"What do you think his purpose is?"

Cussa and Melissa rarely had time to sit down over a cup of coffee and chat, thanks to Daniel's lack of public activities at the moment, and he himself has not been idle, accumulating more and more miles with the airline, and can almost redeem many international flights. But Kusa, the people around him, always have time to rest. For example, Dechar, basically Daniel is not in Los Angeles, she can go home, but Miller follows Daniel and runs all over the world.

As the leader of Daniel's team, Kusa is certainly well aware of Daniel's series of moves, but so far, he has not understood what Daniel wants to do.

Promote the listing of MB, pull up the banner of DD Pictures, and connect funds and investors all over the world.

Melissa is a special assistant to Daniel's investment department, and she has the most comprehensive information related to film investment, but she obviously doesn't know anything either.

"I don't know, maybe David does?"

"Maybe."

Kusa frowned and thought, Daniel rarely concealed his actions, which showed that this move was very big and very crucial, so that there could be no slightest change.

"Obviously he's raising a lot of money, maybe billions, so what's going to be done with that money? What's more, he has been dealing with the negative impact of winning the Oscars, before we thought that he hoped to calm the doubts through time, after a while, winning the best actor will naturally become a simple glory, and other doubts and speculations are just lace. But now it seems that he is not just waiting, it is also in line with his way of doing things, he never waits, does he? ”

As Daniel's earliest partner, Kusa can be said to be the most emotional, and of course, Melissa is not far behind. Back then, when he took this handsome but slightly young man to UTA to meet Tracy, how could he imagine it today. This is especially true of Kusa. He remembers how frustrated Daniel was when Tracy turned it down, and how hard it was for them to fight for one role at a time. But slowly, Daniel gained more and more recognition, and his precise vision of investment matters was shocking. Whether it's financial stocks, Internet technology, crude oil futures or movie investment, so far, there has never been a miss, how incredible it is.

No one knows better than him what Daniel was in the first place — a true hot dog chef who came to Hollywood from Brooklyn to find his dreams.

Now, he's the hallmark of the Hollywood dream.

Countless young people followed in his footsteps and came here. But it is clear that he has come too far for anyone to compare with him.

Melissa also frowned and thought about it, she seemed to think of something, "Kusa, what do you think...... I mean, don't you think it's true that Miramax became the owner? ”

"Miramax?" Kusa was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "No way, Disney won't give up control." Daniel has always been a very controlling person, and I was surprised that he was willing to give up control of MB this time - but at least he's still pinching the whole F2F, isn't he? It seems that the future of F2F is much better than that of MB. If it was just to become a minority shareholder in Miramax, Daniel would not be willing. ”

"What if Disney agrees?"

“…… No way, if they agreed to give up a controlling stake in the company, why didn't the Weinstein brothers take it? ”

"Handing it over to Weinstein and handing it over to Daniel is very different." Obviously, engaged in the affairs of Daniel's investment department since then. Melissa has accumulated sufficient experience in these matters, "Leave it to Weinstein, Disney will have zero say in corporate affairs, and the Weinstein brothers' development plan and Disney headquarters have important contradictions." But if it is handed over to Daniel. Daniel's intentions are in agreement with the headquarters, and of course they can be supported. Moreover, Disney has mastered Miramax for at least two decades, and its influence is so deep-rooted that even if Daniel becomes the controlling shareholder, Disney can still exert influence - which may be within Disney's acceptable range. After all, without Weinstein, Disney may not really be sure about the future of Miramax. ”

Melissa's analysis silenced both of them.

"You don't need so much money to become Miramax!"

That was Cusa's last question.

"Perhaps, Daniel has other moves, such as buying Marvel or something, doesn't he love superheroes very much? Ha ha. Melissa shook her head and began to laugh and babble.

……

When Melissa jokes about Marvel, Marvel itself isn't having a good time.

"The Punisher" with Lionsgate failed miserably at the box office, and it was even evaluated as "the most superhero-like superhero film".

Rarely, Kevin. Figo was not harshly criticized.

As an executive who advocated self-directed filming, Kevin was to blame for the action, but it's clear that reviews are pointing to the film's lack of "superhero special effects" — echoing Daniel's original opinion. And Kevin was the one who insisted on cooperating with Daniel, and in the end it was the company's collective decision-making that led to the bankruptcy of the cooperation.

But in this way, Marvel's independent filming attempts still had to be stopped, and they didn't lose much, if they didn't consider the benefits that "The Punisher" might bring from the explosion.

It is irrepressible to go back to the path of releasing the right to adapt characters.

This made Kevin somewhat depressed.

It wasn't until he received a call from Alex Ferguson, the head of Daniel's investment department at DD Pictures, that this depression was slightly alleviated.

At least Daniel still values the heroes of the Marvel universe and thinks they have the potential to make money.

Ferguson, of course, came for the rights to adapt the characters.

Melissa and Kusa's statement is not without roots, Daniel's investment department has been staring at Marvel, once the other party intends to sell the character adaptation rights, of course, they can know for the first time, Daniel's attention to superheroes, Melissa knows it.

Superhero movies such as "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" have always been an important part of the movie category, but unfortunately, people have not found a universal approach that can make superheroes usher in their own era.

Stan. Lee once attributed it to special effects technology.

The special effects technology has not yet caught up with the imagination of the comic book authors, which is the most important reason why superhero movies are eclipsed.

Stan Lee was right.

At present, there are only four film and television special effects companies that have a place in Hollywood.

At the top of the list, there is no doubt that George. Lucas's ILM, the old special effects company, is deeply entrenched. Even a computer department that was born out of it eventually developed into a giant in animation technology - Pixar Animation. "Alien", "Star Wars", "Jurassic Park" and so on, countless classics have established the leading position of Industrial Light and Magic in this field.

He was followed by James. Cameron's digital realm, the digital realm where Titanic rose to fame, benefited from James' technophilia, a man who was obsessed with all sorts of new technologies. He has a wide range of hobbies and is extremely keen on extreme adventure - I have to say, this is a Hollywood outlier, but it may be because of this that he has been able to contribute so many classic works. The digital space and Fox work closely together. This provides a solid guarantee for its continuous technological updates.

The third was Peter. Jackson, Richard. Taylor and Daniel's own Weta Digital. Its fame was made possible by two major installments, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy that cataphered it from a penniless player to a top player in the industry, and Pirates of the Caribbean cemented that position and ensured the company's continued profitability. In addition, Peter's new work "King Kong" has also attracted attention - it can be said that Weta Digital, which started the latest of the three companies, is the most popular. Of course, in terms of heritage, there is still a big gap with the top two, especially Industrial Light and Magic.

The fourth is, of course, Sony's imaging technology, which became the focus of attention with "Spider-Man". However, compared with the previous three, it is somewhat limited and insufficient.

The rise of the film and television special effects technology industry has promoted the rapid development of this technology, it certainly exists in the background of the times, special effects are becoming more and more important in blockbusters, and more and more become a magic weapon to attract audiences, which is fully understood by major film and television companies, but there is still most of the market for traditional feature films, and it is not worth spending a lot of money to develop this industry. What's more, Hollywood, where the professional division of labor is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, does not advocate a completely vertical industrial system.

Fox and James. Cameron's magnum opus, Avatar, not only enabled James's digital realm. The same was done with ILM and Weta Digital. This can show that there is no giant in this industry that can exclusively deal with a film of the level of "Avatar" - cooperation is a must and a helpless move, after all, the cost is a threshold that cannot be crossed.

This shows that for superhero films, the time has not yet come.

"Spider-Man" can only be an early blooming flower, which is not representative. But now. It's definitely a good opportunity to get your hands on the characters.

Not only DD Pictures saw this, but Fox, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony, etc., also coveted the fat of Marvel, after all, Sony Images' income from "Spider-Man" directly affected the life and death of this department, without "Spider-Man", Sony would have nothing to praise in the movie, let alone make a large profit. Fox has also tasted the sweetness of superhero films such as "Fantastic Four" and "Wolverine".

But Marvel's caution is conceivable, after all, the experience of "Spider-Man" is too painful.

So, when Kevin heard Ferguson report a series of names, he was literally frozen there.

"Captain America Steve. Rogers? Thor Thor? Eagle Eye? Black Widow? ......" Kevin came back to his senses and had to repeat, "Are you kidding?" ”

"Oh, Kevin, I'm almost too busy, where can I have time to joke with you."

Ferguson's words made Kevin feel a little sad, DD Pictures' recent limelight is indeed exaggerated, Ferguson is not joking when he says that he is busy with the sky, as the day-to-day head of Daniel's investment department, he has only one Melissa in his head to contact the entire team, and he is responsible for all transactional work.

"Our news is to sell the rights to adapt the character film, not to sell the company."

"DD Pictures has no plans to get involved in comics, and of course we won't be interested in Marvel, I'm only interested in your character film adaptation rights. Really, I have to stress this point, if you're going to sell the company, why don't you go find Warner, DC can covet you guys for a long time. ”

Kevin propped his forehead, "Ferguson, I'm not joking with you, we didn't plan to give away so many important roles, you understand?" Something like "The Punisher"-"

"Money losers?" Ferguson's tone rose suddenly, as a nouveau riche figure in the Hollywood investment world, Ferguson's extremely outgoing emotions and expressions made many people uncomfortable, as the person who holds a lot of money to speak, how many people are easy to make people feel headaches, "Kevin, you only plan to sell money-losing characters?" Isn't that a joke? ”

Kevin's tongue is knotted and he doesn't know what to say.

Marvel is now in an extremely contradictory moment, on the one hand, it sees the huge profits of making movies, and on the other hand, it is the investment risk that plunges the company into the abyss, this dilemma makes Marvel only willing to sell some third-tier heroes when choosing to sell characters, which is very unattractive to investors.

"Listen to me, Kevin, you have to show some sincerity, everyone does business to make money, if it's all Lionsgate, lose money in it, who would dare to shoot a movie in the Marvel Universe. If I were you, I should release a few first-line heroes, and when everyone fires this type, your heroes will naturally become valuable, can't you count this account? Think again, we're in constant contact. ”

Alex Ferguson, DD Pictures, Daniel – this line gives Kevin a lot of associations.

Daniel is a coveted figure - he is regarded by many as a movie bank, and as long as he likes it, he participates, and seems to be able to withdraw money. Now that Daniel is targeting Marvel's superheroes, does it mean that the time has come for the heroes to grab a lot of money? Could the failure of The Punisher be just an isolated case?

"If we're in such a hurry, will Marvel still be willing to sell it to us? You don't know, now you're a big searchlight, and everybody's staring at you. Ferguson hung up the phone and complained to Daniel next to him.

Daniel rarely came to DD Pictures, and he also heard the news that Marvel intended to sell the role.

"Don't worry, Marvel won't have any good characters this time, and their plan to make their own movies has not been completely canceled. According to what I said, you just keep contacting them. Now they're scared out of "The Punisher" and "Hulk", and they have to give them a little confidence. ”

"You're going to dig a hole for them?" David glanced at Daniel, now this person's mind is no longer easy to guess, but his heart is getting darker and darker, and the conspiracy is getting more and more sophisticated. (To be continued.) )