Chapter 115: Promotion and Distribution

After successfully bringing together Kevin Feige and Stan Lee as the core of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kevin returned to his mansion.

"You're back!"

The Alexander sisters, dressed in sexy backless maid outfits, came to the door to welcome Kevin home.

Kevin nodded, put down his briefcase, and leisurely lay on the couch, enjoying the massage from the two sisters.

At the same time, he secretly rejoiced in his heart. These two sisters were doing a great job.

Ever since Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, and Milla Jovovich obtained resources from Kevin, they had become increasingly busy. Although they didn't completely stop coming, they could only visit once or twice a month.

Initially, Kevin found it a bit uncomfortable, but the two sisters filled the void nicely.

As for his assistant...

Whenever he thought of Ellie, Kevin couldn't help but feel a bit nostalgic.

Since their vacation, their absurd relationship had come to an end for the time being. Ellie had never been alone with him again, which made him occasionally miss her legs.

Indeed, the easier something is to obtain, the less Kevin cherishes it. On the other hand, Ellie, who was less frequent, always managed to evoke Kevin's nostalgia. But there was nothing he could do.

As Kevin's assistant, Ellie was extremely busy. Kevin had considered hiring another assistant for her, but Ellie firmly rejected the idea.

As an ambitious woman, even though she had indeed shared the same bed with Kevin, she didn't want to directly accept his assistance. Instead, she developed her own network of connections while working for Kevin.

Her goal was to become a producer.

In Hollywood, in terms of employment, producers are among the highest earners in a film. Of course, this is determined by the fame and credentials of the producer and the director.

But if the credentials are similar, the producer usually earns a bit more.

Facing Ellie's aspirations, Kevin could only silently support her in his heart.

As a still-developing Kevin, he couldn't just appoint Ellie as a producer. But in the future, once Kevin reigns over Hollywood, these things won't be a problem.

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In the mansion, Kevin with the help of the two sisters released the pressure brought by filming movies together. He maintained a rhythm of traveling between Marvel and Dawn Studios every three to four days, dealing with some issues that Dawson couldn't handle and steering the direction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Leaving aside the storyline from the previous world, one thing was done well, and that was expanding the audience of the Marvel stories to all levels. Parents could confidently take their children to the cinema to watch every Marvel movie without any inappropriate scenes. This, compared to the dark style of the DC Universe, was undoubtedly much stronger.

If we were to use a more understandable analogy, it would be the difference between mainstream literature and niche literature. Neither was inherently superior or inferior, but mainstream literature had a larger audience.

Niche literature inherently had limitations in terms of audience.

Of course, Marvel was not perfect either.

After the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe concluded, it seemed to have reached its peak due to political correctness. Subsequently, there were a series of controversial operations that caused Marvel to lose the mainland market. Let's not dwell on the losses in detail.

In Kevin's hands, such self-destructive actions would never happen.

In the future, Kevin would definitely not hire actors who disrespect the mainland. He would sign strict contracts with them to prevent any self-destructive behavior.

Of course, Kevin also thought of a better way to bind these actors.

As long as they did not violate the contracts set by Kevin, they would continue to receive 8% of the pure profit from the peripheral merchandise of the characters they portrayed.

And this would be for a lifetime.

This meant that these actors, even if they didn't have other famous roles, would almost have a lifelong source of income as long as they played Marvel characters.

What Kevin wanted to do was to create a lifelong bond between the actors and the characters.

Decades later, when new Spider-Man or new Captain America characters appeared, these veteran actors could still make cameos in the movies.

At the same time, their images would also be tied to the heroes.

However, these numerous ideas would require Kevin to gradually realize them.

On the other hand, "The Dark Knight," featuring Batman, had already sparked intense discussions in the movie market.

Warner Bros. had scheduled the release of the first part of "The Dark Knight" for mid-May, followed by the second part in early July.

With a month and a half between the two releases, as long as the film had a wide enough theatrical release, it would easily capture the best box office numbers.

Even if the film dragged on for the remaining time, with the decrease in the theater's share, most of the major profits would already have been earned by the cinemas.

The film company itself wouldn't make much money.

After all, Hollywood's approach had always been to adjust the revenue split on a weekly basis.

If a film performed well, theaters would reduce their share in order to secure more copies.

On the contrary, if a film didn't perform well, the film company had to compromise and lower its share to prevent theaters from reducing the number of screenings.

Of course, these factors only served to illustrate that although the release schedule was set, it was still uncertain how many theaters "The Dark Knight" would be released in for its second part, despite the previous part having premiered in 2,000 theaters as Warner Bros. had expected.

At this time, numerous well-known media outlets featured rave reviews from hundreds of prominent film critics for the upcoming second part of "The Dark Knight," which garnered the attention of many ordinary people.

In an era where the internet was not yet fully developed, print media still held considerable power in shaping public opinion.

An employee from Warner Bros. responsible for conducting on-street film reputation surveys was currently interviewing residents on the street.

"Hello, miss. Do you have time to participate in a movie survey with us? After answering the questions, you can choose any plush toy from this stall over here and take it for free."

The Warner Bros. employee pointed to the plush toys they had purchased with the company's event budget.

The young woman in her twenties gladly agreed.

The allure of free gifts was always abundant.

Seeing this, the staff member proceeded to ask questions directly.

"Hello, may I ask for your opinion on the upcoming release of 'The Dark Knight'?"

The woman shook her head, looking puzzled, and said, "I never watch these comic book movies. I don't find them appealing. I prefer films like 'Inception' where Leonardo DiCaprio plays in a different kind of setting."

"Alright, thank you for your response. You can choose a plush toy and then leave."