Chapter 77, Stan Lee
"Hello, Mr. Li!" Lei Weidong's words were translated through Zi Hanyan, and it is really inconvenient in the United States to not understand English.
Although Stan Lee was in his fifties, he looked very energetic, and although he was surprised by Lei Weidong's age, he still shook Lei Weidong's hand very politely.
"I really can't imagine that Mr. Ray is so young, I was surprised by his age when I saw Jobs some time ago, and now when I see you, I know how perverted your Apple employees are, completely composed of a group of young people, how can we be embarrassed by the people who are fast into the soil." Stan Lee joked about Lei's age.
"Don't say that, Mr. Li, you look more energetic than I am, I can guarantee that you will definitely live longer than Jobs!" Lei Weidong casually made fun of Jobs. "Also, just call me Harry Potter!"
"Hehe, Mr. Harry Potter said so, Jobs will settle accounts with you!" Stan Lee was obviously funny, and then Lei Weidong continued the topic.
After chatting a few words, Lei Weidong decided to get straight to the point.
"Mr. Li, I drew a set of comics, please comment!" Lei Weidong handed over "Transformers".
"Oh! What a comic! Stan Lee took it. You high-tech enthusiasts, you probably create high-tech comics. ”
"It's a comic book about robots, think about the cars and tanks that can turn into robots, and the robot wars that can turn into F-14s and Mirage 2000s, how exciting it is, where did these robots come from, how did they come to Earth, how did they lurk, and what can humans get from their civilization?" Lei Weidong said the good things that had been done for a long time.
"Yes, good imagination, worthy of being a major shareholder of Apple, but can Mr. Lei take it home and take a closer look? I like to be alone in a situation where no one is bothering first, and carefully savor the manga alone! Stan Lee said embarrassedly.
"Absolutely! Mr. Stan Lee! "Ever since he met Jobs, Lei Weidong knew that these technical men had some quirks.
And Stan Lee, as a big man in the comic industry, has some quirks.
The next day, when Lei Weidong was still in bed talking about life with the beauty in his dream, he was woken up by the phone. A little groggy and relieved with a heavy nasal voice: "Hey, who's it!" ”
"I'm Stan Lee!"
"What are you saying, I don't understand, can I speak Chinese?" Lei Weidong is still a little sleepwalking, and he can't understand any English words on the phone!
"I'm sorry, Harry Potter! I forgot you don't know English, so I'm calling your assistant, but I'll say it anyway, your imagination is amazing, I love your stories! You know, I took it into the bathroom yesterday and was going to take a closer look at it while I was in the bath, but I just escaped and got the manga wet! I love this comic! Stan Lee's voice rang on the phone.
"Neurotic!" Hearing a burst of chatter, and hanging up the phone again, Lei Weidong could only vomit.
"Neurotic! What to call in the middle of the night! Lei Weidong, who had just slept for a while, was woken up by the phone again, picked up the phone and said angrily.
"Lei Shao! , I have something to tell you! The voice of the purple beauty came from the phone.
"Sister Zi! What's the matter! Is it inevitable that the pillow will be empty, and you want me to go over and help out! Hearing that it was a purple beauty, Lei Weidong got up and became a little less angry.
"Yes! Boss, if you have a request I don't object, but Mr. Zhong then what do you say! Knowing that Lei Weidong is colored, he can only talk about flowers, although Zi Hanyan is not angry, but laughs at Lei Weidong.
"If it's not an empty pillow and I can't sleep, why are you calling me at this point! What's the hurry! Lei Weidong asked.
"Yes! Stan Lee, he invited us to the company tomorrow morning to talk about comic collaboration, and he forgot that you don't understand English, so the call went to you first! Zi Hanyan said.
"See! The harassing call just now was made by Stan Lee, and it seems that Stan Lee is very happy with "Transformers"! Lei Weidong muttered to himself.
"I see! Sister Zi is not interested in coming over, I was woken up in the middle of the night, I need to be comforted! Lei Weidong said.
"Comfort, you go to Stan Lee, he woke me up too! I haven't asked you for overtime pay! Little boss rest early! Zi Hanyan smiled and hung up the phone.
"These girls don't give me face at all!" Finding that Zi Hanyan had hung up the phone, Lei Weidong said helplessly.
At more than 9 o'clock, Lei Weidong took Chen Dazhuang and others to Stan Lee's office, and as soon as he entered the door, Stan Li gave Lei Weidong a warm hug.
"Mr. Harry! You're finally here! I've been waiting for you for a long time! Oh! I forgot you don't know English! But it's so inconvenient to not know English in the United States! Stan Lee said.
"It doesn't matter if you know English or not, as long as you can talk about business!" Holding back the foul smell of cologne on Stan Lee's body, Lei Weidong said.
"That's right! As long as you can negotiate a business, you can do it! Stan Lee laughed.
Since both parties have intentions, the next thing is simple.
At this time, Stan Lee had already begun to take charge of the overall situation of the comic company, and some of the first-line creations had been handed over to others, so the matter was negotiated by the editor-in-chief of Marvel, Tom Lee. Harry and Zihan are in charge.
Zihan Yan is the sales manager of Xiaomi Company, these are all things, for Lei Weidong's decentralization, Zihan Yan is a little flattered, saying that he has tried his best to fight for the interests of the company.
His men go to negotiate and fight for a little interest, while Lei Weidong and Stan Lee are chatting with tea together (of course an interpreter is needed)
What Lei Weidong didn't expect was that Stan Li was not old-hearted, and he actually made a small swimming pool and beach on the top floor of the company building, and the company's employees could laugh on it as long as they were resting, even in the metropolis in September, they could enjoy the scenery of beach beauties, watching the beauties in bikinis walk by, Lei Weidong couldn't help but feel that the enjoyment of Americans is life, and he would have to get a few such beautiful scenery to enjoy every day after returning to Hong Kong.
"Harry, what do you think about the future of this comic?" Stan Lee asked, seemingly inadvertently:
"It must be good, Stan, the popularity of Star Wars hasn't subsided yet, and now it's definitely popular to launch a sci-fi comic like this!" Lei Weidong is very optimistic about the prospects of Transformers, you must know that because of the popularity of Star Wars, there is now a sci-fi boom in the United States, and the launch of "Transformers" at this time is definitely more popular than later generations.
"Yes, Harry Potter, your vision is really accurate, now there is a sci-fi fever in the United States, who would have thought that a "Star Wars" with an investment of less than 10 million could reach $460 million at the US box office alone!" Stan Lee couldn't help but sigh at Lucas's luck.
"Yes, not only that, it is said that Lucas did not ask for the director's salary, as long as the copyright and peripheral profits of the film, now it seems that Lucas is making a lot of money! It is estimated that no one will be able to make so much money from one movie in the future! Lei Weidong admired Lucas's vision, if it weren't for knowing that it was impossible, Lei Weidong would be willing to believe that Lucas was also a traveler.
"I can't say that, Harry Potter, I don't think your "Transformers" will make less than "Star Wars", not to mention those peripheral toys, if "Transformers" is made into a live-action movie, the box office will not be less than "Star Wars"!" Stan Lee smiled.
"Hmm!" Look at Stan Lee's smiling face. Lei Weidong was a little speechless.
I really can't underestimate this old guy, it seems that those who have left their names in history have their own unique side, whether they are good or bad, they are always outstanding from ordinary people, even if they are not geniuses, they must be talents. If it weren't for Lei Weidong's "history" of more than 30 years ahead of others, it would not be enough to lift shoes for these people!
Just like Stan Lee, he saw a bright future for comic book characters in movies in the seventies, and Hollywood also tried to bring comic book characters to the big screen in the seventies, and Superman was one of them.
It's a pity that except for Superman, the other comic book characters have all failed. Because of the limitations of technology, it is too difficult to put comic characters on the big screen in 20 years, and the cost of meeting the requirements is too high under the limitations of hardware. Otherwise, in the future, the Amazing Comics would not have decayed to the point of bankruptcy protection from the government.