Full-time actor

Chapter 468 [33] You have a girlfriend, but you still have the nerve to talk about me?
"Hey, Chan, my man, I've been looking for you for a long time, where have you been?"

Harvey Weinstein, with a rosy face, hugged two bunny girls on the left and right, holding a cigar in one hand and a bottle of beer in the other, watching Chen Yu walk into the bar.

"Ha ha!"

Chen Yu spread his hands, pointed at his phone, and said helplessly: "You know, Chinese girls are always so clingy!"

"Hahaha!"

Harvey laughed very loudly. It was clear that this guy knew this and gave Chen Yu a knowing look: "Oh, my poor Kung Fu King, you should experience our American culture!"

As he spoke, he pushed the girl on his right into Chen Yu's arms, and Chen Yu hugged her.

Harvey chuckled: "Have fun!"

"Ok!"

Chen Yu made a show of taking the bunny girl in his arms and walked towards the bustling depths of the bar.

"There are some occasions where I really can't participate!"

This is understandable to Zhang Ziyi, but sometimes, human connection is more important than filming.

"Licking dog, imagine, adjective!"

Zhang Ziyi thinks Chen Yu is really weird sometimes.

In the afternoon of the next day, Chen Yu said goodbye to Lao Mouzi and returned to Japan with Zhang Ziyi.

"You know, this will offend——"

Chen Yu leaned his hands behind his back and lay comfortably on the backrest: "You are a dog licker, do you think you can lick him?"

"Ha ha!"

"It's nothing, let me ask, are you really not going back to attend Director Zhang's celebration banquet? Is Mr. Zhang inviting you like this?"

"Hey……"

"Offended Weinstein?"

Chen Yu found that Zhang Ziyi cared about him quite a bit, and maybe she really regarded him as a friend; or maybe it was because the two of them were in private now, so she spoke her mind.

"forget it!"

Chen Yu interrupted her words and waved his hand: "No, it's not that serious. At most, he thinks I'm a person who can't have a deep friendship!"

"Are you trying to say that if I don't fit into his social circle, he might try to fill my shoes in Hollywood?"

"Go, what's wrong?"

Because they didn't think about the celebration party when they came, they both booked their air tickets. Zhang Ziyi also had to go to the crew to report, so she had to go back to Japan.

Zhang Ziyi looked at Chen Yu jokingly, and Chen Yu shook his head: "No!"

"By the way, did the bunny girl play yesterday?"

Zhang Ziyi was a little surprised and said, did she think she heard it wrong?

"What if you play for a while?"

"Forget it, I can't persuade you!"

"Actually, I tipped, and the woman knew what to say; besides, if it's really Weinstein's girl, it doesn't matter!"

Chen Yu shrugged: "This is not a matter of integration. If you can't pee in a pot, do you have to pee?"

Zhang Ziyi said a little convinced, are there any men who don't like to play with women?

Zhang Ziyi buried her head between her legs and laughed in an awkward manner. How could you describe this guy like this?

"You're going to the Hong Kong Film Awards next month, right?"

Is it possible that he will never accept a movie from Zhang Yimou in this life?
Although Zhang Yimou will not be offended by this incident, if Zhang Weiping is unhappy, Chen Yu will obviously not get the role.

"Chi~"

"It's impossible for an old American to treat us as friends, only interests. Besides, are you on the same level as him? If he reaches his level, you don't necessarily need to talk to him; if he doesn't, he won't be able to help you get involved. circle!"

Zhang Ziyi was sitting in the waiting room and asked.

"Lick...what are you licking?"

But let’s not talk about it, it’s really vivid.

"If you don't play with this woman, is the price/performance ratio too low?"

Zhang Ziyi knew Chen Yu's temper. If he really played bunny girl, he probably wouldn't mind anything happening with her, so he wouldn't be the Chen Yu she knew.

A celebration party lasted until 3 a.m., and Chen Yucai gave the bunny girl a tip and returned to the hotel alone.

"After I return to Japan, I will transfer back to Beijing!"

Zhang Ziyi covered her mouth and smiled, then hit Chen Yu: "Do you know, this guy has so much power in Hollywood? Although I can't stand him, there are some situations where you have to give in. After all, he is the one there. territory!"

"I don't have time. After joining the group, I had a hard time adjusting to my condition. I don't want to walk out so easily!"

Chen Yu still understands how to act when the occasion arises.

"That's how society is!"

As a reborn person, Chen Yu has long seen the nature of capital clearly through his two lives of experience and the impact and baptism of the Internet.

This thing is just like a woman, licking it until there is nothing left.

If you blindly fawn over others, you will be inferior in the eyes of others, and they will not treat you as a human being at all. It would be better to just ignore it, and others may treat you as an opponent and a normal person.

"Maybe you are right!"

"But they have resources in their hands. You must not have a good relationship with them. If you miss something, we can still get some advantages!"

What Zhang Ziyi said is the current ecology of the entire entertainment industry.

If Chen Yu were not a reborn person, he might be like her, integrating into this circle and that circle; so he was glad that he was reborn.

He has enough past life memories to ensure that he is invincible at any time.

The two of them said nothing more after that. After getting on the plane, Chen Yu began to experience the role of the main character of the undertaker - Chen Bensheng.

After more than ten hours, Chen Yu finally returned to Japan after a long absence.

The people responsible for picking up the plane were assistant Qiu Junjun, who came to Japan in advance, and driver Cheng Peng, who rented a commercial vehicle in Japan to ensure Chen Yu's life and travel.

"Goodbye, Chen Yu!"

"Okay, I'll wait for you to win the Grand Slam!"

Zhang Ziyi hugged Chen Yu tightly, and Chen Yu smiled and patted her on the back: "You too, come on, your boyfriend is unreliable, you have to rely on yourself!"

"Ok?"

Zhang Ziyi frowned, angrily let go of Chen Yu's body and pointed at him; but she saw that Chen Yu had turned around, his hand stretched out to greet her, but he was walking towards his agent.

"This guy has a girlfriend, and he still has the nerve to talk about me?"

Zhang Ziyi muttered, but recently she and her boyfriend Huo Qishan did have some conflicts; they were often apart, and the second young master of the Huo family had a lot of disagreements.

"Hey~~"

Zhang Ziyi sighed, as if Chen Yu was right.

This boyfriend really didn't help her much. Even though she was in the headlines every day and was involved in scandals, her career really didn't improve at all.

She had no idea that this was Chen Yu's kind reminder to her, but she just didn't know if Zhang Ziyi could listen.

After poking Chen Yu hard on the back, Zhang Ziyi, wearing sunglasses, took out her mobile phone and contacted her agent.

At this time, Chen Yu looked through the notices and scripts for the filming of "The Embalmer" and prepared to get into the role as soon as possible.

***
At the same time, what he didn't know was that a meeting related to the company's next life and death was going on in the conference room of Fantastic Entertainment.

All shareholders on the board of directors are present.

Including Wolf of Wall Street Carl Icahn, capital player Perelman, Marvel Entertainment CEO and Chairman Isaac Perlmutter, President and Marvel Studios CEO Avi Arad, Vice President Kevin Feige... founder Stan Lee, and even former Marvel CEO David Messer were also there.

This guy is the original creator of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Even earlier than Kevin Feige, he approached Perlmutter with a proposal for the Marvel Universe at the end of last year.

"Why not make movies under your own brand? Why can't the superheroes in these movies crossover with each other, like they do in the comics?"

This was a proposal worth millions of dollars, so he was appointed CEO and created a prototype ppt of the Marvel Universe MCU. However, this guy really didn't know how to manage the company, so he was dismissed after a few months. .

Although Marvel's stock has rebounded since 1996, Messer always felt that "movies" could make it soar further.

He and Kevin Feige are Marvel's most fervent and determined supporters of independent film production, and it will be the two of them who will create the Marvel Universe in the future.

But it’s funny to say that neither of these two guys currently hold 1% of the shares of Marvel Entertainment.

They are just two hard-working wage earners, but their annual income is quite high. They both earn an annual salary of one million.

"Okay, Fitch proposed to open a board of directors, and I agreed to his request!"

The 62-year-old Isaac Perlmutter sat there and looked at everyone and said, this old guy who once only designed toys, he probably never expected that he would become the head of a comic film and television company.

He currently has absolute say in the company, and Carl Icahn next to him is also an old friend of his. The two of them hold 55% of the shares of Marvel Entertainment, which is enough to stabilize his position.

Perelman has always been at odds with Avi Arad. When he was kicked out, it was Avi who did it. Even if the two people join forces, unless Karl is added, Perlmutter can be kicked out from the position of chairman, but Karl will not be that stupid.

He can still tell which one is strong and which one is weak.

Although Perlmutter was a good guy, Avi was even worse in his opinion. They were two old guys selling toys.

He actually took a fancy to Kevin Feige, who was rising rapidly in Marvel. Everyone here could see this guy's ability.

"Kevin, what do you want to say?"

Avi looked at Feige and rationally told him that this guy was going to do some independent movie making again.

"I actually said it a few days ago. Messer has also talked to boss Perlmutter before, and he wants the company to develop an independently produced movie!"

"Now, we have decided on the hero for the first film!"

Feiqi looked at everyone with a sharp voice. Avi's face was obviously very ugly. Perlmutter was very curious and said: "Oh, which hero are you sure about?"

He is in favor of independent production of Marvel.

"Iron Man!"

David Messer, who was wearing glasses and with a beard on his face, was talking there, and everyone on the court was suddenly confused.

"Iron Man?"

"why?"

"Isn't the copyright owned by New Line?"

Perlmutter looked at Kevin Feige. Feige cleared his throat and said seriously: "Boss, New Line has transferred the copyright to a Chinese boy just a few days ago. He said he wanted to film " "Iron Man", if you are willing to invest, it doesn't matter how much it is!"

"Oh……"

Not only Perlmutter, but also Carl Icahn laughed.

"This is a good thing, Avi, why didn't you mention it to me? Didn't Kevin report it to you?"

Perlmutter looked at Avi beside him, and Avi spread his hands: "I don't know how Kevin talked with that kid. I don't think it is possible at all!"

"Where's the other person?"

"I want to have a good talk with him!"

Investing in movies is undoubtedly a timely opportunity for Marvel at the moment; Perlmutter is obviously very willing to just cooperate in filming without having to pay for it; after all, even if they lose money, Marvel can still make money. Box office dividends.

If it becomes a hit, that would be even better. This further proves that Marvel has the ability to produce independently.

It's like having someone give you trial and error. How could Perlmutter disagree?
"He's back home!"

Feiqi said helplessly, and Avi suddenly laughed: "Haha, Isaac, did you hear that? He returned to China, what a funny investment!"

"Boss, I think even if this is impossible, we should still talk about independent production!"

Feige said to Perlmutter, and Perlmutter was a little helpless: "Okay, then as I said just now, you want the first movie made by the company to be Iron Man?"

"Yes, this is the result of my discussion with David yesterday!"

"What's the reason?"

Perlmutter looked like he was listening: "Why not start with Captain America? Stan's original proposal also started with Captain America!"

Stan Lee on the side chuckled.

He is undoubtedly the hardest-working one among so many people. It is clear that he founded this comic book, many heroic characters, and even the company Marvel Entertainment; but now at the end of the day, he still has to work for them, and his shares are all gone. Empty.

Fortunately, the creation rights of these heroes are in his hands, and he can get some of the original author's dividends.

“Of all the characters I’ve created, Captain America is the most recognizable and appealing!”

"Whether it's his popularity or his Marvel origins, he is undoubtedly a very suitable film adapter!"

Stan Lee was speaking very seriously there.

Jon Favreau met Kevin Feige for the first time before to discuss directing "Captain America."

You know, traces of Captain America as the origin of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are even reflected in the subtitle of the final "Captain America" ​​movie, "The Avengers."

Feige actually voted in favor of Captain America last month.

But now, he was shaken.

The reason is simple. During this month, David Messer established a toy focus group.

Marvel owns Toy Biz, a toy factory.

Toys and merchandise are an important part of Marvel's business plan. Marvel movies produced by other film companies, such as "Spider-Man", "X-Men" and "The Incredible Hulk", have already made significant progress in toy peripherals, etc. It was a huge success.

As Marvel Studios' first independently produced movie, they have to consider maximizing profits, so a hero who can sell a lot of toys or figures is obviously within the scope of their plans.

Wouldn’t it be better if we could sell more toys?
So Fitch asked David to do a months-long investigation, and they gathered a group of kids.

After explaining each hero and their different superpowers to the children, they asked the children which hero toy they would most like to buy.

"Iron Man has become the overwhelming winner!"

"His super-powered armor suit has gained popularity among countless children; and the armors in different colors can be easily adapted into a toy series!"

"This is why I think Iron Man is the most suitable hero to be the first movie origin of Marvel!"

"Of course, we have another consideration worth noting!"

Kevin Feige looked at everyone present with a confident face and suddenly said: "Tony Stark, the character of Iron Man, has never appeared in a live-action movie before!"

"The Hulk was previously played by Bill Beckby and Lou Ferrigno in the TV series "The Incredible Hulk", and was also played by Eric Bana in the 2003 movie, and the director was Li Eucalyptus!"

"This hero must be given a pass. His box office appeal is too average!"

Feige suddenly looked at Stan Lee and Perlmutter: "In the 70s, Captain America also had two TV movies. In 1990, there was also a movie released directly to the DVD. The sales were also not very satisfactory!"

“Thor played a major role in the TV movie Hulk Returns. Doctor Strange had a pilot movie in the 70s. David Hasselhoff played Nick Fury in the 1998 TV movie of the same name. Rui…”

"..."

Avi Arad spoke more and more, trying to convince everyone present.

And they all understood somewhat.

"Only Tony Stark!"

"There's just this character of Iron Man, it's a blank slate!"

"We can set the tone and expectations of the character ourselves without having to worry about previous versions or what the audience may know; he will be unknown to the public, which is the biggest strength of this movie, don't you think?"

Kevin Feige pursed his lips, and his eyes were a bit destructive.

There is a kind of determination like a strong man cutting off his wrist.

This was the wording he had already thought of before the meeting; compared to all the heroes they had set up projects before, with Iron Man, everything was possible.

Either it flops at the box office and dies; or it becomes a huge success.

"..."

The entire conference room suddenly fell silent. Avi tried to argue, but Perlmutter reached out to stop him.

He knew what this guy was going to say.

"So, what you're saying is that if it's going to be filmed, it can only be Iron Man?"

"Yes!"

Kevin Feige nodded seriously, and David Messer on the side also looked affirmative.

"The copyright doesn't belong to the Chinese boy, then?"

"I'm confident we can bring him to our team!"

Since Kevin Feige said this, what else does everyone present have to say?
"No, Perlmutter, why do we have to shoot it ourselves? As Kevin just said, if that Chinese kid wants to shoot it, we can let him try it first..."

Avi finally understood what everyone was saying. This independent film must be made. He couldn't stop it at all, so he was going to change his words.

However, he really didn't want the company to take this risk.

"Let me ask him!"

Kevin Feige said helplessly: "If possible, of course he will do better, but if the other party is not willing, then we can only work together!"

"Okay, then today's meeting...is going to be like this?"

Perlmutter looked at everyone and felt that there was nothing left to discuss.

"I'll call him..."

Feiqi spoke quickly and walked out of the conference room directly after speaking.

He was extremely anxious right now and didn't want to delay for a moment.

Every day adds one more variable.

Everyone in the office looked at each other in confusion. You looked at me and I looked at you. In the end... they didn't have any good plan.

At present, as Kevin Feige said, they only have the option of "Iron Man"!
If you don’t succeed, you will succeed!
(End of this chapter)