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What do you think his purpose is?

Kusa and Melissa rarely have time to sit down and have a cup of coffee and chat. This is also due to the fact that Daniel has no public activities at present. It's an international flight. (Baidu search gives you the fastest and most stable update on Lixue.com.) But those around Kusa have time to rest. For example, Desaar, basically, if Daniel is not in Los Angeles, she can go home, but Miller follows Daniel, running around the world.

As the leader of Daniel's team, Cusa certainly knows Daniel's series of actions well, but so far, he doesn't understand what Daniel wants to do.

Promote the listing of mb, pull up the banner of dd film industry, and contact funds and investors all over the world.

Melissa is a special assistant in Daniel's investment department. She has the most comprehensive information related to film investment, but she obviously doesn't know anything.

I don't know either, maybe David knows?

Maybe.

Kusa frowned and thought about it. Daniel seldom concealed his actions, which showed that the actions this time were very big and critical, so that there could be no slightest change.

Obviously he's raising a lot of money. It could be in the billions. Where is the money going to go? What's more, he's been dealing with the negative impact of winning Oscars. We thought he was I hope that time will calm doubts. After a period of time, winning the title of actor will naturally become a pure honor, and other doubts and speculations are just lace. But now it seems that he is not only waiting, it is also in line with his actions Style, he never waits, does he?

As Daniel's earliest partner, Kusa can be said to have the deepest emotion. Of course, Melissa didn't give up too much. When he brought this handsome but slightly young young man to Uta to meet Tracy. How can you imagine today. This was even more true for Kusa, who remembered how frustrated Daniel was when Tracy rejected him. He also remembers how hard it was for them to fight for one role after another. But slowly, Daniel has gained more and more recognition. His precise vision in investment matters is shocking and speechless. Whether it is financial stock market, Internet technology, crude oil futures or movie investment, so far, he has never missed a shot. What an incredible thing.

No one knew better than him who Daniel was originally—a real hot dog chef from Brooklyn who came to Hollywood to pursue his dreams.

Now, he is the icon of the Hollywood dream.

Countless young people followed in his footsteps and came here. But it is obvious that he has come so far that no one can compare with him.

Melissa also frowned and thought about it. She seemed to have thought of something, Kusa, do you think... I mean, do you think it's true that Miramax is in charge?

Miramax? Kusa was taken aback, then shook his head, Impossible, Disney will not give up the controlling stake. Daniel has always been a person with a strong desire for control. This time he is willing to give up control of mb, I feel Very surprised—but at least he still holds the entire f2f. Isn’t it? It seems that the future of f2f is much better than that of mb. If it is just to become a minority shareholder of Miramax, Daniel will not be willing.”

What if Disney agrees?

...impossible, if they agree to give up control of the company, why don't the Weinstein brothers take it?

It's very different to hand it over to Weinstein than to hand it over to Daniel. Obviously, Melissa has accumulated a lot of experience in these things since working in Daniel's investment department, handed over to Weinstein. Disney in the company The right to speak in affairs will become 0, and the development plan of the Weinstein brothers has important conflicts with the Disney headquarters. But if it is handed over to Daniel. Daniel’s intentions are consistent with the headquarters, and of course he can get support. In addition, Disney has at least mastered the Mi Lamax has been around for twenty years, and its influence is deeply entrenched. Even if Daniel becomes the controlling shareholder, Disney can still exert influence-this may be within the scope of Disney’s acceptance. After all, leaving Weinstein, the future of Miramax , Disney may not really be sure.

Melissa's analysis silenced both of them.

You don't need so much money to become the owner of Miramax!

This is Cusa's last question.

Maybe, Daniel has other moves, such as acquiring Marvel or something. Doesn't he love superheroes? Haha. Melissa shook her head and started talking nonsense with a smile.

...

While Melissa was cracking Marvel jokes, Marvel itself wasn't having a good time.

The Punisher, which cooperated with Lionsgate, failed miserably at the box office. It was even evaluated as the least superhero-like superhero movie.

What is rare is that Kevin Figo was not severely criticized.

As an executive who insisted on self-shooting, Kevin should have been responsible for this action, but it is obvious that the current comments from all parties point to the lack of superhero special effects in the film-this is the same as Daniel's original opinion. And Kevin was the one who insisted on cooperating with Daniel. In the end, it was the company's collective decision-making that led to the bankruptcy of the cooperation.

But in this way, Marvel's independent filming attempts still had to stop, and they didn't pay much, if the benefits brought by the possible explosion of The Punisher were not considered.

It is irresistible to go back to the road of transferring the right to adapt characters.

This made Kevin somewhat depressed.

It wasn't until he received a call from Ferguson, the head of Daniel Investment Department of DD Films, that this depressed mood was slightly relieved.

At least Daniel still values ​​the heroes of the Marvel universe and thinks they have the potential to make money.

Of course Ferguson came for the character adaptation rights.

Melissa and Cusa’s argument is not without roots. Daniel’s investment department has been keeping an eye on Marvel. Once the other party intends to transfer the rights to adapt characters, they will of course be able to know the extent of Daniel’s attention to superheroes. I know it well.

Superhero movies such as Spiderman and X-Men have always been an important part of the movie category, but it is a pity that people have not yet discovered a common method that allows superheroes to usher in own era.

Stan Lee once attributed it to special effects technology.

Special effects technology has not kept up with the imagination of comic book authors. This is the single most important reason why superhero movies are overshadowed.

Stan Lee was right.

At present, there are only four film and television special effects companies that have a place in Hollywood.

No. 1 is undoubtedly George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic. This old special effects company is deeply rooted, and even a computer department that was born out of it eventually developed into a giant in the animation technology industry-Pixar Animation. Alien, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, etc. Numerous classic works have established Industrial Light and Magic's leading position in this field.

Followed by James Cameron's digital field, the digital field that became famous in the first battle of Titanic benefited from James' technocracy. This is a person who is obsessed with various new technologies. Extreme Adventure - I have to say that this is a Hollywood outlier, but it may be because of this that he was able to contribute so many classic works. The digital realm and Fox have worked closely together. This provides a solid guarantee for its continuous technological update.

The third place is Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor and Daniel's Weta Digital. It rose to fame thanks to two major franchises, The Lord of the Rings trilogy that took it from zero to a top player in the industry, Pirates of the Caribbean cemented that position and ensured the company continued profitability. In addition, Peter's new work King Kong has also attracted much attention-it can be said that Weta Digital, which started the latest among the three companies, is the most popular one. Of course, in terms of background, there is still a big gap with the first two, especially Industrial Light and Magic.

The fourth place is of course Sony's imaging technology, which has become the focus of attention with Spider-Man. But compared with the previous three, it is somewhat limited and deficient.

The emergence of all heroes in the film and television special effects technology industry has promoted the rapid development of this technology. Of course, it has the background of the times. Special effects are becoming more and more important in blockbuster films, and they are increasingly becoming a magic weapon to attract audiences. All major film and television companies are fully aware of this, but traditional feature films still have most of the market, and they spend a lot of money to develop them. This industry is not worth it, not to mention that the specialization of labor is deeply rooted in Hollywood. A completely vertical industrial system is also not advocated.

Fox and James Cameron's masterpiece Avatar not only enabled James' digital domain. Industrial Light \u0026 Magic and Weta Digital were also invited. This can show that there is no giant in this industry that can exclusively deal with movies of the level of Avatar-cooperation is a must. It is also a helpless move, after all, the cost is a threshold that cannot be crossed.

This shows that the time has not yet come for superhero films.

Spider-Man can only be an early flower, not representative. But now, it is definitely a good opportunity to attack the characters.

Not only did DD Pictures see this, but Fox, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony, etc. all coveted the fat of Marvel. After all, Sony Pictures' income from Spider-Man directly affected this The life and death of the department, without Spider-Man, Sony would have nothing to praise in the film, let alone a large profit. Fox has also tasted sweetness from superhero films such as Fantastic Four and Wolverine.

But Marvel's cautious approach is conceivable. After all, the experience of Spider-Man is too painful.

So, when Kevin heard a series of names from Ferguson, he was frozen there.

Captain America Steve Rogers? Thor? Hawkeye? Black ass?... Kevin came back to his senses and had to repeat, Are you kidding me?

Oh, Kevin, I'm so busy that I don't have time to joke with you.

Ferguson's words made Kevin feel a little sad. DD Films' recent limelight is indeed exaggerated. Ferguson is not joking when he says he is going to the sky. As the daily head of Daniel's investment department, there is only one Melissa on his head to contact the entire team , The transactional work is led and responsible by him.

Our news is to sell the film adaptation rights of the characters, not to sell the company.

DD Films has no plans to get involved in comics. Of course we are not interested in Marvel. I am only interested in your character film adaptation rights. Really, I must emphasize this point. If you want to sell the company, you might as well find Warner, I can covet you for a long time.

Kevin held his forehead, Ferguson, I'm not kidding you, we didn't intend to sell so many important roles, do you understand? Something like The Punisher—

A money-losing person? Ferguson's voice suddenly rose. As an upstart in the Hollywood investment world, Ferguson's extremely outgoing emotions and expressions made many people uncomfortable. As a person who holds a lot of money and has the right to speak, this How many people are prone to headaches, Kevin, you are only going to sell money-losing characters? Isn't this a joke?

Kevin tongue-tied, not knowing what to say.

Marvel is now in an extremely contradictory moment. On the one hand, it sees the huge profits from filming movies, and on the other hand, it is the investment risk that plunges the company into the abyss. This dilemma makes Marvel only willing to sell some third-line characters when choosing to sell characters. Hero, this is low on investor appeal.

Listen to me, Kevin, you have to show some sincerity. Everyone does business to make money. If it's all like Lions Gate, who loses money in it, who would dare to make a movie in the Marvel Universe. If I were you, I would We should release a few first-line heroes, and when everyone fires up this type, your heroes will naturally become valuable, can’t you settle this account? Think again, we keep in touch.”

Ferguson, DD Films, Daniel -- this line gave Kevin a lot of associations.

Daniel is really a coveted character - he is regarded by many people as a movie bank, as long as he takes a fancy, he seems to be able to raise money if he joins. Now that Daniel is targeting Marvel's superheroes, does it mean that the heroes have reached the time for a lot of money? Could the failure of The Punisher be just an isolated case?

We are so rushing, will Marvel still be willing to sell us? You don't know, now you are simply a big searchlight, and everyone is staring at you. Ferguson hung up the phone and complained to Daniel next to him road.

It was rare for Daniel to come to DD Films, and he also heard the news that Marvel intends to sell the role.

Don't worry, there won't be any good characters coming out of Marvel this time, and their plan to make a movie by themselves hasn't been completely cancelled. According to what I said, you just keep contacting them. Now they are The Punisher and Hulk was frightened, and they must give them a little confidence.

You want to dig a hole for them? David glanced at Daniel. Now this man's mind is hard to guess. After all, his heart is getting darker and darker, and his conspiracy is getting more and more sophisticated. (to be continued)

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