My Age of Investment

   Chapter 1060

   "Hahaha~"

  Pamut laughed loudly, as if he had heard some funny joke, and couldn't stop laughing all the time.

  Xia Jingxing took it lightly, and Abel on the side felt a little uncomfortable.

  He glanced at his Feng Qingyunyan boss, and held back the scolding that had reached his throat.

  "Dalun, you didn't make a joke with me? It's not that we haven't made this effort in these years.

  But do you know the global box office of the "Spider-Man" trilogy? 2.5 billion dollars! And there is the possibility of further excavation. "

  Pamut stopped laughing, and went to Xia Jinghang to stand his hand, “We also sued Sony in court a few years ago, but the final result was that Sony gave us all the rights to sell derivatives of the movie.

  The film adaptation rights of "Spider-Man" are destined to not be taken back, unless Darren you also take Sony. "

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said: "Mangai movies are a gold mine!"

  Pam has his head, "Yes, I think so too!"

"But only "Spider-Man" is a gold mine. In recent years, Fox has filmed "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four", Universal has recruited Ang Lee's "Hulk", Lionsgate's "Punisher"... …

  The box office is far behind "Spider-Man", and many have lost money.

  From this, is it possible to draw a conclusion: Manga reform has risks, and investment needs to be cautious? "

  Pamut looked at the smiling young man in front of him, and gradually put away his small heart.

  But the old man still said stiffly, “That’s because they don’t understand the correct adaptation and shooting methods of Marvel heroes, so Marvel decided to shoot by themselves.

  For this, we pledged the film adaptation rights of the last 10 well-known heroes, and did not intend to leave ourselves behind.

  Wait until next month, everything will be clear! "

  Xia Jingxing cursed secretly in his heart. In the conversation, the old man repeatedly mentioned that next month, he was actually increasing his bargaining chip.

  If "Iron Man" is released and is a big success, as the first adapted film in the true sense of Marvel Pictures, the entire Marvel Group will benefit from this, and the commercial value of industries including comics and toys will increase.

  Of course, the biggest benefit is the IP adaptation right that Marvel still holds.

Now they have come to invest in Marvel. Actually, it is not the best time to buy the bottom. About three years ago, when Marvel just proposed that its film company should shoot a movie, it was the best investment opportunity, but he and Vision Capital There was no money at that time.

  When this year’s Equinox Fund, a PE fund focused on acquisitions, is raised, Marvel’s "Iron Man" will be released.

  At this time, if you change to be yourself, I’m afraid you will be up for sale.

  However, understanding belongs to understanding, Xia Jingxing will not be held by the old man.

  "What if the box office of "Iron Man" falls short of expectations? Mr. Pamut, have you thought about how to solve the follow-up problem?"

Pamut shook his head lightly, "No need to solve it. According to our agreement with Merrill Lynch, if Marvel’s film loses, Merrill Bank will only take away the film rights of these characters, and Marvel’s comics and toy business will not at all. affected."

  Before coming, Xia Jingxing had already done his homework.

He knows very well that the old man opposite is the kind of person who is extremely risk-averse. The old man’s partner, Avi Allard, proposed a filming plan five or six years ago, but he was directly rejected by Parmut on the grounds that he was afraid of losing money. money.

  After all, Pamut himself doesn’t have much money. He can become a major shareholder of Marvel, and he has some luck. He prefers less risky businesses, such as toys.

   Poor boy Pamut entered the United States, first started with a "toy dollar store", later due to fate, he would buy ToyBiz, a toy company that was not well managed.

  This is a toy manufacturer authorized by Marvel's role, so he has a relationship with Marvel.

  In order to save millions of dollars in licensing fees, Pamut sold nearly half of the toy company’s shares to Marvel, and he himself entered the Marvel board of directors.

  Later, Marvel was bankrupt by a Wall Street tycoon, and Pamut persuaded other creditors to become Marvel’s new major shareholder.

The copyright of "Spider-Man" was sold to Sony by the old man for "US$10 million a movie + an additional 5% revenue share". It was an idea of ​​killing two birds with one stone. First, it can reduce debt, and second, it can be sold by the popularity of the movie. More toys.

  But the old man should regret his death at the moment. Selling toys can't make money fast, so the tone gradually loosened and Marvel Pictures began to try to shoot the first movie.

  It doesn’t matter even if the film loses. The old man has been fully prepared for a long time, and he doesn’t want the film adaptation rights anymore, and continues to sell toys.

  For this "toy king" who can advance, attack and retreat, Xia Jingxing has not found a good way to persuade him.

   But Jewish merchants, it is impossible not to be interested in money.

   "Mr. Parmut, if all the film adaptation rights of the comics are sold, then Marvel will be very passive in the next business."

   "What do you mean?" The old man looked at Xia Jingxing suspiciously.

   "It is said that Fox once advanced the "X-Men" from the original Christmas file to the summer file. You were caught off guard. The toy production plan was completely disrupted and your income was greatly affected."

  Pamut’s face is a bit unsightly. Whenever he thinks about it, he hates Fox in his heart, and he absolutely deliberately fixes himself!

  Don’t you just ask for some more licensing fees, making movies to make so much money, Marvel asks to follow suit, isn’t it too much?

   “So, I am even more firm in the idea of ​​independent development of Marvel Studios. We decided to no longer rely on those Hollywood giants, and we must be self-reliant.”

  Looking at the old man with a firm tone, Xia Jingxing sneered and said: "But if "Iron Man" fails at the box office, Marvel Pictures will survive in name only, and your self-reliance plan will also suffer a major blow."

  "Daren, listen to you, it seems that you have a better solution?"

   When Xia Jingxing was testing Pamute, the other party was testing him as well. The situation was almost mastered, and the old man decided to showdown.

   "I said, I have a way to get "Spider-Man" back."

  Pamut smiled and said, "What then? Make a lot of money making movies?"

  He really wants to remind: young people, this line of water is very deep, you can’t play!

   But after thinking about it, I swallowed it back, it’s my own shit!

  "Vision Capital has also invested in a film distribution company in China. I believe that as China's economy continues to develop, it will become an increasingly important movie ticket warehouse in the world."

  Pamu said, "It makes sense! Is there any more?"

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said: "The other thing is that you sell Marvel as a whole to us. We plan to put all Marvel characters on the big screen."

  Listening to Xia Jingxing's ultimate goal, Parmut was not surprised at all, because he had touched too many similar people over the years.

  The most valuable thing in Marvel’s hands is the right to adapt a bunch of comic characters.

  "Daren, this is not a small investment."

   "We are well prepared!"

  Pamut smiled, "Forget it, if you find me a year earlier, I would be willing to talk to you, but now "Iron Man" is about to be released, it is not a good time to negotiate."

  Xia Jingxing puns: "After the movie is released, Marvel will not be at this price."

   "Haha, I still have confidence in the quality of the movie. No matter how bad the situation is, it will not go bad."

   Seeing this, Xia Jingxing didn't say much anymore. The old boy on the other side relied on it, and the acquisition negotiation was destined to not go smoothly.

  (End of this chapter)