Huayu Chunqiu, starting from being adopted by a fairy mother

Chapter 49 I want to have a good sleep
My aunt had a gloomy face and sent away the partners and guests.

These people not only brought the news of Marvel Comics' bankruptcy, but also the news that their publishing company's capital chain was about to break.

The two things seem unrelated, but they are actually the same thing.

At that time, "Marvel Comics" had not yet been translated into "Marvel", and was called Marvel Comics by Chinese people.

In 1989, Marvel was acquired by capital tycoon Ron Perelman for $8500 million. Under his operation, Marvel went public in 1991. In order to tell good stories and gain the favor of the capital market, he acquired a large number of toy companies and small and medium-sized publishers.

The story was well told, and Perelman made a lot of money in the capital market, but it also left Marvel heavily in debt.

In order to maintain operations, Marvel had to sell the adaptation rights of important characters such as the Fantastic Four, X-Men, Daredevil, and the Hulk.

Today, the story can no longer be told, Marvel's commercial value has been exhausted, and it is about to file for bankruptcy.

Marvel's stock price has fallen from $35.75 per share to its current level of $2.37.

Marvel, which doesn't understand capital, has been ruined by the capitalists.

Not only did Perelman not lose money, but he made a fortune from it.

Marvel has its own publishing house, but it still cooperates with other publishers for some materials.

At the beginning of this year, Marvel and my aunt’s publishing house started to cooperate and printed a lot of materials.

Marvel's capital chain has been broken and it is unable to pay publishing fees. The publishing company's capital chain is also on the verge of breaking.

Marvel owes them publishing fees, and they also owe others money for materials, and it seems that they can no longer cover up the situation.

They came to see their aunt to discuss countermeasures.

What solution could the aunt have? Instead, Jim gave her a suggestion, suggesting that they take out some more money, join forces, and acquire Marvel.

"My condolences." Liu Jing patted his aunt's shoulder, looking helpless.

"Are they idiots? They actually let Marvel owe more than 2 million US dollars in publishing fees. That's US dollars, not Japanese yen." My aunt was very furious at this time and wanted to beat someone up.

“I guess they never thought that the leading comic book company would go bankrupt. Anyway, you didn’t have high hopes when you invested, so just think of this money as tuition,” Liu Jing comforted.

"I subsequently invested more than two million." My aunt was frustrated.

"When did you invest? You actually did all this behind my back." Liu Jing looked solemn. Together with the initial investment, my aunt invested three million in the publishing company.

This is not a small amount of money. The money he earns from business in a year is only two or three million.

As Liu Jing's agent, my aunt received a salary from Yongsheng and some commissions. In a year, she could make more than 200,000 yuan.

The publishing company gets a share of the profits every year, about 100,000 or 200,000 yuan.

In addition, Jingxing Film and Television had good performance, so she invested most of her money into it.

"At the beginning of last year, the company wanted to build its own production line, and I invested 1.5 million. At the beginning of this year, the company wanted to expand its production capacity, and I invested another 1 million." The aunt stammered, and she didn't dare to look at Liu Jing's eyes.

"Fuck, Zhou Wenqiong, you are so bold. You only own 20% of the shares, and you have invested three million. Your partners, they wouldn't cheat you, right?" The more Liu Jing thought about it, the more he felt that his aunt had fallen into a trap.

"That shouldn't be the case. Didn't Jim just say that the company's performance is still very good, but Marvel has occupied a lot of funds. Dina also said that the company and Marvel have always been at odds when it comes to settlement. Marvel's settlements are getting less and less timely, so they are owed several months of publishing fees. If Marvel can settle..." The aunt gritted her teeth and explained, her voice getting smaller and smaller, and finally she smiled bitterly, "Alas! What's the point of settlement? They are going to file for bankruptcy soon. All the hard work over the years is gone."

"It's worse than skipping stones on the water. You can't even hear a sound." Liu Jing sighed.

"Oh..." My aunt sighed and rubbed her chest, feeling heartbroken.

"You are so confident that you don't even ask about the company's operations. You just wait to share the money." Liu Jing said disdainfully.

"Recently, my main focus has been on Jingxing Film and Television. The company's business is so busy that I have neglected this side. Besides, I'm just an outsider, a bystander, and I don't think too much about it." The aunt was bitter. It was not a good feeling to be back to the feeling before liberation.

"You deserve it! If you want to be a hands-off boss, you have to be prepared to be cheated." Liu Jing laughed. "I'm in this state, and you still laugh at me. Do you have any conscience?" The aunt was so angry that she stretched out her hand to hit him.

"Stop! Let's talk it over nicely. At worst, I'll support you in the future." Liu Jing quickly raised his hands in surrender. It would be so shameful to be beaten by this woman in front of so many people. It would affect the great and glorious image of his master.

"How do you feel about what Jim said?" My aunt snorted, put her thoughts aside and got down to business.

"Your partners may not be deceiving you, but old man Jim is definitely deceiving you. He sold Warriors Comics for tens of millions and has enough money to acquire Marvel. Why would he join forces with you? It's obvious that he wants to use you as cannon fodder." Liu Jing analyzed calmly.

"He is just one of the founders of Warrior Comics, and he doesn't own a large share. The tens of millions of dollars don't all belong to him," my aunt argued.

"Haha, he wants to use other people's money to do his own thing. Back then, he was a strong-willed person and had disagreements with Stan Lee and other screenwriters, so he was kicked out of Marvel. Then he teamed up with others and wanted to acquire Marvel, but ultimately failed. Look how actively he jumped up and down during Marvel's bankruptcy reorganization this time." Liu Jing laughed.

He consumed 11,000 points of entertainment energy and used the daily inspection twice on old man Jim.

【Description: He has extensive experience in the comics industry.】

【Explanation: His eyes are full of ambition.】

This was the description of the daily guide, which was not very helpful. He was in a very bad mood. This was the biggest expense ever.

Jim not only approached his aunt's company, but also many investors, hoping to unite upstream and downstream companies, board members, and senior management to drive out Perelman and take over Marvel.

If they participate, then once Jim has certain rights, he will settle their publishing fees and establish long-term cooperation with their publishing company.

However, all this is conditional. They have to put out another 3 million US dollars to participate in Jim's acquisition of Marvel.

If you don't participate, then wait for bankruptcy liquidation and see how much you can get back in the end.

How could those women not be panicked? Marvel already owed them millions, and now they had to pay millions more, and then settle the payments to suppliers. Otherwise, if they stopped supplying raw materials, they would sue and the publishing house would have to go bankrupt.

These women are rich, but this money doesn't come from the wind, so they come to my aunt to discuss countermeasures.

"What should we do now?" My aunt had a headache and rubbed her eyebrows. She was at a loss.

"Take me to the publishing house and Marvel tomorrow." Liu Jing pondered. He didn't know what to do and could only rely on the system.

If the system had any instructions for the two companies, it would naturally be to follow Jim in the uprising.

If the system doesn't show anything, let the publishing company go bankrupt.

"The publishing house is in Chicago and Marvel is in New York. Let's go to the company now." My aunt was shocked. After Liu Jing said this, she suddenly felt motivated.

"Tomorrow." Liu Jing waved his hand.

He didn't want to go today, because if he used it again every day, it would be one million points of entertainment energy.

Now the total entertainment energy is only more than 400,000 points, which he can't afford.

"I want to resolve this as soon as possible."

"I want to get a good night's sleep."

"Okay! I'll sleep with you."

"Pfft...what do you want to do?"

"Mu Tou, you are so scared, what are you thinking about?"

My aunt's gaze was dangerous and full of evil intent.

(End of this chapter)