"Do you want to be a real superstar? The Celestial Superstar I'm talking about isn't the current standard on Earth. It's a much broader and grander goal, "Li Jie said with a smile.
Robert Downey Jr. raised his eyebrows and pointed at Leonardo. "Doesn't he count? He's already an Oscar winner, and Tony has restored him to his most beautiful appearance. He even got a sky-high order worth hundreds of millions of dollars. "
"Although I'm a little jealous, Leonardo is already at the peak of our circle. Not every star can be Ronald Reagan (former US president) or Arnold Schwarzenegger (former governor of California). "
Downey gestured at his height. "This is the ceiling for most stars."
Downey knew himself very well. Ever since he was imprisoned for drug possession twice when he was young, he had understood a lot of things. After he got out of prison, he quit his drug addiction and became much more energetic.
Many of the frivolous thoughts of youth were now more deeply reflected upon. If he wanted to survive in the entertainment industry, he had to learn how to protect himself. This industry had its own rules.
After he returned, because of his previous drug abuse experience and extremely bad reputation, he could only mingle in the independent film industry and various small films for a long time. They were all the kind of films that didn't earn more than a million dollars.
It wasn't until Li Jie's Marvel Entertainment invested in Iron Man and chose him as the male lead that he made a comeback. One film became a hit, and contracts came one after another, all of which were offered less than ten million dollars.
And Iron Man had at least two sequels to his independent films, and it was said that Marvel Entertainment had an even bigger plan.
From Donnie's point of view, the most important thing was to hold on to Li Jie's golden thigh and not let go at this time. Right now, he didn't dare to hope to become a superstar at Leonardo's level.
Ever since the ship hit the iceberg, he had been popular for twenty years. Looking at him now, he could continue to be popular for at least another twenty years. Wasn't he a superstar?
When his salary could reach 20 + 20 (20 million USD + 20% of the box office) would be his dream.
However, Li Jie obviously had a bigger dream. Li Jie scoffed at Donnie's height of about 1.7 meters.
"This is nothing." Li Jie waved his hand. "This world is much bigger and grander than you think. Don't limit your perspective to this corner of the Earth. "
Before Li Jie could finish his sentence, Leonardo felt his heart palpitate. No one who could make it in Hollywood was stupid. Although it was only a few words, Leonardo vaguely grasped something.
He looked at Li Jie and said, "Mr. Li, what do you mean?"
"Hmm? Do you still need to pretend? " Li Jie's expression was indescribable. He looked at Leonardo with a faint smile. "Mr. DiCaprio, look at these magical toys. They were all given to me by Tony. Guess why I came to you? "
Sure enough! Leonardo felt that his guess had been confirmed.
"Do you remember the days and nights near Pluto?" Li Jie said meaningfully, "I'm guessing that someone as smart as you, Leonardo, has already guessed a lot of things, including why I'm here."
Leonardo kept his mouth shut and didn't speak. Because he didn't know if Li Jie was sent by Tony to test him. If he spoke carelessly, would Tony make him disappear?
Donnie had no idea what these two people were talking about. He had signed a long-term contract with Marvel Entertainment and had several movie contracts on him. Li Jie was his biggest financial backer. He didn't understand. He was afraid that there was a new project that he didn't know about, so he wanted to ask.
Donnie asked, "Wait, what are you talking about? What about Pluto? "
Leonardo still didn't speak. His best choice now was to keep silent. He could make a mistake no matter what he said.
Li Jie walked around Leonardo twice and suddenly smiled.
"Well, since Mr. DiCaprio is so resistant, I'll tell you the truth. Then I'll tell you the truth. " Li Jie clapped his hands. "But I don't want you to reveal anything I'm going to say."
"You should know that there are many people in this world that you can't afford to offend. But if we can cooperate, then it will be very beneficial for both sides. "
"Let's get straight to the point. Marvel Entertainment will carry out the third round of expansion. This will be carried out in stages. Marvel Entertainment will move towards the goal of becoming one of the six major Hollywood entertainment groups in the third round of expansion. I didn't look for venture capital funds, nor did I accept the stock purchase plan of Hollywood's internal entertainment groups. "Li Jie's words made the two frown slightly. Marvel Entertainment was just a new company. Although "Iron Man" was popular and the shooting of "Spider-man" had also been put on the schedule and preparations had begun. But this company's foundation was not deep enough.
And the most important point of this foundation was capital. To put it bluntly, although Marvel Entertainment's financial performance in the past two years was very good, the money it made was still not enough.
Not accepting venture capital, no Hollywood's internal equity purchase, you want to make Marvel big? Is it possible?!
Just as the two were puzzled, Li Jie continued, "I don't accept venture capital from these people because I have a safer source of capital. Marvel Entertainment will accept venture capital from Dawn Technology (Tony's private business) and Regeneration Technology (Harry Osborn's private business). "
"My shares will be diluted. I probably won't be the largest shareholder anymore. But I should still be the group's CEO. "Li Jie pointed to himself.
"From a personal point of view, I have a very good relationship with Harry Osborn and Tony Stark. And Tony Stark has been telling me some of his plans, some grand blueprints. "
"For example, expanding the entertainment products of Earth to the entire Galaxy! And now there is such an opportunity in front of you. So, Leonardo, are you still hesitating? As long as you nod now, you will become the most important star under Marvel Entertainment. "Li Jie didn't finish his words.
But Leonardo had already thought it through. Sure enough, everything was Tony Stark's plan. This bidding that attracted the attention of the world was a big scam. In fact, Tony Stark already knew what the base price was.
But this shameless guy didn't stand up himself. Instead, he played a backdoor listing through Marvel Entertainment. To cover up, he even called in the CEO of the Osborne Group. It looked like a simple financing for a friend's company.
But in fact, he had already made up his mind to enter the universe! This was really a sinister, cunning, and despicable guy. Leonardo thought a lot in an instant. He also understood.
But what did all this treachery have to do with me? The most important thing is that I can profit from this game! Why can't I get on Tony's chariot?
Leonardo finally said, "But my management company is CAA."
"They can only represent your business on Earth. That's all." Li Jie waved his hand indifferently. "Do they know how to deal with aliens? Leave the professional things to the professionals. "
Downey was completely confused. He had no idea what the two were talking about. After a while, Leonardo stretched out his hand and said, "Happy cooperation."
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