My Age of Investment

  Chapter 1069 East Fairy Universe

   "Abel, you did a good job this time, remember your great work!"

  Xia Jingxing sat in the first seat of the long conference table, looking at Abel sitting on his left hand, his eyes half admiring, half encouraging.

  Now, Marvel has finally been taken down by them.

With a penalty of US$3.4 billion and a purchase of US$3.4 billion, Pamut is a time-savvy person, so he chose the latter instead of making trouble.

  Actually, even if Pamute does something more, Xia Jingxing still has sufficient countermeasures, but it takes a little more time and effort.

  It is the best to win the acquisition target simply and quickly, because no one likes endless battles.

  In this acquisition, Abel was responsible for visiting various LP investors and persuading the powerful and upper-class Americans to help dredge the acquisition resistance from CFIUS, allowing the transaction to finally be released, which undoubtedly made a great contribution.

  Seeing the boss complimenting himself so much, Abel’s face was a little ashamed, “Daren, the main credit for this incident is actually not me, but your investment perspective.

  The box office of "Iron Man 1" suddenly exploded, and the attitude of some investors immediately changed. Originally, they had some excuses and jokes. They didn't need me to urge them later, so they got things done quickly.

  I really have to worry about it. The reason why the approval of the whole acquisition takes so long is because I didn’t do a good job. "

  Xia Jingxing smiled slightly, he actually felt this way too, but deliberately didn't say anything.

  LP is a guy who can't afford to be profitable. Once he sees the benefits, he will be faster and more active than anyone else.

  After Abel returned to New York, the progress of CFIUS's multi-censorship has remained silent. As soon as "Iron Man 1" was released, the transaction was directly approved.

   is so realistic!

  LP is also waiting, wait for the value of the project to be reflected, and then measure whether it is worth paying for it.

  Xia Jingxing encouraged: "This is only one factor. Your early lobbying work is the key."

  Abel smiled and said nothing.

  "Next, how do you plan to operate and manage Marvel?"

  Xia Jingxing does not intend to get too involved in the management and operation of Marvel. No matter how good the potential, it is only one of the ordinary projects within Envision Capital.

  However, because it is the first battle of a holding-and-acquisition PE fund, he still put a lot of energy into the early acquisition work.

The operation period of the next project is calculated in five to ten years. His stall is so large that he cannot be managed in detail. So I plan to test Abel to see if the other party can entrust him. Important task.

  Abel knew that his own opportunity had finally come, and replied excitedly: "Daren, I have been working with Kevin Fitch for the past two days and have chatted a lot with him.

  In fact, his plan for Marvel Studios has been very good and perfect, as evidenced by the success of "Iron Man 1".

  Next, we only need to inject sufficient development funds into Marvel to guarantee the production of 2-3 movies per year.

  He and I probably do the calculations, and another injection of 600 million US dollars is enough to support the rapid development of Marvel Pictures.

  At the same time, the movies released every year will generate a certain amount of profit. We will not consider extracting this part of the profit in the next five years, let it snowball like a snowball..."

Xia Jingxing listened carefully, and Abel told a lot about Marvel's plans. On the basis of focusing on film production, he also plans to try and explore in many aspects such as TV series, animation, music production, derivative development and sales. .

"Kevin Fitch is an individual talent, and Marvel’s most indispensable strategic planner right now. For him, you have to take care of him. You can consider launching an equity incentive plan. Take the construction of the Marvel Universe Plan and box office data as an assessment. Every time he completes a milestone task, he unlocks part of the equity and options."

  Abel nodded very approvingly. Kevin Fitch is indeed the person who knows Marvel best. He must be locked in the car and honestly drive for Envision Capital.

   "Other things, I don't have much guidance, but there is one thing you should pay attention to."

  Abel pricked up his ears immediately.

  Xia Jingxing said in a nonchalant tone: “The content produced by Marvel, whether it is comics, animations, TV series, movies, etc., is not allowed to insult China again.”

   Abel was taken aback, and suddenly remembered, Marvel really seems to have a villain named Fu Manchu?

  "I don’t ask Marvel to sing praises to China, because it is, in the final analysis, an American company that depends on the U.S. and Western markets for survival, but don’t go to the trouble to find trouble. If you want to make money in the Chinese market, you have to be more objective.

  While making money from the Chinese people, while mirroring the Chinese people, sooner or later the horse will be overturned. "

  Xia Jingxing’s words were more intense, because he remembered the deliberate smearing of Chinese people by Marvel and other Hollywood companies in his previous life. Women had squinted eyes and freckled faces, and men were short, thin, and wimpy.

  This is so special that it can go to the Chinese market to make money, and it is all set off by peers.

Abel knows how much the boss pays attention to these famous things, and he nodded hurriedly: "Daren, don't worry, I will communicate with Kevin Fitch, and never allow the kind of content you said, even a shot. Will not work.

  The Chinese film market still has great potential, although "Iron Man 1" has only won a box office of just over 10 million U.S. dollars since its release, which is only 5% of the US market.

  But I believe that with the rapid development of China's economy, this gap will continue to narrow in the future and become an equally important ticket warehouse with the US market. Marvel will definitely treat it with due respect. "

  Hearing the word "ticket warehouse", Xia Jingxing felt a little uncomfortable, which is no different from saying "Your home is my cash machine".

  How can the domestic film industry fail! You can only allow others to circle money, and you will be sickened after you have circled the money.

  Xia Jingxing suddenly thought, could it be possible to incubate an Oriental Fairy Universe with the help of Marvel Universe’s production experience and special effects technology?

  Shanhaijing, Fengshen Bang, Shushan Swordsman Biography, Liao Zhai...

  There are actually many good IPs in China, but there are many undesirable phenomena from directors, actors, special effects, and remunerations. The typical eagerness for good gains and bad habits.

  It’s okay to burn money and exaggerate. The production and distribution of Jupin Pictures is one-stop, except for the theater line, the rest of the box office accounts can be recovered.

  Even if there is a small loss in the box office, you can still get Tudou.com to broadcast exclusively to attract new users to register and pay. This is a marketing tool for many video sites.

  It’s just that the game crashed later. Internet videos were constantly bleeding out by the film and television circles. The sky-high pay, stretched episodes, cutouts, and various pornographic operations emerged one after another, which made video sites start to play homemade dramas one after another.

Xia Jingxing did not have the idea of ​​saving the domestic entertainment industry, and he did not have that great ability. What he wanted to do was to see if he could make use of the resources and ecology of his company to make two good-looking movies and TV series, and don't lower the audience day by day. Aesthetic.

  In addition, there are also considerations for striving for greater development space for enterprises, because once you get caught in the "Three Kingdoms melee" of online video, it is not a joke, and tens of billions are not enough for disaster.

  If the Oriental Fairy Universe can export its culture overseas like TikTok, it is a surprise.

  However, because of cultural barriers, overall national strength, etc., I don’t dare to hope for the time being. It’s not bad to be able to radiate the East Asian cultural circle and the neighboring Southeast Asia.

  If the movies and TV series are done well, and the corresponding copyrights are authorized to domestic games, the "Eastern Xian Xia Yuan Universe" can be launched in the future.

  The user puts on the VR glasses and immediately enters the flying fairy world...

  Xia Jingxing thinks about it and gets more excited. He feels that he has found a long-term development path for the domestic holding group.

  It doesn’t matter if you can’t achieve it in the short term, you can work hard towards the goal and keep a sense of direction.

  It's better than the Internet dividend bottomed out to sell Chinese cabbage, making it like a mouse on the street, everyone shouting!

  Xia Jingxing told Abel some of his ideas, and the latter was stunned on the spot, and said in surprise: "Let Chinese colleagues come to Marvel to study?"

  "It's not just about learning, Marvel can also hire those who perform well! Do some chores and outsource labor."

  Xia Jingxing looked at Abel with a smile, and had made up his mind to ask Orange Films to recruit college graduates who specialize in behind-the-scenes work in film and television, and send them to the United States for training, study and work, which can also be called stealing the teacher and learning.

After these people have mastered the American film shooting techniques, they can use the "Hollywood technique + Oriental cultural core" to shoot real movies with Chinese cultural characteristics, not "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" covered in Chinese culture. , Movies that actually cater to Western culture.

  In fact, because of the outbreak of the Chinese film market in the past life, American film companies have always wanted to enter the Chinese market under the "Chinese brand", but they have been out of reach. The cultural barriers and prejudices are too deep.

  Domestic film and television entertainment companies are also guarding Jinshan but will not develop them. They are always thinking about money washing and tax evasion.

   Abel smiled bitterly: "But Marvel Studios is just getting started? What can I learn?"

Xia Jingxing smiled. It is just getting started. There are so many places to learn and learn. Let young people dispatched to work in the United States witness the rise of Marvel. After copying and absorbing successful experiences in the future, they will bring them back to China. Create the Oriental Fairy Universe.

  Xia Jingxing can't conclude that his plan will be successful. He will definitely face a series of problems in the process. How to take advantage of the other party and make up for the shortcomings of his own is the key.

  Ten thousand steps back, the plan finally failed. It is good to train and reserve some talents for Jupin Pictures and Tudou. After all, the two companies will inevitably make a fuss on content production in the future.

  "That’s it. Tell Kevin Fitch that accepting some Chinese employees who are dispatched from overseas can also help Marvel better understand Chinese culture and the Chinese market.

  Only when the two sides really establish understanding, will they not come up with shameless things that discredit China and offend Chinese audiences. "

   Abel nodded, "Well, let me talk to him."

  (End of this chapter)