Ch.328Competition Structure?

# Iron Core vs Project-Arc V.

This matchup was news that fans would welcome with open arms.

From the perspective of existing Marvel fans.

“Wait, so there’s going to be another Iron Man successor besides Iron Core?”

“They’re going to build a new story centered around Kim Donghu?”

“It must be a multiverse thing, right? A completely different one?”

“But Loki cut all the timelines… can there really be another story?”

“It’s a different multiverse… the multiverse is basically a magic switch anyway.”

The idea of Kim Donghu carrying on Iron Man’s legacy was truly the best-case scenario.

Honestly, how envious had they been watching Batman.

Not only reaching 4th place in all-time Hollywood box office earnings.

Winning 8 awards, including Best Picture, and continuing to gain momentum.

While current Marvel productions could produce good works,

They were hitting a wall when it came to blockbusters.

In this situation, an Earth-guaranteed box office success.

Kim Donghu succeeding Iron Man?

“Is it coming back… the Marvel era?”

“Is DC afraid of Marvel’s resurrection?”

Could they bring back that romance and fun they once felt?

While these thoughts circulated,

Some people dug very meticulously into the situation.

As a result.

“But there’s a high possibility this production might get canceled?”

They realized that the situation with “Project-Arc V” wasn’t very good.

The reason was that Disney was currently suffering quite significant losses.

They couldn’t just invest in an unproven story.

“So what’s going to happen?”

“They might get a smaller budget or something?”

“Couldn’t they just gather separate investors… like with Iron Man 1?”

“Back then Marvel used bank loans as collateral… wonder how it’ll work now.”

They acknowledged the foundation of the story and granted production rights.

To put it bluntly, they handed over full authority for film production.

But they hadn’t allocated a separate budget for it.

This meant the production could be pushed back significantly.

This was exactly what the Iron Core production team was aiming for.

They were already busy focusing on their current production.

Would they have the budget to fund another project just to create competition?

Even though Disney had a lot of money,

It wasn’t unlimited to the point where they could casually spend hundreds of millions of dollars.

‘This way, they’ll naturally get budget allocation after the Iron Core series is finished.’

‘This is different from fear; honestly, that’s why Lib said what he did.’

On the surface, they created a competitive structure.

They pretended to allow the production of “Project-Arc V.”

But since they couldn’t provide proper support in reality,

It was just an attractive carrot dangled in front of them.

Perhaps this was the CEO’s way of coordinating each team’s opinions to fit the current situation.

‘Melvin, no matter how much you want to write a new story… you’d better give up.’

After all, what can you do without money?

Disney’s Iron Core production team smiled slyly thinking about Melvin.

After already being acquired,

To struggle desperately to return to square one.

They considered it foolish struggling, but

The actual subject of their mockery, Melvin:

“…Perfect, perfect.”

Had a deep smile on his face.

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I can’t say I planned everything from start to finish.

But as soon as I realized independence wasn’t possible, I desperately hoped for this outcome.

‘I just need production rights. I can solve the budget issue.’

I understand why the Iron Core production team played the media this way.

By igniting this fire, the situation of “Project-Arc V” would be exposed to the world.

Starting with how disadvantageous the production conditions were,

And in the long term, how the film shooting itself might fall through.

They wanted to broadcast such a crisis to everyone.

It was a very clever tactic.

So meticulous that I almost wanted to compliment them.

‘If only the protagonist wasn’t Donghu Kim.’

They forgot the most important thing.

No matter how much they bark out of fear,

How could they not know who they’re fighting?

‘Do they still not realize that Donghu Kim’s fandom isn’t just ordinary people?’

Kim Donghu is now simply one massive popularity collective.

Despite rumors of having 5 lovers,

With an attitude suggesting he could take responsibility for all of them, earning the title of “alpha male,”

With a clean private life,

Good acting, wealthy, popular, good at fighting, and even excellent fan service.

He’s in a position where it’s difficult to dislike him.

Such a man carrying on Iron Man’s legacy?

Would the people happy about this news be limited to just ordinary fans?

>Melvin, it’s been a while. To be direct… I want to stand beside Donghu Kim. I’ll send you an audition video.

>Melvin! It’s me, how have you been? I know it’s not good to contact you privately like this, but haha, being connected to Donghu Kim…

From actors.

>Hello. I heard the recent news. To be direct, we absolutely want to expose our company’s products in the movie starring Donghu Kim.

>Murciélago, that car now belongs to DC. Marvel needs a new vehicle for Marvel… and Ferrari is prepared as a worthy steed befitting Donghu Kim.

To corporations.

With the news of him appearing in the film,

And the possibility of insufficient production costs, people gathered on their own.

The salaries of actors excluding Kim Donghu?

>Of course we can adjust, career is more important now.

>They say the world looks different by his side… I want to experience that.

Actors volunteered to lower their fees.

To stand beside the currently top-ranking actor.

Due to the desire to run a long-term series with that actor.

‘They wouldn’t have known this.’

The magic of investors rushing in as soon as Kim Donghu raises his hand and says, “Anyone who wants to make a film with me, gather here!”

Therefore.

“We just need to focus on the script.”

The current situation was actually favorable.

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Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

These days, while the Iron Core production team was conducting their media play,

Sims kept notifying me that the script rating for “Project-Arc V” was constantly rising.

“Already at A+.”

Gradually moving away from Disney and PC,

“Project-Arc V,” becoming an isolated island, had settled at an A+ rating.

At this rate, it would soon surpass S grade.

“Who knew their fearful media play would cause such a butterfly effect.”

As if someone had predicted this would happen,

The pieces of “Project-Arc V” were steadily falling into place.

About a month later in that state.

“But is there really a need to give it in script format like this?”

“That’s just how they want it, what can we do.”

The script arrived as a package, not an email.

It was obviously from Marvel’s side.

The contents inside, without needing to check:

<Arc Born 2nd Revision, A+ (Rating being adjusted upward)>.

It was the script for the work currently causing the most buzz.

‘But it’s shed its project title now?’

Is this really the serious punch title?

Arc Born.

‘EJ was revived through CPR using the arc reactor in a deleted scene.’

Literally a being reborn from the arc.

Hence Arc Born.

‘Immersion.’

I’m about to become the protagonist of that world.

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About 2 months after Harley said he wouldn’t give up,

When I visited the garage again, Harley wasn’t there.

“…Harley?”

With a sinking feeling, I checked the bunker door

Leading to the basement in the corner of the warehouse.

Normally secured with triple locks,

Preventing anyone from opening it carelessly,

It was now wide open, exhaling the musty air from the bunker.

“Oh, damn….”

No way.

No way.

With that thought, I entered the bunker.

“He took the suit and left, that crazy bastard!”

I realized Harley had put on the suit

And headed out to become a vigilante himself.

Moreover, checking the email on the still-powered computer:

“…Morgan Stark? Did he seriously email Stark’s daughter? Asking her to watch him?”

Typically, such emails would be ignored,

But whatever he did, Morgan Stark had actually read the email.

Crazy bastard, what have you done?

I need to find him immediately.

That thought struck me hard,

And my body immediately darted out of the garage.

Where would he go wearing that?

I didn’t need to think long about this.

‘I think I know.’

Every neighborhood typically has at least one gang.

One of the drug groups that sprouted after the Avengers’ deaths.

He would have immediately stormed Hatetrip’s headquarters.

Why do you have to cause trouble like this?

Thinking that, I ran as fast as I could.

Hatetrip’s headquarters wasn’t on Google Maps,

But it was in a location known to all locals,

So it wasn’t difficult to find.

An old abandoned factory.

Turned into a fortress where even police wouldn’t dare to intervene.

Going there alone?

‘Crazy bastard!’

While running with burning feet and thinking this,

Sure enough.

BOOM!

A tremendous explosion erupted from the abandoned factory.

“AAAAARGH!”

Simultaneously, a scream burst out.

And of course, the owner of that scream:

“Harley!”

Was my friend, not a gang member.