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"Robert Iger...President of Disney..."

Qin Dong suppressed the anger in his heart and squinted his eyes, thinking about this name and the prefix before it when Martin said it.

President of Disney.

"Qin, wait until I come back..."

After Martin told what happened, he quickly walked out.

There is only more than an hour before the real Oscar awards time. The other party chose to attack at this time because the time is stuck. Martin must take action.

...

Time: Move backward a little at this moment.

Location: Hilton Hotel next to the Dolby Theater.

Characters: Robert Iger, the sixth president of Disney, Barry Meyer, president of Warner.

"Robert, what's the matter? We have to talk about it in person, why can't we talk on the phone?"

In a hotel room, Barry looked at the person in front of him and asked.

As the president of Warner Pictures, one of the six giants in Hollywood, Barry Meyer didn't even bother to attend the Oscars, let alone the red carpet ceremony, and he had no interest at all.

He is the president of a giant film and television company, not someone who works for film and television, so Barry is squatting in the company.

But he was called out by the person in front of him who had the same status as him.

"Hey, Barry, it's been a long time since I last saw you. Come on, sit down. Authentic Cuban cigars, paired with black coffee, are absolutely delicious..."

Robert, with gray hair, is a middle-aged man who looks lean but energetic. It is difficult to determine this man's true age from his appearance.

At this time, looking at Barry who was attending the appointment, he stood up with a smile and invited the other party to sit down.

At this moment, there were two cups of coffee and a cigar box on the table in front of the two of them.

"It tastes really good, but it's too bitter and I can't stand it. I still like to add sugar."

Barry glanced at Robert, sat down, took a sip of coffee, shook his head, took out a sugar from the prepared sugar bowl and put it into the coffee cup.

The Robert in front of me is a giant on the same level as Warner Pictures, the president of Disney.

The other party said that they had something important to discuss with him on the phone. It was not convenient to talk over the phone, so Barry had to give the other party face and come to the appointment.

"Ka...ka..."

After Robert sat down, he began to cut the cigars. After the first cigar was cut, he handed it to Barry and then said:

"I don't like adding sugar, it will destroy the taste of black coffee. Come on, Bari, authentic Brazilian cigars."

Barry took the cigar, lit it and took a puff before speaking slowly:

"Added sugar can neutralize the bitter taste. If it is just bitter, it will easily make people feel uncomfortable..."

"Bitterness is the label of black coffee. There is no coffee that is not bitter. Why add sugar to make it bitter or sweet..."

Robert paused, waited until he had cut the cigar he wanted to smoke, and then replied with a smile.

"Heh... tell me, what do you want from me? I'm very busy."

After saying half a sentence without speculation, Barry Meyer was too lazy to write ink.

The two of them knew very well that although they were talking about coffee just now, they were actually talking about the way their respective companies do things.

In other words, everyone used to have the same way of doing things, and they all wanted to overpower each other and become the dominant family, but unfortunately they couldn't do it.

Because the strength of the headquarters behind them is almost the same, and secondly, because the five-cornered black palace does not want Hollywood to dominate.

"Well, since you are direct, Barry, let me tell you. I heard that you and four other companies have been busy recently, buying superhero copyrights everywhere, and all of these superheroes were sold by Marvel Comics.

Go superhero..."

After Robert exhaled a puff of smoke, he looked at Barry's eyes and realized that the other party was really impatient.

So I didn't try to test my prowess, and asked directly.

"Oh, this is a good thing. If you want me not to buy it, then it's too late. The contract has already been signed."

Barry smoked his cigar slowly. He was not surprised when he heard this and admitted it directly.

They are all working in Hollywood, and they are all in giant companies. It is quite normal to find out this information.

Not to mention that the contract has been signed, even if it has not been signed, Barry is not worried about Disney cutting it off, because Warner and the other four giants have already discussed it.

These superheroes are allocated by the five giant companies and put pressure on the small companies that own the copyrights of these superheroes. Even if Disney knows about it and wants to cut them off, the small companies dare not go back on their word, let alone raise the price, because one Disney cannot keep it.

Small company, one to five, give it a try.

Regardless of whether Qin Dong's words make sense or not, it doesn't matter whether these abandoned superheroes from Marvel Comics will be adapted into movies in the future and whether they will do well at the box office.

Even if it is not brilliant, it must be taken down, even if it makes me sick of Disney, otherwise I will be jealous just watching the superhero movies of Marvel Entertainment, a subsidiary of Disney, making money all over the world.

"Barry, why are you doing this? You want to say that Sony, Columbia, Paramount, Universal, and 20th Century Fox are acquiring it. I can understand that they don't have superhero copyrights, but why are you and Warner doing it?

Compared to Marvel Comics, Warner's DC Comics is the largest comic company in North America and the world..."

Robert Egger blew out a puff of smoke and glanced at Barry as the smoke rose.

He said with a smile on his face, a curious look on his face, as if he didn't care much.

"Wow, I feel embarrassed when I say this, Robert. Although we at Warner own the entire DC Comics, it is a pity that we are lagging behind Marvel Comics in the film industry. Today's superhero movie market is your comic book owned by Disney.

The Marvel Super Heroes family is the only one. There is no other way, Warner also has to eat. So many employees around the world have to eat, and they can hardly afford to pay their wages. I have to learn from you, Disney..."

Barry laughed at himself when he heard this, saying he was embarrassed, but his tone didn't seem to mean that.

He looked like he was about to starve to death and couldn't afford to eat. It was very fake.

"Haha... can't you let go? Barry, Warner owns DC, the largest comic book company in the United States, and Disney owns Marvel, the second largest comic book company in the United States. How about you and I joining forces..."

Robert smiled half-heartedly. After a pause, his expression became serious. He leaned forward and stared at Barry closely:

"Hollywood used to be called the eight giants by the outside world, but now there are six giants. Times have changed, and maybe there will be two giants in the future..."

Looking at Robert Egger, who was several years younger than himself in real age but looked young in appearance, and looking at the ambition in his eyes, Barry Meyer was silent.

The other party's proposal is very exciting. This is also the road Warner has taken before. Unfortunately, this road is too difficult and there is no end in sight.

But Barry doesn’t completely deny Robert’s words. Today’s times are indeed different. The popularity of superheroes is surprising, especially the concept of a superhero universe, and the superhero universe movies produced have really made a lot of money around the world.

Special profit at the box office.

Seeing the Marvel superhero movies taking over the world, Warner Bros. has long been intrigued and has also imitated them.

It's a pity that at the beginning of the DC superhero movie universe, "Green Hat", which imitated "Tin Man", had a bad start. Not only did it not make money, but it caused Warner to lose more than 100 million US dollars.

Not only did it completely disrupt Warner's plans and plans for the DC superhero universe movies, it also made Marvel's superheroes even more famous.

So many people and movie fans around the world have seen the popularity of Marvel's superheroes, and then they have seen the spread of DC superheroes. If there is no comparison, there will be no harm.

But this still cannot freeze the hearts of Warner and Barry.

"It's a very good proposal, Robert. I'm very excited. However, the matter is too big and I need time to think about it... Then, I'll take my leave now."

After a long time, after Barry Meyer had finished smoking the entire cigar, he replied and prepared to say goodbye and leave.

How can this kind of thing be confirmed in just a few words? Besides, both Barry and Robert are just the presidents of Warner and Disney. They are not the owners of the company and cannot be dictatorial.

What's more, after joining forces with the other four giants, they stabbed Disney in the back, and now they have to abandon the camp. This kind of thing cannot be decided by Barry alone. It must be decided by the board of directors of Warner.

Cooperate today, fall out tomorrow, cooperate again the day after tomorrow, fall out again the day after tomorrow. In fact, Barry Meyer doesn't care about this kind of operation.

This is a capitalistic society, and you are a mother if you have money. Falling out is just a trivial matter.

However, this kind of thing cannot be determined by two presidents. Only the two boards of directors must confirm it and sign a cooperation contract before it can be guaranteed.

"Barry, wait..."

Seeing Barry standing up to leave, Robert quickly stretched out his hand.

"Anything else?"

"It's something, don't worry, sit down, it's really something."

Robert quickly stood up and pressed Barry's shoulders, trying to sit down.