Originally, Matthew wanted to invite Justin Lin to dinner together, but Justin Lin had to work overtime today, so he had to go out of the post-production studio alone, walked towards the door of the Disney studio, and when he passed by the studio where "Alien Battlefield" was located again, he met Andrew Stanton.

The two were acquaintances, said hello, and walked to the gate of the studio together.

"I'm sorry for the Alien Battlefield project. Andrew Stanton seemed sincere, "Hopefully you understand, Matthew." ”

"It doesn't matter. Matthew smiled and shook his head.

The two sides didn't reach a cooperation, and he really didn't mind at all.

Andrew Stanton has already set foot in live-action films, even if there is a mountain of Disney behind him, he knows that it is better not to get stiff with the hottest stars in the commercial film industry.

"Disney didn't support me enough, especially financially. Andrew Stanton further explained, "I've been staring at the project for Alien Battlefield for years, and now I have the opportunity to adapt it into a movie, which is rare. ”

He sighed and said, "It's not easy for an animation director to get involved in big-budget live-action commercial films. ”

Matthew said again, "I understand. ”

What's so hard about that? He didn't even think about actually working with Andrew Stanton.

Knowing that there is a pit ahead, do you want to jump in and try to see if you can fill the hole? He has no shortage of opportunities, let alone projects, so why take such unnecessary risks?

Seeing that Matthew didn't look like he was lying, Andrew Stanton's face was visibly relaxed, and he added, "Hopefully we will have a chance to work together in the future." ”

Matthew replied casually.

Forget about live-action movies, animated movies are okay, such as "Finding Nemo" filming a sequel or something.

Of course, Matthew is thinking about this kind of thing, animated feature films are Walt Disney's core business, and Pixar Studios is the guarantee of success, and Disney will not accept foreign funding at all.

Once an animated film is successful, the peripheral income is too amazing, but it's a pity that animated films rely too much on technology.

After thinking about it, Matthew felt that he probably didn't have the opportunity to get involved, and he didn't know much about this aspect before, and the animated movies he watched the most were basically the works of Di Baobao and Pixar.

At the entrance of the Disney studio, Matthew politely parted ways with Andrew Stanton and left, then got into his car, which, as usual, followed by a bodyguard car in addition to the one he was in.

Seeing Andrew Stanton, who was also in the car, through the window glass, Matthew was calm, he really didn't mind the Pixar studio go-getter.

He didn't have any personal contradictions with Andrew Stanton, who abandoned him in favor of working with Brad Pitt, and it was the result of his careful making.

If everything goes the way he imagined, it is estimated that Andrew Stanton will not have the opportunity to get involved in live-action films in the future.

As the car left Nanbo Great Street and headed for Beverly Hills, Matthew took out James Win's script and plan, put the script aside, and opened the plan to read it carefully.

Although he is a half-baked producer, Matthew also knows that a director's plan is just as important as the script.

A script is just a story, and there are too many screenwriters who can write a qualified story, but there are only a limited number of directors who can make a film into a qualified commercial film.

Matthew looked at the plan, and suddenly a thought flashed through him, if James Wing succeeds and can build a universe in the future, then he has two series of racing universes and horror universes in his hands.

It couldn't be better.

An existence of equal magnitude like the Marvel Universe and the DC Universe cannot be taken down at all with his strength, and DC was firmly held in the hands of Warner Bros. many years ago, and Marvel will soon become an affiliate of Disney.

If you want to build a cinematic universe, you have to start from scratch.

As things stand, he's already on the path to possibly having two successful cinematic universes.

It's cool to think about this kind of thing, who doesn't want to be rich?

Flashing the thought of the cinematic universe, Matthew took out his mobile phone, and regardless of the fact that it was off-duty time, dialed Helen Herman and asked about Walt Disney's acquisition of Marvel Comics.

This acquisition has reached the final stage, Walt Disney at the end of last year to get Marvel management, including Avi Arad and others, the two sides reached a preliminary agreement, but such a large acquisition involves a lot of aspects, not one party pays how much money to buy, the other party nods and agrees.

The personnel, finance, equity and management rights involved are extremely complex, and the completion of the acquisition will not be until the second half of the year at the earliest.

In addition, the acquisition negotiations between Walt Disney and Lucasfilm are also going well, and George Lucas is really retiring this time and is ready to sell Lucasfilm to make some experimental films.

Lucasfilm's most valuable businesses are Industrial Light & Magic, Hollywood's top special effects company, and two major film franchises, Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

It's pretty obvious that once Walt Disney completes its acquisition of Lucasfilm, Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark will definitely go ahead with sequels.

Matthew couldn't help but think of Robert Iger again, this smiling Mickey Mouse is the one who really has a golden finger, right?

I remember Robert Iger quipped in a previous interview that if he wanted to write a book about his career, he would call it "I Was Bought Off".

The "buyout" here alludes to the two acquisitions he struggled with in the first half of his career — the Met's acquisition of ABC and Disney's later acquisition of the Met.

"Wait a few years, if you write another book about his career. Matthew said to himself, "The title of the book is probably 'Me Who Bought Others.'" ”

In fact, Matthew can vaguely see that Disney's acquisition of Marvel can make up for the biggest shortcoming of the youth entertainment kingdom.

As we all know, Disney has done a very successful job in the girls' market, and its "Princess" series of brands has a huge attraction to little girls around the world, and in the family market, Disney has always been a leader in the industry, but in the boys' market, Disney is increasingly marginalized, how to seize the boys' market, is one of Disney's biggest headaches.

The acquisition of Marvel can just make up for this - more than half of the comic book heroes that American boys love are from Marvel.

Due to the limitations of his own strength, Matthew was unable to participate in the competition of these giant crocodiles, but fortunately, he could also use his few advantages to follow Disney to gain a lot of benefits.

Matthew's contract with Disney came into effect at the end of last year, and now he is one of Disney's many minority shareholders.

The current Walt Disney is still far from becoming a behemoth, and it has a certain amount of Disney shares in its hands, and it will definitely benefit in the future.

Then there is the newly added investment rights for Marvel superhero movies.

Promoted by a huge platform like Walt Disney, the development of Marvel superhero movies will no longer be a small fight before, and will inevitably bring greater revenue.

Suddenly, Matthew felt that it would not be difficult for him to be worth more than one billion or even two billion dollars in the future.

With this realization, he was in a better mood and simply asked the driver to turn around and go to the Four Seasons Hotel to have a good exchange with Karolina Kokova.

Just as Matthew entered Carolina Korkova's room at the Four Seasons Hotel, James Wing also arrived at the place where he had made an appointment with Ray Werner.

"James, this is Steve Sabler. "Ray Werner took the initiative to introduce him to a middle-aged man," said the founder and COO of Dymen Pictures. ”

Hearing this, James Wing was a little surprised, but still shook the other party's hand amicably.

When Steve Stebler saw James Win's appearance, a hint of strangeness flashed on his face, but it quickly disappeared, and said politely, "I didn't expect the director of "Saw to be so young." ”

This is somewhat arrogant, but Dygate Pictures is a well-known medium-sized film company in Hollywood known for producing thriller and horror movies, and the parent company is the famous Weinstein Pictures.

Maybe Ray Warner didn't notice the unusual expression that flashed quickly across Steve Sabler's face, but James Wing did, because he's seen too many similar situations in Hollywood over the years, and his sense of this is quite acute.

"I'm not young anymore. James Wing knew that this was a normal situation in the circle, and said quite politely, "I can't achieve anything in my thirties." ”

Steve Stebler grinned, "It's okay. As long as you work with Royal Gate Pictures, you will soon become a well-known director in Hollywood. ”

Horror films are a small category, and even with the success of "Chainsaw", James Wing is still a small director.

It's not just Steve Stibler's positioning, it's the positioning of James Wing in the circle.

Ray Warner then answered, "Several executives from Royal Gate Pictures and Weinstein Pictures read our script and thought it was worth investing in and were interested in cooperating with us. ”

James Wing looked at Ray Warner first and then at Steve Stemler.

"Your paranormal horror film project looks pretty good. Except for the beginning, Steve Stemler did not have the previous strange look on his face, and said very seriously, "At present, Dimen Pictures is going through the review process, and after the review is passed, I will inform you to come to Dimen Pictures to discuss filming." ”

It seems that this matter has been settled.

In Steve Sabler's eyes, there is nothing wrong with this, he had a brief understanding of James Win's current situation before he came, this is a young director who is waiting and looking for opportunities.

Not to mention a big company like Dimen Pictures, even if some small companies throw olive branches, shouldn't these non-mainstream small directors hurry up?