Chapter 738 A Transaction

At that time, in addition to Sony purchasing the rights to Spider-Man, 20th Century Fox also purchased the rights to the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Mutants.

This means that since they purchased these rights, as long as Sony and 20th Century Fox pay the copyright fees on time, Marvel Studios will not be able to make movies related to Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, and Marvel Nor can the contract be terminated to take back the film rights to these characters.

So when Marvel Studios was preparing to make their superheroes into movies, they could only use superheroes such as Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor to build their "Marvel Universe."

Now that they have taken back the copyrights of the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Mutants bought by 20th Century Fox, only the big IP of Spider-Man is left among the members of the Marvel Universe...

Barron knew that by 2007, Sony had launched the "Spider-Man Trilogy."

After these movies are over, according to the original agreement of "a Spider-Man movie must be released every five years", they must launch another Spider-Man movie before 2012, otherwise the copyright of Spider-Man will return to Marvel Entertainment.

In his previous life, Sony had to restart the series in the form of "The Amazing Spider-Man", but the subsequent "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" failed to achieve the expected results in terms of both word-of-mouth and box office.

As a result, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios reached an agreement at that time, and both parties jointly used the movie rights of the superhero Spider-Man.

After a long discussion, they finally decided to restart the film series again, but "Spider-Man: Homecoming" will be 100% invested and distributed by Sony. At the same time, Sony will receive all the box office proceeds of the film, while Marvel Studios will be responsible for the production. This film, and served as the "creative lead" of the film.

But Barron is not willing to wait any longer. After all, now is this opportunity. Blue Valley Capital has money, and Sony is in financial crisis. It can be said to be a very good opportunity to buy back the Spider-Man copyright.

In addition, Marvel-MGM Group has already released many superhero movies, which has already warmed up the market. After the release of The Avengers, Sony will inevitably see a big hit in superhero movies. Chances are, even if the Spider-Man copyright is taken back, the price will be pushed to a higher position...

The most critical point is that Blue Valley Capital is currently cooperating with Grace Cultural Tourism Group, owned by the Devon Hill Family Trust, to build the world's first Marvel-MGM Studios near Los Angeles!

In this movie theater, there will be many characters from the movie IP owned by Marvel and MGM. The main characters among them are naturally Marvel's superheroes - it is like Disneyland and Universal Studios. It will be an attempt for Marvel-MGM’s IP to enter the field of cultural tourism and entertainment.

Therefore, if the very famous Spider-Man can join this movie studio, it will be something to look forward to.

Unlike Universal Studios in Los Angeles, the upcoming Marvel-MGM Studios will not include film and television studios, but only theme parks.

After all, the cost of shooting on set in the United States was already quite high at this time, especially near Los Angeles.

Therefore, many movies are shot overseas, especially in areas with special government subsidies such as Canada, Australia and the UK, which can greatly reduce the cost of filming.

Next, Barron plans to choose a suitable location to build a film and television city in Asia, which is relatively cheaper, and must be China. This will greatly reduce the cost of shooting some future Marvel-MGM Group films.

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"If I really said those words, it was just bragging. I have forgotten it myself. Sir, you know that in a place like prison, you always need to say some exaggerated words to make others feel that you are not easy to deal with."

In the visiting room of a Maryland prison, an unkempt middle-aged white man said to the attorney general across the table from him.

"Bartland, you were previously convicted of second-degree murder for theft and homicide, so I don't think you need to make up other things..."

After hearing the words of the prosecutor general, Bartlan Rosario put his hands on the table in front of him. He raised his head slightly, looked at the other party, and said:

"Who is not a murderer here? Sir, many times they have more to talk about, and you always need to show that you are not weaker than them."

Harrington Potter knew that as a habitual criminal with more criminal records than ninety percent of people's work resumes, Bartlan Rosario was very cunning, and he would certainly not be able to tell him what he wanted to know so easily. The matter was revealed, but he came prepared:

"I can make you a deal, Bartram."

Seeing the other party looking at him with interest, he continued:

"I can give you better conditions here, such as a more comfortable single room and more entertainment options, but you need to answer me a question..."

"You can try..."

"For example, I assume you happened to be next to the nurse who 'injected an overdose of drugs'. I want to know what he said when he was dying?"

After Harrington asked this question, Bartram thought for a moment, blinked and said:

"Perhaps I have met such a person. By coincidence, I remember what he said was 'Mr. Smith, don't kill me, someone else asked me to do it'... Well, he kept repeating this sentence at that time until he stopped. breathe."

Hearing this, Harrington's eyes flashed with excitement:

"This is a good start, Bartland, and you'll be moved to a single room soon."

Then, he took out a piece of paper and a pen, put them on the table, and pushed them towards Bartland.

"Perhaps you know someone who would hire someone to kill a carer who was addicted to illegal drugs. All you need to do is write down a name and how he contacted you at the time... Trust me, this can help you get a reduced sentence."

Bartlan's eyes turned from the white paper on the table to Attorney General Harrington in front of him:

"I need to notify my attorney and have him present before I can accept the next... deal."

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At this time, far away in Paris on the other side of the ocean.

After Benjamin Rothschild "surrendered" to the French Financial Market Authority and admitted that under his instruction, NM Rothschild Bank carried out loss transfers in its self-operated business, many people, including him, The executives of NM Rothschild Bank involved in this matter were issued a restraining order by relevant parties, prohibiting them from leaving France before the security review was completed, and they were required to be subpoenaed at any time to complete the investigation.

At the same time, after Benjamin Rothschild announced his resignation from NM Rothschild Bank, LCR Rothschild Group appointed Group Vice President Bert Bielsa to temporarily serve as President of NM Rothschild Bank.

In this case, the French side broke with the "practice" of delay and became more efficient than ever before. By the beginning of March, the trial of this case had begun.

This efficiency is also achieved with the help of many aspects.

Not only Barron's side, but also the Rothschild family also hopes that under the current circumstances, the Financial Market Authority's investigation of NM Rothschild Bank can be concluded as soon as possible.