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"Qin, please tell me your request."

When Barry heard that Qin Dong finally spoke on his own initiative, without Martin blocking him anymore, he was immediately happy and quickly asked.

"call..."

Qin Dong did not pay attention to Barry directly, but put his nose to Taylor's hair and took a deep breath:

"Baby, you smell so good."

After smiling and teasing the woman in his arms, Qin Dong closed his eyes slightly and thought deeply.

"..."

Taylor glanced at the man in a funny way, only now did he realize that Qin Dong could be so naughty sometimes.

I went out with him today and was molested by men twice. This kind of public place made Taylor feel embarrassed and also had a different kind of excitement.

Barry and Martin were waiting in silence at this time, pretending not to see the interaction between Qin Dong and the woman.

Time gradually passed, and at a certain moment Qin Dong opened his eyes and sat up, looking serious:

"Barry, before I talk about my conditions, I think there's something wrong with your request just now."

"If my plan satisfies you, Warner, and if I finish shooting the first movie of the DC Cinematic Universe plan, the subsequent movies can be launched step by step, just like the first movie of the Marvel Universe next door [Tin Man]."

"At that time, Warner kicked me out directly without affecting the continuation of the DC Universe."

"I don't feel very safe."

Barry waved his hands repeatedly:

"Oh, dear Qin, it's not that. Our cooperation with you at Warner has been good in the past few years. I am personally familiar with you and Martin. I am not the kind of person who burns bridges by crossing rivers."

Qin Dong glanced at Barry and smiled:

"hehe..."

Then he looked down at the woman in his arms and asked:

"Baby, do you think there is a lot of burning of bridges in Hollywood, or in the entertainment industry?"

"Should I trust Barry?"

Taylor was stunned. She was originally just following the man to make soy sauce. It was purely out of curiosity about the music industry and the film industry. She was just going through the motions. After hearing this, she immediately shook her head:

"Hani, I can't talk about this."

"You have to think it over yourself."

Taylor is not a fool. At this moment, the president of Warner Bros. Pictures and the president of CAA are sitting next to her. In this situation, she will not say much at all.

"What a smart girl. I like women with high emotional intelligence."

Qin Dong was not surprised by Taylor's refusal to answer. He had already expected it, and he agreed with what the other party said.

If you want to live well, people with low emotional intelligence will definitely not be able to do it, but the Taylor in front of you is doing very well now and in the future. As a person with no background, he has been popular in the entertainment industry for so many years. Why? You can imagine.

Taylor silently gave the man a roll of his eyes.

This man did it on purpose, as he has done several times today.

[This bastard, he always makes me look stupid. I have to suck you dry when I go back and make you beg for mercy from me, hum...]

A certain woman was treated like this by a man over and over again, and she made a decision in her heart. She decided that when she went back, she would make the man unable to get out of bed and beg for mercy.

"Barry..."

Qin Dong didn't know that Taylor had already made up his mind to go back and fight him. At this moment, he looked at Barry and said:

"Do you know why Warner has to invest a portion of each of my movies?"

"If you want global distribution, you don't have to go to Warner Bros.?"

Having said this, Qin Dong raised a finger and shook it:

"Not to mention the entertainment industry, many circles are the same, especially capital. With huge interests, what can't be done?"

"Someone once said this: Capitalists are afraid of no profit or too little profit, just like nature is afraid of a vacuum."

"Once there are appropriate profits, capital will be bold."

“If there is a 10% profit, he is guaranteed to be used everywhere;

With 20% profit, it becomes active;

If it has 50% profit, it will take desperate risks;

For 100% profit, it dares to trample all human laws;

With a profit of 300%, it would dare to commit any crime, even risk being hanged."

Barry was silent, he couldn't argue.

This is indeed real capital, and it is displayed nakedly on Wall Street and in Hollywood.

The great Chinese director in front of him was a sensible man. Any more quibbles would only make people look down on him as the president of Warner, so he fell silent.

"Of course, I also know that you are not this kind of person, Barry. I have had a good relationship with you in the past two years, and I am convinced that you are not this kind of person."

Qin Dong changed his subject and praised Barry Meyer. In fact, he didn't feel any fluctuation in his heart.

I just said this, I don't want to make the relationship too awkward.

Sure enough, Barry's face looked much better.

"only..."

Qin Dong changed his subject again, pretending to sigh:

"It's a pity that Warner is not your company, Barry. You are just the president of this company."

"There is a parent company behind Warner Bros. Pictures. If one day the parent company wants to change Warner Bros. Pictures to a president, it can only be done with one sentence."

"Besides, Barry, how old are you?"

"Even if you sit in the position of president of Warner, you won't be able to do it for many years."

"Look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe opposite. The first phase started over ten years, and there will definitely be a second and third phase behind it."

When Qin Dong said this, he looked at Barry's hair, which was already half gray and half white. It was dyed because Barry Meyer was born in 1946:

"Barry, I trust you very much. With our friendship, I believe you will not do anything to burn bridges."

"But at your age, how long do you think you can continue to serve as the president of Warner?"

Barry Meyer was silent again. After a long time, he suddenly smiled, looked at Qin Dong and asked:

"Oh, dear Qin, I admit that what you said makes sense."

"I am 66 years old this year. Even if I have always been in good health, I will not be able to work until I am 80 years old if I work for a few more years at most."

"Then, I think you already have the answer. Just tell me your request."

They are all smart people. After thinking about it, they can guess why Qin Dong said so much.

"good."

Qin Dong nodded immediately after hearing this:

"My condition is that you give me some of the copyrights to these superheroes in the DC movie universe."

"Similar to the Fleming family's copyright to 007, Tom Cruise and Mission Impossible's copyright."

When Barry heard this, he immediately shook his head without waiting for Qin Dong to continue:

"impossible."

As the president of the six major Hollywood giants, the two examples mentioned by Qin Dong instantly came to Barry's mind. Knowing that it was impossible for the Warner Board of Directors to agree, he immediately rejected them.

The Fleming family is the creator family of 007. Even if all the copyrights were sold to MGM, which was later acquired by Columbia, as the descendants of the original creator, the Fleming family still retains certain privileges of 007.

For example, all previous actors who have played James Bond, the male protagonist of 007, must be actors from the Eagle Country.

From decades ago to the last two Bonds, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig are all actors from Eagle Country.

For example, the script must satisfy the Fleming family before filming can begin, as well as the profit sharing of the movie, etc.

And the copyright of Mission: Impossible partly belongs to Tom Cruise, so the male protagonist must be Tom. Without Tom's nod, this movie would not have been made.

Because he knew this, Barry refused without hesitation. He knew that this request was impossible to pass.

"DC Comics, how many superheroes are there? Thousands? Or tens of thousands? Warner couldn't finish them even if it took hundreds of years to make them."

Qin Dong didn't care about being rejected. It was something he expected, so he suddenly realized:

"Barry, let's put aside the heroes in Warner's next DC movie universe plan. I want to select some of the remaining DC comic superheroes. All the copyrights of these heroes belong to me."

"This is the minimum requirement, otherwise there is no need to continue the discussion."