$300 million.

For the current owner of the Rockets, Leslie Alexander.

is about equal to more than 70% of this guy's net worth at this time.

For Abel.

That's just the total amount of those aircraft orders he has placed on Boeing and Gulfstream.

At the same time, for him, this is almost equivalent to a person with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, charging 588 when playing games.

I can't say it's not worth mentioning, but that's it.

Abel didn't even go to Houston himself.

Just let York West go over with someone and a check to sign the contract.

At the same time Abel asked York West to take it.

There is also his boss's requirements for the upcoming Houston Rockets in the next six months.

Two words: swing rotten.

It's so rotten that I can't add to that.

He, the owner, wants the Rockets to try to get the No. 1 pick by June of this year.

In addition, he asked David Jones to make an international ocean call.

To the two principals of the Smith Capital branch in the magic capital.

Abel asked the two leaders to find a young basketball player named Da Yao in the magic capital.

want these two responsible persons to do whatever it takes to fool Da Yao into going to the United States for a draft this year.

Since Da Yao was supposed to come next year.

Abel thought it would be better to let him come over quickly.

The Houston Rockets have their own investments.

It can definitely let Da Yao play for a few more years, so that he will not be scrapped and retired so quickly.

By then, this year's NBA offseason is over.

Next year, Abel will let the owners of all NBA basketball teams know what a Western dynasty is.

But it's a lifelong career for most NBA owners, sports businessmen like Leslie Alexander.

For Abel, it's just one of his games.

and the character he set himself, just a few strokes of thick ink.

At noon on the same day.

Alan Baker is also back.

Everyone had a simple working meal in the MGM staff cafeteria.

"Sony Columbia finally chose the third option."

Alan Baker reported to the boss while slicing the mediocre steak:

"That is, for $20 million, sell the Spider-Man copyright back to us."

"But they have another condition."

"That is, when Spider-Man was filming a comic book movie, he wanted to give Sony Colombia a certain amount of investment."

Sitting across from Alan Baker, eating the same working meal, Abel nodded and shook his head:

"Go get back to them. This requirement can be met. ”

"But they can only be allowed to invest in the first part, and they will not be given priority investment in the future."

Abel vaguely remembers.

The old spider trilogy in parallel time and space, the box office is better than the other.

The first part is the worst.

He also didn't want to push Sony Colombia into a corner.

The broken ship also has three pounds of nails, which forces the neon cabinet and the Columbian movie in a hurry.

If they jump over the wall, it's easy for things to get out of their control.

It's still a good deal to be able to buy the little spider back for 20 million dollars.

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Besides, Abel also wants to change the hostess of the first part of the Old Spider trilogy and let Annie play it.

Some plots have to be added or deleted.

I don't know if I can change it for the better, in case it is not good, the box office is not very good.

That would allow Sony to participate in the investment, and it could also share some of the pressure on MGM.

If it is changed well, then MGM will shoot it itself in the future.

Alan Baker munched on the average steak and replied to the boss:

"It should be fine. I think those neon people will say yes. ”

"Well done."

Abel complimented Alan Baker.

He turned to look at MGM CEO Robert Iger sitting next to him.

"Robert. You heard what we just said. ”

Abel smiled and said:

"It's time to start preparing the little spiders that belong to MGM. I hope that your little spiders can satisfy the Americans. ”

"Of course." Robert Iger smiled, too, eating a cheap steak that tasted average.

There were a dozen or so people seated around the long table.

All of them are the senior management of MGM and the senior attaché next to Abel.

In the staff restaurant of more than 200 square meters, there are still many people eating.

However, anyone who wants to come in to eat here today will have to undergo a physical security check.

"We were prepared for a long time. Marvel has been preparing a script for this for more than two months. ”

Organized by MGM and contributed by Marvel.

Abel made a rough request for Abel's version of the Spider-Man script.

Abel himself has seen it. Personally, he thinks it should be a little better than the Old Spider trilogy.

When the time comes, the special effects will be a little better, and it may be possible to surpass the box office of the first part of the old spider.

In addition, filming had to start right away.

The old spider in parallel time and space, the reason why the box office can be so high.

A big part of this is because of the incident in September this year.

After that, many Americans were terrified.

Spider-Man, the comic book superhero they grew up seeing, can appear in the movie after this.

This will give Americans who fantasize about superheroes protecting themselves at that time some psychological comfort.

At the same time, this is also the reason why other superhero movies in later generations can be successful.

Because after that, Americans really lost their sense of security to a certain extent.

They began to crave superheroes.

It's ironic.

Hearing Robert Iger's answer, Abel smiled and nodded.

The chairman of MGM put down his knife and fork while eating, he couldn't eat this cheap steak.

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"That's right. What about after Spider-Man. There are so many superheroes in Marvel, which one are you going to make? ”

Abel's previous request for MGM and Marvel was just for them to shoot Spider-Man first.

Other comic book heroes, he didn't care.

Just let MGM play freely.

Just talking about it today, he asked.

Robert Iger hastened to reply:

"After Parker, our idea was to bring Thor to the screen."

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Hearing this answer, Abel frowned slightly, and then quickly unfolded.

Because Abel knows that Thor's popularity is among the top three among Marvel superheroes, except for Parker.

Before that, Thor's rights were also sold to Marvel.

When Abel bought Marvel last year, he asked Marvel to contact him.

The price doubled, and the buyer quickly sold Thor back.

After Spider-Man, if you can't get back the IPs such as Fantastic Four and X-Men.

According to the popularity of Marvel IP in the United States, it is also a normal decision for Thor to be behind Spider-Man.

Don't mention Iron Man.

The Iron Man of the later generations, it can be said that the character has almost all the perfect attribute labels.

The rich and handsome are not enough to describe the kind of character.

But in the original Iron Man character.

It can be said that many of the plots of Iron Man are actually restricted-level settings.

is everyone's favorite GHS bridge, which is the original Tony Stark's task in Marvel.

In 2008, in the parallel plane.

Marvel is ready to rely on "Iron Man" to fight against the water, but in fact, it has carried out an all-round transformation of Iron Man's character.

Eliminate the bad elements, and leave the good ones to strengthen, which is why there is the perfect character of Iron Man in the back.

What is the power of people, comparable to the gods, that is a super modified character design.

Before that, Iron Man was only mid-range popular in Marvel.

In the entire American comic world, it belongs to the bottom kind.

After thinking about it, to be honest, Abel didn't know what Thor would look like when filmed without Iron Man in front of him.

This made Abel couldn't help but propose:

"Maybe you can shoot Tony Stark first. I like this guy better. ”

At this time, Tony Stark, its label is cheap, flirtatious, ghs...

Robert Iger heard this request from his boss.

MGM's CEO was a little stunned.

Then Robert Iger reacted, and he immediately said:

"Okay. Let's start market research right away. As long as it's appropriate, then I also think it's best to shoot Iron Man first. ”

Abel shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile:

"It's up to you to decide. Filming is something that you professionals have to do. ”

It would be nice if Abel didn't say that. That's what his boss said.

Robert Iger couldn't help but think about it.

The result of thinking too much is.

The follow-up MGM and Marvel are after Spider-Man.

There is a high probability that Iron Man will really be regarded as the next major work.

Abel chatted with Robert Iger about Cameron.

"Be sure to send someone to urge him from time to time." Regarding Cameron's matter, Abel emphasized:

"James this guy, if we don't rush him, he can drag out what he did in one year to two or three years. And that's just that he doesn't feel perfect! ”

"But you know, he's one of the best directors in the world. There are very few works that can make him feel perfect. ”

"In the market, I feel like a lot of times, the audience doesn't need to be perfect. They want to look good and be fun. ”

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"And we, as the owners and managers of the studios."

"What we want is a balance between costs and profits, and maximize profits as much as possible."

"Robert, do you understand what I mean?"

Robert Iger would explain it even if he didn't understand.

What's more, he thinks what the boss said is quite reasonable.

The main purpose of making commercial movies is to make money.

If you really want to play any kind of film art, then go to Europe.

Robert Iger nodded and said:

"I think so too. Boss, don't worry. I'll keep an eye on James myself. ”

With Robert Iger's words assuring, Abel nodded.

Robert Iger is very capable, and with him staring at Cameron, Abel feels that he can also feel a little more at ease in this regard.

Abel, who had lost his appetite for cheap steak in front of him, looked up at the staff restaurant at MGM.

It's about 200 square meters, maybe a little bigger, with dozens of long tables, similar to the kind of school cafeteria.

MGM employees, when you don't want to go out to eat.

You can spend a relatively little here and have a working meal here.

It doesn't cost much, so don't think about how good it tastes.

Abel also saw that this staff restaurant had a bit of history.

Whether it is the decoration or the floor, it is a bit old, and it looks like the style of the sixties and seventies of the last century.

MGM itself, the headquarters building, already has a bit of history.

It's been almost 30 years since its construction, and there are already a large number of buildings around it that surpass it.

The only thing that is better than the surrounding buildings is the location and the value of the land.

Thinking of this, Abel said casually:

"Wait until next year, if "007" and "Spider-Man" pass the box office. I'm going to directly fund the construction of a new headquarters building for MGM near Beverly Hills. ”

Robert Iger was very happy to hear this from his boss.

The company built a new headquarters competition, if the company did not have to pay for it.

Either way, that's a good thing.

There are new, prettier and better buildings to work in.

It is also a symbol of the company's strength, which will make the company's employees feel happier at work.

Robert Iger was about to praise the boss when he heard the boss say:

"Also the taste of the food in the staff cafeteria, which was really average. But with such a general food and so many people coming to eat, MGM did a good job. ”

The boss's latter words made Robert Iger stunned.

Consciously, His Excellency the CEO turned his head to look behind him.

The CEO saw that there are usually only twenty or thirty people at most to eat at the MGM staff restaurant.

Today it's full of stuff, and many of them are actors who come to the company to do business...

There were a lot of people who came to eat.

Robert Iger suddenly understood something—these good guys came to Wubichi, hey!!

"Huh?"

Robert Iger suddenly heard the boss scream in surprise.

“boss？ What's wrong. Robert Iger hastened to ask.

"Over there." Abel turned to Robert Iger and pointed in a direction behind the CEO.

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Robert Iger looked over and saw the boss pointing to a young actress.

The actress saw Robert and Abel looking at her.

She quickly smiled back, then lowered her head to avoid her gaze.

This allowed Robert to see only that the actress was beautiful and looked young.

"That actress, she's making a company movie?" Robert Iger heard his boss ask.

Robert Iger didn't even recognize who the actress was, but thought it was pretty from a distance.

The MGM CEO immediately waved his hand and asked his secretary to come over.

Robert Iger instructed the secretary to say a few words.

Abel waited quietly.

Two minutes later, Robert Iger told Abel the identity of the actress.

"Scarlett Johansson." Robert Iger whispered.

"It's her name. She is the actress of Susanna, the heroine of the feature film "American Paradise" that our company is filming. ”

Abel thought to himself that it was Scarlett Johansson.

Abel just glanced at it casually, and his gaze just swept to Scarlett Johansson.

Scarlett Johansson happened to be looking at him at this time, and the two looked at each other.

Abel felt that she was a little familiar, and at the same time green and beautiful.

Scarlett Johansson herself, quickly lowered her gaze and did not dare to look at the super boss.

Intrigued, Abel asked Robert Iger about her identity.

I didn't expect it to be really Scarlett.

At this time, Scarlett Johansson had just turned 16 years old.

But she was born as a child star and made her first film in 1994.

It's only sixteen years old now, but I've participated in the filming and even starred in a lot of movies.

At this time, the widow sister was far from being as beautiful and sexy as she was later.

Abel saw her and thought she was beautiful and familiar, so he didn't recognize her immediately.

"Oh, I see." After listening to Robert Iger's introduction, Abel nodded and said nothing.

It's just that his boss didn't say anything, but Robert Iger secretly remembered it.

After all, in today's staff restaurant, it is rare for so many actors to come to "eat".

There is no shortage of handsome guys and beauties in it, and there are even first-line actresses in Hollywood.

Abel didn't pay attention to anyone, so he paid attention to an inconspicuous child star-turned-actress, and asked.

Robert Iger, the CEO, if not careful.

Then he is in Hollywood, and he is probably not a conscientious manager.

So wait for the afternoon when Abel is going to leave MGM.

Before Able got into the car, he saw Robert Iger and hurried over.

"Hey! Boss, sorry. Robert Iger said:

"There's a document I forgot to look at for you. I'm afraid you've already left, so I'll send it myself. ”

"Oh, what file?" Abel replied, but his gaze fell on Robert Iger, who was following him.

Scarlett Johansson, who is staring at herself with a pair of beautiful big eyes.

Is this a delivery document?

It's a scarlett Johansson.

"It's about the Spider-Man Parker comic book movie, the budget approval document."

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Robert Iger said businessmanlikely:

"It just so happened that Miss Scarlett Johansson, passing by my office. I asked her to help me get the papers. Boss, this requires your signature. ”

"Oh, I see." Able smiled, looking like he was on business.

"Then hand it to me, Miss Johnson." Abel smiled and reached out to Scarlett Johansson.

Scarlett decisively handed over the document and gave Abel a big smile at the same time.

She also said, "Here it is, Mr. Smith! ”

She seemed calm and behaved well.

It was the already quite large chest that was rising and falling rapidly, revealing her nervous mood at this time.

After taking the document, Abel looked at it and found that according to the process and regulations, this document really had to be signed by himself.

Abel shook his head with a smile and quickly signed his name on it.

He said:

"In the future, I authorize you, Robert, to be responsible for similar documents. Don't ask me for an autograph anymore, I trust you, you're a qualified subordinate. ”

"Thank you for your trust." Robert Iger smiles:

"Being able to satisfy you is the happiest thing for me today."

"Alright. Goodbye then, Robert. I'm going to Marbury later, it's a good temperature this afternoon, and I'd like to go there for a swim. Hope you have a good afternoon today. ”

Abel said goodbye with a smile, and at the same time said goodbye to the young Scarlett Johansson:

"Miss Johnson, I hope you have a good afternoon today, too. Good bye. ”