Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 565 Marvel's puzzle is complete! (6k)

Seeing Chen and Stan Lee having a great time chatting, Kevin Feige couldn't help but interrupt their conversation.

"Chen, you just mentioned that your two favorite Marvel superheroes are Spider-Man, who is the other one?"

"Of course it's Iron Man. He has a good foundation and a groundbreaking start in 08. It's really amazing."

After these words were spoken, both Stan Lee and Kevin Feige felt happy and smiles appeared on their faces.

Stan Lee is one of the three creators of the comic book character Iron Man.

In 08, the release of "Iron Man" was inseparable from Kevin Feige's contribution.

It can be said that Kevin Feige is the most important person to mention for Marvel’s current success.

His one sentence was equivalent to complimenting two things.

Kevin Feige felt the goodwill released by Chen, and this recognition of his past contributions made him feel particularly warmed.

"Haha, this is all in the past. We still have to look forward."

Kevin Feige led the two to their seats, and drinks were already on the table.

Stan Lee was too old to drink, and Chen was notorious for not drinking, so he had no choice but to follow their habits.

"Chen, the main reason we are here today is that we are interested in what you said last time, 'The Chinese part of the Marvel world', and we want to hear your ideas in this regard."

Stan Lee added, "In fact, we also imagined a superhero story about the Huaxia District in the early years, and the S.H.I.E.A.R. is the product of this idea."

"Well, I have read the relevant settings of the S.H.I.E. Bureau." Chen Linfeng nodded.

"I've also seen the new comic character 'The Monkey King Sun Wukong' that came out two years ago."

"What do you think?" Stan Lee asked quickly.

In 11, the S.H.I.E. Bureau had one more member, a superhero with elements of the Monkey King, and his name was the same as the original Chinese character, "Sun Wukong".

"Not very good," Chen Linfeng said indifferently, "It is full of stereotypes and even suspected of racial discrimination."

Stan Lee's expression became unpleasant. Even though he no longer worked at Marvel, there were still many employees there who were his former friends.

"List……"

"What I said is not without basis," Chen Linfeng interrupted the other party's intention to explain.

"Let's not talk about whether it's interesting for a little thug to change his name to Sun Wukong, then run to China and get the power of the Great Sage."

Anyway, I find it quite boring.

"I just want to ask, what's the matter with that punk's braided hairstyle?"

The Qing Dynasty has been disgusting for hundreds of years, and you guys want to disgust me now?
"And the image of the gangster in the comics, the way the eyes were drawn, don't tell me it was unintentional."

Chen Linfeng looked at Kevin Feige sternly, "I need Marvel to give me an explanation!"

"This……"

Kevin Feige and Stan Lee looked at each other. How could this be explained? It was a long-standing habit.

Are you saying that no one takes it seriously?

If no one pursued the matter, they would think it was nothing, but now that Chen had singled them out for questioning, they could only remain speechless.

Everyone knows that this is discrimination.

Seeing that they didn't know what to say, Chen Linfeng calmed down a little.

At least she knew that this situation was not right and did not make excuses in front of him.

"I need the artist of the comic to apologize and change the way he draws the comics in the future."

He narrowed his eyes and said bluntly, "It would have been fine if I hadn't seen it before, but now that I've discovered it, I won't allow this kind of blatant discrimination to exist."

The room fell silent for a moment, and the air around them seemed to freeze.

"Chen, this is our mistake. We will definitely make changes later."

After a moment's silence, Kevin Feige had no choice but to make a promise.

Although he is only the president of Marvel Studios, he should not have any control over the comics.

But at Marvel now, the film department is far more important than the comics department, so it doesn’t matter if they issue an order.

It's just that Kevin Feige felt aggrieved.

Damn, it’s not my business, why are you mad at me for this?

That's Chen. If it were someone else, he would definitely get angry.

But there is no way. In Hollywood, Chen is the only one who has the capital to ask others to correct their racial discrimination practices.

With American political correctness and the push from heavyweights, no one can withstand this level of punches.

On the other side, Stan Lee had already shrunk.

I've already quit Marvel, none of this is my business.

Chen Linfeng glanced at him sideways and did not pursue the matter of "Mandarin".

After all, it is an old calendar. It has been so many years and there is no point in talking about it now.

This is different from the Marvel character "Sun Wukong".

"That's better. I'll keep an eye on this."

Chen Linfeng's expression improved a little and he continued with the previous topic.

"Chinese audiences have very different feelings towards the character of Sun Wukong, and I can say with certainty that no one can replace him.

Even if you create a person with exactly the same abilities and even change the name to the same, in the eyes of the audience, this is still a different person. "

"So, if I were to make the change, Sun Wukong could just appear as himself. The gods in China can live forever.

The beginning of "Journey to the West" is a journey of Sun Wukong to learn skills and pursue immortality.

It is not out of place for him to appear in modern times.”

Chen Linfeng's initial idea was to add the character of Sun Wukong into the Avengers.

Replace Captain Marvel and serve as the combat power ceiling of the alliance.

After "Avengers 1", the next few movies were all about major crises that affected the world.

However, in the movie, enemies almost always appear in Emilyken. Normally, there will also be situations in China.

In the plot, Sun Wukong could be a person from the SHIELD Bureau seconded to the Avengers team.

Normally, they mainly deal with super-powered criminals in China. When encountering a global crisis, they can fight the enemy together.

Stan Lee frowned. Having Chinese characters appear in the Avengers was a bit of a break from his previous impression.

On the contrary, Kevin Feige is more acceptable.

As China's national strength increases so rapidly, the film market becomes increasingly important, and Marvel Studios has begun to adjust its strategy accordingly.

The previous "Iron Man 3" was the product of these adjustments.

Of course, if there is discrimination in one’s heart, it is better not to make such adjustments.

"Iron Man 3" has now been removed from the shelves in China, becoming a typical example of "hurting national feelings."

But no matter what, Kevin Feige is more accepting of Chen's approach of adding Chinese heroes.

"There is nothing wrong with your adjustment in terms of rationality, but in terms of character attributes, he is the same as Thor, the God of Thunder. They are both mythological characters."

"I don't think this is a big problem. Besides, the Avengers team just happens to lack a proper group attack character. Sun Wukong can do the job."

It's funny to say that several Avengers movies have large-scale war scenes.

As a result, several people in the team had no means of group attack, and finally a mage appeared.

In the end, he is still a non-mainstream mage who mainly fights one-on-one.

What kind of war is this? Won't the enemies scatter and bully others?
Just thinking about it makes me feel like there are a lot of bugs.

"Huh? How come Sun Wukong has the ability to attack in groups?"

Kevin Feige looked confused. If he remembered correctly, he had immense strength, could transform in many ways, used a stick, and had strange magic in his eyes. That should be it.

"Monkey hair clone, Sun Wukong has a record of fighting against 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals."

"Oh~"

Kevin Feige looked conflicted, "I need to think about this carefully."

The company has now completed the early preparations for "Avengers 2" and is expected to start filming early next year.

If we really want to add the character of Sun Wukong, we will have to add people temporarily compared to the movie, and we will have to consider the impact on the whole story later. The workload is a bit heavy.

"In fact, don't think too much about it. Just roughly mention his existence and let him fight in China."

From the setting of Sun Wukong, as a top combat force, like Superman, he has the final say.

In order to maintain the balance of the plot, every screenwriter has to find ways to restrict him.

Just like the brief glimpse of Captain Marvel in Avengers 4.

He was not there in the first half, and when he came out in the second half, he was knocked away by Thanos' punch after just a few moves. When he came back, everything had settled.

The same principle applies to Sun Wukong. Give him an extra task.

For example, in Avengers 2, the plot was designed to let Ultron implement the conspiracy of dividing the troops, and it was normal that there were more artificial intelligence robots.

Then if Sun Wukong takes on this task, other team members can gather their strength and go to Ultron's lair.

This brings us back to the original plot.

By the third part, Thanos, who was able to destroy several planets, had only a few men under his command, which was quite shabby.

It would be a good idea to create more villains and let Sun Wukong deal with and guard against them.

These don't require many shots; just showing them briefly can add a lot of rationality to the movie's plot itself.

Chen Linfeng doesn’t think that Chinese superheroes will have much presence in the Avengers movie.

As long as it makes sense.

The key point is how he uses the shell to shoot a movie with the same world view in the Chinese area.

It is only 2013 now. If a Marvel superhero movie with Sun Wukong as the protagonist and Chinese stories as the main focus can be released next year or in the first half of the year after, as he expected.

Then in "Avengers 2", Sun Wukong can reasonably appear.

Maybe it can occupy a considerable proportion, it depends on the effect of the individual movie.

Needless to say, in Asia, as long as the quality is acceptable, the popularity will not be bad.

The key is whether European and American audiences like Monkey King and whether they can accept his setting.

Chen Linfeng said a lot in one breath, and his mouth became dry.

He raised the cup on the table and drank most of it in one breath. He didn't say anything, waiting for the other party's reaction and reply.

Kevin Feige finally understood some of Chen's current plans.

It must be said that Chen’s plans for the next two Avengers films are eye-opening.

In fact, he hasn't figured out the plot after Ultron.

Whether or not to choose Thanos as the final villain is still unknown.

When Chen was writing Infinity Worlds 3, he had a vision for the Avengers, with Thanos as the villain.

He thought it was good at the time. Now Chen mentioned this plot again, which made him a little excited.

"Chen, do you have any idea about the villain Thanos?"

Chen Linfeng paused, "Yes, a long time ago, I thought about how to design the plot if the heroes gathered together."

"Then... could you please write a script?" Kevin Feige asked hurriedly.

He was very interested in this.

Chen Linfeng raised his hand to signal a pause, "We are still talking about other topics."

"Uh~"

Kevin Feige's expression suddenly froze.

Judging from what Chen said, he needs to agree to the other party joining before there can be any script to read.

Kevin Feige wanted to slap himself.

This is what he fears.

When it comes to writing stories and scripts, almost no one can match Chen. If Chen really joins, won't everyone have to listen to him?
Kevin Feige asked tentatively, "Chen, do you have any subsequent ideas for characters like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America?"

"No, I'm not very interested in them."

Chen Linfeng pointedly said, "I still have a lot of things to do. I don't have time to care about this."

"Even the story of Thanos was something I thought of while writing the novel. If you are not satisfied with it, you can find someone else to write it yourself."

Kevin Feige smiled and waved his hand, "No one in Hollywood can reject your script, so why should I bother?"

He breathed a sigh of relief. What Chen said just now was almost like a promise.

Chen has a good reputation in Hollywood, so he still believes in it.

Kevin Feige looked at Stan Lee with a questioning look in his eyes:
What do you think?
Stan Lee nodded slightly.

If the Marvel Universe wants to further expand its influence, it really can't do without a genius like Chen.

Kevin Feige understood.

His idea is similar to Stan Lee's. Although Marvel is developing very well now, if it wants to improve further and become the most important part of the world's popular culture, it will eventually have to conquer Asia, especially East Asia.

This area has always been very resistant to European and American popular culture.

Neon, superhero desert.

China's local films are becoming increasingly powerful and may very well squeeze out Hollywood films in the future.

South Korea, forget it, it’s not important, no need to mention it.

Kevin Feige thought about it again and again in his mind, and felt more and more that the only piece missing from Marvel's puzzle was Chen.

Chen Linfeng was also considering how to trick the other party if he agreed.

First push the Monkey King out, and then use the linkage method to spread the other two traitors to the West.

As long as the foundation is in place, subsequent games and animated films can be launched.

These carriers of pure Chinese culture no longer need to borrow the name of Marvel.

The difficulty lies in the first step.

"Chen, your ideas are very valuable. I think Marvel's future development needs your contribution."

Kevin Feige stared at Chen Linfeng and said, "So, as we discussed last time, you will be in charge of the Chinese part of Marvel."

"I agreed!"

Chen Linfeng showed a warm smile on his face, stretched out his hand and said, "Then, happy cooperation."

The two hands were clasped together.

"Happy cooperation!"

Confirming the intention of cooperation does not mean it is over.

The subsequent division of interests and how to calculate copyright all require detailed discussion.

This is also what it should be.

As a great director and one of the most famous screenwriters in Hollywood, Chen Linfeng’s salary is a small issue.

At least the movies he will shoot in the future, that is, the Chinese part, will definitely not be able to be dealt with in a 20:80 split.

Chen Linfeng said directly, "I want all the copyrights of those superheroes in China."

"This is impossible!"

"These are the heroes of China," Chen Linfeng reminded.

"So what? Thor is still a Norse god, and he's still from Marvel."

"That's because it was in Marvel comics back then, but now it's a new hero in the movie, and there's no comic prototype, so the situation is different."

Kevin Feige still flatly refused, "Since it is under Marvel, it must belong to Marvel."

"I might as well go to DC. They can offer better conditions than you."

"Chen, you can't keep doing this."

Kevin Feige was helpless, "I promised to leave you some benefits, but I strongly request that you stop threatening me like this."

Damn, we are all going to cooperate, why am I still being threatened?
Chen Linfeng smiled. It seemed that this was indeed the opponent's fatal weakness.

"OK, but the share you leave for me must be more than 50%. This is my bottom line."

Kevin Feige was puzzled, "Why are you so tough on this?"

"Only in this way can I have absolute veto power."

Chen Linfeng said sincerely, "Kevin, I believe in your sincerity at this moment, but one day in the future, someone might carelessly blow a discriminatory plot in my face."

“I have to guard against that.”

What he wants is not only the control over the Chinese superhero that was born from his own hands, but also the relevant authority and voice regarding the Chinese plot.

At least this way, you won’t give me another crappy thing like “Shang-Chi” in the future.

Or find a black wife for Sun Wukong, or make Yang Jian have a sex change, or take over Nantong.

Of course, if Nezha wants to become a beautiful girl, this is possible, as the predecessors have already done this several times.

Kevin Feige thought of the Mandarin in "Iron Man 3". Indeed, if under Chen's control, such a character involving racial discrimination would appear.

Chen will be under great pressure.

It is not surprising to have such concerns.

But he still argued, "This situation will never happen. We just didn't notice it before. If you are still worried, we can specify it in the contract to avoid your concerns."

"Forget it. Contracts can be violated. Even if I sue, I've heard a lot about the ability of lawyers at big companies in the United States."

Ah this.

Kevin Feige felt insulted.

Our Emily Ken is not that bad, okay?

But looking at the other person's contemptuous eyes, he couldn't say it.

This person understands us beautifully.

Kevin Feige said with difficulty, "No matter what, 50% is still too much. Disney headquarters will not agree."

"Kevin, think about it this way. If it weren't for me, these Chinese superheroes wouldn't have appeared at all. You guys are just extra profit for nothing."

Chen Linfeng tried his best to persuade him, "Besides, these heroes may not be welcomed by European and American audiences at all, and it is possible that the box office will be a mess."

"So, let me take the lion's share, and you can lose less."

"Chi~"

Kevin Feige almost couldn't hold it in, "Who would believe you if you said that?"

"Chen, why don't you take a look at the box office and revenue of your past movies first?"

Stan Lee, who had been listening to the two people's verbal battle, couldn't help but remind them,

"Chen, your movies have never lost money so far."

Although he was not much of a figure in the film and television industry, he had heard of Chen's "great achievements."

Chen Linfeng was a little embarrassed. His performance was a bit lagging behind at this time.

He could only save face, "After all, the situation is different, maybe."

Then I learned about neodymium and started to ignore the facts.

"No matter what, I need to ensure that I have absolute say to ensure that people in the country can trust me.

There will definitely be many Chinese people in the film, and I have many opponents in China, after all, I have taken too much of the profits over the years...

You should understand, Kevin."

Kevin Feige asked suspiciously, "Is there such a thing?"

He remembered that Chen should have a very high prestige in China.

"Yes," Chen Linfeng said without blinking, "It's just that you outsiders don't know it. For forces like Jingquan, Huayi, and Huaying, I always have to share the profits with them, so that I can barely ensure that they don't go against me."

Hearing these names, Kevin Feige felt as if he had heard of them.

He was skeptical and said, "Maybe there is such a thing. If I give you the big money, I need to convince Disney. They may not agree."

Chen Linfeng smiled and said, "You can give it a try. We are only making a rough decision now. We still need professionals to discuss the matter later."

"That's true." Kevin Feige nodded.

"By the way, I remember you mentioned Doctor Strange last time. Do you think this character is suitable to appear as an important figure in the subsequent team?"

This is what Kevin Feige is thinking about, and now that Chen has confirmed that he will join, he wants to hear his opinion.

"Well...if the setting of this character remains unchanged, it will still be that Doctor Strange gets into a car accident, then becomes a mage after learning from a master, and uses the cloak and the Eye of Agamotto as his main means of attack, right?"

Chen Linfeng first determined how much the other party’s current thoughts differed from his own cognition.

"Yes, that's right," said Kevin Feige.

Stan Lee also paid attention to it. This superhero was developed by him in collaboration with others, so it can be considered his work.

"I think he is more suitable to appear. He has the power to control time. If Thanos is too strong and cannot be resisted, he can be designed to be a temporary screenwriter to arrange the subsequent plot."

Kevin Feige's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. He had brought this character out before mainly to strengthen the team, and besides, the team was indeed lacking a mage.

I didn't expect that if the plot is difficult to advance, this kind of character who can read the script is very suitable to guide the plot.

It was indeed a good idea to let Chen join.

Kevin Feige thought to himself that he had forgotten his initial concerns about the right to speak.

Even if other people’s ideas are good, whether they are ultimately used or not still depends on me.

As for whether to use it or not.

Nonsense, it must be used.

(End of this chapter)