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Chapter 535 The Role of $2 Million (For Subscription)

Brad Pitt shrugged and smiled, "It's Disney after all."

After a moment of silence, Gwyneth couldn't help but said, "Is that woman Scarlett? Scarlett Johansson?"

For this "second-rate star" who was born as a child star, Gwyneth has heard of the reputation, but she is not very sure.

"That's right, many people in Hollywood say that she is a future superstar, let me think about it, it seems that many people say that her model is you..."

Brad Pitt showed an intriguing smile: Generally speaking, if a template wants to become famous quickly, it needs to seek fame from the template owner, and the relationship between the two parties is usually not very good.

Sure enough, after hearing Brad Pitt's words, Gwyneth's displeasure was almost written all over her face. She snorted coldly, turned and walked in.

Five minutes later, Xiao Zhu pulled Scarlett to the Hollywood Grand Theater reluctantly, and at this time, Stan Lee also appeared in front of him: "Welcome, my dear friend, Mr. Greeter!"

The father of Marvel gave Xiao Zhu a warm hug, as if Xiao Zhu was a friend he hadn't seen for many years. In fact, Stan Lee's impression of Xiao Zhu was indeed improving. A week ago, Xiao Zhu said that he wanted to acquire Marvel, so Marvel's stock price rose steadily, and now it has risen by more than 30%, but Xiao Zhu has not seen any action. Boy", how could Stan Lee not like such a "good guy"!
"Hello, Stan Lee, this is my girlfriend Scarlett Johansson, I heard that she has taken over the role of Black Widow in "Iron Man 2", she is very interested in "Iron Man", today I was caught by her It was brought here."

Xiao Zhu smiled wryly while introducing his female companion to Stan Lee. With just a few words, Scarlett immediately created a good feeling in Stan Lee's heart: After all, he created "Iron Man", and Black Widow was also created by him. Created, Stan Lee will naturally be happy for the love of others.

He even directly praised Scarlett: "What a beautiful lady, Mr. Gretel will be very happy with you by his company. I feel that Director Jon has a really good vision..."

The two sides chatted for a while, and soon, the main creators came to the stage to give various speeches and other things to enhance the atmosphere, and Xiao Zhu and Scarlett also made it to the guest table.

The premiere of "Iron Man" started soon, and Downey Jr. appeared on the big screen. Of course, Xiao Zhu had seen this popular movie all over the world, and he didn't feel much after watching it again. On the contrary, Scarlett She watched it very seriously. As an actress, she has always been well-trained in this area.

The two-hour plot ended with the progress of time. Xiao Zhu was very honest from the beginning to the end, and he had many thoughts in his mind: the first "Iron Man" in history was naturally a success, but to what extent it was successful? Xiao Zhu didn't know.But no matter how you say it, even if Marvel’s stock price appreciates, it’s actually not a loss to buy, because only Xiao Zhu knows that “Iron Man” is followed by “The Avengers”, and that’s the big boss who was gathered together. Superheroes can sweep the global box office every time!

Of course, Xiao Zhu didn't have much feeling for the Avengers, he was just a fake fan, he just wanted to fuck those members of the Avengers, Scarlett aside, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch, Invisible Woman, Storm Superheroines like women have a lot of characters. If you master this thing, you can almost master a red sofa...

"Great, I'm going to say hello to Director Jon."

When Xiao Zhu was "imagining the future", Scarlett's voice came from his ear, and Xiao Zhu nodded casually. In fact, he wanted to say that Jon, the director of "Iron Man 1", has nothing to do with him, and now he is confirmed as the No. The director of one, but whether he is the director of the second is another matter. This kind of super-big production has always been the work that made the director and the actors, not the actors or directors made the work. In later generations, people on earth will know The difficulty of playing a superhero is extremely low.

"It seems that we have to act quickly. After the results of "Iron Man" come out, Wall Street will have to make some moves. It's time to make trouble for them." Xiao Zhu murmured, knowing that Wall Street represents almost everything. Trillions of dollars of wealth, but that wealth is not even, not even Wall Street itself, so if Wall Street gets too invested in something, then Wall Street itself falls apart!

At this moment, Scarlett came back with a panicked expression. She sat down beside Xiao Zhu, and said in a daze, "What to do, what to do..."

"What's wrong?" Xiao Zhu asked in astonishment.

"Great, my role is gone. I heard that the Black Widow will be cut off!" Scarlett said with an aggrieved expression while holding Xiao Zhu's arm, her beautiful big eyes seemed to be about to shed tears.

"puff"

Xiao Zhu almost didn't complain. As the most beautiful superhero in "The Avengers", Black Widow is about to be cut off?How can this be!

"what's the situation?"

Scarlett said aggrievedly: "How do I know what's going on? When I met Jon just now, I said that I agreed to take the role of Black Widow. Who knew that he told me in amazement that Marvel's response to "Iron Man 2" There was a lot of controversy, people didn't want other superheroes in Iron Man, so my character was cut..."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu rubbed his chin and comforted Scarlett: "It's okay, without "Iron Man 2", we still have "Black Widow" and "Hunger Games". Afraid of lack of filming?"

This is actually Xiao Zhu’s intentional comforting words. He is well aware of Marvel’s future strategy, because according to the disclosure of later generations, as early as the 60s, Marvel made an integration of its superheroes in the comics. With the name of Marvel Corporation, there is "Marvel World", and now as the beginning of the movie version of "Marvel World", as long as "Iron Man" is a big success, Marvel will definitely include private goods in it, Black Widow is the most suitable choice.

However, Xiao Zhu didn't know what had happened, so after comforting Scarlett, he still found Stan Lee after the premiere ceremony. However, the reason he sought Stan Lee was naturally not directly saying that "Scarlett "Ask for justice.

"What? You said you were going to buy the copyright of "Black Widow"?"

Stan Lee looked at Xiao Zhu in surprise, and said in amazement.

In fact, in the comics, although the role of "Black Widow" appears quite a lot, she is really not a protagonist like "Wonder Woman" in Justice League. She appears more as a character. The "new character" that appeared in the supporting role also means that the Black Widow is not too important, so Stan Lee was surprised.

Xiao Zhu shrugged his shoulders, and deliberately smiled: "Marvel wouldn't really think that I want to buy your company, how could that be possible, Marvel's market value has now exceeded 50 billion US dollars, and tonight, with " The release of Iron Man, I believe it will bring Marvel to a whole new level, so it is impossible for me to buy Marvel, not because I don’t want to, but because I can’t afford it.”

Stan Lee nodded unconsciously, because every word Xiao Zhu said was true. In the internal meeting of Marvel, everyone discussed Xiao Zhu's behavior, and finally they came to the conclusion that Xiao Zhu could not be right. Marvel completed the acquisition, because it required too much money, and Xiao Zhu would never be able to afford this sum of money.

"Actually, I just plan to buy some fringe characters from Marvel. My girlfriend likes the Black Widow character very much, so I plan to buy it and let my New Century Entertainment recreate it. To put it bluntly, this All it needs is an authorization from Marvel, of course, the copyright of the created work belongs to New Century Entertainment."

Stan Lee understood, but then he shook his head with a smile and said: "Mr. Gerrett, character authorization is just a small matter. It is not a big business, but because of this, why should I agree to you?"

Yes, Stan Lee is a stubborn and cautious old man. He will not sell a "superhero" who may have great potential in the future for a little licensing fee, even if this superhero is just a supporting role or is the bud.

"This is a deal, I will invest in "Iron Man 2", the investment amount is 2 million US dollars, I only ask for a part of the box office dividends, and the individual character authorization of Black Widow, of course, the role of Black Widow Inserted into "Iron Man 2", I think, even if "Iron Man" is really successful, this is a good deal, isn't it? As far as I know, when you filmed "Iron Man 1" At that time, several times because of the broken capital chain, I had to compromise with Walt Disney, and finally let Walt Disney take away most of the proceeds of "Iron Man."

"You have also seen the situation tonight. How charming Iron Man is. Countless people in the United States are crazy about him. He is a superhero who is different from all previous characters. I believe that his future The North American box office will definitely exceed [-] million US dollars! However, Marvel can only get a pitiful box office dividend among them, and all of this is due to financial constraints..."

Stan Lee was heartbroken. He didn't ask for the shares of Marvel or the copyright of the film. It was just the final net income. In fact, an investment like Xiao Zhu's was finally calculated by the distribution company layer by layer. The Internet will only give a basic principal plus a pitiful part of the income. To put it bluntly, this is Xiao Zhu giving money again!How could Stan Lee not be moved!
"Let me think about it."

Stan Lee took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

But then I heard Xiao Zhu say coldly: "Only before 12 o'clock tonight, before the box office on the first day, I need you to give me an answer, otherwise when tomorrow's box office comes out, my conditions may be lowered, But it will definitely not increase again! Mr. Stan Lee, you know, even if "Iron Man" really reaches [-] million US dollars, my investment in the second film is still a huge risk, not to mention, the box office is now It hasn't come out yet, just in case..."

Xiao Zhu didn't say the following words, but the meaning was very clear.

Stanley knew that Xiao Zhu was not such a character to be easily fooled by, and that the terms proposed by the other party were really favorable, so he nodded seriously: "Okay, Mr. Gretel, I will immediately negotiate with other Marvel companies. The executives held an emergency meeting to discuss this matter, and at least they will give you an answer before 12 o'clock!"

"Looking forward to working with Marvel."

Xiao Zhu nodded and left the scene.

……

"How are things going?"

Gwyneth found a time, came to the director Jon, and asked softly, as a Hollywood woman, she does not allow people who can threaten her to appear on the set, so she told Jon before that she should let him Get rid of the Black Widow character.

Jon climbed onto Gwyneth's bed more than once during filming, and he naturally responded to this.

"Don't worry, there will be no Black Widow in the future "Iron Man 2"."

Jon said to Gwyneth with a smile all over his face. He was very satisfied with being able to fuck Gwyneth. As an old man in his 50s, he is not a big star like Brad Pitt. With an Oscar queen like Gwyneth, he seems to have regained the self-confidence of a man, so any request for Gwyneth is almost unconditionally satisfied.

Gwyneth nodded in satisfaction. At this moment, she looked solemn, stood up hastily, nodded to Stan Lee who was walking over and said, "Hello, Mr. Stan Lee."

"Hello you two!"

Stan Lee nodded, and then said to Jon: "The role of Black Widow has been cut? I heard that you mean it?"

Jon was stunned. Generally speaking, a boss like Stan Lee wouldn't care about such a small role, but he still nodded when faced with the boss's question, wanting to find some words or excuses .

But before he could speak, Stan Lee ordered in an unquestionable tone: "Add the role back immediately, and add more drama. I told you once, I have a big plan, and the Black Widow is one of the big plans." I don't want her to make any mistakes."

"Okay, sir!" Jon agreed almost immediately. He was a smart man and knew why the women around him were close to him.

"Ok!"

Stan Lee nodded and turned to leave. He will soon return to Marvel Comics. The directors of the company have already got the news from him. The reason why he ordered Jon in advance is because after talking with Xiao Zhu, he always felt that The role of Black Widow can be explored in depth. After all, there are too few female superheroes in Marvel. This year, feminism in Hollywood has begun to rise. He does not want any factors to affect his future "big plan".

(End of this chapter)