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As the producer of the film and the initiator of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Gilbert Jr. naturally appeared at the premiere.

It's April now and it's still a little chilly in New York. It's definitely not the time to show off your beautiful figure and wear short skirts.

However, the Metropolitan Opera House, located at the intersection of Broadway and 39th Street, was very lively at this time.

The Metropolitan Opera House is a very famous landmark building in New York, and together with the Broadway Theater, it has become a holy place in the American theater industry.

The Lord of the Rings Summer Concert toured here for three consecutive years between 2000 and 2002. At that time, Gilbert Jr. also attended the Metropolitan Opera three times to promote the Lord of the Rings movie and enjoy the performance.

After seven years, Gilbert Jr. returned to the Metropolitan Opera.

He didn't come here to watch an opera, and in fact he wasn't interested in opera. He was fine for a concert, but barely for an opera performance.

However, if the rich and famous people in New York have not come to Broadway theaters to watch operas, they will probably be ridiculed for a long time.

This is an artistic activity that represents the status symbol of the upper class. There are probably not many people who truly love opera; they are all just trying to be pretentious.

The upper class people in North America have always envied the British, French and European aristocrats. This country was founded by the descendants of a group of criminals, and they have a bit of inferiority complex in their bones.

In order to get closer to the European aristocrats, although they did not understand opera or drama, it did not hinder their pursuit of art.

In simple terms, it means showing off.

This also led to the prosperity of Broadway. From the beginning of the last century to the present, Broadway has become the center of the Western theater world, even surpassing the West End of the UK.

Of course, young Gilbert did not imitate those old-fashioned North Americans. In fact, he appeared here because the premiere of "Captain America" ​​was held at the Metropolitan Theater.

Since it was not a film directed by Gilbert Jr., he did not invite too many friends to attend. He just walked the red carpet with Cameron Diaz.

However, Disney executives were very respectful. Robert Iger, several vice presidents, the head of the distribution department and others attended the premiere.

Robert Iger also found Gilbert Jr. in the VIP room to chat and asked about his plans.

"Seriously, little Gilbert, how about merging Marvel into Disney?"

Little Gilbert raised his eyebrows and said, "Bob, Disney would like to see my Disney shares increase again?"

Robert Iger hesitated for a moment before saying, "Perhaps, we can complete this transaction by exchanging cash for shares."

"Cash is meaningless to me. The dollar is depreciating faster than an Alpine avalanche. I have $1 billion today, and I may only have $800 million tomorrow."

Gilbert Jr.'s subtext is that he does not accept cash, but he does not lack cash flow. After the financial crisis, he has a lot of cash flow.

In order to spend the money, he spent it lavishly and bought various stocks.

Under Larry Fink's operation, Gilbert Jr. held 0.62% of Black Rock's shares through more than a dozen transactions.

Although this is a small amount of shares, it is already a rare major shareholder. The other shareholders of Black Rock Company only knew that a new shareholder had entered the market, but they did not know that it was Gilbert Jr.

The rest of his investments were even larger. He even invested $500 million in Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corporation for the research and development of reusable rockets.

Elon Musk is still poaching talent from NASA, and many NASA engineers and technical experts have been poached.

Of course, this is also related to the recent policies in Washington. NASA has received less funding, so NASA naturally cannot afford to support so many engineers and technical experts.

So these engineers and technical experts are looking for ways out, and there just happens to be a company like this that matches the work they are doing, and there is no burden in changing jobs.

Robert Egger naturally understood Gilbert Jr.'s considerations, but he still held great hopes.

In his opinion, Disney's future performance will mostly depend on Marvel Pictures.

Disney is still very determined, but for Gilbert Jr., the matter must be discussed after "The Avengers". This way, the interests can be maximized and there will be more bargaining chips in the negotiation.

"Captain America" ​​has undergone major changes in its plot structure, the biggest difference being the addition of Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow.

The previous version of "Captain America" ​​seemed cliché in plot, and this version of "Captain America" ​​is similar. But the addition of Black Widow adds a touch of color to the film.

In the film, Black Widow is also a super agent who has been secretly transformed.

She provided a lot of information and later fought alongside Steve Rogers and became friends.

It can be said that the role of Black Widow was forced in by Gilbert Jr. But judging from the effect, it is quite good. At least it is hard for male fans to resist looking at Black Widow's sexy figure.

Scarlett was very happy to see that her role was well received.

She whispered to little Gilbert: "I still have that dress. Would you like me to wear it for you?"

Little Gilbert's eyes lit up: "Which clothes?"

"It's the tight one! I know you like this one."

Looking at Cameron Diaz who was looking over curiously, Scarlett whispered, "I've prepared something for you, too. It's very sexy."

Cameron Diaz blushed and spat, "Bah, I don't want to wear it!"

Having said that, seeing how expectant Gilbert looked, Cameron Diaz decided to ask Scarlett for it quietly later.

At night, when little Gilbert looked at the two black widows, he suddenly exploded. Then the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, the sun and the moon lost their light, and the sky and the earth became dim.

In short, the battle was fierce and all the grass was stripped away.

After the premiere, "Captain America" ​​officially started its theatrical journey.

Compared to the already famous Marvel heroes such as "Spider-Man", "X-Men" series, "Iron Man", etc., "Captain America" ​​seems a bit old.

This superhero, who was born during World War II, seems a bit outdated in this era.

But as the core of "Avengers", Steve Rogers' story must be told clearly. Otherwise, a hero suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and the audience who have not read the comics will definitely feel unfamiliar.

Fortunately, the quality of "Captain America" ​​is still online. Although it is not a summer movie, the midnight show still generated a box office of 1037 million US dollars.

The box office data of this midnight show is very good. In addition to the support of Marvel fans, I'm afraid that only fans of Gilbert Jr. will support it.

After the premiere, reviews about the film have been flying all over the place.

As expected, the film's professional reviews were not high, and the audience ratings were above average.

But the film is still very popular because of Chris Evans' muscles and Scarlett Johansson's sexy body.

During the release period, Marvel Studios also specially planned a small theater. That is to let the characters in the film set up a chat group and chat in it.

It’s true that this small theater is quite attractive. It’s quite interesting for fans to watch these superheroes chatting.

At the end of the chat, superheroes who have already appeared, such as Thor, the Hulk, and Iron Man, appeared, bringing great surprises to movie fans.

At the end, Iron Man mentioned that an enemy that is not a local is about to invade, so all superheroes should be prepared.

Needless to say, this is paving the way for The Avengers. (End of this chapter)