giants of the era

Chapter 205 Copyright Acquired! (Second more)
The sales of physical books seem to flow slowly, and it is impossible to make a lot of money in a short period of time, especially old books like "Lord of the Rings - The Hobbit Adventure" and "Lord of the Rings" that have been released for a long time in the 60s.

Obviously, if The Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were really making money, United Artists wouldn't have sold the rights to those two books to Sal Zaentz.

Sal Zaenz holds the copyright of these two books, which is equivalent to holding a long-term meal ticket, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and he also feels at ease.

In March, the weather was cool and there was a drizzle outside the window.

"Jingle Bell!"

The phone in the hall suddenly rang.

Sal Zaenz put down the book in his hand and got up to answer the phone.

"Hi, hello, who are you?" Sal Zanz asked.

"Hello, Mr. Sal Zaenz, I am Art Andy, a literary lover, I know you have the book "The Lord of the Rings - The Hobbit Adventures" by the British writer Mr. Tolkien. ' and The Lord of the Rings, so I'm going to buy it. Could you make me a price, Mr Sal Zaentz?"

Sal Zaenz was taken aback. It wasn't that no one had asked him to buy the copyright, but the prices were too low.

"Mr. Sal Zaenz???" Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a while on the phone, he asked again.

Sal Zaenz has already thought about it, and is still asking the price according to the previous price.

"$1100 million!!!" Sal Zaenz said.

"Mr. Sal Zanz, this price is really too expensive, I think $500 million is enough!"

"Five million US dollars?? Oh, Mr. Andy, this is absolutely impossible, and God will not agree with this price! 500 million US dollars, not a single cent less!!!" Sal Zanz said firmly .

There was a sudden pause on the other end of the phone for a while, Sal Zaenz thought the other party was thinking, so he didn't bother, and waited quietly.

"Mr. Sal Zaenz, how about 1000 million US dollars? I can only offer 1000 million US dollars at most! If it doesn't work, then I can only choose to give up!"

Sal Zaenz was silent for a while when he heard this, and thought to himself: "If you want to earn 1000 million US dollars from the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings-The Hobbit Adventure" and "The Lord of the Rings", then you must at least Wait for 20 years. It is quite a bargain to exchange the copyright of these two books for 1000 million US dollars, and I can use the money to do other businesses..."

"Mr. Andy, I've made up my mind and I agree with your request, 1000 million dollars is 1000 million dollars!"

"Oh, that's really great, Mr. Sal Zaenz, when will we meet and sign the copyright transfer contract by the way?!"

"Tomorrow morning at exactly 9 o'clock, can you make it to the Hilton Hotel in New York?"

"No problem, I live in New York!"

"Well, then we'll see you at the Hilton Hotel tomorrow."

After the two agreed on the time and place, they hung up the phone.

Art Andy was sent by Dongfang Yuqin to acquire book copyrights. The reason why he didn't buy it in the name of Disney or Li Zetian was because he was afraid that Sal Zaenz would know the other party's identity and think that the other party was rich, so The lion opened his mouth wide.

Dongfang Yuqin now controls more than 20 shell companies. Others do not know the background and strength of these companies. If there is a target to be acquired, it is usually acquired in the name of these companies.

The next day, Sal Zaentz met with Art Andy.

Art Andy made a detailed self-introduction.

"Actually, I'm the CEO of Andy Culture Publishing House."

Sal Zanz murmured, "Andy Culture Publishing House? I don't think I've heard of it... It must be an unknown small company, and now it wants to borrow "The Lord of the Rings - The Hobbit Adventure" And "The Lord of the Rings" will increase the company's reputation and performance, and open up sales!"

Sal Zaenz smiled knowingly, and took out the copyright transfer agreement he had prepared, "This is the agreement, please read it!"

"Ok!"

Art Andy took the agreement and looked at it carefully. After 10 minutes, after confirming that there was no problem with the agreement document, he nodded with a smile and said, "The agreement is all right. After we sign the contract, this check for 1000 million dollars will be given to you immediately." You!" With that, he took out a check from his briefcase.

When Sal Zaenz saw the check, his eyes lit up, "Okay, then let's sign it right away!" He said hastily.

"Ok!"

The two immediately signed a copyright transfer agreement.

Art Andy put down his pen, handed the check to the other party, and said with a smile, "Mr. Sal Zanz, this check belongs to you!"

Sal Zaenz grinned, carefully collected the check, and finally raised his head to look at the other party, and said with a smile: "Mr. Art Andy, I wish your Andy Culture Publishing House can grow and become a famous brand in the United States." Publishing company!"

"Hehe, thank you." Art Andy smiled and put the file in his bag.

At this moment, Art Andy stood up and said goodbye to him.

Walking out of the hotel, he got into a black car.In the car, Dongfang Yuqin was sitting in the back seat impressively.

"Miss Dongfang Yuqin, this is the copyright transfer agreement for "The Lord of the Rings - The Hobbit Adventure" and "Lord of the Rings"!" Art Andy handed the document to Dongfang Yuqin and said respectfully.

Dongfang Yuqin nodded lightly, took the file at the same time, and flipped through it.

"Okay, it's done well! The driver will drive to the headquarters of Marvel Comics!" Dongfang Yuqin ordered.

"Yes!!"

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Half an hour later, Dongfang Yuqin and her team arrived at the headquarters of Marvel Comics.

Prior to this, Dongfang Yuqin had formally issued an acquisition invitation to Marvel, and agreed to meet at around noon today.

This time is different from buying the book copyright from Sal Zaentz. He doesn't care whether he sells it or not, so he can sit on the ground and raise the price.And Marvel Comics is on the verge of bankruptcy, and shareholders want to throw away this hot potato. Therefore, it is not impossible for Li Zetian to acquire Marvel Comics in his own name.In addition, another purpose is to instill confidence in Marvel's main creators. Billionaire Chronos Li acquired Marvel, and they don't have to worry about financial problems anymore, and they can create in the company with peace of mind!
Just imagine a literary and artistic creator who can't even eat enough and is busy making a living all day long. What kind of works can he create?
For the arrival of Dongfang Yuqin, the people from Marvel Comics were very excited and enthusiastic.

"Miss Dongfang Yuqin, welcome to Marvel Comics!" An old man wearing glasses greeted with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Stan Lee!" Dongfang Yuqin deliberately looked at him twice.

The founder of Marvel Comics is called Martin Goodman, and Stan Lee is the cousin of Goodman's wife. In 1972, Stan Lee became the publisher and chairman of Marvel Comics.Most of Marvel's heroes are written by Stan Lee alone, creating "Fantastic Four", "Spider-Man", "Iron Man", "Thor", "Hulk", "X-Men" , "Doctor Strange", "Super Daredevil" and other comic characters, it can be said that he is the soul of Marvel!
"Miss Dongfang Yuqin, please follow me, I will show you around Marvel Comics first." Stan Lee asked.

"Okay, I'm also curious about Marvel Comics."

Dongfang Yuqin has lived in the United States since she was a child, and has watched many comics and cartoons. In fact, she is also a fan of Marvel.

So next, under the leadership of Stan Lee, Dongfang Yuqin walked into this legendary comic company and experienced decades of American comic culture.

(End of this chapter)