The cooperation negotiations for the "Iron Man" project were smooth, and Lance was not surprised at all. This is different from the "Superman Return". The cooperation between "Iron Man" was originally a mutual love and mutual willingness between both parties. Marvel Studios and Chaos Pictures can be said to be a love for the lover and the concubines. After contacting, it is naturally dry/chai/liu/huo.

What's more, the script creation of "Iron Man" is different from the tricky "Return of Superman" project. The existence of the Creative Committee may be an obstacle for other companies, but it is a big benefit for Lance, who is committed to building the Marvel Universe. All the details and story backgrounds in "Iron Man" are completely in line with the Marvel Universe, which coincides with the requirements of the Creative Committee. The Creative Committee's thinking angle and way of thinking are completely different from Warner Bros. They see the prototype of the Marvel Universe in "Iron Man", and they will only be more excited, rather than worrying about the box office of the movie.

Therefore, the negotiations between Theo and Kevin encountered almost no obstacles. They hit it off and after the "Iron Man" script problem was resolved, the subsequent cooperation was natural. However, this is just the first step in Ian's plan. According to the plan, after the "Iron Man" cooperation negotiations reached a certain consensus, the Marvel Universe will be on the stage. Chaos Pictures can contribute more effort and less profits in the "Iron Man" cooperation process, but the prerequisite is that they will work with Marvel Studios to build the Marvel Universe.

Lance was responsible for this matter, so Lance came out to meet Kevin today.

When Lance began to describe the conception and blueprint of the entire Marvel Universe, Kevin tried to interrupt and express his opinions at first, but gradually became silent. Behind the calmness on the surface was the unconcealed storm. He was not only shocked by Lance's magnificent composition, but also by Chaos Pictures' ambitions, but also by Lance's confidence in comic adaptation movies.

Marvel Studios is not Warner Bros. In front of Chaos Pictures, Marvel Studios' position is completely different. First, they do not need to worry about the failure of their work like Warner Bros., because Chaos Pictures is responsible for paying the bill. Even if the work is seriously loss, they can still invest in other large film companies and continue to rely on the adaptation rights of comic characters to find a way out; second, they do not need to worry about the entire shooting plan and investment blueprint like Warner Bros., because Chaos Pictures is responsible for planning, they only need to write scripts, set frameworks, and provide characters; third, they do not need to worry about the risk of building the Marvel Universe like Warner Bros. On the contrary, for Marvel Entertainment, some people are willing to create the entire Marvel Universe, which is something they warmly welcome with their hands and feet - even if Chaos Pictures is not successful, they can change their employer and continue to try.

The only thing Marvel Studios needs to worry about is whether Chaos Pictures will become a "bastard" like Sony Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox.

From the beginning, Marvel Studios planned to establish its own business because the six major film companies always regarded Marvel as a subculture. Even if comic adapted movies can bring box office, they only value box office. They will sacrifice the characteristics of the original comics for the box office and delete the background and personality of the comic characters. This has led to a very different style of the movie and comics. For those who truly value comics, this is a disaster.

This is why Marvel Studios set up a creative committee, which also means that no matter which film company they work with, they do not intend to let go of the decision-making power of the core part of the creative. This strong and stubborn persistence has led to the success of Marvel's works, but it has also become the foundation for the differences between Marvel Studios and Marvel Entertainment - the former is a film company and the latter is a comic company, and it is inevitable to take the path of disagreement. Of course, this is all a later story. For now, the existence of the creative committee is more beneficial than disadvantages.

Now, Marvel Studios' only worry has disappeared with the script of "Iron Man". The traits shown in the script - simply, are otaku temperament - have been recognized by the Creative Committee. They can't wait to cooperate with Chaos Pictures to shoot "Iron Man". They believe that in Hollywood, there is no more perfect choice than Chaos Pictures.

What's more, no one will ignore the sign of "Lancelot-Stralo". This director has become one of the most maverick, talented and box office representatives in Hollywood. Putting aside the Oscar recognition, the work "City of Sin" can already show Lance's respect for the original comics and the interpretation of the characteristics of the comic-adapted movies. All of this makes Lance a coveted partner of Marvel Studios.

In order to reach a cooperation, Marvel Studios is even willing to ced some of its interests - Kevin just stated that in addition to investing in copyright, Marvel Studios is also willing to bear part of its costs, which is their sincerity.

Now, Lance actually outlined the blueprint of the entire Marvel Universe in front of Kevin, which caused a storm in Kevin's heart. Kevin urgently nodded and agreed. For Marvel Studios, this was simply the ultimate dream. Before that, Kevin had only had a vague idea and was not clear. Until today, through Lance's mouth, he heard this great idea, which can be said to be his ultimate goal as CEO of Marvel Studios. This is simply incredible. If anyone in Hollywood can realize the dream of the Marvel Universe, Kevin could not think of any other choice except Chaos Pictures.

But even though Kevin wanted to sign the agreement in black and white, he couldn't be impulsive.

Reason tells him that all this is crazy. Marvel Universe, what does this mean? This means at least five movies in the first stage, with nearly a billion dollars in investment. Chaos Pictures is not Warner Bros. They are now shooting a work of $150 million, which is the limit. How can they take out the funds for the five movies? Simply put, Chaos Pictures now looks like a crazy crazy man with ambitions far exceeding its own abilities.

But... But the person sitting in front of me was Lance, a man who created more than $500 million in just three years - including Chaos Pictures and other cooperative film companies. It was as if no one believed that Chaos Pictures could spend 150 million to shoot the "Raging Road"; naturally no one believed that Chaos Pictures could spend 100 million to create the first phase of the Marvel Universe, but is that really the case?

Kevin took a deep breath and he noticed that his breathing was a bit too big, which seemed a bit out of place. After all, he was the CEO of Marvel Studios, but he still had to take a deep breath again because the news came too suddenly and too surging. Even Marvel Studios itself, they had never really thought about the possibility of the Marvel Universe.

The work "Iron Man" is a desperate choice for Marvel Studios. They have planned to mortgage four superheroes to Chaos Pictures in exchange for funds, and then the two parties will cooperate to complete the filming of the movie. Once the movie fails, the right to adapt the movie of these four heroes will belong to Chaos Pictures. In the previous negotiations, Theo proposed their conditions, and the four characters were exchanged for an investment cost of 80 million US dollars. Of course, the specific figures are still to be discussed, but Marvel Studios has already nodded in agreement.

But now?

So, Kevin felt that it was normal for him to lose his composure. After all, he was a normal person, unlike the man in front of him - he was a lunatic. "You mean, we signed a cooperation agreement for five to six movies in the first phase to jointly create the Marvel Universe?" Kevin said hesitantly. He strongly suspected that there was something wrong with his understanding. But Krance nodded for granted a positive answer. The understatement further highlighted Kevin's fuss was a little embarrassed. "What about the cooperation? You provide production funds and production teams, and we provide creative support and script creation?"

Lance shrugged slightly, but Kevin laughed absurdly, "Lance, Chaos Pictures has been financing recently? Why didn't I hear anything?" The subtext is: Does Chaos Pictures have money?

Lance's lips gently outlined, "Kevin, if the film company went bankrupt before the filming started, what should this work do?"

"..." Kevin was stunned for a moment, then understood what Lance meant, and there was a hint of helplessness in his smile. If what Lance said happened, it was actually very simple. The copyright held by the film company was held for public auctions to find a takeover. In this case, they could take the initiative to find other film companies to take over. In other words, whether Chaos Pictures is rich or not has any essential impact on Marvel Pictures.

Looking at Lance's confident and calm expression, Kevin took a deep breath again and adjusted his mindset. He needed to squeeze out this shocking idea from his mind and truly consider the possibility of working together to create the Marvel Universe. "I have a question, how should script creation be allocated? For example, the script of "Iron Man" was created by you, so is it considered Chaos Pictures' work or our job?"

"Your." Lance's answer was very clear, "You must note that I cannot create scripts for every movie we work with, and you will still be responsible for the subsequent work. "Iron Man" is more like... outsourcing, you handed over the script creation work to me. If you are not satisfied, then the modification work will be done by you." At least in the first phase of the Marvel Universe, the existence of the Creative Committee will become the quality assurance of the film.

"But... what are we having differences?" Kevin expressed his concern again. Although Marvel Studios is responsible for creativity, it is well known that the boss is the one who really holds the power of money. In other words, if Chaos Pictures is determined to modify the script during the cooperation process, the Creative Committee cannot stop it.

In 2015, Marvel Entertainment, which initiated the Creative Committee, had an internal strife with Marvel Studios led by Kevin. In the end, Disney supported Kevin and dissolved the Creative Committee.

Lance knew Kevin's concerns and did not answer directly. Instead, he picked up the briefcase next to him, took out a piece of information from it, and placed it on the desktop with a title written on it, "Invincible Hulk".
Chapter completed!