American Peanuts

Chapter 225 Confrontation, the strongest superhero movie

Charlie had a conversation with the foreign prince for more than three hours, and before ending the conversation, Charlie asked the other party a question.

"One thing I really can't understand is why you are so obsessed with these sports events?" Charlie asked.

Bernie's conditions can be called harsh, and he pocketed almost all the proceeds, leaving only a feather for the other party, but the other party agreed.

"It starts with the complicated domestic environment. You find that here is a country made up of several tribes. Abu Dhabi has the most land, and its population is the sum of the other tribes. At this moment, On the other side of Dubai, workers are working tirelessly to build the world's tallest building, and we don't want to fall down, that's the only reason, as to whether there are benefits, it's not in our consideration yet." The other party said lightly.

Sure enough, he is a wealthy businessman who is not short of money. This question also explains why the other party actively asked to cooperate with him...

Charlie did not stay longer in Abu Dhabi, but took an Emirates Airline special plane directly back to the United States the next day.

"Your schedule is really complicated." Kevin Feige said jokingly when he saw Charlie again.

"The incident happened suddenly. If you hadn't asked me to come back, I might have stayed in Abu Dhabi for a few more days."

"I dare not call you, but I can't do without you here." Kevin Fitch explained.

July is about to enter. As the release date approaches, it’s time for large-scale promotion. Charlie was present at the last promotion of Iron Man 1. Considering Charlie’s current identity and popularity, Kevin Feige naturally has to Pulled him over.

"I think you're waiting for an opportunity to retaliate against me." Charlie shook his head.

"Who says it isn't?" Kevin Feige laughed happily.

"You have pushed us into such misery, and I have to set an example this time. You know, I haven't had a good night's sleep in the past few months."

Although he said it with a smile, it actually sounded a bit sad.

Seeing Kevin Feige again this time, Charlie could also clearly see that Kevin Feige looked a little more haggard than before, especially the dark circles under his eyes, which were particularly prominent.

"When the work is over, I will give you a good holiday." Charlie said with a caring look.

"You are really 'merciful'. It won't be until October after the three movies are released." Kevin Feige was furious. He originally thought that Charlie would take over the publicity matters and let himself have a good rest. for a while.

"It's better than no vacation at all, right? As long as the box office data reaches expectations this time, I will give you a corresponding bonus." Charlie reassured.

There is no such thing in the contract. This is something that Charlie has thought about for a long time, and it is time to say it now.

Kevin Fitch has worked so hard, so he naturally wants to give some benefits. To put it bluntly, even an old donkey who pulls a millstone has to be driven away with a whip.

When he heard about the extra bonus, Kevin Feige's expression finally became brighter.

"Now that we are talking about promotion, this time we have encountered a big enemy. The same type of "Batman Begins: The Dark Knight" collides with us head-on. There will also be "Hellboy 2" and Will Smith's new film "American Superman" "The competition for this year's summer slot is extremely fierce." Kevin Feige then said worriedly.

No. [-] in IMDB film history, annual box office champion, Oscar for Best Supporting Actor...

It can be said that it has become the best superhero movie in history due to its groundbreaking interpretation of the image of superhero.

There is no doubt that Batman Begins 2 is the biggest word-of-mouth monster of the year, and no one can compare with it.

Although Kevin Feige was afraid that he would not be able to attract Charlie's attention and deliberately made the situation more serious, he still estimated the current situation optimistically. Only Charlie knew how terrifying his opponent was.

But there was no way out.

Funds need to be returned, and there are still two movies that need to be released later. It is like a traffic jam, which will cause a series of chain reactions and eventually delay the entire plan.

Moreover, it’s not like I don’t have any ideas...

"Just in time, the next film "The Amazing Hulk" has also started to be promoted at the same time." Charlie felt that he knew there were tigers in the mountains and preferred to go to the mountains with tigers.

"Are you planning to win by quantity?"

"This understanding is not wrong, but I have a more bold plan." Charlie then added.

After hearing Charlie's explanation, Kevin Feige was quite shocked.

"I heard that Warner was so confident in the film when it reviewed the film internally that it deliberately delayed its release in order to swallow up the entire superhero market. If we follow your method, we may not lose."

"And this may be the last head-on collision. It is of great significance. It can be said that we can only succeed and cannot fail." Charlie said suddenly.

After crossing this hurdle, everything will be smooth sailing. Of course, even if they lose, it will be easy to come back with Warner's series of cool moves in the future.

However, even if this is the only time, Charlie does not want to lose.

Later, Kevin Feige made detailed arrangements around Charlie's plan. With the experience of the last failure, Kevin Feige learned a lesson this time, and the entire offline promotional activity plan was very similar.

"Are there any suitable promotional materials, in the form of videos? I remember there was a corresponding filming team." Charlie suddenly thought of something and asked.

This is excellent promotional material.

"Of course there is, and it also includes some cut scenes. We are going to package it into a documentary. When the film is released from theaters, it will be burned into a disc and put on the market." Kevin Feige explained.

At its peak, the United States had 4000 million video recorder users, which gave rise to a huge video tape and DVD market. The share of sales of some films alone exceeded the box office revenue, such as the famous Shawshank. Since the 90s, various studios have Video tapes are regarded as an extremely important channel. In order to increase sales, the behind-the-scenes and interviews of the film are added to the film itself, often with names such as "Ultimate L Version". For example, the supporting outtakes of Iron Man 2 are called " "Lmited Iornman".

What Kevin has to do is also part of his job as a producer.

But for Charlie, it was completely wrong.

"Kevin, this is the 21st century. DVDs are no longer mainstream. We need to embrace more users and attract them to the cinema. Prepare tonight to upload the pieced together promotional highlights directly to major videos. website, making it free for everyone to watch.”

"However, this will inevitably affect DVD sales, which will reduce our share." Kevin Feige said anxiously.

Charlie shook his head: "You are thinking from the old era. How many people does the Internet face? How many people do DVDs face? Do you understand what I mean?"

Kevin Feige shook his head.

"not understand."

"Then do as I say."

After finishing his communication with Kevin Feige, Charlie returned to the long-lost villa at the end of Sunset Boulevard in the evening. Megan Fox was also here, and of course three Latin beauties. It was okay for Megan to get along with the three of them. rapport.

After a brief rest for a day, Charlie and Meghan, together with the crew and several main actors, headed to the East Coast. This time it was just the opposite of the last time, from east to west, from north to south.

Boston, New York, Buffalo, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Orlando, Miami... The members rushed to the field one after another, and at the busiest time they had to travel to three cities a day.

The promotion time also coincided with the primary election. Not surprisingly, the person Charlie supported passed all the way and became one of the two candidates.

In addition, in Pittsburgh, Charlie and his party also accidentally bumped into the Batman crew who were also promoting here.

That night, Nikki Katt, as a producer, approached director Christopher Nolan.

"The opposite was actually chosen at the Pittsburgh Convention Center in the city center. All local Pennsylvania media were invited, and the participating media even received expensive gifts." Nikki Kate looked a little unsure.

"Charlie Rossi spent a lot of money this time and may lose it all." Christopher Nolan said calmly.

From the moment he saw the script written by his brother, he had full confidence in the film.

As for Iron Man 1, in his opinion, it is just an excellent commercial movie with a score of 80 or above, with enough special effects shots and humorous lines, but compared to his own Batman, it lacks the exploration of the superhero core.

As for Iron Man 2, no matter what, I can't escape this shackles, but my own movie is different.

That's real "art".

"I don't believe that an entertainment magazine person can produce anything good, but I can't underestimate the enemy. I will communicate with Warner..." With that, Nicky Kate prepared to get in touch with Warner's top management.

The entire film is jointly produced by Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros., Syncopy founded by Nolan and his wife, and the copyright holder DC.

However, considering that Legendary Pictures had reached an agreement with Warner three years ago, and Warner had acquired DC long ago, in fact the real producer is Warner, so the whole project has a very high status within Warner.

"They agreed to increase new publicity investment, and I think we can pull out the chariot in the movie..." Nicky Kate eagerly suggested.

As a real-life shooting fanatic, Nolan actually built a Batmobile. It cost millions of dollars, but its practicality was about zero and its fuel consumption was as high as 0 liters per kilometer. But it was no problem to drive it in front of the audience.

"Warner seems to have increased their investment. Even the subway stations in New York are filled with their advertisements." Kevin Feige told Charlie the news worriedly on the phone.

"Then we will increase investment accordingly, and we can also put out advertisements. No matter how many ads the other party places, we will always have more than them."

"But this way... the cost of the early publicity alone will be an astronomical figure." Kevin Fitch couldn't help admonishing Charlie.

"We have enough ammunition this time." Charlie showed plenty of confidence.

Here he just announced the strategic cooperation between PB Group and Ada Foundation in Chicago. The other party will invest approximately US$50 million in the palace project with a valuation of US$[-] billion.

The money has already reached Charlie. Anyway, the social network will not be able to use the remaining money for a while, so he decided to appropriate it now.

"But if it fails, are you going to fill this hole yourself?" Kevin Feige was still a little worried.

"Have confidence in your work, Kevin."

"I hope this is the last time." Kevin Fitch shook his head, hung up the phone, and then covered his heart, panting for a long time.

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"Haha, this Charlie Rossi is really greedy." Producer Nikki Kate threw a Sports Illustrated magazine on the table.

Christopher Nolan could see a huge Marvel movie advertisement on the inside page. It was an extremely tall figure, and two cars were carried in the hands of this green-skinned monster like weapons.

"The Fantastic Hulk? It's still more than a month before this movie is released. By then, all the money will be wasted."

"During this period, the Hulk is also promoting?" Christopher Nolan put down the tableware, his expression suddenly became solemn.

"Yes, Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth are running back and forth across the country, working harder than Charlie Rossi and the others."

"In order to prevent the box office from being affected by other superhero movies, I think we should temporarily announce a postponement of the release. This is the safest way."

Looking at Christopher's solemn expression, producer Nikki Katt couldn't help laughing.

"Why, are you still afraid of that guy in rags and the big green guy? Come on, when the first Batman movie came out 50 years ago, the screenwriters of these two characters were still kids. They should have let The people know who the real superheroes are, it's us." Nikki Katt spread her hands.

"If it was Spider-Man, I wouldn't dare to do that, but Iron Man, a second-rate guy who came out to save the scene." He shook his head and asked the waiter to come and order.

"No, we were tricked by Charlie. He didn't want to release Iron Man." Nolan pointed to the "coming soon" advertisement in the pictorial.

"Our movies often say this too. I just don't want to give a specific date, but the month is determined. It will be next month." Nikki Kate handed the menu back to the other party.

On the fourth day, when she got the latest issue of Premiere Magazine, Nikki Kate was immediately dumbfounded.

As Christopher said a few days ago, Charlie really changed the release order of the two movies, and they were released in advance, with less than a week between them. This resulted in Batman having the Hulk in front of him and Iron Man behind him, and he was in a situation of containment from both sides.

Christopher now felt like he was entering a prepared cage.

"It's too late, if you had listened to me earlier..." Christopher once again despaired of Warner's short-sightedness.

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(End of this chapter)