Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1953 Superheroes
"No matter how good the sequel to "Godzilla" is, the global box office will be at least 20 billion, plus the income from the disc market. Isn't it a bit too rash for you to give up like this?"

After the meeting, Langmeyer came to Lin Daoqiu's office, and immediately expressed his confusion to Lin Daoqiu as soon as he sat down.

No matter what, "Godzilla" is many times better than the average movie.

Lin Daoqiu actually threw this sequel to Alan Ryder Jr. without even thinking about it. He didn't know whether to call him generous or stupid.

"You are right, but the problem is that if I shoot "Godzilla", there will be five people who will share, and I will not get much in the end. If this is the case, why should I shoot? "

Originally, Lin Daoqiu and Langmeyer shared the most "Godzilla", followed by Dongbao.

But now if the filming of "Godzilla" is to start, there will be two more people, Alan Ryder Jr. and Ashley, to split the money.

Moreover, when the box office decreased, there were two more people to share. In the end, Lin Daoqiu naturally couldn't make much money, so he simply stopped filming.

Not to mention that if he came to shoot "Godzilla", he would be responsible for all the production of the film, and the others would just sit there and wait for the money to be collected.

Lin Daoqiu felt that this was unfair to him, so he did not do such thankless things.

"Well, I can accept your statement, but I still can't understand it."

Langmeyer shook his head. Although Lin Daoqiu's explanation was acceptable to him, he still felt that the other party was a little too casual.

"If we don't make "Godzilla", we can make other movies, not just "Godzilla"."

Looking at Lang Mayer with a helpless face, Lin Daoqiu said this sentence with a smile.

After hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Langmeyer was immediately overjoyed, because from Lin Daoqiu's words, he had already heard that the other party seemed to have thought about what to shoot.

"Don't look at me like that, go somewhere with me first."

Langmeyer nodded quickly. He just wanted to know what Lin Daoqiu was going to do in his third special effects blockbuster.

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The days of DC Comics have been very difficult in recent years. Since 84, the company's comic sales have been at a low point, which directly led to DC preparing to sell its assets to its only rival, Marvel.

However, this proposal was rejected by Jim, the editor-in-chief of Marvel. He felt that the acquisition of DC's scrap metal would not be able to sell or even lose money, so he did not agree.

Unexpectedly, only three years later, DC survived this period of sluggish sales, but Marvel fell into such a vicious circle.

If the trend of history remains unchanged, Marvel will go bankrupt in 96, and during this period it will have to sell the copyrights of their superheroes to major film companies.

As the chairman at this time, Stan Lee was very anxious about the rise of DC, because as their only competitor, it was impossible for the two companies to prosper together.

So it often happens that if the sales of my side are good, then the sales of DC will become worse. Conversely, if the sales of Marvel are worse, then the situation of DC must be very good.

Unless it is the era of the harmful theory of comics, otherwise, under normal circumstances, such laws will hardly change.

After Marvel was acquired by Wall Street tycoon Ron Perelman in 86, Marvel's situation did not get better.

This guy bought Marvel just to make more money, and he is still selling the idea of ​​copyright recently. Stan Lee is powerless to stop Ron Perelman. All he can do is watch the heroes he created being killed by a One sold.

At this moment, Stan Lee suddenly received a call from Lin Daoqiu asking him to meet.

Although Lin Daoqiu's name is not yet a household name in the United States, in these industries related to the film and television industry, it can be said that it is almost impossible for anyone to not know who Lin Daoqiu is.

When Stan Lee came to the coffee shop where he had an appointment with Lin Daoqiu, he found that besides Lin Daoqiu, even the president of Universal, Lang Meyer, was also present.

"Hi Mr. Stan Lee, nice to meet you, I'm Lin Daoqiu."

"Mr. Lin's name can be said to be known to everyone in Hollywood. I am very happy to have this honor to drink coffee with you today."

Lin Daoqiu and Stan Lee met for the first time, so he took the initiative to shake hands with each other.

Stan Lee and Longmeyer have met many times, so they are no strangers.

After shaking hands and exchanging greetings, the two sat down respectively.

"I invite you to come here today because I have something to discuss with you."

Stan Lee didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to get to the point so quickly. He thought that the other party would talk to him about other topics first and then slowly cut into it.

Langmeyer was obviously used to Lin Daoqiu's temper, so he was not surprised at all.

"I am very interested in Marvel, but I know that Marvel has been acquired by Mr. Perelman last year. What I want to know now is how much it will cost if I plan to buy Marvel from him. ?”

Lin Daoqiu went straight to the point. This time he specifically asked Stan Lee to find out about Marvel's situation from him.

If possible, Lin Daoqiu really intends to buy Marvel from Ron Perelman.

But Lin Daoqiu also knows what kind of person Ron Perelman is. If he wants to buy Marvel from him, the amount will definitely not be low.

"Mr. Lin wants to buy Marvel? Why didn't you say it earlier..."

Hearing that Lin Daoqiu was interested in Marvel, Stan Lee first showed a surprised expression, and then was replaced by a sigh.

If Lin Daoqiu expressed his intention to buy Marvel earlier, with his strength, no one would be able to compete with him.

But now Ron Perelman has bought Marvel, and it has only been a year. If Lin Daoqiu wants to buy Marvel from the other party, I am afraid that he will have to add an extra price to the original price. More than double.

"It's not too late now. I believe you know that "1992" has just been released, and I still manage two film companies and have a lot of things to do. I can't be too busy at all."

In fact, Lin Daoqiu had already planned to buy Marvel, because DC had been sold to Warner Bros. in 69, so he had no interest in DC.

"With your financial resources, it is not difficult to buy Marvel, but Ron will definitely ask you a sky-high price at that time. I think you must be prepared first."

Compared to Ron Perelman, Stan Lee certainly hopes that Lin Daoqiu can become the boss of Marvel.

As long as Marvel can be bought by Lin Daoqiu, the superheroes of Marvel in the future will be put on the big screen one by one, and they will definitely be hundreds of times better than those shot before.

(End of this chapter)