Edgar was very efficient. In just a week, he called Xiao Yang to inform him to come to the Allspark. The two things he had asked for were done.
"What's the matter, Robert?”Xiao Yang asked eagerly as soon as he sat down.
"Yes, I've been in contact with Hasbro and Marvel over the past few days.”Edgar nodded." Hasbro isn't too bad. They don't seem to care too much about the Transformers copyright. They only offered a price of eight million dollars. I think we can lower it if we negotiate.”
"Okay, go talk to them again and lower the price a little.”Xiao Yang nodded. Although he felt that it was a great deal to get the rights to the Transformers for eight million dollars, this was not how business should be done. How could one agree to it without even paying back the price? Even buying clothes required a bargain, not to mention a business transaction of a few million dollars.
"To be honest, I'm already very satisfied that I can buy the Transformers for eight million, so you don't have to be too stressed. If you can negotiate, then negotiate. If you can't, then buy it for eight million.”Xiao Yang looked at Edgar. He didn't want Edgar to feel too pressured.
"Alright, I got it." Edgar nodded." Hasbro is fine. Perelman is the one who's giving me a headache.”
"You mean Marvel?" Compared to Transformers, Xiao Yang cared more about Marvel. It was an endless treasure trove. Spiderman, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor... Hahaha, they were all US dollars. Xiao Yang had already begun to daydream.
" Yeah, Pearlman is asking for an exorbitant price. He's only willing to sell it for 500 million dollars." Edgar rubbed his forehead as he spoke. It was obvious that he was upset about this black-hearted profiteer.
" Pfff!" Xiao Yang had just taken a sip of water from his cup when he heard the price. He spat out the water he had swallowed.
"500 million! Was he crazy? Marvel was going bankrupt! He dares to offer 500 million!" Xiao Yang looked at Edgar in shock without even wiping the water.
"I think he just wants to offer a high price first to try his luck and see if he can sell it. Another possibility is that the first price is higher and there is room for bargaining.”Edgar voiced his opinion.
"How about this, help me make an appointment with Mr. Perelman. I'll talk to him personally.”Xiao Yang thought for a moment and decided to do it himself. After all, it was his own personal acquisition, and it would not be good to keep taking up Edgar's working time.
"Yeah, sure. Anyway, you're the only one who has made an acquisition request for Marvel. If Perelman doesn't want to see Marvel rot in his hands, he should be able to recognize the situation.”Edgar nodded.
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Xiao Yang sat in the corner of the cafe and looked at the bald middle-aged man in front of him. His round face was smiling happily. No one would have thought that this man, who looked like an ordinary white uncle, was the black-hearted profiteer who had brought Marvel from its peak to the brink of bankruptcy, Ronald Perelman.
"Hello, Mr. Perelman. My name is Xiao Yang. I asked Edgar to propose the acquisition plan to you.”Xiao Yang smiled at Perelman.
"Haha, hello, hello. Although Mr. Xiao is very young, you have a good eye for business. Marvel is a big gold mine. Buying it is definitely a good deal.”Perelman touched his bald head and began to brag about his products.
"Hehe, Mr. Pearlman must be joking. Since it's a huge gold mine, why would you sell it?”Xiao Yang picked up his coffee and took a sip." Alright, I'm not a businessman, so let's not beat around the bush here. I'll get straight to the point. I know Marvel's situation very well. Not only is it about to go bankrupt, but the copyrights of many of its superheroes are not even in their hands, right?”Xiao Yang put down his cup and looked at Perelman.
"This…hehe, there are a few characters whose copyrights aren't in Marvel, but don't worry, they're all unimportant superheroes.”Perelman said embarrassedly.
"Not an important character? Are you talking about the Iron Man and Hulk that you sold to Universal in 1990, or the X-Men and Fantastic Four that you sold to 20th Century Fox in 1994? Hmm?" Xiao Yang was feeling a little angry. Damn it, this idiot had torn Marvel into pieces, forcing Marvel to sell its hero Spiderman in 1999. In the end, it became a money-making machine for Sonny.
"You know, if I wasn't a fan of Marvel Comics, I wouldn't have thought of buying Marvel.”Xiao Yang lowered his head and stirred the coffee in his cup.
"This…hehe, the copyright can be bought back. Besides, I only sold the movie copyright. The comic book and other related copyrights are still Marvel's.”Perelman didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his act of selling copyrights. He was just a businessman, and he would earn money the way he did.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Xiao Yang waved his hand. He did not want to continue the discussion about selling the copyright." Let's talk about the price of Marvel. How much do you want to sell it for?”
"500 million USD! I think I've told Edgar." Perelman said with a smile.
" I've said it from the beginning. I'm not a businessman and don't like to beat around the bush. I want to hear your actual price, Mr. Perelman.”Xiao Yang frowned. He was not interested in beating around the bush with this profiteer.
"Hehe, then I won't lie anymore. 300 million USD. As long as it's 300 million USD, Marvel is yours!”Perelman was still smiling.
"100 million USD, only 100 million USD. If you agree, it will arrive in three days.”Xiao Yang leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his stomach.
"No, my dear Xiao, you're too ruthless. 100 million USD isn't enough to withdraw the value of Marvel. I can give you another 20 million less, just 280 million.”He still had a greedy look on his face.
" Listen, buddy, 100 million, only 100 million. I'm not a businessman, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid. If I'm not wrong, I'm the only one who made an acquisition request to you. If you don't sell, you won't get a single cent when Marvel goes bankrupt in a few days, Mr. Perelman.”Xiao Yang slammed his hands on the table and leaned forward to stare at Perelman.
"Don't be too greedy, right? I don't want to bargain with you anymore. If you don't sell it, I can only regretfully give up on this acquisition.”Xiao Yang stood up and pretended to leave.
"Wait, Xiao, don't be so anxious. I didn't say I didn't agree!”Perelman quickly stood up and pulled Xiao Yang back." Alright, we'll do as you say. One hundred million USD and we can sign the contract immediately!”Perelman had bought Marvel for 82.5 million dollars in 1989. He had made a lot of money from Marvel over the past few years, and now he could sell it for 100 million dollars. He had practically scraped a layer of oil off Marvel and fed himself fat.
After negotiating the price, the two of them were very efficient. After leaving the coffee shop, they went straight to a large law firm to draw up the acquisition contract.
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Three days later, at Marvel's headquarters in New York.
"Hey, guys!" Perelman clapped his hands and gathered the Marvel employees who were working." Stop what you're doing.”
"Is the company officially bankrupt…"
"I think it's about the same. Recently, everyone has started to look for a new job…"
"Yeah, the economy is bad now. I don't know if it's easy to find a job. I can't even afford my rent.”
"You're fine. You're single. I have three children at home. Sigh, if I don't have a job, I'm going to work part-time first.”
The people below discussed animatedly. The company's recent situation had worried them. They all thought that Perelman was here to announce Marvel's bankruptcy.
"Hey, everyone, quiet down. I'm here to announce a piece of news to you!”Perelman paused. When he saw the cold expressions of the people below, he said embarrassedly," Don't worry, it's not bankruptcy news. I'm here today to inform everyone that from today onwards, Marvel has changed owners. Mr. Xiao Yang has already signed the acquisition contract with me. From now on, Marvel will be led by Mr. Xiao. Alright, I'll leave the rest to Mr. Xiao. I'll be leaving first!”Perelman asked Xiao Yang, who was standing at the side, to speak before he turned around and left. He knew that the Marvel employees did not like him, so he did not stay and watch them roll their eyes.
"Hello, guys!" Xiao Yang waved his hand and looked at the people in front of him." That's right, I'm your new boss, Xiao Yang. You can call me Xiao. Don't worry, I won't let Marvel go bankrupt, and you won't lose your jobs.”Xiao Yang had obviously heard the discussion below.
"Also, I announce that your salary will increase by 20% from the original base!”Xiao Yang then announced another piece of good news.
"Yeah, that's great!"
"Long live the shop owner!"
"Haha, I'll take my girlfriend shopping after work.”
"I can also buy new toys for my son!”
The people below cheered.
"Alright, alright. The previous manager will come to the meeting room with me for a meeting.”Xiao Yang clapped his hands, signaling for the others to disperse and return to their seats to continue working.
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"Alright, let's talk about Marvel's current situation!”He looked at the managers in the meeting room.
" The situation is bad. Perelman hasn't invested in Marvel for a long time. Now, Marvel only has a few tens of thousands of dollars on its books. If they don't inject any funds, they might be forced to declare bankruptcy by the bank before this week.”the finance director said.
Xiao Yang clenched his teeth in pain. Damn it, a company only had a few tens of thousands of dollars in its account…Perelman, this scumbag, really wanted to slap him twice more.
"Also, that guy sold a lot of Marvel's copyrights. We can't let these heroes go elsewhere.”An old man sitting at the side spoke.
Xiao Yang took a look and saw that it was one of the chief editors of Marvel, Stan Lee, a passerby in Marvel movies for ten thousand years.
" The old man is right. We have to take back the Marvel copyright. How about this? I'll inject another 100 million into the company. In addition to paying salaries and settling accounts with the suppliers, the Ministry of Commerce will also be responsible for buying back the hero copyright that was sold previously. You guys follow this plan first. I'll go back and make a plan. We'll have a meeting later to discuss the company's future development plan.”Xiao Yang clapped his hands, signaling the meeting to end. He was going to go back and prepare a proposal. The Marvel Universe movies were such a strong money-making tree, and they were about to come!!!
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