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Chapter 672 Marvel's Default

The box was quiet, as if it was isolated from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Only Stan-Lee's voice sounded: "I have been away from Marvel for a long time and rarely participated in Marvel's affairs. Marvel's business has not been very clear recently. I only remember that in the past few years, Marvel persisted by selling copyrights and sharing the profits of movie adaptations."

Bernard Esinger followed Stan Lee's words: "The profits of movies are now very important for all comic companies."

Joan Claya Lee responded: "I heard that many comic companies are counting on film and television adaptations to maintain their share of revenue."

"Marvel also values ​​this," Bernard Isinger said naturally: "Recently, Marvel Entertainment people have been urging the revenue share of the two films in the "X-Men" series in the first half of the year... Oh, yes, and Sony Columbia Pictures, the revenue share of the "Spider-Man" movies is even higher."

Stan Lee still has some understanding of the current situation of the comics market: "Just relying solely on publishing comics, the income is too low." He looked at Bernard Isinger: "If you are at Twentieth Century Fox, you can do more Marvel."

Bernard Isinger said with a smile: "One of my jobs in New York this time is to get Marvel Entertainment to sign for the second revenue share of "X-Men 2."

Stan Lee took the cup of water handed over by Joan Claya Lee, took a sip and said, "Thank you."

"You're so polite." Bernard Isinger said: "Stan, to put it unpleasantly, 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 Esinger said specifically: "Stan, don't worry, the share has been on Marvel Entertainment's account today."

Koya Morgan, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted: "Is the movie divided? Or is it the second transaction? Why has Marvel Entertainment notified me and Stan?"

Stan Lee looked at his lawyer and business agent.

Coa Morgan further said: "No, nothing."

Bernard Esinger deliberately made a very curious gesture: "You are talking about..."

"Oh, that's the case." Coa Morgan said simply: "Marvel signed an agreement with Stan that if every character Stan initiated was made into a movie or a TV series, he would get 10% of the profit Marvel made from it."

It was probably too long, and after the lawyer's reminder, Stan-Li thought: "It seems like there is such an agreement."

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

Coa Morgan replied: "Yes, absolutely included."

Bernard Isinger seemed to have not heard the words of Koya Morgan before, and asked again: "Spider-Man's box office and peripheral sales are very popular. "X-Men" pays Marvel Entertainment a lot of share, and Stan, you should get a lot of share, right? There is still a share after retirement, which is enviable."

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

Koya Morgan replied with great certainty: "No!"

"No?" Bernard Isinger's face was full of surprise: "How could it not be? As far as I know, Sony Columbia Pictures has paid Marvel three times to share the "Spider-Man" movie, and "Spider-Man 2" once, Twentieth Century Fox..."

Stan Lee rubbed his forehead, and before he could speak, Joan Claya Lee said, "Marvel has never mentioned this to us! Never!"

Bernard Esinger quickly said, "Sorry, I don't know much."

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

Joan Claya Lee asked: "Father, is Marvel going to be liable for debt?"

"It shouldn't be." Although Stan Lee left Marvel, his relationship with Marvel management was not bad: "Maybe Marvel is more difficult in terms of funds."

"But they can't deprive us of our legal income, either," Joan Claya Lee said sharply.

Hearing his daughter's sudden increase, Stan Lee reminded: "This is my legal income."

"Yes, it's yours." Joan Claya Lee never quarrels with Stan Lee in front of outsiders: "Father, I'm caring about your rights protection."

Coa Morgan interjected: "Marvel Entertainment has defaulted."

The assistant rang the phone ringtone, and after answering it, he said something, and handed it to Bernard Esinger. Bernard Esinger stood up and went outside to answer the phone, and soon returned to the private room.

Some things are enough for him, an outsider to talk about, and others need to be put into use by Stan-Li.

Therefore, Bernard Esinger said goodbye in a timely manner on the grounds that something happened temporarily.

In the box, Stan and Li became three more people.

Stan Lee asked directly: "Coya, have you contacted the matter that Marvel has not shared?"

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

Although he had a very deep relationship with Marvel, Stan Lee was still very uncomfortable when it came to huge profit sharing.

This is human nature, and anyone else will have emotions.

Joan Claya Lee couldn't wait to say: "Father, your legal rights have been infringed!"

Stan Li Chenmo was in a very complicated mood and didn't know how to resolve this dispute that would inevitably cause trouble.

"Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 are so high that the box office is so high, and it is said that the surrounding revenue is still higher than the box office." Seeing that there are no outsiders, Stan Lee was silent and hesitant again, and Joan Claya Lee was anxious: "There are two more movies "X-Men", Universal Pictures' Hulk, and Marvel Entertainment owes us too much!"

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

Hearing Joan Claya Lee's words, Coa Morgan quickly gave her a hint with his eyes.

Just a little bit away, Joan Claya Lee will say what he needs to pay for a big villa.

Joan Claya Li has been chewing his parents for so many years, and has gained experience and some intelligence. He quickly shut up his mouth.

As a lawyer, Koya Morgan is too smarter than Joan Claya Lee: "Stan, we can't think of this as not happening."

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

"It has nothing to do with age," Coa Morgan continued: "Marvel has dozens of well-known superheroes, involving your legal rights. We give in this time. Marvel Entertainment may be when you, the original author, never existed, and the subsequent more profits will not be suppressed, and our future losses may reach tens of millions of dollars."

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

Joan Claya Lee almost couldn't help but speak out again, but under the eyes of Coa Morgan, he finally maintained a rare silence.

Koya Morgan said: "Tomorrow I will send a letter to Marvel Entertainment to question it, and then contact Avi Arachi to interview him. If Marvel Entertainment still ignores our legal rights, we can only resolve it through legal means."

Stan Lee frowned slightly: "I have worked in Marvel for more than fifty years, and this is not good."

Joan Claya 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 send-out? Did they forget? Is this possible?"

"You have a contract with Marvel," said Coa Morgan. "This is before Marvel Entertainment breached the contract. We just took up legal weapons and protected our own legitimate rights and interests."

Joan Claya Lee said: "This is because they are wrong first."

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

"Okay." Coa Morgan responded naturally.

Stan Lee reminded his uneasy daughter: "Don't participate, be more stable, Marvel Entertainment is not the Marvel it used to be."

Joan Claya Lee was not willing to accept it, but Coa Morgan reminded her with his eyes and said, "I understand."

After such an accident, Stan Lee no longer had the interest in watching dramas, and stood up and said, "No, let's go back."

Koya Morgan lifted his arm: "Don't worry, I'll deal with it tomorrow."

Joan Claya Lee followed behind, calculating how much more he could get after the 20th Century Fox?

The two sent Stan Lee home and got on the same car outside the apartment building.

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

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

Joan Claya Lee asked again: "Will Marvel Entertainment give it directly?"

"No." Coa Morgan said: "Maybe the new parent company of Marvel is not clear about the situation, but the Marvel management must know about it. At least Avi Arad knew it, but he kept suppressing it. Because of what? Just like you said, forgetting is impossible, and it is not an excuse. The only reason is that the management of Marvel Entertainment doesn't want to give it!"

Joan Claya Lee finally said something very rational: "When a person retires, his influence will be gone."

"Marvel probably thinks that Stan is in poor health, and it may be gone for a few years." Coa Morgan believes that this possibility is quite large: "When Stan leaves, the money may be saved."

Joan Claya Lee said: "They think beautifully! And I'm there!"

Koya Morgan smiled and didn't say anything because Stan Lee did not authorize Joan Claya Lee. If that happens, it will be very troublesome in the future.

"He won't let Marvel go, right?" Joan Claya Lee was worried.
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