Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 366 The Sword Points at Marvel
"Alan, didn't you say that you want to acquire a company, do you want to consult Thomas about anything?"

The three were chatting, and Phil Smith suddenly remembered.

"Really? Alan, which company are you going to buy again?"

Wade Thomas immediately regained his spirits when he heard the words, this is a door-to-door business.

Lin Baicheng said: "Marvel Comics, do you know?"

"Of course I know."

Wade Thomas nodded: "It is listed as the two largest comic companies in China together with DC Comics. My son liked reading comics very much when he was a child, but he doesn't like to read Marvel comics. He prefers to read DC comics. Every child There is a Superman dream."

"DC Comics now belongs to Time Warner Group, right?"

Lin Baicheng asked aloud. In his impression, DC Comics is a part of Time Warner Group, but he doesn't know exactly when it was acquired by Time Warner Group.

Wade Thomas nodded: "It was acquired by Time Warner in 69."

Lin Baicheng said with a smile: "So, instead of buying DC Comics from Time Warner, I might as well buy Marvel Comics."

Wade Thomas nodded and analyzed: "I don't know much about Marvel Comics, but with the popularity of color TVs in the late 60s, compared to comics, TV has a greater impact on people's perceptions." Strongly, comics no longer have the same important position in people's entertainment time as before. In general, compared with before the end of the 60s, the entire comics industry is on the decline. Time Warner's acquisition of DC comics just happened to be in the industry At the end of its peak, in terms of the comics industry alone, this acquisition took many years to pay for itself.”

"However, Time Warner acquired DC Comics for the film and television adaptation rights and peripheral operations of well-known characters such as Superman and Batman, so even if the comic business itself is declining, Time Warner is unlikely to sell DC Comics."

"Alan, if you buy Marvel Comics because you are optimistic about the comic business itself, from the standpoint of a friend, I don't recommend you to buy it. Although comics are not a sunset industry, the entire industry is more than ten years old. It is an indisputable fact that the current situation is going downhill.”

"Of course, comics are still one of the most important forms of entertainment for people. The leading DC comics and Marvel comics still make money, but the growth rate of annual revenue and profit is not high. I want to acquire Marvel Comics It’s hard to make a lot of money.”

"Thank you for your kindness, Thomas."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but nodded slightly after hearing this. He bought Marvel Comics for the copyrights of those superheroes, not for the comic business itself to make money.

"Thomas, I want to know one thing now, that is, will there be any status obstacles for me, a foreigner, to acquire Marvel Comics?"

"this one"

Wade Thomas thought for a while: "Marvel Comics is one of the two major comic companies in China, and comics also have some cultural properties. Alan, you are from Huaguo, so you must have influence, but now Huaguo and the United States have established diplomatic relations. Relations between the two countries have officially improved, so the impact should not be significant."

"Fortunately, what you want to acquire is a comic book company. If what you want to acquire is a TV station, I can tell you now, don't say that Alan is a Chinese, and together with the capital of other countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, think There will be greater restrictions on the acquisition of TV stations.”

"About whether you can acquire Marvel Comics, Alan, if Alan is sure you want to acquire this company, I will ask someone to consult after I go back to confirm whether you can acquire Alan."

"Thomas, please trouble you, I am really interested in Marvel Comics."

Lin Baicheng said aloud that it is still the late 70s, and Marvel Comics has not yet been leveraged by Wall Street capital. The copyright of superheroes belongs to the company, and the company does not bear a lot of debt. It can be said that the acquisition of Marvel Comics in this period is the best time.

Wade Thomas reminded: "Alan, even if there are no major obstacles in the acquisition, you may not only spend a sum of money lobbying the White House and relevant lawmakers, but it is still uncertain whether the owner of Marvel Comics is willing to sell. There may be a premium from time to time, and you have to be mentally prepared for this.”

"I understand all this, so don't worry."

Lin Baicheng nodded to express his understanding that Marvel Comics is not a company facing bankruptcy due to operating difficulties, and it is absolutely impossible to acquire it without a certain premium.

Seeing that the two had almost talked, Phil Smith asked curiously: "Alan, why did you want to acquire Marvel Comics?"

"Because Marvel Comics is one of the two major comic companies in the United States, those comic characters are well-known in the United States. I want to make film and television adaptations in a few years after the acquisition of the comic company. Characters with certain popularity can be adapted into After film and television, there are naturally some audiences."

Lin Baicheng simply said that it is meaningless to tell Phil Smith and others how valuable Marvel Comics is after the 21st century. They will not believe it at all, after all, it will be more than [-] years later.

"Alan, with your ability, I believe you can succeed."

Phil Smith didn't have much idea, because looking at it now, it's really hard to see whether the characters in superhero comics will make money after being adapted into film and television.

Lin Baicheng smiled and said: "The main reason is that I have a film company. I want to wait until the special effects are more advanced. If the film adapted from Marvel superheroes is released and the market is popular, then my film company will not worry about it in the future." The script was filmed."

Wade Thomas said: "Alan, your idea is the same as that of Time Warner Group. Warner Bros. put Superman and Batman on the big screen."

Lin Baicheng and the others were chatting, but Demi Moore, who was standing next to Lin Baicheng, looked at Lin Baicheng with watery eyes.From the conversations of several people, she could clearly hear that Lin Baicheng's net worth is definitely high, and he seems to be buying several companies at the moment, and he also has a film company.

The reason why Demi Moore became a model was to accumulate some fame as a model, find a way to enter Hollywood to make movies, and become a big star to make money.

This time, Demi Moore's reward for coming here is to get fashion shows and media reports. For her who is a fledgling and does not have any background and resources, this is a shortcut to fame. She is willing to pay something for fame.

Now, Lin Baicheng beside her is a rich man, and there is also a film company. If Lin Baicheng is willing to support her, then her chances of becoming a big star will increase greatly. How can she not be tempted by this.

(End of this chapter)