Ever since he learned that Marvel was still single, Nanaya has been eyeing it.
Of course, he would be useless alone, so he asked his big boss, Miss Shion, who was rich, willful and loved shopping.
"Hey, Shion…um…can I…"
"Marvel, right?"
Shion rolled her eyes at Nanaya, then she took out a piece of material and threw it in front of Nanaya.
"I've asked Iioka and his team to make an estimate. If the offer is normal, excluding their debt, we should be able to get them for 250 million US dollars."
Shion's words gave Nanaya a shock. Considering the billions of dollars Disney would spend in the future, this price was absolutely a good deal.
But before Nanaya could speak, Shion continued, "When investigating Marvel, I found something very interesting. They seem to be planning to use the storytelling method of comics to connect the movie characters together."
Nanaya nodded. He was very familiar with this matter.
The Avengers Plan is something that everyone is familiar with in the future.
"If their plan can be successful, then Marvel's assets can still be looked forward to."
Having said this, Shion paused.
"But the chances of success are slim."
I have said it before, the movie universe has never been something that Marvel has created alone. Past results tell us that the movie universe is not something you can create just because you want to.
If you don't believe me, go watch "Predator vs. Alien 2", the bodies of the people are still drying outside!
In fact, looking back 10 years later, everyone will feel that the success of "Avengers" is natural.
But when Marvel first proposed this plan, fans were indeed very happy, but no one in the industry was optimistic about this project.
Such a hodgepodge of a movie had never been successful before The Avengers.
Everyone is waiting for Marvel movies to explode so they can grab the already popular IP characters like Iron Man and Captain America.
In fact, judging from the results, the outside world's speculation is not wrong.
Aside from the Avengers series, what other hodgepodge of movies has been successful?
Even in 2019, when all three phases of Marvel's Infinity Saga came to an end, there was still no second successful case.
After Marvel, countless film companies established their own movie universes, but except for Marvel, the profits of others were not very ideal.
Not to mention DC, which first procrastinated for several years before releasing one film, and then tried to turn the situation around with two films, but ended up failing miserably, so badly that Warner even directly stated that the current DC movie universe will never be assembled again.
Another Universal Dark Movie Universe was a complete failure, with the first movie "The Mummy" becoming the target of everyone's criticism.
Although every film in the legendary giant monster movie universe has made money, its popularity has continued to decline.
In addition, the scale of Legend is too small and the intervals between each film are too long, so its influence is not that great.
On the contrary, The Conjuring horror movie universe led by James Wan has achieved good commercial results due to its small investment and stable audience group.
Therefore, the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is both inevitable and accidental.
But even so, Marvel or MCU has the highest success rate among all movie universes.
Well, except for the Type-Moon Video Universe that Nanaya is working on himself.
The name of Artoria will resound throughout the universe, and the glory of King Arthur will shine upon the world forever!
Of course, no matter how great the possibility of Marvel's success is, there are still certain risks in buying Marvel itself.
After all, the current Marvel asset is really bad.
Especially the extremely high debt ratio, which is simply appalling.
If it is true as Shion said, spending $200 million to buy Marvel, all you will get is a mess.
Nanaya glanced at the material estimate made by Shion. In order to pay off the debt, produce "Iron Man" and promote it, it would cost nearly $300 million more in addition to the $250 million for the purchase.
This does not include the continued investment in building the movie universe.
Nanaya made a rough estimate.
If everything goes well, according to the model of the previous life, from "Iron Man 1" to "The Avengers", it will probably cost a total of $1 billion to lay the foundation for Marvel's superhero empire.
After all, in the first phase, Marvel movies were laying the foundation, and their low hematopoietic capacity definitely required funding from the parent company.
However, starting from the second phase, Marvel should have no problem being self-sufficient.
As for the third stage, that's when everyone eats big chunks of meat together.
However, all of the above has a prerequisite - the Marvel Cinematic Universe needs to be as successful as the original timeline.
If not, everything is in vain.
Thinking of this, Nanaya secretly glanced at Shion and found that she was also looking at him.
"Um... Shion, is it okay to invest 1.0...500 million US dollars in Marvel? I'll use part of the studio's shares and the dividends from Fate as collateral..."
Currently, all the shares of [Erque Studio] are in Nanaya's hands, so there is no problem at all if he offers to use them as collateral.
"Hmm... this matter..."
Shion was twirling a pen in her hand, with a conflicted expression on her face.
However, what Shion was thinking about was not Nanaya's proposal. She suddenly felt that this might be a good opportunity, an opportunity to tie Nanaya and [Erque Studio] to Washimine's chariot.
In order to win over Nanaya, the agreements between Washimine and Erque Studio were mostly based on profit sharing.
Shion did not touch the shares of Erque Studio.
But this way of cooperation is obviously not safe. Perhaps Nanaya himself is worthy of trust, but sometimes what drives people is not relationships and emotions but positions and interests.
Spielberg is one of Hollywood's top nice guys and he always keeps his word.
But even a good guy like Spielberg will do something for the sake of profit.
Why is the distributor of "Escape from the Island" not Paramount, which has always cooperated with DreamWorks, but Warner?
It's because Paramount has the ambition to take over DreamWorks, forcing Spielberg to look for other partners.
It's a pity that Old S has such bad luck that after picking and choosing, he finally chose the disappointing Warner.
The result is that DreamWorks is really going to be sold to Warner this time.
Even if Nanaya owns all the shares of Erque Studio, the attitudes of other people in the studio are also very important.
If everyone is against Nanaya's cooperation with Washimine, it will be meaningless even if Nanaya still loves Shion.
It was because of what Shion saw that she hoped to further improve the interest relationship between Washimine and [Erque Studio].
Simply distributing profits is meaningless because there is always someone who can offer a higher price.
But it's different when both parties have interests in each other. Each side has its own interests, and the cooperation between the two sides will be closer, which is good for both sides.
Shion shared her thoughts with Nanaya.
"Are you planning to exchange shares?"
Nanaya was frightened by Shion's suggestion.
"Yes." Shion nodded, "I plan to exchange 5% of Washimine Entertainment's shares for 30% of Erque Studio's shares. If you agree, it's settled.
"When the time comes, you can propose the acquisition of Marvel in the name of Washimine shareholders, and I will approve it for you. After all, $500 million is not a small amount, and if you are just a consultant, it may not be approved."
As for whether other shareholders of Washimine are willing to transfer 5% of their shares, Shion believes that they will definitely be willing to do so.
Because now there is no shareholder on the board of directors who dares to reject her.
"After Marvel's acquisition is successful, 35% of the shares we get will go to the studio, and the remaining 65% will go to Washimine. You should be satisfied with this distribution, right?"
"Of course I am satisfied."
You can get so many shares of Marvel without spending a penny. It's like being hit by a golden egg.
Marvel has already filed for bankruptcy and delisting, and all Marvel shares are currently in the hands of the company's shareholders.
However, there is actually no difference between having this part or not, because Marvel is currently bankrupt and the shares in hand cannot be converted into cash at all.
According to Nanaya's estimation, if Washimine successfully acquires Marvel, he will at least own more than 90% of Marvel's shares. These shares are enough for Marvel to change according to Nanaya's wishes.
[By the way, I spent so much money to coax a boy and make him behave. Am I being too easy-going? ]
Shion looked at Nanaya who was very excited and shook her head lovingly.
Washimine's intention to acquire Marvel was immediately conveyed to Marvel headquarters, and this matter naturally triggered discussions among Marvel's top management.
Regarding Washimine's investment, Marvel is divided into two factions.
One group of people welcomed Washimine's investment very much, and most of them were ordinary employees and small and medium-sized shareholders.
For them, having a big company take over their mess is the best thing that could happen.
You have to know that Marvel is so poor now that it often even delays paying wages. It's a pity to think that it was once the number one comic book company in the United States, and it ended up in this state.
Another group of people are worried about Washimine's investment performance. They are all Marvel shareholders and senior executives.
It's not that they don't welcome Washimine's investment. After all, Marvel is now extremely poor, and those who have money are the boss.
What these people are really concerned about is Washimine's attitude towards Marvel. After all, through initial trials, they can clearly feel that Washimine hopes to acquire Marvel in full.
To put it bluntly, what they are concerned about is how the power in their hands will be affected after being fully acquired by Washimine.
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
No matter how bad Marvel is, they are still the top executives of the company and have the power to control a company. What if Washimine acquires Marvel and takes full control of the company?
Wouldn't the power in his hands be greatly reduced?
Among these people, the one with the strongest resistance is Marvel's current CEO Avi Arad.