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834 Turnaround

Kevin Feige, CEO of Marvel Studios, is considered one of the heroes behind the creation of the entire Marvel Universe. Or, he is one of the most important promoters.

Kevin has a legendary career. He is a producer assistant. After two years of internship and two years of assistant experience, he joined Marvel Studios in 2000 and became the assistant producer of the first movie in the "X-Men" series. At that time, Marvel Studios had only been established for two years, and everything was in the exploratory stage. In addition to the "Blade Warrior" he produced himself, the "X-Men" series and the "Spider-Man" series are all cooperating with large studios. Kevin is more a communication bridge between Marvel Studios and large studios. After joining the crew as a co-producer, he has gone from supporting roles to the protagonist position step by step. He can be seen in all the movies under Marvel Studios.

Until Marvel Studios finally couldn't stand the big Hollywood studios, "Daredevil", "Fantastic Four" and "Ghost Rider" were all changed beyond recognition and had a reputation for being infamous for thousands of years. So they decided to adjust their pace, take back the initiative, and replace the helmman naturally became the top priority. Kevin, who knows how to produce, has a grand view of the overall situation, and has the ability to mediate and negotiate, successfully stood out. At the end of 2005, he quietly took over the handprint of Marvel Studios. "Iron Man" was their first work independently prepared, and since then it started a glorious decade of the Marvel Universe.

Since last year, although Lance has been busy filming most of the time, he has never forgotten Chaos Pictures’ ultimate goal - acquiring Marvel Studios. With the advancement of time, the real estate bubble is becoming more and more obvious. As long as you wait until the second quarter of next year, Chaos Pictures can have enough funds to complete the acquisition of Marvel Studios; at the same time, Ian, Cole, James and others have been looking for opportunities, hoping to reach a cooperation with Marvel Studios, but they did not expect that the opportunity will come to their doorsteps.

The encounter between Kevin and Lance would never be as simple as greetings.

Recalling last year, Lance continued to mediate between Warner Bros., Disney and Sony Pictures in order to find a good opportunity to truly make Chaos Pictures a key to getting to the next level, and to hold the initiative firmly in its hands, but after doing all its best and trying hard, the result was still a failure. Now, the CEO of Marvel Pictures automatically appeared and delivered the initiative in negotiations without any effort. Lance's chain effect as a new high in the "Hollywood Power List" has finally begun to show its strength.

"So, you are indeed a comic lover." Kevin didn't seem surprised. After the successful adaptation of "City of Sin", Frank Miller praised Lance and was also heard of the comics industry that was incompatible with mainstream culture. In particular, Lance respected the original comics but incorporated the filming style of the movie, which won praise from the comics industry.

Lance shrugged with a smile, "I never thought comics were a product that only otakus would like."

Such a simple sentence made Kevin's eyes lit up. His idea was to make comic adapted movies into works that are loved by the whole nation. Since "Star Wars" can change the direction of American culture, why can't Marvel Comics do it?

While speaking, a sound of gasping for breath came from behind. Kevin couldn't help but turn his head, and then he saw the woman who had just fallen into the swimming pool. In the cold wind, she could see her trembling slightly, but she still straightened her back, took steps gracefully and calmly, and walked towards the indoor direction. Her graceful figure was intertwined, making people think a lot, not only by the swimming pool, but also indoors, but also on the second floor balcony, many people gathered to pay attention to the occurrence of this scene.

Kevin retracted his gaze, but found that Lance did not look back at all, but was carefully selecting the desserts in front of him. At this time, Kevin noticed that they had arrived at the buffet area without realizing it - another unexpected situation, "So, you are not a gentleman." Kevin joked and joked.

Lance seemed to not understand what Kevin said, raised his head and cast his eyes in his eyes. He noticed Kevin's turn of his head. Lance turned his head, then suddenly realized, and said with a chuckling, "Don't worry, there are many gentlemen on the scene tonight."

Looking at the woman's Niao Niao back, Lance would not be surprised at all. She could get the summons of some big shots tonight. In fact, Lance recognized the woman from when she almost fell into the swimming pool.

Her name is olga-kurylenko, a model and a redirected actress. Although she did not create glory, she has participated in many excellent works, including "007: The Great Destroyment of the Quantum Crisis" released in 2008. She is the new Bond girl. However, Lance did not expect that she won that role in this way.

Retracting his gaze, Lance chose a cheesecake, feeling the sugar leaping gently on the tip of his tongue, and his swollen brain relaxed a little. Kevin was hesitant, and just when he didn't know what to do, Lance raised the plate and recommended, "Don't you plan to try it? I heard that it was the wolfgang-puck who took the spoon tonight."

Kevin couldn't help but smile. Rumors said that Lance was a guy who didn't play according to common sense, which gave countless Hollywood industry insiders a headache, but no one could reject him. For example, the Oscar winner tonight was the best proof. Now, he finally felt a little bit, "I thought these foods were just decorations."

Lance shrugged, "I hope not, as far as I know, many people have problems with hypoglycemia."

Kevin picked up a plate with ease, hesitated for a moment, and took a piece of chocolate cake. From his body shape, he could tell that he was also a sweet lover - his tall and strong figure could not hide his slightly convex belly and sagging chest.

After giving a bite of cake into his mouth, Kevin said, "I just met several actors, they are all discussing your new work. It seems that you are going to make big moves again recently." Lance raised his eyebrows and glanced at Kevin, noticing that Kevin's eyebrows were obviously stretched out, and the corners of his mouth were raised gently unconsciously. Kevin did not seem to notice this small detail, and he did not intend to ask Lance to respond to his words just now, and then continued, "So, for the next period of time, you will be busy with the post-production and early promotion of the new work. There is no plan for the next work for the time being, right?"

"I won't say that." Lance calmly withdrew his gaze and focused on the cheesecake on the plate, but could clearly feel that Kevin's hand movements slowed down slightly and focused on Lance again. "If I encounter a suitable project, I don't mind starting the work now. But the problem is that encountering a suitable project is not easy, isn't it?"

"Of course." Kevin regained his calmness in strategizing. The satisfaction just now flew in a flash, showing the strong self-control of becoming a hero. "I heard Michael Leighton say before, "I originally planned to find you as the director?"

"Oh, I've forgotten that 'Spider-Man' is also a Marvel character, right?" Lance showed a surprise expression, as if he was quite happy about such coincidence. Kevin nodded in agreement, "Yes, I heard that I was in the scope of consideration, but unfortunately, we were not even able to exchange ideas for each other. In fact, I have many novel ideas for comic adaptations, some are feasible and some are not feasible, but this is what the common between comics and movies are, turning those wild imaginations into reality. What do you think?"

"Ike Perlmutter told me this." Kevin showed a funny expression, and seemed to have some objections to this statement. Ike is the CEO of Marvel Entertainment. Strictly speaking, Marvel Studios is a branch of Marvel Entertainment, so Ike is Kevin's immediate boss. "Personally, I think how to transform comics into movies, and how to make movies convincing and make audiences believe that all this is really possible in life. This is the greatest charm of comic adaptations."

Although Lance is not sure what level has Kevin composed the Marvel Universe reached in his mind, it can be seen at this time that Kevin already has his own unique idea of ​​making comic hero movies. After the development and maturity in time, it will become an important driving force for the development of Marvel Studios.

"For example, I fantasized about what I would do if the person bitten by a spider was me?" Lance's answer made a surprise flash in Kevin's eyes. "That's right!" Kevin blurted out. In fact, this is the core idea in the "Spider-Man" trilogy, and it is also the reason why this series of movies can gain so many audiences' favorites.

"But, the comics are not that simple." Lance once again stuffed a small piece of cake into his mouth with a fork, and he seemed contented and relaxed. "In addition to Peter Parker, there are also rich people like Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark who unexpectedly became superheroes. Therefore, it is impossible for every movie to make the audience feel immersed, and the focus is to make the audience look forward to it." Seeing what Kevin wanted to say, Lance stopped Kevin with his eyes, "You can't let ordinary audiences fantasize about being Thor."

Kevin burst into laughter, and his true emotions leaked out in an instant, "But at least I can let the audience imagine what if I picked up the Thor Hammer?"

Lance thought seriously, "I will choose Rocky."

Kevin's smile became even brighter. It can be seen that Lance not only studied comic adaptations, but also had unique insights. This is really rare. "So, if you were to direct the movie "Iron Man", what special ideas would you inject?"

There is no way out at the end of the road, and there is another village with dark willows and flowers.
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