Don has a great plan.

Therefore, he must quickly complete the primitive accumulation, lay down an industry, and at the same time use the control of the future trend to secretly weaken the strength of the opponent.

After receiving the $100 million dividend, his first thought was to invest in the capital market to earn crazy returns.

But Don soon thought of another thing - Marvel!

It's 1997, and Marvel has just gone through bankruptcy and reorganization, and is in a very bad situation, and even had to sell comic rights non-stop to survive. But with the box office hits of "X-Men" and "Spider-Man", Marvel's situation immediately improved, and it ambitiously created the Marvel Universe and succeeded in one fell swoop.

Arguably, there's never been a better time to make a move on Marvel — before the release of X-Men and Sony Pictures' acquisition of the Spider-Man rights.

Donn tasked his assistant George Paxton with gathering information about Marvel and the possibility of an acquisition.

The news that came back was not encouraging.

Marvel Entertainment Group's current market capitalization is not high, and it was acquired by Avi Allad and Ike Patham last year, which cost $50 million.

However, unlike Wall Street capital controlling Marvel in the past, Avi Arad is ambitious, not only recovering many of the copyrights that were sold and leased before, but also establishing a subordinate Marvel Studios, determined to develop the film industry.

And Avi Arad and Ike Patham have been collectively approved by Marvel's management, and now Don wants to buy Marvel, which is simply impossible.

The purpose of these two shareholders to buy Marvel is to develop their careers, not just to seek capital, as Wall Street does.

So for Donn's invitation to buy application, Marvel's attitude is undisputed - refuse!

Don rubbed his head with a little headache, Marvel's attitude is so resolute, can it only invest money in the stock market?

He was not reconciled!

"If you don't cooperate, you can only destroy!"

Tang En's eyes narrowed into a line, and his solemn face was a little cold.

He has a firm belief that he can't give up a super gold mountain like Marvel to a future competitor for nothing.

There are still two years to go, and if Marvel is still obsessed during this time, then Don will definitely use all means to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots to prevent future troubles!

There are too many comic book companies in the United States, and the only superhero that Marvel is really popular all over the United States is Spider-Man.

As long as you grab the copyright of Spider-Man before Sony Pictures in 1999, and then backhand and cooperate with other comic companies to create a parallel universe, so that Spider-Man can directly travel into the parallel universe, the root of Marvel Studios will be cut off, and the soul of Marvel Comics will be broken.

Of course, this is a last resort.

After all, the Marvel Universe has a successful experience in previous lives, and Don controls it with a higher safety factor than creating a new comic universe.

Just as Donn was calculating the future of Marvel, he received a call from Bill McNick.

"Hey, Donn, is it convenient? I'll visit your studio. ”

Don has registered his own film company, Don Pictures.

However, there are only two people in the company now, the owner Donne Walker and the clerk George Paxton, who rented an old-fashioned tube building, which is not small in size, but the location is not good, and it is very close to the slum.

Don was a little flattered by Bill McNick's sudden visit, "Bill, you're so polite!"

Bill smiled: "It's okay, two o'clock in the afternoon, I'll be over on time!"

……

Donn thought that Bill McNick's sudden visit was to thank "Titanic" for his contribution, the film's North American box office has exceeded 500 million, and the global box office is approaching 1.3 billion US dollars, and the crazy upward momentum has not abated.

However, it was not his assistant who followed Bill McNick, but a bald middle-aged man, with kind eyebrows, suits and leather shoes, easy-going bearing, and a strong aura.

Don smiled and greeted him, and took the initiative to stretch out his hand, "Hello, Don Walker, you can call me Donne." ”

The other party's attitude was even gentler than Tangen's, and the closeness that came from his bones surprised Tangen very much. This person's aura is completely political!

Could it be a politician?

"Hello, Donn, I'm Brian Lord and I'm from CAA. ”

Behind this gentle voice, there was no imaginary threat and confidence, it was very peaceful and soothing, like an old friend talking for many years, which made Don En can't help but be stunned.

Brian Lorde!

Haven has been in Hollywood for so long, and of course he's heard this thunderous name.

After Michael Ovitz and Ron Meyer jumped ship, Brian Lord became the new big butler of CAA, and at the same time, he is also the most famous gold agent in Hollywood!

Steve Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Madonna, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett...... They are all artists in his hands.

And Brian Lorde's assistants are also well-known big-name agents in Hollywood, Maha Darkhill, Pat Kingsley, Hilda Querry, Tracy Jacobs, Huyer Kosinski......

Don swallowed his saliva, and said in his heart that he was not nervous, it was definitely fake.

Bill McNick hurriedly said, "Donn, I know it's been ...... recently You had some misunderstandings with CAA, but I assure you, Brian doesn't know about it!"

Don controlled his restless emotions, and his face turned pale.

Brian Lord waved his hand, "Knowing or not, it's all my job mistakes." Don, I apologize for the hurt you have been caused to this. ”

Donne's face was like water, "That's not necessary, I've fired William Mihawk and am in contact with William Morris Agency." ”

In the face of Donn's unceremonious words, Brian Lord smiled, "Yes, WMA is the largest agency in the industry, and it has poached many big-name directors and stars from CAA in the past two years. ”

That's a great way to say that.

WMA is now full of big names, can you Don En get the top treatment in the past? But CAA is different, CAA is worried about internal and external troubles, and is extremely careful with every popular and potential artist, and will do its best to meet all their needs.

Don glanced at Brian Lord deeply, and sighed in his heart, it was really an old and spicy agent, and he could show his edge with an understatement of compliments.

Bill McNick said: "Forget it, Donn, give me a face, don't make a fuss about this, I'm sure Brian will give you an explanation." ”

Brian Lord continued to smile in return, with great sincerity.

Don nodded, "Let's go inside and talk." ”

Back in the office, Donn poured a glass of whiskey for the two of them, and then sat down quietly, waiting for Brian Lord to say.

Brian Lord knew it and smiled, "Donn, I heard that you are going to buy Marvel Entertainment?"

Don tried his best to control it, but he couldn't hide the horror on his face.

George Paxton collects information from Marvel at his behestage and does it secretly. Unexpectedly, everything was under Brian Lorde's control.

Sure enough, it's a Hollywood figure, this network and channel information is shocking!

Don took a deep breath, "That's true. ”

Bill McNick glanced at Don and frowned.

He really didn't expect Don to be so fond of fooling around, a director, wouldn't it be okay to make movies well? You set up your own studio, which is easy to understand, but if you want to buy Marvel, you are too arrogant, right?

Even Warner DC doesn't dare to touch the ruins of Marvel, why are you Donn?

Brian Lorde's expression was too uniform, from the beginning of the meeting with Don, he was as warm as water, and he didn't want to see a little psychological fluctuation on his face.

"Donn, you can make a movie like Titanic, the special effects technology is definitely one of the best in Hollywood, but the superhero movie ......" Brian Lord shook his head, "This is a piece of mud!"

Bill McNick added: "Yes, Donn! Two superhero movies were released this year, Warner's "Batman and Robin" and the new line's "Regeneration", and they simply lost the bottom! Especially Batman, who brought in superstars such as George Clooney and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and almost ruined the series!"

Brian Lord sighed, "The project of "Batman and Robin" is still run by me, and if you want to return to the cost, I'm afraid it will take at least five years. Done, in fact, in the past few years, superhero movies have been declining, and movies such as "Phantom Wizard", "Boom Warrior", and "Batman Returns" have not done well at the box office. ”

Tang En shook his head firmly, "Just because others can't shoot well doesn't mean that I can't shoot well! I'm sorry, my biggest wish now is to buy Marvel." ”

Bill McNick sighed heavily, and Brian Lord didn't say anything more, opened his briefcase, took out a thick stack of papers, and handed it to Donn.

When Donne opened it, he suddenly felt that his breathing was short, his heart was beating wildly, and he looked at Brian Lord with some fear!

This is definitely a top-secret material within Marvel!

In front of this material, George Paxton's investigation in the past few days is like a child's play.

This document contains Marvel's internal financial details. Don't look at Marvel now has two major shareholders leading the new trend, but this document clearly points out that Marvel's finances are not healthy, and within two years, Marvel will definitely embark on the old road of selling copyrights.

Two years later...... Wasn't that when Sony Pictures bought the rights to Spider-Man in 1999?

The document also contains detailed information about the management, each person's specific position, power faction, personality analysis, development philosophy and many other aspects.

It's a Marvel Entertainment Group encyclopedia!

No wonder Michael Ovitz was able to become the most powerful person in Hollywood for three consecutive years, and CAA's connections and channels are really amazing......