Chapter 617 May and June

The premiere of “Iron Man” in Seoul was not on April 17th as in the previous life, but on May 17th.

With more funding, the quality of the film has been better polished.

The premiere of “Iron Man” was originally scheduled to start in Sydney and Seoul, and the director, producer and leading actor arrived in Seoul the day before.

After all, Marvel’s actual major shareholder Lee Woo is waiting in Seoul.

With Bezos, Musk, Willump, Willump’s son-in-law, and the Rothschild family, a powerful capital group, standing behind him, Li You does not have to worry about the power of Hollywood.

The premiere can be said to be the most important marketing event before every movie is released. Celebrities are usually invited to attend. It is mainly used to attract media and gain public attention. It is the final warm-up before the release.

This time, both sides of the red carpet were surrounded by media reporters. Kinmen Entertainment and many stars from the Korean Peninsula arrived early and walked the red carpet according to the pre-arranged order.

But they all stayed in the hall. As the president of Golden Gate Entertainment, Chen Runji stroked his watch strap and watched the second hand turn little by little. In fact, even if he stood here, he could still hear the low whispers of those female stars.

It’s not that he’s nervous for others, but this opportunity is very important. It might be the key to sell their actors to Hollywood.

He walked up to Jon Favreau, the director of this superhero movie, who was drinking a drink leisurely. He was very satisfied with the work he had filmed and was not so anxious.

The two began to chat about some film and television issues.

When Lee You walked in, almost all the stars on the Korean Peninsula were adjusting their postures and expressions, which made the ‘Iron Man’ scratch his head.

He is no longer a playboy like Tony in the movie. At least he is very loving with his wife who has always supported him in quitting drugs. He is not paying attention to those beautifully dressed actresses, but he feels for the first time that the Korean Peninsula is so special.

This was when there were media present at the scene. Without the media, he couldn’t even imagine how humble these people would be.

Li You and Marvel President Feige came in together. In the eyes of reporters, the two seemed to be talking happily, but in fact they were just having an ordinary chat.

The first two people to approach were the director and the leading actor.

“Iron Man,” after the director, Li You smiled and shook hands with the actor.

“President Li.”

The actor’s career had hit a low point due to a drug scandal, but the character experienced redemption and rebirth. This marketing strategy will become a classic case of “casting is marketing” in Hollywood in the future.

After a simple greeting, Li You did not waste any more time and led the large group of people into the screening room to watch a movie.

After seeing the Easter egg, Chen Runji, who is not familiar with the field of superhero movies, was a little excited. “Is this going to be a series like The Matrix?”

Li Youhe and Fitch beside him turned their heads to look over, which made Chen Runji, who was in his fifties, feel a little embarrassed.

“More than that. The Matrix is ​​great, but there are only three movies,” Feige did not hide the ambitions of their Marvel Studios, “We want to create a brand new future.”

“A cinematic universe.”

“Movie Universe…” Chen Runji pondered the word.

“It will be an industrialized film production,” Feige said recently, not lowering his voice, but making it clear, “to create a ten-year film plan, where each film is only serving the overall IP. Superhero films will be upgraded from ‘popcorn entertainment’ to a modern myth with both commercial value and cultural depth.”

He didn’t say this behind anyone’s back. The Korean Peninsula stars not far away were breathing much faster.

In recent years, there are countless male and female stars who want to pursue their dreams in Hollywood, but few succeed. This kind of related news was quickly released.

《Create a myth of the new era! 》

“Hollywood’s big director had a great time chatting with many stars!”

Fitch’s goal was easily achieved, and he didn’t even need Li You to put any pressure on him. The stars also began to actively promote the project.

The main creative team stayed in Seoul for two days, participating in various promotional activities before setting off for the next destination.

In early June, after “Iron Man” was officially released, this golden-red tin man began to appear all over the world.

The box office reached 140 million US dollars in the first weekend, and its production budget was only 160 million US dollars after Li You invested in it. The high returns that can be seen with the naked eye have verified the commercial potential of the “movie universe” model.

“Iron Man”, which emerged as a dark horse, began to achieve a win-win situation in terms of box office and word of mouth.

“Congratulations!”

Voices of thanks came to Marvel from all over the interest group of “Hollywood”.

Those companies that were waiting for it to go bankrupt so that they could buy its IP at a low price are also feeling very uncomfortable.

Of course there were criticisms in the media, such as the boss being from the Korean Peninsula, and the old-fashioned issues like the characters and actors in this movie having problems with their personalities.

It’s just that Tony Stark, a ‘flawed genius’ who is alcoholic, conceited but has a desire for redemption, just happens to break the flawless stereotype of Superman that represents the superhero.

Tony’s self-made armor, which represents personal heroism, and the use of technology to solve crises, which represents American pragmatism, have become the core symbols of American cultural output.

Even if the boss of Marvel is from the Korean Peninsula, so what?
“Incredible,” this usually somewhat unremarkable golden-haired old man said “incredible” several times when contacting Willump.

After all, he had been in the film industry for so many years, and he never imagined that a young man from a foreign country could achieve a height that he would never be able to achieve in his lifetime in the film industry with just a slight contribution.

Li You was not modest. He accepted his congratulations with a laugh, knowing that he could earn money and influence with just one movie.

This is not the only happy event in the same month.

For example, the Busan mayoral election is finally over.

Jiang Changyuan succeeded as he should have, turning from acting mayor for the past year and a half into mayor.

In Busan, Lee You actually exchanged a lot of business interests for this political resource, and Kang Chang-won is a veteran politician. His strength in competing for the mayor of Busan is more than enough. If he fails, Lee You should consider whether he should continue to exist.

“Are you done with your work?” Mou Xianmin, who was pregnant at the end of March, was already showing a little bit of her belly. When she walked into the study room carrying a plate of fruit, Li Youzhang took it from her.

“You don’t have to do this,” Li You said helplessly, “Where do you spend your spare time?”

“.” Mou Xianmin sat in his arms, a little depressed, “You are a little too strict in protecting me.”

Li You pinched her increasingly round face and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)