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Chapter 151: Iron Man Launches, 10 Film Contracts! (Subscribe!)
"Hi, Xu, I'm so glad to see you!"

Outside Los Angeles Airport.

As soon as Xu Yi walked out of the airport, he immediately saw that fat guy Harvey.

At this time, Harvey had already received the news that Xu Yi had collected 1.5 million Mi Dao.

Naturally, he became more enthusiastic towards Xu Yi.

"Hey, Harvey, me too!"

Xu Yi smiled and hugged the guy.

At the same time, don't forget to temporarily turn off your sense of smell.

There's no way around it, foreigners have a strong body odor.

Plus the smell of perfume.

It’s better to stay away.

If you get too close, it will definitely be a disaster!
Then Xu Yi and Jiang Xin got into Harvey's luxurious stretched Lincoln together.

Just like last time, Harvey poured a glass of champagne for Xu Yi and Jiang Xin respectively.

"Maybe. The Iron Man crew is all ready. Once the actors are confirmed, we can start filming. But are you sure you want Downey to play Iron Man?"

After some pleasantries, Harvey suddenly asked.

At this time, more than a year has passed since Xu Yi last came to the United States.

But Xu Yi has always kept in touch with Harvey.

And when Xu Yi left last time, he had already signed a producer contract with Harvey.

A portion of the producer's salary was also paid in advance.

At this time, Harvey had not only prepared the crew.

A group of suitable actors were also selected according to Xu Yi's requirements.

Next, Xu Yi just needs to go directly to the audition.

Not only that, Harvey has also contacted the US military.

The script has also passed the review of the US military and agreed to cooperate with the filming.

Of course, it's not free.

"Harvey, Donny's acting is good, he's well-known, and his salary is cheap, isn't it?"

Xu Yi said with a smile.

I have to say that Harvey's work ability is still very good.

He was also very satisfied.

"OK, you're the boss, so of course you have the final say!"

Harvey nodded immediately.

He hadn't expected "Iron Man" to be a big hit.

He just wants to earn the producer's salary.

And make some money from other places.

So whoever Xu Yi wants to use is up to him.

He was just giving a casual reminder.

Then the two chatted about the preparations for "Iron Man".

At this time, Harvey asked again: "By the way, Xu, are you still interested in the copyrights of other superheroes?"

"Which superhero? You know, the most important thing for me right now is to make this Iron Man movie a success. Otherwise, if the losses are too severe, I might go bankrupt!"

Xu Yi said calmly.

"It's Lionsgate again. 'Aeon Flux,' which just came out this month, lost money again, and it was a pretty big loss. So, Lionsgate probably won't make superhero movies anymore!"

Harvey said, and began to explain.

After acquiring Artisan Entertainment, Lionsgate also inherited a number of superhero copyrights from Artisan Entertainment.

And last year he also made a superhero movie "The Punisher".

The cost was over 3000 million US dollars and the box office was over 5000 million US dollars.

It was a small win.

The key is that the reputation has collapsed.

However, Lionsgate did not give up and immediately planned to prepare the second superhero movie "Black Widow".

As a result, Lionsgate's "Black Widow" has not yet started filming.

United Pictures, a joint venture between Paramount and Universal, made a superhero movie of a similar type to "Black Widow" - "Aeon Flux".

Richards Theron was also invited to play the leading female role.

However, this superhero movie, which cost more than 6000 million US dollars to produce, has only been released for half a month, but its box office revenue is less than 1000 million US dollars.

This scared Lionsgate so much that it immediately canceled the filming plan of "Black Widow".

He also spread the word that he was going to sell all the superhero copyrights in his hands!
"I see... If the price is right, it's not impossible, but if it's too expensive, forget it."

Xu Yi pretended to hesitate for a moment and said.

Lionsgate holds the copyrights of some less popular superheroes.

The only thing that interested Xu Yi was the copyright of Black Widow.

In Marvel Comics, Black Widow is a second-tier superhero at best.

But in Xu Yi’s previous life, since Scarlett Johansson played this role, Black Widow’s popularity skyrocketed.

Black Widow's first appearance in a movie was in Iron Man 2.

So it’s still very good to be able to buy the copyright of Black Widow now.

In addition, Lionsgate originally held the copyright to Deadpool.

But it was bought by New Line last year.

That’s right, it’s the New Line that just sold the copyright of Iron Man to Xu Yi last year.

Then this year, the copyright of Deadpool was bought by 20th Century Fox.

But Xu Yi hadn't originally planned to make a Deadpool movie.

"Then I'll go ask about the price, Xu. I've put a lot of thought into your matter!"

Harvey said immediately.

"Don't worry, Harvey. Once this Iron Man movie becomes a big hit, you'll definitely make a lot of money!"

Of course Xu Yi understood what Harvey meant. He just wanted more benefits.

But he had given enough.

Not to mention this guy, he must have benefited himself a lot in private.

However, as long as it is not excessive and does not affect the filming of the movie, Xu Yi doesn't bother to care.

It is absolutely impossible to expect that there is no trickery in the crew!
After a day of rest, Xu Yi brought Jiang Xin to the pre-production crew prepared by Harvey.

Post-production photography, lighting, etc. will not be officially joined until the filming of the movie starts.

With less than a week left until Christmas, Xu Yi planned to finalize all the actors before Christmas.

With the memories of his previous life, this was not difficult for Xu Yi.

There are definitely a lot of actors of all types in Hollywood.

Besides, as long as Robert Downey Jr. plays Iron Man, there will be no problem for other actors.

This way, we can officially start filming after Christmas.

And those props.

For example, the Iron Man suit.

Xu Yi also plans to make it himself during Christmas.

He doesn't celebrate Christmas anyway...

Just like that, December 12th came in the blink of an eye.

That is Christmas Eve.

At this point, except for the male lead, the other leading actors in "Iron Man" have already been selected.

And signed the contract.

The actress who plays Pepper Potts is naturally Harvey's old lover Wingness Paltrow.

The salary is 300 million US dollars.

This salary is definitely not expensive for an Oscar-winning actress.

But she is just too mediocre as a film queen.

It can even be said that there is no Oscar-winning actress less worthy than her, and she has no box office appeal at all.

Therefore, her normal salary is only about 200 million US dollars at most.

If the sacrifice is relatively large, it can be increased a little.

But if you star in a blockbuster, your pay will be reduced again.

A salary of 300 million is basically double the price.

But Xu Yi didn't care.

The only thing they added to the contract was a clause that required them to sign for three Iron Man movies at once.

The pay for each "Iron Man" film will increase by up to 30%.

That is to say, if "Iron Man 2" is filmed, she must not only star in it.

The highest salary is only 390 million US dollars.

The highest salary for "Iron Man 3" was 507 million US dollars.

Then, after discussing with his old lover, Wingness Paltrow chose to sign without hesitation.

Apparently, neither she nor her former lover thought there could be a sequel to this film.

Besides, even if there really is a second part.

A salary of nearly 400 million meters of blades is already very high for her.

Not only that, after signing the contract.

Vignes Paltrow also planned to invite Xu Yi out for a drink.

But of course, Xu Yi rejected it mercilessly.

Although Xu Yi has not yet experienced the feeling of being an Oscar-winning actress.

But she is a 33-year-old woman.

She is a 33-year-old woman who was not famous for her looks and has now passed her sell-by date.

Even if she was an Oscar winner, Xu Yi still had no interest...

In addition, the copyrights of Pepper Potts and the villain Iron Monger in "Iron Man" are still in the hands of Marvel.

So we still need to get authorization from Marvel.

However, the licensing fees for such minor characters are generally not expensive.

If it really doesn't work, it's not impossible to change the name.

After signing other actors, when it came to signing Robert Downey Jr., Xu Yi encountered some trouble.

It’s not that Donny is unwilling to sign.

You have to know that Downey has now fallen to the point of being a stand-in in other people's music videos.

Therefore, a fee of 50 square meters of blades is definitely not a small amount for him.

The most important thing is that now someone is finally willing to hire him to make a movie!

He is also the leading actor in a superhero movie with an investment of over 100 million US dollars!

Even though the director is a Chinese.

But as long as he can act in a movie again, he has no right to care so much!

It’s just that this Chinese director is too greedy!

They actually asked him to sign 10 film contracts at once!
"Director, are you sure you'll only play the role of Iron Man in these 10 movies?"

After a few days of thinking, Downey decided to sign the contract.

Besides, except for the first film, the pay for subsequent films was not low.

The second film could bring in 500 million in salary.

The third film could earn him 1000 million yuan in salary.

Starting from the fourth film, the remuneration for each film can reach 2000 million.

This is definitely the highest salary in Hollywood!

The only bad thing is that the salary is capped at 2000 million and cannot be higher.

But for him now, how could he dare to have such extravagant hopes?

He was just afraid of being sold...

"You've already read the contract. It's clearly written in black and white. Can I still change the contract?"

Xu Yi looked at Robert Downey Jr. in front of him and said calmly.

He wasn't afraid that Donny wouldn't sign.

And if he was only filming "Iron Man", there would naturally be no need for him to let this guy sign so many film contracts.

But he will also work with Marvel in the future.

By then, Donny's contract will be able to show its value.

And Donny had already asked a lawyer to look over the contract and knew there were no traps in it.

So I finally signed my name.

At the same time, Xu Yi successfully acquired the film and television rights to Black Widow.

The copyright will not expire for another 8 years, so the price is twice as expensive as the previous Iron Man film and television copyright.

That is 120 million meters.

(End of this chapter)