While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Cao Kun exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder so many billionaires have established charitable foundations."

Cao Kun recalls that Bill Gates announced that he would donate all his wealth to charity after his death.

Damn, so this is what kind of charity work he does.

Douglas laughed and said, "Now you understand."

Besides this, there are many other methods.

I don't have time right now. If you want to know, I can find a professional to talk to you.

Cao Kun: "Okay, I'd like to study this when I have time."

Douglas: "You'd better find a professional certified public accountant; they're absolutely experts in this area."

Cao Kun: "Thank you for your suggestion, I will."

Douglas: "If you need, I can introduce you to some. Rest assured, they're absolutely reliable; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to survive in this business."

Cao Kun: "I will contact you when I need you."

As the three of them got up to leave, Cao Kun received a text message from the bank.

The money has arrived.

That evening, Cao Kun hosted a dinner for Douglas and his daughter at the F Country Laundry Restaurant, which is known as the most expensive restaurant in Los Angeles.

This restaurant claims to only serve 17 tables per day, with 9 dishes per table, and reservations need to be made two months in advance.

However, this is usually just a publicity stunt.

They usually have extra food prepared, and as long as you pay enough, they will cook an extra meal for you.

This meal was indeed very expensive.

The most expensive item wasn't the food, but the bottle of wine.

This meal cost Cao Kun more than $93,000.

It is indeed ridiculously expensive.

But compared to Cao Kun's income today, it's nothing.

When Cao Kun returned home that evening, a smile was still on his lips.

He felt that with this rate of earning money, there was no need to invest in Marvel.

Why not just sell pills directly?

However, he didn't have many Marrow Cleansing Pills left.

He keeps them for other uses; he can't sell them all.

However, the medicinal materials needed to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill were no longer available.

Other elixirs, while equally effective, are of little use to ordinary people.

Taking advantage of the daytime on the other side, Cao Kun contacted Wu Chen and asked him about the medicinal herbs.

Wu Chen replied on QQ: "Mr. Cao, the medicinal herbs you need are extremely rare and precious."

I have sent you all the medicinal herbs I could find.

The remaining items are still being searched with all efforts.

Cao Kun: "Do you still have any of the medicinal herbs on this list?"

Cao Kun sent over the ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

He was not afraid of revealing the formula.

First, the other party doesn't know the dosage, and second, they don't know alchemy. Even if you give them the formula, they still won't be able to refine it.

Wu Chen: "These medicinal herbs are also very hard to find. I don't have a single one left. I can only wait and see."

Cao Kun was quite disappointed.

It seems that the hope of making money and living a comfortable life by selling pills is slim.

This investment opportunity in Marvel is one we shouldn't miss.

It is 2004, and Marvel has not yet established a film studio.

Its headquarters remain in Manhattan, New York.

Three days later, Cao Kun landed in New York and took a taxi to Marvel headquarters.

Marvel was once very successful, which is why it was able to establish itself in Manhattan, where land is incredibly expensive.

However, the situation is now rather bleak.

When Cao Kun arrived at the floor where Marvel was located, he saw that the company was filled with comic book characters.

However, the most frequently displayed posters were those of Spider-Man and X-Men.

Unfortunately, although both series did well at the box office, especially the Spider-Man trilogy, which was a huge hit, Marvel didn't make much money from them.

They sold the rights to both series a long time ago.

Spider-Man is a Sony film.

X-Men is a 20th Century Fox production.

It was precisely because Marvel saw that these two series made money that it now has the idea of ​​investing in its own film studio.

Their own investment in "The Incredible Hulk" was a huge flop last year, almost bankrupting Marvel.

Director Li An was also almost abandoned by Hollywood.

"Hello, Mr. Cao, I didn't expect you to be so young."

In the conference room, Cao Kun met with CEO Avi and the current largest shareholder, Perlmutter.

As CEO, Avi only holds a little over 10% of the shares.

Permat holds a 37% stake.

Now, the two of them are the people in charge of Marvel.

Before arriving, Cao Kun had already spoken with them by phone.

Now, we truly know each other.

After exchanging a few pleasantries and small talk, Cao Kun got down to business.

"Gentlemen, I know you want to make your own films about Marvel's heroes and make them as well-known as Spider-Man and the X-Men."

And I have brought you the funds you need most.

Now is the time to show your sincerity.

"State your terms, Mr. Cao," CEO Avi asked.

Cao Kun: "I need to directly control Marvel; I need to become Marvel's largest shareholder."

"That's impossible."

The one speaking was Permat.

He is now Marvel's largest shareholder.

Naturally, they didn't want to give up.

Cao Kun: "Okay, then I have two more options."

"Go ahead," Permat said, somewhat wary.

Cao Kun: "First, I will select some heroes from your hero pool and directly buy out their copyrights."

Avi and Birmat exchanged a glance, but this time, they didn't react as strongly.

Marvel has too many heroes in its roster. If some of them could be sold for a substantial amount of money, that would be great.

Avi asked, "What is your second option?"

Cao Kun: "To become Marvel's second-largest shareholder and then purchase the rights to some more heroes."

Avi: "May I ask which heroes' copyrights you'd like to purchase?"

Cao Kun: "There are too many, after all, Marvel has so many excellent heroes."

Hmm, let me think. Captain America, Iron Man, Loki, Thor, Ant-Man, Black Widow, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Panther, Vision, Guardians of the Galaxy…”

Cao Kun said a lot.

In short, it includes all the characters from "The Avengers".

In addition, a whole host of heroes were listed.

However, Avi and Permat did not object too much.

Although Captain America, Thor, and Hulk are all top-tier heroes.

But who will buy hero characters instead of top-tier ones?

They have no idea that "The Avengers" would become such a huge hit in later generations.

Avi then asked, "What about the second option? Which heroes are you planning to buy?"

Cao Kun simply brought up the heroes from "The Avengers".

Moreover, it's from a movie.

After exchanging a glance, Avi said to Permat, "Mr. Cao, please give us some time to consider."

Cao Kun: "Sure, but I don't want to wait too long; my time is very tight."

Avi: "Three days, at the latest, we can give you an answer."

Cao Kun: "Okay, I'll just treat it as a vacation for myself."

Avi and Permat personally escorted Cao Kun out of the company.

Cao Kun smiled as he entered the elevator.

The two men didn't object much to the latter two plans, so his chances of success this time were high.

The thought of getting his hands on the most popular movie of the future, "The Avengers," made Cao Kun a little excited.

It's not that he likes these heroes, but that these heroes can create a huge amount of value.

This series, along with the individual hero films, has generated an astonishing box office of over $300 billion.

In addition to box office revenue, there are various offline revenue streams and merchandise sales.

The profits from peripheral products are higher than those from box office revenue.

This is practically a golden goose that lays golden eggs.