Best Movie Star

The green lawn was as soft as a carpet. Matthew stood on it and waved the club in his hand. A small white ball immediately jumped up from the ground and drew a wonderful parabola, like a bomb dropped from the air. , flew towards the front rapidly, and then fell quickly.

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There was a faint sound of falling into the water, and after the golf ball flew for dozens of yards, it fell into the pond without bias.

Matthew akimbo glanced at it, as if he had missed a lot.

To be precise, it's not that the hit is missed, but that the force used is too great and the hit is too far.

"You're pushing too hard." Robert Iger walked over from behind, with a Mickey Mouse-like smile on his face, "Matthew, you need to practice more."

Matthew sighed and said, "Always push too hard."

Robert Iger stood beside him and said, "Come here to play a few more holes if you have time. Golf is a common skill in social interaction."

"I still prefer kickboxing," Matthew joked. "Bob, I'll invite you to the clubhouse to play kickboxing another day."

Robert Iger quickly waved his hand, "Don't! That kind of sport, ordinary people can't play." He suggested, "Why don't we go back and have a rest."

"Okay." Matthew knew very well that Robert Iger was not looking for him to play golf. He threw the club to the caddie and said, "I'm also a little tired. I'll go back and rest for a while."

The two got into the battery car together, returned to a resting place near the beach on the golf course, found a table far away from other people, sat under a huge tent, and drank tea together.

Robert Iger took a sip from the teacup and suddenly asked, "Matthew, it is said that you invested $40 million in the film "Iron Man" independently produced by Marvel Comics?"

"There is such a thing." Matthew knew that the main show was on the stage, and he did not deny it. "It is not a secret in the circle."

"Iron Man is a big hit, you're going to make a lot of money." Robert Iger said with a smile.

Matthew shrugged, "It's been a year and a half since the money went out, and I haven't gotten a dollar back now."

"It always takes time to recover funds, especially movie investments, which are inherently big investments with high risks." Robert Iger's face always had a Mickey Mouse-like smile on his face, "Iron Man's profit is just around the corner."

Matthew smiled and did not speak, because the success of "Iron Man" is here, and there is no need to deny it.

Robert Iger squeezed his chin and said, "I've always been curious. At that time, everyone was not optimistic about Marvel, but you invested a lot of money."

"I'm just taking a gamble." Matthew said casually.

Of course Robert Iger doesn't believe this, "As far as I know, you're not someone who likes to gamble."

Matthew nodded, "Gambling is one of the reasons." He thought about it, this smiling Mickey Mouse is not easy to fool, and he has a close relationship with Disney and has been cooperating all the time, and then said, "The other is On the one hand, because it's a superhero movie."

"Superhero movies?" Robert Iger didn't quite understand what Matthew meant.

"It's very simple, the "X-Men" series was successful, the "Spider-Man" series was successful, the first "Fantastic Four" was successful..." Matthew said it was true, "I think superhero movies are in the whole world. The world's movie market has gradually transformed from a marginal genre to a mainstream genre with real commercial appeal, and the future market prospects of superhero movies will be even broader."

He asked suddenly, "Bob, I believe there is a similar judgment within Disney?"

Robert Iger didn't expect Matthew to ask a question suddenly, the smile on his face stagnated for a while, and then quickly returned to normal, saying, "There is some research in this area."

Matthew looked at Robert Iger and said, "I invested $40 million, in addition to confidence in the market, and confidence in Marvel itself." He asked, "Bob, do you think you know Marvel the most? Who are the superheroes?"

"The creator, of course," replied Robert Iger.

"So..." Matthew spread his hands, "I think Marvel's independent production of its superhero movies may be more successful than failure, so I decided to take a gamble."

He sighed, "No one can guarantee that a movie will be successful. Every investment in a movie is actually a gamble."

Robert Iger nodded, fully agreeing with Matthew's words, "That's right."

After saying this, he suddenly woke up, the dominance of the conversation between the two fell into the hands of Matthew before he knew it, and his thoughts were being led by Matthew just now.

There are advantages and disadvantages to talking to such smart people.

Robert Iger shook his head secretly, but didn't stop, and asked, "I heard that you have multiple movie investment agreements with Marvel?"

"There are so seven or eight." Matthew gave a number casually, and then said simply, "When planning Iron Man, Marvel Comics lacked funds, so I took a risk and invested 40 million US dollars. Marvel Grateful, so gave me the promise of future investments."

Robert Iger's eyes swept across Matthew's face, "So, are you very optimistic about the future of Marvel superhero movies?"

"I think it's useless." Matthew spread his hands. "Whether the Avengers plan is successful or not will ultimately be determined by the market."

"Iron Man has been a huge success," Robert Iger said.

Matthew looked at Robert Iger, the smiling Mickey Mouse who asked him out today, definitely not to play golf or to discuss his investment in Iron Man.

Thinking of the Di Baobao title in front of the Marvel superhero movie, I have some conjectures in my heart.

"Bob." Matthew asked directly, "You care so much about Marvel superhero movies, does Disney intend to compete for the investment rights of the next few superhero movies in Marvel Studios?"

Robert Iger was still smiling, but did not speak.

Matthew raised his voice slightly and asked again, "Or does Disney want to buy Marvel?"

"Huh?" Robert Iger froze for a moment and asked, "How could you have such a guess?"

Matthew didn't answer, but instead asked, "Is that true?"

Robert Iger also did not answer, and continued to ask, "Matthew, how can you have such a guess?"

"Random guess." Matthew looked at Robert Iger, and roughly understood that his guess should be good. Thinking of Disney's acquisition of Marvel, he figured out how to make a profit, especially how to make an investment agreement with Marvel. Guaranteed, so he said again, "If you have to give a reason... Well, I know you a little bit."

He smiled and said, "We've known each other for five or six years?"

Robert Iger nodded, "At least it's been this long."

"Do you know what impression I have of you?" Matthew didn't need Robert Iger to answer, he gave the answer directly, "A professional manager with ambition and integrity."

This is actually everyone's opinion of Robert Iger.

"Thank you," said Robert Iger.

Matthew continued, "When you took office, you swallowed Pixar Studios and quickly stabilized the somewhat chaotic situation at Disney. I guess you have to do more than just replace Michael Eisner?"

He made no secret, "I heard Helen Herman mention more than once that you intend to build Walt Disney into the premier entertainment media group in Hollywood and even the world. Helen knows that right."

Robert Iger does not deny, "I have this idea."

"If you want to become bigger, Disney must first surpass Warner Bros. Since Warner Bros. entered the new century, it has always been the best-performing company in Hollywood." Matthew has been in Hollywood for many years, and his understanding and cognition of this circle are far from comparable to the original." Disney's acquisition of Pixar Studios is a plan for the Disney animation revival, but if you want to surpass Warner Bros., animation alone is not enough."

The more he said, the clearer his thinking became. "Warner Bros. owns DC Comics. Since Disney is optimistic about the future of superhero movies, you probably won't ignore this. Marvel is the only one that can compare with DC Comics. Wei proved the marketability of his heroes with Iron Man."

Robert Iger slowly shook his head, "Disney management, if they can think clearly like you~www.readwn.com~ I'll be able to do too much work."

"So..." Matthew asked with a deliberate smile, "Am I right?"

"Well." Robert Iger knew that there was no need to go around in circles with people like Matthew. "Disney has decided to acquire Marvel, and it is estimated that it will be made public in the next few days."

Matthew asked again, "That's why you came to me?"

Robert Iger nodded lightly, "You are now an investor in Marvel, one of the shareholders, and the most famous person among all the shareholders. If you can persuade you, it will affect the choices of many small shareholders."

"This share in my hand..." Matthew shook his head.

"After so many years of development, Marvel's shares are very scattered, and there are a lot of small shareholders." Robert Iger obviously has enough knowledge, "As far as I know, you have completed several acquisitions some time ago. Combined, Wei's shares amount to four percent."

Matthew didn't deny it, "Probably about the same."

Robert Iger added, "Actually, this is not a minority shareholder. Marvel's shares, like its superhero copyright, are very scattered. Four percent can be said to be a major shareholder."

Matthew has some understanding of this. The shares of these old companies seem to be scattered on the surface. For example, Walt Disney. After Disney acquired Pixar Studio, Steve Jobs became Disney's largest shareholder, but his Disney's stake is only seven percent.

As for whether there is a consortium or a large investment company holding shares in multiple accounts, he doesn't know.

Robert Iger said directly, "You are the first Marvel shareholder Disney has contacted." He showed a Mickey Mouse-like smile again, "Matthew, sell your Marvel shares to Disney."

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