America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 324 322. What to do without Hulk?
"What should we do? Tell me what to do? We must do something!" Angry roars could be heard from time to time in Disney's office.

Michael Aeneas was losing his temper again, and although he had been losing his temper all the time recently, he was particularly angry today.

Everyone knows the reason, it's nothing more than the poor box office performance of "The Chronicles of Narnia".

The box office for the first week has been released, and it's just over 4000 million US dollars. This is a terrible number, a number that should not appear.

As a new film, and a commercial blockbuster with the support of book fans, it only ranked fourth in this week's box office rankings and did not even make it into the top three.

In third place is the damn "Inception", which was released on the same day as "Spider-Man 2".

Peter Parker has dropped to sixth place. God knew this ridiculous dream story had such a lasting effect.

Fortunately, the second place was our own "The Incredibles", but the equally damn "Assassins" earned 3100 million US dollars at the box office, just behind us in fifth place.

Later, low-budget movies such as "Kung Fu" and "Napoleon Boss" also made it into the top 20 of the list.

The most unacceptable thing is that the championship was actually won by "Iron Man", which took in a terrifying $1.67 million at the box office in one week.

Although it did not break the $1.88 million box office record set by "Transformers", it was already the best result in 2004.

Michael Aeneas was so angry that his teeth were about to break. There is no doubt that it was a huge mistake to temporarily move "The Chronicles of Narnia" to the Christmas schedule.

That guy Eric Cooper really understands marketing and he is really good at hype.

Fools who were fooled by a bullshit dream-fulfilling journey walked into the cinema and took out real money to pay tribute to him.

Look outside, everyone is talking about Iron Man, Iron Man, Iron Man. He feels like vomiting when he hears these letters.

Why doesn't anyone say Narnia, Narnia, Narnia?
"I need your opinions on what to do with The Chronicles of Narnia. James, you go first!"

The man with glasses who was named pushed his nose and said, "Boss, judging from the current situation, The Chronicles of Narnia is in a very bad situation."

"Iron Man is so strong, and the most important thing is that Captain America will be released soon."

"Have you seen the Easter egg at the end of Iron Man? The bald man played by Samuel Jackson said that there is not a single superhero in the world. This is undoubtedly paving the way for Captain America."

“Although the connection between the two films is not a sequel, there must be factors that can connect them together.”

"Now many audiences are interested, which means that Iron Man will drive Captain America to achieve good box office, even if Captain America is a terrible movie."

Michael Ainas waved his hand to interrupt him: "I don't want you to analyze the shitty situation. I want to hear solutions and come up with good ideas."

"Uh sorry boss, give me some more time."

Michael Ainas was so angry that he wanted to curse but held back. He looked towards the marketing department and asked, "What do you think?"

"Boss, judging from the box office this week, we have already lost the battle. It is almost impossible for The Chronicles of Narnia to make any progress at the box office."

"But the key issue now is that the word of mouth for the movie is very good. I think instead of focusing too much on the current box office, we should consider whether it is necessary to make a sequel."

Everyone looked at Michael Inas, who also had a headache.

I'm not afraid of you being bad, nor am I afraid of you being good. I'm just afraid of you being neither good nor bad.

Let's make a sequel. What if it's also a critical but commercial failure and loses even more money.

It’s a shame not to make a sequel and waste such a big IP.

It's like you and your wife have two children, and one is yours and the other is not yours. In this case, you will probably have to argue with your wife for the rest of your life.

"Boss, I actually have a suggestion that we can discuss."

"what?"

"Why not withdraw the film from the schedule? The Chronicles of Narnia has a very good reputation, but the conflict with the other film is too severe. If it is rescheduled to another date, it will definitely get good box office results."

Hearing this, Michael Ainas rejected it without even thinking about it.

What a joke, it was originally pulled in at the last minute, and now if they pull the show, even the dumbest audience will realize that they've been mocked and insulted.

And running away in such a disgraceful manner means that Disney has admitted defeat.

Seeing that he disagreed, the meeting room fell into silence.

In fact, people's psychology has already slowly changed. When your opponent cannot be defeated and even starts to counterattack, morale will naturally be greatly weakened.

After fighting for so long, what's the point of fighting? You just lost some voice. Didn't you also snatch your voice from others?

If MGM is doing streaming media, why can't we do it too? The market is so big and no one is stopping you.

Tired. Except for these few company executives, everyone is a little tired, but no one dares to say it out loud.

If we talk about the most popular star these days, it is undoubtedly Robert Downey Jr.

If we only count the movie support, Bale, Tobey Maguire, Neeko and others are no weaker than him.

The key is that his own experience has earned him great attention.

Everyone knows what Downey was like in the past. He was a drug addict for many years and was a hopeless case.

Drinking, drunk driving, carrying guns, and breaking into private homes.
He appears in the social news almost every day and has been to jail many times. He is a typical piece of trash.

As a result, his marriage was ruined, his wife and children were separated, and he was hated by everyone.

But this time he made a comeback and continued to show his good side.

what is this?
This is a classic example of the prodigal son returning home, a classic plot in Hollywood gag movies.

It is often said that when a bad person suddenly finds his conscience and does something good, everyone will be very moved and feel that there is still some humanity left.

Downey is undoubtedly this type of person. People who originally disliked him began to like him, and people who thought he was pretty good liked him even more.

He has appeared on TV shows, done publicity, accepted interviews, and attended charity events, and he has repeatedly apologized to those he has hurt.

The media also interviewed his ex-wife Sarah Jessica Parker, the heroine of "Sex and the City".

She smiled and gave her blessings to the man with whom she had lived for seven years.

"It's great to see that he has finally turned over a new leaf. It's great that he can overcome himself."

"I haven't watched Iron Man yet, but I will find time to watch it. I also wish him all the best."

"Contact? No, we haven't been in touch for a long time. What happened in the past is in the past. Let those troubles go with the wind."

Iron Man is making waves in the movie market, and the music market is also seeing good news.

Arista and Avril officially announced the termination of their contract, and Avril immediately joined Meiyi.

In front of the media, Eric and Michael held a signing ceremony for her, and the punk girl joined the Meiyi family.

Then he started preparing to record the song and quickly recorded and released "Something just like this".

As time passed, and amid the anticipation of countless audiences, "Captain America" ​​finally hit the big screen half a month later.

Nick Fury's words "You are not the only superhero in the world" are enough to make many people realize that there must be a connection between the two movies. It just depends on how the story is told.

On the red carpet, Chris Evans waved to everyone and was asked when "Transformers 2" would be released?
He laughed: "I don't know the details. You know that the post-production of this kind of movie is the most important, but the real-life scenes have actually been filmed."

"Will it be released in the summer? Summer is the most suitable time." Chris Evans shrugged and pointed at Eric: "I really don't know, you might as well ask him instead of asking me."

"what?"

"Today is Captain America's home court, not the Autobots'. Let's get our attention back, okay?"

Eric didn't answer either. Although he didn't direct the second film, he had been closely following the production process.

Most of the film has been completed and it will be released in time for the summer vacation.

According to the habits of general movies, the release date should have been announced long ago, but now the situation is changing and the release date may be changed at any time, so it is impossible to say.

On the big screen, we saw Steve Rogers walk out of the petri dish and transform from a skinny chicken into a sturdy ostrich.

Especially the exposed upper body, the smooth and firm pectoral muscles made many female audiences shout "Wow!"
This segment is not the special effects like the original version, but a real shot of Chris Evans working out and putting on makeup.

He has been very tired this year. Sam requires a small body, while Captain America requires big muscles. He can only exercise hard under the nutritionist's plan in order to achieve results in a short time.

Consider that when Eric first interviewed Sam, he asked him to lose weight.

How pleasurable it was at the time, how painful it will be to do it again.

But it’s better to play with real effects, especially the battlefield scenes, all the actions that can be done are shot in real life.

The martial arts guidance team was invited from Hong Kong, and they delivered a fierce and fierce punch-to-the-flesh style.

Every punch and every kick can fully demonstrate Captain America's strength and fighting skills. You have to know that this hero is set to be proficient in hundreds of fighting skills.

In order to learn, Chris Evans also suffered a lot, but after the filming, he confidently stated that he could beat ten.

The version written by Eric cuts down on the entertainment part and emphasizes the war part.

In particular, a battle scene with Red Skull was added.

As the big boss, although the Red Skull looks like an intellectual character, he is actually a super soldier in the setting.

Their physical fitness and combat skills are not inferior to Captain America, and the two are classic old rivals.

Watching the Red Skull holding a sharp sword and Captain America's sound-absorbing golden shield on the big screen, huge sparks collided, and the two men fought from weapons to fists and feet.

Several tons of steel and rocks were smashed into slag, which made the audience scream with excitement.

Until Captain America drove the spaceship and fell to the bottom of the sea with the Cosmic Cube while bidding farewell to Agent Carter.

Seeing this scene, many viewers were a little confused.

What does this mean? It doesn't feel right.

The movie is almost over, but the plot is obviously not finished yet, there is still a long way to go.

Especially there is no connection with Iron Man at all.

It's not completely unrelated. To be more precise, there is a connection between it and Iron Man's father, Howard Stark.

But now it is World War II after all, and Iron Man is in the modern era. The two are decades apart, and it seems impossible to put them together.

The scene changed, and Captain America slowly opened his eyes while lying on the hospital bed. The surroundings were still the same as in the last century, but the game on the radio betrayed the plot.

Steve Rogers broke out of the SHIELD base and rushed out in one go.

In the desolate and grand background music, there are tall buildings, neon lights, passers-by in modern clothes, and completely new car models.
Everything was too strange to an old man who had been sleeping for seventy years.

The world has changed dramatically. All the loved ones have grown old or died, leaving only one person alive in the world.

Fear, uneasiness and confusion were written on his face. Compared with that high-spirited captain, Rogers now makes people feel a little pitiful.

Until Nick Fury showed up again.

"Sorry Captain, we just want you to take it easy."

"Accept what?"

"You have been sleeping for about seventy years. Times have changed, Captain."

Rogers looked around helplessly, as if trying to find some familiar shadow of himself, but unfortunately there was nothing.

"Captain, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine. I'm fine."

His tone became low as he spoke: “I just missed a date.”

The movie officially ended here. As the post-credits started to appear, some people who didn't like listening to music stood up and prepared to leave.

"Slow down brother, I advise you not to do this."

"Huh? Why?"

"The movie isn't over yet, you'll miss the Easter eggs."

"Easter eggs? What Easter eggs?"

"No way, you didn't watch Iron Man? There will definitely be Easter eggs later. Sit down and wait for a while. It won't waste too much time."

Then the screen returned to bright color again.

In the desert, an SUV was moving fast, raising a cloud of dust behind it.

After a while, the car stopped at a high place and Agent Coulson got out.

Looking down, in a wide-angle shot, I saw a huge deep pit on the ground, surrounded by busy construction vehicles. It looked like a big project.

"Chief, I've arrived in New Mexico!"

As Coulson spoke, the camera suddenly zoomed in and finally stopped on a hammer head.

The screen went black again and the movie officially ended.

There is no doubt that the Easter egg here is a foreshadowing for Thor.

In the original version, Thor wouldn't appear until after Iron Man 2. Why bother making so much trouble? Let's do it earlier, all in advance!

The buddy who just stood up and was about to leave turned around and gave a thumbs up: "Thanks, brother, this hammer looks like Thor."

"It must be Thor, the God of Thunder. This means Thor will be the protagonist of the next movie."

"If MGM and Marvel can bring these characters together, they can form the Avengers."

"There's the Hulk in the Avengers, right? I remember the copyright of the Hulk is not in Marvel's hands."

"That was the first generation of the Avengers. The members of the Avengers have been constantly changing. It doesn't matter if there is no Hulk. Just replace him with someone else."

"That's right, just make Ant-Man bigger, he can completely replace the Hulk."

"Damn it I'm really looking forward to the next Marvel movie, come on!"

(End of this chapter)