Chapter 672： Marvel breach of contract

The box was quiet and seemed to be isolated from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Only Stan Lee’s low voice sounded: "I have been away from Marvel for a long time, and I rarely participate in Marvel’s affairs. Recently, Marvel’s business is not very clear , I only remember that in the past few years, Marvel insisted on selling copyrights and sharing revenue from film adaptation."

Bernard Isinger followed Stan Lee's words: "Movie share revenue is now a very important piece of all comic companies."

Joan Kleia-Lee then said: "I heard that many comic companies are counting on the revenue share of film adaptation to maintain."

"Marvel also values ​​this piece very seriously." Bernard Isinger said naturally: "Recently, people from Marvel Entertainment have been urging two "X-Men" series on Twentieth Century Fox. The movie’s revenue share in the first half of the year... Oh, yes, and Sony Columbia Pictures has a higher revenue share from the "Spider-Man" movie."

Stan Lee still somewhat understands the status quo of the comics market: "Relying solely on publishing comics, the income is too low." He looked at Bernard Isinger: "If you are in Twentieth Century Fox, if you can, help Marvel more. ."

Bernard Isinger said with a smile: "I came to New York this time, and one of my tasks was to get Marvel Entertainment to sign for the second revenue share of "X-Men 2"."

Stan Lee took the glass from Joan Kleia Lee, took a sip, and said, "Thank you."

"You are too polite." Bernard Isinger said: "Stan, if you don't hear anything, Marvel Entertainment is no longer the Marvel it used to be."

Stan Lee shook his head: "No matter how the equity changes, it will be Marvel after all."

Bernard Isinger specifically said: "Stan, don't worry about it. Marvel Entertainment's account has been divided into today."

Keya Morgan, who has been silent, suddenly interjected: "Has the movie been split? Or is it the second one? Why has Marvel Entertainment not notified me and Stan?"

Stan Lee looks at his lawyer and business agent.

Koya-Morgan further said: "No, nothing."

Bernard Isinger deliberately put on a very curious gesture: "You said..."

"Oh, that's the case." Koya-Morgan said simply: "Marvel signed an agreement with Stan in the past. If every character Stan initiates is made into a movie or TV series, he will get the Marvel company. Ten percent of the profit from it."

Probably too long, after the lawyer's reminder, Stan Lee remembered: "It seems that there is such an agreement."

Bernard Isinger asked at the right time: "So, "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" are included?"

Koya-Morgan replied: "Yes, absolutely included."

Bernard Isinger seemed to have not heard what Koya Morgan had said before, and asked: "Spider-Man is a big hit at the box office and surroundings. The X-Men pays a lot of shares to Marvel Entertainment. Stan You should get a lot, too? There is still a share after retirement, which is enviable."

Stan Lee looked at Keya Morgan and asked, "Is there?"

Koya Morgan replied very surely: "No!"

"No?" Bernard Isinger's face was full of surprise: "How could there be no? As far as I know, Sony Columbia Pictures has paid Marvel three times for the "Spider-Man" movie share, "Spider-Man 2 "Also paid once, 20th Century Fox..."

Stan Lee rubbed his forehead. Before he could speak, Joan Kleia Lee said, "Marvel never mentioned this to us! Never!"

Bernard Isinger hurriedly said: "Sorry, I don't know very well."

Stan Lee waved his hand: "It's okay."

Joan Kleia-Lee asked, "Father, is Marvel going to blame?"

"It shouldn't be so." Although Stan Lee left Marvel, his relationship with Marvel's management is not bad: "Perhaps Marvel is more difficult to finance."

Joan Kleia-Lee screamed: "But they can't deprive us of our legal income."

Hearing her daughter's sudden raising voice, Stan Lee reminded: "This is my legal income."

"Yes, it's yours." Joan Kleia-Lee never quarreled with Stan-Lee in front of outsiders: "Father, I am concerned about the protection of your rights."

Keya Morgan interjected: "Marvel Entertainment breached its contract."

The assistant rang the phone ring, said a word after the connection, and then handed it to Bernard Isinger. Bernard Isinger stood up and went outside to answer the phone, and quickly returned to the box.

Some things are enough for him as an outsider to bring up topics, and for others, people around Stan Lee need to work hard.

Therefore, Bernard Isinger made a goodbye promptly on the grounds of temporary incidents.

Inside the box, three people became Stan Lee.

Stan-Lee asked directly: "Kaya, Marvel has not contacted you about the division?"

"No." Koya Morgan said without hesitation: "Never."

Although his feelings for Marvel are extremely deep, Stan Lee still feels quite uncomfortable when it comes to huge revenue sharing.

This is human nature, and whoever changes it will also have emotions.

Joan Kleia-Lee couldn't wait to say: "Father, your legal rights have been violated!"

Stan Lee was silent, his mood was quite complicated, and he didn't know how to resolve this dispute that would inevitably cause trouble.

"The box office of "Spider-Man" and "Spider-Man 2" is scary. It is said that the peripheral income exceeds the box office. Seeing that there are no outsiders, Stan Lee is silent and hesitating again, and Joan Kleia Lee is anxious: "There are two more "X-Men", Universal Pictures’ "Hulk", Marvel Entertainment owes us so much!"

Her words are endless: "We can't just let it go, this money is more than my trust fund..."

Hearing what Joan Claire Lee said, Keya Morgan quickly gave her a hint with his eyes.

Just a little bit, Joan Kleia-Lee will say that he needs money to buy a large villa.

Joan Kleia-Lee has been gnawing for so many years, gnawing out experience and knowledge, and also gnawing a bit of ingenuity, and hastily closed his mouth.

As a lawyer, Koya-Morgan is much smarter than Joan Klea-Lee: "Stan, we can't treat this as not happening."

Stan Lee said: "I'm old, maybe Marvel thought I was useless."

"It has nothing to do with age." Keya Morgan continued: "Marvel has dozens of well-known superheroes, and your legal rights are involved. This time, Marvel Entertainment may treat you as the original author who never existed. , And all subsequent gains will be suppressed, and our future losses may reach tens of millions of dollars."

Stan Lee trusted Koya Morgan very much and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Joan Kleia-Lee almost couldn't help but uttered again, but under Kea-Morgan's gaze, he finally maintained a rare silence.

Koya-Morgan said: "Tomorrow I will send a letter to Marvel Entertainment, and then contact Avi Arach, to have an interview with him. If Marvel Entertainment still ignores our legal rights, we can only solve it through legal means. ."

Stan Lee frowned slightly: "I have worked at Marvel for more than 50 years, so this is not good."

Joan Kleia-Lee finally couldn't help it: "They don't take you to heart, why do you care about their feelings? If they really value you, they will withhold your hair and not give it? Did they forget? Is this possible?"

"You have a contract with Marvel." Keya-Morgan said: "This is Marvel Entertainment's breach of contract. We are just taking up legal weapons to protect our legitimate rights and interests."

Joan Kleia-Lee said: "This is because they were wrong first."

Stan Lee thought about it for a while, and said to the female lawyer: "Kaya, you are solely responsible for this matter."

"Okay." Koya Morgan responded naturally.

Stan-Lee reminded her unconscious daughter: "Don't participate, stay safe, the current Marvel entertainment is not the previous Marvel."

Joan Kleia-Lee was not reconciled, but after Kea-Morgan reminded her with his eyes, he said, "I see."

With such an accident, Stan Lee lost interest in watching the drama and stood up and said, "Don't watch it, let's go back."

Keya Morgan raised his arm: "Don't worry, I will deal with it tomorrow."

Joan Kleia-Lee followed, calculating how much more he would get after the hundreds of thousands of dollars in 20th Century Fox?

The two took Stan Lee home and got in the same car outside the apartment building.

"What are you going to do?" Joan Kleia-Lee asked.

Koya-Morgan said calmly: "Send a lawyer's letter to Marvel Entertainment, and then sue them in Stan's name."

Joan Kleia-Lee asked again: "Marvel Entertainment won't give it directly?"

"No Koya-Morgan said: "Maybe Marvel’s new parent company doesn’t know the situation, but Marvel’s management must know about it. At least Avi-Allard knows. But keep pressing and not giving, because of what? As you said, forgetting the impossible is not an excuse. The only reason is that the management of Marvel Entertainment does not want to give it! "

Joan Kleia-Lee finally said something very sensible: "When people retire and leave, their influence is gone."

"Marvel probably thinks that Stan is not in good health. After a few years, Stan may not be there." Koya-Morgan thinks this may be quite large: "When Stan is gone, this money may be saved."

Joan Kleia-Lee said: "They want to be beautiful! And me!"

Koya Morgan smiled and did not speak, because Stan Lee did not authorize Joan Kleia Lee. If that happens, the follow-up will be very troublesome.

"He won't let Marvel go?" Joan Kleia-Lee was worried.

Koya-Morgan said: "Absolutely not, he will not give up with me."