The turquoise lawn was as soft as a carpet, and Matthew stood on it, waving the club in his hand, and a small white ball immediately jumped up from the ground, drawing a wonderful parabola, like a bomb falling from the sky, flying forward at a rapid pace, and then falling quickly.

Puff –

There was a faint sound of falling water, and after the golf ball flew dozens of yards, it fell into the pond impartially.

Matthew glanced at it, and it seemed that he had missed a lot.

To be precise, it's not that it missed, but that it used too much force and hit too far.

"You're pushing too hard. Robert Iger walked in from behind, smiling like Mickey Mouse, "Matthew, you still need to practice your skills." ”

Matthew sighed and said, "Always pushing too hard." ”

Robert Iger stood next to him and added, "When you have time to come here and play a few holes, golf is a common skill for socializing." ”

"I still prefer kickboxing. Matthew joked, "Bob, I'll invite you to the clubhouse another day to play kickboxing." ”

Robert Iger hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't! That kind of sport can't be played by ordinary people." He proposed, "Why don't we go back and rest." ”

"Okay. Matthew was well aware that Robert Iger was not looking for him to play golf, so he threw the club to the caddie and said, "I'm a little tired, go back and rest for a while." ”

The two got into the battery car together, returned to a rest area near the sea on the golf course, found a table away from the others, sat under a huge tent, and drank tea together.

Robert Iger took a sip of his teacup and suddenly asked, "Matthew, it is said that you invested $40 million in the Marvel Comics independent film "Iron Man"?"

"There's such a thing. Matthew knew that the main play was playing, and he didn't deny it, "It's not a secret in the circle." ”

"Iron Man is a big hit, and you're going to make a lot of money. Robert Iger said with a smile.

Matthew shrugged, "It's been a year and a half since this money was invested, and now not a dollar has been recovered." ”

"It always takes time to recover funds, especially film investment, which is inherently a large investment with high risk. Robert Iger always had a Mickey Mouse-like smile on his face, "Iron Man's profitability is just around the corner." ”

Matthew smiled and didn't speak, because the success of "Iron Man" is here, and there is no need to deny it.

Robert Iger pinched his chin and said, "I've always been curious, at that time everyone was not optimistic about Marvel, but you invested a lot of money. ”

"I'm just gambling. Matthew said casually.

Of course, Robert Iger didn't believe this, "As far as I know, you're not a big gambler. ”

Matthew nodded, "Gambling is one thing. He thought about it, the smiling Mickey Mouse wasn't an easy person to fool, and he had a close relationship with Disney and had always worked together, and said, "On the other hand, because it's a superhero movie." ”

"Superhero movies?" Robert Iger didn't quite understand what Matthew meant.

"It's very simple, the "X-Men" series is successful, the "Spider-Man" series is successful, and the first part of "Fantastic Four" is successful...... "Matthew said the truth, "I think superhero movies in the world film market, has gradually changed from a marginal genre to a mainstream genre with real commercial appeal, and the future market prospects of superhero movies will be broader." ”

He suddenly asked, "Bob, I'm sure there are similar judgments within Disney, right?"

Robert Iger didn't expect Matthew to suddenly ask, the smile on his face paused slightly, and then quickly returned to normal, and said, "There is some research in this area. ”

Matthew looked at Robert Iger and said, "I invested $40 million, in addition to confidence in the market, and then confidence in Marvel itself. He asked, "Bob, who do you think knows best about Marvel superheroes?"

"Creators, of course. Robert Iger replied.

"So......" Matthew spread his hands, "I thought that the success of Marvel's independent superhero movies was more likely to be greater than the failure, so I decided to take a gamble." ”

He sighed, "No one can guarantee that a movie will be successful, and every investment in a movie is actually gambling." ”

Robert Iger nodded, fully agreeing with Matthew's words, "That's right. ”

After saying this, he suddenly woke up, and the dominance of the two of them to speak unconsciously fell into the hands of Matthew, who had been leading his train of thought just now.

There are pros and cons to talking to such smart people.

Robert Iger shook his head secretly, but his mouth did not stop, and took the initiative to ask, "I heard that you have multiple film investment agreements with Marvel?"

"There are seven or eight of them. Matthew casually gave a number, and then said simply, "When planning "Iron Man", Marvel Comics lacked funds, and I risked investing $40 million. Marvel was grateful to me, so it gave me a commitment to invest in the future. ”

Robert Iger's gaze swept over Matthew's face, "So, you're very optimistic about the future of Marvel superhero movies?"

"I don't think it's working. Matthew spread his hands, "Whether the Avengers plan can succeed or not is ultimately determined by the market." ”

"Iron Man has been a huge success. Robert Iger answered.

Matthew looked at Robert Iger, the smiling Mickey Mouse who had asked him out today, certainly not to play golf or to discuss his investment in Iron Man.

Thinking of the opening credits of the former Marvel superhero movie, I have some conjectures in my heart.

"Bob. Matthew simply asked directly, "You care so much about Marvel superhero movies, is Disney interested in competing for the investment rights of Marvel Studios' next few superhero movies?"

Robert Iger was still smiling, but not speaking.

Matthew raised his voice slightly and asked, "Or does Disney want to buy Marvel?"

"Huh?" Robert Iger asked, stunned for a moment, "how could you have such a guess?"

Matthew didn't answer, but asked, "Is that true?"

Robert Iger also didn't answer, and continued to ask, "Matthew, how can you have such a guess?"

"Random guessing. Matthew looked at Robert Iger, and roughly understood that his guess should be good, thinking of Disney's acquisition of Marvel, thinking about how he should make a profit, especially how to protect the investment agreement with Marvel, so he said, "If you have to give a reason...... Well, I know a little bit about you. ”

He smiled and said, "We've known each other for five or six years, haven't we?"

Robert Iger nodded, "At least it's been so long." ”

"Do you know what impression I have of you?" Matthew didn't need Robert Iger to answer, "an ambitious but ethical professional manager." ”

That's actually everyone's opinion of Robert Iger.

"Thank you. Robert Iger said.

Matthew continued, "When you first took office, you swallowed Pixar Studios and quickly stabilized some of Disney's messy situation. I guess you're going to do more than just be Michael Eisner's replacement, right?"

"I've heard Helen Herman mention more than once that you're interested in making Walt Disney the number one entertainment media conglomerate in Hollywood and the world, and Helen understands that right," he said. ”

Robert Iger doesn't deny, "I think so. ”

"To become bigger, Disney must first surpass Warner Bros., which has been Hollywood's best-performing company since the beginning of the new century. "Matthew has been in Hollywood for many years, and his understanding and cognition of this circle is far from comparable to that at the beginning," Disney's acquisition of Pixar Studios is a plan for the revival of Disney animation, but if you want to surpass Warner Bros., it is not enough to rely on animation alone. ”

The more he said, the clearer his thoughts became, "Warner Bros. has DC Comics, since the future of superhero movies is favored by Disney, presumably you will not ignore this part, and only Marvel can be compared with DC Comics." It just so happens that Marvel has proved the market appeal of its heroes through "Iron Man". ”

Robert Iger shook his head slowly, "Disney management, if they can all think as clearly as you, my job will be much easier." ”

"So......" Matthew asked with a deliberate smile, "I guessed right?"

"Hmm. "Robert Iger knows that there is no need to go around in circles with people like Matthew," Disney has decided to acquire Marvel, which is expected to be made public in the next few days. ”

Matthew asked again, "You came to me for this?"

Robert Iger nodded slightly, "You are now an investor in Marvel, one of the shareholders, and the most famous person among all the shareholders, if you can be convinced, it will affect the choice of many small shareholders." ”

"I have this little bit of ......," Matthew shook his head.

"After so many years of development, Marvel's shares are very dispersed, and there are many small shareholders who hold shares. Robert Iger obviously knows enough, "As far as I know, you made several acquisitions some time ago, and the combined shares of Marvel in your hands reached four percent. ”

Matthew doesn't deny it, "Probably about the same." ”

Robert Iger said, "Actually, this is not a minority shareholder, Marvel's shares are very dispersed like its superhero copyrights, and four percent can be said to be a major shareholder." ”

Matthew understands this to some extent, the shares of these old companies seem to be scattered on the surface, such as Walt Disney, after Disney acquired Pixar Studios, Steve Jobs became Disney's largest shareholder, but the shares of Disney in his hands are only 7%.

As for whether there are any consortia or large investment companies with multiple account holdings, he does not know.

Robert Iger said directly, "You are the first Marvel shareholder contacted by Disney. He smiled like Mickey Mouse again, "Matthew, sell your Marvel shares to Disney." ”