Chapter 1684 The Plan Was Leaked (Part 1)

Problem with refund? Guo Tailai frowned for a while, and immediately gestured to Lin Jiayi who was not far away. Lin Jiayi quickly came over without saying a word, and at the same time, she did not forget to give instructions to her assistants to be ready at any time.

Guo Tailai also turned on the phone in hands-free mode, listening to Annie's introduction.

The problem this time is Warner Corporation. The full name of the film and television company should be Time Warner, but Time Warner was acquired by AOL a few years ago. The full name of the large group company should be AOL Time Warner. This is definitely a colossus. Mr. Steve Case, who became a client of Guo Tailai before and cooperated with him through "Resident Evil" for the first time, was the president of AOL Time Warner at that time.

It is also because of Steve's relationship that Chu Fei's follow-up "Terminator 3" and "God's Walk" produced by Artisan Entertainment are all co-published with Warner. It is reasonable to say that the cooperation is happy, but strictly speaking, after Artisan Entertainment was purchased by Guo Tailai, this is actually the first time that Artisan Entertainment has cooperated with Time Warner.

"AOL Time Warner has incurred huge losses since 2002." Annie also sighed on the phone: "It's very huge."

"Indeed!" Lin Jiayi answered from the side: "AOL Time Warner suffered a huge loss of US$54.22 billion in the first fiscal quarter of 2002. This is a reflection of the serious problems in the combined operation of the two companies. It is a regression of the irrational expansion of intangible assets of .COM companies represented by America Online in the Internet economic bubble and then bursting."

"What?" Guo Tailai was shocked, AOL Time Warner had such a brilliant loss? More than 50 billion US dollars! In such a comparison, the mere gold that Guo Tailai brought back from Iraq is not enough to look at in front of such a behemoth!

"Another ironclad proof that I'm poor!" Guo Tailai said bitterly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to lose what he lost in this quarter for the rest of my life."

"Please, boss, it's just a book write-off." Lin Jiayi was speechless and could only explain briefly.

"Anyway, it's a loss." Guo Tailai didn't understand this, and asked on the phone: "Did this cause problems for Time Warner? What did Mr. Steve say? Didn't he say anything? "

"Boss, AOL Time Warner has changed several presidents." Annie also smiled bitterly on the phone: "Mr. Steve is no longer their president."

Mr. Steve has resigned? Guo Tailai was surprised for a moment, he didn't care about the outside affairs, he didn't know about it.

"So, is the delay this time because of Mr. Steve's absence? Or is it because of Time Warner's losses?" Guo Tailai asked puzzled.

"It should be a combination of both." Annie said on the phone: "However, I guess this is not the main reason."

"Then what do they want to do?" Guo Tailai's mind moved, feeling a little upset.

"This morning, a manager of the investment department of Time Warner invited me to have a private talk, and expressed some willingness to invest in our company." Annie said cautiously: "Although it is not a formal business negotiation, it is still considered a business negotiation." Some rumors were revealed in advance."

"Do they want to invest in James' new project?" Guo Tailai asked curiously.

"James' new project I formally sent them an investment and cooperation invitation. They are very interested and are negotiating." Anne replied: "It should be interested in our company, not just a project of James."

"Because of what?" Guo Tailai was thinking about it himself, and he was actually asking Annie and Lin Jiayi: "What are they planning for our company? The production prospect is good? But our company's most important projects are planned to allow them to invest."

"Boss!" Lin Jiayi quickly reminded Guo Tailai from the side: "Artisan Company has the copyright of more than a dozen characters from Marvel."

The Marvel Universe is definitely going to be done, but isn't it still in the initial planning stage? Except for Marvel's top executives and Guo Tailai's major shareholders, no one should know that Guo Tailai plans to make a big move, right?

"Boss!" Anne also said what she knew on the phone: "As far as I know from private channels, Marvel is brewing a big plan. And recently the copyrights of Spider-Man and Hulk have changed hands respectively, allowing Sony Columbia Letting go of the lucrative Spider-Man copyright, boss, you must have invested a lot, so this must be a very huge plan, right? Boss!"

"Annie!" Guo Tailai frowned deeply: "I don't seem to have said any plans about Marvel outside of Marvel, right? Except everyone knows that I like Iron Man."

"Yes, boss!" Annie quickly replied on the phone: "But yesterday, Spider-Man and the Hulk announced that the copyright changed hands on the same day, and there are many rumors today."

Guo Tailai and Lin Jiayi glanced at each other, and a thought came to their minds at the same time. On Marvel's side, I'm afraid someone has a problem.

"Annie, Marvel's plan is still in its infancy, and the plan hasn't even been completed, so I haven't notified you." Guo Tailai first reassured Annie, confirming that Marvel will definitely have a plan: "Specific I still need to understand the situation, and I will explain it to you later."

"Okay, boss!" Annie just reminded Guo Tailai that the company is not worried about anything.

Even if Time Warner will delay the settlement, it doesn't matter to the rich and powerful Artisan Entertainment. Anyway, such a big company will definitely not be able to escape the money. Even if it is a lawsuit, it will definitely win. It was only a matter of time before the payment, and Anne wasn't worried at all. But knowing that the boss has a big plan, and it is also related to several copyrights owned by the company, this makes people happy and looking forward to it.

Putting down the phone, Lin Jiayi didn't wait for Guo Tailai's order, and immediately took the initiative to call Marvel to ask what went wrong there.

Guo Tailai rubbed his chin, thinking about it. David said that the copyrights of Spider-Man and the Hulk could be settled by the end of the year. Sure enough, it was true. It will be done by Christmas. The rest is to transfer it to yourself or the company you designate, which is quite simple. It wasn't a big deal that David didn't notify himself immediately.

It's just that such a big thing will inevitably be known. But why did some people think of it immediately? Just because you like Iron Man? Or is it because you bought Marvel?

However, no matter what, Time Warner's own loss, or whether it wants to invest, can be discussed on the table. It is really a disservice to a big company to use this inferior method of delaying payment. demeanor.

At the same time, this operation also made Guo Tailai very upset. Guo Tailai is very upset, so maybe we can change a partner next.