Chapter 198: Copyright in Hand! (2nd Update)
Physical book sales are a trickle of time, and you can't make a lot of money in a short period of time, especially old books like The Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit Adventures and The Lord of the Rings, which have been released for a long time in the 60s. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Obviously, if The Lord of the Rings - The Hobbit Adventures and The Lord of the Rings were really profitable, Luen Mei would not have sold the rights to these two books to Sal Zaynz.
Sal Zaynz's holding of the rights to these two books is the equivalent of holding a long-term meal ticket, making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and he is at ease.
In March, the weather was slightly cool, and it was raining lightly outside the window.
"Jingle bell!"
The phone in the lobby rang suddenly.
Sal Zaynz put down the book in his hand and got up to answer the phone.
"Hey, hello, who are you?" asked Sal Zaynz.
"Hello, Mr. Sal Zaynz, I'm Art Andy, a lover of literature, and I know that you own the rights to the English writer Mr. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit Adventures and The Lord of the Rings, so I'm going to buy them. Would you please make a price, Mr. Sal Zaynz?"
Sal Zaynz was stunned, it was not that no one had ever asked him to buy the rights, but the price was too low.
"Mr. Sal Zaynz???" Seeing that he did not speak, the other end of the line asked again.
Saar Zaynz has already thought about it and is still bidding at the previous price.
"$11 million!!" Sal Zaynz said.
"Mr. Sal Zaynz, this price is too expensive, I think five million dollars is enough!"
"Five million dollars??oh, Mr. Andy, it's absolutely impossible, and God won't approve of the price!11 million dollars, not a cent!! less," Sal Zahnz said in a firm tone.
There was a sudden pause on the other end of the phone for a long time, and Sal Zaynz thought that the other party was thinking, so he did not bother, and waited quietly.
"Mr. Sal Zaynz, how about $10 million? I can only pay $10 million at most!
When Sal Zaynz heard this, he was silent for a while, and thought to himself: "If you want to make $10 million from the rights to The Lord of the Rings - The Hobbit Adventures and The Lord of the Rings, then you will have to wait at least a decade or two." It's quite cost-effective to exchange the copyrights of these two books for $10 million, and you can use the money to do other businesses......"
"Mr. Andy, I thought about it, agree to your request, $10 million is $10 million!"
"Oh, that's great, Mr. Sal Zaynz, when are we going to meet and sign the copyright transfer contract by the way?!"
"Tomorrow at 9 o'clock in the morning, can you make it to the Hilton Hotel in New York?"
"No problem, I live in New York!"
"Well, we'll see you tomorrow at the Hilton. ā
After the two agreed on the time and place, they hung up the phone.
Art Andy was the person sent by Dongfang Yuqin to buy the copyright of the book, and the reason why he did not buy it in the name of Disney Company or Li Zetian was because he was afraid that Sal Zaynz would learn the identity of the other party and think that the other party was rich, so he opened his mouth.
Dongfang Yuqin now has more than 20 shell companies, others don't know the background and strength of these companies, if there is a target to acquire, it is usually in the name of these companies to acquire.
The next day, Sal Zaynz met with Art Andy.
Art Andy gave a detailed introduction to himself.
"Actually, I'm the CEO of Andy Culture Press. ā
Sal Zaynz muttered to himself, "I don't think I've heard of Andy Culture Press...... It must be a small company that is not famous, and now it wants to use "The Lord of the Rings - The Hobbit Adventures" and "The Lord of the Rings" to increase the company's fame and performance, and open up sales!"
Sal Zaynz smiled and took out the copyright transfer agreement that had been prepared for a long time, "This is the agreement, you can take a look!"
"Hmm!"
Art Andy took the agreement and looked at it carefully, and after ten minutes, after making sure that the agreement document had no media, he nodded with a smile and said, "The agreement is fine." We'll sign the contract, and this $10 million check will be given to you right away!" he said, pulling out a check from his briefcase.
Sal Zaynz's eyes lit up when he saw the check, "Okay, then we'll sign it right away!" he said quickly.
"Okay!"
The two immediately signed a copyright transfer agreement.
Art Andy put down his pen, handed the check to the other party, and said with a smile: "Mr. Sal Zaynz, this check belongs to you!"
Sal Zaynz grinned, carefully put away the check, and finally looked up at the other party, and said with a smile: "Mr. Art Andy, I wish your Andy Culture Publishing House can grow and become a well-known publishing house in the United States!"
"Hehe, thank you. Art Andy smiled and put the papers in his bag.
At that moment, Art Andy stood up and took his leave.
Walking out of the hotel, he got into a black car. In the car, Dongfang Yuqin sat in the back row.
"Miss Dongfang Yuqin, this is the transfer agreement between "The Lord of the Rings - The Hobbit Adventures" and "The Lord of the Rings"!" Art Andy said respectfully as he handed the document to Dongfang Yuqin.
Dongfang Yuqin nodded lightly, and at the same time took the document and looked at it.
"Okay, it's good! The driver drove to the headquarters of Marvel Comics!" Dongfang Yuqin ordered.
"Yes!!"
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Half an hour later, Dongfang Yuqin and his party arrived at the headquarters of Marvel Comics.
Prior to this, Dongfang Yuqin had officially launched an acquisition invitation to Marvel, and agreed to meet around noon today.
This time, unlike buying the rights to the book from Sal Zainz, it doesn't matter if he sells it or not, so he can sit on the ground and start the price. And Marvel Comics is on the verge of bankruptcy, and shareholders want to throw away this hot potato, so it is not unavoidable for Li Zetian to acquire Marvel Comics in his own name. In addition, there is also a purpose to inject confidence into Marvel's main creators, billionaire Chronos Li has acquired Marvel, so that they don't have to worry about financial problems, and they can work in the company with peace of mind!
Imagine a literary creator who can't even eat enough to eat, busy with his livelihood all day long, what kind of works can he create?
For the arrival of Dongfang Yuqin, the people of Marvel Comics are very excited and enthusiastic.
"Miss Dongfang Yuqin, welcome to Marvel Comics!" greeted an old man with glasses with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Stan Lee!" Dongfang Yuqin deliberately glanced at the other party twice.
The founder of Marvel Comics is called Martin Goodman, and Stan Lee is the cousin of Goodman's wife. In 1972, Stan Lee became the publisher and chairman of Marvel Comics. Most of Marvel's heroes are written by Stan Lee alone, creating comic book characters such as "Fantastic Four", "Spider-Man", "Iron Man", "Thor", "Hulk", "X-Men", "Doctor Strange", "Daredevil Man" and so on.
"Miss Dongfang Yuqin, please come with me, I'll take you to visit Marvel Comics first. Stan Lee asked.
"Well, I'm also curious about Marvel Comics. ā
Dongfang Yuqin has lived in the United States since she was a child, and has watched a lot of comics and cartoons, so she is actually a fan of Marvel.
So, under the leadership of Stan Lee, Dongfang Yuqin entered this legendary comic book company, which has been in the field of American comic culture for decades.