After buying Marvel, I became the king of Hollywood

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But overall, it was within Kevin's expectations.

Mitt and Zach on the side were even more happy.

The success at the peak time once again proved their strength.

I believe that if this continues, the time for them to direct a movie alone will not be far away.

As for the specific arrangements, it's up to Kevin.

The two of them were not in a hurry at all, and the route Kevin arranged for them was very good, from the assistant director to directing the movie together.

Step by step is very safe.

According to Kevin's plan, they believe that when the time comes, they will be able to independently direct a movie.

Seeing their happy expressions, Kevin clapped his hands and said:

"Okay, don't worry about the box office on the first day, and then you can all go to rest. You have been busy for a few months, so go around and relax."

"By the way, Jackie Chan, let's have a chat alone."

Seeing that Kevin had something to look for Jackie Chan alone, Mitt and Zach looked at each other and left first.

They also want to discuss travel with their girlfriends earlier.

After everyone left, Kevin looked at Jackie Chan and said directly:

"Brother Jackie Chan, do you have any ideas for your next movie?"

Jackie Chan said with a thoughtful look on his face:

"I want to write and direct a movie by myself, and try to see if I can gain a foothold in Hollywood on my own."

Although Jackie Chan didn't say it clearly, it was obvious that the peak box office stimulated him.

Seeing that the profit is hundreds of millions of dollars, more than all the money he has made in the movies he has made for so many years, I have to say that he is jealous, and he also wants to prove that the success of the movie is due to himself, not because of others.

Kevin didn't feel any displeasure, he just said lightly:

"Then, next year, I will contact Jackie Chan to make a sequel to Rush Hour?"

Jackie Chan took a deep breath and said:

"it is good."

A tacit understanding arose in the simple dialogue between the two.

Jackie Chan wants to take selfies and direct himself, get the biggest profit from the movie, and prove himself at the same time.

And Kevin used Rush Hour 2 as Jackie Chan's escape route in Hollywood, no matter what kind of movie he made and directed, he would not leave Hollywood in embarrassment.

Of course, if Jackie Chan doesn't engage in self-portrait and self-directed scenes, the salary given to him in Rush Hour 2 is at least 800 million U.S. dollars.

But if you take a selfie and direct yourself, then you have to adjust the remuneration that Rush Hour 2 can give based on the box office of Jackie Chan's movie.

This is the tacit agreement they reached.

After talking about this matter, Kevin and Jackie Chan left Chenxi Films together.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, Kevin sent a red envelope of 100 million US dollars to Jackie Chan, which was regarded as a compliment to him as the leading actor.

After all, in this movie, Jackie Chan only took $300 million in salary.

Jim Carrey's salary is several times that of his.

Of course, Jackie Chan was not dissatisfied with this.

If it weren't for the small explosion in the Hongfan District, maybe there would be no 300 million US dollars.

Kevin is now giving him another $100 million, which is also very generous.

As for the two directors, as well as Jim Carrey, they also received this amount of red envelopes.

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Chasing away the sunset in the early morning, time passes day by day.

In the case of a good box office on the first day, Mitt and Zack Schneider each brought their relatives and went to Hong Kong for vacation with Jackie Chan.

Kevin is still busy with work.

Chapter 211 Harry Potter Completion

Jackie Chan, Zach, Mitt and others all went to Hong Kong, went home or went on vacation.

The hype for Rush Hour's release is also ramping up.

As a comedy action movie that has never appeared in Hollywood, Jim Carrey's funny scenes and Jackie Chan's fighting scenes are perfectly integrated.

Except for the action scenes of Steve Kevin's movies, the action scenes of other movies were completely crushed in front of this movie.

This phenomenon has attracted the attention of countless Hollywood studios.

After they took a closer look at the movie's credits, they discovered that in Steve Kevin's movie, there was a profession that didn't exist in Hollywood.

Martial arts action guide.

After some investigation, they discovered that this is a film profession unique to the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

After some research, these film companies suddenly discovered that with the addition of this profession, Hong Kong films are much better than Hollywood films in terms of action.

Some relatively large film companies have dispatched personnel to Hong Kong to recruit excellent action directors.

Of course, these Kevin didn't inquire.

Excellent action guides are all in his hands, and all the long-term contracts are signed, which is a precious asset.

The rest, others want, he can't guard against.

The impact of Rush Hour on the film industry is that since then, there has been a Chinese professional film career in Hollywood.

For ordinary audiences, what they watch is these wonderful action scenes.

The action scenes in the play once again buried the concept of Chinese martial arts in the memory of the audience.

Many Americans even sent their children to various Chinese martial arts gyms, which benefited many Chinese Americans invisibly.

Of course, these are just some side effects of the movie's big sales.

All Kevin cares about is the box office of the movie.

The big sale at the peak time has greatly alleviated the problem of Kevin's shortage of funds.

Although it will be several months before the account arrives, at least the money has arrived steadily.

With this money, the subsequent production costs and operating costs of Spider-Man are basically enough.

After all, Kevin now has a total net worth of more than 20 billion US dollars.

Chenxi Film Company, the company itself is not worth much, but there are several copyrights belonging to the company totaling [-] to [-] million US dollars.

On Marvel's side, due to successive losses, the current market value is low. Fortunately, Kevin has delisted.

But even if it was sold, [-] million US dollars would be enough.

Including MGM's 60.00% stake, the value is around 16 billion US dollars, a total of more than 20 billion US dollars.

Of course, these are only temporary valuations. If it is really sold, the price will be calculated separately.

But in the past few years, Kevin has created a miracle.

Of course, this achievement is nothing compared to the capital in the Internet age.

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"Kevin, the company's office space is not enough, should we rent another place to work, or?"

Dawson pushed open the door of the office and asked.

Kevin thought for a while and said:

"Then...how about we build a building?"

Having said that, Kevin thought about it.

Leaving aside MGM for the time being, the office location of Dawn Films and Marvel's office location are not very good, so they simply built a building.

With the cost at this time, tens of millions of dollars is enough to build a [-]-story building, and it is still a luxury version.

"Dawson, you go to the designer and prepare the drawings for us first."

"Yes!"

Dawson also became excited. In Hollywood, there are really not many film companies that are qualified to build their own buildings.

The construction of this building means another progress of Chenxi Film Company.

Getting closer and closer to those big film companies.

His status as the president has naturally risen in the industry.

After arranging the affairs of the building, Kevin is temporarily at a stage with nothing to do.

Started my vacation time.

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More than a month passed in a flash.

During this vacation, Kevin took the sisters Helen and Emma, ​​as well as Downey and Nicolas Cage, to his favorite Pirates of the Caribbean town for vacation.

The heat of summer is about to pass, and the off-season here is about to begin.

They are enjoying the last residual heat of summer.

After this season, it will be another ten months before I can run on the beach in shorts and short sleeves.

The phone rang, and Kevin called to stop the two sisters who were giving him a massage, and answered the phone:

"I'm Steve Kevin."

"Boss Kevin, I'm Leiter. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone have been written, and the manuscript is now in my hands."

"Okay, let's talk about it when I come back tomorrow."

Kevin's whole body was shocked.

The long-awaited Harry Potter finally arrived. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but apologize to Warner in his heart.

Diablo DC, if we say that in the original history, they suffered this loss.

Then Kevin's operation can only be said to restore history.

But this wave of Harry Potter really dealt a fatal blow to Warner.

Warner, who went on a fork in the road, also lost the Harry Potter series of gold-eating beasts. Thinking about Kevin, he feels sorry for Warner.

Even shed a few crocodile tears for Warner.

But it is absolutely impossible for him to let go of Harry Potter to Warner.

Marvel plus Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, plus The Matrix, these series are combined, and a super movie giant has risen.

But the two most important warships, Marvel and Harry Potter, have just set sail.

Kevin knew that the real predicament had not yet come, and once that time did come, he was bound to face countless powerful enemies.

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Early the next morning, Kevin, who had rushed back from Pirates of the Caribbean town, drove to MGM.

Kevin went straight to Leiter's office.

"Boss Kevin!"

Rhett immediately stood up when he saw Kevin.

Kevin waved his hand, indicating that he is welcome, and then asked:

"Where's the first draft?"

Rhett was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately realized that what Kevin asked must be Harry Potter.

He quickly took out a bound and printed version of Harry Potter from a locked drawer under his desk and handed it to Kevin.

As for the original, it remains in Rowling's hands.