After buying Marvel, I became the king of Hollywood

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Harvey Weinstein couldn't help but smile contemptuously when he saw Morning Sun's response.

I saw in the newspaper, Chenxi Movie replied like this.

"The Matrix's plagiarism is pure slander. If there is a real hammer, you are welcome to sue."

This kind of standard official reply, in Harvey Weinstein's view, is impossible to completely whitewash Steve Kevin.

Even if only a small number of people believe it, it will greatly affect the box office of The Matrix.

Everything went as Harvey Weinstein predicted.

The next day's box office was delivered to the top executives of the major film companies at noon on the third day.

Harvey Weinstein looked at the second-day box office and laughed.

Statistics show that The Matrix, which grossed US$6000 million on the first day, dropped by as much as 30% on the second day.

From 6000 million U.S. dollars, it fell to 4000 million U.S. dollars.

Although this box office is still a huge box office compared with other blockbusters, compared with the box office on the first day, the decline is still obvious.

Under such a situation, Davis took the news and went to Chenxi to find Kevin.

"Kevin, here is the evidence that Fox has collected. It seems that Harvey Weinstein concocted this news."

Davis put the evidence to the front and said.

"But he is very careful. We also heard the news from a familiar newspaper owner, but there is no solid evidence."

"The top priority is to find a way to deal with this matter. It has seriously affected the box office of The Matrix."

Although Davis's expression was calm, Kevin could still see from his expression that he was angry about this matter.

The impact of this wave of incidents has at least cost them tens of millions of dollars.

Anyone may have the intention to kill.

Kevin said calmly:

"The key person in this matter, Brother Wachowski, have you contacted them?"

Davis was taken aback for a moment, and those who were pushed to the bright side were often just puppets, so he didn't pay attention to it from the beginning.

"I've asked someone to send them an invitation. If they're willing to come, they should be there in a while."

"I think they are very talented. If possible, I would like to invest in them to make a movie."

Davis was a little confused.

Normally, shouldn't they be sued?

Which one is Kevin playing...

"Brother Wachowski is here and has been arranged in the drawing room."

The male secretary said hello before leaving.

"Let's take a look together?"

Kevin smiled and said calmly.

Davis nodded.

......

The reception room.

The Wachowski brothers looked at each other, firming their minds.

Originally, they were also fans of Steve Kevin, so as soon as The Matrix was released, they bought tickets and went to the cinema to watch the movie.

Unexpectedly, after watching a movie, they were shocked to find that some concepts and plots in the movie were somewhat similar to a script they created before.

It's just that the script has never been perfect, and there are still many differences from the movie.

But there are still some similarities between the two.

With this suspicion in mind, the Wachowskis raised a few words with their friends at the studio.

Then, all of a sudden, the drafts they gave to their friends and the negative news about The Matrix all appeared in the media.

Out of some kind of jealousy, they did not take the initiative to overthrow this statement.

Instead, they enjoyed the pursuit of them from some fans who didn't know the truth, until Steve Kevin sent them an invitation.

At this moment, they couldn't sit still for an instant.

Offending a real billionaire is even worse than offending the president in this country.

With some apprehension, they finally chose to make a trip to clarify to Steve Kevin, a well-known Hollywood figure, that they had never mentioned the fact that they were plagiarized by him.

As for why they didn't clarify before, I can only say that within a day, they haven't had time to respond.

As two insignificant Hollywood directors, they were filming, and they didn't know until Steve Kevin found them that someone was slandering Steve Kevin in their name.

This set of rhetoric, before coming, they have already firmly prepared.

To prevent retaliation by Steve Kevin.

Chapter 192 Incorporation and revenge

The two brothers sat in the morning light film company, nervously waiting for Steve Kevin's arrival.

Outside the reception room, the voices of employees from Chenxi Film Company greeting Steve Kevin came from far away. The voice reached the ears of the two, and they knew that Steve Kevin was here.

With a mood of accepting judgment, the two looked at each other and stared at the door in silence.

Wearing the high-end suits made by sisters Helen and Emma, ​​Steve Kevin and Davis came to the reception room.

Seeing the nervous expressions of the Wachowski brothers, Kevin didn't accuse them of anything. Instead, he walked forward with a smile on his face, and said as if he was very happy to see them:

"Welcome to Dawn Films, I'm Steve Kevin."

This attitude eased the tension of the Wachowski brothers very well.

The Wachowski brothers stood up quickly and introduced themselves.

"I'm Andy Wachowski."

"I'm Larry Wachowski."

After the two shook hands with Kevin respectively, Larry Wachowski, the elder brother, hurriedly said:

"Director Kevin, my brother and I have never said that you plagiarized our script, which is something the media created out of nothing."

"To be able to meet Director Kevin in person today, it would be great to clarify this matter. Before we came here, we planned to go to the newspaper office to issue a statement in the afternoon, reprimanding those unscrupulous media."

Kevin said calmly:

"Don't worry about this matter. I have other things to come to you."

"Do you want to be a director?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not using this as a quid pro quo for you to clarify this matter in the newspaper, but I really appreciate you."

"I looked at the so-called evidence carefully, and some of it is indeed similar to what I want to express in the movie The Matrix."

"After I read it carefully, I think that you are all geniuses with directing talent."

"So, among other things, do you guys want to be directors?"

Compared with the lost box office, being able to accept the Wachowski brothers is what Kevin needs most.

The future Marvel Universe cannot be constructed with Kevin's own ability alone.

A bunch of good directors is essential.

Among these superheroes, there are decent ones, anti-heroes, technological ones, and magical ones.

In the style of the Wachowski brothers, the kind of shooting technology is more appropriate.

Kevin's words were sudden.The Wachowski brothers didn't react for a moment.

Not only did Steve Kevin not blame them, he wanted them to be directors?

This?

Do they dare to eat this pie?

With just one look at each other, the Wachowskis made their decision.

Brother Larry Wachowski responded:

"Of course I do!"

"Okay, as long as you are willing to sign a long-term contract with Chenxi Films, I will invest in your filmmaking."

"After signing the contract, I will invest in you to shoot a movie immediately, and the funds will not be less than 500 million."

"Also, if the movie doesn't lose money, the sequel to The Matrix will also be handed over to you."

It's no secret that Steve Kevin isn't making sequels.

This kind of lying down and making money business is not done by Steve Kevin in Hollywood as a whole.

It's okay to be an investor like Pirates of the Caribbean.

Mission: Impossible, Batman, etc. paid a lot of money to ask him to be the director, but he did not accept it.

Therefore, the credibility of this statement is very high.

The sudden excitement dazzled the minds of the two of them.

Andy Wachowski responded immediately.

"We are willing to sign a long-term contract, as long as we can make movies."

In the current Hollywood, there are many kinds of relationships between directors and film companies. Some of them sign contracts with film companies and only make films invested by a certain film company.

There are also those who did not sign a fixed contract, but just made a movie and got paid for the movie.

There is also a signed cooperation agreement, the director himself is a bit of a producer, he finds the project by himself, and then the film company gets the priority investment right.

There are pros and cons to each.

And for the two who have never made a real movie, being able to sign a contract with a film company is naturally a very good thing.

At least, Steve Kevin can guarantee that they will be directors directly when they come up.

This starting point is simply too high.

High enough that they are willing to pay a huge price.

Kevin nodded.

"Then you go directly to Dawson and talk about signing the contract, and then you can submit the film plan. As long as the project is confirmed to be feasible, I will arrange the funds."

The Wachowski brothers nodded and walked straight out.

I went to Dawson to discuss the signing.

Kevin looked at their backs and smiled silently. In the original history, the Wachowski brothers embarked on the road of directors this year.

I don't know the reason why they haven't stepped into the director's road until now, and then this incident happened and entered Kevin's eyes.

Kevin easily included them.

This kind of gifted director is a huge asset for any film company.

Compared with the lost box office, it is simply too profitable.

Davis on the side was even more dumbfounded.

With one operation, the person whom the newspaper said was plagiarized by Steve Kevin actually became the contracted director of Chenxi Film Company.

The world is so magical.

It's true that reality is stranger than fiction. If any novel dares to write like this, Davis will definitely confuse the author.

Kevin glanced at Davis and said with a smile:

"Look, isn't the matter settled now?"

"But I have something to ask you."

"what's up?"