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How much does Marvel value Chinese audiences? From the first Iron Man, the groundwork was laid

On April 19, Marvel released the first trailer for "Shangqi and the Legend of the Ten Commandments" starring actor Liu Simu on his birthday, although some viewers were very critical of the casting, but it still did not prevent Shangqi from becoming part of the wonderful Marvel Cinematic Universe.

How much does Marvel value Chinese audiences? From the first Iron Man, the groundwork was laid

After watching the trailer, my admiration for Marvel has risen to another dimension, it turned out that in the first "Iron Man" in 2008, Marvel was already paving the way for this shangqi. It can be seen how much Marvel attaches importance to Chinese audiences, and this paving is far earlier than Marvel's most classic villain Thanos. Iron Man was kidnapped for the first time by the Ten Commandments, and the Ten Commandments logo on the banner behind him was very obvious.

How much does Marvel value Chinese audiences? From the first Iron Man, the groundwork was laid

This was followed by Marvel's 2014 novel Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, which features a scene in which the killer holds a gun against the head of a fake Mandarin, and the killer has a very obvious ten-commandment logo tattoo on his arm.

How much does Marvel value Chinese audiences? From the first Iron Man, the groundwork was laid

Then there was 2015's Ant-Man, where we also saw a tattoo of ten rings on the neck of one of Pym's agents, and because it wasn't obvious, I circled it in red.

How much does Marvel value Chinese audiences? From the first Iron Man, the groundwork was laid

Finally, there is the very eye-catching Ten Commandments logo behind Liang Chaowei in the trailer, which can be said to be in order to please chinese audiences, Marvel really used enough thought.

How much does Marvel value Chinese audiences? From the first Iron Man, the groundwork was laid

Finally, the trailer also has a small Easter egg, this screenshot we can vaguely see Captain America's shield, although it is not clear how it will be linked and laid, but it is very likely that Shangqi will play a very important role in the future Marvel Cinematic Universe.

How much does Marvel value Chinese audiences? From the first Iron Man, the groundwork was laid

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