The next day, Helen rushed back from Italy ahead of schedule to Marvel Comics, and the two sides went straight into negotiations.

Aside from the price, there is no big disagreement, and Marvel Comics is clearly very concerned about recovering the Spider-Man copyright early.

However, it takes a certain amount of time to go through the legal route, and if it is fast, it can take several months, and if it is slow, it is likely to become a long lawsuit, and it may not be over for several years.

According to Helen's prediction, several Hollywood studios will not easily give up the copyright of Spider-Man, that is to say, the process of Marvel Comics wanting to recover the copyright of Spider-Man will not be too smooth, and the time will become very long.

And, there is a very critical problem, the initial price given by Marvel Comics is very high, the copyright of Spider-Man and the copyright of about 600 subsidiary characters, including Venom, Carnage, etc., were offered at a price of 20 million US dollars, which was directly rejected by Ryan.

Are you kidding!

This is $20 million, and at this stage, Spider-Man's copyright is definitely not worth $20 million, even if the premium is added, it will be around $10 million at most.

That's an acceptable price for Ryan, not $20 million.

Last time, Ryan had been slammed into the Marvel Comics, and even if the rights were bought out permanently, the price would still be scary.

Now with an add-on agreement and over 2,000 superhero character rights, as well as a bunch of subsidiary character rights in hand, Ryan can accept Marvel Comics once again to make a big splash, but he can't be insatiable.

The most critical point is that, at least for the time being, no other Hollywood studio is willing to spend millions, or even tens of millions of dollars, to buy the rights to Spider-Man.

Besides, the lawsuit between Marvel Comics and several film companies has just begun, and even if Ryan agrees, he can't sign the contract, so it's better to talk slowly.

Anyway, the sales of Marvel Comics will only continue to decline and become more and more unfunded.

In the previous life, Sony seemed to spend $7 million to buy the copyright of Spider-Man, but it is not a perpetual copyright, if Sony does not start filming films based on the copyright owner for 5 consecutive years, then Marvel Comics will automatically take back its character copyright.

And there are also different amounts of shares, including peripheral products, film derivative rights income, global box office, etc.

In terms of terms, it is not as good as the agreement signed by Ryan, but the copyright fee is much lower.

Ryan did not come forward in person, and handed it over to Helen for the time being, and as for the private lawyer, it is still being recruited.

In the early morning, on the bridge in Quebec City, the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec, there are signs on both sides of the bridge warning of traffic restrictions, and cameras and background auxiliary lights are set up on the bridge.

Gail-Anne-Hurd rushed over from the side, walked up to Ryan and said, "Quebec City said that it is only an hour at most, otherwise it will be difficult for them to explain to the citizens." ”

"An hour is enough. Ryan calculated the shooting time, and estimated that it would not take an hour at all.

Originally, Ryan was looking at the Federal Bridge in Prince Edward Island, and Joe is 12.9 kilometers long, so the shooting effect is better.

It's a pity that the federal bridge has not yet been completed and opened to traffic, and the construction party obviously will not agree to the crew's request for filming.

However, the Quebec Bridge in front of you is also good, it is the main traffic artery of the St. Lawrence River, with a width of 29m and a height of 104m. With its 177-metre cantilever supporting the 195-metre-long middle section forming the main span, the bridge still holds the world's largest cantilever span record.

Immediately Nicolas Cage and Charlize Theron are about to shoot a scene in which the protagonist Truman flees with his wife, on the way because he is afraid of water, he hands over the steering wheel to his wife, and finally passes the bridge dangerously.

So there can't be any vehicles on the way, and the whole bridge needs to be blocked.

These things are all connected by Paramount, and with the fact that the Canadian region is sparsely populated, it is easy to get an hour.

Of course, the crew must not damage any facilities on the bridge during the filming process, and absolute safety must be guaranteed.

In 1987, the Canadian and American Societies of Civil Engineers declared the Quebec Bridge a historic site.

For a historical monument, there is a special local conservation organization.

"Tell the stuntman to come over and tell him to be careful and not to bump into anything. ”

"If you don't think it works, you can shoot it a few more times. Ryan looked at the background lighting effects and felt that he could start shooting, so he couldn't help but ask the stuntman again.

"No problem. The stuntman said he could.

"Truman's World" 77th scene 3 shots 1 time, start. ”

Ryan sat behind the monitor, his eyes glued to the stuntman's vehicle, fearing something unexpected.

It's nothing to lose money, for fear of attracting some bad public opinion, so Ryan would rather shoot a few more times than see an unexpected scene.

Fortunately, there was no accident, and the stuntman did it very beautifully, and it took less than three minutes to shoot, and he had already done all the action.

Of course, the stuntman's expenses are also expensive, as well as an insurance policy with a large amount of compensation.

"Alright, over. ”

"Immediately change the next shot, let Nicolas Cage and Charlize Theron come over, and get an idea of the shooting time, the crew only has an hour. Ryan's next shot is the dialogue between the protagonist Truman and his wife,

Nicolas Cage walked over and said he had no problem, saying, "Don't worry, I'll control the pace." ”

When he says rhythm, he doesn't mean himself, but Charlize Theron.

For Nicolas Cage, the scene that is about to be filmed is not a difficult shot, but Charlize Theron is not.

"Charlie, I like your outfit, be serious for a while, we can continue filming in the evening. Ryan said it very explicitly, and many of the crew members showed a hint of playful smiles.

Charlize Theron, dressed in a white doctor's uniform, glared at him fiercely, turned and walked into the car, and cursed, a damn bastard.

Sofia Coppola, not far away, pouted, hehe, man.

"OK, start shooting. ”

Ryan livened up the atmosphere, returned to the monitor, and began shooting again.

"You should have known that you didn't dare drive across the water. Charlize Theron's tone was complex, with a hint of sarcasm and a hint of rejoicing.

"Let's go home. Then, Charlize Theron said softly.

However, instead of choosing to go home, Nicolas Cage is ready to overcome his fears, "Give me the hand dear, you come and drive." ”

Ryan, who was sitting behind the monitor, frowned slightly, and shouted directly, "Stop."

"Charlie, your expression should be a little flustered, and you should look happy. ”

Charlize Theron's expression just now was a little too flat, and there was no outburst.

It's not that Charlize Theron isn't good enough, but Ryan thinks she could have been better.

"One more time. Charlize Theron took a deep breath, brewed his emotions, and returned to the car once more, indicating that he could.

Next, continue to shoot, Charlize Theron's performance is much better than the last time, and Ryan didn't stop until the whole shot was over.

"Okay, this one, Charlie continues to keep it up. ”

"Others hurry up and pack their things and can't delay the opening time. Ryan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately instructed the crew to pack up their things and prepare to leave.

The three shoots took less than half an hour, an hour away, and half the time.

In fact, this scene did not end the filming, and there were some shots in the car that were not filmed, and they needed to return to the town to continue filming, and they could not occupy the bridge all the time and make it impassable for vehicles.

It turned out that according to Ryan's earliest shooting plan, the scene just now was left for the last shooting, which was the last shot of the crew.

However, considering Nicolas Cage's schedule, by mid-October, he had to end the filming of "Truman's World" and return to Los Angeles to join the crew of "Death Island" to prepare for the next film.

In desperation, Ryan could only change the filming plan, and rushed to Quebec City overnight with most of the crew last night.

It took about seven hours along the way, and it is expected that it will take the same amount of time to go back.

The only good thing is that you can take a day off and replenish your sleep today.