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Chapter 918 Li Sheng's Original Intention

After completing some copyright transactions with Marvel, Li Sheng felt that his trip to the United States was finally complete.

It was time to return to China, but before he returned to China, Owen, the producer from Fox, visited again.

At first, Li Sheng was quite curious about why Owen came to visit again at this time, but after careful consideration, he was relieved.

China's entertainment circle is so big, people often say that the circle is small, and there are only a few people going around.

Hollywood is not the same, not to mention that it is not the first time that Fox has cooperated with Marvel, and they are well aware of the situation of Marvel.

If it weren't for the lack of funds, I'm afraid it wouldn't have allowed Disney to win the sweet pastry of Marvel.

In the era before Li Sheng was reborn, there was a saying in China that "IP is king".

What is IP, that is a mature idea that can be directly used as material for creation, it is called IP.

And Marvel, as a mature comic company, is undoubtedly a huge IP production base, just like Li Sheng also invested in Shengda Literature, also for IP.

Li Sheng took away so many character copyrights from Marvel in one go. Although most of them are small characters that don't change their names, who knows that there is no buried gold here.

Li Sheng estimated that Owen's visit was for this purpose.

In fact, Li Sheng really guessed right.

After Fox learned that Li Sheng had purchased the copyrights of several characters from Marvel, it specifically investigated these characters.

However, they found that apart from Iron Man, the other characters had no potential to be popular at all.

Not only that, the Daredevil in the Defenders that Li Sheng bought, Fox has already cast a movie before.

After investing 8000 million yuan in capital, the result was less than double the box office. Such a result cannot be said to be a loss, but there is still a long way to go before making money.

This is why they find it unbelievable.

However, Li Sheng swept away half of the domestic movie box office market in China before, and they couldn't help but pay attention to this kind of achievement.

As competition in Hollywood intensifies, it's not easy for Fox, especially now that Sony and Disney are in the game.

At the beginning, most of Sony's energy was in the game market, but the two Resident Evil changed movies gave them a taste of the sweetness, otherwise they would not join forces with Warner in order to fight against giants like Fox.

After Owen came to Li Sheng's room, he smiled and said to Li Sheng, "Mr. Li is very busy recently!"

Li Sheng smiled and couldn't deny it, "Mr. Owen came here to talk about these things!"

Owen smiled and nodded, "Of course not. After we learned that Mr. Li bought the copyright of several Marvel characters, we felt very curious."

"Because we are going to cooperate next time!"

"So we were curious to know why Mr. Lee bought these characters?"

Li Sheng shrugged, "I like it!"

Looking at Owen's expression, Li Sheng knew that he didn't believe him, but Li Sheng already had an excuse.

He shrugged his shoulders, "Mr. Owen should know that the word Kung Fu first appeared in China."

"And so far, I dare say that the best action director in the world must be Chinese."

Owen nodded. There is no doubt about this. The Matrix has proved that the talent of the Chinese in action is beyond doubt.

Li Sheng continued, "Mr. Owen has investigated the character I bought, right?"

After seeing Owen nod his head, Li Sheng continued.

"Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Shang-Chi, Erica, all heroes rely on their own skills and movements."

"And kung fu is what I am best at!"

"Furthermore, what's more, the role of Shang-Chi, Marvel was founded on the basis of Mr. Bruce Lee in our country. This is a kind of belief!"

Speaking of this, Owen can't continue to ask no matter whether what he said is true or not.

Because Li Sheng gave the answer, it doesn't matter whether it is right or wrong, what matters is the attitude.

Owen is a businessman, so he naturally knows this truth well.

He nodded, "I deeply admire Mr. Li's patriotism."

"At that time, if Mr. Li really wants to start filming and release, he must not forget our Fox!"

Li Sheng responded with a smile, "Definitely."

"Mr. Owen is not ignorant of my relationship with Sony and Warner!"

Speaking of Warner and Sony, Irving wanted to laugh, not only Irving, but also several other Hollywood giants wanted to laugh.

Especially Warner, who thought he had taken advantage of it at first, but just bullied a small person. Who knew that he had a lot of background, otherwise he would not have taken advantage of it, but in the end he would have lost the entire mainland market for nothing.

After talking about this, Owen and Li Sheng exchanged pleasantries for a while, then took their leave and left.

After Owen left, Li Sheng entrusted the hotel to buy him a plane ticket and prepared to return home.

The editing of Wolf Warriors, the samples will be out soon, and the shooting of the soldier assault will start soon, all of which require his presence, and there is no delay.

Li Sheng's actions in the United States not only shocked Fox, but also Warner and Sony. However, their relationship with Li Sheng is not good, so they can only silently guess what Li Sheng plans to do.

Not only abroad, but also domestically.

Yu Dong needs to transfer foreign exchange at the bank to mobilize funds. Such a big move has long attracted the attention of many people.

Are you kidding me, that is a transfer of [-] million yuan. Although it is not a big amount for China Film Group, it is worth pondering in Li Sheng's hands.

La Peikang is from Radio and Television, and has a certain ability to monitor most of these domestic entertainment companies. After getting the news, he went to Han Sanping.

However, Han Sanping didn't go to Li Sheng immediately, instead he suppressed the matter.

Because he felt that Li Sheng should not mess around.

Ten days after arriving in the United States, Li Sheng embarked on the journey back again.

However, unlike when I came here, I felt uneasy, but when I went back, I returned with a full load.

But Li Sheng still needs to consider one thing now.

That is money!

The construction and expansion plan of Jia Wen's Bona Cinemas is still in progress, and it still needs time and a lot of money.

The purchased copyrights also need money to be filmed, not to mention that Iron Man is a sci-fi blockbuster, and the money needed is innumerable.

Buying the copyright this time almost consumed the proceeds from Journey to the West to Conquer the Demons.

But fortunately, the release of Wolf Warriors is coming soon, so there is no need to worry that the funds will be broken.

However, this is far from enough, he still needs more funds, and it seems that Ning Hao and the others cannot be allowed to rest this time.

(End of this chapter)