Chapter 464: Acquisition of Marvel (1)
He didn't know that the reason why Leila would give him this reminder was simply because he knew that Stan Lee's company would go bankrupt and start a lawsuit with Marvel soon after. After a lengthy trial, he was eventually given a 10 percent share of the proceeds. In Layla's opinion, instead of fighting a lawsuit with herself who acquired Marvel at that time, it is better to detonate this old man in advance and let Goodman have a headache first.
The final result was almost exactly what Layla had imagined, and Stan Lee went out to lobby some of the people in Marvel who could call the shots, attracted by the 8% revenue share. Goodman is only one person no matter how good he is, and it is impossible for him to run the entire comic company on his own.
Stan Lee has been a director of Marvel for more than 30 years, and his prestige in the company and fans is not comparable to that of ordinary management.
Goodman was very angry when he got the news, what can he do if he can be reborn? Everyone knows that the company is in a recession, and there is a local tyrant-level company that is willing to buy and promise to increase investment, and who is willing to push a large amount of money out?
It's just that he doesn't want the company he founded to become someone else's thing, and he thinks that his love for comics is something that a girl can't understand at all.
After negotiating with Marvel a few times, Channing learned about Goodman's idea. In this case, he could think of the easiest way to do it...... It's to push Leila out.
This "mature and steady" future stepfather couldn't help but want to make some trouble for her under the blow of a certain Lai three times and twice. Didn't you always say that I can't be disgraced in front of my future children? Then you go up and try it, and if you can't do it either, I'll say something in front of your future siblings.
When Leila received his request, she didn't expect him to be so "naïve", she just felt that if a person with strong self-esteem like him really said that he couldn't do it, then he probably couldn't do it.
So the next day, she went to Marvel and talked to Marvel boss Goodman in person.
And when she appeared at Marvel, the employees in the company easily recognized her. Although they were embarrassed to be too happy in front of their boss, they were still very excited to see such a big man appear in front of them.
Leila smiled slightly at the employees who were sneaking into her before calmly entering the conference room.
"The real person is more beautiful than the pictures, have you seen it?"
"I don't know if she'll be our new boss, if it is!"
"yes, I heard she likes superhero comics! The café she bought is said to be very famous among comic book fans, and many people go there often. ”
Unlike Goodman's refusal, the rest of the staff were looking forward to the acquisition. They are all aware of the company's current difficult situation, and they also think that it is better to be acquired by someone who really likes comics in such a predicament than to be acquired by someone who knows nothing about comics and likes to point fingers, right?
When Layla, Channing and the others sat down in the conference room, Goodman pushed the door in.
As soon as he entered, he glared straight at Lyra, as if that would make the other party feel his deep anger.
Leila did feel it, but it wasn't a deterrent. Not everyone can be threatened by such a childish move as "killing you with your eyes".
Goodman didn't waste any more time, and directly said his thoughts: "I won't sell Marvel!"
Leila wasn't surprised by his answer, if it was really that easy to gnaw, Channing wouldn't let her out of the mountain.
"Mr. Goodman, listen to me before you refuse. ”
After seeing Goodman snort and sit down, and did not resist her words, she said unhurriedly: "Marvel is a company with potential, I don't deny that." If it was really a small place that is not worth mentioning, I would not have spent so much money to acquire it. I can see how important Marvel is to you, and I can feel the hard work you put into this company. That's why you should hand over the company to me. ”
Goodman scoffed, "Do you mean you know better than I know how to keep this company going?"
Leila hooked the corners of her lips and smiled slightly: "Isn't it? Please look at your company, and then look at my company, who do you think is better in the governance of the company?"
Goodman was speechless because the fact was that he had opened the company to the verge of bankruptcy, and she had allowed a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy to grow in a short period of time. You can tell at a glance which is strong and which is weak. So Layla is really convincing when she says that.
But it only seemed convincing, and several members of Channing's team almost burst out laughing at her words. They can see that she is simply changing concepts, one is a comic company, the other is a film company, and the two are completely different in nature. It's hard to say whether the owner of the film company will be able to do as well as he did in the original company after changing to the comic company.
Goodman was taken by her to the tip of the horn and did not turn back, so he naturally did not notice the trap in her words. He only felt that there was some truth in what she said, and that her methods of governing the company were more successful and effective than his own.
But that's not the point! No matter how angry he is, this is also the company he founded, it is his hard work, he believes that as long as the time comes, the company can burst out the most dazzling light.
"I'm just missing some time! Someday, Marvel will be the best comic book company!"
Layla doesn't care about his rhetoric, she does know the future development prospects of Marvel, but no matter how good it is, it is the future, and the current Marvel is a small company that barely survives!
"Mr. Goodman, if you want to grow the company, you need me even more. I have plenty of money to invest and I can bring the company's superheroes to life in film. Maybe you can do a good job in the future, but the price you pay is probably huge. Let's take the Avengers, how many important heroes are left, and if you sell them one by one in order to maintain the company's development, how many heroes will you think the company will have when the time comes?"
Lyra's words were so sharp that Goodman almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood. If you don't expose your shortcomings, can you still have a good time together?
Before he could get angry, he heard her continue: "Hulk was sold to Universal, Spider-Man was sold to Sony, Blade and Ghost Rider were given to Columbia, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool were all sold to FOX, and even Lionsgate has the rights to punisher and humanoids." Is this the way out you've helped Marvel find?"