Marvel in 2007 was very downtrodden, with a market capitalization of only about a billion dollars, which was not even worth more than those of their superheroes. Few people think they can turn over, or they wouldn't have mortgaged their superhero rights to pay off their debts and shoot "Iron Man". But Zhou Shi couldn't get too many shares, and Marvel at this time was more composed of some people who loved him very much. Although he had a pleasant conversation with Isaac Palmart, he only agreed to Zhou Shi's personal entry into Marvel, and also agreed to him joining the company's board of directors.

Maybe Zhou Shi is too successful, maybe the high-tech industry is having a bigger and bigger impact on traditional industries, or maybe it's YouTube, Twitter's influence has exceeded their expectations. Marvel's board of directors did not embarrass Zhou Shi too much, and he obtained 16% of Marvel's shares at a cost of $200 million.

"Why do you want me to join Marvel's board of directors? Actually, I didn't think about joining Marvel in the first place, it's not my business after all. When the dust settled, Zhou Shi approached Isaac Palmat to find out why he was so talkative.

"I've studied everything you do on YouTube, and you have a deep talent for the media field, and although YouTube is an Internet company, I think it's more of a media company. Maybe Marvel can rise again under your leadership!"

"I wasn't prepared for that, really, I think the future of Marvel is going to be great, but I probably don't have the ability. "Zhou Shi

"I don't expect you to have this ability now, I have studied your experience and found that your greatest ability is to know people well and let others use them for you. Whether it's the first post bar, friends, or now YouTube. You're in control of the situation and you're all working together to do one thing. This is what we need most right now!"

"Are you complimenting me too much, I'm not so good. "Zhou Shi

"You may be better than you think!" said Isaac Palmart

Zhou Shi returned to the company in a daze, and asked Li Lingyun on the way: "Am I really good?

"You're not good, is there anything better than you?" Li Lingyun

"Yes, it's a lot, I'm not as good as Zuckerberg in programming, I'm not as good as Bezos in management, I'm not as good as Ma Ali in strategy, I'm not as diligent as Lei Jun, I'm not as handsome as Robin Lee, and ......."

"Okay, okay, you have to say that, how can others live!" Li Lingyun

"I haven't said that singing is better than Zhou Jie's stick!" Zhou Shi whispered, "Hmph, use Zhoujie's stick quickly, um~~, it's wrong, it's a nunchuck!"

"I think you're the best person in the world, and I don't think Robin Lee is more handsome than you!" Li Lingyun said a little shyly.

Since Zhou Shi had an assistant, Li Lingyun has been with him for the longest time, and has also experienced a series of things with him over the years. If you don't feel it, it must be a lie, not to mention the appearance, she is also between 80~90 points, and Zhou Shi must be interested in her. However, although there are many opportunities, the two have never taken a step forward.

"Lingyun, do you know the story of Bill Gai and Stephanie?"

"I don't know, who is Stefani?" Li Lingyun

"Bill Gai is also a programmer ape, he may be busier than me when he started a business, he has never been in a good relationship, after getting married, he met a very beautiful girl in the company, that is, Stephanie, so he pursued her, and later Bill Gai was obsessed with Stephanie to the point of obsession, he even let Stephanie participate in Microsoft's confidential meetings, and saw many unknown insiders. "Zhou Shi

"Later?" Li Lingyun regretted a little after finishing speaking, and covered her mouth.

Later, after the U.S. Department of Justice began an investigation into Microsoft's monopoly case in 1999, Stephanie resolutely opposed Gates. She stood in court and testified that Gates used illegal means to compete. "Zhou Shi

It is very dangerous to have any behavior that exceeds friendship with one's secretary or assistant, and the anti-corruption of the junior in his previous life profoundly illustrates this point: that is, he can't let his lover know too many secrets.

Even a man like Bill Gai who can dominate the position of the world's richest man for a long time can't get rid of the temptation of beauty, and Zhou Shi doesn't have much confidence in himself. But the experience of the predecessors still needs to be learned, although it is not necessarily as blatant as Bill Gai to keep in touch with the lover & person for a long time, at least to build an effective firewall.

Now that he has become a director of Marvel, Zhou Shi naturally has to make an effort for the release of "Iron Man". With his capital injection, there is no need to sign a six-movie distribution contract with Paramount, and Marvel's options are much greater.

This weekend, Zhou Shi asked Robert Iger to chat, but the location was chosen by the other party. He is not accustomed to all kinds of living and consumption in the upper class now, Zhou Shi is no different from the outburst now, although he is rich, he does not know how to enjoy it, and he is not ready to change in the short term. But it's always rude to treat people and things, and since he's young now, it's not a big deal to push the problem to Egg.

"I wanted to find you for a long time, but I didn't expect you to take the initiative to send it to the door. "Egger

"What is Egger looking for me?" Zhou Shi

"You sold YouTube to Amazon, what about your friends network, and how about selling it to Disney?" said Robert Iger

"This is my core industry, even if I want to sell, you can't afford the price in my heart, not to mention that the friend network has not really exploded, and I can't come up with a convincing reason to persuade Limen to accept the high price now. "Zhou Shi

"Oh, how high the price?" said Robert Iger

"Double YouTube! This is a temporary price, and it will increase in a while"

"Are you so confident?" said Egger with a smile, not continuing to say anything about the acquisition

"You'll have to wait and see! Zhou Shi thought about the news from Gideon, Microsoft's things are going well, but he is not very positive about the acquisition of Zhou Shi's shares. Gideon has introduced a fund owned by Hong Kong's famous billionaire Li Jiacheng, and is ready to invest in Facebook with Microsoft. Of course, the terms of the two sides will definitely not be the same, and perhaps Li Jiacheng does not know the specific conditions for Microsoft's stake in Facebook, such as preferred shares, advertising cooperation, etc.

"It looks like we didn't have a chance to work together this time, which is a shame. "Egger

"No, I'm curious why you're so optimistic about me, but we still have a lot of opportunities to work together in more areas. For example, the Marvel Universe Project. "Zhou Shi

"Marvel? What does he have to do with you? "Iger may not have been aware of the news in the securities market.

"I'm a shareholder in Marvel, and we're now looking for a publisher for Iron Man, which is the beginning of our big IP plan. "Zhou Shi

(End of chapter)