Americans are interested in practical gains, but not everything is entirely about money.

The United States now has a population of 300 million, and it is natural that there are all kinds of mentalities among so many people. There are also people like Robert Downey Jr. who value friendship and favor.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that Disney's price is not at the top. If Disney is willing to give a large amount of Disney shares to Robert Downey Jr., it is difficult to say whether Zhang Fan's kindness can be maintained. But at least for now, Disney's offer was rejected by Downey.

Robert Downey Jr. was left in prison and could only fight in some small-scale films, and it looked like he would sink like this for the rest of his life. It was Zhang Fan who gave him a chance to turn over and let him play the protagonist of the super blockbuster Iron Man. Since then, Robert Downey Jr. has turned into a hot spicy chicken in Hollywood.

It is no exaggeration to say that all this was given to him by Zhang Fan. Because at that time, Zhang Fan could find most of Hollywood's actors to play this role. Judging from the influence and investment of the Iron Man movie, most people will not refuse.

However, Zhang Fan chose Robert Downey Jr. No one knows why, but the results have already been seen by all.

If Robert Downey Jr. betrayed Zhang Fan at this time because he coveted the benefits given by Disney, he would leave the second part of Iron Man that was being filmed. Then his reputation will be truly ruined. The audience will also instinctively resist the work of such people. And, of course, character.

"In that case, forget it. The chairman of the board of directors is also aware of this. In fact, he was mentally prepared when he sent someone to find Donnie. Although the terms they offered were generous, they were not to the point where they could make Donnie pay the price of disrepute.

"How's Scarlett Johansson's side?" After a moment of silence, the chair of the board asked another focus target.

Scarlett said that if she signed the contract, she must execute it. Crawn smiled wryly, "Although he said that, it was already a clear expression of his unwillingness to tear up the contract. ”

"This bastard!" the chairman of the board of directors slapped the table in front of him hard, "What is this Zhang Fan's ability to make so many people believe in him!"

At this time, the chairman of the board of directors couldn't help but think of Zhang Fan's energetic words when he signed the transfer contract with Zhang Fan before. Young people with a strong enterprising spirit always have a strong charm, because they have a vitality that the old people do not have. Although the chairman of the board of directors hated everything Zhang Fan did to Disney, he had to admit that Zhang Fan did have a strong personal charm at this time.

"But it's not entirely fruitless. After the angry chairman of the board of directors had vented, Clone continued: "Eric Barna, the star of the Hulk, has agreed to our request and is willing to terminate the contract with Zhang Fan for five Hulk-related films. ”

"Hmm. "I finally heard the good news, and the chairman of the board finally looked a little better.

The Hulk movie is far inferior to Iron Man. The first Hulk grossed more than $300 million worldwide. Although it is not bad compared to a smaller investment, it is too far behind Iron Man of the same type.

Similarly, the lead actor of the Hulk did not become as popular as Robert Downey Jr. Even after the originally unknown Eric starred in a big production that grossed more than $300 million and became an important member of the series. At the instigation of his agent, he asked Zhang Fan to change the five-film contract he had signed before. asked for a salary of more than 10 million US dollars, and even wanted box office dividends!

It's just that he acted in one movie, and he signed a contract for five films, and now he has to increase his salary and ask for box office dividends. If Zhang Fan agrees, then what will other people think? Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., Black Widow Scarlett Johansson, who has a box office of more than a billion. Which one doesn't shine brighter than his Eric?

If Zhang Fan really agreed to Eric's request, it would inevitably be to increase everyone's salary. This can lead to a crazy increase in production costs. After all, these movies are big productions with many roles, and the salary alone is enough to make Zhang Fan scratch his head. Not to mention the Avengers, which have already been included in the filming plan. With so many high-paid actors starring together, how high is the production cost?

If Zhang Fan only gives Eric a salary increase. After that, his crew couldn't do it. No one else will work for him anymore. There may even be rumors that Zhang Fan and Eric have a secret relationship that cannot be known.

After Zhang Fan directly rejected Eric's request, the actor, who was not in the stream at all before, because he played a famous Hulk talent, greedily took the benefits offered by Disney at the instigation of his agent. As a direct result, the second Hulk and other superhero movies with Hulk had to change roles.

"I really didn't expect that he was already the leading actor of a big production. and signed contracts for five films. Compared with the previous fight in a small-scale independent movie, it is simply the difference between heaven and earth. I really don't understand what he's thinking. will actually tear up the contract at this time!" After learning that Eric resigned from the Hulk, Li Ruhui was very angry.

"The human heart is always greedy and insufficient. Zhang Fan, who stood in front of the window and looked at the Hollywood scenery under the bright California sun, did not look back and responded, "It's just that some people can control the greed in their hearts, and some people can't." ”

"Looks like Disney gave that guy a lot of money. can make him do this kind of thing that is rejected by all film companies. Li Ruhui sneered, "From now on, he doesn't want to continue to mix in Hollywood." can only live under the protection of Disney. ”

"Disney isn't for goodness. Zhang Fan turned around with a smile, "Once this turmoil passes, Disney will soon clean up those who were poached." Because their reputations have been ruined, these people have almost no value. There's no way Disney is going to keep them as they promised to be. The only result is to be kicked out of Hollywood completely. Because there is no place for them here. ”

"What should the Hulk do?" Li Ruhui continued to ask, "Now that the leading actors are gone, will the Hulk in the second part continue to film?"

"Of course you have to shoot. "Zhang Fan walked to his desk" Hulk series, although it is not very profitable, but it is very important. Because he will appear in many superhero movies. Especially after the big production, the Avengers are indispensable. ”

"But the male lead is gone. Li Ruhui looked at Zhang Fan with some surprise. Isn't this serious matter important in his eyes?

"It doesn't matter what the lead actor is. Zhang Fan sat back in his chair "The Hulk is not very recognizable, and it is completely different from Iron Man. There won't be much fluctuation if someone else plays the role. It's like two directors who tear up their contracts, and this kind of popcorn movie is all about special effects. People who don't want to do it are stupid, because there are more people who want to do it. Since Eric doesn't want to play the Hulk, let Mark Ruffalo play it. ”

"So that's it?"

"How is that possible!" Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes, "I'm going to kick all these betrayed guys out of Hollywood." As for Disney, who is directing all of this behind the scenes, I can't just take a beating and not fight back. After the Oscars are over, we will start to block Disney in an all-out way!"

It's time for another year of Oscars. This time, Zhang Fan was not shortlisted for any of the awards as an individual. Although he filmed Iron Man as a director, he was not even nominated for Best Director.

And not just because Iron Man is a popcorn sci-fi blockbuster. What's more, Zhang Fan unexpectedly won the Oscar for Best Director last year at such a young age, which surprised the old men in the academy. This year's Oscars have not even begun, and these old men have already begun to move around. The final result was that Zhang Fan didn't even have a nomination.

Zhang Fan himself didn't care much about this. After all, I didn't hesitate to spend a lot of money to win the Oscar last year, mainly because the opportunity was just that once, and I definitely couldn't miss it. And last year I did a lot of work for the Oscars to be able to get a foothold in Hollywood. In order to be able to open the situation in the shortest possible time.

And now, Zhang Fan has already achieved his goal. At this time, Zhang Fan is already a strong existence that can fight against behemoths like Hollywood and Disney, and he no longer needs to open up the situation through Oscar fame.

Although there are no individual nominations this time, there are still many nominations for the works produced by Zhang Fan's company. It's just that most of them are awards in some technical categories, and there is Frozen, which is almost a 9-in-10 nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.

Although the animated film Frozen was produced by DreamWorks, it was ultimately counted in the name of Zhang Fan's company. Because the two parties have clearly confirmed in the contract that Frozen belongs to Zhang Fan's company. DreamWorks' animation department is just in charge of production.

Although he doesn't care about the Oscars anymore, Zhang Fan will not give up such an opportunity. I will still go to this festival in person.

As for the comprehensive blockade of Disney, just like Disney wants to defeat Zhang Fan, Zhang Fan also wants to weaken Disney to the greatest extent.

After the success of Iron Man made Zhang Fan completely gain a foothold in Hollywood. Zhang Fan spent a huge amount of money to start creating one superhero movie after another. Several of his blockbuster films made so much money that almost all of them were invested in the production of those new films. You can imagine how big it is.

Not every movie is directed by Zhang Fan himself, and he doesn't have so much energy and time. Even with the most complete shooting plan and process, it only takes more than 100 minutes to shoot. After all, a crew is not only actors and cameras. There's a lot going on in all aspects, and there's so much that needs to be done.

In this case, Zhang Fan naturally wanted to recruit people to form multiple crews. All he had to do was provide a shooting plan.