Kevin is not an old fox like Barry Meyer and Brad Gray, he has only been involved in the production work for only five years, and it has been less than six months since he took over Marvel Studios, but Kevin is definitely not a soft persimmon to pinch casually, otherwise he would not have sat in this position. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, at this moment, facing Lance, Kevin seems to be facing the vast sea, and that unfathomable feeling always unconsciously grasps the initiative, even if Kevin still maintains his sanity, but he can't think of a reason to refuse in his mind, so he can only follow Lance's footsteps step by step. This reminded Kevin of the Hollywood gossip of the past year, under the joint lockdown of Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures, Lance seemed to be embarrassed, but he could always regain the initiative, and this is definitely not just achieved with the help of one Tom Cruise - or a few Tom Cruises.

"Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Thor, and the last ...... The Avengers. ”

Kevin retracted his thoughts and stayed focused, "How are you going to build the first phase of the Marvel Universe?" ”

It's one thing to conceive and ideolate, it's another thing to execute, so far, the Marvel Universe has stayed in the theoretical stage, with the scripts of "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk" coming out, which also means that the theory has officially entered the practical stage.

"In the context of the Iraq War, in order for the United States to enter the war and develop the war machine, superheroes must step up and prevent the world from falling into the flames of war, which is the core theme of the first phase." Lance was clearly prepared, "We can split the Avengers into two parts, and at the end of Iron Man, Tony Stark hears the news of the San Francisco lab explosion and then hints at the appearance of the Hulk; When the Hulk is over, Tony finds Bruce, who is ready to return to the forest, and convinces him to join forces to stop the ambitions of the American team. ”

Kevin hadn't finished reading the script for "The Incredible Hulk", so he couldn't see the connection, and simply nodded. But in fact, Lance conceived the script for "The Incredible Hulk" when he wrote it, and the American side represented by Ross could become the first stage of the dark line, hidden under the surface of the story, connecting all the stories.

In the previous life, the concept of the Marvel Universe was not clear, and at the end of "The Incredible Hulk", although Iron Man made a cameo in the easter egg part, he met with General Rose; However, first, Rose's role is incomplete, and Tony's position is naturally ambiguous, making the core of the first phase of the Marvel Universe unclear, and secondly, the fiasco of "The Incredible Hulk" almost kicked the Hulk out of the Marvel Universe, and later did not take much care of this character when conceiving the plot. But now, Lance has made drastic changes in an attempt to add more depth to the entire universe while maintaining the light-hearted popcorn nature of Marvel titles.

However, Kevin quickly sniffed out the anomaly, "So, Captain America is here, and he works for the American side, right?" ”

Lance nodded in affirmation, "Captain America is actually the earliest test subject in the war machine, and he is also the only successful test subject, he will definitely work for the government." ”

"So, you're saying that Captain America will be on the opposite side of Iron Man and the Hulk?" Kevin's brows furrowed slightly, he could sniff out the cat, but he couldn't clear his mind for a while.

In fact, Lance is already paving the way for the second phase of the Marvel Universe, however, these dark lines will not be pulled out immediately, and when the time comes, such as "Captain America 3: Civil War" and "Avengers 3", it will become the main line throughout the entire work, truly presenting the grandeur of the Marvel Universe. However, in a single work, it will not dominate.

Lance chuckled, "You wouldn't be expecting all the heroes to unite in a gala, would you?" Lance didn't answer directly, but teased.

Kevin tugged at the corners of his mouth, "No, no, that's not what I meant. "The United States has always valued individuality and respected ideas, so it is normal to have different ideas about the same thing; And from the perspective of filming, all the heroes in the Avengers are friendly and enthusiastic, and love each other, so it doesn't make sense, "But, what about Thor?" He can't be involved in the government/government as well, right? ”

Thor is a "god" outside the universe.

Lance smiled, "Remember?" Each movie exists independently, and even if you don't watch other movies, it doesn't have any impact, but if you watch other movies, you will find easter eggs......"

"Easter eggs!" Kevin also reacted and spoke first.

Lance nodded in affirmation, "Thor's work, the story is still based on the eternal realm Asgard, however, when he came to Earth, he met his girlfriend, in the comics, this girlfriend is a nurse, but we can make some modifications, the girlfriend becomes a scientist, and her research is supported by ......the government/government."

Even if Lance didn't say the latter words, Kevin reacted, "Then my girlfriend found out that the government/government was trying to turn her research into a war machine, so she began to object, and Thor was on her side. ”

"Or," Lance added, "Captain America approached Thor, believing that his power could save people from the war, and his girlfriend showed her support, so Thor sided with Captain America." Kevin's eyes lit up, and he realized that Lance hadn't written the script for "Thor" yet, and they could make plans based on the situation after the release of "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk", "Or, Thor refused to participate in the human struggle, so neither side helped, so he withdrew from the war." ”

Kevin finally understood what Lance's so-called "Marvel Universe" meant at this time, each movie is independent, but the unity will bury the dark line, if the character is successful, the dark line will be pulled out smoothly and the story behind will be introduced; If the movie fails, then bury the dark line and let the characters be absent from the later works, which will not affect the overall puzzle in the slightest.

"So, in the 'Avengers', you plan to fight against the government?" Kevin couldn't help but have such thoughts.

No, Lance shook his head again, "No, the 'Avengers' I intend to continue the story of 'Thor'. After Thor repelled Loki in Asgard, Loki united the enemy and began to invade Earth. As a result, the Avengers had to put aside their differences for a while and unite in order to save the planet. ”

Unexpectedly, completely unexpectedly, Kevin increasingly discovers that Lance knows everything about the Marvel Universe, and this feeling is extremely exciting, and he is already gearing up to dive into the first phase of the Marvel Universe. Just when everyone thought that superheroes were going to fight, Lance united everyone with a crisis of earth destruction, which can not only increase fans' recognition and love for heroes, but also make the entire Marvel Universe backstory full.

"And what about their differences?" Kevin couldn't help but be curious.

Lance rightly said, "It can be the main line of the second phase to dig deeper into the story of each character, or we can adjust the core idea and reset the story according to the changes in current events." ”

"Wow." Kevin couldn't help but sigh softly, savor it carefully, and couldn't help but sigh again, "Wow! What should I say? ”

"Yes?" Kevin's answer stunned, and then laughter broke out directly, Lance was reminding them of their cooperation: whether they were willing to work together to develop the Marvel Universe.

Kevin nodded, smiled slightly, and gave the expected answer, "Okay." "As long as you've really listened to Lance's vision for the Marvel Universe, Kevin is confident that no one on the creative committee would disagree with this collaboration, which is simply ...... It's exciting.

"Still, I'm going to take this script back with me." Kevin lifted the script for "The Incredible Hulk" in his hand, "As for the Marvel Universe...... Is it possible for you to come to our company in person to make a presentation? ”

"I don't have time." Lance didn't hesitate, he just shook his head and refused, which made Kevin a little disappointed, "However, Theo will bring a team to Marvel Studios to further communicate with you, about the framework of the Marvel Universe, and of course, about the cooperation between the two companies." ”

"Perfect, perfect!" Kevin patted his palms lightly with the rolled-up script, and his mind was already running fast - where should Marvel Studios put themselves in this cooperation, what interests should they strive for, and what results should they expect. At this point, Kevin is back in the CEO role, planning for the future of the company.

"I think that's all for today's talks." Lance interrupted Kevin's thoughts, Kevin looked up at Lance and nodded in agreement, "I need to go back and sort out my thoughts now, you know, there is really a lot of information today." Kevin pointed to his head with the script, and his simple words were full of meaning.

As he spoke, Kevin stood up and prepared to leave, "Thank you, Lance, thank you." Hope we can have a good time working together. Kevin stretched out his right hand with a big smile on his face, with Lance's protection, not only "Iron Man", Kevin believes that the rise of Marvel Studios is just around the corner.

Lance took Kevin's right hand and shook it gently, "Of course, it's a pleasure to work with. Letting go of his right hand and looking at the back of Kevin turning away, Lance suddenly remembered something, "That's right, Kevin." Kevin stopped and turned around, "I forgot to tell you, I'll be in charge of directing 'The Incredible Hulk.'" ”

A simple sentence, Kevin was directly stunned in place, thought about it carefully, and then showed a helpless smile, tilted his head to look at Lance, and said speechlessly, "I know." (To be continued.) )