In the lounge in the lobby of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Ronan was looking through an invitation that Ang Lee, the director of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," had faxed to Ronan to attend the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards reception a few days later.

Although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has not yet been officially released in North America, the relevant publicity and public relations work has already begun.

Ang Lee has put all his energy into it, and of course these film critics who can wave their flags and shout will not let it go.

"We're here for two more days. Ronan put down the invitation and said to Robert: "Wait for Marvel to take back the copyright of Iron Man and then go back." ”

Marvel was in urgent need of money, and as soon as the agreement was signed, it contacted New Line Pictures to discuss the recovery of Iron Man's copyright.

Although New Line Pictures asked for a high price of $3.5 million, but with Shahai Entertainment paying the bill, Marvel's negotiations were basically smooth, and it will soon sign a copyright recovery agreement with New Line Pictures.

The wandering son is coming home, but unfortunately the parents bought it back just to sell it for a better price.

The Marvel superheroes of this era, as long as they are famous enough, live a turbulent life.

Robert then asked, "By the way, Avi Arad asked me yesterday when these authorized characters will start adapting the film?"

"There's no rush. Ronan said: "It will be five years at the earliest, or even seven or eight years later, with the strength of Relativity Entertainment, the recent adaptation will not be able to maximize the benefits." ”

If you want to maximize the benefits, you have to see how far relativity entertainment can develop, and then see if there are suitable opportunities.

And the rights to the Hulk are still in the hands of Universal Pictures.

In a previous life, Universal Pictures used the Marvel and Disney cards of the Hulk card to die.

After "The Incredible Hulk", Marvel has repeatedly wanted to take back the rights of the Hulk and shoot a one-man movie, but once filmed, it will give Universal a lot of rights and profits, which is a headache for Marvel's senior management, resulting in even if "The Avengers" is a huge success, there is no independent Hulk film in the future.

And Spider-Man......

Sony Columbia is already preparing this "Spider-Man" movie, and as long as the box office is as successful as in the previous life, Sony will definitely hold on to Spider-Man's thighs.

In the previous life, DreamWorks Pictures released Spielberg when it encountered problems, and Sony Columbia Pictures filmed Spider-Man when its performance was not good.

Robert reminded: "There is also a key issue of funding for making superhero movies. This type of film requires too many special effects, and special effects are very expensive and expensive. ”

Ronan nodded lightly: "So, before we start the superhero movie project, we must establish a more complete and broad financing channel." ”

The special effects must not be faked at all, and the special effects made at the cost of $30 million and $50 million can be distinguished at a glance, and there is nothing opportunistic.

It's just that superhero movies are the genre that needs special effects the most.

Ronan roughly remembers that in his previous life, in 2005, Marvel decided to start filming the "Iron Man" movie, but funding was still a big problem, and the budget of "Iron Man" was not at all affordable for Marvel, so at that time, Marvel signed an agreement with Merrill Lynch Securities to mortgage the copyrights of many characters such as Thor and Captain America in exchange for an investment of nearly $100 million.

If Iron Man fails, Marvel won't have another chance, as Merrill Lynch will immediately own the rights to the mortgaged character.

This is a big gamble, and Marvel won the bet, and it used the method of borrowing chickens to lay eggs.

Ronan remembered one more thing and asked, "What happened to the copyright of Anne Purux's short story?"

"There is no contact yet. Robert told the truth: "When I came to New York, I kept my eyes on Marvel's side and haven't talked to Anne Purux yet. ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, it's Christmas soon, you go back to Los Angeles for a vacation, and it's not too late to talk about it after the New Year." ”

In this day and age, how many people would be interested in gay, or short-form film rights?

Even Ang Lee, who chose this project, was forced to have no choice, and he could be regarded as a resurrection after death.

Ang Lee is not suitable for pure commercial films, the author's style is too strong, and the "Hulk" ......

Ronan never thought to remind Ang Lee that it would be too difficult for Universal Pictures to get the copyright of the Hulk if it didn't make a big deal on the "Hulk" project.

In the previous life, perhaps it was the fiasco of "The Incredible Hulk" that led to the "The Incredible Hulk" cooperated by Marvel and Universal Pictures, and the Hulk joined the Avengers.

It is difficult to pick out the copyright from the hands of the six major companies, and the opportunity is too rare.

Anyway, you don't need to do anything, just wait peacefully.

Ronan was talking to Robert about acquiring the rights, and out of the corner of his eye, a familiar figure suddenly flashed, and soon a muffled quarrel came from a rest table behind him.

One of the voices was a little familiar.

Looking back, Ronan saw a small Asian talking about something, and opposite was a very tall white girl, about 1.8 meters tall.

The two of them were not loud and fast, and they couldn't hear what they were saying, but they were clearly arguing.

The tall girl Ronan knew and met a few times before, Angela Lindwo, the hottest supermodel these days, just this month when she was named Model of the Year 2000.

The Asian American who quarreled with her looked very strange, and in terms of the standards of Westerners looking at Asians, the appearance and temperament were very unique and quite recognizable.

But from the perspective of Asian aesthetics, this woman has small eyes, a collapsed nose, a face full of freckles, and her face looks like a dough cake, and her appearance is very weird, at first glance it looks like a live-action version of the ghost doll Hanako.

Ronan recognized her, after all, the face has been featured in many Hollywood movies.

Compared to Devin Aoki, Angela Lindwo, a traditional American chick, is simply a stunning beauty.

The argument lasted less than a minute, and Devin Aoki seemed to take the initiative to back down and soon left, Angela Lindwow turned her head just in time to see Ronan.

The two knew each other, and Ronan had to greet her with a smile: "Good morning, Angie." ”

"Ronan. A smile appeared on Angela Lindeman's originally cold face: "Why are you here?"

Seeing these two people greeting, Robert was very knowledgeable and whispered: "I'll go first, call me if you have something." ”

Without waiting for Ronan to respond, Robert left directly.

Ronan looked at Angela Lindwo, "I didn't expect to meet you here, Angie." ”

"I came to New York to work. Angela Lindwo laughs and says, "Just checked into the hotel yesterday. ”

Ronan tried to invite, "Please be seated." ”

Angela Lindwo walked over, sat across from Ronan, and said, "Isn't your company in Los Angeles?"

"Coming to New York on a business trip. Ronan said, "I also live in this hotel. ”

Angela Lindwo asked, "Carmen is there too?"

Knowing that she was asking Carmen Keys, Ronan sighed lightly and said, "We haven't been in touch for a long time. ”

Angela Lindwo immediately understood what Ronan meant and said, "I'm sorry......"

"It doesn't matter. Ronan explained simply: "Carmen's career is in Europe, and I'm in the United States." ”

Angela Lindwo nodded slightly, it seemed that the two broke up for a reason, and said: "Carmen is a very ambitious person. ”

Ronan nodded in response, then asked, "Is Carmen in New York?"

"No, she rarely comes to the U.S. to work. Angela Lindwo glanced at Ronan and said deliberately, "You've been with Carmen for so long, you should know that she rarely comes to the United States." ”

Ronan said, "yes, that's the problem. ”

Angela Lindwo raised her eyebrows lightly, her eyes were like old foxes, and she said: "If you divide it by region, Carmen is a European model, and an American model like me is an American model." European models tend to focus on Europe, while American models often work in Europe, but spend most of their time in the United States. ”

She added: "For example, Davin Aoki just now, she is an American and is in New York a lot of the time. ”

Ronan specifically asked, "She's also a model?"

"yes. Angela Lindwo seems to have calmed down: "Devin Aoki is still a very good model. The year before last, he replaced Naomi Campbell as Versace's number one spokesperson. This year, I snatched an advertisement for one of Chanel's products. ”

She seemed very frank: "That's why I quarreled with her. ”

It's no surprise that Ronan is not surprised that actress tear-up battles can be seen everywhere in Hollywood, and the more competitive modeling circle will not be much better.

"I'm a little weird. Ronan was half puzzled and half sided with Angela Lindwo: "Devin Aoki looks so weird, why did someone ask her to be an endorsement?"

Hearing this, Angela Lindwo couldn't help but laugh and laughed happily.

Because she has a good relationship with Carmen Keys, she used to know Ronan specifically with Carmen Keys, and knew that this was the boss of a Hollywood studio, a big man who made hundreds of millions of dollars in a movie.

Such a person with status and status, faintly praising her in his words and belittling Devin Aoki, makes people feel quite happy.

Ronan could detect the change in Angela Lindwo, and deliberately asked, "Am I not right? I know, models pay attention to recognition, but this kind of recognition, shouldn't be like Angie you, it is amazing at a glance, can it be firmly remembered in your mind?"

Angela Lindwo was very useful, shrugged her shoulders playfully, and said: "The voice of the fashion industry is in the hands of a very small number of people, and Devin Aoki is now the darling of Karl Lagerfeld. ”

Ronan can only sigh secretly, Karl Lagerfeld's aesthetic is really not ordinary, and he has surpassed all human beings.

Think of the models who were praised by Karl Lagerfeld, except for a few who were relatively normal, most of them were strange-looking.

Very recognizable indeed.

The two chatted for a while, and when it was almost noon, Ronan took the initiative to invite: "Anji, is it an honor to invite you to lunch?"