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By mid-September, after five lengthy rounds of negotiations with Marvel Entertainment, Helen Hellman, representing Matthew, finally reached an agreement on most of the terms.

During the negotiation process, it was not Matthew's side, but Marvel Entertainment, who was relatively anxious. In order to film and produce "Iron Man", Marvel Entertainment registered and established Marvel Studios, and put Marvel Studios' The residency is in Burbank, where film companies and media groups gather.

But in the current Marvel Studios, apart from identifying the CEO as Kevin Feige, most of the structures are empty shells. In the absence of qualifications and successful experience, it is very difficult to recruit good players in the film industry. .

Not to mention the funding aspect, "Iron Man" is scheduled to start shooting in the third month of next year. The preliminary preparations are in progress. The pre-sale and advertising sponsorship are very unsatisfactory. If the follow-up funds cannot keep up, the project is not without the possibility of premature death. Wei Entertainment is about to embark on the path of mortgage copyright loans.

Therefore, Marvel Entertainment urgently needs the $40 million to stabilize the military, and with the investment of $40 million, it is much easier to fool others to plug the remaining $20 million gap.

While negotiating with Matthew, Marvel also sent Kevin Feige to continue to lobby Paramount Pictures. In any case, Paramount Pictures is the publisher of "Iron Man" and can pull them into the water. If so, when the film is released, Paramount Pictures will be more attentive and invest more resources.

"If there are no major surprises, we will be able to reach an agreement with Marvel after three days of negotiations."

In the office of the Angels Agency, Helen Herman told Matthew about the latest situation of the negotiations, "Avi Arad and I have basically finalized that we will hold a joint press conference next Monday and sign a formal agreement."

Matthew thought for a while and said, "Marvel wants to lend me a first wave of pre-publicity."

Helen Herman directly said, "Your influence and appeal, as well as continued unabated exposure and attention, these are the factors that Marvel can take into account for investment."

Matthew understands what this means. After all, his $40 million investment is not as simple as simply investing money. He can also bring invisible influence to "Iron Man".

"Also." Helen Herman picked up a model of a Mercedes-Benz concept car from her desk. "You could help them pull in Mercedes-Benz as an advertising sponsor, which also helped a lot."

Matthew had proposed to Mercedes-Benz before, and Mercedes-Benz had some doubts at the beginning, but I heard that he would invest 40 million US dollars. In view of the 100% success rate of his selection of films in the past, he still showed great interest.

Of course, just like the sponsors of most Hollywood stars, Mercedes-Benz's advertising sponsorship will be consistent with his spokesperson.

These are incomparable advantages from a mortgage loan from a bank.

Originally, he also had the idea of ​​Rolex, but Rolex was not too cold, and he was only one of the many spokespersons of Rolex, and his status was far less prominent than that of Mercedes-Benz.

But for the difficult "Iron Man" project, Mercedes-Benz's advertising sponsorship can help them solve many problems.

"What about our terms?" Matthew asked.

"Appropriate compromises are necessary for this kind of negotiation." Helen Herman fiddled with the Mercedes-Benz concept car model and said, "Of course, Marvel has also made concessions."

She didn't ask Matthew to wait, detailing, "You're going to be the producer of Iron Man, and you're the third most powerful producer after Kevin Feige and Avi Allard. "

Matthew knew that what Helen Herman said had been negotiated, and he did not speak, waiting for Helen Herman to continue.

"In terms of third-party guarantees, "Iron Man" uses FFI, which is currently the largest and most reputable guarantee company in Hollywood. There is no need to replace it." Helen Herman kept talking and continued, "Marvel Entertainment has also agreed to use PricewaterhouseCoopers as a third-party financial reviewer, which will have separate contractual provisions at that time."

She put down the concept car model in her hand, "In terms of the number of follow-up investment films, there may be a big gap with your original goal."

Matthew was already mentally prepared in this regard, and said, "I was going to call ten books at the beginning, but temporarily changed it to twenty."

Helen Herman glanced at him, "This one is the hardest to talk about."

"I know." Matthew actually saw it quite clearly, "If "Iron Man" fails, Marvel will not be able to independently produce other superhero movies in a short time; once "Iron Man" succeeds, Marvel will have a successful It’s a precedent, and it’s much easier to raise money for subsequent films.”

Helen Herman nodded, "That's right." She pushed up her black-rimmed eyes, "So, Marvel wants to cut this item directly during the negotiation. If it is not the urgent issue of funding, I guess we will also I can't talk about it, and it wasn't until yesterday afternoon that there was a fairly acceptable result."

Matthew is most concerned about this aspect, and asked directly, "How many?"

"The negotiation cut off two-thirds of the amount you said." Helen Herman said indifferently, "Except for "Iron Man", if Marvel Studios continues to make Marvel superhero movies in the future, you have Preferential investment rights for the next seven movies, but the investment ratio in each of them must not exceed 20%.”

"It's alright." Matthew counted with his fingers. There should be no problem with "The Avengers" if there are seven parts. "I'm very satisfied."

He frowned slightly and reminded, "Helen, pay attention to this contract, be more detailed, and take into account all possible loopholes and traps."

Most Hollywood film companies do have a spirit of contract, but if the interests are big enough, there are many examples of defaulting on debts. Peter Jackson, the fat man, is still working with New Line Pictures because of the director of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Remuneration for lawsuits.

"Don't worry." Helen Herman had already considered this aspect. "Attorney Wilson has brought together five senior lawyers in the entertainment industry to draft and review the contract."

Matthew suddenly thought of something, "By the way, add one. Even if there is a change in the equity of Marvel and their subsidiaries, Marvel will give priority to guaranteeing my investment rights."

After Marvel, it belongs to Baby Di.

Helen Herman took out a pen and wrote it down in the notebook, saying, "I will notify Lawyer Wilson." She closed the notebook, "And then there is the income share, your investment will enjoy the same proportion of income share, but It is limited to the film's global box office, DVD and video rental, online video-on-demand, and TV broadcast revenue."

Matthew frowned and asked, "What about the rest of the surrounding area?"

Helen Herman shook his head, "Offline products such as the film's toy dolls, extended comics, character image licensing, etc. are not included."

Matthew thought about it and said, "Continue to talk to them about these, and strive for each item."

"I see." Helen Herman responded first, then stopped talking, and paused for a while before saying, "Matthew, let me remind you one last time, this investment is extremely risky. "Iron Man" failed at the box office, and you can't get back much of the $40 million."

Hearing this, Matthew smiled at Helen Herman.

He sees it very clearly. Even now, Helen Herman, like most people in the Hollywood circle, is not optimistic about Marvel's involvement in the film industry. The reason why he tried his best to negotiate with Marvel is more because Occupation dictates.

Of course, Matthew knew that Helen Herman was well-intentioned, so he repeatedly reminded him to pay attention to the risks.

Judging by events over the years, Matthew thinks the chances of Iron Man being as successful as it once were are far higher than the chances of failure, the problem is that he can't tell Helen Herman.

This kind of thing is neither clear nor unexplainable.

Seeing Matthew thinking, Helen Herman added, "Matthew, it's too late to stop now."

Matthew rubbed his forehead, and finally thought of a suitable rhetoric. This is Helen Herman, and he would be too lazy to say anything else.

"Don't worry, Helen, I know what I'm doing." Matthew was very sober. "My investment in "Iron Man" was not a spur of the moment~www.readwn.com~ but the result of careful consideration."

Without waiting for Helen Herman to reply, he continued, "Why can mainstream Hollywood commercial films break through cultural and language barriers? Become the most popular film in the world? The highest demand in the film market is the super blockbuster that sells visual wonders. The development of technology and the growth of capital investment have determined that comics can become an important material for visual blockbusters. I think that at present and in the foreseeable short-term future, superhero films will It's the focus of big Hollywood productions."

Listening to Matthew's remarks, Helen Herman subconsciously blinked her eyes, something strange appeared on her calm face, and a pair of bright blue eyes couldn't help looking at Matthew up and down.

"Don't look at me like this, okay?" Matthew spread his hands helplessly, "I've been studying all these years, and I'm no longer an idiot who doesn't know anything."

Helen Herman can be considered to understand, Matthew can not give up this investment, no longer persuade, simply change the subject.

"Let's talk about Armani's underwear endorsement." She quickly regained her composure. "This is another key point we will strive for next."

Matthew packed his mind and wondered, "Didn't you tell me last time that David Beckham is the most promising?"

Helen Herman put his hands on the table, "David Beckham has a problem in Europe, I saw Pie ​​Kimsley two days ago, she was obsessed with Tom Cruise firing her ."

For some reason, she suddenly wanted to laugh, "You have a great advantage. When the trailer for "Three Hundred Spartans" and your character poster are officially announced, Armani will definitely list you as the first candidate."

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