Chapter 124： Invest in Marvel

So William Chen's Fund No. 3 increased by another $300 million to $505 million.

Of the $300 million, $100 million came from the Drey family fund, and the other $200 million came from a mutual fund in California. Because this is the first time to invest in William Chen's private equity fund, the other party still has some ideas. Reserved, only $200 million was invested.

CDS bonds can no longer be bought in the market, and CDOs have no agency to provide short-selling services, so John Paulson used the newly added $300 million in short-selling in the stock market.

Now that there is money in the account, it is time to finalize the investment in Marvel.

Nielsen has negotiated with the management of Marvel, and will invest $250 million in Marvel, occupying 10% of the company's shares, of which $200 million is a direct cash investment for the company to open "Iron Man" and "Invincible". Hulk" two films, and the other $50 million was directly purchased from other shareholders' stock.

After all, the stock of Marvel has been held until now. For many years, Marvel has been half-dead, relying on debt to survive, and the copyrights that can be sold are almost sold, and the comics market has been sluggish, so many Shareholders can't stand it any longer, and now someone takes over, so they quickly sell their shares and flee the company.

These people who sold stocks are not optimistic about the two upcoming movies of Marvel, Iron Man? Hulk? If it is Spider-Man and X-Men, there are still people watching, is there a market for these two?

There are many people who also hold this idea. When the news that William Chen’s Meta Investment Company invested 250 million US dollars in Marvel Corporation came out, the industry was in an uproar, and many media reported the news, most of which were It is the sound of fading.

There are people who are not optimistic about his investment:

"After losing hundreds of millions of dollars in Hollywood, William Chen seems to have not given up his movie dream. It is said that he only invested in a small-budget movie before, but now he can't hold back his desire to do something big. He spent $250 million to invest in Marvel to help them make two superhero movies, or the relatively unpopular Iron Man and the Hulk. I wonder how much this $250 million will lose in the end?"

There are also breakdowns of his investments and analysis of them:

"We have seen many reports about Chen William before, and these reports describe the former prodigal as a typical example of a person who has recovered from confusion, including his re-entry into university to study for a master's degree, and his subsequent Investing is appreciated.”

"Then let's see what the truth is? According to our investigation, after entering New York University, William Chen has only a handful of days when he actually studied on campus. At present, it seems that his so-called re-education is more like It's a show."

"As for his investments, we admit that the New York Observer does have a new look, but we must know that this is only a $10 million acquisition, which is not worth the assets that William Chen had squandered in Hollywood before. By the way, with his assets, it is not difficult for such a newspaper to use money to make it look new in the short term."

"Maybe you want to say that the Twitter company he acquired is also developing well, and Siri is also a company he grabbed from Apple. If you only look at these two companies, it seems that he has a good vision, but these are his real investment strengths. , or is it accidental? Let’s look at his subsequent investments. After he spent a huge investment of 250 million US dollars, Netflix’s stock price continued to slump, and there was no improvement; what about Tesla? So far, only a small number of orders have been delivered , It is said that there are still problems in production, and this company has also been criticized by many car giants, thinking that the current technology of electric vehicles is not mature, and Tesla is just a scam company selling concepts.”

"In addition to the Marvel company he just invested in, it is well known that it has been lingering for years, and the two so-called superhero movies they are preparing to shoot were rejected by major film companies before. Even his parents left His building, No. 666, has also been changed into a Kushnar Group holding. Therefore, it seems that the success rate of William Chen's investment is not as high as previously boasted. Maybe soon we will see him lose a lot again. Yes, but I wonder how long his legacy can support him to spend like this?"

Of course, there are also sneers at him:

"Iron Man? It is said that William Chen invested 250 million US dollars in Marvel, just to make this movie? Did he star in this movie? Maybe we will soon see the acting is blunt and only A cool new version of Tony Stark, of course, I'd definitely refuse to watch it myself, I'd rather give the $10 to help the homeless."

"Maybe Chen William substituted himself into "Iron Man", but to be honest, he doesn't have Tony Stark's talent, nor Tony Stark's bravery, maybe the only thing the two have alike is that they both inherit He has made a huge fortune. It's just that Tony Stark's wealth is more than a little bit higher than him, and he has carried forward the family business, while William Chen is just squandering his wealth."

"As for "The Incredible Hulk"? I can say in a responsible manner, if he plays the Hulk, then I will take a look, just one look, just to see the ugly appearance of this guy turning green all over, but I believe that this kind of ugliness is impossible for him to do..."

William Chen glanced at the newspaper that satirized himself the happiest, er, the New York Post again. He couldn't help but feel a little strange, old Murdoch, it's the Englishman who put the hat on you, not me. ...

I just don't know if she is hooking up with him now?

Chen William didn't care too much about this overwhelming voice of doubt, whatever they said, anyway, the more joyful he is now, the harder he will be beaten in the face in the end.

But this is not a bad thing, it shows that everyone is generally not optimistic about Marvel's filming of superhero movies, and they don't know how strong the future Marvel Universe's ability to attract money is. Very good, then make a fortune in silence All right.

"Uncle Tom, don't worry. I don't want to be Iron Man. Fighting and killing is not what a civilized person should do. Investing in Marvel? I must have my own reasons. You should have more confidence in me."

After all, these media reports still have influence, and people around Chen William will more or less ask about his investment in Marvel. Of course, in their view, this matter is more likely to be owed, and it is not their fault. After all, not everyone can predict the future development.

Oh, how lonely it is to be invincible~

There should be BGM here.

Of course, in addition to this, after the news came out, some people were also interested in the roles of "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk". Jessica has already starred in "Fantastic Four", so for For William Chen, who is interested in expanding the Marvel Universe, it is not suitable for him to play other roles, but Amber Heard is very interested in the role of Pepper in "Iron Man", and asked him specifically about it. Get up William Chen about this movie.

In this regard, William Chen also thinks that it is not a big problem. After all, in his previous life, the actor of the role of Little Pepper was born in 1972 He was almost 40 when he appeared in this movie, and he was still too old. . In the words of Ember Heard, she is just 23 years old, and she still has an advantage in age, and in terms of appearance, she is even better.

Therefore, William Chen said that he can help Ember to recommend to the producer, but he still has to go through the audition process. After all, William Chen has not seen her work before, and is still not very clear about her acting skills. As long as the acting is qualified, then everything is fine.

However, it is too early. At present, the two films of Marvel have just been approved, and the directors have not yet been finalized. The casting of the actors will have to wait for a while.

"Thank you, dear, have you been busy lately? I miss you a little, and want to go to New York to see you..."

Seeing the news from Ember, William Chen couldn't help but think of her charming figure, er, to be honest, she was still a little moved.

But in the end, William Chen refused, saying that he had been busy with work recently, and he would contact her when he had time.

In fact, New York can be said to be Chen William's base. There are already many women here, and they are also closely watched by reporters. Let's wait for him to prepare a few more bases.