Burbank Hotel, Ballroom One.

At Warner Bros.'s New Year's reception, the most eye-catching was the official appearance of the new CEO Kevin Tsujihara.

All of this sends a signal that Warner Bros. is about to usher in a new era.

Martin walked around the banquet hall, greeted many people for a while, and found Louise: "Is there any new news?" ”

"Barry Meyer's chairman won't sit for long, and it won't be too long before Kevin Tsujihara takes on the chairmanship, as Warner has always done," Louise said. ”

Martin asked, "What about his attitude towards partner companies like Pacific Pictures?" ”

Louise said, "Unknown for now. She changed her voice: "But one thing can basically be confirmed, he is ready to follow Marvel Studios and focus on creating DC's superhero series." ”

Marvel's "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk" have already shown the grandeur of the cinematic universe.

As a DC superhero who is on par with Marvel, he certainly doesn't want to be left behind.

Not surprised, Martin said, "The Justice League series? ”

"That's right." Louise said softly: "This can be confirmed, I don't know exactly how to push it, but DC has taken a big step slow, and it is said that Kevin Tsujihara is a little anxious and wants to catch up, he has just taken office, and he definitely wants to make some achievements." ”

Martin saw Louise go to get the wine and pressed her hand: "Drink less." “

Louise withdrew her hand and said, "I heard that Marvel Studios wants to ask you to play Captain America." ”

Martin was slightly surprised: "The news spread so quickly? ”

Louise said: "There's gossip circulating in the industry after Christmas. ”

Martin pondered, "It seems that they are not sincere. ”

Louise wondered, "Why?" ”

"They haven't been in contact with my agent and brokerage company, and they haven't contacted me and may want to take advantage of me." Martin just guessed: "Will we find out in a few days?" ”

Just after the New Year, an entertainment news story has attracted widespread attention.

Walt Disney and Marvel Studios at a promotional event for "Iron Man 2", Kevin Feige publicly invited Martin.

"Martin Davis is a real-life national hero, an actor and artist who represents the spirit of the American nation."

Kevin Feige, who has studied Christopher Nolan in depth in front of many media cameras, desperately builds momentum for Marvel's next film "Captain America": "Steve Rogers is a national hero in the comics, who once inspired our fighting spirit again and again in World War II, and is a symbol of the American spirit!" ”

He shouted: "Looking at the world, there is no actor more suitable to play Captain America than Martin!" We're going to have Martin Davis heavily invited to star as Steve Rogers. ”

There was a lot of excitement among the reporters on the scene, and they all agreed that no one was better suited for the role than Martin.

At the end of the press conference, from the Internet to the TV station, the entertainment sector was overwhelmingly reported.

There are also many media outlets that simply close the coffin.

"Martin Davis is about to star as Captain America!"

"The best actor for Captain America, Martin Davis!"

As for Martin's role as a DC Joker, it was automatically ignored, after all, it was not a big deal.

Captain America, whose comic book is barely second-tier, instantly became popular with the help of the topic of heroes and heroes.

In Marvel Studios' Los Angeles office, Jon Favreau approached Kevin Feige and said, "We've only raised $100 million so far, and even if we can convince Disney to come up with more budgets, it's hard to exceed $140 million." ”

Kevin Feige understands why he came in: "You're worried that Martin is overpaid? ”

Jon Favreau did a lot of the work in the early stages of the film, and he was really worried: "As far as I know, because of the salary compensation clause signed, after "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" reached $150 million at the North American box office, the producer compensated Martin Davis for his salary, and his actual salary in this film will reach $20 million. ”

He further said: "If you want to invite A-list stars to shoot superhero movies, you must add money, 20 million US dollars may not be enough, Martin Davis will also ask for a share of online and offline." ”

Kevin Feige smiled and said: "It is precisely because of this that I will send out an invitation, Martin Davis will not star, and we can't pay such a salary, but Martin is too suitable for Captain America, he is very popular, and his news value is great, I just used the most appropriate way to let Captain America rub Martin's popularity." ”

A nearby man asked, "What if Martin says yes?" ”

"What could be a better outcome? We only paid a few million dollars to bring in Martin Davis to play Captain America, and God would not dare to think so. Kevin Feige knows this is unrealistic: "I'm content that Marvel can rub Martin's popularity. ”

Martin naturally saw the hyped news, just like when he went to rub other people's popularity, now he has a great reputation and huge appeal, and it is the turn of others to rub his popularity.

But he was not interested in using others as a tool, so he immediately called Thomas.

Thomas first contacted Kevin Feige to inquire about it, and the latter "generously" offered $8 million in compensation and a lot of empty promises.

The actual box office and post-sharing are not discussed.

"He's just trying to use your fame to hype." Thomas was quick to call Martin back.

Martin said, "Let's go and clarify." ”

Subsequently, Thomas contacted the media and released a recording of the phone call with Kevin Feige.

The media and fans all blew up.

"Such a salary offer is simply an insult to Martin!"

"Is this Marvel's sincerity? This company is so impressive. ”

"It's clear that Marvel is rubbing Martin's popularity."

Kevin Feige was hard-mouthed and quickly said publicly: "We just tried to invite Martin, and the cooperation is meant to be a two-way street." ”

He didn't want to give up the opportunity to rub the heat, and began to rub hard: "Martin and Captain America both represent the strength, freedom and struggle of the American spirit, which cannot be measured only by commercial value. ”

Faced with such a cheekiness, Martin only replied to the newly registered Twitter: ""Captain America" is a superhero movie with an investment of up to $100 million+! ”

This is a high-developed commercial society, Martin and Captain America are very compatible, but this kind of commercial film project doesn't even have commercial sincerity, what else is there to say?

Kevin Feige wanted to keep rubbing, but a part of the Cult of Coke suddenly popped up.

A large number of fans wearing red Coke cultural shirts gathered in front of Marvel Studios' office building in Burbank under the organization of the Los Angeles branch.

These people put up banners and held up posters.

"Refuse to watch Captain America!"

"The Cult of Coke rejects Marvel superhero movies!"

Media reporters and paparazzi heard the news, and soon dozens of people gathered.

TMZ even opened a live streaming window on its website.

Many followers of the Cult of Coke responded on the Internet, and it is unknown who used the banner in front of the Marvel Studios building to make a picture similar to an avatar and posted it on Twitter and Facebook.

Followers of the Coke Cult who used these two social media apps reposted them one after another, setting off a small wave on the Internet.

Things quickly alarmed Robert Iger, the CEO of Walt Disney, who made a point of meeting with Kevin Feige, who he admired.

"The Cult of Coke has tens of millions of followers in North America, and it has a certain influence in business and political circles." Egger is a wise company at the helm, and he said directly: "You apologize publicly, quickly settle this matter, and stop dwelling with Martin Davis." ”

Kevin Feige wondered, "It's just rubbing his heat, isn't it?" ”

Iger got to know Martin as a person and said: "It's really not like Martin's style, he wants to deal with you, he won't do it with such fanfare, maybe those fans spontaneously, things involving faith, have always been very troublesome." ”

Kevin Feige thought of the wave of rejection of Marvel that was gradually rising on the Internet and said, "I will publicly apologize to Martin." ”

Iger said: "Do it as soon as possible, you go back and contact the media now, your superhero universe plan has just begun, and there is no room for failure." ”

Kevin Feige returned to Marvel Studios and recorded a video of his apology to Martin and sent it to major media outlets, saying that some of the things he said before were not considered, and he solemnly apologized if he offended Martin.

…………

Beverly Hills, Davis Manor.

Elizabeth greeted Thomas at the door, greeted him, and said, "Martin is in the study." “

Thomas walked towards the study under her guidance, asking as he went, "Did Martin see the news of Kevin Feige's apology?" ”

Elizabeth nodded slightly: "Lao Bu reminded Martin just now." ”

Thomas entered the study.

Martin asked, "Have you inquired, who sent those people to Marvel to protest?" ”

"Not from my side." Thomas asked in detail to be sure: "Is it the fan club?" ”

Bruce shook his head, "No, it's none of them. ”

Martin said: "Who wants to provoke a conflict between me and Disney? Disney has just spent a lot of money to acquire Marvel and is ready to invest heavily in the Marvel series. ”

Elizabeth asked, "Is it spontaneous?" ”

Bruce said: "No, a couple of organizers have received an email saying that they are going to organize this event, and I asked someone to look at it, and the person who sent the email is a technical whiz, and it can't be traced on the Internet. ”

As a person with deep persecution paranoia, Martin's first reaction was that someone was ready to engage him, saying: "Recently, I have been paying attention to the fact that the branch church and the fan group have greeted each other, asking them to organize activities and contact them by phone, and stop using online software." ”

He looked at Elizabeth and admonished, "You must bring bodyguards when you go out." ”

Elizabeth, who had been through the Burbank Middle School incident and was mentally good and knew what to do, said, "I will." ”

"I'm going to pay more attention to what's going on in the circle," Thomas said. ”

Martin thought of Harvey again: "Is there a situation on Weinstein's side?" ”

"Nope." "He's still confined to travel, he's been staying home, he's denied all the charges, and he's not mentioned anything else," Bruce said. ”

(End of chapter)