"Mr. Stan Lee, do you think my boss can convince Mr. Jack Bryant?"

Sitting outside in the office area, Jessica asked Stan Lee worriedly.

The old man shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Don't worry girl, your boss is an excellent person, he has many interesting ideas, I believe he ......"

"Can you convince me?" Jessica's eyes lit up.

"No, I believe he won't be discouraged after being rejected."

Jessica glared at the old man and said unwillingly, "No, my boss is a magical person, and I think he can convince Mr. Jack Bryant." ”

"No way, girl, Jack Bryant is a stubborn guy, we had an argument over a comic book plot for a month, and we didn't say a word to each other during that month!" Stan Lee said.

"And then?" Jessica asked curiously.

"Then I gave in." Stan Lee smiled wryly.

Jessica gasped, in the eyes of Americans, Stan Lee is not an unfamiliar name, as the father of superheroes, Americans remember him the most: this is a stubborn old man, but now, this old man actually said that he gave in!

At this time, the door of the office opened, Xiao Shu and Jack Bryant walked out of it, Jack Bryant's face was very strange, his face was confused, and he looked a little shaken.

Stan Lee apparently observed all of this as well, and he couldn't wait to say, "Jack, what is your decision?" ”

Jack Bryant looked at Xiao Zhu, who was walking in front, hesitated slightly, but still nodded, and said: "I choose to believe Mr. Gretel, let's hold a board meeting immediately, I will propose at the board meeting to accept Mr. Gretel's application for shares." ”

"What?"

Almost everyone present thought that something was wrong with their ears, and Jack Bryant actually agreed, and he, as a staunch Walt Disney party, actually decided to support Gretel!

Stan Lee was taken aback and lost his voice, "Are you sure?" ”

"I'm sure I think having Mr. Grett in the company will bring better development to Marvel Comics......"

Jack Bryant wanted to tell these people present how powerful "Gretel Diao" is, he turned out to be a shareholder of Warner Bros., and the New Century Entertainment he owned, although it was a new company, was not an empty shell, but full of substance, and he held many copyrights, which in Jack Bryant's view, had great prospects for development.

It's just that at the end of the conversation, Xiao Shu asked him to keep it secret for himself, and Jack Bryant is a principled person, so he didn't say a word.

With the approval of Jack Bryant, the next board of directors went very smoothly, although Walt Disney's power infiltrated Marvel Comics, most of their power was concentrated on Jack Bryant, and other Marvel shareholders were not affected.

In the end, after a morning of negotiation, after Xiao Shu bargained with the Marvel board of directors, the details of the shareholding were determined.

First, Xiao Shu invested a total of $1.6 billion in Marvel Comics within a month, buying a total of 16.8% of Marvel Comics' shares from the hands of Stan Lee, Jack Bryant, and Martin Goodman. Either way, the price is reasonable for both parties, and Marvel Comics will be well funded.

Second, as a major shareholder, Xiao Zhu has obtained the shared copyright of all superheroes under Marvel Comics, that is to say, not only marginal characters such as "Black Widow", but even pillar superheroes such as "Iron Man" and "Hulk", Xiao Zhu can also be re-adapted.

Third, Xiao Shu got the position of director of Marvel's comic book creation department, the position is the same as that of Jack Bryant, and he is responsible for the direction of comic book change and film and television production. This suggestion was made by Jack Bryant, who hoped that Xiao Shu would be able to promote the development of Marvel movies.

Fourth, Marvel Comics decided to carry out in-depth cooperation with New Century Entertainment, including the beginning of preparations for the production of the superhero movie "Black Widow", including making Scarlett Johansson the first heroine of "Iron Man 2", deeply entering the Marvel superhero camp, in addition, there is also New Century Entertainment's cooperation in film music, post-production, etc.

All in all, this is an incomparably beautiful agreement for Xiao Shu, and it almost exceeds Xiao Shu's purpose.

Marvel Comics is also very satisfied, because although Xiao Zhu only paid one condition, this condition is extremely important: $1.6 billion in cash!

The reason why Marvel Comics will be greatly influenced by Walt Disney is because Walt Disney has repeatedly made additional investments in Marvel's superhero movies in its previous cooperation with Marvel, and Marvel has to accept the fact that Walt Disney has to accept the fact that it has been divided by Walt Disney due to the embarrassment at hand, and even recently, Walt Disney is even preparing to buy Marvel! It can be said that with these funds, Marvel Comics almost no longer needs Walt Disney.

The cooperation between the two sides is a win-win situation, and the only loser is Walt Disney.

At 2 p.m. on the same day, Marvel Comics held a press conference at the company's headquarters, at which Stan Lee announced the news in front of many reporters:

“…… I am announcing that Mr. Grett has become the majority shareholder of Marvel Comics by taking a stake in the board of directors of Marvel Comics for $1.6 billion......"

“…… Mr. Gretel has ample resources and experience in filmmaking, and I am confident that his investment will take Marvel Comics to a whole new level......"

“…… The specific purchase price is subject to the announcement on the official website......"

“…… We are rejecting the Walt Disney Company acquisition rumors, Marvel is not short of capital, we just lack the channels to produce and distribute superhero movies......"

The reporters who were called over in a hurry looked confused, and in the face of this bombshell-like news, for a while, all the reporters forgot to ask, because the news was so exciting that people lost the ability to think.

After a long time, the reporter couldn't wait to raise his hand:

"Mr. Stan Lee, why did Marvel choose Gretel Diao? Wouldn't it be better to choose the more powerful Walt Disney? ”

Stan Lee replied: "Mr. Gretter will be the majority shareholder of the company in the future, of course, only the majority shareholder, and he has no less resources than Walt Disney, so we made this decision." ”

"Mr. Stan Lee, can you elaborate?"

"I'm sorry, but these things need to be kept confidential for the company's business development needs."

"Mr. Stan Lee, we have noticed the $1.6 billion purchase price, can Mr. Gretel really come up with the money?"

"Whether or not we can take it out is something that we need to consider in Marvel, but I personally have full confidence in Mr. Gretel."

……

Along with one question after another, reporters have recorded important information.

"Oh my God, it's so exciting, Walt Disney has just announced that it is going to buy Marvel, and Gretel Diao has already taken the lead to become the majority shareholder of Marvel."

"Will Marvel be the next LA Times? After all, we were impressed by the cunning tactics of dumping the Los Angeles Times after the last Mr. Gretel takeover! ”

"Glitter is a cunning capitalist, Stan Lee is an idiot, he pushed Marvel Comics into the abyss!"

The news spread as soon as possible, and there was a collective uproar on the Internet, and countless Marvel fans almost cried on the Internet to denounce Marvel's "atrocities", believing that Xiao Shu would play Marvel Comics in the palm of his hand like the acquisition of the Los Angeles Times.

On Twitter, the news of Gretel Diao's stake in Marvel Comics was pushed to the hot spot at the first time, ranking second among hot search topics, and the first place was "Iron Man".

In the United States, although Wall Street is strong, his image will always be negative, this is because the group of people on Wall Street are usually representatives of "getting something for nothing", they use the huge funds in their hands to lie on the stock market, futures, securities and other exchanges, sucking the American people's fat and people's ointment! And Xiao Zhu's image is actually similar to that of the guys on Wall Street.

There are even people who shout the slogan "Boycott Gretel" on Twitter, and there are even many such people.

“…… Grett is an alien capitalist whose goal is profit, and from his acquisition of the Los Angeles Times, we can see that he has no feelings for the enterprise, and in this case, he has taken a stake in Marvel, which we love so much! ”

"Marvel, you made a wrong decision, you pushed those superheroes to the edge of the cliff, Gretel Diao, a hateful capitalist, must have been planning to sell Marvel at a super high price, now is a good opportunity for those speculators, buy Marvel shares more vigorously, I only hope that Grett can see that Marvel has a certain value, and sell his Marvel shares later......"

Of course, Xiao Zhu also has supporters, and although the development of the Little Secretary Gang in the United States has been carried out quietly, because of the support of feminist organizations in various places, the speed of development is extremely fast. =

It's just that these proponents have different focuses.

"Mr. Gretel bought Marvel? It's not a joke, he was able to come up with 1.6 billion dollars! Oh God, how rich should he be? ”

"A billionaire who is only twenty years old! No, it should be said that it is a billionaire! His achievements are already comparable to Zuckerberg! ”

"This young man is so perfect, he is my ideal husband!"

Fans need to be guided, and the task of the Little Secretary Gang is to be responsible for guiding this group of fans, for example, now, in addition to Marvel fans on the Internet, a large number of members of the Little Secretary Gang have begun to appear, and they directly named Xiao Shu "the youngest billionaire in history" and "the most perfect national husband".

The United States is a country of money, and people's worship of the dollar is almost engraved into their bones, so, with the spread of these slogans, people who originally didn't pay much attention to Xiao Zhu also began to search for his deeds.

That night, Xiao Zhu lived in the presidential suite of the Hilton in New York, opened the task bar, and was stunned to find that a task was close to completion.

Comfort Bonus Mission: Take the Americas by storm. Mission completion progress: 95%!

Popular in the Americas, it is easy to say, but in fact it is difficult, after all, even if it is a superstar, there are many black fans, not to mention that Xiao Zhu is not a star in entertainment, he is just a businessman in the public perception, and a businessman must reach the peak in money if he wants to complete this task!

And now, Xiao Zhu has almost done it.

Of course, the completion rate of the task is only 95%, and it is not yet complete, Xiao Zhu pinched his chin and thought about it, and called Jessica.

"Boss."

"Time Magazine sent an interview invitation today, you help me agree, the time is set for tomorrow, if the other party says that there is no time tomorrow, then refuse."

Xiao Shu said neatly, after Marvel released the news today, the major media have thrown olive branches to Xiao Zhu, among them, it is the biggest name of "Time Magazine", even if it is in the cognition of the Chinese people, it is also a very high-quality existence, and the characters who can be on the cover of "Time Magazine" are all the pinnacle of various industries!

"Okay, boss!"

Jessica hung up the phone and got busy, and about an hour later, a reply from Time magazine came to Xiao Zhu, who was willing to change the interview plan for Xiao Zhu, and even put Xiao Zhu in the next issue, which will be published in Time Magazine in three days' time.

The next day, Xiao Shu received a call from Scarlett after she got up, and her tone was full of excitement: "Oh God, Gretel, did you really buy Marvel?" It's incredible, it's like a dream to me. ”

Scarlett has always believed that Xiao Shu is competing with Marvel in order to give her the role of Black Widow.

"Don't make a fuss, my dear, there are many more things to surprise you in the future." Xiao Shu said with a smile.

After a little bit of skewed on the phone, Xiao Zhu received a call from Amanda again, in the phone, Bai Fumei, who was the same level as Imanka, said sourly: "Gretel, you haven't come to see me for a long time, I heard that you are in New York?" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Shu immediately said: "Honey, let's go out shopping together today, but I accepted the invitation of Time Magazine in the morning, how about the afternoon?" ”

"Time? Oh! Congratulations, dear, you're going to be a big celebrity! Amanda Horst said in surprise.

followed by phone calls from Imanca, Nancy, Julia Roberts and others, as if overnight, Xiao Shu became a household name, Xiao Shu realized for the first time what Marvel means to the American people, and acquired him, Xiao Shu can really be regarded as entering the sight of thousands of Americans.