The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 537 Marvel is Coming

Of course, if Xu Sanduo were to become Leng Feng, the script would definitely have to be drastically changed, since the character of Leng Feng was created by Wu Jing himself, and it would naturally be more in line with his own personality.

It's funny, actually. Wolf Warrior 2 is clearly a commercial action movie, but Wu Jing even took off Leng Feng's military uniform in the second movie to avoid certain issues, yet some people seized on it and called it a "mainstream" film. It's really inexplicable.

It seems that the final scene of carrying the flag through the war zone, and that passport, probably provoked some people.

In addition, some people subconsciously did not want Wu Jing to sit at the table for dinner, so both sides subconsciously pushed public opinion together. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. For the audience, a movie that conforms to the public's values ​​and is also very entertaining is far more important than stupid discipline.

As the general once said: Cultural workers must be cultured.

We've strayed from the topic. Now is not the time to talk about "Kung Fu Jungle" and "Wolf Warrior." The domestic film market is still developing, and cinemas are still expanding. We should wait at least 10 years before considering this.

Therefore, Xu Jiuyang quickly put these things aside and went to Angela's office.

"I've never seen you value someone so much," Angela said to Xu Jiuyang with a smile after giving Anne a few instructions.

"You've said that many times already." Xu Jiuyang shrugged as he watched his female secretary leave.

“But it still feels unbelievable,” Angela’s smile held a hint of something else. “You wouldn’t… suddenly want a change of pace, would you?”

Xu Jiuyang's face darkened, and before he could speak, Angela burst into laughter: "Alright, his wife is ready. She'll make sure he gets dressed smoothly during filming. Is there anything else we need to be careful about?"

“That’s all,” Xu Jiuyang said irritably. “Just let Zhang Yimou film according to the script.”

After a pause, he asked again, "How's the situation at Huayi?"

"Don't worry, everything is under control. The results will be available by the end of September at the latest. How can we leave something like this until National Day?" Angela said with a smile. "Besides, it's already been delayed for almost half a year."

Then she added, "As for the acquisition of Golden Harvest, you should urge Yunxin. Orange Sky is doing very well right now, so we don't want things to go wrong at the last minute."

Xu Jiuyang's expression froze. He had originally planned to talk about this when he went to Li Yunxin's place, but after what happened, he naturally had to put it out of his mind.

“I believe in her. She can do well even without my guidance, just like you.” He coughed lightly and said briefly before changing the subject, “Speaking of which, how’s our real estate company in the US doing? It’s already halfway through the year, so it should be time to contact buyers by now.”

"Are you sure?" Angela smiled. "If you sell now, the price will be lowered, and you might only be able to get 4 million."

"It doesn't matter," Xu Jiuyang said nonchalantly. "Only what you have in your hands is truly yours, and 4 million is more than enough."

“I’ve already made arrangements. We have at least six months to negotiate. Even if it doesn’t reach 5 million, it should be very close to that figure,” Angela said, raising an eyebrow. “So, shouldn’t you bring up that Marvel Cinematic Universe thing you mentioned last time?”

“The Marvel Cinematic Universe…” Xu Jiuyang stroked his chin, then suddenly realized, “Wait a minute, you’ve already bought Marvel?”

“Not really, but I did make some deals with them,” Angela said, frowning slightly. “It’s hard to explain in detail right now, but in short, I can now lead the development of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”

“What if a large media group wanted to acquire Marvel?” Xu Jiuyang asked again, “like Disney, or Universal, Fox, and the like.” “Of course there are limitations. Around this time last year, Sony welcomed its first foreign chairman and CEO, and I played a significant role in that,” Angela said, raising an eyebrow.

"It's hard to say..." Xu Jiuyang shook his head.

Because of Sony's heinous crimes, he was aware of Howard Stringer, and in the early stages of his tenure, he did bring about some changes to Sony.

However, on the one hand, the traditional culture of Japanese companies is deeply rooted, and it was inevitable that Stringer would not adapt well to the local conditions, so the reforms stopped when they entered the deep waters; on the other hand, he had a series of bad luck, first the financial crisis in 08, and then the earthquake in Japan in 11, which directly cut short his achievements, and he finally had no choice but to resign.

"I don't think it's a good idea for a Westerner to lead a Japanese company. It's only a matter of time before he steps down," Xu Jiuyang said.

“I know him better than you do. I’m sure that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he can stay in that position for at least five or six years,” Angela said with a smile. “That’s enough time for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to make a name for itself, and if the results are good enough, his successor isn’t stupid; they’ll know what to do.”

That's true... When did Disney acquire Marvel again? Xu Jiuyang rubbed his chin and gave his opinion: "Let's start with Iron Man."

"Oh?" Angela raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Why is that?"

"All of Marvel's most popular characters have been sold, so we have to find suitable ones from the second tier." Xu Jiuyang spread his hands.

Although Marvel and DC have created hundreds of superheroes, only a handful are truly popular. For Marvel, it's Spider-Man, and for DC, it's Batman and Superman. Other characters have their moments in special issues and are loved by comic book fans, but overall, they never quite surpass these three.

Therefore, in order to alleviate its own financial difficulties, Marvel sold the rights to Spider-Man first, followed by X-Men and Fantastic Four.

So when they were preparing to build their own cinematic universe, they found that there weren't many characters who could carry the show, so they had to use characters like the Hulk and Iron Man, who were considered second-tier characters in the comics.

Then, due to a lack of experience, he delegated the production of "The Incredible Hulk" to Edward Norton, which resulted in a complete mess.

But also because they were newcomers, they were able to be bold and innovative, break out of the Hollywood confines, and make the first Iron Man movie good enough, thus ushering in a new era.

Since that's the case, of course we should eliminate the wrong answers and just copy the homework and watch "Iron Man"!

"Have you forgotten that the copyright to Spider-Man belongs to Sony?" Angela said with a smile, as if she had finally found his sore spot.

However, Xu Jiuyang countered, "Did Sony acquire Marvel? If not, how do you plan to mediate when the two sides clash over interests?"

Just kidding. Of course he knows that Sony holds the Spider-Man copyright. He knows very well how Sony and Disney had a complicated partnership in their past lives, so he never even considered starting with Spider-Man.

If Sony had acquired Marvel, it would have been fine, but since that's not the case, and they're focusing on Spider-Man, what if Sony insists on giving him more screen time, which conflicts with the overall strategy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
"Then why Iron Man, and not Captain America, Thor, or Hulk?" Angela continued, unperturbed.

"It's quite simple. Although they are all superhuman characters, Tony Stark, with his more introverted nature, is more relatable than the overtly expressive Captain America. In other words, in terms of portrayal, he became a superhero through his genius intellect, so compared to settings like serums, rays, or gods, he undoubtedly allows readers to empathize with him more easily," Xu Jiuyang explained.

(End of this chapter)