As a typical novel written by female authors, Matthew did consider the choice of directors. The best choice for works similar to women is undoubtedly a female director.

So, when he returned to Los Angeles, he called Sofia Coppola and made an appointment to meet for details.

In the reception room of Horner Manor, Sofia Coppola put down the book in her hand and said in a nasal tone, "Do you want me to direct this?"

Matthew didn't go around in circles and said, "This is a typical female work, and in the future it will be a film that takes love as the main body. Female directors are the first choice. Among today's Hollywood female directors, I can't find a more suitable candidate than you."

"Is there a script?" asked Sofia Coppola.

"Not yet." Matthew said the truth, "My agent team is currently negotiating with the original author, and it is estimated that the contract will be signed in about a week."

After he settled Stephanie Mel, the negotiations on Phoenix went very smoothly.

"Why are you looking for me?" Sofia Coppola is still the same question.

Matthew thought about it and said, "Because of "Lost Tokyo", this romance film is very unique, and you can also see from it that you are very familiar with the routine of romance films. The impact of cultural conflicts in "Lost Tokyo" on people's hearts is somewhat similar to the impact of racial differences on their hearts in this novel, and you are very good at dealing with these."

Sofia Coppola glanced at him, "You seem to know me very well."

Matthew shrugged slightly, "We have had a deep conversation, have you forgotten?"

"I'll take the novel first." Sofia Coppola stood up and said goodbye, picked up the book "Twilight" and shook it at Matthew, "I'll talk about the others when you get the copyright and have the script."

Before she left, she said, "I have something to tell you in advance. The premise of my directing is to participate in script creation."

"Yes." Matthew responded casually, "We will talk about these things slowly later."

After meeting Sofia Coppola, he drove to Burbank's post-production studio not far from Marvel Studios. Now that "Iron Man" has been filmed, the crew has entered the post-production stage, but Marvel Comics is still in a dilemma. Like many small film companies, Marvel Studios can only rent studios for post-production.

In the post-production room, Matthew met Jon Favreau and Kevin Fitch, two of whom were very busy. This film will determine the future of the entire Marvel Comics. They knew this very well and almost lived in the post-production room.

Matthew just looked at the progress of the post-production and had a brief conversation with the two of them. He didn't stay too long, let alone disturb the normal work of the crew.

In the project "Iron Man", he invested $40 million, and he hoped that this film would be a great success, just like Marvel Comics.

In addition, he learned from Kevin Feige that Marvel Studios is preparing for a new Hulk film. Since the film is mainly invested and distributed by Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures does not want to introduce funds and companies other than Marvel. Through Kevin Feige, Marvel will test whether the number of movies signed by the two parties can be postponed to one movie in the future.

Matthew did not object in principle, and after Helen Hermann returned, he would negotiate with Marvel.

He doesn't remember the box office of each movie, and he has never checked it specifically, only knowing that the entire series is very successful.

The most famous one is undoubtedly the Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. It is not difficult to see from the "Avengers" movie that the core of the Avengers is Iron Man and Captain America.

If possible, let Helen Herman take the opportunity to negotiate with Marvel Comics to modify some additional terms of the agreement, and change the investment rights in the original memorandum terms to priority investment in films where Iron Man has important roles and other conditions.

Now "Iron Man" is still busy with post-production. Not to mention being released, the film is still a long time before it is completed. Let Helen Herman talk about it first. If it doesn't work, then maintain the original contract.

"Iron Man" has been negotiated to be released by Paramount Pictures and is scheduled to be released on the first weekend of the summer season in May next year. If everything goes well, the era of Marvel superhero movies will begin, and such movies will gradually become giant TV series.

Every era has a type of movie that suits this era, just like the song and dance films in the 1970s and 1980s, the romantic comedy and tough guy action films in the 1990s. Perhaps this has reached the era when superhero movies are truly rampant.

Of course, just like the complete decline of musical and romantic comedy and tough action movies are marginalized, superhero movies will have an outdated day.

This has nothing to do with the artistic content.

Traditional song and dance films that are recognized as having a high artistic content have not yet completely declined. Even though the old men in the academy gave some little golden men nostalgic in recent years, the song and dance films still did not improve at all.

Those who are not suitable for the development of the times will eventually be eliminated.

Therefore, even teenage idol romance novels need to be covered with a layer of vampire and werewolf skins to attract people.

In the next two days, Matthew basically discussed the shooting and production of "Fast and Furious 4" with David Ellison, Bearded Jack and Justin Lin at Sky Dance Pictures.

After confirming that the main characters are used as the framework, the screenwriter team fills in the appropriate content, and several modifications, the script creation has reached the end stage. Matthew and Jack, the bearded, are basically satisfied with the script. The script is only the basis and cannot determine the success or failure of a movie. Shooting and production are more important.

Matthew discussed it several times with Bearded Jack and Justin Lin, demanding that the pace of the whole film be fast, ten minutes and twenty minutes are necessary.

In this era, if the rhythm of a film is like "The Story of Fire", even if the plot is very exciting, the commercial income may not be much better.

Investing in this type of film is not just box office and business theory, but you must have a problem with your brain.

During this period, Matthew and David Ellison also went to meet Andrew Stanton together and talked with Andrew Stanton about the possibility of investing in "Alien Battlefield".

"The production of the animated feature film "Robot Walli" directed by me has reached its final stage."

In an open-air bar near Pixar Studios in Emoryville, California, Andrew Stanton sat under a huge sun umbrella and told Matthew and David Ellison, "As soon as the production of "Robot Wall" is completed, I will turn to the work of "Alien Battlefield."

David Ellison asked with concern, "When are you planning this video to be released?"

"If everything goes well, the 2010 summer season will be released." Andrew Stanton replied, "The latest will not exceed the 2011 summer season."

He looked at Matthew, "In my imagination, this is a science fiction action theme, and Matthew is the most suitable candidate for the leading actor."

Seeing that the topic was about him, Matthew asked, "Andrew, where is Disney's support for your new film?"

Andrew Stanton smiled, "Water Disney has just acquired Pixar Studios, and the funds are a bit tight. I have communicated with people from Disney Pictures. Disney Pictures is still operating "Pirates of the Caribbean 4". The production budget of this film is as high as 200 million US dollars..."

He had some helplessness on his face, "Disney Pictures' resources will definitely give priority to this sequel movie. I will rely on external financing to solve most of the production budget."

Matthew nodded slightly, and David Ellison took over the topic, "If we can reach a cooperation, I can solve some of your funding problems."

But he immediately said, "You should know that Matthew and I have just jointly invested in a big project, and we don't have much liquidity, and we can help you solve it."

"That's it." Andrew Stanton frowned slightly, then said with a smile, "We can talk about this slowly in the future."

He had heard Matthew talk about David Ellison before, and he had originally expected this super rich second generation to help solve most of the budget funding problems, but the results are a bit disappointing.

However, as long as Matthew can be brought to play the leading role, are you still worried about not finding funds?

As long as the production funding problem can be solved, everything else is easy to say.

Matthew and David Ellison chatted with Andrew Stanton for nearly an hour, then said goodbye and left Emoryville, and Andrew Stanton then walked towards the Pixar Studio headquarters gate.

Just as he walked out of the open-air bar, a guest sitting at the table not far away stood up and followed.

Andrew Stanton entered the Pixar gate and noticed someone following behind him, but he didn't care. As Pixar's player and Oscar winner, occasionally paparazzi would come to take photos.

The man saw Andrew Stanton return to Pixar, immediately took the car and headed straight for Burbank, and soon arrived at the office building where Project B was located.

Matthew has received news from David Ellison that Brad Pitt's people are exploring a Disney project called "Princess Mars". Although the two sides have not officially contacted each other, the fish seems to have been caught.

David Ellison's people have been paying attention to this matter.

The day after seeing Andrew Stanton, Matthew came to Phoenix again to represent the newly registered film studio No. 13, and signed a copyright agreement with Stephanie Mayer for "Twilight", "Crescent Moon" and "Eclipse", as well as the fourth "Dawn" that is being created.

The most important thing in this agreement is undoubtedly a series of copyright fees for Stephanie Mel. In addition to the industry association's rigid standards, No. 13 Film Studio will pay Stephanie Mel a one-time fee for the copyright of these four novels, and three percent of the post-production profit of each movie adapted will be used as the original author's dividend.

According to Matthew's requirements, Helen Hermann appropriately increased the early transfer fee, thereby reducing the late share. Matthew knew very well that after the first film was released, Stephanie Mayer's agency would definitely ask him and Depp to increase the late share ratio as he did in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3".
Chapter completed!