Yes, if there's anything in the world that can beat anime, Jenny is sure, it's the copyright of their outcasts. wWw.しωχ S520.coM It is their long-cherished wish to let these first-line heroes return to Marvel, and even if Kevin knows her knot well, his resentment is also very justified - let's put it this way, this time he finally took full possession, but under the powerful bait of Spider-Man, Kevin finally gave up even a word of sarcasm and relinquished his hard-won advantage to Jenny: No way, who let Marvel have all the treasures, but still can't agree with Sony?

In the original timeline, Marvel really wanted Spider-Man to appear in "The Avengers", but at that time, Sony was already preparing to redevelop the "The Amazing Spider-Man" series, and arrogantly believed that the two should be equal, if Spider-Man was to appear in the Avengers, the movie should be led by Sony - how could Marvel accept such a bid? Sony's tone was not until the word-of-mouth of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" hit the street and "The Avengers" exploded, and then it softened, that's it, at the beginning, Sony didn't plan to compromise with Marvel, until Spider-Man starred Andrew. The conflict between Garfield and Sony broke out, which put the original evil six's plan on hold, put down their bodies and returned to the MCU, even so, they have not given up their dominance, in the reboot of Spider-Man, Sony and Marvel's right to speak is roughly equal, and the ambition of the villain movie in the Spider-Man series is still looming.

And for Jenny, although she also wants Spider-Man to return to the world of "Avengers" for the first time, at least to show a little trace, but before "Codename Shero", Sony relied on the super high gold content of this IP and the brilliant achievements of the previous work, although she also wanted to join in the fun and cooperate with her, but she was even worried about opening up this area that is regarded as a gold mine, let alone joining the "Avengers", a movie with an uncertain future, to use an inappropriate analogy, before the box office success of "Iron Man" 1 and 2, Spider-Man is the daughter of Sony's heart, and it's too late for his father to take care of him, how can he be allowed to mess with a group of poor boys?

However, when "Codename SHERO" joined the MCU, Sony's attitude immediately changed subtly, and the news that Jenny became the producer of "The Avengers" made their tone soften a lot immediately - there is no other reason, no means are needed, just because of her Jenny. Jefferson came forward to endorse "The Avengers", optimistic about the development of the MCU, the name of the person, the shadow of the tree, everything is as simple as that. Now in 2010, the impossibility for Marvel, after the global box office of 1.6 billion in "Codename Shero", does not exist at all for Jenny.

"In fact, before I went to New Zealand, Sony's attitude had changed." Jenny said in a flat tone, not caring about Kevin's strange voice on the phone - she guessed that Marvel must still be in contact with Sony during this time, but the feedback given by Sony will not be too good, maybe there will be no feedback at all - since she was looking for her at the beginning, Sony will definitely not contact Marvel until he talks to her, which is the most basic work courtesy, especially when there may be a power struggle within the crew. "But I didn't reply—"

Kevin made a sound that sounded like drowning, and Jenny laughed heartily, "Don't worry, Kevin, when we talked about this five months ago when the movie didn't start shooting, Sony didn't want to be 50% sorry for themselves, but now, when the movie is basically ready to be filmed, their attitude should also change-"

She paused and tossed her chips. "10 million, buy a face in the easter egg, and a few names in the feature film, what do you think? We can not participate in Sony's current "The Amazing Spider-Man", after the 2012 launch, the two sides will play again according to word-of-mouth and box office, and retain room for negotiation, if Spider-Man officially joins the MCU, let's talk about specific funding and sharing issues, but in any case, the dominant party must be Marvel. ”

This is a relatively conservative approach that can be accepted by many parties, in fact, it is betting on the confidence of both parties in the future and in the IP - buy a few lines for 10 million, whether it is expensive or cheap is really unclear, it may be a cheap and offensive price for Sony, how many gimmicks and box office can the two words Spider-Man bring to "The Avengers"? Will there be an impact on the marketing of "The Amazing Spider-Man", which was released in the same year? And for Marvel, which has always been stingy, is the 10 million worth spent? After all, it is always a question how much box office it can bring.

"Yes." But what surprised Jenny a little was that Kevin, who has always liked to control costs, agreed to her proposal without hesitation, and it seemed that she really muttered Marvel's desire for Spider-Man. "Or we can do a swap and allow 'The Amazing Spider-Man' to use our names in the lines, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor, and even let them make cameos in the movie, forming a strategic partnership first."

"I'll bring it up to Sony." Jenny also agreed with Kevin's proposal, "But don't get your hopes up, although the box office of "Iron Man" is good, there is always a gap between it and Spider-Man in terms of national popularity, and Sony may not think that such a swap is a good deal." ”

"Let's negotiate with that in mind." Kevin's tone was a lot calmer - he was actually really easy to coax, because he was very pragmatic, and he used to hate Jenny because he felt that she took more of her share than she deserved, and now, when Jenny played the role of a producer and began to draw benefits for "The Avengers", whether it made him feel weak or not, Kevin's attitude immediately became intimate, and he even had some gains and losses, and discussed it with Jenny. "Do you think Sony will say yes?"

Jenny doesn't really have a bad feeling for him, after all, she's always been on the side of bullies, "It's hard to say yet, I think Sony will say yes or not, it depends on his confidence in me, and his faith in The Amazing Spider-Man, so this month's "Fast and Furious" preview may be able to change their attitude - and maybe they won't even have a final decision until May." ”

"The Avengers" is now almost finished, but there is still more than a year before the release, and it is completely possible to arrange a reshoot after that, so there is no urgency in time, and it is normal for such a big event to be ruffled within the company for a few months, so Kevin was not frustrated and impatient, but took the initiative to say, "Can you arrange a place for me during the test screening?" ”

continued to make this request after Sony's topic, and his attitude was actually obvious - according to Robert's arrangement, Jenny should have been involved in the production of "The Avengers", but she then went to film by herself, and did not say that she wanted to take care of things, Kevin was of course happy to exclude her, and the attitude of rejection was very obvious, and now he took the initiative to ask to watch "Fast and Furious 5", indicating that his mentality has been shaken, but he needs to test Jenny's ability again. If this test screening satisfies him, he will naturally extend an olive branch to Jenny and invite her to join the production decision-making team, which is Marvel's characteristic high-level group.

"Of course," Jenny knew his subtext, and she chuckled twice and her tone became affectionate, "I'll send you ten tickets, Kevin, and bring your friends, it's going to be a good movie." ”

She hung up and handed it to Mary, and Cesare said, "I thought you'd tell Kevin that if Sony wasn't tempted, you'd trade it for an investment in a movie starring himself - he'd be even more impressed, wouldn't he?" ”

"But that's the bargaining chip we're going to use in exchange for The Amazing Spider-Man, and it doesn't have much to do with The Avengers, and he should be able to figure it out eventually - though it may drag on for a long time." Jenny said in a consultative tone, "So, there's no need to play Kevin anymore, right?" You know, it might really break his heart—"

She couldn't help but laugh before she finished speaking, and even Cesare smiled lightly. "He didn't ask you how to connect "Codename Shero" with "The Avengers"? As far as I know, the crew has not filmed the relevant plot until now. ”

"Kevin should be planning to put it off until after watching Fast and Furious 5." Jenny still understands Kevin's intentions, "Like Sony, they all want to see the results of this collaborative model - does it improve the quality of the film?" Is it worth the price they have to pay for it? For Sony in particular, this is significant, after all, they have more options. ”

For Sony, Spider-Man's joining the Avengers and co-developing with The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and Big Dream are actually two different issues. Spider-Man's joining the Avengers has a certain temptation for Sony, but they are not so tempted - this is a question that they have been talking to Marvel before, not Jenny. And in the case that Jenny herself does not star, half of the investment in "The Amazing Spider-Man 1" is given to Big Dream, which is another problem, the temptation for Sony may be greater, but it is still not big enough for them to waver, they want to cooperate, they want to get the light of the miracle girl, but they are not sure what price to pay, so, after "Codename SHERO" joined the MCU, Sony took the initiative to resume contact, wanting to use 'Spider-Man to join the Avengers, Perform for a few minutes or even more than ten minutes' in exchange for Jenny's guidance, of course, they will pay for it, and the price is 10 million US dollars, and from Sony's mouth, Cesare speculates that his asking price for Spider-Man's appearance in the Avengers should be around 10 million, which is equivalent to when Marvel pays the bill for them.

It can be said that Sony's abacus is very fine, "The Avengers" is set for May 12, "The Amazing Spider-Man" is July, if Spider-Man appears in "The Avengers", this is the best advertisement for "The Amazing Spider-Man", it can save a lot of money in marketing, and borrow the momentum of "The Avengers", and you can also earn Jenny's production guidance for nothing, even if it is just a few words, it is all net earning, refer to the words of this gold medal producer to produce, if the quality of the movie can be improved, Then they're making a lot of money. - Of course, such a result does not harm the interests of Big Dream and Marvel, for Marvel may still scratch the itch, at most Big Dream can't inject money, but the price of 10 million is not low, Hollywood producers, in addition to big gold medals like Bruckheimer, the producer may not be able to get 10 million, Jenny just say a few words, and you can get 10 million with guidance, this money is really easy to earn.

However, for Jenny and Cesare, Sony's abacus is inevitably too loud - "The Avengers" does not have a share of big dreams, Jenny made a cameo appearance under Robert's pressure, that is, to get a friendship price of millions, although this is higher than the salary of most of the leading actors in "The Avengers", but for her now, it is equivalent to pocket money, just to fulfill her production responsibilities and sell her brain power for free? She is dedicated, but she is far from being dedicated.

The two sides have obviously different perceptions of the situation, and it is easy to collapse if they continue to talk, and just took the opportunity of leaving for five months, Jenny directly cut off contact with Sony's side - in these five months, it was Sony's side that was urging, and Dameng's side was completely humming haha, who was more anxious, this is already clear at a glance. And Sony's chips are also constantly losing weight - five months later, "The Avengers" has been mostly filmed, and there is no room for Spider-Man in the plot, he can only make a cameo at most, it seems that Jenny doesn't care very much about whether he makes a cameo or not, and after collecting some contract details that Big Dream intends to release, they also realize that they have made a mistake: Jenny doesn't care so much about whether Spider-Man can join the Avengers, they should say let Spider-Man join "Iron Man 3".

However, whether "Iron Man 3" will start filming depends on the box office of "The Avengers", if "The Avengers" is a big hit and "The Amazing Spider-Man" hits the streets, then it will be difficult to say how rare Marvel Spider-Man will be...... At this point, Sony's initiative has almost been lost, and it's time for Big Dream to put on his hole cards-

"The 11 bundled contracts are all jointly funded, and each enjoys 50% of the copyright." During the fifteen-minute call, Cesare said, "In addition to the 'The Amazing Spider-Man' series, the two sides will jointly develop a movie with an investment of 200 million, without the need for Sony to provide IP, I think, this should be enough to satisfy them." ”

Indeed, Sony is very excited about such conditions, especially the development of original IP, which makes them even more excited, here to help share 50% of the investment, but not to pick peaches, but to share the risk. But they still didn't agree, but made the same request as Kevin - I want to see "Fast and Furious 5", under the supervision of Jenny, how much this movie has improved compared to 4, which shows how much the supervision of Big Dream is worth. If you want to take 50% of the "amazing Spider-Man" from Sony, it is a little more difficult than seeking skin with a tiger, and how can the decision-makers nod their heads without seeing tangible results?

"Have you watched Fast & Furious 5?" Jeanne asked Cesare, and then Mary, "What about you?" Have you seen it? What do you think? ”

"It's a new look, indeed." Cesare nodded, a rare look of appreciation, "Justin. Lin is a genius in the hit crime film, and his performance has been so surprising that I was interested in signing him for a crime comedy – which is part of what we'll be talking about. ”

"Cool!" Mary also cried out radiantly. "You can rest assured and wait to see their conquered expressions - I won't be surprised that this year's North American New Year Championship was won by this movie, and the last part of the speeding car robbing the bank is really playing with imagination to the extreme, I don't know what to say, it's cool and reasonable, and the plot really throws the first four far away! J.J, really, it's a bit of a flesh to say that, but you're a magician! It's awesome! ”

Jenny smiled a little awkwardly: in fact, she really didn't do much in the production of these films, at most she strengthened the confidence of the director, telling them that the idea was very good, it was worth sticking to, and it played a role of endorsement. - "The Avengers", she deliberately did not intervene, she read the script, Jos's vision is a bit different from the final film, it should be the result of the interference of the decision-making committee of Marvel characteristics in the filming and editing, Marvel's movies, all directors have no final cutting power, and even have to listen to the opinions of the decision-making committee composed of Kevin and the other two executives in the plot trend, and the director is more of a senior worker who organizes filming on the spot...... It's hard to say whether this model is pros or cons, but at least on "Avengers 1", Jenny's judgment is that the version that is interfered with will be better, at least more suitable for the market.

In her and Jos's experience, if she were involved in the production, Jos would definitely ask her for help when she encountered creative disagreements, which would have brought some unnecessary interpersonal burden, so Jenny was still glad that Salvi's decision to shoot behind closed doors allowed her to avoid at least a dispute for a while. - In any case, however, she was not thick enough to be praised by Mary to her face.

"I hope others like it as much as you do." Jenny said she stretched and gazed at the deserted mountain trail — the crazy fans certainly hadn't heard of her return today. "However, in fact, to be honest, don't look at Sony as such a treasure for "The Amazing Spider-Man", but I'm really not optimistic about their current reboot thinking, whether they take it down or not, it doesn't really matter to the big dream, and it can even be said that taking it down also increases the risk......"

"Huh?" Mary was a little dizzy. "Why does taking it down increase the risk - do you want it or not?"

I think I still want it, but for Jenny, who has the advantage of foreknowledge, the reputation of the "The Amazing Spider-Man" series has been poor, and it has to be changed to take it down, and the ending is still unknown, she is interested in dominance, which is nothing more than a fan mentality, including the joy of seeing Spider-Man join the Avengers - it is enough for ordinary people to read comics, Geek is willing to spend and spend money on figures, and for people like them...... The prince of Dubai built an entire startrek playground, and the Chinese entrepreneur bought the rights to build the Enterprise building, and she ...... Spend 200 million to win the dominant position to match your favorite characters and reunite with the whole family......

Of course, this is also based on confidence in his own strength, so Cesare did not object when he knew the pros and cons - the IP of Spider-Man, as long as it can be done well, the ability to attract money will not be weaker than Iron Man and others, only stronger, which belongs to fans to make money. - But Jenny couldn't explain the story to Mary, so she had to end the topic with a smile. "Have you taken all the scripts?"

"It's all in the trunk." Mary said she beckoned her bodyguards to go with her to carry documents and luggage, while Cesare and Jenny went inside.

"I have something to tell you." Once inside the house, and having obtained the **, Cesare said, "- I suppose I should have made it clear before Mary told you that she had made her intentions very clear." ”

"Uh, you mean?" Jenny actually guessed a little, from the fact that Mary had been uncharacteristically hinting that she could develop with other male stars-

"I think you've guessed pretty much." Cesare saw what she was saying, and he shrugged his shoulders, "I got you a yoga instructor - it's not convenient to talk about on the phone, so I didn't tell you before." ”

"Oh," said Jenny, "is she really a yoga instructor, or is she?" ”

"She happens to be a real yoga instructor," Cesare said, "and we're all very careful at the moment, but I thought, of course, it's better to be careful, after all, if this thing is exposed by the media, she's going to get a lot of unnecessary attention and harm." ”

"Of course." Jenny said quickly, "Of course - you just talk to Mary and let her make an appointment for me." ”

Cesare nodded, not going on, but not embarrassed, and Jenny felt slightly uncomfortable, grinning, "So—we really have a group of friends who care about people, don't we?" ”

"Maybe it's because we're not doing well enough." Cesare said, "You and Salvi—"

"Just go with the flow." Jenny shrugged. "You and her—"

"Nothing serious." Cesare said, "It's just—"

They looked at each other for a moment, clearing their throats at the same time, and almost at the same time feeling a slight embarrassment from 'clearing their throats at the same time', Cesare spoke first, "So, about the crime comedy I just mentioned—"

"Yes, yes." Jenny hurriedly spoke, and she turned and walked with Cesare to the small living room. "About the crime comedy you just talked about......"