Although Image is more like a loosely organized alliance of cartoonists in form, it is also a company after all, and McFarlane still has authority as the CEO! So the others shrugged their shoulders and smiled with relief. ()

At this time, Macfarlane saw a young man with a familiar face walking over with a clean face and a hot Asian woman: If it weren't for the revelations from the Korean media, who would have believed that the lover next to him was the young daughter of Lee Kun-hee, one of the most powerful chaebols in Asia?

What a lucky one! McFarlane smiled meaningfully.

"Mr. Macfarlane, I hope this format of the meeting will not confuse you!" Song Chen walked up to the other party, and then in Ike? Permut introduced him and handed his hand to the other party.

Hold Song Chen's hand, Todd? McFarlane said: "No, it's a very friendly atmosphere and reminds me of some of the happy things I used to do at work!" ”

"Very good!" Song Chen, after whispering a few words in Li Yinxin's ear, this delicate and innocent woman nodded and left with a graceful posture. Gentleman Song Chen politely made a "please" gesture to Todd and the others, Todd and a few people behind him glanced at each other, and decided to see what Song Chen was having.

"The Marvel Sorority meeting was made by me, Ike? Perlmut, by the way, let me, the new boss, meet with Marvel Entertainment employees, including Jim, who has now switched to DC Comics? Plum! I believe that in this meeting, you must have some guesses, and you must have your own plans in mind! ”

Standing in a corridor covered with soft carpet and relatively quiet compared to the hall, Song Chen slightly picked up the wine glass in his hand and nodded, and said with a smile: "I intend to integrate the American comic industry and serve my 'pan-entertainment' plan!" I've been planning this project for at least three years, and I didn't start it until recently! As you can see, now I've acquired Marvel Entertainment. The next step is DC comics, and of course, your IMAGE comics! ”

Although he guessed Song Chen's intentions and ambitions, Todd? McFarlane and the others were still shocked by Song Chen's ambition to swallow mountains and rivers, and he said very cautiously: "This is our honor!" ”

The attitude was ambiguous, and he did not express his willingness to be acquired by Song Chen.

Eric? Larson sneered lightly: "It turns out that Marvel Entertainment still has a place for us!" ”

Ten years ago, with the "defection" of seven Marvel cartoonists and the creation of Image Comics, Marvel then promoted their assistant as the main writer! It can be said that regardless of whether Song Chen's acquisition of Image Comics is successful or not, these people are the least welcome of this acquisition!

Song Chen said frankly: "The reason why I made the decision to acquire Image Comics. On the one hand, I certainly hope that you who have created comic book characters such as "Spider-Man", "X-Men", and "Hulk" can return to Marvel to work for me; On the other hand, I also hope to be able to buy the heroes who created Zào when you were in Image Company, such as Mr. McFarlane's "Regeneration Man", during this time in New York, I asked people to buy a set back, which is very interesting! The film adaptation from 5 years ago was not successful, but I think your company is still a good investment! ”

Todd? McFarlane replied, "We're doing a great job at Image Comics, and I think it's better to be independent!" Marvel Entertainment ...... It can't be said that the industrial assembly line operation is not good, but the company often has a conservative force that restricts our thinking! ”

"Let's let go of the so-called reserve and 'creative freedom'. Todd and gentlemen, the reason why you broke with Marvel is not freedom, but only for profit! Song Chen opened the surface article and said sharply. I had an in-depth conversation with Mr. Perlmut, and when I mentioned this public case to him, I have my own thoughts and ideas: I think that the copyright of the work, as the core value of the comic company, should not be divided, and your demand for 75% of the copyright income seems to me to be more like sitting on the ground! correspondingly. In my opinion, Marvel Entertainment's reluctance to compromise on earnings back then is inappropriate, and the interests of writers also need to be respected! If you can understand this principle of mine. Maybe we can talk about cooperation! ”

Todd? McFarlane took a deep breath: "Or?" ”

Song Chen shrugged and said, "Maybe I can only talk to you about other interesting topics, instead of continuing to dwell on something that cannot be compromised!" ”

Todd? McFarlane glanced back, only to see Jim? Valentino and the others nodded silently, so he picked up the cup and touched it with Song Chen, and said with a smile: "I want to hear it!" ”

Song Chen nodded on his tiptoes and asked a little reservedly: "My story has been put into books by many people in the past two years, although it is too hypocritical to say this, but I still have to ask, have you heard of Pufan Clothing Design Company?" ”

"I know a little!" Mark? West Westley said slowly, "I heard that it is a design company that has only been established for four years, and the former person in charge is now working at Chenxing Technology, and his name seems to be Ning Xiang?" ”

Song Chen smiled and said, "That's true! This company is very interesting, this company was founded almost at the same time as 8848 China, I have maintained close contact with the shareholders of this company, although they are full of confidence in me, but they don't know anything about the Internet business at that time, and they are full of doubts about e-commerce! I proposed to create a clothing design company, on the one hand, to provide clothing and footwear for the start-up 8848 at that time, and on the other hand, it is also a useful attempt to online retail! ”

"Not to mention the trivial aspects of equity distribution, and to say that this company has two ways of innovation, one is to operate completely with the idea of an e-commerce company, and the offline sales channel has only begun to merge with the shareholder's own channels in the past two years; The second is the innovation of the income distribution mechanism, because the company is only responsible for product design, raw material procurement, order processing three businesses, the rest of the manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, sales channels and other assets with heavier gross profit business are leased to third-party manufacturers, so it has obtained relatively high profits! ”

"In terms of profit distribution, Pufan Design adopts a sales commission, that is, the more popular the products designed by the designer themselves, the higher the sales volume, and the higher the sales commission! This has played a role in motivating designers to make better and more beautiful products! In China at that time, it was not uncommon for designers to have sales commissions, but how much commission they could receive depended on the conscience of the business owner! However, the early sales channel of Pufan Design is 8848, so the sales volume is transparent, and their sales volume and commission are also visible! ”

Todd? McFarland's face moved slightly, and he muttered, "I see what you mean!" Copyright is unquestionable, but the income of creators is negotiable? ”

"That's true!" Song Chen smiled slightly and muttered, "Mr. McFarlane, I know that you are more of a businessman than an artist compared to others!" Let's talk openly and honestly, I have a better plan for the future of the comics industry, and toy image licensing and film and television adaptation are just one of them! Because of this, I can be more bold to make appropriate concessions, such as offering generous profit sharing for the creator and his team in comic book publishing, toy sales, etc. - at least you don't have to complain that the company treats you like a coolie, or even give you a Spider-Man t-shirt! ”

Is this Todd? Macfarlane's words that he complained to reporters ten years ago, now heard from Song Chen's mouth, are like good-natured teasing among friends.

Todd? McFarlane took a deep breath and exchanged glances with the others for a long time before he said slowly: "This is a great idea, and I think many cartoonists who have never tasted creative freedom and independent copyright will sincerely welcome it!" But we certainly don't include us among these people, Mr. Song, it's no better for us to be able to make decisions freely at Image than to be tied down at Marvel, even if that person is you! ”

Hearing this answer, Song Chen felt very disappointed, and he laughed at himself: "I heard that Perlmut and they mentioned you, I thought that I would get a better result by making a proper compromise, but now it seems that my thoughts are a little naïve!" ”

"But your mention does give the comics industry hope!" Tolan? McFarlane said sincerely, "Image comics have done a lot of wrong things in the last century, and they have also experienced infighting! Although it has been stable in recent years, the form of image determines that we rely more on those excellent and great cartoonists! Marvel Entertainment, which was acquired by you, I think it may bring more changes, but we are used to independent creation, and when we return to Marvel again, I think we can't get used to it! ”

Unable to annex the image comics, Song Chen didn't seem to care, he smiled slightly: "Although it's a pity, I will respect your decision!" I hope we can continue to work together in the future! ”

Todd? McFarland chuckled, "You are a generous and great investor, and if it weren't for the fact that the organizational structure of Image Comics is not suitable for investment or acquisition, we welcome you to be our shareholder!" ”

"Haha, that's true!" Song Chen laughed loudly.

At this point, Eric? Larson squinted his eyes and asked, "Mr. Song, Jim?" Does the presence of Lee here mean that Time Warner agrees with your acquisition of Dnetbsp; Song Chen said meaningfully: "I said, this is just a networking event for new and old Marvel employees, and it has no special purpose!" Even if I did, I just wanted to talk to you face-to-face! But I can honestly tell you that the resistance to acquiring DC Comics lies with the government and antitrust agencies, not at Time Warner! Although Warner Pictures has objections, it is only for the purchase price! ”

"I've been in New York for too long, and I hope to settle this matter as successfully as possible, because I have an important interview to do!" (To be continued......)

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