Chapter 240: Acquisition of Marvel
Lin Feng and Walker got out of the car and entered the Barton Building.
Marvel Comics is on the 22nd floor of the building, and this floor has been leased by Marvel Comics, but at this time, the situation on the 22nd floor is also very bad, more than a dozen men and women are blocking the door of the company, and some people are still carrying debt collection banners, it seems that these people are the representatives elected by the protesters downstairs.
"Oh, here are two more debtors." Seeing Lin Feng and Walker, one of the debt collectors said that he was wearing a ponytail, was overweight, and wore a plaid shirt on the top and jeans on the bottom, which is the most common attire for Americans.
"Hey, bro, how much does Frank owe you?" The man with the ponytail asked again, because Lin Feng was wearing a mask and sunglasses, he was not recognized.
"Oh, you're wrong, friend, we're here to send money to Frank, and maybe he'll be able to pay you back soon." Walker smiled and spread his hands, "So, man, you've got to let us in first." ”
"Send money?"
Upon hearing Walker's words, more than a dozen debt collectors were all happy: "Brother, what you said is true?" You're really here to send money to Frank?? ”
"Of course!" Walker smiled.
"Why is he in a hurry to sell the company since someone sent him money, and now the people in DC are negotiating with him inside." The ponytail man said again.
"Uh, you mean the DC Comics guys are in there?" Walker frowned.
"Yes, Frank said that after selling the company, we will settle our salaries and arrears." The ponytail man said again.
"Damn, this guy is so impatient!" Walker rushed to the crowd blocking the door: "Sorry, please get out of the way, I promise that when I get in, you will get the money soon." ”
Walker's words fell, and everyone really gave way to a passage, and the two quickly squeezed in.
At this time, the Marvel Comics company was already in a mess, with the first drafts of comics, documents, magazines, etc. scattered all over the place, and fierce arguments were heard in the company's conference room.
"Tony, you can't be so shameless, you are taking advantage of the fire to rob, how can my company be worth only a million dollars, what are you kidding!"
"Frank, look downstairs, and then look at the pay-seekers at the door, do you think you have any other options? No one in this world is willing to pay this money except for the fact that I am willing to buy your broken company! ”
"Tony, you rascal! I know you did it all in secret! A million dollars, I won't sell you anything, you know my those, the copyright value of comic book characters, those comic book characters alone are more than a million dollars! I'd rather the company go bankrupt completely, I'd rather all my assets be frozen, and I wouldn't sell the company to you for a million dollars! ”
"Okay, Frank, up to one and a half million dollars, if we can, we'll sign it right away, if you still don't sell, I'll leave immediately, you know my character, this is my final bottom line!"
The man's words fell, and the room fell silent.
After a long time, I heard a voice say weakly: "Okay, Hani, you won......"
Outside the conference room door.
Walker and Lin Feng were already standing there.
"Frank, old man, you really want to sell the company to him for such a low price!"
Walker walked into the conference room at the right time, and there were three people in the conference room, two middle-aged men, and a girl with a bewitching figure.
Frank, the boss of Marvel Comics, stood at the conference table with a haggard face, the tie tied around his neck was ripped and scattered on his chest, and in the chair opposite him sat another man in a straight suit with a faint smile on his face, and behind him stood the bewitching girl, who seemed to be his assistant, secretary or something.
The man in the crisp suit is Tony, the owner of DC Comics and Frank's rival for many years.
Seeing Walker and Lin Feng, the three people in the conference room were stunned.
"Walker, you're here." Seeing Walker, Frank struggled to squeeze out a smile.
"Frank, didn't I tell you to wait for me, someone is interested in your company, why did you sell it so quickly and at such a low price?" Walker asked.
"Sorry old man, you should have seen the situation of the company, 100,000 urgent, I really can't tell what you mean by interested, or rather, I really can't afford to wait." Frank spread his hands.
In fact, he didn't take what Walker said to heart, he knew what Walker did, he was just an agent for third- or fourth-rate players, and he might know some owners, a few days ago Frank told him that he was going to sell the company, and he was just a dead horse as a live horse doctor, he didn't know that now Walker is already the "Lin Crazy" agent that fans all over the United States are crazy about.
Walker, who probably guessed Frank's psychology, smiled and shrugged: "It's okay, fortunately, I'm not too late, this is my boss, and he's very interested in your comic company." ”
Walker pointed to Lin Feng and introduced, but did not reveal Lin Feng's name.
Frank looked at Lin Feng, who was fully armed, and frowned slightly, although he couldn't see Lin Feng's facial features, but judging from his figure, state, and exposed skin, the other party should be a young man.
"He's your boss? He looks young. Frank said.
"Yes, he's young, but he's my boss." Walker smiled.
"Okay, hello, I'm Frank, the boss of Marvel Comics, at least for now." Frank smiled self-deprecatingly and stretched out his hand to Lin Feng.
"Hello." Lin Feng shook hands with Frank and said, "I'm very interested in your company and want to acquire it. ”
Lin Feng looked at Tony, who was sitting there as he spoke, and the latter naturally noticed Lin Feng, and he had a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart with this halfway competitor, after all, his deal was about to be completed.
"Hey, boy, are you sure you can come up with a million hundred thousand dollars?" Tony said to Lin Feng with some disdain, he could naturally judge that Lin Feng was a young man, especially after Lin Feng spoke, he could judge that he was very young.
"A hundred thousand dollars is a lot?" Lin Feng asked with a sneer.
"It may not be a lot for me, but it's hard for you to say." Tony said.
Lin Feng shook his head, and did not continue to argue with him, but said to Frank: "I will pay two and a half million dollars to buy your company!" ”
"What? 2.5 million ?!! ”
Hearing this number, Frank and Tony were both shocked, and the bewitching girl had bright eyes and looked at Lin Feng with fiery eyes, in her eyes, Lin Feng was already an old and golden tyrant, if she could take down such a tyrant, it would be much better than serving an old man like Tony.
Lin Feng directly raised the purchase price by one million dollars, which is not how generous he is, because from the conversation between Frank and Tony, he can judge that the current situation of Marvel Comics is Tony's secret means, and it is naturally not a normal price for him to push the price to 1.5 million, if Lin Feng increases the price a little bit, it is meaningless, Tony will increase the price again, so Lin Feng directly increased the price by 1 million, first, to show his determination to acquire Marvel Comics, and secondly, to put some pressure on the bidder.
"Well, Frank, if you agree we can sign the contract right away." Lin Feng asked.
"Of course, no problem, this price is much more conscientious than some people with ill intentions." Frank said with a smile on his face.
"Boy, are you sure you're going to pay $2.5 million for this comic company? Or do you have too much money and don't know how to spend it? Tony looked at Lin Feng with a dark face.
"My money, how I want to spend it is my freedom." Lin Feng didn't bother to take care of Tony, and continued to say to Frank: "If you have no opinion, you can draw up a contract immediately." ”
"Okay, I'll go right away." Frank said this and walked to the door of the conference room.
"Wait!" Tony called out to Frank and said, "Frank, are you really going to sell your comic company to a guy you don't know, he might ruin the company you worked so hard to run, and the comic book characters you once created." ”
"Even then it's better than selling you this scoundrel!" Frank huffed.
"If it's the price, I can pay $2.5 million." Tony gritted his teeth and said, Coincidentally, Lin Feng's price is exactly the online price that Tony estimated, although the full value of the copyright of those characters in Marvel Comics may be higher than two and a half million US dollars, but the copyright value is still relatively empty, and now that the American comic market is sluggish, God knows if the existing comic book characters can still produce their due value.
"For the same price, why don't you sell the company someone who knows more about comics." Tony said again.
Frank sneered: "Tony, even if you pay three million dollars now, I won't sell you Marvel Comics, what you do behind the scenes, you think I don't know!" ”
“OK! It seems that you really hate me to the core, which is good, you can sell the company today, but I believe that it will not be long before he will sell your company again, and when the time comes, I will buy it again. Tony stood up from his chair and said to the girl behind him, "Monica, give this gentleman my business card." ”
Tony pointed at Lin Feng.
"Okay." The girl agreed, took out a business card from her handbag, walked to Lin Feng with her ass twisted, and handed it over: "This is our boss's business card." ”
Lin Feng took the business card and said lightly: "If it wasn't sent by a beautiful woman, I really don't want to take it." ”
"Haha, I advise you to keep it away, boy, when you want to sell Marvel Comics, you can call me!" Tony laughed arrogantly.
Lin Feng shrugged his shoulders and said to Walker, "Walker, give him your business card." ”
"Okay, boss." Walker replied and handed Tony his business card.
"Lin's agent?" Tony glanced at the business card handed by Walker, but instead of answering, he sneered, "Lin? Haha, it turns out that you are the agent of those low-end film actors in China, sorry, I don't need your business card. ”
Because Americans are used to calling Chinese surnames, and there are so many Chinese surnames, so a single "Lin" Tony did not go to the United States"
Lin Crazy "thinks of it, but what comes to mind is those Chinese "last-rated" film and television actors who squeeze their heads to Hollywood to play soy sauce.
"I'd advise you to take it, maybe one day you want to sell DC Comics, you can also call my agent." Lin Feng said lightly.
"Will my DC Comics be sold? Oh my God, this is the funniest joke of the century! Tony laughed, "Let's go, Monica, I'm sure it won't be long before he'll call me." ”
Tony said, stepping out.
"Wait!" Lin Feng called out to Tony.
"What? Changed your mind? Don't want to buy Marvel Comics anymore? Tony asked with a sneer.
Lin Feng shook his head: "No, I just want to tell you that I don't need your business card either." ”
After the words fell, Lin Feng directly tore Tony's business card into confetti, and then gently threw it into the air.
"Very good, very good, I hope you will still have the backbone you have today in the future!" Tony grimaced, glared at Lin Feng fiercely, and walked away.
And the girl named Monica quietly gave Lin Feng another business card before leaving, and then winked at him, and said charmingly: "I have time every night." ”
…… (To be continued.) )