Millennium director

Being a tool for Marvel, although the director does not have any fame benefits, most of the benefits of Marvel movies are shared by the producers and starring actors.

But I have to admit that working as a tool for Marvel makes a lot of money.

And considering the next ten years, the Hollywood environment will be dominated by superhero movies.

Unless Wu Yuan doesn't plan to make movies in Hollywood in the next ten years and disappears completely, then he doesn't need to consider these things.

But if he wants to keep his exposure to a minimum in Hollywood, superhero movies are inevitable.

And if you have to choose, Marvel is definitely much better than DC. Wu Yuan has no interest in Warner's idea of ​​handing over the DC universe to him and Nolan.

And now Warner also has a new choice, handing over the DC Universe to Director Zack.

Wu Yuan just wants to play with the wind.

Marvel's second and third stages were quite smooth, and he could join in the fun and earn some milk powder money.

But the premise is that you have to take photos that interest him.

"Doctor Strange" is a Marvel universe IP that he is relatively interested in.

On the one hand, this is because the story of Doctor Strange is relatively independent of the main body of the Marvel Universe, that is, the members of the Avengers.

The relatively independent story means that he does not need to be too involved in the construction of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the independent Doctor Strange story also allows him to have greater room for development.

More importantly, in the world view of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, among the second and third phases of movies, only "Doctor Strange" has anything to do with Asians.

Doctor Strange's assistant Wang is a Chinese.

In the comic setting, Master Gu Yi is also a man with an Asian face.

Although I don’t know why the movie version was changed to a woman, and a typical European face was also found.

But if Wu Yuan took over this movie, his first choice would definitely be to find an Asian grandfather.

Anyway, in the comics, Master Gu Yi looks like a gray-haired old man most of the time, and his facial features are more Asian.

Although it has some Asian stereotypes (danfeng eyes), at least from the setting to the comic image, Master Gu Yi is an orthodox Asian.

If Wu Yuan were the director, he would definitely push the movie in a "realistic" direction and not find another long-legged European woman.

Tilda Swinton does a great job though.

"If I have the chance, I'd be happy to." Wu Yuan agreed with a smile.

Even if "Doctor Strange" is to be filmed, it will only be after 2014, and it will not affect his current work in a short period of time.

"That's it for now, happy cooperation." Lao En stood up and shook hands with Wu Yuan. This negotiation was considered a complete success.

It is said to be a negotiation, but in fact it is more about confirming the results that have been negotiated before.

Although it is not the most satisfactory result, both Disney and Wu Yuan can still accept it, and it does not exceed their bottom line.

If all goes well, from July to August next year, Light Times will officially divest from Wu Yuan and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney, and will have nothing to do with Wu Yuan anymore.

And he will return to China with at least more than two billion US dollars in cash to build the Chinese film industry.

It just so happens that Light and Shadow Kuaibo will also develop rapidly in the next few years. It is estimated that the cost of expansion and setting up servers alone will cost hundreds of millions of dollars every year. This money can be used to fill the development of Light and Shadow Kuaibo.

By then, it will not be a dream for Light and Shadow Express to share the world equally with Netflix, Disney+ and other overseas streaming media in Asia.

"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Although he was driven away, Wu Yuan still had a bright smile on his face and held Lao En's hand firmly.

"Is it settled?"

"Um."

Wu Yuan spread his hands, sat on the boss's chair, and groaned, "John, after the contract is concluded, you will share a dividend of 50 million US dollars."

"By then, you can retire happily and enjoy life."

"While you're still young, let's take my wife on a trip around the world."

"Crystal and I have always wanted to travel around the world, but neither of us had the time."

John chuckled and agreed: "You're right, it's time for me to compensate my wife."

“I’ve been really busy with work these past few years, and I haven’t enjoyed a complete vacation for a long time.”

"It's all your fault. You left everything in the company to me!"

"But the remuneration is very generous, isn't it?" Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows and joked: "I believe there is no professional manager in Hollywood who earns more than you."

Wu Yuan was indeed very interested in John. Although he delegated all the daily operations of Light Times to John and became a hands-off manager, John's salary was indeed worthy of this busy job.

His fixed annual salary has long since risen to three million U.S. dollars from the initial one million U.S. dollars.

As for the movies produced by his company, as long as he is the producer himself, he will get a share of the box office share. Although it is not high, most of them are 2% or 3%, but it adds up to a lot.

Not counting Wu Yuan's last one-time "severance package", John has received a total salary of 20 to 30 million US dollars in the seven or eight years he has been working at Light Times.

This kind of treatment is definitely beyond the reach of all professional managers in Hollywood.

Of course, it cannot be compared with shareholders who truly control the company's shares.

However, with another $50 million, John, although not a billionaire, is definitely an upper class person with free wealth in the United States.

The purchasing power of the US dollar is very strong, and a millionaire is equivalent to a domestic multimillionaire.

John holds tens of millions of dollars in cash, enough for him to live a luxurious life for the rest of his life until he dies!

"You're right." John said with emotion: "Accepting your invitation, resigning from Fox Searchlight, and starting a business with you was the most correct decision I made in my life."

“Although I’m a little tired, I feel a great sense of accomplishment.”

"Daniel, there's something I want to talk to you about."

"In fact, Disney contacted me privately and hoped that I could stay and continue to be the general manager of Light Times, but I did not reply to them."

"do you mind?"

"Oh?" Wu Yuan was a little surprised, but he quickly understood Disney's idea.

John is the real helmsman of Light Times. It can be said that this company was built entirely by him. Wu Yuan only provided good scripts.

If he can be kept in the Light Age, it will indeed preserve the essence of the Light Age to the greatest extent. Without any changes, the Light Age can continue to create benefits for Disney.

"Of course I won't mind." Wu Yuan smiled and said nonchalantly: "When I decide to sell this company, I will have nothing to do with Light Times anymore."

"If the conditions offered by Disney are good and you are willing, of course I won't mind if you continue to stay in the Light Age."

"Of course, I think before that, you should take a long vacation and rest for a while before facing the challenges of the new stage." (End of Chapter)