"Donnie. Zhang Fan leaned back in his chair, looked at Robert Downey Jr. across the round table, and asked with a smile, "I'm sorry, can I call you that?"

"Absolutely. Robert Downey Jr., who was middle-aged, showed a charming smile: "Can I call you Mr. Zhang?" ”

"Absolutely. Zhang Fan laughed.

Zhang Fan and Donny don't know each other, at most they have heard of each other's names. If you want to get closer, the most direct way is to call it intimately.

"I know your past. "Downey's past is wonderful, but mostly negative. Although he was once very popular, his subsequent sucking and imprisonment almost ruined his career.

After being released from prison, although he changed his mind, no one would trust an addict. Downey is now in a very awkward position, and can only fight in some small-scale films. Until Zhang Fan sent him an invitation.

"You're a good actor, I've never doubted that. Zhang Fan looked relaxed: "The most suitable actor in my new film is only you." That's why I'm coming to you. ”

"Thank you. Donnie's expression was a little excited, and it could even be said that he couldn't help himself. The painful life he has lived during this period of time has been difficult for him to accept, but he has never been able to find room to turn over. Until this time, Zhang Fan found him!

This is a big production with an investment of nearly $200 million! He has always been looking for top Hollywood stars to play the role, and he can get this role without the slightest operation in the imperial capital, which is completely due to Zhang Fan's help.

Downey is an emotional person, otherwise he would not have said in another world that he would not play Iron Man if Mel Gibson, who had helped him, could not be the director.

After hearing Zhang Fan's words, Donnie nodded vigorously, "Thank you, Zhang." Thank you. I will always remember your help. ”

Donnie's words are sincere, and Zhang Fan knows this.

"Mr. Zhang. Donnie himself is grateful to Zhang Fan, but his agent still has to fight for his own interests. After all, it's also about his income," Downey agreed in principle to play Iron Man. Just in terms of salary?"

For the agent's words, Zhang Fan was not angry. This is the right thing to do, and he would have asked about it if he was an agent himself.

"The contract was signed directly in five parts. Zhang Fan was not dissatisfied, but directly offered the conditions: "The salary of the first Iron Man is eight million US dollars." After that, the salary of each film increased by 25 percent. The maximum cap is $25 million. ”

Zhang Fan looked at Donnie with a smile, "These five movies are just the beginning, and there may be more movies waiting for you later." ”

The world of the Avengers can be filmed in many parts, and Iron Man is obviously one of the protagonists, and he has appeared a lot of times. If the rate continues to increase by 25 percent, Robert Downey Jr.'s salary will break through the sky. So an upper limit is given.

In fact, the salary of $25 million is already the top treatment in Hollywood. Only a handful of people are able to get it. It's clear that Robert Downey Jr. isn't qualified enough right now.

"Mr. Zhang. Even if Downey's agent already understands that the price is very high compared to Downey at this time, he still has to fight for him out of professional habits, "Downey is a famous actor in Hollywood, and we hope to increase the salary." And there are too many film appointments for five films, and I hope to be able to discuss them again. ”

Zhang Fan smiled, picked up the coffee and tasted it slowly, but did not respond.

Something like this is usually the responsibility of a dedicated negotiator. It's just that Zhang Fan admires Robert Downey Jr. very much, so he came to see him in person. As for the salary, in the words of the company's professionals, it is already high.

At this time, Zhang Fan would definitely not say anything more, he believed that Robert Downey and his agent in front of him would be able to see the situation clearly.

Sure enough, after Zhang Fan didn't speak, the atmosphere here seemed a little heavy. Soon Robert Downey Jr. spoke out to persuade his agent, "James, it's okay." ”

Robert Downey Jr. understands very well that he is lucky to be able to get the role in this situation. If you want more, it's greed. Because he doesn't have the bargaining capital right now. Hollywood is very realistic, and it is impossible to get a high salary without ability, which is very simple.

"I'm willing to accept this salary. Robert Downey Jr. nodded in agreement to accept Zhang Fan's request.

For him now, being able to have a film to shoot and get a salary of nearly 10 million US dollars is already a very remarkable achievement. If you want more, it will be self-defeating.

"It was a pleasure to work with. Zhang Fan put down the coffee cup and stretched out his hand to Robert Downey Jr.

"Thank you. For Zhang Fan, Robert Downey Jr., who helped him like charcoal in the snow, is grateful from the bottom of his heart.

After everything is ready, the first part of Iron Man officially starts filming!

The whole shooting process progressed quickly, because what scenes to shoot were in Zhang Fan's mind. There's no need to shoot a lot of redundant scenes. At most, you only need to shoot more than 100 minutes of footage. This is completely different from the normal situation where directors shoot dozens or even hundreds of hours of scenes.

A lot of the crew and the cast were puzzled by this, because they had never shot like this before.

But fortunately, Zhang Fan is an investor and director, and he has the success of a slum millionaire and the glorious bonus of the Oscar for Best Director. Everyone was just confused, but no one offered to do anything.

After all, although there is a lot less time for filming like this, the workload of the actors and crew is greatly reduced. With less work with the same pay, whoever is happy will be happy. After all, no one has signed a box office sharing agreement with Zhang Fan, so there is no need to pay too much attention to other things.

The difference from the original version is that Zhang Fan has added a lot of scenes to Scarlett's Black Widow. Let Black Widow come out early.

In the plot, Stark was noticed by S.H.I.E.L.D. after returning from Afghanistan, and in order to understand his Iron Man armor, he filmed Black Widow going undercover to Stark's side.

This is only a part of the plot, and the entire plot of Scarlett adds up to about ten minutes. If she wants to be even more brilliant, she needs to wait until the next few Avengers movies.

While the shooting was going on quickly, Zhang Fan had a very important thing to do. That is to get a theater for your own film.

The North American film market has several large cinema chains, and almost all important movies are broadcast by them. But because Zhang Fan is unwilling to share his interests with several giant Hollywood film companies, these theaters have very high requirements when negotiating with Zhang Fan!

They didn't say that they wouldn't release Zhang Fan's movie, but they offered a very high price in terms of screen and sharing.

In terms of screens, the most AMC is only willing to give 1,500 screens, and it asks for a whopping 58%!

Cinemas and movies have always been the same thing, and movies are just decorations without cinemas, and movies have no chance of coming out if they are not broadcast in theaters. The two are mutually reinforcing.

The share ratio of cinemas worldwide is generally between 35 and 55 percent. North America is generally more than 40 percent. And AMC proposed 58 percent, which is to include most of Zhang Fan's profits!

Zhang Fan will definitely not accept this kind of sharing ratio, and if he really accepts it, it will be equivalent to working for the theater for nothing. However, the North American cinema chain has always had a close relationship with several major Hollywood companies. Not only Disney, but several other giant companies are also dissatisfied with Zhang Fan's rapid development momentum and do not want to see another challenger appear in front of them. Therefore, this time, almost everyone joined forces to deal with Zhang Fan.

The screen is less and divided into high. The company's specialists went around negotiating to no avail. Hollywood's biggest companies have always been the leaders in the industry, and it is too difficult to escape from them. And the theater chain also wants to take this opportunity to slaughter Zhang Fan fiercely.

After these two sides thought together, the next thing was troublesome. Zhang Fan didn't talk about the theater, and the atmosphere in the company gradually became solemn.

"Otherwise, let's work with Disney. At a company meeting, someone couldn't help but come up with the idea.

In business, basically they don't care about the so-called face problem, as long as they can get profits, they can discuss other things. Even if you go back to Disney now, you will be ridiculed, but at least it is not as high as it is now!

"Disney won't be soft-hearted. Zhang Fan said softly, "If you look back at this time, Disney will definitely put forward higher requirements, and the price paid will not be much lower than now." ”

"Why don't you go find a few others?" someone else came up with a new plan.

Hollywood is not only a giant Disney, but several other giant film companies also have a strong ability to influence the theater chain.

"We're the fat in everyone's eyes now. Zhang Fan shook his head slightly, "The others are similar to Disney." No one will be an angel at this time. They all have knives and forks in hand, ready to eat on us. And. ”

Zhang Fan's eyes sharpened, and he glanced around at the company's top executives, "If I only want to be a film company that works for several giant companies, I won't refuse Disney's request at all." I want to develop our company into a supergroup that can stand at the top of Hollywood! If we back down now, what will the onlookers think? There will never be a chance to stand out again!"

If Zhang Fan wants to live a luxurious life, his current wealth is already enough. But if he wants to become the most famous star in the world, he needs to have a super media group to build momentum for him. Now is the beginning stage, and if he surrenders to the traditional forces of Hollywood at this time, he will never succeed!

"So what are we going to do?" and that's where the real difficulty lies. What should we do in this situation?

"It's simple. Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes, and a smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth, "Let's organize a temporary theater by ourselves!"