surprised to see a young Asian man carrying a beautiful and elegant Asian girl slowly stepping out of the car.

"Here's the key, please help me park the car!" The parking driver distanced himself from the young Asian who looked very dignified, and then one of the four bodyguards approached, handed him the keys to the Rolls-Royce, and gave him a hundred-dollar bill.

The look of respect on the parking attendant's face suddenly became stronger, and he said with a smile: "Distinguished guests, your vehicle will be taken care of in the best possible way." With that, the parking man drove the Rolls-Royce away from the door.

At this time, the Asian young man standing outside the Beverly Hills Hotel saw the Asian girl next to him who was a little stunned, and immediately whispered in her ear: "Hey, Miss Yang Yi, please put away the surprise on your face, okay?" You have to get used to getting in and out of this kind of occasion as my agent. ”

Yang Yi, who was wearing a purple dress, was a little embarrassed by Lin Han's words, and at the same time, she was also blushed a little by Lin Han's words and blowing in her ear, and under the illumination of the lights, it added a bit of bright and moving color.

After Lin Han saw that Yang Yi finally calmed down, he asked Yang Yi to hold his arm and strode into Beverly Hills with Li Qiang's four bodyguards.

To be honest, although Lin Han had the reputation of Hollywood's "golden supporting actor" in his previous life, he really hasn't been to a luxurious place like the Beverly Hills Hotel a few times, you know, here, you may meet the biggest names in the film industry at any time, and in any one of the lounges, people are discussing multi-million dollar deals.

For someone who can snatch the guide tube of "Battle of the Planet of the Apes" from Oliver Stone and James Cameron, Lin Han thinks that talking about things at the Beverly Hills Hotel is worthy of Tim Burton.

Under the guidance of the hotel staff, the group entered a quiet café, Li Qiang and other four bodyguards were left behind, Lin Han and Yang Yi entered the café, sat down on a booth, ordered two glasses of Blue Mountain, and then waited for Tim Burton's arrival.

Looking at the watch in his left hand, Lin Han smiled and did not speak.

In fact, in Hollywood, it's not that you can meet someone at will, otherwise, everyone doesn't have to do business, and you have to be busy seeing all kinds of cats and dogs.

Fortunately, Lin Han is not a cat or a dog, he has been in Hollywood for more than ten years in his previous life, and he knows some channels, and under the offensive of US dollars, he passed through several intermediaries, and then he made an appointment with Tim Burton.

Of course, the intermediary said: "Tim Burton must be available, it depends on his mood." ”

For Tim Burton, he does have this qualification, because he is a talented director in Hollywood, and his whimsical creativity and classic film works are Tim Burton's biggest strength and confidence.

Before coming here, Lin Han had carefully studied the director, and he learned that Tim Burton was keen to depict dislocation in film, and was adept at using symbolism and metaphor, often known for his dark humor and unique perspective.

"Edward Scissorhands", "The Martian Plays the Earth", "Battle of the Planet of the Apes", "Guillotine Valley" and other works are all classics, and the reborn Lin Han knows that his later 3D blockbuster "Alice in Wonderland" directed in 2010 won a billion dollars at the box office, ranking 22nd in world box office history!

For such a talented director, Lin Han waited patiently, and he also knew that this director was worth waiting for, and "Batman" would eventually shine in his hands.

At 8:50, after waiting for nearly an hour, Tim Burton, with explosive curly hair, slowly walked towards Lin Han, who immediately got up.

Tim Burton still had a bottle of beer in his hand and waved his hand to a person, Lin Han's eyes were sharp, and he saw the silhouette of the person, as if he was seven or eight points like Johnny Depp who played the Pirates of the Caribbean.

"Oh, hello to this beautiful oriental girl!" Tim Burton first looked at Yang Yi, not Lin Han, he took Yang Yi's hand and kissed him, put the beer bottle on the ground at random, and then beckoned the waiter, asked for a cup of coffee, and finally, looked at Lin Han.

Lin Han was not impatient at all, seeing his calm and relaxed appearance, Tim Burton nodded secretly in his heart, before he came, he was thinking that if the people introduced by those guys this time were unreliable, he would ignore them again.

But now it seems that this young man from the East still has a good impression of him.

Tim Burton has also heard about the rise of oriental cinema in recent years, which is why he is interested in meeting this young oriental who is said to have brought a good script and a lot of money.

Seeing Tim Burton looking at him, Lin Han immediately smiled and stretched out his hand to introduce himself: "Hello, Mr. Burton, under Williams Lin, you can call me Lin." ”

“Lin？ Oh, sure enough, it's an Oriental boy from that great country, Huaxia, hello! Tim Burton nodded after reading Linhan's last name.

Lin Han knew that Tim Burton was not here to talk to him, so he quickly said straight to the point: "Mr. Burton, I have a project I want to talk to you about, I wonder if you are interested?" This is the story of a comic book character adapted into a live-action movie, the famous Batman, you must have heard of it? ”

DC Comics, as one of the two giants in the American comic industry, as an American, Tim Burton can even be said to be familiar, because his childhood was closed and lonely, often immersed in the world of painting, comics, is his main pastime, and he himself, starting as an animator, has become the leading director in Hollywood today.

"Batman? Of course I know, but, presumably, you won't know that for so many years, no one has dared to touch the live-action adaptation of the character of Batman? Why are you so confident that this role will succeed on the big screen? Tim Burton questioned Tim Wood.

Lin Han smiled confidently, took out a thick notebook from his seat, put it behind the table in front of Tim Burton, and said: "The so-called hearing is believing, Mr. Burton, it is better to read this script first, and then make a conclusion, I can guarantee that you will make this trip worthwhile." ”

Seeing the extreme confidence in the eyes of the young man from the East opposite, Tim Burton nodded, picked up the script and opened it.

Lin Han didn't speak, waited quietly, time passed quietly in the page, half an hour, an hour, an hour and a half, Tim Burton finally raised his head from the script.

"Mr. Lin, first of all, I have to say, this is an excellent script, I don't know who wrote it? I'd love to meet the writer. "Tim Burton gave an excellent evaluation of the script at the first time, and for a director of his level, being excellent means that the script has been approved by him, which is the first step to success.

Hearing Tim Burton's words, Yang Yi, who had been silent next to him, spoke: "Mr. Burton, the author of the script in your hand is far away in front of you!" ”

Lin Han immediately gave Yang Yi a look of praise, it seems that Yang Yi is still quite witty, like Lin Han, of course, he can't be very comfortable saying that the script was written by himself, and it would be better for a third party to say it.

Hearing that the script was actually written by this young Oriental youth in front of him, Tim Burton's eyes flashed with surprise, and then said: "It's really terrifying! Very good, I am very satisfied with the script, but there is another question, Mr. Lin, how much investment can you bring, what I want is a real investment, not a virtual one. ”

In Hollywood, many claims to invest hundreds of millions of dollars are actually received, which is also a trick often played by Hollywood studios, just to make more money, and Tim Burton hates this kind of small trick.

"Mr. Burton, please rest assured, we Chinese people have always paid attention to the style of a gentleman, I can give you an explanation, I can invest 56 million US dollars for you, and how the movie is made, you are free to play, I will not interfere, of course, if you need my advice, I am also happy to contribute a little wisdom." Lin Han's shelf is very low, in fact, in the face of a character of Tim Burton's level, it is best to tell the truth, and playing those false and real things is probably self-defeating.

Sure enough, after hearing Lin Han's words, Tim Burton was moved by his frankness, in his opinion, 56 million US dollars, although it is only a medium-sized scale in Hollywood, but this script about Batman is really too good, in view of Lin Han's attitude and script, he decided to touch this character of this comic book adaptation movie that no one else dares to touch.

Who is Tim Burton? He has never been bound by worldly opinions, as in his 1994 film "Edwood", a black-and-white biopic by Tim Burton paying tribute to Edwood, the most notorious and worst director in Hollywood history.

"Happy working together!" Tim Burton stood up and stretched out his hand to Lin Han, who was sure that the secret path had finally been done, and he also stood up and shook hands tightly with Tim Burton.

The significance of this handshake is far-reaching, and a box office myth about Batman has originated and amazed the world.