Chapter 754： internal trouble

The weather in late April has already started to turn hot.

Avi Arad, wearing a formal suit, walked slowly in the aisle of Marvel Entertainment. He was not worried about Lyman's visit, and even looked forward to it.

He has inquired about Firefly's strength, and he doesn't know much, but the cash flow is always healthy because their movies are always profitable. Recently, there is another movie that has exceeded 250 million at the box office.

Thinking about the assets this person holds, if he wants to join the Marvel family, he must be the first to agree.

Who doesn't like deep-pocketed shareholders these days.

As a toy factory who started out as a toy factory, most of his business is to cover the needs of Marvel comics. He is a rare person who pays more attention to Marvel. Otherwise, he would not take the initiative to take over the mess and leave a good toy factory manager improperly. Come and owe a lot of debt.

Without him, Marvel would be long gone. It is not too much to describe him as "Marvel's savior", and he really wants to make Marvel bigger and stronger.

Since he took office, he no longer sold his character images at a low price, but instead actively moved closer to the film and television field, we knew that he had an idea.

Lyman was smiling and kind when he saw him.

The two greeted each other and took their seats.

Avi Arad didn't know that this person came to acquire Marvel Entertainment wholly, otherwise he would not be so polite.

Lehman didn't know that this person was so positive, he just said: "Mr. Chief Marvel, can you tell me how much the annual income is?"

Avi Arad frowned upon hearing this - how can this kind of thing be so casual? How can there be a face-to-face discussion, you have to listen to me talk about the prospects of Marvel, and then invest in shares. Whether or not to enter the board of directors must be carefully discussed.

"I do know."

Lehman ignored him at all, and told himself about Marvel's profit and spending from 2004 to 2006.

Avi-Allard felt chills in his heart. One was that the person in front of him seemed to be prepared, not to invest;

Second, why are they so familiar with their company's internal accounting? What do you want to do?

"Marvel's life is not easy," Lehman continued: "Now allow me to reiterate, I want to fully acquire Marvel, would you like to talk about it?"

......

The corresponding appeal shows that Avi Arad's mood is not very beautiful, and Lehman sees it and takes the initiative to leave.

He came to see if Avi Arad himself was willing to give up, but he wanted to come, he has been in charge of Marvel for so many years, and he is no longer the director of the toy factory before. What he wants is more status, not money.

Avi Arad didn't want to talk about it, so he had to slowly disintegrate from the inside, otherwise, it would be easier.

In the afternoon, Brian Lord took the initiative to invite.

Allard came out of the office and, under the eyes of some employees, drove away.

After going to the country club, thinking of Lyman's visit before, and then someone like Brian coming to him, it's hard not to think, but he agreed to the polite invitation.

See what he has to say.

As soon as he entered the lounge, the corners of Arad's mouth were slightly raised, and he said with a mocking smile, "Why are you interested in asking me out today?"

"Hahaha, don't think too much."

Brian didn't care, and eagerly pulled Arad to sit down.

"Is it about the acquisition?" Allard was not polite. "Ask your CAA to be a lobbyist?"

"That's it." Brian Lord raised his head and looked at Arad, "Is it a good thing for you to find a new home and unload the burden?"

"Oh, a good thing?" Arad said lightly: "But I don't want to."

"Do you think so, sir?"

"I have been here for so many years, how can I let go at will." Allard softened his attitude and expressed his thoughts, "However, if Firefly is willing to join in, it may not be impossible. I personally can give up half of the equity, and there should be some in the board of directors. People are willing. The two sides want to have this relationship, and I agree very much."

"Yeah, the regulations also have to make sure the management doesn't change, don't you think?"

Avi Arad chuckled twice, not in the slightest annoyed because his own thoughts were exposed.

CAA is something he can't afford to offend, and he doesn't want to hurt the relationship.

"As long as you promise, you can get a large amount of cash back, why don't you want to? With this money, how many times the return is far more than the investment?" Brian asked.

"Ha," Allard shook his head slightly, "Why do you think he bought Marvel?"

"He's a director, he's got a studio and distribution, what do you say?"

"Confident to succeed?"

"Who knows, it has nothing to do with me."

Allard sighed: "Blade is barely profitable, Hulk is losing money, and Spider-Man is successful, but it won't last long. Why would he take such a big risk. Wholly-owned? This matter is not negotiable." - He stole my stuff.

"It's easy to talk, I'll persuade him when I go back." - If you don't give way, then it will be more troublesome.

The two exchanged ideas and left amicably.

......

For a financially unhealthy listed company, the sense of security of shareholders is inevitably insufficient.

Moreover, Marvel's controlling party and management have also experienced a lot of conflicts, but there is no incentive, and they are worried about asset returns, which is covered up.

It is conceivable that once there is a big head who is willing to take over, it will definitely attract some controlling parties to cash out and leave, and if Firefly is really allowed to enter Marvel, the core managers headed by Avi Arad and Ike Patum will not. May continue at Marvel.

In other words, the high-level people must exchange blood, and the middle and bottom-level people must try their best to win, because what Lehman wants is a relatively complete Marvel, not an empty shell with all its talents gone.

Although, these two are very knowledgeable and thoughtful, and the future has proved their success, and Lehmann can't stand it.

Marvel, no other voices are allowed, especially since the two are very close together. The controlling party has tried to insert their own people several times, but they have been rejected. This is also the reason for the change in Lehmann's attitude.

To put it bluntly, before Lehman came to Marvel, there were differences between the core management personnel and some shareholders. They had shares, and Arad and others were unwilling to give up more power. They fought with each other several times. Victims, leaving people every year.

The next evening.

Allard's mansion is brightly lit.

Several old acquaintances gather to deal with the takeover crisis.

However, everyone's faces are a little worried, mainly because Marvel is indeed as unhealthy as Lehman said. If "Spider-Man" has exploded in recent years, comics and toy factories have benefited, and they may have to sell again" Son" returned blood.

This kind of thing has been done by several managers, and the Hulk has nothing like this.

And it was sold so thoroughly that none of the copyrights of the corresponding characters were kept.

Just as they were planning to win over the big and small shareholders, making people feel that they had more room for development in their control of Marvel, and giving everyone confidence, Arad's assistant hurriedly reported: "They refused, and they said that the shares had been sold, and there was a lot of dissatisfaction in their words. "

Avi Arad was shocked and annoyed when he heard it, mainly because he was not enthusiastic about some small shareholders before, and even because these shareholders always wanted to unite and push him down, the two sides had already torn their faces.

If no one takes over, it will be fine, and the investment will be considered rotten, but when CAA sends someone to contact them, they say that Firefly is willing to talk about it at a suitable price, and they all agree quickly.

Joint shareholders boycott this method is not easy to handle.

"Sir, the United Bank requires us to repay the loan as soon as possible, and they are not willing to continue to lend."

Another bad news.

United Bank, one of their most indebted banks, is doing the same today.

Avi-Allard can be considered to have experienced CAA's networking capabilities. He has heard of some of it earlier, but he has not experienced it on the ground. How can it be so intuitive?

Moreover, once several creditor banks jointly force repayment, even the daily operations of Marvel will be affected.

- This is to get me out of the game, why can't you sit down and talk, and it's not that you don't want to release the shares, UUkanshu But you want so much, you don't leave any room, what is it? what is this!

Avi Allard was furious.

"Immediately, immediately notify the department management for a meeting."

Having said that, the party ended angrily.

However, the premise that the original time and space Marvel can let go of the debt problem is that the controlling party and the management reluctantly reach an agreement, and the independent development project is also a gamble.

But now that there are better choices, who wants to gamble with money on the success of the project?

Capitalists are not stupid, and everyone knows which risk is greater.

At the meeting, the plan to mortgage the copyright of the comic characters and shoot the movie was not approved.

Until Brian Lord visited again, Avi Allard discussed in a low voice, "How about I only keep 5% of the shares, and even give up the chairman position and only keep the shareholder seat?"

"He said, a wholly-owned acquisition."