454. If you have money, you can buy whatever you want.
Details are not discussed at this meeting. Whether it is the acquisition of theater chains or record companies, or the details, Chu Huan needs to conduct detailed analysis with the heads of each company after this meeting.
So after arranging the affairs of Black and White Media, Chu Huan set his sights on Kang Qingyang, general manager of North American Fantasy Comics, and Terrence Stahan, deputy general manager.
Compared with Shanhai Cinema and Youyu Records, we still need to find a suitable acquisition company, analyze the entire industry, and the current development status of each company, and a series of other things. So compared to Fantasy Comics Club, we need to
It seems much simpler.
Because the goal of fantasy comics has long been set, the two largest comic companies in North America, Marvel and DC.
"Acquiring Marvel should be a relatively easy task. In 1968, Goodman sold Marvel to Cadence Industries for US$15 million. In the early 1970s,
Marvel has become the best-selling comic company in North America by virtue of its price war. However, due to the disappearance of the older batch of comic artists, Marvel is now going through their period of pain. I think as long as the price is right, Cadence Industrial Co., Ltd.
They will definitely be very willing to sell Marvel."
Kang Qingyang reported to Chu Huan.
As for the best-selling comic magazine in North America, it is now of course "Fantasy Comics".
In fact, when we entered the 1970s, the North American comic industry had already entered a downward cycle. Therefore, in the early 1970s, Marvel and DC reached a consensus to increase the price of comics from 10 cents to 25 cents.
The number of pages in each book has been expanded from 36 pages to 52 pages.
But after just one month of implementation, Goodman, who had not yet retired, began to reduce the number of pages and the price dropped to 20 cents. He also increased the share ratio to the newsstand owner, allowing Marvel's works to occupy prime positions on the shelves.
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By the time DC woke up from their dream and adjusted back 20 cents, they had already lost.
At that time, Marvel became the number one comic book company in the United States and even the world for the first time.
In 1972, when Goodman retired, the head of Cardans Industries decided to let Stan Lee take over as chairman and publisher of Marvel. The person who took over the position of editor-in-chief was the man who co-created "" with Stan Lee.
Thomas from X-Men.
It's just that at this time, Marvel also encountered its own problems and was facing the iteration and replacement of old and new artists.
Thomas went to various comic exhibitions to select talents from fans; but the veteran painter was approaching the point of running out of work.
In addition, when Marvel developed into the number one comic company in the United States, their aggressiveness actually disappeared. Marvel's superhero comics as a whole tended to be conservative and lacked innovation. Although more women and black people were added as protagonists,
But I have never escaped from the stereotype of plagiarism and being conservative.
Doesn't it look familiar? It's like the Marvel movie before Chu Huan was reborn.
After dominating superhero movies, Marvel began to play tricks, forming an alliance of women-haters, touting black heroes, etc.
In fact, these are all leftovers from Marvel comics as early as the 1970s.
That's why some people say that history is always surprisingly similar.
But no matter what, during this period, as Kang Qingyang just said, Marvel was in a period of prosperity and decline, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After all, Marvel is one of the two largest comic companies in North America.
That's why Kang Qingyang said that as long as the price is right, Cadence Industrial Company will be very willing to sell Marvel.
Moreover, if Chu Huan acquires Marvel now, there is another advantage, that is, the superheroes under Marvel are still in the Marvel family, unlike the 408 who were dismantled in later generations.
fall.
"You just said that Marvel is easier, which means DC is more difficult?"
Chu Huan sat in his seat and looked at Kang Qingyang calmly and asked.
Terrence Stahan replied at this time, "DC is now under the name of Warner, and I heard that Warner just sold the film and television rights of Superman to independent producer Alexander Salkind. I think Warner will definitely
They want to see how much profit the Superman movie can bring them!
Moreover, DC’s Superman and Batman animated series are also very popular now, and I don’t think Warner will have the idea of selling DC.”
Compared with the ill-fated fate of Marvel Comics, DC's life was quite smooth in the early days. As early as 1969, DC was acquired by Warner and became a subsidiary of Warner. There was no financial pressure.
, so in the future development history of DC, there has never been a situation like Marvel selling its own superhero copyrights all over the world.
Although Marvel has surpassed DC in terms of comic sales, in terms of peripheral development, DC far surpasses Marvel.
This is also the reason why it is easier to enjoy the shade against a big tree.
But even so, DC has a history of almost being sold, but that was in the 1980s. At that time, Superman's follow-up movies began to hit the box office, which gave Warner's president the idea of selling DC, and even took the initiative to contact Comics
Wei, but was rejected by Marvel.
In fact, at that time, Warner still had the idea of harming Marvel, because at that time, Warner only wanted to sell the distribution rights of DC comics to Marvel, which did not include other copyrights of DC heroes.
Chu Huan thought for a while and said, "I will do the acquisition of DC. Is there any problem with Marvel leaving it to you two?"
Kang Qingyang and Terrence Stahan looked at each other and nodded at the same time, "No problem!"
"Okay, just like Black and White Media, when you two return to the company, come up with a budget and hand it over!"
Chu Huan said directly.
Kang Qingyang and Terrence Stahan both nodded excitedly.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! If Fantasy Comics can acquire the two major comic companies DC and Marvel at the same time, then these two companies will definitely develop under the leadership of North American Fantasy Comics.
When the time comes to hold these two companies, their rights will naturally increase.
More importantly, according to the rules set by Chu Huan, the person in charge of the company owns 0.2% of the company's annual profit share, which means huge wealth.
After finalizing the North American Fantasy Comics Club, Chu Huan turned his attention to Zhang Weihua, the general manager of North American Wolf Smoke Games, and Vince Gould, the deputy general manager.
"Although Langyan Games is a newly founded company, the company's performance is very good, especially sales in North America!"
Seeing Chu Huan praising Langyan Games' performance in North America as soon as he came up, Zhang Weihua and Vince Gould both had smiles on their faces.
"However, that was completed under the leadership of General Manager Bao Tianming, so I can't evaluate the specific work capabilities of the two of them yet, but the company will launch two new games in July this year.
The sales volume of the game in North America is solely the result of the two of you, I hope you two will not disappoint me."
Langyan Games does not need to acquire any companies.
First of all, whether it is arcades or other games, they are still emerging industries around the world. Even if there are companies like Atari now, as long as Langyan Games can continuously launch new arcade games and
For video game consoles and handheld consoles, you don’t have to worry about Atari at all.
Therefore, what the North American Wolf Smoke Game has to do at this stage is actually to defend its position.
The smiles on Zhang Weihua and Vince Gould's faces disappeared, replaced by seriousness and hard work after being stimulated.
"Chairman, please rest assured that we will definitely make the company's two new games more popular arcade games."
Zhang Weihua assured Chu Huan seriously.
Chu Huan smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, if you can really do it, I will come to North America again to celebrate for you!"
"Thank you, Chairman!"
As for the two people in charge of Qingjin Clothing, general manager Li Haojun and deputy general manager Taylor Smith explained their acquisition of Nike to Chu Huan.
Last year, Nike's annual turnover was only 5 million U.S. dollars. Although it was not listed on the market, Nike's asset value was estimated to be around 15 million U.S. dollars. After discussions between Qingjin Clothing and Nike, they finally bought all of them for 20 million U.S. dollars.
Nike shares.
Nike has also become a wholly-owned holding company of Qingjin Clothing!
"After acquiring Nike, in accordance with your instructions, Chairman, the company has been completing the screening of Nike's management during this period!"
Now that Nai Pediatrics has been acquired, Chu Huan will naturally not allow anyone related to the original founder to stay at Nike.
Just retain most of the management.
After listening, Chu Huan nodded and said, "I already have a general understanding of the company's situation in North America. Starting tomorrow, each company will report the specific situation to me. Today's meeting will be held here first!"
"
After coming out of Rockefeller Center, Chu Huan returned to his residence.
It is already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and Cao Yunshang has also woken up from his nap.
Seeing Chu Huan return home, he handed Chu Huan a can of Coke, and then asked with concern, "How is it? Is there any problem with the company here in North America?"
Chu Huan took the Coke from Cao Yunshang's hand, took a sip, and said with a smile, "There will be no problem now."
Of these four companies, the most influential in North America are Fantasy Comics and the newly established Wolf Smoke Games.
Fantasy Comics Club has completed its layout in North America a few years ago, so there will naturally be no problems. Langyan Game is newly established. Although its performance in North America is very good and there is also Atari as a competitor, Atari
Li's fighting ability is really not enough.
In addition, the rise of Wolf Smoke Games is so fast that Atari has not yet reacted. Wolf Smoke Games' "Donkey Kong" has already completed its dominance of the North American arcade industry.
As for Black and White Media and Qingjin Clothing, although these two companies are very powerful in Hong Kong and even Southeast Asia, they are not well-known in North America, and no one will notice these two companies at this stage.
"But I think these two companies will soon spread in North America!"
Cao Yunshang knows Chu Huan very well. Since Chu Huan has set his first overseas stop in North America, he must have a good start.
Now Chu Huan has not much else but a lot of cash.
This amount of cash can also cause chaos in North America in this era.
Chu Huan nodded and said, "Let's just say it's bloody. Xiangjiang is still too small, and some things can't be used. But it's different here. There's never enough money to spend."
How much money did Chu Huan prepare for this trip to North America?
A full 1 billion US dollars!
This time, Chu Huan brought all the profits of Jiuzhou over the past three months, and part of the funds from Langyan Games were invested in the research and development of Langyan games and game consoles, Jiuzhou Computer, Jiuzhou Mobile Communications, and Jiuzhou Batteries.
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Of course, a large sum of money was left in Xiangjiang.
In the next few years, there will be no such good opportunities. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, although the economic development in Europe and the United States and other places stagnated due to the international situation, the company Chu Huan wanted had
Different situation.
Take Nike as an example. Chu Huan only spent 20 million US dollars to acquire Nike. But after a few years, in 1980, Nike will go public. It is also in this year that Nike's business will be launched.
Revenue also reached US$26.9 billion.
This is due to the fact that Nike developed TLD running shoes with shock-absorbing technology in 1979. In addition, Nike also launched sportswear, which allowed Nike to quickly occupy the North American market.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now that Nike is in the hands of Chu Huan, Jia Ku will lead Nike to make these things.
Of course, it is impossible for Chu Huan to invest all of these 1 billion US dollars in North America. After all, Chu Huan has to go to Europe to accompany Cao Yunshang to purchase Printemps Department Store!
Cao Yunshang was stunned for a moment and asked Chu Huan, "Is there a problem with the funds?"
Chu Huan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Of course not. The main reason is that some companies may not be able to acquire them even if they have money, so they have such a sigh."
Cao Yunshang thought Chu Huan was talking about some media groups and said with a smile, "There will always be a chance!"
"Um!"
In the evening, Chu Huan made an appointment with David Maxwell at lv do prk, a top restaurant in Manhattan.
Under Ma Jizu's introduction, Chu Huan and David Maxwell got to know each other and exchanged a few words. Chu Huan then brought the topic to work.
"I believe, David, you should already have some understanding of AKU. My time in New York is limited, so let's get straight to the point. I personally hope that David can join the North American AKU and lead the North American AKU team.
A great ship sails!”
If it had been anyone else, perhaps he would have excitedly agreed to Chu Huan at this time, but since David Maxwell can be called one of the most successful cos in North American history by Fortune, he certainly has his capabilities.
Therefore, David Maxwell did not answer Chu Huan's question immediately, but said, "Mr. Chu, first of all, I would like to thank you very much for your trust in me and letting me take on the position of general manager of North American Jiaku.
During this period, I did get to know some about the development of Mr. Chu and Jiaku and other companies in the past few years.
I have to say that Mr. Chu is the only business wizard I have ever seen in my life. In just a few years, he was able to expand his business to such an amazing extent!"
Chu Huan calmly accepted David Maxwell's praise.
David Maxwell continued, "I have also thought about the problems that I would face if I became a North American library. Let me tell you what I think. Mr. Chu, see if it is the same as what you think?"
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Please!"
David Maxwell said, "In fact, during my research, I found that although the development of these companies under Mr. Chu's name in North America is only in its infancy, in fact, the development of each company is very healthy. I
I believe that within a few years, they will have a very large influence in North America.
This actually has little to do with who is the general manager of Jiaku.
But Mr. Chu, you still asked Manager Ma to find me. I think Mr. Chu should have considered his own identity and the business environment in North America, so Mr. Chu hopes that a North American can stand in front and face those outside the business world.
Is it right?"
Chu Huan nodded and said, "Yes, David, what you said is indeed the same as what I thought, but there is one thing I think you don't know."
David Maxwell asked, "I wonder what Mr. Chu means?"
Chu Huan said, "I don't just want you to be a facade, David. If that's the case, there will be more people in North America who are more suitable than you, David."
David Maxwell nodded and did not deny Chu Huan's statement. He was not well-known in the North American business community and was only somewhat famous in a small circle. This was what David Maxwell couldn't understand the most.
He never doubted his ability, but he never thought that Chu Huan actually knew about him. It was a very surprising thing that a super rich man far away in Xiangjiang would know about him.
"I'm looking forward to what else are you going to ask me to do, Mr. Chu?"
Chu Huan said, "When I ask you to serve as the general manager of North American Jiaku, my first thought is what you just said, David. But at the same time, I may be more confident in your personal abilities than you are.
, so you are definitely not just a simple mascot in Jiaku, but more importantly, I hope that you can use your position as the general manager of Jiaku in North America to integrate the resources of other companies and solve their business problems.
Finally, after all, North American Jiaku is an independent company, so I also hope that Jiaku can have its own ability to make money, so when I leave North America, I will use 50 million US dollars as the start-up capital of Jiaku.
Whether it is investment or other things, it is all the responsibility of the management of North America Aku, and I only look at the annual profits."
David Maxwell's expression began to look different.
50 million U.S. dollars is not a small amount. If done properly, there will be at least 20% annual income.
This is still a minimum standard. After all, Chu Huan wants to make himself fully responsible for this matter. David Maxwell has never doubted his ability.
"If that's the case, I don't think I have any reason to refuse you, Chairman!"
Chu Huan picked up the wine glass, smiled and said to David Maxwell, "You are very welcome to join Jiaku!"
"Thank you very much, Chairman, for inviting me to join the North American League!" David Maxwell also said.
Facts have proved that Chu Huan did not mistrust David Maxwell. After receiving 50 million US dollars from Chu Huan, David Maxwell formulated the future development direction of North American A Library.
In addition to being responsible for coordinating Chu Huan's other companies in North America, he also made his own investments. After some research, David Maxwell set his sights on the technology industry in North America, away from entering the sunset.
manufacturing industry.
At the same time, due to the advancement of technological development, David Maxwell is keenly aware that this progress will drive the rapid development of a series of emerging industries, such as communications, aerospace, biomedical industries, etc.
This series of investments allowed Chu Huan to invest US$50 million in North American Jiaku to reach tens of billions of US dollars by the late 1990s.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At that time, David Maxwell retired with great success, and as a reward for David Maxwell, Chu Huan also received Dell shares controlled by his company.
Out of 1 award was given to David Maxwell.
Of course, at that time, Chu Huan also warned David Maxwell that he should stop when the situation was good, and sold off Dell's shares at the appropriate time along with NAAK.
From this alone, David Maxwell earned $1.7 billion!
Although David Maxwell did not have a record of saving the North American Federal Low Voltage Association in this time and space, he was still rated as one of the most successful cos in North American history by Fortune for his contribution to the North American Federation.
The next day, in Rockefeller Center, in the office of Cu Chuhuan of the North American League!
Chu Huan is sitting on the office chair. Sitting on the sofa opposite is David Maxwell, who will officially join the North American League A library today. At the same time, sitting opposite Chu Huan are Ruan Jin, Qiao Yin Farrell and others from North American Black and White Media.
Xu Yi and Wu Shuhan.
Yesterday, at the company's collective meeting, Chu Huan gave the two of them three tasks. They were to sell "True News" to Chinatowns in major cities in North America, acquire and expand theater chains, and acquire a North American movie theater.
Already a large-scale record company.
"Chairman, this is a list of theater companies and record companies in North America that we have compiled. It includes a brief introduction to each company and the approximate cost of acquisition."
Chu Huan glanced at Wu Shuhan and said, "Print a copy for David!"
Wu Shuhan nodded and took the list, reprinted it and handed it to David Maxwell.
"How is it? You are more familiar with North America. Do you have any good suggestions?" Chu Huan looked at the list in his hand and asked David Maxwell.
David Maxwell smiled modestly and said, "Chairman, I have not been involved in the media field before, and I am not very familiar with these, but according to the information I have reviewed in the past few days, what we should pay attention to when it comes to theaters is not
The number of their screens depends on the location of the theater. Theaters in prosperous areas are the main force in the box office. Similarly, they can also ask for more shares from the production company.
In addition, I also think that multi-functional theaters will become the mainstream in the future, which will invisibly bring more benefits to theaters, such as various food and beverages sold in the theater, etc., and even some small ones can be built.
Theme playground.
So in terms of cinema lines, my suggestion is location, the size of a single cinema or the scale that can be expanded, and the number of cinemas in multi-functional screening halls. These three aspects are the most important.
As for record companies, I think singers and promotion channels are the most important. You can start from these two aspects to find a suitable record company.
However, now that powerful and large-scale record companies in North America are basically dependent on some large consortiums, it will definitely be more difficult to acquire them successfully than theater companies!"
Although David Maxwell did not give a specific name, Chu Huan was still very satisfied with the opinions given by David Maxwell.
Then he said to Ruan Jin and Qiao Yin Farrell, "You two have heard the opinions David gave. I basically think the same way. You can identify suitable theater companies and record companies under these conditions, and then
Engage with the other party.”
Since there is no specified goal, this method can only be used.
Ruan Jin and Qiao Yinruifal nodded and said, "Okay."
David Maxwell continued, "Chairman, after I went back last night, I saw Xiangjiang Black and White Media. It is a very large media group. Wouldn't it be a waste if we only do these two in North America?"
Chu Huan didn't believe that David Maxwell didn't know each country's requirements for the media industry, and smiled and said, "Then what good suggestions do you have?"
David Maxwell said, "Although every country has very strict control over its own media industry, it does not mean that there are things we cannot do, such as the television industry!"
Chu Huan showed an interested expression and said, "Tell me what you think."
David Maxwell said, "If it is a TV station in the ordinary sense, it is definitely not possible, but what if we acquire a specialized TV station, such as a specialized movie and sports channel, which only broadcasts movie and sports projects, not
Doing news programs?
Now that television sets are becoming more and more common, this will inevitably have a certain impact on the film industry, but it will also open up a new field, that is, the field of television and movies. If we can create a movie channel and adopt a charging model, we can
I think this should be a good direction to release the movie that has just been released!"
Chu Huanxiao asked, "Are you talking about Green Channel bo?"
In 1998, it was established by North American businessman Charles Duran after he acquired the operating rights of the cable television system in Manhattan, New York. It became the first cable television network in North America to transmit programs through urban underground wire systems. It directly replaced telephone poles and microwaves.
The way an antenna receives signals.
But it was called Green Channel at the time.
On August 8, "Green Channel" was renamed "o box."
However, the first paid program that Bo did was not a movie, but the Hockey League game between the New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks held at Madison Square Garden. The second program was hosted by Paul Newman and Henry
"Battle" starring Fonda.
"Yes, this is the model. I have just joined Jiaku and have not contributed to the company yet. If the chairman believes in me, this matter can be left to me. It just so happens that I still have some relationship with Manhattan Cable TV.