Ed felt that he must have offended his boss in some way.
Not only was he cruelly transferred from the peaceful land of Japan to North America where he had no wife or daughter, he even assigned himself this kind of surveillance job.
God, I'm just an ordinary white-collar worker, not the FBI or the CIA, and certainly not a death god elementary school student, why should I do this kind of work of tracking people? !
Of course, as a corporate slave, if Ed didn't want his wife to go back and inherit her family's grocery store, he had to follow the company's arrangements to monitor this old poisoner.
[Those guys above are absolutely crazy to let this guy play a superhero.]
Because of his work, Ed has some understanding of Hollywood's selection criteria for superhero actors.
Because of the image issue, the selection of superhero actors is very strict. Even if they are not perfect, at least they have to be healthy, sunny and positive.
But what about this guy in front of me?
A drug addict who has been to jail several times, isn't he afraid of being complained by parents if he plays a superhero?
Also feeling depressed was Donnie, who was standing opposite Ed. He just couldn't stand the Oriental man in front of him no matter how he looked at him.
For Europeans and Americans, they care very much about things like personal freedom and privacy.
Although their government's favorite thing to do is to restrict personal freedom and infringe on personal privacy, this is not what they say in their propaganda.
Let someone, and a man, stare at you 24 hours a day.
Not to mention in Europe and the United States, I believe no one can stand it.
Especially since you know you can't refuse this person's surveillance, which makes Donnie even more unhappy.
Because this situation of being monitored at all times triggered some very bad memories in his heart.
So, now Tony just can't stand Ed anymore.
"Why did I think of applying for the audition for Iron Man in the first place? If I had known it would be like this..."
When he submitted his audition application, Downey had no idea that things would become so troublesome.
"Robert."
The woman next to Donnie took his hand and said softly, "They do this because they value you. You just need to make sure you do your best."
"Susan..."
Donny held his new wife's hand. This former playboy really had no resistance to this woman.
"I heard that it was the director who personally decided to include you in the candidate list." Susan continued, "Since he believes in you, you should respond to his trust. Anyway, you haven't been inconvenienced recently, right?"
"Besides, I think you can do it. You won't let me down, right?"
As Susan said these words, she gently stroked her husband's stubble to relax him.
Donny has always had a hot temper, and being young and frivolous, he always has a bit of a quibble vibe.
However, after experiencing the ups and downs of life, although Downey has restrained himself somewhat, his temper is still quite bad.
However, Susan was an exception. Just like a princess who could calm the anger of a dragon, as long as she spoke, Tony would calm down no matter how angry he was.
There are many reasons for this, but the most important one is that Downey loves her, the woman who was willing to marry him even when his career was at its lowest point.
This is a very simple and plain feeling, but for Downey, who has experienced the turmoil in the world of fame and fortune, this is what he cherishes most.
"All right..."
Donnie forced a smile at Ed: "Are you going to follow me even when I go to the bathroom and sleep at night?"
"That's not necessary," Ed said, "but I will check on you from time to time."
Donnie's face wrinkled. Usually private testing is done through urine testing.
"Don't worry, the tester is Ms. Susan." Ed immediately guessed what the other party was thinking, "But the time and number of tests are decided by me."
"That's acceptable." Donnie breathed a sigh of relief. He continued, "So, how long will you follow me?"
"As it stands, it will take at least until you have completed the audition and received the audition result."
Ed replied, "If you don't pass the audition, my job is over. If you pass, I will stay with you until the end of the promotion period of Iron Man."
"Mother..."
Donny was almost possessed by the Egg Man, but fortunately Susan stopped him in time.
You have to know that the promotion period of a movie is very long, from the filming of the movie to the release of the movie, and then to the movie being taken offline and entering the DVD market.
Such a long period of time can be included in the film promotion period. For a commercial special effects movie like "Iron Man", this period will last at least two or three years.
"Robert!"
"I'm sorry, Susan. I was wrong."
Donny immediately transformed himself into a pure and harmless little white rabbit and begged for mercy from his wife.
After all, how can you call it licking when you are licking your own virtuous wife?
It is a manifestation of love between husband and wife!
Downey is not at all embarrassed about the exposure of his henpecked nature. I have such a good wife, do you?
[Sorry, I have it too. ]
Seeing the bearded guy provoking him with his flirtatious eyes, Ed sneered.
Although his wife has a bit of a temper, she is just as virtuous as the woman named Susan.
However, Ed also admitted that this woman, who was not outstanding in appearance but very attractive, was indeed a good wife and mother.
She is definitely a perfect and virtuous wife.
[Since such an outstanding woman has taken a fancy to him, this guy shouldn't do anything stupid again, right? ]
Ed just hopes that this guy has turned over a new leaf and stopped taking drugs, just as he said.
[Speaking of which, Ms. Susan just said that it was Director Kiryu who chose Downey. I didn't expect that he could actually convince those people on the Marvel board of directors. ]
Ed also knows how many bad things Robert Downey Jr. has done. Since Nanaya Kiryu was able to convince the top executives of Marvel, his prestige in Marvel must be very strong.
But in fact, it was not what Ed thought at all. When Nanaya was trying to persuade the Marvel executives, he did not do so in a gentle manner, but directly slammed the table at them.
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Let's go back to the Marvel executive meeting a few days ago…
"I have a recommendation for the male lead." A senior executive said hesitantly, "But there is a problem with the actor."
"Who?"
Nanaya thought the other party would say RDJ's name, but it wasn't.
"Tom Cruise," the executive said, "he had mentioned the idea of playing Tony Stark before, but we couldn't offer him the salary he asked for."
"So, now you're planning to let Washimine spend this money, right?!" Nanaya snorted coldly, "Don't even think about it. Tom Cruise is not in the consideration range."
As a viewer, Nanaya has the greatest respect for Tom Cruise's professionalism in action movies, but as a director, Nanaya has never considered his thoughts at all.
This has nothing to do with the other party's strange beliefs. After all, compared to some radical sects, Tom Cruise's beliefs are relatively peaceful.
Of course, this is one of the reasons. After all, the period in 2005 was when the media was most aggressive in bashing Tom Cruise, and the impact of this must also be taken into consideration.
But this is definitely not the main factor. The real reason why Nanaya doesn't want Tom Cruise to get involved is because of interests.
Everyone in Hollywood knows that Tom Cruise is famously expensive. Not only is he expensive, he also likes to participate in things beyond his actor duties in the crew.
This is also what Nanaya fears the most. Tom Cruise will bring money into the crew and intervene in the actual filming matters, and then enjoy the profit share in the end.
That's what he did with the much-criticized The Mummy.
Adding and changing scenes on the set is not news at all in Tom Cruise's crew. It will only be news when he obeys the director's orders.
This is also why most of the directors of the "Mission Impossible" series only shot one film and then left. The official reason was that it was to ensure different styles, but Nanaya believed that these directors were angered and left by Tom Cruise.
After all, those who can become directors are all proud.
It doesn't matter if it's just a purely new director, but those directors with a body of work to their credit will certainly not allow themselves to be dictated to like this.
This kind of thing is too common. Alan Taylor, the director of "Thor 2", said that he would never cooperate with Marvel again because he couldn't stand Marvel's meddling.
Of course, this incident in a previous life became another strong evidence for Kevin Feige to attack his old boss.
MCU movies will take more than ten years to shoot, so the co-actors certainly cannot be so strong. How can a multi-year plan be carried out with so many conflicts?
Marvel suffered a similar loss in the previous life. Edward Norton, the actor of "The Incredible Hulk", relied on his status to constantly modify the script and caused a lot of trouble.
The film's commercial performance and reviews are still a drag even if they are placed in the first stage with a lower average score.
So after that movie, Edward Norton was kicked out by Marvel and replaced by Uncle Mark.
Nanaya had the same idea about this matter. He had no interest in inviting an ancestor to come and worship him for more than ten years.
"Tom Cruise is really not suitable." Nanaya said, "He is too strong and will take away our profits. You should know about the dispute between him and Paramount over the profit sharing of Mission: Impossible."
Because Tom Cruise owns the copyright of "Mission Impossible", his relationship with Paramount has always been very tense. Both sides hope to get more profits, but are unwilling to make concessions.
"So, in order to avoid this situation, I suggest that all actors participating in Marvel movies should do the same as my Fate series, choose actors who are not very famous at present, and then sign several film contracts at a time. Try to reduce the cost of the film as much as possible."
The idea of signing multiple movies was something Nanaya learned from Marvel in his previous life, and now he is going to return this skill to Marvel.
So, how come things in this world are so coincidental?