The two people who came on were obviously a couple, Charlize Theron needless to say, this is the heroine that Ronan personally finalized for the film, not only met, but also talked once when he signed the contract.

The other man was a bit of a stranger.

"Hi Sally. Will Smith took the initiative to beckon, "Didn't go back?"

Charlize Theron's voice was a little hoarse: "It's rare to get off work early today, and this place has been temporarily sealed by the crew, so I can enjoy this scenery well." ”

She looked at Ronan, "Hello, Mr. Anderson. ”

Ronan shook hands with her: "Call me Ronan." ”

Charlize Theron smiled and hurriedly introduced the man next to him: "This is my boyfriend Stuart Townfard." ”

Ronan shook hands with him: "It's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Stuart Townsend hurriedly said, "Me too. ”

Ronan is still relatively familiar with the former Charlize Theron, the famous South African diamond, and only remembered it after a little recollection, Stuart Townsend seems to be the boyfriend who has been talking to Charlize Theron for nearly ten years.

Of course, like most of Hollywood's famous actresses, Charlize Theron's later ex-boyfriends are no less.

Ronan still remembers that during the last time, there were rumors on the Internet that Charlize Theron and the famous scumbag Brad Pitt got together and even got engaged, and it was Charlize Theron's ex-boyfriend Sean Penn who pulled the red thread for the two.

Although it is a gossip news circulating on the Internet, it is difficult for people outside to distinguish the real from the fake, but it is enough to show the chaos of Hollywood's emotional world.

Then again, Charlize Theron seems to like scumbags very much.

People like Sean Penn and Stuart Townsend don't have a good reputation.

"When you first came over, you heard you talking about the Oscars?" Charlize Theron asked with a smile.

Will Smith shrugged his shoulders slightly, half-jokingly, and said, "We're deliberating how to win a few Oscars." ”

Charlize Theron asked with concern, "Is this "Enemy of Love" a national friend?"

Ronan didn't give people unrealistic illusions, shook his head and said, "No, it's another project." ”

Will Smith said: "If you want to win an Oscar, you still have to make a realistic biopic. He was very familiar with Charlize Theron and said, "Sally, actors like you, and me, can't go the ordinary way if you want to win an Oscar." ”

Charlize Theron laughed and said, "Oscar is too far away from me. ”

In retrospect, I shouldn't have dyed my hair blonde.

Stuart Townsend answered: "Sally, even without an Oscar, you are the best. ”

Charlize Theron was quite useful by the words, and he laughed very happily.

Ronan shook his head secretly, it seems that these two are true love now.

To be precise, there is not much difference between the status and fame of these two people now, and there will naturally be no problem getting along.

By the way, it seems that in that "Fallen from the Sky", Stuart Townsend also played a very important role.

The former Stuart Townsend has never really gotten up, and it is estimated that it may be directly related to the failure of this film.

"It looks like I'm going to find a suitable film to rush for the Oscars. "Charles Theron sounds like a joke.

Ronan knew she was supposed to be serious.

Although Charlize Theron's acting skills are not very good, the key to winning the Oscar for acting is not in her acting skills.

Like the rubber man Christian Bale, Charlize Theron is a female version of the balloon man, who has gained dozens of pounds and then lost weight, and has not done it once or twice.

And similar to the Oscar-winning actresses, Charlize Theron is a veritable extravagant faction on the screen, from the earliest entry into Hollywood to later, he is the one who dares to get rid of it.

People who often watch films starring Charlize Theron can even name how many moles there are on the chest of the South African diamond.

The four of them chatted by the river for a while, and the crew had finished cleaning up the temporary set, returned to the car, and returned to the hotel where they were staying.

The next day, Ronan traveled to Marvel Comics and visited Avi Arad in person.

Although "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" are big sellers online and offline, and Marvel can get a small share of them, it has not made an effective difference to Marvel Comics' current situation.

The most valuable son, Marvel Comics, sold out in the nineties.

The godsons, who are a lot less valuable but somewhat famous, were directly packaged by Ronan and Shahai Entertainment.

The rest are all characters that uncles don't love and grandma don't love, even if "Spider-Man" is a super hit, with a global box office of $800 million, no one cares.

Even loans to banks and financial institutions are disliked and lack value.

"Can we discuss something?"

In the office, Avi Arad said to Ronan very seriously: "It's good for both of us. ”

Ronan said politely, "Avi, we're old friends, just say." ”

Avi Arad probed: "Ronan, lately the board has been pressuring me to buy back the rights to the superheroes that I sold before. ”

Hearing this, Ronan immediately guessed what Avi Arad was going to say.

Sure enough, Avi Arad glanced at him and said, "Can Marvel buy back the superhero rights that were sold to you before?"

He deliberately accentuated his tone: "Marvel can add 10 percent to the original transaction price......"

Ronan was not moved at all.

Avi Arad seemed to see this, and temporarily increased his chips: "Another fifteen percent!"

Marvel Comics has previously negotiated with copyright owners about rights such as Hulk and Fantastic Four, but the film adaptations of Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox are ongoing, and it is impossible to recover the copyrights.

The copyright of the first-line sons can't be taken back, so the eyes naturally fall on the second-line godsons.

Shahai Entertainment packaged the copyrights of more than 30 superhero characters and other characters that matched them at one time, almost sweeping away the copyrights of the slightly more famous characters in Marvel Comics, and the remaining small fish and shrimp, let alone adapting the movie, no one cares about the copyright.

For example, if you are a superhero adaptation, you can spend a lot of money to buy it, and what you want is the popularity and fan base of the original work.

If it weren't for the great fame created by the comics, would the "Spider-Man" movie be as popular as it is today?

"The contract we signed did not include a buyback clause. Ronan directly refused: "Shahai Entertainment is also planning a movie adaptation." ”

Avi-Arad said: "You can't say that. Ronan, think about it, the film adaptation is very risky, and no one can guarantee success. As for the repurchase, you don't need to do anything, you don't need to take any risks, as long as you sign a repurchase contract, the original investment can bring 15% of the profit, which is a huge profit!"

Ronan shook his head: "I'm the most trustworthy person, and I must abide by the contract." And I don't like to do things halfway, and Marvel Comics is not in a good place, which everyone knows. Therefore, the matter of taking the risk is still left to Shahai Entertainment. ”

Avi-Arad felt that he was thick-skinned enough to propose a buyback, but he didn't expect Ronan to say it so high-soundingly.

"We can negotiate the repurchase price. Avi Arad didn't give up, even if Ronan didn't come to him today, he would go to Los Angeles after Christmas to talk to Shahai Entertainment: "Ronan, can you think about it again?"

Of course, Ronan will not consider buying back this kind of thing, unless Marvel Comics throws out tens of billions of dollars, but now the market value of Marvel Comics is only more than $500 million, and they can't get so much money when they sell it.

After the box office explosion of "Spider-Man" in May this year, Marvel Comics' stock price skyrocketed instantly, but it began to fall back in just a dozen days, because there were continuous media reports that Marvel Comics sold their somewhat famous sons and daughters......

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "Avi, in fact, we can establish a closer cooperation. ”

Avi Arad didn't understand what Ronan meant, and asked, "How to cooperate?"

Now he regrets selling the rights of those more than 30 superheroes very much, but looking back, with the situation of Marvel at the time, how can he survive without selling the copyrights?

Ronan was also tempted, deliberately asking: "How about Marvel Comics joining Relativity Entertainment?"

"What?" Avi-Arad was a little incredulous, "No, Ronan? you mean to buy Marvel Comics?"

Ronan said seemingly casually: "This is just a proposal, and it is also conducive to further cooperation between the two of us." Relativity Entertainment can provide huge added value for the superheroes of Marvel Comics, and it is not difficult to see from the "Spider-Man" movie that a superhero movie with a box office hit can bring more than ten times more revenue than simple comics and its surroundings, and movies are the best channel for superheroes to realize their value. ”

Avi Arad didn't pay attention to Ronan's words at all, and said lightly: "Marvel Comics is one of the two largest comic book companies in the United States. ”

Ronan can hear that the market value of more than $500 million in Marvel Comics makes Avi Arad somewhat self-contained.

"But you guys from the mid-to-late nineties, Marvel lost money every year. Ronan said unabashedly: "If it weren't for the sale of a large number of copyrights, Marvel Comics wouldn't be able to hold on to now, right?"

Avi Arad smiled and said, "Things are getting better at Marvel. ”

Ronan didn't insist any longer, it was just a temptation, chatted for a while, and offered to take his leave.

Sending Ronan away, Avi Arad suddenly realizes something, what Ronan said was improvized?

He thought of a possibility, if Ronan had planned to buy Marvel a long time ago, he would buy the rights to the more than thirty superheroes first......

The actual situation of Marvel is here, the copyrights of the superheroes that are a little famous have all been sold, and it is difficult for Marvel Comics to maximize profits by taking advantage of the popularity of superhero movies, and it will also miss the opportunity to rise again.

It looks like the road ahead of Marvel seems to be flat, but the roadbed under the road has all been dug up!

Ronan leaves Marvel and calls Lindsey Beale to inquire about the interview.

"After chatting a few times, it wasn't too deep, this kind of thing can't be rushed. Lindsay-Beale said on the phone: "To gain her trust, you have to take it one step at a time. It's not bad, tomorrow she invites me to her house for a seat. ”