"How far is the contract between us and Big Dream to be signed?"

Almost just as soon as we met, Jeff. Robinov asked, his sharp eyes like those of a falcon, staring at Kerry. Oronte, who seemed to be tempted to make him a little more uneasy, "This contract has been delayed for almost four months - if I'm not mistaken, what is the reason why it wasn't finalized sooner?" ”

It can be easily seen that Jeff is in a bad mood now, and although Carey is full of grievances, he does not dare to confide in front of Jeff - if a few months ago, he tasted the joy of 'suddenly getting a chance', then now he is tasting the bitter taste of 'greater power, greater responsibility': the negotiation between Warner and Big Dream cannot indeed be said to be smooth, but can this really be completely blamed on him?

After all, since the release of "Iron Man" in May, it has only been more than three months now, as a copyright and investment negotiation, this is almost a blink of an eye, and now the two sides can reach a preliminary agreement, in fact, it is already a good achievement, in order to coordinate the relationship between various departments of Warner, prompting the upper management to sign and release some terms, Carey has already done his best, if Jeff has the intention of accusing him of not working hard enough, Carey even considered spitting a few mouthfuls of blood on the spot to show him, Even if it is to slap the table with him and yell, and then go to find the next home, he will carefully consider such a thing - if it is really because he is not working hard enough that the two parties cannot reach a contract, then forget it, the problem is that the contract has not been reached to this day, in fact, a large part of the reason is also Jeff himself, without his acquiescence in the meeting, even a strong hint of attitude, Warner will not adjust his attitude, and it can even be said that he is deliberately delaying time, observing the limelight of Jennifer's new film……

If the relationship between Warner and Big Dream is compared to a pair of lovers, then Warner is mistakenly thinking that Jennifer wants to ' When marrying into 'DC, when he starred as a DC heroine, his performance was undoubtedly a very qualified suitor, not only giving Warner's independent film library as a dowry, but also being very generous to the terms of cooperation between the two parties, with a look of taking and demanding, not because they have so much money that they have no place to spend it, and they give it away everywhere to play, but because Jennifer's starring can bring more invisible benefits to Warner, which will be more than Warner can give out more benefits - Warner will generously divide the rights and interests of the movie version, This is because they want to make money around them, which can make them ignore the factor of big profits, and of course only more profits.

And, when they realized that Jennifer was not going to get married, and Big Dream just wanted to talk to Warner about falling in love, playing friends, and everyone was spending AA, Warner was like every shrewd young man, although he was still attentive to Big Dream, but he had already begun to weigh whether it was worth paying the bride price now: What Warner wanted was the IP copyright of the movie, but according to the plan proposed by Big Dream, they could only participate in the movie, and it could even be said that in this relationship, Warner married Big Dream, and Big Dream came to pay the dowry- If that's the case, then as a girl to be married, Warner's posture will naturally be more arrogant, at least they have to weigh whether they will make a loss-making deal, for example, whether "Slumdog Millionaire" will be a big hit, or a potential movie that will rush to the big prize, and whether it will be a stupid decision they have made to sell it cheaply to Big Dream as a head.

To say that Warner has no idea of cooperating with Jennifer, it must be false, they have great confidence in Jennifer's profitability, but their pace will undoubtedly become less eager, after all, the most taboo thing in business is to be anxious, the previous monkey rush is nothing more than to coax Jennifer out of Marvel, but now that Jennifer has become a shareholder of Marvel and maintains a neutral attitude between the two, then Warner must also make a good plan and consider its own price bottom line, which is also for better negotiations. - In fact, it was the big dream that made them realize the mistake of their own thinking, and understood that there might be an undiscovered treasure hidden in the film library.

If when he thought that Jennifer was going to marry into DC, Warner really believed in Big Dream's tricks, thinking that Big Dream was really tight on cash positions, so he wanted to take advantage of it and win a few movies in the library without spending money, then after Big Dream revealed his hole cards, Carrey and Jeff were also suspicious, about this, they were still 'heroes see the same thing' at the time, and they talked very speculatively: no matter what happened to Big Dream and Marvel, in the end, with Jennifer taking a stake in Marvel, the dispute must have been resolved. So according to common sense, Jennifer will definitely not continue to cooperate with Warner to develop new superheroes and provoke Marvel's dignity, she will continue to negotiate, which can only show that Warner has something that neither Disney nor Marvel can give her - there is no doubt that the answer to this question must be the film library, and there can be no other answer.

After organizing professionals to evaluate several films, especially focusing on the three films that were not released in North America, Warner believes that Big Dream should be interested in the movie "Slumdog Millionaire", and according to the analysis of this movie at the time, Carrey speculated that Jennifer may have seen a copy of this movie in London, because it is a British movie, and then she may think that this will be an obstacle to the Olympic rush of "Monroe", so she will not hesitate to offend Marvel, but also continue to negotiate, after all, she is interested in "Monroe" The importance is certainly obvious. Not to mention Salvi and her scandal, just to say that this is the first Olympic film independently produced by Dameng, starring and produced by her, you should know that this film means too much to her.

Since Jennifer with the Philosopher's Stone values "Slumdog Millionaire" so much, then the potential of this movie is of course undoubted, but Carrey still did not immediately refuse to negotiate with Jennifer, because Warner's thinking has not changed: whether "Millionaire" will be abandoned depends on how much benefit the film under negotiation can bring them, and this equation is not a simple addition and subtraction, because Warner independently obtained only the North American rights of the film within five years, and the Austrian film is slow to return to its original cost, It is known for its long time to make profits, so it is difficult to say what profits it will bring in five years, and even if it is lucky enough to win the Oscar, the biggest beneficiary will be the producers of the film, the studios in the UK and India, not Warner itself.

And, to put it bluntly, this also has a certain relationship with Warner's factional struggle, Warner's independence was abolished, which also means that the original CEO returned to the parent company gloomily and suffered a major blow to his career, and Carrey knew that the reason why Jeff decided to package and sell Warner's independent film library was also related to the fact that the original CEO was a close confidant of Tsujihara...... If both "Millionaire" and the film under negotiation can create a $100 value in the North American market, then Warner will choose Big Dream, even if Warner may get $20 of that amount, but Warner's independent $20 and Jeff's new $20 on the film can't be the same thing. Carrey even privately thinks that "Millionaire" would even have to earn Warners $40 if Jeff were to be chosen, in order to pk off the $20 for the new movie on the scales.

Of course, Jeff's selfishness can't be endless, even jeopardizing the company's future, so what he wants to see most during this time is relevant data: predictions of how much money "Millionaire" will make, and an analysis of the profitability of the new movie. Warner also consciously or unconsciously used the procrastination trick, hoping to wait and see, if it can be dragged until "Millionaire" holds a test screening in the UK, or participates in the film festival, it will be the best, if "Millionaire" explodes, Warner will be invincible, and can use this film and the big dream in exchange for more benefits, and if it is thought that the profits of the new movie cannot be compared with the North American copyright of "Millionaire", then Warner can also step on the big dream and choose "Millionaire".

This line of thought has been pondered by Carey for a long time, and he thinks that it is the best solution to the current situation, and he is sure that Jeff agrees with it, and maybe even appreciates him a little more because of it - but, he completely underestimated the brazenness and ruthlessness of the CEO level, although the moment he saw the movie review, his heart was also chuckled, but he never expected that not long after he came to the office, he was reprimanded by Jeff for such a beating, and he was even dumb and was detained into a black pot, listening to Jeff's tone, It was as if the negotiations had not been completed for a long time, but it was entirely due to his negligence.

“…… If we work harder, we can talk about it in the next few days. After being unwilling to be silent for a while, Kerry still couldn't gather enough courage to resist Jeff, and could only laugh at this pot of humiliation, so he gave up a little bit of himself and no longer thought about the company - it's a big deal to jump ship and leave after taking this year's bonus, "But if we do this, the conditions we can get will definitely not be too good, after all, in the current situation, our ideas are too easy to guess, and it is impossible for Da Meng not to grasp the change in our mentality, and he will definitely take the initiative in the negotiation." Even if they hadn't thought of it, they wouldn't necessarily want Millionaire that much right now. ”

If Big Dream bought "Millionaire" because of his lack of confidence in Monroe, then now, they have understood what kind of dark horse and monster "Monroe" will be in this year's awards season, and why are they still so interested in "Millionaire"? Even if Warner released "Millionaire" in a big way, it may not be able to compete with "Monroe", and it can even be said that there is a great possibility of competition, but their negotiation mentality will definitely change: if they can talk, they can talk, if they can't talk, forget it, and Big Dream is afraid that it won't find investors? Seeing that "Monroe" is the rhythm of a masterpiece again, if Warner refuses to invest in a new film, and the big dream is released to the outside world, investors who come to the door are estimated to be able to burst the door of the company.

While admitting this made Warner a little uncomfortable, Carrey thought Jeff had to accept the fact; After the test screening of "Monroe" exploded, the two sides were weak in the negotiations, Warner begged for a big dream, and Warner could only bring humiliation on his own if he wanted to put on a shelf, if he still wanted to win the contract and achieve the achievement of 'getting rich with Jennifer' that everyone in Hollywood wants now, then he could only figure out Jennifer's mind and work hard to study how to serve her more comfortably, to put it mildly, how to kiss her toes to make her happy. Of course, it seems a bit shameless to do that...... But businessmen come out to do things not for profit, is it dignity? This is a job that Warner doesn't want to do, and Universal, Paramount, and Sony will be happy to do it - and do it very quickly, and they must negotiate the contract and maintain the passage before Disney changes its mind and puts their little princess back in the palm of their hands to protect it, only in this way can there be a slight possibility in the future to coax the big dream from Disney's arms into their arms......

From Jeff's face, Carrey can also see that he is weighing the pros and cons of this - although he is extremely disgusted with him now, and even more faintly feels that the future is not good, and he may become a scapegoat for the explosion of "Millionaire" or Warner's failure to get enough benefits from the cooperation, but Carey still can't help but faintly admire Jeff's city: judging from the change of Jeff's expression, he is obviously doing precise and calm calculations now, instead of thinking about the useless corporate dignity and the shelves of the six major studios.

"This time we can cooperate without making money," Jeff soon made this decision, "Focusing on big dreams, the contract goes according to their wishes, and it is not unacceptable for "Millionaire" to be given to them. ”

"Jeff!" Although he had made up his mind not to think too much about the company, Carrey still couldn't help but cry out in fright, he shouted, "You know our analysis, the profit that Millionaire can bring us is at least-"

Jeff's breath was choked by Jeff's cold gaze, and Kerry swallowed the rest of the words into his throat, pondering Jeff's intentions.

"If you can do it, you do it." Jeff said, his expression majestic, as if he hadn't said anything, but in a low tone as if he had said everything. "If you don't, then you go, and I'll send you back to your old position — if that's what you want."

In this position, he was promoted, and this new title brought him hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and more importantly, a severance bonus that fluctuated between one million and three million at the time of departure, and due to the suddenness of the promotion, he still has not signed a non-compete agreement...... Carrey's breath tightened: to make this decision, to take the risk of being scapegoated out of the company at any moment, if "Millionaire" exploded, if shareholders accused the company of not being able to extract enough benefits from the contract with Big Dream...... He would be forced to resign, but he also had Jeff in his hands, and Jeff had made clear instructions and demands on him, and if Jeff didn't give him enough benefits, he wouldn't be without the ability to threaten him......

His and Jeff's eyes met on the desk, Jeff's face was expressionless, and he continued, "But what I want is the investment rights and copyrights of the packaging contract and the sequel, I'm not as greedy as Jennifer, I don't need to call it copyright, dividend rights, investment rights, I only need these two rights - I also want the investment rights of a literary film, Warner and Big Dream jointly develop, Warner can send an unsigned production director to assist Jennifer in all aspects, so that she can continue to be the only nominal producer...... That's what I'm asking for, can you do it for me, Kerry? ”

The rivalry between Jeff and Tsujihara, the high-minded, hard-to-be CEO of the parent company, Bix......

Kerry maintained eye contact with Jeff, and after a long, long silence, he opened his mouth and said slowly, "Yes, Jeff, I can do it for you......"

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The story that happened in Warner is not about Jennifer in the sky above Beverly Hills. Jefferson's only business decision, in the office of the president of Disney, Robert Jefferson Iger ended a phone call, looked thoughtfully at a scan of a newspaper on a computer page, and fell into his own thoughts; Universal's VP office, Georgia. Lansing dialed phone call after call; Fox, Paramount, Weinstein Pictures, everything about Hollywood, about the Oscars, about Christmas — it's all about Jennifer. Jefferson and her blockbuster "Monroe". It had already booked its Christmas schedule around December 24, and the first roar of the giant beast undoubtedly made all the animals sensitively prick up their ears: Beware, Jennifer and her monster are coming again!

“…… Is that what Alain said? "In an office in Century City, Kevin. Fei Jili said calmly, he closed his eyes, "Yes, I know...... I'll talk to the screenwriter...... Yes, I understand...... will arrange a scene for her ......"

Although Jennifer is already a shareholder of Marvel, when he said this, the corners of Kevin's mouth still showed a slightly bitter smile: Marvel's actors only belong to Marvel, which is the rule and insistence he wants to set from the beginning, after any actor appears after the Marvel Universe, if they still want to play other superheroes - superhero films outside the Marvel Universe, then they have to face the risk of being removed from the Manchu Universe, regardless of Jennifer. Jefferson makes a lot of money, and there was no scene for her in "Iron Man 2".

But now, after the first cry of "Monroe", it is clear that things are completely different, even Isaac, who never asks the film studio, and Ron, the company's largest shareholder, have called, and although Kevin has always been very assertive and will not easily succumb to authority, he has to admit that now, things are completely different......