"By the way, there's one more piece of news. Helen Herman, like Matthew, is also very attentive to the changes in the situation in Hollywood, "According to what I have learned from Disney, Disney is keeping a close eye on Marvel Comics and Iron Man. ”

Matthew immediately put down the teacup in his hand and asked, "Disney is going to buy Marvel Comics?"

Helen Herman said calmly, "At least it's an assessment." ”

Although he is a layman in business, Matthew knows a little bit about the simplest and most basic, and any major acquisition, before it happens, will be evaluated for a long time, from a few months to a few years.

Involving hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions, in this kind of typical American company, even if the brain is smashed, a person can not make a decision easily, the current Walt Disney is not the seventies and eighties, after rapid development, the shareholding structure and power structure are extremely complex, especially with the precedent of Michael Eisner, and now the power of the CEO and the chairman of the board of directors are subject to certain restrictions.

Matthew remembers very well that the high-definition pirated versions behind the Marvel superhero movies used to be, each of which began with Baby Di's castle, which means that Marvel must have been acquired by Baby Di.

At that time, countless people on the Internet complained that the Marvel superhero movie finally became a children's film of Di Baobao.

"There is no more definite news. Matthew asked.

"Iron Man!" Helen Herman said directly, "If Iron Man is successful, Disney is very likely to start the merger process, and if it fails, Disney may wait for a while." ”

Matthew sighed, "That smiling Mickey Mouse is very powerful. ”

Helen Herman reminded, "You pay a little more attention. ”

"I know. Matthew won't forget that there is also an agreement with Marvel Comics.

Under normal circumstances, large Hollywood companies still treat heavyweights with a more contractual spirit.

Of course, it is not impossible for the debt to happen, and he will let the lawyer pay attention to it in time.

Walt Disney acquired ABC TV in the 90s, acquired Pixar Studios last year, and won Marvel in the future, as if George Lucas's "Star Wars" was later also the castle title of Baby Dick, coupled with Disney's inherent business, I am afraid it will become the number one giant in Hollywood.

Matthew thinks about it carefully, Disney is really powerful, from toddler animation to children's animation to teen idol dramas and movies, as well as the adult movies that follow, they are very strong.

When a person watches Disney's characters grow up, he will definitely buy a series of products related to them, and it is difficult for Disney not to become bigger and stronger.

If all goes well with Walt Disney, the only thing that can stop them in the future is the antitrust bill.

"This tea is good. Helen Herman took another sip of her teacup, "The ones I gave you?"

Matthew leaned one hand on the arm of the wicker chair, "Well, you brought it from across the Pacific Ocean." ”

Helen Herman asked, "I went around the Pacific Ocean some time ago, went to the mainland and Xianggang respectively, and the people I contacted sent it to your mailbox, have you seen it?"

"Looked. Matthew thought for a moment and simply asked directly, "You have prepared four candidates, Hu, Zhang, Wu, and Liu, which one do you think is more suitable?"

Helen Herman thought for half a minute and said, "Daniel Wu." Without waiting for Matthew to ask, she explained, "Although Daniel Wu is now mainly working in Xianggang, he is a Chinese-American, grew up on the West Coast, can speak English very fluently, and knows a lot about American car culture." ”

Matthew nodded slowly.

"Although you said that you will open up the other side of the market in the future, the first thing we want to consider is always the North American market. Helen Herman continued, "An actor like Daniel Wu is definitely more widely accepted in North America, and the same cultural background will reduce some unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles. ”

Matthew didn't just come here and knew that Helen Herman was very pertinent.

In any case, the North American market is the number one destination for Hollywood films.

The North American market has a higher percentage of box office share, relatively well-established copyrights, and a mature surrounding market, and when it comes to the profitability of a single market, there is no place to compare.

Especially the peripheral copyright, the income of this piece is very large.

The box office share on the other side of the Pacific is now only a pitiful 13 percent, and when the two sides sign a new bilateral WTO agreement in the future, it will only be 25 percent.

As for the peripheral copyright income, forget it.

He used to be a crazy person who downloaded pirated movies, like his favorite peripheral products, who would buy the original version of the theater? Find a small commodity market and spend a third or even less to get the same goods.

"Another ......," Helen Herman added, "Daniel Wu started practicing kung fu at the age of ten, and also founded a kung fu association at the University of Oregon, where he taught more than twenty apprentices at one point, and has an innate advantage in action scenes. ”

"Practiced kung fu?" asked Matthew, scratching his chin, "Have you interviewed him?"

Helen Herman nodded, "Talked to him and his agent, and they expressed some interest. After all, this is an opportunity to break into Hollywood, and if he succeeds, he can earn international popularity, and if he fails, it will not have much impact on his career in Xianggang. ”

Matthew simply said, "When the crew is formed, you can contact Daniel Wu and ask him to come to Los Angeles for an audition." ”

The two chatted for a while about other aspects of work, and Helen Herman saw that it was not too early, so she said goodbye and left, and before leaving, she specially reminded Matthew, "Don't forget the celebration party that Warner Bros. and Sky Dance Pictures will hold this weekend." ”

Matthew pointed to his forehead, "I'm thinking." ”

"The Three Hundred Spartans" has been removed from North America, whether it is a production company or a distribution company, it is bound to make a lot of money from this film, according to Hollywood conventions, a celebration party is indispensable.

After Helen Herman left, he also went out and went to the bookstore in the Beverly Business Center, found Edgar Rice Burroughs' counter, and bought a complete set of "Martian Princess".

Matthew returned home and took the time to read "The Martian Princess" roughly, probably because it came out relatively early, this science fiction seems to be old-fashioned, a bit like the "Star Wars" spin-off he read when he practiced reading, with a bit of cosmic opera flavor.

After reading it once, Matthew found that the plot of the book seemed to be read somewhere.

It's a relatively vulgar RPG-style single-threaded adventure structure, but considering the era, the imagination is indeed rich, and the world view is grand enough, although the plot of fighting monsters in an exotic land and upgrading + marrying a girl is not the first, but it is in line with the classic mode of adventure fantasy.

It mainly tells the story of 1866, when the Civil War ended, and Carter, a cavalry captain of the Southern army, suddenly flew from a cave in Alitai to Mars. At this time, Mars was far more advanced in science than Earth.

However, on Mars, there are the Sarks, who are dominated by tall, ugly, four-armed green people, and the kingdom of Heleem, which is dominated by the peace-loving and beautiful red people who resemble earthlings.

In short, in the chaos of the time, Carter used his talents and acted in a righteous manner to marry the beautiful Princess Sulis, where he spent ten years of peace, but in order to save Mars from an unexpected incident, Carter risked great danger to go to the scene of the accident......

After Matthew read it again, he was sure that the plot pattern was familiar, and he must have seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

It took countless brain cells to finally find some clues, isn't this a YY of an earth idiot who conquers Mars? However, YY a hundred years ago had a limited imagination, and it was still very rudimentary, and it was not comparable to a certain level at all.

Thinking that he had found a source that he felt familiar with the plot, Matthew didn't think much about it, after all, many YYs at a certain point have this structure, and they are much better looking than the old junior of "Princess Mars".

He read the later "Gods of Mars" and "Mars Victory" again, and he is more sure of this, this set of books is YY in the skin of science fiction - become a hero, excel everywhere, make achievements that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and finally win the beauty.

It's essentially no different from a popular network.

Just as Matthew then went to Armani to pick out a new dress for the celebration party of The Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were on their way to their manager's office.

Due to the poor PR effect of the previous Jennifer Aniston crisis crisis, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie fired their agents and turned down the CAA's offer, hiring only full-service managers, like Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese, who left the CAA.

Although the law regulates the scope of business of brokers and managers, more and more celebrities are beginning to use managers to take the position of brokers in an all-round way.

"I specifically looked it up. ”

Sitting in the car, Brad Pitt said slowly to Julie, "Matthew Horner's agent is in talks with Aziva Gosman, and this project is a first-line blockbuster with an investment of no less than $150 million, and the absolute leading actor movie." ”

Since the Oscars, he has hired professional private investigators and entertainment paparazzi to find out what Matthew Horner is working on or about to be involved in.

Brad Pitt is well aware of the current situation in which he urgently needs an adaptation of a work, and both the audience and Hollywood are forgetful, as long as a blockbuster movie with enough circulation comes out, the previous scandals will be faded, and with proper operation, it will be slowly forgotten later.

But he also knows that this is a circle that steps on the low and welcomes the high, and in the current situation, if he messes up a big production, the media will not only laugh at him, but also dig up old accounts, which will only get worse.

Therefore, the next work should avoid failure as much as possible.

Although Matthew Horner's choice may not be a big hit, from the analysis of past results, his choice is undoubtedly extremely risky.