Iron Man Premiere

June has arrived.

The hype surrounding "Lucy" has clearly cooled down. Last week, it ranked eighth at the North America box office. Although it was still in the top ten, its weekend box office was only a few million dollars.

The total box office was quite substantial, nearly $400 million worldwide.

For Ridley Scott, it was undoubtedly another huge success.

Therefore, when Li Chen asked him if he wanted to continue making science fiction films, Lao Lei immediately refused. "I have an idea for an epic film."

Li Chen immediately fell silent.

Those who know Ridley Scott's epic films know what I mean.

Back then, 20th Century Fox had the ambition to have him direct a film called "Kingdom of Heaven".

As a result of the huge investment, it only grossed $200 million worldwide twenty years later...

20th Century Fox completely overwhelmed its target audience.

It's worth noting that this film had a budget of $130 million, and it would need at least $400 million in box office revenue to break even.

Later, Li Chen made a series of epic films such as "Exodus: Gods and Kings" and "Napoleon," but he never dared to touch the kind of subject matter that Lao Lei had.

It's fair to say that whoever invests in it loses money.

Unfortunately, Ridley Scott also has a great fondness for epic films.

Science fiction films seem to be just work, epic films are life.

On June 14th, Li Chen wore a newly tailored black suit, making him look tall and imposing. Beside him stood Mary Jane, who was wearing a red evening gown.

Coupled with Mary Jane's exquisite makeup and the irresistible shade of lipstick, she looked like a red enchantress.

Today is the release date of "Iron Man".

Mary Jane seemed very excited.

She watched "Lucy" last month and knows how popular the female lead is, considered a goddess by many.

But Natasha didn't want to show herself, otherwise she would be greeted with cheers wherever she went.

That was exactly what Mary Jane wanted, but others rejected it like trash.

Now, it's finally her turn.

Although she was only a supporting character in "Iron Man," this is Iron Man, after all.

Iron Man is a real person, and the movie starring Tony Iron Man himself had already caused a sensation around the world during Stark months-long promotional campaign.

Everyone wants to know, what kind of Iron Man will this film, made by Iron Man himself, be like?

How much box office revenue can we achieve?

On the way to the premiere, Mary Jane nervously asked Li Chen a question.

"At least a billion."

Li Chen casually remarked that he no longer cared much about the box office; as long as he didn't lose money, that was enough.

But he wasn't bragging.

Back on Earth, Marvel was on the verge of collapse, and in a desperate gamble, they made "Iron Man" to save themselves.

In the comic book world, Iron Man's popularity can't compare to Spider-Man or Batman, but it's still considered high-profile among second-tier characters.

The result was that Iron Man was a huge success, which revitalized Marvel and became the starting point of the Marvel Universe.

A movie that can succeed on Earth needs no further explanation in the Marvel Universe.

This is Iron Man's home turf.

The whole world knows that Tony Stark is Iron Man; his popularity far surpasses that of the Earth.

Therefore, even a box office of 1 billion is a conservative estimate.

The premiere of "Iron Man" was held at the Chinese Theatre, with a red carpet stretching for hundreds of meters.

The enthusiastic atmosphere was palpable; the entire red carpet was lined with frenzied fans who were kept separate, holding all sorts of Iron Man figurines and merchandise.

Tony Stark is indeed a businessman; he owns the copyright to Iron Man, so all the merchandise is produced by the Stark Industries.

Stark Industries has a valuation of tens of billions of dollars simply by producing related products.

This can be considered a small compensation after the closure of the military industry sector.

Tony Stark was also trying every means to make money to cover the losses of the Stark Industries.

This applies to this movie as well; box office revenue is not important at all, what matters is the movie's merchandise.

How much does a movie ticket cost?

However, a movie-related item, even just a keychain, costs more than a movie ticket.

Not to mention buying figurines and models; those are the things that really make money.

Stark Industries has been operating at full capacity, all for the sake of making this profit.

If there's enough profit to be made, Tony probably won't refuse the next collaboration.

Soon, it was Mary Jane's turn in the slowly moving vehicle ahead.

The car door opened, and Mary Jane, who had been lying in Li Chen's arms, immediately lost her spring-like mood and put on a charming smile.

However, she was still holding Li Chen tightly, appearing somewhat nervous.

Li Chen patted her hand. "Relax."

You look beautiful tonight.

Hearing Li Chen's encouragement, Mary Jane finally got out of the car.

Li Chen didn't go down with them. He didn't like being photographed by a group of people with cameras; it made him feel like a monkey.

As expected, Mary Jane was immediately surrounded by photographers and a group of people shouting as soon as she got out of the car.

Everyone knows she's the female lead, but she became famous just based on a few stills from the show.

This is the female lead from Iron Man.

This title alone makes many people envious; it's unclear why Starlight Pictures chose a newcomer.

But once you know the relationship between Mary Jane and Li Chen, it won't be surprising.

Li Chen chose to enter from the other side, thus entering the theater earlier than Mary Jane.

Behind her, a deafening cheer erupted.

"Tony!"

Iron Man!

The shouts signaled the arrival of the film's main characters.

This is when Mary Jane's lack of professionalism became apparent.

Seeing that the media was no longer paying attention to her, she immediately quickened her pace and headed into the movie theater, not lingering on the red carpet.

If it were any other seasoned veteran, they would definitely become like a tortoise, as if carrying a heavy tortoise shell, and no matter how hard you try to get rid of them, they would insist on taking photos with Tony Stark in front of the media.

This kind of thing is not uncommon among female celebrities. Many has-been female celebrities use this method to "crash" the red carpet.

Taking a photo with a popular celebrity is a way to increase exposure.

Mary Jane was clearly too young.

After Li Chen told her, Mary Jane didn't care. "We still need to see how the movie turns out."

"What's the use of taking lots of photos? You only become famous if the movie is a hit."

She is remarkably clear-headed.

Tony Stark, on the other hand, was quite arrogant. He stood in the media area, arms outstretched, looking like he had everything under control.

His every move exuded confidence.

This caused a frenzy among fans, and if the Los Angeles Police Department hadn't deployed a large number of officers to maintain order, the enthusiastic fans might have broken through the fence.

There's no way around it; Tony's identity is too special. He's not only a superhero but also a trillionaire, a person of great prestige, and he has many 'enemies'.

Since revealing his identity Iron Man, Tony Stark has faced countless attacks.

However, he managed to escape danger in every one of them.

Therefore, the police officers on the scene dared not relax their vigilance in the slightest, for fear that his enemy might be hiding among the fans.