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Chapter 680 Layout of Marvel (for subscription)

in Hollywood.

The eight major film companies all have their own cards, so they can stand at the pinnacle of Hollywood and even the world's film circle.

for example:

Disney has its own animation kingdom.

Twentieth Century Fox holds the film rights to several Star Wars franchises.

Film companies such as Universal, Warner, and Paramount all hold several or even a dozen major movie IPs. Even if they don’t make new movies, just eating the old money of these IPs is enough to pass on for a hundred years.

What's more, each film company also has a group of the world's top directors, artists, producers, post-production... and other teams.

Therefore, it can be said that the background of each of the eight major film companies is beyond the imagination of outsiders.

At the beginning, Tyron Company had a world-class special effects team, which was not even ranked in Hollywood, and it could not even escape the fate of bankruptcy in the end, which can be seen from this.

Therefore, if Lin Xuan wants to make Second World Films rank among the top Hollywood companies with just two films, "Transformers" and "Titanic", there is still a long way to go.

So, he set his sights on the Avengers.

In Hollywood in the previous life, if you say that the movie has the most influence, the most fans, and the highest IP value, there will be no second series of movies except Avengers.

It is called by movie fans: Marvel Universe!

In the global box office rankings, among the top ten positions, Avengers has three seats!
They are: second place, ninth place, third place.

And on the top [-] box office list, nearly [-] movies related to Avengers!

The point is that every movie is a series!
The Spider-Man series.

The Captain America series.

The Iron Man series.

and many more……

But the key problem is that in the second world, apart from Lin Xuan himself, there is no second good director that can be produced, and even assistant directors, assistants, and post-production teams are extremely scarce.

If Lin Xuan is allowed to shoot the Avengers series alone, then just for "Avengers 1", you have to shoot "Iron Man", "The Incredible Hulk", "Iron Man 2", "Thor", "Captain America: Revenge" "Pioneer" and other five films.Even if a movie only has a one-year cycle, then he has to wait until five years later to make "Reunion 1".

This time is too long.

And he still has too many other things to do, such as big cats, the Second World Headquarters... It is impossible to focus on making movies for the rest of his life, that would be more harm than good.

And now, with Longman joining, if Byron, Dahl... and others can become the directors of the second world, then they can start their Marvel journey.

"It seems that some things are about to change."

Lin Xuan fell into deep thought.

A few minutes later, he took out his cell phone and made a call.

The phone said: Guo Qi.

Guo Qi is a director in China. It is estimated that [-]% of ordinary people in China have never heard of his name.But if you mention a movie, everyone will suddenly realize: "The Wandering Earth".

And Guo Qi is the director of "The Wandering Earth"!

This young man in his early thirties was spotted by Lin Xuan at the beginning, and then he handed over the script of "The Wandering Earth" to him.Sure enough, Guo Qi did not disappoint Lin Xuan. Under the premise that Chinese sci-fi movies were blank and he had almost no reference, he directed a sci-fi production with a box office of more than [-] billion yuan, opening the door to Chinese sci-fi movies.

This matter also caused a sensation in China for a long time.

And Guo Qi also jumped from an unknown director to one of the top directors in China.

After the call was broadcast, it was quickly connected.

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Director Guo, are you busy?"

Guo Qi quickly said: "Mr. Lin, please be concerned, because the response of "The Wandering Earth" is good, and the box office is also objective. In addition, you mentioned the sequel to me last time, so now I am thinking about "The Wandering Earth 2" If you can write the script, you can make a sequel."

Since Lin Xuan never saw the release of "The Wandering Earth 2" in his previous life, he had no way to come up with the script, so he had to let Guo Qi figure out a solution by himself.Guo Qi felt that Lin Xuan gave him a test, so of course he would go all out.

"Cough cough..."

Hearing Guo Qi's words, Lin Xuan was a little embarrassed, but he quickly regained his composure: "Director Guo, let's put aside the matter of "The Wandering Earth 2" for now."

Guo Qi was stunned and panicked: "Boss Lin, are you planning to cancel the filming of the sequel? What's the reason? If you don't trust me to write the script, I don't mind if you find someone else."

Lin Xuan smiled: "Director Guo, don't worry. I didn't mean to cancel the shooting of "Wandering 2". It's just that something happened to me temporarily, so I have a question and I want to ask you."

"Boss Lin, please speak."

Guo Qi was stunned. Apart from "Wandering 2", what other things could make Lin Xuan think about him?

Lin Xuan said: "Have you watched "Transformers"?"

Guo Qi spoke without hesitation, with excitement and excitement in his voice: "Of course, I have read it dozens of times over and over again. Mr. Lin, your talent in mecha science fiction really impresses me. I am in "The Wandering Earth" Some of the good mechanical shots in it are references to your movies. I think you should see it."

Lin Xuan said with a smile: "Then let me ask you something, if you shoot "Transformers", can you reproduce it?"

Guo Qi said: "This shouldn't be a problem. Although there is a huge difference in director level between me and Mr. Lin, if you can't shoot according to it, then it's too bad."

"That's fine."

Lin Xuan's tone suddenly changed, and his voice became serious: "Director Guo, I am going to hand over "Transformers 2" to your director, what do you think?"

boom.

Guo Qi's brain seemed to be hit by a thunderbolt, and he almost lost consciousness.

After a while, he came back to his senses: "Boss Lin... this... this is not a joke."

He knows what he is capable of. Although he is known in the industry as the leader who opened the door to China's science fiction, that doesn't include Lin Xuan.In front of Lin Xuan's "Transformers", his "The Wandering Earth" is hardly worth mentioning.Many times he even expected that when Lin Xuan was filming "Transformers 2", he could become Lin Xuan's assistant director and learn from Lin Xuan's side.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xuan suddenly said such a thing today.

Lin Xuan said seriously: "Of course I'm not joking. Because I have other important things here, I can't spare time to shoot "Transformers 2". If you can control it, Director Guo, I will hand it over to you. Of course , don't worry too much, I will still be the producer of this movie. If you can't control it, then I can only find another director..."

"..."

Guo Qi didn't speak for a long time.

Lin Xuan didn't urge him, he knew that for Guo Qi, this was definitely a test ten times bigger than when he took over the filming of "The Wandering Earth".The other party will definitely not make a decision lightly.

One minute.

Two minutes.

After about five or six minutes, the phone rang again.

Guo Qi just said in a firm voice: "Boss Lin, I'll take it!"

"it is good!"

Lin Xuan made a decisive decision: "Then this matter is settled."

Giving "Transformers 2" to Guo Qi for filming is an unprecedented attempt for Lin Xuan. It can even be said that he has no idea in his heart, and he doesn't know whether this move is right or wrong.

But he did it anyway.

He has his own considerations in many aspects:

First: He is training Huaxia directors to go international. Guo Qi has the foundation to direct science fiction movies. If he can successfully direct "Transformers 2", then Huaxia will not be fighting alone.And with himself as the producer, even if Guo Qi can't control some big scenes, he can correct them at any time.

Second: The lens and picture of "Transformers 2" are not much different from the first one, mainly because of the change of the plot.With the first film as a reference, the difficulty of filming will be much less difficult. He believes that Guo Qi will be able to control it.

Third: I can't afford to be born, because if Longman and Byron join the second world, then I will start the Marvel Universe. For the Marvel Universe, "Transformers" is not enough.So my focus must be on Marvel.

……

When Lin Xuan was on the phone with Guo Qi.

At this moment, Langman was also excitedly making phone calls one after another.

"Hey, Byron, I've joined the Second World."

"God! Did you really go to find Lin Xuan?"

"Yes, and I have already promised one thing for you and Dahl. I said that you will also join the Second World."

"Are you kidding! I'm sure I won't be bound by the company."

"But if you continue to be free like this, you will never be able to get the top script in your life, and you will not be able to step into the ranks of legendary directors."

"Is there a way for me to join the second world?"

"Yes, Lin Xuan said: Only you can join, and he will give each of you a script that is not weaker than "Transformers"."

"Oh! My God! I declare that I am already a second world person!"

……

"Dear Dar, are you sure you don't want to join the Second World?"

"Yes, the Second World is a company owned by Chinese people, and our joining it will make our colleagues slander and ridicule us."

"What if Lin Xuan could give you a script as good as "Transformers"?"

"Langman, I think a truly excellent director must endure all kinds of slander and ridicule!"

……

really.

As Langman guessed, when they heard that Lin Xuan could give them an excellent script, Byron, Dahl, Flix, and Cliff all agreed without hesitation.

Of course, the premise is that Lin Xuan can really come up with so many excellent scripts.

three days later.

Five well-known directors in Hollywood, including Langman, all came to Lin Xuan's office.

Langman made an introduction: "Mr. Lin, this is Byron...this is Dahl...this is..."

Lin Xuan shook hands with each other one by one, smiling.

His Marvel Universe, but will be pinned on the few people in front of him.

He hasn't spoken yet.

Byron, who was in his fifties, couldn't help but speak first: "Mr. Lin, Langman has already told us everything you said. The four of us are really happy to join the Second World, but you are sure you can give us an excellent script, Let us direct?"

"of course."

Lin Xuan smiled and said: "It depends on whether you can control it."

Byron showed seriousness in his eyes: "Mr. Lin, maybe we are not capable of directing a great epic movie like "Titanic", but we will never let you down when we direct a movie of the same level as "Transformers" .”

Langman also said: "I can swear that the directors of Byron and Dahl are not inferior to me. It's just that they don't have a good chance to perform, and there are too many excellent directors in Hollywood, so they have no chance to stand out. . But they're still the best."

"Ah."

Lin Xuan nodded.

He understood that Langman was telling the truth. In many cases, judging whether a director is good or not is not just based on the box office, there are many other criteria for judging.

And I have also done a detailed investigation of the four of them, otherwise I would not easily recruit the other party.

Lin Xuan smiled and stopped talking nonsense.Instead, he took out a few folders from the drawer of his desk, gave them to the people in front of him, and said at the same time: "Here are the simple scripts of a few movies, let me show you some of them first. .If everyone thinks the scripts are good, and they can manage them, then we can reach a cooperation. If you think the scripts are not good, or feel that you can’t control the scripted movie, we will discuss it separately.”

There was deep surprise in everyone's eyes.

They didn't expect that Lin Xuan had already prepared the script.

Under everyone's shocked eyes, Lin Xuan sent out the folders one by one.

The one for Byron is The Incredible Hulk.

This superhero movie failed at the box office after it was released. The investment of 1.5 million US dollars only got 2.6 million US dollars at the box office, which can be called a heavy loss.The main reason is that the plot is too clichéd and lacks nutrition.So this time Lin Xuan processed the script deeply based on the many film reviews in his memory, and I believe its box office will greatly exceed that of his previous life.

For Dahl it was Man of Steel.

It can be said that "Iron Man" is also a pure mecha sci-fi movie, and Dahl just happened to shoot mecha sci-fi before. Although it failed at the box office, he has accumulated good experience and will definitely be able to control it.

Felix got the Thor script.

Cliff got the "Captain America" ​​script.

The two films are much the same.

Finally, Lin Xuan handed the folder left in his hand to Longman, and the page of the folder read "Spider-Man" impressively!
As the most famous, most influential, and highest-grossing series of movies in the Marvel series, Lin Xuan gave it the highest attention, so he handed it over to Longman.Although "Spider-Man" did not appear in the first and second parts of the Avengers, it did not affect the filming of its series in advance.

After getting the folder, the five of them looked at each other, and all of them couldn't wait to open the folder and began to look through it seriously.

Time passed by minute by minute.

One minute.

ten minutes.

half an hour.

After almost an hour, several people finally closed the folder by coincidence, and everyone's eyes showed strong shock.

"Superhero movie?"

"Me too."

"Me too."

"Is it all?"

As Hollywood directors, they are no strangers to superheroes. After all, the favorite of European and American fans is this type of Hollywood movie that saves the world.

But it was the first time they saw that Lin Xuan had come up with five superhero movie scripts at once.

Moreover, the images, personalities, and weapons of each superhero are all different, which makes them feel excited.Especially Longman, who saw the script of "Spider-Man", looked at Lin Xuan like a monster.

What kind of mind is it that can come up with such a script?
"How about it?"

Lin Xuan asked with a smile.

"Absolutely."

Langman took a deep breath, "I didn't know until today that a superhero can still appear with such a face. Mr. Lin, I am completely convinced of your talent."

Lin Xuan blinked: "Then what do you guys mean?"

"I decided to join the Second World."

"I'll join too."

"I also join."

All five of them nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Although they are only based on a few simple scripts, they have no way of knowing how the movie's future box office will be and whether it has prospects.But a few people are sure that with the amazing superhero characters in the script, they will be accepted and liked by fans in Europe, America and even the world.

This alone is enough for them to join the Second World.

Next, is the signing.

The process is fairly simple.

Two hours later, without the knowledge of the entire industry, Longman and his five Hollywood directors had quietly become second-world people.

Several people were very excited.

The decadence on Langman's body was swept away, and he seemed to have regained his previous confidence: "Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin, when will our movie start shooting? I can't wait."

Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Starting tomorrow, you can start the shooting process immediately. As for the detailed movie script, I will give you one after another in the next month. Regarding funding, you guys will talk to Ma at that time. You can discuss it with Mr. Huang, and you don’t have to worry about the high investment.”

Now, several major games in the second world have become money printing machines, so why worry about funding?

Lin Xuan continued: "Of course, I will be the producer of the five films. If your shooting is not as I like, I will let you shoot again, and may even terminate your directorship."

"no problem."

Everyone agreed without hesitation, without any grudges in their hearts.

After all, Lin Xuan is the big boss and the director who filmed "Titanic".In addition, several movies were written by Lin Xuan alone, so it is only natural that the other party supervised the production of the movies.

After a while, Langman and the other five were emotionally excited and left the office impatiently.

I saw a few of them leave.

Next to him, Ma Bincai, who had been there just now, frowned slightly, and said puzzledly: "Boss Lin, although the directors like Langman and the others have good abilities, but you gave them five movie scripts at once, isn't it too cheap for them? "

In Ma Bin's opinion, all of the movie scripts produced by Lin Xuan are good works. Even if they don't shoot themselves, they can still be directed by Huaxia.It's really not reconciled to these foreigners.

Non-my family, its heart must be different.

Don't look at Langman and the others who are willing to join the second world now, but God knows if the other party will become a white-eyed wolf after they develop in the future?
Lin Xuan sighed softly: "No way, I don't have time to shoot by myself. As for the Huaxia director? I want to give it too, but no one can control these pure Hollywood movies. "Transformers 2" Guo Qi filmed it because he already has experience in sci-fi filming, and the sequel is not difficult to shoot, and I am the producer, so I can rest assured.

As for the few films I gave to Langman and the others just now, let alone other Huaxia directors, even Guo Qi couldn’t make them well.Only these top Hollywood directors can handle it.

But don't worry, even if Langman and the others want to jump around in the future, they won't be able to make any waves.

And... these few movies, even if they were shot with all their heart, the box office may not be high after they are released. "

"what?"

Ma Bin was stunned.

The box office is not necessarily high?

Then you still spend so much effort?Did you recruit Longman and spend a lot of money to shoot them?
Based on Ma Bin's knowledge, he can be sure that the production cost of each of the films just now will not be less than [-] million US dollars.No matter how much money there is in the second world, it's not so much as a joke, right?
Knowing that the probability of box office is not high, you still go to shoot?
Lin Xuan showed a mysterious smile: "Haha, the box office is not high, but it doesn't mean that you will lose money. Just wait, you will know later."

Really thought he was so kind enough to let Longman and the others direct several big movies?

Only Lin Xuan himself knows that he is just deploying Marvel!

(End of this chapter)