Chapter 84 Everyone is after profit

"Collect evidence - whether it's witnesses or physical evidence, collect as much as you can, and a reliable team of lawyers." This kind of rights protection is common in later generations. Even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs running. Su Yun briefly explained to Bill with reference to those typical examples, "A reliable team of lawyers will help you with the legal issues, so what you need to do most is to collect as much evidence as possible to prove that you are the co-creator of Batman."

"But there's the issue of lawyer fees..." When Bill heard this, his soft-hearted mentality suddenly emerged: if he could afford a lawyer, he wouldn't have lost his medical insurance and been fired.

"You don't need to worry about the lawyer's problem. I will help you solve it." Su Yun said generously.

"But..." Bill hesitated.

Looking at his expression, you could tell that he was grateful and touched but didn't know how to express it, so he felt extremely overwhelmed.

So Su Yun quickly spoke again: "Since you know my identity, you should also understand that I am essentially a businessman. I can afford the lawyer's fees, but the name 'Batman' represents something - in addition to the fact that I am a fan of Batman and really want to help his 'father', another very important point is that I also want to make a risky investment from you."

"I am a businessman like Bob Cain, but I will never be his second." Su Yun looked at Bill very seriously, "So, I absolutely believe that you are still the same Bill as before - but now you are a brave Bill."

Seeing that Su Yun was trying to persuade him with the idea of ​​venture capital, Bill clenched his fist and said, "Okay, I believe you too."

After hearing Bill's answer, Su Yun looked at him silently: You are so easy to deceive, no wonder you were deceived so badly by Bob Kane back then.

Fortunately, she is really a conscientious fan who wants to help him; and Bill is indeed an old "boy" who, even after seeing the dangers of the world, is still willing to believe that there is good in the world.

"By the way, are you still working for DC during this time?" Su Yun asked again.

"Yes, because I don't know how to do other jobs. I work as a salesperson in a small supermarket during the day, and write comic scripts to support my family at night." Bill held Athena to the other side a little embarrassedly, "But I haven't had any inspiration for writing stories recently, so last time I handed in a manuscript with only one page of drawings in order to submit the manuscript on time and get paid, and the back was all blank paper..."

Good guy, she just defined Bill as a gullible and naive person, and then he turned around and revealed that he was a cunning and manipulative pigeon spirit!

As expected, once one gets into the entertainment industry, no matter how naive and honest a person is, his genes will mutate into a cunning author full of scheming and manipulation!

Facing Su Yun's gaze that looked like a procrastinating pigeon, Bill's voice got lower and lower: "I'm thinking about making up for it later - for example, because of you, I got a new inspiration!"

"Can I use you as the prototype and conceive a story for a new character? Don't worry, it will be a decent character, a girl who can fight kung fu..." As soon as Bill talked about creation, he immediately changed his previous communication difficulties and became talkative.

"OK, no problem for me. Just let me check if there's anything that needs to be revised." Su Yun waved her hand generously, then turned to look at Lin Jingying who was walking towards them, "Let's not talk about it for now, it's almost time for me to go on stage to perform."

Bill and Athena, the old and the young, nodded obediently.

"What happened? Who did you fight with?" Every profession has its own expertise. After Lin Jingying came over, the first thing she saw was the marks on Su Yun's body caused by the fight with the naughty kid.

Su Yun tugged at the stains and small holes on her white jumpsuit, and helplessly told the story of how she helped Athena teach those bullying kids a lesson: "There was no other way. I beat the old teacher to death with my fists, and was scratched a few times by a group of naughty kids."

"Then how are you going to go on stage?" Lin Jingying is studying opera, and what she is most nervous about is the costumes.

"No problem. Since it's a comic convention, of course we have to release a special edition. I'd like you to help me later." Su Yunchong winked at Lin Jingying.

She wasn't sitting here just to listen to Bill's stories. In those spare moments, she activated the system's post-editing function with a thoughtful look on her face, and used the footage shot by the system in the past and some newly made DC animations to edit a short video of less than three minutes.

The good thing about the system cheat sheet is that it does not require a lot of time to go through various steps from conception to modeling to rendering like traditional computer production. Su Yun only needs to come up with the idea in his mind and it will be done in one step.

If you design with your imagination, you don't need to compromise on computer configuration.

The more comprehensive the conception, the more detailed the modeling, and the more vivid the picture - in other words, Su Yun's brain is now equivalent to a supercomputer that comes with a full set of post-production tools.

The storyline of this short video is also very simple, continuing the plot that was previously used for viral marketing: when the little robot and Teddy Bear were working everywhere to earn money, one day Teddy Bear was bullied by a group of naughty kids and turned into a rag-tag bear. The little robot Mary therefore learned from a group of people in Chinatown who appeared to be chefs but were actually Kung Fu masters. After some training (ai), she became the current Kung Fu Mary.

The training video was, of course, the one when Lu Shaolong first brought her to the set, and that group of future famous Kung Fu masters "hunted" her together...

The audience stared in amazement at the projection screen where little Mary evaded and counterattacked with ease while being chased by a group of kung fu masters. Before they could marvel at this, Su Yun, holding a long wooden stick, jumped off the stage while fighting with Lin Jingying, who was holding a prop Tang sword.

Compared to the battle in the video, this dazzling battle witnessed with one's own eyes made people sigh in amazement.

"We were the ones who lent out the stick and knife. It turns out they can be used in this way!" The two COSERs whose weapons were borrowed by Su Yun were full of pride: they originally lent them to little Mary as stage props out of the desire to help others, but the stage effect was so amazing that they were so happy to see it!

Hong Kong's martial arts instructors have inherited and promoted both traditional and modern stage effects, a racial talent advantage that even Hollywood cannot match. Moreover, when faced with the Kung Fu fever that has just been ignited by the Kung Fu King Lui Shao Lung, isn't it bound to shock the audience?

After the fight, Su Yun thanked her "master" Lin Jingying, then turned to face the audience in a look similar to the one in the movie but with a completely modified setting.

"Battle-damaged version!" A fat boy holding popcorn in one hand and Coke in the other, with several model bags hanging on his arms, suddenly shouted in surprise, "Where can I buy a battle-damaged model?!"

"Please don't worry, it will be released soon. Right now it's just the advance promotion for the comic convention. Only the San Diego Comic Convention will feature real-life fights." Su Yun smiled and walked over to the microphone to answer the fat boy's question.

Sure enough, everyone loves the warm mode.

Since you have already bought the main model, the battle-damaged version, wedding dress version, swimsuit version, etc. are all obvious tricks of unscrupulous merchants to take money out of fans' pockets.

But the fans are still willing to do so, and may even be impatient to knock on bowls and plates waiting to be fed.

Of course, Su Yun is not the kind of unscrupulous profiteer who takes advantage of her fans. Now that she has come up with this idea, she will naturally have to check the quality of the new special edition model.

She made an OK gesture to the staff backstage who breathed a sigh of relief, and Su Yun officially left the show: When they saw Su Yun's battle-damaged look, they were also afraid of ruining the show.

Unexpectedly, Su Yun took out the newly set short video on the spot. The fighting effect of swords and sabers caused more enthusiasm than the original setting of cute and obedient.

Compared to other booths with strict settings, comic conventions are the least particular. As long as the effects are well restored, everything else can be discussed.

"If you have time in the future, I hope you can come to San Diego again." Hill Dorf, the founder of the San Diego Comic-Con, is essentially an ultimate comic fan. His dream is to abandon the previous model of a single comic exhibition and turn the comic exhibition he founded into an annual event that attracts global attention.

So he shook hands with Su Yun in a friendly manner: apart from a certain amount of sponsorship, the lively and friendly atmosphere of the exhibition was more important than anything else. He must make friends with a guest like Su Yun who also liked this aspect, had money in hand and a good image.

Moreover, he also likes Su Yun's "Artificial Intelligence" very much - this movie opened up a new era of science fiction!

After resolving the comic convention issue, Su Yun saw Lin Jingying off and returned to Los Angeles to plunge into the post-production of "Jaws".

While doing post-production in a small dark room, Spielberg, who had heard the news, asked, "Are you going to clear Bill Finger's name?"

"Did you know about this, too?" Thinking of the fact that Spielberg would still be able to make a science fiction adventure film about online games like "Ready Player One" in his later decades, Su Yun had no doubt about Spielberg's creative ideas that kept pace with the times.

You can tell at first glance that we are the same people who love the two-dimensional world!

"I've heard this before, but it's a pity that Bill Finger didn't continue to fight." Spielberg sighed, "After so many years, he should be given a fair name as a creator."

"Now is a good time. A few years ago, the ace duo of Stan Lee and Jack Kobe of Marvel also had cracks. However, Kobe was not a soft persimmon like Bill, who was bullied by others. He left Marvel and switched to DC."

Su Yun nodded: The two giant authors in the American comics industry each had their own disputes. Stan Lee, the guest star in later Marvel movies, also had a conflict with his collaborator Jack Kirby similar to that of Bob and Bill. In order to submit manuscripts on time, Stan Lee, who was responsible for too many publications, came up with a "Marvel Creative Method", which handed the story details to the painters, and the screenwriters were only responsible for providing creativity and outlines. This resulted in the artists taking on a lot of work that the screenwriters should have been responsible for.

With such an uneven distribution of pay and work, Stan Lee, as a senior executive of Marvel, was well paid, while Jack Kobe, as an artist, did not earn much. Moreover, Stan Lee often spoke on camera in public, taking all the credit for himself... So Kobe, who was known as the king of American comics, packed up his bags and joined the rival.

If Bill had this kind of courage, he wouldn't have fallen to such a state of poverty that he can't even afford medical insurance.

"The Batman TV series was a big hit, so DC, which received a large investment from Warner Bros. last year, is preparing to start filming a Superman movie. It's not a good time to stir up any public opinion storms, which should be very beneficial to Bill Finger's negotiations to clear his name... Don't look at me. The producers invited me to direct this movie, but we couldn't reach a consensus on the salary, so I took on Jaws." Spielberg spread his hands, "I've been in contact with it, so I naturally know more."

Su Yun raised his head: This is really the best ending of being ignored yesterday and out of reach tomorrow!

With Warner Bros. being such an indescribable boss, it's no wonder that DC, with such a good trump card, was later overtaken by Marvel, which was almost bankrupt.

"Jerry Robinson, who previously stood up for Bill Finger, is now the president of the American Cartoonists Association. His goal is to fight for the rights of authors," Spielberg said. "If you want to help Finger, you can try this approach."

Su Yun nodded: "Thank you, Steven. By the way, how are you thinking about the schedule?"

"The release date of a movie can determine its fate, so I am really tempted by your proposal - but how can we delay it during this period of time?" Spielberg asked.

"That's easy. Since I won the Best Supporting Actress award, Warner Bros. also wants me to make a new movie..." Su Yun told Spielberg about the time when she and Zou Yunhua went to Warner Bros. to ask for Oscar public relations, and Warner Bros. set up a trap to attract Spielberg's attention. At the same time, she also told him her own countermeasures, "I am a collaborator of Warner Bros., but I was invited to come to Universal Studios to help you with post-production. Correspondingly, as a director of Universal Studios, shouldn't you give me a reward as the director of my new movie?"

"And the post-production here is indeed difficult, and we need to buy another batch of processors." Su Yun said, and then she brought up the fact that she had ordered microprocessors from Intel for the post-production of Memoirs of a Geisha, but Intel was still stuck in the pit of improving the MOS memory production process and was very reluctant to accept the microprocessor order. "If the machine is not in place, no matter how good our technology is, we can't do the post-production, right?"

Thinking of the fact that the project had been delayed and the investment had been increased again and again because of the problem with the great white shark model, Spielberg laughed and said, "That's a good excuse indeed. But what kind of movie are you going to make? Or what kind of story do you want to tell?"

"A child claimed that he could see the deceased, but the adult psychiatrist did not believe it and wanted to treat him, but ended up becoming the one being treated." Su Yun was also inspired by recent events, "Listening to each other is the main and most important method of communication."