On August 5th, in the afternoon, in a Hilton hotel closest to Wall Street, many media reporters gathered in the hall of the Hilton hotel.
It could be seen that the hall had been specially decorated with posters of anime heroes everywhere.
"Marvel Studios and Woodpecker Studios don't have any business dealings. What kind of cooperation has the two companies reached by holding a press conference together?”
"Of course. Other than selling copyrights, what else can Marvel do with Woodpecker?”
"According to what you said, Li Yang's Woodpecker Company wants to expand its comics business?”
"Who knows? We'll understand later!”
Inside the venue, many reporters discussed in low voices as they waited for the press conference to begin.
On the other side, in a conference room in the hotel, Li Yang and Marvel Entertainment's CEO, Kevin Fitch, sat opposite each other. Further behind them sat Carl and a vice president of Marvel Entertainment.
"Mr. Li, 100 million meters of gold to buy the film and television rights of ten well-known heroes. Woodpecker Company will definitely make a big profit.”Kevin Fitch said with a smile, looking like he had suffered a loss.
"Did you make a big profit? Is that true?" Li Yang was shocked and said in pain,"If it weren't for the fact that I like these comic characters and have some idle funds on hand, I wouldn't have the time to buy the rights to Marvel's heroes!”
On the other side, Kevin Fitch's gaze was sharp. He certainly did not believe Li Yang's words. No one was a fool. How could he spend 100 million meters of gold just because he liked it?
After thinking for a moment, Kevin Fitch asked curiously,""Mr. Li, what do you want to do with the copyrights of these heroes? Are you shooting a movie?"
The copyrights purchased by Woodpecker Company were all film and television copyrights. Such copyrights could only be used to make television dramas or movies. Other than that, there was nothing else.
" The heroes under Marvel Studios are widely known and can be said to be the childhood memories of generations of Americans. Other than liking these copyrights, the bigger reason I bought them is to bring them to the big screen!”Li Yang didn't need to hide anything. After all, everyone was an understanding person.
" Bringing a hero to the big screen through a movie..." Kevin Fitch looked at Li Yang with admiration, surprised by his courage.
Marvel Entertainment had been discussing bringing superheroes to the big screen for a long time.
Activating the manga adaptation plan and turning superheroes into live-action movies was indeed one of the ways for Marvel to regain its glory.
Unfortunately, such an investment was too huge. Without great confidence, such a plan would not be able to pass the board of directors.
Marvel Entertainment's shareholders were not fools. Marvel Entertainment was already in a difficult situation. If they rashly launched such a plan, it would be fine if it succeeded. Everyone would be happy. If it failed, what awaited Marvel Entertainment would be a sharp drop in stock prices and bankruptcy.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, Marvel's shareholders would not choose this path.
" Let Li Yang try it first. Once this path is feasible, Marvel Studios will usher in a new direction of development…" Kevin Fitch muttered to himself. He was very supportive of Li Yang's plan.
Although Marvel Studios lost the film rights to ten superheroes, don't forget that there were plenty of superheroes in the Marvel Universe's hero library.
Without Iron Man, Silver Iron Man, Captain America, and Captain Universe, everything was not a problem. It was just a matter of the final outcome.
After figuring out these key issues, Kevin Fitch was afraid that something would happen midway, so he said impatiently,""Mr. Li, it's almost time. Let's go to the press conference!”
Li Yang nodded, stood up, and walked out of the meeting room.
Not long after, in the lobby of the press conference, the scene was quiet. All the reporters looked sideways at Li Yang and Kevin Fitch, who had already appeared.
After walking through the long corridor and stepping onto the signing platform, Li Yang and Kevin Fitch took their seats at the same time.
Kevin Fitch was the first to stand up. He cleared his throat and said into the microphone,""Welcome to the venue, reporters and media friends. Today will be the announcement of the copyright transfer agreement between Marvel and Woodpecker.”
" They are indeed selling copyrights…" The reporters suddenly understood. This was exactly what they had guessed.
Noticing the change in the reporters 'expressions, Kevin Fitch did not keep them in suspense. He continued,"" After many negotiations, Marvel Entertainment and Woodpecker Entertainment have reached an agreement. Woodpecker Entertainment will purchase the film and television rights of Iron Man, Black Widow, Hulk, Captain Marvel, Captain America, Spiderman, Magneto, Wolverine, Professor X, and the Scarlet Witch for 100 million gold.”
Whoosh!
As soon as these words were said, there was an uproar below the stage, and exclamations sounded everywhere.
"God, 100 million meters of gold to buy the film rights and peripheral rights of ten heroes, this is too shocking!”
"100 million dollars, 10 heroes, 10 million dollars for each hero. Woodpecker has suffered a huge loss. When will they be able to earn back the 100 million dollars with these copyrights?”
"Li Yang is still too young. He can still handle financial investments, but that's not how the film and television industry works!”
"Marvel Studios has made a huge profit. This is 100 million in real money!”
"Just you wait. It won't be long before Li Yang regrets and eats this loss in silence!”
Kevin Fitch felt a little awkward as he listened to the discussions. His expression did not change as he said,"" Marvel Studios is a company with a long history. The comic characters under our company have accompanied generations of Americans through their beautiful childhood. I believe that the ten heroes bought by Woodpecker will definitely shine and bring considerable profits to Woodpecker.”
After saying this, Kevin Fitch sat back down and handed the stage to Li Yang. Anyway, his goal had been achieved.
"What are you talking about? If these heroes can bring in considerable profits, would Marvel Studios be stupid enough to sell them?”This was what everyone thought.
Immediately after, many reporters could not wait to ask questions. There were all kinds of strange questions.
"Mr. Li, why did you buy the copyright of these ten heroes?”
"Mr. Li, the company is no weaker than Marvel. They also have a large number of comic characters. Why don't you buy the copyright of the company?”
"Mr. Li, when Irina was interviewed by the reporters, she admitted that you two were dating. When did you two start dating?”
"Mr. Li, the stock price of the fruit company plummeted a few days ago. Before that, you sold all the shares of the fruit company.”
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