Time Warner, a veteran Hollywood giant, was not just a company that produced film and television works.
The production of film and television works was only one of its business segments. It was mainly handled by a subsidiary company like Warner Bros.
At the same time, it also owned cable television, including BBC and BBC.
There were also magazines like Time and People.
It could be said that it was a very influential media giant.
However, to Ding Shuo, these were not worth much, not even much.
The subsidiary company that accounted for more than half of Time Warner's market value was the company that owned television stations like "
If Time Warner's market cap was around 70 billion US dollars, then Warner Limited would account for at least 40 billion US dollars.
However, as a reborn person, Ding Shuo knew very well that with the development of the Internet.
Television would eventually be replaced or even eliminated.
The future was the world of streaming media.
The best proof was that the market value of Naifei had once surpassed that of Time Warner, which was even more powerful than disney.
If he had 40 billion US dollars to buy the worthless Warner Corporation, he would have to spend 4 billion US dollars on Naifei to increase its efforts in producing self-produced dramas.
However, it was different for the DC-Comics.
This was a comics giant like Marvel, with many popular IPs such as Superman and Superman.
In the original time and space, the box office of a superhero movie in the D.C. couldn't beat Marvel.
However, this didn't mean that the influence of the superheroes in D.C. was smaller than that of the superheroes in Marvel.
If a movie was made seriously, it would have a huge impact. It could even become a classic.
For example, Nolan's " batman trilogy " and later " The Joker " were all such examples.
The ones who were dragging down the entire industry were actually Warner's management.
In the beginning, they had the Harry Potter and Middle-earth series, which were making a lot of money, so they didn't pay much attention to the movie.
He restarted the game every now and then, and he always used Super and Batman as his targets…
When Marvel's Avengers series became popular, Warner's two money-making series also disappeared. Therefore, they began to pay attention to DCTV.
They even set up a Justice Alliance against the Revival Alliance.
However, without long-term planning and preparation, as well as careful polishing of the story line, the box office of Justice League was far inferior to the Reunion series.
On the other hand, works like Sea King and The Clown, which were created seriously later, had explosive box office sales.
To Ding Shuo, it would be perfect if he could also control the power of the game.
If he didn't say anything, he would definitely be able to make a lot of superheroes in the movie box office for him.
Not to mention that he could gather the Widow Sister, Scarlet Witch, Catwoman, Ugly Girl, and Wonder Woman…
It might even be possible to achieve the collaboration between Marvel and DC-themed heroes on the same screen that many people were looking forward to.
……
Everyone else in the hall, especially Philip. Morgan heard that Ding Shuo was not interested in acquiring a behemoth like Warner Times, which did not have much prospects.
Instead, he was relieved when he wanted to acquire a subsidiary company like Washington, which wasn't valued by Warner.
Philip. Morgan smiled and nodded at Ding Shuo.
"It seems like Mr. Ding is really a comic fan. Not only did he acquire Marvel, but he also wants to take down D.C.!”
"However, I fully support your plan. I believe in your foresight, Mr. Ding!”
Robert, who had been playing the role of a listener, was beside him. Dupont also spoke slowly.
"Mr. Ding, how much money are you planning to spend to acquire the company? How confident are you?"
Ding Shuo didn't say anything to Robert. Dupont was getting impatient.
After all, the price of acquiring a movie studio would be similar to the price of acquiring a movie studio, which would cost billions of dollars.
It was normal for the board of directors to know the details of the use of such a large amount of funds.
Therefore, Ding Shuo only answered this question with a smile.
" Although, unlike Marvel, they don't sell their superhero IPs everywhere.”
"In fact, from the 70s to the 90s, superhero movies have always been the world of the D.C.!”
"The movie of Superman and Batman is popular all over the world!”
"At that time, Marvel movies could only be considered third-rate productions, mixed in the TV and videotape market.”
"However, after the box office failure of 'Batman and Robin' in 1998, the superhero movies in the industry started to slow down!”
"Even in 2005, Director Nolan's well-received film,'Batman': The global box office of " Mystery of the Blur " was only over 300 million USD, but it did not even break 500 million USD!”
"At the same time, the popularity of the other heroes in the game hasn't been well developed. They're far less popular than Superman and Batman.”
"So, in terms of the acquisition price, I can only offer the same price as Marvel, at most four billion USD!”
This price made the other shareholders and directors nod in agreement.
"As for the acquisition, I think it's very likely.”
"First of all, the influence of comics nowadays is far inferior to television and movies.”
" So even if we gather all of Marvel and DC-TV, we won't be interfered with by the government in the name of 'monopolization'.”
" Secondly, Warner has the sold well 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Harry Potter' series, so they don't really care about the movie.”
"More importantly, under the influence of the global financial tsunami, even a film and media giant like Warner Times is having a hard time.”
"If they were presented with an opportunity to sell off the USD in exchange for three to four billion USD to tide over this financial tsunami, it would be very difficult for them to reject it!”
After Ding Shuo explained the situation in detail, he leaned back in his office chair contentedly.
With a warm smile on his face, he looked at the three shareholder representatives and asked one last question.
"I'm done. Who agrees and who disagrees?!”
Karl Rockefeller was the first to raise his hand.""I support Mr. Ding's decision!"
Philip. Morgan followed closely behind and raised his hand."I believe in Mr. Ding's judgment!"
Robert " We invested in Qiangsheng Group because we believe in your ability, Mr. Ding. I also support your plan!"”
This result made Ding Shuo very satisfied.
He knocked on the table with a smile and said,"Very good, then the proposal to acquire DCC has been unanimously passed!”
Then, he said to the person in charge of legal affairs and finance,"Get ready. Contact Warner as soon as possible and discuss the details of the acquisition!”
Ding Shuo believed that the acquisition would be quick.
Warner Times was really short of funds.
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