My Age of Investment

  Chapter 1068 American Business Card

  On the big screen, a towering snow-capped mountain surrounded by stars appeared at the beginning of the movie. This is the logo of the publisher, Paramount.

  This veteran film company was established in May 1912. At that time, Qing Dynasty had just died four months ago. It was the oldest surviving film company in Hollywood, one month older than Universal Studios.

Many well-known American movies, such as "Titanic", "Mission Impossible", "Trumen's World", "Transformers", "Interstellar", "Forrest Gump", "Saving Private Ryan", etc. And so on, are all produced and distributed by Paramount.

  "Iron Man" was produced by Marvel Pictures, but suffered from lack of large-scale distribution capabilities, and in order to obtain strong support from the distributor, Marvel CEO Kevin Cage signed a six-film release contract with Paramount in one go.

  In other words, in addition to "Iron Man", the next five new movies must be handed over to Paramount for distribution in accordance with the agreement.

  The exception to the next release of "Invincible Hulk", because of copyright reasons, the release agreement has been handed over to Universal Pictures.

  Paramount’s current parent company is Viacom, and Xia Jingxing has already called Redstone.

  The old man still welcomes Envision Capital's entry into Marvel, provided that Envision Capital must perform its contract honestly and continue to delegate the power of issuance to Paramount.

  The distribution rights of "Iron Man 1" in Japan have been handed over to Sony.

  In short, with the exception of Disney, Fox, and Warner who didn’t get anything, the other three have formed a certain interest bond and exchange with Marvel.

  Because the transaction has not been approved yet, Xia Jingxing does not intend to do anything in Hollywood for the time being.

  On the screen, Tony Stark has made his debut.

  The heir to Stark Industries, the first US military munitions supplier, was a genius since childhood, made circuit boards at the age of 4, made engines at the age of 6, and graduated from MIT at the age of 17...

  These character sets are very in line with the routines of cool texts and cool movies, and the audiences watch them with relish.

In the Afghan desert, the huge shock wave generated by the test missile explosion and the rolled up violent sand lifted off the US military hat, which was used to observe the effect of the weapon, but Stark was still in a straight suit and turned his back to the mountains. With the explosive fireworks behind him, raising his arms as if enjoying the explosion effect, this scene has become a classic scene.

  Xia Jingxing smiled, others are in a panic, and Stark is immobile. The effect of this pretense is very effective. Although this does not conform to the principles of mechanics, no one is here to provoke him.

   was originally the story background of the Vietnam War. In order to make the audience more immersive, it was replaced by the Afghanistan War that only broke out in recent years.

Stark, who went to Afghanistan to sell arms, demonstrated the effects of the weapons, and was ambushed on the way back. Then, Stark, who was seriously injured and dying, was caught by terrorists in the base cave and installed a "controllable nuclear fusion reactor" on his chest. After saving him, he was forced to help the terrorists to make advanced weapons, so he took the opportunity to secretly make a steel armor.

  As soon as the steel armor came out, it immediately smashed all quarters. Even the noise in the theater was quiet, and everyone was indulged in the first small climax of the whole film.

  Ivanka looked at it and shook her head, "Daren, what's so good about this, it's too fake, only children like to watch this kind of movie."

   "It makes sense, adults watch movies with other purposes."

  After finishing speaking, Xia Jingxing hugged Ivanka on her lap, the two began to play games, and popcorn was scattered all over the floor...

  The two secretly finished the game in the last row, and the movie has come to the end. Iron Man defeated the villain hidden beside the company, and once again installed a force at the press conference: I am Iron Man!

  This scene surprised the audience. Isn’t it about hiding their identity? What kind of superhero is this?

  Xia Jingxing smiled, this should be regarded as an innovation, the previous Batman and Spiderman had to hide under the mask to live, not cool enough!

  Iron Man is a real cool film, from the beginning to the end, in the current era, there is a bit of anti-routine flavor, which makes the audience feel refreshed.

  Just when the audience thought the movie was over, the egg suddenly appeared, and the director of Aegis "One-eyed Marinated Egg" mysteriously came to Stark's house.

  "Do you think you are the only superhero in the world?"

   "There are many people like you, but you don't know it yet."

   "I want to talk to you about the establishment of the Avengers Alliance!"

  ……

  The appearance of the director of Aegis and his simple words aroused infinite reverie of the audience.

  Many people haven't left their seats. I want to wait to see if there are any surprises.

  At the same time, these people are still discussing.

  "What does this mean? Other superheroes should also appear in the same frame?"

   "Fak, this is definitely the best idea ever!"

   "I want to watch Iron Man tease Black Widow!"

   "Fuck off, the black widow belongs to Rogers."

   "Captain America and the Hulk are true love."

  ……

  The front row was noisy, and several Marvel fans almost fought noisily.

  Cleaning up, Ivanka seemed to understand something. She asked Xia Jingxing next to her, “This is what you like? Superheroes appear in the same frame and build a new world together?”

   "How about, this plan is not bad, right?"

  Ivanka shook his head, “I’m still not interested in these superhero movies anyway, but there is something super-friendship between Captain America and the Hulk, which I am still looking forward to.”

  Xia Jingxing nodded, “Then I have to talk to Kevin Fitch, this is the voice of the fans, and I can’t let everyone down.”

  …………

  …………

  The box office of "Iron Man 1" is amazing. It airborne the championship in North America within three days of its release and won $107 million in box office.

  Outside North America, the total revenue in the first week of the show was US$97 million.

  The two figures are added together, and the global box office in the first week of the show has exceeded 200 million U.S. dollars.

  This movie not only makes a lot of money at the box office, but also has a surprisingly good reputation. In the film scoring on Yahoo.com, the critics gave a B+ score, while the audience scored an A-.

  In view of this, many media and box office evaluation agencies have given a global box office estimate of no less than 500 million U.S. dollars.

   "Iron Man 1" only has a production cost of 140 million US dollars, and the box office split is enough to recover all the costs, and DVDs and TV can make another money.

  From any point of view, Marvel’s first self-made movie was a big success.

  Of course, it’s still incomparable with "Spider-Man 3" which was released last year. The other party's first week of release performance was almost twice that of "Iron Man 1."

  Considering that Iron Man is a second-tier hero, and the IP of Spider-Man has been operated by Sony for so many years, it is extremely rare for "Iron Man 1" to have the current results.

The distributor, Paramount, was quite satisfied with the release results of "Iron Man 1". Taking advantage of the hot film release, it took Marvel Pictures to announce the sequel schedule to the outside world, saying that it will be released during May Day in 2010. "Iron Man 2."

  In this context, Pamut’s mind became active again, as Ivanka guessed.

  In the meeting room of the 85 Wall Street building, Parmut sighed: “Dylan, CFIUS has not let the transaction go, so dragging is not a solution!”

   Kevin Fitch, who is immersed in his shoes and following his superb boss, is really ashamed!

Xia Jingxing knew what Pamute was thinking, and replied with a smile: "Mr. Pamute, according to the agreement, you have no right to unilaterally tear up the signed purchase contract, unless you are willing to pay a penalty equal to the purchase price. The rising "Iron Man 1" is not worth $3.4 billion."

   "Daren, you misunderstood, how could I tear up the contract!"

  Pamut shook his head repeatedly, "I mean, if CFIUS keeps dragging and does not give a clear answer, the development of Marvel movies will also proceed as planned.

  "Invincible Hulk" will be released next month, if it achieves a box office score equal to or even higher than "Iron Man 1".

  I estimate that the audit resistance from CFIUS will become even greater!

why?

  The movies of Marvel Studios are popular all over the world and will become an American business card!

  Maybe this transaction will still be submitted to the case led by Xiaobu, and he will approve it. This acquisition will take longer and it may also fail! "

Abelpi, who had just returned to New York, said with a smile: "Mr. Parmut, we still have this patience, and the leader of Xiaobu has always been known for his enlightenment, and he is a rare prince in American history! I believe he will not let it go. We are disappointed."

Pamute cursed secretly that the fart Mingjun was just fainted. He fought a lot of indiscriminate wars and did not get any benefits. During his tenure, the subprime mortgage crisis broke out. There is a scene of people not having a good life. If they are placed in other countries, they will start early. The horse was put on the gallows.

  However, he is an Israeli immigrant after all, and he still can’t leave a bad reputation for “discussing state affairs” in full view.

   Holding back the anger in his heart, Parmut said slowly: "I thought of a good solution, which can solve the current dilemma of both of us."

  "What way?" Xia Jingxing had some guesses in her heart, but she was not sure yet.

  “Change the acquisition into a shareholding, and let Envision Capital invest in Marvel without involving a change in control, so that you will not miss Marvel’s accelerating train and effectively avoid the acquisition resistance from CFIUS.

With your financial support, Marvel will accelerate the layout of our Marvel universe plan. From now on, 2-3 Marvel superhero movies will be released every year, earning more than one billion and two billion dollars in box office, making it the seventh largest movie in Hollywood. company! "

  Pamute looked at Xia Jingxing who was sitting across from him, bewildered: "Dalun, what do you think of this plan? This is the best way I can think of, and it’s good for both of us!"

  Abel had a vague anger in his eyes, and he knew that the Jewish guy was not at ease.

as predicted!

  He can guarantee that if the acquisition is changed to a shareholding, the old man will definitely ask for a revaluation, and will not sell too much equity.

  Xia Jingxing was a little speechless, and he really made his guess. The old man saw a new point of interest and was reluctant to sell Marvel.

  What is the spirit of contract? Westerners never believe in this. They only talk about the spirit of contract when it is beneficial to them. On the contrary, it is an unfair agreement.

  It can be seen from the old man asking Sony to increase the license fee repeatedly. This is a master who can toss.

   Seeing Xia Jingxing's silence, Pamut thought that the other party was struggling with the valuation problem, so he drove the railroad while it was hot: "Dalun, rest assured, we are all our own!

  As far as Marvel’s valuation is concerned, it doesn’t go up at all... It’s somewhat unreasonable, and it’s hard for me to convince the board of directors.

  So, if you want to go up a little bit, how about a $600 million increase? This is definitely not high, it is just a box office of "Iron Man 1", but what this movie brings to Marvel is by no means as simple as the box office value.

  You invested 1 billion U.S. dollars, and our original shareholders diluted 20% of the shares to you. We will work together sincerely to make Marvel the film overlord with a market value of 100 billion U.S. dollars! "

  Xia Jingxing shook his head and laughed. It was a feng shui turn. Now it is the old man on the opposite side to fool himself.

  The market value of hundreds of billions of dollars, even if the Marvel Universe project is successful, it is difficult to achieve.

  Suddenly, Abel’s cell phone rang, and he ran out to answer a call.

  A few seconds later, Abel happily opened the door and ran into the meeting room, yelling: "The American business card has changed hands!"

  Pamute's face turned black. He called out the American business card. Has it changed hands? The transaction is released? impossible?

   Before Parmut could respond, his secretary handed over the phone.

  Pamut took the phone, and after listening for a few seconds, her expression became quite exciting.

  The phone has been hung up on the other end, and Parmut hasn’t recovered for a long time.

  He saw Xia Jingxing coming over with a big smile, and shot to himself: "Mr. Pamute, happy cooperation!"

  God stepping on horses and cooperating happily, Pamut is now killing CFIUS and the politicians have their ideas. Is there any position?

   "Mr. Parmut, why are you in a daze? You're so happy, aren't you? I'm just like you!"

  Xia Jingxing almost domineeringly grabbed Parmut’s palm and shook it vigorously, "Everyone is our own, let’s have fun together!"

   Immediately Xia Jingxing shook his head and said to Abel: "Bring a bottle of champagne. I want to celebrate this difficult cooperation with Mr. Parmut!"

  Abel immediately ran to get the champagne with an open eyebrow.

  Pamut had come back to his senses at this time, and his heart was very painful, but he still smiled and said: "Dalun, congratulations! Marvel is like my child, I hope you treat it well!"

   "Of course, I will treat Marvel kindly!"

  Xia Jingxing cast his gaze to Kevin Fitch behind Pamute, who nodded at him with a smile on his face.

As the CEO of Marvel Pictures, Kevin Fitch has been dealing with Vision Capital, Xia Jingxing, and Abel for so long, and he still recognizes the new boss’s business philosophy. He also sincerely welcomes such bosses to take charge of the comic. Wei, help him realize his dream.

  After a while, Abel trot to fetch champagne, opened the wine, and poured a glass for everyone present.

  Looking at the joyful expressions of everyone, and Kevin Fitch, who couldn’t wait to wag his tail to the new boss, Parmut raised his head and took a sip of champagne, almost squirting it out. Nima was too bitter...

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