Chapter 486

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In the reception room of Marvel Entertainment, Matthew and Helen Herman met Kevin Feige. Under the introduction of Kevin Feige, they also met Avi, the current chairman of the board of directors and co-creative director of Marvel Entertainment. - Allard, and Isaac Perlmutter, CEO of Marvel Entertainment.

The opinions of these two people can be said to be decisive.

The two sides simply politely said a few words, and the content of the conversation turned to the topic.

Isaac Perlmutter said tentatively, "I heard from Kevin that you want to invest in Iron Man, and I have a suggestion."

Helen Herman looked at Matthew, but didn't speak. Since Matthew came over today, the dominance must be on his side. Unless necessary, she didn't need to speak.

Matthew leaned back on the large sofa, "Please speak."

"You will be the male lead." Isaac Perlmutter still had a little hope, "Then bring money into the group and also serve as a producer."

"Where's my salary?" Matthew asked directly.

Isaac Perlmutter was silent for a while, and Avi Allard took it, "Included in your investment."

Matthew nodded lightly, which was similar to his proposal. He exchanged glances with Helen Herman and said the numbers that the two had discussed before, "I can accept it myself. But..."

Since it is a business negotiation, of course he will not be polite, "My salary is 20+20, and the basic salary is equivalent to the investment; or in another way, one-third of your production budget is counted as the salary and counted in my investment."

His condition is not lowered.

Hearing Matthew Lion open his mouth, Avi Allard gently shook his head at Isaac Perlmutter.

Isaac Perlmutter frowned slightly, "Iron Man" needs the production funds of real silver and platinum, not just when the project has just started to be prepared, someone will take a big piece of the cake first.

Kevin Feige glanced at Isaac Perlmutter and told him before that Matthew Horner is not ordinary greedy, it is absolutely impossible for him to cut his salary to star in a superhero movie, Isaac Perlmutter Ermuth did not believe him, so he insisted on giving it a try, but it turned out to be a disgrace.

If you want him to successfully complete "Iron Man", then quickly raise the remaining funds, the current production budget gap is as high as 60 million US dollars.

The 60 million US dollars is not too much, but it is the investment of a medium-sized film from the six major Hollywood companies; it is not too much. For Marvel Entertainment, who is new to film production, it is too difficult to raise such funds. Yes, unless you mortgage the copyrights of some popular superheroes.

His negotiation with Paramount Pictures was also not smooth, and the distributor did not want to invest too much resources in their newcomer.

To be precise, Paramount Pictures will decide on the scale of the announcement of "Iron Man" after seeing the samples.

The reception room was a little dull for a while. After Matthew finished talking about his conditions, he never spoke again. Unlike his role in "Iron Man", he really wanted to invest in Marvel's superhero movie series, but as a first contact, he couldn't be too proactive. and impatient.

Some things cannot be solved by taking the initiative, and initiative often brings passiveness to the future.

Marvel's superhero movies are very successful, otherwise they wouldn't have made so many, but he knows, the people on the other side don't.

According to Helen Herman's survey, Marvel executives are actually gambling, Hollywood is not too optimistic about them, and they themselves are not confident enough.

If you were really confident, Marvel would have mortgaged the copyright for a loan long ago, and would not have used multiple channels to raise funds for filming.

Fundraising for filming can undoubtedly reduce Marvel’s own risks, and Marvel’s executives have obviously left a way out for themselves.

Just like Helen Herman's analysis through multiple inquiries, Marvel needs funds to inject into the "Iron Man" project, so the silence in the reception room lasted less than half a minute, and Avi Arad took the initiative to break the silence. .

"Matthew, even if you don't take the role of Tony Stark.

"He said slowly, "It does not prevent investment in this project. "

"Well..." Matthew frowned, seemingly embarrassed.

Kevin Feige looked at Matthew, then at Avi Allard and Isaac Perlmutter. He never said anything. The funding he needed for filming and production must be resolved as soon as possible. Marvel's status is not very high, Avi Arad and Isaac Perlmutter present here are his bosses.

However, he is very clear about one thing, the influence of comics alone is very limited, and the future of Marvel is not on comics. As long as the series of movies planned by Marvel can be successful, the power of Marvel's future is not necessarily in whose hands.

Since it is impossible for Matthew to be the male lead again, there is no need for him to speak.

He doesn't speak, he just wants money.

The matter of asking for money should be handled by Avi Allard and Isaac Perlmutter. Even if there is a mishap in the negotiation, it is they who will bear the blame.

Matthew was embarrassed for a while, and then he asked, "How much is the funding gap for "Iron Man"?"

Paramount Pictures plans to promote the release of "Iron Man" in the summer of 2008. There may be other channels to solve the source of funds, but Avi Arad and Isaac Perlmutter can't wait for a long time. Can't find another source of funding? Wasn't the money invested in the early stage wasted?

Isaac Perlmutter exchanged glances with Avi Allard. Perhaps Matthew Horner is a better choice than borrowing from a bank or going to other markets for financing.

"If there is a shortage of funds..." Isaac Perlmutter said, fearing to scare away the investor Matthew, "There is still a shortage of $40 million."

"So much?" Matthew frowned even tighter.

He is indeed rich, and it won't take long for him to become a billionaire, but spending $40 million, even if it can be taken out in batches, is not too much pressure.

Helen-Hellman turned to look at Matthew. She knew that Matthew had not squandered the money he earned except buying the Horner Manor. Including the first $6 million I Am Legend just paid, that's $20 million at most.

Matthew thought about it and asked, "I want to know, if I become an investor, what benefits can I enjoy from the movie?"

Hollywood film investment has never been about investing 40% of the cost to enjoy 40% of the total return. Many investors only have a share of the box office profits.

Sure enough, Isaac Perlmutter said, "You have a box office profit that corresponds to the proportion of your investment."

Hearing this, Helen Herman raised a finger on his lap and shook Matthew gently.

Matthew saw it very clearly, even if Helen Herman did not remind him, he would not agree and directly rejected, "This is impossible, I am not an investor outside the industry."

He emphasized his tone and said, "Don't forget, I'm from Hollywood!"

Isaac Perlmutter looked at Avi Allard, who did not say anything for the time being.

Kevin Feige sneered in his heart. In the previous contact, he could see clearly that this Matthew Horner was not only difficult, but also mercenary.

How is it possible to invest tens of millions of dollars in big stars who know the rules of Hollywood just by using box office profits?

This Matthew Horner is no fool by any means.

Without waiting for Isaac Perlmutter and Avi Allard to speak, Matthew continued, "I don't need to remind you of my profession and my status in the circle?"

Helen Herman cooperated with him tacitly, and then interjected, "Matthew is a member of the 20 million club, with huge influence and appeal, we don't talk about Matthew's network in the film circle, just Anything related to him is news of great dissemination value."

She also emphasized, "If Matthew is involved, how many favorable conditions will "Iron Man" get in terms of promotion, you must have considered it?"

Isaac Perlmutter and Avi Allard certainly thought about it, otherwise they wouldn't have interviewed Matthew and Helen Hellman, they wanted Matthew's investment because it was very clear that Matthew's money Unlike banks or other credit institutions, his investment is not just an investment of capital!

If it's just pure capital investment, they don't need to meet in such a hurry.

Kevin Feige's eyes swept across the faces of Isaac Perlmutter and Avi Allard quickly. As a producer, he actually tends to accept Matthew's investment. Hugh Horner has done too much.

If nothing else, just Matthew Horner's personal blog is a very good promotion platform, which is one of the most famous and most trafficked personal blogs in the circle.

As soon as Helen Herman finished speaking, Matthew continued, "Don't you have a funding gap of $40 million? I can invest $40 million in "Iron Man"."

Isaac Perlmutter and Avi Allard exchanged glances. Although they remained calm, they were relieved at the same time.

Especially Isaac Perlmutter, who suddenly regretted not saying that the funding gap was $60 million.

But the two of them just breathed a sigh of relief, because they could hear that, Matthew's words had not been finished, and the conditions had not yet been opened.

This is business negotiation. Matthew opened his mouth wide enough and said, "I want one of the three major insurance companies in the United States as the third-party guarantee for the project, and PricewaterhouseCoopers as the third-party financial audit."

Investing in movies is not just about throwing money away, and there are countless examples of being scammed.

"And..." Matthew one after another, "As an investor, I demand a share of the full revenue of the film corresponding to the investment ratio. In the future ten..."

When the words came to his lips, he directly changed his words, "I will have the same proportion of priority investment rights as "Iron Man" in the next twenty superhero movies produced by Marvel."

"We cannot accept this condition!" Isaac Perlmutter said first.

Avi Arad then echoed, "Your conditions are too much."

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