Chapter 239： bet!

"Buy it! Be sure to buy this company!" Zhang Dongcheng no longer cared about what Adaman would say later. He didn't expect to meet such a good time.

In fact, Marvel Comics did complete its bankruptcy reorganization in 1998, and only after that did it begin to sell its comic characters on a large scale, ushering in a real turning point. For example, the role of Spider-Man was sold to Sony Pictures; F4 and X-man were sold to Fox, etc. The current stage of Marvel Comics is undoubtedly the time when the stock price is the lowest.

Because during this period, the comics industry was in a period of depression, and the number of people who read comics decreased significantly, while film adaptations did not rise. DC also survived with the support of Warner behind it. Marvel Comics is obviously much worse, facing bankruptcy several times. Even the distribution channel sometimes needs to rely on the deadly rival DC company. It is conceivable how miserable the Marvel comics of this period were.

Even after the bankruptcy reorganization is completed, Marvel Comics still has to rely on selling the film adaptation rights of comic characters to maintain the normal operation of the company, otherwise it will directly declare bankruptcy!

If you don’t buy it now, once Marvel Comics completes its bankruptcy reorganization, Dongcheng will really be powerless. At that time, I don't know how many asset predators would be staring at it, and Dongcheng Pictures, a small company, would definitely not be able to compete with those big companies with decades of history.

"Smith, calm down first!" Adaman looked at Zhang Dongcheng in surprise. He had never seen Zhang Dongcheng excited to this extent, and he had already lost his composure.

In fact, this is why Adaman doesn't know how valuable Marvel comics are! If he knew this, he would definitely be crazier than Zhang Dongcheng now.

"Well, I'm really a little too excited. Adaman, have you asked someone to evaluate the market value of Marvel comics? If we want to buy them all, how much will it cost?!" Zhang Dongcheng took a deep breath, The thoughts in his mind turned sharply, and he had to admit that the news of Marvel Comics really shocked him.

"This..." Adaman smiled awkwardly, and said: "Sorry, because there was no plan in this regard before, the exact number has not been investigated, but it is conservatively estimated that it will take between 1 billion and 1.5 billion ! Won’t travel too far!”

Zhang Dongcheng's face darkened suddenly. Now Dongcheng Films has shot three movies in a row, and now it has bought a TV station, and has spent all the company's working capital. The remaining 50 million or so is a drop in the bucket for buying Marvel comics .

"What if we just want to hold shares? How much will it cost?" Zhang Dongcheng asked again unwillingly. He also wants to buy out Marvel Comics, but he has more energy than he wants!

"I need someone to investigate and calculate this." In Adaman's heart, Zhang Dongcheng was completely thinking about it. I was planning to buy the copyright just now, but now I have reached out to other people's companies.

Marvel Comics is a well-known company throughout the United States. It is unknown how many people in the United States and even the world grew up watching the comics of this company. If you really want to buy it, how can it be so simple?

Not to mention anything else, just the name of a company is worth at least a few hundred million, which doesn't count the value of the comic characters under the company. Of course, no one has discovered this yet.

"As soon as possible, the speed must be fast!" Zhang Dongcheng urged Adaman, expressing his importance to this matter, and at the same time, he began to think about how to earn enough money to buy Marvel comics in a short time. Money comes.

Marvel Comics is a huge goldmine! If he didn't take it down, Zhang Dongcheng wouldn't even be able to sleep well.

This night, Zhang Dongcheng did not fall asleep, lying on the bed and tossing and turning, there was only one word in his mind! money!

Early the next morning, Zhang Dongcheng came to the set for the first time wearing sunglasses. He didn't sleep all night, his eyes were dark.

During the whole morning shooting, Zhang Dongcheng felt a little absent-minded. Fortunately, the entire crew, including the eccentric Nicolas Cage, were all serious about the film, and Zhang Dongcheng was very satisfied with the shooting effect.

At noon, when the box lunch of the crew arrived, Zhang Dongcheng was thinking about buying Marvel comics while eating.

"Director Smith!" Nicholas Cage came to Zhang Dongcheng with a bottle of mineral water, handed it to him, and said, "I read the news yesterday, and the financial turmoil in Indonesia has risen again! According to analysis by financial experts, this Will cause the worst recession in history, are we going to do it?"

"Oh! Nicholas, listen! I have something to think about now, you first... wait!" Zhang Dongcheng, who was about to prevaricate Nicholas, suddenly lit up. Looking at Nicholas with some excitement, he said: "Oh! God, Nicholas, you are really my lucky star! Well, I am going to do it right away. As soon as you can raise as much money as you can, do it as soon as possible!"

At this moment, Zhang Dongcheng was extremely grateful to Nicolas Cage. It was his urging that made Zhang Dongcheng find a way to raise a large amount of funds in a short time.

Now the Asian financial crisis is in full swing. Although Zhang Dongcheng does not really have the ability to predict the future, it is relatively simple to find clues in the future information, and it is impossible to lose money. As long as he does it, Funds can definitely be raised in a short period of time. Then buying Marvel comics is not a dream!

Zhang Dongcheng, who had an idea, even gave up on the shooting in the afternoon and gave the crew a holiday. Returning to the company in a hurry, he went straight to Adaman who was in charge of Dongcheng Films' finances.

"Adaman, I'm going to transfer all the company's funds now." Zhang Dongcheng said directly to Adaman as soon as they met.

"What?" Adaman stared wide-eyed, looked at Zhang Dongcheng in surprise, and asked in surprise: "Smith, what happened to you? You want to transfer all the company's funds?"

"Tell me first, how much money can the entire company raise?" Zhang Dongcheng didn't answer Adaman's question.

Adaman calculated in his mind, and said: "About 150 to 200 million! Smith, can you tell me what happened to you?"

"I want to buy Marvel Comics!" Zhang Dongcheng clenched his fist.

It is still not an easy task to expand a fund of more than 100 million yuan ten times in a short period of time, even if Zhang Dongcheng has the ability of foresight.

"Adaman, if I mortgage the company to the bank, how much cash can we loan?" In order to buy Marvel Comics, Zhang Dongcheng is going to play a crazy gamble! Either life or death!

"Oh! ****! Are you crazy? Even if we mortgage the company, we can't get the money to buy Marvel comics!" Adaman looked at Zhang Dongcheng as if he was looking at Godzilla !

"Okay! Adaman! Don't get excited, listen to me!" Zhang Dongcheng stared at Adaman and looked at him, and said, "Adaman, you have to believe me. We have known each other for so long, I have never let You have been disappointed before! This time is no exception!"

Seeing the firmness in Zhang Dongcheng's eyes, Adaman avoided his eyes for a long time, lowered his head and sighed helplessly, and said, "Okay. Dude, if we mortgage the company, we can probably loan out four dollars." To around 500 million!"

about there!

Including all the company's working capital, it can probably raise five or six billion yuan. With this money, his plan will go much smoother. After all, the larger the base, the shorter the time to raise funds in the financial market, relatively speaking.

"Smith, I think you should tell me, what are you going to do with so much money?" Adaman asked a little uneasy.

At this moment, Zhang Dongcheng felt like a crazy gambler! Oh, God! Smith Zhang, who has always been calm and composed, actually gives people the feeling of a crazy gambler. Could it be that the end of the world is coming?

"I want to invest this money in the Asian financial market? Use the shortest time to raise enough money to buy Marvel Comics!" Zhang Dongcheng didn't hide his intention from Adaman.

"WHY!" Adaman jumped up, stared at Zhang Dongcheng in surprise, and asked in horror: "You...what did you just say? The Asian financial market is in a financial crisis right now! Do you want to destroy the company? ?"

"Adaman! Try to believe me, please?" Zhang Dongcheng's expression was unusually serious.

"But..." Adaman was a little guilty when he was stared at by Zhang Dongcheng's dignified eyes, and said with flickering eyes: "Smith, I think you should calm down. The Asian financial crisis has bankrupted countless people, and even Nicholas was almost killed." go inside."

"Adaman, I am confident that I will never lose money." Zhang Dongcheng reassured.

Zhang Dongcheng has already said what he said, what else can Adaman say? He could only grit his teeth and said, "Okay, Smith. At worst, you lose all your money, and we'll start all over again!"

It seems that Adaman still didn't believe Zhang Dongcheng's words, but it was precisely because of this that Zhang Dongcheng was even more moved. Dongcheng Films is not just his company alone. Adaman made this decision, obviously ready to start all over again. Such trust made Zhang Dongcheng feel heavy.

In Adaman's heart, even if Zhang Dongcheng really lost everything this time, he still has the capital to make a comeback.

From his first short film sound engineer, Zhang Dongcheng fought the world with his bare hands, and now he has only spent more than two years as the boss of a Hollywood film company that is in the limelight.

What if I fail this time?

After receiving Adaman's support, Zhang Dongcheng immediately began to investigate the information on the Asian financial crisis. Naturally, he kept squatting in front of the TV to check the future information, looking for the best time to start.

Adaman went to the bank to mortgage Dongcheng Films and everything that could be mortgaged in exchange for as much liquidity as possible.

"Smith, have you really decided?" Adaman handed over the loan documents to Zhang Dongcheng, looking at him seriously and asked.