Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 161 The bloody warrior’s fatal weakness turns out to be

"Special intention? No, I'm sure you're overthinking it. I just want to distinguish the new generation of mutants from the old era mutants. Wolverine and Magneto are both male. Don't you think this is the case when the successor becomes a female? Is it cool?”

In the study room, old Logan stared at Jamie talking on the computer screen.

His intuition told him that Jamie was 100% lying, but he couldn't see through the other party's need to lie about this kind of thing.

"What do you think?"

Logan Sr. turned to look at his second son Kendall and his youngest son Roman beside him.

"Sif did a great job and got what we wanted from Jamie Dutton."

Kendall spoke first.

He followed the advice of the wise men around him and decided to show his father the image of a good son who was friendly to his brothers and sisters.

Old Logan just looked at Kendall expressionlessly, making Kendall unable to say anything he had planned to say to praise Sif.

"Um...I think-"

Old Logan's patience was running out.

"Okay, shut up, Roman, come and tell me!"

Roman's expression perked up, and at the same time he glanced at his unlucky second brother proudly.

Thanks for helping me rule out a wrong answer!

"We have all been fooled, this is all an elaborate scam by Jamie Dutton!"

The Romance language is amazing.

Not only was Kendall looking at him with wide eyes in disbelief, but even old Logan couldn't help showing a bit of surprise in his eyes.

And that's exactly what Roman wanted.

"Kendall, do you remember when we first came into contact with Jamie Dutton?"

Kendall's face was full of doubts, but he still answered without hesitation:

"At Bart Bass's wedding."

Roman pointed hard at him.

"That's right, dad asked us to talk to him about the film and television rights issue of "Percy Jackson" at that time."

"Any other author would have either asked for a high price directly, or asked for more say in the production process of film and television dramas. However, Jamie Dutton chose the third way, using the copyright of his own novel, In exchange for the Marvel superhero rights in our hands."

"At that time, we could never figure out Jamie Dutton's true purpose. In the end, we could only explain it by saying that he was a superhero comic fan."

"However, one thing we all overlooked is that it was because of this collaboration that Jamie Dutton became associated with superhero movies."

"By exchanging the copyright of his novel for the copyright of "Iron Man", Jamie Dutton successfully established an image as a superhero comic fan, which later led to whether Warner or Universal had superhero movies on their hands. project, Jamie Dutton comes to mind first.”

Hearing this, Kendall couldn't help but interrupt:

"So you're telling us all this just to prove that Jamie Dutton's self-marketing is successful?"

Roman held his forehead speechlessly.

"I'm warning everyone! In my opinion, the superhero movie universe is a complete scam."

"Originally, we could have shot the 'X-Men' trilogy step by step, but after Sif went to find Jamie Dutton, our plan suddenly changed to shoot ten movies."

"Jamie Dutton just touted the concept of a mutant cinematic universe and took away $150 million in consulting fees and $700 million in script royalties from us. The whole process felt like we were being treated like fools. The other party leads us by the nose."

Kendall was really shocked.

Roman was completely denying the results of Sif's efforts.

Seeing that old Logan remained silent, Kendall began to feel shaken.

Should he continue to maintain the image of a good big brother who loves and unites his brothers and sisters, or should he completely deny Sif's efforts like Roman?

Most importantly, what would Old Logan think?

Just as Kendall's thoughts were changing, there was a sudden knock on the study door.

Marcia opened the door and handed a newspaper to Old Logan.

"I don't mean to interrupt your father-son conversation, but I think you should take a look at this first."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Kendall and Roman's eyes were immediately attracted to the newspaper left by Marcia.

Old Logan picked up his glasses from the desk, unfolded the newspaper and read it.

A few minutes later, the newspaper came to Kendall and Roman. After the two brothers put their heads together to read it, Roman raised his head excitedly.

"I'm telling you that Jamie Dutton has an ulterior motive. He instigated us to shoot some kind of mutant movie universe. His fundamental purpose is to use our hands to suppress Warrior Comics' Blood Warriors!"

Old Logan did not speak out immediately, but asked Kendall what he thought of this.

Kendall hesitated.

"I think...unless this is a coincidence, I also think Jamie Dutton is indeed taking advantage of us."

A trace of disappointment flashed in Old Logan's eyes.

He looked at his two sons and said in a deep voice:

"So? Do you all think we should break the contract with Jamie Dutton or make the X-Men trilogy as originally planned?"

Kendall's cautious and hesitant character once again took over, and he felt that there was no need to be so radical and overturn everything.

"We can find any excuse to delay the launch of the project of the Mutant Cinematic Universe, and wait until "Blood" is released to see the market response before making a decision."

As soon as he finished speaking, Roman's voice rang out.

"No, it's too late. I think the best way to deal with it is to ignore the mutant movie universe and film the "X-Men" trilogy normally as we originally planned."

Looking at the two sons arguing, Old Logan knocked on the table hard.

"Okay, you all go out."

Kendall and Roman looked at each other quickly, but in the end they didn't dare to disobey their father's decision.

When the two went out, they happened to meet Marcia and the maid who was following her and preparing to deliver coffee to the three of them.

"You guys are done talking so quickly?"

Marcia looked at the two of them curiously.

Kendall shrugged helplessly and said nothing.

He could clearly feel that his father was not satisfied with his performance today.

Roman directly picked up a cup of coffee from the plate held by the maid and walked downstairs while drinking.

He wasn't even going to talk to Marcia.

After all, she is not his biological mother, and she will take away a share of his inheritance in the future.

At this time, Old Logan's voice came from the study.

"Marcia, call Sif and tell her to meet me in the study as soon as she comes back."

Both Kendall and Roman, who was walking downstairs, were stunned when they heard this.

So even though they talked so much in the study room, they still couldn't change old Logan's decision?

Sif returned home in a hurry. What greeted her was Roman, who was lying on the sofa in the living room on the first floor, and Kendall, who immediately stood up from the armchair next to the fireplace.

Before the three siblings could say hello, Marcia slowly walked down the stairs.

"Your father is waiting for you in the study."

Sif shrugged at Kendall who was about to speak, then turned and walked upstairs.

Study room on the second floor.

Sif pulled out her chair and sat down in front of the desk.

Old Logan placed the newspaper in front of her.

Sif only picked it up and looked at it before putting it down, and then told Old Logan that she already knew about it on the way back.

Old Logan asked directly:

"So what do you think about this?"

Sif replied without thinking:

"David Messer is at least right about one thing. Among all comic superheroes, Wolverine is the greatest threat to the Blood Warriors. That's why he deliberately released the news, implying that Jamie is using Vesda to suppress Warrior comics, which caused Suspicion within us.”

Old Logan then asked again:

"Is this your opinion, or is this what Jamie Dutton told you?"

Sif shrugged and openly admitted that she called Jamie as soon as she saw the news to ask whether it was true or not.

During the phone call, Jamie directly admitted that he made Wolverine the core character of the mutant movie universe plan, and he did have the intention of targeting the Warriors comics.

But this is just a coincidence.

Even if you don't target "Blood Warriors", Wolverine is still an indispensable core character in the mutant universe.

Mainly because Wolverine is so special.

With the ability to become immortal, he is born with the ability to take on the important task of connecting the stories of other mutants.

In addition, Wolverine himself is also the most popular superhero among the X-Men. Even if Jamie openly admits that this is "Bleeding Warriors" directed at Warrior Comics, will Weststar Films give up on this? Instead of using popular superheroes, why not shoot an unpopular superhero?

If Weststar Pictures really does this, the executives of Warrior Comics Pictures will probably laugh out of their dreams.

While Logan Sr. and Sif were discussing the mutant cinematic universe, Jamie was on the phone with Ovitz at Rebecca's apartment.

It's Christmas in two days.

At that time, Jamie will take Serena, his real girlfriend, back to Yellowstone Ranch to reunite with his family.

So Rebecca prepared a "Christmas gift" for Jamie in advance.

Unfortunately, before the gift could be "unboxed", it was interrupted by a phone call from Ovitz.

"Is Vin Diesel's statement in the newspaper about his affair with you true?"

Jamie glanced at the newspaper on the sofa that Betty had just delivered.

To be honest, he didn't expect that after being kicked out of Chuck's bar, Vin Diesel actually auditioned for the male lead in "Bloodshot" and was selected in the first round.

"The fact that something is true does not mean that what he said is the truth. The real situation is that Vin Diesel bribed another security guard in the bar, pretended not to know me, and deliberately stopped me when I entered the bar and asked for a body search, trying to It’s a way to get my attention.”

"I saw through his ploy and Chuck found out about it and fired him."

Ovitz immediately grasped the point of Jamie's words.

"Is the security guard bribed by Vin Diesel still there?"

"Afterwards, he was also fired, but he can still be found."

"Great, give me the security guard's contact information and I'll go talk to him."

Jamie immediately guessed Ovitz's plan.

"You want to find that security guard to prove that Vin Diesel lied to the media just to promote himself?"

"What do you think of this approach?"

"Have you ever thought about the possibility that he had just told lies in front of the media that he had already approached the security guard and paid him a hush fee in advance?"

"In that case, I will pay double!"

"The premise is that the security guard must have evidence that Vin Diesel bribed him. Otherwise, if he comes forward to testify, Vin Diesel can definitely bite back and say that we bribed the security guard to frame him. In the absence of evidence, the media and the public will always be inclined to believe what the weak say."

Ovitz on the other end of the phone fell silent.

In the absence of definite evidence, the two sides will inevitably have a war of words in the media.

According to the traditional way of playing, whichever side can mobilize more media resources in the end will win.

Although Vin Diesel is just a little-known newcomer, he has now been selected as the leading actor in "Bloodshot".

The backer behind it became Disney.

On the surface, Vin Diesel broke the news about his affair with Jamie in the newspaper this time just to use the opportunity to create some hype.

But no one can guarantee whether Vin Diesel did this at the instruction of others.

If Disney is the mastermind behind the scenes, Vin Diesel may not necessarily lose in this "war of words".

Even if it's a tie, it's Vin Diesel who takes advantage.

Not only can he use this "war of words" to expand his fame, but he can also provide a wave of free publicity for "Blood Fighter".

After repeated consideration, Ovitz spoke carefully.

"So this is the end of it?"

"Of course not. I will ask someone to find the security guard who was bribed by Vin Diesel. I hope the other person is smart enough to secretly leave some evidence when Vin Diesel pays him hush money."

"What if that guy isn't as smart as you say?"

"It doesn't matter, because even if I get the evidence that Vin Diesel gave the other party hush money, I don't plan to announce it immediately. I will ask Chuck to make a public statement later, admitting that it was his idea to fire Vin Diesel. ,not my business."

Ovitz on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Jamie's move was very powerful.

It seems that Chuck is taking the blame, but in fact this incident will not have much impact on Chuck.

No explanation is even needed.

Originally, Chuck was an unlearned playboy. When he saw that the security guard at his bar didn't like him, he fired him.

If Vin Diesel continues to hype this matter, Chuck can completely ignore him.

As long as Jamie denies the relationship, Vin Diesel and Disney behind him will no longer be able to use this matter to continue to hype.

The only thing that Ovitz couldn't figure out was that if he could really get evidence that Vin Diesel paid the security guard hush money, why not publish it immediately and ruin Vin Diesel's reputation?

"Because if the evidence is released now, Warrior Pictures will definitely abandon Vin Diesel without hesitation, and I really want to see what the final production of "Bloodshot" starring Vin Diesel will look like. , is this reason enough?”

(End of this chapter)