This is a battle, and it will not be easy to win, and the protagonist who participates in the battle must muster up courage.

Susan Levine picked up Robert Downey Jr.'s face again, stared into his eyes, and said, "This shouldn't be where you are, you shouldn't be the way you are! You still have a chance, a chance to get back to where you rightfully are! Donnie, you're the son of Robert Sr.! An Oscar candidate! Cheer up! You're the man Susan Levine has chosen!"

She was full of affection: "Donnie, do you remember? You said that you would take me to the highest place in Hollywood to see the scenery!

These words, one after another, fell on the heart of Robert Downey Jr.

The past has emerged scene after scene.

At the age of twenty-two, he starred in the first movie "Pickle Girl Expert", which made him an instant hit, and he was ambitious at a young age.

At the age of twenty-seven, with the movie "Chaplin", he was nominated for the British Academy Film Award and the Oscar.

At that time, Leonardo DiCaprio and Keanu Reeves counted in front of him, and even their leading big brother, Rivan Phoenix, was only on a par with him.

Maybe it's because people are born too easily, and he turns a blind eye to examples like Riven Phoenix.

The previous year was proud, the next year was a failure, and then it has not gotten up until now.

Illegally carrying firearms, being arrested and tried in court many times, being forcibly restrained and sentenced by the court, and repeating the pattern of drug use, imprisonment, and relapse and re-imprisonment.

Whoever saw him avoided him, and even the little people dared to come and step on him.

Once he was arrested by the police and sentenced to prison, it was a phone report from a neighbor, because when he was popular, he scolded the neighbor more than once.

Then came his prison life, a humiliating time, an experience he didn't even want to mention.

At that time, he was not a movie star at all, but a criminal, and he didn't even have a name, and he was called "P50522".

After he was released from prison, he had no credibility, no one in the industry believed that he could completely quit drugs, after all, no one was willing to take the risk of the protagonist being taken away halfway through filming......

Drugs ruined countless people, countless families, and almost ruined him.

Looking back now, that thing must not be touched, whoever touches it will be finished.

Who would have thought that the once famous talented actor, Robert Downey Jr., would be reduced to such a point that he could only play some small roles in the crew at an ultra-low salary of eight dollars per hour.

Even so, the crew only gave the opportunity for the sake of Mel Gibson's recommendation and guarantee.

Until he met Susan, the only producer who was willing to give him a fair chance to act.

Hollywood scripts are often like this, good girls must not escape being attracted to bad boys, so the vice president of Silver Pictures falls in love with him, a penniless and debt-ridden man.

They were opposed by everyone, especially Susan's parents and friends, and no one wanted to give such a wonderful woman to a notorious and out-of-fashion star.

But Susan didn't put pressure on him, just silently added this pen called "Robert Downey Jr." to her life track.

So, he vows that he must make Susan happy, at least not the object of ridicule.

Susan once said to him, "Life is always hard, you can only choose one between drugs and me." ”

He chose Susan, and Susan got engaged to him without hesitation.

A lot happened during this period, and no matter how difficult the years were, he survived by Susan's side.

Last year, the agent gave up on him, took the initiative to terminate his contract with him, and left him, and Susan took the initiative to take on the work of his agent in addition to her own work.

In recent times, Susan has almost given up her job to help him run Iron Man.

Susan Levine kissed Robert Downey Jr. hard: "Donnie, I believe in you! You will definitely be able to turn the hero in my heart into a hero for everyone!"

"Yes!" Robert Downey Jr. psychologically crossed the most important turning point in his life: "I will!"

Robert Downey Jr. has a sentence that he didn't say: Thank you for not leaving, I will be wholeheartedly devoted to you.

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On the first Wednesday of early July, Susan Levine walked into Relativity Entertainment for an interview with Ronan, who then sent her to Kevin Feige's side.

Ronan will not be involved in the specific negotiation work, and it will all be left to Kevin Feige.

This is also to avoid the emotions of the past that affect the judgment of the present.

Luckily or unfortunately, Ronan was one of them.

Because he has read a lot of related reports, Ronan knew from the very beginning that Susan Levine could be the key, and he highlighted this woman with Kevin Feige.

Whether out of personal feelings or practical business interests, Robert Downey Jr., although not the only choice for the Iron Man actor, has always been the first choice.

It's not easy to get such an old bird in the circle to sign a long-term contract, even if he is in a bad situation.

Whether it's love or not, Susan Levine won't let Robert Downey Jr. sink.

As far as Ronan is concerned, it was not so much Iron Man who changed Robert Downey Jr.'s life, but Susan Levine who changed Robert Downey Jr.

In Hollywood, there are many people similar to Robert Downey Jr., who have been a good deck of cards since they entered the industry, but whether they can become winners in the end depends on the level of the card player behind them.

If Susan Levine's conditions don't exceed his and Marvel Entertainment's psychological expectations, Robert Downey Jr. will still be Iron Man.

But Robert Downey Jr. wants to get another $40 or 50 million in salary, and it's basically impossible.

Of course, even if a long-term contract is signed and everything goes well, Robert Downey Jr.'s salary in the future will still be the top in Hollywood.

It's just not as exaggerated as it once was.

At that time, the production cost of some Marvel superhero movies, with the rapid development of special effects technology and the steady decline in the cost of a single special effect, would be so high, and the actors' salaries, especially those of Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson, were the key.

Once Robert Downey Jr. took such a high salary for granted, Marvel did not sign a long-term contract with him at the beginning, and after two consecutive "Iron Man" movies were big hits, Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man were inseparable, and Marvel could only pay for it.

In Hollywood, strictly speaking, only Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. have ever received a super-high actor salary.

There is only one circumstance that is possible for a sky-high salary, and that is to become an inseparable protagonist in a movie for a super-commercial fan.

No matter how super a superstar is, the salary for acting in this kind of play is completely different from that of other plays.

Captain Jack Sparrow and Iron Man are almost all about to make their acting careers all about.

At that time, Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man brought Marvel the most guaranteed profits, and there was no alternative option, unless Marvel's new characters surpassed the charm of Iron Man in the future, but it did not appear until "Avengers 4".

Entering mid-July, Ronan and Robert Iger were the last to move into the Relativity Building in Century City.

Ronan's new office is located on the top floor of the Relativity Building, and to be exact, his office consists of three main parts: an office and a suite for relaxation, a workshop for a team of assistants led by Connie, and an elaborately furnished reception room.

The decoration of the office belongs to Ronan's usual style, full of modernity and technology.

Even in the reception room, there is a new alloy screen that supports both 2D and 3D projections.

Ronan is also reminding himself that technology is changing with each passing day, and a little slack may be a big step behind.

The same is true for film technology.

So far, Relativity Entertainment, as well as its Shahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures, have all moved out of Burbank and entered the Relativity Building.

In addition, the Relativity Building has a floor dedicated to post-production studios, and a floor dedicated to temporary office space for its crew.

Even so, there are still a large number of spare offices in the building.

Relativistic entertainment is still developing, and latecomers will slowly fill other spaces.

In addition to the film business, Relativity Entertainment's companies such as Netflix and Marvel Entertainment are still working independently and will not be concentrated in Century City.

Silicon Valley is the best place for Netflix.

Marvel has been developing in New York for many years, and it is more appropriate to stay in New York than to come to Los Angeles.

Standing in Ronan's office, looking out the window, you can see the Fox Building not far away, which is one of the Big Six in Hollywood.

Nowadays, in terms of production and distribution alone, the performance of Relativity Entertainment is not below Twentieth Century Fox, but the gap in comprehensive strength is still obvious.

This takes time and development to accumulate.

At the same time as Relativity Entertainment completed the move, Ronan got a good news from the United Kingdom, after nearly 50 days of hard work, Jefferson's team basically broke up the most stubborn shareholders of Manchester United's "Shareholders Alliance", and Anderson's shares in Manchester United rose to 92%.

In other words, Anderson can force the acquisition of shares in the hands of other shareholders.

Jefferson has also formally submitted an application to the London Stock Exchange for delisting, and the world-renowned Manchester United club is about to be fully privatized.

All costs are taken into account, the acquisition cost £588.9 million.

After the delisting, Ronan personally held 85% of Manchester United, and Will Smith and Tom Cruise accounted for 7% and 8% respectively according to their respective contributions.

The three actually used $100 million, and the rest came from Anderson's loan to Bank of America.

With the completion of the acquisition, Anderson & Co. completely acquired Manchester United, and all loans will be transferred to Manchester United Club through legal procedures.

In the future, Manchester United will have to carry the burden forward.

(Iron Man is also feelings, for feelings.) ）