Stan Lee has officially returned to Marvel since Marvel was acquired by Fire Lion, and has also led a group of comic book artists and managers who are concerned about Marvel to return to Marvel one after another. Although the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info is far from being revived, Marvel is indeed showing signs of recovery.

"Oh, Sid, long time no see. As soon as Sid walked into the room, Stan Lee enthusiastically stood up and held out his hand in a greeting.

"Oh, hello, Mr. Li. Sid smiled and exchanged pleasantries with Stan Lee, then looked strangely at Stan Lee's side of a mild-mannered middle-aged lady with long brown hair.

"Who is this beautiful lady?" asked Sid curiously.

"Hello, Mr. Leon. I'm Lauren Donner, and I'm a producer. "Pretty middle-aged lady, no, it's Lauren Donner, who introduced herself with a smile.

"Hello, Ms. Donner, just call me Sid. Sid nodded slightly.

"Then please call me Lauren, too. Lauren Downer shook hands with Sid.

"I've come here today because I have something to discuss with you, Sid. As soon as the two sides sat down, Lauren Downer spoke.

"Oh, so am I lucky enough to know what's going on?" asked Sid, tilting his head.

"Well, I'm the executive producer of X-Men at Twentieth Century Fox. Lauren Donner's words immediately made Kevin Feige's eyes change beside Sid.

Sid asked with a straight face, "Really, why did the producer of Fox Films come to our Fire Lion?"

Stan Lee coughed and explained, "Ahem, that's right, Sid......"

Marvel has always been in the chaos of copyright and production of movies. After Sid acquired Marvel from Ronald Perelman, he took out the production department of its physical peripherals such as toys and cards and merged it into the Fire Lion Group.

Since then, only the anime department (comics & comics) has remained within Marvel. animation), as well as Marvel Studios, which was founded in 93. But for now, Marvel Studios, which does not have the ability to produce at all, is actually an empty shelf.

Although Sid cut off the beard in time, Marvel still has many superhero movie copyrights that have been sold, and most of the targets are major studios at the seventh level. And herein lies the confusion, these big studios, like Fox today.

When they want to make a Marvel comic movie, they will assemble the crew, find a director, recruit screenwriters, select actors, etc., of course, they will do it themselves, just like a regular project.

But because of the contract provisions when the character copyright was sold, it was also to better grasp the style of the manga movie.

When these studios prepare projects, they will also send invitations to Marvel to send their own producers to participate in and help make these films. And the ridiculous thing is that in the process of this series, Marvel has to participate in the creativity and work of the script and filming, but does not have the slightest decision-making power.

After all, these are all their own investments and their own teams, and the final decision cannot be made by outsiders. And in the end, Marvel can only get a pitiful amount of consolation.

Sid calculated that "historically" Sony received $3 billion in peripheral industry income with the "Spider-Man" series, and Marvel also sent people to participate in the creation of the "Spider-Man" series of movies, but the final revenue was only about $60 million, that is, about 2%.

Such a pitiful and pathetic character really makes Sid both embarrassed and speechless.

So Sid has always been indifferent to Marvel movies made by external companies.

After listening to Stan Lee's story, Sid looked at Lauren Donner: "So what does Fox want Marvel to do now?"

Lauren Downer explained: "Well, we at Fox don't have experience in comic book films, let alone on a scale like 'X-Men'. So we feel that we still need the help of Marvel professionals to balance the content of the original comic book and the adjustment of the movie adaptation. ”

"Oh, yes? I kind of admire Fawkes's courage. Sid smiled faintly: "Two years ago, Warner's "Batman and Robin" epic avalanche still terrifies the whole of Hollywood. Fox is going to shoot so soon, and the new big-budget manga adaptation movie, I think this is unexpected by many people. ”

Sid's flat tone made Lauren Donner unsure of his attitude, so he had to say: "It's a brave move, but movies are all about risk and reward, so we try our best to do our best." Moreover, "X-Men" is also a character image of Marvel, and I think if the film is successful, it will also be good for Marvel. ”

What are the benefits? Make a name for yourself and let more people buy the copyright of the character?

Sid held back the complaint in his heart, and said lightly: "The matter of helping...... It's not impossible. Sid's words immediately made the other party secretly happy.

But Sid continued: "Well, we're going to send a team to the X-Men crew. ”

"Team?" said Lauren Donner, wary. They just want to hire a few helpers who can help solve creative and styling problems, rather than looking for a bunch of troublemakers who are pointing fingers and slowing down the schedule.

"It's unnecessary to have a team that's too large, and we don't want to bother you too much. Lauren Downer excused himself.

Sid smiled faintly: "It's not a huge team, it's just a small team of playwrights, cartoonists, and producers. I think you still need the help of playwrights and manga artists. ”

"Well, okay then, I'll contact Stan (Lee) for details. Lauren Donner thought about it for a moment and agreed.

"No, Kevin (Feige) will be responsible for contacting you in the future. Sid said coldly, then he pointed to Kevin Feige, who was sitting next to him.

"Kevin Feige, my assistant, he's going to be leading the production team this time. Sid said lightly, whether it was Lauren Donner or Stan Lee, they were slightly surprised, they didn't expect Sid to be like child's play, handing over such an important work to a small assistant to be in charge.

If Lauren Downer was secretly surprised, Stan Lee was already staring his eyes out.

"Oh, okay. Lauren Downer was an outsider after all, and she didn't dwell too much on the issue, and after exchanging business cards and contact information with Kevin Feige, she quickly left in a hurry.

"Kevin (Feige), Elder Lee, this time Fox's X-Men is a good opportunity. Sid said to the rest of his crew, "It's a bit frustrating to make a movie for Fox. But this opportunity is just the right time to build our own team for free and lay the groundwork for future independent film projects. ”

"Kevin (Feige), the previous "Warm Corpse" and "Youth Musical", although I also asked you to be an assistant producer, but manga movies are different from regular projects after all. This is your first time as a co-producer, don't let me down. Sid said solemnly to Kevin Feige.

"I won't let you down, Boss. Kevin Feige said excitedly, he has been a die-hard Marvel fan since he was a child, and his love for Marvel's comic book background, world view structure, etc., has never stopped from school days to official work.

even applied for Sid's assistant because the other party owned Marvel. Kevin Feige, who has always dreamed of making a difference in Marvel movies, didn't expect the opportunity to fall to him so quickly.

"OK, this time to form a team, we need both cartoonists and playwrights, as well as a dedicated team of producers. Li Lao. Sid turned to Stan Lee, "Cartoonists and playwrights are in trouble for you." ”

Stan Lee nodded, "No problem, Sid." ”

"As for the producer team, Kevin, you go to Henry to help make a recruitment announcement in the Producers' Guild, but it's up to you to screen and assemble a suitable team. It's an opportunity and a test. Sid said to Kevin Feige solemnly.

"Got it, Boss. Kevin Feige finally suppressed the excitement in his heart and nodded solemnly.

Stan Lee looked at Kevin Feige's young face, who was suddenly in power, and then looked at the younger Sid, and he couldn't help but feel that a wave of youth had begun to sweep inexorably within Marvel.