In a crowded place like New York's Central Park, it's clearly not a good idea to meet Captain America for a meeting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info and Li Jie's fast food truck is still in business.

So after handing him the burger and onion rings that Rogers had ordered. Li Jie said. "Alright, Captain. But this is not a good place to talk, maybe we should change places. ”

Li Jie didn't expect that when he was still in the East, Iron Fist made a special statement when he left, Captain Rogers needed to find the Nightkin for something.

But now, Li Jie's side as a nightkin has not yet gone to see the captain. Instead, he was approached by the captain to see him first. Of course, this is not because he knows that Li Jie is a nightcrawler.

Instead, he simply came to Li Jie, who is still a senior in high school, a part-time chef, the owner of Marvel Comics, and a senior consultant to the Osborne Group.

Although Captain Rogers was a little anxious to find Li Jie, Li Jie still set the specific time for the meeting at 10 o'clock in the morning this weekend.

The meeting took place at the headquarters of Marvel Comics in Queens.

"Welcome, Captain Rogers!" Steve Rogers arrived at Grade Lee's office on time. Li Jie was waiting for him in his office early this morning.

"Thank you for taking the time to meet me, Mr. Lee. Rogers nodded to Li Jie and said a pleasant greeting.

"Oh, you're welcome. You know, you're an icon of the country. No one will refuse to have a good chat with Captain America. Li Jie smiled at Rogers.

"Then, with Captain Rogers' busy work, you can still find time to come to our comic company, and you can get straight to the point compared to having something to do with me. Li Jie gestured his hand to Rogers and motioned for him not to be polite.

"If we can do that, I'm happy to help. ”

Rogers sat across from Jack's desk, rubbing his hands crossed. "Has Mr. Lee watched TV lately, the news about S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

Li Jie pondered for a while. "Maybe it's not polite, but the news about S.H.I.E.L.D. hasn't been very nice lately. You know the captain, like an agent who tricks a mercenary into completing a task he is supposed to do, and is owed a salary or something. ”

Rogers sighed, this kind of thing is too embarrassing to say. "yes, S.H.I.E.L.D. is in a difficult situation right now. Our finances are a little strained. Now even the free coffee and donuts have been canceled. ”

Regarding the financial difficulties of S.H.I.E.L.D., in fact, even Rogers did not tell Li Jie. It can't be hidden for long at all, and some keen reporters have already smelled it. So Rogers doesn't have anything to hide, it's not a secret.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Captain. Li Jie only remembered when he heard Rogers' words just now, and he hadn't prepared coffee for Rogers who came in, which was a bit rude.

"We provide free coffee to our employees here. So the captain wants a drink. There are two options: black coffee and milk coffee. Li Jie asked.

"Thanks, Black Coffee. ”

"By the way, we also have free donuts here, do you want to have a few, Captain. Some of the best breads made in New York are delivered directly. ”

"Thanks, let's have one too. ”

"What flavors do you like? Chocolate, blueberries, raspberries, or ice cream. ”

Rogers' hands rubbed a little harder. "Is there an old-fashioned frosting candy? ”

"Ah~ah! Yes. Li Jie thought for a while, and he was sure that he would come. He pressed the phone button on the desk and asked the office assistant outside his door to help bring coffee and donuts. "Grab a cup of black coffee and a couple of frosted sugar donuts. ”

The secretary on the other end of the phone. "Frosty doughnuts, head, are you talking about the least popular and unpalatable kind?"

Li Jie: "That's right. Rogers felt his throat tighten a little.

"Are you sure, head?"

"I'm sure! Rogers felt like he was better off not eating that doughnut. However, Li Jie quickly hung up the phone, not giving Rogers a chance to refuse.

"So, where did we just talk about Captain? Oh! On the question of S.H.I.E.L.D. funding. Li Jie's face was embarrassed. "You know Captain, we're just a small company, it's impossible to fund a large government department like S.H.I.E.L.D., and it's illegal in the first place. Plus, we don't have that much money. Maybe Tony Stark would like to help?"

Li Jie dumped the pot on his old friend Tony Stark.

"I understand, that's why I'm not here for this. While Rogers was talking, the office assistant had already brought coffee and donuts. Seeing the frosted doughnut in front of him, Rogers decided not to pick it up and eat it.

"Where did I hear about your company from Tekken and Blade, and you bought the rights to them, and adapted them into hero comics?"

"Yes Captain, I always think that superheroes are role models for this society. They do positive things and fight evil. These deserve a lot of publicity. And heroes can also be injured and killed, and superheroes are not a job with a regular income. Except maybe the Avengers. Li Jie looked at Rogers and said.

"So I bought the rights to these heroes and published their comics. Let their heroic deeds be widely circulated, set an example for everyone, and at the same time, they can also share some of the copyright income for them. ”

"For example, Tekken and Blade both of them signed a sharing agreement, and their comics sold well, and he was able to get a lot of copyright points. In the four months since January of this year, Iron Fist and Blade have each paid their $200,000 in royalties. As long as they continue to be heroes, keep fighting villains. Increase their popularity, and their future manga sales will be higher and higher, and the share will be more and more. Li Jie talked about the company's copyright income in general.

Blade and Tekken were not very popular in the public eye before, and the sales of comics can only be regarded as average, so the royalties are not high. Right now, Marvel's best-selling is the Spider-Man series, and the second is the Nightcrawler series.

The royalties paid to Peter Parker have accumulated more than one million dollars, and they have already begun to negotiate the representation of peripheral anime manufacturers. It is foreseeable that Peter's future income will be astronomical.

The story design of the Spider-Man series is relatively sunny and accessible to all ages. The story of the Nightkin series is set by the editor-in-chief to be thick and dark, and it belongs to the story of adults, so it is not as good as Spider-Man in terms of sales.

Rogers nodded. "Although your company is not big now, I like your philosophy, which is why I came to you. ”

Li Jie raised his eyebrows. "How to say. ”

"You know, Hawkeye has been in a bit of trouble lately. He needs a sum of money, so he wants to sell the rights to his image and provide some of the battle stories he has experienced as comic book adaptation without mentioning S.H.I.E.L.D. secrets. Rogers poured out his true intentions.

Li Jie shook his head when he heard this. "IMHO Captain, Agent Hawkeye Barton. It's been hot lately. But none of his news was positive. To be honest, I didn't even dare to let Hawkeye appear on any of our company's comics, not even a cameo. Not to mention his one-man comics. ”

"Now the Internet is full of scolding, about him deducting Deadpool's commission. Someone has already shouted that S.H.I.E.L.D. should expel such scum. "Li Jie is telling the truth, so Rogers can't refute it.

"For at least the last year or two, the name Hawkeye has been worthless. Not only is it worthless, but it can even pull down the company's sales. Li Jie spread his hands and said that the name Hawkeye had been completely stinked by Deadpool.

"So it can't be sold, can it?" said Rogers. He was ready to leave.

"It's not impossible. There is a type of investment called upfront investment. I'm sure Hawkeye will come back to his reputation in the future. Li Jie thought that as long as the Battle of New York broke out, even if Hawkeye fell into the ink pit before, it would be whitewashed.

"But when it comes to royalties, it's not like an iron fist and a blade. "Li Jie first gave Captain Rogers a preventive shot.

"And how many?" Rogers knew that Hawkeye was about to be crumbled by Deadpool, and he just wanted to get the money to send Deadpool away sooner.

"A million dollars. Li Jie smiled.

"A million?" Rogers was a little surprised.

"A million dollars, I can pay it all at once. But you have to buy all the rights to Hawkeye for the next ten years, including figure merchandise, and even big movies and games that will be launched later. None of these revenues will be paid to Agent Hawkeye in any royalties for the next ten years. Li Jie said that he is not completely doing good deeds.

"After all, the name Hawkeye will be useless in the next two or three years. It will take a lot of time and effort to run him. ”

Rogers groaned for a while, and he couldn't figure out whether Li Jie's condition was good or bad. He decides to go home first and ask Hawkeye for his opinion.

"Actually, compared to Hawkeye, Captain Rogers, you are the real star of S.H.I.E.L.D. Li Jie took a sip of black coffee, picked up a frosted sugar doughnut and took a bite and said.

Captain Rogers, who was still thinking about it, asked with some confusion as if he looked at Li Jie. "What?"

Li Jie finished eating the doughnut in two bites and patted the remaining frosting powder on his hand. "Do you know how much Coca-Cola spent this year to get Captain America Steve Rogers on the packaging of their Coke bottles?"

"What?" Rogers was confused, he couldn't figure out what Li Jie was talking about.

Li Jie looked at Rogers' confused appearance and smiled helplessly. "$30 million, that's just a year's endorsement fee. But I don't think the money went into your account, right, Captain Rogers. ”