sinovels Chapter 533 What A Miserable Company
Chapter 533 What A Miserable Company
It took Arad a long time to come to his senses.
A look of contemplation appeared on his face, and he did not speak immediately, thinking about this matter deep in his heart.
The No. 2 figure in the Future Group came to visit in person, and Merrill Lynch secretly transferred the creditor's rights to the Future Group.
Apparently.
Future Group is really interested in acquiring Marvel.
For Marvel, which is on the edge of the cliff, to be attracted by such a thick leg, I have to say that Arad is very excited.
Although "Iron Man" was released in May, it achieved good results and brought the company back from the brink of death.
but!
The company is still on the edge of a cliff.
Honestly.
Arad doesn't have much confidence in whether Marvel can completely get out of the quagmire in the future.
But it would definitely be a good thing for Marvel if it takes advantage of Future Group.
It can be seen from the way that Future Group spent 5 billion yuan to package over 10,000 movie rights without blinking an eye, that Future Group is really not short of money.
Rather.
What their Marvel company needs most is money!
After a while, Arad finished thinking, looked at Lu Qi and asked: "What price does your company plan to offer?"
Although the final decision lies with the board of directors.
But Arad believes that if the people in Board of Directors 773 knew that Future Group was interested in Marvel, they would welcome the father of the funder.
Because the current situation of Marvel Company is really miserable.
Especially compared to the DC next door, it's like heaven and earth.
How miserable is Marvel now?
Even if he wanted to sell himself, no one would care.
Because in the eyes of the industry and capital circles, Marvel has no value at all now.
The IP of "The Incredible Hulk" was sold to the booming film and television industry around the world.
The "Black Widow" IP was sold to Lionsgate Pictures.
The "Ghost Rider" and "Spider-Man" IPs were sold to Soni Pictures.
The "X-Men" IP was packaged and sold to 20th Century Fox Film Company.
basically.
Over the years, Marvel has sold all its first-line character IPs.
Even "Iron Man", which had previously invested everything in its creation, sold the character to Universal Pictures first.
no way.
If you don’t sell it, you can’t open the pot!
It's so miserable!
"Based on the information provided by Merrill Lynch and the audit by a third-party organization, we have valued Marvel at 1.8 billion gold." Lu Qi said.
After hearing this, Arad stood up and jumped to his feet: "Watt? 187 meters of gold?"
His eyes were bigger than his fists, and he said angrily: "No! Marvel has thousands of well-known character IPs, how can it be worth 1.8 billion meters of gold? It is worth at least 3 billion meters of gold! Your audit must have Problem, seriously underestimated the value of Marvel!"
Lu Qi said calmly: "Mr. Arad, I don't want to disparage Marvel, because it is indeed a great company that has created many IP characters that people love.
but"
"With all due respect, the combined commercial value of the thousands of remaining characters under your company is not as great as one Spider-Man."
"You should understand what I mean. The current value of Marvel is not as good as the value of a Spider-Man."
"However, the IP of "Spider-Man" already belongs to Soni Pictures, and other well-known first-line characters have already been sold out by you."
"So, please tell me now, what else does Marvel have to offer now?"
Lu Qi's words left Arad speechless.
Even my heart is bleeding.
Because of Lu Qi's words, the scar on his heart was torn open again.
because.
The two IP characters they sold, Spider-Man and King's share of the box office.
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but bleed and shed tears in his heart.
If the copyrights of these two series were in Marvel's hands, how could the company be where it is today.
But there was really no way to sell these characters back then.
Because Marvel was at the end of its rope at that time, and it still had a little bit of value, which were these well-known A-list characters.
It is precisely because of the sale of these characters that Marvel has survived until now, otherwise it would have died long ago.
Arad's expression changed again and again.
he knows.
Lu Qi came prepared.
He argued without much confidence: "It is true that these are facts, but according to the agreement we signed with Suo Ni, as long as Suo Ni does not have a follow-up movie released within five years, the IP rights of "Spider-Man" will automatically return to the hands of Marvel." inside."
Lu Qi chuckled and said: "Mr. Arad, how likely do you think this is? In my opinion, even if Soni makes a bad movie every five years, he still has to hold on to the IP of "Spider-Man" Li, what do you think?"
Arad was once again speechless.
you do not say!
For now, "Spider-Man" is the face of Sony Pictures.
The possibility of hoping that the other party will not release a follow-up movie within five years is not said to be zero, but it is almost impossible.
For now.
The IP "Spider-Man" can be said to be a cash cow for Sony Pictures. How could it be let go?
Unless the executives of Soni Pictures are crazy!
Arad still wanted to get a good value for the company, and said: "Since Marvel has no value in your eyes, why do you want to acquire us?"
Lucci replied: "Mr. Arad, although Marvel is not worth much, it does have some value after all."
"Of course, the most important point is that our group's online video website business needs some content support."
"Mr. Arad should have heard that during this period, our company signed over 5 billion movie digital rights with the six major Hollywood film giants and more than a dozen independent studios. The purpose is to expand our online video Content resources for your business.”
Arad nodded heavily.
How could you not know this?
He was extremely envious.
If Marvel had so much money, why would they end up selling their own son to make ends meet?
And now.
The entire Marvel company, from senior directors to ordinary employees, have realized that if Marvel wants to make a name for itself in the film industry, it must have a leg to rely on.
Especially in this terrible situation, we need the support of a sponsor dad even more.
Look at the six major movie giants in Hollywood. Which one does not have a big financial backer behind it?
Columbia Pictures, backed by Soni Group.
Walt Disney Pictures, backed by The Walt Disney Company.
Paramount Pictures is backed by media giant Viacom.
Warner Bros. relies on Time Group.
Look at yourself Marvel again...
But.
They want to find a sponsor to rely on, but the industry and capital circles now simply look down on their Marvel company.
On the contrary, Future Group came unexpectedly this time and bluntly stated that it wanted to acquire them.
If he hadn't already had the idea of selling himself, he wouldn't be bargaining with Lu Qi here to get a higher price. .