Chapter 109: Fantasy Comics
Alex set up the comic book characters based on the characters he remembered from the Harry Potter films. As for the style of the manga, it has a feeling of biasing towards Japanese manga, but it is more realistic, and the picture is very clean and refreshing.
He learned to draw, but it was the first time he drew a comic.
However, he has read so many comics and drawn scripts. In addition, with a god like Stan Lee demonstrating, he used the "spirit puppet" to steal the teacher, and soon stole Stan Lee's skills.
Alex can draw on his own, and there are so many later comics for reference, plus Stan Lee's drawing skills, why can't he draw, even with his eyes closed.
In this way, Stan Lee and the others were scared to death by Alex's performance, and no one could be calm in the face of this demon-level learning ability.
Alex draws a draft very quickly, holding a pen in both hands while drawing on the paper. I saw that after a few brushes, a draft had been drawn, and even the dialogue was added. All that's left is to add backgrounds and sketches, and the progress is flying.
He drew so fast, but the design of the sketches was not bad at all, and there were many comic storyboards that even Stan Lee found inspired.
"You can still draw like this! A bland plot, after I watched it, I would become so nervous. Stan Lee looks at the draft and polishes the details on it. At the same time, he is also studying Alex's composition to see the characteristics of the other party's comic lens language.
Stan Lee couldn't believe his eyes as he watched Alex show his might, but he had to believe it. He said to Goodman: "It's good that he is on our side, otherwise we would have been miserable."
Goodman shook his head and said, "It's a good thing he didn't put his energy into drawing comics, otherwise we would all be out of work." ”
No matter how much they were amazed, Alex was only going to make such a special case, and he didn't want to trap himself in drawing comics. Before leaving, he said, "Don't forget the special issue of Captain America, which my brother Richard wants to read." ”
The Harry Potter comics were just something Alex had done on a whim, and he didn't care if the comics would be a big hit. As for the legal issues, Alex didn't even need to pay attention, he just let the lawyer handle it. The film and comic adaptation rights of the novel are still in Alex's hands, and Bandan Books only owns the publishing rights of the novel.
This "Harry Potter" comic is different from all the European and American comics on the market now, not only the style, but also the plot of the comics.
Marvel quickly put together an issue of the Harry Potter comics, because the comic market is now at a low ebb, teenagers can't buy their favorite comics, and the market is in a state of extreme hunger.
The publication of the Harry Potter comics is like a spring of fresh water flowing in front of the desert traveler who is about to die of thirst. As soon as the first issue of the manga was released, it was sold out. In the face of such good news, Marvel stepped up secondary printing, and it was digested immediately after it was put on the market.
At first, parents were on the fence about this kind of comic adapted from children's fantasy novels, but they soon discovered that this kind of fantasy comic was much better than the kind of comics that promoted bloody violence. Many adults also bought a copy and read it back, and they were immediately fascinated.
The fresh painting style, the magic magic, and the twists and turns of the storyline all attract people to watch. Coupled with the suppression of other types of comics on the market now, various factors have combined to make this comic popular all over the United States.
Other comic companies seemed to see the light of hope, and they suddenly realized: "It turns out that comics can still be drawn like this!" ”
All of a sudden, many comic book companies began to pay attention to this kind of fantasy novels, and published comics of fantasy novels such as "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of Narnia". Bloody and violent hero comics were banished by fantasy comics, and the hard-line style of painting was replaced by a fresh and beautiful style.
Inadvertently, Alex takes American comics to a new path. This was something he didn't expect at first.
By buying shares in Marvel and DC early, Alex just took it as an idle move, and did not expect these two companies to bring him profits right away. He is still ready to invest his money in fast food or supermarkets, and he has long had a goal for fast food options.
The acquisition of the comic book company was only a small investment for Alex, which was nothing in his investment plan. Even if he loses less than a million dollars of investment, it doesn't cost him much. Now the comic book industry is in a very bad situation, so Alex picked up a bargain.
If in the sixties and seventies, he wanted to buy at such a price, it would have been impossible.
The first investment in the investment company was comics, and then he thought of supermarkets and fast food. He feels that there are opportunities everywhere now, as long as he sees the right choice, he must make a decisive move. In a few years, there will not be such a good opportunity.
If you want to go to the supermarket, you have to find Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. Investing in the world's largest supermarket is a good choice. It's a pity that Sam doesn't know how to be the boss in that small supermarket, so he can't find it. This plan can only be put aside for the time being, and then start when it is suitable to be found.
When it comes to fast food, Alex first thinks of KFC and McDonald's. As far back as he can remember, these two fast-food restaurants were almost all over the world. The staff of the investment company quickly contacted the founder of KFC, Colonel Haaland Sanders.
Alex also knows a little about Sandoz's experience of making a fortune, which can be said to be a very inspirational story, and "persistence" is the biggest reason for Sandoz's success.
Back in 1930, Sandoz opened a fried chicken restaurant in Kentucky, which was the prototype of KFC. The outbreak of World War II disrupted his plans, and his hotel was greatly affected.
He had to sell his assets to pay off his debts, and the proceeds amounted to only half of his total assets before the road was opened. In order to pay off his debts, even his bank deposits were used up. All at once, Harlan Sanders, the formerly respected colonel, went from being a rich man respected by everyone to a penniless poor man.
At this time, Sandoz was already 56 years old, and he could only live on welfare money every month, and he did not want to spend the rest of his life like this.
So he started his second venture, taking a pressure cooker and a 50-pound bucket of ingredients and driving his old Ford on the road. Dressed in a white suit and black bow, the white-haired colonel dressed as a Southern gentleman stopped at the door of every restaurant, from Kentucky to Ohio, selling secret recipes for fried chicken and demanding a fried chicken show for the owner and clerk.
If they liked fried chicken, they sold them the concession, provided them with ingredients, and taught them how to fry them, and at first, no one believed him, and in two years, he was rejected 1,009 times, and finally the 1,010th time he walked into a restaurant, he got a "yes" answer.
After that, Sandoz's idea was embraced by more and more people, who liked the fried chicken taste made by this method.
In 1952, the first licensed KFC restaurant in Salt Lake City was established, which was the beginning of the franchise franchise in the world. Then, to the surprise of more people, Sandoz's business snowballed and grew. At this time in 1955, Sandoz was planning to expand its operations and needed to invest more money.
When Sandoz was contacted by someone from an investment firm, he was planning to set up a KFC limited company. Alex's money came at the right time for Sandoz as if someone had a pillow for him to sleep. Alex did not intervene in the negotiations, but only learned that Lu Dao spent $500,000 to get a 46% stake.
With Alex's funding, KFC has grown a chain of 500 stores in the United States and Canada in just two years. Alex's original $500,000 has become millions of assets.
It's just that McDonald's is not so smooth, and he has people contact the two brothers, Richard McDonald's and Morris McDonald's, to talk to them about the acquisition. But the McDonald's brothers had to meet Alex in person before they were willing to talk about buying shares or buyouts.
In 1940, the McDonald's brothers opened their first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California. After more than 10 years of development, there are already 8 branches.
When Alex found them, the McDonald's brothers were about to authorize Ray Crocker to open a ninth store. If it had been a few days later, perhaps they would have already agreed on the terms.
In order to make the acquisition successful, as soon as Alex contacted the McDonald's brothers, he immediately flew over to find them. It was shortly after Christmas in 1954, and people had started going to work. The festive atmosphere is still in the air, and the sweet and fragrant festive atmosphere is everywhere.
Knowing that Alex was coming, the McDonald's brothers hurriedly prepared for work. Both of them have also watched "The Sound of Music" and are both fans of Alex, as well as fans.
Soon, Alex saw two brothers who were almost over half a hundred years old, the eldest brother was over fifty, and the younger brother was almost fifty. The two of them were fat and fat, and they had a lovely smile. The faces are very similar, and at a glance, you can see that Lu Dao is two brothers.
As early as 1928, McDonald's had just graduated from high school, and he couldn't find a job, so he went to California to join his brother McDonald's. At first, they were dying poor and had no money to open a shop, so they set up a street stall selling hot dogs, and then slowly turned into a fast food chain selling fries and burgers.