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In the next two days, Kevin Feige sent someone to contact Robert Downey Jr., Matthew was also paying attention to the dynamics over there, and Robert Downey Jr. was very interested in playing Tony Stark.

The former Oscar nominee for Best Actor is now in a difficult situation, drug abuse and prison almost ruined his career as an actor, fortunately, his family relationship is still there, many people still sell some face to Robert Downey Sr., Mel Gibson pulled Robert Downey Jr. before completely offending the Jews in the circle, and then George Clooney was also promoting Robert Downey Jr., but in the end he couldn't completely change Robert Downey Jr.'s situation and make him the talented actor in the nineties again.

Marvel has doubts about Robert Downey Jr., and the chances of drug relapse are too high.

Fortunately, there is no solution in this regard, under the suggestion of Helen Herman, Kevin Feige has formulated a strict salary payment plan, if Robert Downey Jr. can pass Tony Stark's audition, except for the first very low salary, the rest of the more than seventy percent of the remuneration will not be available until the official release of "Iron Man".

During this period, if Robert Downey Jr. broke out in a drug abuse scandal, not only could he not get the remaining salary, but he also had to pay the crew the same amount of compensation as the salary.

This is the premise of the crew's invitation to Robert Downey Jr. for an audition, and it is also a precautionary measure to remind Robert Downey Jr. in the form of money.

Robert Downey Jr. has no bargaining capital now, according to the news that Matthew has gotten, even if Robert Downey Jr. passes the audition, Marvel is only ready to offer him a salary of $500,000.

"Kevin, there's a suggestion for you to consider. ”

In the office of Marvel Studios, Matthew put down Robert Downey Jr.'s information and said, "If "Iron Man" goes well, our follow-up plans will be launched, right?"

"Hmm. Kevin Feige nodded, now Matthew is the second largest investor in films other than Marvel, and has the right to invest in follow-up works, the two sides are on the same front, and there are some things that need not be hidden, "If the plan can be implemented, after four or five movies, we will gather the Avengers." ”

Matthew knew this during the negotiations, "In that case, Kevin, why not sign a few more films with Robert Downey Jr.?"

Kevin Feige was stunned for a moment, they didn't think about it so much now, after all, "Iron Man" is a gamble, and no one dares to guarantee victory or defeat.

Matthew is now an investor and producer, so he will naturally consider the problem from the position of his own interests, and simply said to Kevin Feige, "According to the plan, once "Iron Man" is successful, there will be "Iron Man 2" in the follow-up, and "The Avengers"? These all require Tony Stark to appear, why don't we sign multiple film contracts with the actors at one time? Even if the actors have to renegotiate their salaries at that time, we will be relatively proactive." ”

"yes!" Kevin Feige nodded, "I ignored that." ”

Matthew smiled and said, "Now that Robert Downey Jr. is not in a good situation, it is a good opportunity for us to put forward these conditions, if "Iron Man" is released and it is a big hit, we will negotiate a new contract with him, it will be passive." ”

Kevin Feige spun around the office twice and chimed in, "I'm going to get people to prepare, and even if the person who passes the audition isn't Robert Downey Jr., we're going to try to sign a few more films at once." ”

Matthew didn't say anything more, Kevin Feige didn't expect to be distracted by funding and other issues before, but now after his reminder, he will definitely find a way to get a contract that is beneficial to the filmmaker, with Robert Downey Jr.'s situation, as long as the contract is not too much, it is estimated that it will come down.

Once when Matthew was watching entertainment gossip, he noticed that Robert Downey Jr. is the highest-paid of all Marvel actors, and one person's salary can be worth the combined income of all other Avengers members, on the one hand, because Iron Man is the most popular among fans, and on the other hand, Marvel signed a single contract with him at the earliest.

Probably Marvel itself didn't expect "Iron Man" to be so successful, and Marvel's situation was not very good, when Robert Downey Jr. was activated, he only signed a contract with him for "Iron Man".

When "Iron Man" was a super hit, and Marvel wanted to invite Robert Downey Jr. again, Robert Downey Jr.'s salary increased tenfold.

This led to a vicious circle, "Iron Man" continued to be a big hit, Tony Stark became more and more popular, and Robert Downey Jr. opened his mouth instead of a lion's mouth......

Matthew knows very well that if Robert Downey Jr. really wants to play this role, the treatment will be much worse than before, but he is at ease, and suppressing workers for his own profits is not exactly what capital has been doing?

Although he doesn't understand movie operations, but in the Marvel superhero series, he sees it farther than Marvel itself, and he still has a lot of Marvel superhero movies to invest in in the future.

According to Matthew's own speculation, the biggest headache for the Marvel superhero series, Marvel Studios and Disney should be Robert Downey Jr.'s salary.

As for changing actors, it is estimated that the movie can hit the street and rush to grandma's house.

Even, Hollywood has never had such two superstars limited to a separate series, one is Johnny Depp and Captain Jack Sparrow, and the other is Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man.

Before coming out of Marvel Studios, Matthew asked Marvel Studios in detail about the follow-up film plans, perhaps because Marvel itself is not in a good situation, the Marvel superhero series has a plan, but it is not particularly clear, he saw a lot of superhero names in a plan given to him by Kevin Feige, such as Luo Dadun, Brother Hackie, Dr. Pancake and so on.

As for which ones to shoot in the future, Marvel will have to wait for the release of "Iron Man" before making a decision.

If "Iron Man" fails, the follow-ups will have to be postponed indefinitely.

Walking out of Marvel Studios and getting into the Mercedes-Benz car waiting at the door, Matthew turned his head to see the office building painted with comic book heroes, and suddenly thought of one thing, can superhero movies win Oscars in the future?

is also a commercial movie for the purpose of making money, and there are also three, six, nine and so on, and the manga superhero movie is undoubtedly the kind with a very low status.

This is recognized throughout Hollywood, not his own ideas.

The Mercedes sedan turned around and headed south for Beverly Hills, and Matthew thought it would be fine.

With the current social environment situation in Hollywood, coupled with the development trend, there is actually a good way to adapt superhero movies, not only to make the media and film critics dare not criticize casually, but even the old men in the academy have to keep their mouths shut.

Find a suitable superhero movie that brings together LGBT elements such as feminism, blackness, and homosexuality, and whoever dares to give a bad review will wait to be sprayed to death.

Actually, Wonder Woman is quite suitable.

Matthew instantly thought of the long-legged woman he had seen on the other side of the Pacific, and the woman herself would add a feminist color, and then get her a black lover...... No, it's a black woman, the theme is well chosen, then feminism + homosexuality + politics + black + environmental protection + refugees......

Who will dare to compete at that time? Who will dare not give praise?

It's good, the box office and word-of-mouth are all a big hit, and the Oscar for Best Picture is bound to arrive.

Thinking of this, Matthew muttered softly, "Spider-Man wants to love black people, and the goddess also loves black people, we all love black people, but fortunately, I also use black toothpaste, which can be regarded as keeping up with the trend." ”

Suddenly, he discovered a key question, what should mainstream Hollywood movies do if loving dogs becomes Hollywood's number one political correctness?

Cough......

Matthew clenched his fists and coughed, quickly interrupting this boring thought, Hollywood is not the San Fernando Valley after all.

His phone rang suddenly, but it was Kevin Feige calling.

The two had just met, and when they called, Matthew was a little curious, answered the phone, and asked, "Hey, Kevin, what's wrong?"

"I forgot to tell you something. Kevin Feige's voice on the other side of the phone was a little strange, "Can you listen to it?"

"Say it. ”

Kevin Feige over there continued, "I have an idea that would be good for the Iron Man promotion, what do you think of Gwyneth Paltrow?"

As soon as these words came out, Matthew immediately understood what Kevin Feige meant, and reminded, "You may not have noticed, right? Gwyneth Paltrow is married." ”

"Ah...... It's me who ignored it. Kevin Feige seemed to pat his head, "Or ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Matthew on the phone, "Kevin, leave this kind of thing to Robert Downey Jr." Okay, I've got something to do, keep in touch. ”

Matthew then hung up.

Gossip scandals are indeed a good way to maintain topicality and attention, but Matthew doesn't want to use it in a specific movie anymore, first, he has too many gossip scandals, and second, he has used it a few times before, and if he continues to use it, it may not have much effect on the movie itself.

As for the Gwyneth Paltrow mentioned by Kevin Feige, Matthew won't even think about it, the other party is not only married, but also Hollywood's most famous princess patient.

Who would be idle and idle to provoke a man who thinks he is more elaborate than a princess?

After "Iron Man" received a $40 million injection from Matthew, the preparations were gradually on the right track, and the selection of the remaining actors was also put on a daily basis.

These people are not paid well, but they are better than the number of people, and the commission that angel brokerage companies can get is also a pretty good number.