Chapter 203 The Bell for the Listing of 198 Rings, and the Layout of the Marvel Universe Begins

Chapter 199 The bell rings for listing, and the layout of the Marvel universe begins

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"Have you seen the expressions on my classmates? I'm afraid they are crazy with envy?"

In a private cafe, Eric and Liu Yifei sat face to face.

After finishing the CCTV6 program, he turned down the invitations of Zhang Yimou and Lou Ye and made an appointment with Liu Yifei here. The latter found the place. It seems that she is very experienced.

In total, today is the first time the two of them have gone on a date alone. Although they met in the past and contacted each other privately via mobile phone, Liu Xiaoli was always watching eagerly when they met.

She slept with her mother, and the little girl was only 16 years old, no, she was about to turn 17.

Anyway, he was too embarrassed to act openly, so he only teased each other when chatting in private.

Liu Yifei's response was also very positive. She went to the United States when she was 10 years old. Although she was not as open-minded as the 17-year-old Olsen sisters, she could pick up on general topics.

But every time Liu Xiaoli is around, she usually becomes silent and talks less, mainly because her mother is very strict.

"Haha, let them be envious. I just think these people look down on Huang Bo, so I did it on purpose."

"Eric, you're such a good guy."

"Uh... don't say that. What I don't like the most is the good guy card."

"Good guy card? Why?"

"Because when a girl says you are such a good person, it often means that she has rejected you emotionally."

Hearing this, Liu Yifei's heart skipped a beat and she couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

"Is he teasing me by saying this? It's so damning, why do you always say such incomprehensible things, hehe?"

"Eric, what movie do you plan to let Huang Bo star in?"

"Eastern MGM's upcoming project is a shark disaster movie. Spielberg called it "Jaws" and it's called "The Meg."

"There will be many Chinese characters in the movie. Let Huang Bo play one of the supporting roles and give him a funny way to die. Whether he can shine or not depends on him."

"Hahahaha, Huang Bo's words should be ok. Although he and I are not familiar with each other, it's interesting to listen to other people discussing this person. Also, is there a role in the movie that is suitable for me?"

Eric shook his head slightly: "No, the supporting role only lasts a few minutes and doesn't have many lines, so don't get involved."

"The protagonist is a divorced scientist with children. Your age and temperament are not suitable for you, so don't consider it."

"When the "Transformers" thing is over, MGM will open a new movie "The Hunger Games". You can play a supporting role with more scenes, which is more promising than "The Meg"."

Liu Yifei was a little disappointed: "Eric, when can I play the leading role?"

Eric patted her head: "You have only been in one or two dramas and you want to play the leading role. Your popularity has not accumulated. Be careful that your reputation will collapse. No one will dare to use you again in the future."

"Just listen to my arrangements, especially if you practice your kung fu well, I will arrange brilliant action scenes for you in "The Hunger Games"."

"There will be a battle between a dragon and a tiger between you and the heroine. You may even be stronger than her, chasing each other all the way."

"Although you are defeated in the end, it is not defeated by force. You will be besieged and die in a sneak attack."

"What kind of character is easier for people to remember? It's this kind of character. The strong force value is the most eye-catching label of the character."

"Your character will make the audience feel sorry for them, rather than just passing it by and walking out of the theater without a memory."

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up: "I know, just like Lu Bu in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", although he didn't appear much, a scene in which the three heroes fought against Lu Bu made him shine, and everyone knows about it."

"Yes, this is the route I have planned for you. You have lived in the United States and you should know the limitations of yellow skin. Start with supporting roles and play steadily, and then playing the leading role will be much less controversial."

"And you have a huge advantage, you know?"

"What?" Liu Yifei looked at Eric curiously.

"Age, age is your advantage. Just like Huang Bo, who is almost 30 years old and is still in school, you have already been waiting for Xiaoyingping."

"Then don't be impatient and give yourself more time to grow. I will turn you into a world-class female star in the future."

Liu Yifei's anxious heart calmed down: "Okay, then I will listen to your arrangement, and you must be responsible for me."

"Career responsibility or emotional responsibility?"

"Eric, you're being annoying again!"

Although she said she was disgusted, Liu Yifei still added in her heart that of course it was an emotional responsibility.

However, there are many scandals about Eric. Although none of them have been confirmed, Liu Yifei does not believe that for such a powerful figure like him, there is no woman around him. Maybe those scandals are true.

Moreover, there is Liu Xiaoli's reason, so even if Liu Yifei has a good impression of Eric, it is still too early to accept him.

The two met and had something to eat in a cafe at noon. She flew back to the United States in the afternoon.

She asked for leave from the crew behind Liu Xiaoli's back, and she only had one day.

As a newcomer, no one knew her background. Liu Yifei did not want to publicize her relationship with Eric in a big way for the time being, so she hurriedly flew back to China and then back to the United States.

As you can imagine, after returning home, Liu Xiaoli will inevitably be greeted by a storm.

In the evening, Eric and Gadot jointly participated in the recording of "A Date with Luyu". Since the launch of this program, it has achieved great influence nationwide and has a good ratings.

Although what was spread online in later generations were all Luyu's spoofs and black history, it cannot be denied that the program had a social influence in the era.

"Luyu, your program is great, but I heard that you didn't study hosting."

"Yes, I studied journalism."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, you can check it at my university."

"I don't believe it!"

After two busy days, Eric and Gadot did not continue to record the program.

They strolled around Wangfujing, visited the Ming Tombs, and climbed the Badaling Great Wall again.

During the broadcast of the program, the popularity of the two people soared, especially Gadot, as the heroine of the movie, was too easy to be recognized.

During the period, it was a one-stop service for signing, taking photos and group photos, and the main theme was to be close to the people. These things also appeared on the entertainment section of websites such as Sina and Sohu again, which had a positive effect on the growth of box office.

After staying in China for nearly four days, the two boarded a plane to Australia to start the last leg of their journey.

On the other side of the ocean, the box office battle in the United States is still going on fiercely.

"The Last Samurai" only earned $24.4 million in the first three days of the weekend. This number surprised many of Tom Cruise's fans and analysis agencies, and Warner Bros. was also unexpected.

That is Tom Cruise, the hottest international action star in the world today, and the investment of $400 million, an absolute big production, but it only earned 24.4 million at the box office, which is no different from "Polar Expedition". Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe are not good enough.

The box office performance can only rank second among the new movies released this week.

Even stronger than it is "Magic Cats" invested by Universal, a children's family movie.

Although the movie was complained about being shoddy, it still won a box office of 40.1 million US dollars with the huge advantage of the G rating, far exceeding "The Last Samurai".

The third place is still "Sweet and Hot" invested by Universal, starring the sweet beauty Jessica Alba.

The upper limit of the youth dance genre is not high, but Alba's beauty can attract a group of people to the cinema. It received a box office of 14 million US dollars in the first three days.

Turning to old movies, "Kill Bill" and "Haunted Mansion" continued to be suppressed, and the one sitting on the throne of champions and laughing wildly was still "Transformers".

After receiving 97 million US dollars in the second week, "Transformers" this week hit another 52.5 million US dollars, with a total box office of 3.7 billion US dollars in North America.

Overseas, more than a dozen new countries were released this week, injecting new vitality.

The overseas box office took 95 million US dollars, and the total overseas box office was 6.3 billion US dollars.

The global box office of "Transformers" has reached 0.4 billion US dollars, officially breaking the 700 million US dollar mark, and it has achieved Eric's bold words in just three weeks.

At the same time, "Transformers" also defeated "Pirates of the Caribbean" with 5.4 billion US dollars, becoming the third in the 2003 movie box office rankings.

What stands in the way now is the $3.9 billion of The Matrix 2, but everyone knows that even the savior can’t handle it and will definitely be broken next week.

After flying outside for more than a week, the two returned to Los Angeles. Gadot wanted to play for a few more days, but Eric really couldn’t spare the time.

Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds’ European tour has not yet ended, but AK Films is already urging them.

During this period, Warren called Eric, hoping to let Ryan Reynolds come back as soon as possible, because Christmas is approaching, and Sharknado 2 is about to be released, and he needs to run publicity.

At the same time, the Olsen sisters have been urging Eric to come back, because Blue Is the Warmest Color will be released in half a month, and he must come forward as the director.

Charlize Theron also asked several times when he would come back, on the one hand because she missed Eric, and on the other hand, Monster was about to be released.

That is, La Vie en Rose will be released next year, otherwise Nicole would have to ask.

Many people at MGM are also waiting for him to come back, and many projects require his signature and formalities.

As for Marvel, Avi Arad was also looking for him. It had been a month since the two sides completed the share swap.

But Eric had been busy with Transformers and did not have much energy to take care of Marvel for the time being. Avi Arad waited and waited, but still could not get attention.

So he began to worry about gains and losses, and was very worried that Eric was another Perelman, who only regarded Marvel as a financial toy, and had been waiting anxiously.

In addition, there was another most important thing, that is, MGM's re-listing.

Especially the issue of profit distribution before listing, which is the key among the keys.

Since Cooper and his son took over MGM, the company has entered a stage of reconstruction.

Everyone has worked hard with you for more than a year, and they have worked hard and hard. Naturally, they cannot be left behind when the cake is divided.

Especially at the beginning, they all resigned from their original companies and followed you because of trust. What was the reason for abandoning their stable jobs and entering a new environment with an uncertain future? Is it a fixed salary?

People work hard and wait for this time, waiting for dividends.

Being willing to make concessions is an ability and character that a qualified boss should possess, and only interests can unite others around you.

In addition to dividing the pie, equity also needs to be nested to ensure that even after MGM is relisted, power can still be firmly in Eric's hands.

For this important matter, he postponed the launch of Lionheart.com and YouTube.

Avi Arad hurried into Eric's office early Wednesday morning.

After seeing Eric, he finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Mr. Cooper, I finally see you. This is not easy."

Eric smiled and asked Chen Xing to make him a cup of coffee.

"Sit down, Avi. I know you are impatient, so the first person I see after returning to China is you."

After taking the coffee and thanking him, Aviarad was not in the mood to drink it at all.

"Eric, regarding Marvel, now that you are the largest shareholder, what are your plans?"

"I mean, it's been over a month, I have to do something."

"Avi, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't beat around the bush. You just want to go the film and television route. I agree with this strategy."

"Currently, the only valuable character copyrights we have are Thor, Captain America and Ant-Man. The other characters are not worthy of independent movies."

"I have already thought about it during this period, and I will shoot "Captain America" ​​as my first movie."

Hearing this, Avi Arad suppressed all the words he originally wanted to say. He thought he would have to spend a lot of words to get the job done, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

But then he asked cautiously: "What's the investment amount?"

"Don't worry, I know better than you how expensive a superhero movie is. It won't be less than 200 million US dollars."

"Yes!"

Avi Arad pumped his fist excitedly. He could actually do such an action at his age. He was indeed a child at heart, true love!

"I haven't finished speaking yet. You can wait a while before getting excited."

"What?"

"I plan to create a Marvel superhero cinematic universe, not just Captain America, he will only be a good start for this cinematic universe."

"Then we will gradually bring Thor, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Black Widow, Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange and other characters to the big screen."

"At the same time, we want these characters to make guest appearances in other people's movies, and use a main line to connect all the characters together."

"I have already thought of the main plot, and I will use six infinity stones, one for each main character."

"Then we set up the biggest villain, Thanos, which is quite suitable. His powerful equipment in the comics is the Infinity Gauntlet."

"In order to collect the infinite gems, there was a conflict with the heroes of the earth. When the major characters were put on the big screen, that's when Thanos left the factory."

"That's about it, can you understand me?"

Avi Arad is a fan of his own comics. The various multiverses in American comics are messier and more complicated than what Eric described, so he understood it instantly.

After understanding this, I became even more excited. It turned out that Eric had already planned something, and it was more far-reaching than his own.

He is also obsessed with making a movie to test the waters, and people have already mapped out the plan for the next ten years.

No wonder he brought MGM out of the quagmire within one year. He was indeed a great strategic master.

"It's good if you can understand it. I will write the script myself during this time."

"Boss, what do you need me to do?"

"Your task is even more difficult. Try your best to find ways to get the copyright back from the major companies."

Avi Arad sighed with a heavy face: "Selling the copyright was my most painful memory. I will do my best."

"Well, and do you have any talents who are proficient in the film industry?"

Avi Arad thought for a while: "It seems that there is a young man who is pretty good. He is currently working at Beechcraft Toys, and we can get along quite well."

"What is your name?"

"Kevin Feige."