Chapter 1384 Allies! (page 12)
Stan Lee seems to be no longer young, but he still looks very tough and energetic.
Stan Lee personally took Yang Ming in to see the development of Marvel over the years.
Before Marvel was acquired by the Empire Group, although it was also a comics giant in Country M, like DC Comics, it was the most famous comic giant in Country M.
However, compared with Japanese comics, that is far behind.
Oriental comics, popular comics, and comic weekly sales can reach millions of copies, but Marvel comics have hundreds of thousands of copies, which is already considered very good.
In other words, the comic market between the two countries is still very different.
Even then, Marvel's influence is still growing, especially the value brought by the characters in Marvel, including IP and so on.
With the support of Empire Group’s funds, channels, marketing, etc., Marvel has been developing better and better in recent years.
In addition to several Marvel movies and TV series released through Marvel Studios every year, Marvel also cooperates with the other five major Hollywood giants acquired by Empire Group.
Driven by the development of film and television, the revenue from Marvel's derivative products is getting higher and higher. Marvel clothing, Marvel toys, etc. alone bring a lot of revenue every year.
There is also the income from licensing, which has been getting higher and higher in recent years.
When the Empire Group acquired it, Marvel's market value has more than doubled now.
Even then, Imperial Group cannot easily sell.
Stan Lee took Yang Ming and others on a tour inside, including some common Marvel heroes such as Spider-Man and Thor.
After reading this.
Stan Lee and Yang Ming went to his office.
Although Yang Ming and the Empire Group have not interfered with the development of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee also knows that when he reaches a certain age, he will definitely give up his position as the head of Marvel.
So who will be the leader in the future?
Stan Lee's requirement is that he must understand comics and like comics. As for other professional managers, it is not impossible, but Stan Lee feels it is not suitable.
In other words, even if Stan Lee gives up the position of the leader, the new leader must meet this condition.
Now the Imperial Group has many, many talents.
However, for many companies invested by the Empire Group in Country M, Yang Ming was basically in a free-range state. He did not interfere, but many times he would provide very important opinions.
Moreover, many times, it is difficult for others to imagine that it is actually a company of the Imperial Group, and it has unknowingly penetrated into every aspect of their lives.
noon.
Yang Ming and others had lunch in the canteen of Marvel headquarters.
Because here are mainly administrators, comic planners, etc., mainly white people, and now there are many more Asians.
As for black people, maybe Marvel Studios will have some.
After lunch.
Stan Lee personally sent Yang Ming down.
He knows that for at least twenty or thirty years, the IP value brought by Marvel comics will still be relatively large. However, after thirty or forty years, it will be difficult to say.
This is related to the development of the national power of Country M. If the national power of Country M is still very strong, then the value of Marvel IP is still very high. Otherwise, the comics of Country M may decline like the national power of Country M.
At this point, the manga market in Japan is very strange. Although Japan has begun to enter the bubble economy era and is still in decline, the manga market in Japan is developing better and better, with more and more otakus and otakus. Even though the economy is declining, more and more consumers are reading comics or liking comic products.
In other words, the income may have decreased, but the spiritual demand brought by comics is still very large.
Yang Ming and others got into the Rolls-Royce and left here in the car.
. . .
Two days later.
Lin Xiuzhi and Alina are back.
Not only did the two women come, but a man also came.
It was Catherine of the Dines family.
"Hello Sir Yang, nice to meet you."
When Catherine saw Yang Ming, she immediately stretched out her hand to say hello.
Catherine had just graduated from college and didn't know what industry she would pursue. However, as a member of the Dines family, it was easy to succeed no matter what she did.
However, this time, the Dini family did not expect that Sir Yang, chairman of the Imperial Group, would send Lin Xiuzhi and Alina to visit and discuss cooperation between the two parties.
And why Yang Ming chose Dini Xing.
In fact, both sides have common opponents, Youtai of Country M and the Utai Consortium.
The Dini family is not simple. It is one of the four most important families in country M. Although many things have happened, it has not declined, but is still prosperous.
This time, the Dini family has accepted cooperation with Sir Yang and sent family member Catherine to meet Sir Yang first.
Catherine was just twenty-five years old, still very young, and she seemed to be a very intellectual young woman.
After Yang Ming shook hands with her.
These days, Lin Xiuzhi and Alina have been at the Dini family's manor.
At the beginning, the main members of the Dini family learned that Sir Yang had sent two people. One was Lin Xiuzhi, Sir Yang's secretary, whose identity was very important.
There is also Alina.
Many people outside may not know Alina's identity.
However, Dini was also surprised when he heard about Alina's identity.
Because Alina is a Yutai, but the other party is a Yutai from Su Lian, which is completely different from the Yutai people here in M country. Now that Sir Yang has sent her here, he must trust her very much.
On the other hand, Alina did not reveal her identity as Yang Ming's woman, otherwise the Dini family would not think that way.
The two were well entertained in the Dines family.
However, the Dini family was still very wary at first. After all, Sir Yang and the Imperial Group are now very powerful and have a lot of wealth, but after all, they are not from the M country, and they are not white.
The single biggest advantage is that Yang Ming is now very popular with Country Y, that is, he is regarded as an Anglo-Saxon.
From a certain perspective, the main strengths of country M now are the Jewish and Thai consortium and the Anglo-Saxon consortium.
It was not until two days later that members of the Dini family gradually started talking to Lin Xiuzhi and Alina.
until now.
The Dines family sent Catherine over.
Yang Ming and Catherine went to the study room.
Catherine looked at Sir Young's study in his villa on Long Island, New York, and found that it was not as simple as she imagined.
It is rumored that Sir Yang is a nouveau riche, and everything seems to be gold.
But Catherine hadn't seen that here.
To Catherine, this Sir Young was magical.
Apart from being Chinese, she could hardly imagine any difference between herself and other white elites.
"Sir Yang, I was entrusted by my family to come here to meet with you, but I still can't figure out why there are so many families and financial groups in M country cooperating with our family?"