Chapter 327 Civilian Hero Flash (1/2)
"It depends on you, Mr. William Fox."
Without revealing his offer easily, Colin threw the question back.
"There is more than one film company in Hollywood. If I remember correctly, Paramount was declared bankrupt not long ago and has entered the reorganization process."
Although it has been confirmed in the contact with Otto Kahn that the other party has no intention of selling Paramount, this does not prevent Colin from using this as a condition to strive for a more powerful result for himself.
With William Fox's current situation in Hollywood, he does not think that the other party has a way to contact Wall Street. If there is, William Fox will not lose control of Fox Film Company and be eliminated in the end.
"Fox Film Company is my hard work."
Faced with Colin's aggressive attitude, William Fox can only use this weak excuse to fight for conditions.
"Since Mr. William Fox cherishes Fox Film Company so much, it seems that I have no reason to steal his love. I hope Mr. William Fox can continue to run Fox Film Company well and provide more excellent works for Hollywood."
Hearing this, Colin said with regret.
"No, it's not like that!"
Although he knew that this was most likely a negotiation tactic used by the other party, Mr. William Fox couldn't help but speak.
"In fact, I am willing to sell Fox Films."
The cruel financial pressure has made William Fox lose his bargaining chips, and the losses of Fox Films are dragging down his already shaky assets bit by bit.
"I can feel that Mr. Colin Looper really loves movies, so instead of handing Fox Films over to Wall Street, it's better to hand it over to you, Mr. Colin Looper."
Colin didn't know where William Fox saw his love for movies in him, but since the other party said so, he naturally nodded and cooperated.
"I have always believed that the Great Depression is just a small setback. In the future, Hollywood, no, the development of the entire film industry will only move in a better direction. This is one of the reasons why I am willing to invest in the film industry."
The reason for acquiring the film company is naturally not as simple as it seems, but this does not prevent Colin from using this reason to package his purpose of collecting [Faith].
"I hope that day will come as soon as possible."
William Fox is also full of expectations for the future of the film industry mentioned by Colin, but unfortunately he obviously can no longer participate in it.
The company's huge debt pressure and federal antitrust investigation have already made him suffer, especially watching his already small assets decrease little by little every day. If it continues, I believe it will not take long for William Fox to be forced to declare bankruptcy like Paramount.
And, unlike Paramount, as a leader in the film industry, even after declaring bankruptcy, there are still banks willing to reorganize it. If William Fox goes bankrupt, he will face the court's brutal bankruptcy liquidation. Even in the original history, William Fox was sentenced to one year in prison for bribing a judge during the bankruptcy liquidation process, and he has completely left Hollywood since then.
The negotiations with the founder of Fox Film Company were much smoother than those with Otto Kahn before. William Fox obviously had a clear intention to sell the company, but there was still a certain degree of difference between the two sides in terms of price.
William Fox wanted to sell the company, but he didn't want to give too much in terms of price.
Colin, on the other hand, values the production capacity and key cinema assets behind Fox Films, but he does not intend to invest too much in this regard.
However, in general, Colin has the upper hand in the entire negotiation process.
Due to the debt, William Fox's control over Fox Films has long been less than before. Even according to the original historical trend, if it continues to drag on, the other party is likely to lose control of the company directly. William Fox may also understand this, so he seems too anxious in the negotiation.
"I look forward to talking to you, Mr. William Fox, about a satisfactory result for both parties next time."
After all, it is related to the acquisition of a large Hollywood film company, and Colin does not expect to be able to talk it over in one go.
After the meeting in the restaurant, Colin extended his hand in a friendly manner and shook hands with William Fox in front of him, and said with expectation.
"I hope Mr. Colin Luper can make a decision as soon as possible."
Compared with Colin's indifferent attitude, William Fox's expression seems a lot more bitter. He pulled the corners of his mouth to force a smile on his face, opened his mouth and finally said in silence.
For William Fox, time is extremely unfavorable to him. The longer he delays, the less control he has over the company. If he continues to delay, it is very likely that the next person to negotiate with Colin will not be him, but other heads of Fox Film Company.
By then, he will really have no bargaining chips.
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After meeting with William Fox, Colin took the train back to New York.
During this period of time, although he has been in Los Angeles dealing with the acquisition of the film company, the serialization of "Superman" in the "Courier World" has not stopped.
After unlocking the [Super Speed], Colin was able to draw complex future technology diagrams in just a few seconds during the mutant era, and he was also able to leave enough comic drafts for newspaper serialization.
The appearance of the character Wonder Woman has obviously pushed the already popular "Superman" comics to a higher level. Even in the subsequent readers' letters, many fans have hoped to see a personal journal about "Wonder Woman", the first female superhero in the history of comics.
However, just like Batman, at present, at least before the collection of [Faith] is completed, Colin will not publish any superhero publications other than "Superman" to avoid the appearance of these comic publications affecting the collection of [Faith]. The appearance of these comic characters has also stimulated readers' enthusiasm for the "Superman" serialization in some ways.
Just like an excellent work, not only the protagonist is outstanding alone, but the supporting characters are often the key to making the story more vivid.
To some extent, Batman and Wonder Woman played such roles in the "Superman" serialization.
In the latest issue of the series, a new superhero has also injected new vitality into the comics.
Jayin Garrick, an ordinary college student, accidentally knocked over a flask of chemicals in the laboratory, and the volatile drugs made him unconscious. After waking up, the doctor told Jayin that the hard water vapor he inhaled gave him extremely high reflexes and movement speed, even faster than a bullet.
As the origin story of the Flash, this story may be quite simple in the eyes of later generations, but it has left a deep impression on readers of the Courier World.
Unlike Superman's almost invincible ability, Jayin Garrick only highlights his ability in super speed, but as the first speedster in American history, the appearance of this character has still caused a lot of discussion.
Even many readers who have read the comics have begun to discuss whether Jayin Garrick runs faster or Superman is faster.
This debate, which lasted for decades in the future, became an eternal topic for the Flash when the character Jayin Garrick was born.
Of course, as a first-time superhero, Jayin Garrick is different from Wonder Woman Diana. He has no rich combat experience and no blessings from the gods. In the early days of the comics, his image was also an ordinary person wearing a hat with a lightning mark. Colin had some thoughts on the image design of Jayin Garrick. At first, he wanted to directly use the classic setting of the later Flash and let Jayin Garrick also wear the tight uniform belonging to the Flash.
However, later, considering the image of Jayin Garrick as a student in the story setting, it is not suitable to wear the classic uniform of the superhero as soon as he appears, so in the end he was allowed to wear his own simple uniform again.
At the same time, in the comics, Jayin Garrick's opponents are not war gods like Wonder Woman Diana. On the contrary, the opponents chosen by this fledgling superhero are mostly street thieves and gangsters.
Superman and Jayne Garrick, it was also because the Daily Courier got a tip that a guy who ran very fast appeared in Metropolis to maintain law and order, but because the other party was running too fast, no newspaper had taken a picture of him so far, so the editor-in-chief arranged Clark to take a picture of the Flash.
The plot of the entire comic revolves around Superman taking a picture of Jayne Garrick as the main body.
At first, Superman used his super speed to take a picture of the Flash directly, but found that the camera could not react at such a fast speed, and only had time to take a blurry image. After that, Superman mentioned that he was prepared and planned to wait until the crime occurred before going to the scene to take pictures.
Unexpectedly, when the street thugs saw Superman's appearance, they immediately dared not act, and his appearance directly stopped the crime.
In desperation, Superman could only disguise himself and secretly take pictures, but he did not expect that the Flash suddenly did not appear. It turned out that Jayne Garrick was studying hard at school because of the school exam.
Because he couldn't take a satisfactory photo, Superman even started to think about freezing Jayin Garrick and taking photos.
Just when Superman was troubled by the photo, a new crime suddenly occurred, and when he arrived at the scene that day, he actually ran into Jayin Garrick, whom he had been looking for for a while.
Jayin Garrick: "It's Superman!"
Superman: "It's the Flash!"
The two superheroes exclaimed at each other at the crime scene.
The criminal: "It's Superman and the Flash!"
In the end, Superman and the Flash teamed up to defeat the criminal, and the comic ended with a photo of Superman and the Flash published in the Daily Courier as the end of the story.
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Although the story of Jayin Garrick, the new superhero, is not as interesting as Batman or Wonder Woman, the character of the Flash itself fills the gap in the story.
In the comics, although Superman also has the ability of super speed, he has always been flying in his daily movement. This makes the existence of Jayin Garrick provide readers with another perspective of superheroes. They can see Superman flying in the sky and Flash moving rapidly in the city.
In addition, Jayin Garrick's identity, compared with Superman's son of Krypton, Batman's Gotham City tycoon, and even Wonder Woman's Amazon princess, the setting of an ordinary college student makes some readers who see comics feel more involved.
Just like the later "Spider-Man" became the representative of civilian heroes, in fact, in the history of DC, Flash is also a symbol of civilian heroes, and even now he has become the first real civilian hero in the history of superhero comics. Sometimes, a simple origin story is not only not troublesome, but can create a sense of involvement.
Even because of the appearance of the superhero Flash, the hard water vapor that caused him to gain superpowers has become the focus of readers' discussion.
There have been frequent reports of thefts in laboratories at some universities in New York, and news about gastrointestinal disorders caused by drinking hard water has become a frequent occurrence in recent times. Unlike other superheroes in the comics, the process of Jayin Garrick gaining his abilities is too simple, which has led many people to want to try it out involuntarily, just in case it really works.
In the end, because there were so many related events, Colin's "Courier World" had to make a formal response, explaining that the hard water vapor that Jayin Garrick used to gain his abilities in the comics was just a setting in the comics, not a substance that exists in the real world. The hard water in the comics and the hard water in reality are completely different things.
Even with the endorsement of "Courier World", there is no way to completely eliminate related events. Later, Colin had no choice but to let the Flash try to go back in time in the comics for the first time in the story of Jayin Garrick's appearance to change the continuity of history, and change the potion that gave him his abilities in the past laboratory from hard water vapor to heavy water vapor, which completely solved this problem. This website: