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Marvel has never been favored by the industry.

Hollywood also has its own lofty attributes. A comic book company can make shitty movies! The success of "Spider-Man" was made by Sony Columbia, and other Marvel superhero movies have hit the street one after another.

Warner's DC is the sweet pastry.

The success of an "Iron Man" doesn't explain anything, so wouldn't the subsequent "Hulk" fail? Later, Disney would acquire Marvel for US$4.2 billion, not because Disney's management had a brilliant vision, but because of a great god-Steve Jobs.

Pixar Animation Studios was founded by Jobs.

A few years ago, Disney acquired Pixar at a sky-high price of US$7.4 billion, and Jobs successfully entered Disney's board of directors and became Disney's largest individual shareholder.

Coupled with his past legendary resume and amazing business vision, as long as he takes a fancy to Marvel, no one will object.

It's only September, and Jobs is busy supplying iPhones around the world, so he can't pay attention to the business of the film and television industry. Disney's annual board of directors will not be held until January next year.

In other words, at this time, Marvel is still a lonely ghost in Hollywood. It is even more difficult to make a movie, and it is necessary to suppress all the family assets. They have already started the production of "Iron Man 2", but they are worried about lack of funds.

The big benefactor came to the door, and Marvel couldn't believe it.

In the past two days, Zhou Buqi's name has spread all over Hollywood. His personal resume, background information and the valuation of his wealth are placed in front of every corporate executive and major producer in Hollywood.

At this moment, he is almost the only financial backer in Hollywood!

Unexpectedly, he went to Marvel?

Sure enough, he is a stupid local tyrant from Asia, he really doesn't understand anything!

Marvel is going to make superhero movies, but there are no low-cost movies, each of which is a commercial blockbuster with an investment of 100-200 million US dollars.

How much will it cost?

How much investment risk do you want to take?

The reason why platter investment became popular in the past few years is the essence of risk management and control. In a platter, part of the money is invested in commercial blockbusters, part of the money is invested in mid-range movies, part of the money is invested in low-cost films, and part of the money is invested in award-winning films... When combined, the risk is reduced and there will be stable returns.

All engaged in commercial blockbusters, guaranteed to die!

Film and television giants like Sony and Paramount make 1-2 commercial blockbusters every year. There are only 2-4 films with outstanding performance such as Universal and Warner.

But what about Marvel?

I have to shoot 1-2 films every year. This is treating myself as a Hollywood giant. Isn’t this nonsense?

Zhou Buqi's strange operation can be said to have stunned the entire Hollywood.

While eating at noon, Rose Well's phone rang off the hook, all hoping that he could build a bridge and help contact Zhou Tuhao from Asia.

Bewkes of Relativity Media was threatened by Zhou Tuhao, and he didn't even dare to fart.

Why wait until tomorrow to make a decision?

I went back and held an emergency meeting, and made a decision immediately. At noon, he wrote. Said that he was willing to accept Zhou Tuhao's plan to sell the investment shares of the platter of 8 films at a price of US$200 million.

As for which 8 films, as long as they are available from Relativity Media, Zhou Tuhao can choose at will!

The main thing is to worry.

If Zhou Tuhao got involved with Marvel, it would be too fucked. It must be a super big case, at least 500 million US dollars. If all the money is spent on Marvel, I won't even be able to drink soup here.

I went to Marvel in the afternoon, and the talk went very smoothly.

Zhou Tuhao kept his promises, and the cowardice he suffered in Silicon Valley was vented in Hollywood. It wasn't others threatening him, but he was threatening others non-stop.

Either, cooperate with me; or, you have no money and wait to die!

To be rich is to be willful!

In the evening, there will be a very important party, and this time the specifications will be even higher. The big bosses of well-known companies such as Sony Columbia, Universal, Warner, Legendary Pictures, and Relativity Media will all appear one after another.

Even Hollywood superstars such as Tom Hanks and Angelina Jolie will show up to support, quite like Hollywood holding hands to welcome Zhou Tuhao.

On the way back, Xu Baihui was not excited at all, half of her body was numb.

"What's wrong with you? Not happy?"

"Boss Zhou, are you too unreliable?"

Xu Baihui's face was so depressed that she was about to cry.

Zhou Buqi snorted, "Why am I unreliable? How happy are you not watching Marvel? You almost knelt on the ground and called me daddy!"

Xu Baihui said angrily: "Calling it father? It's not an exaggeration to call it ancestor, 1 billion dollars! You...why didn't you discuss it with me, such a big contract was settled in a few words, aren't you too hasty?"

Zhou Buqi twitched his lips, "This is called a negotiation strategy."

"What's the meaning?"

"Nowadays, Hollywood must regard us as fools, as local tyrants from Asia with a lot of money."

"Are you still happy?"

"Happy, they treat me like a fool, so they have a mentality of taking advantage. Since they are taking advantage, they have to rush forward and sign the contract as soon as they get it, for fear that they will lose their chance if they fall behind." Zhou Buqi was very happy, "Why don't we talk about it in Marvel, prepare the contract tomorrow, and sign the contract the day after tomorrow."

This trip to Marvel can be called a big kill.

Zhou's local tyrant's nature is vividly displayed.

Invested 1 billion US dollars to participate in platter investment, investing in the next 13 commercial blockbusters produced by Marvel Studios, with a shareholding ratio between 35% and 45%.

Xu Baihui obviously didn't understand what kind of benefits and world-class influence this big contract would bring her in the future, and said bitterly: "Who knows if they think you're an idiot, or you are really an idiot."

"baffling!"

"You're too impulsive."

"When did I make a mistake in my work?" Zhou Buqi glared at her while sitting in the car, "You don't even believe me?"

Xu Baihui bit her lip, "I believe."

"That's it?" Zhou Buqi waved his hand and laughed, "If this contract can be successfully signed, it will be the biggest guarantee for Jieyu Media in the next few years."

Xu Baihui held her head and said in a broken voice: "Boss Zhou, you... how blindly confident are you, and you don't understand movies. If Marvel is so good, can they be short of money? Aren't all big Hollywood companies rushing to cooperate with them? gone?"

Zhou Buqi snorted: "What do those people in Hollywood know? It's okay to let them make movies, but let them do business strategy and market planning, and they have to stop!"

Almost all executives in Hollywood companies came from producers. Whoever can produce big-selling movies can be promoted step by step.

But how do producers know about corporate strategy and company management? Eyes can only be fixed on filming. This will inevitably lead to Hollywood giants having extraordinary fame in the world, but their performance is in a mess, and they are merged and acquired one after another.

If Disney hadn't embraced Jobs' thigh very early on and initiated several rounds of acquisitions from Pixar to Marvel, and then to Lucasfilm, Disney could only remain that small workshop-like animation studio.

"Strategy?" Xu Baihui looked suspicious.

Zhou Buqi said lightly: "Although I don't know much about movies, I understand the market, and that's enough!"

Xu Baihui asked humbly, "Boss Zhou, tell me, how did you analyze it?"

Zhou Buqi said: "The financial tsunami has already broken out, which will cause great harm to the world economy. The increase in unemployment rate will produce a series of social conflicts."

Xu Baihui was stunned, "What does this have to do with movies?"

Zhou Buqi said: "The relationship is too big. The worse the economy is, the more developed the entertainment industry is. Look at Japan, which is a typical representative."

"Um."

"The entertainment industry is also divided into categories, such as serious talk shows and funny variety shows."

"Yes, among Japanese variety shows, the ones with the highest ratings are all funny. Our "The Voice of Japan" should also add funny elements as much as possible."

"That's the reason." Zhou Buqi nodded, "Look at "Iron Man", the plot is old-fashioned and simple, far inferior to Warner's "The Dark Knight of Batman". But what about the result? The market feedback is excellent. The market feedback gap for this film is not big. Have you found the key point?"

Xu Baihui gradually became clear, her eyes brightened, "Did you take a fancy to the product positioning of Marvel movies? Take the humorous and entertaining route? Well, that's right, that's the reason."

Zhou Buqi said: "If the economy is booming and people's life is very satisfactory, they will be willing to buy tickets to watch some movies with depth and connotation. If the economy is sluggish, the unemployment rate soars, and the audience's life is already unhappy enough, who will buy it? Tickets to see profound and heavy realistic themes? Marvel’s super movies occupy all the possibilities of success, humorous, simple plot, family fun, and unrealistic. This will be most in line with the positioning of the economically weak period. On the contrary, Warner’s DC Comics Movies, even if there is Nolan, he can't change the social psychology under the economic situation by himself."

"Boss Zhou, I'm in love with you." Xu Baihui moved her buttocks, moved to his side, and took his arm, her face full of admiration.

Zhou Buqi flicked his arm and said, "Get out!"

Xu Baihui snorted, curled her lips, and then smiled again, "So, Marvel will surpass DC and lead the superhero movie market?"

Zhou Buqi nodded and said: "This is for sure. This is the choice from user psychology to product positioning. It is a standard Internet thinking. If you study your users well, grasp the pain points, and solve the immediate needs, you will probably succeed."

Xu Baihui praised from the bottom of her heart, "Zhou Tuhao's high opinion is really powerful, and he fooled everyone in Hollywood."

Zhou Buqi snorted: "It's just Hollywood, but I'm a man who wrestles with Silicon Valley. In front of Silicon Valley, Hollywood doesn't even have a chance to struggle. Just watch, when Netflix's streaming media rises, Hollywood has to collectively go down." kneel."

"What about the country?"

"Almost, so you should pay more attention to the Internet and learn the logic of the Internet. The operation of Jieyu Media cannot be separated from the Internet, and sooner or later it will become an important part of Ziwei Star's strategy."

"Hmm..." Xu Baihui nodded lightly, "But... what about the money? I've raised a total of 200 million US dollars here. The cooperation with the theory of relativity will run out of money."