As long as Hollywood film companies don't make Marvel movies, Zhao Ye has nothing to worry about.
Hollywood will decline sooner or later as long as its films cannot compete with those of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
Upon hearing this, Chen Wenhan pondered for a moment and suggested, "Chairman Zhao, I suggest we adapt Spider-Man first, because that character has the most fans!"
"Yes, no problem. However, when adapting the movie, we could try adding two characters who know Chinese kung fu."
Zhao Ye thought for a moment and said, "One is Fire Cloud Evil God, whose speed is so fast that he can catch bullets. He believes that 'of all martial arts, speed is the only thing that cannot be broken.' He is the ultimate killer king who is feared by the people of the martial arts world! In the 1960s and 70s, Spider-Man was chasing bad guys and came to Hong Kong. As a result, he accidentally provoked Fire Cloud Evil God and was almost killed by him. But fortunately, he was saved by a mysterious master named Ah Xing."
"This Ah Xing is another character who knows Chinese Kung Fu, and he knows a palm strike that comes down from the sky."
"These two characters don't have much screen time, but they must leave a lasting impression!"
As Zhao Ye spoke, he was thinking that this could lay the groundwork for his future film "Kung Fu".
When "Kung Fu Hustle" is released in the future, movie fans may be pleasantly surprised.
Adding two characters with limited screen time doesn't significantly alter the Spider-Man storyline.
Haste makes waste; we'll take it slow and gradual.
Chen Wenhan quickly wrote down Zhao Ye's words, and couldn't help but feel a bit interested in the Fire Cloud Evil God that Zhao Ye had just described.
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Hollywood, USA.
Marvel then began buying back the superhero characters that had been sold off earlier at high prices.
With money paving the way, everything went smoothly.
A large number of characters were recovered within half a month.
However, some companies are unwilling to sell Marvel characters to Marvel, and may even want to take the opportunity to raise prices.
Zhao Ye would never tolerate such a situation. If a character couldn't be bought back, he would destroy it in the comics, turning it into a despicable villain, or simply shelve it so it would never appear in the comics again.
On February 1, 1997, the Shanghai Animation Film Studio announced that the film adaptation of Spider-Man had been officially launched, the script was being polished, and the investment budget was no less than US$100 million.
This news immediately caused a sensation in North America.
Countless fans were overjoyed.
"Oh my God, just as I expected, after the Shanghai Animation Film Studio acquired Marvel, they immediately started adapting it into a film or television series. I'm really looking forward to it!"
"DC has already made several Batman movies, but Marvel hasn't succeeded in adapting them into films yet. It's all thanks to the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. If they hadn't acquired Marvel, I don't know if I would have ever seen a Marvel movie in my lifetime!"
"Wow, the movie budget is a whopping $100 million! That's a blockbuster! The last blockbuster that impressed me was 'Independence Day,' produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio! This time, I believe the Shanghai Animation Film Studio can also make a great 'Spider-Man'!!!"
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At this point, even the fans who had previously opposed the Shanghai Animation Film Studio's acquisition of Marvel have changed their attitudes online.
Clearly, they all realized that only the Shanghai Animation Film Studio could successfully adapt Marvel comics into live-action movies!
As the news spread, major Hollywood film studios and talent agencies became eager to participate in the Spider-Man project.
The film production capabilities of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio are widely recognized.
Moreover, Spider-Man has a huge fan base.
Therefore, the probability of this film project succeeding is very high.
For a time, the Shanghai Animation Film Studio was bustling with visitors.
In fact.
The Shanghai Animation Film Studio did more than just launch the Spider-Man project.
During this period, Zhao Ye wrote three IPs and submitted them to the Shanghai Animation Film Studio for refinement. One was the manga "Gintama", and the other two were movies: "The Matrix" and "Harry Potter".
Of course, Harry Potter was a bestseller and very profitable in its previous life, especially after the movies became a hit.
Therefore, Zhao Ye plans to have the writers trained by the company write "Harry Potter" and publish the physical book at the same time as the movie is released.
Gintama can be made into a manga first, and then it can be adapted into an anime. At that time, it will be a hit across Asia without any problem.
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"The peripheral value of movies and TV series is often higher than the box office revenue, and toys are the most important part of peripheral revenue. Hasbro is not only a toy giant, but also owns several intellectual property rights, especially 'Transformers'. Therefore, my idea is to acquire Hasbro!" Zhao Ye said in a deep voice in the meeting room.
In order to crack down on Hollywood movies, Zhao Ye decided to acquire all the intellectual property that could threaten the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
Transformers is a super IP, so rather than letting American companies profit from it, we should just keep it ourselves.
Despite the high market value of Kidswant, Zhao Ye believes that acquiring the company is still a profitable venture.
Seeing this, everyone quickly made a note of it, and no one objected to Zhao Ye's decision.
Moreover, Kidswant is indeed a worthwhile company to acquire; it is a high-quality enterprise.
However, since Hasbro is a large American company, acquiring it would not be easy, and the possibility of failure is very high.
Zhao Ye was well aware of the situation, but he still wanted to give it a try.
Since opening up the US market, Wujiang Group's profits have soared, and it has accumulated a large amount of cash reserves. Rather than keeping them in the bank, which are just numbers on paper, it is better to spend them and transform them into real businesses to create greater profits and influence.
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(End of this chapter)
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