American Fortune Life

Chapter 480: Compliment Is Buyer, Praise Is Idle

Ike Pirmut has had a very unpleasant time over this period, and yes, it has been all kinds of unpleasant.

He was also in the midst of saving Marvel Entertainment and Water Fire, and if he hadn't joined two other shareholders in '96 to complete Marvel's counter-attack acquisition of the bankruptcy application, Marvel would not know what it would look like today.

Ten years of careful operation, little by little, the IP copyrights that had been sold cheaply, and when they filed for bankruptcy, the superheroes that had been sold by the Bankruptcy Commission at cabbage prices returned to Marvel's arms.

I didn't expect Marvel to finally calm down. Now Stanley, the old man, betrayed the board and turned around to support Kevin Page and work against the group.

Not to mention how bored Ike is now, he also knows that if Marvel Entertainment Group is to continue to develop well, Stanley, who is mostly in the coffin, can't help but let him control the Marvel Film Industry and let a working man hit his face once.

The most important thing he wants to do now is fire Kevin Paige, the self-righteous guy, and the problem is he's very tangled up. Kevin Paige, supported by Stanley and Marvel cartoon editors, isn't so good at firing him off, especially after Kevin Paige finishes taking back the IP rights of Iron Man and the IP copyrights of the core members of the Avengers Alliance, such as Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, etc.

In the heat of Marvel's internal struggle, a message from Wall Street calmed Marvel Entertainment Group down strangely, with some questioning, others moving, and more worried.

Over the next few days, the news was constantly mentioned by hearts and minds, and later appeared in the press, suddenly silent.

Fans of superheroes, both in the media and in the cartoon world, have begun to argue online.

Andy Smith, the new wealth myth, the new nobility of the publishing world, wants to acquire Marvel Entertainment Group, and Bank of America will support him throughout the acquisition.

The strong union of the two giants made it possible for everyone to see what was possible.

Don't say anything about loving the industry, loving the cause of comics, in front of the knife, anything will seem pale and powerless.

The directors of Marvel Entertainment Group are also tired of long quarrels every time they meet, tired of the half-dead struggle that Marvel has long been unable to make them huge profits, and some people want to take over, which is undoubtedly in suspicion, a private connection to each other, hoping to stand in the same camp and bite a piece of meat from this young rich man who has just received huge amounts of cash.

While these shareholders were having a wonderful dream and Stanley was worried about the old Marvel people who represented them, the news continued to get fired, but there was no news, no news or that news, but neither Andy Smith nor the Bank of America seemed to care at all, and nobody contacted Marvel, let alone a huge takeover.

After a day like this, some shareholders who wanted to get rid of their bags and earn a fortune couldn't sit down. If it weren't for Ike, the biggest individual shareholder, pressing the crowd, someone would have come to the door by themselves.

For Andy, because there is no bridge to communicate with, and he can't escape the fate of being slaughtered. He won't be the big one. The world economy is about to end. Now, if Marvel is bought at a huge cost, it's absolutely stupid.

And those shareholders who want to sell Marvel shares don't have Andy's channel of communication, which is undoubtedly the main reason why the acquisitions have been kept at the rumor stage.

Now, Ambassador Mekel's enthusiasm for building, now that the bridge is in place, just as the CEO and largest individual shareholder of Marvel Group, has become hesitant and tangled. He really wants Marvel to grow in his own hands, and he still has a lot of feelings for Marvel, but he is a businessman first and foremost, no one can faint in the face of the huge amount of cash available.

Under Mekel's introduction, Andy looked slightly stunned and shook Ike's hand very unexpectedly: “Mr. Pirmut, this is a surprise. I didn't expect to see you here. ”

“Oh, Mr. Smith is afraid not to know, I'm also a Jew.” Eckpilmut had a smile on his face, but his heart was too young to be calm. At this age, he had accomplished so much and had to be shocked and admired.

Michael smiled, "A lot of newspapers have been connecting you two lately, Andy. Is that news true or not? Now, there's a lot of people out there wondering how much you're going to pay for Marvel. ”

Standing side by side with Andy, with a slight smile, Gergado looked up to Andy with a slight smile on his face, as a se-line person, American culture is naturally unfamiliar, a superhero that is an important part of American ideological output, who doesn't know Spider-Man, Iron Man, Black Widow, Captain America?

Andy smiled with a brilliant smile, his side face and stunned look at Gergado, his eyes glanced at Michael, and he smiled softly: "It was a pity to have this idea... ”

Looking at Ikepirmut's stall and making a helpless look, it seemed like there was something mysterious about it, and half of it was gone.

Eckpile Mutt had some problems before, whether to sell or not, to be honest, he was still enthusiastic, who didn't like the knife, especially since most of his investments were in capital markets for the rich, the economy was a bit odd.

That's how people do it, what they have, when people say they want to buy it, is very difficult, but they also wrangle economic interests, when people don't buy it, it's even more depressing, it seems that their stuff has become worthless, regret why not sell it from the beginning.

“Oh, what a pity. I think the value of Marvel Entertainment is unquestionable. Are you worried about price?” Michael sees Ike's embarrassment and depression, and he hopes to act as a bridge that will, after all, build friendship between him and both of them, as well as create a good reputation and impression in the upper echelons of society.

“Oh, nothing really, mainly because my think tank evaluated Marvel company, I just can't get a sense of identity with Marvel's corporate culture, my xing is too strong, I have a plan for each company's strategic layout, my subordinates need to follow the strategic layout step by step, I hate the new subordinates, I'm not good at corporate management, but I have to give up, trust my professional manager, I agree with professional matters to be handled by professional people.

However, the interior of Marvel Entertainment is too complex to form an effective management system, especially after I learned about the Marvel Film Industry... Huh? ”

Andy shrugged his shoulders and started talking. He didn't care to say some of his flaws. He told Ike everything. When he did mention Marvel Film Industry, Ike Pirmut's face became unusually embarrassing and ugly. Especially when he saw the sarcastic smile and disappointment in Andy's corner of his mouth, he wanted to stick two sharp knives in his heart like he was upset and angry.

The atmosphere immediately cooled down, and Andy took this empty glass and looked across the street at Ike, who was pouring water, and drank the red wine from the glass, but if he looked deeply, he didn't improve the atmosphere.

When Meckle saw that they needed some privacy, he smiled at Gergado and said, "Miss Kato, it's almost time for an interview. Let's go. Excuse me, gentlemen. ”

Gergado was also a smart girl, smiling at Andy, leaving with Mekel's arm, and all that was left in the corner was Andy and depressed Ike looking at Gergado's back.

“Looks like Mr. Smith knows the inside of our company very well, and I'm even more convinced that the takeover rumors are real. Don't know what Mr. Smith is going to offer?” As a smart Jewish businessman, Ike wouldn't believe that Andy Smith would ridicule Marvel for no reason.

Andy was slightly surprised that the other side opened the door unexpectedly, but he would not admit to buying, let alone thinking that he could make a business out of a price now, billions of takeovers, where it could be decided in a few words, not yet!

Andy shook his head and shrugged, "I think you may be disappointed, Mr. Pirmut, that I cannot accept a group that can't even control its subsidiaries. If it were my company, and a professional manager with the ability to do anything beyond the bottom line, I would fire him with no consequences, because I cannot accept an ambitious man without self-knowledge and a traitor! ”

The look on Ike Pirmut's face was frenzied, and it was obvious that he could see the infinite rage and trembling lips in his eyes.

Andy didn't care about each other's anger, it was just that Ike was an old fox, and he quickly completed his anger control, calmed down his mood, and calmed down, meaning something profound: “I'm more sure you'll get what you want from Marvel Group! ”

Ike wanted to say that it was impossible not to be angry with the young man in front of you, but it was also true.

Though he did not know the proverb of the East, praise is the buyer, praise is the idle. But the Jewish business mindset and business experience is the number one in the world, and it's not hard to see that Andy is willing to buy Marvel.

Without working for Marvel, not knowing the growing complexity of the power inside, Stanley, who created almost most of the superheroes, was simply an old bastard who relied on old age, but they, the board of directors, dared not offend him.

After all, the Black Horse Comics Company was formed by a group of cartoonists who left Marvel Comics. It really pissed off the old guy. He brought people with him to the superheroes to restart the stove, so he cried. Even if he couldn't take away the IP copyright, it would be hard enough to find the company trouble every time he had to use the superhero copyright.