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Chapter 605: The Competition for the Protagonist in the Second Phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

A conference room at Warner Pictures headquarters.

The new president Jack Emmerich has adjusted his mentality and began to seriously discuss the key issues of [Voldemort 2] with Zhang Nan.

"Zhang, when do you think it would be better to schedule [Voldemort 2] during the Christmas season?" Jack Emmerich asked Zhang Nan humbly.

Zhang Nan came here today for this matter, so naturally he would not hide it.

"Let's put it in December. After all, it's already early November, and it's too late to make arrangements right away. Moreover, both "Thor 2" released in early November and "The Hunger Games 2" released in late November will have my guest appearance. , Marvel Studios and Lionsgate Pictures also treat me very well.

And compared with [Thor 2] and [The Hunger Games 2], it is obviously easier to adjust the schedule of [The Hobbit 2] backwards or forwards. After all, it is just one movie. "

Jack Emmerich's heart tightened when he heard this, and he always felt that Zhang Nan was pointing at him.

Because you have a cameo in [Thor 2] and [The Hunger Games 2] released in November, but you also have a cameo in [The Hobbit] released in December!

But Jack Emmerich endured it.

There is no way, who is Zhang Nan’s right point?

Warner Pictures did take the lead in a stalemate with Zhang Nan before, and lost in the end.

Zhang Nan has never caused any trouble. Now he is just asking Warner Pictures to cooperate with him and adjust the schedule of his own projects for the sake of his own projects. There is no reason for him to get angry.

and……

The [Harry Potter] series and the [Lord of the Rings] series have always been old enemies that have made each other successful.

They always fight each other at Christmas time.

Now switch to the spin-off of the [Harry Potter] series [Voldemort 2], and compete with the successor to the [Lord of the Rings] series [The Hobbit 2].

It can be regarded as meeting an opponent in chess, encountering a good talent, and seeing the little mung bean in front of the bastard.

match.

And when the schedule of [Voldemort 2] was set, there was actually no focus in the subsequent discussion of the entire meeting.

The meeting ended in a hurry, and Zhang Nan went straight to Marvel Studios.

……

[Captain America 2] crew.

After "Avengers 1" ended with a global box office threshold of US$3 billion, "Iron Man " once again achieved a global box office record of US$ billion.

Marvel Studios already has great confidence in the future of the movie universe plan, and feels that its idea for this movie universe is indeed too genius.

It's just that Robert Downey Jr.'s salary is a bit too eye-catching.

Yes.

An eyesore.

Because of the global box office of "Iron Man 3", which grossed US$3200 billion, Robert Downey Jr. received a fixed salary of US$ million, plus a % global box office dividend.

1.5% of the box office of US$1.2 billion is US$18 million.

In other words, Robert Downey Jr. directly took a bite of 3 million US dollars from Marvel Studios' profits from "Iron Man ".

It’s more than Zhang Nan’s salary in [Iron Man 3].

In fact, Zhang Nan received a lot of salary for "Iron Man 3". A one-minute cameo performance in a finished film earned him a fixed salary of US$1500 million, a % share of the global box office and a % share of the film's peripheral income.

Altogether, there is almost a profit of 40 million US dollars.

If we really calculate the average remuneration, Zhang Nan doesn't know how many times it is that of Robert Downey Jr.

But people at Marvel Studios are only interested in numbers, and feel that $40 million is less than $50 million, regardless of the fact that Zhang Nan only made a one-minute cameo, while Robert Downey Jr. worked hard to film an entire movie. movie.

Of course.

The main reason for this phenomenon is that Marvel Studios feels that there is a big difference between Zhang Nan and Robert Downey Jr.'s positions in the Marvel Cinematic Universe plan and their actual status.

Zhang Nan was hired by Marvel Studios to protect the movie universe plan, but Robert Downey Jr. was just a cheap actor hired by Marvel Studios.

Zhang Nan has been alone in Hollywood for many years, but without the help of Marvel, Robert Downey Jr. would have to stay in the pit forever, let alone turn around.

Now I am working on Marvel Studios projects and making so much money...

In short, Marvel Studios couldn't bear it anymore, so they resolutely started to implement the original plan.

That is, in the second phase of the movie universe, the role and influence of Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man will be gradually weakened, and new protagonists in the second phase of the movie universe will be cultivated.

Therefore, the filming plan of [Iron Man 4] has been completely stopped.

The trilogy is the end of the Iron Man series, which has just exceeded the global box office threshold of one billion US dollars.

Then Marvel Studios devoted all its energy to the two important projects in the second phase of the movie universe, "Thor 2" and "Captain America 2".

Yes.

Marvel Studios’ idea is to let [Thor 2] and [Captain America 2] compete, and whoever wins will be the protagonist of the second phase of Marvel Studios’ cinematic universe.

Of course.

由于【雷神2】的前作【雷神1】以北美1.8亿美金、全球4.5亿美金的票房，胜过了【美国队长2】的前作【美国队长1】北美1.76亿美金、全球3.7亿美金的票房。

Therefore, Marvel Studios is more optimistic about the [Thor] series and becoming the protagonist of the second phase of the movie universe. Therefore, even the preparation, shooting and release time of the project are that [Thor 2] is earlier than [Captain America 2].

Of course.

This kind of thing always depends on the results. It is just some optimistic attitudes and does not count. It can only bring some convenience and opportunities.

But this is the situation from the perspective of Zhang Nan, an outsider. Bystanders know better.

In fact, Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, is already a little anxious at this time.

Without it.

He has seen with his own eyes what level Robert Downey Jr. has reached with the support of Marvel Studios.

The leading actor in a movie with a global box office of one billion US dollars!

It can almost be said that it is the highest... second highest point that Hollywood actors can achieve at present - because there is a more perverted Zhang Nan above, but the distance is too far and can basically be ignored.

It can be said that whoever becomes the protagonist of the second phase of Marvel Studios is basically the next Robert Downey Jr. revival opportunity.

Maybe even more successful than Robert Downey Jr.

After all, Robert Downey Jr.'s dark history is really dark, and Chris Evans, no matter what he does in private, is a good boy in the media image.

"Evans, actually I think your anxiety is unnecessary. [Thor 2] is just released in advance. Who will lead the second phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will depend on the final box office results. You just need to be careful Act, give full play to your own strength, and even if you fail in the end, you will have no regrets." Zhang Nan comforted Chris Evans.

(End of this chapter)