Vol 5 Chapter 1116: Suffer

"Next, please look at a report from New York, but about Silicon Valley and Hollywood," Clayton Morris said with a smile in the famous morning talk show of Fox News Network in the "Fox&Friends" studio.

"Yes, you don't have to doubt that Clayton didn't wake up, nor did he misread the press release. That's one thing, let's look at reports from the front," his partner Tucker said.

The screen turned to the front. It was the scene of a press conference. The reporter with one hand covering his ears held the microphone and said, "Dear viewers, I am now at the NEXTDOOR acquisition of Marvel Pictures conference."

No matter what the camera is, Feng Yiping was talking from behind the podium, "As a pioneer and leader in the world of comics, Marvel is a loyal partner of many people in their youth."

"In the innocent and innocent youth, I believe that many people, including me, have one or several Marvel superheroes in their hearts. They are the companions and guardians of our time. They have always I am accompanying generation after generation of people, growing up slowly,"

"So now, I think it's time for it to grow up, and the people it used to accompany are now inseparable from the Internet, so Ike and I always think," Feng Yiping pointed to Palma behind him. special.

Because Feng Yiping attended, Palmat, who hadn't appeared in front of the camera for many years, also attended the conference with a serious face.

"It also needs to use the Internet to reunite with its former good partners, continue to accompany them through new life journeys, and in the process, deduce new, more and exciting stories. "

"...We will continue to adhere to Marvel's worldview and values, and at the same time, continue to guard and develop the Marvel universe..."

"...I believe that Ike and my other new colleagues will soon realize that I am a trustworthy partner. Most importantly, I will also be a loyal service provider for Ike’s staff. The staff service of Marvel also serves the brand of Marvel,"

The picture was cut back to the studio again, and the blonde beauty among the three presenters expressed their views on this issue for the first time. "Since NEXTDOOR registered Blue Ocean 3, many people have been paying attention to the purpose of registering this company. Now, We finally have the answer,"

"More than that, there is also something that is even older, which is also revealed today," Tucker said. "Since he became the master of Marvel, in the past 10 years, investors and readers of Marvel, The audience, always wondered what he was like,"

"We only know that he is a shrewd and determined businessman, an iron-blooded veteran from the Middle East battlefield. Today’s press conference finally revealed the mystery for us. Well, he is really handsome. "

"So, what do our experts think about the cross-border marriage between Silicon Valley and Hollywood announced in New York? Let us connect with the senior commentator on Wall Street, Hello Paul," Morris said.

Following his words, a middle-aged man in a well-dressed suit appeared on the TV screen. In his office, there was just one feature: there were so many monitors.

"The view of the market is my view," the Paul said as soon as he came up.

Morris flipped through the information in his hand, "We saw that Feng's companies, mainly Netflix, had a slight drop in stock prices after this conference was held. Then, Paul, your opinion is that this marriage and the Not optimistic?"

"It's not that I'm not optimistic, it's that the market is not optimistic," this Paul simply regarded himself as a spokesperson for the market.

"I very much agree with the products that Mr. Feng has launched in the Internet Weng field. I am also optimistic that his acquisition of Netflix will bring better services to users. But I think the entire Silicon Valley has not been Enough lessons were learned during that cold wave,"

"Silicon Valley, which has just emerged from the cold wave, has inherited the adventure factor in the bones of the West...,"

"Paul," Morris interrupted him. The elite dispute between the east and west of the United States is also a matter of age.

Who made it that there are so many "cowboys" in a small valley in the wild west that overshadow the names of their Eastern elites?

"Can you tell me more specifically, why are you not optimistic?"

"Why not optimistic about it? Because the film market, according to Mr. Feng's theory, has long been not a blue ocean, but a very dark red ocean."

"Yes, Marvel has a lot of superheroes, but from the market feedback in recent years, superhero movies themselves are extremely risky. For example, we know that "Dare Dare" was released by Fox in 2003, which hit the global box office. Only a pitiful US$180 million; The Punisher, released by Lionsgate in 2004, had even worse results, with only a mere US$58 million in the box office; and..."

"But we must also see that our release of "X-Men" and Sony's "Spider-Man" have achieved very good returns, so is the market really not optimistic about superhero movies?"

All three presenters in the studio wanted to speak, but Tucker finally took the lead.

You are on our morning news program, tearing down the station of our film department, how can you not make you feel bad?

But like those domestic experts who have frequently appeared on various TV stations and media, this self-proclaimed market spokesperson, Paul, is not difficult for this little interrogation, "Because of these successes, so I just said that superhero movies themselves are extremely risky, not without the possibility of success."

Tucker lowered his head and flipped through the sheets of paper in front of him. He couldn't let the camera catch his eyes.

I have let you talk about the truth and the opposite, so what else is there to say?

It's no wonder that you are firmly held down by Silicon Valley. Now, it is estimated that you have just said the point of effort!

"Okay, thank you Paul for his wonderful comments. Next, let us invite another guest, Professor Joey of Harvard Business School, Hello Professor,"

"Good supporters, good viewers," Professor Joey, who was sitting in front of a messy bookshelf with gray hair and a plaid suit with leather patches on his elbows, nodded to the camera.

"What do you think of the merger announced today?"

"Personally, I am quite optimistic about this merger," Joey Kaizhang said clearly.

"I think now, many people should be the same as me, and finally understand Feng's plan, or imagine, he wants to rely on Netflix and YouTube, two Internet companies, to create a new media that runs through the entire industry chain. group,"

"We all know that, whether it is genes or culture, Silicon Valley, which advocates struggle, and Hollywood, which has always liked luxury, have huge differences in many respects. The final success of an M&A project depends on the integration after the acquisition. "

"So, professor, do you think that Hollywood film companies after being acquired by Internet companies will adapt to each other, or will they want to watch both?"

"Tuck, you are right, but on the other hand, in Hollywood, there is no shortage of genes for struggle, whether it is the stars or the heads of the studios."

"Similarly, Silicon Valley does not exclude luxury. We can see that many Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have their own estates in Beverly Hills, don't they?"

"Yes, many people still choose to be neighbors with well-known celebrities. Let's see, Mr. Feng's neighbors, there are, oh, we all know, Miss Jessica Alba," said the hostess. of.

They may be more interested in such news by nature.

"Haha, yes, at the same time, from Feng's past acquisition experience, we have good reasons to believe that not only can he perfectly integrate Marvel into his company, but he can also quickly make Marvel bigger What I am most looking forward to for the development of the Internet is what new changes will be made after Marvel and the Internet are combined," said Professor Joy.

"At the same time, we must also understand that finding a more powerful group as our support is a path that the major studios including Hollywood must choose."

"Professor, do you have any questions about this merger?" Morris asked.

"One problem is that I am not very clear about Feng's plan. In the end, does he want to build another Comcast or another HBO,"

This is a problem. In fact, it is a high evaluation of this merger and Feng Yiping. HBO, which is the most well-known television network in the United States, has produced many film and television dramas that are popular with audiences around the world.

Comcast is even more powerful. It is a major U.S. cable TV, broadband network and IP phone service provider, the largest cable company in the U.S., and the second largest Internet service provider in the U.S., second only to ~www.wuxiaspot .com~ So its ambitions are even greater. Just last year, Comcast proposed to buy Disney at a price of $66 billion, but Michael Eisner refused without hesitation.

That guy, even Jobs can't even look down on him, how could he succumb to Comcast?

"The other question is, why did NEXTDOOR succeed in this acquisition, not Disney?"

"Thank you, professor. In fact, we are also curious about this issue. I heard that Disney also actively participated in the initial purchase. The most popular candidate for Disney's next CEO, Robert Iger, once led a team to New York to meet with Palmer. In the end, why did they fail to succeed?"

"Is it because Feng is more convincing? Seriously, I especially want to know how ABC TV reports this news at this time," Tucker said.

ABC, long ago received by Michael Eisner under Disney’s command, in order to rectify ABC’s huge human, material and financial resources, and ABC’s unsatisfactory return, it is also this time that Michael Eisner, a strong man, had to take the wrong approach. One of the reasons to retire in a decent way.

"Oh, the ABC morning news, is anyone watching it now?" Morris asked.

"Anyway, there will be at least one audience," Tucker laughed, and then the three hosts laughed and said the name at the same time, "Michael Eisner!"

Hey, these guys are so bitter and mean.

But, who made ABC their opponent?