Chapter 63

Xu Can grabbed his suit jacket and got into his Ferrari, heading straight for the destination.

Ever since acting in *John Wick*, Xu Can didn't know why, but he liked wearing suits more and more.

Drinking and having a late-night snack, Xu Can and Ivanka chatted a lot.

Relying on his vision from the next dozen years, bluffing a 26-year-old girl was easy.

Regardless of whether she was a wealthy heiress, even if Barack Obama came, he would have to treat Xu Can as a guest of honor.

"Are all you Chinese men as humorous and wise as you?"

Ivanka rested her chin on her fair arm, looking at Xu Can with interest while slightly tipsy.

"We Chinese men have many advantages; I'll show you one by one when I have the chance later."

"You just said your company wants to find some funding, right?" Ivanka's thinking was quite jumpy.

"That's right, do you have any ideas?"

"It's mainly because I'm quite curious about the Avengers universe you described..."

Ivanka chuckled:

"Do you know what the concept of over $4 billion is? How can this kind of comic book movie create such a huge scale?"

"Are you willing to take a gamble? I can do it; it just depends on whether you're willing to believe."

"Okay!"

The usually elegant Ivanka unexpectedly slapped the table.

"I'll bet on it; I believe you. I'll give you the funds tomorrow; remember to remind me."

Ah?

Xu Can was stunned; was it that easy?

Over $700 million, just agreed to so easily? Rich people's daughters really don't treat money as money!

At night, Xu Can handed Ivanka over to her female assistant, and the butler drove her home.

The two hadn't reached that stage yet, so naturally, nothing could happen.

He thought Ivanka would definitely regret it when she sobered up the next day and find an excuse to back out.

As a result, the finance department ran over to Xu Can in a panic to report that $50 million had inexplicably appeared in the company account!

"I'll give you this much today; I'll scrape the rest together from my personal assets and transfer it to you in batches within a week."

The wealthy Ivanka was straightforward and decisive.

"You said it, $700 million, and then create a multi-billion dollar myth."

"Hmm, just wait and see!"

It was June, and *Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End* was a global hit.

They finally broke the dominance of *John Wick* and *Twilight*, creating a feat of $130 million in the opening weekend!

The final global box office had a chance to challenge $1 billion!

*John Wick* ultimately grossed $450 million globally, and *Twilight* grossed $410 million, basically posing no threat.

*Transformers*, *Shrek the Third*, and *I Am Legend* were estimated to be slightly inferior...

If there wasn't a monster like last year's *Spider-Man*, they might have become the 2007 box office champion!

However, the producer Disney hadn't been happy for long before Warner Bros. and Marvel announced major news!

Warner Bros.' reboot of the popular character Batman, *Batman Begins*, was about to land in the summer season in early July, and *The Dark Knight* was scheduled for Christmas!

Two hits in one year!

On the Marvel side, the Galaxy Entertainment founded by Xu Can started an acquisition plan; they were acquiring Marvel in full for $730 million!

Barring any accidents, the acquisition would be completed in early July!

At that time, Galaxy Entertainment would bring Marvel's first work!

*Iron Man*!

Disney CEO Bob Iger was numb...

How was everything related to that Chinese man? Was he deliberately targeting Disney?

Unlike the previous life where Disney spent a lot of money and effort to acquire Marvel, Xu Can felt that his acquisition of Marvel was too smooth.

Fortunately, he completed the acquisition with lightning speed before the filming of *Iron Man*,

otherwise, after the movie was released, $2 billion wouldn't have been enough to stop it.

"A piece of advice, Mr. Xu. They say you're a gambler, and you've won many times, but long-term gambling always leads to losing."

At the signing ceremony for the acquisition, the former Marvel Chairman Perlmutter educated Xu Can earnestly with the attitude of an "experienced person."

On the surface, it was for Xu Can's own good, but the arrogance of that white old man couldn't be hidden.

Xu Can had already completed the acquisition, so he wasn't angry at the moment; instead, he looked at the other party with a smile.

It was his loss that he didn't think highly of Robert Downey Jr. or the Marvel Cinematic Universe he had planned.

"Mr. Perlmutter, we could have had a great result; Marvel could have become a force in Hollywood not to be underestimated... It's a pity you gave up too early."

"Huh? Is that a joke? Are you kidding me? Since you are obsessed, I'll be happy to see the day you go bankrupt and liquidate."

Perlmutter left a sentence and left the scene with the other former Marvel board members.

They took advantage of the time before the old ship sank to the bottom of the sea to escape in time,

leaving a mess for the young man who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.

"Hahahaha, a loan of over $700 million, I don't know what he's thinking..."

The arrogant laughter drifted away, not knowing that Xu Can watched this group of old stubborns leave with the eyes of someone looking at clowns.

In his past life, these people almost ruined Marvel.

First, the high-ranking Perlmutter and Kevin Feige didn't get along; they almost fired Kevin Feige at the beginning, almost cutting off the MCU.

Later, as the MCU became popular, Perlmutter and the comic editor-in-chief, the head of the publishing department, and others established the "Marvel Creative Committee."

For example, in *Captain America: Civil War*, the ending set by the Russo brothers where Captain America and Iron Man break up was very thought-provoking,

but Perlmutter and the others wanted to forcibly intervene in the plot and set the ending as a traditional Hollywood happy ending.

Captain America and Iron Man make up as before and defeat the villain together, everyone is happy.

If it were really changed like that, *Captain America: Civil War* would have completely degenerated from a good product into a vulgar popcorn movie.

You're right, but that's Perlmutter.

Fortunately, he was bought off for $700 million and left Marvel completely.

Marvel Entertainment was now completely surnamed Xu.

"Xu, shouldn't I call you boss from now on?"

In the chairman's office, Xu Can was ordering his subordinates to completely clear out the predecessor's office supplies and replace them all with his own.

Kevin Feige stood at the door with his arms crossed and smiled.

"Yes, I am your boss, Kevin. Remember to be respectful in the future."

"Ah?" Kevin Feige was a little panicked.

"Just kidding, let's talk about business now. How is the preparation for *Iron Man*? We need to start filming as soon as possible."

"No problem, actually I've been preparing during this time. The casting we planned has been settled, and we can start filming next week."

"Good, let's take action!"

The news created by Warner Bros. and Marvel caused a stir in Hollywood.

Has the spring of comic book movies finally arrived?

Multiple live-action movies will be released consecutively within two years. Since the great success of *Spider-Man*, it seems other superheroes can also be brought to the big screen.

However, some media still didn't think highly of this field.

The success of *Spider-Man* was too accidental; whether it was Xu Can's excellent acting or the bold use of first-person shots, it was difficult to perfectly replicate.

If you are not careful, it is easy to make comic book movies very awkward.

The failure of the Batman series is still fresh in our memory, and *Iron Man* has cast a person with a criminal record who has been arrested and imprisoned three times.

From an outsider's perspective, the future of DC and Marvel is cast in a shadow.

Soon, with the successive releases of summer blockbusters like *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* and *Transformers*, the eyes of all media were attracted.