Messer still clearly remembers the last time he said such shocking words in front of Marvel Executive Chairman Palmart, and the other party's face was surprised.

I thought that after Jamie and Ovitz heard it, they should have similar expressions to Palmat.

The result is the opposite.

Jamie continued to nibble on the sandwich in his hand, as if food was more appealing to him than Messer had just said.

Ovitz fiddled with the Coke straw and looked at Messer with interest.

"David, your idea is great-"

This inexplicably familiar tone and expression suddenly made Messer have a bad premonition.

Because last time Palmat also started like this.

You said it well, don't say it next time.

Palmat will have such a reaction, mainly due to the fact that Marvel is now half-dead.

Although Messer's idea of creating a Marvel Cinematic Universe is tempting, the film and television rights of X-Men, Fantastic Four, including Marvel's superhero Spider-Man are all in the hands of others.

There are only some unknown third-tier superheroes left in Marvel's hands, and they want to create the Marvel Cinematic Universe with these three melons and two dates, which is purely thinking about fart.

The most important thing is that Marvel is now so poor that Palmat can be elected as Marvel's executive chairman because he slammed the door.

If open source can't do it, then you can only throttle.

In this case, if you want Marvel to come up with money to shoot a superhero movie, Palmat can patiently listen to Messer's BB, all because the meal money has already been paid.

Even if Messer was told to get out of the way, Palmat wouldn't be able to finish a dinner for two by herself.

Now, it seems that the situation is repeating the same mistakes again.

Messer, who has always been quick-witted, decided to turn the tide once again, just as he had last time he had rearranged his language and had convinced Palmat in less than a minute.

This time, in order to convince Jamie, Messer also prepared a "big killer".

But before Messer could speak, Ovitz's voice rang out first.

"I don't know what's going on lately, but you're already the second person to come up with the idea of a cinematic universe in front of me."

Messer was stunned.

"Michael, this joke must not be funny, I swear in the name of God, I only told Palmat about the idea of the cinematic universe alone, it can't be that he revealed some information to you in advance, right?"

Ovitz shook his head categorically and said:

"I've never dealt with Palmat before, and the guy I'm talking about is sitting in front of you right now."

Under Messer's shocked gaze, Jamie shoved the last sandwich into his mouth, took out a tissue and wiped his hands, then looked up at him, shrugged and said:

"That's right, that's me."

In order to prove Jamie's words, Ovitz briefly revealed the current preparation progress of the live-action "The Adventures of Cheng Long" to Messer.

The expression on Messer's face changed from shock to horror.

He didn't expect that the idea he was proud of was actually something left over from someone else's play.

Before Messer could recover from the blow, Ovitz comforted him by saying:

"David, I believe in your character, and you will never do such a thing as plagiarism, so this is just a pure coincidence."

The corners of Messer's mouth were not only filled with bitterness.

After so many years in Hollywood, how could he not hear the subtext of Ovitz's words.

If there is any similarity, you copy me!

Who made the live-action movie "The Adventures of Cheng Long" has entered the actual preparation stage, and the Marvel movie is still just a fantasy on paper.

Ovitz's voice continued to ring.

"But I'm curious, with what I know about Palmat and Marvel, your creative idea of a movie universe and the gimmick of working for free without a salary are probably not enough to convince the other party to hire you as the COO of Marvel of course, right?"

Seeing that the underwear was stripped naked by the other party, Messer could only nod with a wry smile and said:

"That's right, in addition to the promise of no salary, I also asked Parma to make a concession that as long as the opening title of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is successful, I can get a bridge and convince Disney to buy Marvel at a premium, so that Palmart and the other Marvel directors can make a lot of money."

Messer is a talent.

In the eyes of others, he is stupid and working for Marvel, but in fact, he is prostituting Marvel for nothing.

It only took one movie universe idea to cheat Marvel's stock options.

Don't look at Marvel's stock dogs now, but once the Marvel Cinematic Universe is successfully built and enters the eyes of Disney, the owner of the fund, it will not be the current price.

Ovitz was clearly aware of this, and immediately asked:

"To make a superhero movie, it will cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars, and now Marvel can get this money?"

Messer immediately replied:

"I've persuaded the Marvel board of directors to mortgage the company's remaining superhero rights to the bank and take out a loan to make a movie."

Ovitz was about to ask Messer if he had considered the risk of failure.

When the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered that this matter was a fart risk to Messer.

failed, Messer patted his ass and left, and in the end it was Marvel who was unlucky.

The Marvel board of directors and the old slasher Palmat know this, but there is nothing more risky for them and for Marvel now than staying in this half-dead state all the time.

So it's better to give it a go!

Seeing that Ovitz did not continue to speak, Messer followed and looked at Jamie, who was watching the play with his hands crossed.

"The Marvel board of directors and I comprehensively analyzed all the superheroes whose copyrights are still in Marvel's hands, and found that the most suitable for opening the Marvel Cinematic Universe is "Iron Man", so we hope to be able to recover the copyright of this superhero."

Jamie just shrugged his shoulders noncommittally at this.

"Mr. Messer, as you just said, Marvel has no money right now, and even your so-called idea of mortgaging the superhero copyright to the bank is only at the stage of an idea."

"The most important thing is, why should I return the copyright to "Iron Man" to Marvel? You should know very well that I didn't get it from Westar Pictures to sell it to Marvel for a high price one day. ”

"And I don't think Marvel can afford a price that's good enough to make me tickle."

Although it was not good news, Messer was relieved.

At least Jamie didn't say no completely.

"Mr. Dutton, if "Iron Man" does not return to Marvel, then it will always be just a third-tier superhero, but if it can join the Marvel universe, I am sure that it will be praised as a superhero like DC Superman and Batman."

Messer's original intention in giving this example is to say that cooperation can maximize the interests of both parties.

Jamie suddenly remembered something else.

"Mr. Messer, just interrupt, may I ask you a digression?"

Messer nodded subconsciously while being stunned.

Jamie followed up and asked:

"You can come up with a great idea like building a cinematic universe, why not go to Warner?"

A complicated look flashed in Messer's eyes.

Unlike Marvel, DC has never been outsourced because it was acquired by Warner early, and the copyright of its superheroes has never been leaked.

And on the road of superhero film and television, DC has always been far ahead of Marvel.

By any measure, DC is better suited than Marvel to build a superhero cinematic universe.

But even so, Messer will still choose Marvel.

He was about to say the reason, but Jamie suddenly came to say.

"Well, I already know why."

If Messer goes to Warner to cooperate, not to mention whether the other party will be moved by the creative idea of the cinematic universe.

Even if they were impressed, Warner's top management would only reply to Messer.

That's a great idea, but now it's mine!

The creativity of the cinematic universe is not protected by copyright, so why give money if you can prostitute it for nothing?

If Messer can't even see such a simple truth, then he is really blind and has been a Disney executive for so many years.

In the same way, Jamie would rather use the "Joker" script to hang Warner's appetite first, and would not throw out the idea of constructing the DCEU as soon as it comes up.

When "Joker" hits, it will be Warner who will come to beg him.

When the time comes, throw the Nolan version of the "Batman" trilogy in front of Warner, and ask Warner how to deal with it?

Before Messer could come to his senses, Jamie threw another question.

"That question just now doesn't count, I'll change it again."

"Mr. Messer, why do you and Warner executives think that Iron Man is the best title to be the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?"

"As far as I know, there are many superheroes under Marvel who fight in mecha like Iron Man, although they are not very famous, but Iron Man is not the only one, is he?"

Messer's Adam's apple rolled a little.

His instincts told him that Jamie was even worse than Palmart's old to deal with.

Also lying, Palmat may have left Messer for dinner.

And Jamie may make Messer get out of the way in the next second.

After the brain quickly organized the language, Messer said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Dutton, I don't know if you noticed one thing, Sony has postponed the release of "Spider-Man" until May next year."

Jamie didn't say anything, but glanced at Ovitz.

Ovitz understood, and then spoke:

"I've been told that Sony will be adding $20 million to readjust some of the plot of Spider-Man."

In fact, Sony released a trailer during this summer's vacation, in which a shot appeared.

Spider-Man builds a web between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and nets a villain's helicopter.

Who would have thought that just a few days after the trailer was released, the World Trade Center Twin Towers received two large planes sent by the old iron in the Middle East.

Both Sony and the Spider-Man crew are numb.

The biggest visual attraction of the Spider-Man live-action movie is the little spider swinging between the high-rise buildings of New York.

As a landmark building in New York, the World Trade Center Twin Towers have appeared many times in movies.

As soon as 911 came out, all of these shots had to be redone.

This is not a secret in Hollywood, and most of the other film companies have the mentality of eating melons and watching the excitement.

Ovitz didn't understand, why did Messer mention this?

Immediately Messer's voice rang out.

"I'm not gloating about this matter, although Marvel definitely hopes to get back the copyright of Spider-Man, but I personally really want to see Spider-Man released sooner, preferably with great success, so that more people will support my plan to build the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

"In fact, 911 is not the only Spider-Man movie, even Warner's current key project "The Lord of the Rings" has been affected in some way."

That sounds like a lot of nonsense.

The magical story "The Lord of the Rings", which takes place in the virtual world of Middle-earth, can be related to the real-life 911 incident.

But the reality is so magical.

After 911, there was a lot of buzz across the United States.

The second installment of The Lord of the Rings is called The Twin Towers, which is easily reminiscent of the crashed Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

In order not to change the name, director Peter Jackson also deliberately went on the show to clarify that the twin towers and the twin towers are not the same word.

"The encounter between "Spider-Man" and "The Lord of the Rings" is just the beginning, and the subsequent impact of 911 I think will change the theme of the entire Hollywood movie."

"911 made all Americans realize that the United States is not as safe as they imagined, and I can boldly predict here that in the future, films and television works on the theme of counterterrorism will be very popular."

"At the same time, the usual villains in Hollywood movies will also change from hairy bears in the post-Cold War era to terrorist organizations in the Middle East."

"In this atmosphere of lack of security, superhero movies will usher in a wave of explosion, but not just a superhero can succeed, in my opinion, those superheroes who are closer to real life are more likely to succeed."

"For example, 'Spider-Man,' 911 seems to cause some trouble for the film, but it will actually help the film be more successful."

"By the same token, if Warner had launched a superhero movie like Batman that didn't have exaggerated superpowers and was closer to reality, I think it would have a good chance of success."

When Messer said this, Jamie's calm expression finally touched a little.

The Nolan Batman trilogy is essentially a deep reflection on the events of 911.

So it became the ceiling of superhero movies.

At the moment, the Batman trilogy is still in sight, and Messer is ready to foresee the possible success of Batman.

That's why he chose Iron Man from a pool of Marvel superheroes?

Before he could think about it, Messer's voice rang out again.

"If the Marvel Cinematic Universe wants to make a hit, the first choice is this kind of superhero that is close to reality and can quickly arouse the audience's empathy, and none of the superheroes that Marvel still owns the copyright meet this condition."

"On the other hand, Iron Man, he has all the success elements I just mentioned, the most important thing is that Iron Man was born in a war, and the real United States is also waging a war on terror, which may not be good news in reality, but it is definitely the biggest positive factor for the movie."

(End of chapter)