"Senior brother, I remember that you mentioned the script concept of the Matrix to me before, and it seems that the previous version is a little different from the current version of Senior Brother. ”

On the way to meet Kevin Wright, Liu actually said to Shaogong: "Although I don't know much about script creation, but in terms of rigor, the previous idea is undoubtedly the most reasonable and without loopholes, but the perfect world setting that Senior Brother has now joined, although it makes the entire Matrix ups and downs, but it is just a grand statement, and it is at most a foil in the movie we are going to make, because Senior Brother's Matrix only has three, and unless there are three more films, it will involve the conception and setting of Perfect World, but Senior Brother obviously has no such plans?"

"Exactly as you say......"

After listening to Liu Jing's words, Shao Gong smiled: "The emergence of a perfect world will indeed cause a kind of structural ups and downs for the Matrix, but what does that matter to me? I just added a very large setting to it, and I don't have to shoot it, the reason why I want to add this idea is for others." ”

"Someone else?"

Hearing this, Liu was completely puzzled.

"Yes, it's someone else. ”

Shao Gong said meaningfully: "Senior sister, do you think the six major Hollywood film companies are really monolithic?"

"No, at least in my eyes they weren't. ”

Liu Jing was a little depressed, and after thinking about it, he said: "The six major companies are each their own, although they sometimes unite, but it is purely for the sake of the union of interests, and there is also competition between them, and it is very fierce!" Liu Jing This is not a joke, in fact, before the appearance of Menghang, the six major companies also often fight, fight for works, fight for the box office, fight for influence in Hollywood, in short, they do everything for the long-term interests of their own companies.

"If we're going to squeeze in, what do you think is the most effective way to do it?"

"Squeeze one out, or break one. ”

Liu Jing smiled and said: "Or be friends with them, let them recognize Menghang's strength, and add a position to us, but this is almost impossible, because their current enemy is our Menghang." ”

"That's true, my $200 million bounty on the killer list is what they call it. The warriors who came to Austin to challenge before were also arranged by them. If I'm right, they'll be going to work with us. Shao Gong shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Although we may not be afraid of them, this will also bring us a lot of trouble, after all, our Menghang is still in the development stage, and their six major companies are already Hollywood's film kingdom." ”

"But it's also very simple to solve this dilemma, they can reward senior brothers, can't we reward them?"

Liu Jing showed a cold smile at the very corner, and the killing intent flashed in his eyes: "Senior brother is very skilled, although he has never said it, I believe that those killers have been here many times, and they have all returned." But the CEOs of those companies don't have the means of a senior brother, and I believe that those killers will be easier to deal with them than to deal with them. ”

"If killing them would solve the problem, I'd have used it a long time ago. ”

Shao Gong tilted his head and pinched his ears with his fingers: "The status of the six major Hollywood companies in the magnesium country can represent the leading position of magnesium films in the world, after all, Hollywood is awesome and coaxing, and its influence in the world film circle is still the largest." Even the mayors of Hollywood have to show respect for the six presidents! Because in recent years, the classic movies produced by Hollywood have been imitated by various countries around the world, and Hollywood is already a gathering place for global films, fashion, and luxury accessories.

So the connections of the old companies that brought this kind of influence to Hollywood at the World Festival are not something we can imagine, one of them has a sudden death, maybe there will be no problem, but if all the six presidents die, fools will also suspect us, after all, it is no secret that the six major companies are opposed to us, if all the six presidents die, the authorities of the magnesium country will definitely intervene, and even if we have no strong evidence to be mastered by them, it is certain that we will leave the magnesium country, and all our previous efforts will be wiped out。 Although they do not have the right to seize our assets, the authorities of the magnesium country will definitely suppress us in an all-round way. At that time, would the Menghang branch still be the most profitable subsidiary of Menghang? We should be content to have the money for distribution and cinema to earn for us. ”

"So senior brother wants to save the country and be friends with them?"

"Multiple friends, multiple paths?"

Shao Gong smiled: "As far as the perfect world in the Matrix is concerned, we Menghang will definitely not be able to make a perfect script, because the perfect world itself is a bug, and the slightest carelessness will collapse the architecture of the entire Matrix." But if we can't do it well, it can only mean that I, Ouyang Shaogong, are incompetent and can't write a good script. But in the eyes of the screenwriters of those old Hollywood companies, my incompetence does not mean that they are also incompetent, so in order to prove to us that they are the best in the world, the old companies will definitely prove to us that the story does not matter, the setting does not matter, as long as they rely on superb screenwriting skills, they can play a good attitude no matter what card. ”

"But it's impossible for such a script to be sent out for nothing. Unless they exchange money, benefits, or alliance terms, Senior Brother will let go of this buggy set, right?"

Liu actually gave him a blank look: "I am also business-minded, after all, if a shrewd businessman like Senior Brother has no inch, he is really stupid." Senior brother can't afford to be profitable, I've seen it all these years ago.,Even my brother's songs are said to be free every time.,But when didn't you get what you want first.,And the other party will be grateful to the senior brother as if he owes a lot of money.,If you can use a buggy series to become friends with the old company.,Join hands to deal with other companies.,No matter who wins,We're all in a position where you can attack.、Retreat can be defended to watch them dog-eat-dog.,I'm afraid that's the purpose of the senior brother! Anyway, the Matrix trilogy has registered the copyright in the Script Association of the Magnesium Country, although we are not from the Magnesium Country, the Dream Airlines branch is also a foreign enterprise. But the spirit of contract of the people of Magnesium is still commendable. As long as the company's personnel don't leak secrets, the Magnesium Country's script association won't leak secrets at all, right? So the senior brother must want to use the trick of "Legend of the Gods" and wait for someone from the old company to come and negotiate the acquisition of the script, right?"

"Ahaha, the senior sister who knows me is also. ”

Shao Gong smiled: "But junior sister only knows one thing, I don't know the other, what I really want, you can't even think of it even if you want to break your head." Hearing this, Liu actually glanced at him again, and said a little angrily: "I know that my brain is not enough, but don't belittle me like this!"

By the time he said this, the two had already arrived in another office.

After opening the door and entering, Kevin Wright was watching a video. Seeing Shao Gong come in, Kevin hurriedly invited the two to sit down, and pointed to the video and said: "This is the information I found through police relations, three days ago, Disney Pictures Jones Mitchell went to Kansas for a night to travel to a noble banquet, and met a model at the banquet, the two chatted for a while and immediately went out on a date." ”

Speaking of which, he pressed the remote control, fast-forwarded a paragraph, and a clip of the two getting into the car was immediately shown on the screen, but what was creepy was that the car turned out to be a scrapped car.

And Jones Mitchell got into the car with the model as if he hadn't noticed anything unusual.

Seeing this, Kevin pointed to the model and continued: "Five days ago, this model from Kansas had been in a car accident and died on the spot. The car involved in the accident was the scrapped vehicle in the picture, and Jones Mitchell was found in the cemetery the next day, lying naked in front of the model's grave, and the person was very prostration, as if he was excessive, and he is still unconscious. Do you know what this means?" Speaking of this, Kevin suddenly struck a witty horror and said: "It means that there are really ghosts in Kansas, oh my God, their various ghost towns are really not commercials, they really have supernatural creatures!"

"But what does that have to do with us. ”

Liu actually took a sip of coffee, picked up the snack on the tea towel and took a sip: "Whatever it is, it's a cow ghost and a snake god, it's not coming at us anyway." ”

"It doesn't have much to do with it, but it actually does, and Disney Studios has been talking to Marvel Comics about acquisitions. The boss also wants Marvel Comics, but I went to contact the Marvel Comics executives a few times, and people have been hesitant because Marvel Comics has always been very inclined to Disney. ”

Speaking of this, Kevin suddenly laughed and said: "But now it's okay, Jones Mitchell was knocked unconscious by a female ghost, and I got an opportunity, an opportunity for the boss to have a direct interview with Stan Lee, the absolute top editor and main author of Marvel Comics, because the boss is also a cartoonist, so without Disney's Jones Micche's trouble, Stan Lee threw an olive branch to the only acquirer who wanted to buy Marvel Comics." ”

Speaking of which, Kevin triumphantly said: "Marvel Comics was originally founded by publisher Martin Goodman, who had previously worked on pop magazines covering many aspects of western stories, detectives, adventure and science fiction. By 1938, he had decided to look for a new direction — novelty, flashiness, and intriguing intense scenes — and comics were just that. Although many comic book companies had already seized the opportunity to design a variety of characters with different abilities, Marvel Comics was able to create memorable new characters with novel ideas and brilliant ideas.

In 1941, Goodman's wife's cousin, 16-year-old Stanley Reeber, joined Marvel Comics. After that, he used the pen name Stan Lee as the editor and main author, not only created 80% of the well-known Marvel Comics characters, but also accompanied the Marvel Comics company through more than 60 years of vicissitudes. It can be said that it was Stan Lee who really created the miracle of Marvel Comics, and he is also known as one of the leading bosses in the Magnesium Comics industry, and Marvel Comics currently owns the copyrights of nearly 8,000 comic book characters.

As for DC Comics, which is comparable to Marvel Comics, DC was acquired by Time Warner Group in 1969 and is currently a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It has superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Firestorm, Atom, Black Thunderbolt, Blue Beetle, Doctor Fate, Constantine, Zatana, and superhero teams such as Justice League, Green Lantern Legion, Justice Society of Magnesium Nation, Teen Titan, Dark Justice League, Suicide Squad, and Super Hero Legion. In addition, DC has also published works such as "V for Vendetta" and "Watchmen". ”

"Good, arrange for me to meet Stan Lee as soon as possible. ”

"I've arranged, the day after tomorrow, at the Marvel Comics headquarters at 417 Fifth Avenue in New York. ”

"Very well, inform me when it's time to go, you go with me. ”

Shao Gong nodded: "Next, I will go all out to prepare for the war, this time I will get that old guy at once and make him obediently surrender." ”

"Understood. ”

So the next night, Shao Gong and Kevin flew to New York, and under the leadership of Kevin, the two went out of the airport to New York's Fifth Avenue, and then the two found a KFC to rest temporarily.

New York is a global shopping paradise, Fifth Avenue is located in the central axis of Manhattan, where the essence of Manhattan is concentrated, and it is the shopping center of New York. On Fifth Avenue in New York, there are some of the most famous jewelry, leather goods, clothing, and cosmetics stores in the United States, which are like sparkling diamonds set on both sides of New York's Fifth Avenue, attracting thousands of tourists. But Shao Gong didn't come here to play, and they didn't start again until Kevin got in touch.

Interestingly, as the headquarters of Marvel, there is no Marvel sign inside and outside the building, and the elevator does not indicate that several floors are Marvel. So the person in charge of reception explained that this was because the headquarters address was in the comics, so there were often fans who came to make pilgrimages, and there were young painters who came to apply for jobs with paintings, and there were even besieged Stan Lee's old man. So they have to protect the headquarters, and all conspicuous signs are not always allowed.

So when Shao Gong and Kevin received their visitor credentials at the Marvel office on the seventh floor, they discovered that this secret base was indeed strictly managed, and they had received their entry credentials twice. Exchange your passport for proof at the front desk before going to another place to pick up your visitor tag. So even if you know that several floors are Marvel headquarters, you can't get in without you.

Once inside, there are doors around the office, and in the middle are a large number of cubicle desks. Since some of the comics have not yet been published, and this is classified, there are many places in the office where you cannot take pictures. They can only shoot when they get to a place where they can. For example, family portraits of some Marvel characters, as well as various characters and local decorations of the headquarters can be photographed.

Looking at those characters, Shao Gong and Kevin Wright took out their mobile phones to take a few photos, there was no pattern to the things hanging on the wall, there were new and old ones, even ancient covers and ancient characters. Due to the fact that some of them are older, the tin can and Dr. Strange looks like he hasn't washed his face. From the falling leaf windows, the large and small conference rooms are all themed Marvel heroes, and some offices are full of one-person tall character models.

Looking at those models, Shao Gong knew why the doorman didn't let them bring their bags in, because with just two hands, these models, authorized merchandise exhibitions, and peripherals couldn't be taken away.

Eventually, Shao Gong and Kevin Wright were led by the hostess to Stanley's office.

The old man, whose face was full of vicissitudes, looked quite strong, and when he saw the two of them come in, he got up from his seat and warmly welcomed them to their seats, and asked the attendant to bring them coffee. Looking at the Chinese man on the sofa opposite, Stan Lee stretched out his hand and said, "Stan Lee." ”

"Ouyang Shaogong. ”

At this moment, the hands of the two cartoonists, the old and the young, were clasped together.