The sales of physical books seem to be slow, and it is impossible to make a lot of money in a short period of time, especially for old books like He and this that have been released for a long time in the 1960s.
Clearly, if He was really making money, United Artists wouldn't have sold the rights to the two books to Sal Zaenz.
Sal Zaenz, who owns the rights to these two books, has the equivalent of a long-term meal ticket, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and he's at ease.
In March, the weather was slightly cold, and it was raining lightly outside the window.
"Jingle Bell!"
The phone in the hall suddenly rang.
Sal Zaenz put down the book in his hand and got up to answer the phone.
"Hello, who are you?" Sal Zaenz asked.
"Hello Mr Sal Zaenz, I'm Art Andy, a literary lover, and I know you own the rights to Mr Tolkien's and the British author, so I'm going to buy it. Please. Will you make a price, Mr. Sal Zaenz?"
Sal Zaenz was taken aback. It was not that no one had mentioned to him to buy the copyright, but the price was too low.
"Mr. Sal Zaenz??" Seeing that he didn't speak for a while, the other end of the phone asked again.
Sal Zaenz has already thought about it and is still bidding at the previous price.
"$11 million!!!" Sal Zaenz said.
"Mr. Sal Zaenz, this price is too high, I think five million dollars is enough!"
"Five million dollars?? Oh, Mr. Andy, this is absolutely impossible, and God will not approve of this price! 11 million dollars, nothing less!!!" Sal Zaenz said firmly said.
There was a sudden pause on the other end of the phone for a while, Sal Zaenz thought that the other party was thinking, so he didn't bother, and waited quietly.
"Mr. Sal Zaenz, how about $10 million? I can only give up to $10 million! If it doesn't work, then I can only choose to give up!"
After hearing this, Sal Zaenz was silent for a while, thinking to himself: "If you want to make $10 million from the copyright of Hehe, you will have to wait at least a decade or two. Exchange the copyright of these two books for 1000 dollars. 10,000 US dollars, it's still a good deal, and you can use the money to do other businesses..."
"Mr. Andy, I've figured it out and agree to your request, $10 million is $10 million!"
"Oh, that's great, Mr. Sal Zaenz, when will we meet and sign the copyright transfer contract by the way?!"
"Can you be at the New York Hilton at exactly nine o'clock tomorrow morning?"
"No problem, I live in New York!"
"Well, then we'll see you tomorrow at the Hilton Hotel."
After the two agreed on a time and place, they hung up the phone.
Art Andy was the person who was sent by Dongfang Yuqin to acquire the copyright of the book. The reason why he did not acquire it in the name of Disney or Li Zetian was because he was afraid that Sal Zaenz would know the identity of the other party and felt that the other party was rich, so he The lion opened his mouth.
Dongfang Yuqin now has more than 20 shell companies. Others do not know the background and strength of these companies. If there are targets to be acquired, they are usually acquired in the name of these companies.
The next day, Sal Zaenz met Art Andy.
Art Andy made a detailed self-introduction.
"Actually, I'm the CEO of Andy Culture Publishing House."
Sal Zaenz murmured in his heart, "Andy Culture Publishing House? I don't think I have heard of it before... It must be a small company that is not well-known. Now I want to borrow and increase the company's reputation and performance to open up sales!"
Sal Zaenz smiled knowingly and took out the copyright transfer agreement that had been prepared, "This is the agreement, take a look at it!"
"Um!"
Art Andy took over the agreement and looked at it carefully. Ten minutes later, after confirming that there was no media in the agreement document, he nodded with a smile, and said, "There is no problem with the agreement. After we sign the contract, this check for $10 million will be paid immediately. You!" He took out a check from his briefcase.
When Sal Zaenz saw the check, his eyes lit up, "Okay, let's sign it right away!" He said quickly.
"OK!"
The two immediately signed a copyright transfer agreement.
Art Andy put down his pen, handed the check to the other party, and said with a smile, "Mr. Sal Zaenz, this check belongs to you!"
Sal Zaenz grinned, carefully collected the check, and finally raised his head to look at the other party and said with a smile: "Mr. Art Andy, I wish your Andy Culture Publishing House can grow and become a famous American publisher. The publishing company!"
"Hehe, thank you." Art Andy smiled and put the documents into the bag.
At this time, Art Andy stood up and said goodbye to him.
Out of the hotel, he got into a black car. In the car, Dongfang Yuqin sat impressively in the back row.
"Miss Dongfang Yuqin, this is a transfer agreement with He!" Art Andy said respectfully as he handed the document to Dongfang Yuqin.
Dongfang Yuqin nodded lightly, took the document and flipped through it.
"Okay, well done! The driver drove to the headquarters of Marvel Comics!" Dongfang Yuqin ordered.
"Yes!!"
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Half an hour later, Dongfang Yuqin and his party arrived at the headquarters of Marvel Comics.
Prior to this, Dongfang Yuqin had officially launched an acquisition invitation to Marvel and agreed to meet around noon today.
This time is different from buying the copyright of the book from Sal Zaenz. It doesn't matter if he sells it or not, so he can start the price on the ground. And Marvel Comics is about to go bankrupt, and shareholders want to throw away this hot potato. Therefore, it is not impossible for Li Zetian to acquire Marvel Comics in his own name. In addition, there is another purpose to inject confidence into the main creators of Marvel. Billionaire os·li acquired Marvel, and these people no longer have to worry about economic problems, and can create in the company with peace of mind!
Imagine a literary and artistic creator who can't even eat enough to eat and is busy with his livelihood all day. What kind of works can he create
For the arrival of Dongfang Yuqin, people from Marvel Comics were very excited and enthusiastic.
"Miss Dongfang Yuqin, welcome to Marvel Comics!" an old man with glasses greeted with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Stan Lee!" Dongfang Yuqin deliberately glanced at the other party.
The founder of Marvel Comics is called Martin Goodman, and Stan Lee is the cousin of Goodman's wife. In 1972, Stan Lee became the publisher and chairman of Marvel Comics. Most of Marvel's heroes are written by Stan Lee alone, creating comic characters such as,,,,,,,, etc. It can be said that the soul of Marvel is him!
"Miss Dongfang Yuqin, please come with me. I'll show you Marvel Comics first." Stan Lee said inquiringly.
"Okay, I'm also curious about Marvel Comics."
Dongfang Yuqin has lived in the United States since she was a child, and has watched many comics and cartoons. In fact, she is also a fan of Marvel.
So next, under the leadership of Stan Lee, Dongfang Yuqin entered this legendary comic company, which has decades of American comic culture in the field.