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The next day, Lehmann got up early, cleaned himself up, put on a suit, and went out vigorously.

It is raining lightly in the sky. According to the weather forecast, there will be rain in Los Angeles these days.

The weather here is like this, either it won't fall, or it will continue to fall.

He tightened his tie and drove the car out of the garage.

Drive all the way to Nolan's house.

It was just after seven o'clock in the morning, which was still very early to the agreed nine o'clock.

However, the traffic situation in a big city like Los Angeles, especially during the rush hour, is not optimistic.

So it's better to start early, after all, he still pays more attention to this meeting.

Being punctual can also give people a good impression, and people who are not familiar with impressions rely on small things to measure.

The car turned from the main road to the commercial street on the right, drove along for three minutes, and reached the community where Nolan bought a house.

He notified last night, so Nolan was also prepared early.

Get in the car and drove in the direction of Burbank.

On the road, while waiting for the traffic lights to chat for a while, I arrived at the Warner Pictures building almost at 8:30.

Bottom, talk to the girl at the front desk.

Barry Meyer’s assistant also hurried down from upstairs and led them to the reception room.

The signing time is up.

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Warner Bros. division of labor is very clear.

Its studios, television companies, animation production, film business, home video, and DC Entertainment and CW Television are all subsidiaries of Warner and are independent of each other.

Therefore, if you want to cooperate in the development of the Batman project, there is still one person who can't avoid it, that is, Walter Bird, the president of the DC department.

This product is mainly responsible for DC's comics business, and the adaptation of comics naturally requires him to nod in order to cooperate better.

If he disagrees, Barry Meyer, as the executive officer of the parent company, can be a bit tougher and continue the development of the project, but the responsibility is great. If it really fails, Barry Meyer can't stand it.

Outside the corridor of the reception room, the assistant was also leading Walter Bird inside.

As he walked, he introduced: "Mr. Lyman is here with another person. I heard that it is the director of this project, Christopher Nolan."

Walter Bird nodded, and knew something about the project that President Barry Meyer had been planning some time ago. After all, this matter cannot bypass him.

In essence, he also agrees with the development of Batman, because the popularity of film and television can largely drive the sales of comics, and even the peripheral operations of character portraits, which are extremely beneficial to the DC department he manages.

After stopping, he suddenly asked: "What movies has Director Nolan made before? How is the box office?"

Most of the time, the producers, directors and screenwriters are the key figures that determine the quality of a film, followed by the actors.

No actors are irreplaceable.

As for the production, Lehmann's reputation is still very great. Even if Walter Bird does not participate in the development of projects outside of DC, he has heard of this always successful French director, but subconsciously recognizes it, but the director?

Christopher Nolan?Who is he?

The assistant pondered for a moment, but he investigated, "This director is British, and he has filmed "Shards of Memory". The box office is pretty good. Later, he cooperated with our company on a "White Night Chase", which was also successful. The reputation of the works is not bad."

Walter Bird knew something.

It seems that he is a genius guy who made his debut and has been successful all the time.

In other words, it is the kind of director who is very capable and stable.

While thinking about it, he continued to listen to the assistant saying: "Also, President Barry Meyer intended to direct Lehman for this project. He didn't accept it. Instead, he recommended Nolan, which seemed to admire him."

"Well, let's meet first." As he said, he arrived at the door of the reception room.

The assistant knocked on the door and the two walked in.

"Mr. Lyman, hello. Director Nolan, hello."

After a few people shook hands and said a few polite words, they quickly turned to the topic.

"I heard that you want to work with Warner to develop an adaptation of Batman? What are you going to do?" Walter Bird asked pretendingly in doubt.

"This is our plan and adapted script."

Lehman said, Christopher Nolan opened the briefcase and handed the first version of the script to Walter Bird with the plan.

Walter Bird took the information and flipped through it quickly.

Lehman sat on the sofa and looked at the powerhouse of the DC department with interest.

He is about 45 years old, not tall, and slightly fat.

For a long time, Walter Bird put down the information, first glanced at Lehman, and asked again: "Why did you change this?"

"The old way will not work, the best way is to overthrow it all and reshape it."

Tim Burton’s Gothic style is the earliest Batman movie. After it was accepted by Joe Schumacher, two bizarre costume shows directly brought "Batman" into a dead end. You can never fail twice. Continue to follow the thinking of the predecessors.It's so out of date.

Walter Bird nodded slowly, which also made sense.

He knows how Batman completely collapsed from the market to the word of mouth, naturally he does not want the new series to start, and repeats the old ways of the past.

"Then what do you think? This is just the beginning, what do you plan to do later?" Walter Bird looked at Lyman and Nolan, "I can agree to cooperate, but I can see the hope of success."

Of course, the DC department wants to bring Batman to life. This is the trump card character of the comics and its value is limitless.

Lehman pointed to the script and said: "Based on the background of "The Dark Knight Returns", it was shot and produced in a realistic style. This is only the first one. According to the assumption, if it goes well, it will be a trilogy, a complete History of Gotham’s fall."

"The Dark Knight Returns" as one of Batman's most highly rated comics, Walter Bird also knows.

He wondered, is this kind of role shaping appropriate?

Lehman saw Walter Bird's hesitation and knew that he wanted to achieve his goal and had to continue fighting, so he said: "I think this adaptation is the most likely to succeed. An ambitious and determined Bruce- Wayne is far more resonant with the audience than the superior Batman."

"But what the audience wants to see is a superhero who can save the world, not Bruce Wayne hiding under a mask, not his growth history." Walter Bird retorted.

"But did it succeed? Joe Schumacher was shooting an omnipotent superhero. Did he succeed? Does the audience recognize it? Today's computer special effects can't create such a tall character."