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Barry Meyer looked up at the young man sitting on the sofa for a moment.

Lehman still sits in such a casual posture, leaning back comfortably, looking at the layout of the office, seemingly thoughtful.

These are all impolite actions, but they also show off that this person does not have a strong desire to cooperate with Warner.

Think about it, whether it is Paramount Pictures or Europa, for a director who can make profits like him, he will definitely not give up. Isn't it true that I want to win him?

As for what he said, the conditions seemed to be tough, as if he didn't take Warner too much.

But Barry Meyer has been here for most of his life, and has seen more wind and waves. What kind of weird director has not dealt with?

James Cameron’s strong and grumpy temper, Peter Jackson’s calculation of gains and losses, he refused to give up...Of course, there are also the two psychopaths of the Wachowski brothers. The taste of the empress.

Just think about it, but Lehmann is quite normal among these talented directors.

Maybe someone is right to say that a genius and a lunatic are only a difference.

Moreover, cooperation? It is the cooperation that Warner actively invited. How can it be done without showing some sincerity.Even during the negotiation, it doesn't matter if you suffer a little loss. Anyway, if Lehman has such a level of friendship with Warner, he might be able to get more benefits from him in the future.

After making up their minds, several people started chatting about the movie project again.

After a while, Michael Clough had something to do, so he left.

Barry Meyer looked at his watch, it was almost five in the afternoon, and said: "It's too early. If Director Lehmann is looking for his face, I will take you to a place, let's have a light meal, and then continue talking. "

"Okay." Lyman smiled.

Barry Meyer took Lehman out. After learning that the boss was going to invite Lehman to dinner, his assistant secretary was still a little curious. I don’t know why the director from France is taken so seriously-you know, as Warner The COO, Barry Meyer rarely invites people to dinner.

Seeing this situation, the agent Johnson on the side was still a little at a loss-he didn't know if he should go with him or what happened.

Lyman saw it and waved him back.

After all, it is a personal relationship, and the real negotiation is not this time.

Arriving in the underground garage, the secretary assistant drove out of the Warner headquarters in the Bentley luxury car, and then drove in the direction of Beverly Hills.

"Go to the club." Barry Meyer said, and explained to Lehman: "The scenery there is good. If you have time, Director Lehman can also go there often."

After about 20 minutes, the car slowed down.

On both sides of the road are manicured oak trees, standing like two rows of guards, giving a sense of solemnity.

After the guards let go, one could see an oversized lawn at a glance-this is Beverly Hills. There is such a large piece of land for club building, racetrack and golf course, it is a luxury.

Of course, what Lehman doesn't know is that the membership fee of this club is also terribly high, and not everyone can become a member, only the so-called upper class.

As for what is the upper class.

Of course there is money and status.

For Lehman, as long as there is enough money, he can set up a club more luxurious than this one.Anyway, in such a capital-prosperous country, if you have enough money, you have enough status.Don't you see, those powerful capitalists can even control the policies of the White House.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the Koch brothers.The two of them have always pursued the radical right-wing concept, advocating a small government model (preferably small enough to be invisible); advocating tax reduction (preferably reducing to no tax); advocating reduced market supervision (better not having supervision).

And behind the two of them is the result of their two generations of hard work-one of the most powerful companies in the world, Koch Industries.

So because it is not listed, there is no need to publish an annual report, and no one knows how much money Koch Industries makes.

However, the only thing that is clear is that these two individuals have both entered the top 20 of the Forbes rich list by virtue of their net worth.

And what did they do? Go to the White House?

1. Establish a large number of charitable foundations (in the U.S., charity itself is a tax haven for the rich, and a capitalist will operate it. The reason is that the money spent on charity does not need to be taxed, and there is no need to publicly run the content. They can do whatever they want), invest in intellectuals in school, and do research.-Triggering a change in people's perceptions.

2. Establish a large number of think tanks and research institutes.-Turn their right-wing ideas into actual policy research reports.

3. Form social organizations, package ideas into the voice of the masses, and put pressure on elected bureaucrats.-Turn personal thoughts into public thoughts.

4. Participate in elections.——Start from the core.For example, their foundation once supported Reagan to be elected president. That year, the White House did what they wanted: tax cuts for the rich, tax increases for the middle class, tax cuts for their oil industry, and so on.

The most famous saying that the Koch brothers said is, "The government is not the solution to the problem, the government is the problem itself."

Oh, by the way, the Tea Party movement also has the shadow of their efforts.The Tea Party movement refers to demonstrations involving a large number of low-level people in the United States. Their philosophy is, "Government intervention is the cause of economic deterioration. In order for everyone to live a good life again, government supervision should be weakened. "

Someone once said ironically on this matter, "This is a grassroots movement to make the richest one percent pay less tax."

Even the later Secretary of State Pompeo was able to successfully enter the core management of the government, and it was the Koch brothers.

You know, after graduating from university, this product became a customer of others. Even the initial accumulation of social experience was done in a company invested by Koch Industries, and later in the House of Representatives election, it was also a political contribution from the Koch brothers. , Relying on the National Rifle Association (this is the largest social group in the United States, the political trend is self-evident) all the way up.

As for the political concept of this product, of course, it is also the old one. He opposes the Democratic Party, opposes minorities, opposes Clinton, opposes Hillary, opposes democracy, opposes climate warming...Anyway, anyone who is unfavorable to the rich may He objected to everything.

Okay, it's a bit off topic. All of the above is actually sent out because I was disgusted when I was visiting Zhihu today. It's so special since 9102. Some people believe that the United States is "free and democratic"?*** Can't see the wall?It's really nonsense.