They were inseparable for many days and fed Big Ivan thoroughly.

She also selectively forgot all those little girl-like sentimentalities.

As Li said, enjoying the present moment is the key.

Maybe one day they will separate, but that doesn't mean the memories of the past are not beautiful.

Isn't that enough? In Beverly Hills, MGM held a press conference.

The crew of "Skyfall" officially met with the media and the public.

When a reporter mentioned, "Bérénice Marlohe said she encountered racial discrimination during the interview."

Sam Mendes made it very clear that “this is a despicable slander, and now there are many actors who are eliminated in interviews and like to play the race card.

Some producers and directors would be horrified by this, but I wouldn’t… Besides, the winner is Monica Bellucci, what’s the problem?”

Sam Mendes's irony remains on the surface, 'Although they are both vases, compared with Monica Bellucci, what is Berenice Marlohe?'

"Hahaha……"

The reporters present burst into laughter, and that was exactly what happened.

Compared to a so-called foreign supermodel, they are more looking forward to the performance of the "Beauty of the Ball" in the film.

You know, Monica Bellucci has always been "rich and generous," and devoting herself to art is her motto.

Backstage, Li Zhenyu, accompanied by his secretary, listened to questions from the audience.

Zhao Xianzhu hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "Boss, do you need me to remind Director Sam..."

"Remind you of what?"

Li Zhenyu smiled faintly and said, "Xianzhu, this is not something you should care about. Just do your job."

"Yes." Zhao Xianzhu lowered her head.

Li Zhenyu understood what she meant. He had a brief affair with Monica Bellucci.

So, should the following scenes and images be more conservative?

Or he specifically told Sam to set a rule in the crew that "no one is allowed to get close."

funny!

This is Hollywood, not South Korea, and he is just trying something new, not getting married.

If I really do this, how will I survive in Hollywood in the future?

After the reception, someone was responsible for handing out 'gifts' to the reporters, which contained local shopping vouchers.

This is Hollywood. Now that you are here, you have to experience it.

Bring some gifts for your family and children.

"Sam, come here."

Li Zhenyu called Sam Mendes to his side and talked to him about his ideas.

The plot is arranged normally, so just shoot it as it should be.

In addition, if he has an excellent script or an independent director who wants to start a project, he can call him at any time.

“Is MGM going to get involved?”

Sam Mendes was shocked. It was not against the rules for the big man to come out in person.

"No, contact me, not MGM."

“Besides being the CEO of MGM, I am many other things.”

If MGM gets involved personally, it will naturally lead to a joint boycott from other giants.

Especially later on, when he let himself go and turned Snow White into a politically correct Disney.

That's the big money behind Harvey, and it's obviously irrational for him to go against Disney, which is in its heyday.

But as an investor, he invests in independent directors and projects.

No one can find fault with him, as he is the big boss of Universal Capital's parent company, Universal Investment.

Investing can make money for yourself, and it’s a good project. Is there any problem? “Li, what do you want?”

"I heard Harvey has a red sofa, and I prefer white...off-white."

It was such an obvious hint, and if Sam didn't understand it, he would be pretending to be stupid.

Sam looked excited, and his hands were shaking as he held the wine glass.

The next Harvey Weinstein?

Perhaps he should set up a new company first. It seemed that he was very satisfied with his arrangement this time.

Sam turned his gaze to Monica Bellucci, who was talking to the crew members in the back right.

The charm of this woman should not be underestimated.

Li Zhenyu, who was strolling around the opening party, suddenly saw a strangely familiar figure.

That's Stan Lee?

"Stan."

Stan Lee, who was sitting in front of the cold table and choosing delicious food from a tray, was startled.

It's like a little kid who was caught stealing food by adults.

"Oh my God, please don't do that. I don't want to have another heart attack."

Looking at his receding hairline and the graying hair on both sides, Li Zhenyu smiled and said, "Sorry, man, I just didn't expect to see you here."

"I'm just a nobody, I should be the one saying this."

Stan Lee's proactive show of goodwill made Li Zhenyu guess the purpose of his coming here.

"Spider-Man" 7 years ago and "Iron Man" last year were both huge successes, proving the huge potential of these comic characters created by Stan Lee.

Although some unpleasant things happened during this period, such as Stan Lee taking his former employer Marvel Comics to court, claiming that the other party had infringed on his interests.

According to the agreement signed with Marvel Comics, if every character he helped create was made into a movie or TV series, he would receive 10% of the company's profits.

However, he did not get a penny from the global box office revenue of Spider-Man, which reached 820 million US dollars.

The case went all the way to the Supreme Court, and he finally received $10 million in compensation.

But this does not affect the talent and fame of the "Father of Comics".

Marvel is still preparing a series of big moves, but there is a difficult problem standing in its way.

No money! In 2008, Marvel not only launched the hugely successful "Iron Man", but also the worst movie in Marvel history, "The Incredible Hulk".

This film cost Marvel about $100 million. It can be said that all the money earned from "Iron Man" was poured into this deep pit.

A successful comic book adaptation is very profitable.

But if it fails, the huge investment will only make the company lose all its money.

This kind of investment, which is unstable and has a gambling nature, is obviously not the style of a large company.

Oh, right.

There are also previous "X-Men", "Blade", "Darede", "Punisher", "Fantastic Four", etc., all of which are failed investments that can only recover the investment or lose money.

Because we wanted to achieve the effects in the comics, the cost of special effects was too high.

Therefore, the seemingly prosperous Marvel was a useless thing before it joined its new owner Disney and started the "Marvel Universe".

It looks delicious, but tastes terrible when you eat it.

Why Marvel can take back the licensed characters one by one.

It has a lot to do with large investment and high risk.

No one would gamble potential profits by risking the company's bankruptcy when things are stable.

Of course, there is another view that in the eyes of conspirators these are all Marvel's schemes.

They wanted to use this kind of failure to scare everyone off so that they could take back all the characters and launch the concept of the 'Marvel Universe'.

Then, start your own money-making journey.

But now, in 2009, we are losing hundreds of millions of dollars for an uncertain future.

They can even interfere with the filming plans of the Hollywood Big Seven and make them pay money together.

If this was intentional, all of Marvel's management would probably be thrown into the coffin without a single one left.

(End of this chapter)