Chapter 115: The Movie Universe Project

Banner, after learning that he had killed someone, was wracked with guilt, even though Clark told him those people were all bad. He still couldn't let it go.

Due to his fear of his own power, Banner refused Clark's invitation and only asked to be dropped off in Brazil on their way, also declining any financial assistance from Clark.

Thus, after a round trip to Brazil, it was already noon the next day when the plane returned to New York.

Upon returning home, Xiao Bai immediately reported the company's current situation to Clark and handed over the script of "Breaking the Sky" for him to review.

After glancing over it briefly, Clark tossed it into the trash bin three meters away.

"Change doesn't mean making things up, and storytelling is not about spouting nonsense. I can only describe this script with four words: What is this mess!"

Xiao Bai wasn't surprised by Clark's reaction and calmly asked, "Since you're not interested in that script, will you be personally writing the script for the company's first live-action movie?"

Clark nodded, feeling it was his undeniable responsibility since the company was his.

After a moment of thought, Clark said calmly, "Hank Pym's concerns are valid. Our company has risen to the top of Hollywood by playing the stock market, and surely the other moguls are not pleased. So, we must ensure every battle in TV dramas and live-action movies is fought well."

Mindy then sweetly brought over some juice, and after taking a sip, Clark continued, "Especially for live-action movies, the first battle must be fought beautifully. Its importance must even surpass that of TV dramas by several times!"

"If we lose the first battle, the damage to our company's reputation would be unimaginable. Even in the coming years, turning the situation around would require much greater effort. It's like how twelve years ago, Ye Na ruined the entire industry with "Batman and Robin," and to this day, no one dares to touch superhero movies..."

Mid-sentence, Clark suddenly stopped, excitement flashing in his eyes.

Seeing this, Nalan Bai quickly asked, "Clark, it looks like you already have an idea for the script?"

Clark countered with a question, "Xiao Bai, I remember you mentioned that Ye Na was interested in the rights to "Breaking the Sky," right?"

Nalan Bai instinctively nodded.

Clark immediately decided, "Agree to their terms."

Nalan Bai stood up from her seat in disbelief, looking at Clark, "Are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy," Clark said calmly. "Not only can we sell them the rights to "Breaking the Sky," but we can also give away all the rights to the dozen or so animated movies and IPs we have if they're interested. I only want one thing..."

His eyes blazed with an intense light, "That's DC Comics, along with all their copyrights!"

Hearing Clark's words, Nalan Bai was dumbfounded. After a moment of thought, she incredulously asked, "You're not planning to make superhero movies, are you?"

Clark's face broke into a confident smile, "Why not?"

Nalan Bai wanted to say that making superhero movies was a dead end. But seeing Clark's confident smile, she couldn't bring herself to object.

Others might fail at superhero movies, but with Clark personally in charge, it didn't seem like a big problem.

After all, he was someone capable of creating miracles!

Clark continued, "Of course, superhero movies are currently in a frozen state, but DC's comic sales, as well as their games and merchandise, still bring in huge profits every year, valuing them above "Breaking the Sky" and all the rights we hold."

"It's okay," Clark said with a smile. "We can offer more money, my bottom line is 10 billion, and of course, the less the better."

His gaze landed on Xiao Bai's face, saying seriously, "The negotiation is entirely up to you. If you succeed, our company's first live-action movie will start with superheroes!"

Clark's excitement wasn't just about the first movie's theme, but a bigger ambition.

That was to build his own DC movie universe!

Originally, when Nalan Bai first mentioned the first live-action movie, the first image that came to Clark's mind was the old popsicle frozen for 70 years.

Although Captain America's story wasn't as instantly appealing as Iron Man's, requiring extensive background exposition, there were reasons why it wasn't chosen as the opening of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in his previous life.

But Clark had advantages that Marvel didn't have in his previous life.

In this world, Captain America's story was real, and Clark had a living Captain America!

Imagine Captain America playing Captain America; just the concept alone was enough to draw countless people into theaters.

Compared to DC Comics, "Captain America" had one huge advantage: no copyright issues.

However, this idea was quickly abandoned due to his ultimate plan for the movie universe.

After all, he was living in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and making Marvel movies felt somewhat like making documentaries, and not everything could be filmed due to potential complications.

For instance, would you film the story about the Tesseract, a prized asset of S.H.I.E.L.D., unknown to the public? Revealing its location in a movie could provoke serious issues.

In the Hulk's story, the military played a very unflattering role.

If it were just a story, it wouldn't matter much since the U.S. values freedom of speech. But knowing the Hulk exists and still filming it this way would be problematic.

And Thor's background was something Clark really couldn't afford to mess with.

After considering, it seemed only "Captain America 1" could be made, but a single movie couldn't support an entire movie universe.

So, after mentioning "Batman and Robin," he immediately decided to acquire DC.

DC's universe was equally comprehensive, and its potential was no less than Marvel's. The reasons it was outperformed in the film industry in his previous life were due to various factors.

Such as being late to the game, unappealing dark tones, and Ye Na holding DC rights and initially not prioritizing superheroes.

But Clark was confident he could create a more splendid DC movie universe in the Marvel world!

Hearing Clark entrust the negotiation to herself, Nalan Bai frowned, "You just got back, you're not planning to leave again, are you?"

Clark nodded, "I'll leave after lunch, but it won't be for long, at most a month. And, I'll have my phone on every night, you can contact me anytime."

His answer didn't satisfy Xiao Bai, "What could be more important than the company's first live-action movie, which is crucial to its success or failure?"

Clark looked at Nalan Bai and calmly replied, "Of course, it's a matter of life and death."

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