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Welcome!?Chapter 341: Preparing to sell comics (page 1/1)

Wang Xuanyuan and Scarlett have reached third base, and they both have things to do from now on.

Wang Xuanyuan is going to work on a new project, while Scarlett is going to film "Lost in Translation". Before that, they both have to say hello to the school.

After a peaceful sleep, both of them felt refreshed, as if the world was no longer the same.

Michelle had already made breakfast, so they had breakfast at Stephen's house.

The breakfast this morning was very rich, and seemed to be specially prepared for Scarlett. There were several pastries plus sandwiches and cream. The four of them happily had a dinner together.

On the way, Wang Xuanyuan received calls from Keanu and Silver respectively.

Keanu is relatively kind. Wang Xuanyuan had a phone call with him last night. Keanu had no objection and said that the idea was interesting, but he was worried that once the projects were merged, the level of the project would definitely increase.

Originally, Keanu just planned to have some fun on his own, create a cult style, and have some fun. After the merger, he couldn't do this. After all, there are two popular Hollywood bombshells in it, so they should not be underestimated.

A conservative estimate would suggest that the production cost alone would have climbed to 70 to 80 million.

No matter how big the action scene is, 80 million won't be able to stop it.

This does not include the publicity and distribution expenses. The publicity and distribution costs must be 20 million, so the total investment is nearly 100 million.

Therefore, Keanu has no objection in principle to the merger of projects. It mainly depends on the opinions of investors.

The main investor in "John Wick" is Warner Bros., Mr. Silver.

A few minutes after hanging up the phone on Keanu, Silver called, but Wang Xuanyuan had no choice but to answer the call.

On the phone, Silver still spoke as a superior person. The first sentence he said on the phone was: "Hey, Wang Xuanyuan, do you know who gave you the right to randomly change the project?" Know that I’m the producer, the person in charge of the project.”

Indeed, Wang Xuanyuan can only listen now, because he is just a young director who has just debuted, and has no ability to compete with the older generation who have been in Hollywood for decades.

If you want to compete, you have to be a producer.

Because, in Hollywood, a producer-centered system is followed. The director is just a person hired by the producer to work for him, and the producer enjoys the highest rights.

At this moment, Wang Xuanyuan didn't have any temper. He could only listen silently as Mr. Silver finished losing his temper.

After scolding Wang Xuanyuan for a few words, Silver did not show any objection to the proposal. He just said that he could contact Jerry and Neil and discuss it.

When Wang Xuanyuan heard that there was something going on, Mr. Silver did not object directly, but there was hope, so he promised to help both parties sit down and have a good chat.

Joel Silver then hung up the phone and asked Wang Xuanyuan to notify him if there was any news.

After hanging up the phone, Scarlett said angrily: "This Silver is really overbearing. What he said is so irritating."

Wang Xuanyuan just smiled and said, "It's okay. One day I will stop him from being so arrogant. I will be the producer of my own films and have the final say on my own projects."

Scarlett said playfully: "Xuanyuan, I believe in you, you will do it."

Afterwards, Wang Xuanyuan planned to go shopping with Scarlett. After all, they both had movie dates in the future and it would be difficult to see each other after work started.

This dream of the two of them was going to be shattered eventually. Before the two of them reached the city center, Wang Xuanyuan's phone rang. It was Stan Lee, an old man.

The old man told Wang Xuanyuan on the phone that he had previously mentioned the idea to Stan to make his own superhero comic book movie. After he submitted it to the Marvel Comics board of directors, the resolution was not passed with a weak vote of disapproval.

What the board of directors means is that we are a comic publishing company, not a film production company. We do not make movies and publish comics as our main occupation.

Although Stan argued hard and had a strong say in Marvel Comics, he could not influence the board of directors' decision on this matter.

So, in a fit of anger, Stan resigned from his position as CEO of Marvel Comics, but still retained his position as editor-in-chief, but now he has slowly retreated to the second line, and the tasks of creation and drawing have been handed over to people below him.

Old Man Stan has created countless classic comic characters in the past few decades, which can be said to be as tall as his body.

However, Stan changed the topic and talked about other aspects. He said that the sales of Marvel Comics have slumped to a historical low, causing the company's revenue to make ends meet. It has now owed a large bank loan and almost no money for its employees. Wages can no longer be paid.

After Stan resigned, Marvel Comics is now looking for a new CEO to lead the company out of difficult times.

The members of the board of directors didn't know how to adapt. This was Wang Xuanyuan's first thought.

Then, Wang Xuanyuan asked the board of directors what they thought about getting out of the difficulties.

Stan sighed and said: "Hey, those old guys don't dare to take risks, they don't have the spirit of bravery, they always think that if they make a movie, it will definitely not do well at the box office and they will always lose money. They can make money in a way that will definitely not lose money. .”

Wang Xuanyuan asked what the method was. In fact, he could guess that the method was to sell the copyrights of comic characters. This would definitely make money and share part of the profits, which was a way to protect capital.

Wang Xuanyuan said: "This is just immediate benefit. This is not acceptable."

Stan also admitted that this was tantamount to being boring, and only focused on the immediate benefit, which was just a small gain.

In Stan's heart, he agrees with what Wang Xuanyuan said, and he also feels that although it is very risky to make cartoon characters, there are risks to gain.

Stan also told him that Marvel Comics is now preparing to sell the film and television rights of a group of comic characters in exchange for funds to maintain the company's normal operations.

This is really a way to kill the goose that lays the egg.

Admittedly, doing so can alleviate some of the company's immediate crises.

Stan sighed as he spoke. He was very attached to these comics.

Wang Xuanyuan further asked which comic characters Marvel Comics would sell the film and television rights for.

Stan told him that there were Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Constantine, Blade, and the X-Men. Among them, Spider-Man and the X-Men were sold as a package. Spider-Man and his enemies, all The war police were all sold in one piece, but the package price was very expensive.

These single-person or comic images with few characters are much cheaper in comparison.

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