With the success of the "X-Men" series and the popularity of "Spider-Man", fans of comics from Marvel Comics to Universal Pictures to Hulk have high hopes for this superhero comic book adaptation and are very much looking forward to it blooming with the brilliance of Peter Parker.

Universal Pictures also held a huge premiere for the film at the Oriental Theater in Hollywood.

The premiere not only invited a large number of celebrity guests, but Universal's Ron Meyer also personally invited many heavyweights in the industry, such as Michael Eisner, the head of Walt Disney.

Ronan can also be regarded as an invitation from Ron Meyer, in addition to Ang Lee's personal invitation, Ron Meyer also set out to invite him in the name of Universal Pictures.

The red carpet is full of big names, but the powerful people in Hollywood who really have decision-making power entered the VIP room early.

"Your Relativity Entertainment has had an amazing performance in the past two years. ”

In the VIP room, Ron Meyer seemed very polite: "Ronan, are you interested in working with Universal Pictures?" ”

Ronan will of course say the scene: "This is my pleasure with Relativity Entertainment." ”

But other than that, there is none.

Ron Meyer was curious about Relativity Entertainment: "Pirates of the Caribbean will be released next month, and Relativity Entertainment is preparing to enter the top commercial production?"

Ronan smiled: "Relativity Entertainment has no background, and it is not as good as companies such as Universal Pictures, mainly by trying luck." ”

"You chose a pirate movie, it's incredible. Ron Meyer: "Who would dare to invest more than $100 million in making a pirate movie now?

Frankly, he thinks "Pirates of the Caribbean" may not be as successful as "The Incredible Hulk".

Ron Meyer has a headache when he thinks of "The Incredible Hulk", and after several internal test screenings, few people are optimistic about the commercial prospects of "The Incredible Hulk", and the entire Universal Pictures industry is ready for the film to hit the streets.

But if the film fails, his position is worrying, originally Vivendi Group has expanded too fast in the past two years, and there have been various problems, and even dragged down Universal Pictures, if this major play fails again, it is estimated that Universal Pictures will start to turmoil again.

Ronan said at this time: "The scale and business volume of Relativity Entertainment are average, much worse than DreamWorks, it can't attract the cooperation of first-line directors, and there is no good project theme, so I can only look at the luck of pirate films." ”

When it's time to keep a low profile, you have to keep a low profile, and now is not the time to wave.

Ron Meyer looked at Ronan and thought of the consequences of the failure of the pirate film, and suddenly felt that Ronan and him were like brothers.

It's going to be a big production.

Thinking of this, Ron Meyer said rarely: "You are still a little impulsive, you should think about the consequences of failure." ”

Ronan nodded, "yes." ”

Tobey Maguire walked over at this time, still holding a girl's hand, and Ron Mayer introduced Ronan, who then learned that the girl was Ron Mayer's daughter Jennifer Meyer, who soaked Spider-Man.

After greeting the two men, Ronan saw Michael Eisner and specially pulled Ron Meyer over to help make an introduction.

This is Ronan's first time facing the head of Walt Disney.

"You're Ronan Anderson of Relativity Entertainment?" Michael Eisner's attitude isn't good, but it's also justified: "You poached Robert Egger?"

Ronan smiled and said, "We are a two-way choice. ”

Michael Eisner values Robert Iger very much, otherwise he would not have been promoted from ABC TV to work in the group company, so he has a bad impression of Ronan, and with Disney's successful transformation from a single studio to a media group, Michael Eisner has also become extremely confident, whether it is in the face of people inside the group, or outside the company such as Steve Jobs and others, it is far from polite.

Ron Meyer had already gone to entertain the other guests, and there were only two people left, Ronan and Michael Eisner.

Michael Eisner said unceremoniously: "I was the one who approved Robert Iger's departure from Disney, and you owe me a favor." ”

Ronan shrugged and said, "Mr. Eisner, if you have the right opportunity, I will return the favor." ”

This is said as if he really owes a lot of favors.

It was impossible for Michael Eisner to understand the true meaning of Ronan's words, thinking that Ronan took the initiative to show weakness, he nodded with satisfaction, and his aggressive momentum was also restrained.

"The Pirates of the Caribbean that you're coming out next month has the same name as Disneyland's attractions. Michael Eisner deliberately said: "Ronan, you didn't ask Disney's consent before you set up the project. ”

Ronan replied calmly, "We have not violated copyright laws or any regulations in the industry. ”

Michael Eisner's eyes froze: "But if you fail this movie, it will affect Disney's amusement park project!"

Ronan couldn't help but laugh: "The movie won't be released until next month, and the victory or defeat is still unknown." ”

"Do you think pirate movies can still be successful?" Michael Eisner thought of the negative impact this weird movie might have on Disneyland, and couldn't help but say, "I've seen the trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean, what is that pirate character? Do you think fans can accept it? Johnny Depp will ruin you this movie!"

Ronan didn't answer because it wasn't necessary at all.

After saying it a thousand times, it is better to wait until the results of the film are released.

Michael Eisner shook his head: "How did Johnny Depp portray the pirate captain? Is he a little mentally retarded? Is he drunk? Is he a homosexual?"

Ronan shrugged slightly: "Depp has said that all his characters are gay." ”

It just so happened that Ronan saw Ang Lee, and without waiting for Michael Eisner to speak, he preemptively said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Eisner, I want to have a few words with Director Ang Lee." ”

After speaking, he walked towards Ang Lee.

"Thank you for coming to my premiere. Ang Lee shook hands with Ronan.

Ronan said with a smile: "Of course I want to see your new film for the first time." ”

Ang Lee was very busy here, so he didn't say much, and after a few words of greeting, he took the initiative to leave and went to the theater to wait for the movie to start screening.

Ronan is positioned a little further back, and in the back is where the general audience sits.

Not long after the film began to be screened, the previous buzz continued to appear, which is not a good sign for a commercial film, because it means that the audience's attention begins to shift away from the film, and the film cannot immerse the audience in the story and atmosphere.

One person seemed to be very depressed, and his dissatisfied voice was a little high: "Only Ahn Lee can make a superhero movie so dull, right?"

This resonated as if it resonated, and another person said: "The directors who have won the Oscar are really different, probably expressed in the form of art, different from ordinary science fiction films, but I didn't understand what to express, after watching it for 50 minutes, I feel that the movie is very economical and there are no big scenes." ”

Ronan actually knows very well that "Hulk" is not a commercial film in the typical sense, and its spiritual core is still more literary.

And as a director who has worked together once, Ronan can still guess some of Ang Lee's thoughts, according to Ang Lee's words, "The Incredible Hulk" is a psychological movie, but this kind of theme is obviously inappropriate, the superhero movie that the audience wants to watch is actually a popcorn movie, and Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy does not go beyond this category.

Ang Lee, as a director who is more artistic, only makes a brainless popcorn, he is definitely unwilling, and he will not make the movie a pure popcorn movie, so he added a lot of his own things.

Perhaps, Universal Pictures invited Ang Lee to make this film in the hope that he could inject something different into superhero films.

But such a high investment is destined to depend on whether the audience buys it or not.

Some netizens once said that the biggest thing about Ang Lee's "Hulk" is the rhythm and psychological entanglement, which has taught the subsequent superhero movies a lesson.

Ang Lee himself later said: In terms of superhero movies, I really became a martyr.........

The American superhero movie is the main popcorn, and the first thing in the picture is the smooth and dripping visual perception, plus some high-tech ingredients, with a beauty to embellish it, and these two hours have passed.

This kind of movie wants to make the ordinary people facing it a dream of heroes and beauties.

After all, American superhero movies are not too suitable for directors who are full of literary style.

Ronan looked at this film with a plot that was not much different from what it used to be, and knew that this film could not work miracles, because it was completely wrong with the current commercial film market.

After the movie screening, Ronan also went over to say a few polite words to Ang Lee and send his usual congratulations, but Ang Lee's interest was not high, after all, this film has been tested many times, and Universal Pictures' downturn attitude has already reached the ears.

Similarly, the audience didn't buy it much.

When Ronan left the crew, he called Robert Lee directly and asked Robert Lee to find someone to focus on the relevant developments of Universal Pictures and "The Incredible Hulk".

Only if this film fails, Relativity Entertainment will be able to get the copyright of "The Incredible Hulk".

At worst, like Marvel Studios, get the filming rights of "Hulk" in the Avengers.

This is arguably the best opportunity.

Soon after the premiere, Cinema Score announced the live audience reputation for "The Incredible Hulk", which was only "B-".

Even if it is a summer commercial film, such a reputation is terrible, and this is the audience's reputation!

Misfortune is not a single line, and the not-so-good response of "Hulk" has detonated a lot of contradictions.

In an interview with the media, actor Eric Barna went so far as to publicly claim that working with Ang Lee was "like a nightmare".

This is Hollywood, when things are going well, everyone is praised, and when things are unlucky, anything bad will happen.