My Life Can Hang

She knew that DC Comics, although not bad, was far from Marvel.

The Avengers, it just beats DC.

If it weren't for Wonder Woman and Aquaman, which were launched last year, the box office was not bad.

DC can't even keep the last face.

In contrast, the character of the Joker has little to do with the Justice League that DC is focusing on building.

On the contrary, it is like a character independent of the comic system.

"Are you going to make The Joker an R-rated movie?"

Ning Shu also gradually figured out what Chen Dongcheng meant, and was a little surprised.

The so-called R-rated film is just synonymous with alternative, extreme, and strong sensory stimulation, not the kind of exposed film.

"I have a hunch that we want to share a piece of the cake from the six major players in the North American film market in the future, and R-rated films must become our top priority."

"The Joker is the first card we played. In the future, Legendary Pictures will focus on making R-rated films, supplemented by game adaptation movies."

Even if Legendary Pictures suffered such a serious loss, Pharaoh didn't have much interest in making a move, not because there were so many giants on the Hollywood side.

Six major film companies dominate the entire film market.

Even second-rate film and television production companies, such as Lionsgate Pictures and Legendary Pictures, are not easy to win.

Although Legendary Pictures is so miserable now, its foundation is very stable.

Since 13, Legendary Pictures has intentionally transformed into an independent production company.

To put it bluntly, it is not satisfied with only soup, but also wants to eat meat.

Warner Bros., who originally played with Legendary Pictures, suddenly became vigilant and never gave Legendary Pictures any more investment opportunities.

But now Chen Dongcheng is sure that Warner Bros. will never care too much about the role of the Joker.

After all, the spring of North American R-rated movies has not yet arrived, and no one dares to assert that R-rated movies will have great prospects.

This is precisely the opportunity for Chen Dongcheng and Legendary Pictures.

Historically, clowns have not been valued by Warner Bros., and they only gave a production budget of less than 6000 million US dollars.

Even the role of the clown is not based on comics, but a character whose screenwriter is out of the new concept of comics.

Warner Bros. is bent on being the Justice League and intends to fight the Marvel Universe.

Think about the Joker's box office of more than one billion US dollars, if it can be won, Legendary Pictures will take off directly!

Ning Shu never questioned Chen Dongcheng's decision.

Even Ning Shu is very skeptical of the prospect of game adaptations and R-rated films, but he also regards these two films as the top priority.

Chen Dongcheng was too lazy to explain. After the two films were released, Ning Shu would know how wise his decision was.

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Chapter 615. 613 Take over Legendary Pictures

When they arrived in Los Angeles, the sky was completely dark, and the group hurriedly left along the VIP passage.

Legendary Pictures has prepared a reception team in advance, and five or six Mercedes-Benzes are heading towards Burbank.

The popularity of Los Angeles does not need to go into too much detail.

Countless men and women with dreams and desire to become famous overnight have created this city of angels.

Among them, Burbank, located in the northeast of Los Angeles, only 16 kilometers apart, belongs to one of the satellite cities of Los Angeles.

Being so close to Los Angeles means the city is also dominated by entertainment.

Burbank is full of large and small media companies, forming an industrial circle.

This small city with a population of just over [-] is home to some of Hollywood's most famous giants.

The headquarters of companies such as Disney and Warner Bros. are located in this small city.

The headquarters of Legendary Pictures is naturally located in downtown Burbank.

Compared to giants the size of Disney and Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures' headquarters is modest and remote.

A low-rise three-story building, looking at the exterior of the building, it is estimated that it is no less than ten years old.

Joshua Grod, the current CEO of Legendary Pictures, is in his early [-]s and has some fat.

He was previously a partner of a top law firm, and has also served as a consultant to film companies such as Lionsgate, Marvel, Miramax, and Summit.

After Wanda acquired Legendary Pictures, it has been looking for a suitable manager for the company.

Grod can't be said to be the best choice, but it's also a good alternative.

At this time, Gerald was a little uneasy, and Wanda suddenly notified him to transfer Legendary Pictures to another group with strong financial resources in China.

Grod has just taken his place at the head of Legendary Pictures.

If he can't get the approval of the new boss and be fired, he would be a real shame.

Aside from Grod's uneasy feeling, the white middle-aged strong woman next to her, Mary Parent, wasn't much better.

Grod is the leader of Legendary Pictures, and Mary Parent is the creative director and production chairman of Legendary Pictures, second only to Gerald in power and status.

From top to bottom, Legendary Pictures was filled with a restless atmosphere.

No one knows what the attitude of the new boss is and whether he will install his cronies.

"Joshua, the new boss is downstairs, we should go down to meet him."

When Mary Parent got the news, she hurriedly informed Grod.

"Hey, I hope everything goes well with us."

Grod had a wry smile on his face, knowing that Legendary Pictures was so turbulent, he would not be in this murky water.

"Huaxia has a saying that is very good, it's a blessing not a disaster, it's a disaster that can't be avoided."

Mary Parent shrugged, rather indifferently.

Mainly because of her excellent resume before, and there is no need to worry about being fired and finding a next home.

"maybe."

Grod shook his head and went downstairs with Mary to greet him.

……

The entrance of Legendary Pictures.

A row of Mercedes-Benz stopped neatly, and Grod and Mary just walked downstairs and saw young men surrounded by bodyguards and a group of elites dressed in suits and leather shoes.

He had already obtained the information from Wanda, and naturally recognized the young man in front of him as his current boss.

"Boss."

Grod said hello, his tone a little uneasy.

"Don't be nervous, I'm still very satisfied with the results of your work. This should be Mary?"

Chen Dongcheng smiled and shook hands with Grod.

He doesn't have high demands on Gerald, as long as he follows his own plan.

Even if his ability is a little mediocre, it is acceptable.

"Hi, my name is Mary Parent, Chairman of Production and Creative Director of Legendary Pictures."

Mary was a little older, probably in her early forties, and looked very capable.

"Go ahead and talk about it."

Chen Dongcheng nodded as a greeting.

Grod and Mary hurriedly followed behind, introducing them intimately along the way.

However, an old three-story building has nothing to introduce.

Some of the simulation models of Godzilla and King Kong I saw on the road are one of the few features of Legendary Pictures.

On the third floor of Legendary Pictures, the conference room that is not too large is full of people.

Chen Dongcheng did his part to sit in the main seat.

The people from the Huaxia side took their seats to the left.

The original team of Legendary Pictures sat on the right.

"I believe everyone should have received the news that Legendary Pictures was officially acquired by me. As for the company's management, I will not make adjustments for the time being."

"The next six months will be my observation period for you. I only look at the results. All previous merits and demerits will be voided."

After Chen Dongcheng finished speaking, many people felt relieved.

At least for the next six months, they don't need to think about finding a new home.

"As for the company's future work focus, Mr. Ning from China Cao Cao Films will explain it to everyone."

Chen Dongcheng stopped talking and gave Ning Shu a chance to perform.

In Chen Dongcheng's plan, Cao Cao Films on China's side must be at the level of Legendary Films on the American side.

Everyone's eyes turned to Ning Shu, and Ning Shu was not at all stage frightened.

After all, returnees have been studying abroad for a few years, and their English level is still very online.

"The next major project produced by Legendary Pictures is "Detective Pikachu", and the production of the monster series IP will be stopped."

"In addition, we need to contact Warner Bros. to replace the copyright of 'Pacific Rim' with the copyright of 'Joker'."

The expressions of the people of Legendary Pictures changed one after another.

Although "Pacific Rim" hit the street at the box office, after all, it involved the monster alliance planned by the previous management.

Now that the new boss suddenly announced the abolition of "Pacific Rim", doesn't this also mean that the plan of the Monster Universe is over?