Chapter 2261 Recommended

He picked up the coffee on the table, but found it empty again. Nolan looked up again and saw that it was already dark. The lights inside and outside the house had been turned on.

He looked at the watch and found that it was already past 8 o'clock.

He put down the increasingly thick stack of papers in his hand, poured a cup of coffee, rubbed his neck and walked to the window. Los Angeles at night was brightly lit and sparsely populated, brilliant and deserted.

Here you can see the Ferris wheel by Santa Monica Beach in the distance, shining in the night sky. There, it may be the most lively outdoor in Los Angeles at this time. Other excitement and excitement should be concentrated indoors at this time, such as those mansions on the Hollywood Hills.

He is not unfamiliar with those parties. If the news that he came to Hollywood was known, he should be at a party in one of those mansions at this time.

Speaking of which, how long has it been since he last waited for someone like this?

Nolan thought about it. It should be after he became really famous in 2000. He has never sat in the reception room like this and waited for someone for more than three hours.

Is Mr. Feng still in this building, still working?

He looked over there. The lights in Feng Yiping's office were dim, but the office next to his assistant was still brightly lit.

Well, he should still be there.

This floor was originally quite quiet, but there were still many Marvel employees walking around. Without exception, from executives to ordinary employees, everyone was full of energy and walked quickly.

Nolan has also visited many companies. He knows that when a company is on an upward track, the state of employees will generally be high, but he thinks that Marvel Pictures must be the one with the best employees and the highest morale.

He feels that these Marvel people with Marvel badges look like superpower carriers.

Nolan glanced at the thick stack of papers on the table. The nearly three hours of waiting were also very fulfilling. Based on Feng Yiping's rough or detailed ones, he has perfected many plots and scenes.

Among them was the fight scene in the hotel corridor in a state of weightlessness that Feng Yiping had described and that he thought was very good.

He hadn't seen such passion for a long time. This idea was indeed amazing, which was partly the reason. Another part was that he wanted to win the favor of Mr. Feng.

Feng Yiping, who could come up with such a good idea, had several companies under his control, and was very important in the American film industry. He was also very rich. It was absolutely necessary for Nolan to make all his efforts to win his favor.

He was about to sit down and continue working - maybe Mr. Feng would come over soon? Wouldn't it be better for him to see such a scene?

There seemed to be a commotion over there in the elevator. Oh, he should have come up.

Sure enough, a group of people turned out from there, and Nolan saw the young man wearing a white round-neck T-shirt with Iron Man armor and a conspicuous Marvel logo. He was walking forward quickly and talking to the people around him.

It seems that he has a close relationship with Marvel's senior management, and everyone respects him very much.

The man next to him wearing a black polo shirt, whose hairline can be clearly seen right on top of his head, was someone Nolan had seen before. He was Feige, CEO of Marvel Pictures.

He rarely wore a hat today. Nolan thought that this must be because of his respect for the young boss next to him.

Feng Yiping looked up and happened to see Nolan looking at him. He smiled and waved, and walked over there quickly. Nolan hurriedly went out to greet him.

"You must be Director Nolan, hello," Feng Yiping shook Nolan's hand, "Welcome,"

He looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who was meticulously dressed from head to toe, which was very different from the unkempt style of many American directors.

It has to be said that culture is indeed very powerful.

For example, the gentleman in front of him and the many people around him should all be descendants of Anglo-Saxons, but you can tell at a glance that they must be from two countries.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Feng," Nora immediately changed her British accent to an American accent when she heard Feng Yiping's accent.

Because when he was a child, his mother was a flight attendant on flights between the United Kingdom and the United States, Nolan could switch between the two accents at will.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, you must not have eaten yet," Feng Yiping looked at the watch, "Oh, it's already this time, sorry,"

"I've had a delicious hamburger sent by one of your assistants," Nolan said.

"Let's eat something here, don't you mind," Feng Yiping took Nolan's hand and walked towards the reception room.

"Everyone, tell me what you want to eat quickly," Fitch took out a piece of paper, wrote a few lines on it, and then passed the paper to the next person.

Feng Yiping saw the huge pile of papers on the table at a glance, "This is..."

"These are some plots that I supplemented and refined based on yours," Nolan said quickly.

"Is it okay?" Feng Yiping asked.

"Of course," Nolan took them to Feng Yiping.

Isn't it just for you to see?

"Give me a few minutes," Feng Yiping began to read.

"Nolan, is the second Batman going well?" Feige started chatting with him.

"The main creators are all the original team, so it's going very smoothly at the moment," Nolan said.

Talking about this issue with Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, he always felt a little awkward. You know, Batman comes from Marvel's rival, DC Comics.

"This must be another masterpiece that will make Warner happy," Feige said.

"I think more people are optimistic about Iron Man like me," Nolan said.

"Haha, we also believe that Iron Man should achieve good results," Feige said with a smile.

Nolan could tell that he really didn't mean anything else by saying this, and it was definitely not directed at himself or Batman. It was just a manifestation of his full confidence.

Also, Marvel invested so many resources in the production of the first big movie, and all aspects of the work must be in place.

"I heard that your Batman plan is to shoot three films in total, and our Iron Man will also shoot three films," Feige said again.

This is also a high degree of confidence.

Because if the performance of the first film is not ideal, there will generally be no second film. Similarly, if the performance of the second film is not good, the third film will most likely be cancelled.

This means that they believe that the Iron Man series will definitely succeed, and they may have already made plans at this time.

After being acquired by Feng Yiping and making up for the shortcoming in funds, Marvel, which has accumulated a lot of experience, is indeed likely to do this.

And the Marvel people who have always held a lot of resources but can only watch other companies use the resources that belong to them to make a lot of money also have such motivation.

"Nolan, are you interested in cooperating with our Marvel?" Feige suddenly asked him.

"This," Nolan looked at Feng Yiping who was still looking at him seriously supplementing the script.

This, of course, he wanted to.

In the field of comics, although DC can be said to be Marvel's strongest opponent, in the field of superhero movies, DC is really not worth mentioning, except for Superman, who has been filmed in multiple versions but the content is roughly the same, that is, Batman who was resurrected in his hands.

As a director, if you can successfully direct a series of DC superheroes and successfully direct a series of Marvel superheroes, it is undoubtedly a rare achievement.

"Feng won't ask about these issues," Feige said.

Really? Nolan has some doubts.

Feng Yiping seemed to have heard their discussion, and said without raising his head, "Yes, I won't ask about the specifics. You can discuss whether there are any projects that can be cooperated."

Nolan's heart was warmed. Isn't this exactly the purpose of his trip?

The other person at the table also said with a smile, "I am Hastings, Director Nolan. Welcome to cooperate with Netflix when you have a good project."

"Nice to meet you," Nolan stood up and exchanged business cards with Hastings.

This couldn't be perfect.

The main purpose of this trip didn't seem to be a problem. When the conference table was covered with newspapers and filled with takeaways ordered by everyone, Feng Yiping also finished reading what Nolan wrote.

"Really, it's very, very good," he said, "I just gave a mediocre structure, but Nolan quickly built it into a magnificent mansion. You are a genius!"

"No, the most important thing is that your creativity is good enough," Nolan put down his fork.

He ordered a pasta.

"It's okay, we'll talk while we eat," Feng Yiping said, eating fried rice with a spoon in one hand and grabbing a rib from someone's plate in the other.

If this was his dinner today, Nolan felt that his dinner would probably not cost more than $5.

And he ate very fast. Nolan only touched a little bit of his pasta, but he had eaten at least one-third of his fried rice.

He couldn't help but feel envious. It's great to be young.

He looked at the other people at the table. Many of them were also wealthy. They were eating simple takeout at this time, and they were also chatting and laughing with the people around them while eating.

Nolan liked this atmosphere, which made him feel like he was back in the school cafeteria.

He also believed that in high-end restaurants, this kind of atmosphere would probably not be found.

In high-end restaurants, it is not necessarily possible to decide what can be decided here.

Feng Yiping quickly finished his fried rice. "Nolan, if there are no other questions, I think we can finalize this project,"

"As for the time, of course it's your schedule. As for other aspects, although I also don't interfere with Netflix's operations, this time, I want to make an exception. After all, this is more or less my idea,"

"You have the final say," Hastings said loudly.

"Then I will decide one thing. The production cost of this project is set between 150 million and 200 million US dollars. What do you think, Nolan?"

"You have the final say," Nolan also said.

He felt that the pasta he ate today must be the most delicious pasta in the world.

Feng Yiping decided to hand over this movie to himself so quickly, and he also set such a high budget himself, which fully demonstrated his affirmation of himself.

With the invitation of Feige and Hastings, all the ideas that he had thought of and had not thought of have been realized. At present, this time Hollywood's execution is simply perfect!

"Everyone, take your time eating. Nolan, let's go to my office," Feng Yiping led Nolan to his office, praising him along the way. "After watching your memory fragments, I felt that you were the most suitable person to produce this movie."

"Thank you very much Feng for giving me this opportunity, and thank you for your affirmation. Personally, I do have a preference for brain-burning themes like this,"

"I'm really interested in the Inception project..."

"Haha, I believe that if you make this movie, you will be the best. What would you like to drink?"

"whisky,"

Feng Yiping poured him a glass, "You will naturally form the shooting team, and you will also arrange the shooting plan."

"It's just that, in terms of actors, I want to give you some advice,"

"Okay," Nolan said, not surprised, as many investors and studio heads would have done.

Nolan also had considerations about actors at this time. He was curious whether Feng Yiping's proposal would be consistent with his own.

"What do you think of Leonardo DiCaprio as the leading actor?" Feng Yiping said.

Nolan was stunned for a moment.

The candidate in his mind is naturally the one he has enjoyed working with, which is Christian Bale, the star of the two Batman films he directed. But let alone, DiCaprio is indeed a very good candidate.

"I think it's good," he said.

"For Cobb's wife, I think the French Marion Cotillard is very suitable. She is beautiful, elegant, but also a little neurotic,"

Nolan thought for a while, don't tell me, Cotillard is indeed suitable for playing such a role.

"I also have a candidate for the young female dreamer. She is not an actress at the moment, but I think she is very suitable. Of course, your consent will be required at that time,"

"The other main male role is Mr. Wang from China. I insist that it be played by a very outstanding actor from China,"

"This one is the one I am most certain of,"

Nolan understood that this person was the most non-negotiable.

However, he is really in a bit of a dilemma, that is, of the 6 people in the protagonist team, you have only decided on 4 of the 6 main characters in this movie. How can this be called non-interference?