Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 799 CAA
At CAA's headquarters, Walker did not see Cohen and Logan themselves. The entire negotiation was conducted between him and the lawyers sent by CAA.

Cohen's treatment at DGM is just one level higher than that of newcomers, so the penalty for breach of contract is not high.

Walker looked at the other side who was paying the money without any further ado, and cursed in his heart: "These dirty niggers, I will re-sign all their contracts when I go back..."

He is angry, but the reality is that if Bian Lang did not choose this person, he himself did not know whether Cohen or Ma Yuan would be able to succeed in the Year of the Monkey.

The smoother the process went, the more depressed Walker felt. When all the procedures were completed and the documents were signed, he pretended to ask casually, "I don't understand why you would be interested in a small character like Cohen."

Of course, the other party would not fall for it, and just replied as a matter of routine: "Sorry, Mr. Walker, I am just a lawyer responsible for handling this contract. As for how the company thinks about Mr. Cohen, I don't know and I can't tell you!"

Walker didn't expect to get any information out of this guy, he just wanted to get some information, so he wasn't too disappointed. But when he stood up, he asked for directions: "Thank you, I want to know how far the AC headquarters is from here. My flight is still 8 hours away. If I have enough time to go back and forth, I want to visit a friend."

He was telling the truth, but the person he visited was not his friend, but Bian Lang's work partner, Watts. He knew that although Bian Lang had a good cooperative relationship with AC, no one from the Rolling Stones had ever come to the United States to visit him. He had finished his work, and if time permitted, he really wanted to go and take a look.

To provide more topics for conversation on the upcoming trip to China.

When the lawyer heard this, he adjusted his glasses out of habit, and then asked in a questioning tone: "Mr. Walker, are you planning to visit Ms. Watts? If so, I can be your guide."

"Well, yes." Walker was not surprised that he could guess his thoughts. After all, in addition to professional legal knowledge, connections and sensitivity to information are also very important for lawyers.

Seeing that Walker was not surprised at all, the lawyer explained further: "Ms. Watts was also our client before, so if you don't have an appointment, maybe I can do it for you." Walker nodded without asking any more questions. He just said to wait in the parking lot and left.

He didn't have time to think about why this lawyer named Hollier was so enthusiastic. Anyway, if he had a purpose, he would speak up sooner or later.

The driver of his rental car was a very talkative white middle-aged man. After hearing his next destination, he tentatively asked, "Are you a fan of V's books?"

Walker smiled noncommittally, then took out a book signed by Bian Lang from his bag and handed it to the driver, saying, "I hope you like it. It has Wave's signature on it!"

"Oh my god, this is great. My oldest son wears a V mask all day long and keeps asking me to take him to blow up a building. I think this will keep him quiet for a while."

The driver slapped the steering wheel twice as he spoke, and then continued to the panicked Walker: "If I'm not mistaken, then you must know Wave himself, right? If you see him, can you tell him a message for me?"

Walker first adjusted the collar of his suit, then smiled and said, "If you're not scolding him, then I'll try to convey your message."

"I think the Rolling Stones should stick to thrash metal, and songs like 'Fade To Black' are what they should sing. If they can come to Los Angeles to perform, I will definitely bring all my rock brothers to support them!

Oh, and remember to tell him not to be influenced by CAA. These cunning Jews only care about business and money. They don’t know what music or rock is!”

Walker felt very touched by what he heard, and cursed a few times: "Indeed, these gangsters of CAA will not do anything good. I am here this time because a nigger was bribed by them, and I am here to collect the penalty!"

Hearing the word "penalty for breach of contract", the driver slammed the steering wheel again and said in a depressed tone, "Damn it, who is this incredible black man who can make these hooligans willingly pay the penalty for breach of contract? Don't tell me yet, let me guess, Denzel or Smith..."

"You don't have to guess. He's just a small character. He's a little famous in Europe, but you wouldn't know him in the United States. It's just that because he was spotted by Wave before, we sent him to China for training, and then..."

"Oh! Then it must be aimed at Wave..." When the driver said this, the same thought flashed through Walker's mind.

"Thank you, my friend! I have something to take care of right now. Just drive carefully and keep an eye on the Viper in front of me."

After saying that, Walker sent a long voice message to Olaf, explaining the general situation.

Although he felt that his guess was almost right, it was just a guess. There was no strong evidence to show that Cohen's sudden job change was necessarily related to Bian Lang.

But fortunately, he still has the opportunity and time to verify it, and Houllier, who is leading the way, should be able to understand something.

After arriving at the place, he was not in a hurry to inquire, but just followed Hollier to meet Watts normally.

Watts was also surprised by Walker's visit. As for why he came to the United States, Houllier had obviously told him when making the appointment, so the two of them chatted about Bian Lang.

Watts also took out a fist-sized gift box from the cabinet in his office and handed it to Walker: "This is a small gift from me to him. My assistant said it was troublesome to send things to China before, so she asked me to bring it to him when she returns to China. If you are going now, please bring it to him!"

Walker didn't ask what it was, and directly put the box into his bag: "I will bring it to you." After that, Walker said to Houllier who had been standing next to him: "Houlier, can you please step aside for a moment? After all, we DGM and CAA are competitors..."

Hollier didn't waste any time, he stood up, smiled and walked straight out of Watts' office.

After waiting for a few seconds, Watts took out his phone and played "Comfortably Numb" on the office speakers before sitting on the reception sofa and chatting with Walker. About an hour later, Walker stood up solemnly and shook hands with Watts.

When we arrived at the AC parking lot, Houllier was still waiting there as expected.

Walker saw that it was still early, so he took out his Empire cigarettes and gave one to Houllier: "I'm curious, what is your purpose?"

Houllier took the cigarette, sniffed it a few times, and didn't light it. He just said slowly: "Mr. Walker, I think it's not a good choice to let you get involved in the vortex of DGM and ACC for a Wave."

Walker did not answer immediately. After taking a few puffs of his cigarette, he asked an irrelevant question: "When did you decide to come and tell me this?"

When Hollier heard this question, a little smile appeared on his originally serious face: "When you asked me to leave Ms. Watts' office. If there is anything you need to avoid me to talk about, it must be something important related to Wave. I think maybe you have guessed the reason why CAA wants to snatch Cohen, so maybe we can cooperate..."

Walker didn't even want to hear about the content of the cooperation and interrupted directly: "I'm sorry, whether it's for the benefit of the company or my personal friendship with Wave, I will not accept any of your proposals. You don't have to keep trying to convince me, it's useless! To thank you for bringing me here to see Ms. Watts today, I can give you a piece of advice."

Houllier smiled indifferently and made a gesture of invitation.

Walker took a few more puffs of his cigarette, flicked the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with his leather shoes, then walked towards his car without looking back. When he opened the door and prepared to enter, he paused and glanced at Hollier who was still standing there watching him.

He shouted over there: "Wave is a Chinese with backbone!" Then he closed the car door and drove away...

……

When he landed at Changshui Airport, it was already the third night. Bian Lang and Olaf came together to pick him up at the plane.

As soon as Walker came out of the exit, Olaf ran over and hit him: "Dude, you don't really need to work so hard. You can rest in the United States for a day or two before coming here."

Walker rubbed his chest, which didn't hurt at all, and said seriously, "Because I think this matter is not simple. From the company's perspective, if Cohen's betrayal is already a fact, then collecting liquidated damages is indeed the most correct way. After all, I personally think that it is a complete waste of time and money to fight a transnational lawsuit against the Jews in the United States..."

Bian Lang was about to nod in agreement and say a few more words when Walker stretched out his hand to stop him and continued, "But Wave, I consider you my friend, so I feel it is necessary to come to China in person to apologize to you. And then I will tell you everything I guessed... DGM will continue to work on your public relations in the United States, so you don't have to worry about that..."

On the way to the hotel, Bian Lang and Walker were exchanging information. After hearing about the filming requirements of "Old Boy" and Michael Jackson's plan, Walker exclaimed: "I think I know what CAA wants to do. If I'm not mistaken, Michael Jackson will debut in Los Angeles this year!"

When Bian Lang first heard the news from Walker, he didn't take it seriously. If CAA hadn't ridiculed him on the Internet, he might have just forgotten about it.

Now after hearing what Walker said, Bian Lang felt that the possibility of this happening was over 90%.

Cohen not only knew the general idea of ​​MJ, but CAA could also find someone to gradually flesh out the story based on this character. And there were lyrics and music scores for four songs. Bian Lang would not believe the comments spread by those pro-foreign public intellectuals on the Internet that foreigners have a strong sense of copyright.

That is simply because the illegal cost of infringement is higher abroad. Once the benefits exceed the penalty costs, all capital in the world will be black.

It turns out that foreign luxury brands on Earth copied the horse-faced skirt and so on, but in the end, they were just criticized online and the matter was over.

Bian Lang doesn’t think that his current fame is enough for CAA to do such a thing, but he thinks the quality of the two songs "Thriller" and "Earth song" is good enough!

Fortunately, he didn't give me "Billie jean" and "Childhood" because he hadn't finished the arrangement yet, and the moonwalk hadn't been given to him either.

Moreover, Bian Lang has a lot of MJ songs in his mind. If CAA really wants to create Cohen according to the plan given by Bian Lang, then after these two songs, they can only find someone to imitate and write songs.

Bian Lang was thinking about how to deal with the situation, so he didn't say a word.

Olaf listened, cursed and observed Bian Lang's expression at the same time.

After Walker had finished speaking, seeing that Bian Lang was still silent with a gloomy face, he spoke up: "This matter cannot wait. Who do you think should go to the United States first to deal with it?"

Speaking of this, Bian Lang was also completely clueless and had no idea what to do!

In his two lifetimes combined, he had never heard of such a thing, let alone come up with any solution.

"It's really fucked up. All these niggers should be sent to Siberia to dig peat. It makes me sick just thinking about it now..."

Although Bian Lang cursed, he thought it would be a good idea to find a lawyer first! The copyright of the song would not be a problem, and even if the matter was brought to the United Nations, Bian Lang would be right.

The question is whether there will be any problems if MJ's character is used first. It is hard to say. Whether it will have an impact on "Old Boy" is also secondary. After all, he is not the one who promotes himself. He can still write other stories for Qiu Luo to practice.

What’s important is that if he continues to use real people or animation to reproduce MJ, there will be a risk of infringement.

Thinking of this, Bian Lang took out his cell phone and called Zhang Fan: "Brother-in-law, I have something to consult you. See you at the company later."

"Um... couldn't you have called me two minutes earlier? I just came downstairs and was going to go to Mid-Levels to have a drink and go home to sleep."

"Then you can order and have someone deliver it to you. We have three of us here, so you can handle it..."

"Really..." Zhang Fan hadn't even finished mumbling this sentence when the phone was hung up.

"I don't know what happened to Xiaolang. He speaks so coldly. I guess he will have to stay up all night." Thinking of this, Zhang Fan called Bian Lan and told him that he had something to talk to Bian Lang and there was no need to wait for him to go home. Then he walked up the stairs towards Laobanshan.

Without making him wait long, Old Tan had the wine delivered upstairs, and Bian Lang and the other three arrived soon after.

Seeing the whiskey on the table, Bian Lang poured himself a glass without saying anything. After the anger in his heart cooled down a bit with the ice wine, Bian Lang said to Zhang Fan, "I got cheated by that damn black guy. He took the song and idea I gave him and went to the U.S. to sign with CAA!"

(End of this chapter)