Chapter 552: The Emerald Form of the Marvel Entertainment Empire (Part 2) (Part 3)

Li Jie glanced at Michael with a look as if he was mentally retarded, but quickly covered it up again, after all, this was a business negotiation. Even if he doesn't like this arrogant middle-aged man. But that doesn't mean he won't fail to practice basic politeness on the scene.

Li Jie smiled, and instead of answering Michael's unreasonable questions, he changed the topic and asked, "Mr. Eisner, coffee or tea?"

"Coffee, double strong, sugar-free and milk-free." Although I don't like Li Jie disrupting my rhythm, this will affect my initiative in the next negotiation. But Michael still answered Li Jie politely.

"Mr. Li, let's go back..." Michael was interrupted again before he could finish the word.

"It's three o'clock in the afternoon, don't be in a hurry. Mr. Eisner, it's tea time. If you don't mind, why don't you sit down with me in the garden behind the villa, have a cup of coffee and a piece of cake, and talk slowly." Li Jay said with a smile.

"Huh?" Michael didn't like this very much, his rhythm was taken away.

When Li Jie rented the headquarters of Marvel Corporation, he did not rent an expensive office building. At the beginning, he did not expect to develop so fast because of funding problems. So the current Marvel headquarters is still located in a large villa in Queens near Flushing.

With a garden of nearly 300 square meters and a swimming pool the size of a quarter standard pool. Because comics and editing stories are all inspired creations, Li Jie hopes that his artists and editors are in a relatively relaxed state, because only in this way can he produce good enough comic stories.

So in the small garden at the back, Li Jie had someone take care of it carefully, and planted some shrubs and flowers that were allowed to be planted in the garden by the City Council of New York City. (New York City has strict rules about what you can grow in your own gardens and lawns.)

Of course, this is a place for everyone to relax. Several outdoor seats made of pear wood are scattered in this small garden in twos and threes.

Li Jie asked Michael to sit opposite a pear wood table, and asked his assistant to bring two cups of coffee and some snacks.

"Doughnuts, cheese bread, and chocolate biscuits." Li Jie handed the plate delivered by the assistant to Michael, and said to him: "We usually provide snacks in the afternoon here."

Mike looked at Li Jie with complicated eyes: "What you do makes me feel that I am not in New York, but in Paris. It seems that only the French can be so leisurely at work."

Li Jie waved his hand: "No, no. The desserts for afternoon tea in Paris are much more delicate, such as Napoleon cake, macaron, cream square and French mille-feuille."

"Mine are just rough snacks, strong American flavor. Look at the cups we hold coffee in, the mugs with cartoon characters printed on them. The French must not look down on them, and they will only say one thing: Rude Yankee."

"But if you show it to Asians, such as Chinese or Orientals, they will say: American time (referring to laziness during working hours, or it is also called moyanggong.)"

Li Jie took a sip from the coffee cup, and naturally took a chocolate donut from the plate and handed it to Michael: "Look, Mr. Eisner, don't need to be too serious."

Michael took a bite of the donut handed over by Li Jie, huh? I seem to have been fooled, this is the rhythm that brought me into Li Jie. He didn't notice it just now, and now he came back to his senses.

He quickly chewed and swallowed the chocolate donut, and finally couldn't help but said, "Mr. Li? You really just graduated from high school?"

"If my school didn't lie to me, I think the graduation certificate I got some time ago should be real." Li Jie said indifferently.

"Well, Mr. Michael, sitting in the garden is more relaxing than sitting in the office. At least our conversation will not be so tense and restrained."

Michael looked at Li Jie and nodded: "You still make sense when you say that."

"That's good, so I can tell you the answer to the question I just asked, without worrying that you will be too angry or simply think that I am ignorant." Li Jie changed the subject instantly, making Michael almost unable to keep up with Li Jie's thinking rhythm .

Michael: "What?"? "I refuse, I will not sell Marvel under any conditions. Any conditions!" Li Jie emphasized his pronunciation.

Michael felt that what Li Jie said was a little more magical, just like what he said just now. If Li Jie had just said this directly in the company, he would probably feel uncomfortable. And I think that this young man is ignorant, because the person speaking in front of him is Michael Eisner, the president of Disney Group!

But because of Li Jie's set of actions, he didn't walk away as he thought, or do any other bad actions. Instead, he asked with some interest: "Why? You don't even know What conditions can I put forward."

"It doesn't really matter, does it. Like if Tony Stark says he's willing to spend a sum of money that you can spend the rest of your life at will, on the condition that you give up the position of President of Disney and let him do it. Do you agree? "Li Jie looked at Michael and said.

"No, never." Michael is a person who is obsessed with the position of Disney's president. In the 1980s, he single-handedly saved Disney, which was on the verge of becoming a second- and third-tier company.

It took him 20 years to bring Disney from a general Hollywood studio to the world's top entertainment empire in the hands of the six major Hollywood studios.

Let go of rights? kill him!

Li Jie asked Michael in such a way that he knew that it was impossible to buy Marvel from Li Jie, and he just didn't sell it for no reason. Just like it was impossible for him to give up his position, it wasn't because of insufficient conditions, it was just that he refused to give up.

However, commercial negotiations are never simply concluded when one condition fails. Just like when you fill in the volunteers for the college entrance examination in China, there is always a first choice and a second choice.

"I'm not the CEO just for money, Jason." Michael called Li Jie by his name.

"Then it looks like we are all the same, Michael." Li Jie also called him by his name.

The conversation without the surname is much more relaxed.

Michael showed his emotional intelligence as the helm of the world's top entertainment group. He said consciously: "Then I think our ideals are similar, and we can do things that others can't do. For example, spread the influence of Marvel Corporation all over the world, let Everyone knows the name."

Li Jie would not talk about his true ideals with a businessman like Michael, it would be too silly, so he followed Michael's words and nodded: "Yes."

"However, Jason. There is a very real problem. Even if you have an unusually large ip in your hands, you can't turn these contents into something that spreads widely. You must know that compared to comics or games, , the most mainstream and influential projects in the world are not these." Michael said deliberately.

"For example, movies, you should know the situation of another old comic company, DG. They are more established than you. Although comics and animation have been done for decades, it is the movies that pass the brand of DG to the world!" Michael Seriously.

"The trilogy of "Night Owl: The Mystery of Owl Shadow", "Night Owl: Night Owl" and "Night Owl: Dawn of Night Owl" have earned more than one billion US dollars in box office worldwide, plus the expansion of the The games and peripheral products brought out by influence really helped DG get out of financial difficulties."

"They have also shot countless movies in the past few decades. Except for the earliest "Hyberlon 1", "Hyberlon 2" and "Night Owl 1989", they basically lost money. Even because these movies dragged the company into Huge crisis, they still have no plans to stop filming! Why? Because they know what can best please the audience!" Michael showed his lobbying skills.

"It wasn't until the "Night Owl" trilogy in the 21st century that they were brought out of the woods! After that, "Hyberon: Man of Cast Iron" and "Night Owl vs. Hyperion" (also known as "Their Mother" It’s called Martha”) Although we don’t care whether the latter film is good or bad, the previous ones have all been successful, haven’t they?”

"Besides, the new movie "Beautiful Supergirl" that was released recently has an index of over 88 on Rotten Tomatoes, sweeping the box office all over the world. The heroine's limelight is second to none, and she has gained countless fans. DG has also made a lot of money." Michael stared into Li Jie's eyes and continued.

"Now the film's box office is approaching 600 million US dollars, and the world is expected to be 750 million! It's not just money, Jason! It's influence! DG's next movie is ready for "League of Hope"!"

"Jason listen to me, their stories are not as good as your company, old and outdated, and most of them are not suitable for the whole family to watch, but they still have countless fans all over the world. Believe me, only making movies can make Marvel's influence spread all over the world !” Michael’s real fox tail was revealed.

"If Marvel also wants to build its own entertainment empire like DG, then movies are indispensable. And I am the president of Disney, you should understand Disney's influence in the global movie market!"

"So, what do you want?" Li Jie squinted and asked while drinking coffee and eating chocolate shortbread.

"The right to adapt heroes! I can put them all on the big screen, so that the whole world can see the stories of real heroes in this world!" Michael stared firmly into Li Jie's eyes.

Li Jie seemed to inadvertently ask: "Whose?"

"Of course I am most looking forward to Captain Rogers's, but I believe you will not easily sell the film adaptation rights of this copyright. I think Spider-Man is also very good, and it can be the first shot of Marvel!" Michael used a small Negotiation Skills.

But Li Jie didn't care much about Michael's skills, because he had his own plans. After selling the film adaptation rights, it would be detrimental to his follow-up plans.

He looked at Michael and said, "If I remember correctly, the production company of DG movies is Warner. To be honest, Michael Disney is not doing well in the movie market now?"

"How many big-name IPs does Disney still have? Some time ago, "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" was released, but the box office was smashed by Warner's "Supergirl." Li Jie spoke very bluntly.

"George Lucas's "Star Wars" series? Although "Rogue One" was released before, Chinese actors were hired to win the Chinese market, but the box office was a hit. The culture of Star Wars in China is not that deep. .Even for the new generation of Americans, such as my friend Harry Osborn, he can't understand "Rogue One". The ip is going to flutter."

Li Jie talked eloquently, and Michael felt that although he had continuously raised his estimate of Li Jie, he still underestimated him a bit.

Li Jie continued: "Warner has ended the "Harry Potter" series before and became the world's most popular IP. Now it is rising strongly with the DG series of movies. The number of comic heroes under DG is quite a lot. As long as the series of movies do not If the collapse is too severe, seventeen or eight films will be fine, enough to support them for the next ten years. Disney can't make the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series into the fifteenth film."

Li Jie looked at Michael, and he said with a smile, "So, Disney needs Marvel more than Marvel needs Disney!"

What Li Jie said made Michael sweat a little: "But Marvel won't make their own movies, it's very complicated."

Li Jie shrugged and did not deny Michael's words: "I don't deny what you said Michael, Hollywood is not so easy to mess with. Even if Harry and Tony are willing to invest money in me, I can't just spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make some bad movies. .”

Li Jie stretched out a finger: "But selling the copyright? It's impossible. We should change the way of cooperation, Michael."

What Li Jie said made Michael Eisner a little dissatisfied, which negated one of his most important needs.

Li Jie could see Michael's dissatisfaction, he smiled and said: "Michael, you only know that I have the copyright of heroes? But what kind of treaties do I sign with them?"

Without letting Michael guess, Li Jie announced by himself: "It's full power! I can even persuade those superheroes to fight in front of the camera lens! Even if it's just a few appearances, I think you should understand the value of it!"

Li Jie rubbed his chin, well, at least a certain S.H.I.E.L.D. agent named Wade Wilson can be persuaded.

"Therefore, the form of our cooperation should be changed so that Marvel's movies can be released globally. It's a win-win for you and me!" Li Jie looked at Michael, waiting for him to make a correct decision.

ps: Ask for tickets, three shifts.