Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 369 What kind of script is this?
In the past, after Barry Diller told a joke, everyone around him would be amused by him, and some people laughed exaggeratedly.

And among those sycophants, there are some big directors, big producers, and even big stars among them.

As the helm of Paramount, Barry Diller usually has a lot of sycophants around him, and he has long been used to it.

But his own jokes seem to have no effect on Lin Daoqiu. At least since the other party entered the door until now, he has not seen Lin Daoqiu laughing once because of what he said.

It was the first time he met such an arrogant guy, let alone that the other party came to him to cooperate.

To put it bluntly, Lin Daoqiu actually came here to ask for his help. Isn't he worried that he will refuse to cooperate with him if he is so stubborn?

Kars on the side also seemed to have noticed that there was something wrong with the expression on Barry Diller's face. He seemed very interested in Lin Daoqiu, his eyes were fixed on him all the time, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Okay, let's put the drinking aside, I heard from Kars that Mr. Lin wrote a good script, and you want to find someone to cooperate with, right?"

Barry Diller suddenly put away his smile and put on a business-like expression, and at this time he might be the real Barry Diller.

"good."

Lin Daoqiu nodded, but his answer was very concise.

Generally, people who come to work with Barry Diller are eager to speak out when chatting with him. One minute can drag you to 1 minutes abruptly, and they still look like they don’t have enough time.

But Lin Daoqiu was just the opposite. He seemed to be a bit stingy with his words. If he didn't know it, he would think that it was Barry Diller begging Lin Daoqiu to cooperate with him.

"Then if this is the case, please show me your masterpiece, Mr. Lin, for me to appreciate."

Barry Diller was a little unhappy because Lin Daoqiu seemed to lack awe of him.

Even if the other party made a blockbuster movie in Hollywood and the copyright fee was sold for [-] million US dollars, Barry Diller didn't think Lin Daoqiu was anything special.

If this feeling was not very strong before, after such contact with Lin Daoqiu, Barry Diller's evaluation of Lin Daoqiu obviously dropped a lot.

He even thought he understood why little Alan Ryder and the others were unwilling to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu. It should be that Lin Daoqiu's temper was really unacceptable.

But it’s okay to be unhappy, Lin Daoqiu’s script, Barry Diller, still plans to finish watching and talking, after all, he will naturally not push out the door for movies that can make money.

But what Barry Diller didn't expect was that when he finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu took out a folded paper from his pocket, unfolded the paper and handed it to him.

Barry Diller looked at the piece of paper that Lin Daoqiu handed over. He didn't understand what Lin Daoqiu meant. He clearly asked him to take the script, but what happened to the piece of paper he handed over to him.

Although he felt inexplicable, Barry Diller found that there seemed to be something written on the paper, so he took it over and took a look.

Barry Diller was stunned when he saw this, because there was only the name of a movie written on it, and a very brief plot outline, and then it was gone.

And what's even more exaggerated is that this paper is only half written, not even full. Could this be the script that Lin Daoqiu was talking about?

What made Barry Diller even more unacceptable was that after he accepted the "script" handed over by Lin Daoqiu, the other party added a sentence.

"This is the script of Home Alone."

Although it seemed that the expression on his face was still calm, in fact, Barry Diller's heart was already overwhelming.

Barry Diller's hand holding the paper couldn't help shaking, and there was only one thought in his mind at the moment, that he had been played by this young man.

This is the script?What kind of script is this? Do you think I haven't seen what a script looks like?If this is a script, then wouldn't I have lived in a dog's belly in my previous life?

"Mr. Lin is not joking, is this a script?"

When Barry Diller spoke, his tone trembled a little, which was the result of his suppressing his anger and not bursting out on the spot.

Kars, who was sitting next to Lin Daoqiu, never thought that he would come out like this. In order to prevent himself and Lin Daoqiu from being kicked out, Kars hurried out to make things right.

"Sir, Lin is just joking. He likes joking with others the most. Don't take it to heart."

Barry Diller was still very angry at first, but he was slightly taken aback when he heard what Kars said.

If Lin Daoqiu was just joking with him, then Barry Diller could accept it more or less.

After all, Barry Diller had never encountered such a ridiculous thing, and he didn't think that Lin Daoqiu was really that crazy. He only wanted to come to talk about cooperation with him with a piece of paper, unless he was crazy.

"Lin, stop making trouble, and quickly get out the script, this is not a place for joking."

Kars whispered in Lin Daoqiu's ear that he didn't want the first meeting with Barry Diller to end in this way.

After Kars finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu first laughed, and his smile made Karston breathe a sigh of relief.

But then Lin Daoqiu shook his head suddenly, and then put away his smile again.

"I'm not kidding, this is the script of Home Alone."

Because of Lin Daoqiu's words, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

If possible, Kars would really like to dig a hole in the ground and bury his head in it, because he doesn't know what to do now.

As for Barry Diller on the opposite side, he was dumbfounded. He didn't know if he should drive these two guys out now, because he felt that talking to them was a waste of time.

And the... script Lin Daoqiu gave him seems to have a very ordinary plot.

When Christmas comes, the whole family is busy going abroad to celebrate the Christmas holiday. Unexpectedly, they make a mistake and leave Kevin, the youngest member of the family, at home.

The careless parents found out about this after they boarded the plane, but at this time they were already abroad and had no way to return. The bad thing was that two burglars who had just been released from prison set their sights on Kevin's house.

In order to protect his home, Kevin, who was only 8 years old, began to fight wits and courage with these two guys, and finally successfully defeated them and sent them to prison.

Lin Daoqiu only wrote these things on the paper, which seems to be very ordinary.

In fact, the plot of "Home Alone" is not just a simple joke, it contains something deeper, it tells a story about family love, but Lin Daoqiu didn't write these down on paper.

"If Mr. Lin wants to use this "script" to cooperate with me, then my answer may disappoint you."

The production cost of "Home Alone" is not high, about 500 million US dollars can be done, but the problem now is that Lin Daoqiu has to split half with Paramount, and also requires [-] museums in the first week, and Paramount is required to Meng wants to vigorously publicize.

If Lin Daoqiu's movie is a big production movie, Barry Diller will agree to it even if he is dissatisfied with him.

But the problem now is that Lin Daoqiu's movie is just a small production on a normal scale. Barry Diller doesn't think it's worth Paramount's investment of so many resources to cooperate with him just because of the other party's reputation.

Not to mention his impression of Lin Daoqiu was very bad.

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