America’s Big Hero

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After praising Norris for his high-end atmosphere and being able to keep up with the pace of a super-rich man, he asked Norris to talk about how to acquire DC.

Rich is rich, but Sean still trembled a little when he heard about the acquisition of DC.

DC, this is a super IP library, Sean really didn't expect to be able to acquire it successfully.

"Boss, the year before last, oh, now in 1984, Warner wanted to sell DC." Norris organized the language and said: "At that time, the president of Warner contacted Jim Shute, the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, and planned to sell DC. DC was sold, and there was a lot of trouble at the time.”

"Why didn't I know about this!" Sean sat up straight, he would be very interested if he said that, "Then, you continue."

"In 1969, Warner acquired DC comics, but DC has been losing money every year in the past few years, and it has lost a lot. The comics can't be sold, but the peripherals can be sold, but the sales of comics are not good, and the peripherals will be finished sooner or later."

"Warner has been worrying about this matter for a long time, but DC comics have never been wanted."

"DC is no longer what it used to be, now it's Marvel's world, Secret Wars 1 swept the United States!"

"Where's the Batman movie?" Sean frowned even tighter, he always felt something was wrong.

"I haven't made a Batman movie in 20 years!" Norris shrugged. "The last time I shot it was in 1966."

"The only good thing is "Superman", but the film copyright of Superman was sold by Warner to Ilya Serkind and his son. Oh, Warner participated in the production of "Supergirl" the year before last, but It’s a terrible loss, so they don’t want to keep DC in their hands.”

The corner of Sean's mouth twitched, "Tell me about DC and Marvel."

"It's nothing. Warner asked Marvel to acquire DC. After nearly a year of negotiations, Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman have all been negotiated anyway, including how to draw the follow-up. The two parties are left to sign the contract. At this time, it is you When the Peace Hotel was built, First Comics, that is, First Comics sued Marvel for monopolizing the market.”

"Because once Marvel successfully acquires DC, 90% of the comic book market in the United States will be controlled by Marvel. If Marvel acquires it, it will pay a large fine, and it may be split up later."

"So, this acquisition ended up going bankrupt, um, last year."

"Hiss!!" Sean gasped, he didn't even know about this!

Not knowing is actually normal, there are no superhero movies these days.

The real superhero movie had to wait until 2002's Spider-Man.

"How much are they negotiating?" Sean didn't hesitate. He got this thing in his hand, and when Marvel was also stuck in a bottleneck and prepared for a big sale later, he would cut off Disney, Emma...

I dare not even think about it!

When the time comes, money?

What is money?

I don't like money!

Halle Berry looked at Sean in bewilderment, didn't she say that she was filming "Catwoman", she knew this, how did it become the acquisition of DC?

Last night, Michelle Pfeiffer played Catwoman.

She also has a cat's tail stuck in her own ass.

Thinking about it, his face suddenly turned red.

So exciting!

"I heard, I heard, when Warner and Marvel were negotiating, they asked for a price of 220 million." Norris also heard the hearsay and dared not guarantee it.

"How much!?" Sean jumped up from the sofa, he suspected that he had heard it wrong, "Did you lose a fucking zero!?"

"How could it be worth 2.2 billion, what a joke!!" Norris was a little puzzled, "Ilya Serkind and his son purchased the film copyright of "Superman" for only 2 million US dollars."

"Half of Twentieth Century Fox's equity is only 575 million."

Sean didn't know what to say for a while. I remember that after more than ten years, Sony only spent a few million for the copyright of Spider-Man.

In this way, 220 million DC comics are expensive.

Of course, 20th Century Fox and Warner are definitely incomparable.

Twentieth Century Fox only focuses on film and television production and distribution. In Warner’s case, in addition to Narrative Bros. film and television studios, there are also record companies such as Warner Records and Atlantic Records, DC Comics, and many other branches.

So, 220 million, there is nothing to hesitate!

It must be taken down!

Sean took the phone and was about to call Warner President Bill Sarnoff. Halfway through the call, Sean stopped again.

After thinking about it, I still called Katzenberg. After the acquisition, it must be placed on the film and television company's side, so it is necessary to listen to Katzenberg's opinion.

"I want to buy Warner's DC Comics."

Katzenberg froze for a moment. The last time Sean wanted to acquire some game company, this time it was DC Comics again. It was all a mess.

"Currently the comic market is not good. Including Marvel, it's actually not doing well. People's entertainment methods are gradually diversifying, especially with the development of TV networks. The overall situation of comics is going downhill." Ka Senberg reminded Sean.

"I know, of course I know, but DC has a lot of copyrights. Those superheroes can be adapted not only into movies, but also into TV series, games, etc. It is a huge film library, and the value of development is very high. .”

"Warner has tried, not to mention all failed, but the only successful case is Superman. It was a long time ago, and in recent years, there have been no successful cases of movies and TV series adapted from comic book superheroes."

"That's because the current shooting technology is immature." Sean continued: "Take Ni's cartoon as an example, now it takes less time to shoot a film of the same quality, and the cost is lower. What I'm aiming at is not the current market, but ten or even twenty years later.”

"But during this time..." Katzenberg worried.

"I, have money to support them!" Sean's voice revealed domineering!

I, Sean, have money!

"Okay, boss, you have the final say." Katzenberg shrugged, "We can reduce DC's expenses appropriately, and the distribution channels of comics and videotapes can greatly complement each other. To a certain extent, it is still a problem for the company. Very effective supplement."

Although Sean Films has won the title of the Eight Great Films, it is indeed far behind other companies in terms of distribution channels, especially in the distribution of video tapes, which has developed on the basis laid by Norris back then.

Audiovisual products are not separated, and it is indeed a great supplement after the acquisition.

"Very good, look, this is an agreement!" Sean seemed very happy.

Katzenberg: You call it an agreement?

Warner has lost the bottom of the DC copyright several times, so it feels that DC is a burden. In addition, a listed company has many shareholders and has to pay attention to financial reporting issues, so it is unwilling to keep DC as a 'trash', but Sean Films said After all, it is Sean's personal property.

How he likes to play is up to Sean himself, even if he loses money, as long as Sean doesn't care, then it doesn't matter!

After forcibly reaching an agreement with Katzenberg, Sean immediately called Warner President Bill Sarnoff.

After one hour……

"Bill, long time no see." Sean smiled and walked up to give Bill Sarnoff a hug.

There is a rumor in the market that Sean will give people a hug when he asks for something, and usually just shake hands when they meet.

Bill Sarnoff smiled and invited Sean in.

After the black tea was served, before Bill Sarnoff began to exchange pleasantries, Sean went straight to the point, "I heard that you thought about selling DC comics in 1984?"

"Ah, yes, you don't know?" Bill Sarnoff froze for a moment and then nodded. Is there anyone in Hollywood who doesn't know this kind of thing?

"Yes, I just found out. After all, I was still a poor man in 1984." Sean shrugged. "At that time, I was still serving dishes and cleaning at a pizza shop, so I didn't have time to pay attention to Hollywood affairs."

Bill Sarnoff looked at Sean with a strange expression on his face. In 3 years, you have become the new generation of super rich Americans. So, are you sure you didn't come here to show off?

"Actually, I'm a fan of comics. Most of my happy childhood was brought by comics, especially Batman, who is my idol and the guiding light of my life!" Sean said eloquently.

Bill Sarnoff: Oh, Penguin is your guiding light, your idol, got it!

God damn Batman, Bill Sarnoff is full of slots and doesn't know how to vomit!

People like Batman don't kill people, but you kill like hell, Batman is righteous, you are evil, Batman knows that there are fans like you, so he jumps out of the comics and kills you!

Of course, this was just thinking about it in his heart, Bill Sarnoff just smiled and looked at Sean, you make it up, you continue to make it up.

"I was very upset when I heard that DC was in trouble!" Sean said with a perfect expression, "Since you guys are going to sell DC, it happens that I also want to fulfill a boyhood dream."

"So, I showed up here today, DC, I want it!" Sean waved.

Bill Sarnoff frowned slightly. His first reaction was that the comics world was about to usher in new developments. This guy saw Qian Jing!

One thing to say, in addition to Sean's unscrupulousness, everyone in Hollywood also recognizes that Sean has a unique vision, full of courage, talent, and luck.

Since entering Hollywood, the films he has shot have become more and more popular, and he has never missed a shot.

In just a few years, there have been countless explosions. In the past two years, Sean has been in the limelight.

It's normal for Bill Sarnoff to think so, but no matter what angle he analyzes, he doesn't see where the change is.

Or is there any way this guy can bring DC back to life?

Many ideas flashed through my mind, including operating IP. After all, Warner really worked hard on how to save DC.

I just tried various methods, but couldn't find a way out.

This is called being on the pole is not a business!

When Bill Sarnoff took the initiative to ask Marvel to sell DC, Marvel still looked down on it, but it was dispensable, and it was Bill who asked for help.

Now that Sean came to the door, they began to hesitate instead.

Seeing this appearance, Sean was annoyed, and his face fell down with a 'slap'.

"It annoys you the most!" Sean pointed to Bill Sarnoff and said.

One sentence stunned Bill, and he scolded him when something went wrong. Didn't he be fine just now?

You can change your face quickly without acting, okay?

"Whether to sell or not is a matter of one sentence. What are you thinking? Didn't you figure this out a few years ago? If you don't understand it, you will contact Marvel!"

"It's very clear, oh, I want to buy it, and you think DC is not for sale?"

With a wry smile, Bill Sarnoff looked helpless, "Mr. Sean, after all, it's a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars. You can't ask me to give you an answer right now."

"Why not?" Sean spread out his hands, "I acquired New Century Media. The 2 billion acquisition took only two or three months. Most of it was still in the early stages of preparation, and the serious talk was nothing more than a few days!"

The expression on Bill Sarnoff's face twisted, you frankly beat Murdoch away, and the acquisition will not be completed soon!

"I sold the shares of Punishment Company. When I was preparing to go public, the negotiation never took more than 2 days!" Sean reached out and knocked on the table, "I also took two pieces of land in Los Angeles, you know, it was only a few days before and after. "

Bill: Yes, you blew up a building and killed more than a hundred people. Everyone was fucking dead. Can you not sell it to you?

If you hadn't caught up with the Los Angeles riots, you would have been arrested a long time ago!

"Determine the architectural plan with the design company, and in one day, all the two pieces of land will be settled!" Sean seemed not to see the expression on Bill's face, and continued to talk, "It's like you have thought so much, and you have been tossing about big things for several years. When will I be able to make money!"

"I spent 1.5 billion in the military, a one-time payment, and it took a total of 3 days!"

"Time is money, understand or not, the opportunity is in front of you, instead of wasting time on a few million more, or a few million less, it is better to take it out and think about how to make more money!"

"Look at me, I was able to go from being a waiter in a pizzeria to being worth billions of dollars in a short period of time just because I did things neatly. Isn't that enough to explain the problem?"

"Back then you negotiated 220 million, right? Now the comic market is even more sluggish, and it's no longer worth the price, but I'll give you back 220 million in cash!" Sean pouted, "This small amount of money is not enough. I wasted time with you!"

Bill Sarnoff's expression was really uncontrollable. Although Sean felt like he was showing off, this guy really did things like this, and he also had the capital to show off.

Taking money is not the same as money! !

Stimulated by Sean, Bill Sarnoff gritted his teeth and said: "In principle, I agree, but I am only the president of the company. It is useless for me to agree alone. To be on the board of directors, the owner of the company, Steve Ross, is needed. Sir agrees!"

"A small business of 200 million makes you do the same as 2 billion!" Shawn shook his head with contempt on his face, "Three days, I can only wait for you for three days, and I have other things after three days."

After all, Sean got up and left without hesitation.

Warner can't give Warner too much time to react to this matter. Although the market is indeed hopeless, he himself doesn't believe the words that fulfilled a childhood dream.

Others will definitely not believe it!

He, Xiao En, is a master who does not see the rabbit and does not scatter the eagle, and if he does not do it, there will be twists and turns.

For example, someone else enters the market and wants to buy it, for example, Warner does not sell all the shares, for example, the copyright reserved part, for example, splitting DC...

There are many means.

It must be cut quickly.

After all, 220 million is not a big deal, and there are many people who are eligible to enter, especially Murdoch, who is old and aggressive, who might make trouble for himself.

Even if it's to see yourself upset.

Sean is 100% sure that Murdoch can definitely do this!

That's why Sean came up with this one, which is called human design, grumpy, impatient, and human design stands still, and there are explanations for many things.

After bidding farewell to President Warner, Sean was not idle. He went to visit the crew of "Thelma \u0026 Louise", gave the crew a day off, and cared about his employees!

It's also for Maggie Cheung's platform, and he's the only Chinese actor here, even if others don't mean it, he will inevitably be rejected.

Deeply moved, Maggie Cheung tried her best to put a hole in Sean's body at night...

You are so coquettish, I like it so much!

The next day I turned around and went to the crew of "Red Fan District". Compared with the original version, the script here has been changed a lot, adding a lot of Americans and reducing Chinese elements.

Fortunately, Sean gave the order to die, and Fang Loon was the main cast member, including these Americans, who cooperated.

Of course, even if he gave the order, the long-established concept would not be so easy to change. However, it was up to Fang Long himself, and he would do his best to this elder brother.

When Sean arrived, the crew who were filming immediately fell silent.

The impression he leaves on people is that he is fierce and cruel. Many people want to come up to him, but they just think about it, and no one dares to be the first to make a move.

Yuan Baye didn't feel this way before, but after the Los Angeles riots, he also shrank a little.

Sean just chatted with the main creative team. The production of this drama is relatively large, with many big scenes. Compared with "Thelma and Louise", which is about to wrap up, it will take a while.

Fang Long was very emotional, everything went well, it doesn't look like a lie, well, it must be much better than last year's filming experience.

Michelle Yeoh didn't have many roles, Sean took her away directly, her face was blushing when she left, but fortunately this is the United States, the atmosphere is open, she would be embarrassed if she was in Hong Kong Island.

After all, it is for practicing martial arts, gather strength!

...

Just when Sean was deeply in the obsession and tenderness of Hollywood, in Southeast Asia, Neal was planning a big move!

Sean always felt that Neil was not mentally normal. The task left to Neil was to be an intermediary company to expand his business while promoting the vigorous development of the pirate industry.

Complements Uri's warmonger.

Along the way, on the sea.

But after Neil took root in Southeast Asia for a period of time, he had other ideas. Not only did he want to be the Jeff of Southeast Asia, um, he also wanted to take Uri's job.

Be the underground king of Southeast Asia! !

In order to gain fame, this guy decided to make a big one!

After following Sean for so many years, Neil concluded two truths.

First: If you are not ruthless, you will not be able to stand firmly!

Second: Either don’t do it, or do it!

Robbing a merchant ship?

So what if it is a large tanker with tens of thousands of tons!

No sensationalism!

He wants everyone to see what a fucking sensation is!

Sean left more than 10 personal assistants for this guy, and Neil contacted Jeff again, borrowing more than 30 people to come over to make up the whole.

"A big move!" Neil, with his hands behind his back, paced slowly in front of the crowd. There were 52 people sitting below, each from 26 newly-emerged pirate organizations in the vicinity.

These people come from neighboring countries, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Don't look at the Four Little Tigers in Thailand, but it's about the rich, and there are still many poor ghosts who can't eat!

Of course, it is much better than the war-torn Cambodia and Myanmar, but because of the better situation, Neil settled his nest in Thailand.

"The big operation requires a lot of manpower, so I found you." Neil glanced at the crowd, "Who wants to participate?"

"Mr. Tiger, can you tell me the specific action?" Someone asked loudly.

"No!" Neil shook his head, "Before we start to act, we can't reveal anything."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and someone asked: "How much profit?"

"I don't know. The first goal of the action is not money, but fame. Of course, it is best to earn more." Neil replied slowly.

Everyone's brows became tighter and tighter. These people were all trained and studied "Encyclopedia of Pirates and Robbery" at Neil's place before, and they were all excellent graduates, so they could pull together a pirate team.

Of course, Neil was not the one who came forward to train him at the beginning, so this kind of handle cannot be left behind.

It's just that everyone learns to get on the road of getting rich after all, so that those who get rich first but are unwilling to drive others to get rich together will change from evil to good.

Well, the concept established for everyone during the training is 'justice', to do justice for the heavens!

It's just obvious that these people don't understand deeply, many people only see money...

Seeing that no one spoke, the corner of Neil's mouth curled up, "If no one speaks, it's the default. Well, I'll give you 5 days to gather your hands!"

As soon as this was said, someone lost his temper, "Mr. Tiger, I'm sorry, I have something else to do."

One person stood up and said that he felt that the goal of the joint action was too big, and it was easy to attract too many people's attention.

Being a pirate is seeking money, there is no need to be so high-profile.

"Of course, no problem." Neil made a gesture of invitation.

The man expressed his apology, and then led his subordinates to walk out. At this moment, the others also started to move around.

"Mr. Tiger!"

"Mr. Tiger!"

Two people in the crowd shouted again.

At this moment, two gunshots of "bang" and "bang" came.

The heads of the two people who had just walked out of the door exploded like watermelons hit by a sledgehammer.

Broken bones splattered with blood and brains.

A large piece of skull fell in front of Neil.

Neil smiled and raised his right foot, aiming at the skull on the ground to volley.

The skull flew out of the door with precision, flew over two headless corpses lying on the ground, hit the wall and bounced high.

Pulling out a white handkerchief, Neil bent down and gently wiped his leather shoes, the blood immediately stained the white handkerchief red.

He got up, threw the handkerchief on the ground, and then looked up at the crowd, with a smile on his face, but no matter how he looked, he was full of sinisterness, "You two called me?"

"No!" The two were sweating profusely, their heads shaking like rattles.

Fortunately, it was a step slower, otherwise, the corpses lying at the door would have become them.

"Could it be that I heard it wrong?" Neil stared at the two of them.

"No, no, no!" The two shook their heads again, and being stared at by Neil, cold sweat instantly drenched their clothes.

"Yes, yes, I mean, I am willing to go!" One person stuttered, finally finding an excuse.

"Yes yes yes, me too, I also want to say that I am willing to go!" The other person nodded quickly.

"Oh, so!" Neil smiled and motioned for the two to sit down.

After pacing around the room twice, Neil said: "You have learned a lot before, but there are some things that must be experienced in order to understand."

"This lesson is called 'eyesight'. There are so many ships at sea, can any of them be able to rob them?"

"Obviously not!"

"Sight is very important. If you make a wrong choice, you will be killed." Neil said, looking at the two corpses at the door.

"Of course, luck is also very important." As he spoke, he looked at the two people who had just sat down.

"Okay, 5 days!" Neil raised his hand and gestured, then turned and left.

When he came out, the corpse at the door was gone, only two long bloodstains left by dragging the corpse.

...

A big boat, followed by dozens of smaller boats speeding across the sea.

The displacement of the big ship is about 200 tons, and that of the small boat is about 80 tons.

After sailing on the sea for more than a day and a night, Neil finally ordered everyone to rest before arriving at the destination.

In the entire fleet, only Neil has a satellite system, and they are not afraid of them spreading news at sea.

After resting for a few hours, the sky was bright, and Neil gave the order to set off.

"The destination is ahead. Natuna Island is also called the Riau Islands. Different countries have different names. It doesn't matter."

"Our purpose is to rob this island!" Neil said surprisingly, a group of pirate leaders were taken aback.

They thought about cutting off the shipping route at once and robbing many merchant ships, but they never thought that Mr. Tiger would rob a 'province'.

This is a big island, it can definitely be called a provincial level, and it is much larger than the land area of ​​many small countries.

This goal is just crazy!

Neil glanced at everyone before continuing: "There are only about 10,000 people here, and they live scattered on the island. Our goal is a town here, with a total population of only about 8,000."

"8,000 people may seem like a lot, but they are all civilians without guns, while we have 500 people here with all kinds of weapons!"

"At present, the actual control here is in the hands of Indonesia. Our target, Padang Town, is also 230 kilometers away from Indonesia."

"So, the residents of the island don't keep all their money in the bank but at home, and a small part is also in the county bank." Neil looked up and glanced, "Do you understand what I mean?"

Everyone was stunned instantly!

rich! !

It is impossible to rob the victim's family property!

But here it is the exact opposite!

The wealth of more than 8,000 people, what a concept!

Even if each person can only grab 200 US dollars, that is 1.6 million US dollars!

Besides, there are a lot of supplies.

They don't dislike TV, tape recorder, even rice...

Pirates also want to eat, and they all come in boats, and the displacement of the small ones is dozens of tons, so what a fart!

Make money, don't be shabby!

"This is Patong, the southeast seaport town of Natuna Island!"

"The plan is like this. I'll take people there to get on the island in a while. There is a satellite launch tower on the island, which is used for external communication."

"When I send you a signal, you will come over immediately and occupy the harbor as soon as possible. At this time, my people will destroy the satellite tower and completely cut off their communication channel."

"I don't need to say the rest!"

Everyone laughed loudly when they heard the words, their faces were full of excitement.

"Here, I want to warn you a little bit." Neil looked around the crowd, his face turned serious, "You are not allowed to kill, or if you can not kill, never kill, of course, except for those who have weapons and try to resist!! "

"The reason was clearly explained during the training, especially rape, who the hell wants to ruin my business, I'll send him to see God!"

Everyone nodded quickly.

"Okay, that's about it. Go back and arrange your own people!" Neil waved his hand, and everyone changed boats.

After explaining the plan, the big boat headed towards the shore. There were only 6 people on board, Neil, 2 soldiers, and the remaining three were Thais, who could speak Malay and communicate, and were responsible for covering.

Everything is going well, the wharf is very large, tens of thousands of people lived here 30 years ago, and the boats are very busy, but now it is down, but there are also many boats, Neil and the others are inconspicuous.

When I went ashore, I didn't bring anything with me. Someone had already sent it to the island before.

When they arrived at the place, they changed into their equipment, and they were divided into two groups. One side went straight to the back of the town, where the signal tower was on the top of the mountain.

The other party went straight to the island telephone office.

Walk upright, there is no need to hide anything, the people on the small island are not so vigilant, there are only two people in total, when the gun is fired, the other party is immediately honest.

The people were tied up, the signal tower was planted with bombs, and Neil took out his mobile phone to send a signal.

Half an hour later, a group of pirate speedboats rushed to the pier like flying!

After receiving the signal, Neil activated the bomb, and with a bang, the signal tower fell to the ground with a bang, and the external communication was cut off.

"Da da da!" "Da da da!"

"Thug chug..."

More than a dozen boats directly surrounded the pier, with submachine guns and heavy machine guns on board, on the deck, sweeping across the sea, the sound of gunfire was deafening, and loudspeakers shouted.

Killed the two brains that were short-circuited and stabbed, and another RPG blasted on the pier, and the port was controlled.

Half of the people were left behind, and they drove everyone on the boat at the pier ashore, and the other half went ashore, robbed several vehicles, and rushed straight to the police station in the town with guns.

The people at the police station didn't know that something had happened at the pier. It was too far away, so they didn't hear it. Someone called the police at the telephone office, but they only spoke half a sentence, heard a gunshot, and then nothing happened.

The telephone exchange was taken down as planned, and a grenade blew up the equipment, completely cutting off the communication on the island itself.

At the gate of the police station, a group of policemen rushed out in disorder, some with pistols, some with rifles, some with shotguns, the guns were older than people... all kinds of things.

Before he got to the telephone exchange, he was blocked by half of the people who came from the pier.

Although the pirate's equipment was made of rabbits, it was much better than the police's. With an RPG, the police were forced to surrender in just a few minutes!

After World War II, the first pirate raids on land cities were successful.

Natuna has fallen! !

...

"Boss, guess where I am?" Neil said with a smile while holding his own satellite phone.

Sean: "..."

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(PS: Just to let you know, there are a lot of things going on in July, the children are on vacation and they have to go out with them, the brother-in-law is getting married, and many great gods are coming to Sanya for vacation, the street fireworks are responsible for entertaining... Maybe the occasional update will not be effective...)