Chapter 48: Deadpool and Iron Man, Fish and Bear's Paw
The famous Eton School, of course, Jimmy knows.
At the same time, he also knows that there is a saying: Eton College is a street, ask who is the father!
Those who can go to Eton College have a more awesome background.
The princes of the Middle East, the second generation of various wealthy and powerful families in Asia and Europe, all rushed to enter this school.
There is no other reason than the fact that you can make a wide range of contacts in this school.
And this is the bargaining chip that Kendall and the Roman brothers are going to use to negotiate the copyright with Jamie.
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Lily and Bart's wedding ceremony went off without a hitch.
Finally, witnessed by relatives, friends and guests, the pastor announced that the two were officially married.
At the dinner after the ceremony, Jimmy brings the exact words of Kendall and Roman to Jamie.
After hearing this, Jamie nodded, picked up a glass of red wine, and went straight to Logan Roy, who was talking to Lily and Bart, and his third wife, Marcia.
"Mr. Roy, can I talk to you alone?"
Kendall, Roman, and Sif not far away saw this scene, and their faces changed color in unison.
Logan didn't expect that he just sent his two sons to test Jamie's attitude.
Unexpectedly, Jamie actually came to the door directly.
Looks like those two idiots have messed things up again!
Logan glanced at his two sons, who were cowering and didn't dare to look at him, and then noticed that his daughter, Sif had also deliberately turned her face to the side.
Obviously looks like a weak heart.
"Mr. Bass, I suppose there must be a room in the manor where you can talk?"
Logan not only agreed to Jamie's request for a conversation, but also asked Marcia to call his three children into the room.
Jamie and Logan had just sat down on the armchair by the fireplace, and before they had officially started talking, Roman, who followed through the door, took the lead in attacking Kendall and Sif .
"I found Jamie first, and I was pretty sure I could convince him, but Kendall thought he was smart enough to run out and get a cross."
"The most hateful thing is Sif who told me the floor price of the negotiation in front of everyone, making it clear that she didn't want to see me or Kendall do it."
Logan's original intention in calling his three children in was to let them participate in the negotiations, and by the way, to see who of the three was better.
As a result, as soon as he came up, the youngest son gave him a nest to fight first!
"Get out!"
Logan raised his hand and pointed out the door.
"Daddy, I-"
"Get out!!"
A thunderous roar rang out.
Roman immediately drooped his head and turned away like a defeated rooster.
Kendall's mouth moved.
"Daddy—"
"You get out too!"
Kendall was stunned and obediently turned to leave.
The remaining Sif was very conscious, and she didn't need Logan to "invite" her, and consciously planned to leave behind Kendall.
As soon as she reached the door, Logan stopped her.
"Sif I know it's unfair to you to hand things over to Kendall and Roman without calling you, but I hope the next time you express your dissatisfaction, it's to stand up and tell me that you're going to compete with Kendall and Roman, instead of sneaking behind and doing some self-righteous little moves."
If there was only father and daughter in the room, Siif might still be able to hear Logan's words.
But right now, not only the stepmother Marcia was present, but also an outsider like Jamie was sitting there.
Logan's faceless approach made Sif feel extremely embarrassed.
Holding back the anger and dissatisfaction in her heart, Sif left the room without looking back.
Logan rubbed his brow, which was a little tight, and turned to look at Jamie.
"What do you think of my handling of this?"
"You're a good leader, but obviously not a good father."
Marcia on the side was shocked.
She didn't expect Jamie to have the courage to say such a thing in front of Logan.
Including Logan himself was a little surprised.
He just appeared to be teaching and scolding his three children, but in fact he wanted to give Jamie a dismissal and make his tough and unquestionable attitude clear.
I didn't expect Jamie to be fast and hard-boned.
"To be honest, I'm starting to appreciate you a little, but don't be upset, because it means you won't be able to laugh anytime soon."
Logan's eyes suddenly sharpened, like an angry lion staring at Jamie.
"$5 million, I'm sure no company in the whole of Hollywood will be willing to pay more than that, and the promises made to you by Kendall and Roman are still valid."
"Now you just have to answer me, yes or no!"
That's right, that's Logan's negotiation style.
Make a price that the other party can't refuse, and then don't give the other party any room to bargain.
Once the other party agrees, he will humiliate him mercilessly.
In fact, at first, Logan didn't particularly care about winning the film and television rights of "Percy Jackson", but Jamie's approach of crossing his two sons and coming directly to him for face-to-face negotiations angered this domineering "tyrant".
He decided to give Jamie a little color to see.
"No, the Posey Jackson novel copyright is not for sale to me, so—"
Before Jamie finished speaking, Logan had already written his displeasure directly on his face.
"So you're deliberately playing tricks on me and wasting everyone's time?"
Jamie unceremoniously replied:
"Mr. Roy, if you keep interrupting others like this, then you are the one who is really wasting your time!"
Logan laughed angrily, propped his chin with one hand, and motioned to Jamie to say whatever he wanted, he would never interrupt.
Because this is the last patience and chance he left for Jamie.
"Mr. Roy, if you know me well enough, you should know that I am not short of money, which is why I consider 'Percy Jackson' to be a non-sale, I will not sell the film rights to this novel, but I am willing to trade it for something that interests me."
Logan had a thoughtful look on his face.
"For example?"
"If I'm not mistaken, Weststar Pictures owns the rights to several Marvel Comics superheroes, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four—"
Before the words fell, Logan directly shook his head and refused.
X-Men and Fantastic Four are both projects that Westar Pictures is clearly preparing to develop film and television episodes.
Jamie opened his mouth to exchange the film and television rights of the "Percy Jackson" novel, and Logan decided that there was no need to talk about it anymore.
"Marcia, I've heard that the steak for this wedding dinner was specially served by Yellowstone Ranch, so let's go and taste what is so special about it."
Logan stood up from the couch and walked straight out the door.
Seeing this, Marcia had no choice but to follow quickly.
As soon as he reached the door, Jamie's voice came from behind him.
"Mr. Roy, Deadpool or Iron Man, either I can take it."
Logan paused as he walked out.
The old spicy business instinct told him that Jamie's real target should be either Deadpool or Iron Man, and definitely not either of the two, as he himself said.
Actually playing this kind of trick with him!
Logan sneered and walked away without looking back.
Back at the banquet, Logan calls Kendall, Roman, and Sif to the table again, tells Jamie about his quid pro quo, and makes it clear to the three children that this is a new test for them.
From Deadpool and Iron Man, choose which one Jamie really wants.
Everyone has to give their own answers and judgments.
Kendall is the oldest, and he says it first.
Kendall hesitated for a long time and finally chose Deadpool.
The reason is that Deadpool is more famous, and Iron Man is nothing more than a second-tier superhero under Marvel Comics.
Roman immediately objected, emphasizing that he was not trying to disagree with Kendall this time.
He felt that Jamie's real target should be Iron Man.
"Don't forget, Deadpool can be linked with the X-Men, and it's no secret that Westar Pictures intends to develop the X-Men, and Jamie Dutton knows very well that we will never exchange Deadpool for him."
"It's a negotiation technique, to give an impossible choice, and then the remaining option, no matter how difficult it is, will become easy to accept in comparison."
Logan looked at Siv without saying a word, and she still hadn't said anything.
"I also think what Jamie Dutton really wants is Deadpool, because Serena told me that his boyfriend is an avid Deadpool fan, and not only does he have a large Deadpool poster in his house, but he also has a collection of almost every Deadpool model figure that can be bought in the market."
Looking at Logan, whose face was cloudy, Sif felt unsafe and added.
"If Serena didn't lie to me."
Logan quickly made up his mind.
He then asked the three if it was cost-effective to exchange Deadpool for the film and television rights of "Percy Jackson".
This time, the opinions of the three children were very unanimous.
Marvel Comics has now fallen to the point of selling most of its superhero characters to major Hollywood studios, and Jamie's "Percy Jackson" is a new IP that is on the rise, and the future is limitless.
Either way, it's a very cost-effective way to do it.
The words of the three finally prompted Logan to make up his mind.
"Okay, since Jamie Dutton wants Deadpool so much, then we'll trade Iron Man for him!"
Kendall, Sif and Roman were all stunned.
For a moment, they even wondered if their father was old and confused.
But then all three came to their senses.
Logan is trying to "humiliate" Jamie Dutton in this way.
Aren't you two who can accept just one of them?
Then I'll give you the one you least want.
Even if you make a mistake in judgment, it doesn't matter.
Iron Man is just a second-tier superhero under Marvel, and Weststar Pictures bought the film and television rights from Universal because it was cheap.
is hoarding IP, and it has no intention of turning it into a film and television.
Logan didn't believe he was going to look away with the world.