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.
To be continued...