Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 423 Marvel changes ownership

In the Supreme store, Hanyu Hideki had a conversation with Shiina Shinsada and got a general idea of ​​the current situation of the store.

How should I say, it took more than a year.

Because of Shiina Nobusada’s bold, avant-garde and eclectic designs.

Tolerance of minority cultures.

Catering to emerging street fashion elements.

This store is now well-known in SOHO, New York, and even in the entire New York street culture circle.

And while they were chatting, Hanyu Hideki also saw with his own eyes that the business of this store was quite good.

Once the independent and unique cultural products in this niche circle become famous, they will unconsciously attract the support of some "artists" who claim to be "unique".

With the help of word of mouth from these people, stores often have many loyal customers within a certain circle.

At this time, James Gebbia, the founder of Supreme who was also working in Soho, New York, in another time and space, took the same path.

The other party's insistence on Supreme's so-called "style" has given Supreme a lot of die-hard fans, and also caused a large number of consumers to line up to buy every time the store launches new products.

However, although this approach has its advantages, it also has its disadvantages.

The business route that is too niche has left Supreme with little success, but its business expansion has been extremely slow.

Not only was it made miserable by various copycat brands.

Business profits are also very pessimistic, and the market value at best is only more than 2 billion US dollars.

Another most terrible thing is that it pursues its own "art" and "niche" too much, which leads to its product design being gradually abandoned by the mainstream.

At its peak, Supreme was even comparable to LV, Chanel and other big brands in neon.

But after a brief peak, he was quickly surpassed by rising stars.

Struggling in the market.

Of course there is nothing wrong with pursuing the so-called extreme style.

But in doing so, you must be prepared to face the consequences of being abandoned by the market.

At this time, Yoshiyuki Ishizuka, who went to the port to pick up the goods, came back.

As expected, as Shiina Nobusada said, this guy's appearance has not become too exaggerated.

But as one of the managers of a trendy brand store, he also wore Supreme clothing.

A hoodie, wide-leg pants, and a pair of flat shoes.

It’s completely different from the way suits and ties look in neon.

Seeing that both of them had arrived, Hanyu Hideki understood almost everything he needed to know.

He simply asked straight to the point, "I think Supreme has reached a new stage of development. What do you think about the next step?"

Shiina Nobusada scratched his head and looked at Ishizuka Yoshiyuki.

He only cares about product design, and Yoshiyuki Ishizuka has always been responsible for store development.

Yoshiyuki Ishizuka was not afraid of the stage and expressed his thoughts.

"President, I want to continue to expand Supreme's popularity in New York street culture."

Hanyu Hideki asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I found a good store in Brooklyn. There is a large open space in front of the store. I plan to rent both the store and the open space.

Then he opened Supreme's first branch in New York in the store, and then transformed the empty space into a skateboarding venue.

My goal is to turn the new store and venue into a gathering place for New York street skate culture, so that Supreme can also benefit from it. "

Ishizuka Yoshiyuki's idea was very good, and Hanyu Hideki nodded with satisfaction.

However, when he saw Yoshiyuki Ishizuka stopped talking after he finished speaking, he asked strangely, "Is that all?"

Ishizuka Yoshiyuki replied a little embarrassedly, "That's all I can think of for the moment."

Hearing this, Hanyu Hideki knew that it was great that these two people could achieve this level.

After all, not everyone has eyes like him that can see through time and understand the development of the future world.

"If your wish is to run Supreme into a niche fashion brand store, this is of course a good development, but if you want Supreme to continue to expand, this is not enough!"

When Hanyu Hideki said this, he stared at the two of them closely, "Then do you want Supreme to become a niche store and operate in a small way for a long time, or do you want to take Supreme's unique street culture to the mainstream market? What about development?”

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, Ishizuka Yoshiyuki has not yet answered.

Shiina Nobusada spoke first. He did not answer directly, but said, "I want my design to be seen by more people."

Yoshiyuki Ishizuka quickly followed suit, "As a manager, of course I hope that Supreme will develop better and better."

"Since you all want to make Supreme bigger, I have some suggestions for you."

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, the two of them said in unison, "Sir, please speak."

"Supreme is now well-known in the New York street culture market, but how to bring Supreme into the public eye and help Supreme expand further, the first thing to do is publicity."

Hanyu Hideki paused slightly here, seeming to organize his words.

After a moment, he spoke again.

"Ishizuka-san's idea of ​​opening a new store and creating a skateboard venue is also a good idea, but this alone is not enough. New York's street culture goes beyond skateboarding."

"Then what are we going to do?" Yoshiyuki Ishizuka asked.

“Street culture has great potential, but few people pay attention to it at the moment.

You can definitely contact famous street 'artists' in New York. After the skateboarding venue is built, take the lead in the name of Supreme and sponsor them to hold skateboarding competitions, graffiti competitions, and even hip-hop music competitions.

However, the scale must be grasped. Although Supreme is the leader, it is only responsible for sponsorship and leaves the competition to the "artists" to make the competition look more like an exchange of street culture and lose all commercial elements. "

Hearing Hanyu Hideki's words, Ishizuka Yoshiyuki nodded.

Hanyu Hideki's suggestion is much better than building the venue and letting everyone spread it by word of mouth, slowly building a reputation for the venue.

Hanyu Hideki's suggestions have not stopped yet, just listen to him continue to speak.

“Even if we can only rely on the influence of these ‘artists’ on the streets to spread, the final impact will definitely still be in the category of street culture.

If you want to go mainstream, the most important thing is publicity.

Be sure to contact print media and TV stations to conduct interviews about this "street feast."

With the help of media promotion, we want to promote street culture and Supreme's influence in other areas of America, and even carry out relevant promotion overseas. "

Hanyu Hideki is very clear that in this era, New York is the vane of street culture in America, and America is the vane of pop culture in the world.

A little commotion in New York can create a 10-point commotion in other parts of America with the media's praise.

Then if America's news is exaggerated and promoted overseas, the impact may reach a hundred points.

I dare not say it elsewhere, but Neon will definitely hold its thighs and call daddy, happily welcoming the cultural invasion of America.

Seeing Ishizuka Yoshiyuki and Shiina Nobusada deep in thought, Hanyu Hideki asked them.

"Run-D.M.C. Do you know?"

Ishizuka Yoshiyuki shook his head.

Shiina Nobunori seemed to remember something and replied.

"I heard someone playing music outside the store mention that it seemed like a band."

Hideki Hanyu nodded, "Yes, Run-D.M.C. is a band, a hip-hop band to be precise. They have just conducted a cross-border collaboration with Aerosmith, which has attracted a lot of attention in the North American music circle. "

The mid-to-late 1980s was the beginning of American hip-hop music becoming mainstream.

Those rappers who were tired of gangs and reality themes began to focus on business and lead hip-hop music in the direction of relaxed entertainment.

It was at this time that Run-D.M.C. truly entered mainstream fans' horizons through a crossover collaboration with Aerosmith.

Not only did the combination of rock and hip-hop become popular, Run-D.M.C also became one of the first trendsetters to define hip-hop fashion.

Immediately afterwards, Tone Loc became the first hip-hop artist to enter the top 10 of the Billboard chart.

Young MC became the first Grammy Award-winning rapper.

In the music circle, hip-hop music is moving toward mainstream integration, and Supreme has no reason not to take advantage of it.

“Contact Run-D.M.C. and invite them to compose a theme song for the ‘Street Culture Exchange Competition’ that Supreme is about to lead.

Remember not to involve gang culture, the theme revolves around our street cultural exchanges, and the song must have Supreme elements.

For example, if you wear Supreme, you can do whatever you want with lyrics, we give them money and let them express themselves freely.

Then we will team up with ‘street artists’ to shoot a music video MTV, showing street culture in the screen, but more importantly, Supreme’s sponsored clothing and our store must be eye-catching! "

Hanyu Hideki said a lot of specific plans in one breath.

Yoshiyuki Ishizuka and Nobuhara Shiina need to digest it for a while.

After a while, Ishizuka Yoshiyuki said in an awkward tone.

"It's easy to take the lead in holding competitions, but we don't have the resources or funds to contact the media for promotion, even overseas promotion, and sponsorship of hip-hop bands."

Hanyu Hideki said angrily, "I'm here in person, why are you worried about money? As for resources, I will help you contact Elf Media and Yunshang Entertainment overseas.

As for America, if Supreme wants to expand further, it’s time to formalize and become an enterprise. Ishizuka-san should hire a local person in charge who is familiar with America's marketing as soon as possible. "

Hanyu Hideki said and looked at Shiina Nobusada.

"You will definitely be the creative person in charge of Supreme in the future. Once Supreme expands in scale, you alone cannot guarantee Supreme's product design requirements, so a Supreme design team must be formed."

"But an orthodox designer..." Shiina Nobusada hesitated.

He himself is an unconstrained person in design, and he knows that it is difficult for ordinary designers to adapt to Supreme's style.

Hideki Hanyu explained, “It doesn’t have to be a professional designer. Supreme can cooperate with anyone.”

Hanyu Hideki said, pointing to the "artists" who looked like gangsters outside the door.

"Even they can. As long as you think it has merit, you can adopt their designs and share some of the profits."

That is to say, Supreme's reputation is still too small now, otherwise he would directly suggest co-branded products with popular celebrities.

If it could embrace Michael Jackson's thick legs now, Supreme would be guaranteed to soar overnight.

Of course, developing too fast is not a good thing for Supreme.

In Hanyu Hideki’s plan, Supreme started out as a fashion brand, and later on it could learn from other brands, change the color of the logo and extend into other fields.

For example, change the LOGO to black, call it [Supreme·Sport (S&S)], and then create a joint sports brand with sports stars, or sponsor sports events.

Anyway, with him as the boss here, it is not easy to find some sports superstars who have not yet made their fortune.

Of course, these are things that you should think about after the brand becomes bigger.

Now it’s better to follow his advice and slowly build up your reputation first.

At least in terms of trendy brands, Supreme has gone ahead of everyone.

However, Hanyu Hideki also had a premonition that the Supreme in this time and space would definitely not be the Supreme in his previous life.

It is destined to gradually move towards the mainstream and then be spurned by those "street artists".

But he doesn't care.

If he had to choose between "niche" and "commercial", he would definitely choose the latter.

And now that they have money, Supreme’s brand image is not based on publicity.

There are so many stupid fans, and there will be someone who can help explain the maintenance without him having to take action.

Next, Hanyu Hideki communicated with the two again.

At lunch time, the two also treated Hideki Hanyu to the most distinctive pastrami sandwich in SOHO, New York.

When it was time to say goodbye, Hanyu Hideki said to the two of them.

"Next, I will arrange for people to help you carry out the corporate reform of Supreme, and then inject the subsequent necessary funds."

Speaking of this, Hanyu Hideki also made a promise to the two of them.

"After Supreme becomes a corporate enterprise, I will formulate corresponding equity rewards for you based on the development of the enterprise, so please work hard. In the future, you will not only be able to lead the development of the world trend, but you will also be the masters of Supreme like me."

Saying goodbye to Shiina Nobusada and Ishizuka Yoshiyuki, who were excited from the inside out because of being beaten by him, Hanyu Hideki left.

Throughout the afternoon, Hanyu Hideki took Monica Bellucci to play in New York like a couple.

After leaving SOHO in New York, they went to Little Italy and Chinatown to taste special delicacies.

Then we crossed the East River in New York along the Brooklyn Bridge and arrived in Dumbo.

By the way, I took a look at the filming location of "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​which was just released two years ago.

The rare world between two people makes Monica Bellucci very happy.

After returning to the St. Regis Hotel, he took the initiative to provide benefits to the scumbag.

"Qiuhua" took the initiative to ask while tasting the small tree, "About the corporate reorganization of that clothing store, do you need me to help the boss keep an eye on it?"

Hanyu Hideki looked at Monica Bellucci who was kneeling in front of him, who was in her early twenties and at the peak of her beauty, and touched her hair with satisfaction.

"No, I'm going to arrange for someone who wants angel investment to come over and handle it. You also know that person."

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, "Ball Flower" immediately thought of who it was, "Is it Dante Kane?"

"That's right." Hanyu Hideki said.

Monica Bellucci snorted dissatisfied, "I thought he was too ambitious at the beginning, but in the end I just asked him to help the boss, and then let him get involved in the hope of angel investment."

Hideki Hanyu saw from his investment in Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks, that Dante Kane was an ambitious man.

However, while the other party is ambitious, he also does not lack ability.

Therefore, he arranged for the other party to invest in Hope Angel.

That kind of place is perfect for that kind of person.

But at this time, he didn't bother to answer "ball flower". While the other party was dissatisfied with Dante Kane, he also seemed to be taking his anger out on the little tree, which made it difficult for Hanyu Hideki to distract himself.

After a while, he calmly said, "I'm just an outsider, so why should I care? If you are willing, I can also arrange for you to invest in Hope Angel and continue to be his boss."

"Really?" Monica Bellucci asked happily.

She has no interest in going to Hope Angel Investment.

What she really cares about is that Hanyu Hideki said that Dante Kane is an outsider.

Doesn't that mean that she is Hanyu Hideki's "wife".

"Of course, who made me like you so much."

Hanyu Hideki felt that the "ball flower" was almost done and it was time to get down to business. He picked up the other person and walked towards the suite bedroom.

After all, if we delay for a while longer, the floor where Monica Bellucci is kneeling will get wet. It is better not to increase the workload of the hotel service staff.

After a lot of confusion, the sky outside turned dark.

"Ball Flower" fell asleep contentedly, but Hanyu Hideki couldn't rest yet.

The Australian girl in the suite downstairs had finished work and returned to the hotel, so she thoughtfully sent him a pager message.

The scumbag had no choice but to wash up, change clothes, smell good, and move to the suite downstairs.

He started fighting with the Australian chick he just hooked up with again.

Due to Hanyu Hideki's behavior of sneaking away last night, the Australian girl behaved very bravely today, as if she vowed not to stop draining the scumbag, leaving the scumbag unable to escape.

But how did Nicole Kidman know that the scumbag only came down to look for her after dealing with the "balls" at the top?

If he doesn't leave, he won't leave, just in time for the Australian white bull to see how powerful he is.

That's why the Australian girl screams loudly.

It lasted until early morning in the room.

……

in the next days.

Hanyu Hideki went upstairs and downstairs, going back and forth non-stop, living a fulfilling life.

The two beauties also know each other's existence.

Although they did not meet directly, the "fighting" in the air did not stop.

The Australian girl changed her tricks and passed back the costumes from the crew for the scumbag to admire.

The "ball flower" relies on its own advantages to also make the scumbag want to stop.

Fortunately, while the scumbag was enjoying himself, he didn't forget about business.

On August 15, Dante Kane arrived in New York, injected capital into Supreme in the name of Hope Angel Investment, and helped Yoshiyuki Ishizuka complete the corporate restructuring.

And with the resources of Hope Angel Investment, it helped Supreme find a marketing manager who was familiar with the North American media industry, and also personally assisted Yoshiyuki Ishizuka in managing Supreme.

On the same day, Cadence Industries made its first response to the US$50 million purchase price of Marvel Comics from Elf Entertainment.

"Sorry, New World Pictures produces more."

Faced with this answer, Monica Bellucci asked, "Can you know how much New World Pictures paid?"

As a result, the liaison officer of Cardans Industrial said, "This is a commercial secret and we cannot answer it."

When Monica Bellucci told Hanyu Hideki the news.

Hanyu Hideki instantly understood that Cadence Industries wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and let Elf Entertainment and New World Pictures raise prices wildly without knowing the details.

But how could Hideki Hanyu let Cardans Industrial Company's little plan succeed.

He immediately gave orders to Monica Bellucci.

"Let our people add another two million dollars. Regardless of how Cadence Industries responds, contact New World Pictures immediately. As long as they are not stupid, they should know what to do."

"Yes."

Monica Bellucci immediately followed Hanyu Hideki's instructions.

But it was Fred Weber who reported the good news earlier than Monica Bellucci. August 18th.

After many communications with Stan Lee and competition with Constantine Pictures, Cloud Pictures finally won the rights to "The Fantastic Four".

The price paid was a licensing fee of US$19 and a % share clause.

Stan Lee took advantage of Yunshang Pictures' weakness of not wanting to lose the film copyright, and killed Yunshang Pictures severely.

It seems that the entire Marvel Comics acquisition is about to come to light.

But before the acquisition was settled, Hideki Hanyu had to compromise with Stan Lee.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, it is just a movie copyright, and it means nothing if it is authorized.

Marvel licenses a lot these days, and it’s normal for copyrights to be sold back and forth.

If Hanyu Hideki hadn't personally ordered it, even Fred Weber, who negotiated in person, wouldn't have cared much.

But others don't know it, but Hideki Hanyu knows it very well.

The adaptation copyrights that are casually authorized now will cause a lot of trouble to Marvel Studios in the future when the film technology matures.

Because of this, Hanyu Hideki became increasingly dissatisfied with Stan Lee, who had been obstructing the copyright sale and raising the price on both sides.

On August 19, Monica Bellucci led the acquisition team and had their first meeting after contacting people from New World Pictures.

Both sides showed an attitude of being determined to win.

But at the same time, they also said that Cardans Industrial Company cannot be allowed to treat both parties like monkeys.

You can let them compete, or you can use them to raise prices.

But the quotation is open and the competition is transparent. This is the most basic bottom line.

Therefore, after confirming this point, both parties jointly put pressure on Cardans Industrial.

He said that the acquisition cannot be delayed any longer and that the three parties had better agree on a time to completely determine the final ownership of Marvel Comics.

Regarding the acquisition of Marvel Comics, after such long negotiations, other conditions have been determined.

The only thing that needs to be considered now is the price.

As the offer exceeded $50 million, Stan Lee's influence on Cadence Industries began to become dispensable.

After all, compared to bundles of dollar bills, Cardans Industries no longer cares about whether Marvel comics can be turned into movies.

Under pressure from Elf Entertainment and New World Pictures, Cadence Industries finally compromised and announced a tripartite meeting on August 22.

As one of the most influential comic companies in America, Marvel Comics has been receiving endless rumors about its acquisition and is highly sought after by the media.

At the beginning, Elf Entertainment took the initiative to go out, and the news of Cadence Industry's hookup with it frequently appeared in the news.

Later, New World Pictures became involved, and one person's pursuit turned into two people's "jealousy", and the media's interest became even stronger.

Now, Dankadans Industrial has announced that it will hold a tripartite meeting on the 22nd.

Everyone knew that this was the last chance to make an offer.

After this day, Marvel Comics will usher in a new owner.

For a moment, there were various speculations in media reports about who would own Marvel Comics.

On August 21, Michael Katz, CEO of Elf Entertainment (America), led his team to New York.

He will be personally responsible for this final meeting.

As soon as he got off the plane, Michael Katz was besieged by media reporters.

When interviewed by reporters, Michael Katz expressed confidence.

"Marvel Comics will definitely join the Elf Entertainment family. In my opinion, no company is more suitable for Marvel Comics than Elf Entertainment."

A reporter asked, "Mr. Michael, why are you so sure?"

“Before I came to New York, my little nephew who liked Captain America very much asked me if Genie Entertainment acquired Marvel, would it mean that he could operate Captain America on the PS console to defeat the bad guys in the comics.

I told my nephew, yes!

I believe that every comic fan who likes Marvel heroes cannot refuse to fight side by side with their favorite heroes in the virtual game world!

There is no game company on this planet that can do this better than us, because Elf Entertainment is the best!

Elf Entertainment has made a huge plan for Marvel heroes to be launched on major game platforms.

The combination of Elf Entertainment and Marvel will be the perfect answer. "

Michael Katz's confident speech seemed to be blowing the final clarion call for the acquisition.

Next, when he arrived at the St. Regis Hotel and met Hideki Hanyu.

Only one instruction was given.

That is, "Just succeed, don't fail."

Friday, August 22nd.

Elf Entertainment and New World Pictures arrived at 417 Fifth Avenue, the Marvel Comics headquarters, almost at the same time.

And this place has already been surrounded by reporters from different media.

In the face of reporters' questioning, Elf Entertainment, represented by Monica Bellucci, accepted the interview with the media simply and generously under the flash of spotlight, expressing its confidence in this meeting.

Representatives from New World Pictures also expressed confidence.

However, due to the difference in appearance between the spokespersons of the two parties, most media reporters went to interview Monica Bellucci.

In fact, some reporters are no strangers to the beauty Monica Bellucci.

After all, before Michael Katz arrived, Monica Bellucci had been in charge of Elf Entertainment's acquisitions team.

Monica Bellucci has often attracted media attention and interviews because of her beauty.

Of course, everyone still treats Monica Bellucci with great respect.

After all, I am not a Hollywood star.

Monica Bellucci's external title at this time is the head of the secretariat of Elf Entertainment, the corporate spokesperson, and the deputy director of the public relations department.

However, reporters also understand that their likes and dislikes, as well as Monica Bellucci's beauty, will not affect the final outcome of this meeting.

What they have to do now is to wait quietly for the results to be announced.

At the same time, Hideki Hanyu, as the real initiator and controller of this acquisition, did not look nervous or worried at all.

He was playing with Nicole Kidman in the small swimming pool of his St. Regis hotel suite.

Preparatory work for "Working Girl" has been completed.

Tomorrow Sigourney Weaver, who plays the second female lead, will arrive in New York and filming of the 24th movie will officially begin.

Therefore, Nicole Kidman is temporarily on vacation for the past two days, and she has enough time to spend with the scumbag.

In the swimming pool, young men and women just played in the water at first.

But as I was playing, the water splash began to sound rhythmically.

Immediately afterwards, the battlefield moved to the bedroom.

Taking advantage of the last moment before filming started, the Australian girl didn't want to let go of Hideki Hanyu for a moment.

And the scumbag is a person who is not afraid of challenges.

As the saying goes, every battle must be fought and every battle must be won.

After a chaotic battle, the little white girl who was killed abandoned her helmet and armor and whined again and again.

After lunch, the Australian girl took the initiative to turn on the TV to see the news about the acquisition of Marvel Comics.

She asked Hanyu Hideki with some curiosity, "Aren't you worried that the acquisition will fail?"

"Don't worry." Hanyu Hideki said carelessly.

Just kidding, all other conditions being undisputed.

Now Cardans Industries has made it clear that whoever pays more money from Elf Entertainment or New World Pictures will sell Marvel Comics.

Compared with its financial resources, New World Pictures' liquidity multiplied by ten is not as much as that of Elf Entertainment.

In terms of determination, Hanyu Hideki does not believe that New World Pictures can be stronger than his determination.

Before Michael Katz left, he had already said, win at all costs and don’t lose.

Even if New World Pictures really offers a price that Michael Katz wouldn't dare to decide, there is a phone in the hotel room, and Michael Katz can contact him at any time.

Do you really think he didn't leave the hotel today just to hang out with the Australian chick?

It’s not just about being able to contact Michael Katz at any time.

Nicole Kidman wants to know the result. Instead of watching TV, she might as well wait for the call like him.

As for why he didn't lead the team himself?

Not to mention that he did not hold a position at Elf Entertainment (America).

Just say that there is a crowd of media over there now, and he doesn't want to stand out now and in the past.

Compared with the little limelight during the acquisition.

What he wants more is to keep a low profile.

After all, someone just smashed a neon car in front of the White House in Washington some time ago.

He even prepared a backup plan to avoid accidents.

That is to declare that Marvel Comics belongs only to America Elf Entertainment and has nothing to do with this department.

However, judging from the future acquisition of Spider-Man by Sony Columbia, there should be no problem with this acquisition.

But not afraid of opponents like gods, but teammates like pigs.

If because of his appearance, the neon media were attracted to ask a few stupid and inappropriate questions, then it would be too late for him to cry.

While Hanyu Hideki was waiting confidently, the time came to 3:30 in the afternoon.

In the Marvel Comics conference room, the long three-party meeting finally ended.

After several negotiations and bids, Marvel Comics finally welcomed its new owner.

A suite at the St. Regis Hotel.

Hideki Hanyu was sitting on the sofa in the living room, driving an Australian White Bull twin-tail sports car.

As soon as the accelerator reached frequency 180, the phone rang.

Hideki Hanyu immediately used the King of Towers and drove an Australian sports car to the phone.

He first covered the Australian chick's mouth to prevent the strange noises she made from being heard by the caller.

Then he picked up the phone.

After a while, the phone hangs up.

Hanyu Hideki laughed wildly and stepped on the accelerator with excitement!

417 Fifth Avenue.

At the entrance of Marvel Comics, a spokesman for Cardans Industries announced to the media.

"After more than seven hours of meetings, Cadence Industries has helped Marvel choose a new owner, which is Elf Entertainment. We hereby wish that Marvel Comics will be more successful and more successful under the leadership of Elf Entertainment. …”

The reporters were not interested at all in what the spokesperson of Cardans Industrial Company said. They just wanted to know the price of this acquisition.

In an instant, a bunch of microphones were handed to the spokesperson of Cardans Industrial Company, asking questions in unison.

"Excuse me, what is the purchase price this time?"

Faced with this question, the spokesperson of Cardans Industries gave this answer, "Sorry, we have no right to disclose this number. If you are interested, you can interview the new owner of Marvel."

After the spokesperson finished speaking, he stepped back and left.

The reporters stared at the door eagerly.

A group of people walked out. They were about to interview, but found out that it was the team from New World Pictures.

The media has no interest in the losers and lets them go.

Immediately afterwards, the hot and beautiful press spokesman of Elf Entertainment appeared.

Reporters immediately surrounded him.

Faced with interviews from so many reporters, Monica Bellucci first spoke with a calm expression.

It's nothing more than how it will help Marvel develop after acquiring Marvel Comics, related game development plans, and reassure comic fans.

It was not until the end that Monica Bellucci revealed the price of the acquisition.

Sixty-six million dollars.

Compared to another time and space, the price paid by New World Pictures to acquire Marvel Comics was a full $20 million higher.

But there is no way, if there is competition from competitors, the price will inevitably rise.

But no matter how much money was spent, a fact has happened.

Marvel Comics changes ownership!

……

On August 23, many media in America reported on this matter.

The New York Times said.

The 47-year-old Marvel Comics has ushered in its new owner. With the help of the video game company Elf Entertainment, it is still too early to say whether Marvel Comics can use the new channel of video games to regain its glory. Everything depends on future development.

Compared to the serious reviews in the New York Times.

The New York Sun, which likes sensational reporting, interpreted the acquisition from another angle.

That is the acquisition competition between New World Pictures and Elf Entertainment, which compiled wonderful behind-the-scenes stories.

The story written by the New York Sun's writing department makes readers feel that this is not a business acquisition at all, but a war without smoke.

The Wall Street Journal, which attaches great importance to financial news, in its news report on this acquisition, paid more attention to what kind of gains Elf Entertainment will gain in the game business landscape after acquiring Marvel Comics.

And what impact will it have on America's game market?

They even included a fun news photo.

That is the Mario Brothers, the representative game characters of Elf Entertainment, throwing red and white Poké Balls at a group of Marvel characters.

As if to say, Elf Entertainment has captured the superheroes of Marvel Comics.

Of course, some media outlets repeat the same old tune again.

It said that this is the erosion of America by Neon Capital behind Elf Entertainment.

But now the trend has been established.

In addition, the Federal Trade Commission did not halt the acquisition.

These little sounds seemed meaningless.

While the outside world was abuzz with the change of ownership of Marvel, the management team of Elf Entertainment officially signed an acquisition contract for Marvel with Cardans Industrial Company the next day.

After the people from Cardans Industries left, Michael Katz held a meeting with Marvel Comics executives.

Everyone understands that this is the new owner’s next development plan.

Most people at Marvel Comics are not opposed to being acquired by Elf Entertainment.

After all, with Stan Lee's movie adaptations hitting the wall one after another and the North American comics market continuing to slump, using video games to help Marvel generate revenue seems to be a good choice.

Therefore, when the senior executives went to the conference room, they were very happy on the surface.

But as Michael Katz announced the first decision, everyone couldn't help laughing.

"I declare that from now on, all comic story creation in Marvel Comics must cooperate with the decisions of Elf Entertainment's game creative department."

In later generations, in order to develop movies, Marvel established a much-criticized "creative committee" to control the story development of comics and movies.

In fact, after Cadence Industries acquired Marvel, a similar department appeared in Marvel, but with a different name.

It can now be called the "Comic Story Creativity Department."

So when Michael Katz said this, someone immediately asked, "Does the creative department also need to cooperate with the story ideas?"

Michael Katz, who had a friendly face during the acquisition yesterday, now only had a serious expression on his face, he emphasized emphatically.

"I'm talking about everything! Including the decision of the creative department, Elf Entertainment will arrange a dedicated person to lead this department."

As soon as Michael Katz said this, it means that the future creation of Marvel comics must be centered around game development and must cooperate with the command of Elf Entertainment.

This creative restriction immediately caused a lot of dissatisfaction.

But for the time being, Stan Lee, the soul of Marvel, has not expressed his opinion.

Because someone had already communicated with him before.

If you want to be successful in video games, the background story must be unified, otherwise the confusing story background will easily affect the production of the game.

Stan Lee understood this.

After all, looking at what Elf Entertainment has done before, whether it's "Super Mario Bros.", "Kung Fu" or "Pokémon", they all have mature and unified comic stories to create a background world to help players improve their sense of immersion in the game.

However, what Michael Katz said next made Stan Lee completely unable to sit still.

"One more thing. From now on, Marvel Comics will close its offices in Hollywood and suspend all licensing activities for film and television adaptations."

"No! That's not what you promised back then!"

How could Stan Lee endure being unable to authorize a movie and harming his own interests?

Michael Katz did not answer Stan Lee's words, but said in a cold voice.

"Anyone who is dissatisfied with these two decisions of mine can go to the finance department now. I guarantee that I will not default on one cent of compensation."

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(End of this chapter)