Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Mr. Barry, I hope you can think about it and give us another time..."

Karls originally wanted to ask Barry Diller to give Lin Daoqiu a chance, but Lin Daoqiu suddenly raised his hand to stop Karls from continuing.

"Opportunities are not given by others, but earned by oneself. Since Mr. Barry doesn't like the script, forget it. I won't force it."

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Karls simply closed his eyes. Since it was already like this, it was useless for him to say anything else.

Barry Diller pretended to look sorry and put the paper back on the table.

When he met Lin Daoqiu today, it was actually destined from the beginning that the two of them would not be able to cooperate.

Barry Diller wanted someone who could listen to him, but Lin Daoqiu obviously couldn't do that, so their positions were antagonistic from the beginning.

If Barry Diller knew that this movie would definitely be a hit after it was made, he would definitely accommodate Lin Daoqiu this time.

However, based on the "script" he has seen now, Barry Diller does not think that such a drama can be a hit. He thinks that this drama can only earn a few hundred to tens of millions of dollars at most.

Under the same conditions, Barry Diller felt that if he could find a movie to work with, he would be able to sell more than Lin Daoqiu's movie.

"Mr. Lin is right in saying that you have to fight for opportunities by yourself. It doesn't matter if we can't cooperate this time. Maybe we will have another chance in the future."

Barry Diller acted like a very gentleman. After speaking, he stood up and extended his hand to Lin Daoqiu.

After the two shook hands, Karls and Lin Daoqiu also realized that it was time for them to leave here.

"In that case, I won't disturb your work. If there is a chance in the future, I will come again."

Lin Daoqiu's words were simply ridiculous to Barry Diller's ears. He didn't think that Lin Daoqiu would have a second chance to come here unless he made a very popular movie.

"In that case, I will wait here for Mr. Lin's arrival."

But this time, Barry Diller's tone of voice sounded a bit perfunctory.

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"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come with you."

After leaving Paramount's headquarters, Carls couldn't help but complain to Lin Daoqiu.

Who is Barry Diller? He is the big shot who saved Paramount from the brink of bankruptcy. It is definitely not a good thing to have an enemy with him.

"What do you think, a piece of paper... You just brought a piece of paper to see him. If I were Barry Diller, I would definitely be very angry."

Carls still can't believe that Lin Daoqiu actually went to see Barry Diller with only a piece of paper. This sounds so crazy.

"Karls, I'm afraid you misunderstood me this time."

Lin Daoqiu suddenly stopped and looked at Karls with a serious expression.

Karls also stopped, but when he turned around and looked at Lin Daoqiu, his eyes were full of confusion, as if he was asking Lin Daoqiu where he had misunderstood you.

"Barry Diller wants someone who is obedient, but the collaborator I want is simply impossible for me and him to cooperate with. No matter who takes the lead, the other side will not be able to accept it."

After listening to this, Carls also felt that what Lin Daoqiu said was right. After all, Barry Diller's impression of Lin Daoqiu didn't look very good from the very beginning.

In particular, he didn't echo the other person's cold joke, which made Barry Diller look a little unhappy.

From then on, Barry Diller suddenly seemed like a different person. This may be because Lin Daoqiu did not flatter him like others.

"Okay, even if what you said is true, but now you have drawn x on Warner, Fox, and Paramount, these three companies, what should you do now?"

The problem Karls mentioned is indeed a very difficult matter. If Lin Daoqiu does not solve it quickly, there will be no place to show "Home Alone" even if it is filmed.

Moreover, this drama needs to be driven by the North American market to achieve good results in other places, not to mention that the North American market is the bulk of this drama.

"There will always be a way, I believe you can do it."

Lin Daoqiu suddenly threw this worry back to Karls, who immediately opened his eyes wide after hearing this, and then looked at Lin Daoqiu with an incredible expression.

He finally helped him build a bridge to meet Barry Diller, but Lin Daoqiu didn't cherish this opportunity at all, and now he had to find a way.

"Lin, it's really hard to make money for you. If I had known better, I would have chosen to take two million US dollars instead of 5% of the box office share. Maybe I would have nothing in the end."

Karls shook his head as he spoke, looking very frustrated.

But the strange thing is that Lin Daoqiu doesn't mind this at all, and it seems that he is not discouraged because his talk with Barry Diller broke down, but looks indifferent.

Lin Daoqiu put his arm on Karls' shoulder and comforted him while walking.

"Don't worry, there are so many film companies in Hollywood, it doesn't matter if these three are missing. It's not like there are others, like..."

"Like what?"

Karls wanted to know what other good ideas Lin Daoqiu could come up with at this time.

But what he didn't expect was that Lin Daoqiu really thought of a partner.

"What do you think about Universal?"

In fact, even if Lin Daoqiu didn't say anything, Carls was still going to try his luck at Universal Pictures. After all, there were only five movie companies left.

"I hope Mr. Longmeyer can tolerate your bad temper, otherwise I think even if he agrees to meet this time, he will definitely mess up in the end."

It seems that Karls is not very confident in Lin Daoqiu because he is worried that Lin Daoqiu will make Longmeyer unhappy this time just like meeting Barry Diller.

However, Karls guessed wrong this time, because Longmeyer and Barry Diller are two different types of people, so the final results will be different.

"Then just pray that we can have good luck this time."

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"You said Lin Daoqiu, the screenwriter of "Mission Impossible", wants to meet with me?"

The next morning, Longmeyer received a phone call that surprised him.

Longmeyer has heard the name Lin Daoqiu before.

Because "Mission: Impossible" beat "The Kramers" to become the box office champion in North America last year.

As the president of Universal Pictures, it is impossible for Langmeyer not to know Lin Daoqiu's name.

Moreover, Lin Daoqiu sold the copyright of "Mission: Impossible" to Fox for US$100 million, which also set off a wave of heated discussions in Hollywood at the time.

Some people think he is a fool for being willing to sell such a profitable movie.

But there are still some people who think Lin Daoqiu is very smart, and Longmeyer is one of them.

"I have time tomorrow, you can ask them to come over."

After Langmeyer put down the phone, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised slightly. It seemed that the news made him feel very good.