Chapter 1993 Give Me Another Chance

"Why?" Avi Arad, shocked and angry, looked at the executives from various Marvel business units at the conference table and continued to ask loudly.

There were many senior executives who did not dare to look at him, and many others looked like they shared the same hatred.

Seeing this scene, Arad gradually regained his confidence. It's not that easy to touch me.

When Palmater saw this scene, he glanced at Feng Yiping, "Look, I said it's not that easy."

It is indeed not that easy to move Arad.

He not only entered Marvel as a shareholder at the same time as Parmat, he was not only Parmat's good friend and comrade-in-arms, but in the minds of Marvel people, he also had another important identity: if we say, Parmat , is the one in Marvel who works hard to save money, then Arad is the one in Marvel who works hard to make money.

For Marvel, Arad has made great contributions in licensing matters such as "Spider-Man" and other movies. In 2002, after the first step of Spider-Man became a hit, he represented Marvel and negotiated copyrights with Sony again. negotiated to obtain the best interests for the company.

This is very intuitively reflected in the company's revenue. In 2004, because of the popularity of Spider-Man 2 and the conditions that Arad secured for the company, Marvel received the highest share in recent years. So last year, Marvel's Net profit hit a record of $124.9 million.

He is not only an excellent copyright negotiator, he is also an outstanding film creative person. In box office blockbusters related to Marvel, Spider-Man and X-Men, Arad is the main creative person.

He is also an outstanding producer.

Since 2000, Marvel-related films, whether they are X-Men, Spider-Man, Blade, Hulk, Daredevil, The Punisher, as well as the Fantastic Four, Elektra, and Humanoid that will be released this year, As a representative of Marvel, he serves as one of the producers and has been recognized by many parties.

So in many cases, whether inside or outside Marvel, Arad is listed alongside Palmater and is called the founder of the Marvel movie department.

Of course, because Palmater is Marvel's largest shareholder, Arad's voice within Marvel is naturally not comparable to that of Palmater.

However, as soon as Feng Yiping came up, he had to eliminate great contributors like Arad, which really made many other executives confused and dissatisfied.

With confidence and thus calming down, Arad sat down and asked, "Why?"

This time, he asked Feng Yiping.

The politeness, respect, and enthusiasm he showed towards Feng Yiping just now all disappeared. He was like an angry bull, lowering his head, staring hard at Feng Yiping.

His face, which was bronzed due to too much sunbathing, had some flabby muscles that were now tense.

It seems really oppressive.

"Why? Well, that's a good question," Feng Yiping chuckled and pushed the table to keep a distance between the chair and the conference table so that he could raise his legs comfortably.

"Why?" Facing Arad's questioning, Feng Yiping sat on the chair with his legs crossed, with a slight smile on his face. He put his hands in front of his abdomen and slowly moved his thumbs in circles. , looks really, quite dandy.

Wu Qian had the urge to film this scene.

She believed that among the people she knew well, there must be many who would like to see such a domineering Feng Yiping with a bit of naughty and ruffian energy, which would make people feel a little itchy just looking at him.

Needless to say, Fang Yingzhi must have been laughing for days when Mr. Jin saw him like this.

There were more than one or two people who had the same idea as her.

Even Parmat, who was a little worried and nervous, couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. Is this the same young man in the report and the young man in the impression of those acquaintances?

"Yes, why?" No matter what Feng Yiping puts on, Arad won't care at this moment.

He has no intention of resigning now.

"I think I have made outstanding achievements in my years at Marvel. The departments I have been responsible for have all generated high profits for Marvel. Over the years, everyone can see that the film department I am responsible for is the company's The biggest source of profit..."

Arad loudly counted his achievements over the years to a group of Marvel executives.

With a "pop" sound, Feng Yiping slid his chair to the conference table and slapped his hand on the table, "With Marvel like this today, who has the nerve to talk about credit?"

The aggressive Arad was stunned for a moment.

Not only was he stunned, but everyone else, including Palmater, including those who shared the same hatred as Arad, couldn't help but lower their heads after hearing Feng Yiping's words.

Including Parmat, everyone's face was burning and their heads were a little dizzy.

Yes, in Marvel that has developed into what it is today, who has the nerve to talk about credit?

If everyone is embarrassed to talk about credit, then even if Marvel can be acquired by Feng Yiping, he will not be allowed to privatize it smoothly.

The main reason why Feng Yiping succeeded in privatizing Marvel without much trouble was due to the predictions of Marvel's profits by various neutral institutions.

Although there are three Marvel movies released this year: Fantastic Four, Elektra, and Humanoid, among these three movies, there will obviously not be a blockbuster movie like Spider-Man. Therefore, relevant agencies put Marvel’s net profit this year into It was revised down to 100 million from nearly 125 million last year.

What is even more pessimistic is their revenue forecast for next year, that is, in 2006.

Because according to the current plan, only X-Men 3 will be released in 2006, they have always believed that Marvel's net profit in 2006, barely enough, may exceed 50 million US dollars.

A company with a long history, one of the two animation giants in the United States, has fallen into such a situation. Indeed, people with a bit of shame, especially executives like them, really can't talk about their own merits.

But others can give up and wake up at this time, but Arad cannot. "That does not erase the contribution of all of us. Without the efforts of all of us here, Marvel would be in a worse situation than it is today,"

After saying this, he looked around again, but unfortunately, this time, even though he drew everyone in with his words, he could not find an ally.

"Perlmutter, you know best, don't you? When we entered Marvel, Marvel was already on the verge of bankruptcy. Without us..."

His voice suddenly changed, "Parmat, my old friend, is it your idea to squeeze me out?"

"I didn't expect you to be such a short-sighted person. Are you worried that I will threaten your position? Have you ever thought about who else can successfully be in charge of the film department besides me?"

"That's enough, I can't bear to be like this." When Palmater was about to speak, Feng Yiping said with a stern face, "It's not Palmater, it's not anyone else, it's me, Marvel's largest shareholder, Marvel "I, the chairman of the board," he said, pointing to his nose, "are the ones who want you to leave."

"Originally, I wanted to see that because you have worked in the company for so many years, everyone can get along well, but since you are so stubborn, well, I will leave you speechless,"

The executives whose faces had receded a little from the fever all looked up at this time.

They also want to know what strong reasons Feng Yiping has for operating against Arad, who has high authority and is on par with Palmater, and even more popular than Palmater in the entertainment industry. .

Wu Qian took out two folders, and Feng Yiping took them and threw them on the table. "Maybe due to various reasons, everyone's understanding and understanding of me are somewhat biased. So today, I can tell you clearly that I There is a principle in employing people. Your professional ethics is more important than your ability."

"Your ability is a sharp sword. Your professional ethics and your loyalty to the company are the hand holding the sword. No matter how outstanding your ability is, if the hand holding the sword is unstable, a backhand may Let us bear huge losses, even the greater our ability, the greater the losses,"

"Don't show off your merits in front of me. How outstanding and irreplaceable you are. To put it bluntly, I just randomly call in dozens of people from the street outside and ask them to do what I ask. Do you believe it?" Do you believe they can do better than you?"

"If you don't believe it, you can learn about my senior executives in Chinese companies. One-third of them have not received systematic higher education. It is estimated that at least half of them have IQ values ​​close to the average. But now, They both lead a company that is a leader in various industries,"

Many people lowered their heads again, refusing to be so slapped in the face.

"So Arad, considering that you have worked in the company for so many years, I will give you another chance. Do you want to leave now, or do you insist on seeing the contents of these two documents?"