Now, there are two companies that want to buy Marvel, and the original owner Ron is short of money and is eager to sell it, but it has not yet reached the point of complete despair, he still has room for choice, he can still choose to bid between Paramount and Disney, and stick to the original price bottom line, which is to bet that Disney will not dare to tear his face with him, so as not to have a grudge and provoke his sniper in the future - for the notorious Ron, this possibility is definitely not a joke, even Apple and Microsoft have to pay a lot of money to ransom themselves, Disney may not have had the courage to make up the mind and create an opportunity for Ron's enemies in the precious ten days before the news of Lehman's complete bankruptcy spread. After all, it's completely unknown whether Ron will be brought down, and if he survives, Disney will be in trouble.

However, to be said at both ends, Ron doesn't know how much Disney knows, he may have been mired in the mud, urgently needs a bridge fund, or he may have made many enemies, too many people want to see him die, if Disney understands these situations very well and really pokes out, then Ron is likely to die on his greedy decision, from this point of view, it is also a good choice to sell it to Disney who intends to take over at an appropriate price, it depends on how Ron chooses - as for selling it to Paramount at a small price reduction, This possibility has been ruled out, if Ron makes this decision, then Disney can also share information with Paramount, and both will not buy it for the time being, and wait until Ron can't stand it and start to cut prices, squeeze out the current moisture, and then compete, and even it is not impossible for the two sides to divide and dismember Marvel's IP library, after all, the behemoths like the Hollywood Six have their own backers behind them, and more often than not, they cooperate to make money, maintain market order and the status of the Big Six, which can be said to be both friend and foe, It's not that they can't cooperate, especially in the face of a powerful figure like Ron, and it's more advantageous to choose to cooperate than to choose confrontation. Of course, Disney must still want to take all the benefits first, and then choose to cooperate and devour this road.

If Ron really has something to do with the bankruptcy of Lehman, then Jenny and Cesare have considered these possible coping ideas, in addition to some doubts caused by information asymmetry: Why did Disney know about this news, and is there still a hidden hole card? All of this would weaken Ron's confidence and increase his doubts, and she wondered how Ron would choose to deal with it, whether to compromise and sell it to Disney at a low price, or simply dismiss the idea in a fit of rage and let the deal fall through - this is really difficult to predict when she didn't know much about Ron's character and finances, so she just looked at Ron with interest and observed his expression: under the violent emotional turmoil, the rich inner activity could reveal a little clue, at least Jenny could see it now, Ron was thinking nervously, and he glanced at her from time to time, clearly doing the same thing, which was trying to see through Jenny's cards.

However, he didn't let Jenny wait long, although it was a little uncomfortable for Ron to step on the empty foot at first, but this big man who has gone through ups and downs can't be stage frightened in front of this billion-dollar small business, just after more than ten seconds of thinking, Ron broke the silence.

"You know, if I just need a fund, then Marvel isn't my only option." He skipped through the minutiae and certainly didn't bother to ask 'how did you know this', or pretend that the news didn't touch him, Ron's thinking was very fast, his communication was extremely efficient, his intention was very clear, it was to take back a little bit of dominance for himself, and it had to be said that his words were also very powerful, "Even if I wanted to monetize Marvel, selling it as a whole wasn't my only option." ”

Their conversation must be very jumpy for outsiders, and Jenny can understand Robert's sentence that 'real negotiation is done through wordless dialogue', because for Ron, if you need him to explain, then you are not qualified to talk to him - what he means by this is that according to his usual style, he can still make Marvel make a lot of junk debt, at the expense of Marvel's future, force Marvel to sell debt dividends and cash out a lot of money, of course, this will ruin Marvel because of "Iron Man" The coming good situation will also make Disney's price to win Marvel increase dramatically, and interest will plummet, but this is indeed a path that Ron is used to, and it is also a bargaining chip for him to snatch the dominance and make Disney unable to infinitely lower the price. Pereman doesn't know what he is used to, can't guess his possible choices, and doesn't know the consequences of doing so, so there's no need for him Ron to continue talking to you, so it's better to call Disney directly and let someone who knows how to talk come forward. Even if Jenny was a little slower to reply, she might be belittled by him, and if she wanted to answer quickly, she might be less thoughtful and make a mistake.

Business conversations with such top talent are far more stressful than social conversations, and Jenny feels that filming is not so tiring, and if it weren't for the corresponding training courses she has received, she might feel at a loss now. - Now she is really grateful that she survived the boring, even painful learning process, and it can be said that this kind of course is an instinct of you in similar situations, how to disassemble the information released by the other party, how to maintain your own rhythm under the pressure of the other party, and recognize your own strengths, these are all skills that can be grasped through repeated practice. At that time, in the busy schedule, she also forced herself to empty her head and calm down to study, and her efforts to study were also rewarded today, really at this moment, she felt the fatigue and pain in the pressure bucket in her heart, it was indeed worth it, and this knowledge was really helping her to obtain greater benefits and a better future, so that she would not taste the loss of 'learning to swim at the age of 14, and only saying no to the sea at the age of 18'.

"So......" she smiled, naturally elongating her tone, while nervously using the little time she had earned back to think about the information revealed by Ron's words, and soon, her smile became sincere, "Disney is still your first choice after all, Ron?" ”

Ron didn't feel frustrated when his words were interpreted as such, on the contrary, he also showed a relaxed and appreciative smile, and praised him without hesitation, "You are indeed quite agile, Jennifer - indeed quite agile, yes, Disney is my first choice now, and I am glad to know that Disney is also sincere in buying Marvel......"

From his open and confident smile, and now a somewhat open facial expression, Jenny easily discovered Ron's true state of mind, for him (although the reason is unknown), as long as he was sure that Disney wanted to buy it, he didn't think he had lost at today's meal, as for whether Disney also had some of Ron's hole cards, this Ron didn't care very much, because he had strong confidence in himself - even if he was in a weak position for the time being, he was not afraid that Disney would choose a destructive acquisition, Because he's Ron. Pereman, the famous Wolf of Wall Street, has enough strength to make a fair deal, and Ron is confident enough to get back on the field if Disney does dare to pull out the tiger's whiskers......

This is the tolerance rate of the big guys, for Ron, he can still eat the biggest cake after making several mistakes, and Jenny, if she wants to bite a little more, she has to be full of spirit and careful to avoid any mistakes and oversights. - She sighed in her heart, and at the same time showed the same happy smile, "Yes, I guess the real exchange is only beginning now, isn't it?" ”

"That's true." Ron laughed as he casually gestured to the waiter on the side, "Let them change the soup for you - by the way, I heard that your new movie has been well received......

Although the difference was subtle, Jenny could feel that there was a little more sincerity in Ron's gentlemanly demeanor - although he had always been polite to her, and never rude, this time, his respect was not because of social politeness, or Jenny's fame, Said's admiration for her, but really because of her ability, because of the potential she showed in conversation......

"Yes." She also changed the topic willingly, and adjusted her attitude with appreciation, and expressed corresponding cordiality to Ron: confirm that both parties want to buy and sell, Disney does not want to maliciously lower the price, and Ron seems to have given up the idea of competing to raise the price, so the next thing is nothing more than to negotiate a mutually acceptable price, which is clear to both of them, Jenny can't call the shots, Ron still has to talk to Disney, so Ron chose to hand over the power of this message to Jenny, which is undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill, And she didn't have any reason to push away Ron's kindness. "There's going to be a critics' preview of Monroe in New York recently, but if you're interested, I can arrange a special screening for you—"

"Just give me a ticket to the preview screening." Ron said with a smile, he didn't bring up the topic of acquisitions and financial turmoil, "I've always loved movies, hehe, speaking of which, let me tell you a secret - when I was a young man, I used to have a crazy crush on Marilyn, and I did see her like that......"

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"Marilyn. Monroe. Just as Ron and Jenny were vividly describing Marilyn's peerless beauty, far away from the other side of the world, at the Palazzo Cinémako in Venice, Italy, such a deep voice was echoing in the screening room, "This is the moment I remember the most: her hug, she believed in me so much, this is her talent......"

As a light song "ThatOldBlackmagic" sounded, Jennifer sang softly in the spotlight. Jefferson Marilyn. Monroe, who disappeared into the darkness, was the president of the Venice jury. Wenders also breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back to his seat, and slowly rubbed his cheeks, while staring blankly at the picture that slowly rolled out the subtitles, and after a long time, he sighed silently, took out a cigarette and lit it, and handed one to his old friend next to him. "Pump?"

Mark. Mueller took the cigarette, but didn't light it right away, and he said slowly, "What is your opinion?" ”

Wim took a deep puff of his cigarette and groped the bridge of his nose with his thumb, "Not optimistic. ”

As a rigorous and rational German, Wim, a master of film, has always been a treasure trove of words, but Mark's comments on him are very understanding, because the views of the two actually coincide - indeed, there are no bright spots in the films participating in this year's Venice, except for Hollywood's "Wrestler" and "Rachel's Wedding", there are not many options, and in European, African and other countries, it is not so easy to find a competition with Hollywood. This makes the jury face an embarrassing situation - the last session has already divided too much pork to Hollywood, and if this session is still like this, it will have to be left to complain, but even if you want to support the films of various countries, you must have the strength of the other party to succeed, otherwise, the gold content of this award in Venice will also be greatly reduced.

Just choosing among these candidates is difficult enough, and that's not even counting "My Week with Monroe", when Mark invited the film to have its European premiere in Venice, he didn't expect things to turn out the way they are now, at the time, it seemed like a good idea to grace the festival, but now, the low quality of the candidate films and the amazing "Monroe" have left the organizers in a bit of a dilemma: from the perspective of film quality alone, "Monroe" can be said to be even better than " Wrestler", Mark is watching the film for the second time, and he is still attracted by Salvi's scheduling of the cameras, including those genius montages, of course, Jennifer. Jefferson's glamorous style, that feeling of being reborn, also hit the instinctive part that Mark could not have as a man - "Monroe" can be said to be unique in this film festival, it is already so good that it is not suitable to award awards to others, but if it is said that for two years in a row, Jennifer . It's also inappropriate for Jefferson's film to take away the Grand Prix and Best Actress awards, just as the Oscars would try to avoid it, and all influential film festivals wouldn't like it, for reasons needless to say.

Of course, Mark hadn't made a film himself for many years, but had been sitting in the position of festival president, and his taste in movies might not be so trendy, so he invited Wim to watch the film with him, hoping to find an idea with the president of the jury on the treatment of "Monroe": the grand prize and the best actress seem unacceptable, but if it is not given, who can it be given?

"Maybe we could give it a big prize," Wim said, "and the festival said that the film that won the award could not win the rest of the awards, and that result was acceptable." ”

"Last year's Michael. Clayton won three awards," Mark said reluctantly, then emphasizing, "Zhang's film also won both Best Picture and Leading Actress, so he didn't have that concept." ”

He shirked his acquiescence, and even hinted at Director Zhang's responsibility: at the time, it was a very appropriate decision to give this award to Jennifer, who was more influential in the United States, and in addition to the news of the year, he could also earn the screening of Jennifer's new film. Who knew that his idea was digging a hole for himself, Jennifer, who was already so good at the time that actresses of her generation could barely survive, would come back with an even better "Monroe" a year later?

Mark didn't want to dwell on this matter for too long, and without waiting for Wim, a German, to have a national attack, he changed the subject, "The important thing is that now, if the award is not given to Monroe, who should we give it to, who will we give it to so that we will not be attacked to death by critics, if the best actress is not given to Jennifer, who should we give it to, who can satisfy the critics, and so that Venice will not become the laughing stock of the media?" ”

"I don't know," Wim said honestly, "now my mind goes blank and I can't think of anything. ”

Mark smacked his lips and said tentatively, "Wrestler? It's also a very good movie. ”

Wim snorted but didn't comment, which gave Mark a glimmer of hope: well, the choice doesn't make sense, but it doesn't seem so ridiculous, and at least Wim can hold back and not object.

"As for Best Actress, 'Rachel's Wedding' is of good quality," he said, his tone a little weak. Hathaway is also a pre-holiday hit—"

This time, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Wim, and the German film master snorted disdainfully, as if Mark had just done the worst insult to his aesthetic ability, professional ability, and professional ethics, and even thought that Mark had just told a ridiculous joke.

"That's because people haven't seen Monroe yet!" "That's because people haven't seen Jennifer yet. Jefferson -- I haven't seen her show yet! ”

His attitude can be said to be a little rude, for a big name of Mark's status, it is not impossible to turn his face on the spot in the face of such a backlash, however, at this moment, he does not have a sense of anger in his heart, but is a bit like a passenger who was caught evading a fare for the first time, a little embarrassed, and a little relaxed that his mistakes have been corrected - he smiled wryly and lit his cigarette.

"Okay." Taking a deep breath, Mark. Muller spat out a round smoke ring, "Then we're in trouble, Wim, we're in trouble......"