The richest man: I really don’t want to make money.

Chapter 1820 Successful Acquisition

Inside the coffee shop,

The two chatted idly, and their coffee gradually dwindled to almost nothing.

Liu Wenqing glanced at the time.

"Judging by the time, Ates should be arriving soon."

Liu Wenqing began by saying that Ates is the current owner of Marvel Comics.

"Ah."

Jia Fan nodded, then asked the waiter to take away the empty coffee cup.

After a few minutes,

A middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat, with short, slicked-back hair and a short beard, walked into the coffee shop.

Upon seeing this, Liu Wenqing and Jia Fan got up and went to greet them.

“Mr. Ates, we meet again.”

"Hello, Mr. Liu Wenqing, Mr. Jia Fan."

Ates shook hands with each of them.

“We’ve reserved seats there, let’s go over and talk.”

Liu Wenqing led the way to the seats they had just been sitting in.

"Mr. Ates, what would you like to drink?"

"Hmm... she's ready."

Ates glanced at the coffee shop counter and smiled slightly.

A blonde woman at the bar responded with a smile.

It's obvious that the two know each other.

Seeing this, Liu Wenqing didn't ask any further questions, after all, it was the other party's private matter.

"In that case, Mr. Ates, how about we discuss the acquisition?"

Liu Wenqing didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the point.

"No problem. We've already discussed the price over the phone; it's 25 billion."

"I have no problem with the price. I came here today to find out how you plan to arrange the employees after the acquisition."

Ates asked.

As the company's owner, he wouldn't have considered selling the company if Marvel Comics hadn't encountered problems.

Many of the company's employees were people who had worked alongside him to build the company.

He didn't want his business failures to lead to the unemployment of those company employees.

“Mr. Ates, actually my idea is that I won’t make too many changes to the company after it’s acquired.”

"The original employees can continue to do what they were supposed to do, and their salaries can remain the same."

"Of course, we will also arrange for some of our employees to work with your original company's employees."

"And for Ates, I also hope you will continue to manage the company."

"The biggest change here is that this company will now belong to our Tomorrow Group and will have to abide by some of our Tomorrow Group's regulations."

"........."

Liu Wenqing explained his thoughts in detail.

He had a detailed understanding of Marvel Comics, which was built by Atlas and some key employees.

These are essential for both comic artists and story writers.

He can't just fire these people and then arrange for their people to continue writing; that's the only option he has left.

After all, the original author usually has a better grasp of the plot than a sequel.

all,

He wanted to ensure the basic operation of the comic book company as much as possible, and those comic book artists and authors were the backbone of Marvel Comics.

If Ates leaves, these people may not obey their management.

In that case, it would be better to retain Ates as well, and let Ates continue to manage the employees.

All they need to do is send a few people in to supervise the company's operations.

Anyway, after the acquisition, Marvel Comics will belong to Tomorrow Group.

Who is in charge is simply a matter of appointment.

"Mr. Liu Wenqing, do you want me to continue managing the company?"

When Ates heard Liu Wenqing's words, he looked surprised and said.

“That’s right, we believe in Ates’s abilities.”

Liu Wenqing nodded and said that he understood the principle of "if you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them."

Just like Mr. Chen of Tomorrow Group, once he decides to hire an employee, he will fully trust them.

At the time, he was the screenwriter for "The Fortress of Shanghai," and Jia Fan was the director of "The Fortress of Shanghai."

Despite the widespread criticism of "The Fortress of Shanghai" as a terrible film, CEO Chen still chose to trust them and let them take charge of making his new movie.

Furthermore, the investment amount was the highest ever made by Blue Film Pictures.

30 billion.

Therefore, regarding the matter at hand, he chose to follow President Chen's lead: since he had chosen to appoint someone, he would not have too many doubts.

The atmosphere between the two parties immediately became lively after the conversation.

About 20 minutes later,

Liu Wenqing said with a smile.

"Since Mr. Ates has no problem, let's sign the contract."

As Liu Wenqing spoke, he pushed the prepared contract to Ates.

"Do I need to confirm the contract first?"

Ates took the contract and then spoke.

"Please."

Liu Wenqing nodded. His contract was a perfectly normal acquisition contract, without any word games or ambiguity, so he wasn't afraid of any inspection.

Ates nodded, casually flipped through the contract and took a picture of it, apparently sending it to someone else.

"I don't know much about contracts; I need a professional to review them."

Ates looked up and said that he hadn't expected to reach the point of signing a contract today, so he hadn't brought any professionals with him.

However, a contract is not a trivial matter, and he cannot sign it casually.

The only solution is to send the contract to a professional for review.

"It's alright. Mr. Ates is doing this because he's worried about problems with the contract, which is understandable."

Liu Wenqing smiled.

Because it was taken one photo at a time, it took a long time.

About half an hour later,

Ates didn't say much, probably confirming that there were no problems with the contract, and quickly signed it.

"It's a pleasure working with Mr. Ates."

Liu Wenqing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ates had signed the papers; they had finally secured the comic book company.

"Happy cooperation!"

Ates smiled and reached out to shake hands.

"Mr. Liu Wenqing, do you have any plans for the development of Marvel Comics?"

Ates asked.

"Mr. Ates, I don't have any ideas for the development of Marvel Comics, but we may create film and television works based on characters from Marvel Comics in the future."

"Our ultimate goal in acquiring Marvel Comics is to enter the film and television industry, and Marvel Comics is exactly what we need."

"We want to develop Marvel into a major IP, so that we can create many works based on the timeline in Marvel."

Liu Wenqing didn't hide his thoughts and spoke directly.

“Mr. Liu Wenqing, I didn’t expect you to have this idea. That’s wonderful. I was also planning to do the same.”

"If the company hadn't encountered problems, we would have already started considering entering the film and television industry."

Ates' face lit up with excitement upon hearing Liu Wenqing's words.