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Chapter 330 No money again?

It was as if the phrase "You've been beaten by a monkey" kept lingering in Sean's ears, making Sean want to hit someone in anger.

Of course, this is just talk.

When it comes to serious business negotiations, Sean won't actually start. He's not the kind of person who has a small belly.

"Mr. Sean, Mr. Sean!" Bill Sarnoff suddenly jumped up from the chair, with panic on his face, sweatdrops, and the chair was brought down with a "clang" sound.

"You, you, you, put the plate down!!"

"Ah!?" Sean looked down at the plate in his hand, and then at the panicked Bill Sarnoff, "Hey, why did this thing get into my hands!"

Bill Sarnoff laughed dryly, are you really asking me this?

"I said the plate came to me by itself, do you believe it?" Sean looked at the tray under the coffee cup, and then asked seriously.

"Believe, I believe, let's put it down first." Bill Sarnoff nodded quickly, now it's whatever you say.

"Then sell DC to me and don't cause any trouble with me!"

"This won't work!" Bill Sarnoff shook his head like a rattle, "Mr. Sean, listen to me, under normal circumstances, most of the big productions in Hollywood are multi-party collaborations."

"No one is sure whether it will make money 100% or not. It is important to share risks. This is necessary to ensure the smooth development of the company. This time, a failed investment will not lead to the company's direct bankruptcy."

“It’s like Once Upon a Time in America!”

"But my movies have never lost money!" Sean gritted his teeth.

"That's the problem!" Bill Sarnoff spread his hands and looked helpless. "Warner also believes that your vision is unparalleled. You have produced some of the most successful movies in Hollywood in recent years. Therefore, the board of directors believes that DC

Once the IP is in your hands, it will definitely be carried forward and a big production that will shock the world will be produced."

“Success is right in front of us, and everyone on the board thinks this is a great opportunity!”

"There is a gold mine right in front of you. If you walk in, you can get a lot of gold. Who wouldn't be tempted?"

Sean: "..."

Is this flattery, flattery, or flattery?

Co-authoring Laozi is too successful, which has become a problem!

Seeing that Sean was a little moved, Bill Sarnoff immediately increased the pressure again, "If it were you, Mr. Sean, would you give up such an opportunity for cooperation?"

Sean almost blurted out, "No" on the spot!

"I don't like working with others!"

"We have IP, and Mr. Sean has ideas. Cooperation will benefit both parties, right?"

"This is like cutting off my flesh!" Sean gritted his teeth.

"We are co-producing, and we need almost no publicity. This thing will be popular all over the United States!" Bill Sarnoff was eloquent. "This is to create a treasure trove. If it is in Warner's hands, you can't let us just throw away the key, right?"

!”

"I don't really care whether it's money or not." Sean put down the coffee tray in his hand.

Bill Sarnoff glanced at it, his body finally relaxed, he bent down and held up the stool and sat back down.

When the plate was put down, the valve in Sean's heart was opened. He knew that things were basically done, and his whole face was full of smiles!

"For a movie or something, it takes a year and a half from filming to release to payment, sometimes more, and you can't make much damn money!" Sean said hesitantly and depressed.

Bill Sarnoff suddenly raised his head and stared at Sean, the smile froze on his face, and the skin on his face trembled. How the hell did you say this.

From a few movies, you made at least 400 million, not counting subsequent copyright development, TV operations, video tape revenue, and IP value. How much money can't you make?

Sean could tell at a glance what Bill Sarnoff was thinking. He raised his mouth, raised his head, drooped his eyelids, and looked at Bill through his nostrils, "What, isn't that right?"

"I have earned billions of dollars more in three years. Is this a lot of money from movies?"

Bill Sarnoff: “…”

Surprise, depression, envy, jealousy, indignation... all kinds of expressions kept changing, completely overwhelming.

With trembling hands, he moved little by little towards his coffee cup.

If you weren't afraid of death, I would throw a cup of coffee in your face!

After a long while, Bill Sarnoff regained his composure, forced out a smile again and said, "Since Mr. Sean doesn't care about making more or less, wouldn't it be a good idea for everyone to hold shares together?"

"Don't even think about it!" Sean snorted, "It's not about money or not. I just hate having people gesticulating around me and forcing me to do anything."

"Of course, I am also thinking about your safety!" Sean glanced over coldly, "They are fighting for power and profit. I messed up the matter. I sent them to the Antarctic to feed the penguins!!"

"Then I said that Sean was very evil and put a hat on my head, as if I, Sean, was a bad person."

The corners of Bill Sarnoff's mouth kept twitching. When we talk about cooperation, we talk about cooperation. Can we not say such scary things?

But think about Sean's style. Not to mention those horses from far away, not to mention Asan and his ilk, there are hundreds of people who died in Hollywood and Los Angeles because of Sean's orders.

No wonder Bill Sarnoff doesn't take it seriously.

Others may be threatening when they say this, but the person in front of me is stating the facts.

"Then tell me, what kind of cooperation method would satisfy you?" Bill Sarnoff's tone became more respectful again unconsciously.

It's not that you're afraid, it's just that you just follow your heart.

"When did I say I agreed to cooperate?" Sean expressed contempt for the other party's behavior of just climbing up the slope.

Bill Sarnoff smiled and said nothing.

"I film, well, I just like art and communication, and I also want to satisfy the vanity of those women." Sean coughed dryly.

"I understand, I understand. We at Warner, whether in the music industry or the film industry, there are many, many little girls who admire Mr. Sean." Bill Sarnoff specially emphasized the sentence of the little girl, Sean, who loves Hollywood.

Everybody knows.

Sean didn't seem to hear it, he just raised the corners of his mouth slightly, man, who hasn't chosen a hobby yet? You agree with me.

After pondering for a moment, Sean made a condition, "Well, just to make money, you can add an investment priority to a DC-related IP work in the contract. After all, it is impossible for you to be optimistic about all works, and you will have conflicts in your views.

, if everyone is unhappy, then it is better to be more flexible in a cooperative way."

"However, the investment amount cannot exceed 30%, and you cannot interfere with the filming." Sean looked at Bill Sarnoff, "It's okay to give advice, I will choose to accept it or not, but I hate other people's nagging the most, understand.

"

"I understand, I understand." Bill Sarnoff nodded. He was very satisfied with the 30% investment. It was too high and the risk was too great.

What Warner liked was Sean's vision and production ability, so they tried their best to get involved.

Warner is not interested in the rights within the crew, they just want to make money!

Of course, this is the idea of ​​the board of directors. What the people below think is another matter.

Within a framework, Bill Sarnoff has the right to negotiate. Of course, this is also due to Sean's acting style. The board of directors had to delegate power to Bill Sarnoff to speed up the progress of negotiations.

Sean only gave three days.

The price was finally set at 2.2, and Sean didn't want to be called a fool.

As for the details of the contract, that is a matter for the legal teams of both parties. If Sean agrees, then everything is OK.

The acquisition progressed extremely quickly. Three days later, both parties collectively announced the transfer of DC Comics from Warner Bros. to Shawn Pictures.

The outside world didn’t get any information beforehand, including DC Comics.

As soon as the news was announced, it immediately shocked the entire United States!

Although DC, or the comics industry, has declined and is not as good as before, how many people in the United States have never read comics from Marvel or DC?

Superman, Batman, Catwoman, these characters are familiar to everyone.

The sudden transfer of the company immediately caused a sensation across the United States.

Bill Sarnoff is right, the cooperation between the two parties has become popular without any external publicity.

"DC has encountered some difficulties in its operations," Bill Sarnoff said at the press conference, "but this is not the fundamental reason for this transaction."

"Mr. Sean said that he is a fan of DC comics and it is to fulfill a dream he had when he was a child."

"Is there anything greater than a dream?"

"No!"

"Many people know that Mr. Sean is a super rich man, famous and owns the world's largest private military company, but more people don't know that Mr. Sean is also an artist!"

"Yes, everyone, you heard it right. Mr. Sean is an artist, a great artist. He has an understanding and appreciation of movies that are beyond ordinary people."

""Heist", "Die Hard", "Basic Instinct", "Three Dads and a Baby", etc. In just a few years, Mr. Sean wrote scripts and served as producer for several movies that caused a sensation in Hollywood.

, all of North America, all of the world.”

"His vision is unparalleled and his sense of smell is extremely keen. All of us believe that DC Comics will be reborn under Mr. Sean's watchful eye."

"Mr. Sean will definitely bring the most perfect hero to comic fans around the world!"

"Lead the entire DC and all superheroes to shine in the world again!"

Watching Bill Sarnoff dancing and talking on the TV, Sean raised his hand and pointed at the TV with great satisfaction and said: "This guy is good at everything, in business, at the negotiation table, and in terms of personality.

, the only shortcoming is that I love to tell the truth, too sincere, too real, this is not good!"

Shen Bi looked sideways at Sean, "Oh, bah!"

"Why are you so disgusting, you stink, you don't want others to be praised, do you?" Sean glared at old man Shen Bi.

"Art, put it on you, ha, the art of killing? God would laugh at it!" Shen Bi looked contemptuous.

"The explosion is the most gorgeous and colorful artistic moment!"

Shen Bi: "..."

Don't tell me, these words really sound a bit interesting.

Well, from now on these words will be mine!

Sean narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Bi. The old man rarely refuted, but in this state, he didn't seem to have any ill intentions.

"Okay, let's get down to business!" Shen Bi changed the subject, looked into Sean's eyes and said, "You have no money!"

Sean was confused for a while, as if he didn't hear clearly. He blinked his confused eyes and said word by word: "What did you say?!"

"You have no money!" Shen Bi said loudly, word for word. After saying that, he watched Sean's expression change from confusion to anger, and from disbelief to hysteria. It was very interesting.

"That's impossible!" Sean jumped up from the sofa, stared at Shen Bi, waved his arms and said loudly: "I, Sean, have no money?"

"I just made a fucking 3.1 billion!"

"That's dollars!"

"Even if it's burning, it's impossible to burn it so quickly!"

Shen Bi turned his head and looked at Sean diagonally, with a playful expression on his face, "What then?"

"No..." Sean's face suddenly fell, "I, I really have no money?"

Shen Bi had a smile on his face and nodded heavily.

"Fuck, this doesn't make sense!" Sean held his head and rubbed his hair frantically.

"All the stocks of your punishment company were mortgaged to the bank, and the fitness group was also mortgaged. Oh, by the way, there was also part of the equity of New Century. Originally, I wanted to mortgage the garbage disposal company, but the bank didn't want garbage." Shen Bi faced. I can't suppress the smile on my face no matter what. The summary is, I am gloating about my misfortune!

"Congratulations, your debt ratio is now as high as 100% again!"

"Fuck!" Sean gritted his teeth, "How could that happen?!"

"Why not!" Shen Bi sneered, "You just got back a total of 1 billion, man. Before that, you gave the military 1.5 billion. Not only did you fail to improve the company's environment, you also owe 500 million. !”

"After this, you go to Canada, make a big deal and throw out 570 million."

"Back in Los Angeles, the skyscrapers and stadiums are throwing away $700 million again."

"Now another 220 million is thrown out!"

"Good guy, 1.99 billion was spent in less than 2 months." As he spoke, Shen Bi clapped his hands, "Young man, I admire you, I admire you!"

"If the news gets out now, the stock market will inevitably change, and the stock price will plummet. Then, your punishment company will become someone else's."

"No, the 700 million yuan to build the building hasn't been spent yet!" Sean asked quickly.

"Yes, it's just because the bidding process is still going on and it's not time to pay for the project yet, that's why you weren't exposed!" Shen Bi said matter-of-factly, "You don't think you can get as much loan as the value of the stock, do you? "

"You don't think that a fitness group worth 1 billion can get a loan of 1 billion, right?"

"So naive?"

"Oh, by the way, the political situation in Guajira has gradually stabilized, and construction is about to begin. It's all about money."

"You only have 2 months, remember, within 2 months, the rest of the money will be paid, otherwise, boy, you will be miserable." Shen Bi stood up, reached out and patted Sean on the shoulder and walked away. Got out.

Sean stood there in a daze, holding back two words for a long time, "Your mother!"

The glorious days of spending money freely were just yesterday. Today, everything has changed. Sean can't accept it.

The mood was so bad that not even Halle Berry's hot body could excite Sean.

Shen Bi is in a good mood, very good, very good!

It has been a long time since Sean was unhappy, and he has been holding it in, watching you rise from a tall building, watching you entertain guests, and then suddenly remove the ladder, watching you suddenly fall from a high place, how can it be said that you are so happy!

In the past, old man Shen Bi really didn't have such bad taste.

I don’t know if I learned it from that bastard!

After walking out of Sean's villa, Shen Bi looked up to the sky and laughed three times, Ha! Ha! Ha!

…

It was delayed until 7 pm in Los Angeles and around 9 am in Yanjing. Sean immediately called, "Mr. Li."

After chatting for a while, Sean got down to the topic, "How is this batch of goods from Saudi Arabia?"

"It will take some time. Isn't it still early before the agreed delivery date?"

"Ah, it's still early, but I don't think it's necessary to completely produce new ones." Sean said.

"How can it be!"

"Yes, Mr. Li, it is actually very good to use the one currently in the army. After a period of running-in testing, it has been proven that it is safe and stable." Sean started to make nonsense, he just wanted to finish it quickly. Order and get money.

Mr. Li didn't believe these nonsense, he just laughed.

"Look, to put it bluntly, Saudi Arabia actually took these missiles to scare people. It is impossible to launch them unless it is a last resort."

"Saudi Arabia is surrounded by some small countries and they are just clowns. And because they have acquired this batch of missiles, those guys are even more afraid to take advantage of Saudi Arabia. Therefore, what matters is not whether the missiles are new or old." Sean Yue The smoother he said it, the more he believed it himself, "The most important thing is an attitude!"

"I, Saudi Arabia, am the divine weapon that governs the country, and you still won't bow down!"

"What Saudi Arabia cares about is that these missiles appeared openly in that desert. This represents the support of the United States and the East. This is what they care about most."

"Attitude, attitude!"

Mr. Li just smiled and said nothing. After a long time, he said slowly: "If the buyer doesn't mind, we don't care."

"With your words, I feel relieved!" Sean laughed.

On the Saudi side, Sean is sure to convince them, and the reasons are not random!

…

Early the next morning, Sean was eating breakfast listlessly, reading the newspaper, and suddenly his hands stopped.

Putting down the crystal shrimp dumplings he had just picked up, he solemnly picked up the newspaper. The line on it firmly attracted his attention.

Mr. Shen Bi said in an interview: "Art is explosion, and explosion is art. The splendor and excitement of that moment are the best interpretation of art!"

Sean's face changed, his eyes opened angrily, and he slapped the newspaper on the table, "Despicable, shameless, shameless, you pirated dog!"

Everyone in the room looked at Sean who was suddenly furious. They were very surprised. What could make his boss so angry?

Last year, the female prime minister publicly criticized her boss, but she never saw him so angry!

"Damn it, when that pirate dog Shen Bi comes next time, I'll definitely put something in his cup!" Sean gritted his teeth and cursed.

I was angry because I was angry, but I didn’t delay my meal and even ate an extra bowl.

When the time was almost up, Sean made a phone call to King Fahd.

"The U.S. midterm elections are about to begin, you know that."

"Although I have taken care of the president, the military, and the IRS here, there are still some troubles at home. The Donkey Party will do anything for the midterm elections."

"The YL sect has been exposed by them. Now I'm afraid that they will start to obstruct it after they find out about it, or make a fuss about it."

"If you ask me what I mean, what I mean is to get things done before the mid-term elections. No matter how they make trouble, it will still be trouble for the Elephant Party and the president, and it has nothing to do with us!"

"Of course, you must agree to this. I contacted Dongfang before. Currently, there are only 13 newly built missiles. The construction speed cannot keep up. But, what I mean is to use the missiles they have already installed to make up for it."

"Quality issue? Ha, I actually think that the quality of my own products should be better. After all, Dongfang is used to carry nuclear warheads, so there is no room for sloppiness."

"Yes, yes, there is no way to compare military products with civilian products. It is common for things that are more than ten years old to be as good as new. To put it bluntly, they are not the same thing at all."

"It needs to be inspected and maintained many times every year. If something goes wrong, just replace it with a new one. The most expensive thing about this is not the missile itself, it's just tens of millions. You make a profit!"

"Wise choice. I'll communicate with them and I'll be responsible for escorting them during transportation. Don't worry!"

After a lot of deception, King Fahd finally got King Fahd to agree to use the products installed by Dongfang.

However, Sean is not fooling people when he says that the quality of these military products is indeed good.

For example, on many military circuit boards, the connecting wires are made of gold, and some printed circuits are made of pure gold. The purpose is to resist corrosion, have good heat dissipation, and have low power consumption.

It's true that it will still be used after decades.

(PS: Let’s do some popular science. The row of yellow gold fingers on the memory stick are real gold fingers, gold-plated.)

Sean communicated with Dongbian again, and Dongbian agreed.

Theoretically, they sold it to Sean, not Saudi Arabia. The two sides have not established diplomatic relations and do not take responsibility. Now the east side is only focused on making money.

After getting this done, Sean felt more at ease.

That old guy Shen Bi really scared him before, and he was such a loser again...

…

After changing owners again, there was great turmoil within DC, and many people lost their morale.

Everyone knows that the future of comics is sluggish.

As for what Bill Sarnoff said in the interview, they didn't believe a word of it, it was bullshit.

It’s really a dream come true, did Mr. Sean not reveal his face after buying DC?

Of course it's not that Sean doesn't care about DC, it's just that he has no time because Shen Bi is making trouble.

This is a toy!

In the hearts of everyone at DC, they finally waited for the call from Big Boss Sean after a few days.

"Nice to meet you, Bunian Rupert." Sean greeted a man in his 50s with a smile.

After shaking hands, Bunian Rupert quickly looked at this legendary man whom he had only seen on TV. He was tall, handsome, and sunny.

I sighed secretly in my heart, who would have thought that there was a devil hidden under this gentle face.

In other words, Sean didn't know what he was thinking, so he was alive...

After exchanging a few useless words, Sean got right to the point, "I've never read DC comics, and of course, neither have I read Marvel comics!"