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In the reception room of Marvel Entertainment, Matthew and Helen Herman met Kevin Feige, and under Kevin Feige's introduction, they met Avi Arrad, the current chairman of the board of directors and co-creative director of Marvel Entertainment, and Isaac Perlmut, CEO of Marvel Entertainment.

The opinions of these two people can be said to be decisive.

After a few brief polite remarks, the conversation turned to the main topic.

Isaac Perlmut said tentatively, "I heard Kevin say that you want to invest in Iron Man, and I have a suggestion. ”

Helen Herman looked at Matthew and didn't speak, since Matthew came over today, the lead must be on his side, she didn't need to open her mouth unless necessary.

Matthew sat back on the large couch, "Please." ”

"You play the leading role. Isaac Perlmut still has a little hope, "and then bring money into the group, and at the same time take on a position as a producer." ”

"Where's my pay?" asked Matthew directly.

Isaac Perlmut was silent for a moment, and Avi-Arad took over, "Incorporate into your investment." ”

Matthew nodded slightly, which was similar to his proposal, and he exchanged a look with Helen Herman, saying the number that the two had discussed before, "I can accept it personally." But ......"

Since it is a business negotiation, of course he will not be polite, "My salary is 20+20, and the basic salary is equivalent to investment; ”

His conditions have not been lowered.

Hearing Matthew Lion's mouth, Avi-Arad shook his head gently at Isaac Perlmut.

Isaac Perlmut frowned slightly, "Iron Man" needs real silver and platinum production funds, not that someone will take a big piece of cake first as soon as the project has just begun to prepare.

Kevin Feige glanced at Isaac Perlmut, and told him before that Matthew Horner is not an ordinary greed, and it is absolutely impossible to lower his salary to appear in superhero movies, Isaac Perlmut didn't believe him, so he had to give it a try, and he ended up in a gray nose.

If you want him to successfully complete "Iron Man", you must quickly raise the remaining funds, and the current production budget gap is as high as $60 million.

The $60 million is not much, but it is an investment in a medium-sized film by six major Hollywood companies, and it is too little to say that it is too difficult for Marvel Entertainment, which is new to film production, to raise this fund, unless the rights of some popular superheroes are mortgaged.

His negotiations with Paramount Pictures were also not smooth, and the distributor didn't want to invest too much resources in their newcomer.

To be precise, Paramount Pictures will not decide on the scale of "Iron Man" until it sees the sample film.

The reception room was a little dull for a while, Matthew said his conditions, and never spoke again, unlike starring in "Iron Man", he very much wanted to invest in Marvel's superhero movie series, but as a first contact, he couldn't be too active and impatient.

Some things cannot be solved by taking the initiative, and the initiative often brings passivity to the future.

Marvel's superhero movies were very successful, otherwise they wouldn't have been made so much, but he knew, and those on the other side didn't know.

According to Helen Herman's investigation, Marvel executives are actually gambling, and Hollywood is not too optimistic about them, and they themselves are not confident enough.

If it was really confident, Marvel would have mortgaged the copyright to take out a loan, and would not raise funds through multiple channels to shoot.

Financing filming can undoubtedly reduce Marvel's own risks, and Marvel's executives have obviously left a way out for themselves.

Just like Helen Herman analyzed through many inquiries, Marvel needed funds to inject funds into the "Iron Man" project, so the silence in the reception room lasted less than half a minute, and Avi Arad took the initiative to break the silence.

"Matthew, even if you don't take on the role of Tony Stark. He said slowly, "It doesn't prevent you from investing in this project." ”

"Hmm......" Matthew frowned, looking a little embarrassed.

Kevin Feige looked at Matthew, then at Avi Arad and Isaac Perlmut, he never meant to speak, the filming and production funds he needed must be solved as soon as possible, his current status in Marvel is not very high, and Avi Arad and Isaac Perlmut here are his bosses.

However, he is very clear about one thing, the influence of the comics themselves is very limited, and the future of Marvel is not in the comics. As long as Marvel's planned series of movies can succeed, the future of Marvel's voice is not necessarily in anyone's hands.

Since Matthew can't play the leading role anymore, there is no need for him to speak.

He doesn't open his mouth, he just wants money.

The matter of asking for money is still handled by Avi-Arad and Isaac Perlmut, even if there is a failure in the negotiations, they will be responsible for the black cauldron.

Matthew was embarrassed for a moment before asking, "What is the funding gap for Iron Man?"

Paramount Pictures plans to promote the release of "Iron Man" in the summer of 2008, and there may be other ways to solve the source of funding, but Avi Arad and Isaac Perlmut can't wait a long time, and if they can't find another source of funding?

Isaac Perlmut exchanged a look with Avi Arad and said that Matthew Horner might be a better choice than to take out a loan from a bank or go to another market to raise money.

"If there is a funding gap...... Isaac Perlmut said for fear of scaring away Matthew, the investor, "there is still a $40 million shortfall." ”

"So much?" Matthew's brow furrowed even tighter.

He is indeed very rich, and it won't even take long to become a billionaire, but taking out $40 million, even if it can be taken out in batches, the pressure is not ordinary.

Helen Herman turned her head to look at Matthew, she knew that Matthew had not squandered any money except for buying Horner Manor, and a considerable part of it went to buy Apple stock, and the rest of the cash in hand, including the first $6 million paid by "I Am Legend", was at most $20 million.

Matthew thought for a moment and asked, "I want to know, if I become an investor, what benefits can I enjoy from the movie?"

Hollywood film investment has never been about investing 40% of the cost to enjoy 40% of the total return, and many investors only have a share of box office profits.

Sure enough, as Isaac Perlmut said, "you get a percentage of the box office profits." ”

Hearing this, Helen Herman's hand on her lap raised a finger and shook it gently at Matthew.

Matthew saw it very clearly, even if Helen Herman didn't warn, he wouldn't agree and vetoed it directly, "It's impossible, I'm not an investor outside the industry." ”

He accentuated his tone and said, "Don't forget, I'm from Hollywood!"

Isaac Perlmut looked at Avi-Arad, who didn't say anything for the time being.

Kevin Feige sneered in his heart, and in the previous contact, he saw very clearly that this Matthew Horner was not only difficult, but also mercenary.

How is it possible to make a big star who knows the rules of Hollywood invest tens of millions of dollars just with box office profits?

This Matthew Horner is not a fool no matter how you look at it.

Matthew didn't wait for Isaac Perlmut and Avi Arad to speak, and continued, "You don't need me to remind you of my profession and my status in the circle, do you?"

Helen Herman cooperated with him tacitly, and then interjected, "Matthew is a member of the 20 million club, with huge influence and appeal, we don't talk about Matthew's network in the film industry, anything related to him is news with great communication value." ”

She also accentuated her tone, "If Matthew participates, how many favorable conditions will "Iron Man" get in terms of publicity and promotion, I guess you have considered it, right?"

Isaac Perlmut and Avi Arad certainly thought about it, otherwise they wouldn't have interviewed Matthew and Helen Herman, they wanted Matthew's investment, because they knew very well that Matthew's money was different from banks or other credit institutions, and his investment was more than just an investment of money!

If it was just a simple investment of funds, there was no need for them to meet in such a hurry.

Kevin Feige's gaze quickly swept over the faces of Isaac Perlmut and Avi Arad, as a producer, he actually tends to accept Matthew's investment, and there are so many articles that can be done with Matthew Horner when it comes to marketing.

If nothing else, Matthew Horner's personal blog alone is a very good promotion platform, and it is one of the most famous and most trafficked personal blogs in the circle.

As soon as Helen Herman finished speaking, Matthew continued, "Don't you have a $40 million funding gap? I can invest $40 million in Iron Man." ”

Isaac Perlmut and Avi-Arad looked at each other, and although they were silent, they were relieved at the same time.

Isaac Perlmut, in particular, suddenly regretted not saying that the funding gap was $60 million.

But the two of them just breathed a sigh of relief, because they could hear it, Matthew's words had not been finished, and the conditions had not yet been prescribed.

This is business negotiation, Matthew's mouth opened wide enough and said, "I want one of the three major insurance companies in the United States as a third-party guarantee for the project, and PricewaterhouseCoopers as the third-party financial review." ”

Investing in movies is not about throwing out money and finishing it, and there are countless examples of being cheated.

"And ......" Matthew one after another, "As an investor, I ask for a full revenue share of the film corresponding to the investment ratio, for the next ten ......"

When the words came to his mouth, he directly changed his words, "In the next twenty superhero movies produced by Marvel, I have the same priority investment right as "Iron Man". ”

"We can't accept such conditions!" said Isaac Perlmut first.

Avi-Arad then chimed in, "Your conditions are too much. ”