The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 538 Nickname
"Although he is a billionaire, he is still a normal human being. So, if we design a prodigal son returning home story, for example, referencing the storyline of Batman's parents dying, or making some invention that almost destroys the world... that's a bit too much, let's say he almost destroys New York, and then he atones by wearing the armor he invented and fighting for justice. I think audiences in the United States and even Europe would buy into this."

Xu Jiuyang concluded by saying this.

After all, that's how it was in the past life, and the release of the first Iron Man movie was also just right. Although it was in 08, the financial crisis had just begun, and ordinary people didn't feel it as deeply. They still firmly believed in the American Dream and had a favorable impression of American tycoons.

While it's a stupid move for an arms dealer to shut down its weapons division, in the movie, Stark is a genius who can invent many valuable things at any time, and the company's stock price fluctuates because of him, so it's understandable that he doesn't rely on arms for a living.

In addition, and most importantly, as mentioned countless times before, the movie was good enough, so even though The Incredible Hulk was a flop, it still successfully launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Ultimately, movies and comics are two different media. Although they have similarities, they are more different. Therefore, movies can break out of the confines of comics and reshape characters.

“Okay, you have a point. So what’s next?” Angela nodded thoughtfully.

"Next is to form the Avengers, add Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man, Gambit, and so on, see who's the most popular, and then create standalone movies and comic book storylines for them," Xu Jiuyang said.

“Gambit is from X-Men, and the copyright belongs to Fox,” Angela reminded her.

"Okay, I misremembered, but that's basically it. Then they bring in an organization with an official background, called... what was it called again?" Xu Jiuyang pretended not to remember.

Although he couldn't be sure if they were real, and occasionally received messages from the future in his dreams, he still felt it was best to be cautious. He spoke in roundabout ways, since these things couldn't be decided in just one or two discussions and could be gradually revised in subsequent exchanges.

“S.H.I.E.L.D.,” Angela said.

“Yes, S.H.I.E.L.D., introduce them into the heroes, create conflict between the heroes and the authorities, and then there will be a story to write.” Xu Jiuyang said, deliberately feigning a look of sudden realization. “Speaking of which, I remember that the comics sometimes have some big events, including superhero civil war plots, which can also be incorporated into the movies.”

“Good idea, I’ve got it.” Angela nodded, then asked, “But… this should be a much later part of the story, right?”

“We can put it at the beginning—in fact, I personally suggest putting it at the beginning. After all, we can’t really make a movie about dozens of superheroes and have them fight in one movie. If we really want to make a civil war story, 10 to 12 characters in total are enough,” Xu Jiuyang said.

“But we can’t let the civil war be the final chapter,” Angela said, crossing her arms. “We need to find a big boss.”

Xu Jiuyang was speechless: "Why can't we just let Marvel decide this? If it's not good to have Hell, then Galactus, Thanos, or the Celestials are all fine."

“Okay, okay, but…” Angela wanted to say something more.

Someone tapped the table: "Alright, do you intend to discuss everything and reach a conclusion here?"

“I don’t mind,” Angela said, spreading her hands.

I knew it… Xu Jiuyang couldn’t help but roll his eyes: “After you find a Hollywood screenwriter to write the script, come back to me to check and fill in the gaps.”

Then, as if remembering something, he added, "By the way, if you feel the distribution of screen time is not good, you can try to find the screenwriter or even the producer of the game script. This movie universe is essentially similar to constantly fighting monsters and getting stronger in a game. Especially since you are the boss of Blizzard, and World of Warcraft is said to start at the level cap, you can consult them about the process of going into dungeons and fighting monsters."

Well, I'm practically a boss, half a boss, of World of Warcraft. I play it every now and then, although most of the time I leave it to Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu. As long as Angela accepts this, any further discussion can be attributed to this game.

“Okay,” Angela gave an “OK” sign. “But, honey, I’ll need you to come up with an outline, just the most basic one will do.”

"Seriously? Do I really have to do this?" Xu Jiuyang rubbed his forehead.

“The capable should do more,” Angela said, spreading her hands.

"Well, you should at least offer something in return," Xu Jiuyang tried to politely decline. "I'm planning to adapt your novel 'Inception' into a movie. How about you and Bingbing play the male and female leads?" Angela began to make promises.

Xu Jiuyang scoffed: "You took my things and gave them to me as a favor?"

"Besides me, who else can invest?" Angela asked knowingly.

“I think Yunxin would be very willing to invest, even if it's just a watered-down version.” Xu Jiuyang was determined not to fall for it.

"What benefits do you want?" Angela asked helplessly.

"Give me half of the shares in your company," Xu Jiuyang thought for a moment.

"Dream on." Angela gave him the middle finger.

"Then... sell our real estate company for 10 billion?" Xu Jiuyang asked again.

"Can't you make some feasible requests?" Angela rolled her eyes in annoyance.

“I think both of your previous requests can be fulfilled,” Xu Jiuyang said deliberately.

“Then let’s limit ourselves to what we can achieve right now!” Angela glared at him, but she didn’t give up.

"Then why don't you blow one for me now?" Xu Jiuyang said, sounding a little impatient.

He regretted it as soon as the words left his mouth, while Angela's eyes lit up.

“Um…” Xu Jiuyang wanted to explain, but the other party had already gotten up from behind the desk and jumped out.

That's right, she really did jump out and say, "It's settled then!"

"Wait...wait a minute!" Xu Jiuyang called out, somewhat annoyed.
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Now, Xu Jiuyang has an extra task... It doesn't seem like a big deal. He just needs to quickly get the key points sorted out and then hand them over to Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu to handle, since they are literary assistants after all.

At most, they would just swap out some heroes, such as adding Daredevil, Punisher, Sentry, or changing the Big Three to Big Four, to prevent Angela from seeing anything.

Then, there's nothing else to worry about; it's just an outline, no need to go into detail.

"Is this why you named my son Tuanzi and my daughter Wanzi?" Fan Bingbing was very dissatisfied. "Plus, there's Yuanyuan's Tangyuan. Xu Jiuyang, are you just obsessed with round things?"

"Well..." The person who came to see their twins thought for a moment, "How about naming the son 'Meat Bun' and the daughter 'Dumpling'?"

So, without any surprise, he was subjected to Fan Bingbing's "flesh-pinching technique".

"Oh dear, you know I'm terrible at naming things," Xu Jiuyang grinned.

“I know, so I don’t plan to change it, but…” Fan Bingbing sneered, “If Li Yunxin or Angela also have children for you, they will have to use food as nicknames!”

(End of this chapter)