Text Chapter 206, Martin Goodman I

When the flight of Lei Weidong and his party of 11 people landed steadily at the New York airport, it was already late January, and there were not many days left before the Spring Festival, the most important festival for the Chinese.

When Lei Weidong got off the plane, the purple beauty of the American branch of Xiaomi Comics Company and her subordinates were already waiting at the airport, and after a warm hug and cold noise, the group walked out of the airport.

As soon as he left the terminal building, Lei Weidong saw a luxurious Cadillac sedan parked in front of Lei Weidong's eyes.

"Lei Shao! This is what the company just bought to fill the façade! In the United States, it is more of a capital-oriented society than Hong Kong, and it can be said that it is a more façade place! The purple beauty said and helped Lei Weidong open the car door.

"Are Americans so snobbish too?" Looking at the luxurious interior decoration of Kaiqilak, Lei Weidong couldn't help but sigh, it is worthy of being the world's top luxury car, not looking at the configuration, just looking at this decoration to know that this car is not cheap.

"Of course it's snobbish, why do Americans like to take out loans to buy luxury cars so much, in addition to the fact that they have high wages and cheap luxury cars here, the main reason is for the sake of face, and they must be charged if they don't have money!" The purple beauty who grew up in the United States is very clear about the character of Americans, and immediately introduced it to Lei Weidong.

"It seems that a good face makes no distinction between countries and nations!" The words of the purple beauty made Lei Weidong can't help but think of the introduction he saw in his previous life, when the president of a company travels in the United States, unless your level is high enough, such as the level of Uncle Bill in the later life, otherwise your travel style is slightly worse, which means that your company is not good and your strength is not enough.

Even Citibank, the world's top investment bank, has strict rules for its employees, from the lowest employee to the top president, when they travel on business.

For example: what level to live, what to eat, and what means of transportation to go out, and even how much clothes to wear have strict requirements, but it can also be said to be an encyclopedia, to always show the strength of the company, if you want to save money to live in a cheaper hotel, wear cheaper clothes, then sorry please leave, the company does not need people like you.

All kinds of regulations are completely different for us Chinese people who like to keep a low profile.

Lei Wei and Zi Hanyan sat in the back cabin of Kai Qiang Lak, Liu Wei, Wu Han and others sat in the vehicles of Zi Hanyan's entourage, the convoy increased the speed on the way out of the airport, Lei Weidong and Zi Hanyan were in the back seat, Zi Hanyan's female secretary sat opposite them, although the car was very fast, but it was very stable, and the mineral water on the middle table only slightly rippled.

Zi Hanyan picked up a report and said to Lei Weidong:

"Lei Shao, this is the first half of January, the sales report of the cabbage doll, it can be seen from the report that the sales of only half a month in January have exceeded three times in December, according to the analysis of market researchers, after March, it is the outbreak period of the sales of the cabbage doll, it is estimated that the sales of the cabbage doll this year are estimated to exceed 300 million US dollars! Profit of $150 million. ”

From the way Zi Hanyan spoke, it was obvious that he had a smug expression. After all, it only takes a few months for a new product to enter the market from development to market, and it can achieve annual sales of more than 300 million US dollars. This is enough for Zi Hanyan to ask for credit from Lei Weidong, the big boss.

"Not bad!" Lei Weidong nodded and said: "Sister Zi is going to trouble you a lot this year, just like I said at the beginning, if it really reaches the sales volume you said, I promise to take out 5% of the profits of the American company at the end of the year and give bonuses to you who are struggling in a foreign country!" ”

"Thank you, Chairman! I believe that after this news is announced, the company's employees will be more motivated! Zi Hanyan said happily: You must know that if the profits of American companies really exceed 100 million, only 5% of the profit bonus is a big number. And as the person in charge, you can get at least half of it, so you will be at least a millionaire!

"By the way, Lei Shao, there is a cabbage doll hospital opening the day after tomorrow, do you want to give a speech and meet the new employees of a company by the way. During this time, the US branch of Xiaomi Comics is now expanding its enrollment very much! There are a lot of new employees who don't know you as a boss! Zi Hanyan remembered the matter of the Cauliflower Doll Hospital, just like asking Lei Weidong to go over.

"I'm still not going!" Lei Weidong thought about it and shook his head and said: "My English is not good yet, the speech is not convenient at all, and besides, I am still too young now, and it is better to stay behind the scenes in many things!" ”

Thanks to the U.S. Law on the Protection of Minors, Lei Weidong, who is not yet an adult, has not been disturbed by reporters in the United States because of his low profile. Otherwise, it is unlikely that he is the creator of Transformers without a reporter following him in the United States.

Because the Spring Festival is approaching, Lei Weidong doesn't want to delay more time in the United States, after all, there are a lot of things to do in the United States this time.

Thanks to the soundness of the US law, as long as Lei Weidong sends a special accounting firm to check the accounts frequently, there is no need to worry about those professional managers digging into their corners.

I have to say that the mature laws in the United States make it possible for the bosses of many companies to hand over the power to professional managers, and if in China, even if there is a special accounting company to audit the accounts, it is impossible for those professional managers not to dig into the corners of the company.

This is also the fundamental reason why many enterprises in Huaguo have declined due to the problem of heirs after their development and growth.

After staying in his own company for a day, Lei Weidong took Chen Dazhuang and others to the office building of Marvel Comics to collect his due money.

Lei Weidong's arrival was warmly welcomed by the whole Marvel Comics company, and Americans did not hesitate to show their enthusiasm to anyone who could bring them benefits. And Lei Weidong is the kind of person who can bring them long-term benefits.

The popularity of a "Transformers" comic is enough for Marvel Comics to eat for several years, and the recent sales of comics such as "Fist of the North Dipper" and "City Hunter" introduced by Marvel Comics are good.

Although because of cultural differences, these comics are not as great as Transformers' ability to absorb gold, but as Zi Hanyan said, it is better to be stable.

Because "Fist of the Big Dipper" and "City Hunter" are both long-form comics, relying only on comic income and various authorizations, they can bring Lei Weidong millions of dollars in income every month, so it is not incomprehensible that the enthusiasm of people in Marvel Comics.

Stan Lee, who is familiar with Lei Weidong, immediately gave a warm hug after seeing Lei Weidong, and said to Lei Weidong:

"My dear Mr. Harry Potter, you're finally here, I thought you forgot the money you put in our company, you know that you didn't even come to negotiate the animation license, and almost let us send a search notice, such a big sum of money, you can rest assured that our company has been operating?"

"Of course, I believe in your company, just like you believe in the bank, because as long as I have the agreement in hand, I believe that you will not cheat, so there is no problem when I come to your company to get money. Marvel's credibility is not something that can be bought with such a little money. Lei Weidong replied with a smile.

Of course, Lei Weidong just said this verbally, Lei Weidong has never dared to overestimate the discipline of the Americans, if you don't pay attention to these foreign devils, you can be killed, I don't know how many Huaguo companies have suffered this loss.

So even if Lei Weidong is not in the United States, he doesn't care about letting his guard down, Robert, an American lawyer, and Chen Dazhuang's lawyer have helped Lei Weidong keep an eye on the negotiations!

As long as there is real evidence, with the strictness of American law, I believe that Stan Lee will not dare to cheat.

"That's right, our Marvel Comics is the most famous comic book company in the United States, and its reputation is obvious to all, and it is precisely because of our credit that the company has developed to such a scale as it is now, thank you Mr. Harry for giving us full trust, I feel very honored."

A foreign devil who Lei Weidong didn't know suddenly spoke at this time.

When Lei Weidong didn't know how to answer, Stan Lee relieved Lei Weidong: "Harry Potter, let me introduce you, the one who spoke just now is Martin Goodman, the owner of our company, it can be said that if it weren't for Mr. Martin Goodman, I wouldn't have joined Marvel Comics." ”

Hearing that it was Martin Goodman, the owner of Marvel Comics, Lei Weidong immediately knew that his reception standard had risen substantially.

You must know that although Stan Lee is the chairman of the board of directors and the person who holds the power of the company, anyone who knows the operation of large companies and large groups in the United States knows that the so-called chairman is just a figure on the bright side. It's the puppets, and the people who really hold the power are the big shareholders who don't usually show up.

And now that he is greeted by the boss of their company, this is enough to prove that Lei Weidong's weight in Marvel is already the highest level. Negotiating with Lei Weidong can say that there are many things that Stan Lee, the chairman, can call the shots.

In fact, this situation is very understandable, in a country like the United States, in fact, than in the East, it is more important to pay attention to the right person, what level of guests, by the corresponding level of people to receive.

The reason why Stan Lee negotiated with Lei Weidong in the past is because in the eyes of Marvel Comics, although Lei Weidong is the majority shareholder of Apple, he is not on the side of the comic book industry, in their eyes, Lei Weidong is a comic book author, at most a little money, although "Transformers" is very popular, but Stan Lee, the chairman, is completely comparable to Lei Weidong's identity.