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This is a battle, and it is not easy to win. The protagonist who participates in the battle must muster courage.

Susan Levine held Robert Downey Jr.'s face again, stared him in the eyes, and said, This is not where you should be, this is not where you are! You still have a chance, and you have a chance to come back. Go to your place! Downey, you are old Robert's son! Oscar winner candidate! You have to cheer up! You are the man chosen by Susan Levine!

She was full of affection: Downey, do you remember? You said that you would take me to the highest place in Hollywood to see the scenery! To make all the women in the world envy me, I chose Robert Downey Jr.!

These words fell into Robert Downey Jr.'s heart one after another.

The past, scene after scene emerged.

At the age of 22, he starred in the first movie Picking Girls Expert, which made him an instant hit and a success at a young age.

At the age of 27, with the movie Chaplin, he was nominated for a British Academy Film Award and an Oscar Best Actor.

What did Leonardo DiCaprio and Keanu Reeves count in front of him? Even their leading brother, River Phoenix, was only compared to him.

Maybe it's because life is too easy, and he turned a blind eye to the example of River Phoenix in front of him.

Last year, I was proud of myself, but the next year I suffered a crushing defeat, and I haven’t gotten up until now.

Carrying guns illegally, was arrested many times and appeared in court for trial, was forced to rehabilitate and sentenced by the court, and has been repeating the pattern of drug use, imprisonment, relapse and re-imprisonment.

Anyone who sees him avoids him, even the little people dare to come over and step on him.

Once he was arrested by the police and sentenced to prison, it was a phone report from a neighbor, because when he was popular, he scolded his neighbor more than once.

Then there was prison, a time of infamy, an experience he didn't even want to talk about.

He wasn't a movie star at all in those days, but a criminal who didn't even have a name, he was called P50522.

After he was released from prison, he lost all credibility. No one in the industry believes that he can completely quit drugs. After all, no one is willing to take the risk of the protagonist being taken away halfway through filming...

Drugs have ruined countless lives,

Countless families almost destroyed him.

Looking back now, that thing must not be touched, whoever touches it will be finished.

Who would have imagined that Robert Downey Jr., a once-famous talented actor, would be reduced to such a situation, where he could only do odd jobs in the crew for a super-low wage of eight dollars an hour.

Even if this is the case, the crew only gave the opportunity because of Mel Gibson's recommendation and guarantee.

Until he met Susan, the only producer who was willing to give him a fair chance to act.

Hollywood scripts are often like this, good girls must not escape being attracted by bad boys, so the vice president of Silver Films fell in love with him, a man who is penniless and heavily in debt.

They were opposed by everyone, especially Susan's parents and friends. No one was willing to hand over such an outstanding woman to a notorious and outdated star.

But Susan didn't put pressure on him, she just silently added a stroke called Robert Downey Jr. to her life track.

Therefore, he vowed to make Susan happy, at least not to be the object of others' ridicule.

Susan once said to him: Life is always difficult, you can only choose one of drugs and me.

He chose Susan, who got engaged to him without hesitation.

During this period, many, many things happened. No matter how difficult the years were, he survived with Susan's company.

Last year, his agents gave up on him, voluntarily terminated his contract, and left him. In addition to her own work, Susan took the initiative to assume the work of his agent.

During the recent period, Susan almost gave up her job to help him run Iron Man with all her strength.

Susan Levin kissed Robert Downey Jr. heavily: Donnie, I believe in you! You can definitely turn the hero in my heart into everyone's hero!

I will! Robert Downey Jr. psychologically crossed the most important turning point in his life: I will definitely!

Robert Downey Jr. has a saying that he didn't say: Thank you for your perseverance, I will give you my whole heart.

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On the first Wednesday in early July, Susan Levine walked into Relativity Entertainment for an interview with Ronan, who then sent her over to Kevin Feige.

Ronan will not participate in the specific negotiation work, and Kevin Fitch will be responsible for it all.

This is also to avoid past emotions from affecting current judgments.

Once, how many people liked Iron Man? Fortunately, or unfortunately, Ronan was one of them.

Because he has read a lot of related reports, Ronan knew from the very beginning that Susan Levine might be the key, and he and Kevin Fitch mentioned this woman emphatically.

Regardless of personal feelings or real business interests, although Robert Downey Jr. is not the only candidate for the Iron Man actor, he is always the first choice.

It is not easy for such a veteran in the circle to sign a long-term contract, even if he is in a bad situation.

Whether it is because of love or not, Susan Levine will not let Robert Downey Jr. sink down.

As far as Ronan is concerned, it is not so much that Iron Man changed the life of Robert Downey Jr., it is better to say that Susan Levine changed Robert Downey Jr.

In Hollywood, there are many people who are similar to Robert Downey Jr. They are good cards from the moment they enter the industry, but whether they can become a winner in the end depends on the level of the card player behind them.

If Susan Levine's conditions do not exceed the psychological expectations of him and Marvel Entertainment, Robert Downey Jr. will still be Iron Man.

But Robert Downey Jr. wants to get another 40 to 50 million dollars in salary, which is basically impossible.

Of course, even if a long-term contract is signed, if everything goes well, Robert Downey Jr.'s future salary will still be at the top of Hollywood.

Just not as exaggerated as it used to be.

At that time, the production cost of some Marvel superhero movies would be so high when the special effects technology developed rapidly and the cost of a single special effect declined steadily. The remuneration of actors, especially Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson The salary is the key.

Once Robert Downey Jr. took such a high salary as a matter of course. Marvel did not sign a long-term contract with him at first. After two consecutive Iron Man movies sold well, Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man were inseparable. Can only pay for it.

Strictly speaking, in Hollywood, only Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. have received the super top actors' remuneration.

The sky-high pay is only possible if you are the inseparable protagonist of a super-commercial fan movie.

No matter how superstars are, the remuneration for acting in this kind of drama is completely different from that of other dramas.

Captain Jack Sparrow and Iron Man are almost becoming what their acting careers are all about.

At that time, Iron Man played by Robert Downey Jr. brought Marvel the most guaranteed profit, and there was no alternative, unless Marvel's new character surpassed the charm of Iron Man in the future, but until The Avengers League 4 doesn't show up either.

In mid-July, Ronan and Robert Iger moved into the Relativity Building in Century City as the last batch.

Ronan's new office is located on the top floor of the Theory of Relativity Building. To be precise, his office consists of three major parts, namely the office and a suite for rest, the work room for the assistant team headed by Connie, and a well-decorated meeting room. guest room.

The decoration of the office belongs to Ronan's consistent style, full of modernity and technology.

Even in the reception room, there is a brand new alloy screen that can support 2D and 3D projections.

Ronan is also reminding himself that technological development is changing with each passing day, and if you relax a little, you may fall behind by a large margin.

The same goes for film technology.

So far, Relativity Entertainment, as well as its subsidiaries Sandsea Entertainment and Embassy Pictures, have all moved out of Burbank to work in Relativity Building.

In addition, the Relativity Building has a floor for post-production studios, and a floor for temporary office space for its crew.

Even so, the building still has a large number of vacant offices.

Relativity Entertainment is still developing, and latecomers will slowly fill other spaces.

In addition to the film business, companies under Relativity Entertainment, such as Netflix and Marvel Entertainment, still operate independently and will not be concentrated in Century City.

Silicon Valley is the perfect place for Netflix.

Marvel has developed in New York for many years, and it is more appropriate to stay in New York than to come to Los Angeles.

Standing in Ronan's office, looking out through the window, you can see the Fox Building not far away, which is one of the six major Hollywood buildings.

Today, in terms of production and distribution alone, Relativity Entertainment’s performance is not inferior to that of 20th Century Fox, but the gap in overall strength is still obvious.

It takes time and development to accumulate.

At the same time that Relativity Entertainment was relocated, Ronan received good news from England. After nearly 50 days of hard work, Jefferson's team basically broke up the most stubborn group of shareholders in the Shareholder Alliance of the Manchester United Club. The stake in Manchester United has risen to 92%.

That is to say, Anderson can compulsorily acquire the shares in the hands of other shareholders.

Jefferson also formally submitted a delisting application to the London Stock Exchange, and the world-renowned Manchester United Club is about to be completely privatized.

The takeover cost £588.9 million, all costs included.

After the delisting of Manchester United, Ronan personally holds 85%, Will Smith and Tom Cruise hold 7% and 8% respectively according to their respective capital contributions.

The three people actually used 100 million U.S. dollars of funds, and the rest came from loans from the Bank of America from Anderson.

With the completion of the acquisition and the complete acquisition of Manchester United by Anderson, all the loans will go through legal procedures and be passed on to the Manchester United club one after another.

In the future, Manchester United must carry a heavy burden and move forward.

(Iron Man is also feelings, for the sake of feelings.)