The entertainment empire began with Liu Yifei's premarital pregnancy.

"I heard from Carter that Marvel's debts with Merrill Lynch have now been transferred to Strong Wind Bank?"

Lin Bufan looked at Flynn Osvid.

"Yes, Mr. Lin!"

Flynn Oswell nodded, and seemingly afraid that Lin Bufan would misunderstand, he hurriedly explained, "Mr. Lin, regarding Marvel, we did a lot of work before finally deciding to acquire this debt from Merrill Lynch..."

"Don't worry, I don't intend to hold you responsible!"

Lin Bufan waved his hand to interrupt the other party, and then asked directly, "If I want to get my hands on these 10 IPs, what methods are available?"

"what!"

Flynn Osvid was taken aback at first, but then he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as he wasn't held accountable, he would be relieved.

Next, he answered Lin Bufan's question, which was his forte.

"Mr. Lin, there are several ways to acquire these IPs. The first method is to auction them off through UCC foreclosure..." Flynn Osvid slowly stated his opinion.

Capital, by its very nature, is predatory.

Whether it's legal or illegal, now that Lin Bufan has made the request, as his subordinates, they just need to comply.

The first step in UCC's foreclosure auction is to create a default.

Strong Wind can declare a breach of contract if Marvel violates any clause in the contract, such as failing to submit financial reports on time, exceeding the film's budget by 1%, or slowing down the filming progress.

Under American law, Strong Wind has the right to foreclose on these collateral.

Next, they can publish an auction for GG in the newspaper, and the items up for auction are the theatrical rights to these characters.

Then, we can have some shell companies buy these copyrights, and that will be fine.

After this series of operations, Marvel will have all 10 intellectual property rights in its possession, which is essentially legal robbery.

Listening to Flynn Oswald's series of actions, Lin Bufan felt a chill run down his spine. These capitalist methods of preying on people were simply too dirty.

Don't say it's impossible to breach a contract.

With so many terms and conditions, it's easy to incur minor breaches of contract if you're not careful.

It all comes down to whether or not to pursue the matter. If we don't pursue it, it's a minor issue; if we do, it becomes a major issue. We can proceed directly according to the law.

"However, doing this will affect Strong Wind's reputation..." Flynn Oswell glanced cautiously at Lin Bufan.

Indeed, it is easy for capital to devour people, but if a reputation is ruined, the loss for an investment bank is enormous.

At that point, other companies will be less likely to cooperate with Strong Wind.

"Are there any other options?"

Lin Bufan frowned slightly. He wanted to acquire Marvel's IP, but he didn't want to tarnish Strong Wind's reputation.

After all, he wasn't there to make a quick buck.

If that's the case, he might as well not go and harvest Marvel.

"There is a way, but..." Flynn Osvid shook his head cautiously.

What kind of debt-to-equity swap coercion method is this? They'll find a way to get Marvel to lend them another sum of money, then create a contractual trap to make them sign a compound interest clause, causing the debt to snowball and grow bigger and bigger.

Finally, when the amount ballooned to a certain point, they went directly to Marvel and said: "You can't pay back the money now. To avoid the company going bankrupt, we demand 51% of the company's shares."

The final result is that if Marvel doesn't sign, it will face auction; if it does sign, it will become Marvel's largest controlling shareholder.

At that point, they would control Marvel's board of directors and then, as shareholders, vote to sell the IP for the company's benefit.

Wall Street capital has a lot of disgusting tactics like this.

Otherwise, how could it be called the capital to devour people?

Right now, their only concern is whether or not to damage the reputation of the investment company for the sake of a Marvel IP.

"Do you think Marvel would descend into chaos if its leader were to die in an accidental gunshot wound?" Lin Bufan asked Flynn Osvid in a calm tone.

"Of course!"

Flynn Oswald felt a chill run down his spine and quickly nodded.

"Sigh, America is great in every way, except for one thing: rampant gun control..." Lin Bufan shook his head, sighed, and then looked at Flynn Oswald: "I remember, Marvel has already taken back the Hulk, Thor, and Black Widow characters, right?"

"If the time is right and we can secure these roles, I'll remember your contribution!"

"Understood, Mr. Lin!"

"If you understand, then do it!"

Lin Bufan waved his hand, signaling Flynn Osvid and his investment team to leave first, leaving Bart Elvis alone.

"Bart, there are some things you shouldn't do yourself. Delegate them to outsiders. Never leave any future problems, understand? Remember, it's just an accident."

Lin Bufan looked intently at Bart Elvis.

"Understood, Mr. Lin!"

Bart Elvis took a deep breath. He knew that once he accepted this mission, he was completely on board, and there was no way to get off.

Go!

Lin Bufan's eyes flickered as he watched Bart Elvis leave.

Some methods are only suitable for use in the United States; they are a bottom line in China and must never be crossed.

Don't think that so-called business warfare is some high-end thing.

As far as Lin Bufan knew, such incidents resulting in death were common in the United States; after all, the former president of the United States was also assassinated.

In America, where robber logic prevails, if you consistently uphold your bottom line, you're the only one who will lose.

"Corrupt officials must be cunning, and honest officials must be even more cunning; otherwise, how can they deal with those bad people?"

In America, it means you can only survive in this survival-of-the-fittest environment if you are more "robber-like" than them.

Leaving aside distant examples, from the Republic of China era to the present, those wealthy Chinese who once moved their entire families to the United States have either died without descendants or had their families exploited by others.

Therefore, Lin Bufan never felt that his methods were not in line with business or were too bloody.

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"Boss!"

After Bart Elvis and the others left, Lin Bufan called Carter Dennis over.

"By the way, what's the name of the person in charge of Jones Toys Company? Have him come see me."

Lin Bufan looked at Carter Dennis and gave him instructions.

Lin Bufan had Carter Dennis acquire a toy company in America so that he could sell merchandise after the release of "Kung Fu Panda".

In fact, not only Kung Fu Panda, but many related products are now available for sale.