Wallace has always wanted to develop her own universe. She needs to build a system with many characters, each with their own characteristics. In this movie, they may only be supporting characters, but if you take them out on their own, they can develop an independent film system. Until there are more and more of these movies, the structure becomes more and more complex, and the details of the story are remembered by the audience.
Only then will audiences remember this universe and look forward to the characters within it. In this way, more and more viewers will enter the Wallace universe, and these are all potential consumer groups for Wallace. Only when this group grows can Wallace release new series of films to attract more attention.
Marvel Studios has a need to expand, after all, there are quite a few companies like Marvel Studios in Hollywood.
If other companies grow stronger and Marvel can't continue developing its own cinematic universe, it will inevitably be surpassed. By then, its space for survival will be compressed, and it will be too late for Marvel to make a comeback.
When Chu Yu heard that Marvel needed to raise one billion US dollars to sell 60% of its shares, she called Yu Xiangwen.
“One billion US dollars is no small sum,” Yu Xiangwen said.
“I know, but I want to buy shares in Marvel Universe. I’d be willing to pay anything, even two billion dollars, let alone one billion.”
Yu Xiangwen didn't know much about Hao Lai. In fact, most of his money was with Chu Yu. Chu Yu's Gaoyang Capital needed a lot of funds, and Yu Xiangwen's cash was all in Gaoyang Capital.
However, Hualai is independent of Gaoyang Capital. Yu Xiangwen and Longcheng are Hualai's major shareholders, and Chuyu's expansion requires their consent.
Chu Yu spent some time persuading Yu Xiangwen.
"Hua Lai looks very powerful now, after all, we can sell more than 100 million videotapes. But have you ever thought that the Internet era is coming? Online piracy is increasing, and our videotape business will be impacted. In other words, the golden age of videotapes is coming to an end. We must prepare to enter the Internet."
Yu Xiangwen pondered for a moment and said:
"You want to make a website?"
“Building a website is essential. Before that, we need to expand our copyright library. Once the online paying user base grows, our website will be listed in China and even worldwide. Internet users will need to pay to watch our movies. Even if the videotape business collapses, we can still continue to make money.”
Yu Xiangwen understood, "How much will our copyright library expand by acquiring Marvel Club?"
"The Marvel Cinematic Universe has fewer than 100 movies, but by acquiring them, we are essentially acquiring the rights to thousands of Marvel comic book characters. We will use these funds to build the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There are still many characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe worth developing; these characters alone are enough to ensure that our company, Wallace, will remain strong for a century."
Yu Xiangwen understood. "Long Cheng and I agreed."
"Aren't you going to tell Boss Long?"
"No need, he's sitting across from me, drinking beer with his legs crossed."
Long Cheng snorted: "Every time this woman calls, it's to ask for money. I finally earned billions, and she's spent it all in the blink of an eye! At this rate, I'll never be able to retire."
Chu Yu smiled. No matter how much Long Cheng cursed, he was still her best partner.
"Alright, just hand over the money to me and then sit back and wait to collect your earnings."
"Take money? I have my doubts!" Long Cheng threw a toothpick at him.
Chu Yu smiled and sent Hua Lai's team to Marvel Universe again. She wanted to give Marvel Universe 1.4 billion US dollars to acquire 80% of Marvel Universe's shares.
Marvel was caught off guard by her reaction. After some discussion, the company ultimately demanded that Chu Yu pay $1.5 billion.
Chu Yu actually wanted to lower the price, but several companies were in talks with Marvel, one of which was a media mogul. No matter how rich Chu Yu was, he wasn't sure he could beat them. After confirming the details, Chu Yu had his team finalize the contract and sign it with them.
Chu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief after signing the contract.
Acquiring Marvel Studios and Blue Sky Studios was a significant step for Hua Lai. When the news reached China, the media was abuzz. Hua Lai was interviewed on television, and newspapers devoted several pages to special features on the matter. Through these in-depth interviews, many people learned the significance of this move for China.
Is it possible that Chinese capital controls a well-known Hollywood company?
Does Chinese capital have a voice in Hollywood?
They all found it incredible.
This company called Hualai is a great source of pride for the Chinese people. First, they produced internationally acclaimed blockbusters, then they went into Hollywood, and now they have taken root and flourished in Hollywood.
What does 1.8 billion US dollars mean?
They had never seen so much money in their lives.
But Hua Lai took it out with ease.
In fact, Chu Yu herself could not come up with that much money. Most of her funds were in Gao Yang. In order to acquire Marvel, Chu Yu also brought Yu Xiangwen and Long Cheng into the company, and Dai Donglin gave her all the operating funds.
Dai Donglin's money all came from dividends from Donglin Electric Appliances. Donglin Electric Appliances was doing well, especially after partnering with Kuaisong. Donglin Electric Appliances delivered goods to people's homes and often offered discounts, resulting in a rapid return on investment.
With the help of Dai Donglin and his two partners, Chu Yu was able to barely defeat Marvel.
After securing the Marvel franchise, Chu Yu was completely relieved, and she couldn't help but smile even while eating.
Seeing her expression, Dai Donglin asked, "Are you really that happy?"
"How could I not be happy? From now on, Marvel Universe will be our company, Hua Lai. My funds will be used to develop the Marvel Universe, and I will see more exciting movies in the future."
Duoduo blinked her eyes, thinking to herself, "Mom is really amazing. She even managed to acquire such a big company as Marvel."
This company went on to achieve great success in later generations.
Wallace's acquisition of two companies in Hollywood has made local headlines. Many people are analyzing this Chinese-owned film company, noting that thanks to the Jurassic Park series, many Americans know about Wallace.
After the acquisition by Hualai, many people worried that Hualai might influence the decision-making of the two companies and interfere with their creative work. However, the heads of the two companies came out one after another to refute the rumors, saying that Hualai gave them the greatest room for imagination and helped them realize their dreams.
Hualai is the best partner.
This year was particularly important for Hua Lai, who also tried to expand his cinema chain overseas. Of course, this was not an easy task, since cinema chains in various countries were divided up by their own country's capital, leaving very little for Hua Lai.
However, Chu Yu still attempted to expand overseas.
Chu Yu also supports outstanding cartoonists in China, hoping that these cartoonists can use their imagination to build a magnificent world.
Chu Yu has been acquiring copyrights continuously, owning many novels both domestically and internationally, with plans to develop these copyrights in the future.
At this time, good news came from Yan Hongzhe: the payment software service was almost finished, which meant that the shopping website could be launched!
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