Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

"Alan, didn't you say you want to acquire a company and you want to consult Thomas if you have anything?"

As the three of them were chatting, Phil Smith suddenly remembered.

"Really? Allen, which company do you want to acquire?"

Wade Thomas immediately became energetic when he heard this. This was a door-to-door business.

Lin Baicheng said: "Marvel Comics, do you know?"

"Of course I do."

Wade Thomas nodded: "It is tied with DC Comics as the two largest comic companies in the country. My son liked reading comics very much when he was a child, but he did not like to read Marvel comics. He preferred to read DC comics. Every child does. Have a Superman dream."

"DC Comics now belongs to Time Warner Group, right?"

Lin Baicheng asked aloud. He had the impression that DC Comics was a part of Time Warner Group, but he didn't know the specific year when it was acquired by Time Warner Group.

Wade Thomas nodded: "It was acquired by Time Warner in 1969."

Lin Baicheng said with a smile: "So, instead of buying DC Comics from Time Warner, I might as well buy Marvel Comics."

Wade Thomas nodded and analyzed: "I don't know much about Marvel Comics, but with the popularity of color television in the late 1960s, compared to comics, television has had an impact on people's perception. It is even stronger. Comics no longer have the same important position in people’s entertainment time as before. Generally speaking, compared to before the late 1960s, the entire comics industry is in decline. Time Warner’s acquisition of DC Comics is just right The acquisition was at the end of the peak period of the industry. For the comics industry alone, it took many years for this acquisition to recover the cost."

"However, Time Warner acquired DC Comics for the film and television adaptation rights and peripheral operations of well-known characters such as Superman and Batman. Therefore, even if the comic business itself is declining, Time Warner is unlikely to sell DC Comics."

"Alan, if you are buying Marvel Comics because you are optimistic about the comic business itself, from a friend's point of view, I do not recommend you to acquire it. Although comics cannot be said to be a sunset industry, the entire industry has grown more than ten years ago. It is an indisputable fact that it is going downhill now.”

"Of course, comics are still one of the most important forms of entertainment for people. The leading DC Comics and Marvel Comics still make money, but the growth rate of annual revenue and profit is not high. If you want to acquire Marvel Comics, It’s hard to make big money.”

"Thank you for your kindness, Thomas."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but nodded slightly after hearing this. He acquired Marvel Comics because of the copyrights of the superheroes, not because the comic business itself was profitable.

"Thomas, I want to know one thing right now, that is, will there be any identity barriers for me, a foreigner, if I want to acquire Marvel Comics?"

"This is it"

Wade Thomas thought for a while: "Marvel Comics is one of the two major comic companies in China. Comics also have some cultural properties. Allen, you are Chinese, so you must have some influence. However, now that China and the United States have established diplomatic relations, the two countries China-US relations have officially improved, so the impact should not be significant."

"Fortunately, what you want to acquire is a comic company. If what you want to acquire is a TV station, I can tell you now, let alone Allen, you are Chinese, and you will be the capital of other countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. There are big restrictions on acquiring TV stations.”

"As for whether Allen can acquire Marvel Comics, if Allen is sure that you want to acquire this company, I will ask people to consult after I go back to determine whether Allen can acquire it."

"Thomas, please excuse me, I'm really interested in Marvel Comics."

Lin Baicheng said out loud that it is still the late 1970s, and Marvel Comics has not yet been bought out by Wall Street capital through leverage. The copyrights of the superheroes are all owned by the company, and the company is not burdened with a lot of debt. It can be said that the acquisition of Marvel Comics during this period The company is at its best.

Wade Thomas reminded: "Alan, even if there are no big obstacles to the acquisition, you may not only have to spend a sum of money lobbying the White House and relevant lawmakers, but it is still uncertain whether the owners of Marvel Comics are willing to sell. There may be a premium at times, so you have to be mentally prepared for this.”

"I understand all this, so don't worry."

Lin Baicheng nodded to express that he understood that Marvel Comics was not a company facing financial difficulties and faced bankruptcy. It was absolutely impossible to acquire it without a certain premium.

Seeing that the two were almost finished talking, Phil Smith asked curiously: "Alan, why do you want to acquire Marvel Comics?"

"Because Marvel Comics is one of the two major comic companies in the United States, and those comic characters are quite famous in the United States. I want to acquire the comic company and adapt it for film and television in a few years. Characters with a certain degree of popularity will be adapted into After movies and TV shows, there will naturally be some audiences.”

Lin Baicheng simply said after hearing this, it is meaningless to tell Phil Smith and others how valuable Marvel Comics will be after the 21st century. They will not believe it at all. After all, that will happen twenty years later. .

"Ellen, with your ability, I believe you can succeed."

Phil Smith doesn’t have many ideas, because right now, it’s hard to see whether those superhero comic characters will make money after being adapted into movies and TV shows.

Lin Baicheng said with a smile: "The main reason is that I have a film company. I want to wait until the special effects become more advanced. If a movie adapted from Marvel superheroes is filmed and is popular in the market, then my film company will not have to worry about it in the future. The script was filmed.”

Wade Thomas said: "Alan, your idea is the same as Time Warner Group. Warner Brothers put Superman and Batman on the big screen."

Lin Baicheng and the others were chatting, but Demi Moore, who was standing next to Lin Baicheng, looked at Lin Baicheng with eyes that were almost watering. From the conversations between several people, she clearly heard that Lin Baicheng was definitely wealthy. He seemed to be acquiring several companies, and he also had a film company.

The reason why Demi Moore became a model was because she wanted to accumulate some fame through being a model, find a way to enter Hollywood and make movies, and become a big star to make money.

The reward for Demi Moore this time was to get fashion shows and media coverage. For her who was just starting out and had no backstage or resources, this was a shortcut to fame. She was willing to pay something in order to become famous.

Now, Lin Baicheng next to her is a rich man, and he also owns a film company. If Lin Baicheng is willing to support her, her chances of becoming a big star will be greatly increased, so how can she not be tempted.