After Buying Marvel, I Became the King of Hollywood

Chapter 55:

The meaning of the words is to accuse Robinov of giving up this part of the copyright interest.

As the president, Robinov also got angry and said rudely:

“Do you think Steve Kevin is still a little director?”

“If we don’t invest, won’t he find other people to invest, do you really think he lacks the 30 million investment?”

“Wake up, this is because Steve Kevin’s influence in Hollywood is too small, and this is the reason for sharing these profits, in order to reduce the trouble in Hollywood.”

“I can tell you very clearly that if we don’t invest in Pirates of the Caribbean, he can always find Universal, Twentieth Century Fox and other Hollywood studios to cooperate.”

“What we can give him, others can give him, do you really think Warner Bros. is indispensable to him?”

Robinoff’s remarks finally made these executives sober up.

No one is a fool to be able to reach this high position, but he was temporarily blinded by this huge benefit before.

However, the white male with a face full of flesh, with an unwilling face:

“Could it be that the copyright proceeds of the Pirates of the Caribbean will be given to him in vain?”

Robinov then sighed:

“I still underestimated Steve Kevin.”

“Although I expected the Pirates of the Caribbean to be a big hit, the copyright of Pirates of the Caribbean would be so valuable, which is something I didn’t think of anyway.”

“However, we are not completely out of opportunities.”

The white man with a face full of flesh, asked:

“what chance.”

Robinov glanced at everyone present and said:

“The copyright of Pirates of the Caribbean does not belong to him, Steve Kevin, but belongs to Chenxi Film Company. We can completely invest in his Chenxi Entertainment Company.”

“Once we get the shares, then with the size of our Warners, he, the creator of Chenxi Film Company, will be kicked out by us sooner or later.”

“As for when to get rid of it, it depends on Steve Kevin and how long the benefits brought to us can be maintained.”

Warner executives, when they heard these words, showed an expression of sudden realization.

When it comes to filmmaking, they don’t deserve Steve Kevin’s shoes.

But when it comes to the operation of the company and the handling of finance, Steve Kevin is a complete layman in their eyes.

As long as they are allowed to take shares, then Chenxi Film Company is the meat on their chopping board, and they will be slaughtered.

Everyone laughed in unison, and there was no more coveting for Steve Kevin’s copyright.

In other words, this coveting is hidden deeper.

…

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been two months since Pirates of the Caribbean was released.

So far, the North American box office amount of Pirates of the Caribbean has come out.

The total U.S. box office of $350 million has completely robbed audiences of their wallets, and also created the highest-grossing film that has been released this year.

To a certain extent, Pirates of the Caribbean has already booked the No.1 North American box office chart in 1994.

Of course, the credit for this is the second creation of Kevin, which strengthens the position of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 1.

And up to 20 million US dollars of publicity resources.

This has only achieved an amount of $50 million that surpassed the original Pirates of the Caribbean North American box office of 300 million.

The original Forrest Gump’s $330 million box office result was a full $30 million less than Kevin’s Pirates of the Caribbean.

It only got 300 million box office results in North America, although it is still very beautiful.

But after all, and Kevin’s Pirates of the Caribbean has a result of up to 50 million US dollars, Kevin’s popular masterpiece, or defeated Forrest Gump’s true American spirit.

Kevin came to Warner with a happy mood.

He also has some ideas for his new movie, and is about to discuss it with Warner.

…

“Kevin, here you are!”

Robinoff still wore a familiar smile, but the keen Kevin found that compared to before, Robinoff’s smile lacked a little sincerity.

However, Kevin remained calm on the surface, but he was just taking precautions in his heart.

“I happened to be looking for you on something.”

Before Kevin could say what he meant, Robinov pulled him directly into the reception room.

Robinov’s new beautiful secretary, bent over to pour iced coffee for the two of them, and the low-cut dress almost completely revealed the scenery in front of Kevin.

Kevin couldn’t help but want to give a thumbs up, it really is the city can play.

After the secretary poured the coffee and left, Robinov said slowly:

“Kevin, you came to Warners for the new movie, right?”

“Yes, I have a new movie plan. This time, I want to ask, do you Warners continue to invest?”

Although it was a question, Kevin’s face was full of confidence.

Indeed, Kevin couldn’t think of the possibility of someone rejecting his investment. Investing in his films is to make money. Unless you are a fool, you will give up this opportunity.

“Of course, how could we refuse to invest in a new film by Oscar director Steve Kevin?”

First answered Kevin’s words, and then Robinov suddenly asked:

“Kevin, does your Chenxi Film Company have any plans to raise funds?”

The words that came out suddenly aroused Kevin’s vigilance.

But on the surface, Kevin didn’t make any abnormal reaction, just shook his head casually and said:

“I’m not short of money. Disney just gave me $300 million. What am I doing with financing?”

Robinov, immediately retorted to Kevin’s words:

“Funding is not just for money, but more for everyone to better integrate resources.”

“Just like Pirates of the Caribbean, if the copyright of Pirates of the Caribbean is handed over to Warner to operate, Disney will pay far more than $300 million and 10% of the net profit.”

Kevin sneered in his heart.

In the business field, it is true that there are only eternal interests, and there are no eternal friends.

He has worked with Warner for so long, helping Warner make hundreds of millions of dollars in profits.

Unexpectedly, it was just that he used the copyright of Pirates of the Caribbean to sell a wave of money, and he was immediately targeted by Warner.

The means of capital, he was still very clear in his previous life.

Once Hua is included in the shares, Chenxi Film Company will not be the one who has the final say.

Kevin had already made a decision in his heart that his company, even if it went public later, would only accept retail investors.

And absolutely do not accept the investment of these giants.

Otherwise, the lifeblood of Marvel and Chenxi Movie will fall into the hands of others sooner or later.

Chapter 90 Kevin’s Counterattack

“I don’t need it for the time being. When will Chenxi Film need funds, let’s consider financing.”

Kevin refused again.

An unhappy look appeared on Robinov’s face.

However, Kevin pretended not to see it, and instead had other ideas in his mind.

Originally, he was going to shoot the Speed and Intense series, but Warner’s play made him want to trick Warner in his heart.

As a director, Kevin must still want to start from the film side.

After some thought, a movie plan he had considered before suddenly appeared in his mind.

That’s the Batman that Warners treasures.

Batman has always been a favorite of Warners, and since 1989, Warners has been shooting Batman.

In 1992, the sequel to Batman was filmed, Batman Returns, and it also achieved box office results of more than 200 million US dollars.

However, in terms of the production cost of Batman Returns of $80 million, it is actually not profitable. Of course, the follow-up copyright income will definitely not make Warners lose money.

But obviously, I’m a little sorry for Batman, the IP most well-known to the American masses.

At the same time, that bad reputation also made Warners decide to suspend the Batman series directed by Tim Burton.

But Kevin knew that they didn’t give up.

In the original history, just next year, there will be another Batman movie.

In this movie, there are two actors that the Chinese people know.

Tom Cruise’s wife, a Batman-loving character played by Nicole Kidman, and Jim Carrey’s The Riddler.

It was also through this movie that Kevin believed in his heart that Jim Carrey was the only actor suitable for the role of the Joker.

The control of his face, the transformation of his demeanor.

Every bit is like the incarnation of the clown in the real world.

This reminded Kevin of Hong Kong’s Stephen Chow, who is also a comedian, but their acting skills surpassed that of the actor.

Beyond the realm of ordinary people.

A great comedian must be the best actor.

But since Kevin is here, he must be on Batman’s most classic Dark Knight trilogy.

Although this trilogy will make a lot of money for Warner, it will also drag Warner’s idea of DC into the endless abyss.

Now that Warner wants to shoot him, Kevin has nothing to say.

The trilogy was filmed in advance, which completely dragged Warner’s idea of DC into the darkness, and never got up again.

It just so happened that Kevin did not intend to completely follow Marvel’s original program slowly and destroy Warner’s DC first.

In this way, his Marvel can grow outstandingly ahead of time.

Otherwise, it would be bad if Warner copied the homework and gave birth to a big enemy out of thin air.

“Robinoff, I want to shoot a different Batman!”

Kevin said bluntly.

“You want to shoot Batman?”

Facing Kevin’s sudden thought, Robinoff was very shocked.

The Batman II released two years ago, although it did not lose money, it is obviously not very profitable, and it also caused a major blow to the Batman series because of its poor reputation.

Let Warner put aside the idea of the Batman series for a while.

However, if it is Steve Kevin, it is not impossible to consider.

You must know that Steve Kevin has sold four movies in a row, and the Batman filmed by him has a very high probability of being sold too.

The most important thing is that Batman’s copyright is in their hands, just like the Pirates of the Caribbean in Kevin’s hand.

After the filming is done, in addition to the pure box office, the majority of the revenue behind it is still theirs.

The only problem is that Kevin is definitely not the kind of person who only receives salary, and there is a high probability that he will bring money into the group.

However, compared to the income, it is not impossible.

“Yes, but you need to give us a complete plan, which can only be filmed after the consideration of Warner executives.”

“Also, Batman allows you to bring a maximum of 30% of your capital into the group, and you can only have one investor at the same time.”

“As for the copyright revenue, Warner will give you, but like Pirates of the Caribbean, you can only enjoy part of the copyright revenue.”

In view of Kevin’s brilliant record, Robinoff still gave him 30% of the investment. Of course, the crucial copyright and licensing are still in the hands of Warner.

“Robinov, I have a special idea.”