The Walt Disney Company.
Group Conference Room.
“What’s going on? Why did someone snatch the acquisition deal that was already finalized?”
“Also, what’s the deal with this Oasis Company?”
Early in the morning, after seeing the news, the group CEO, Roman, called an emergency meeting of the top brass. In the meeting, he slammed his fist on the table and roared with anger.
Facing Roman’s fury, most people’s expressions were ugly. No one had expected that the deal that had been finalized would be scrapped, and that Kevin would actually sell the company to someone else.
They had been completely played.
Facing Roman’s interrogation, the head of the acquisition, with his head hung low, said: “President, I’ve already investigated. The company that snatched the deal is called Oasis Investment Company. It’s the personal company of the new Han Crown Prince. I heard that Oasis Company came to our company a few days ago to seek cooperation in building a Disney theme park in New Han, but we rejected them...”
Roman furrowed his brows and immediately understood the meaning: “You’re saying that the other party is holding a grudge because we didn’t agree to build the theme park, so they snatched the Marvel Company?”
“Yes, sir. I believe there is a high probability that it’s because of that.”
Roman frowned slightly, his finger tapping lightly on the table as he fell into deep thought.
The other party was no small fry, it was the company of a Crown Prince.
If it were an ordinary royal family, that would be fine. The key was that this royal family was also a damn billionaire, a powerful “king.” The implications were huge.
“Contact Oasis Company. Talk to them. Find a way to buy the Marvel Company.”
After pondering for a while, Roman was unwilling to give up on acquiring Marvel. He decided to talk to Oasis again.
If necessary, he would make appropriate concessions to acquire Marvel.
Soon, Li Ye, who was still in the US, received a call from Disney, inviting him to meet.
Li Ye thought for a moment and decided to meet them, to see what they wanted to say.
If they could cooperate, it would be the best outcome.
After all, his boss had previously wanted to build a Disney theme park in New Han.
The next day.
Li Ye drove to the coffee shop where they had agreed to meet.
The two shook hands and introduced themselves. Then, Roman got straight to the point.
“Mr. Li, let’s cut to the chase. The Marvel Company that you acquired was a company that we were interested in. We had already negotiated the price and were about to sign the contract, but then your company came in and snatched it...”
“Is that so? I really didn’t know. I just thought Marvel had great potential in the future,” Li Ye put down his coffee cup, took a sip, and smiled at Roman across the table.
The latter’s face darkened.
In his heart, he cursed Li Ye for being shameless.
Do you dare say you didn’t know about Disney’s acquisition before you acquired it?
Although he wanted to stab Li Ye with a knife right now, that was just a thought.
“Humph!”
He snorted coldly. Roman, with a cold face, looked at Li Ye: “Mr. Li, let’s not beat around the bush. Let’s talk about the conditions directly. How can we get you to sell Marvel to us, Disney?”
Hearing this, Li Ye smiled faintly: “I think Mr. Roman has misunderstood. Our Oasis Company doesn’t lack money. We bought Marvel because we believe in the company’s future. We have no intention of selling it.”
Yes.
If he were to say that he acquired Marvel to disrupt things and teach Disney a lesson before, things were different now. Now, his boss planned to hold on to Marvel. Moreover, relying on the country’s top special effects team, they would cultivate the Marvel universe.
Its IP potential was not inferior to Disney’s.
On the contrary, Disney theme park IPs were mostly aimed at teenagers.
Their potential was actually inferior to adult IPs like Marvel.
Furthermore, Marvel also had considerable influence among teenagers in the US and Europe.
Who didn’t know Spider-Man, Captain America, the Hulk, or Thor?
Moreover, Xiao Yun Hai knew that Marvel movies would be hugely successful for the next few decades, grossing over one hundred billion dollars worldwide. This didn’t even include things like merchandise. Why would he sell such a money-making IP?
“Impossible. You snatched Marvel. Isn’t it because you want to cooperate with Disney to build a theme park? As long as you’re willing to sell Marvel to us at the original price, I can agree to build a Disney theme park in New Han. You can invest, and Disney will only take 10% of the profits.”
Roman said coldly.
Li Ye shook his head with a smile. He put down his coffee cup, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and smiled: “Mr. Roman is right. We did have that idea before, but the company has changed its mind. We no longer seek to cooperate in building a Disney theme park.”
“Then... then why did you come out to meet me?”
Roman rolled his eyes, thinking that Li Ye was just being stubborn.
If you don’t want to buy it, there’s no need to come out and meet him.
Hearing this, Li Ye laughed.
“Mr. Roman, you’ve misunderstood. I came out just to get to know you, nothing else.”
“Okay, I still have things to do. I’ll excuse myself. We’ll have coffee another time.”
With that, Li Ye smiled slightly, stood up, and left the coffee shop with his people.
He left behind a Roman whose expression was a mix of joy and sorrow.
He thought it was a sure thing, but he was slapped in the face.
The other party simply wouldn’t sell.
“Fcuk! Damn Asian!”
Enraged and feeling humiliated, Roman slapped the coffee cup in front of him, angrily leaving.
Seeing this, the owner quickly stepped forward to demand compensation, but he was stopped by Roman’s bodyguards. They gave him a few hundred dollars and left.
Looking at the US dollars in his hand, the owner’s face finally brightened.
Then, he cleaned up the “garbage” on the floor.
Xiao Yun Hai, who was in New Han, didn’t know about this little incident. Even if he did, he wouldn’t care.
At this moment, he was in the palace, looking at the discounted items in the system mall.
The system mall had two great items on sale this week.
【JAS-39 Fighter Jet Complete Technical Development Data】Original price: 1.5 billion points, limited-time 10% discount: 150 million points.
【General Series UAV Technology】Original price: 25 million points, limited-time 10% discount: 2.5 million points.
(Ps: Need data, need flowers, need monthly tickets!!!)